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About 300 people turned out Sunday for the fifth annual 911 Stadium Climb at West Forsyth High School. The event, which featured first responders, including firefighter trainees shown above, climb and descend the stadium steps to honor the hero ism of those who responded to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center 21 years ago. See story, Pages 6-7.
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If the grant is awarded, the county would have until Oct. 31, 2026, to complete the expansion project.
Commissioners unanimously ap proved the grant application.
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Lucas said if the $19.1 million grant request is granted, Forsyth County will use the funding to expand the Antioch Water Treatment Plant off Antioch Road in north Forsyth, adding 7 million gallons of capacity to the plant to help meet future county water demands.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County will apply for a $19.1 million grant from Georgia’s Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund to complete an expansion at the county’s Antioch Water Treatment Plant.
At a Sept. 9 work session, Forsyth County Water and Sewer Director Barry Lucas told county commission ers the grant will be sought through a $400 million fund by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, for drinking water projects to support population increases.
She is being held at the Forsyth County Jail without bond.
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AAugust.26-year-old north Forsyth County resident was taken into custody by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 28 for punching his brother multiple times, choking him and hitting him with a frying pan for “lipping off” during an “argument over lasagna.” While being choked, the brother allegedly grabbed a fork and used it to stab his attacker and fled the home until deputies arrived.
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The Honda van was allegedly struck from behind while stopped at a light, and both vehicles pulled off Peachtree Parkway at the Chase Bank. But reports said the Mercedes’ driver continue driving toward the far side of an adjoining shop ping center and fled after grabbing a bag from the Deputiesvehicle.found the vehicle and a bag a short distance away, identified the owner and discovered multiple drugrelated objects, including marijuana and mushrooms.Whenlocated, the driver admitted to
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The driver of the second vehicle, a 19-year-old man, was taken to a lo cal hospital in stable condition. Reid’s daughter was found in an unresponsive state and later died at the hospital. Reid was also seriously injured in the wreck.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Tenants of a Forsyth County home were recently noti fied that a lease agreement they had signed was fake and $2,000 they paid for rent had been stolen by an unknown scammer.
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The driver was charged for possession of a schedule I substance, driving under the influence of multiple substances, fol lowing too closely and hit and run, and was transported to the Forsyth County Jail.
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He said that often these projects are less flashy and less talked about but are just as “You’veimportant.donea wonderful job in balancing how we spend our money,”
“Our parks are as important as our schools when it comes to forming rela tionships, both for the participants and for the parents,” Yearwood said at the ceremony. “We’re lucky to have such a wonderful park system and it’s only get tingYearwoodbetter.” thanked the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners for supporting local park projects, especially renovations at existing parks.
Midway Park, built in 1982, is the county’s second oldest park and has gone through many renovations over the last 40 years. On Sept. 8, county officials cut the ribbon on a whole set of renovations throughout the park, which will be enjoyed for generations to come.
“It’s odd shaped, it’s not as big as our other parks, but boy it packs a recre ational punch,” Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor said. “This is the standard that Forsyth County residents expect with their recreation.”
“It’s quite an upgrade from what we used to have,” Maddox said.
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In addition to those upgrades, the park’s old concessions building was also replaced with a brand-new concessions, restroom and storage building, and the park’s main brick plaza was completely upgraded, Forsyth County Athletic Man ager Wayne Maddox said.
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Even though Midway Park is small, Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Board Member Brian Yearwood said the effects caused by the county’s investment in preserving it will have ripple effects in the community for years to come.
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But as good as flashy new projects are, local officials say renovations at existing parks, like those unveiled at Midway Park in south Forsyth last week, are just as important to the community.
Forsyth County Officials cut the ribbon on a renovation project at Midway Park in south Forsyth County on Thursday, Sept. 8. From left, are Forsyth County Parks Director Jim Pryor, District 5 Commissioner Laura Semanson, District 3 Commis sioner Todd Levent, Forsyth County Assistant County Manager Brandon Kenney, and Forsyth County Athletic Manager Wayne Maddox.
The $3.1 million renovations, made possible through Forsyth County’s SPLOST VIII, added a new playground, pavilion, batting cages and bullpens to the park, renovated the park’s baseball fields, community center and parking areas, and updated accessibility options at the park.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — It seems like a week doesn’t go by in Forsyth County without a new park announcement or initiative being announced.
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District 3 Commissioner Todd Lev ent echoed Yearwood’s comments and said as a commissioner, it’s often more exciting to see how the board can im prove an older amenity and extend it’s lifetime.Levent said that he, like many resi dents, have fond memories of bringing
The Historical Society plays an im portant role in the local community, and the event is the group’s way of saying thank you to the community for its sup port over the past year.
“I believe that adding two additional board members will be additional voices in the community who can advocate on behalf of the local county office concern ing DFCS’ legislative priorities and ap propriations, support for foster children and foster parents and unmet needs in the community,” Bowen said
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For more information on the Shindig or on the Historical Society view their Facebook page or their website at miltonhistoricalsociety-georgia.org.www.
The two members appointed to the board are Forsyth County Sheriff’s Dep uty Richard J. Wiggins and Joseph C. Pak, lead counselor at Forsyth County Schools.Wiggins and Pak will begin their fiveyear terms on Sept. 15.
MILTON, Ga. — The Milton Histori cal Society will host its second annual Shindig on Sept. 17 at Wildberry Creek Farm, one of the few remaining working cattle operations in Milton.
their kids to play at Midway Park.
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MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY/PROVIDED Jeff Dufresne, president and founder of the Milton Historical Society, sets up an informa tional poster about the group at last year’s fall Shindig.
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“Being 40 years old, Midway is now likely seeing parents bring their chil dren to play, and their children are now bringing their children, which is really interesting,” he said.
In his remarks, Pryor also thanked several community stakeholders that participated in the project, including the people at Influencers Church Espanol, which directly borders the park.
He said the church happily assisted with renovations by allowing Forsyth County to run a water line through their land.“They took a tough situation, and worked with us and were very accommo dating,” he said. “They were just great to work with.”
The Shindig is from 4 to 7 p.m. and will combine the new with the old, fun social activities and information reflec tive of Milton’s past. There will be door prizes and more than 50 displays includ ing antique vehicles — one truck has a moonshine still mounted in the back. Books by local authors will be for sale.
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Since 2018 the Milton Historical Society has been sharing a love of history with the local community. It sponsors a variety of programs to interest and involve individuals, families and businesses.
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District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Midway Park in south Forsyth County on Thursday, Sept. 8. Levent said that like many people, he has fond memories of bringing his kids to play at Midway Park.
Lucas said the expansion project will increase the facility’s capacity by 50 percent and will improve the facility and equipment.Thecontract was awarded to Ar cher Western Construction and will be funded through the county’s Water and Sewer Capital Improvement Budget.
Members added to board Commissioners also approved a resolution expanding the local Depart ment of Family and Children’s Services Advisory Board from five to seven mem bers.In a letter to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in mid-August, Forsyth County DFCS Director Cara
Bowen requested adding a position from the Forsyth County School System and Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.
A barbecue dinner provided by Dreamland Bar-B-Que will be included in the price of admission. Complimen tary beer will be provided by Six Bridges Brewing Company of Milton and Johns Creek. An ice cream truck from Best Ice
Cream on Wheels will sell a wide range of favorites.Ticketsare $20 for adults and free for children 12 and under with all proceeds going to support activities of the Historical Society. Tickets will be sold at the event. Free parking will be available on site.
At the meeting commissioners also unanimously approved a $18.8 mil lion contract for the Phase II expansion project at the Fowler Water Reclamation Facility in south Forsyth County.
he said. “There’s a great need for new parks, but you haven’t neglected our existing parks. These are difficult deci sions, and your efforts go mostly unno ticed by the public.”
Troy Zapp, whose family is from New York, said they were inspired to start the stadium climb after attending a similar event in Atlanta six-years ago. He said it needed to be replicated in Forsyth County.Theevent has been held at West Forsyth High School from the start, and Zapp said they couldn’t have found a more helpful and welcoming community anywhere.
“It almost feels like a little bit of like a partnership, kind of family,” he said. “From the very beginning, no one batted an eye about it.”
but Zapp said it’s grown to a point where they don’t know even a fraction of the participants each year.
Participants run, jog and walk up West Forsyth High School’s football stadium dur ing the 5th annual 911 Stadium Climb event on Sept. 11.
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The event’s first year wasn’t much more than VO2 clients, friends, family and others from the fitness community,
Hundreds climb West Forsyth stadium to honor 9/11 responders
From the beginning, Zapp said they wanted to make the event more than just a memorial and endurance test, so they pledged 100 percent of money raised to the Forsyth County Badge Program, which supports local first responders.“Thatway they can have a peace of mind with their families and not have that hovering over them,” Zapp said.
Sarah Zapp, Troy’s wife and co-owner of VO2 Personal Training, said watching the event grow each year has been noth ing less than incredible.
“This is awesome, and truly it is our biggest turnout from five years of host ing this,” Troy Zapp, owner of VO2 Per sonal Training, said following the event on Sunday.Morethan 300 people participated this year, including many people decked in full first responder turnout gear, wearing weighted vests and carrying American flags.
Troy and Sarah Zapp, owners of VO2 Personal Training in Forsyth County, direct participants climbing up the West Forsyth High School football stadium
“It’s grown every single year,” she said. “All the volunteers are family friends, which is really nice to be able to have that connection in the community.”
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — North Georgia residents and first responders gathered at West Forsyth High School on Sunday, Sept. 11, to climb thousands of stadium steps and honor fallen first responders at the annual 911 Stadium Climb.Hosted by VO2 Personal Training for the last five years, the 911 Stadium Climb challenges participants to scale 110 floors of steps, seven circuits of the high school football stadium, to remem ber first responders who died in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Residents and first responders gather at West Forsyth High School Sept. 11 for the 5th annual 911 Stadium Climb
Hundreds of North Georgia residents and first responders gathered at West For syth High School Sept. 11 for the 5th annual 911 Stadium Climb honoring first responders who served in the New York terrorist attacks.
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Making the climb brought home the reality of what first responders faced in the World Trade Center towers better than any other representation could, she said.“I can’t imagine them in those stair wells, out to just save anybody that they
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could,” she said. “But to be alongside the firefighters and the police department and the EMTs here, it makes you feel like you are experiencing a piece of that and doing it with them.”
“Sometimes I think that goes back to that old saying, actions speak a lot louder than words. And actions can also speak a lot louder than just giving moneyLisasometimes.”Richmond, a VO2 Personal Training client and longtime participant in the event, said she plans to keep com ing “Everyback. everybody needs to come out and support this great event,” Richmond said. “Even if you can’t do the full climb, just to be here in spirit and to show your support for those that are climbing and support the great causes here.”
In August, the school was awarded $10,000 from NAV Technologies to establish a computer lab in its new location, purchase classroom furniture, and hire a lead teacher and community marketing
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Joel Floyd, founder and president of English for a Lifetime Language Institute, hopes to grow his Roswell location after having nearly 100 students enroll at his first location in Peachtree Corners. Floyd opened the English school in 2012 and expanded to Roswell in May.
That’s important, Floyd said, because his students come from all walks of life.
ROSWELL, Ga. — English for a Lifetime Language Institute takes a holistic ap proach to teaching English as a second language, regardless of educational background or social status.
Some just want to be able to com municate at the supermarket, others
Despiteagent.theadditional resources and unique approach to teaching, Floyd said what the school tries to offer is com
making it an easy process for them as they learn the language in this country.”
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Floyd would later relocate to Peachtree Corners. This May, he opened a second location in Roswell. Whereas most of his students at the Peachtree Corners location are Hispanic or Latino, the new location serves a diverse group of students from countries such as Ko rea, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.
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Floyd, an educator from a young age, said that after moving to Atlanta to study medieval church history in gradu ate school, he began teaching secular studies at a Jewish high school and then English as a second language. However, he said he remembers feeling limited, because there was a set curriculum he had to follow. So, he said, he took a leap
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“We don’t deny any students and strive to provide them with a sense of com munity, because I know they need that connection, especially if they’re here by themselves,” Floyd said. “… It’s all about
“We really believe in community,” Floyd said. “We have small class sizes. Our student ratio is about 1 to 8, be cause we really want to give students that individualized, small group in struction. We want students to feel like they’re more than a number.”
of faith and started his own school.
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JOEL FLOYD, founder, English for a Lifetime Language Institute
About 60 students are enrolled at the Roswell location. Floyd said there are other English schools in the area, but what sets English for a Lifetime apart is that it uses critical pedagogy to establish agency so students are prepared for any situation in American society. It focuses on the student as a whole.
“I want people to know that they are all welcome and it doesn’t matter where they come from,” Floyd said. “We will meet them where they are and want to help them achieve their goals. This is a school for the community, for the people, and that’s what we’re all about.”
need to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, for gradu ate school, and others need to master the language to continue to work in their chosen fields like engineering and medi cine after moving to the United States.
Founder Joel Floyd started the school in 2012 in Doraville with just $500 and two students – one from Ethio pia and the other from Mexico. At the time, he said his goal was to address the language barrier that exists between im migrant adults and families who struggle with learning English.
The school offers six levels. Each is 16 weeks long and goes over both academic and vocational English like grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking. Prices range from $460 a month to $1,500 for private classes. Online classes are also available.
When Floyd isn’t at English for a Life time, he serves as second vice president at Georgia Teach English to Speakers of Other Languages, or GATESOL, which advocates for professional development, participation and leadership. He is also a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
“I felt like I’d be able to reach more people because my vision was so big,” Floyd said. “It connected back my child hood vision of one day having a school, but I didn’t know that years later it would be English as a Second Language. So, that’s why that passion has always been there. I just really love connecting with people from different cultures and different worlds.”
“I want people to know that they are all welcome and it doesn’t matter where they come from.”
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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has honored Christian Brothers Automotive as its 2022 Small Business of Excellence.
“Recognizing the North Fulton Small Business of the Year and our Small Businesses of Excellence is one of the most important things we do as a cham ber,” GNFCC CEO Kali Boatright said. “More than 70 percent of our members are small businesses who employ our residents, drive our economy and work
Christian Brothers Automotive was first opened by Tom Burgess in 2015 after 23 years of service in the Air Force, Burgess opened his most recent location in 2021.
diligently to succeed every day.”
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Each year applications are submitted for review by the Awards Committee and the finalist are selected.
“The guiding principles in their work are to ‘Love Your Neighbor as Yourself’ for all customers to experience the ‘Nice Difference,’ and for Christian Brothers Automotive be their auto service partner for life,” Chamber officials said.
Christian Brothers Automotive and other award finalists were honored for their entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, hard work and sound business practices at the WellStar Chamber Small Business of Excellence Awards Luncheon in August.
Ffinalists for the award included Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant, Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails, Rocket IT and Trinity Life at Home.
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There is a distinct link between finan cial stability and healthy wellbeing and longevity. Average life expectancy at birth in 2020 was pegged at 77 years, down 1.8 years compared to 2019 due to COVID-19 and other factors. Where you live may make a difference. Hawaii had the highest life expectancy at 80.7 years; Mississippi the lowest reading at 71.9 years. The Southern states don’t fare all that well. Georgia’s life expectancy at birth in 2020 is 74.10 years, below average.
Why the differences? Highest life ex pectancy was found largely in the Western
In 2020, heart disease, cancer and COVID-19 were the three top causes of death. Unintentional injuries such as drug overdoses, homicide and diabetes also contributed to lower life expectan cies compared to 2019. There’s increased concern about patterns of marijuana use, facts of interest to parents who want to see their teenagers grow up, prosper, and live Along.2018 study by the National Institute
By the way, Bo Derek is now 65 years old. That’s how fast time flies. Plan ahead!
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In the original Star Trek series, actor Leonard Nimoy, playing the charac ter Spock, popu larized the Vulcan salute, “Live long and prosper!” The point was to wish someone good health and good fortune. However, given a recent Wall Street Journal report on life expectancy in America (8/23/2022), the greeting is best reversed as an adieu for real-world earthlings, “Prosper and live long.”
Lastly, what are your expectations? What do you want to experience when it’s all said and done?
but paying usurious interest rates on credit card debt isn’t freedom, it’s servi tude.If you are approaching retirement and want to take an around-the-world cruise or a dawn balloon ride over the Seren geti, have a three-to-five-year reserve in insured money market accounts, taxfree municipal bond portfolios, or other low volatility reserves, so you can spend “Freedom Money” with peace of mind even when your stock portfolio is down in value.There’s an old saw about the “three phases of retirement”...go-go, slow-go, and no-go. Have a plan to cover slow-go and no-go eventualities. Elder care is expen sive!What we are talking about is “longrange financial life planning.” Looking out over the next 10 years, and 10 years beyond that, what challenges, positive or negative, do you foresee? Your answer to that question starts the conversation.
Before you reach the Freedom Money level, you have to cover the basics and have a sufficient “safety money” reserve before you can begin to wisely and pru dently pay for things in the “freedom and fun categories” without running up debt. Use credit cards to accumulate frequent flyer points, hotel nights, or cash back,
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I’ve learned that picnic baskets come in all shapes and sizes and prices and degrees of high-tech complexity. I ran across one that proclaimed it was made using ergonomically engineered handles and the latest in temperature-regulating multi-strata lining material, whatever that is. It sounds intriguing, but it cost more than my car. However, since I found it on the interweb, I knew it must be good.
I considered it for a moment, I must admit.That’s not what I want, though. The kind of picnic basket I want, be ing the old-fashioned sort that I am, is one steeped in tradition and woven from wicker. I want one with little compart ments for all the essentials – you know, plates, glasses, utensils, and that sort of thing – as well as a place to take along a few cans of Mountain Dew or, for special occasions, maybe a bottle of wine.
within each episode some kernals of truth – not the least of which was that bears will go to great lengths to find something to eat, whether it’s a pic-anic basket or that trash can next to your screened-in porch. That’s just what bears do, especially this time of year when they’re making one last run at fatten ing up for the relatively lean months of winter.And that’s where it can get interest ing, notes Adam Hammond, state bear biologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.“It’snot uncommon for human-bear conflicts to intensify in late summer,” Hammond says, “as bears have been ‘trained’ and ‘educated’ all summer long about finding food around homes and neighborhoods where unsecured bear at tractants often abound.”
Once a bear learns to forage in this way, it rarely changes its habits. So the best way to deal with the problem is to keep it from happening in the first place. How? By making your yard and home unattractive to bears.
“Bear attractants,” eh? “Picnic basket” sounds so much more cozy! But you get the Theidea.problem is that bears quickly get used to human-provided food, whether said food is provided intentionally or not, and the bears are very good at taking advantage of any and every opportunity.
Picnic baskets have played a long and storied role in American culture. You already know if you, like me, grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons. Every week, I saw no less than Yogi Bear himself working diligently to steal “pic-a-nic” baskets from the visitors in Jellystone Park. Yogi made his TV debut in 1958 on the Huckleberry Hound Show, another great American classic, and in 1961 he got his own TV show. I was like in first grade, an impressionable age, I guess, for I remember the antics of Yogi to this day. He was, after all, “smarter than the average bear.”
It was great TV. We could probably use more of that today.
That’s not hard to do, either, and there’s actually a good bit of info out there on dealing with bears in this and other situations. I like bearwise.org, where you’ll find insights and suggestions aplenty. Check it out.
know. The outdoor dining I’m thinking about is the kind that involves a picnicTroublebasket.is, I don’t have a picnic bas ket. So I’ve been shopping.
the problem in these parts is not so much the occasional picnic outing. Instead, it’s things like your pet’s outdoor food bowl, your trash cans, or even your bird feeder. Bears quickly learn to appreciate such free lunch opportunities, and the result can be human-bear encounters, property damage or worse.
Outdoor dining, picnic basket shopping and bears
Lately, with that first little subtle hint of fall drifting into the air, my thoughts have turned toward out door dining. I don’t mean the kind that you on the deck after grilling some burg ers or brats. Instead, I mean the kind you do beside a sparkling stream or maybe on a grassy patch in a cozy little park some where.You
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But the bottom line is straightfor ward.“Denying bears a free meal and forc ing them to look elsewhere in their search for food is still the best course of action,” Hammond says, “for people and for the bears.”Now back to my search. The perfect picnic basket surely awaits me out there somewhere. All I’ve got to do is find it, fill it up, and go.
Ola Bel and Egbert Albertson with the four youngest of their 11 children: Bobby, born 1934; Billy, born 1932; Betty Lou, born 1930; and Garnett, born 1926. The photo is from circa late 1930s.
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Billy was born in Roswell on Etris Road in a house owned by his mother’s uncle Bill Etris, for whom Etris Road was named. The house had no electric ity or plumbing. Billy’s parents Egbert Albertson (1892-1975) and Ola Bell Alb ertson (1891-1969) were sharecroppers on the property. This system of farming was common in Georgia where a tenant paid rent to a landowner farmer in the form of a percentage of the tenant’s an nual crop. Billy, the 10th of 11 children, and his parents and siblings, moved every few years, always seeking a better home or better soil. They did not occupy a house with electricity and plumbing untilBilly’s1945.father raised cotton for 30 years as a sharecropper before he saved enough to buy a small farm in Birming ham in 1945 near the Liberty Grove Church on the Cherokee County line. He grew cotton, which in the early 1940s remained Georgia’s premier cash crop de spite the boll weevil and declining cotton prices. Egbert struggled to earn a living under those conditions, and in 1950 sold his farm and purchased a small farm
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Company. He worked as a butcher for half Road. His 1 ½ acre backyard garden was home to Billy’s vegetables, several milk cows and later to his chickens and herd of goats. As Roswell urbanized, Billy held firm, and he and his garden became quite famous. Billy’s daughter, Janet Bobeng, and her husband Greg, recently moved into the Janethouse.loved to garden with her dad.
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What followed were many years of helping in Billy’s garden with Billy’s daughters, learning how this wonderful man with a limited education tilled his garden and inspired people who visited from all over the world to soak up his simple outlook on life.
PHOTOS BY ALBERTSON FAMILY/PROVIDED Billy Albertson with his parents, Ola Bell and Egbert Albertson, in front of Billy’s 1953 Chevrolet. Circa 1950s.
When Billy Vernon Albertson (1932–2021) passed away last August our community lost an extraordinary trea sure. Born the son of sharecroppers, Billy lived a unique life and became a local celebrity. He was the subject of two books and numerous video and newspaper inter views about his life. He was a link from the present to the past in North Fulton County.People who met Billy felt blessed. He was just that sort of person. He was loved and cherished and widely respect ed.
Billy often reminisced about Roswell as it once was. In a 1987 Atlanta Con stitution article he said “When I was a boy, you might call it a one-man town. The mayor and maybe the police chief ranBillyit.” was a Mason for 65 years and was Worshipful Master of the Alpharetta Lodge twice. He was a deacon of the Mount Oliver Baptist Church in Roswell for many years.
Billy Albertson in his garden with Roma tomatoes, left, and on his 1954 Farmall tractor, right. Circa 2017.
BOB MEYERS/APPEN MEDIA The last house occupied by Billy Albertson’s parents on Birmingham Highway. The family lived there from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s.
Following Marjorie’s death, Janet, her sister Denise Huntley, and friends the McEntegart family, Renea Winchester and Abbe Laboda, devoted many hours helping Billy maintain his garden. I know they feel that they gained the most from their time spent with Billy. According to Abbe, Billy represented a lost generation who made do with what they had and shared it with others.
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Billy Albertson, from sharecropper to gardening inspiration
“Every spring we had a garden to gether,” Janet says. “He was my garden buddy and I was his garden girl.“
Renea Winchester is the author of the book “In the Garden with Billy: Les sons Learned about Life Love and Toma toes.” When she first met Billy in 2008, she wrote “Billy’s pale blue eyes sparkled with life. He smiled, providing me with a glimpse of a soul pure and without guile.” A makeshift sign in front of Billy’s house that said “Goats for Sale” led Re nea to stop at the urging of her daughter that fateful day. Their fortuitous meeting began a friendship that lasted for the rest of Billy’s life.
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Thereearlier.isone place I go to get MRIs. In addition to the reams of paperwork I fill out, I also must answer questions from the person behind the reception desk.Amid the other personal inquiries, she always asks: “Are you afraid of fall ing?”Inever know how to answer that. “Who isn’t?”
It wasn’t until I moved to Atlanta some 35 years ago that I stumbled
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Things have changed a lot over my life time. If my parents were “The generations,computers.tabletsfromofhaveeration,”“MetamorphicinGeneration,”GreatestI’mthenot-so-greatGenthosewhoriddenthetidemajorchanges,BigChieftodesktopSpeakingofwhatdo they call “yuppies” today? That pejora tive term first surfaced in the mid-’80s referring to young urban profession als, people about my age, maybe a bit younger. Locally, it carried images of backward ballcaps, Beamers and Buckhead.Today,I’m not sure what you do to show you’re a yuppie or if you even want to.
across the barroom craze that requires gnawing your way down to a morsel on the skimpiest portion of poultry. Hot wings sure look appetizing, and they smell savory, but they’ve always seemed a lot more trouble than they’re worth. It’s gratifying that most places serve them with celery, so you can keep up your strength mining for that sliver of meat.
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Supermarkets – especially those poorly staffed – should set up special lanes for customers who buy ice cream. These lanes should be limited to those with maybe a dozen items, and they should have chip card testing devices behind the conveyor belt so customers can ensure their purchase goes smooth ly when it matters. If room allows, they should also have a price check appara tus to avoid confrontations at the end of the Someline.grocery stores now sell insulated bags to stow your frozen goods while you wait at checkout. If you want to bring home a rotisserie chicken, you’ll need twoThisbags.is a new problem. I don’t ever remember facing the threat of melted ice cream before.
The deck is stacked against young people pursuing the American dream of home ownership. Even those with the best prospects for landing a good job are hard pressed to save up for a down pay
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Countless times, I’ve filled out paperwork on a health portal ahead of an appointment, only to be handed a clipboard at the office with the same documents that must be completed before I’m ushered back. Not only that, but each subsequent visit I’m forced to fill out the same paperwork, answering the same questions I answered a few weeks
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The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District is proud to announce its newest Eagle Scouts, who completed their Eagle Board of Review on August 25, 2022, at Alpharetta Pres byterian Church.
Carlton Brooks, age 79, of Roswell, GA passed away on September 1, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
• March 25 at 7:30 p.m.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s 2022-23 con cert series, “Resilient Spirit, Resounding Season,” will feature a variety of sounds ranging from jazz to Broadway.
A Veterans Day Salute – Alto soloist Stacey Holliday of the United States Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants will pay homage to veterans with a concert at Johns Creek United Methodist Church at 11180 Medlock Bridge Road.
• Evan Hite, of Troop 7153, spon sored by St. Brigid Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction, of two picnic tables for Autry Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center.
• Leonardo Hernandez, of Troop 10, sponsored by St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of six new benches for the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center.
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• Andrew Totenson, of Troop 629, sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of two sections of a boardwalk with a ramp for the nature trails at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center.
• Loveday Weimer-Johnson, of Troop 432, sponsored by Roswell United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of two shelving units for the PAWS Atlanta Animal Shelter.
On Broadway – A tribute to the re nowned songs of musical theatre will feature soprano Jessamyn Anderson. The concert will be held at Johns Creek United Methodist Church at 11180 Medlock Bridge Road.
• Robert Kidd, of Troop 51, spon sored by American Legion Post 201, whose project was the design and construction of two trail bridges for the Big Creek Mountain Biking Park.
• Ethan Phillips, of Troop 1459, sponsored by St. Aidan’s Episco pal Church, whose project was the design and construction of three benches and a retaining wall, for North Park in Alpharetta.
As a result, it has rebranded to better represent and amplify North Georgia’s enduring culture of tenacity, unity and strength. Johns Creek Symphony Or chestra’s 2022-23 season includes: Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. – A Night of Sym phonic Jazz – Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and Glenn Miller will perform a free concert at Johns Creek’s Newtown Park at 3150 Old Alabama Road. Gates open at 6 p.m.
• Matthew Armao, of Troop 143, sponsored by John’s Creek United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of five benches for the Southeastern Railway Museum.
• Dec. 17 at 2:30 p.m.
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Christmas Pops – Johns Creek’s fa vorite holiday tradition with Banks & Shane and the Johns Creek Chorale will perform at Johns Creek United
With One Accord – Seasoned profes sionals and promising young musi cians will perform side-by-side with students from Northview High School at Johns Creek United Methodist Church at 11180 Medlock Bridge
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While emerging from the challenges of the pandemic, the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra was moved by the diverse ages of concertgoers, generous investments from new area donors and unwavering musical appreciation from audiences near and far.
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Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Linda Brill said its diverse audiences are cultured patrons of the arts who understand the inspirational power of the human spirit.
A Kids’ Christmas – A sensoryfriendly concert that the whole family can enjoy will be held at Johns Creek United Methodist Church at 11180 Medlock Bridge Road.
• Vikram Anand, of Troop 69, spon sored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of five shoe racks for the Chinmaya Mission school.
• Kenny Tsao, of Troop 69, spon sored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of four raised garden beds for St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Giving Garden.
• Joshua Charlesworth, of Troop 51, sponsored by American Legion Post 201, whose project was the design, clearing and creation of a new trail at the Dunwoody Nature Center. William lined the trail with railroad ties.
NowRoad.in its 16th concert season, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra has become an advocate and integral part of the mu sical and performing arts scene in North Georgia. The 2022-23 season is expected to break attendance records.
• Matthew Lawman, of Troop 1134, sponsored by St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church, whose project was the design and construction of three shelving units for the Southeastern Railway Museum.
• Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra ready to kick off 2022-23 season
Alfred Baxter, age 94, of Roswell, GA passed away on September 4, 2022. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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• Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Subscriptionssaid.for the new season range from $55-$120, and single tickets will range from $7.50 to $47. To buy in dividual concert tickets, purchase season passes or explore sponsorship opportu nities, visit johnscreeksymphony.org or call 678-748-5802. Tickets can also be purchased at the door.
• May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
“We wanted our new brand and the forthcoming concert series to reflect that understanding in a new and timeless fashion,” Brill
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