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Julie Newman, administrative director at Dunwoody Prep, said her mother saw what working parents and children needed before the jump to kindergarten. When Jane Newman founded Dunwoody Prep in 1988, her husband Bruce Newman leased the space for the preschool at the Shops of Dunwoody.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Discover Dunwoody, the city’s destination marketing organization, announced an initiative Jan. 19 with the Georgia Production Partnership, which promotes the state’s entertainment industry. The partnership intends to enhance Metro Atlanta’s appeal as a hub for the film and production industry. Dunwoody is just a few minutes away from the state-of-the-art Assembly Studios in Doraville. Assembly Studios, a 43-acre film and production studio space, sports 19 sound stages that offer every resource a production needs on one lot. Gray Television and Universal Production Services announced its grand opening Nov. 9. Ray Ezelle, executive director of Discover Dunwoody, said the organization is excited to work with the Georgia Production Partnership to enhance Georgia’s film and television industry. “It was a real honor hosting the Christmas Party for 2023 here in Dunwoody,” Ezelle said. “We're eager to help more individuals become members of GPP.” Discover Dunwoody is sponsoring 50 scholarships for GPP
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From left, Curriculum Coordinator Savannah Shepherd, Administrative Director Julie Newman and Director Edye Summerfield Disner stand on new playground equipment Jan. 30 at Dunwoody Prep.
Dunwoody Prep grows with Perimeter city By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Transitioning operations of a multigenerational business comes with challenges, especially maintaining the legacy of a community institution, like Dunwoody Prep. When Jane Newman and her family moved to Dunwoody more than 35
years ago, the former schoolteacher had an innovative idea, a full-time preschool for working parents. Newman, a Savannah native, holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Boston University and a master’s in teaching from Simmons College. She also helped develop the Gifted and Talented Program for central Pennsylvania.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police released a 43-year-old Norcross man Jan. 20 after initially arresting him for driving with a suspended license. The man, who was delivering packages for Amazon, maintained that his license was restricted, not suspended. An officer said he initiated a traffic stop on the driver of a red Kia Niro, traveling on East Kings Point Circle at Huntington Circle. A search of the vehicle’s tag revealed the registered owner had a suspended license, the officer said. When the officer confirmed the identity of the registered owner, he handcuffed the suspect and placed him in his patrol vehicle. When the officer double checked the man’s license, he found that the man had a restricted license, which allowed him to drive while working. The officer said Georgia residents with a first-time DUI can appeal for a limited permit, which he confirmed in the Georgia Crime Information Center. After seeing the man’s Amazon vest and packages in the rear of the vehicle, the man was released with no charges or citations, the officer said.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police arrested a 25-year-old Dunwoody man Jan. 22 around 10 p.m. after a resident on East Kings Point Circle reported him for attempting to enter vehicles in her driveway. From the caller’s description, officers were able to locate the man walking on Dunhaven Road. Officers said the suspect denied looking into vehicles on East Kings Point Circle
PUBLIC SAFETY and told them he was walking and jogging around the neighborhood. A search of the suspect’s name in the National Crime Information Center revealed he had active arrest warrants for loitering and prowling and for failure to appear out of the Dunwoody Police Department. Officers placed the suspect in custody after discovering his outstanding warrants. Another officer traveled to the caller’s residence where he obtained security footage of the incident. Officers said the suspect was seen pulling on the door handles of two vehicles and looking through car windows. After flood lights were turned on, the suspect walked away from the residence toward Dunhaven Road. Officers transported the suspect to DeKalb County Jail.
Police apprehend suspect in property damage case DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police arrested a 37-year-old man Jan. 20 on numerous charges after his identity was revealed through a National Crime Information Center search. Officers were dispatched to Coronitas Bar and Grill at 6806 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard regarding damage to property. Officers said they found the door of the restaurant shattered with glass spread across the store. Security footage provided officers with a picture of the suspect, who was eventually located at the Shell Gas Station on Tilly Mill Road. The suspect allegedly resisted arrest, injuring an officer in the process. During a search of the suspect, officers found a glass pipe and less than 1 gram of methamphetamines. Because the suspect had no identification, officers used a fingerprint scanner to identify him. The scanner revealed the suspect had an assigned number from the FBI showing he had given false information to police on three occasions. It was also revealed that the suspect had an active arrest warrant through the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office for failing to appear on charges of battery and public drunkenness in Decatur. Officers said U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement requested the man be placed on a detainer. The suspect was transported to DeKalb County Jail on charges of possession of a Schedule II substance, possession of a drug-related object, felony damage to property and two counts of obstruction.
Cumming man cited for disorderly behavior ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police arrested a 42-year-old Cumming man Jan. 27 who allegedly tried to provoke a fight while intoxicated in front of Taffer’s Tavern on South Main Street. Officers conducting foot patrol on the Town Green reported spotting the suspect shouting at a group of people in front of the tavern around 2 a.m. The suspect reportedly continued shouting at the group as they crossed the street, and he followed them without using a crosswalk. Officers reported stopping the suspect and asking him to stop following the people. The suspect reportedly smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech, and he refused to cooperate when officers asked him to secure a ride home. He was charged with disorderly conduct while under the influence, a city ordinance violation.
Gun reported stolen from vehicle at Kroger ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta man reported someone swiped a firearm from his vehicle while he was shopping at Kroger on Ga. 9 and Windward Parkway Jan. 20. When he returned to his vehicle around 2 p.m., the victim reported noticing his window was rolled down some 3 inches, but he did not suspect anything because his phone was still inside. The victim said he went to his vehicle to look for something Jan. 24, and he found his 9 mm Hi-Point was missing from the center console, the report states. Officers reported the value of the stolen firearm at $145. No suspects have been identified.
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Wildcat Wrestling brings home two championships By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Wildcat Wrestling team took home the DeKalb County Wrestling Championship Jan. 26-27 with a commanding victory over the second-place team. Southwest DeKalb, Dunwoody’s crosscounty rival, needed 70 points to match the Wildcats final score of 246 points. What’s more, 12 out of 14 Dunwoody wrestlers placed in the tournament with a fifth-place finish or better. The Wildcats led other DeKalb County schools with six wrestlers in the finals, 43 wins during the tournament and 24 pins. Three Dunwoody wrestlers placed first in their weight class at the tournament: Charlie Ruark at 126 lbs., Andrew Fidler at 132 lbs. and Adam Gromatzky at 165 lbs. A typical week of practice, Gromatzky said, includes regional competitions on Wednesdays and tournaments on Saturdays. During the week, he said the team practices every day after school. Gromatzky, team leader and senior at Dunwoody, said he plans to attend Purdue University in the fall as a walk-on with the Boilermakers. After falling to Southwest DeKalb by 10 points in the 2023 county championship, the Wildcat Wrestling program and head
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Dual competitions are head-to-head matchups between two high schools. The Georgia High School Association holds its team duals wrestling state championships before its traditional region tournaments, sectionals and state championships. While the traditional wrestling tournaments are individual competitions between the best wrestlers in each weight class, duals tournaments focus on the teams’ overall success. The 2023-24 boys varsity team is also back-to-back Class 6A Region 4 Duals Champions after defeating Marist 55-16 Jan. 6 at St. Pius High School. The Wildcats received a first-round bye with a 6-0 record in regional competition and 20-3 overall record during the 2023-24 season. Before facing Marist, the team dominated Riverwood with a final score of 56-14. Following a narrow 39-36 victory over Marist in 2023, the Wildcats have begun to make a name for themselves in Class 6A Region 4. The top two teams from each region qualify for the Georgia High School Association state team duals. The tournament is a double-elimination format, comprised of the best teams from each region around the state.
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THE INK PENN
Memories of past snowstorms Two British from those who survived them mysteries 1940 in Atlanta began with an ice storm in the first few days of the year. The snow and ice caused power lines to break and trees to fall. The result was trolleys VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF and automobiles unable to travel Columnist and school closings. On Jan. 24, 1940, The Atlanta Constitution headline read “Deepest snow in history cripples city, freeze threatens more trouble today.” A record 10.3 inches of snow had fallen in Atlanta, and the snow reached far into South Georgia. Many Atlantans were iced in on Jan. 1, 1964, following a New Years Eve storm. Snow arrived on the morning of Jan. 13, 1964, causing schools to close early. Phil Stovall remembers a snowfall in the early 1960s, when he was a student at D.F. McClatchey Elementary School. The school on Loridans Drive was later demolished to make way for Georgia 400. Stovall and friends had fun sliding on trash can tops and cardboard boxes, which worked best on icy surfaces. Some families had storebought sleds, but he helped his dad construct a sled from boards and metal runners. His family didn’t lose power often, but they kept a fire going and dried wet clothes in front of the fire. The ice storm of January 1973 wreaked havoc by coating trees and power lines. My family was without power and stayed close by the fireplace. Cooking was done on the fire or with Sterno, a staple for the 1970s home with a fondue pot. Jeff Glaze was in the eighth grade at Peachtree High School in 1973. His family was without power for about 10 days. Jeff’s uncle owned Glaze’s Hardware at Winters Chapel Road and Peeler Road. Uncle Glaze kept ringing up groceries with his older model electric cash register which also had a hand crank, while the more modern Winn Dixie across the road could not operate without electricity. Bonnie Smith Nichols and her family were living at 4831 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, known today as
‘IMAGES OF AMERICA, SANDY SPRINGS’/ KIMBERLY M. BRIGANCE AND MORRIS V. MOORE
An unidentified woman walks in the snow of 1940 along Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. Burdette Store with a Coca-Cola sign is in the background.
Donaldson-Bannister Farm, in 1973. The electricity was off for three days. “It wasn’t as bad for us because we had so many fireplaces. There was a full-size cast iron cookstove on the small, enclosed porch next to the kitchen and it was a lifesaver. Once it got going, we had hot meals and even oven baked biscuits. We stayed out there during the day and slept in the bedrooms with the fireplaces.” Nichols’ father Frank Smith owned a nursery business and had greenhouses at the farm. “Daddy and my brother went out every two hours to keep the generators going.” Suzanne Huff of Dunwoody recalls hearing pine trees crack and fall during the night because the ice was so heavy on them. “One tree leaned so far that it was hanging over my bedroom and my parents made me move to another room for fear it would come through the roof. When we didn't get power after a day or so, we ended up going to stay with some family friends.” When Snow Jam ’82 hit Atlanta
in January of that year, Huff was away at college. The storm came on suddenly with 4 inches of snow in the middle of the afternoon. Huff’s dad was working near the I-75/I-285 interchange. It took him over four hours to return to Dunwoody. Phil Stovall was working in downtown Atlanta in 1982. “I was working in a building overlooking I-85 at Peachtree and heard the weather report, and when I saw the first precipitation coming down figured it was time to beat the traffic and headed home.” He made it home, where he and others helped cars get through a major intersection. The following day, despite road conditions, he went out with snow chains to show real estate to a customer. “Cars were abandoned in the middle of the street everywhere; you had to zigzag and weave your way around them…” Chris Curth of Sandy Springs was working downtown in 1982. “Our company was in Peachtree Center; we were trapped! I don't remember which restaurant (maybe Benihana) was in the mall downstairs but, it stayed open all night and we had a blast.” He remembers a huge crowd, with everyone singing at the bar. They were able to get home the next day. The snowstorm of 1993 became known as the Blizzard of ’93, where from 4 inches to 1 and a-half feet of snow was reported in North Georgia. Huff remembers lightning and thunder in the night and snow blowing so hard you could barely see out the window. There was plenty of snow for sledding, snowball fights and building a snowman. However, there were also power outages with the Blizzard of ’93. It has now been 10 years since the storm nicknamed Snowpocalypse. Georgians lack of skill driving under these conditions means sometimes we get a snow day at the mere mention of the word. Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier. She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
at their best If you follow my columns, you had to know it wouldn’t be long before I returned to British mysteries. I don’t consciously say to myself, “It’s time to return to England,” somehow that’s KATHY MANOS PENN but what happens. Once Columnist again, I can’t recall where I heard about these two, but I’m delighted I discovered them. One was written during the Golden Age between the two world wars, the other is set in that era. Both were immensely enjoyable. “Mystery in White” by J. Jefferson Farjeon Originally published in 1937, this novel was republished as a British Library Crime Classic in 2014. Farjeon was as well known in the Golden Age as authors like Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. Sayers described him as “quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.” The setup is eerily reminiscent to that of Christie’s “Death on the Orient Express” which was published three years prior, but a train encountering a blizzard is the only similarity. The action quickly moves beyond the train when a group of passengers venture out and trudge through the snow to a deserted house. There, they find the fires laid and food in the pantry — as though the occupants stepped out for a brief moment. Red herrings are masterfully strewn among the clues, and witty dialogue abounds. Only a very careful reader is likely to solve the entire mystery before the end. I say “entire” because there are several components to the “Mystery in White.” If you like classic Golden Age mysteries, this is the book for you. “Death in Focus” by Anne Perry Set between the World Wars, this is the first in what is now the five-book Elena Standish series. Anne Perry is well known for three series: William Monk, Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, and Daniel Pitt—all set in Victorian England.
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PRESERVING THE PAST
Remembering J.B. Broadwell – farmer, inventor, builder John B Broadwell (1855-1953) was so poor as a child that he could not afford to go to school. Yet, he became a successful farmer who developed new strains of cotton. He invented at least two farm implements. BOB MEYERS Columnist He built the iconic Broadwell Building in downtown Crabapple. He married twice, and at age of 83 talked about starting another family. J. B. was quite a fellow. J.B. spent his entire life in Crabapple. He died of pneumonia and was buried in the Crabapple Baptist Cemetery as were his parents, Euel Broadwell and Mary Broadwell, and his wife, Nancy Ruth Rucker Broadwell (1860-1937). Like many cotton farmers, his family was too poor to send him to school, so he taught himself to read and write. The Broadwell family home was built in 1843. It was restored and made into a restaurant called Mr. B’s in 1990 by Ruby and Lloyd Pittman. In 2002 it was sold again, renovated by its new owners and renamed the Broadwell House restaurant. It is now known as Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails, a centerpiece of downtown Crabapple. Norman Broadwell is J.B.’s second cousin. He notes that his cousin crossbred his plants to develop new and improved strains using seeds from plants that provided the most bolls of cotton. His champion 6-foot-tall stalk of cotton containing 715 bolls was put on display for many years in the State Capitol museum. The stalk was grown by a creek on his property where Mayfield Park is today. J.B. knew how to market his cotton and was a familiar figure driving his horse-drawn wagon around Fulton County promoting his “Double Jointed Cotton” with the wagon’s large sign proclaiming, “3 Bales on One Acre in 1911.” By using his carefully selected seeds he was able to outproduce other farmers at a lower cost per bale. His Broadwell Cotton Seed was well known throughout the Southeast. J.B. was an inventor. His machine to catch boll weevils worked, but the use of sprayed poison proved to be more economical. His patented combination corn planter and fertilizer distributer prototype was destroyed by fire, and he never built another. He built the first flour mill in the area and was known to introduce banking to children by offering to match their first deposited dollar. The Atlanta Constitution in 1934
Norm Broadwell remembers the important role the building played. It stocked food items and light agricultural equipment. In summer, during the “laying by” period, while cotton plants were growing, farmers played dominos on the porch. “It was the first local self-service store,” says Norm. “Domino players went into the store to get whatever they needed, left money and took their change. Dominos was a big deal.” Norm recalls that the store was the first place in Crabapple to have a telephone. “People came in just to use the phone,” he says. Sheila Rucker Chapman recalls that the phone was visible from the front door. NORM BROADWELL/PROVIDED
John B. Broadwell is shown on the wagon he used to promote his prize winning “Double-Jointed” cotton seed. Shown with him are his daughter Nalle Broadwell Reese, her husband John Cantrell Reese, John Broadwell’s wife Nancy Rucker Broadwell, John’s brother Newport Broadwell Jr. and his wife Cora Mewburn Broadwell and possibly her half-brother Eli Mewburn.
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This is an iconic photo of the Broadwell Building which J.B Broadwell built about 1900 as a dry goods store. The photo taken in the early 1900s shows local baseball star Nap Rucker standing in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in front of a carriage. Everyone appears to be dressed up, possibly to honor their local hero. referred to J.B. as “one of the best known farmers in country…and is reputed to have grown more wheat and corn per acre than any farmer in old Milton County.” On his 83 birthday in February 1938, J.B. married Nell Brewer Harris, a nurse 37 years his junior and was quoted in the Atlanta Constitution that he might want to start a new family. J.B.’s building Around 1905, J.B. built a dry goods
store in downtown Crabapple which his half-brother Newport Broadwell Jr. managed. The two-story building was made of sunbaked clay bricks, which J.B. had made in a brickyard at Broadwell Road and Rucker Road. In the 1960s, the State of Georgia was going to demolish the building, which was vacant at the time, and use the bricks in a heritage complex at Stone Mountain Park, that is until they realized that the bricks were too soft to withstand demolition.
A local landmark Local residents Ben and Linda Statham lived in the building when they were first married. Ben’s parents, Ben and Pat, now deceased, bought the building in the mid-1960s when the building had been vacant for about 10 years. The building is still in the Statham family. “There was a large Coca Cola sign on the building when they bought it. Ben’s father decided to paint ‘the world’s biggest crabapple’ over the Coke sign,” said Linda. The Stathams rented the 2,700-square-foot downstairs for $100 a per month to John and Cleo Morgan who sold rocks and gems to collectors. Ben’s mother ran an antique store upstairs from 1965 until her death in 1988. Subsequently, Bob Berry operated a design business upstairs and Ben’s brother Floyd briefly had a real estate business there. The entire building has been occupied since 2017 by the JRL Coal company, which mines surface and underground coal in Harlan County Kentucky. According to CEO Tim B. Lusby “We selected the building as our headquarters due to its historic nature, central location and because many members of the management team live in Milton, Alpharetta and Woodstock.” The company has sold more than 5 million tons of coal since its founding in 2016. Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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Discover a beautiful native garden in heart of Roswell Tucked away in the lush woodlands of historic Roswell, lies an elegant home with a rich history, built by the Smiths, one of Roswell's founding families. In 1838, the Smith family, along with 30 of their enslaved individuals, left behind two struggling plantations on the Georgia coast to start anew with 300 acres of cotton JANE WALSH farmland north of the Roswell Square. Guest Columnist Their home, crafted by the hands of enslaved labor in 1845, has been preserved through three generations of the Smith family and now stands as a museum open to the public. Over the span of 160 years, the Archibald Smith Plantation weathered the passage of time, remaining steadfast as the once-small mill village of Roswell transformed into a thriving metropolitan suburb. The Smiths' two-story farmhouse, meticulously preserved, stands alongside various outbuildings, including servants' quarters, a cookhouse, a smokehouse, a corn crib, a barn, a carriage house, a well and a spring house. Since August 14, 2001, the Archibald Smith Plantation Home has been an official demonstration project of the North Fulton Master Gardeners and UGA Extension Fulton County. Located in the heart of Roswell at 935 Alpharetta Street, this 8-acre former terraced cotton plantation, with the Smith Home and its surrounding grounds, stands as an exceptional example of architectural, cultural and historical interpretation in the region. The primary focus of the Master Gardener project has been the restoration and maintenance of approximately two acres of native woodland adjacent to the main house. This area encompasses a spring, the original stone Spring House, and two streams. NFMG volunteers have been dedicated to replanting and preserving this woodland. Over time, non-native trees, shrubs, bulbs and flowering plants had either invaded or been intentionally introduced to the woodland. Consequently, the project's ultimate goal is to have the woodland certified by the Georgia Native Plant Society, earning the Gold Native Plant Habitat Award. To date, the site has achieved the Silver Native Plant Habitat Award from GNPS. (https://gnps.org/conservation/native-plant-habitat-certification-2/) After more than 20 years of devoted work, the area now features well-maintained stone-lined pathways, a labyrinth and an array of native plants, shrubs and ferns. Several stone benches provide peaceful spots for reflection. Volunteer activities span a wide spectrum, from planting new native species to weeding, watering and tending to existing plantings. The project also involves cleaning and upgrading the stream banks, the rejuvenation/restoration of stream bridges, and the monitoring of the historical stone wall on the far side of the spring, which was initially restored by a Master Gardener. Be sure to keep an eye out for the changing landscape at the Smith Plantation Home. Season by season, you can expect to encounter a delightful array of native plants and flowers that grace the woodland with their natural beauty. Our goal is to reduce the number of exotic plants at Smith Plantation Home. Exotic plants are plants native to other regions and countries and not native to the Southeast. Their introduction can be inconsequential/pretty at best and devastating at worst. Privet and kudzu are just two of many examples of how exotics can crowd out beneficial native plants. Exotic plants can be food for our native fauna but are a poor substitute for the wildlife’s normal nutritional needs.
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About the author • Bottom middle - The working at the Smith Plantation. Archibald Smith Plantation This week’s guest “Garden Buzz” columnist is Roswell resident • Top middle - Path down to the Home, a historic house in Jane Walsh, a Master Gardener since 2012. She is a licensed RN Roswell, Georgia, was built stream with stone benches. and certified massage therapist practicing craniosacral therapy, • Top right – Eastern Tiger Swal- in 1845 by one of Roswell's Neural Reset therapy, and massage therapy. Her hobbies are lowtail butterfly with Asclepias founders, Archibald Smith, and staying healthy with Pilates, bicycling, hiking in North Georgia housed three generations of his tuberosa. and encouraging the planting of native plants in Roswell's parks, • Middle - Red cardinal flowers family. government green spaces and private homes. • Bottom right - A common and ferns. • Botton left - A goldfinch with button bush with an Eastern Northern maidenhair fern, royal fern, cinnamon fern, swallowtail butterfly on it. echinacea and rudbeckia. Southern chain fern and marginal wood fern. Complementing these, our forb selection encompasses blue-eyed grass, The primary goal for the work at Archibald Smith Monarda, Chelone, Iris virginica, Iris cristata, mountain Plantation is to reintroduce and restore native flora to the mint, Rudbeckia hirta, Echinacea purpurea, Lobelia cardisite. Bringing in native Southeastern plants to this lovely, nalis, Asclepias tuberosa and Asclepias incarnata. relaxing spot in downtown Roswell helps educate visitors We are delighted to report numerous successes in of the importance of native plants and their crucial role in our efforts to cultivate a thriving and diverse plant comsustaining native flora and fauna. This endeavor supports munity that reflects the beauty and resilience of native migrating birds and pollinators on their journey through flora. Visitors are welcome to explore the grounds and our area. Many birds and butterflies need high calorie gardens at their leisure during daylight hours. The Arplants and berries native to our area to make the long chibald Smith Plantation Home and its outbuildings are journey. open on the following schedule: Wednesday - Saturday: At Smith Plantation, our commitment to preserving the 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday: 1-4 p.m. The site is closed natural ecosystem is evident in our extensive collection Mondays and Tuesdays. For additional details, please visit of native trees and perennial plants. Among our carefully https://www.roswellgov.com/discover-us/historic-housechosen selections are various trees, shrubs, ferns and a di- museums#visit. verse array of forbs. Notably, forbs, defined as herbaceous Happy native plant gardening! flowering plants excluding grasses, sedges and rushes, play a crucial role in enhancing the biodiversity of our landNorth Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonscape. profit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to educate Our tree varieties include big leaf magnolias, red its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and buckeyes, bottlebrush buckeyes, and painted buckeyes. ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichAdditionally, we have incorporated a range of viburnums, ment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certibeautyberries, buttonbushes, native azaleas, Itea virginica fied by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. and sweet shrubs into our plantation woodland garden. Learn more at nfmg.net. Previous Garden Buzz columns are Fostering a rich fern population, we have introduced featured at https://appenmedia.com/opinion/columnists/ native species such as Christmas fern, pink lady fern, garden_buzz/. • Top left - Master gardeners
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Continued from Page 1 “He and my mom recognized that there was a need in Dunwoody for full-time, high-quality and academic childcare,” Julie said. “We had a lot of ‘mothers’ morning out’ and part-time church programs, but we didn’t have an academic, full-day program.” In the 1980s at Vanderlyn Elementary, Julie said she was one of the few students with a full-time working mother. “Now, everyone comes from a two-parent working household,” she said. “They really saw where things were going, and that there was a need in our neighborhood.” When Dunwoody Prep first opened in the Shops of Dunwoody, the preschool exclusively took in children ages 3-5. As the program evolved, parents of students asked for childcare to include infants, toddlers and 2-year-olds. The push for expanded childcare led to the acquisition of a property across the street at Dunwoody Village. For a few years, Julie said Dunwoody Prep operated its programs at both locations, before acquiring more space in Dunwoody Village. Today, Dunwoody Prep has 11 classrooms, 2 classroom buildings and an indoor gym in its complex at 5493 Chamblee Road. Offering more than a daycare Dunwoody Prep offers full day, yearround programs for infants though 5-yearolds. High-quality and academic childcare is a priority for Julie, who serves as administrative director. There are five areas of development that are critical for a child’s readiness for kindergarten: physical well-being and motor development; social and emotional development; language; approaches to learning; and cognitive and general knowledge. Dunwoody Prep’s “whole child” approach, happy and loving environment and specialty programs ensure graduates consistently excel in private and public K-12 education, Julie said. Children are divided into age groups: infants, or children less than a year old; toddlers and 2s; preschool, ages 3-4; and pre-K, ages 4-5. New students are accepted before the start of the summer program in June or the start of the academic school year in August. One of Dunwoody Prep’s goals is to be reflective of the community and to evolve with it. Julie said she could not provide an exact number of how many children have attended Dunwoody Prep. She estimates more than 5,000 families from Metro Atlanta have sent their children to the preschool, producing an estimated 10,000 alums. Most students live in Dunwoody’s
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30338 ZIP code, with others from Sandy Springs and Brookhaven, Julie said. “We are here to serve the families and communities of Dunwoody,” Julie said. “We do that in lots of ways.” Mayor Lynn Deutsch attended Dunwoody Prep’s food drive in November 2022. When the city unveiled a public art installation in December 2023, Dunwoody officials and the Spruill Center for the Arts invited Dunwoody Prep’s Lions class to have fun and play. Dunwoody Prep received a small business grant from the city’s allotment of Coronavirus Aid, relief, and Economic Security Act. The money was essential for keeping up operations during the height of the pandemic, Julie said. Turning over operations Julie Newman said her parents, who came from family businesses, did not want to force her or her brother into operations at Dunwoody Prep. When the preschool was in the process of receiving an accreditation in 2018, Jane Newman was asked about her succession plan. Julie served as a public defender in Fulton County for nine years before transitioning to administrative director at Dunwoody Prep. “My worst day here is better than just about all of my best days there,” Julie said. As a full-time attorney, Julie Newman would visit classes at the preschool on Friday afternoons for a therapeutic experience. She started a full-time position in November 2018. Julie Newman said she decided she wanted to get more involved with “her family,” which includes the team of curriculum directors, staff and teachers at Dunwoody Prep. “It is a huge legacy,” Julie said. “This institution that my mother built, like I said we have been a part of thousands of families in the community.” When the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the nation in spring 2020, the needs of working parents shifted. “When 2020 hit, I had been here for a year full time,” Julie said. “What that has done is given me the opportunity to rebuild the business.” Instead of dropping off preschoolers at
JULIE NEWMAN Dunwoody Prep administrative director
7 a.m. five days a week, Julie said parents working full time have more flexibility in their schedules. “I laugh, you can tell the difference just based on what time the kids show up to school now,” Newman said. When the pandemic shut down Dunwoody Prep in March 2022, 181 kids were enrolled. Julie and her staff redesigned the outdoor playground areas to accommodate more students, used the courtyard and gym and kept the institution afloat. The preschool and nursery balanced keeping students, teachers and families safe with continuing to provide a high level of childcare, Julie said. New air filters throughout the building, expanded outdoor classroom capacity and other precautions kept Dunwoody Prep operating during the pandemic. “Our parents appreciated that we were thinking these things through,” Julie said.
The Dunwoody Preservation Trust will host the Lemonade Days Festival at The Liane Levetan Brook Run Park at 4770 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody, GA 30338 Wednesday April 17- Sunday April 21, 2024. The five-day family festival will feature midway rides and a food court each day along with a petting zoo and pony rides on the weekend. Local bands will perform Friday evening beginning at 6pm and will also take the stage Saturday afternoon prior to the Dunwoody Idol contestant at 5pm that evening. Hours of operation are: Wed., April 17, 4pm-10pm Thurs., April 18, 4pm-10pm Fri., April 19, 4pm-10pm Sat., April 20, 10am-10pm Sun., April 21, 12 noon-6pm Wristbands for unlimited rides are available for $20 on Family Nights (Wednesday and Thursday) and $30 (Friday – Sunday). Single tickets may be purchased for $1.25.
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Penn: Continued from Page 15 Her newest series features a 28-year-old British heroine who is visiting the Amalfi Coast as a photographer. In the blink of an eye, she discovers a dead body and is off to Berlin with a man she’s just met. This spontaneity is not only out of character for Elena, but also dangerous. Berlin in 1933 is not the place to be. Add in her grandfather as a former head of MI6, and the result is a thriller / mystery combo. Elena is
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witness to the book burning in Berlin, where the “works of Jewish authors like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud went up in flames alongside blacklisted American authors such as Ernest Hemingway and Helen Keller, while students gave the Nazi salute.” For me, the bonus in a novel like this is the opportunity to see historical events described so well that I feel like I am witnessing them firsthand. I can see the books going up in flames. Read “Death in Focus” for the intrigue, the strong heroine, and the added benefit of a history lesson. I’ll be adding “A Question of Betrayal” to my TBR list so I can get to know Elena Standish better. The good news for me is that my husband gave me a Barnes & Noble gift certificate for Christmas. The bad news is I will have the devil of a time deciding which books to buy. Odds are they’ll be set in England. Award-winning author Kathy Manos Penn is a Sandy Springs resident. Find her cozy mysteries on Amazon or locally at The Enchanted Forest, Bookmiser, Tall Tales, and Johns Creek Books. Contact her at inkpenn119@gmail.com, and follow her on Facebook, www.facebook. com/KathyManosPennAuthor/.
Dunwoody: Continued from Page 1 membership, exclusively dedicated to production coordinators, travel associates and procurement coordinators. The scholarships are part of celebrating 50 years of the Georgia Film Office, an arm of the state’s Department of Economic Development. During fiscal year 2023, the Georgia Film Office reported 390 productions spent $4.1 billion in the state. A Discover Dunwoody spokeswoman said the initiative underscores Discover Dunwoody’s unwavering commitment to fostering growth and development within the entertainment industry.
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Head coach Luke McSorley blows his whistle Jan. 22 as Dunwoody wrestlers run across the gym to close practice. McSorley has led the Wildcats to six DeKalb County championships and four Class 6A Region 4 championships in 10 years with the program.
Wrestling: Continued from Page 3 The Class 6A 16-team tournament was held at North Forsyth High School Jan. 19-20. The Wildcats got off to a strong start, narrowly defeating Allatoona by a score of 38-37. Dunwoody lost in the next round to North Forsyth, which fell to the Class 6A State Champions South Effingham in the semifinals. The second loss at the state duals tournament came in the last match against Tift County. The Wildcats were defeated by a score of 36-31. “We were pretty good this year,” McSorley said. “It’s all about who you match up with, North Forsyth was better than us… Tift County was 50-50.” Even if the Wildcats had beaten Tift
County, Class 6A powerhouses like Woodward Academy, Creekview and Glenn Academy would have been stiff competition. “No doubt about it, the State Duals has some tough teams there,” McSorley said. With the duals season over for the Wildcats, the team will shift its focus to the Traditional Class 6A Region 4 Tournament Feb. 2-3 at Dunwoody High School. Individuals who place fourth or better in the regional tournament move onto the Sectionals at Houston County High School Feb. 10. The top-eight wrestlers at sectionals move onto the Traditional Wrestling State Championships. At the Macon Centerplex Feb. 1517, boys individual state titles will be contested in seven classifications with 14 weight classes.
DEATH NOTICES Olicce Carr, 98, of Alpharetta, passed away on January 22, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Bernadette English, 89, of Alpharetta, passed away on January 22, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
William Schrandt, 97, of Johns Creek, passed away on January 24, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
William Credle of Roswell, passed away on January 21, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Thomas Neese, 85, of Roswell, passed away on January 22, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Gabriele Slutzky, 78, of Roswell, passed away on January 23, 2024. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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