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Dunwoody Nature Center lays plan to resume programming this month By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com
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Spruill Center for the Arts targets June for reopening By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Though shelterin-place orders have been lifted, the Spruill Center for the Arts has announced that it will not offer in-person classes until later this summer. CEO Alan Mothner said the difficult decision to postpone reopening was made because of the many unknowns about the COVID-19 pandemic and the
logistical challenges of operating safely. “Recommendations have been changing on a daily basis,” Mothner said. “One day no face masks are necessary; the next day everybody is wearing a face mask. The CDC still hasn’t come out with its guidelines for camps … As we had more and more questions and fewer and fewer answers, we felt we weren’t ready to open yet.”
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Nature Center hopes to resume at least some of its programing the week of May 18. The grounds and trails of the nature center have remained open for people to explore while maintaining physical distance. However, since March, its playgrounds have been closed, its programs and events canceled and its volunteer activities diminished. Now, the center is working to find a “new normal,” where it can resume programing safely and stay in the black. “We’re still trying to figure it out,” Executive Director Michael Cowan said. “We’re working with the city to come up with a plan. We might have to have smaller class sizes than we were originally wanting, but we are hoping to still do it.” Under normal circumstances, summer camps would begin following Memorial Day. Cowan is still hopeful that will be the case, but the center is awaiting additional guidelines from the state and the Centers for Disease Control. “Our number 1 priority is making sure we can deliver on our summer camp experiences,” he said. “Not only have people already paid for it, but it really is something special, especially for the families who do it year in and year out.” Cowan said the center is also eager to let volunteers come work on trails again. While some work has been performed
The center is working to find a “new normal,” where it can resume programing safely and stay in the black. over the past two months — such as new beehives — the loss of corporate, high school and Eagle Scout volunteers has put the park behind schedule on maintenance. “We really rely on so many volunteers,” he said. “We have a lot of corporate groups that come through in the spring, but we haven’t had that this year. It’s been a concern. We’ve just had to do piecemeal projects, but we’re really behind. We’re hoping things will open up so we can get back to it.” The center needs volunteers to clear out invasive species and maintain the trails. The staff is also hoping to redesign the common room in the main building and build an observational deck. “The Nature Center is one big outdoor classroom,” Cowan said. “It’s always changing. It’s always growing. It always needs maintenance.” In addition to volunteers, the Nature Center welcomes financial donations and memberships, which can be made at dunwoodynature.org/. There, you’ll also find downloadable activity guides to explore the park on your own.
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Georgia banks approve over $14 billion in loans through SBA program By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Small businesses have been rushing to get a share of more than $600 billion in relief loans made available through the Small Business Administration. The first round of SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program loans, issued in midApril, totaled some $350 billion and were gone in less than two weeks. A second round for $310 billion was made available April 27, and half the money had been awarded within the first week. David Oliver, senior vice president with the Georgia Bankers Association, reported that over the past month, virtually all the state’s banks — about 200 in all — participated in distributing $14.1 billion in the government loans. “We had more than 113,000 Georgia small businesses approved for those loans over a relatively short period of time,” Oliver said. “It’s going to help them cover their payroll costs, help them cover their rent and utilities, help them weather this public health crisis.” The special Paycheck Protection Program loans were created to allow small businesses to get their footing after the devastating shutdowns created by the coronavirus pandemic. SBA will forgive loans if all employees are kept on the payroll for eight weeks and the money is used for payroll, rent, mortgage interest or utilities. The president of the Small Business Administration reported last week that the agency processed more loans in less than 14 days than it had in 14 years. Local bank stays busy The rush was on locally, as well. Brad Serff, president and CEO of Providence Bank in Alpharetta, said banks
are not immune to the pandemic. He’s had to close the lobby to protect his staff and customers. He also rotates employees so half are in one week, while the others work from home. Customers are serviced either by phone, the drive-thru or online. “So, you’re running a bank with about half the staff, and you’re still trying to do all the things for your client that you’ve always done,” Serff said. “For our bank, we’re looking to do a year’s worth of lending in a month’s time.” Much of Serf’s attention lately has focused on getting small businesses help through the loan program. “Businesses aren’t designed to have zero revenues or limited revenues for any extended period of time,” he said. “The loan program was put into place with the idea employers would continue to pay their employees and not furlough them or lay them off. This is basically an eight-week incentive to keep employees employed.” Serff said payroll accounts for somewhere around 30 to 40 percent of most business’s expenses. The loans will give these businesses a little breathing room to meet their other expenses, he said. There is no way to know whether the two waves of SBA loans will be enough, Serf said, but he is hopeful. “I think it depends on how the reopening of our state goes,” he said. “The ones that applied, eight weeks forward should give them enough buffer to be back up and running as normal. If this thing spikes and we have to go back to a stay at home order or we can’t open up different industries or there are more strains put on our business economy, then it might not be enough.” Loan program relieves pressure One business breathing a little easier now is Axios Research in Alpharetta. President and founder David Holcomb said, at first, he didn’t know whether to apply for the SBA loan, but he’s glad he did. “For us, the money is simply used for payroll,” he said. “Also, we will use it for
insurance, I cover 100 percent insurance for my employees. That’s not cheap.” Holcomb launched the title search and services company in 1997, so he’s seen a few rough spots. He has nine employees on the payroll. At the outset of the Great Recession in 2009, Holcomb said he made payroll by shorting his 401(k). “This time I didn’t have to do that,” he said. “That’s what some business owners do, because those who work for us, they’re as important as family.” Axios has been open every day, performing most of its work, albeit in a modified form and with limited exposure to clients. The PPP will enable Holcomb to provide his employees some sense of security. These are not easy times for anyone, Holcomb said, and small businesses need support. “Our business, we’re down in the financial gutter with everybody else,” he said. “We’re down 35 percent this month, from April of last year. So, it’s real. There is a real need for something like this, because I don’t have a 35 percent profit margin.” Inspired by the necessity of the loan program, Holcomb reached out to U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s office, not once, but twice. “I told them this is as important as it gets, because if small business goes under, the millions of people who file unemployment will be amazing to people. They will have no clue how many people [small business] employs.” Holcomb weathered the first part of the storm meeting payroll for three weeks before the loan came through. “I never, ever expected to get a dime,” he said. “Providence [Bank] did an amazing job.” Holcomb said he’s hopeful the loans, along with a recovery, will be enough. “I’m sure there are a lot of small businesses that are in worse shape than we are, those who couldn’t make their first payroll, and, by the second payroll, they couldn’t pay their mortgage,” he said. “There are a lot of people like that.”
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that this alternative exists,” Reyes said. Aqua Transitions is currently marketing their services to local veterinary clinics to provide pet owners with another viable option. Their top concern is that grieving owners receive all of their animal’s remains in the safest and most efficient way possible. “Each pet that we receive, we have a little stainless steel aqua tracking tag that stays with the pet through the whole process. That guarantees that they [the owner] get their pet ashes returned,” Sachse said. For each animal received, the two are donating a portion of their profit to Fur Kids Animal Rescue & Shelters and Paws Atlanta. As the two strive to build a local presence, they are also aiming to provide grieving services for distressed owners in need of consultation. “Pets have unconditional love,” Sachse said. “They don’t judge you and they love you no matter what. They help your heart rate and they bring a lot of joy to your life.” Aqua Transitions is located on Dunwoody Park Drive and open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (404) 6235545 or visit their website at www.aquatransitions.com.
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If you read my columns about books, you’ve figured out I’m addicted to mysteries, especially British mysteries. Is it any wonder then that I’m also addicted to BBC shows? My first exposure to the KATHY BBC came via PBS MANOS PENN and PBA here in Atlanta. Thank goodness for the ability to tape my favorites. Inspector Lewis and now Endeavor are high on my list. I mourned Foyle’s War when it ended. Believe it or not, it was written by Anthony Horowitz, the British author of bestsellers like “Magpie Murders,” “The House of Silk,” and “The Word is Murder.” Just last week, I stumbled across another show written by Horowitz, New Blood. In googling Horowitz to write this column, I discov-
ered he wrote the first twelve seasons of “Midsomer Murders,” another favorite show. “Midsomer Murders,” now in season 22, is a light-hearted crime show if multiple murders per episode can be considered light-hearted. It’s based on the novels of Caroline Graham, and I did read some of those years ago, but I wasn’t as hooked on the books as I am on the television show. The running joke about Midsomer is how there can be anyone left alive in the area with at least two-three murders per show. Because PBA repeats Midsomer episodes so frequently, I couldn’t get enough new shows to satisfy my craving. The same thing happened when they started running “Vera,”another series based on books by a British author Ann Cleeves. My addiction to these two shows led to my investing in a subscription to Britbox. Many of my friends have Netflix, which I might also enjoy, but
it was the allure of British shows that convinced me to go with Britbox. And, of course, I had to weigh Acorn against Britbox. It pretty much came down to a toss of a coin. You can’t get it all on either one. Before long, I may have to get Acorn too. For example, we started watching “A Touch of Frost,” featuring a curmudgeonly detective. We watched show after show on Britbox only to discover that to see the rest of the seasons, we’d need a subscription to — you guessed it —A
corn. The same thing happened with “Vera.” My husband and I are currently addicted to “Dalziel and Pascoe,” a series I’d never heard of until we subscribed to Britbox. Dalziel is another curmudgeon, somewhat crude in his habits yet most-often dressed in a double-breasted suit. I was surprised to find the series is based on books by Reginald Hill, a British author whose books I tried but never could get into. The television series is somehow better. “Wycliffe,” set in Cornwall, is another favorite of mine, but my husband doesn’t like it as well. It’s based on the works of W. J. Burley. I’d like to watch more of the early Morse series, but again my husband isn’t quite as enamored of the show as I am. On Amazon Prime, I found “Silent Witness,” a show focused on a team of forensic pathology experts. Again, we ran out of episodes on Prime and were happy they were available on BritBox. If you’re an Anglophile like I am, maybe I’ve whetted your appetite for this streaming service. If you prefer plain old American shows, I suggest “Bosch” on Prime. Yes, we’re addicted to that too! Author Kathy Manos Penn is a Sandy Springs resident. Find her cozy mysteries at the Enchanted Forest and on Amazon. Contact her at inkpenn119@gmail.com.
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Your stories: How COVID-19 is impacting the community By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Troy Matthews says he’s no different from almost all restaurant owners, forced to find more ways to do business and keep his eateries afloat. Matthews is the owner of two Freshii locations, in Alpharetta’s Avalon and in midtown Atlanta. Both have seen sharp revenue declines COVID-19. “It has really forced us to shift how we are doing things as a business,” Matthews said. “Folks are just not coming in. We do support the grab-and-go model and take-out, but taking away the traffic coming in, even just for a quick bite or to pick something up, almost 50 percent of our business has gone down.” That figure is for the Avalon location, which is faring better than the Midtown location that is surrounded by now mostly empty office buildings. While restaurants are now permitted to offer dine-in services, Matthews said his stores are still operating for takeout only. Though third-party delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash help bring in some revenue, Matthews said it is a love-hate relationship. “They bring a lot as far as the service they provide and marketing, but the hate part comes from them taking a big chunk of that revenue,” he said. “Most people don’t realize that some take almost 20 to 30 percent of those gross
Spruill: Continued from Page 1 For example, the center wants to make sure it has plenty of cleaning supplies stockpiled to ensure it will not run out if there are shortages at stores, he said. The center’s new target date is June 21, with plans to open a few classes at a time to test the new protocols and give the staff more time to clean between classes. In the meantime, the Arts Center is doing a membership drive to drum up support. New or renewed memberships purchased during the drive will last for an additional two months, 14 months total, and may be eligible as a taxdeductible donation. Members receive discounts on classes and merchandise and access to exclusive events. “We usually have folks join as members when they register for their classes,” Mothner said. “Since we’re not open, we haven’t really had registrations, but membership is still really important to keep us going.” Since closing in mid-March, the center has not laid off any staff and is still par-
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sales. It puts pressure on our margins. And we have higher margins because of food costs, than say, a pizza place.” Some delivery services lowered the percentage of sales they earn from deliveries in the initial stages of the pandemic, but Matthews said those percentages have been rising. “We even have corporate lobbying on our behalf to work out a deal, so my heart goes out to these smaller restaurants who don’t have that support,” he said. There are positives, however, to the coronavirus situation related to Freshii, which focuses on providing fast-casual healthy foods for better overall nutrition. “The positive side is that I’m hoping this will lead to heightened awareness of eating better to improve overall wellness,” Matthews said. “What has been coming out of the data is that those who have underlying conditions, such as high cholesterol, are more at risk, and that can be attributed to what we are feeding our systems. There is added importance on eating those things that will not make us susceptible to virus or disease.” Another positive impact is the affirmation of the area’s sense of community, Matthews said. “We have seen a tremendous amount of support from the community,” he said. “It has been heartwarming to see people we have sponsored com-
See STORIES, Page 6 tially paying its teachers, Mothner said. “I think that says a lot about this organization, and that’s what the membership campaign helps us do,” he said. “I think Spruill is putting our money where our mouth is and showing the community that we’re all in this together. This is a family that is brought together by art, and we’re looking out for each other.” The center has also begun offering free virtual programing through its YouTube channel. Instructors have created video demonstrations of pastels, ceramics, jewelry making and other media. Spruill is also featuring local artists through studio tours and gallery talks. “Spruill is a home for the arts, but equally we’re a home for people who want to gather socially,” Mothner said. “With an inability to do that because of the pandemic, we wanted to keep the community connected. While we’re all separate, we can still share something together.” Each weekday at 10 a.m. there is a “Coffee Break with Spruill,” and Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 p.m. there is “High Tea at the Gallery.” For the latest updates, visit SpruillArts.org.
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Right at Home of North Atlanta recognizes unsung COVID-19 heroes As the world is told to shelter in place, some very special Right at Home (RAH) caregivers are enabling the most vulnerable population, seniors and disabled adults, to do just that- remain at home where risk of exposure to COVID-19 is the lowest. And, they are doing this fearlessly with compassion and caring at this time of crisis and uncertainty. “When my husband’s RAH cargiver, Cynthia McKenzie, asked me what we were having for Easter dinner, I told her ‘nothing special,’” says Betty Bowling. “The next day, Cynthia showed up with a wonderful Easter meal. We were blown away at her thoughtfulness.” RAH owner, Susan Brown, relays a recent incident: “A client’s mom contacted us to let us know that her mom’s caregiver went out of her way to get fruit for her mom’s morning smoothie when it was not readily available. She told me how that BROWN small act of kindness made such a difference to her mother’s day. It’s the little things that can add normalcy and have a big impact in the lives of those we serve.” For Maura Corona, whose dad and dad’s wife are in an independent living community, RAH has been a lifesaver. “My dad and his wife didn’t want help. That changed when caregiver, Telama Reese, began caring for them. They actually look forward to her visits. God has given Telama a gift to work with even the most resistant seniors. She is proactive, but not pushy. I am very grateful for the services RAH provides and people like Telama who don’t shy away from
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COVID-19, but who continue to go above and beyond to provide exemplary care for the most vulnerable population,” says Corona. “I’ve owned RAH North Atlanta for over 10 years and have never been prouder of our caregivers,” says Brown. “Seeing how they are stepping up at this time of health crisis to serve those in our community is humbling. They are truly heroes.”
RAH caregivers are trained extensively on limiting exposure to COVID-19, and RAH North Atlanta continues to actively monitor the recommendations and guidelines provided by the CDC, the World Health Organization, and our state and local departments of health. We have an amazing staff of caregivers ready to help seniors and disabled adults. Contact us at 770.343.6235 or www.rah-northatl.com.
During these trying times, Right at Home stands ready to assist the most vulnerable population, seniors and disabled adults with: • Alzheimer, Parkinson’s, stroke and cancer recovery
We have an amazing staff of caregivers ready to help seniors and disabled adults.
Our caregivers are trained in COVID-19 safety protocols and practices and can provide help a few days a week or 24/7 care.
• Showering, dressing, toileting and ambulation assist • Medication reminders and fall prevention • Safe transition from hospital or rehab to home
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HEALTH & WELLNESS • Sponsored Section
Three ways home care can be a lifeline during Covid-19 Brought to You by HOME HELPERS HOME CARE In these uncertain times, navigating the needs of your older loved one in the face of challenges posed by COVID-19 can be very daunting. Keeping your older loved one safe is a critical priority, but how do you provide care during this pandemic for those who are most at risk and in need of daily assistance? Managing the potentially devastating effects on mental health that come with social isolation adds another aspect to this challenging time. During this crisis, a professional caregiver can keep you connected and ensure the well-being of your older loved one. Here are three situations where home care can be a lifeline. Assisted Living. If your loved one lives in an assisted living community, family members and friends often can’t visit, which can be devastating for all involved. You and your older loved one do not need to face this situation alone. Home Helpers connects with these communities and matches a heart-centered, skilled professional caregiver who provides dedicated daily support, carefully monitors infection control and creates a touchpoint for you to stay connected. As essential care aides, we can check on and support loved ones you may not be allowed to visit. We’re there to keep you up to date on their daily needs, maintain communications, boost their spirits and monitor their condition. Post-Hospital Recovery. Life doesn’t stop during a pandemic, and your loved one may be recovering from a stroke or other serious condition that typically would see their release to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation.
For many of our clients, the increased potential for exposure to the COVID-19 virus in these facilities causes serious concerns. Recovery in the safety of home is possible with professional caregivers working with home health specialists. Home health therapists typically come 2-3 times/week and assign “homework” to do on the other days. Our caregivers are very proactive in helping our clients with their therapy “homework”. Carrying out the exercises and steps required for speech, physical and occupational therapy is the key to a successful recovery. Home. For the senior who needs daily assistance, keeping them healthy is a critical path to avoid an emergency. Our caregivers can assist with personal care, companionship, meal preparation, help around the house, errands, and provide specialized care for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, etc. The companionship and assistance a carefully matched caregiver can provide helps calm anxiety, fight depression and boost self-confidence. Following a careful hygiene routine is particularly important during this pandemic. We provide Infection Control kits to each client for use by our caregivers, including face masks, gloves and hand sanitizer to maintain a safe environment. Our caregivers have been trained in COVID-19 Infection control and we request everyone practice social distancing to protect each other. As part of our community, we are committed to keeping our older loved ones safe and help them thrive – never more so than in these times. For a free consultation and personalized plan of care contact Home Helpers Home Care at (678) 430-8511.
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