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Rain ends just in time for National Night Out at Brook Run Park By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – The drizzly night may have reduced the number of people attending National Night Out at Brook Run Park, but those that turned out mingled enthusiastically with Dunwoody Police representatives. The event, held Aug. 3, featured informational booths, an appearance by Dunwoody K-9 Unit dog Hank, bounce houses, giveaways and tours of the department’s SWAT vehicle for those who braved the misty night. Dunwoody Mayor L ynn Deutsch said the evening looked like it would go off without a hitch until right before 6 p.m. when the rain started coming down. “It was perfect timing,” she said. “But when the rain let up, people started showing up.” Representatives from the Friends of the Dunwoody Library gave away free books at their booth, and police officers handed out bags laden with hand sanitizer and face masks, enough, one person joked, “for three more pandemics.” Dunwoody Council members Stacey Harris, Jim Riticher, and Tom Lambert were on hand, along with Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan and other topranking personnel. The DeKalb County Fire Department brought one of its vehicles, and children had the opportunity to explore it and ask questions. Because of the pandemic, the event was not held last year, but in 2019, it was staged at the Target parking lot on Ashford Lane. This year’s version was a little more laid back, Deutsch

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A rainy night kept crowds light at National Night Out on Aug. 3, but those in attendance enjoyed mingling with police and learning more about Dunwoody’s emergency services. Citizens were able to talk to police personnel, tour the city’s SWAT vehicle and pet Hank, a member of the city’s first K-9 unit. said, but was still a great opportunity for citizens to meet police personnel and learn more about the department’s operations.

National Night Out, according to its website (natw.org) “enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a

true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.”

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Connecticut man accused of trying to stiff bar on tab DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police responded to the Taki Steakhouse along Ashford Dunwoody Road on July 28 after a patron attempted to skip out on his bar tab. Ronald E. Hutt, a 57-year-old Connecticut man, was charged with drunk and disorderly conduct. Police said he ordered $29 worth of alcoholic beverages and tried several times to leave without paying. The bartender stopped him the first time he tried to walk out the front door. Hutt then tried leaving out of a back door, but it was locked, according to police. When he attempted to walk out of the front door a second time, the same bartender stopped him again and called 911. When police arrived, they asked Hutt if he could pay his tab. He said no, and the officer arrested him.

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Teen accused of retaliating against suspect in rape DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police responded to an assault on Peachtree Place Parkway July 30. Anthony Oliveros-Anaya, 19, of Atlanta, was charged with simple battery for attacking an alleged rapist. The victim of the attack, 23, was arrested Aug. 2 and charged with sexual assault for an incident that occurred July 3. The details of the alleged rape were not immediately clear. Oliveros-Anaya told officers he “got extremely angry and let his emotions take control of his actions” when he spotted the alleged rapist at the apartment complex. He admitted to punching and kicking the man in the parking lot outside his residence.

Suspected purse snatcher arrested at Perimeter Mall DUNWOODY, Ga. — An Atlanta man reportedly told a woman “you better stay on point” moments before he snatched her purse July 28 at Perimeter Mall. Police arrested the suspect, Alexander Vernando Wood, 38, of Atlanta. He was charged with criminal attempt-

DUI ARRESTS Casey Hall Morris, 28, of Sidney Marcus Boulevard NE, Atlanta, was arrested July 29 on Interstate 285 for DUI, improper lane usage and too fast for conditions. Roxanne Kay Hager, 35, of Blair Circle NE, Brookhaven, was arrested July 28 on Ashford Dunwoody Road for disorderly under the influence.

ed robbery. The victim told officers she was sitting in a common area on the second floor of the mall when she felt someone tugging on her wallet-purse from behind. She turned around and a man later identified as Wood was crouched on the ground behind her. The woman said he told her “you better stay on point” as he pulled the purse, which was tucked between her arm and hip, from her grasp then ran toward the parking garages. An officer responded and spotted Wood entering the lower level garage and took him into custody.

Well-known Atlanta attorney cited for battery at concert ALPHARETTA , Ga. — Personal injury attorney David Van Sant, a selfdescribed Georgia super lawyer, was arrested during a Phish rock concert at the Ameris Bank Amphitheater late July 31. Alpharetta Police say Van Sant, 44, of Milton, snatched an iPad mini from a LiveNation employee working the concert and threw it into the stands. He was charged with theft by taking, three counts of simple battery and public drunkenness. Two LiveNation workers and a security officer accused Van Sant of harassing them from his party box. One of the employees told police Van Sant

told him he “needed to loosen up and should join their party.” The worker said Van Sant then reached over the railing and bear hugged him around the neck from behind. A second worker who witnessed the incident rushed over and told Van Sant not to touch anyone again. She said he jumped over the railing, then slapped the brim of her cap and pushed her glasses into her face. When she told Van Sant not to touch her again, she said he replied, “What are you going to do about it?” Van Sant had returned to his party box by the time a security guard came to the area to talk to the offended parties.

The guard said Van Sant reached over the railing and squeezed her neck hard enough that she later had to go to the hospital to be treated for neck pain. At some point, Van Sant grabbed the iPad that an employee was using to keep tabs for food and drink orders. He threw it into the crowd of 12,000 people and it wasn’t recovered until after the concert, police said. The device was undamaged. Van Sant told police he threw it because he wanted the employees “to party with him” and said “it was over loving.” He reportedly said he’d done “shrooms” and police detected the scent of alcohol on him, according to the arrest report.

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Millar honored with highway in his name BY CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody resident Fran Millar, who served for two decades in the Georgia General Assembly, was honored Aug. 2 when state lawmakers named a stretch of Interstate 285 in his honor. At the ceremony held at Dunwoody City Hall, officials read a resolution that dedicated a portion of Interstate 285 from exit 30 in DeKalb County to the Fulton County line as “Fran Millar Highway.” Millar, who served 12 years as a state representative in the 40th District and eight years as a state representative in the 79th District, was lauded for using his “time, talents and energy towards the betterment of his community and state as evidenced dramatically by his superlative service as a member of the Georgia General Assembly for 20 years.” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch also issued a proclamation naming the day in his honor. Presentations made by friends and legislators took on a “roast” atmosphere, with a sprinkling of goodnatured jabs about Millar’s name and outspoken demeanor, followed by accolades about his service to the citizens of Georgia. “Opinionated? Hell, yes,” friend and former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development Craig Lesser said. “But also, one hell of a good guy.” “Fran was always available, always accessible to his constituents,” Lesser said. The co-sponsor of the bill honoring Millar, State Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell), said, “It seems fitting that we are here to celebrate a great man, father, husband, grandfather and name a high-

way for him, even though Fran is more of an ‘on-ramp’ guy.’” Several of those making presentations during the morning ceremony joked about how to pronounce Millar’s name (either MILL-er or Mill-AR), and even though the man of honor interjected, “it’s Mill-AR:, most chose the latter and continued to refer to him as “Miller.” Even Millar took several opportunities to make fun of his feminine first name, saying that drivers on I-285 in the coming years will ask, “Who was she anyway?’” Continuing in that vein, Millar said after being interviewed in person by members of the media during his years of campaigning, reporters wrote, “‘Fran Millar – she will do a good job.” Millar served on a variety of committees while in office, including chairman of the Higher Education Committee and secretary of Health and Human Services and Rules Committees. He was also a member of the Education and Youth Committee and served on the Governor’s Education Reform Commission and the Governor’s Child Welfare Reform Commission. In 2012, the National Federations of Independent Businesses gave him the Guardian of Small Business Award. The following year, he was recognized by the American Conservation Union for his strong support of bills based on conservative principles. He also played a key role in the formations of the cities of Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Peachtree Corners, and he was one of the major players in crafting legislation that saved the state’s unemployment trust fund from bankruptcy. During his remarks, Millar thanked his constituents, friends and wife, Mary, children, and grandchildren for their support during rough times, saying that

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From left, State Sen. John Albers stands with former State Rep. Fran Millar and his wife, Mary, during a ceremony honoring the Dunwoody legislator for his 20 years of service under the Gold Dome. he realized the ramifications of his candor sometimes was a burden on them. “When you are a little bit outspoken, like I am, your family pays the price for it,” Millar said. “There were days when my kids would tell Mary, ‘It’s okay to read the paper. Dad didn’t say anything today.” Millar has remained active in the community since leaving the General Assembly, serving on the board of the Spruill Center for the Arts and par-

ticipating in leadership as a member of Dunwoody United Methodist Church. He was recently appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to the Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. After 40 years in the insurance industry, he is an independent marketing consultant representing Purchasing Power, an Atlantabased company, “If you surround yourself with good people, amazing things happen,” he said. “You all have made a difference.”

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Roswell Police detectives reflect on arrest in oldest unsolved homicide By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — After 33 years, two months and six days, Roswell police arrested the man they believe murdered 8-year-old Joshua Harmon, whose body was found in a wooded area 100 yards from the apartment complex where he lived. It was the department’s oldest unsolved homicide. Master Police Officer Jennifer Bennett led the investigation for about four years. As an investigator of crimes against children, she knew the case would bring challenges, but she said she was determined to see it through. “This case had a profound impact on the police department,” Bennett said. “That any homicide, and especially a child homicide, would be unsolved for so long is incredibly frustrating. Some of us have grown up knowing of this case and to now have children of our own, it is distressing to know that there is a family that for 33 years has had few answers with regards to the death of their child.” During a traffic stop July 21, officers arrested 56-year-old James Michael Coates from the back of an Uber and booked him into the Fulton County Jail. In June, detectives received lab results from DNA evidence collected from the scene which linked him to the murder, and they were able to secure warrants for his arrest. Coates is charged with seven counts of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence. Coates previously served a 20-year prison sentence for a child molestation case that occurred in 1990. Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said in a press conference he hoped the most recent arrest offered a sense of closure to Joshua’s family. “I only wish Josh’s mother Cherie could be here today, but what I do know is that she is with Joshua and they are looking down on us and they are happy with these developments,” Conroy said. Cherie passed away Oct. 15, 2020, at the age of 65. She reported Joshua missing Sunday, May 15, 1988,

when he didn’t return home for dinner. In an online memorial, Cherie said Joshua had been playing outside that day and had gone to wait for his friend to finish dinner before he disappeared. Police and volunteers discovered his body two days later. “Evidence found at the scene indicated the juvenile was a victim of homicide,” the 1988 police report states. Although the case went cold, few ever forgot Joshua. Bennett, who was often in touch with Cherie, said she thinks she would have been excited that Coates was arrested, but it would have been tempered awaiting a conviction. “Cherie was a lovely person who had experienced frustration within her life that few can imagine,” Bennett said. “It would break my heart to give her an update with no progress. But being the resilient woman that she was, she would take it in stride and provided encouragement for the investigation to continue.” Detective Zack Kowalske said Bennett was “truly the driving investigative force” of the contemporary investigation. He took over as the lead detective on the case 18 months ago. By that time, he said, the case had exhausted most of its leads other than the DNA evidence. “However,” Kowalske said, “I have been involved with the case since 2014 when a new team was tasked to the case. … I have always been focused on the forensic side of it. My first memories of the case were utilizing the original crime scene photographs from 1988 to locate the original crime scene within the woods.” Roswell detectives, in partnership with the GBI, routinely re-examined the evidence to keep pace with evolving leads and advancing technology. Their breakthrough came in February, when, with the permission of Joshua’s family, his body was exhumed in hopes of identifying further evidence. In March, the Georgia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative taskforce, a subset of the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, provided Roswell Police with funding to pursue additional DNA testing on evidence from the crime scene. Results from that testing, performed by an independent laboratory, CyberGenetics Inc., linked Coates to the crime. Kowalske said the lab results gave him a sense of confirmation.

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Zack Kowalske, with the Roswell Police Department, has been the lead detective in the Joshua Harmon case over the past year, a murder that has gone unsolved for more than three decades.

“To have an answer based out of science in this case reaffirmed why I am passionate about utilizing the disciplines of the forensic sciences to bring truth and justice to cases,” Kowalske said. Kowalske and Bennett began their careers with the Roswell Police Department. Since joining in 2009, Kowalske has spent most of his career within the Crime Scene Investigations Unit. Bennett has been with the department for 18 years. When the murder occurred, Conroy was in college. Since then, he’s worked a 30-year career, retired as chief of police in DeKalb County and joined the Roswell Police Department. He said 85% of the department had not even been born when Joshua was murdered. “This shows you that police officers are not going to stop,” Conroy said. “We will continue until justice is done.” Police spokesman Tim Lupo said the Roswell Police Department has seven additional open cold cases. Six are homicides and one is a missing person’s case. Joshua’s case remains an active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100, or provide anonymous information through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).

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County Tax Commissioner to mail property tax bills DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office will begin mailing property owners their 2021 tax bills in mid-August. Tax bills are mailed following the successful approval of the county’s tax digest by the Georgia Department of Revenue. “The digest is an official listing of county property and its assessed value. This office, in conjunction with the Tax Assessor’s Office (Property Appraisal), the Board of Commissioners, the DeKalb Board of Education, city governments, and the county administration, worked together to prepare the tax digest,” said DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson. “Although we are performing our legal duties, we are aware that the 2021 tax bills will not be at the forefront of some taxpayer’s mind,” Johnson said. “I want taxpayers to know that this office will do what it can to assist them in addressing their tax bill concerns.” The tax bills, which will begin mailing around mid-August, are computed based on the millage rates set by the governing authorities, the fair market values determined by the Property Appraisal & Assessment Department, and the assessment valuation of 40%. The tax bill also reflects any credits (deductions) that may result from E-Host (Equalized Homestead Options Sales Tax), and basic, senior or special homestead exemptions, which are provided by state and local law.

Important contact information: Questions about property appraised values should be directed to the county’s Property Appraisal Department by calling 404-371-0841. Questions about tax payment and exemptions may be directed to the Tax Commissioner’s Office by phone at 404-298-4000 or email proptax@dekalbcountyga.gov. For up-to-date information, follow the Tax Commissioner’s Office on Twitter and Facebook at @ dekalbtaxga or visit the website DeKalbTax.org.

All property owners can pay in two installments as indicated on the tax bill. Due dates are Sept. 30 and Nov. 15. Taxpayers are urged to look closely at their bill for partial and full payment amounts. City of Atlanta/DeKalb bills will be mailed at a later date. Property owners paying the full tax bill must submit the full payment by the first deadline date to avoid a late fee. All mailed payments must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service by the due date. Metered or kiosk postage dates are not accepted as proof of timely filing.

City Council sets price on two pieces of land DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council formally established a $7.75 million asking price for two city-owned properties on North Shallowford Road. Colliers International will be the broker for the sale of the parcels, located at 4553 and 4555 N. Shallowford Road. During the six-minute special-called meeting on Aug. 2, the council was as-

sured that any attempts to rezone the property would have to be made after the sale of the land and would go through the same process as any other privately owned property within the city. The asking price of $7.75 million for the 4.8-acre properties passed unanimously. It currently houses several medical office buildings.

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Health agency revives eviction moratorium By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — While the courts wrestle with challenges to a new eviction moratorium issued Aug. 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Metro Atlanta counties are scrambling to distribute federal relief money to tenants and landlords. The CDC’s order, more narrowly focused than an earlier version that expired July 31, places a moratorium on evictions in areas of substantial and high transmission for COVID-19. About 67 percent of counties nationwide now show high or substantial transmission rates. Fulton and DeKalb counties have high transmission rates. The new moratorium expires Oct. 3 and was immediately challenged in court filings by lawyers for a group of landlords and real estate companies. As the case plays out, local governments are trying to find ways to stop a flood of eviction orders that could leave tens of thousands of Metro-Atlantans homeless. The goal of the moratorium is to decrease movement in order to limit virus spread and transmission. It gives tenants and landlords more time to receive rent relief and increase vaccination rates. DeKalb County enacted its own eviction moratorium on July 30 before the CDC’s previous moratorium expired. The emergency judicial order, signed by Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson, said a large number of citizens were facing “imminent dispossession of their

residences” with DeKalb tenants owing an estimated $50 million in rent to landlords. In February, DeKalb County launched its Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program to provide financial assistance to renters facing evictions and their landlords facing revenue losses. After a cyberattack damaged the county’s ability to access pending applications, emails and submitted documents, the TLAC application process was reopened on a more secure platform June 21. As of July 29, the county said, TLAC has distributed $3.45 million of the $31 million that was allocated for rental and utility assistance to 763 DeKalb households. In Fulton County, commissioners updated cities on rental relief aid distribution at a meeting Aug. 2. The relief program began as federal dollars started arriving in spring 2020. Fulton County has adjudicated and paid 100 percent of all eligible applications that were received. “I could not be more proud of the progress we have made as a county and as cities of Fulton on our emergency rental assistance program,” Fulton County Chief Operating Officer Anna Roach said. Fulton County has expended $9.84 million of its available $16 million in rental relief assistance. It set an additional $1.1 million for distribution last week. The dispersals represent assistance to 1,852 residents outside the City of Atlanta, Roach said.

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OBITUARY Joyce Azilee (Waller) Chrisman, Dunwoody, GA, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021. Joyce attended both Grady and Briarcliff High School before attending the University of Georgia where she earned a CHRISMAN Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She also received a Master’s Degree in Education at Georgia State University. She was an inspired dedicated english teacher and retired from DeKalb County School System to raise her family. Joyce was a longtime member of Dunwoody Methodist Church. She was in 20 lineage societies including DAR, Colonial Dames,17th Century; and Dames of the Court of Honor. She was also a de-

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voted fan of her beloved Bulldogs and was a longtime supporter of the UGA Student Athletic Association and UGA Bulldog Club. Joyce will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Tom Chrisman; daughters, Azilee Burt and Elizabeth (Betsy) Chrisman; son-in-law, Anthony Burt; and grandchildren, Austin and Emilee Burt. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Dunwoody Methodist Chapel in Dunwoody. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery in Tucker, GA at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Joyce Chrisman Fund to be used to support charitable projects for DAR and other lineage societies.

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The first Lemonade Days in 2000 included children’s activities on the lawn of the CheekSpruill House at the corner of Chamblee Dunwoody Road and Mount Vernon Road.

Lemonade Days tradition will continue this month Dunwoody Preservation Trust will hold Lemonade Days 2021 at Brook Run Park Aug. 18-22. The festival was cancelled in 2020 and postponed in 2021 due to COVID-19. This year the event coincides with VALERIE the return to school BIGGERSTAFF — a Back to School Bash. The festival will include the usual fun activities — carnival rides, food and beverage vendors, and Country Store craft vendors. In addition to carnival rides, children can enjoy pony rides, a petting zoo and crafts. Dunwoody Idol will take place 7 p.m., Aug. 21. Lemonade Days had its beginnings one year after a tornado ripped through Dunwoody April 9, 1998. In response to the devastation caused by the tornado, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and Dunwoody Preservation Trust began a campaign called “Replant the Dunwoody Forest,” led by Joyce Amacher. The campaign had a goal of planting 20,000 trees to replace trees uprooted or snapped in two by the tornado. (Story of Dunwoody; Ethel W. Spruill, Elizabeth L. Davis, Joyce Amacher, Lynne Byrd) In April 1999, the community came together in several ways to honor the victims of the tornado and celebrate the progress in rebuilding. A celebration took place at Brook Run Park, a mass for the entire community was held at All Saints Catholic Church with a reception afterward, and a 5K was organized in the Kingsley neighborhood. (Dunwoody Crier, “Lemonade Days: A Look Back,” Kathy Florence, April 11, 2018) DPT chose to name the festival

Lemonade Days in 2000, evolving from the phrase “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” The 2000 event included a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, and games on the lawn of the Cheek-Spruill House. The historic home was open for tours. Seven homes that had been rebuilt after the tornado were open for tours. From 2001 through 2003, Lemonade Days included arts and crafts at the Shops of Dunwoody in addition to home tours and carnival games at the CheekSpruill House. Lemonade Days moved to Brook Run Park in 2004. In 2006, Peachtree Rides brought their carnival rides to the park. Danny Ross, then co-president of Dunwoody Preservation Trust, along with wife Queenie Ross, had to convince Peachtree Rides to come to Dunwoody. Peachtree Rides didn’t expect attendance to be high, but they were wrong. The old-fashioned carnival atmosphere of Lemonade Days appealed to all ages, and the community came out in big numbers. The pandemic has hit non-profits hard and the cancellation of Lemonade Days in 2020 was a major setback for Dunwoody Preservation Trust. The Lemonade Days festival is the primary fundraiser of DPT. Since 2010, DPT has dedicated funds raised at Lemonade Days toward the rehabilitation and maintenance of Donaldson-Bannister Farm. Come out to Brook Run Park at 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, to continue the tradition of Lemonade Days, while also helping continue the missions of DPT. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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Looking up (way up!) in August Okay, so Captain Kirk was right. Space is the final frontier. As a child, I heard him say that dozens of times on “Star Trek,” which I faithfully watched on our trusty old black and white TV. About the size of STEVE HUDSON a small refrigerator, Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net that TV was hot stuff for its time. It picked up four whole channels! I especially liked turning the channel-changer knob, which dropped into position with a remarkably satisfying “clunk.” For that reason, if no other, that old set (was it a Philco?) will live on in memory forever. Yep, technology is a wonderful thing. Especially since it brought space, in the form of “Star Trek,” right into our very own home. Space and technology, it seems, go together like – well, like space and technology. But come the second week in August, you won’t need technology beyond your very own eyes to experience some spacetype excitement on your own. The reason? The annual Perseids meteor shower. We Earthlings get to see the Perseids each year when Earth intersects the path of Comet Swift-Tuttle. That comet orbits the Sun every 130 years or so, leaving a trail of tiny sand-sized pieces of comet debris in its wake. When one of those pieces encounters our atmosphere, it plunges in at an unbelievable 37 miles per second. Friction with the air causes the fragment to burn up in seconds in a streaking blaze of light – and that’s when some lucky observer (maybe you or me!) gets to see a meteor. Since these particular meteors appear to come from the area of the constellation Perseus, they’re called the “Perseids.” Though a few Perseids meteors are already appearing (experts say they started about July 25) and will continue to be seen to some degree until about Aug. 18, the peak viewing will be Aug. 12 through 14. What will you need to see some of these meteors? The answer is “not much!” In fact, you won’t really need any hightech aid at all. All that’s really required is your eyes and a comfortable chair. Speaking of chairs, one that reclines is ideal since it lets you rest comfortably as you scan the sky for those ephemeral streaks of brilliance. That’s definitely easier on the ol’ back than standing up and craning your neck, something that we (how to put it) more seasoned sky watchers appreciate more and more each year. Or you can dispense with the chair and just lie back on a blanket on the ground. That works too.

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