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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The fruits — and vegetables — from the labor of local gardeners is on full display at Dunwoody Community Garden and Orchard. Life in the garden has largely continued despite the coronavirus, but not without setback. The monthly master gardener classes and the annual plant sale were cancelled. The garden remained open when Brook Run Park was closed four months ago. Recent thunderstorms which felled trees and caused power outages in Dunwoody, passed without damage here. 66 noticeable 6 JEFFREY ALBERTSON/CRIER Through it all, the rich hue of sumGardeners and plants share roots mer flowers, paired with a spectrum at community plots. of green, offers shaded solace from a steamy summer day. All types of peppers, squash, okra, Jenny Lawsky has been a garden tomatoes, cucumbers, and more grow member for more than four years. She on-site until reaching maturity and said her okra was not doing as well as used in recipes, canned for another past years, but was “finally starting to season, or devoted as sustenance to do stuff.” She said she had no issues obtaining supplies, seeds or fertilizer @ @ for this season. See GARDEN, Page 4 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 13/4/19 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/1911:16 11:16 AM AM Page @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 11:16 1 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 AM Page 1 @ @
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The Dunwoody City Charter consists of six articles, and Wittenstein said he thinks most of the panel’s work lies in the beginning. DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody “Article II is, I think the largest Charter Commission has selected ofsection,” Wittenstein. “It deals with the ficers to preside the five-member panel operation of the government structure, spends the summer and fall examining elections and operation of the City the city’s “constitution” for possible Council. It takes up seven pages, so changes. there is a lot of meat there.” The commission, appointed by He said he also thinks the committee elected officials in July, will review the will spend time reviewing Article III, which city charter, and if changes are sought, covers the city’s Executive Branch. make recommendations to the state Commission members spent much Legislature for the 2021 session. of the meeting discussing the best This is the second time a commission has been asked to review the char- method by which public comment would be collected. ter since the city’s founding in 2008. By member agreement, Charter The last charter commission, conCommission meetings in the future vened in 2013, drew overflow crowds will provide opportunity for public as it debated whether the city had the comment before all business and acright to tax residents to fund the city’s own fire department apart from DeKalb tion items and immediately preceding County. That issue ultimately died on adjournment. In addition, Wittenstein the vine when state lawmakers and leg- suggested that an email address be set islative attorneys told the city it already up allowing citizens to reach all memhad that power in the original charter. bers through one email. At the Aug. 3 meeting held online, Member Marian Avise also recomthe five newly appointed commission mended that topics be addressed in members named former City Counone meeting and then voted on in the next. That would allow plenty of time cil and Charter Commission member for the public to make their voices Robert Wittenstein chairman. The vice she said. chairman is Anne Hicks. > > heard, “I expect all of us to listen with an The commission also set> a sched> > > > >open mind,” Wittenstein said. ule allowing ample time for members > amend> the > Citizens can find the link to meetto discuss, review > and > city > >Members charter as necessary. > > > ings and information to participate in > > > will > > > and meet every other> Monday > will > com-> public comment on the city’s calendar plete work before November. > > > > at www.dunwoodyga.gov.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police were called July 26 to an apartment complex on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard after a former employee allegedly threatened and intimidated a current employee. The employee told police he was cleaning up trash at the apartments when a former coworker snuck up behind him and said, “What are you going to do now?” The two apparently had a history. Police said the alleged former employee had apparently been fired a month earlier for getting into a verbal altercation with the current employee. The two had been in several previous incidents when they
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Banned shopper returns after shoplifting incident DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police were called July 26 to Perimeter Mall July 26 after a man who had been caught shoplifting there the week before paid a return visit to the shopping center against orders. Police met with a security guard who said a man had returned to the mall a week after being banned from the property for shoplifting. The security guard requested the man be charged for criminal trespass. Police issued the man a criminal trespass warning, and he left the mall.
Pedestrian reports assault near Peachtree Industrial DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody man called police July 26 to report he had been assaulted while on foot near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. The man told police he was sitting on a log on the side of the road when a car pulled up to him. Then, a man exited the car and began punching him for no apparent reason. The victim told police he tried to defend himself, but another man appeared
were both employed at the apartment complex. The employee told police he felt threatened this time and knew the other man owned a gun, so he reached for a baton he said he always keeps on him. At that point, the two backed away from each other. The employee said he told the former employee he was going to call the police, but the man said he would not leave the apartments. The employee went back to the leasing office and called police, but by the time police arrived, the suspect had left the scene.
DUI and Drug Arrests Brian Robert Walsh, 24, of Northside Circle, Atlanta, was arrested July 31 on I-285 for DUI, speeding, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane. Jarell Davion Kelley, 23, of Lake Ridge Lane, Dunwoody, was arrested Aug. 1 on I-285 for DUI and failure to maintain lane. and joined the suspect in assaulting him. He said he was hit over the head with a handgun and knocked out, and he called police as soon as he regained consciousness.
Police arrest motorist for giving fake information DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Covington man was arrested July 29 after giving police false information during a traffic stop. Police pulled the man over on I-285 after noticing the vehicle was traveling without a proper tag displayed on the license plate. When police first approached the man, he told them he did not have his driver’s license with him. He gave them a name and birth date, but police were unable to find a record of the man in the system. They asked him again, and he reportedly admitted to lying about the year he was born. He gave them a new birth date, but police were still unable
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Driver cited in case involving hit and run JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police responded Aug. 1 when a man reported someone hit his car in his apartment complex’s parking lot and then drove away. The alleged hit-and-run took place in the afternoon at the Regency at Johns Creek Walk. The vehicle owner told police his truck was parked in the lot when another car hit the rear bumper and fled the scene. The victim was able to snap a picture of the car’s license plate before it drove away, which he showed to police. The license plate number showed the owner of the car lived in the same apartment complex. Police contacted the suspected driver and passenger at their apartment, and the man believed to be behind the wheel was cited and released for Duty-UponStriking-Unattended-Vehicle.
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Area senior centers adjust to tighter health practices By HUNTER TERRELL newroom@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — As the coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve, senior living communities are modifying their operations and adding safeguards to protect the health of residents and employees. As a means to keep residents active while promoting social distancing, The Mansions at Alpharetta Assisted Living and Memory Care provides residents with weekly virtual religious services and Facebook Live cooking demonstrations. The facility also announced a virtual bingo night scheduled for Aug. 28. The “highoctane” event will be co-hosted by 1986 NASCAR Daytona 500 winner Geoffrey Bodine. “We are so pleased to have Geoff Bodine participating in our event,” The Mansions Marketing Director Kristen Lockwood said. “Our residents and local community are so looking forward to ‘meeting him’ online and are thankful for his willingness to be involved in this event.” Belmont Village of Johns Creek is prioritizing residents’ health by organizing daily doorway activities such as exercising, word games and storytelling. Residents have the option of partaking in outdoor games, such as balloon volleyball and ball toss. Dunwoody’s Phoenix Senior Living Executive Director Nick Rowell said his team is working to provide residents with a variety of activities without risking anyone’s health. “We have had no confirmed cases of coronavirus in our community,” Rowell said. “Our team is working hard to establish smaller groups, eliminate all possibility of a spread and maintain a
healthy schedule of activities such as morning stretches, puzzles and exercise...We are keeping our residents and staff safe while continuing to provide a great standard of living.” Recreation is only part of routines senior living facilities have adjusted. The operations follow CDC guidelines of prohibiting any in-person visitations and have reduced all forms of interaction. “We are following the CDC’s guidelines and have no in-person visitations,” Rowell said. “We do encourage our families to reach out virtually.” In a newsletter to residents and family, Belmont Village Executive Director Jan Boatright said her facility is closely monitoring the evolving situation created by the pandemic. “We have prohibited all visitors and nonessential personnel from coming into our community and all internal and external group activities are prohibited until further notice,” she said. The Mansions CEO Kim Smith said she and her staff recognize many residents enjoy their time with visitors, and they don’t want them to feel lonely. “We will take extra measures to ensure our residents feel lots of love and attention from our staff members during this time,” she said. “We also encourage and have staff ready to assist with facetime, sending videos, skype, etc. to encourage communication.” According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80 percent of COVID-19-related deaths in the U.S. are among adults 65 years old and older. The CDC provides timely updates and guidelines to keep elders, high-risk adults and families safe. Visit www.cdc.gov/ coronavirus/2019 for more information.
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The garden opened in 2009 with 60 plots and expanded to 92 in 2011.
nearby Malachi’s storehouse. Plants grow in wooden 4 x 6 plots representing a gardener’s choice of crops. About 20 percent of the plots are set aside to grow food for charity. Pesticides are off limits. The garden’s bylaws mandate organic and sustainable growing practices. The garden provides space for year-round cultivation, education and mentorship. Garden Chairwoman Ann Bone said the operation “has over 40 raised beds at the garden and at the greenhouse complex dedicated to food gardening for Malachi’s Storehouse at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.” The garden opened in 2009 with 60 plots and expanded to 92 in 2011. “Our members are practicing social distancing and mostly wear masks to respect other gardeners,” Bone said. “The fact that we are outdoors and that garden beds are several feet apart makes safety relatively easy,” she added. The area is maintained by volunteers, members and a volunteer board of directors. Support is received from community and business organizations
and partners with the City of Dunwoody Park and Recreation Department. “The demand for plot space has drastically increased,” garden manager Jeff Leech said. “We now have 36 people on the waitlist for a plot, whereas we normally have five to ten. “ Leech said that, on average, 10 to 15 people do not renew their plots each year, but the sizeable waitlist means “it could be a few years” before space is available. An individual, household or organization is limited to one plot. Membership may be revoked if a plot is abandoned or unkempt. Beginners are welcome and have access to on-site resources. “The community garden is the perfect place for new gardeners due to the fact we provide the space to have a successful garden, tools, our own compost, access to the greenhouse, which is managed by Art Simon, and have many members who are master gardeners and are always eager to help new garden members,” Leech said. Dunwoody Parks and Recreation Director Brent Walker called the garden a tremendous asset for the city, not only as a place of respite, but for all the families that benefit from the produce donated to local food ministries.
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Captain Peter Carey of WW1 Norcross Rifle Range Capt. Peter Carey of Norcross Rifle Range was set to become a major in October of 1918, but his commission did not come through before the war ended on November 11. He received glowing recVALERIE ommendations from BIGGERSTAFF his superiors but took his discharge in January 1919 and moved to California to pursue some excellent employment opportunities. Soon after his arrival in California, Carey became commandant of a military academy in the state. He later became physical director for eight to ten Catholic parochial schools in the San Francisco Bay area. In November of 1937, Capt. Carey married Mary Catherine Terhune of Burley, Idaho. She was a graduate of Lake Erie Women’s College and the University of Idaho. She taught school in Edinburg, Texas, and then in San Francisco, where the couple met. During World War II, Carey was a major in the California State National
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Capt. Peter Carey demonstrates his rifle skills for trainees. On one occasion, he hit the target 24 out of 25 times from 1,000 yards, a record for Norcross Rifle Range.
Guard. In a recommendation letter from Brig. Gen. Robert W. Mearns in 1942, the importance of Carey’s WWI duties is explained. “Norcross Rifle Range…was essential for many thousands of men being
trained for overseas service in the least possible time,” the general wrote. “He was a go-getter of the first order and the systems he initiated and carried through brought highly satisfactory results.” Carey and Mearns had been stationed together at Norcross Rifle Range for six months. Peter and Mary Carey had their son, Chris, in 1946. Unfortunately, Peter died just four years later. Mary Carey moved to the San Joaquin Valley following his death and continued her teaching career until 1970. Chris Carey shared one of the stories his mom passed down which involves Capt. Carey and Sergeant York. “When he (Captain Carey) was training the American Expeditionary Forces destined to join General Pershing’s command in Europe, one of his recruits was Alvin York, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery. He had substantial skill as a deadeyed squirrel shooter but lacked any vestige of discipline requisite to becoming a skillful soldier. This he quickly set in order, since York was already a natural-born sharpshooter and expert rifleman from his years in Tennessee’s hill region.”
PART 2 OF 2 According to “Atlanta’s Camp Gordon,” by James Knettel, “The (Norcross Rifle) range pits were approximately seven miles northeast of Camp Gordon and occupied 700 acres. The federal, state and DeKalb County governments joined together to pay for paving the road to the range pits.” Today, that land is the stie of the Sheffield Forest neighborhood, located off Norcross-Tucker Road. Historian Michael Hitt mapped out the location of the range, showing how the firing line and target lines of 100, 200 and 300 yards run parallel with what is now Hickory Springs Drive and parts of Lancelot Drive. I greatly appreciate all the rare photographs and history of Norcross Rifle Range from Chris Carey, who shared that he is “proud of the accomplishments of his Irish father and French Huguenot mother.” You can email Valerie at pasttensega@ gmail.com or visit her website, pasttensega.com.
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The U. S. National Institute of Health worries about bioterrorism, incorporating diseases like anthrax and hemorrhagic fevers, “easily dissemior transmitLEWIS J. WALKER, CFP nated ted from person to person, causing high mortality, and likely to engender social chaos.” Bioterrorist weapons likely would include classes of microbes called “zoonoses,” diseases transmitted from animals to humans. While the prospect of bioterrorism attacks prompt fear, in a December 2005 NIH posting, Paul Gibbs, University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, remarked, “It’s corny and it’s a cliché, but Mother Nature is the world’s worst bioterrorist.” The 2014-2016 massive West Africa Ebola outbreak was a highly fatal zoonotic disease affecting humans and non-human primates, causing worldwide anxiety and travel disruptions. On top of COVID-19, Ebola is back with a new surge impacting the Congo. Variants of swine and avian influenza remain yearly threats globally. August arrived with COVID-19, nature’s latest zoonoses disruption, still surging in varying locales. The U.S. Fed opined, “The path of the economy will depend significantly on the course of the virus.” How does this impact your money, job, company and plans? Plans like...back to school, travel, fully reopening a company, working or not working from home, retirement, career change, buying or selling a home, marriage or divorce, long-term care for self or loved ones...et cetera. Many of the conversations advisers are having with clients are not about money or the financial markets. It’s about life, purpose, meaning, what to do about time itself, as some people have too little while others forced to
stay home may have too much. Periodic personal and national crises are a fact of life. It’s how we navigate them that’s the challenge. Consider the last 20 years on the national scene. The bursting of the dot.com bubble on Wall Street, the jarring attacks of 9/11/2001, followed by continuous military interventions in the Middle East and Africa with deaths, injuries and absences impacting families, the 2007-2009 financial crisis and bear market, the August 2015 market selloff, 2018 crypto currency crash...and now, COVID-19. For investors, families, entrepreneurs and hardworking individuals caught in the fallout from an unexpected crisis, a feeling of loss of control can throw one for a loop, aggravating anxiety and depression. Divorce rates are expected to surge. Baby boomers and older Gen Xers who remember the turmoil and disruptions of the last two decades may be saying, “What’s next?,” as they ponder impacts on grown children or elderly parents, and their own investment and retirement plans. Young adults may be coping with job losses, career frustrations, disrupted education plans. Nevertheless, there’s room for optimism, despite short-run market dips and anxiety-driven volatility. The global race to develop and approve a COVID-19 vaccine continues at warp speed. The Fed will keep short-term interest rates near zero with long-term rates hovering at historical lows. Inflation does not appear to be a concern despite the flood of deficit aggravating money creation. However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell affirmed that the central bank alone can’t counteract the effects of the pandemic. (WSJ, 7/30/2020). The labor market will not fully recover until the virus is contained, and pressures for congressional bailouts and federal solutions continue apace. Mr. Market, periodic bouts of jitters notwithstanding, clearly thinks things will get better. The S&P 500 index hit an all-time high of 3386.15 on Feb. 19,
2020. After a stomach-churning drop to a 52-week low of 2191.86 in late April, the index has surged back toward its all-time record. The Dow has shown a similar recovery track and the NASDAQ tech-heavy index zoomed to a July 20 all-time record high. We don’t know how the virus-induced recession will impact President Trump’s reelection bid or Joe Biden’s chances. Escalating trade tensions with China and a potential derailing of the trade truce will cause worry. Any setback in the vaccine race will slam the market short-run. We are in a recovery but it will take several quarters for GDP to return to and eclipse pre-COVID levels. It’s another cliché, but you can only control what you can control. A heartfelt conversation with family and valued advisers about challenges, alternatives, resources, and expectations may be in order. Whatever dilemmas you face, there are specialized advisory resources available, whether related to health, wealth, family matters, business growth and recovery strategies, succession and retirement planning, spiritual revitalization, meaning and purpose. If there ever was a need for spiritual rejuvenation, it’s now. If you’ve strayed from your spiritual home, you might wish to return. Read the writings of Jeremiah and the other ancient prophets. Trial, turmoil and “finding the way back” for individuals and societies is an ongoing process. The more things change, the more they remain the same. Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a financial life planning strategist at Capital Insight Group; 770-441-3553;lewis@lewwalker. com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser representative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor.
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