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Light turnout provides mixed bag for incumbents in Dunwoody BY CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — With a light voter turnout expected in Dunwoody on Nov. 2, narrow margins were expected, and every ballot was anticipated to matter more than usual. That proved to be the case in the case of the District 1 race between Terry Nall and Catherine Lautenbacher. Unofficial DeKalb County results posted late on election night showed Lautenbacher leading 1,063 to 916, a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent. Lautenbacher said she was honored to be elected by the voters of District 1. “I’m so excited to get started,” she said. “I’m looking forward to our continued efforts to find a great balance between the residents and the businesses within our district and throughout the city of Dunwoody.” Late Tuesday night, Terry Nall said he was not prepared to concede the election yet, citing the fact that the “city clerk at the elections office said the votes are not released to her.” “All we have are the tapes on the precinct windows,” Nall said. “I don’t know what is the holdup.” But the grim reality of defeat was more evident Wednesday, and Nall conceded the election. “I awakened this morning to see the very late final results posted by DeKalb County,” Nall said. “I congratulate Catherine Lautenbacher on her District 1 win. Her win by a margin of just 147 votes underscores the importance of each person taking time to vote.” Pam Tallmadge, who resigned the Dis-
trict 1 seat in July, said she was pleased that Lautenbacher prevailed. Pam Tallmadge, who resigned the District 1 seat in July, said she was pleased that Lautenbacher prevailed. “I’m elated that Catherine Lautenbacher won,” Tallmadge said. “She will represent District 1 and the whole city in a manner that will carry on my vision for the city.” In other council races, challenger Rob Price defeated incumbent Jim Riticher in the District 2 race. Unofficial results reported by DeKalb County showed Price with 58 percent of the vote to Riticher’s 41 percent. “As I understand it, with the preliminary results and the early voting numbers, we have enough votes to win,” Price said. “I am so grateful for the support of the voters, and I hope to live up to the promises I made during the campaign to make the city the best it can be.” Riticher congratulated Price on his win. “He ran an excellent campaign with a lot of help,” Riticher said. Incumbent Tom Lambert handily defeated challenger Brian Sims for the District 3 seat. Unofficial DeKalb County results showed Lambert leading 68 percent to 31 percent. Lambert said he was thankful that he would have the opportunity to “continue to serve this great city.” “I am looking forward to continuing the positive momentum we have going on now in Dunwoody,” he said. “And go Braves!” Sims said he was honored to run for the District 3 post and thanked the voters who supported him. “I think this election opened the possibility of greater and positive changes
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Driver sought for damage to parked police vehicle DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police are asking for the public’s help to find an alleged hit-and-run driver who crashed into a patrol car and nearly struck a Dunwoody police officer. Investigators identified the suspect as 28-year-old Dylan Patrick Arnold and released a photo of the man in an Oct. 29 bulletin. According to the police report, Arnold was driving his 2010 Ford Fusion and barreled into a patrol car. He narrowly missed Alex Cheung, a two-year veteran of the department who, in March, was named Rising Star of the Year for his stellar rookie year on the force. The crash happened in the parking lot outside Dunwoody City Hall along Ashford Dunwoody Road, the municipal building that shares quarters with the Police Department. Cheung was dispatched to City Hall after a motorist reported a suspicious vehicle following and driving aggressively behind him on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. That hostile driver, who was reportedly wearing a black face mask and a Braves baseball cap, proved to be Arnold behind the wheel of his silver Ford Fusion, police said. The victim drove to City Hall to meet officers. There, Cheung spotted Arnold following the victim’s car into the parking lot aggressively, according to his report. When the victim parked in front of the municipal building, Cheung began exiting his squad car and noticed Arnold’s car accelerating toward him. Cheung jumped back into his cruiser just as Arnold’s side panel collided with the cruiser’s driverside door, the report stated. Cheung was not injured. Arnold fled the scene in his Ford Fusion, described as silver in color with Georgia license plate number RAN2337,
PUBLIC SAFETY according to police. He was sought on charges of aggravated hit and run, according to the incident report. Anyone with information is asked to contact Dunwoody Police Department detective Robert Ehlbeck at 678-3826925 or via email at robert.ehlbeck@ dunwoodyga.gov. Tipsters can also provide information anonymously through the department’s tip line at bit.ly/DunwoodyPD_Submit_a_Tip.
Man arrested, car towed during road rage incident DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police were flagged down for a road rage incident Oct. 19 along Mount Vernon Road. Officers quickly identified Anthony Pattison, a 47-year-old Sandy Springs man, as a suspect. Pattison admitted that he became frustrated by three men in a work truck who were following too close behind him as they travelled east on Mount Vernon Road. He told officers he was fearful they would damage his vehicle, so he got out with his gun in a holster and confronted the victims when they pulled beside him. The victims told officers Pattison held the weapon down by his leg and never pointed it at them, but his actions still made them fear for their safety. Pattison was driving a 1996 Lexus LX 450, the automaker’s first SUV. He told officers the vehicle was an antique and said he was upset because he worried it might get damaged by the work truck. Police arrested Pattison and charged him with simple assault. His SUV was towed.
Shoplifter being sought for pushing employee DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police responded to a Victoria Secret at the Perimeter Center mall Oct. 27 after a woman reportedly stole $1,500 worth of clothes and shoved an employee who tried to stop her. A manager told officers the suspect went into a changing room and stuffed several items in a bag, then proceeded to walk out without paying for them. When an associate tried to intercept the
Drug & DUI arrests Gustavo A. Franco, 55, of Winters Creek Drive, Doraville, was arrested Oct. 26 on Chamblee Dunwoody Road for DUI, open container violation while operating motor vehicle and driving while license suspended or revoked. Taquasia Kierra Hepburn, 32, of Freshman Drive, Lawrenceville, was arrested Oct. 27 on North Shallowford Road for DUI, reckless driving and following too close. Kendra Rasheda Anderson, 32, of Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, was arrested Oct. 28 on Ashford Dunwoody Road for DUI and driver to use due care-use of phone or radio. Diego Hernando Usme-Bahamon, 37, of Lafayette Avenue, Fayetteville, was arrested Oct. 30 on Ashford Dunwoody Road for DUI, open container violation while operating motor vehicle and reckless driving. suspect, she pushed the employee on the shoulder and knocked her out of the way. The manager said a man was waiting for the suspect outside the store. Mall security guards reviewed surveillance footage and gave police the license plate of the Hyundai Tuscon the suspect drove away in. It was registered to an Atlanta woman. Police had yet to make any arrests.
Thieves fail in attempt to crack open ATM DUNWOODY, Ga. — Officers were dispatched to an office building along Perimeter Center Parkway after someone pried open a SunTrust ATM machine. Police said a glass window was broken in an employee break area near the parking deck. That’s where the gutted ATM machine was found lying on the ground with its wiring beside it. The machine’s cash drawer had pry marks, but did not appear breached, police said. Officers said no money was missing from the cash dispenser.
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Art opens window to new life for Dunwoody widow BY CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Pam Wetzel believes Spruill Center for the Arts saved her life. Six years ago, she lost her husband of 52 years to an incurable blood disease after being diagnosed only 14 months earlier. “Bill was a very healthy person, he was very active — a golfer and a biker,” Wetzel said. “He was diagnosed right after we returned from a cruise celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary.” After Bill’s death, Wetzel, a Dunwoody resident for more than 40 years, said she was “lost.” “After he passed, I had time to think about what I wanted to do with my life, and I just felt like I didn’t have any purpose or focus,” Wetzel said. “I had dabbled in oil (painting), but not in a serious way.” That’s when the arts center came to the rescue in the form of Estelle Hart, an instructor at Spruill. “I started taking watercolor classes from Estelle and took to the concept of ‘ink-and-wash’ right away,” she said. “It was like a light went off, and I thought, ‘This is what I want to do.’” Ink-and-wash painting, according to the Virtual Instructor (https://
thevirtualinstructor.com/ink-washtechniques.html), is “a technique of drawing that falls somewhere between drawing and painting. Because the medium is wet when it is applied, many consider ink wash a painting technique.” Wetzel started small, making notecards using the technique, but has since expanded into a variety of forms, including glass cutting boards, tea towels, tote bags, blankets, pillows and holiday cards. Her wares are not only for sale at the Spruill Gallery and Gift Shop, but she and two other widows — Sheri Olson, a potter, and Nancy Moseley, a glass artist — recently opened a booth called ARTRIO at the Painted Tree Boutique in Roswell. Her artwork entitled “Poppy” was chosen last year as the featured art piece on Spruill’s March 2020 Artistic Affair fundraiser invitation, recognition she called “a big honor.” Spruill Executive Director Alan Mothner called the selection a natural choice, given Wetzel’s story. “To me, Pam epitomizes what it means to be an artist and the idea that art should bring comfort to the afflicted,” Mothner said. “Her work truly captures her kind and giving personality, which is one of the reasons we selected it for our annual fundraiser’s invitations last year.” Wetzel is still taking classes twice a
All Saints group schedules clothing drive DUNWOODY, Ga. — The All Saints conference of St. Vincent de Paul will host its annual Fall Clothing Drive Nov. 13 – 14, 2021 at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody. Clothing collected will replenish the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. Dunwoody residents can help by donating seasonally appropriate fall/winter clothing. Items in high demand include sweaters, sweatshirts, pants, jeans, T -shirts, jackets and shoes. If you pared down your closet during COVID isolation, another opportunity to help is by donating a new pair of men’s, women’s, or children’s socks or underwear. These foundational garments are in low supply at the thrift store. For additional details visit https://allsaintsdunwoody.
org/2021/10/18/svdp-clothing-drive/. Volunteers provide a safe environment to drop off your clothing donations by using a drive-thru drop off station located in the lower drive of the church. Enter All Saints Catholic Church and continue in your car to the lower drive toward the Scout Hut/Kiernan Hall. There is no need to exit your car, simply pull up to the donation station and a Vincentian volunteer will remove the donated items from your trunk. Please, no drop-offs outside of the collection hours. All Saints Catholic Church is at 2443 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody. Drop-off hours are from 2 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov 13; and from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 14.
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Spruill Artist Pam Wetzel stands next to some of her wares that are for sale at the Spruill Gallery, including note cards, towels and glass cutting boards. week — a watercolor painting class with Maureen Engle (who took over the class when Hart retired) on Wednesdays and an open studio class on Saturdays.
“The Saturday classes are like a party,” Wetzel said. “We all learn from each other and it’s an invaluable experience every time.”
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Alpharetta office complex sold to institutional buyer
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Private equity real estate manager Velocis has sold three assets in a portfolio sale to an institutional buyer, including Parkway at Avalon in Alpharetta. Parkway at Avalon is a 194,644-square-foot, two-building office property directly across from Avalon, one of the top mixed-use developments in the South. Velocis purchased Parkway at Avalon in 2017 from a special servicer, LNR Partners, through an online auction platform and significantly repositioned the asset through a lobby renovation and amenity upgrades. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The property was marketed for lease as having a free on-site fitness center and proximity to 22 restaurants, two luxury hotels, shopping and nature trails. Through prioritizing investments in the Sunbelt markets, Velocis acquired Kierland One in Phoenix, Parkway at Avalon in Alpharetta and 3120 Fairview Park in Falls Church, Va. “By initiating several strategic renovations and marketing campaigns for each property, we were able to unlock value for our investors,” said Jim Yoder, co-founder and partner at Velocis. “These value additions, alongside our long-standing industry relationships, provided the perfect opportunity for all three assets from different markets to be sold together.” Discussions on the deals began prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have been in discussion with
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Bronze Bracket champions – Green Lake Monsters
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Kneeling are: coach Jay Kapp, Charlie Capretta, Luke Rayman, Grayson Granberry, JP Apgar, Adam Blaszyk, Arthur Ebbs and Trevor Hoth; Second row: Andrew Sik, Ben Joines, Easton Bailey, Larkin McCormack, Michael Dee, Jack Connelly and Andrew O’Hern; Third row: Daniel Hong, Sebastian Gomez, Liam Ebbs, Charles Ashe, Aiden Portee and coach Carlton Hamer. Red Bracket champions – Chamblee Bulls
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Kneeling are: Kyle Jackowski, Oliver Pratt, Asher McConnell, Robbie Berkman and Leo Waasdorp; Standing are: coach Chad McConnell, Travis Sun, coach Tony Sun, Charlie Rose, General Manager John Donegan, Michael Nickolov, Duke Nichols, Maddox Butler, Brady Solomon, Coach Braden Buck, Houston Buck, coach Jason Wassdorp.
Silver Bracket champions – Wildcats
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Pictured are: Aidan Keohane, Adrian Aquino, Sam Dale, Tyler Sleep, Danny Keohane, Shane Soderberg, Andres Urtusastegui, Brand Lawson, Justin Conn, Quinn Madden, Will Fairris, Jackson Maddox, Will Giles, Luke Hogan and Oliver Romanoff. The team is coached by Peter Keohane and Kevin Fairris (not pictured). Copper Bracket champions – Northview B
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Gold Bracket champions – Blue Lake Monsters
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Pictured are: Charlie Kapp, Will Tippett, Nico Sciullo, Eddie Laba, Matthew Banna, Ben Hamer, Anthony Cerbone, Sam Hauck, Brendan Patilla, Charles Ashe, Spencer Vaughn, Daniel Turner, Tate Henderson, Coach Carlton Hamer, Sam Scothorn, John Robison and coach Jay Kapp.
White Bracket champions – Brewers
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Pictured are: David Goodchild, Preston Grice, Noah Hathaway, Zack Hayes, Adam Jacobson, Mick Jones, Braeden Robinson, Everett Rollo, Nate Shuman, Andrew Smolen, Jeremy Zeide, Maddox Thomas. Coaches: Mike Hathaway, Greg Smolen, Vince Carozza.
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Maritime mother sails through summer crossing Atlantic By KATHY CIOFFI newsroom@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, GA – One of the vessels on display at the 2021 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 14-18 was flying Clemson colors, thanks in part to a University of Georgia sea dawg. Margaret Cohen, UGA alumna and Alpharetta resident, recently spent over a month as part of a four-person crew charged with delivering the new, 46-foot catamaran from France to Maryland. It was a journey of 4,693 nautical miles stretching 34 days with three ports of call during hurricane season, over the Bermuda Triangle and through a global pandemic. None of it fazed Cohen, 54. While her life is often spent at breakneck pace, helping her husband, Jeffrey, and two grown children in their family business and caring for her aging mother in Macon, she had a simple justification for going off the grid for over a month with no pay. “For the sheer thrill,” she said. And thrills she got. Cohen had never made a transatlantic crossing before, despite having helped relocate two other vessels during her decades on the water. Drawn to the sea since she was 14 when she set sail off Key Largo with family friends, she married “the son of a son of a sailor,” a fellow Macon native and UGA grad. They have since boated across one body of water or another as often as possible. One day, Cohen said she hopes they’ll retire and sail off into the sunset on their own catamaran. Till then, she’s content to use her American Sailing Association certifications to occasionally sail vessels port to port. This summer, when Johns Creek friends Brad Schaaf and his wife Susan needed help moving a new Lagoon 46 they had purchased with another couple, fellow Clemson fans Wes and Suzanne Turton, Cohen “jumped at the chance.” “There were two options to deliver the new boat to Annapolis from the factory in France – a cargo ship or a passage on her own hulls,” Schaaf explained. “We opted for a passage, and were delighted when our friend Margaret offered to join the crew.” Headed by Pascal Denis, an experienced French captain Cohen had previously sailed alongside, the crew also included two additional Frenchmen. Wes Turton, owner of Sea Tiger I, had learned of Cohen’s oceanic deliveries from Schaaf and called them “impressive, especially since she was always the sole female sailor making these trips.” Wading into the largely men’s club of boat deliveries didn’t rattle Cohen. After
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of harm’s way by their weather router, who kept them at least 250 nautical miles from the center of the storm, the crew soon returned to their onboard routines. For Cohen, that meant two watch shifts daily – sunrise and sunset – during which she scanned the horizon for other vessels and floating debris, monitored sailing conditions and adjusted sails to maintain course and speed. When she was off watch, she rested, read, helped with meals and joined in cleaning the four-cabin, four-head catamaran. The transoceanic sailing wasn’t all work. There were sightseeing jaunts during ports of call in Cascais, Portugal, the island of Madeira, and St. George, Bermuda. At sea, they had regular dolphin visits, whale sightings and spectacular views of sunsets, shooting stars, lightning bolts lacerating the expanse, and “cotton candy” skies. Then, 1,200 nautical miles from the closest land mass, with no wind at all, the crew went swimming. At 15,000 feet deep, the water was “blue as lapis,” Cohen recalled. “I didn’t want to get out,” she said, laughing. “They had to tell me the swimming pool’s closed.” That dip in the deep end more than made up for Cohen’s least favorite part of the trip – having
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Roswell celebrates Dia de los Muertos By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Sisters America and Citlalli Salas-Abrego wandered the grounds of the second annual Dia de los Muertos Festival near Roswell City Hall looking for pieces to complete their family’s “ofrenda,” Spanish for “altar.” The girls, dressed in semi-poofy skirts and intricate flower wreaths, wore their best La Catrina makeup complete with hollowed-out eyes and stitched mouths. One of them resembled Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Although Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, happens around the same time as Halloween, it is a Mexican celebration that takes place over several days, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and honors family members who have passed away. The festival on the grounds of Roswell City Hall on Oct. 30 featured a costume contest, margarita tasting, traditional Mexican entertainment, food trucks, face painting and a showing of Disney’s “Coco.” Roswell Special Events Manager Chris Ward said between 2,500 and 3,000 people attended the event. “[Turnout was] a bit lower than expected, but the weather was a factor,” Ward said. “The goal was to have an
event to celebrate our Hispanic community in a way that was culturally sensitive and educational for all.” As America and Citlalli walked around looking at all the vendors at the festival, they stopped to buy “pan de muerto” for their family’s ofrenda, which they said they had been setting up all week. Pan de muerto is a type of traditional sweet bread commonly baked during the weeks leading up to Dia de los Muertos. The significance of the ofrenda, according to a Day of the Dead website, is that it is left for the souls of the deceased to come back and be able to enjoy their worldly pleasures. The ofrenda at the festival was also decorated with photographs, candles and personal items. America and Citlalli said this was their first time attending the event in Roswell. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roswell has a 16% Hispanic population. “We love to be involved in different events that have to do with our culture, and we had never heard about this one before, so we decided to come by and show off our stuff,” Citlalli said. “I think the city should hold more events like this because it does a good job of mak-
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A family watches “Coco” at the second annual Dia de los Muertos Festival on the grounds of Roswell City Hall Oct. 30. ing people from different cultures feel welcomed.” The city hosted its first Dia de los Muertos Festival in 2019, but the event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s festival was presented in partnership with the Mexican Consulate of Atlanta and Atlanta
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Animals Return to Donaldson-Bannister Farm It is time for fun on the farm at Apple Cider Days this Saturday, Nov. 13 at Donaldson-Bannister Farm. The festival will feature pioneer crafts, an apple scavenger hunt, a display of farm tools and home goods, VALERIE decorated scarecrows, BIGGERSTAFF and a petting zoo. It is always fun when animals are on the farm because of the significant role they have played in its 151-year history. Every family that lived on the farm had animals. When the Donaldson family lived there between 1870-1932, it was a working farm. There were cows, pigs, horses, mules, goats and chickens, according to Fred Donaldson, the last child born in the home. Donaldson recalls he and brother Fletcher being pulled in a small wagon by a goat. Lois Pattillo Bannister was from Inman Park and played golf, so she was not your typical farmer. However, she did build a new horse barn after she purchased the farm at auction. The barn, which housed her own and other horses through the
years, still stands today. The Roberts family lived at the farm between 1942 and 1946. Charles R. and Jeanette Goan Roberts moved to the farm with their two daughters. Both daughters enjoyed riding horses with friends in Dunwoody. When the Roberts sold the farm to the Ogdens in 1946, a listing of items being sold with the property included two saddle horses, two jersey cows, a mule, chickens and ducks. Leila Harris Ogden and Henry Ogden acquired Donaldson-Bannister Farm in 1946. The property was known as Boxwood Farm back then. The family had farm animals, but they also had dogs, cats and ducks. The children enjoyed riding horses and being pulled in a wagon by a goat. The Ogdens owned the farm until 1956. The Smith family lived on the farm from 1956-1974 with their two children. Frank and Hortense Smith kept a wide assortment of animals on the property. In addition to chickens, pigs, cows and horses, the Smiths had turkeys, guineas and rheas. Linda and David Chesnut acquired the property from Jim Cowart in 1975. The Chesnuts kept horses, donkeys and ponies. One year, 50 rescue donkeys ended
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up at the farm when their destination place fell through. Linda and David let the donkeys be unloaded and live temporarily at the farm. (Dunwoody Crier, April 9, 2003, “Chesnut House history continues”) Many who lived nearby the farm recall animals in the pasture during the Chesnuts’ ownership. Children, including my own, wanted to see the horses, donkeys and ponies. Some also asked to
Donkeys returned to Donaldson-Bannister Farm at the 2020 Apple Cider Days. pet or feed the animals. There are three time slots for Apple Cider Days, noon until 1:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. Each time slot is limited to 135 people, so advance tickets are recommended. More information and tickets are available at dunwoodypreservationtrust.org/apple-cider-days. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail. com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.
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THE CITY OF DUNWOODY, GEORGIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Dunwoody Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Dunwoody City Hall, which is located at 4800 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338, for the purpose of due process of the following: RZ 21-02: The applicant, Living Spaces Furniture, seeks to amend the conditions of zoning, associated with case RZ 19-02, at 11 Ravinia Parkway, zoned PC-2c, to allow a furniture retail showroom. Additionally, the applicant seeks relief from the street frontage requirements. RZ 21-03: The applicant, Branch Ashwood Associates, L.P., seeks to amend the conditions of zoning, associated with case MA19-02, at 600 Ashwood Parkway, zoned C-1c, to allow a proposed retail/ restaurant building. Should you have any questions, comments, or would like to view the application and supporting materials, please contact the City of Dunwoody Community Development Department at 678-382-6800. Staff is available to answer questions, discuss the decision-making process, and receive comments and concerns.
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Delayed Harvest trout season on the horizon I’m not quite sure how we got to November so quickly. But we did, and that’s good news for trout fishers. The reason? Delayed Harvest season is about to open in Georgia! While trout fishSTEVE HUDSON ing is now yearGet Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net round in Georgia, and has been for some time, the “Delayed Harvest” season brings a treat all its own. “DH” streams, as they’re known, are special seasonal waters which are managed to provide a unique trout fishing experience through late fall, winter, and spring. These waters are too warm for trout during warmer months of the year. But once cold weather arrives, water temperatures in those DH sections drop enough to provide comfortable trout habitat. They’re then stocked with trout and managed under special regulations designed to provide good trout fishing during a time of year when trout fishing is not the first thought that comes to mind. Georgia’s Delayed Harvest season runs from Nov. 1 through May 14. During that time, these waters are managed
under catch-and-release, artificials-only regulations. Only single-hook lures can be used, and all trout caught must be immediately returned to the water. On May 15, regular trout regulations take over, and the trout can be caught and kept — thus, “Delayed Harvest.” Where are Georgia’s Delayed Harvest waters? This season, four of Georgia’s streams include stretches that will be managed as part of the Delayed Harvest program. Starting in far northern Georgia and working our way south, they include the following: The stretch of the Toccoa River in Fannin County from 0.4 miles above Shallowford Bridge to 450 feet above the Sandy Bottom Canoe Access. A portion of the Chattooga River in northeastern Georgia, bordering South Carolina, from Ga. 28 upstream to the mouth of Reed Creek.. The section of Smith Creek extending downstream of Unicoi Lake to the Unicoi State Park boundary. The portion of Amicalola Creek on the Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area from Steele Bridge Road downstream to Ga. 53. These four streams offer a lot of variety in terms of the angling experience. Looking for easy access and kid-friendly
water? Check out Smith Creek. Want to enjoy a midsize stream? Then Amicalola Creek may be for you. If you want a little bit bigger water, then the Toccoa DH is a good choice — and for more of a backcountry experience, check out the DH portion of the Chattooga. What sort of flies and lures work best? Fly fishers will do well with San Juan Worms, egg imitations such as the Y2K, and buggy-looking nymphs or flashy streamers. As the DH season moves along and the trout become educated, more traditional types of flies will probably work well too. Spin fishers can have good success with single-hook in-line spinners in silver, gold, or rainbow trout colors. Small crankbaits will do the job, too, but remember that a lure can only have a single hook. “But wait,” you say. “Aren’t you leaving something out?” Alas, yes. In years past, Georgia has had a fifth DH fishery too – the section of the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta from Sope Creek (located downriver from Johnson Ferry Road) downstream to the Highway 41 Bridge. As you can imagine, that fishery has proven extremely popular with anglers in the Atlanta area. But there’s some sad news for Chat-
tahoochee Delayed Harvest anglers, at least temporarily. This year, the Chattahoochee DH stretch will not be stocked. Several things led to that decision, including the recent outbreak of Whirling Disease among trout in Georgia’s Buford Hatchery. As a result of that outbreak and subsequent recovery measures, many thousands of trout were lost. That had a significant impact on Georgia’s DH stocking plans as fisheries managers worked to figure out the best way to use the fish that were available. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of trout to stock the Hooch DH in any meaningful way. Typically, the section receives about 50,000 trout over the course of a DH season. But I’m told that this year there are simply not enough trout to effectively stock the relatively enormous Chattahoochee DH. Trying to do so with only a small number of fish just wouldn’t make for a very good DH fishing experience, and if you combine that low number with high wintertime flows plus predation by striped bass, it’s easy to understand the decision to forego the Hooch for now. According to John Lee Thomson, Georgia DNR’s trout program coordina-
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What they don’t say and do is hurting us all If the job of the police is to prevent crime, protect us, and maintain order, and they do none of the above, what happens? If the job of the teacher is to teach and educate, and they don’t, do they get to keep their RAY APPEN job? If the job of the Publisher Emeritus sports coach is to ray@appenmedia.com win, and they don’t, how long do they get to keep their job? If the cook or the waitress at your favorite restaurant doesn’t show up, does their boss just ignore it? So, what exactly is the job of our elected officials –– say Georgia legislators, for example? Is it to not lose the next election, no matter what? Is it to always be reelected? What if that is all they ever care about or do? Is that “doing their job” to you? Should they keep their job? Is their job to protect us, like law enforcement? “Of course it is,” you say. How about our Democracy? Is it their job to protect our system –– like “rule of law” or those ol’ “checks and balances?” “Now you’re getting tricky,” you are thinking. Sure sounds like a trick question. What do we expect of them? I mean, really expect. Have you thought about that lately? Do you expect your legislator to speak up when something is going wrong or something is being voted on that is not in your best interest? Is that a fair question? Well, what do you think? I am kind of old school. I still expect someone’s word to be their bond and a handshake is better than something in writing. Now, I don’t actually recall my dad teaching me very much about stuff like that, but mother read to us all the time –– from the Bible, from literature and so much more. Most of what she read to us had lessons, life lessons as central to the plots. Don’t lie (“The Boy who Cried Wolf”), Don’t steal (“Jack and the Beanstalk”), honor others (the story about the horse that lost its shoe and the battle was lost), and more. Those lessons from 60 years ago stick with me, and I have passed them on to my children. They have taken those lessons to heart; they live their lives by them. They make me proud each day. My questions to them are: “Didn’t our elected officials’ moms read to them too? Weren’t they taught about honor, integrity, and respect? Didn’t
their daddy’s take a belt to some of them when he caught them lying or being disrespectful?” If the answer is “yes,” then one has to ask the follow up question: “Why don’t these values show up in how they act as elected representatives?” Stop, before you get too flustered, let me explain. I once asked a good friend who is a legislator why he voted to permit guns in churches and if he really thought that was a good idea. “Of course not,” he said, with admirable honesty, “but because of my district, if I had voted against that bill, they would have thrown me out next election,” he replied. Of note, not one of his colleagues voted against that one either. Or how about this one. A former office holder - once told his niece that he was running for office because the incumbent had been in office for so long and that he - my friend - believed in term limits. Well, years later, when his niece asked him why he was fighting to stay in office (just like his predecessor), he asked her if she remembered that book “Lord of the Rings” and what having that ring in someone’s possession did to them. Not all elected officials only make decisions that are politically expedient, but I think it is fair to say that most of them do. And the thing about that is when they are faced with something that is just not right –– and often very bad not right –– instead of speaking up they just hide, hide under the cloak of absence. Absent saying or doing something that is politically not expedient, they cannot be held accountable for their acts or their views if they just keep their mouth shut. And the crazy thing about that is that the majority behave that way and actually believe that if they just don’t say anything, no one will notice what they have not said or done. That is their play book. But I suggest that does not make them nearly as invisible as they think. Their silence, more often than not, is a roar that can be heard for miles around –– this silence of not speaking up, of not standing up, this silence of sticking their heads in the sand and hiding and hoping that no one notices until the issue goes away and is forgotten. Sorry, we notice. I remember that saying, “I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.” Shouldn’t they “do the right thing” even if it means that it may dam-
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Why we publish local crime stories Any mayor will tell you that their most important obligation to the people that elected them is to keep them safe. How safe do residents feel walking in the park at night? How comfortHANS APPEN able is a business Publisher with entrusting local hans@appenmedia.com law enforcement to protect its employees and customers? Are my kids safe getting off the bus and walking home? Do people of faith feel safe worshipping as they see fit? These are all important questions that we attempt to answer with our reporting on public safety issues in north Atlanta. Our intent is always to inform readers and hold local elected officials and public safety departments accountable to their constituents.
Sailboat: Continued from Page 8 to “shower” with buckets of sea water during the 16-day trek between Madeira and Bermuda. Other high points included dining on fresh-caught tuna, learning to speak some French and developing an appreciation for desserts of baguette and cheese. She also sharpened her sailing skills while getting a good tan. After setting sail on a full moon July 20 in France, the Sea Tiger II made port
Appen: Continued from Page 20 age their chances of reelection? Is being reelected what you expect from your representative even when his or her actions or lack of actions are not in your best interest or “our collective best interest?” Why aren’t they willing to “do the right thing” and live with the consequence? Why is that ring of power so compelling that they are willing to sell their souls most of the time instead of doing the right thing? I guess I am old school though, and
Every two years, you have an opportunity to elect new leaders on your city council or county commission if you think your current representation isn’t up to the task. If you don’t know what’s going on, or what public safety measures are falling short of expectations, then you are not equipped to make informed decisions come election time…or when it’s time to buy a house, send your children to school, park your car and go shopping, etc. An informed decision will tell you who the best people are to staff your public safety departments and provide direction on what they understand are YOUR wishes and priorities for allocation of public safety resources. So, for the most part, our focus as a newsroom has always been on felonies, violent crimes and crimes of opportunity. And lastly, we publish the names of those arrested for DUI and drug offenses. That said, we also have some self-imposed restrictions on what we publish: under a full moon in Maryland at 5 a.m., Aug. 22. “The boat arrived in Annapolis in perfect condition,” Schaaf reported. “It was an incredible experience of a lifetime and I hope to do it again,” said Cohen, who has her sights set on another delivery opportunity from France through the Mediterranean to Turkey. Meanwhile, she happily boarded the Sea Tiger II again at the boat show. Afterward, father-son sets of Schaafs and Turtons sailed to the British Virgin Islands, where the vessel an Alpharetta woman helped deliver from France will be available for booking as part of the my values are old fashioned. But I just can’t believe deep in my heart that many of our elected officials are old school too, but they just haven’t summoned the courage to act old school and do the right thing … because doing that is the right thing to do. Here is a new tool you can use to monitor our elected officials, particularly our Georgia legislators. It is new from ProPublica and they tag this app with “See what your representatives in Congress say and do.” Go to Projects. propublica.org to get started or just copy and paste this into your browser: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/states/GA
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Hudson: Continued from Page 18 tor, Georgia will draw on its available trout to stock the Amicalola, Toccoa and Smith Creek DH sections. South Carolina will take care of stocking the Chattanooga DH, a section of river which forms the Georgia/South Carolina border. That’s all good! Even so, I’ll miss that Delayed Harvest fishing on the Chattahoochee. I do dearly love the Hooch DH and have many great memories from those waters over the years. But these days, I try to look for the good news – the silver linings, if you will. Part of the good news here is that I’ll now be prodded into spending more time exploring Georgia’s other great DH waters. And that sounds like a lot of fun. I’ll let you know what I find, and I hope you’ll keep me posted on your DH adventures too!
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