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Library upgrade planned as new branch gets name Forsyth County officials are considering an array of upgrades and additions to its library system. The county is considering an $857,000 proposal to reconstruct the roof at the Cumming Library, below, and recently selected Denmark Library as the name for its newest branch which will be built on Fowler Road. Read more, Page 4

Economist predicts recovery ahead

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Low poverty rate cuts federal aid for schools

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Commissioners review annexation request

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A woman accused of embezzling more than $50,000 from her employer turned herself in to authorities Jan. 19. Deborah Freda Monroe, 49, of Cumming, was charged with two counts of fraudulent transaction card theft, two counts of theft by taking, computer crime forgery, identity fraud and fraudulent receipt of goods. Forsyth County investigators received reports of Monroe’s alleged behavior Dec. 1. Her employer claimed she was placing fraudulent travel reimbursements in the payroll system and sent those reimbursements to her personal bank account. The complainant also reported that Monroe placed several Amazon orders on the company credit card. Investigators said that Monroe had been making the fraudulent travel reimbursements and unauthorized purchases since February 2016. The reimbursements totaled $49,427 and the purchases totaled $3,028, according to deputies.

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Marietta man charged with stealing tow truck FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies charged a Marietta man with stealing a tow truck on Jan. 19. Larry Coffman, 32, was charged with theft by taking, DUI, fleeing, failure to maintain lane, driving without a valid license, driving on wrong side of street

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Stanley Stephen Ledbetter II, born 1979, of Candler Road, Gainesville, was arrested Jan. 18 on McFarland Parkway for DUI, driving without a valid license and failure to maintain lane. Dell Elaine Lee, born 1962, of Driver Lane, Cumming, was arrested Jan. 18 on Driver Lane for possession of methamphetamine. Kim Marie Quinn, born 1956, of Saltville, Virginia, was arrested Jan. 19 on McFarland Parkway for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Daniela Lynn Schnibbe, born 1991, of Winchester Drive, Cumming, was arrested Jan. 20 on Atlanta Highway for DUI. Larry Michael Coffman, born 1988, of Foxglove Drive SW, Marietta, was arrested Jan. 20 on Post Road for DUI, theft by taking, fleeing, failure to maintain lane, driving without a valid license, driving on wrong side of street and failure to obey traffic control device. Jose Diaz-Lopez, born 1992, of White Bluff Way, Buford, was arrested Jan. 20 and failure to obey traffic control device. According to the report, the tow truck driver flagged down a deputy at 11:30 p.m. and said Coffman stole his truck while he left the vehicle to run into a QT gas station. Coffman initially refused to stop when deputies attempted to pull him over. He eventually stopped the tow truck at Post and Major roads.

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Forsyth man accused of punching deputy in face FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Cumming man reportedly punched a deputy in the face while being arrested Jan. 25 in the 4500 block of Concord Village Lane. Larry Chadwick Harrison, 37, was charged with public intoxication, battery and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Deputies responded to calls of a suspicious person ringing someone’s doorbell, according to the Sheriff’s Office report. Harrison acted erratically and was clearly under the influence when an officer tried to question him, deputies said. Harrison struck the deputy in the left side of the face when the officer tried to handcuff him.

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Thin supply chain puts hold on Forsyth’s vaccination drive By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County’s COVID-19 vaccination events have been put on hold until the county can secure more doses. Emergency Management Director Chris Grimes said the events, which took place over four days over the last two weeks, will not come back online until the county can promise it has doses to distribute. He presented the disappointing update to the Board of Commissioners at its Jan. 26 work session. Grimes told the board last month the county would put a hold on the events if it could not guarantee it had a full

allotment of doses, and just two weeks into the program, Forsyth has encountered that roadblock. As more cities and counties, pharmacies and senior care facilities have received doses, the supply chain has become “thinner,” he said, adding state and federal agencies dictate vaccine allotments. Once Forsyth obtains enough doses, the events could come online again quickly. Grimes suggested with the infrastructure in place, that could be in as little as a few hours. The county was able to hold the first four events over two weeks beginning Jan. 19. Over 1,400 people received doses during the first two events the week of Jan. 19. Doses were distributed to those eligible

at two locations, First Redeemer Church and Browns Bridge Church, over the last two weeks, with 600 doses available at each site during the four event dates. However, those who received their first dose might need to source another provider for the necessary second round. The county does not have figures for the total number of residents who have received doses, only those who receive one at its events. Those 65-years or older, caretakers, additional healthcare workers and others are currently eligible to receive the vaccine under federal guidelines. Grimes said the county has about 34,000 seniors and caretakers who are eligible. Forsyth’s vaccination efforts are at

least in part to supplement local and regional health agencies. Though its own vaccination events are paused, Grimes said Forsyth County will continue to aid its Health Department through assistance in scheduling, facilitating volunteers, scheduling personnel for vaccine distribution and any transportation needs. Officials used the Jan. 26 work session to also provide some financial aid to the department. Commissioners approved a contract to provide and install an emergency power generator at its facility on Ga. 20. The system has an automatic switchover in the event of a power outage that will ensure vaccines of all varieties stored at the facility will be kept at the proper temperature.

Forsyth County’s future public library gets a name By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Public Library’s newest branch now has a name, Denmark Library. The Library Board of Directors voted recently to make the moniker the branch’s official name. The 32,000-square-foot facility, which will be located on Fowler Road between Fowler Hill Road and Poole Road, is set to open in 2023. Stephen Kight, deputy director of the county’s library system, said the name was not specifically chosen in honor of Leila Daughtry Denmark, but it was mirroring the same name as other government entities in the area, such as Denmark High School and Denmark Park. Kight said the most frequently used nicknames used for the library in planning had been Denmark Library or Fowler Road Library. The branch will be the fifth in the system and will benefit residents in the southwest portion of the county. Library officials identified the area as in need of a branch, and that “the near-

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venient library service in Forsyth County based on population projections and current library usage trends,” a system document states. As proposed, Denmark Library will include collaborative meeting spaces, a community meeting room, study rooms, an outdoor programming area and 90,000 books and other materials. Impact fees were earmarked to purchase the 9.5-acre site from Forsyth County Schools. Kight said the final construction budget for the branch has not been set, but $9.7 million in SPLOST 8 funds and $2 million from a State of Georgia Capital Outlay grant have been allocated for the project. Initial estimates put the total price tag for the building, including

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design and engineering, at $11.9 million. Kight said the county will be seeking an architecture firm for the branch soon. The library system is also looking to the future at one of its established branches, the Cumming Library. The Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 26 to move forward with a proposal to replace the roof at the Cumming Branch. The county can soon finalize its award of the project to SRS, Inc. for up to $857,000 for the replacement, with $100,000 of those funds set aside for “unforeseen conditions.” County staff said the large price tag was due to the roof having a “complex system” that includes several components. They added the county’s current budget had allocated more than that amount.

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Economist says North Atlanta poised for business recovery By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — North Metro Atlanta may be one of the best sites in the region for business recovery as the world unshackles itself from the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the view of Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business. Speaking at the Jan. 26 online Wellstar DHAWAN Chamber Luncheon Series, Dhawan predicted economic recovery will be gradual, but there are certain characteristics of the north metro area that give it a leg up on rebuilding commerce. “You are in the driver’s seat now,” Dhawan said. “You are away from the core high-rise buildings. You‘re socially

distanced, houses spread out. In the old days, the problem used to be we don’t have the nice restaurants or the artwork or this thing – that’s immaterial now.” Rebuilding from COVID, he said, businesses will pursue safety and convenience. “What matters now – what workers are saying – [is] ‘I don’t want to go into a 36-story office building and take the elevators with 5,000 people,’” Dhawan said. “Whereas, you have those low-slung office buildings where a company can come and say ‘Give me all the five front floors… and I can control who goes in and out.’” That trend is supported in the flurry of business announcements, he said. Certainly, there is still talk of building high rises in Midtown Atlanta, but the main push now is for smaller, more strategic sites offering workforce safety. “You happened to be in the right place when this biological even happened, and I think that you are going to benefit,” Dhawan said.

None of this is going to happen overnight, he said, but as the vaccination process proceeds across the country, people will slowly begin to start spending again, probably sometime in the fall and through early 2022. “My 2022 is the most optimistic forecast compared to any forecast,” Dhawan said. Right now, no one is making longterm plans to major purchases and travel, he said, and hospitality is a major part of most metro areas, so relief won’t come immediately. “I don’t see people coming out and hugging their neighbor by March or April,” he said. “That’s what other forecasters have. The stimulus comes in, the money goes out, and people spend the money.” He pointed to an item in the GDP account called Spending on Watches and Jewelry. Spending in that category dropped by 50 percent when the pandemic hit in March and April, he said. But today, spending in that sector has

recovered and is currently running 20 percent higher. This kind of spending, Dhawan said, does not signal a full-scale recovery. For one thing, the number of mortgages in forbearance remains high, he said. When more people begin paying their mortgages on time will signal a return to a healthy economy, Dhawan said. Among his many achievements in economics, Dhawan has received the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago award for forecasting excellence for the best forecast in five different categories over the past five years. He is a five-time winner of the Pulsenomics Crystal Ball Award for accurate and outstanding performance for U.S. Home Price prediction from Zillow. His remarks Jan. 25 were part of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Wellstar Chamber Luncheon Series and provided a preview of the GSU Economic Forecasting Center’s next national and regional forecast conference to be held Feb. 25.

Second Draw loans continue popularity among businesses By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — The Small Business Administration reported last week that Georgia lenders have made more than 7,000 loans valued at nearly $530 million through the most recent round of federal Economic Aid Act. The Paycheck Protection Program is designed to help small businesses keep paying workers as they navigate the pandemic economy. This latest round of loans is open to all small businesses, including

those who received PPP loans in 2020. Nationally, more than 400,000 loans valued at more than $35 billion have been approved this round. Overall, the average loan size is $87,000. Accumulatively, all PPP loans approved in 2020 combined with this round total more than 5.5 million PPP loans totaling $557.8 billion. “This current round of PPP was designed to ensure increased access to funds for minority, underserved, veteran, and women-owned small businesses,” said Terri Denison, SBA Georgia District Director. “To address potential access to

capital barriers, PPP access was initially granted exclusively to community financial institutions that typically serve these concerns.” Loyal Trust Bank in Johns Creek reported that after less than two weeks of the PPP Second Draw program, has in process 67 percent of the total dollars it did in earlier rounds. The program ends on March 31, 2021 or when the SBA runs out of allocated funds as it did in round one. Loyal Trust Bank is a local community bank that processed and closed 10 times as many PPP loans as many banks

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Peyton James Scott, born 1999, of Cocklebur Trail, Decatur, was arrested Jan. 22 on Buford Highway for DUI, possession of marijuana, failure to maintain lane, driving while license suspended or revoked and failure to maintain insurance. Christopher Allen Carver, born 1987, of Ben Higgins Road, Dahlonega, was arrested Jan. 22 on Turner Road for DUI, driving while license suspended or revoked and failure to maintain lane. Alec Douglas Roberts, born 1993, of Canongate Kirk Circle, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 23 on Laurel Oak Drive for DUI, defective tires and failure to maintain lane. John Fredy Ramirez, born 1975, of Stone Point Way, Buford, was arrested Jan. 23 on Buford Highway for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Julie Maria Bowers, born 1964, of Habersham Place, Cumming, was arrested Jan. 23 on Ga. 400 for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Nicholas Joseph Perzella, born 1990, of Reindeer Rounding, Alpharetta, was arrested Jan. 23 on Atlanta Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Luciana Tome Garcia, born 1982, of Brandlwood Way NW, Lilburn, was ar-

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Funding formula penalizes districts with low poverty By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. — The Forsyth County School System has received nearly $7.5 million in federal stimulus funds to help manage COVID-19 disruption to schools, but officials say the district’s low poverty rates are unfairly penalizing its access to funding. Since March, the Georgia Department of Education has allocated more than $2.1 billion in federal funds to the state’s 180 school districts through two rounds of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. The stimulus funds are allocated based on the number of students receiving Title 1 funding tied to household income. Title 1 provides federal funds to schools with high percentages of low-income students. “The distribution of the funding is not decided by Georgia DOE or states,” said Meghan Frick, communication director for the Georgia Department of Education. “It is laid out in the fed-

eral legislation…and proportionate to the amount of Title I funding districts receive.” Of the over $2 billion allocated to the state’s 180 school districts, 10 school systems with high Title 1 eligibility have received just under half of the total distribution. Forsyth County Schools is the seventh largest district in Georgia with 51,000 students, but it has a relatively low number of students eligible for Title 1 services based on household income. In contrast, the City of Atlanta Schools with a similar enrollment, but high Title 1 eligibility, has received nearly $113 million in CARES funding to date. Forsyth Superintendent Jeff Bearden said the district welcomes any additional revenue, but he noted the district faces challenges that all districts are dealing with in a pandemic. “As one of the few school districts

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Another annexation bid goes before Forsyth officials

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The City of Cumming has expanded its borders significantly over the past two years, and that trend could continue soon with a business requesting to annex additional acres from Forsyth County. Corridor Properties has requested to annex two parcels totaling 21.2 acres along Antioch Road contiguous with two other properties that were previously acquired by the City of Cumming. County Attorney Ken Jarrard presented the bid at the Board of Commissioner’s Jan. 26 work session, but no action was taken. The agenda item will return the next work session, Feb. 9, for further discussion and possible action. The county can choose to object or accept the annexation. “If the county does tender an objection, then that will result in the annexation dispute resolution protocol under state law,” Jarrard told the Herald. “That will ultimately result in an arbitration panel being assembled and some form of hearing where any objection concerns can be vetted. The panel will then make a decision on the county’s objection.” Jarrad said the board can also waive any objection and, from the county’s perspective, the matter ends there. However, if the county’s attitude toward recent annexation requests is any indication, the business may be in for a fight. Under state laws, the county can object if an annexation would present a burden on the county based on significantly altered land use, an increase in density or infrastructure demands. An objection must show a substantial change “in the intensity” of a property use, infrastructure hardships or that its proposed use alters “substantially” from Forsyth’s land use plan.

Corridor Properties has requested to annex two parcels totaling 21.2 acres along Antioch Road Corridor Properties’ proposal would rezone the property from A1, agricultural district, to highway business designation to include a contractor business, including an office, shop and a storage yard for vehicles and equipment. Jarrard said there could be future expansion for added office and warehouse space on the site. Under the county’s comprehensive land use plan, development on the site “should integrate high quality design and retain a sense of rural, community character.” Jarrard said the annexation would “very likely” result in different design standards and criteria. The land use plan outlines that any future commercial development should be located within a node or the Coal Mountain Overlay, and the parcels being considered in the annexation are not. Jarrad said the plan also dictates that commercial uses outside of nodes should be limited to commercial corridors and at or adjacent to major intersections. The properties do not fit either of those criteria, he said. The county has until Feb. 18 to object to the annexation bid. The request is one of over half a dozen that have come before the board in recent years, and several have been met with opposition from the county. In 2020, Forsyth fielded annexation requests for approximately 11 acres of Buford Highway to make way for a Cadillac dealership and for 54 acres east of Cumming’s city limits near Lake Lanier.

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Managing your house and property five ways NAPSI —The next time you look around your home, or that of your aging relatives, you may be astonished how much “stuff” accumulates over the years. Are there things — and the stories they tell — you want to save to pass down to the next generation? Is your will or estate plan on hold because you don’t know where to start? What if you had a natural disaster or break-in — are your items properly protected by insurance? You can make this year the one in which you get your estate in order with these five easy steps: 1. Get started. The best way to get something done is to start. Decide if it makes sense to tackle items by room or by category and get started. This is not something that has to be done in one day, in fact, it might take several days or longer to get organized. Don’t be discouraged. Once it’s done, it will only need periodic updating.

2. Take photos. Use a photo-based mobile app, such as Manage My Things, to accurately and efficiently track items. You can upload one item at a time or batches of items such as fine china. “If you’ve ever had to empty a parent’s home, decide which of your heirs gets your things when you die or have confidence you’ll be made whole if a disaster strikes, then you know all the decisions you make are emotional,” said Rick McKenna, CEO of Manage My Things. “This app takes you through much of the complex decision-making, so your time is better spent with loved ones. All you need to know is how to take photos and answer a few questions. The app does the rest.” 3. Donate or discard. There are many services and organizations that can help you remove items from your home, either for donation or to discard. Some examples

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School superintendents tapped to help draft vaccination plan By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA — State leaders in education and public health have convened a working group of school superintendents to help develop plans for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations to teachers and school staff across all 180 systems. State School Superintendent Richard Woods and Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey and their staffs will meet with the superintendents to gather information to be used as statewide models. Georgia Department of Education spokeswoman Meghan Frick said the 13 superintendents on the working group represent various regions of the state and have been proactive in developing local distribution plans for vaccinations. “We worked to select districts that have already developed strong plans for faculty and staff vaccinations and [represent] small, midsize and large districts in urban, suburban and rural Georgia,” Frick said. Absent were any superintendents from the state’s four largest school districts — Gwinnett, Cobb, Dekalb and Fulton — which account for nearly 30 percent of the state’s public school enrollment. Frick noted superintendents from Atlanta and Marietta city school districts are part of the 13-member committee, along with school leaders from Cherokee, Douglas and Henry counties.

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that has seen an increase in student enrollment growth this year, we were disappointed that the funding was again tied to Title 1,” Bearden said. “But we are grateful for any increase in revenue we receive.” The CARES Act funding allowed Forsyth Schools to extend 10 COVID days of leave through March 31 for staff. The current fiscal year budget for Forsyth Schools drew heavily from its reserve funds to ensure all positions were maintained and any furloughs avoided. “This was a priority of our board, even with the large decreases in state and local revenues,” Bearden said. The budget process for Forsyth Schools is underway for Fiscal Year 2022. Public schools could see a third

“There are five metro districts included, but it was important to include districts from other parts of the state as well,” Frick said. Other counties represented on the working group include Appling, Baldwin, Bibb, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Dougherty, Early and Lumpkin. She noted the goal of the advisory group is not to create required procedures, but to provide “best practices” that can be used by other districts. Georgia is currently in Phase 1A+ of the statewide vaccination plan, which prioritizes vaccinations for healthcare workers, staff and residents of long-term care facilities, adults aged 65 or older and their caregivers, and first responders. The state’s teachers and school staff are prioritized in Phase 1B, along with other non-healthcare essential workers. No time frame has been released as to when Phase 1B will open. Jumping the line has consequences. Last week a medical facility in Elbert County in northwest Georgia was suspended from additional vaccine supplies for six months after it allowed teachers and school staff to receive vaccinations. Frick said the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine is the key to the full reopening of schools around the state. “While the majority of districts are already offering five days a week of in-person instruction, staff vaccinations should provide for widespread and consistent re-openings statewide,” Frick said. round of CARES Act funding under the $170 billion stimulus plan awaiting Congressional approval. Stimulus funds can be used across a wide variety of programs and activities in response to COVID-19. Solution

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Good news, good people Occasionally, I allow the world to break through my shield and get to me. It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen, particularly lately with all the chaos and anger around. However, RAY APPEN when things seem the Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com worst, almost inevitably “life” tosses me a lifeline, and I am able to move through the clutter and noise and get back to a safe place — a better state of mind. When I did my Appalachian Trail hike, the same thing happened, almost on a routine basis. “The Trail provides” was the one takeaway that almost all hikers discover. It happened so consistently and so poignantly, that one quickly not only became aware of it, but also came to believe it to be some sort of law of nature. I know I did — no fear, no fear at all of anything out there. The Trail will provide. My “lifelines” back here in civilization (Alpharetta) usually take on very simple forms — good people doing good things — sometimes involving me and sometimes acts that I only hear about. And the “reminders” usually are not grandiose acts, but small mundane things that can easily be missed or not appreciated. So here are people who do good and are good that have been my reminder — my lifeline at one time or another. These may not seem like big deals, but to me they were and still are, big deals. Saving my MacBook was the goal. After taking my MacBook into an authorized Apple service place because the trac-pad had ceased working and being told that it might be dead and that they didn’t deal with trac-pads anyway, I was desperate. I have had my MacBook for almost eight years, and it has countless important files stored on the hard drive. Yes, I have it backed up, but I am never 100 percent that the backup was successful, or that the data is retrievable. When I walked into the small nondescript shop in Cumming called Experimax, I am sure my panic was obvious. “Yes, we work on Macs. Yes, we can replace trac-pads. Yes, replacing the trac-pad, depending on the age of your laptop might cost maybe $200-ish.” Several days later, they called me and said it was ready to pick up. “How much do I owe you,” I asked as he handed me my laptop. “Oh, don’t worry about it. There is no charge. We were able to adjust

OPINION your trac-pad and you don’t need a new one, courtesy of our lead tech, Timmy.” He smiled. I must have looked shocked, because I was. He knew how important that laptop was to me, and he also knew that I was 100 percent prepared to pay whatever he charged for a new trackpad or whatever else it might take to repair my beloved laptop. Instead, “No charge.” I always like to save money, but that wasn’t it. I had had a bad week. A lot of things had not gone well. I was miserable. Then, “the trail provides” provided — so grateful. His name is Paco Rodriguez. His store, Experimax, is in Cumming just off Ga. 400 at 1586 Market Place Blvd. His cell is 770-923RODRIGUEZ 5741 and the shop phone is 678-845-6977. Thank you Paco. Thank you for your honor and your integrity. We can’t get enough of that. Three more good guys. This is the same story as Paco, but instead of computer repairs, it is car repair. It is a short story. The first place I want to mention repairs really anything you bring in — all makes and models. The second place primarily specializes on German cars but will also work on other brands. The first place is part of a chain of repair shops, and my friend there is Rashed Wesa, the service manager. He sets the tone and the WESA attitude for everyone else who works there. And because of who he is and how he is, all the staff as far as I can see are all the same — humble, polite, professional, honorable and honest. The second repair shop is a simple garage in Roswell off Oak Street, owned by the former head mechanic of a large dealership that sells only German cars. Maybe four or five folks work there. The atmosphere is comfortable. It’s like walking into the living room of a good friend or a bar “where everyone knows your name.” You walk in and one of them stops what they are doing and talks to you. Often, when I have been there, the car goes up on the lift right then and there and you get a quick probable diagnosis. I no longer ask either place “how much,” because I don’t need to. I know they will do the work and do it well but only do the work absolutely necessary to fix the problem. If I have heard it once I have heard it repeatedly at both places: “We could do this and fix that, but you know, if we did this other thing it would do the same job and it will cost a lot less.” Something along those lines, every time.

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Here is an example that involves Sammy, the owner of the second place: “Yes Ray, I can fix this damage to your 1987 Mike Osborne (left) and Mercedes Turbo-Diesel. Sammy Duckett, owner If you use insurance though, they’ll probably total the car. I can replace the door and that front quarter panel with used ones, and I think I can even find them in the same black as your car — it was a very common color for this type of car — which means you wouldn’t have to have it painted. The painting gets expensive fast.” Both are simply good, honorable, professionals who know what they are doing — in their profession, as well in their lives. They treat their customers the way they would want to be treated. Money -— especially money gained dishonestly — is not part of their character. These guys are, to me, why I can smile when it’s raining outside. Rashed is at Express Oil Change on Haynes Bridge, right next to where Alpha Soda used to be. His number is 770-752-7522 (cell) or 770-752-0932. The address is 11720 Haynes Bridge

Road in Alpharetta. Sammy owns Lauck Motors, 89 Oak Street in Roswell. The main number is 770-992-1313 and his cell is 678231-2463. Allen or Mike is who you will usually end up speaking with. Mike and Sammy, between them, are probably as knowledgeable as anyone out there in fixing German cars. If you want to help me reward these businesses for simply being good humans and for being honorable examples for us all, please find my column online on NorthFulton.com under “Opinion” in the main tool bar and repost it or tweet it or otherwise share it! They deserve it. Do you want to share? I am sure that you too have your own stories, your own good people, who have pulled you up or restored your faith either in yourself or in humanity. If you want to, drop me a brief email about them and what they do or did so I can share with our readers! My email is AppenIdeas@gmail.com. Contrary to recent trends, words do matter. Character and integrity still matter. Telling the truth still matters. I would suggest that almost nothing else counts if you don’t start with character, integrity and the truth. That makes all the difference. And, it is how we start to mend our broken world. Thank you Paco, Rashed, Sammy, and Mike for the example you provide, for what you do, for who you are.

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Helton Creek Falls – at last! After all these years of wandering around in the north Georgia mountains, I sometimes start to think I’ve seen it all. But I’m wrong. Just last week, while tracking down an altogether differSTEVE HUDSON ent sort of place that Get Outside Georgia, I’ll tell you about in a aa4bw@comcast.net future column, I happened to come across a spot I’ve never visited before. That spot is Helton Creek Falls, a beautiful (and delightfully accessible) set of two spectacular waterfalls not far from Blairsville. How had I managed to miss Helton Creek Falls? I’d certainly heard about it. I’d even read about it. But I’d never visited it – and since I still had several hours of daylight, I decided it was high time to do so. Helton Creek Falls, here I come! The easiest way to get there is take US 19/129 south from Blairsville, looking for Helton Creek Road. Coming from the north that way, the turn-off will be on your left (it’s just past the entrance to Vogel State Park). Make the turn, and then continue about 2.3 miles to a small pullout parking area on the right side of the road. The trailhead is right next to the parking area and is identified by a small sign. That’s the easy way in. There’s another way, however. You know how they say that getting there is half the fun? Well, if you approach Helton Creek Falls via Georgia 348 (that is, from the other end of Helton Creek Road), things go from ordinary to adventure – and the reason is two (count ‘em,

two) creek fords. Yes, the kind of crossing that you do without benefit of bridge. “You mean, as in drive through the water?” said Wife of Mine when I told her about it later. “Yep,” I said. “That’s what I did. Twice!” “Well,” she said after a moment, “I’m glad you didn’t take the van.” Truth be told, the van might have had trouble with the crossings, especially the second one. But the old gray truck took ‘em both in stride. What’s it like to drive through a creek? That depends on the condition of the road (which can change after high water), on the height of the creek, and also on the height of your vehicle. If it’s rained recently and the creek is up at all, forget the creek ford route and go in the other way. I mean that. It doesn’t take much water to make a car lose its footing, and then you’ve got a real mess on your hands. The same thing applies if your car is low to the ground. My trusty truck has plenty of clearance, but your Maserati probably does not. And believe it: There’s nothing to take the fun out of a day in the woods like suddenly seeing an inch of water sloshing around the floorboard of your car. These creek fords are further complicated by challenging approaches and exits. The second ford (closest to the falls) can be particularly challenging. So…if you have any doubt at all, then don’t take the route with the fords. Go in the other way, off 19/129, instead. Remember: you ford creeks at your own risk. However… If you come in from 19/129, it’s easCDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A

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base of the lower falls. It’s a great place for making a photo, but watch your footing at the bottom of the steps. After checking out the view there, return to the main trail and continue toward the upper falls. This portion of the trail can be a little more of a challenge. You’ll note that it’s possible to swing left off the trail toward the top of the lower falls. But resist the temptation to do so. Good advice: stay away from the top of any waterfall. The rocks can be wet and unexpectedly slick, and it’s too easy to slip and fall. Take this seriously. Stay on the main trail! Continuing on, you’ll soon come to the upper falls observation platform. From the safety of the platform, you’ll have a grand view of the upper falls. It’s another great spot for a photo. I think you’ll like Helton Creek Falls! Steve Hudson is the author of several books on hiking and the outdoors, including HIKING THE HOOCH, a comprehensive guide to the hiking trails of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Learn more about his books at www. ChattahoocheeMedia.com

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Special episode with editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Mike Luckovich joined a special episode of the Georgia Politics Podcast on Jan. 22 to discuss his methodology and career as an editorial cartoonist. Since 1989, Luckovich has worked for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and earned Pulitzer Prizes in 1995 and 2006. At age 13, Luckovich drew his first politiLUCKOVICH cal cartoon. Since high school, his ambition has been to be a cartoonist. Studying political science in college directed that path to an editorial route. Earlier in the day of the podcast, Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron passed away at age 86. Hammerin’ Hank played

23 seasons in the major leagues and came to national fame after surpassing Babe Ruth’s 714 home run record. Aaron hit his 755th home run in 1976, a record that stood until Barry Bonds broke it in 2007. In honor of Aaron’s legacy on and off the field, Luckovich shared a cartoon he drew of Hank touching home plate in front of heaven’s gates. The interview with Luckovich runs about 30 minutes. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate or leave a comment on your preferred listening app. Excepts from the Luckovich Interview: Q: What was the first political cartoon that you drew, that you remember? A: I drew it for my grandma. It was when (President) Nixon was really in trouble. It was a really stupid cartoon, but it was Richard Nixon and he’s got these big

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draw. Now when I come up with an idea it’s just a very rough sketch and then when I go to finish it, I just draw and I don’t pencil anything in. As I’m drawing, I will white out and then rub it with my finger to smooth it. I spend less time than I used to doing a drawing.

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rubber boots on. It’s flooding at the front gate of his house and something about Watergate. Q: Since you were 13, how has your methodology changed? A: Thanks to the pandemic, I’ve moved out of my office at the AJC and into my basement storage area, but I like being home. Also, what’s changed (is that) I used to pencil stuff in when I would

Q: Is there a drawing or cartoon that you’ve created that stands out to you more than any other? A: Normally when I’m doing a cartoon, I’m just so focused on it, and it becomes my favorite cartoon until the next day. I did a cartoon during the Iraq War, and I think we were approaching 2,000 casualties in Iraq, but we weren’t there yet. What I did over a weekend is I wrote WH-Y with a question mark. I wrote it big, then I filled in the letters and question mark with the (names of) soldiers that had been killed.

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