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Brig. Gen. John T. Gentry Jr., Assistant Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard, tells a crowd assembled at Cumming’s Veterans War Memorial May 27 that Americans must always remember the cost of preserving liberty.
Cumming honors war dead By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Veterans, families and grateful residents gathered at Cumming’s Veterans War Memorial May 27 for an
early celebration of Memorial Day. Dark clouds threatening rain broke to reveal sunshine as city officials and local veterans delivered speeches honoring fallen and retired veterans and active members of the armed forces.
The celebration’s keynote speaker was Brig. Gen. John T. Gentry Jr., Assistant Adjutant General of the Georgia National Guard. Gentry has served in Iraq and
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Kerry Hill is likely to be Forsyth County’s next District 1 Commissioner, according to unofficial primary election results. Hill earned nearly 74 percent of the vote against her sole opponent, Tim Huffine. Since no Democrat is running for the seat, Hill will be on the ballot unopposed for the Nov. 8 general election. Hill’s campaign has focused on keepHILL ing county property taxes low and promoting responsible growth amid Forsyth County’s rapidly expanding population. The District 1 seat is currently held by Molly Cooper, who did not run for reelection this year. A software engineer by trade, Hill has lived in Forsyth County with her husband for more than 14 years. The two have three children who attended Forsyth County Public Schools. Hill is also a member of the County Planning Commission and president of her community’s homeowners association.
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Cumming man linked to stolen handgun FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A Cumming man was arrested May 18 for allegedly stealing a gun out of a Gainesville woman’s car. The woman called the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office on March 14 reporting a small-caliber pistol had been stolen out of her car sometime between Dec. 4, 2021 and March 6, 2022. The gun had already been reported stolen by Gainesville police. A deputy contacted Gainesville police who said the gun had already been recovered after it was sold to a pawn shop on Shallowford Road. Gainesville police identified the man who pawned the gun, but he was not considered a suspect in the theft. They said the gun was being held as part of an investigation in their jurisdiction. A 19-year-old Cumming resident was arrested two months later in connection with the incident and charged with felony theft.
Authorities nab suspect in theft of $600 in tools FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A suspected shoplifter was arrested May 18 after being pulled over soon after deputies were called to investigate the theft at Home Depot on Peachtree Parkway. A Home Depot employee was able to provide a description of the man’s vehicle when the incident was reported. He said the man had stolen a $440 lawn trimmer and blower, a $230 power tool and $7 worth of Gorilla Glue. As the deputy was on his way to the Home Depot, another deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the
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Driver cited for forgery after giving fake names FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A 21-yearold Conyers man was arrested May 22 after allegedly giving a deputy multiple fake names because his driver’s license was suspended. The man was pulled over for a traffic violation and gave the deputy a driver’s license from Connecticut bearing his photo. The deputy noticed the man
was acting nervous. When asked why, the man responded that “cops in Connecticut are aggressive,” according to the report. When the driver’s license information did not return to anyone, the deputy asked the suspect how to pronounce his first name, and he said “Steven.” The first name displayed on the license was Lolita. The man said he was using a friend’s license because he was supposed to be driving. When the deputy said the license had the suspect’s picture on it, he admitted it was fake. The suspect then gave the deputy a different name and date of birth, stating his first name was Aaron. When the deputy ran the new information, the photo did not match. The deputy handcuffed the suspect, who then gave the deputy his real information. He was arrested on charges of forgery, driving with a suspended license and giving a false name and date of birth.
Two arrested in Alpharetta hotel for drug trafficking By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Two drug trafficking suspects were arrested at the Extended Stay hotel on Rock Mill Road May 6 after police reported finding cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana in a hotel room they were sharing. Alpharetta police were called to the scene by the ex-girlfriend of James Cotton, one of the suspects. The woman told police Cotton had thrown her to the ground and began to strangle her when she went to his hotel room and saw him with his new girlfriend, Mecca McCloud. The woman said she managed to kick Cotton and flee the hotel. Officers observed blood on the woman’s throat and face and scratches on her neck. The woman also advised that Cotton had drugs in the room and that she had seen him make multiple drug deals out of the room. Police secured an arrest warrant for Cotton and a warrant to search his person. Police handcuffed Cotton without incident when he opened the door to the hotel room. McCloud was also in the room when officers entered. Officers found loose baggies in Cotton’s pockets. He said he did not know how they got there. Police had a drug canine sniff the hotel hallway as well as Cotton’s car. Based on the dog’s alerts and Cotton’s ex-girlfriend’s statements, police obtained search warrants for the hotel room and Cotton’s car. Officers located 29 grams of meth-
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amphetamine, 21 grams of cocaine and 11.3 ounces of marijuana inside the hotel room. No drugs were found inside Cotton’s car. Police interviewed McCloud in a separate hotel room. McCloud told police she had been going to Cotton’s room regularly for two months. She said Cotton had asked her to have people send her money and then send the money to him, and she had agreed, according to the report. She said she did not know what the payments were for. Police placed McCloud under arrest. They then searched the room they had placed her in and found a bag under the bed containing 16 grams of crack cocaine. The room had been cleaned prior to McCloud being placed in the room, according to the report. Cotton, 39, from Forsyth, Ga., was charged with aggravated assault, trafficking methamphetamine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. McCloud, 27, from Newnan, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine.
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County OKs $1 million for water reclamation work By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners tentatively approved $1 million in funding May 24 for consulting services on a project to return treated water to Lake Lanier. ESG Engineering has been tapped to develop a request for proposals on the water pipeline project. It will also develop a scope to survey the lake bottom and coordinate with stakeholders in the project, including the City of Cumming, the Georgia Department of Transportation and utility companies. Funding for the contract comes from the American Rescue Plan Act. Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills said she appreciates that federal dollars are funding the project as opposed to county taxpayers’ money. In other matters covered at the May 24 work session, commissioners agreed to push back the closing date on its purchase of the Polo Fields by one month. County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the owners of the Polo Fields, Mike and Kim Domenicone, have been clearing up tax issues that arose with the sale and needed extra time to get matters sorted out. The new closing deadline for the deal is now July 8. Commissioners also approved an agreement with the Atlanta Regional Commission to pay for the procurement of services to update the county’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The agreement will see the county receive $500,000 in federal funding for the project with a local match of $125,000. The Comprehensive Transportation Plan aims to assist local jurisdictions in developing joint long-range transportation plans throughout Metro Atlanta, ac-
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The Forsyth County commissioners discuss a consulting contract for a project to return treated water to Lake Lanier at a May 24 work session. cording to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Transportation plan updates also take into account active Livable Centers Initiatives. Forsyth County approved a Livable Centers Initiative study for the McFarland Parkway corridor in February. Commissioners also discussed requiring properties licensed for use as shortterm rentals to display their license at the property entrance. Commissioners said that if the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office receives complaints from neighbors about a short-term rental, deputies could easily determine that the matter should be referred to code enforcement. The measure will be discussed again at the commission’s next work session before being brought up for a public hearing. Items approved at the Tuesday work session will require a formal vote on the consent agenda at the County Commission’s business meeting June 2.
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The Avenue of Flags surrounding the Cumming Veterans War Memorial waves in the wind May 27.
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Afghanistan. He has received the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. “Memorial Day offers an opportunity to remember and express gratitude for the men and women who have died in service to our nation,” Gentry said. “Liberty is not freely gained or preserved. It must be continually safeguarded.” Retired Col. Dennis Brown, a former member of the U.S. Army and Georgia National Guard, as well as former Forsyth County commissioner, served as the master of ceremonies. Cumming Mayor Troy Brumbalow also spoke briefly, welcoming and thanking those who came to express their appreciation for local veterans. Members of the Forsyth County Fire and Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard performed a rifle salute and fired three shots in the air to honor fallen veterans. Nancy Kay Duncan, a representative of Georgia Doves, released doves to represent the freedom veterans have fought for. About 250 American flags stood in rows surrounding the city’s Veterans Memorial, known as the Avenue of Flags. The flags were donated by family members of deceased veterans and flown for soldiers who served, died or were prisoners of war in service to the country. Among the crowd was Fred Dorazio, a World War II veteran, who attended with his family. Dorazio served in Patton’s Third Army and fought in 1945 at the Siegfried Line, a defensive line that sepa-
World War II veteran Fred Dorazio gathers with his daughter Jeanne Curry and son-in-law Jim Curry, who served in the Vietnam War, at the City of Cumming’s Memorial Day celebration May 27. rated Nazi Germany from the countries to the west. Dorazio’s unit was attacked during their offensive and Dorazio was shot in the arm and shoulder. When personnel were finally able to evacuate him to an aid station days later, they found he had incurable trench foot on both feet. Dorazio, a Massachusetts native who moved to Forsyth County in 2009, said he was grateful for the celebration — and that the weather held up.
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Republican State House candidates head to runoff in districts 24, 50 NORTH METRO ATLANTA — The Republican race for Georgia State House District 24 will head to a runoff, according to election results. Sheri Smallwood Gilligan received the most votes, polling at 49.44 percent as of late Tuesday. Carter Barrett received 42 percent. Both will face off in a June 21 primary. Ed Solly, the third candidate in the race, garnered about 8.5 percent of the vote. The runoff winner will face Democrat Sydney Walker in the Nov. 8 general election. Walker ran unopposed. The Republican race for House District 50 is also up in the air. The latest results have Betsy
Kramer with just over 46 percent of the vote. Narender Reddy is in second with 28.12 percent and will advance to the runoff against Kramer. Jill Trammel polled third with 25.8 percent of the vote. Kramer’s campaign has focused on eliminating the state’s income tax, supporting school choice and fighting critical race theory. Reddy’s campaign has honed in on securing elections, empowering law enforcement and cutting state income tax. The winner will face Democrat Michelle Au in the Nov. 8 general election. Au ran unopposed in the primary. Early in-person voting will begin by June 13.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Providence Group of Georgia has broken ground on a new 128-home neighborhood in Johns Creek. The subdivision, Ward’s Crossing, lies just off State Bridge Road adjacent to Johns Creek High School. Ward’s Crossing will consist of 24 singlefamily detached homes, 75 three-story townhomes and 29 two-story townhomes. Billed as a “swim club community,” the neighborhood will be gated and include a swim club and cabana. “For 20 years, The Providence Group has developed, built and managed some of the most beloved communities throughout the Southeast,” Providence Group President Warren Jolly said. “We are very intentional with our development pursuits and have succeeded in developing new neighborhoods by investing the necessary resources upfront to ensure everyone impacted can have a clear understanding of what we are trying to do.” The Providence Group, a subsidiary of Texas-based Green Brick Partners, also developed the Bellmoore Park neighborhood in Johns Creek and the Waterside neighborhood in Peachtree
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Corners. The company has been in talks with the city and residents of the adjacent neighborhood to address concerns and navigate zoning and building requirements for Ward’s Crossing. All of the homes in the neighborhood will be for-sale. The Providence Group has not yet released information on expected home prices. Construction on homes is expected to begin in the first few months of 2023, with closings set for near the end of 2023.
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Downtown development clears hurdle in Alpharetta By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a new mixed-use development in the downtown area May 23. The development will consist of two new buildings and one existing building on North Main Street across from the intersection with Cumming Street. The existing building, listed as historic by the city, will be preserved and used as restaurant space. The new buildings will be a mix of office, retail, restaurant and residential space containing four for-sale condominium units. The development will sit on 1.43 acres, and the new buildings will each be three stories. The total development will have 32,000 square feet of office space, 4,000 square feet of retail space and 6,000 square feet of restaurant space. Plans originally called for the new buildings to be four stories, but discussions in the city’s Planning Commission led the applicant to reduce the height. The development will include a 2-level underground parking deck with 132 parking spaces, just above the required 130 spaces. Nearby residents spoke in support of the development during its public
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Alpharetta Community Development Director Kathi Cook presents the City Council with information about Bright Path Academy, a proposed school for special needs children, May 23. The plan for the school passed unanimously. hearing, noting that the applicant, Brent Beecham, had worked to address their concerns as the development moved through the Planning Commission. The council also unanimously approved plans for a new school for children with special needs to open on Morris Road. The school, to be named Bright Path Academy, will be located in an existing 11,000 square-foot office building adjacent to Little Sunshine’s Playhouse and Preschool.
Bright Path Academy will serve mostly nonverbal children of age for sixth grade to 12th grade and will operate on a normal school year calendar. The applicant, Thane Brooks, said the school will likely open with an enrollment of around 10 students and likely won’t serve more than 30 at any given time. He said he wanted to open the school to serve his daughter. The school will be broken into small classes and is planned to have one teacher for every three students enrolled.
A floor plan displayed at the meeting showed the school as being fully equipped with an exercise room, a library and media room, an art center, a social learning center and several small classrooms. Mayor Jim Gilvin thanked Brooks for stepping in to offer specialized education to students with certain needs. He said there is a need in the community for such services.
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Wellstar breaks ground on cancer center expansion By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — When Radiation Oncologist Dr. Mark McLaughlin joined Wellstar North Fulton Hospital more than three years ago, he says he immediately sought to create a cancer center program to offer patients both radiation and technologically advanced care. On May 25, his vision began to take shape with a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate Wellstar North Fulton Hospital’s $12 million investment to expand its cancer center program over the next year. “I wanted to do something different to reach out and create something new here that patients didn’t have, so I’m thrilled to be here today to celebrate not only the North Fulton Cancer Center, but the exciting addition of CyberKnife radiation oncology technology to this campus and to this Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek area,” McLaughlin said. “It’s going to be really incredible.” Wellstar North Fulton Hospital President Jon-Paul Croom, who credited McLaughlin with spearheading the project, said the addition of 12,000 square feet of space to the cancer center will help to offer the community all aspects of diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancers in their own backyard. “This is something that we know will transform lives – lives of people that you know have cancer and people you don’t even know have cancer yet in this community – and soon everyone will be able to get all their cancer care in one place close to home without having to travel,” Croom said. Once completed, the North Fulton Cancer Center will house surgical, medical and radiation oncology, and a CyberKnife system that can treat anything from brain tumors to prostate cancers and lung cancers. CyberKnife technology is a non-invasive option for surgically complex or inoperable tumors that enables radiation oncologists to deliver targeted, high doses of radiation while requiring no anesthesia, hospitalization or lengthy recovery period. McLaughlin said it can often take between five and eight weeks for cancer patients to receive radiation treatment. But, with CyberKnife, treatment is reduced
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Kennestone and Windy Hill hospitals, said the project serves as an example of how Wellstar works to treat “every person, every time based upon what their needs are.” “We’re trailblazers,” Chapman said. “We’re not afraid to push the edge, we’re not afraid to ask the right questions, and when we set forward on a vision, we try to equip ourselves with the right people in the right place who want to do the right thing for the right reasons. … We want to take care of this community together.” The new North Fulton Cancer Center is expected to open in early 2023.
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McBath wins Democratic primary; McCall secures primary Republicans set for June 21 runoff for School Board post By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com METRO ATLANTA — Democrat Lucy McBath won the Democratic primary, while Republicans Michael Corbin and Mark Gonsalves are headed to a runoff for the District 7 U.S. House of Representatives seat. According to results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office late Tuesday, McBath received around 63.4 percent of the Democratic vote, a commanding lead over incumbent Carolyn Bourdeaux, who had garnered 31 percent. On the Republican side, Corbin had received 41.4 percent of MCBATH the vote compared to Gonsalves at 26.22 percent. Because neither GOP candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote, the two will advance to a June 21 runoff. Lisa McCoy finished third in the five-candidate Republican primary with
about 14.8 percent. McBath has represented the 6th District since 2019, and because of redistricting, moved her candidacy to the 7th District. Bourdeaux took the 7th District seat in the 2020 election. Early voting for the Republican primary CORBIN runoff begins June 13. The winner will go on to face McBath in the Nov. 8 general election. Corbin’s campaign has honed in on curbing inflation and rising gas prices. Gonsalves has focused on opposing COVID-19 mandates, securing GONSALVES the U.S. border and reducing the national debt. McBath’s campaign has focused on curbing gun violence and expanding access to healthcare and education.
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Unexpected places can be found in – unexpected places I was cleaning out a corner of the garage last week when I stumbled (literally) over a small but very heavy box. You know those boxes you packed up decades ago but then misplace for years until time STEVE HUDSON and dust erase them Get Outside Georgia, from your memory, aa4bw@comcast.net and they sink into the background noise of life and you just never get around to unpacking them ever again? Yeah. This was one of those. Try as I might, I really couldn’t remember packing up this particular box. It was not very big, only about six inches on a side, and it was sealed with layer upon layer of faded and weathered paper package tape. It was that old kind of tape that you had to moisten with water to make it stick. So, intrigued by the mystery, I stopped the organizing and opened up the package instead. Inside was a rock, a shiny black crystal of deep red garnet. It was the size of a softball. The instant I saw it, I remembered: I’d collected it decades ago with my rock hunting buddy Max. Max passed from this earthly scene a long time ago, but while he walked
the planet he was always a catalyst for adventure. Of indeterminate age, Max had a long gray beard and looked like he might have been around “since Moses was a pup,” as they say. He drove a tattered pickup truck that might once, in some previous epoch, have been red. And he always wore an equally tattered felt hat that looked vaguely western. In fact, he used to talk about moving out west someday, settling down, buying some land, and raising pygmy ponies. It took me a while to figure that one out. And he was always looking for neat things, for new discoveries, for the treasure that was in plain sight but that had, as yet, caught no one’s eye. “You want to find good things,” he was fond of saying, “then you go look in the unexpected places.” And he was right. In fact, that garnet had come from just such a place, an otherwise unremarkable roadcut somewhere up in the Carolinas. If only I could still remember where it was! The nice thing about unexpected places is that they’re unexpected. Finding one is always an “aha!” moment, and those are the spice that add such richness to life. I remember a fishing spot that I found one time. We had just moved to a new home, and a mile or two down the road was a city park that had been built in a floodplain. What else can you do with a floodplain but put a park on it? I wholly
endorse the notion of floodplain parks, too, because they usually include a creek…and a creek usually includes fish. However, at first glance, this particular creek was not too promising. Its channel was littered with various discarded artifacts of urbanity, including an old washing machine, a dented and faded newspaper distribution box, and at least two huge truck tires. These were scattered more or less uniformly along the length of the little watercourse, and the overall look was one of a hopeless creek on its last legs. But that’s only if you didn’t look at it with your “unexpected places” glasses on your eyes. Fortunately, I had a brand new set of just those glasses – and as it turned out, the little stream was absolutely loaded with unexpected places (and fish!). For example, it turned out that the eddy hole below the washing machine usually held a decent bass (I eventually started calling it the “washing machine hole”). Fifty feet downstream, one of the truck tires had created a deep spot that reliably produced nice bluegill. And the newspaper box? Well, I never caught much around the newspaper box. But that was okay because the rest was so good. Unexpected? You bet. And that made the discovery all the sweeter! Another opportunity for finding things in unexpected places awaits anyone who likes waterfalls. And that’s just about ev-
eryone, isn’t it, for who doesn’t love falling water? Here’s what happens: Even though all the “name” falls are all thoroughly documented in books and on the interweb, there are myriad other unnamed falls that didn’t make the editorial cut. They are out there, scattered far and wide, just waiting for you to find them All you have to do is go look in unexpected places. Just pick a creek, start walking upstream, and odds are it won’t be long till you happen across some falling H-2-O. Sometimes it’s just a delicate little trickle, but other times it’s a rambunctious cascade in the extreme. Always it can be beautiful. And you’d never have found it – you’d never have even known it was there! – if you hadn’t gone looking where you didn’t expect it to be found. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. This is a great time of year to be outside, to put on your hiking shoes, to just wander around and see what you can find. So keep looking, because it’s true: Sometimes the best things (whether forgotten rocks, or fishing holes, or waterfalls, or maybe even true love) really do show up in those unexpected places. They’ve been there the whole time. All you have to do is step out a little, open your eyes, and see.
After the reunion, assessing the toll time has taken My 50th high school reunion. Is that possible? Half a century. No way. I am not sure what I expected. What I had not expected was that some had died. Of my graduating class of RAY APPEN about 75, we have lost Publisher Emeritus nine. I was surprised. ray@appenmediagroup.com One was my first roommate, and another was one of my two partners in crime. You know, the ones you got into trouble with but survived. As I thought about the nine, I guessed cancer, drugs and AIDS, and I am sure my guess was most likely spot on. I knew the reunion would be a fast forward – from 18 years old to about 70. So, everyone would have aged, and after 50 years, changed, right? Right and wrong. A few extra pounds, less hair. Yep. But changed? Nope, not really. People don’t change much.
We picked up where we left off without missing a beat. There was a lot of understated joy. There was curiosity. There was unspoken empathy. And we simply were happy to see each other again after all that time. Not knowing if and how each other had changed though, was a source of moderate anxiety for me and probably for many, as we carefully probed and conversed. The anxiety made little sense though, as we would only be together for a day and a-half then we would disappear to parts unknown again, back into separate lives somewhere else. Teachers made the reunion. Some drove the better part of a day to get to Jacksonville. They all sat at the same table, just like we tended to cluster like we did 50 years ago. My old literature teacher showed up, and I was able to thank him for giving me my love of books. Later, he shared with me that a number of former students had come up to him and expressed the same appreciation. He said he was surprised and gratified. But “who
knew?” he said, “who knew.\?” I later found out that he had left teaching and worked for a bank, and then moved on to real estate. “Who knew?” We knew. Why hadn’t we said something? I wanted to tell administration to get him back, now. Hit rewind and do the right thing you guys. Why did you let him leave? And part of me thinks that he also may be asking himself “why did I leave?” Time does funny things. I recall asking myself why life seems so much clearer in the rear-view mirror than it does at the time. I suppose it’s always that way, unless you are one of those who was simply born wise, born clairvoyant, but most of us are not. Time machines are funny, too. For all intents and purposes, that is what any reunion is. And you expect blatant change, and you are surprised and puzzled when it’s not there, not really. As the night went on, I kept thinking of Sinatra singing “My Way” as I talked to my old friends and caught up. We all
had made the “big” shift – reached that summit that in so many ways was nothing like what we had expected. The 50-year span had taken us instantly from wideeyed adolescents in that learning, playing, testing, loving and struggling mode to now past that “all everything, all-encompassing conquering mode – the “raison d’ etre” – careers, with all the sound and fury, and onto “what’s next,” in the blink of an eye. That was probably what affected me most, and Sinatra’s song, albeit not so much the banality and the regret, seemed to tell that story. “My way” perhaps was not really the way most of us traveled those 50 years, and now, at our second “at bat” we are finally figuring it out – and today, the present, “now” – comes more clearly into focus as the real mountain we should have been summiting all the while. My classmates and I are now on to post-career life. I am sure it will be interesting, and I guess time will tell, as the next reunion, of course, is only 5 years away.
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Magnolia Ball raises more than $50,000 for Bulloch House By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com MARIETTA, Ga. — Friends of Bulloch hosted the 37th annual Magnolia Ball fundraiser May 21 to raise money to preserve Roswell’s Bulloch Hall. Dozens of donors lined the halls of the Atlanta Country Club’s clubhouse in Marietta as Friends of Bulloch hosted them for dinner, auctions and dancing. The event netted more than $50,000 in funds for Bulloch Hall even before the auctions began. Bulloch Hall was the home of Mittie Bulloch, mother of President Theodore Roosevelt. The location is nationally designated as a historic place and wildlife preserve. Friends of Bulloch is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and restoring the hall and its grounds. Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson, an honorary chair of Friends of Bulloch, delivered remarks on the importance of the home while guests dined. “As friends of Bulloch Hall, you’re supporting something incredibly important about our great city of Roswell,” Wilson said. “Mittie Bulloch is from Roswell, and so Bulloch Hall has a great place in our history and has a great place in our nation’s history. It’s important that we remember it and celebrate it and learn from it.” Auction items ranged from wines to sports memorabilia to foreign getaways. Prices ranged from below 10 dollars to thousands. Proceeds from the auction go directly to Bulloch Hall’s preservation. After dinner and the auction wound down, guests enjoyed drinks and danced to the music of Atlanta’s Fly Betty Band. Friends of Bulloch’s major projects this year include completing the property’s blacksmith shop and the pergola entrance to Orchard Hill.
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