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Firefighters deploy at the scene of a fire at The Standard Club in Johns Creek Sept. 30. Fire Chief Chris Coons said roughly 25 firefighters and a handful of police were on the scene helping to quell the blaze and ventilate the building after the fire was extinguished.
Fire cuts candidate debate short By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A debate for City Council candidates ended prematurely when an industrial dryer caught fire in the laundry room of The Standard Club Sept. 30. Candidates were finishing responses to the penultimate question prior to their closing remarks when an alarm brought everything to a halt. Huddled in the dark outside the club’s lobby along Abbott’s Bridge Road, crowd members were unsure whether the debate would resume. The uncertainty cleared a few minutes later when three engines, two ladder
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Candidates for Johns Creek City Council prepare for questions Sept. 30 at The Standard Club. The debate was cut short by a fire in the laundry room.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Five of the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve’s eastern box turtles were abducted from their home Sept. 19 and are still missing. “We’re heartbroken,” Executive Director Lizen Hayes said. “We all hope that we just get our turtles back and that’s really all we are concerned with.” The stolen animal ambassadors, like the preserve itself, are older than the city. Four of the turtles are in their early 20s, Conservation Educator Jess Legato said. The fifth is just a teenager, at 15. “These are basically community pets, they’re representing their species, but they’re also representing our community,” Legato said. “People come here and are devoted to these animals and truly bond with them and love them just like we do as staff.” Hayes called the kidnapping “senseless,” and Legato said it’s been “shaking the community who follow [the preserve].” Security footage captured by the preserve shows three individuals believed to be teenage males removing the turtles from their enclosure and
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Turtles: Continued from Page 1 placing them in a yellow bucket before taking them to their car nearly two hours after closing on Sunday evening. The Johns Creek Police Department is investigating the incident. Eastern box turtles tend to live their entire lives within a 10-foot radius, Legato said. Autrey Mill’s turtles were also born in captivity, and Legato said it’s unlikely they could survive for long in the wild. “They don’t like change, they’re kind of set in their ways,” Legato said. “If they’re in a space where they don’t know how to get around because its unfamiliar, just like most of us even, we’re not going to venture out because we’re afraid of what might happen. So, they’re probably going to stay fairly still which means they’re probably not going to search for water.” Turtles cannot go very long without water. These turtles are also used to being fed salad made by their caretakers at the
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Tenant reports assault at apartment complex ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were called to the Lakes at Windward apartment complex along Lake Union Hill Way for an assault report Sept. 21. A tenant said her co-worker showed up to her apartment and began arguing with her “over her man,” according to police. She said the coworker punched her in the head during the argument and the two women
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preserve three times a week. One of the animal ambassadors, Tres, is missing his front left leg. Autrey Mill has never known a loss like this, Hayes said. In the preserve’s decades-long history, they’ve seen minor vandalism incidents, but have never had animals abducted from the property. “They’ve got these big, goofy personalities,” Legato said. “It’s why everybody loves them.” On Sept. 29, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), released a $5,000 reward for information leading to the return of the turtles and the conviction of those responsible. PETA did not make contact with Autrey Mill prior to releasing the reward, Kristin Rickman, the organization’s senior division manager for cruelty investigations said. Autrey Mill remains primarily focused on the safe return of their turtles. If you have information about the alleged turtle theft, please contact Detective Ryan Bucki at the Johns Creek Police Department at 678-474-1579 or ryan. bucki@johnscreekga.gov.
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tions of the debate wherein candidates had to provide yes or no answers to questions. Asked whether they would support a mask mandate if advised by public health officials candidates Lee HeardTucker, Dilip Tunki, Rashmi Singh, Cassandra Littlejohn, Anthony Shorter and Pablo Cecere said they would, while Stacy Skinner, Bob Erramilli and Larry DiBiase said they would not. Each post’s candidates debated each other with the Post 3 candidates selecting from their two opponents who they would debate for each of their questions. Two candidates, Heard-Tucker and Tunki, are running for the Post 1 seat currently held by Councilman Lenny Zaprowski who is not seeking reelection. Heard-Tucker and Tunki agreed about the need to further research stormwater pain points in the city before weighing decisions to dredge in private communities. They both acknowledged progress made by the sitting City Council and the city’s new stormwaterfocused contractors. The two shared the same approach when asked about potential relocation of fire stations and fire station repairs. Again, the two said they would need city
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staff to research the issue and to collaborate with the fire chief to come up with a fiscally responsible and prudent solution, though Tunki said he did not believe there to be an issue with Fire Department infrastructure. Singh and Skinner are vying for the Post 2 seat which was vacated by mayoral candidate Brian Weaver in July. Singh and Skinner disagreed about which items in the city’s budget are currently underfunded. Skinner argued that recreation and parks should receive additional funding, while Singh pointed to the city’s $40 million parks bond as evidence that parks had already received enough funding. Instead, Singh argued, more money should be allocated to expanding the city’s sidewalk system. The two also butted heads when Singh questioned Skinner about an item listed on her campaign website stating that she wants to keep Johns Creek “affluent.” Singh asked if Skinner meant to exclude middle and lower economic classes from the city. Skinner disagreed with Singh’s characterization saying that “affluent” can mean many things, but she also stated she was against apartments in the city. She also cited a desire to keep schools from getting overcrowded. Erramilli, Littlejohn and Shorter are vying for the Post 3 seat which will be vacated by mayoral candidate John Bradberry in December. Littlejohn and Erramilli were in agreement about valuing and showcasing the arts in Johns Creek. Both said they supported the proposed Legacy Center. Shorter diverged with Littlejohn on the implementation of workforce housing within the city.
Littlejohn argued that more individuals who work in Johns Creek should also be able to afford to live within the city. Shorter said he would prefer for neighboring cities to bear more of the brunt of affordable housing, though Shorter did conclude by saying that “affordable housing” means different things to different people. The Post 5 seat is contested by Cecere and DiBiase. Councilwoman Stephanie Endres is not seeking reelection. Post 5 candidates Cecere and DiBiase praised the city’s police department and its efforts to engage and integrate with the community. Both said they would encourage the department to keep up current programming, like Coffee with a Cop. The two also discussed the specifics of the town center which DiBiase called an enormous lift that required creative thinking. Cecere discussed intentions to make the city more appealing to commercial developers. Cecere and DiBiase were halted in the middle of responding to questions due to a fire alarm. The venue caught fire at the tail end of the evening, cutting off DiBiase midsentence and ending the debate before any candidate could deliver their closing statements. Student Leadership Johns Creek is collecting submitted clips of candidates’ planned closing statements which they will post to their YouTube page to accompany the debate’s recording, Executive Director Irene Sanders said. Both the debate and the closing statements can be accessed from the Student Leadership Johns Creek website studentleadershipjohnscreek.com. Election day is Nov. 2.
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Auburn University signs pact with Fulton County Schools By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Schools has entered into a landmark agreement allowing all public high school students access to free or reduced-cost classes through Auburn University. The first-of-its-kind arrangement will allow the university to establish virtual learning locations in the county to assist in outreach classes, including virtual learning centers at the district’s two innovation academies in Alpharetta and Fairburn. At its Sept. 30 meeting, the Board of Education heard a report from School Superintendent Mike Looney who described the program as “incredible.” Looney said the agreement will allow students to take up to 24 hours of college courses through the university without paying out-of-state tuition. “Board members, I don’t know — and it may exist — but I don’t know of another school system that has partnered with an out-of-state university, particularly one that’s world renowned for STEM, for architectural engineering, for education,” Looney said. “I think this is going to be something for us to be very proud of.” Under terms of the arrangement,
students receiving free or reduced lunch can apply for classes at no cost. Other students will pay $550 a class. Alpharetta City Councilman Ben Burnett, who was part of a local team that reached out to the university nearly three years ago, called the agreement historic. “If I were a student, and I wanted to go to Auburn, and I was on free and reduced lunch, I could essentially transfer in as a junior, having spent no money,” he said. “If you have 12 hours and a 3.0 grade point average, they will unconditionally admit you to the university.” Burnett said erasing state lines to give young people educational opportunities is the essence of a free-market system. “If competition works well in the capitalism marketplace, then surely it works well in public education,” he said. Fulton County School Board member Katie Reeves said the agreement could not have been achieved without cooperative efforts from all parties. “We are breaking new ground in having a university from another state provide educational offerings to our students in their own cities,” Reeves said. “This is a concrete, realistic path for our students to go to an esteemed four-year university.” Julie Huff, Auburn assistant vice
president for Strategic Initiatives and Communications, said the university has stepped up efforts in recent years to expand opportunities to students who may have felt left out of the traditional path to college. “We are very focused on access and affordability,” she said. “It is a long-term goal of our institution. This is a program designed to support that in ways that meaningfully impact our students.” She said the virtual learning arrangement will bring the best resources of the university to Fulton County students. “We offer a robust staff of people who virtually connect with students, virtually check in with them, engage with them on a regular basis, weekly, daily in some cases, to provide academic coaching, tutoring,” Huff said. “We really try to provide a very exhaustive comprehensive program that engages not only with students but their family as well.” Introducing the college experience into high school, she said, can help students garner some success, gain confidence and help put them on a path that might have intimidated them before. Huff said the university will adjust resources if demand grows, but Auburn has a successful virtual classroom program to accommodate Fulton County
students in place. She said she expects high interest among students. “This is another option for students,” she said. “This is one from an institution they are familiar with. We have a lot of students from Atlanta that want to come to Auburn.” The district’s Innovation Center in Alpharetta has already paid dividends to the city as a pipeline for technology training. The Auburn announcement only adds to the city’s reputation as an innovator in educational offerings geared toward the future, said Kathi Cook, Alpharetta Community Development director. “Alpharetta’s success in attracting top-level companies and fostering the environment of innovation that has made us the Technology City of the South is founded in the quality of our public and private school system and post-secondary education offerings,” she said. “The creative minds that power our workforce demand first class educational opportunities for their families, so this partnership between Auburn University and Fulton County Schools is something that we see as being a driving force that will propel Alpharetta to an even brighter future.” Reporter Candy Waylock contributed to this report.
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This dominant kitchen cabinet trend Brought to you by – Remodeling Expo Center When you go shopping for kitchen cabinets there literally are hundreds of door styles and colors to choose from, but the plain truth is that over 90% of all cabinets sold are shaker style and the majority of them are white. White cabinets are the dominant cabinet trend and its been this way for a decade now. Why is this? Stay with me, here. While other cabinet fads come and go, white is a beloved classic for a reason. It’s versatile, it lets the beauty of your millwork show through (whether traditional, shakerinspired, or minimalist and modern), and it’s incredibly easy to live with for years to come. A quick swap of hardware or a new backsplash, and boom—your kitchen looks brand new again. “Like a black dress for a lady or a white button down shirt for a man; white cabinets are an incredibly versatile basis and can be “accessorized” with additional elements like flooring, counters, backsplash, to take on dramatically different looks, from traditional to minimalist to modern”, says John Hogan owner of Remodeling Expo Center. “Our designers create white cabinet kitchens with such different personalities. It’s amazing!” Some of the most popular and beautiful accessory elements being
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David Patterson Homes now selling at Long Hollow Landing at Lake Lanier Brought to you by – Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Georgia Properties David Patterson has been designing and building homes in Atlanta and in the Lake Lanier area for over 15 years. Partnering with his wife, Lauren, and her flair for design, they formed David Patterson Homes and vowed to dedicate the company to building exceptional new homes, providing a top-notch customer service and keeping a passion for attention to detail. They are creating transitional urban farmhouse communities in several Forsyth locations and most recently soldout Fields Bridge in less than 3 months. David Patterson Homes has created exceptional curated communities offering style, beauty, and balance. Currently the company has two new home communities slated to open Fall of 2021. Located in Forsyth County on the shores of popular Lake Lanier is Long Hollow Landing, a lakeside community featuring 59 homesites with several lake homesites. The neighborhood will feature four luxurious home designs with a
variety of elevations some with three-car garages. Amenities will include a community courtesy boat dock, as well as additional boat slips that will be available for purchase. In addition, there are eight homesites that will include a boat slip at the community dock. Long Hollow Landing is conveniently located off Hwy 306 and Hwy 53 close to shopping and dining, GA 400, the North Georgia Outlet Mall and Gainesville. Children will attend Chestatee Elementary, Little Mill Middle and the new state-of-the-art East Forsyth High School. Priced from the $500s to Million plus, sales will start in early October. Contact Angela Szeszko at 678/578.6833 for more information. Kelly Mill Reserve, located in Cumming will start sales in late 2021. Located in the popular West Forsyth High School district, this exciting new home community will feature 23 homesites with a variety of home designs. Priced from the $600s, Kelly Mill Reserve is located minutes from shopping and restaurants and is conveniently located with easy access to GA 400, Vickery, and The Collec-
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Brought to you by – Bill Rawlings, Senior Vice President & Managing Broker, North Atlanta Office Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty Sweater weather is coming, but you need RAWLINGS more than a pumpkin spice latte to get ready for it. You may be ready for fall, but is your house prepared? As the seasons change, so do our home needs. Even though summer is not quite over yet, it is a good time to do some seasonal maintenance. A bit of attention now will save costly repairs and annoyance later. 1. Clean Your Gutters No one likes to do it, but gutter maintenance is a chore that needs to be done. You are so used to your gutters working properly and draining thousands of gallons of water from your roof yearly that you forget they could use a little TLC. If they’re clogged, you can end up with a flooded interior and a damaged exterior. So, remove leaves, nests and debris from gutters and check for leaks. And if necessary, replace them. 2. Check for Drafts Heat loss through windows is responsible for 25-30 percent of heating energy use, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Feel for drafts around the edges of windows and doors. A good tip is to use a lighted candle, and if the flame flickers, there’s most likely a draft. Another way to check: Close a door or window on a strip of paper; if the piece slides easily, you need to
update your weatherstripping. 3. Tend to Your Fireplace and Chimney The fireplace is top spot to hangout during the chilly months. If you have a wood fireplace and use it often, have your chimney cleaned and inspected by a professional. Give them the love they deserve because they’ll be working around the clock come fall! For gas fireplaces, vacuum out any dust and check that the pilot light is properly turned on. 4. Stock Up on Firewood Speaking of fireplaces now is a great time to start your firewood pile. When the winter months roll around, you’ll be glad you did. Make a firewood rack outside and get a carrier to transport the wood inside. If you gather your own firewood, make sure it’s dry and ready. It’s best to cover firewood and store it away from the house for safety reasons. 5. Get Your Bedding Ready It’s time to take out those down comforters and heavy blankets and shake the dust off. Give them a good wash and store them in a convenient closet, so when the cold nights come, you’ll have your blankets ready to go. There’s nothing worse than roaming around at midnight, half asleep, looking for your warmest blanket. Getting your home ready for fall will save costly repairs in the long run. If you need assistance selling your home or have any other real estate needs, please contact Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty at 770.442.7300. We would be happy to assist you! Compiled and edited by Dana Daniels, Marketing Coordinator
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Choosing the right material for your Exterior Shutters Brought to you by - Dupbel Millworks, Inc. Shutters can make or break the curb appeal of a house and it is important to consider the different materials that shutters are made of. Prices will vary considerably between the different materials and each will have its own positives and negatives. Let’s take a look at the 4 main ones. Wood: Very traditional and good looking. Could be pricey depending in the wood species that is used. Stay away from cheaper woods like Poplar or pine that will rot, twist and split within a short period of time. Good species are Western Red Cedar and Cypress. Make sure you add some sort of a cap to the top of the shutter to prevent splitting and make sure your provider seals the wood effectively to prevent rot. Easy to customize size and styles. Easy to repaint depending on the paint used, and special care should be taken to ensure the paint seals the product completely. Vinyl: Cheapest option you can get, but then it will also look like that. The summer heat can play a trick on these where the shutters became brittle with color fading over time. These shutters are typically hollow and not very strong. Its recommended that they are mounted flush against the wall, although some service providers sell hardware kits to mount them on hinges. Vinyl shutters are typically 3 times cheaper than wood or composites, but remember you’ll have to pay for installation 3 times. Limited options available for size, style and color. Difficult to repaint effectively. Composite Wood: Pricing is comparable to wood, and although you get the look and feel of wood, you don’t have the issues that comes using wood. No rotting, swelling, twisting and if it is the right material, no insect damage. There are different composite materials available and not all are rated for extended exterior use, so make sure your provider uses the right stuff (and can prove it). Very long lasting and in some cases you even have environmentally friendly/safe options available. Easy to customize and a good provider should be able to create unique designs and styles perfect for your home. Similar to wood it will need repainting in a few years, but generally easy to do. Can be mounted on hinges or direct to the wall.
PVC: Pricey, so shop around. This stuff will last almost forever and moisture have no effect on it. Heat does play a role and it’s prone to cupping, bending and warping, so make sure your provider adds some form of additional strengthening. Seems that the industry standard is to add metal bracing on the back to prevent some of the issues. Difficult to paint and typically comes in standard colors. Make sure from you provider what steps you’ll have to take when it comes to repainting. Can be mounted flush or on hinges. Dupbel Millworks Inc. manufactures exteriors shutters using only weather resistant materials. Our core business is shutters made from a composite wood material that is rot, insect and weather resistant. This is especially important in Georgia’s hot, humid conditions. Although we carry a series of shutters styles, we are fully equipped to help you design the specific look you desire, and every shutter is custom made based on your house, windows and design. We use your house as our showroom, knowing very well how difficult it can be to see what a specific style of shutter will do the look of your home. We come to your house with samples and will help you to choose the perfect style of shutter for your house. Our business is located in Alpharetta, GA and we are prud to serve the residential and commercial market of North Georgia. We are small enough to provide you with personal attention, yet strong enough to handle complex designs. 678662-4815
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Nikitas Missos, who has worked at The Standard Club for three months, walked into the laundry room and saw the dryer on fire. Missos, who is originally from Greece, said he’s seen a lot of fires lately, referencing the wildfires that ran rampant in Greece earlier this year some of which destroyed his friends’ home.
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Are you better than a carrier? Try these shoes on: You’re a single mom working multiple jobs to keep your family afloat. One of your jobs is to deliver the local weekly newspaper. It’s not a complicated job, but it takes HEIDI ALATAR patience, precision Office and Accounting manager and persistence. heidi@appenmedia.com Sometimes, it can even be Zen-like, throwing a newspaper onto driveway after driveway, often in the dead of night, to thousands of houses. That is, until someone decides to return their newspaper by throwing it back at your car. Which happened recently, to this single mom doing her job. A full-grown man, living in an affluent neighborhood, decided to hurl the paper at her car and berate and belittle her job. He did so in full view of a group of his neighbors, none of whom came to rescue. I’m completely gob-smacked by the cruelty of this man and disappointed that anyone could watch and do nothing. How does he look himself in the Solution mirror each day? How do they?
Music festival set to return to Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Wire & Wood music festival will return to Alpharetta next weekend for its eight year. The free concert series is set to take place October 8 and 9 from 5 to 11 p.m. Musicians will perform a variety of music on six stages, spread across downtown Alpharetta. Headliners Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and Ruthie Foster and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors will perform on Friday and Saturday nights, respectively. Additional acts are set to include Southern Avenue, Elizabeth Cook, Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, SUSTO (Acoustic Duo), Michelle Malone, AJ Ghent, Certainly So, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers, Steve Poltz, Cat Ridgeway, Matthew Mayes & John Meyer of Jupiter Coyote, J. Scott Thompson (Trio), Emily Hackett, Lyn Avenue, Across the Wide (Acoustic Duo), Telegram, Alex Guthrie, Michael Magno, Hope Cassity, Aspen Anonda, Rusted Soul, Smith & Calvert, Leah Belle Faser, Sailing to Denver, Wade Sapp, Hunter Blalock, Surrender Hill, Chelsea Shag, ROSEY and Wendlo. To see the performance schedule and read more about the event, go to wireandwoodalpharetta.com/schedule.
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Now, some of you might think “well, he didn’t want the newspaper.” Yet, with the energy he spent trying to hit her car and verbally assaulting her, he could have thrown the paper in the recycling bin 20 times over. Or called our office and requested his home be added to the do-not-deliver list. What happened to decency and civility? Many of you have shown small acts of kindness to our carriers and it doesn’t go unnoticed. Thank you. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated incident for our carriers. One carrier even had a gun pulled on him. What is this, the wild, wild West? Does affluence mean you can look down on people who perform a job you find distasteful? I find it disheartening that violent behavior toward hardworking people has become acceptable, normal even. Our carriers are the heartbeat of our business. They make sure that the newspapers we publish are wrapped up and delivered to your home, every week, for free. Many work multiple jobs. They are all kind, intelligent, diligent, humorous and gifted people. And they deserve more. I’ve had the honor to live around the world as a military dependent,
meeting people from diverse backgrounds. Without fail, the most considerate and thoughtful people work in underappreciated jobs. Our newspapers are a conduit of free-thought, city government news, school news, community updates and the ads in them help local businesses grow. As a 27-year resident of Alpharetta, I always find valuable information in the Alpharetta Roswell Herald, information I rarely get from Atlanta news sources. The newspapers we produce are not trash and neither are our hard-working throwers. I wanted to write this open letter to the community to ask them to do better. Show some respect, and God forbid some gratitude. Thank you, Adrian, Aldo, Anthony, Kendra, Charles, Danelle, Paul, Gary, Raman, Ilka, Kangni, Sheree, Oloh, Terry, Jamohn, Jeff, Tanya, Anna, Chris, Nina, Guy, Jane and Michael for everything you do. You are appreciated. Are you better than a carrier, just doing everything you can for your family and community?
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