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Symphony tunes up for holiday shows By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek United Methodist Church will be filled with holiday music Dec. 18. The church will host two concerts by the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra. The afternoon event “A Kids’ Christmas” will begin at 2:30, and “Christmas Pops” will be that evening at 7:30. Saturday’s concerts mark the orchestra’s 15th anniversary season, each led by Music Director and conductor J. Wayne Baughman. While directed at children, “A Kids’ Christmas” will be fun for the whole family, or “kids from one to 92,” as “The Christmas Song” says. The hour-long concert, hosted by Ben Assaf, will be sensory-friendly and feature seasonal favorite tunes, interactive sing-alongs and a visit from Santa Claus himself. A quiet room has been set aside for use by individuals who may need a moment to de-escalate from sensory exposure like those with Autism, Baughman said. This is the orchestra’s second time hosting “A Kids’ Christmas” which will have a very loose concert structure ideal for families with younger children, Baughman said. Saturday evening’s concert, “Christmas Pops,” will be more traditional, featuring holiday and seasonal music and will last roughly 90 minutes with a 20-minute intermission between two sets. Joining the orchestra is guest host,
featured soloist and Fox Theatre organist Ken Double and the Johns Creek Chorale, directed by Nathan Frank. For more information on the Dec. 18 concerts or to purchase tickets, visit johnscreeksymphony.org or call 678-748-5802.
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Ken Double, Fox Theatre organist, rehearses on the Johns Creek United Methodist Church’s Aeolian Skinner organ Dec. 13. Double is trained as a theater organist but will perform on the church’s classical organ as part of the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s “Christmas Pops” concert Dec. 18.
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METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Since their introduction to the United States in 2006, e-cigarettes have proven to be a major industry. For years, new smoke and vape businesses have cropped up around Metro Atlanta, but recently, municipal restrictions have curtailed growth through licensing, permits and zoning ordinances. Mechanisms for dealing with these businesses vary from city to city and county to county. In Milton, vape shops — defined as an establishment where more than 25% of aggregate retail sales are in vape products — are prohibited in all zoning districts. Vape shops joined the list of objectionable uses in the Milton zoning code which includes fortune telling establishments, massage parlors, pool halls and escort services, among others. Earlier this year, the City Council went a step further and banned the sale of vape products in liquor-selling establishments. While neighboring Alpharetta still
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Woman says online seller scammed her on purchase JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A woman who tried to buy an iPhone 11 online was duped out of $200, she reported to police Dec. 4. The 51-year-old Alpharetta woman told officers she found the phone listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace and arranged to meet with the seller in person to buy the phone for $420, but he claimed he lived in Savannah. He told her he’d mail the device if she sent half the money up front. He texted the woman a U.S. Postal Service priority mail label as proof that he shipped the phone Dec. 3. That convinced the woman to Zelle him $200. But when she checked the tracking number, she learned that the shipping label hadn’t been used in the USPS system yet. The woman told officers she tried to contact the seller, but he blocked her cell number and blocked her on Facebook Marketplace as well. Police were unable to confirm if the name the suspect gave the victim was
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Man accused of sending threatening messages JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Duluth man suspected of badgering a woman for months over a friend’s suicide was arrested Dec. 4 in Marietta David Arvie Armstrong, 64, of Duluth, was taken into custody at the Cobb County jail and charged with harassing phone calls. The arrest stems from a report to Johns Creek police Oct. 8 when a 36-year-old woman said that after an acquaintance committed suicide several months ago, Armstrong began calling her and blaming her for that person’s death. The woman said Armstrong called her multiple times during the night and day after she moved to Texas and threatened to kill her. The calls persisted even after the woman moved back to Georgia in September. On Oct. 5, Armstrong left a voice message on the victim’s phone saying “this Tennessee country boy is going to come kill you,” according to police. She was also told that Armstrong moved to a hotel near her residence. The victim’s relationship with Armstrong was not clear in the police report. She said she had no idea why he harassed or threatened her.
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Drug & DUI arrests Jeroen Michiel Baert, 53, of Goose Creek Cove, Norcross, was arrested Dec. 1 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane. Kristian Harrison Bowers, 28, of Gilliflower Park, Suwanee, was arrested Dec. 2 on McGinnis Ferry Road for DUI, open container violation while operating motor vehicle, violation of conditions on a limited driver permit and failure to maintain lane. Erick Donta Simmons, 32, of Colony Glen Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Dec. 3 on Colony Glen Drive for DUI, stop sign or yield sign violation and disorderly conduct. Sharief Menes Abdukllah, 29, of Avon Avenue, Tucker, was arrested Dec. 4 on Medlock Bridge Road for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. Jared Patrick Gutierrez, 35, of Thrasher Street, Norcross, was arrested Dec. 4 on State Bridge Road for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane. Milan Atul Patel, 26, of Saint Marlo Fairway Drive, Duluth, was arrested Dec. 5 on McGinnis Ferry Road for DUI, when lighted lights and headlights required and failure to maintain lane. Ashley Monique Hunt, 33, of Medlock Corners Drive, Norcross, was arrested Dec. 5 on McGinnis Ferry Road for DUI and obedience to required traffic control devices.
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CUMMING, Ga. — Cumming police arrested a man who federal officials say participated in riots at the U.S. Capitol this year. Ronald Loehrke, 30, of Gainesville was charged with obstruction of law enforcement, unlawful entry and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to federal court documents released Dec. 3. Federal officials say Loehrke was one of the first to breach barricades on the west side of the Capitol and that he then “participated in dismantling and moving police barricades” on the building’s east side. The criminal complaint alleges Loehrke and James Haffner, 53, of Rapid City, South Dakota, went on to climb the stairs of the Capitol before Haffner “sprayed an aerosol substance at U.S. Capitol Police officers who were trying to guard the doors.” Haffner faces the same charges as
Loerhke, as well as assaulting a police officer. According to the charging documents, camera footage shows Loerhke helping other rioters breach barricades outside the Capitol and later depicts him inside a Senate office and confronting police officers in the building. It also references financial records and travel documents that allegedly support Loehrke’s presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Loehrke remains free pending further proceedings. Nearly 700 people in all 50 states now face charges stemming from Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, including more than 200 arrested for assaulting or impeding police officers. According to the FBI, the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with tips is encouraged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit tips.fbi.gov. — Carl Appen
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Johns Creek takes ownership of historic cemetery By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Herald has learned that Johns Creek acquired the Macedonia African Methodist Church cemetery land through eminent domain Sept. 17. The transaction occurred without any fanfare and no formal announcement from the city. The property, located just off the corner of Medlock Bridge and State Bridge roads, is the burial site for more than 100 African-American church members, some of them former slaves. Interest in the site has grown in recent years after community leaders noticed the property and its graves have fallen into disrepair. Fulton County was awarded the property through eminent domain in 1998, a few years after the church vacated. At that time, the area was frequented by members of the Ku Klux Klan and had become an increasingly difficult place for the congregation to live, community leader and cemetery caretaker Kirk Canaday said. The county performed some minor maintenance until 2006, when responsibility for upkeep was ceded to the newly formed City of Johns Creek. Johns Creek officially took ownership of the property roughly 10 months after the City Council voted to acquire it Nov. 16, 2020. The council’s motion identified funds in this year’s budget to cover the costs of the cemetery land’s $52,200 appraised value. In a hearing in Fulton County Superior Court Aug. 17, Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer spoke on why the city wanted to acquire the land. Her
Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery lies just behind homes in the St. Ives neighborhood. comments, she said, were directed by the City Council’s Nov. 16 motion. “The only reason we want [the cemetery] is to preserve and protect it,” Greer said. “It is a cultural and historically significant asset to our community, and we believe it is worth the city’s efforts to take care of it.” Many grave sites inside the cemetery are unmarked or have had their headstones stolen. Estimates by New South Associates, which performed a survey on the land in 2016, said there could be as
many as 114 graves in the cemetery with burial dates ranging from 1893 to 1988. Several of the deceased are known to have been enslaved people, while others were descendants of slaves, some of whom were lynched, Canaday said. On Aug. 31 in an order and judgement, the Fulton County Superior Court awarded the city the 1.92-acre piece of land for the appraised amount. Four days before the city acquired the land the City Council passed the fiscal year 2022 budget, Sept. 13 with a
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TWO Concerts for the Holidays! Both on Saturday, December 18
Concerts at Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road
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Fox Theatre organist Ken Double sits at the console of Johns Creek United Methodist Church’s Aeolian Skinner organ Dec. 13. Double will perform as the guest soloist and host of the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra’s “Christmas Pops” concert Dec. 18.
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By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Ken Double is a world-renowned organist who “shares the bench” at the fabulous Fox Theatre’s organ, Mighty Mo, with fellow house organist Rick McGee. Double has been playing the theater organ since he was 8 years old growing up in Chicago. In his performance Saturday night Dec. 18 at the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra concert, Double will transform Johns Creek United Methodist Church’s vintage Aeolian-Skinner organ into a theater organ. “He is a remarkable musician and he’s going to do a wonderful job of transforming without damaging the instrument,” Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Music Director J. Wayne Baughman said. “I think the audience will be absolutely delighted.”
Theatre organs and church organs, although both pipe organs, are very different instruments, more like distant cousins, Double said. Pipe organs’ origins can be traced back to the third century B.C. in Greece, while theater organs weren’t developed until the early 20th century and were used to accompany silent films. “The biggest difference between the theater organ and the church organ is that the theater organ is orchestral in nature,” Double said. “My right hand is like a singer singing a melody and my left hand and foot are like the orchestra behind the singer. So, the approach is completely different in terms of how the instruments play.” Additionally, because the theater organ is orchestral in nature, many have been outfitted to function as
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Businesses: Continued from Page 1 maintains limitations on smoke and vape style businesses, they have not banned the enterprises outright. There are currently six smoke/vape shops in Alpharetta. Aside from businesses which have been grandfathered in, all new smoke/vape businesses are limited to light industrial zoning districts or are required to get conditional use permits which are subject to Planning Commission approval. Alpharetta defines these businesses as entities “dedicated to the display, sale, distribution, delivery, offering, furnishing or marketing of tobacco, tobacco products or instruments, vape products or any combination thereof.” The city also instituted distance requirements, not allowing the businesses to be closer than 2000 feet to a “school, religious institution, government building, park, residential dwelling or each other.” Before updating their zoning requirements, city staff researched best practices. “Anytime we make changes to our code or if we’re adding in new use categories like this, we certainly do our research,” said Michael Woodman, Alpharetta senior planner. “We look at our surrounding jurisdictions, other jurisdictions… We certainly look at all resources out there and
consider them before we bring recommendations to the city.” Forsyth County employs permits In Forsyth County, every new proposed smoke or vape business must receive a conditional use permit — regardless of the zoning district — meaning each proposal must be approved by both the Planning Commission and County Commission. The process takes a minimum of three months to complete, Business License Manager Amy Konrath said. Like Alpharetta, the county’s zoning code also sets a distance requirement, not allowing the sale of “alternative nicotine products” within 200 yards of any educational facility. Forsyth has also created specific business permits for vapor/e-cigarette businesses as well as those businesses attempting to sell “non-traditional tobacco paraphernalia” which includes items such as bongs. Non-traditional tobacco paraphernalia permits can range in costs based on the type of devices sold but can cost a minimum of $2,000 to a maximum of $3,000, not including application fees. “Nobody since that change has come in for a vape shop,” Konrath said. While Forsyth County defines vapor/ecigarette businesses as entities whose aggregate retail sales are at least 50% comprised of alternate nicotine products, vape juice or both, Johns Creek lacks a definition for the shops altogether.
Council restrictions backfire On Aug. 30 the Johns Creek City Council voted to enact a six-month moratorium on accepting and processing new smoke and vape shop business tax certificates and building permit applications in response to an influx of such businesses to the area. Johns Creek is currently home to 10 smoke and vape shops. In his presentation to the City Council Aug. 30, Community Development Director Ben Song reported that the city had received seven inquiries for new shops just in August. All seven were denied. Prior to the moratorium, the only action the city had taken to curb vape shops was a 2019 zoning ordinance which backfired. Song’s report to council members stated that the three-year-old ordinance — which limited a business’ vape and vape-related products to only be sold on 25% of their floor space — encouraged new businesses to branch out to vape and smoke shops. “Additionally,” the report continued, “many of these businesses also include a lounge area in the store to further promote the use of vape products.” Since the council approved the ban on permits, city staff has been developing a long-term plan to further curb new smoke and vape businesses before the moratorium expires at the end of Febru-
Xhale City located along Medlock Bridge Road is one of 10 smoke and vape shops in Johns Creek. ary, Song said. Staff has been studying surrounding municipalities’ regulations and weighing feasibility of different methods for implementation in Johns Creek. Song said that based on their research staff will submit a proposal of changes to land use and zoning ordinances to the Planning Commission in early February, hoping to get the proposal through the City Council by their scheduled meeting Feb. 28. None of the jurisdictions included in this report have placed outright limitations on the sale of smoke or vape products within their boundaries. Products are still available at businesses like grocery and convenience stores.
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From left Johns Creek High School seniors Abby Vane, Madison Vane, Kate Vane and Zoe Alper celebrate committing to play lacrosse for Mercer University at a Nov. 11 signing event.
Johns Creek lacrosse players commit to Mercer University JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Four Johns Creek High School seniors committed to play Division 1 lacrosse at Mercer University Nov. 11. The athletes, Zoe Alper, Abby Vane, Kate Vane and Madison Vane, played lacrosse all four years of their high school careers and will join the Mercer Bears for the fall 2022 season.
At their signing day event, Alper and the three Vane sisters were celebrated by friends, family, coaches and faculty. Alper has played lacrosse for eight years, and the Vane sisters have played for 10 years, with each of the players winning numerous accolades while student athletes.
CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING: TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2022 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING: MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11360 LAKEFIELD DRIVE, JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 The Comprehensive Plan Amendment is scheduled for public hearing: Comprehensive Plan Amendment A Proposal to amend the City of Johns Creek Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the adopted Town Center Vision and Plan. A copy of the amendment is located at the Community Development Department and on the City’s website for public viewing.
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Forsyth County pushes tech motif along Ga. 400 By PATRICK FOX and TIFFANY MORGAN pat@appenmedia.com newsroom@appenmedia.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Forsyth County and the City of Alpharetta have partnered on a marketing initiative they hope will draw the attention of tech companies to the area. Forsyth County commissioners passed a resolution Dec. 7 to seek state legislation naming the 7-mile stretch of Ga. 400 from Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta north to Ga. 20 in Forsyth County the Technology Corridor. Forsyth County is home to some 8,000 residents who work in technology. The largest tech employer is Scientific Games, with 1,000 workers, but the county’s resume is growing, especially along Ga. 400. The list includes Forte Data Systems, New Cyber Source, Siemens and close to a dozen others. County Manager Kevin Tanner said the branding initiative was developed in coordination with Forward Forsyth, the county’s economic development partner within the Chamber of Commerce. “Alpharetta, the North Fulton County area, as you know, has been known for quite a few years as a technology hub of the state,” Tanner said.
The highway designation, he added, would be another tool in the county’s efforts to draw more technology companies to the area. “It shows the world and people looking to locate their companies here that this is the technology hub of the state and the Southeast,” Tanner said. Slade Gulledge, vice president of Economic Development for the Chamber said the highway designation will draw sharper focus on the region. “We have an unparalleled access to talent in our county,” Gulledge said. “Both within and a short drive from Forsyth County, we have one of the highest concentrations of technology and engineering talent.” Technology companies are a target industry and key to the success of the county’s economic plans, he said. “We are very fortunate to have local government officials who truly understand the importance of economic development,” Gulledge said. Alpharetta has more than 700 technology companies. The city helps support Tech Alpharetta, a nonprofit that mentors young tech startups and fosters tech business growth. Alpharetta officials approved the measure at the Dec. 6 City Council meeting.
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City Manager Bob Regus said Tanner contacted him last month about the idea. Regus said he spoke to council members Ben Burnett and Donald Mitchell, who agreed the venture would benefit all parties. “We came to the conclusion that we are the Technology City of the South,” Regus said. “We have in our corridor just hundreds and hundreds of technology companies, and we consider ourselves the leader in that.” All of Ga. 400 — from Buckhead to the North Georgia mountains — is known officially as Hospitality Highway. Regus said there would be no conflict in designating a portion of the highway the Technology Corridor with signage. “[It would be] good for economic development,” Regus said. “The resolution calls out that we do have the Innovation Center here operated by Tech Alpharetta.” City Council members said they appreciated Tanner’s reaching out, saying it’s another example of how relations with Forsyth County have improved greatly over the past few years. Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau, said the highway designation is another element the agency can use to attract visitors.
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Forsyth County Manager Kevin Tanner is pushing a plan that would allow designating a 7-mile stretch of Ga. 400 the “Technology Corridor.” “This designation would definitely create an economic impact for our tourism industry through spending the night, eating in our restaurants, shopping in our retail stores, attending events and/or attractions,” Rodgers said. “As we promote this specific area as Technology Corridor, I think we will reach a different demographic of individuals and groups that want to either visit or do business in our city because of technology.”
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Developers behind a major, mixed-use project in Alpharetta gave the public a detailed look at the layout plans at a Community Zoning Information meeting Dec. 8. Attorney Julie Sellers, representing developer Southwest Value Partners, said plans call for transforming the current HewlettPackard corporate campus at Windward Parkway and Westside Parkway into a community that will include residential, commercial and more than 1 million square feet of new office space. The 51-acre development is called Continuum. Representatives were on hand from the design team of Gensler architects, civil engineering firm Kimley-Horn and landscape architects HGOR. Drawings presented at the Zoom meeting show five buildings exclusive for office use, including three existing on the campus. Another half-dozen buildings will include a mix of office and retail and office and residential. Sellers described the current campus as a large office building with a “sea of parking lots.” “We are creating a state-of-the-art community with the proper mixture of uses that are required to attract and support corporate clients that are looking to call Alpharetta home,” Sellers said. Southwest Value Partners is proposing to add 82 condominiums, 488 apartments and a 218-room hotel on the site. Plans also call for adding 77,600 square feet of commercial and retail space and 1 million square feet of new office space. The existing 517,000-square-foot office building will be renovated. The property will devote close to 6 acres of civic space, including a village green to serve as a gathering area surrounded by office, retail and restaurants. There will be nearly 3 acres of amenity space. Sellers said builders will include pathways and landscaped drives to provide residents and workers with a sense of place. “This is really modernizing the campus with high-quality design,” Sellers said. The Zoom meeting allowed for questions, and the first inquiry was about traffic, pointing out that nearly 600 residential units are bound to have an effect. The individual remarked that Alpharetta’s City Center has added so many homes and apartments that traffic has become all but impossible in the downtown area. Sellers said that while she could not speak to details of City Center, the Continuum development will have fewer apartments
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The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District’s newest Eagle Scouts include, top row, from left: Samuel Lee of Troop 143; Ashrit Rebbapragada of Troop 1459; Nicholas Freeman of Troop 356; Vince Rittmeyer of Troop 1486; Matthew Albitz of Troop 430; and Alex Yang, of Troop 2143. Bottom row, from left: Quentin Proels of Troop 2143; Saurab Rao of Troop 69; Aaron Urbanawiz of Troop 1857; William Jackson of Troop 1717; Daniel Tarrant of Troop 1717; Gianluca Ruocco of Troop 1717; and Luke Janco of Troop 431. Quentin Proels, of Troop 2143, sponsored by Johns Creek First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of two outdoor benches and archway entrance for the outdoor prayer area at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. Saurab Rao of Troop 69, sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, whose project was the design and construction of a bicycle repair station and a wooden picnic table for the Roswell/Alpharetta Mountain Biking Trail. Aaron Urbanawiz, of Troop 1857,
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Organist: Continued from Page 4 additional instruments all controlled from the same organ console or keyboard. “They were able to incorporate a real glockenspiel, a real xylophone, a real marimba, real chimes, in a few instances, a real piano and make them play through the organ keyboards,” Double said. “So, the theater organ took on an entirely different role and an entirely different manner in which an organist could make music as opposed to the church organ.” For his performance Saturday night, Double will have to adjust his memorized musical arrangements to suit the church’s unique, 5,000 pipe organ. “The Johns Creek Aeolian-Skinner has this incredible history, this incredible moment in time because of 9/11 and then this incredible rebirth,” Double said. “It’s a very, very important instrument.” Before taking its place at Johns Creek United Methodist Church in 2016, the Aeolian-Skinner organ, named after its manufacturer, was sitting in a storage facility in New York from 2001 to 2012. Built in 1923, the romantic-period organ had called Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City home for decades. Located just 200 yards from Ground Zero, the organ was damaged by dust and debris in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and was considered out of commission. For 11 years it sat virtually untouched until Johns Creek UMC decided to restore the instrument and bring it down South. Using donations raised by church members’ families and a grant from the Johns Creek Arts Foundation, the
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Director of Open Arms Special Needs Ministry Alpharetta Presbyterian Church has an opportunity for a compassionate and energetic individual who enjoys working with special needs children, youth, and adults to direct our Open Arms ministry. Responsibilities • Lead the Promise Class (where our special needs community congregates) during Sunday morning services in worship through music, Bible lessons, crafts, and other activities. • Supervise, work with, and coordinate volunteers and staff. • Direct quarterly respite events at the church. • Work alongside the Open Arms committee and Associate Pastor to identify opportunities to sustain and grow this ministry. Hours vary but average six per week, with 3–4 hours every Sunday morning. Compensation is up to $18/hour plus 3 Sundays (weeks) of paid vacation per year. Requirements • Annual Background Check and Child Safety Training • Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) CPR training/certification for infants, children, and adults (or complete within 3 months of hire) • Proof of vaccination against COVID-19, since you will be working with a vulnerable population. • Degree in Special Education and experience managing staff preferred. • Age 21 years or older. Interested? Send us a letter telling us why, along with your resume: jobs@alpharettapres.com To learn more about Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, please visit us in person or at https://alpharettapres.com/.
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Holidays are coming, earn extra cash now! Newspaper Delivery Route Open with Appen Media Group Looking for one person or couple interested in delivering weekly newspapers in South Forsyth county, Alpharetta and/or Johns Creek. Requirements: Perfect driving record and background check, reliable transportation, honest, hard-working and positive attitude. Send an email to heidi@appenmedia.com and include a paragraph or two about who you are and your background/experience. IN THE SUBJECT LINE PLEASE PUT “DELIVERY ROUTE”.
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