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Bring One for the Chipper, an annual Milton event, is back to offer the community the opportunity to dispose of Christmas trees Jan. 6.

MILTON, Ga. — Bring One for the Chipper, an annual Milton event, is back to offer the community the opportunity to dispose of Christmas trees Jan. 6.

All are welcome to bring their ornament-free evergreens to the parking lot nearest Milton High School’s baseball field between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. that Saturday.

The lot is accessible at 13025 Birmingham Highway.

Workers from Casey Tree Experts and

volunteers from the Young Men’s Service League will take trees and feed it to the “chipper,” where it can be broken down into bits, suitable for mulch and wood chips to serve landscaping needs.

While dropping off Christmas trees, visitors can pick up Redbud seedlings as part of Plant! Milton, an initiative to encourage tree planting as well as educate and engage the public on all things trees.

To learn more, visit www.miltonga.gov/

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Bring One for the Chipper is one of several ways to dispose of your trees in Milton.

Another is to have Scouts from Troop 841 come to your yard, pick up your tree, then properly dispose of it. There’s a small fee for the service, with proceeds benefiting the troop. You can learn more, and sign up, at www.t841.org/?page_id=300.

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Horses trot out to cheer seniors Animal rescue farm broadens its reach

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Horses from Joyous Acres, a family-owned rescue farm in Milton, visited seniors Dec. 24 at Addington Place, an assisted living and memory care community in Alpharetta.

Joy Lim Nakrin, along with her 72-year-old parents, Teresita Lim King and Andrew Nakrin, and her 74-year-old aunt Betty Lim King run Joyous Acres.

Over the past year, the family has welcomed residents of Village Park, a retirement community in Alpharetta, to their 20-plus-acre farm off Brittle Road

for pet therapy visits in their Seniors for Seniors program where elders share the healing power of animals with other seniors.

But, for the first time, the family transported horses to seniors who aren’t as mobile.

“They can’t come to our home, so we’re going to theirs,” said Betty, who founded the Seniors for Senior program. “That’s our next step. We find that we could have a better outreach that way.”

More than a dozen residents at Addington Place were able to interact with Geronimo and Bella, both dressed in their best festive attire.

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Teresita Lim King, founder of the Milton rescue farm Joyous Acres, shows Bella to seniors Dec. 24 at Addington Place, an assisted living and memory care community in Alpharetta.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — A Fulton County Superior Court judge has ruled that the Sandy Springs Police Department is not violating the Georgia Open Records Act by providing – for the most part – one-sentence narratives on its initial crime incident reports it makes available to the public.

Judge Kimberly Adams ruled Dec. 22 that Appen Media had failed to prove that it is unlawful for the department to withhold supplemental information about a crime that police file in a subsequent report, often on the same day and gleaned from the same initial visit to the scene.

Appen Publisher Hans Appen said he plans to appeal the ruling.

“Judge Adams correctly cites state Supreme Court precedent that initial incident reports should be disclosed to the public, but fails to address the loophole that Sandy Springs creates for itself by writing multiple reports,” Appen said. “Common sense is that any information gathered by a responding officer to a scene is the initial incident report, regardless of when that officer actually writes his report or the number of reports he writes. We are confident the appeals court will recognize this tactic for what it is and reverse.”

The Georgia Open Records Act maintains that all public records are open for public inspection, but it does make exceptions. Medical information, Social Security numbers, the names of confidential police informants and a host of other privileged material is protected from disclosure. The law also provides some latitude for materials surrounding ongoing police investigations.

However, initial police crime and incident reports are required to be made available to the public.

Appen Media, which publishes six weekly newspapers including the Sandy Springs Crier, filed suit in May arguing that the Sandy Springs Police Department is in violation of state law by not providing full initial incident reports to the public and the press when requested.

For over a year, the paper has pushed

Editor’s note: Patrick Fox is managing editor for Appen Media. He has played no role, offered no testimony, in the litigation of Appen Media’s case against the City of Sandy Springs up to the time of the Dec. 22 ruling. the department for more details about calls its police officers have been dispatched to investigate.

In most cases, the agency has returned the requests with one-sentence narratives stating when and where police were dispatched to and, usually, for what reason.

Unlike incident reports provided by police agencies in surrounding jurisdictions, the Sandy Springs reports lack details on the nature of the crime, an accounting of property damage, injuries associated with a crime, whether any arrests were made, and whether any suspects have been identified.

Appen Media’s suit alleges Sandy Springs prepares this information in a separate document which the city then withholds from release.

As part of its court case, Appen Media cited guidance from the current “A Law Enforcement Officer’s Guide to Open Records in Georgia,” prepared and endorsed by the Georgia Attorney General in conjunction with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Sheriff’s Association, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia and Georgia Press Association.

The guidance document states that “initial incident and police arrest reports are subject to the Act’s disclosure requirements, regardless of whether they are part of an active investigation. Additionally, any report, whether entitled a ‘supplemental report,’ ‘narrative report,’ or similar document name that is produced as part of an initial incident report or can be characterized as such, is likewise to be disclosed.”

Carl Appen, director of Content and Development for the publishing company, argued that the incident reports provided by Sandy Springs Police Department “usually include a one-line sentence stating that the responding officer is responding to a call . . . the responding officer will then prepare a

‘supplemental report’ that includes the additional information the responding officer learns while on scene responding to the initial call.”

He said those supplemental reports, often completed the same day as the initial report, are not being made available.

Appen’s suit centered on whether this second document, typically prepared by the officers using information obtained at the scene, is considered part of the initial incident report.

In December 2022, Georgia Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Colangelo said it is.

Replying to a request from the media company, Colangelo stated: “A commonsense interpretation of ‘initial incident report’ is that anything written at the same time as the first part of the report is part of the initial incident report.”

Appen Media used the message as supporting evidence in its suit.

But Judge Adams ruled that the guidance document and Attorney General’s assessment Appen cites is not the law, “although [Appen] may be correct in its assertion that [the Sandy Springs Police Department’s] practice violates the spirit of the Open Records Act.” Even so, Adams wrote that testimony in a deposition by Sandy Springs Police Capt. Norm Vik, explained that, while the short-form report and more-detailed supplemental report may be completed at the same time, the two reports are handled separately.

Sandy Springs has maintained that the detailed, supplemental police reports contain information used for investigative purposes and would, therefore, be exempt from disclosure so as not to compromise investigation and prosecution of a crime.

In a statement issued Dec. 27, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul praised the court ruling.

“The court determined the City of Sandy Springs fully complies with the law,” Paul stated. “We believe our policy balances the right of citizens to access essential public information with the need to preserve the integrity of criminal investigations. We are gratified the court agreed with us.”

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Milton invites community to State of the City event MILTON, Ga. — Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison will offer a “State of the City” address Jan. 24, an annual tradition held in Council Chambers at City Hall.

Following an hour-long meet and greet starting at 6 p.m., Jamison will

highlight some of the city’s noteworthy accomplishments from the past year and preview what’s to come in 2024.

The event is free, but guests are asked to RSVP due to limited seating.

For questions, contact Emily Salerno at emily.salerno@miltonga.gov.

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Girl Scouts participate in a flag-raising ceremony Dec. 17 at Keep North Fulton Beautiful in Sandy Springs, later earning a badge.

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Girl Scouts earn badge in flag-raising ceremony SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Members of two Girl Scout troops earned a badge after participating in a flag-raising ceremony Dec. 17 at Keep North Fulton Beautiful, a recycling center in Sandy Springs.

One group was Troop 22339, consisting of Brownies and juniors, which included Sophie Kassas, Isabella Greenia, Abbott Zaher and Isla Gibbler.

Troop 20020, composed of cadettes,

included Ava Greenia, Ara Zaher and Christine Kassas.

“It’s a good experience for the young ladies to not only understand what the flag means, but also a good connection back to the community … showcasing what they can do for other nonprofits in our area,” said Ryder Leary, executive director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful.

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Passion for conservation drives Keep North Fulton Beautiful director

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — In a postChristmas, post-processing day rush, dozens of cars made their way to Keep North Fulton Beautiful’s small recycling site on Morgan Falls Road.

While the cardboard bin had been empty earlier that morning, it quickly started overflowing, many boxes marked by Amazon’s logo.

As one truck left the lot carrying a week’s worth of cardboard, Keep North Fulton Beautiful Executive Director Ryder Leary said the nonprofit recycles around 50 bales a week, each packed cube weighing about 600 pounds. He said cardboard is the No. 1 recycled material there, and more of it is coming through which he attributed to the popularity of Amazon, Walmart and other delivery services.

Leary said there’s been about a 25 percent increase in total tonnage of recycled product in the last quarter.

For regular drop-off, anyone can come to the recycling center in Sandy Springs. While some cities in North Fulton have their own recycling sites.

Roswell has a comprehensive site exclusive to Roswell residents. People from other cities who don’t have curbside pick-up rely on Keep North Fulton Beautiful.

“If you want to drive up here from Miami and drop stuff off, you’re more than welcome to,” Leary said.

There are bins for cardboard, paper products, food-grade glass, scrap metal and plastic — No. 1 are items like clear water bottles, and No. 2 items could be milk jugs and detergent bottles.

Recycling events There are some special recycling events that are exclusive to Sandy Springs and Johns Creek residents, for electronics, bulky items and hazardous waste.

But, free shredding events, held throughout the year, are available to everyone, and Leary said those are fun to watch. Shredding is also offered onsite, priced at $1 per pound.

The nonprofit also recycles medical equipment, like walkers and unused adult diapers. The Sandy Springs Rotary picks up the equipment and takes it to FODAC, or Friends of Adults and Disabled Children, which donates it to families in need.

The partnership is longstanding, but Leary said he plans to double medical equipment intake with a new trailer.

There’s also a truck on-site for gently used clothing and household

A truck leaves the lot of Keep North Fulton Beautiful, carrying a week’s worth of cardboard. The nonprofit recycles around 50 bales a week, each packed cube weighing about 600 pounds.

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Ryder Leary, executive director of Keep North Fulton Beautiful, stands in front of people recycling materials, from cardboard to glass. Drop-off services are open to everyone, though some special events are exclusive to Sandy Springs and Johns Creek residents.

More information

For questions about recycling services at Keep North Fulton Beautiful, visit keepnorthfulton beautiful.org or call 770-551-7766.

Recycling tips can be found at earth911.com. cycled,” Leary said. “But all of these agencies, even the big agencies, are recycling 100 percent of what they can recycle, because there’s no money in it if they don’t.”

A man loads up a baler with cardboard. goods, eventually sold by American Kidney Services to help with medical bills for those suffering with kidneyrelated illnesses.

Currently, Keep North Fulton Beautiful is recycling Christmas trees.

Whether material designated for recycling actually gets recycled is a

popular question from skeptics, with an underlying assumption that it all just goes to a landfill. But, rest assured, Leary said there’s very little waste at Keep North Fulton Beautiful because all the material is pre-sorted.

“Cross contamination is the No. 1 reason something may not get re-

Improving operations After 16 years with the YMCA, Leary joined Keep North Fulton Beautiful this summer.

Under his leadership, the nonprofit has gone through a rebranding with new signage and logos, updates to the website and weekly highlights on social media that showcase good works from community members as well as having a “volunteer of the month.”

In December, Leary asked two Girl Scout troops to lead a flag-raising ceremony.

Leary said, in general, he has been cleaning up operations at the facility to be as efficient as possible, to be good stewards of not only the product being brought it but also the resources cities provide to continue services at Keep North Fulton Beautiful.

While he said he loved his career with the YMCA, he always wanted to be involved in conservation. “...[I] found an opportunity to do something I’m a bit more passionate about, and it gives me an opportunity to make a difference in a different way,” Leary said.

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Libraries kick off 2024 with winter events

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com METRO ATLANTA — From crocheting to yoga to teen book clubs, Metro Atlanta libraries are offering a slew of programs and resources for patrons of all ages this winter.

Here is a brief look at some offerings.

Fulton County The Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, offers a community crochet circle on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The hobby group is open to adults of all crochet skill levels and other fiber arts.

Some North Fulton branches are also reserving time slots where children can read to registered therapy dogs.

The Roswell Library will host “Read to Archie” at 4 p.m. Jan. 8 and 29 at 115 Norcross St. The Milton Library invites children to read to Cinnamon at 3 p.m. Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 12, April 9 and May 14 as part of its “Books with Pups” series.

The Milton branch also offers a monthly program for children 8 years and older to play Pokémon and Magic the Gathering. All skill levels are welcome.

The gaming event is held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the first and last Friday of each month.

Beginning Jan. 5, Northeast Spruill Oaks Library will host yoga every Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 9560 Spruill Road in Johns Creek.

The Ocee Library in Johns Creek is also hosting “Energy Yoga” on Wednesdays starting Jan. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road.

The Sandy Springs Library is scheduling “Yoga with Marianne” on Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 395 Mount Vernon Highway. Classes run from Jan. 6 through Jan. 27.

DeKalb County The DeKalb County Public Library system is offering four book group takeout kits to help patrons improve or start their own book club.

Each kit includes 10 to 12 copies of a book from the kit’s catalog and a guide on how to run a book discussion, a biography of the author, a synopsis of the reading material and discussion questions.

The library system offers four takeout kits based on reading level: “Eager Readers” for beginners, “Book Buddies Takeout” for children who are new to chapter books, “BeTWEEN the Lines”

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DeKalb, Forsyth and Fulton County libraries are hosting a series of events for all ages this winter. Patrons can read to dogs, relax with yoga, start a book club and learn coding languages.

More information

Visit each county library system’s website for more information.

DeKalb: dekalblibrary.org Fulton: fulcolibrary.org Forsyth: forsythpl.org for tweens and “Book Group Takeout” for adults.

Book group takeout kits can be checked out for eight weeks, and renewals are not allowed. Patrons may check out two kits at once.

The DeKalb County Public Library also offers FLIP kits, which develop new readers’ comprehension and skills through family activities at home. FLIP kits include a book, an activity guide, materials and supplies.

Beyond its book offerings, the DeKalb library system also provides

exclusive resources for teenagers.

The Hairston Crossing Library offers teen and tween self-care kits every Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 4911 Redan Road in Stone Mountain.

The kits include journaling and mindfulness supplies for patrons between 12 and 18 years old.

Teen artists and writers can also submit their work to be featured in the DeKalb County Public Library’s quarterly zine, “Between the Stacks.”

Forsyth County Throughout January, the Forsyth County Public Library is offering basic Python coding for students in the sixth through eighth grades at the Cumming Library at 585 Dahlonega St. The course will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays and will focus on basic coding and theory.

The four-week program begins Jan. 6 and concludes Jan. 27. Registration is required, and participants are encouraged to attend all sessions.

Post Road Library at 5010 Post Road will host a “Masterminds Lego Lounge” at 4 p.m. on Fridays starting Jan. 12, with recurring dates through April.

Students in kindergarten through fifth grade can practice building or complete new challenges in each program.

Finished Lego creations are displayed on top of the library’s hold shelves.

Registration is not required, but space is limited.

The Cumming Library will also host a monthly writers club where teenagers can meet others who love to write; learn tips and strategies; practice with prompts and games; and share their writing to receive constructive feedback.

The club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Feb. 13 and March 12.

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Minuteman Press rolls through digital age

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga.— Jon Wittenburg, brings the backing of an international company to his Minuteman Press Sandy Springs franchise.

Wittenburg, a self-described introvert, purchased the franchise in 2012 and joined the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce shortly after opening his press shop.

“Design, print and promote is in essence what we do,” Wittenburg said. “We understand that good printing starts with good design.”

Wittenburg said his secret to maintaining a local business through the COVID-19 pandemic circles back to the relationships he forged with fellow small business owners at networking events with the Perimeter Chamber.

Minuteman Press International has almost 1,000 franchises across the world, including South Africa, Australia and the United Kingdom. There are 10 franchises operating in Metro Atlanta with another 10 throughout Georgia.

After expanding the footprint of his previous shop at 6780 Roswell Road in 2017, Minuteman Press Sandy Springs has settled into a larger location at the Morgan Falls Office Park just up the road on Ga. 9.

The motivation for the move to Morgan Falls in April was to increase the square footage of the shop and to streamline production.

“One of the big benefits of the move this year was being able to place our equipment where it needed to be,” Wittenberg said. “It also gives me expansion capabilities.”

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The team at Minuteman Press Sandy Springs stands with Greater North Fulton Chamber President Kali Boatright, right, and Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber President Adam Forrand, left, Aug. 24 in the new shop at 7840 Roswell Road. Many of the customers at Minuteman Press Sandy Springs are local business owners.

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Press: Continued from Page 8 When Wittenburg and his team signed a long-term lease at the office park, they had to gamble on the state of the printing industry in the United States.

According to an industry report from IBISWorld, the print market in the United States was estimated at about $80 billion in 2023.

The right touch While digital marketing has expanded in the internet age, people often prefer things they can touch and feel, Wittenburg said.

“We got involved with promotional products a few years ago because we felt it was a good complement to the conventional printing we do,” Wittenburg said. “So, it gives us the ability to be like a one-stop print shop.”

If a local business owner decides they want a brochure instead of flyers, the team at Minuteman Press Sandy Springs already has the equipment and know-how to create the product.

The company employs a full-time designer and a full-time production manager.

Wittenberg said he hopes to hire another designer soon to keep the production process operating more efficiently. The need to hire another team member at the print shop is a problem Wittenberg said he’s happy to have.

What’s more, the team works with customers to ensure they have the chance to look over the design and make changes before going to print.

“If you design it right and print it right, people are going to look at it,” Wittenberg said.

In-house graphics are a benefit because it allows the team at Minuteman Press to offer advice and expert opinions on the designs customers bring into the shop.

While the U.S. Postal Service offers tools for individuals to design their own print products, there is not someone on staff to ensure the product achieves its intended effect.

Entrepreneur Magazine has rated Minuteman Press International as the top printing franchise in the industry for 20 straight years. In the company’s 50-year history, it has been named the No. 1 franchise in the printing industry 32 times.

Minuteman Press Sandy Springs has also received positive reviews from customers across North Fulton, East Cobb and Dunwoody.

Whether customers came in for wedding invitations or a school project, a vast majority spoke to Wittenberg and his team’s honesty, efficiency and quality printing.

“Minuteman Press Sandy Springs is a wonderful shop to do business with,” Russell Wise said in a Google review. “Very responsive, professional quality, well versed

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From left, former Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce Chairman Chris Burnett; Jon Wittenberg, owner of the Minuteman Press Sandy Springs franchise; and former Chamber President and CEO Tom Mahaffey celebrate local business in 2015.Wittenberg won Chamber’s 2015 Small Business of the Year trophy, the “Sandy.”

Adjusting to global pandemic When the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns hit the U.S. in 2020, business-to-business industries bore the brunt of economic pain.

“Most of what we do is for other small to medium-sized businesses,” Wittenberg said. “Whenever there’s uncertainty, then businesses are going to be hesitant to spend a lot of money on marketing.”

Initially, there was a temporary increase in business for signage related to social distancing and the pandemic. However, demand for other products and services significantly declined.

Print marketing and advertising spending decreased during 2020-21, Wittenburg said. Because print products are primarily used during in-person events, the effect on local print shops is intuitive.

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“We even had trouble getting paper,” Wittenberg said. “I’d never thought I’d see the day when there would be trouble getting 20-pound copy paper.”

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If customers prefer to stick to a certain A Northside Network Provider brand or weight of paper, they may have to wait a little longer, but the uncertainty has declined since the peak of the pandemic.

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Continued from Page 1 Teresita, founder of Joyous Acres, said she always dreamed of having a farm for rescued animals, especially for the older animals who are overlooked but have a lot of love to give.

Bella is a 28-year-old Arabian mare, who had been passed over for adoption for seven years at Save the Horses shelter in Cumming before the family took her in. Geronimo, or Gerry, adopted from Second Chance Stables in North Carolina, is a former plow horse who had been dumped for slaughter.

Betty shared how the pair created a relaxing environment for the seniors at Addington Place, sparking spontaneity and funny conversation.

But, she also described the joy it brought her family. “... They found it also very relaxing and therapeutic for themselves because they met other seniors. It was in a different environment,” Betty said. “And, I saw Andy just looking at us lovingly … and my sister, [Teresita], was just a riot.”

She placed her family’s work in the “circle of love.”

“Building community through our common love of animals … breaks down all the artificial human barriers — race, ethnicity, economic class, age, gender, politics, religion,” Betty said. “Makes us share our common humanity with each other.”

Kathleen Pantaleo, executive director of Addington Place of Alpharetta, called the session with Bella and Geronimo a success.

“Residents who attended the event thoroughly enjoyed the horses and have expressed their desire to either have them back at our community or to schedule a visit to the horse farm,” Pantaleo said.

She noted a number of health benefits to the interaction between animals and seniors, including increased physical activity, stress reduction, cognitive stimulation, enhanced social interaction, mood enhancement and a heightened sense of purpose.

“The companionship and therapeutic impact of animals are invaluable for the physical, emotional and social well-being of older individuals,” Pantaleo said.

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Andrew Nakrin, middle, and his sister-in-law Betty Lim King, right, speak with a resident of Addington Place Dec. 24 as they hold their rescue horse Geronimo.

Joy Lim Nakrin, who helps operate Joyous Acres, shows seniors at Addington Place her family’s rescue horse Geronimo.

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North Point Mall plans on horizon heading into Alpharetta’s new year

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta is expecting new plans for the redevelopment of the North Point Mall this spring.

The new proposal comes after a previous plan to transform the mall into an 84-acre mixed-use development was rejected in late 2022.

For the better part of the past decade, Alpharetta has committed to reinvigorating the North Point district.

It adopted an overlay to streamline development, and it formed a tax allocation district in 2019 that would use some accrued tax dollars to fund improvements in the area.

The district included 138 parcels on some 898 acres, with an estimated tax digest of $268 million.

Although the tax allocation district was dissolved in October, its taxable value had risen to $298.45 in 2023, a nearly 7 percent increase from when it was formed in 2019. It also generated $105,670 for redevelopment, which will now be committed to improvements within the district.

Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said North Point Mall owner New York Life will submit new redevelopment plans for the mall in the next three months, but the city is not sure what those plans will look like. A public presentation to the City Council is pending staff review.

Previous proposal In early 2022, the Texas-based Trademark Property Company unveiled plans to demolish portions of the North Point Mall to construct a walkable, mixed-use community with greenspace.

Original plans included a 10,500-square-foot event plaza, interactive water features, small parks with art and seating, outdoor dining space, a variety of paths and a food and beverage garden.

Development would have spanned 10 years and included 315,000 square feet of retail and restaurant, a 150room hotel, 875 apartments and 85 for-sale townhomes.

Trademark formally presented the plans at a City Council meeting Nov. 7, 2022. Only Councilmen Brian Will and Donald Mitchell supported the proposal, and it ultimately failed in a 2-5 vote.

The apartment conundrum The number of apartments at the site was a common concern on the dais.

Under its 2040 comprehensive plan, Alpharetta aims for apartments,

the mall has been proposed since.

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This rendering shows Pickle and Social, a pickleball, dining and social venue coming to the North Point area in Alpharetta. The City Council approved the new facility off Rock Mill Road and Ga. 400 Nov. 13.

The red highlighted area shows the North Point activity center in Alpharetta. While the City Council dissolved the area’s tax allocation district in October, efforts to reinvigorate the major commercial corridor continue. or multifamily homes, to make up 35 percent of its housing stock, though that is not a rigid number. In that plan, the city reported 34 percent of its housing units were rentals as of 2020.

At an October 2022 community meeting, Trademark Property CEO Terry Montesi said the redevelopment was contingent on the number of

apartments.

Montesi said for every 50 apartments removed, the project lost $12 million in value. He said New York Life, which owns the North Point Mall, had pledged more than $174 million to the proposed redevelopment.

The developers were eligible to present new plans to the City Council in May, but no other major rehaul of

Strides in 2023 While new plans for the mall are still underway, the city has approved other developments to spur activity along the North Point corridor.

In April, councilmembers approved Windward Park, a 47-acre mixeduse development off North Point and Windward parkways that is slated to include office, residential and retail components.

The Gathering, a multi-use development including single-family homes, townhomes and a commercial component, is also coming to the North Point area.

The City Council approved a rezoning for a 24-acre development at the intersection of Haynes Bridge Road and Morrison Parkway in 2021. Construction is set to begin in 2024.

Development of Lakeview Park at Haynes Bridge Road and Ga. 400 is also underway. The 62-acre mixeduse site will feature some 60 townhomes and 250 apartments, more than 31,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 630,000 square feet of office use.

More recently, the City Council approved Pickle and Social, a forthcoming pickleball, dining and social venue on 6 acres along Rock Mill Road and Ga. 400 in the North Point area.

Firefly and Ecco Park, both townhome communities under construction this year, also hope to spur activity in North Point by drawing residents to the area.

Looking ahead In addition to the upcoming mall redevelopment plans, an ongoing economic feasibility study for a professional sports arena at North Point is set to be completed in 2024.

Assistant City Administrator Drinkard said the city approved the study at the end of January, but because the cost came in just under $50,000, it was not presented at a City Council meeting.

Sports facility consultant CAA Icon is handling the study, which will analyze market demand, market validation and financial feasibility.

Drinkard said the study was projected to take between 12 and 18 months. With a January 2023 launch, the study is on track to conclude summer 2024.

At the same time, just to the north, Forsyth County is hoping to attract a professional hockey tenant to The Gathering at South Forsyth, a $2 billion mixed-use development pending approval by the County Commission.

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High school students awarded MIT grant

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — About a dozen students from Chattahoochee High School are working to reduce harmful leakage from gas stoves, using a grant awarded to only eight schools in the country.

The students, members of the Chattahoochee InvenTeam, received $4,500 through the Lemelson-MIT program — a yearly research initiative out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology geared toward high schoolers to invent technological solutions to real-world problems of their choosing.

The Chattahoochee InvenTeam is composed of mostly 11th graders. Lin Lee, their sponsor and the school’s media specialist, has each student play a specific role. Some work to get the word out as part of a communications team, some are figuring out how to finance any funding gaps, and some are more hands-on in building the project with technical skills or through sustainability research.

Sophie Lin, the administrative student lead, said the decision to study methane leakage came after a long brainstorming process. After Riley Jocham, a student on the technical team, found an article from Stanford that described methane emissions, even with gas stoves turned off, Lin said the group jumped on board.

Because the project is unaffiliated with Chattahoochee High School, Lin was responsible for recruitment. Students must find the time to work on the project outside of the school hours and other extracurriculars.

Keefer Lin, the technical lead, said he spends as many as three hours a day thinking about how to move the project forward.

In addition to methane, Lin said the group’s problem statement looks to nitrogen dioxide as a harmful household gas.

He said both are shown to increase the risk of cancer and cause damage to the environment. Srinidhi Chebrolu, the sustain-

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The Chattahoochee Inventeam, a group of Chattahoochee High School students, works to solve methane leakage from gas stoves through the Lemelson-MIT program. The grant helps fund high schoolers’ efforts to invent technological solutions to real-word problems.

Chattahoochee Inventeam

Lin Lee - Sponsor and media specialist at Chattahoochee High School Sophie Lin - Administrative student lead Keefer Lin - Technical lead Riley Jocham - Technical team Shiven Gupta - Technical team Srinidhi Chebrolu - Sustainability lead David Xibille - Sustainability team Paola Leal - Financial lead Sophia Knudsen - Financial team Moukthika Rajala - Communications lead Kennedy Bailey - Communications team Kristen Lee - Communications team ability team lead, added that breathing in nitrogen dioxide can exacerbate pre-existing respiratory issues or increase the risk of developing those issues in the future.

“Most of the team, if not all of the team, owns a gas stove at home, and we use it every day,” Chebrolu said. “So, we’ve been breathing these gases in for a really long time.”

Lin said the group has considered creating a mesh that traps the gas, but the “conundrum” they face is that the mechanism wouldn’t work in household conditions.

“Before we actually create a product, it’s all theory,” Lin said.

He noted several factors to consider in the inventing process, like the sustainability of the device and its accessibility and cost to homeowners. Eventually, the group will conduct patent research.

Lee, the group’s sponsor, said the target problem is still “uncharted territory” because it’s more of a recent problem,

with gas stoves becoming the go-to installation post-2000.

For the past five years, Lee said students from Chattahoochee High School have been interested in applying what they learn through the Lemelson-MIT program. Last year, she said students tried to resolve sewer problems in Johns Creek.

But, Lee said this is the second time that students from Chattahoochee High School made it to the final round of applications.

“What’s missing from education these days … are they really given the chance to apply what they learn and … connect everything they learn, and really use it with a real-life connection?” Lee said.

In June, the group will fly out to MIT and present the project during LemelsonMIT’s EurekaFest.

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Calendar

JAN. 4 — JAN. 14

CANELITA SABROSA LIVE

What: Canelita Sabrosa, which plays everything from Latin jazz and Salsa to pop, rock and R&B, will perform.

When: Friday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m.

Where: Cutters Cigars & Spirits, 4915 Windward Parkway, Alpharetta More: cutterscigarandspirits.com

PUPPET PALOOZA SATURDAYS

What: Stage Door Theatre is teaming up with Piccadilly Puppets for a Saturday morning puppet show, one of five for the season.

When: Saturday, Jan. 6, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Where: Stage Door Theatre, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: $10 More: stagedoortheatrega.org

SALSA NIGHT

What: Every Wednesday night, Eclipse Di Luna hosts free Salsa lessons with a professional instructor along with a performance from a live Salsa band.

When: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Eclipse Di Luna, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody More info: eclipsediluna.com

THE RAY HOWARD BAND CELEBRATES LUTHER VANDROSS

What: The Ray Howard Band will perform a tribute to Luther Vandross, the Grammy-winning soul and R&B singer.

When: Saturday, Jan. 6, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.

Where: The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta Cost: $46 More: thevelvetnote.com

SALSA NIGHT

What: Every Wednesday night, Eclipse Di Luna hosts free Salsa lessons with a professional instructor along with a performance from a live Salsa band.

When: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Eclipse Di Luna, 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Dunwoody More info: eclipsediluna.com

POP-UP PERFORMANCE SERIES: LAYLA MUSSELWHITE

What: Layla Musselwhite, a New Orleans-based singer-songwriter and slide guitarist, will perform. Ticket cost includes hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

When: Thursday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m.

Where: Mimosa Hall, 127 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell Cost: $35 More: roswellartsfund.org/popup/

TONY THOMAS: ‘SCENES FROM MY TRAVELS’

What: See original drawings and

paintings by local artist Tony Thomas, including of the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, Multnomah Falls and Devils Tower National Monument.

When: Until Jan. 12, business hours Where: Community Gallery at City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

MARIO THE MAKER MAGICIAN

What: Mario “the Maker Magician” Marchese, who infuses DIY electronics and robotics into his work, will perform. He has appeared on “Sesame Street,” NBC’s “Universal Kids,” HGTV and David Blaine’s 2018 North American tour.

When: Saturday, Jan. 13, 11 a.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center,

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A NIGHT WITH DADS 2: THE DADDENING

What: Comedians from Dad’s Garage, an improv comedy theater, will perform.

When: Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Stage Door Theatre, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: $15 to $28 More info: stagedoortheatrega.org

PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF ATLANTA EXHIBITION

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SKATE CITY SPRINGS

What: Glide, spin, stride, laugh with friends while you bumble along, or watch from the sidelines with a cup of hot cocoa at the ice rink on the City Green. Capacity is limited and online reservations will be prioritized, so be sure to check availability before coming in person.

When: Until Jan. 21 Where: City Green, 1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs Cost: $13 to $15 per hour More info: citysprings.com/skate

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Where have all the Christmas cards gone?

I have written a family Christmas letter now for about 50 consecutive years. It usually is long – like around 3,000 words-ish, which is crazy and usually includes a large collage of RAY APPEN photos from the Publisher Emeritus year. So, no one is going to read a 3,000-word Christmas letter. Most people are not going to read a 3,000-word anything. I did manage to cut it down – way down this year – by not writing much about family and more about thoughts in general.

However, with context, that long a letter may make a little more sense. Most of the time, I have been writing to update all my hometown (Rockledge, Florida) friends – primarily my parents’ friends – about us. They knew us. They watched us grow up.

Many actively participated in our childhood. So, many, if not most of them, actually had an interest in what we had been doing – at least enough

to wade through my too-long missive.

Most of them, however, have died. So, it has been a challenge to continue to write the letter since my audience has changed so much – and diminished in number. Plus, many or most new additions to my mailing list already know what the fam is up to because we see them – at church or in and about town.

This year, we did not get many Christmas cards compared to the past. I am guessing the cards are down like more than 75%! What the heck? I know that we – at least I – can be obnoxious but I didn’t think we had lost, or could lose, so many friends so quickly! Geezzzz!

I asked Christina about it – what could possibly be an explanation.

She thought about it for about 3 seconds and replied, “social media.”

She thought that maybe most people feel like they are in touch all year long with their friends, so the necessity of sending printed snail-mailed Christmas letters just didn’t feel as appropriate as it did in years past. I guess…

My guess was that more and

more people are thinking that they are time-starved and believe they don’t have time to write something or send a letter. (My guess is also that this quadrant of people also doesn’t have to time to read newspaper columns either). My guess is that collectively we are all feeling the anxiety of information overload – and the omniscience of (generally toxic) social media – combined with a broad disconnect with each other, an ungrounding to reality as we have known it – as a community of people, of neighbors, of friends who are more important than all the bright, shiny objects we think we see.

So tired of talking to machines already, over the phone or online. It surely will just get worse.

What do you think? Seriously.

Did you see a decrease in Christmas cards this year? If so, to what do you attribute it? Let me hear from you? I can be emailed at RayAppen@ Gmail.com. In the subject line put “Christmas Cards.”

In closing, I had an interesting disaster in ordering most of my Christmas gifts online this year;

they all were delivered to the wrong address – and I never got them. I think this happened because “my laptop” overwrote my address – where to mail my purchases to. Why? Well, my takeaway is that when you are ordering something online, never, ever click “yes” when you are prompted with “Is it ok to use your current location?” Always click NO. What happened to me, I think, was that I typed in my correct address, but because my street number is the same as the street number on a different street – a street located about ¼ mile from me –the geo-location-enabled AI just decided/auto-filled in the rest of my address – or overwrote it – for me.

Just saying. Can’t make this stuff up.

I am so not liking AI. And yes, I went to the other address to try to find my packages, but it was a shopping center and about a dozen stores used that one address – but with different suite numbers. It actually gets worse, but I will save that for another column.

Use my current location?

Absolutely, NOT.

PAST TENSE

Franklin Garrett, Atlanta’s official historian – Part 1 Franklin Garrett, whose life spanned 1907 to 2000, has often been referred to as “Atlanta’s official historian. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and came to Atlanta with his and sister VALERIE BIGGERSTAFF parents in 1914. From the Columnist time he arrived in Atlanta, the events of his life helped him become an expert on the places and people of the city. (“Atlanta History: A Journal of Georgia and the South,” Spring 2000, “Franklin Garrett, Sept. 25, 1907-March5, 2000, A Tribute”) The Garrett family settled on 13th Street near Piedmont Park, and Franklin attended elementary school at Tenth Street School. He maneuvered around Atlanta on his bicycle and by trolley. He recalled taking the trolley to Oglethorpe University, which he described as “considered on the far urban fringe.” He walked from the trolley stop to Silver Lake.

Garrett attended high school at Tech High, graduating in 1924. While in school, he worked at Marshall’s Drug

Store. After graduating, he worked at Western Union.

He began collecting city directories, and one day in 1927 entered the law office of Eugene Mitchell, asking to see the firm’s directories. Mitchell founded the Atlanta Historical Society in 1926 and was the father of Margaret Mitchell who wrote “Gone with the Wind.”

Eugene Mitchell invited Garrett to join the Atlanta Historical Society.

In 1939, he began a 28-year career with Coca-Cola Company, and in 1942 he became president of the Atlanta Historical Society. His career was interrupted by World War II, when he was called to serve at Fort McPherson inducting new recruits.

Garrett wrote two volumes of Atlanta history, titled “Atlanta and Environs, a chronicle of its people and events,” published in 1954. He wrote the text for these two books, which total 2,034 pages, on yellow legal pads with a pencil. Volume I begins with a brief section of Native American history, moving into the 1820s through 1870s.

Volume II covers the 1880s through the 1930s. Volume III was published by Harold H. Martin in 1987 and includes the years 1940 through 1970.

Beginning in 1930, Garrett began

riding his bicycle all over DeKalb and Fulton County recording the names and details of those buried in cemeteries.

Sometimes he was able to identify unmarked graves by talking with local citizens.

This cemetery research is a significant collection of data useful to historians and genealogists, however it is limited by Garrett’s concentration on White males who were buried in the Atlanta area up until Dec. 31, 1931.

Garrett spoke to the Sandy Springs Historic Research Committee and Dunwoody Oral History Committee in 1994. Attendees included Ethel Spruill, Glenn Austin and Bill Wynne, co-chairman of the Sandy Springs committee.

Garrett told the group, “One thing led to another and my interest in Atlanta has never failed or slowed down.” He also gave the group advice on the collection of oral history. (Video recording. Franklin Garrett presents to Sandy Springs and Dunwoody group, 1994, Dunwoody Preservation Trust archives) He told his audience how he rode his bicycle to the Sandy Springs Methodist Cemetery on April 17, 1931, and recorded the names and details of the

burials. He said Arlington Cemetery was just one lot adjoining Sandy Springs Methodist Cemetery at that time.

DeKalb County historian and author of “History of DeKalb County, 18221900” Vivian Price knew Franklin Garrett and saw him speak. She recalls, “He personified the phrase ‘walking encyclopedia’ He was a tall, imposing man and had a quiet, courtly bearing, but he was always approachable. I can still hear his rumbling bass voice.”

Marc Hayes of Brookhaven also saw Garrett speak and met him at a book signing in Atlanta. Hayes recalls hearing Garrett on WSB radio with his “Stump Garrett” program, where Atlantans called in with questions about local history with hopes that Garrett might not know the answer. He usually knew not only the answer but plenty of additional details.

More on “Stump Garrett” and Garrett’s love of railroads in the next Past Tense.

Award-winning author Valerie Biggerstaff is a longtime columnist for Appen Media and the Dunwoody Crier.

She lives in Atlanta. You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

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How I watched Milton put itself on the map Fly on the wall explains newsgathering process I held my feet to fire, basically.

When I first came to know Milton’s plan to run its own municipal election, I didn’t really know what that meant.

I was new to the area — I didn’t know AMBER PERRY Fulton County’s role, Staff Reporter amber@appenmedia.com and I was fresh out of grad school with no local government experience to speak of.

Before I joined Appen Media, I had never attended, or streamed, a city council meeting.

The process, what it took to pull Milton’s first self-run municipal election off, was obviously beyond me, and initially, beyond city staff. Even with a combined lot of city government experience, operating a municipal election was out of their wheelhouse.

It’s the norm for cities in other counties, like Gwinnett, to do their own thing.

But, Milton is the first city, solely in Fulton County, to do it — Palmetto, which straddles Fulton and Coweta counties, also runs its own municipal election.

But, after a lot of hours, a lot of days, a lot of months, we can all probably recite state code. I know very mundane, but vital legal requirements that probably won’t make it to the next episode of Jeopardy.

I got lucky with this story, and I do mean lucky, despite how stressful it was chugging out any and every election bit I could think of so that the community could stay informed — of not only what decisions were being made in public, but what was happening in the background.

So, how did I manage to write more than 40 stories on Milton’s elections, some with observable impact?

First, I’ll answer why.

Eyes on Milton City councils make pretty big decisions that affect your everyday life — if I wasn’t slated as an outsider looking in, I would surely make civic engagement at

City Hall a personal habit. So, the cart before the horse — how city officials are elected is something to report, let alone the hullabaloo of the 2020 presidential election, which was the key reason Milton residents rallied for this to happen.

Cost came later.

But then, the story got bigger, as most cities in North Fulton legitimately considered running their own local election in 2023 with two months to make the decision — like playing a menial game of chess with non-menial pieces.

Milton, rightly so, spent several months studying the task in the regular meetings I covered. (I also wrote that not all the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Committee meetings were public, which I discovered through an open records request. I submitted a lot of open records requests while covering Milton’s election efforts — we love ORRs ’round here.)

I was shook, so to speak, that elected officials in Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek nearly flew by the seat of their pants to join Milton in championing “local control.”

Me and the other staff reporters scrambled to compile those discussions into one succinct news story — Appen Media has that advantage, being the only newsroom with boots on the ground in all North Fulton.

Soon enough, though, the dominoes fell one by one, and Milton was the only city standing with the feat before them, feeling the pressure and all the eyes, including those from the City of Atlanta and from other cities in other states.

Stories with impact Come April, decisions about how Milton would run its municipal election were coming before the City Council — whether to use ballot scanners and the number of polling locations during advance voting and on Election Day, the real fuss.

Initially, the City Council decided on two Election Day polling locations, down from about a dozen Fulton County had, and Council District 3 was left without a place for residents to cast ballots.

So, I asked myself what this meant and recruited Carl Appen, the director of content and development and a better

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data whiz than me, to help me track historic voting patterns — yes, city contests are nonpartisan, but party lines were scribbled all over this thing.

We found that District 3 had the highest number of Democratic voters, and maybe a week after the story came out, one with novel data, Stacey Abram’s Fair Fight Action published concerns over that same area having the highest number of Black and brown voters in Milton.

The criticism, that Milton officials were disenfranchising voters, led to a third location and a new precinct map.

All angles There were other stories I wrote, pulled from either open records requests, questions and concerns that had been sent to my inbox, or tips from a varied number of sources, official and private, that I had developed.

One story, that may have been the most intensive, and one that the City Council would have probably liked to have read before last December, was on the election committee’s final report — a truncated version of what city staff had drafted, that excluded risk-reward analysis.

Three of us went through two versions of the report, highlighted the differences, then I noted them electronically so readers could interact with the document online.

We became innovative over the course of Milton’s election coverage, with plenty of infographics and Carl’s entry of our Municipal Election Dashboard.

Every week, we solicited questions from Milton readers, and I attempted to answer them.

Some stories materialized in an “Ask Appen” blurb — for instance, I looked at the city’s procurement process after a haze settled over the city’s hiring of its first election consultant, who was eventually fired.

During election season, we also provided a weekly Milton voter guide.

I kept busy, and if I had the time, I could have written more.

Going ‘rogue’ There was a lot of challenge reporting on this, a major balancing act of my actual work load, not neglecting other beats,

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but also the stories themselves.

While I gained major trust, the criticism I received was overwhelming. Once, we were given a T-shirt idea after being called the “Rogue Milton Herald” during public comment at a City Council meeting.

A few different times, I was said to have a hidden agenda. I also “assassinated” various characters, as if what I wrote wasn’t based in fact.

People attempted to sway the way I reported on Milton’s election process, which naturally vamped up in October, a delight that journalists at-large face. And, there were distractions, “shiny objects” — to stave off writing a novella, I won’t describe them here.

But, at the end of the day, I used my training and critical thinking skills, and I consulted with my editor, Pat Fox, and Carl about what was most newsworthy.

Election coverage was very much a team effort, which continued into Election Day. Team effort The news team was sprawled out across Milton Nov. 7, while I loitered about the Milton City Park and Preserve, sticking around to watch the ballots be counted there, then transported to City Hall for tabulation. A few of us were at City Hall until 1 a.m. the next morning, relishing the collective delirium.

With cost in mind, some would say Milton came out on the other side successfully. The city spent about $115,000 in “actual” dollars, whereas Fulton County would have charged at least double that.

Others look to a decrease in voter turnout and the increase in voter confusion, the fewer number of polling locations and the decision to hand-count hand-marked paper ballots, characterized as a win for election deniers.

No matter the criticism, my hats are off to city staff. They waded through and toppled the election muck, and they were incredibly responsive to my series of emails and phone calls, as someone hoping to contribute to the best voter experience possible — I know the second floor of Milton City Hall well, as I met with them there every month for at least an hour.

Anyway, let’s see if they meet their next goal, making Milton a boring city to cover.

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GARDEN BUZZ

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Forest bathing allows you to embrace nature’s healing powers The ‘forest bath’ or the Japanese concept of shrinin-yoku forest therapy is an exercise in mindfulness that promotes wellbeing and a sense of calmness when practiced. The KATHERINE COPPEDGE “bathing” refers to a therapeutic immersion Guest Columnist in the natural environment with all the senses engaged.

It’s an intentional and mindful practice that involves a leisurely walk through the woods allowing the sights, sounds, scents and textures of the natural world to “wash” over the individual. But it’s not just a walk, it’s a rejuvenating experience that goes beyond the physical and taps into the therapeutic essence of nature itself.

This is not exercise, or hiking, or jogging through the woods. It is simply being in nature with no other activity involved. No picture taking, texting or otherwise engaging with anything other than strolling through the forest. By opening our senses, it bridges the gap between us and the natural world.

Never have we been so far from connecting with the natural world and so divorced from nature. The United Nations reports that 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas today, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. According to a study sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 93% of his or her time indoors.

In our fast-paced, technology-driven lives, finding moments of stillness and mindfulness is a challenge but forest bathing provides an antidote. It is a way to foster an awareness of the interconnectedness of all living things, of being fully in the present moment, and

leaving behind the distractions and noise of daily life. It is a holistic experience that encompasses the mind, body and soul.

Trees, the silent giants of the natural world, play a vital role in forest bathing.

They play a vital role in creating a balanced ecosystem. Forest bathing takes this understanding to a personal level, allowing one to appreciate the calming influence of trees. Phytoncides, natural compounds released by trees, lowered stress hormone levels and increased immune system activity in scientific studies. Understanding the healing power of trees can deepen our commitment to preserving and protecting these essential guardians of our environment.

In forest bathing, the senses are our guides. Walking through a forest becomes a sensory feast, with the rustling of leaves, the dappled light through the canopy, the fragrance of the earth, and the touch of breeze on the skin all contributing to a heightened awareness. This sensory exploration is not only a source of pleasure but a way to strengthen our connection with the natural world. It is a celebration of the untamed beauty of the wilderness.

To do a forest bath: 1. Find a suitable location in nature – a wooded area, preferably close to home so it can become a healthy habit.

2. Enter the forest, stand still, and recognize your body in space (15-20 minutes), breathe slowly and evenly: a. See five things. b. Hear four things. c. Touch three things. d. Smell two things. e. Taste one thing.

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Continued from Page 1 There’s also the option of recycling trees at Scottsdale Farms on Birmingham Highway. Undecorated trees can

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be dropped off there during business hours until 2 p.m. on Jan. 5 to be recycled into wood chips, spread over the business’ Blueberry Hill.

Trees can also be placed on front porches or by garages for pick-up.

The cost for service is $65, for up to a 12-foot tree. For anything larger, call Scottsdale Farms at 770-777-5875 for pricing or to schedule a pick-up.

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3. Proceed by walking mindfully, slowly and quietly.

4. Reflect out loud; “I am noticing __________.”

5. Establish a spot to sit and ponder for a minimum of 20 minutes.

6. Return to mindfully walking and continue the bathing session.

7. Conclude your session but do not make an immediate return to everyday life. Savor the forest and the experience.

In conclusion, forest bathing is not just about personal well-being; it fosters a deeper understanding of the need to conserve and protect our natural spaces. It can instill a sense of responsibility to preserve the sanctity of the environment. Forest bathing

prompts us to be mindful of our impact on the ecosystems we inhabit and work toward preserving and protecting these spaces for future generations. Let us take time to immerse ourselves in the restorative embrace of the forest, understanding that the well-being of the natural world is intricately woven into our own.

Now, go take a walk. Slowly!

North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net.

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Katherine has been a Master Gardener since 2009 and has been gardening in the Atlanta area since the 1070s. Katherine is an avid hiker and lover of walking in the woods. Katherine is a member of the Spalding Garden Club and has been a board member of the John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Preserve in Sandy Springs since 2006.

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