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Milton convenes 2024 City Council By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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From left, City councilmembers Doug Hene, Carol Cookerly and Phil Cranmer share a laugh with Mayor Peyton Jamison at the Milton City Council meeting Jan. 3. The three councilmembers were sworn in for new four-year terms as members of the Milton Public Building and Facilities Authority.
MILTON, Ga. — Nearly 100 people packed Milton City Hall Jan. 3 to watch Chief Judge Brian Hansford swear in newly elected members of the City Council. Milton voters selected two new councilmembers and one incumbent Nov. 7, wrapping up the city’s first self-run election. Councilman Doug Hene won the seat by default after incumbent Councilman Paul Moore announced he would not seek re-election. Hene served as a member of the Design Review Board before joining the council. Incumbent Councilwoman Carol Cookerly defended the District 1, Post 2 seat against Helen Gordon. Cookerly secured around 64 percent of the vote.
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Councilman Phil Cranmer ran against incumbent Councilman Rick Mohrig for the District 3, Post 2 seat. Cranmer served as HOA president for Bethany Creek and on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board during his 17 years in the city. He secured about 60 percent of the vote. After each member was sworn in, they were greeted with a standing ovation. Mayor Peyton Jamison invited the councilmembers to take their seat on the dais. “Remember that we have 42,000 residents that we’re going to represent,” Jamison said. “And we’re going to work hard for each and every one of them… I look forward to working with you.”
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ing threats that he would kill her when he arrived. Police were shown the text conversation in which the suspect said he would MILTON, Ga. — Police arrested a 21-yearrather kill the victim than delete the images, old Atlanta man Dec. 25 after he arrived at according to the Dec. 25 arrest report. his girlfriend’s home in Milton, threatening “I’m going to delete them and you,” the to kill her over her request that he delete suspect is alleged to have told the victim. sexually explicit images of the pair on his The suspect also threatened to send the phone. pictures and videos to the victim’s family, Police were dispatched to the residence friends and professors, the report says. of the 21-year-old victim after she reported According to the arrest report, police the suspect was enroute to her home, follow- watched the real-time location of the sus-
pect’s cell phone, traveling toward the victim’s residence then back toward his Atlanta home. After obtaining a written statement from the victim, police left but were soon called back after the suspect showed up at the victim’s residence. Police arrested the suspect, who was on the victim’s front lawn. The suspect admitted to threatening his girlfriend, the arrest report says, and he was charged with terroristic threats and acts and sexual extortion.
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When police arrived, they observed a bullet hole in the dining room window and blinds as well as a bullet impact on a dining room chair and cabinet, according to the incident report. Police also found a bullet fragment in the living room. The man told police he and his family left for vacation Dec. 21, returning Dec. 26, and said he had no reason to believe anyone would target their home. When police spoke with neighbors, they told police they weren’t aware of any recent gunfire or suspicious activity.
All crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
Riverdale man accused of thefts at Home Depot MILTON, Ga. — A loss prevention officer at Home Depot on Windward Parkway reported to police Dec. 18 that a Riverdale man allegedly stole more than $6,300 worth of merchandise in two incidents in September. The employee told police the loss prevention team identified the man, who had allegedly been involved in other incidents at other Home Depot stores in the area and was arrested at a location in Kennesaw in early November. Surveillance footage showed a bald Black male, wearing a black face mask, gray T-shirt, light-washed blue jeans, white socks and red sandals wheeling a shopping cart containing red boxes past all points of sale Sept. 7, according to the incident report. More footage showed a bald Black male, wearing a blue and white face mask, black T-shirt, black pants, white socks and black tennis shoes wheeling a shopping cart containing red boxes past all points of sale Sept. 26, the incident report says. The employee told police the man had
stolen Milwaukee outdoor tools. Police could not positively identify the suspect and did not obtain any warrants.
Illegal charges mount after purse is stolen MILTON, Ga. — A Canton woman reported to police Dec. 19 that someone had stolen her wallet while eating at Panera Bread on Windward Parkway and charged thousands of dollars on several of her credit cards. After returning to her office from eating lunch, the woman told police she received an alert on her phone for a possible fraud at Best Buy in the amount of close to $2,700. She said her $700 Prada wallet was likely stolen while she was eating lunch, according to the incident report. The woman also told police there were $4,000 in charges at an Apple store in Alpharetta and more than $1,000 in charges that had been made at a Walmart in Milton. Police confirmed the Walmart location on Windward Parkway and noted that loss prevention would run a report to obtain the video of the suspect.
Family returns home to find bullet hole MILTON, Ga. — A Milton man reported to police Dec. 26 that he and his family had just returned home from vacation when they noticed damage from a bullet in their home on Alstonefield Drive.
Man taken for $92,200 in investment scheme MILTON, Ga. — A Milton man reported to police Dec. 30 that he had been scammed out of more than $92,000 after being contacted to invest in the foreign exchange market. The man told police he had been asked to open an account with a brokerage firm in September, which would advise him on how to wire all his deposits. He said he saw money growing with the firm’s “trading signals” which would build his confidence enough to deposit more money into his account, according to the incident report. But, he contacted the firm in late December to make a withdrawal and was told he could not because he had to pay taxes on the account, the incident report says. After doing some research, the man told police he found that the firm was a scam, and he froze all his bank accounts.
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North Metro Atlanta apartments for new college graduates cost big By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — If you’re a fresh college graduate, finding an affordable apartment in north Metro Atlanta might just feel like a wild goose chase. Let’s say you just got a job in Alpharetta. It’s your first professional job, and you’re excited. You ideally want to live there for a quick commute because you’ve heard about the traffic in and around Atlanta — it could take 45 minutes just to drive a dozen miles. So, you begin looking for onebedrooms in Alpharetta, because you’re an adult and you’re tired of living in college housing where roommates have too many people over, live in a pigsty and don’t pay their rent on time. But, after searching, you start sweating. The price ranges are a little too high for your new salary — way better than working retail but not really good enough to afford living on your own in Alpharetta.
A search on Apartments.com yields a one-bedroom in Alpharetta for $1,300, but you realize it’s for people ages 55 and over. Okay, okay, there’s another with no age requirement for the same price, but you keep looking anyway — you probably need something less than $1,100. Like other Georgians under 25 years old, you make around $40,000 a year in your entry level job, and that’s about $20,000 less than the median income of residents of Alpharetta, a city that was ranked the most expensive city to live in Georgia, according to Zumper’s “Atlanta Metro Report.” You’re not the only one facing this conundrum — Metro Atlanta’s 2034 age cohort by population ranks seventh in the nation, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Cities in a 10-mile radius are a little cheaper — still not within a realistic price range, but eating ramen every day is worth the peace to you, and your parents don’t mind cosigning for a place that requires you to make
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling said his family was targeted by a phony 911 call Jan. 3, only hours after a bomb threat hoax at the State Capitol. The alleged incident follows numerous reports nationwide of “swatting,” the practice of summoning authorities to a person’s home with false reports of a crime. “My family has now joined the ranks of those who have had their home ‘swatted,’” Sterling posted on X around 7 p.m. Jan. 3. “We should all refuse to allow bomb threats and swatting to be the new normal. 911 got a call saying a drug deal gone bad, resulted in shooting, at our home. Everyone is OK. But this is wrong.” Sandy Springs Police Department did not provide the initial incident report, which is a public record. A spokesman for the department provided the case number for the incident and said he had nothing further to add. Nor did the department confirm any details. But, Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Leon Millholland said there was no
A last ditch effort is North Fulton is Johns Creek, but the cheapest one-bedroom is $1,400 — impossible to afford even with a ramen diet, your older brother tells you. You conclude you need a roommate or two, because you have to consider your other expenses – power, internet, water, health insurance, gas and groceries, and you want to live in a place where you won’t regret a 12-month lease. Having a life would be nice, too — maybe you want to go see a movie or a performance every now and then. So, the roommate search is on with a new Roomies account and memberships to six different Metro Atlanta housing Facebook groups, to find a suitable stranger to live with amid all the scammers.
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SWAT involvement. Sterling’s post follows similar reports of swatting from elected officials nationwide. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exhusband Perry Greene, a Milton resident, reported someone called police to his residence Dec. 27 under false claims of an armed suspect. Marjorie Taylor Greene reported multiple swatting calls at the end of December. Around 8:30 a.m. Jan. 3, Sterling also posted about the bomb threat at the Capitol, which caused a delayed opening. The Georgia Department of Public Safety confirmed the Capitol hoax threat originated from an email that was sent to an employee. “A search was conducted, and an allclear was given,” Public Information Officer Courtney Floyd wrote in an email to Appen Media. “It is our understanding that this was sent to multiple states.” Floyd said the all-clear was given at 8:57 a.m. The Associated Press reported other states, including Connecticut, Montana, Mississippi, Minnesota, Kentucky, Michigan, Maine and Hawaii, saw similar threats at state offices. Attempts to reach Sterling for comment were unsuccessful.
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St. James UMC to hold annual MLK holiday renenbrance ALPHARETTA, Ga. — St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. community service and unity walk at 10 a.m. Jan. 15. The service will feature Fulton County Probate Court Chief Judge Kenya Johnson, who will speak on the theme “Leaving Your Legacy” inspired by Proverbs 13:22. Following the service, guests are invited to join in a unity walk from the church at 3000 Webb Bridge Road to Alpharetta City Center. Church staff said the annual fellowship event brings the community together to celebrate the principles of equality, justice and service that King represented. — Shelby Israel
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Post 5 City Councilman Fergal Brady takes his oath of office at the Alpharetta City Council swearing-in ceremony Jan. 2. Brady is the only new councilmember on the dais in 2024. Hipes, a local attorney, was elected to Post 4 in 2018. He serves as liaison to Recreation, Parks and Cultural Services. At the ceremony, Hipes spoke of his roots in the city. He has lived in Alpharetta since 1989, established his career, raised his children and said he became a better person because of the community. “This is my world,” he said. “And to have the opportunity to serve this community means everything.” Merkel was first elected in 2016. He has lived in the city since 1995 and works as a commercial independent insurance agent. He is the City Council’s liaison to
the Community Development Department. Alpharetta city councilmembers can serve up to three consecutive terms, and the mayor can serve for two consecutive terms. The City Council also named four new appointments to the city’s boards and commissions. Hipes appointed Paul Slavik to the Recreation Commission. Brady appointed Michael Gordy to the Board of Zoning Appeals, Jeremy Scott to the Planning Commission and Davis Mitchell to the Natural Resources Commission. All other commissioners and board members were reappointed.
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Pictured center, Chief Judge Brian Hansford holds a plaque commemorating his 16 years of service to the Milton Municipal Court. Hansford said his resignation is due to commitments to his law practice and role as Chief Judge of Roswell Municipal Court.
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Continued from Page 1 After 16 years serving on the Milton Municipal Court, Chief Judge Hansford has resigned his position, effective Jan. 5. “He’s done a great, great job representing the citizens,” Jamison said. The mayor turned to Hansford and added, “You will be missed.” Hansford said his resignation is due to commitments to his law practice and role as Chief Judge of Roswell Municipal Court. "The memories and experiences gained will forever remain close to my heart,” Hansford wrote in his letter. “It has been an honor beyond measure.” The new business at the Jan. 3 meeting required approval of councilmembers’ appointees to board and committees in the city. Hene also reappointed Greg Tinker to the Milton Sustainability Advisory Committee. While the committee has not met yet, it will work with city staff on developing an updated management plan for recycling and solid waste, as well as other sustainability initiatives. Councilman Cranmer reappointed Suzanne Bock to the Trails Advisory Committee and Nan Buckner to the Equestrian Committee. Former Councilman Rick Mohrig had previously appointed Bock and Buckner. Additionally, Councilman Jacobus reappointed Sumeet Shah, who was originally appointed by Mohrig. Each appointee will serve a 4-year term. One resident spoke during public comment at the meeting.
Design Review Board • Ann D’Anella (appointed by Cookerly) • David Jackson (appointed by Johnson) • Celeste Jackson (appointed by Hene) • Danielle Gagne (appointed by Cranmer) Milton Equestrian Committee • Theresa Jarmuz (appointed by Cookerly) • Mac Plummer (appointed by Hene) • Nan Buckner (appointed by Cranmer) Mayor Peyton Jamison swears in Councilwoman Carol Cookerly as Mayor Pro Tempore at the Jan. 3 City Council meeting. Cookerly will fill in for the mayor when he is unavailable. Jon Lundstedt, a new resident, advocated for active parks in the city. Lundstedt referenced the City Council’s vote to renege its intent to install several lit sports fields on roughly 40 acres it owns along Hopewell Road just south of Bethany Bend. While he did not push for an active park on Hopewell Road, Lundstedt asked the council to pursue other options. “Let’s work together between the parks and recreation community and the equestrian community to find active park space,” Lundstedt said.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board • Morgan Van Gelder (reappointed by Cookerly) • Scott Mynatt (appointed by Hene) • Ralph Troupe (appointed by Cranmer) Planning Commission • Fred Edwards (reappointed by Cookerly) • Brian McNeese (appointed by Hene) • Sumeet Shah (appointed by Jan Jacobus) • Vic Jones (appointed by Cranmer) Milton Trails Advisory Committee • Phil Van Gelder (reappointed by Cookerly) • Keesha Asher (appointed by Johnson) • Thomas Oliver (appointed by Hene) • Suzanne Bock (appointed by Cranmer)
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Brewery will pour efforts into Sandy Springs facility By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Pontoon Brewing is set to reopen its Sandy Springs taproom Jan. 10 after two months of closure. In a Dec. 31 Instagram post, the company said it would permanently close its Tucker location to focus on its original operation at 8601 Dunwoody Place in Sandy Springs with more limited and selective distribution. In October, Pontoon co-founders Sean O’Keefe and Marcus Powers announced the brewery was temporarily closing because of distribution troubles. “… Due to one of our main distribution partners not paying us for our product, we are faced with a dire situation and are forced to temporarily close our doors while we find a new partner or buyer for the business,” O’Keefe and Powers said in a joint statement. “Our employees mean the world to us and it’s not fair to have them work for us while we are not certain we will be able to pay them.” Both locations closed Oct. 28 with no definitive word on future plans. Pontoon Brewing opened in 2018, marking Sandy Springs’ first brewery.
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As the new year approaches and many are looking at what insurance coverage to select, you may be wondering if you should add dental benefits to your plan and which company to choose. Every person begins the search for a new dental healthcare provider for various reasons. Perhaps you moved to a new area or even your dentist moved, or maybe you had a bad experience and no longer trusted your dentist or felt valued as a patient. Whatever the reason for the search, once someone begins looking for a new dental healthcare provider, they will find a wide selection of practices. But not every practice is the same. This will help shed some light on some key differences in “insurance-driven” dental practices versus fee-for-services dental practices. An Insurance-Driven practice is a dental practice that is “in-network” with many different dental insurance companies. While there are many kinds of Insurance-Driven companies, there is one central pilar upon which they are all built on: their contract with the insurance company dictates what procedures will be covered (ex. you want a white filling, but your insurance will only pay for a silver filling) and how much they will get reimbursed (or paid) for those procedures. Many insurance companies have not increased the amount they will pay towards a procedure in years, regardless of inflation of the economy. To make up for these lowered reimbursements from insurance companies, Insurance-Driven practices often are forced to see a higher volume of patients. This usually comes
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Microbes like bacteria and fungus are increasingly brazen in announcing their presence. Gone are the days when you could count on bacteria to behave and exist silently in nooks and caves like one’s nose or colon. Instead, bacteria and fungi are increasingly loud, proud, and making their presence known. Take pseudomonas, for example. This bacteria is a frequent colonizer of the toes. When pseudomonas gets in the toenails, it produces a pigment called pyocyanin that can stain one’s toenails green. Pyocyanin acts as a form of chemical warfare. It can kill other bacteria and help ensure that pseudomonas is the top dog at the tips of your toes. Zwitterions are molecules that have positive and negatively charged regions. Such bipolar molecules can often cross cell membranes easily and wreak havoc on the competing bacteria or cells that they enter. Green and mean, pyocyanin is the Incredible Hulk of our list. Next in our lineup of graffiti artists is Hortaea werneckii. Nobody knows how to pronounce this. If they claim that they do, they are both lying and showing off. H. werneckii is famous in the dermatology world because it can mimic melanoma. This fungus is a black or brown mold that infects the surface of the skin. It likes sweaty cool places and usually infects the palms or soles. It begins as a small black or brown spot that gradually enlarges forming an increasingly large
brown or black patch. When a dark spot keeps getting bigger, one’s first instinct is to worry about melanoma, but this fungus can often be painlessly scraped away easily with the edge of a scalpel blade without ever cutting the skin. In contrast, the pigment of melanoma cannot simply be scraped away. Other bacteria are staining the world pink. Serratia is a common bacteria that can cause a pink ring around a bathtub or shower drain but can, in rare instances, colonize one’s armpits or groin. Towels and clothing can become stained pink when they contact affected skin. According to a case report in a reputable medical journal, a man infected with Serratia sought treatment at a dermatology clinic because his wife disliked the effect that he was having on their towels. He only chose to seek treatment after his wife locked him out of their bathroom. Amazingly, these examples are just the tip of the iceberg. Bacillus cereus can cause your sweat to be blue. Yet corynebacterium might be the wildest of the bunch. This bacteria can infect people’s skin as patches that are otherwise nearly invisible but that fluoresce coral-red under a type of black light called a Wood’s lamp: a sort of UV patchwork quilt. If you have a new or changing (perhaps colorful) spot, consider Premier Dermatology and Mohs and Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent Taylor, Kathryn Filipek, PA-C and our wonderful team are honored to take care of you and your family.
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cessing our emotions, such as journaling, talking with a close friend or family member, or listening to music that relates to our mood. You may benefit from emotional rest if you find yourself experiencing emotions that don’t fit the situation or feeling burnt out. Social How we rest socially depends heavily on our personality type, with a particular emphasis on introversion and extraversion. For some, resting socially means taking some time alone, while for others it may look like spending quality time with close friends or family. You may benefit from social rest if you find yourself dreading your typical social patterns or feeling disconnected from your closest relationships. Spiritual Resting spiritually can include a variety of personal spiritual practices, such as prayer, meditation, or time in nature, as well as corporate spiritual practices such as attending a worship service or volunteering for a cause that is meaningful to you. You may benefit from spiritual rest if you find yourself feeling uninspired or lacking purpose and meaning in your life. After reading this list, take a moment to pause and reflect on what type of rest you most need to incorporate in your routine this week, this month, and during this season. Embrace a healthier you this year! Visit summitcounseling.org to schedule an appointment, attend an event, or explore other ways to get involved. Together, we can make a difference!
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Casting long shadows over the generations One of the favorite columns that I have written was about H.V. Appen, my grandfather. I wrote it in 2005. Without getting into the column too much, what instigated my writing it was a call I got from RAY APPEN a stranger one day Publisher Emeritus who – on a chance – saw my name in the phone book (they used to publish phone directories prior to cell phones – remember?) and called me to see if I possibly could be related to H.V. Appen. I said yes, and he told me he wanted to thank me for the kindness that my grandfather had shown him just after the end of WW II – around 1946 or 47 – in Poland. Grandfather was there, serving as an engineer as part of the Marshall Plan reconstruction effort. So, the person who called me was thanking me for something that H.V. had done to help him almost 75 years ago. Now, speed up to 2023, another 30 years or so after I got that call. My son Hans (named after H.V.) forwarded to me a short note from a reader who lives in Roswell: “Your grandfather, H.V. Appen, and
my grandfather, Sam, worked together on Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, KY, and remained lifelong friends through their retirement. I do recall him mentioning Mr. Appen and he wrote about him in his memoir, that my mom keeps meaning to publish.” Wolf Creek Dam was built between 1941 and 1950. Wow. I guess I should stop being surprised when these reminders and anecdotes keep popping up about my grandfather – other people’s memories about a time and a man from so many years ago. I know that after I am gone, outside of my children and grandchildren, no one is going to remember me, much less talk about me like this. They just aren’t. And I am OK with that, I guess. But what is it about a person – what characteristics about a person is it that so endears one to others? Loyalty comes to my mind – and integrity. If H.V. was your friend, you knew that he would be there for you, no matter what. If you needed help, he would help you if he could. He was a man of principle, and you knew that his beliefs and values were not for sale – ever – and that they would not change when circumstance changed; they were
predictable, and they were constant. To him, there was “right” and there was “wrong” and not much – if anything – in between. So, if you were wrong, he would call you on it – no matter who you were. If you were right, you knew you could count on him to have your back. If you pulled your weight, you had his support. If you didn’t, there would be hell to pay. He took charge and he led. If he had been in a war – which he wasn’t – he would be the guy walking point on patrol or the one who volunteered for a particularly dangerous mission because he knew no one else would. But heaven help you if he was on point and you didn’t hold up your end. He was generous. After the war, he sent money to support his brother and family living in Chile. When his brother started a shipping company (cargo ships, port services) he offered H.V. half ownership to thank him. H.V. turned it down. When he gave, there were no strings attached. He gave because it was the right thing to do – and only for that reason. Even today, after that shipping company turned into a worldwide conglomerate with over 100 ships and offices all around the world, I doubt he would have given a second thought to have turned down
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Into the woods with the threat of rain “So what do we do if it rains?” We are standing in the driveway, and we’re trying to fit 97 cubic yards of camping technology into 2.5 cubic yards of available cargo space. Isn’t that what the TV ads STEVE HUDSON Columnist call it? “Available cargo space”? Uh huh. That’s basically a euphemism for oddly shaped pieces of enclosed air. The secret to packing for a wilderness expedition, I am learning, is pretty much the same as the secret to life. It’s all about mastering the art of fitting things in. We’re getting better at this packing-forcamping thing too. At this point we are, after all, veterans of two (count ‘em, two) successful live-in-the-tent-for-a few-days excursions, which is to say that we didn’t get eaten by bears. We ate well, though. I told you about the pan-fried potatoes and onions, and she says that she has elevated things substantially for this, our next foray into the wild. On the menu, if I am reading the ice chest right, are shrimp scampi and marinated
filet mignon and, for breakfast, homemade sausage gravy over skillet-fried biscuits (and of course more potatoes and onions). Yes, and for sure: If you think it through even a little bit, life on the frontier can be cozy indeed. First, though, I’ve got to get this cooler into the car. It’s like a giant 3-D Tetris game, and at stake is no less than some really fine campsite cuisine. “What if we leave that extra tarp at home?” she asks. “Would that help?” Well, it might. A little. But not enough. Besides, there remains that weather report – and that question, which she asks again, gently. “What will we do if it rains?” For seasoned campers, rain is just one of those things you have to deal with, like recalcitrant air mattresses or the occasional yellow jacket. But we are not yet fully seasoned in this brave new living-in-theoutdoors world. Enthusiastic? Yes! But seasoned? Only lightly, with the merest pinch of experience and outdoor wisdom. It’ll come, of that I’m certain. It’s coming as we speak. But it ain’t here yet, and so the forecast is…concerning… It’s a fair question, and of course there
are only two possible answers: stay dry or get wet. The makers of our tent have assured us that the former will be the case. “Keeps you dry in floods and deluges, even those of Biblical proportions!” the package proclaimed, or words to that effect, and if you can’t believe the package then can there any truth at all? So we should feel secure, no matter what, but there’s that matter of meteorology. “Expect rain,” the TV tells us again. “Your area may experience showers...” Eventually, defying the laws of physics only a little bit, I get everything into the car. Thirty minutes later we’re headed north, and by mid-afternoon we arrive at our chosen place in the untamed wilderness, Happy Holiday Campground in Cherokee, N.C. Our hosts are welcoming and encouraging as they lead us to our site, which is snuggled close against Soco Creek, whose clear waters dance and sing as they splash over rocks and riffle through runs and just generally provide the perfect counterpoint to all that is good and true. Our tent goes up easily. The cooking
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interest in the company. It puzzles me, though, why people still remember him. These individual values that he lived by are not so uncommon. Perhaps it is the combination of so many values and priorities all wrapped into one person that makes the difference. I have only known a few people like him. Builder Tom Cousins comes to mind. So does Christina’s and my best friend, Dr. Ivan Backerman, who recently died. Now that I think about it, it is also possible that the reason they are remembered is because they made such an impact on so many people’s lives. They changed other people’s lives for the better by helping them help themselves and by setting an example of a life well-lived. They played hard; they worked hard; they achieved, and they earned what they got. And they expected those around them to do the same. They made the world a better place than how they found it, and they improved the lives of those around them along the way. Perhaps the reason that their shadow still lingers is because it is not actually their shadow that we see, but the shadows of the people whose lives they changed and improved.
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Rushing around really hit home To the editor, I would just like to thank Ray Appen for his recent article "What's the Rush?" I read his articles all the time, especially when he was doing "The Appalachian Trail." The one this week was so meaningful to me because we are in the midst of downsizing – home, stuff, so many memories! Your article made me realize that with all my rushing around I was not focusing on enjoying these last few months of our beautiful home that we have loved for many years. So, thank you for your wisdom to relish every moment we are given each day. And to let that darn car push in ahead of me!
Joy Ross Alpharetta
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Cowbells are part of U.S. and world history Archeological evidence of bells dates back some 5,000 years when pottery bells were used in China and Africa to track goats, sheep and cattle. Bells have long had spiritual meaning. Tolling of BOB MEYERS bells for the deceased Columnist is an ancient custom. Since church bells were located closer to heaven, they were thought to have special powers. Cowbells are generally associated with Switzerland. The largest Swiss bells can weigh more than 10 pounds and can exceed 113 decibels. The constant ringing discourages predators, such as bears, and helps locate cows. However, there is some concern about the negative effect of heavy, loud bells on cows’ wellbeing and research is being done in this area. Bells, and cowbells in particular, were once big business in the United States. At one time, 30 bell manufacturers thrived in the small town of East Hampton, Connecticut. Founded in 1832, Bevin Bells is the last remaining company exclusively making bells in the United States. The family-owned enterprise makes most of the bells that Salvation Army bell ringers use. A Bevin bell opened and closed the New York Stock Exchange for seven decades before the exchange switched to an electronic bell. Children jumped with joy when they heard the friendly bell of the Good Humor Man, and many prize fighters have been relieved to hear a Bevin bell announce the end of a round. CiCi Bevin, great, great, great granddaughter of Philo Bevin who co-founded the company with his three brothers is the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. She says that cowbells are “hugely important to the company.” They are the third most important product Bevin Bells makes today. Cici says that in Atlanta the Southern Territory of the Salvation Army is one of her company’s largest customers and notes that Bevin Bells attends the American Mart Gift Show in Atlanta every year. Cowbells and music Cowbells have played an important role in music. Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss used modified cowbells in some of their compositions. The modern cowbell is hand-held or mounted on a drum and is used in Latin American and rock music. Its shape differs from traditional cowbells, and it has no clapper.
half of which have cowbells mounted on their drum sets. Cowbells and Sports The practice of making noise with cowbells at sporting events may have originated in 19th century baseball games which were often played in cow pastures. Cowbells were easy to obtain from grazing animals. Today they are common at football stadiums. Mississippi State University has a long tradition of fans using cowbells. Foot races such as New York and Boston Marathons, ski racing and mountain bike racing are known for fans’ enthusiastic use of cowbells.,
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This is an old Bevin cowbell that has been on display at the factory for many decades. It was probably created as a marketing tool. It is made of steel as are all Bevin bells.
A wagon takes a shipment of bells from the Bevin Bells factory in East Hampton, Connecticut, to the local railroad depot in 1915.
Philo Bevin, together with his three brothers, founded Bevin Bells Company in 1832 in East Hampton, Connecticut. Today it is the only bell-making company remaining in the United States. Cuban musicians mounted bells on timbales, small, shallow drums joined together as a pair. Dizzy Gillespie began popularizing the instrument in the U.S. the 1940s, but it was Tito Puente (19232000) who really brought Latin music to America. Puente was a flamboyant New York born percussionist who was known
as the King of the Timbales. The 1960s and 1970s were the heydays for cowbells and rock music. Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band” in 1973, the Chambers Brothers’ “Time Has Come Today” in 1966 and earlier Dale Hawkins’ “Susie-Q” in 1957 are examples. Today percussionists such as Tommy Lee from Mötley Crüe, Alex Gonzalez with Maná, Carl Perazzo with Santanna, Lenny Castro with Toto and Sheila E. who played with Prince, use cowbells. Listen on YouTube and see if you can hear the bells. According to Joe Hofer of LP Music, one of the largest manufacturers of percussion equipment in the United States, there are more than 500,000 percussionists in the U.S. from high schools to rock bands, about
Local situation Cowbells have not been used much with cattle since the advent of global positioning system (GPS) tracking collars, but some folks have memories of the past. Barry Mansell, who lives on a farm in Alpharetta, put a cowbell on a horse named Cappy a few years ago so her blind companion horse Nell could always locate her and avoid running into trees and fences. Both lived long retired lives well into their 30s. Billy Martin, retired long-time president of the North Georgia Cattleman’s Association, remembers that as a young boy growing up on a large cattle farm in Arkansas the lead milk cow wore a cowbell so other cows would stay near her. That made milking much easier. Over the years as commercial dairies developed, the practice by farmers of producing their own milk for personal and local consumption gradually faded away. Oksana Solovei of Milton recalls as a child growing up in Moldova spending her summer school holidays visiting her grandfather in Ukraine. He had three cows, one of which tended to wander. Oksana remembers hearing the cowbell that her grandfather put on the wandering cow to keep track of her when he brought the cows home from pasture every afternoon. Dr. Lee Jones, retired veterinarian from the University of Georgia Extension, says that local cows do not wander in large pastures during the summer like they used to. Due to the effect of summer heat, large operations keep dairy cows comfortable in tunnel ventilation barns. Smaller operations use fencing to contain their cows. Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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Seeking input from our valued Garden Buzz readers Greetings, gardening enthusiasts! So much has happened since Appen Media initiated the Garden Buzz column in mid-January 2023! To date, 53 weekly columns have been written by 22 guest columnists, including Master Gardeners and UGA Extension Fulton County staff. LEE TANENBAUM Guest Columnist It's time for us to turn the spotlight on you, our beloved readers of the Garden Buzz columns. We truly appreciate your continued support and engagement with our content, and we value your opinion greatly. Today, we are reaching out to gather your feedback and insights to further enhance the value and benefit of our columns. Please take a few minutes to share your input by answering the questions online at https://forms.gle/ z1kMWx8qojHipEkZ6 or emailing northfultonmastergardeners@gmail.com. We are excited to hear from you and look forward to implementing your suggestions to make the Garden Buzz columns even better!
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I finish up the tent?” Surveying the campsite one more time, and nodding to myself that this is going just fine, I climb into the car and drive into town. I return after an hour or so. I park and get out and turn toward our campsite – and then I stop in my tracks, speechless. There is the tent, still orange and white but no longer just a box made from utilitarian outdoor-grade nylon. Instead, it has been transformed into an exotic palace in the woods, with tiny lights strung inside and woven multicolored rugs on the floor. The air mattress is inflated and all made
up, with pillows and a comforter and even two end tables fashioned from the plastic tubs. There’s a glass of wine on the picnic table, which is set with tablecloth and fancy plates, and a fire is laid in the fire ring. “I told you I was a nest builder,” she says. Later, after a little fishing and some supper (the shrimp scampi was delicious, possibly the best she has ever made) we sit by the fire and talk in that easy, effortless way. We talk of life…and of loving life…and of life lived in love.
About ten o’clock, just as predicted, it starts to rain. At first it’s just a mist, just enough to make a tiny pitter-pat against the rain fly of the tent. Then it picks up. And then it pours sure enough. The deluge continues all night – all night long – but we are dry, and warm, and safe, safer than ever before. After a while I drift off to sleep, wrapped in the music of that rain on the tent, and I rest in the joy of the unexpected fulfillment of dreams I didn’t even know I had.
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Historian Franklin Garrett loved local history – Part II This article is part 2 of the story of Franklin Garrett, who was named Atlanta’s official historian in 1974. In the 1980s, the Atlanta History Center held several events “Stump FrankVALERIE BIGGERSTAFF called lin Garrett,” where Columnist history fans asked questions either to learn more from Garrett or find gaps in his Atlanta history knowledge. Marc Hayes recalls hearing Garrett speak at the AHC, at a book signing, and hearing his Stump Garrett program on WSB radio. Hayes recalls that Garrett often knew the answer to who lived at a certain address in a particular year in Atlanta. Hayes and a friend phoned Garrett in the mid-1970s to talk about history, back when telephone numbers were readily available in a paper phone book. They called from a speaker phone, which Garrett was not pleased with, and his response to one of the questions was the answer was in his book “Atlanta and Environs Volume 2.” At a 1983 Stump Franklin Garrett night at AHC, almost every seat in McElreath Hall was filled. The first question asked was, “Did William Tecumseh Sherman ever sleep in the Tullie Smith House?” Garrett proclaimed that to be false, adding that Sherman did stay in a home that is now the clubhouse at Peachtree Golf Club. (Atlanta Constitution, Feb.24, 1983, “Garrett takes the stump in new Battle of Atlanta”) There are Stump Franklin Garrett videos available on YouTube. In a 1988 video, an audience member asks what the historical connection is between Ivy Street, Cain Street and Harris Street in downtown Atlanta. Garrett quickly says only Ivy and Cain are connected, explaining that Ivy was the man who built the first home in what is now downtown Atlanta and Cain was his son-in-law. Harris Street was named for Atlanta’s first city clerk. On the same evening, he was asked the family name of three women for which Wieuca Road is named. He could not recall their last name but knew that their first names were Wilma, Eugenia and Catherine. The first two letters of each name together form Wieuca. Then, he added the fact that Wieuca Road was previously known as Stephens Mill Road. When the Atlanta Railroad line from Atlanta to Augusta was in its final days in 1983, the engine was named in honor of Franklin Garrett. People had the opportunity to ride the train one last time, and the
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Franklin Garrett shared his wisdom with the Sandy Springs Historic Research Committee and Dunwoody Oral History Committee in 1994.
train enthusiasts on board with Garrett heard him talk about trains and sing about trains. The engineer was Bill Mauldin, and Garrett spent time riding aboard the engine and even operated the engine with Mauldin’s guidance. Garrett told passengers he first rode that train over 60 years earlier. Then he sang two old train songs, “Casey Jones” and “The Wreck of the Old 97.” Casey Jones began with, “Come all you rounders, if you wanna hear, the story about a brave engineer. Casey Jones was the roller’s name, on a 6-8-wheeler course he won his fame.” Garrett lamented how railroad travel had suffered with the speed of airline travel. “It is a bit frustrating to me and somewhat ironic that a city that was born of trains and railroads has only one daily passenger train now,” he told the other passengers. He considered train travel, with the ability to move around, a dining car and a bar car, to be superior to airplane travel. He also preferred how trains could take one right into the middle of a town. (Atlanta History Center, audio recording, 1983) Franklin Garrett, age 93, died in March of 2000 and is buried at Oakland Cemetery. His Atlanta Constitution obituary summed up a life spent learning and loving Atlanta history. “Franklin Miller Garrett was not born in Atlanta, but he spent a lifetime making up for that inconvenient fact.” 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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