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City enacts ban on vape shops

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Legacy Cup brings top girls lacrosse teams to Milton City greenlights parks blueprint

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Kunz will not seek another term

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Milton’s Sydney Ballew evades a Bishop Ireton defender during the Eagles’ 15-13 win in the Legacy Lacrosse Cup. The event brought together eight of nation’s top high school girls lacrosse programs to Milton for a two-day tournament.

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Expo showcases Veteran-owned ventures

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MILTON, Ga. — Two Milton teens were cited for possession of marijuana and THC oil following a traffic stop at 2 a.m. on March 12.

A Milton police officer followed a car that appeared to be attempting to elude the cruiser by pulling into the Parkside Drive neighborhood. The officer located the car pulled in behind a townhome with its lights off.

The officer began speaking with the two teens inside the car who admitted they had attempted to avoid him. According to the

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Owner reports damage to new security gate MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman’s newly installed residential security gate was tampered with while she was away from her home.

The woman said she left her home around 6 p.m. on March 14 and returned two hours later. When she returned, she saw the left side of the security gate had been detached from its post and way lying in her driveway. She told police that the callbox notifies her if someone is attempting to get through the gate and she did not receive any alert while she was away that night.

The officer did not see any damage or marking to indicate the gate had been hit by a car. The victim said she recently had the gate installed for $10,000.

Man sleeping on ground attempts to flee police MILTON, Ga. — A man was arrested for disorderly conduct after attempting to run away from a Milton officer.

The officer reported to a call of a man behind the Shell gas station on Crabapple Road around 7 p.m. and located the man sleeping on the ground.

police report, the officer noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the car and saw marijuana “shake” in one of the teen’s lap.

The teens admitted to smoking marijuana and revealed unsmoked marijuana was hidden in the gas cap of the car.

THC oil cartridges were also located in a door pocket. A broken bong was found in the back of the car, and the teens admitted to throwing it in the back to hide it from the officer.

Both teens were cited for possession of marijuana and released to their parents.

The officer woke the man who said he was waiting on a ride from his girlfriend.

According to the report the suspect had a “strong odor of alcohol.”

The man said he would request an Uber to take him home and attempted to turn away from the officer. He then said he had three sisters who lived near the area and he would walk to their home. According to the report, the suspect then “began to raise his voice and use profanity.”

The officer attempted to call the suspect’s sister but there was no answer. The man then asked if he could leave. When the officer said no because they were still talking, the man turned and ran away.

The officer stopped the man on Crabapple Road and Lecoma Trace. He was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Woman loses rent deposit to landlord impersonator MILTON, Ga. — A person claiming to be the landlord of a property on Archgate Court took a woman for $1,400 in a property rental scam.

Speaking to police on March 18, the victim said she was recently divorced and was looking for a place to house her children. She saw the Archgate Court property listed on americanhomes4rent.com and spoke to a man who claimed to be landlord.

The woman believed the man was the landlord because he gave her the correct lockbox code to enter the rental. She sent the man $400 through a phone app as a deposit and sent $1,000 the next day to cover the remainder of the first

month’s rent.

After she moved in, a man inquired about renting the property. The woman called an associate with americanhomes4rent.com and was told she had been scammed. The woman met with a local branch of the company and was told she would have to vacate the property.

Electronics, gun stolen in residential burglary ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police are investigating a March 13 burglary on Gardner Drive.

The homeowner left at 5:40 a.m. that day, with the front door locked, and returned at 4 p.m., when he noticed patio’s glass door had been shattered. The front door was also unlocked.

Several electronics were missing, including a Macbook, television and iPad, as well as a handgun. Police found a bent knife in the parking lot that they said could have been used to pry a door open.

Phone bills alert man to identity theft ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man called police March 11 after he received several bills in the mail regarding cell phone purchases he had not made.

At least two cell phones and a cellular data plan had been purchased using the man’s name and information. The store where the purchases had been made advised that the man file a police report.

The bills were for $2,600 total.

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Milton approves long-term parks plan

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council recently approved the city’s 2027 parks and recreation master plan which will serve as a blueprint for the future of Milton’s parks system.

The guiding document, approved at the council’s March 18 meeting, assesses the current state of Milton’s parks and addresses future needs. Barge Design Solutions began drafting the plan in 2017 in consultation with city staff and public input meetings and surveys.

Parks and Recreation Director Jim Cregge said the document provides the city with a blueprint, but nothing within the plan is firmly set in stone.

“I believe that it is very important for the citizens to recognize that the plan is a guide, and as such, we must remain flexible as opportunities present themselves in the future,” Cregge said. “There is no set order for each task that it identified in the plan. Rather, there is a listing of many things which we can and should do to expand the parks and recreation programs and facilities in the city.”

The plan calls for the addition of 117 acres of park space over the next eight years. According to the study, the city has just 1.4 acres of developed parkland per 1,000 residents, which the study

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The parks and recreation plan calls for the addition of 117 acres of park space over the next eight years. claims is “significantly” below local, state and national standards. The plan suggests 12.5 acres per 1,000 residents.

Under the plan, a significant portion of the added acreage should be earmarked for active parks. The study indicated that local sports program providers have a “severe lack” of field space in Milton. At least two local sports providers spoke about the lack of fields at the council’s March 11 work session.

Birmingham Park would be the only suitable park in Milton that could be developed for active uses. However, the study advised against developing active spaces within the park based on public input.

Cregge said the city will continue to seek opportunities to alleviate field overcrowding.

“There may not be an answer to the conundrum today, but I personally believe that the only thing that stays the same is change,” Cregge said. “In the future, something may change that creates a viable solution to the need for additional active park space. Not Birmingham Park necessarily, but other opportunities for new active park space in Milton.”

In the meantime, Milton could expand its usable field spaces through partnerships with other organizations.

“An example of where this has been successful is the partnership we have

entered into with the Birmingham United Methodist Church,” Cregge said.

“We have a five-year agreement to lease access to the baseball field behind their church which has expanded our diamond field capacity.”

Another active space that could be coming in the future is an indoor recreation facility. Residents surveyed listed the need for a “multi-generational” recreation center as a high priority.

“The plan clearly identifies and justifies the need for the city to develop an indoor recreation center,” Cregge said.

“That is a validating starting point for the discussion in the future. We have clearly identified the need so now we can focus on the how.”

While the study looks to the future, it also shows the residents are pleased with the current state of Milton’s parks and programming.

Of households surveyed, 91 percent rated the condition of the city’s parks as good or excellent and 92 percent said the quality of the Milton’s recreational programming is either good or excellent.

“It is certainly nice to hear that the public is pleased with the work we have done so far,” Cregge said. “I am hopeful that this will help to build the community’s confidence in us as we continue to expand the offerings and opportunities here in the city of Milton.”

City Council adopts vape shop ban

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council approved a measure March 18 imposing a ban on vape shops within the city.

The ban is a response to the growing popularity of vaping and its potential correlation with synthetic marijuana.

Milton enacted a ban on synthetic marijuana and opiates last month in order to curb the dangers they pose to teens, and city officials have contended the vape shop ban fortifies that effort.

City Manager Steve Krokoff said non-smoking campaigns have been effective in the last 20 years, but vaping is introducing nicotine to a new generation and employing sweet or colorful names to appeal to adolescents.

“A lot of other synthetic substances take a very similar form in a lot of situations,” Krokoff said. “They can be introduced to a very similar device and these kids don’t know the difference.

One day they are smoking ‘vanilla cake,’ and the next day they have something that tests to have [synthetic marijuana]

in it.”

The council chose to toughen language in the ordinance with its approval.

Previously, city staff had recommended a ban on any business where 50 percent or more of retail sales include vape equipment. The board chose to lower the threshold to 25 percent.

Some council members supported a complete sales ban on vape products, but City Attorney Ken Jarrard advised against it.

“There are varieties of these products that are legal, and in some quarters, thought to be a healthier alternative to smoking,” Jarrard said. “If we enact a carte blanche ban in the city, we need to be mindful of the rationale that it can’t be sold anywhere when traditional tobacco products or alcohol can be sold.”

Krokoff said because the ban is a zoning measure, it is more a statement that Milton does not want to see vape shops operate within the city.

Gas stations, grocery stores and other businesses will still be permitted to sell vape products provided they do not exceed the 25 percent retail sales

maximum.

The city currently operates on a “good faith” system that does not actively require or collect any paperwork regarding sales percentages. However, the city manager does have the authority to audit such information if a business is believed to be exceeding the 25 percent threshold.

City Councilwoman Laura Bentley said vape shops attract crime and, while not necessarily on the surface, they also promote drug use.

“When you look at our sister cities like Johns Creek, there are vape shops on every corner,” Bentley said. “My objective is to not invite these shops into our city.”

One vape shop, Vapor King on Ga. 9, currently operates within the city. The business will be permitted to continue normal operation.

In other action at the March 18 meeting, the City Council approved a request through the Atlanta Regional Commission for a Livable Centers Initiative grant. The request is for $120,000 to study potential improvements to the Deerfield area.

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Fulton County bans synthetic drugs

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Commission voted 6-0 to approve a ban on certain synthetic drugs at its March 20 meeting.

The legislation bans the sale, manufacture and distribution of synthetic opioids, cannabinoids and cathinone in unincorporated areas of Fulton County. It is modeled after a proposal recently passed in the City of Milton.

The resolution was introduced by Commissioner Bob Ellis with Commissioner Liz Hausmann and Commissioner Natalie Hall signing on as co-sponsors. Commissioner Emma Darnel was absent for the vote.

“Limiting the sale and distribution of vaping products and other synthetic opioids is a great step,” Ellis said. “Too many kids are using these products thinking it’s the ‘in’ thing to do and in the process ignoring the risks posed and the negative effects these substances have on their health.”

The substances often have altered chemical makeup to circumvent state and federal regulations, yet they may also mimic the effects of dangerous substances. Many synthetic cannabinoids, opioids and amphetamines are addictive and can lead to the abuse of other substances

“The state has tried to shut a lot of these things down, and they get around state laws that have been established by doing a reformulation of the actual synthetic,” Ellis said.

In other business March 20, commissioners considered adopting an amendment to the code of ordinances that would limit the ability to add new items to the meeting agenda last-minute. The commissioner’s agenda is made available to the public on the Friday prior to each meeting to give residents time to review what will be voted on and contact their elected officials if they have concerns.

However, commissioners and city staff sometimes add items to the agenda after Friday, giving the public little time to review the matter before it goes to a vote.

This proposed amendment was also put forward by Ellis.

“The intent of this is really about transparency,” he said. “As much as possible in terms of any public meeting that we do, we should seek to minimize add-on agenda items to those that are of an emergency nature.”

There was some discussion over what items the measure would affect and what would constitute an emergency exception. The commissioners agreed to put the item on hold until details could be worked out with the city manager.

City Councilman Kunz will not seek re-election

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com

MILTON, Ga. — City Councilman Matt Kunz has announced he will not seek a third term in November’s general election. The District 2, Post 2 representative was first elected in 2011 and is currently serving in his second term.

“As I examine our future, and through much prayer, family discussion and introspection, I have come to the conclusion that I will not seek re-election for my third full term on the Milton City Council,” Kunz said in a statement to the Milton Herald.

“Both those who have supported me and those who have opposed me know I’ve given every effort to keep the promises I made during my 2011 campaign,” the statement said. “I plan to serve the remainder of my second full term with the same effort I’ve undertaken the past

eight years. But I will not qualify to run again when August comes around. 2020 will be a time for someone else’s vision.”

Kunz highlighted the city’s progress during his tenure, including the formation of the Deerfield and Crabapple formbased codes and construction of the Milton Library, Bell Memorial Park and City Hall. He also credited the city for maintaining “top-notch” police and fire departments and creating the Milton Equestrian Committee and the Milton Arts Committee, which served as the foundation of the Milton Arts Council nonprofit.

In his statement, Kunz thanks residents for the opportunity to serve the city.

“Together we laid the foundation for a bright future,” Kunz said. “Let’s get behind someone with the ability to keep it going.”

Kunz defeated incumbent Julie Zahner Bailey in 2011 with 55 percent of the vote. He ran unopposed in the 2015 general election.

OPINION

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Through the eyes of a child I gave my wife a big hug and took one last look at her — my soul mate and my best friend — then turned my back and started walking north into the woods. That was about three years ago last week.

Ray appen Everything that Publisher would sustain me for ray@appenmediagroup.com the next six months were in a backpack. I had some clothes, a couple books, food, a tent, a water filter and a sleeping bag. It all weighed about 45 pounds.

In hindsight, that alone should have tipped me off. It should have told me something. It should have slapped me in the face like a freezing cold shower in the dead of winter or rattled my teeth like I had been hit in the mouth with a baseball thrown by the “Big Unit,” Randy Johnson. However, somehow I missed it; I wasn’t listening. And worse, I am not sure I am listening now.

The next time Christina and I move it will take an 18-wheeler to accommodate all our possessions and a crew of strong men to haul it all.

I am back working long days and generating stress like a locomotive generates smoke, exhaling it from its smokestack as the grinding diesel engines power it down the track. Talk about dumb.

Really Ray? My mind was clear that morning starting out. I wasn’t concerned. I had no idea what I was doing, where I was really going or what I would need.

It was a zone, surely. I didn’t know what I should fear either, so I began to focus on putting my right foot in front of my left foot — something I was to do about five million times as I hiked north. Right, left, right, left, “hello blaze,” right, left.

My shoes were comfortable. My gait was unhurried. My focus was on the 6 feet of earth in front of me and the sound of my shoes landing on dry leaves and dusty soil and the rhythm of my pack rubbing against my back with each step.

Two ex-roommates of mine have died this year — one from high school and one from college.

We have two grandchildren now and a third on the way. Our daughter is out there in Oakland rescuing people — something she has done since she was old enough to walk and talk. It is who she is. My little boy spends his time studying the great books — Tolstoy, Chekhov, Dostoevsky, learning two dead languages, and simply learning. Be still my beating heart. He has evolved into a human being of honor, compassion, and

dignity, just like his older brother and sister.

“Welcome to our little club of underachievers,” an old friend — a retired Army General — once, told me, referencing himself and all of our peers — children of physicians. Dark shadows, grand shadows that tended to block the sunlight and obscure our paths. “Yea, I know. I know.”

I used to worry so much about what my children would ultimately “do.” My parents, oh, my parents bless them, instilled that into us so well — at least mother did.

“You know a bad grade will follow you the rest of your life,” mom would tell us. I got it ma. I get it. And, I’m still correcting the grammar of that person in front of me in the checkout line too mom. I can’t help it, I swear I can’t. It makes my ears burn, but thanks mom. I can diagram a sentence with the best of them, and my speech is generally grammatically correct.

Time distills many things, and my stress about my children’s careers has largely abated. “Who” they become and how they treat others seems so much more important to me now.

The mid-morning sun was soft and beckoned one forward. It warmed my ears. It made me smile with each step.

All I had to do was look for those little painted stripes on the trees or on boulders about every hundred yards or so — the blazes — and I would be OK. I was by myself, but as I walked other hikers passed. The trees were still bare from winter, but you could see the buds on the limbs starting to emerge.

“You are walking for all of us,” a friend once told me. It is one of those trail lessons that I have been so slow to understand. People still — three years later — reach out to me about that hike.

I may be taking liberties, but I want to say that my trail lesson is that we all have many more values in common than we have differences and, importantly, that we are all hiking for each other in our own way. Each of us needs to make our hikes count.

Today, during church, I filled many pages of my reporter’s notebook. The troubling events of the day were part of the sermon — the terrible shootings in New Zealand, the killing in downtown Alpharetta, and other instances of violence, hate and despair. And as I sat in my pew listening, I found myself thinking about my hike and my lessons from the Trail.

Those lessons were simple and seemed to be slapping me in the face — finally — like that freezing shower in the dead of winter or Big Unit’s fastball

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A lesson from on high about human nature Child: I lost my phone.

I lost my phone at church.

I lost my phone at church and no one has returned it. No one has turned it in to the church’s lostand-found.

I had left it in the pat Fox pew and forgot to reEditor pat@appenmediagroup.com trieve it when service ended Sunday. On my trip home, I realized my carelessness, turned around and arrived back at the pew within 10 minutes.

The phone was not there.

Worse, I’d switched the device to “airplane mode” before the service, so I couldn’t track its whereabouts on my wife’s phone.

Through mid-week, my repeated visits to the church office proved fruitless.

No one had turned in the phone.

Sunday’s sermon, as I recall, was about The Ten Commandments. I think No. 8 was “Thou shall not steal.”

I’m not sure whether finding an iPhone in a church pew and keeping it is a violation, but it does speak to a dreary truth about expectations.

Had I dropped the phone along Windward Parkway, I would understand.

There is no Windward Parkway lostand-found, and there is no list of ethics posted along the roadway.

But a church?

I get it. My fault. Finders keepers and all that jazz. I’m out some downtime and a hundred bucks. I’ve been through worse.

A replacement phone arrived Thursday.

Everything’s back to normal — almost.

Thank God — and the celestial iCloud — most of my data remains intact.

What’s not still intact, though, is my faith in what guides us to practice what we know to be right.

I’ve never set the bar too high in that regard. I’ve had politicians lie to my face.

I’ve interviewed murderers, witnessed hatred and been cut off in traffic.

On the other hand, I’ve also had virtual strangers rescue me from a downward spiral, angels who grab the reins of my careening life and set me straight. I’ve been blessed with more than my share of these dear souls whose thoughtfulness I can never repay.

I suspect that’s pretty typical for most of us: good and evil, kindness and greed — pulling up alongside in our blind spot.

It’s a daily match between the good guys and the bad guys, and the scoreboard is always changing.

Last Sunday, the good guys played on their home field — and they lost.

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On the Trail, my first lesson learned was not to judge other hikers. That lesson I received the very first hour on the trail. I was walking with another hiker, who I didn’t know from Adam, when a third hiker passed us in a great hurry. I made a snide comment about him. When I turned to look at my companion, our eyes met and he looked at me in a way that I will never forget as long as I live — and said not a word. But his eyes literally shouted and raged “Do not judge.” It was silent and breathtaking to me, as if someone had punched me in the stomach and knocked the wind out of me.

As I sat in church this morning, I had the same experience — the realization that much of the violence could only occur when one person judges another instead of respecting the other person and their beliefs.

In Damascus Virginia, I stayed at Woodchuck Hostel and spent a little time with the owner, a former thru-hiker. The first thing he told me was that “the Trail is the great equalizer,” and that the moment a hiker sets foot on the AT, who you were or what you had or didn’t have no longer was relevant.

Out there on the Trail, “you are all the same.” That is, “respect” for each other was the only acceptable standard.

“Withholding judgment and respecting others must be absent for violence and hate to exist or spread,” I thought as I listened to the sermon this morning.

The third lesson I took from the Trail that resonated so loudly this morning in church was the one I treasure most.

All thru-hikers know it. All understand it. All lived by it. “The Trail will provide.”

Out there, we took care of each other — no matter what, always. No matter what happened, another hiker or non-hiker will step up, and you will be rescued or helped from whatever situation you are in — every time.

Out there, for six months on a hike of over 2,000 miles, one arrives at a magical point when you lose all fear because you gain all confidence and faith in humanity and in each other. It is a feeling and an understanding that is priceless. Call it faith. Call it whatever you want. But it is real and we must never loose our faith in each other.

Withholding judgment, respecting each other and having pure faith in the goodness of others is how a child thinks and sees the world — at least until they become an adult. That is how we need to try to live and treat each other — like a child treats another child.

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Roswell to convert Canton Street into one-day park April 28

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — One of Roswell’s signature festivals is fast approaching.

On April 28, the city will convert sections of Canton Street into a park for one day in celebration of the second annual Roswell Moves!

Roswell Moves!, put on by Bike Roswell!, encourages people of all ages to explore their community outside through walking, pedaling, rolling and playing.

The event serves as a new iteration of the Roswell Cycling Festival.

Canton Street, from Elizabeth Way to Woodstock Road, will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the event.

“The goal of Roswell Moves! is to help people re-imagine the largest public spaces we have: our streets,” said Nathan Sears, Bike Roswell! board member and chair of the Roswell Moves! Event Committee. “It is about promoting healthy lifestyles through active transportation, recreation and fun activities. One goal is that through these types of events, people will see how fun it is to enjoy the city outside of a car, and think about making a short bike trip to their favorite restaurant or taking a walk to their local park.”

Admission is free and will include live music on several stages provided by

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Roswell Moves! encourages people of all ages to get outside and move as Canton Street is converted into a one-day park.

Atlanta Plays it Forward, sports demonstrations, health and wellness displays, and the Historic Roswell Kiwanis Kids’ Bicycle Safety Rodeo.

The signature event, the Mayor’s Ride, will start at 8 a.m. in Roswell Area Park and has three distance options — 18, 42 and 64 miles.

Routes and times from last year’s event remain the same. The biggest change is the addition of the Pump Track for children who complete the Bike Safety Rodeo.

Nonprofits can also participate for

free by hosting an activity, Sears said.

Instead of bringing in outside vendors and food trucks, organizers use the event as a way to promote local businesses and shops along Canton Street.

Sears said organizers make sure to make the event as family inclusive as possible, especially after the feedback from last year’s inaugural event.

“We were really pleased to see so many folks walk or ride their bikes to the event from the surrounding neighborhoods,” he said. “Being on a Sunday

afternoon, it was a really family and community focused event. We saw some families where each member had a different form of transportation. Mom and dad were riding their bikes, the kids were roller skating, on a bike and on a scooter. It was great to see everyone really embrace the event in the first year.”

Sears added that the team overall was overwhelmed by the feedback from last year and requests to hold the event more often.

Roswell Moves! was inspired by other ciclovia and open-street events that are usually held three to four times a year, and organizers are currently exploring opportunities to hold the event more often, possibly at other venues, Sears said.

“This is a great event that is really focused on getting people to experience their streets and community in a new way,” Sears said. “Streets are about more than just moving cars, they are about moving and connecting people and our community, and that is exactly what this event does.”

The Mayor’s Ride is the largest fundraiser for the year for Bike Roswell!

Registration is $45 preceding the event and $55 the day of the ride.

For more information about Roswell Moves!, including routes for the Mayor’s Ride, or to register, visit bikeroswell.com.

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Rodney Mims Cook, Jr. speaks at the March 14 Roswell Rotary Club meeting at Roswell Area Park about the history behind the Rodney Cook, Sr. Park in Atlanta.

National Monuments Foundation founder outlines Atlanta Peace Park

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — A new park dedicated to remembering the legacy of some of Atlanta’s civil rights leaders and peacemakers is on the way. The 16-acre park, called the Rodney Cook, Sr. Park, is located in Atlanta’s historic Vine City neighborhood. It is a collaboration between the City of Atlanta Depart of Parks and Recreation, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, the National Monuments Foundation, the Trust for Public Land, the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office and the community.

On March 14, Rodney Mims Cook, Jr., founder and president of the National Monuments Foundation and the son of the park’s namesake, spoke at the Roswell Rotary Club at Roswell Area Park about the project.

The park honors the legacy of peacemakers like Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, John Lewis, Maynard H. Jackson and Herman J. Russell and will contain the library of civil rights leader C.T. Vivian. It will include 18 monuments as well as a 110-foot-tall peace column dedicated to Yamacraw Indian Chief Tomochichi.

A Nobel Peace Pantheon will stand on the highest hill in dedication to Georgia’s Nobel Peace Laureates.

The park is named after Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., a city alderman and

Republican representative who championed anti-discrimination causes.

Cook, Sr. had spoken out in 1962 against what was known as the Peyton Wall, a barrier built near the Cascade Heights subdivision to bar black citizens from moving into the area, Cook, Jr. said. That speech resulted in the KKK burning a cross on the lawn of the Cook household in Buckhead, he added.

Cook, Sr. was also one of five white state legislators who voted to seat newlyelected black state representative Julian Bond, Cook, Jr. said.

Cook, Sr. died in 2013, but before his death, he urged his son to rebuild Mims Park, Cook, Jr. said. That park was lost decades ago to make way for an elementary school.

As part of the process, Cook, Jr. and his team met with residents in and around the park’s area to discuss what they wanted out of the site.

“This neighborhood gave this nation and the world peacemakers that changed the world,” Cook, Jr. “We wanted what they wanted us to do.”

According to Cook, Jr., Rotary International has been instrumental in the park project. “[Rotary International] finds Atlanta to be a key city in peace efforts all around the world,” Cook, Jr. said.

Cook, Jr. is currently designing a memorial library in Washington, D.C. dedicated to presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

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Fulton seeks feedback on water treatment plant expansion

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — As part of a $300 million upgrade to the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Fulton County Public Works staff met with dozens of local residents March 19 at the Chattahoochee Nature Center to gather input on the project.

The expansion is designed to increase the plant’s efficiency and capacity.

The plant property at 1030 Marietta Highway serves the Big Creek watershed in North Fulton — including Roswell and Alpharetta and portions of Johns Creek and Milton — as well as areas of Forsyth and Cobb counties. Treated water is discharged back to the Chattahoochee River using a biological treatment process.

The upgrades call for replacing aging equipment, an enclosure for new treatment process, and demolition of older and underused facilities.

“This is the biggest capital project that Fulton County has ever done,” said Commissioner Bob Ellis. “It positions us in terms of wastewater treatment capacity for the next 30-35 years. The technology behind it is state of the art.

I’m very excited about it... It’s a significant investment in the future of North Fulton and something that we definitely need to have — quality wastewater treatment.”

The new facility will have several long-term benefits, including more efficiency, greater capacity, noise and odor control, and reduced likelihood of spills, Ellis said.

The original facility was built in 1971 and is what Fulton County Director of Public Works David Clark calls a conventional plant, meaning that it relies exclu-

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The new plant will still have biological treatment, but will then also push the water through a membrane that strips almost everything off of the water except for the hydrogen and oxygen molecules, Clark said.

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The current facility’s capacity is 24 million gallons per day. The new facility will bring that up to 38 million gallons per day.

Plans for the facility expansion take odor and noise control into account.

“It should be a much better neighbor than the plant that is there today,” Clark said. “The biggest complaints that we get from the surrounding neighborhoods is noise and odor complaints. The entire design of the new plant has taken that into consideration.”

Ellis added that current plans envision something similar to the Johns Creek Environmental Campus on Holcomb Bridge Road. It won’t be as accessible to the community, but Fulton County wants to make the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility as nonobtrusive as possible, Ellis said.

The March 19 meeting was the second in a series of open houses to collect community input as design plans are created. At least two more open houses are planned before the design is finalized toward the end of the year.

Construction is expected to begin in 2020. Fulton County will hold a final round of public meetings before construction to display the plans and what people can expect during construction.

Update meetings will be held while the project is under construction.

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Marcie Shirley was told by doctors that her daughter, Natalie, would not live beyond 18-months old. Natalie was born with a massive, malignant brain tumor, and removing the cancerous cells would leave Natalie with just half of her brain. The subsequent surgeries left Natalie unable to use her right extremities and blind in her right eye.

However, three decades after the grim diagnosis, Natalie is not only looking forward to her 32nd birthday, she recently completed her second push-assisted half marathon.

Natalie completed the Publix half marathon in Atlanta on March 17 with four Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta volunteers pushing her wheelchair along the 13.1-mile course.

Natalie’s race backed the Kyle Pease foundation, which provides assistance and support to disabled athletes.

“We were showing other people those with special needs can do anything, we’re just doing it in a different way,” Natalie said. “I started doing this because it’s a lot of fun.”

Marcie said the Publix half-marathon is a beacon of acceptance for people of all abilities.

“It doesn’t matter what your ability is, you are welcome,” she said. “Some people just do things in a different way, but other than that, they are just people. They want to get out, have fun, be a part of the community, see people and have friends.”

Natalie has found a group of friends through the Champions Community Foundation’s Titans adaptive sports programming. Natalie, a diehard fan of Atlanta’s professional teams who has an

affinity for Chipper Jones, Freddie Freeman and Josef Martinez, gets her fill of competition playing wheelchair basketball, handball and football.

Without the use of her right hand, Natalie has a specialized wheelchair that allows her to power and steer with two wheels on the left side of the chair. Marcie said it is an interesting dynamic to watch the Titans compete. For instance, Natalie catches, throws and shoots while using one arm while using the same arm to maneuver her wheelchair.

Hearing and watching sports has significant meaning for Natalie. She remembers being in hospitals during the treatment for her brain tumor while listening to and watching sports.

“I think that got me to love sports,” she said.

Natalie’s life hit another speedbump last year when she was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. However, she continued to fight through 12 additional rounds of chemotherapy and is thriving today.

“I’m a survivor,” she said.

Though challenging diagnoses have played a significant part in her life, Natalie said overall, she is still just Natalie.

“I think about it most of the time, and I’m grateful I’m still here to show other people you can do regular things, just a different way,” she said. “I’m just like everybody else, only trapped in my body.”

“I’m just like the Energizer bunny, I never stop,” she laughed.

Natalie is looking forward to continue as an employee at Trader Joe’s, and to hopefully soon move into Champions Place. The proposed development in Roswell will provide a living community for young adults with physical challenges who require varying levels of aid.

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Roswell to host first Veteran Business Expo April 30

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — The first-ever Veteran Business Expo of Georgia is coming to Roswell.

On April 30, veterans who own businesses, entrepreneurs and corporate purchasing professionals will gather for a reverse trade show and matchmaking event.

The expo is the brainchild of the National Veteran Supplier Diversity Coalition, a nonprofit that supports veteran-owned businesses, in partnership with Roswell Inc, the city’s economic development arm.

“We are veteran entrepreneurs ourselves, and we have traveled all over the country to attend trade shows for veterans,” said NVSDC Director of Outreach Brent Moeller. “We were always curious why we were traveling to the other side of the country to attend these events, since Georgia is such a veteran-friendly and businessfriendly state. Instead of complaining about it, we decided to step-up and fix the problem and put on a trade show ourselves.”

The expo will feature networking events for veteran business professionals as well as local, regional and national companies looking to work with veteranowned businesses. There will be an exhibit hall for small-to-medium veteran-owned businesses to share their products and services with large corporations.

Veterans can also learn about franchise opportunities.

“The best way we can help veteran entrepreneurs is to give them access to as many opportunities as possible,” Moeller said. “As veteran entrepreneurs ourselves, we saw first-hand the problems with traditional trade shows and decided to create a new model based directly around the needs of veteran entrepreneurs — something affordable and exclusively veteran-focused that would provide access to an expansive network of private companies and government purchasing managers who are passionate about using veteran suppliers.”

The expo will also feature one-on-one matchmaking, where veteran business owners can sit down with corporate buyers and government procurement officers

to pitch their products and services. Appointments will be 15 minutes each in a round-robin style that will be set up before the expo.

“The one-on-one matchmaking is the most important part of this event,” Moeller said. “It is the vet’s opportunity to do their elevator-pitch about their company and hopefully walk away with a new client to grow their business.”

NVSDC chose Roswell to host the first expo because it has been based in the city for the past three years.

“We have had the opportunity to see first-hand what a great place Roswell is to do business, and now we want to share that with the veteran community across the state and the region,” Moeller said. “We are thrilled to be partners with Roswell Inc in hosting this event.”

Roswell Inc Executive Director Steve Stroud echoed

the sentiment.

“We are thrilled to be bringing this new, innovative, and much-needed event to our community in order to serve and support veterans and veteran-owned businesses here in Roswell and within the region,” Stroud said. “We’ve been honored to work hand-in-hand with the NVSDC team and look forward to seeing the positive impact this event will have on fostering a vibrant business environment for our veterans.”

The Veteran Expo of Georgia’s title sponsor is Lockheed Martin with SAS Software as the partner sponsor.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.

Veteran registrations are accepted up until April 15.

For more information, sponsorships, to become an exhibitor or register as a veteran-owned business, visit nvsdc.org/trade-show.

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Rates plummet on Fed news I did not think for one second last November that I would be saying this, but mortgage rates have dropped under 4.5 percent, and if you locked a loan last fall, you should take a look at refinancing.

Geoff smith It has been a Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com wild ride for interest rates over the last 10 years. In 2014, I was so confident that rates would jump over 5 percent by the end of the year that I actually began telling people that. I wasn’t alone. I was really just repeating what every expert I read was telling me. By the end of the year, rates fell to less than where they were at the beginning.

I learned a lot from that mistake in 2014. I learned to never predict what interest rates were going to do. And I didn’t – until last year. The economy was pumping. Economists were saying we are running on all cylinders. I didn’t say that I thought rates would jump over 5 percent, but I did say things like “I can imagine how they could get up over 5 percent and stay there. It’s hard to imagine them going much lower.” That felt safe to me to say. You can’t blame someone’s imagination, right?

Well, it seems as though that period where we were running on all cylinders may have been a peak. Economists said that unemployment was low and pro-

ductivity was maxed out – meaning not only were we using practically all of the workforce, but we were getting as much production out of that workforce as we were going to get.

People got nervous after that. The only really negative news that I kept hearing was that we were due for a recession. Economists pointed to small cracks in the global economy, but couldn’t really put their finger on a culprit that would bring us into recession.

The overwhelming call was simply that we were due for one.

The data hasn’t been all that bad. According to the Wall Street Journal, corporate earnings are still expected to post single-digit percentage growth in 2019.

The labor market has added jobs for 101 consecutive months — it’s longest streak ever. And this one was a huge shock to me. Nationally, sales of previously owned homes soared 12 percent in February.

But the global economy has been showing consistent stories that are not so rosy. Economic growth has been slowing. This slowing has led many economists to think the global economy is too fragile right now to handle the impactful surprises that are resulting from the trade wars. Concerns have been so strong that the Federal Reserve made comments last Thursday that it will probably not raise its short-term interest rate at all this year.

The Federal Reserve is not one to make statements lightly. It knows that every move it makes results in investors

Nonprofit welcomes new director of Assistance Services ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities recently welcomed Carol Swan as the new director of Assistance Services.

Swan will lead a team focused on providing emergency assistance to individuals and families in need in North Fulton.

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moving hundreds of millions of dollars from one place to another. It spends months, sometimes years, laying subtle hints about what it will do in the future.

Many experts believed they would draw back on how many rate increases they would do this year. Few thought they would not do any. Mortgage interest rates had been adjusted really to be ready for the 2-3 increases that everyone thought the Fed would make this year. So when the surprise came last Thursday that there would likely be no increases, mortgage interest rates sank quickly.

My line right now is that it’s great for those looking to lock in a mortgage, but not great for our economy. There may be a slowdown in growth, but it doesn’t appear, from what I’m reading, that anyone thinks there will be a big drop, or steep fall. It took us a good, long while to get here. We grew slowly, and if the old saying “the bigger the come, the harder they fall” is true, then usually so is the opposite.

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Homestretch, like NFCC, is part of the North Fulton Housing Continuum of Care.

Swan serves on the North Fulton Poverty Task Force and is a graduate and mentor for Leadership North Fulton through the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

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Don’t get me wrong about oldschool habits. For example, sending a handwritten thank you note to a customer to thank them for their business, versus sending an email, can be much more impactful. However, writing checks to all of your suppliers vs. using an electronic payment system is the epitome of old school.

Small business owners who have a reluctance to embrace and utilize technology will typically tell you they don’t have the time to make the switch. They are also the ones spending more time doing things manually that could easily be automated.

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Zaina Wuest, left, presents Johns Creek resident Tanya Nystrom with a certificate for a $5,000 room makeover at Exquisite Living’s Alpharetta location March 18.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Johns Creek resident Tanya Nystrom was recently announced as the winner of Appen Media’s fifth annual giveaway. The prize: a $5,000 room makeover by Exquisite Living.

Nystrom described herself as an “avid reader” of the Johns Creek Herald, which was how she discovered the contest. Like thousands of other readers, she hunted through the paper for the Exquisite Living logo for a chance to win.

Even after entering several times, she was surprised to hear she won.

“I was so excited,” Nystrom said. “I just didn’t believe it. Exquisite Living, my goodness, it’s a nice prize.”

She said the elegant furniture offered at Exquisite Living will up her homes design game and bring new life into her older home.

“I just want to make it light and airy,” she said. “These older homes, especially ’80s homes, tend to be compartmentalized and dark, so we want to lighten it up. It’s a traditional home that we’re trying to bring into this century. I call it transitional traditional.”

Zaina Wuest, the owner of Exquisite Living, said this is a common request by people who don’t own open floor plan homes. Though for some, these older floorplans are seen as having character, they can also feel dark.

Wuest recommends a light neutral paint color, appropriately scaled furniture and good lighting to combat that.

Wuest founded Exquisite Living in 2016, following a lifelong love of interior design. Exquisite Living just opened its

second location in Alpharetta City Center, 374 Commerce Street, to complement its existing location at 6225 Atlanta Highway.

Wuest prides herself on her company’s comprehensive consultation and design services.

“It’s one of the things we do differently, which is the reason our design side has done tremendously,” Wuest said.

“Most furniture stores offer complementary design service, but that’s just a sales person going in there and seeing what inventory they can pull out of the store.”

Exquisite Living partners sales personnel with employees with a background in interior design. They work together to develop a plan around the client’s budget and schedule.

Nystrom’s $5,000 room makeover prize includes designer consultation.

“I’m leaning toward our family room,” she said. “I think that’s the room that needs the most attention, but whatever the designer, Zaina, says when she comes out to our consultation. We are open to suggestions.”

Nystrom has lived in the area for more than 30 years. She shares her home with her husband, Jim, and a cat, and their children and grandchildren live nearby, so the new room will have to be child- and claw-proof, she said.

This is the fifth annual Appen Giveaway.

Past winners have won a cruise voucher, but a room design contest brings the sweepstakes closer to home, Wuest said.

“I’m really excited to see how this turns out,” she said. “$5,000 is a lot of money to get professional, high end stuff. I would want to win it.”

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FIFTH ANNUAL ROSWELL AZALEA FESTIVAL

Events will take place across the city, as organizers pay tribute to the beauty of Roswell during springtime and to its abundant azaleas, a flower native to Georgia. Activities include plant sales, art exhibits, bicycle races, ghost tours, comedy night and more.

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FEATURED: “SENIOR FOLLIES”

What: The Georgia Senior Follies will be performing “Rewind,” a collaboration of all of the past “Senior Follies,” such as Broadway, Movie Musicals, the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll and the best of television.

When: March 15-31; Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 3 p.m.

Where: The School Street Playhouse, 101 School St, Cumming Cost: $27.50 More info and tickets: schoolstreetplayhouse.com or 770781-9178

“SOUTHERN CURRENTS”

What: The Johns Creek Arts Center hosts the Atlanta Photography Group’s most recent exhibit. Featuring 51 works by 35 local and regional artists.

When: March 9-April 20; opening reception Saturday, March 9, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekarts.org or 770-623-8448

GIRLS ON THE RUN NORTH GA What: Registration is open for this physical-activity based, positive youth development program that inspires girls grades 3-8 to be joyful, healthy and confident over 10 weeks starting Feb. 11.

When: Feb. 11-May 1 Where: Various Girls on the Run sites throughout Forsyth County Cost: $165 More info: girlsontherunnorthga.org

EVENTS: SPRING NATIVE PLANT SALE

What: See and purchase native plants, including azaleas, shrubs and flowering perennials. Experts will be on hand to help inform decisions.

When: March 29-30 and April 5-6 Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter. org

What: This month’s volunteer project is Better Together’s quarterly Adopt A Road cleanup of Thompson Road. Trash bags, safety vests and gloves will be provided.

When: Saturday, March 30, 9-11 a.m.

Where: Potterstone Subdivision tennis courts, 705 Scotlandwell Place, Milton More info and registration: cityofmiltonga.us

“THE LIFE OF KIT CARSON”

What: Barrington Hall hosts lectures on the Civil War and other areas of interest to local residents. Complimentary brunch style food will be available. This week’s lecture is “The Life of Kit Carson” by Robert C. Jones.

When: Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m.-noon.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $5 suggested donation More info: roswellgov.com

GARDEN TOUR MONDAYS

What: Participate in a free tour of the historic gardens led by a staff horticulturalist. No reservations necessary.

When: April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 9:30-10 a.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: southerntrilogy.com

AZALEA SCAVENGER HUNT

What: Search the property for azaleas and learn more about them.

When: April 1-30 Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: $10 for adults, $6 for children More info: chattnaturecenter.org

AZALEA GARDEN OPENING

What: Join staff and volunteers for a lunchtime celebration of the new azalea garden. Lemonade and cookies will be served.

Bring a sack lunch for a picnic on the grounds.

When: Wednesday, April 3, 11:45 a.m.

Where: Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

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What: Join the weekly meeting to learn how to become a better speaker and better leader.

When: Saturdays, 9:45 a.m.

Where: Johns Creek Christian Church, 10800 Bell Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreek.toastmastersclubs.org or 404-513-3188

SMART RECOVERY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

What: This program uses science based tools to provide support for those who are affected by the addictive behavior of someone close to them. Not a twelve step program.

When: Mondays, 7-8 p.m.

Where: DecisionPoint Wellness Center, 1070 State Bridge Road, Suite 6, Johns Creek More info: smartrecovery.org

TAKE-A-PEEK TUESDAY

What: Take a quick peek at Autrey Mill’s building collections and hear about the preservation and research efforts.

When: Tuesdays, noon-2 p.m.

Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $2 More info: autreymill.org

NAVIGATORS TOASTMASTERS PATHWAYS What: Reach your personal and professional goals through Pathways, Toastmasters’ new education program.

When: Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Where: Club House, 6300 Polo Club Drive, Cumming More info: navigators.toastmastersclubs.org

ALL RECOVERY MEETING

What: Join an open discussion for those in recovery from addiction or those affected by people with addiction. Not a twelve step program.

When: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek More info: navigaterecoverygwinnett.org or 678-743-1808 x101

WEDNESDAY MORNING NETWORKING

What: Join for networking every Wednesday morning.

When: Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Where: Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $5 for members, $10 for guests More info: johnscreekga.gov or 770-495-0545

HEALTH AND FITNESS: NIGHT HIKE AND CAMPFIRE

What: Learn about bats and keep your eyes open to spot them swooping down to feed on insects. We will also listen for the calls of owls. Will include a campfire for roasting marshmallows.

When: Friday, April 5, 8-10 a.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: $12 More info and tickets: chattnaturecenter.org

FREE FITNESS FOR WOMEN

What: Join your Alpharetta Females in Action group for free, peer-led workouts each week.

Adult women of all fitness levels are welcome.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.

Where: Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming More info: fianation.com

ZUMBA GOLD (FLEX)

What: Combines the international rhythms of the Zumba Gold program with the strength training techniques, creating an easy-to-follow, health-boosting dance fitness program.

When: Fridays, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov/ parkplace

ENERGY YOGA

What: Physical exercises to open and clear energy. Utilizes Qi Gong and meditation techniques.

When: Sundays, 10:15 a.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: afpls.org

RELIGIOUS EVENTS: FAMILY PROMISE WEEK

What: One of several “host weeks” each year, APC works with Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb to provide temporary housing and meals to families experiencing homelessness.

When: March 24-30 Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta More info: alpharettapres.com

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BLOOD DRIVE

What: The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive.

When: Wednesday, April 3, 2-7 p.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell Info: rumc.com or 770-261-1741

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP COURSE

What: First Baptist Roswell will once again be partnering with Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology to host a seminary-level Christian Leadership class this spring. Eightweek course.

When: Wednesday nights starting March 13, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: First Baptist Roswell, 710 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: fbroswell.org

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS OUT

What: Join for weekly dinner and fellowship. Volunteers needed for serving and cleaning.

When: Wednesday nights, 4:456:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell Cost: $7 per adult More info: rumc.com/wno

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS What: Make and grow faithbased friendships for all ages.

Enjoy a hot meal and/or volunteer.

When: Wednesdays, 5:15-6:45 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 North Main St., Alpharetta More info: afumc.org

MEN’S MINISTRY: FRIDAY MORNINGS

What: The First Baptist Roswell men’s group meets every Friday morning for friendship and to help each other grow spiritually.

All are welcome to attend.

When: Fridays, 7 a.m.

Where: Panera Bread, 1195 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: fbroswell.org

THERAPEUTIC YOGA

What: Gain health benefits from relaxing yoga that emphasizes strength and flexibility. No experience necessary. Taught by an advanced certified yoga instructor.

When: Wednesdays, 9:45-11 a.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: rumc.com or 770261-1705

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN CIRCLES

What: The four different circles offer women opportunities to spend time together, support each other in happy and sad times, learn from each other and grow in faith. Child care options available.

When: Esther Circle, each first Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.; Ruth Circle, each first Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Lydia Circle, each first Thursday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Martha Circle, each first Thursday, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta More info: alpharettapres.com/ adults/small-groups/

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: DANCE TROUPE INC. REGIONAL COMPETITION

What: Dance Troupe Inc. will hold their regional competition at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center.

Free and open to the public.

When: Saturday, March 30, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Info: dancetroupechallenge.net

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LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

What: The Roswell Fine Arts Alliance will host an invitational juried art show with works in oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, mixed media and collage.

Original works will be for sale.

When: Through March 30 Where: Arts Center East Gallery, 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell More info: RFAA.org

What: Join other new moms and babies in an empathetic forum for sharing the joys and challenges of motherhood. Topics will vary from week to week.

When: Friday, March 29, 10:30 a.m.-noon Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-6134402

THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE – TYLER NEIL BAND

ASTROKIDS CLUB

What: Join for a free concert with Tyler Neil Band.

When: Thursday, April 4, 7 p.m.

Where: From the Earth Brewing, 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: ftebrewing.com

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: ROSWELL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

What: The Roswell Photographic Society will be exhibiting a juried flower exhibit. This will be in conjunction with the Azalea Festival that occurs every April.

When: April 1-May 31 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Info: roswellphotosociety.com

JAZZ AT FIREFLY

What: Free, live music each week.

When: Saturdays, 8:30-11 p.m.

Where: Firefly Restaurant & Bar, 3070 Windward Plaza, Alpharetta More info: fireflyalpharetta.com

What: Join Mr. Danneman from the Atlanta Astronomy Club will be leading our monthly AstroKids program in March. Topic to be determined.

When: Saturday, March 30, 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-6134402

JEWELRY CLASS: SPRING EARRINGS

What: Workshop participants will learn the techniques for constructing earrings. Each participant will leave with a pair of earrings. Reservations required.

When: Saturday, March 30, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell Info: apfls.org or 404-613-4050

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What: Premade characters are available. For those that wish to make their own, please pick up a packet and sheets at the front desk. Ages 10 and up.

When: Sunday, March 31, 2-5:45 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta Info: afpls.org or 404-613-4402

OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT

What: Join Alpharetta Library’s Branch Manager and Host Jeff S. Stinson in welcoming some of the best talent available in Georgia. Sign up to read your poem (three minutes to read).

When: Monday, April 1, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

CREDIT CARDS FOR TEENS

What: Learn about wise credit decisions, choosing a credit card, and understanding how spending today will affect the future. Presented by UGA Extension Fulton County.

When: Wednesday, April 3, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-6136738

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When: Saturday, March 30, 11 a.m.

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On ear size and aging

By Dr. Brent Taylor Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Do ears grow larger as we get older? For hundreds if not thousands years, this question has likely been asked and debated.

Dr. Taylor Frustration over a lack of data on this topic likely was the reason behind Van Gogh’s most dramatic action.

Fortunately, we live in a better time, and we have the answer.

But before we reveal it, let’s take a step back and properly frame this topic in the context of a few of the other great advances of science. Consider how scientific medical research has helped shape the human condition for the better. Edward Jenner and the discovery of vaccination.

Alexander Fleming and penicillin. Then, there was the 1995 article in the British Medical Journal entitled “Why do old men have big ears?” (BMJ 1995; 311: 1668 (Published 23 December 1995).

In this seminal work, Dr. James A Heathcote and three of his colleagues set to work measuring the size of their patients’ ears and correlated the measurements by age. The study was voluntary.

Remarkably, not a single patient objected to having his ears measured. Dr. Heathcote writes, “all the researchers were surprised by how interested (if amused) patients were by the project.” The result: ears are larger in older individuals by an amount of 0.22mm per year. At that rate, the ear lengthens by half an inch in 58 years. So one half of the question seems settled. Ears do get larger by 0.22mm per year. But do they grow larger?

To try to answer this question, I have read quite a few articles over the last few days. Researchers have measured the number of cartilage cells (chondrocytes) in ear specimens, observed the integrity of elastic fibers in ears of different ages, and stained cells for markers of growth and differentiation. Some have speculated that degradation of the elastic fibers around our cartilage is responsible for ear enlargement. Others suggested that microtrauma from ear pulling and rubbing over decades leads to ear stretching. Others maintain that there is a genetically determined change in ear shape independent of gravity and trauma. The answer is still a muddle. Researchers seem to favor the idea of tissue degradation and stretching over alternative hypotheses focused on actual ear growth, per se, but the question is by no means settled.

Encouragingly, this controversy means that there is still time for younger generations to set aside their phones and make their mark on the annals of history. Hiram Bingham, Sir Edmund

Joking aside, ears and noses both large and small are important to protect, and I must take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of sun safety and sun protection.

Hillary, and Neil Armstrong have not summited every summit or leaped every leap. It remains for future adventurers to discover why ears get bigger.

Joking aside, ears and noses both large and small are important to protect, and I must take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of sun safety and sun protection. One of my professors in medical school shared with me that the nose develops more skin cancers per unit area than any other part of the body, presumably because it sticks out and receives excess sun. And the ears have more than their fair share of skin cancers as well. Lips get smaller with time, but people often forget to use a lip balm with SPF even if they remember to use sunscreen on the rest of their faces.

The increased size of ears and noses with age is a great aid to Mohs surgeons such as myself. We take advantage of “reservoirs” of extra tissue to reconstruct wound defects left after cancer removal.

If you are curious, go online and search images of “helical rim advancement flap,” and you can see interesting examples of how we can slide tissue from the earlobe or lower ear up to fill in a wound on a higher spot on the edge of the ear. Even if we do not know precisely why ears get bigger, I am grateful that they do. For those patients that have small ears and noses, Mohs surgery offers hope. This technique of skin cancer removal allows a cancer to be removed with a cure rate of typically 99% while minimizing the size of the wound created, so even the smallest noses and ears stand a great chance of an outstanding cure rate and cosmetic result.

We hope that you have enjoyed reading this article as much as I enjoyed researching it. At Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta, it is our pleasure and our privilege to take care of you.

Dr. Brent Taylor is a board-certified dermatologist, fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon, and is certified by the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine. Surgical, medical and aesthetic services are available, and all ears sizes are welcome. If you or a loved one has a skin or vein care need, please consider making an appointment today.

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Join us for an amazing summer camp experience. Ages 5 -12. Full day includes breakfast, lunch & snacks. Partial day includes lunch and snacks. Learn more at www.appletree-abc.com or for more detailed information, contact us at 770-343-8680.

Horse

Willow South Riding School, Celebrating 19 years of excellence in riding! Johns Creek location with INDOOR ARENA. We offer all levels of instruction.

Ages 5-12. 9am-1pm. Learn to ride in a

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Recreation and Parks

Alpharetta Recreation, Parks & Cultural Services Summer Camps… where your family’s SUMMER FUN begins! Adventures include Art Exploration, Instructional Sports, SporTykes, Babysitter Boot Camp, Performing Arts, Tech Academy, Little Veterinarian School, The Chef Experience; other Specialty Camps (cheer, dance, gymnastics, tennis, LEGO/STEM). Oneweek or multi-day; tots, youth, teens.

Dates/times/costs vary. Also: Camp Happy Hearts (children with mild disabilities), Wills Park Summer Day, and Public Safety Kids Camps. Youth instructional classes continue during summertime too! Cupcake decorating, karate, dance, gymnastics, teen drawing/art portfolio, pottery, photography, acting, intro to guitars, tree climbing, swimming lessons, key log rolling, more! Various Alpharetta locations including Wills Park Pool. Online activity guide: www.alpharetta.ga.us/ recreation. 678-297-6100. recreation@ alpharetta.ga.us.

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Mississippi

“Building Relationships for Eternal Impact” is the mission and distinctive of Lake Forest Ranch. Founded in 1950 by a godly family in the timber business in east central Mississippi, LFR provides 12 camps each summer for church groups and individual campers. Lake Forest is interdenominational and provides an experience of fun and Christ-focused inspiration that is absolutely lifechanging. There are camps for children (ages 7-12), for students (ages 11-18), and also a mission week July 1320 that is an evangelistic & friendship building outreach to the children and youth of Noxubee County, MS. LFR takes “no child left behind” to a whole new level!

Overnight Camps Georgia

Camp Woodmont on Lookout Mtn in NW GA is a traditional, overnight camp for boys & girls ages 6–14.

Just 2 hours from Atlanta, Camp Woodmont features horseback riding, high-ropes, climbing, sports, dance, crafts, canoeing, archery & more!

Founded in 1981, Camp Woodmont is the perfect place to build lifelong friendships and everlasting memories.

Our deep-seeded traditions, close family atmosphere and caring counselors make campers feel secure, welcome & reassured! Counselors are college-age and live in the cabins with the campers. Our camp program is very well-suited to first-time campers. Come tour the camp at our Open House May 19, 2019 from 2-5 pm.

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Camp Grier is a co-ed residential summer camp affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Located on 650 acres near Asheville, NC, Camp Grier serves youth between the ages of 7 and 17 in both one week and two week programs. Activities include hiking, canoeing, rock climbing, backpacking, whitewater paddling, agriculture, environmental education, arts and crafts, and more. Learn more at www.campgrier.org

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A short hike to the stars I’ve got to tell you that I’m enjoying my new birdwatching binoculars. I really don’t know much at all about birds except that they’re fun to watch — and addictive. I’m even getting STEVE HUDSON in the habit of hiking Get Outside Georgia, with the bird glasses aa4bw@comcast.net around my neck.

They’re not too heavy, and if something feathered happens by, then it’s then easy to get a good look at it.

But I don’t think I told you that they weren’t the only optics I received last Christmas. As it happened, my daughter gifted me a set of astronomical binoculars too.

Astronomical binoculars, as you might deduce from the name, are designed for looking at space (as in “outer”). Compared to my little birding glasses, they’re big and impressive. I guess they have to be. Space is a long ways away — a lot farther than your average bird — and something special is surely required to appreciate it properly.

Yes, optics-wise, I’m set. If you know of something that needs to be observed, be it bird or nebula, then I’m the guy to call.

Anyway, along with the space binoculars (I’ve started calling them “space” binoculars to distinguish them from the other set, which I call the “bird” binoculars), I also received a guide to using binoculars to look at the heavens. The book assured me that through my new set of optics I’d see things I’d never seen before.

Is that true?

I remember the first time I took them out on the little deck behind the kitchen.

I made sure I had the strap around my neck (those suckers are heavy!) and then pulled off the lens covers and settled back in a chair and pointed them skyward.

Wow. Just wow.

The space binoculars gather a lot of light, concentrating it and squeezing it before pouring it out the eyepiece and into my eager eyes, and what that light revealed was lots and lots and lots of stars.

So many stars! Who would have thought?

I hadn’t seen that many stars in a long, long time. Living where I do, stray light from cars and fast-food restau-

rants and malls tends to overwhelm some of the less-bright objects in the sky. I have learned that astronomy types call this “light pollution.” It makes fainter celestial objects disappear into the diffuse glare of suburbia, and space becomes less interesting.

But what if I could make that glare go away?

As it turns out, the astronomy world has a name for places with no glare too.

It calls them “dark sky sites.” The interweb tells me that there are a good many of them, usually in exotic locales like Albanya (in Spain) or Warrumbungle National Park in Australia. Closer to home, the Grand Canyon National Park is one of many which makes the list. So, appropriately enough, does Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. That’s closer than Australia, but it’s still too far to go and be back in time for breakfast.

What I needed was a dark sky closer to my front door. Could I find one? I decided to try.

And so, the other evening, I put a warm jacket on my body and the space binoculars around my neck and set out for the wilds of Wills Park.

Wills Park is just across the street from where I live and a lot closer than Spain or Australia. I reasoned that at 11 p.m. it ought to be about as close as I was gonna get to a within-walking-distance dark sky. So I grabbed my folding chair (the same one I use to watch the fireworks every Fourth of July) and off I went.

Setting up the chair, I settled back and uncapped the lenses and put the eyepieces to my eyes and turned my gaze to the stars.

Again: Wow. Just wow. So many stars…so many stars…

One of these days I hope I’ll learn enough about the spacescape above me to know what I was seeing, but for now I’ll just be content with the grandeur of it all.

Just wow.

If you’ve never enjoyed the outdoors in the middle of the night, with a set of binoculars in your hands and your eyes turned to the sky, you’ve missed something profound. Even birding binoculars will do.

It’s outdoor recreation of a wholly different kind, and all you need to experience it is those glasses and a clear sky and a comfortable folding chair.

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SPORTS

Legacy Cup brings top girls lacrosse teams to Milton

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Eight of the nation’s top girls lacrosse teams descended on Milton High School and Bell Memorial Park March 22-23 to battle in the annual Legacy Lacrosse Cup. The tournament featured four defending state champions from Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and Oregon and two state runner ups. Milton, the defending 5A-7A state champions, and Alpharetta also competed in the tournament.

The Legacy Cup honors the memory of Parker Jackson, a Milton lacrosse player who was killed in a car accident in 2006. The annual event was established in 2007 in his memory.

“He was so well thought of in the school and the community,” Milton head coach Tim Godby said. “Everybody liked him and he had an impact on everybody.

People wanted to do something to honor him, so his parents started the Legacy Cup.” Competition, comradery and character are the three focuses of the tournament.

“Those three things represent Parker and how he lived his life and made an impact on people,” Godby said.

Each year, the event brings together some of the top-billed teams in the na-

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Milton players celebrate a Briana Carrasquillo goal during the Eagles’ 15-13 win over Bishop Ireton March 23. tion, and all players and coaches gather for a joint dinner.

“This weekend is all about having the girls learn how to make an impact on other people, their teammates and their peers,” Godby said. “It means a lot to our girls. Every year they make wristbands with Parker’s jersey number, No. 22, on them. It’s a special event.”

The Eagles made the most of the competition aspect of the tournament.

Milton downed three defending state champions to go 3-0 over the weekend.

The Eagles shut out Tennessee’s Hutchinson 16-0 on Friday at home and downed Lake Oswego of Oregon 20-7 to set up a rematch with Bishop Ireton (VA) to close out the tournament.

Bishop Ireton downed the Eagles 2210 last season, but Milton earned bragging rights Saturday with a 15-13 win at Bell Memorial Park.

Senior Brianna Carrasquillo led the Eagles with five goals and an assist, and sophomore Skylar Carrasquillo netted five goals. Brie Catts and Maddie Dora

each score two goals and Erin Degnan netted one. Marleigh Sanders compiled four assists.

Bishop Ireton scored the opening three goals of the contest, but Milton responded with four unanswered scores in less than two minutes to claim the lead.

Leading 8-6, Dora netted her second goal with one second remaining in the first half to put the Eagles up by three at the half.

Milton began the second half with an early goal from Degnan, but the Cardinals scored three unanswered to cut the margin to 10-9 to set the tone for the back-and-forth half.

The Cardinals tied the game at 12 with 13 minutes remaining, but Milton responded with two quick goals. Goalie Meghan Deehan made three crucial saves in the final 10 minutes, including on a free position shot, which allowed Milton to take possession with three minutes remaining.

The Eagles worked two minutes off the clock before Brianna Carrasquillo was awarded a free position shot and scored to give Milton an insurance goal for the win.

“Our girls just kept making plays when they had to,” Godby said. “Credit to the girls for their hard play.”

The boys Legacy Cup will take place April 27-28.

Johns Creek 7, Alpharetta 0

Gladiators continue to roll

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek girls soccer used a dominant performance Friday night against Alpharetta to improve to 12-1-1 overall this season and 6-0 in Region 7-AAAAAAA play. Gladiators striker Julia Nicholas scored three goals and added an assist while Johns Creek recorded its sixth straight shutout.

“Our focus was to play our best game and play a full game to our highest potential,” Johns Creek head coach Mary Byrne said.

Nicholas and the Gladiators set the tone early with two goals in the opening 11 minutes and stymied Alpharetta’s attacks throughout the game.

Andrea Riddles’ long pass from midfield found Nicholas in the scoring third, and Nicholas made a move around Alpharetta goalkeeper Jenna Corbin to score five minutes into the contest.

Nicholas netted her second goal six minutes later with an accurate shot across her body.

Johns Creek pushed the score to 3-0 at the midpoint of the first half when a precise cross from Jillian Davis put the ball at the feet of Amanda Dewey who scored with a left to right shot from the top of the box.

Nicholas completed her first half hat trick with a hard shot into the upper corner. Chloe Kim, who

scored two goals in the second half, earned the assist.

The Raiders put four shots on goal in the first half, but their only strong scoring chance was a low free kick taken from 20 yards by Abby Schwartz and saved

by Johns Creek goalkeeper Sierra Fowler.

Johns Creek continued to dominate possession in the second half and, despite multiple impressive saves from Corbin, added to their lead with two goals in two minutes midway through the frame.

Chloe Markey scored on a low shot in close and Chloe Kim netted the first of her two goals with a header on corner kick taken by Nicholas.

A 23-yard free kick goal from Kim put the score at 7-0 with nine minutes remaining.

“Our offense is a work in progress with it being a new season with new formations and new players,” Byrne said. “It’s been a process throughout the year with players changing positions, and I feel it’s starting to come together. And with the right combinations comes the results. It’s working for us right now.”

Defensively, Friday’s game showcased Johns Creek’s stingy defense. The Gladiators have recorded 11 shutouts this year and surrendered just three goals in 14 contests.

Johns Creek is now poised to earn the program’s third Region 7-AAAAAA title in the final stretch of the regular season. The Gladiators face Cambridge March

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Johns Creek’s Darby Brunner chases down a loose ball during the Gladiators’ 7-0 win over Alpahretta.

26 and Northview April 12. A win in either game will secure the Johns Creek three-peat.

However, that’s not currently on the minds of the Gladiators, Byrne said.

“We’d love to get the title, but we are taking it one game at a time,” she said. “The only thing we’re worried about is our next game.”

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Short-handed Raiders hold off Gladiators in thriller

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The second half of Friday’s matchup between Alpharetta and Johns Creek boys soccer had a playoff atmosphere. Two red cards were issued, both squads came up empty handed on quality scoring chances, the tension from players and the raucous crowd was palpable, and both teams seemed to be fighting for pride, bragging rights and their seasons.

Alpharetta earned a crucial win while fielding 10 men for the final 25 minutes of the game to bolster their position in the Region 7-AAAAAA standings in the final stretch of the regular season.

“I think these boys certainly showed a ton of grit,” Alpharetta head coach Alejandro Romero said. “They showed no matter the formation or system we put them in, they are going to grind it out. That’s kind of been our season, just pushing through.”

Both teams exchanged scoring opportunities in the first half, but Alpharetta’s Mu’Azu Sagir scored the only goal of the contest with 13 minutes remaining in the first half. Sagir tipped in a cross from Reda Vanden-Bossche just beyond Johns Creek keeper CJ Wyborn.

Alpharetta and Johns Creek dialed up their pressure in the second half, and the tension boiled over with 25 minutes remaining. Alpharetta’s Alonso Talavera was given a red card for pushing a Johns Creek player after the two rushed out of bounds following a loose ball.

Down a man, Alpharetta sat back defensively and worked the clock with midfield clears, but the Gladiators began mounting their pressure in a comeback attempt.

Johns Creek missed an open net shot with 19 minutes remaining but followed the missed opportunity with a flurry of scoring chances.

Anguiano on the far post, but Adrian did not get enough momentum behind his header and the ball bounced wide and out of harms way for the Gladiators.

Two throws from Johns Creek near the goal line were cleared, and a third was shot over the net after a deflection with seven minutes remaining.

With the tension continuing to build, an Alpharetta clearance found Adrian Anguiano who streaked toward the net.

Wyborn left his line to collect the loose ball but collided with Anguiano and was shown a red card.

With three and a half minutes remaining, Johns Creek had another deep throw in. Hadley streaked to the near post and headed the ball toward the far post, but Sigg made a diving save, getting both hands on the ball and deflecting it wide of the net. “[Sigg] is a freshman and he played like a senior,” Romero said.

The subsequent Johns Creek corner never found the field of play.

With just over a minute remaining, Alpharetta’s Hayden McVay stripped a Gladiator at midfield and found Sagir who put a shot on net and earned a JOE PARKER/HERALD

Alpharetta’s Carlos Sepulveda-Cruz pushes the ball downfield in the Raiders’ 1-0 win over Johns Creek March 22.

Alpharetta keeper Owen Sigg saved a shot from the Gladiators’ Tyler Hadley with 22 minutes remaining. Hadley was back on the ball a moment later, but his shot was deflected just wide of the goalmouth.

With 15 minutes left, one-touch passes set up Hadley again, but his shot sailed over the net.

Alpharetta nearly put the game away two minutes later after earning a corner.

Angel Anguiano’s corner found Adrian

corner. The Raiders then ran out the final 45 seconds and ran onto the field in celebration and relief in hanging on for the short-handed victory.

“I’m beyond proud of these boys,” Romero said. “I knew at the end of the day these boys had seen it all. They can take on anybody, and they played a heck of a game.”

The dramatic win was crucial for the Raiders, who entered the game one spot outside of the playoffs in Region 7-AAAAAA. “The win was absolutely huge,” Romero said. “We dropped the Cambridge and Northview game, but bounced back against Dunwoody before tonight. We’re picking up the momentum.”

The Raiders (8-3, 3-2) have three region games remaining to clinch a playoff berth but will be challenged by Chattahoochee and Pope to close out their 7-AAAAAA slate.

Johns Creek (4-6-4, 2-4) will likely need to win out in region play to earn a postseason appearance. The Gladiators take on Cambridge March 26 and Northview April 12.

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SPORTS

Local youth wrestler wins state championship

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Abbotts Hill Elementary student Emery Smith III, 8, is quickly soaring into elite status in Georgia youth wrestling and added a state championship to his resume earlier this month. Emery stood atop the podium for the 8U 68-lb. championship March 3 at the state meet in Perry.

Emery’s father, E.J., said his son was “over the moon” after winning the state title, and the moment was made even

more special with his grandparents traveling from Florida to see him capture the championship in a bracket of 25 wrestlers.

“For him to have his hand raised in front of his grandparents and team members was really special,” E.J. said.

Emery has quickly taken to the sport, which E.J. said promotes sportsmanship, competitiveness and a desire to compete.

“Every time you wrestle there is a winner and a loser,” E.J. said. “Developmentally, [Emery] has that understanding even at an early age. He really likes to compete, we’re not pulling his arm to get him on the mat.”

Emery puts his competitive spirit, athleticism and aggressiveness on display

while wrestling, but E.J. said his son is extremely different when not on the mat.

“He really just lets his competitiveness out on the mat,” he said. “He’s a relatively passive kid who is fun-loving and a bookworm.”

Emery is in advanced placement at Abbotts Hill and already has his sights set to the future.

“As he’s growing, he’s started to recognize collegiate wrestling,” E.J. said.

“He wants to be an engineer, so he is looking toward being a wrestler to go to college and study engineering.”

In the meantime, Emery has shown himself to be a standout in the rapidly growing arena of youth wrestling.

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Abbotts Hill Elementary student Emery Smith recently won the 8U 68-lb.wrestling state championship.

“Just in Johns Creek and the Alpharetta area, there are four youth wrestling programs,” E.J. said. “The sport is a beautiful one and creates a desire to compete.”

Emery wrestles under coach Chuck Morris in Alpharetta.

While the Smith family is enjoying Emery’s accomplishments in the sport, they are also reveling in the time it allows them to spend together.

“It’s extremely valuable for us as a family, being united, spending time together and the fellowship with other families,” he said.

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Family Promise hosts fundraising dinner

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb, a nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness, recently held its first fundraising dinner event, Meals with Meaning.

About 200 people attended the inaugural event on March 21 at Heritage Sandy Springs on Blue Stone Road.

The family-style, southern meal included live music and encouraged people to interact with one another while learning about Family Promise and homelessness in the area.

“There is a misconception about homelessness not being prevalent in our community,” said Executive Director Andrea Brantley. “At an event like Meals with Meaning, we have a captive audience to educate and share inspiring stories.”

The keynote speaker for the event was Renee Mont-

gomery from Atlanta Dream. A Family Promise single dad and his son also spoke about how their history with homelessness and how the organization helped them.

Brantley said organizers were thrilled by the amount of interest the event garnered, and they plan to make it an annual event. Organizers also encouraged guests to host similar dinner parties at their homes as a fundraiser for Family Promise.

“The premise is that rather than going out to a restaurant to meet friends, family, etc., the host would prepare a meal in their home while sharing their passion for Family Promise as well as a ‘love offering’ to raise money for our cause,” Brantley said. “So rather than spending money to go out to eat, they would be making a donation to Family Promise. This would widen our net in the area of volunteers, and support congregations and donors.”

To learn more about Family Promise of North Fulton/ DeKalb and to get involved, visit familypromisenfd.org.

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Cheryl L. Hogan, 56, of Johns Creek, passed away March 15, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Dolores Curtis, 84, of Roswell, passed away March 13, 2019.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.

Theresa D. Hotchkiss, 82, of Suwanee, passed away March 19, 2019.

Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Fred Lee Williams, 89, of Cumming, passed away March 14, 2019.

Arrangements by McDonald & Son Funeral Home & Crematory.

Patricia T. Young, 77, of Johns Creek, passed away March 15, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

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NorthFulton.com | Milton Herald | March 28, 2019 | 39 Reader Advisory: The National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the following classifieds. Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license identification or credit card numbers. Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it’s illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in U.S. dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada.

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