Milton Herald - July 25, 2024

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GDOT creates virtual voyage through I-285 express lanes

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Residents now have a virtual glimpse of what their commute through the Perimeter will look like after the state completes the I-285 Top End Express Lanes project.

It’s wild.

A bird’s-eye view included in a GDOT video shows the elevated express lanes –two on each side of I-285 – crossing over the Chattahoochee River, then above Roswell Road and Northside Drive in Sandy Springs. The project ties into new express lanes at Ga. 400, also elevated above the main thoroughfare. Northbound passengers could almost fist bump the King Building. Southbound express lanes run to Glenridge Connector.

The elevated express lanes are 50 to 60 feet above the general-purpose lanes.

David Hannon, with HNTB engineering, is working with GDOT to deliver its Major Mobility Investment Program, designed to address traffic hotspots throughout the state.

Hannon said during a virtual Q&A session July 9 that the I-285 Top End Express Lanes project will be constructed in sections. It will run from South Atlanta Road in Cobb County through Fulton County to Henderson Road in DeKalb County, adding two new, barrier-

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Milton asks GDOT to fix Ga. 9 mess

A silt fence, orange cones and destroyed equestrian fencing sit along Ga. 9 June 13 in Milton. Many affected property owners want GDOT to clean up its mess.

City prepares redesign plan

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Milton officials are working to tackle the fallout of fraudulent activity associated with the Georgia Department of Transportation’s widening project on Ga. 9.

Milton Special Projects Director Bob Buscemi said July 15 that the city is coordinating with GDOT to decommission the project through Milton, resurvey the corridor and redesign some features.

Work to widen Ga. 9 through Milton came to a standstill June 11

when GDOT notified the city that it had become aware of fraudulent right-of-way and easement acquisitions. The legal mess will delay the project’s start at least another three years, the city says.

GDOT says a former rightof-way acquisition specialist falsified internal documents, which led officials to believe that parcels necessary to advance the Milton project and another four projects in Metro Atlanta had been acquired properly, when in fact they had not.

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Ike Yancy’s Coalition Against GDOT Havoc signs stretch along Ga. 9 at Marrywood Drive June 13. City officials said the discovery of fraudulent right-of-way acquisition in early June has delayed the Ga. 9 widening project at least three years.

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Woman loses $20,000 in warrant phone scam

MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman reported to police July 8 that she had been scammed out of $20,000 by callers claiming to be with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

One caller allegedly told the woman that federal warrants had been placed on her, according to the incident report. The caller advised her that she would need to go to a county office off Pryor Street but not before paying $20,000.

The woman told police she withdrew the cash from her bank account, then deposited $15,000 into a Bitcoin machine at Kroger on Ga. 9. She said she went to another machine and deposited another $5,000, the report says.

The woman said she had been on the phone for around six hours with multiple men before driving down to Pryor Street, according to the incident report. There, Fulton County Sheriff employees informed her that she had been scammed.

Police trespass neighbors following dispute over dog

MILTON, Ga. — Police issued a criminal trespass warning to a 70-year-old Milton man July 10 after his neighbor reported that he threatened his 1-year-old labrador named Bacon.

The neighbor told police Bacon had run from his residence off Muirfield Cove and onto the suspect’s property without a leash. When the owner attempted to apologize, the neighbor allegedly

told him he would kill his dog and beat him up, according to the incident report.

The neighbor claimed he never made threats during their conversation but said he would hurt the dog if he needed to defend himself from attack, the report says.

The neighbor who allegedly made the threat told police that Bacon had charged at him and “growled,” concerning him because he was on a blood thinner, according to the report.

The man also asked that police trespass the neighbor. Police issued a criminal trespass warning, signed by the neighbor.

Police said they didn’t have sufficient evidence to level charges.

Police probe results in two felony arrests

ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Police arrested a 25-year-old Atlanta man and a 37-year Roswell woman July 6 after they allegedly committed an armed robbery and carjacking June 29-30.

The first incident on Riverwood Lane June 29 involved a reported carjacking in the parking lot of the Riverwood apartment homes off Holcomb Bridge Road (Ga. 140).

The victim, a 33-year-old Roswell man, said the incident occurred after he stepped out of his vehicle. He said while a female asked him how to find a building at the complex, a man wearing a ski mask approached with a gun and demanded his keys.

Officers said the victim was adamant that the male suspect fired the gun in his direction, but no casings were found.

The victim’s 2010 Nissan Altima is valued at $10,000.

Officers said they entered the vehicle as stolen in crime databases.

The vehicle was last seen traveling eastbound on Ga. 140,

officers said.

The second incident occurred around 4 a.m. June 30 at the CVS at 895 Holcomb Bridge Road.

The caller said a masked man and woman entered the store, held two employees at gunpoint and demanded money from the registers.

When police arrived, they canvased the area but did not locate any suspects or vehicles.

The CVS employees said the suspects left with $1,000 in cash from registers and their cell phones.

Officers said the Criminal and Special Investigations divisions took over the investigation.

Roswell Police reported July 3 that Doraville Police found a U-Haul van from the CVS armed robbery and towed it to evidence for processing.

Detectives arrested both suspects July 5 with help from Gwinnett County Police and transported them to Fulton County Jail.

Tim Lupo, public information officer for Roswell Police, said detectives quickly linked both crimes to the same suspects.

“[They] established identifying information based upon area surveillance footage in conjunction with the resources of the Roswell Crime Center,” Lupo said. “Once both suspects were positively identified, warrants were obtained for them.”

Warrants for the Atlanta man, Isaiah Madison, include terroristic threats and acts, first-degree motor vehicle hijacking, possession of a weapon during commission of felony, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, armed robbery and two outstanding warrants from Cobb and Gwinnett counties.

Warrants for the Roswell woman, Jennifer Nolton, include first-degree motor vehicle hijacking, armed robbery, felony theft by conversion and an outstanding warrant from Cobb County.

THE PICTURE FRAMER

Operation Southern Slow Down targets roadway speed violations

ATLANTA — “Slow down” is the message from state and local law enforcement officers in five southeastern states where “Operation Southern Slow Down” kicked off July 15.

Drivers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee will see more law enforcement on the road and drivers who are stopped for speeding can expect to get a ticket.

It marks the eighth year of the week-long speed awareness and enforcement campaign, running from July 15-21.

The campaign kicked off July 15 with news conferences involving highway safety leaders and law enforcement in Augusta, Columbus, Ringgold, Savannah and Yulee, Florida.

State and local law enforcement officers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee will spend the rest of the week conducting concentrated enforcement

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separated express lanes in both directions of I-285 and Ga. 400, alongside the existing general-purpose lanes.

As part of the I-285 Express Lanes project, the work includes new express lanes on Ga. 400 from just south of Glenridge Connector to the North Springs MARTA station in Sandy Springs. From that point, the work merges into the jurisdiction of the Ga. 400 Express Lanes project, stretching 16 miles northward from the station into Forsyth County.

Bids on the Ga. 400 Express Lanes project are under state review.

The Major Mobility Investment Program includes the I-285 Express Lane Project, designed to relieve congestion in Metro Atlanta; the I-85 widening project that would relieve congestion near Braselton in Gwinnett County; the I-75 commercial vehicle lanes project to improve traffic flow in Macon; and the I-16/I-95 interchange project that would deal with congestion in Savannah.

Hannon said the I-285 Express Lanes construction will be segmented because of its large scope.

The project webpage divides the proposed project into four sections, though the specific boundaries are not yet finalized: Top End, Eastside, Westside and Ga. 400. The delivery of three bridge replacements, completion of the I-285 Westbound Auxiliary Lane Extension and wrap-up of Transform I-285/ Ga. 400 are all required in advance.

Hannon said some sections would be atgrade and others will be elevated.

To access the project visualization, visit youtu.be/3ay4ozwwPx0.

How to give input

Kyle Collins, GDOT communications

on interstates and major highways in their respective states.

“Operation Southern Slow Down” runs concurrent with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Speeding Slows You Down” national awareness and enforcement campaign, which started last week and runs through the end of the month.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12,151 people were killed in crashes involving speeding in the United States in 2022. It’s a 28 percent increase from 9,592 persons killed in crashes involving speeding in 2019.

According to NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there was a 56 percent increase in the number of passenger vehicle occupants killed in speed-related crashes in Georgia over a five-year period, from 262 in 2018 to 409 in 2022.

Speed was a factor in almost 30 percent

of the crashes that killed passenger vehicle occupants in Georgia in 2022 compared to 20 percent in 2018.

Allen Poole, director of the Georgia Goevrnor’s Office of Highway Safety, said crash data shows speeding is a growing problem across the United States.

“Team efforts like ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ will help put the brakes on this dangerous behavior that threatens the safety of everyone traveling on our highways and roads,” Poole said.

“State troopers and local law enforcement officers enforce speed limits to save lives and drivers can help make sure they and everyone traveling on the road safely reach their destination by slowing down, buckling up and keeping their focus on the road at all times.”

NHTSA offers these reminders:

• Faster speeds require longer to stop a

The I-285 Top End Express Lanes project visualization shows elevated roadways over the Chattahoochee River at the Cobb-Fulton border. The project’s express lanes vary between street-level and elevated roadways to allow access throughout the corridor.

strategist for public-private partnerships, served as the moderator for the two-hour discussion with Metro Atlantans.

“The purpose is sharing key details about the latest design concept and draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the project,” he said. “Please keep in mind this is a preliminary design concept, so it’s not yet final.”

While residents can view design details on the project’s webpage, Collins said presented materials are subject to change.

To submit an online comment card, visit survey123.arcgis.com. Comments can be submitted until July 29.

GDOT’s project team is also hosting sessions from 4-7 p.m. July 16 at Dunwoody City Hall and July 18 at City Springs.

Information shared at in-person meetings is also available in the project’s virtual meeting room. To access the interactive meeting room, visit 285topend.scoutfeedback. com.

Where express lanes sit

Heading east after New Northside Drive, the I-285 Top End Express Lanes return to street level to allow access to motorists traveling in both directions.

vehicle.

• The stopping distance quadruples every time a driver doubles their speed.

• Allow more stopping time for bigger vehicles when traveling downhill on wet or uneven pavement.

• Check the speedometer when approaching a curve.

• Apply the brakes before the curve.

• Remember, children will usually drive in the manner they see adults. Set a good example by driving at the speed limit.

When traveling on the same road with speeding drivers:

• Give speeding drivers plenty of space.

• If speeding drivers are following too closely, allow them to pass.

• Stay out of the far-left lane unless passing another vehicle.

• Always wear a seat belt.

gain access to the express lanes.

Heneghan posted on his blog July 9 with links to his thoughts about the project going back to 2019 and communications from 2022 between the city and GDOT.

Currently, there is no connection at Peachtree Boulevard in the project plans.

Heneghan said the mayor and Dunwoody City Council are looking to push the eventual developer to add one.

Project

timeline and cost

In March, GDOT released requests for feedback from private-sector entities that may be interested in financing the Top End I-285 Express Lanes project.

The I-285 Westbound Auxiliary Lane Extension, from Riverside Drive to Roswell Road, accommodates another street-level section, which sees the express lanes passing under the Mount Vernon Highway bridge.

Major I-285 intersections with I-75, I-85 and Ga. 400 show some divided, elevated express lanes to manage vehicles heading along different routes.

At the Mount Vernon Highway bridge over Ga. 400, there is an access point to the elevated express lanes.

As the Transform I-285 project crosses into DeKalb County, there is an access point at Perimeter Center Parkway.

After Chamble Dunwoody Road, the express lanes return to street level with access points before elevating after North Peachtree Road. As a part of the project, Cotillion and Savoy drives will be converted to one-way traffic.

Dunwoody City Councilman John Heneghan said the lack of a connection to Peachtree Boulevard (Ga. 141) may leave his constituents dealing with increased traffic congestion.

Heneghan said a trip to an Atlanta Braves game from Peachtree Corners, for example, may see drivers cut through Dunwoody to

The public-private partnership, called P3, means state agencies tap developers to provide most of the funding and financing for the project.

HNTB’s Hannon said the expected project cost is more than $10 billion.

“With a public-private partnership, the state only has to procure a fraction of that,” he said. “The developer is using financing and their own equity to fund the rest of the project.”

The idea is that the private entity will be reimbursed through toll revenue from the express lanes, Hannon said.

There are a lot of specifics depending on the private entity that finances the project. Questions, like whether they will maintain the entirety of I-285 corridor and not just the express lanes, are still up in the air.

The locations of sound barriers, the topic residents asked about most, are tentatively set, and will depend on the financier.

Hannon, addressing the project’s timeline, said construction is anticipated to begin sometime in 2027.

“It will give us enough time to procure a developer for the project, and then give them time to close financing,” Hannon said. “The expected construction duration for all phases is 8-10 years.”

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LISA CHANDLER, owner and lead planner, SomeTheme Wedding and Events

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Wedding planner driven by love and flowers

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Lisa Chandler, owner and lead planner/designer of SomeTheme Wedding and Events, said the wheels to venture into the industry had been in motion for a long time.

The spark was her own wedding day 25 years ago, on Valentine’s Day. With a budget of $100, she wore her “old, comfy, faithful” T-shirt and ripped jeans to a courthouse. It was her and her husband’s first fight about money and the biggest to date, a sun-up to sundown affair.

“Little did I know that that day was going to fuel my passion for what I do now,” Chandler said from inside the bridal suite of the venue, spread across the third floor of a commercial building off Heritage Walk in Milton.

It’s been her purpose to make one of the most important days of a couple’s life more special than her experience and to do it in an intimate setting.

“This is where my passion for the elopements comes in,” Chandler said. At SomeTheme, they can be planned in as little as one week. “I had the elopement where I didn’t even have a bridal bouquet or anything.”

She spoke excitedly about her son’s recent elopement, with her on wedding flower duty and the bride’s mother on bridal bouquet duty.

Chandler and her husband intend to renew their vows inside SomeTheme, before the first scheduled wedding. Since opening in July, Chandler has one wedding in the books for the fall and a baby shower just around the corner.

Lisa Chandler, owner and lead planner/designer of SomeTheme Weddings and Events, makes herself comfortable in her wedding venue’s bridal suite equipped with vanity units. While Chandler started her wedding planning business in 2012, she opened her first venue off Heritage Walk in Milton in July.

By the end of the year, Chandler will have served 589 clients. She officially began her business in 2012, back when she’d take cold calls off sites like WeddingWire.

Chandler told herself she wasn’t getting any younger and the freelance work, mostly floral design and decor installations, was taxing on the knees.

The location in Milton would allow clients to come to her, though her offices and floral studio are based in Acworth.

The right spot

When she chose the location, the building hadn’t been erected. It was a plot of dirt. But, she said Milton felt right because of its quaint atmosphere.

“I feel like it’s one of those close-knit communities that I grew up in, and I loved that,” Chandler said. She grew up in Lithonia.

The bridal suite of the venue features vanity units, with plugs-ins for curling irons and the like, white decor

and seating. Through a doorway, locked during the event, are bathrooms and showers.

“If it’s a bride, she won’t have to be seen,” said Chandler, who’s more old-fashioned herself, preferring the big reveal the moment the bride walks down the aisle, though she said getting a “first look” might be more practical.

The 3,000-square-foot ballroom down the hallway, which serves as the ceremony and reception space, features elegant sconces and chandeliers. The biggest ceiling fixture, at the entrance, will become transformed, wrapped with flowers.

A shuttle takes guests from a dedicated parking area about a mile down the road.

Full-service wedding planning starts at $35,000, a project that takes an average of six months. Chandler also offers scaled-down experiences.

“We’ll help you choose everything from napkin color to the getaway car,” Chandler said of the largest package, adding that she has an extensive vendor list.

The only thing she doesn’t offer is photography, but that’s because that requires a personal touch, she said. However, she will make recommendations.

It began with flowers

Chandler recently rebranded her floral design service, a sister company named SomeTheme In Bloom headed by her business partner Lauren Johnston. Chandler’s entry into wedding

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Lisa Chandler, owner and lead planner/designer of SomeTheme Weddings and Events, stands inside the 3,000-square-foot ballroom of her venue featuring columns and chandeliers with elegant lighting. The venue, which holds up to 150 guests, is in Suite 301 at 3100 Heritage Walk.

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planning began with flowers, how she gained her passion for events. It happened by accident.

A friend at her church, the preacher’s wife, wanted her to design the arrangements for an International Women’s Day event. So, she went home and looked up everything she could possibly find on flower arranging, how to keep them fresh, and she practiced on bouquets from the grocery store.

“When the event came around and I brought the flowers in, it looked like someone with 20 years of experience had done those flowers,” Chandler said. “I even surprised myself.”

Some rules of thumb are in-season flowers and no hydrangeas. Chandler often must redirect brides away from hydrangeas, a perennial, because they wilt within half an hour.

Another strong suggestion Chandler makes is to ensure the time on the invitation matches the start of the ceremony. Brides tend to accommodate their “time-challenged” guests, and Chandler said that’s a no-no.

Bridezillas are a special kind of fun for Chandler — witnessing the transformation of a client, who is not only nitpicky but rude, on her wedding day. It’s an emotional time, she noted, and it’s her job to bring relief.

She trains her brides to let go of some of the control. If she is chosen as the wedding coordinator, an optional service, Chandler chooses to handle all the guests’ questions.

“They’ve spent a pretty penny on me, may as well use me,” Chandler said.

Her services include a day-of emergency kit, a rolling cart stocked with duct tape, a steamer, toiletries, breath mints. A butler will also be on

The bridal suite inside SomeTheme Weddings and Events venue is styled with white seating and decor.

hand to assist, someone who really knows how to tie a tie.

Aside from blooms and the challenge that bridezillas bring, love keeps Chandler going.

“I just love love,” Chandler said. “I love seeing two people in love, all giddy on their wedding day, and you know, even though I was mad as all get out at my husband, still, deep down, I got to marry my best friend.”

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CITY OF MILTON

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE DETAILED EXPLANATION

City Staff will present multiple millage rate options for calendar year 2024 taxes at three public hearings in August. The State-required advertisement below refers to a “tentatively adopted millage rate” and a corresponding tax increase –which are advertised at the current millage rate giving Council the opportunity to adopt any millage rate up to 4.389 mills without requiring additional advertising/ meetings.

Council will be presented with reduced rate options at the meeting as well. A final millage rate will be determined at the August 12 Council meeting.

Please note, the legally advertised millage rate below excludes the separately calculated greenspace bond millage rate. Actual changes in property values will not be available until the City receives the official property digest from the Fulton County Tax Commissioner.

CITY OF MILTON

NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW

The City of Milton has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 5.23 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the City of Milton Council Chambers, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia, 30004, on the following dates and times:

August 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM August 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM August 12, 2024 immediately following the work session at 6:00 PM

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 4.389 mills, an increase of 0.218 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 4.171 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $850,000 is approximately $74.12 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $825,000 is approximately $71.94.

Local mentalist aims to leave audiences in ‘stunned silence’

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When Rick Silver clocks out from his day job in IT, he steps in front of audiences to showcase his ability to perform aweinducing routines.

“I call it ‘stunned silence,’” said Silver, who uses a pseudonym.

The Johns Creek resident is a mentalist. No, not a magician, a trickster with big colorful props. He’s not contacting spirits in an unseen world as a medium either.

The “routines” or “effects” he performs are simple. Everything he needs can fit in a briefcase, containing things like a stainless-steel blindfold, a jumbo deck of cards, a chalkboard (used to make predictions) and books to conduct a multiphase test.

The book test starts with handing out a book, asking someone to turn to any page and pick a word that Silver later reveals. Then, several books are handed out, a random page number is chosen, and he describes what is written on the pages his audience members are looking at.

“My unique selling point is [it’s] unique entertainment,” Silver said.

Using intellect

Donning a vest, as he does when he’s in performer mode or when he attends Chamber of Commerce events, Silver had appeared at two this particular morning. During one the week before, he managed to perform a routine during his 25-second elevator pitch.

While his shows are family friendly, Silver’s acts are for people ages 16 and up. He said children wouldn’t understand the “intellect,” the “impossibility.”

“A mentalist is more intellectual,” Silver said. “It’s still fun and entertaining … but it's more about the mind. It’s more audience participation, less props.”

He also said mentalism is more relatable than magic.

“If I were to make someone disappear or change something into a different color, it’s amazing, it’s fun, but you really can’t relate to it,” Silver said. “It’s not something you do every day, right? But, if I were to read a thought that you had, or if you were to look at a deck of cards, you know, like maybe five cards, and I could tell you what

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Rick Silver, a Johns Creek-based mentalist, holds a deck of cards he used for a live demonstration for Appen Media.

Marietta native Jon Wilcox joins Appen reporting team

ALPHARETTA, Ga — Appen Media Group announced July 17 that Jon Wilcox will join its staff as a reporter. Wilcox will cover local government and business in Alpharetta and Forsyth County. He will report to Carl Appen, director of content and development, and he will be based in Alpharetta.

“Jon developed sharp reporting and editing chops in a Texas newsroom similar

to ours,” Appen said in a statement. “We’re excited to have him here with us now and to see what he can do back in friendly territory.”

Wilcox grew up in Marietta and graduated from Texas State University in 2015 with a major in journalism. During his time at Texas State, Wilcox took courses exploring creative writing, English and mass communications. After graduation, Wilcox

To contact Wilcox with news tips or story ideas, email jon@appenmedia.com.

served at the Victoria Advocate newspaper in Victoria, Texas, as a breaking news, public safety and courts as well as entertainment reporter. He finished his time at the Advocate serving as local editor.

“I have a passion for informing audiences through hard-hitting news stories and compelling storytelling on a daily basis. There’s so much that goes on in our communities that we would not know about without local journalism,” Wilcox said. “It’s a privilege to do that work in Alpharetta and Forsyth County in the incredible newsroom here at Appen Media.”

Local Starbucks baristas win union elections

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Baristas at two Starbucks locations in north Metro Atlanta won their union elections July 15 and 16.

They join a growing movement of workers nationwide, calling for a voice and improved conditions on the job. Out of its more than 16,000 coffee shops in the country, there are currently 464 unionized Starbucks, according to unionelection.org.

Amanda Rivera, member of Starbucks Workers United, said that to begin the process, at least 30 percent of a location’s workforce must back a petition. Her union represents the vast majority of unionized Starbucks workers.

Once a petition is filed, Rivera said the National Labor Relations Board sets an election date.

The Starbucks location at 10830 Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta won their election July 15 in a 14-0 vote. The following day, Starbucks baristas in Roswell at 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road won theirs in a 12-2 vote.

Rivera said workers will now join the broader campaign and train in how to run their unions in their shop, like Weingarten rights and protected action trainings. She said they also take an active role in building strong unions around Atlanta by running regional meetings and planning and attending community events.

Last year, Appen Media reported the

Milton Starbucks at Crabapple and Houze roads won its election in a close vote.

Rivera, who has been a partner for 12 years, said her store in Midtown won its union election in June 2022 and since then, she said repairs to broken equipment occur more quickly, taking 48 hours rather than a week or a month.

At that point in time, Rivera said the company wasn’t willing to come to the table to negotiate, so workers enacted “marches on the boss,” or five-minute work stops to address issues at the store.

“We were able to use our collective voice to say, ‘We expect you to uphold your side of the bargain and fix these items, so it makes it easier for us to do our job,’” Rivera recalled. “And in some instances, we were asking for things to be fixed because they were a safety issue.”

She said customers have told her they patronize her location because of the union.

“...They know we take care of each other, and a better work environment for us is a better coffee shop for them,” Rivera said.

While the coffee giant withheld credit card tips when baristas at Rivera’s location filed their petition, she said all union and nonunion stores now receive them. Rivera eventually received credit card tips this past April and is still waiting on back pay.

“It’s something we know that we are going to have to advocate for and use our collective voice to make sure that we get our back pay, but we know that we will receive it,” Rivera said.

In anticipation of their union elections, baristas in Alpharetta and Roswell voiced their reasons for filing a petition to unionize.

Vivek Ghate, who uses they/them pronouns, hopes the union will stop the overworking they and other employees at the Holcomb Bridge store have been experiencing.

Ghate said the store has been running with skeleton crews amid huge labor cuts, yet employees have been expected to keep up with copious amounts of new drink recipes and methods of doing things.

“We’ll be able to help ourselves and customers, and we’ll be able to function more efficiently, I feel like, and better overall as a store,” Ghate said.

Like Ghate, Danielle Stolton, who’s been an employee at the Alpharetta location for more than eight years, said staffing has been a key issue. Stolton said staff have been told they haven’t “earned the labor,” though they are expected to handle an influx of customers across new promos.

With more historical knowledge of unions, Stolton said she was the first to look into unionizing the location, understanding what the process entails. She sought input from each of the shifts to get adequate representation for the store.

“...As individual partners, we can’t do a lot, but if we come together — they need us at the store more than we need them, and … having a collective voice can really be beneficial,” Stolton said.

Author events, announcements make for hot August days, nights

By KATHY DES JARDINS CIOFFI newsroom@appenmedia.com

Whether the focus is back to school or the pool, summer’s last full month is sizzling with book events and festival announcements aplenty. Check out the slate of August’s author activities, and set a reminder for the second annual Johns Creek Literary Fair Sept. 29 with keynote speaker Rick Bragg. Bragg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, acclaimed writer and bestselling author of 13 nonfiction books, including “All Over but the Shoutin’,” and, most recently, “The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People, Lost and Found.”

He will be in conversation with Brian Panowich, award-winning Georgia author of “Nothing but the Bones,” released in April, and three other novels. They will be joined by over 30 local, regional and nationally known writers at the Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park in Johns Creek. For more information about the free event, click on the events tab at johnscreekga.gov/recreation-parks/.

George Weinstein and Kim Conrey, married Atlanta Writers Club officers, will sign their novels Aug. 10 at Milton’s Poe & Company Bookstore.

Take note of these August book happenings

Saturday, Aug. 3, McCracken Poston Jr.

The Friends of Sandy Springs Library and Bookmiser will host the author of “Zenith Man,” a true crime thriller. Bookmiser will have copies for purchase and personalization. 2 p.m. Free. Sandy Springs Library. 395 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/events. html

Saturday, Aug. 3-Thursday, Aug. 29, Forsyth Writes Together Series. Seven activities including author talks and writing workshops will be offered at four Forsyth County libraries as part of the Forsyth Writes Together Series. Free. For times, locations and details, go to events. forsythpl.org/, and scroll to the August calendar.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, Joel Waldman, discussing “Surviving the Survivor: A Brutally Honest Conversation About Life (& Death) with My Mom: A Holocaust Survivor, Therapist & My Podcast Co-Host.” 5 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore. com

Friday, Saturday and Monday, Aug. 9, 10 and 12, Friends of the Roswell Library Book Sale. See website for hours. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 404-612-9700. forl.net

Saturday, Aug. 10, George Weinstein and Kim Conrey. Meet the engaging Atlanta Writers Club couple as they chat about and sign their novels. 11 a.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com

Saturday, Aug. 17, Robyn Field with “Peony Watercolor’s Wish for Sun and Moon,”

her new release for grade school readers. Noon. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com

Tuesday, Aug. 20, Toni Bellon, Don Pattillo and musician Mike Shaw. A Novel Idea and Bookmiser present the launch of Bellon’s debut novel, “L.E.A.P.” She will be joined by Pattillo, focusing on his latest release,” A Romance of Flight,” and musical interludes provided by Shaw and friends. 7 p.m. Free. Brimstone Restaurant & Tavern, 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector. 770-509-5611. bookmiser. net/book-events.html

Thursday, Aug. 22, Crabapple Summer Stroll, featuring Bob Myers and his photo-filled keepsake, “The Barns of Old Milton County.” 5 p.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566. Poeandcompanybookstore.com

Saturday, Aug. 24, Jeff Barry. The Friends of Sandy Springs Library and Bookmiser host the author of “Go to Hell Ole Miss,” a Top 20 USA Today national bestseller, with copies available to purchase through Bookmiser. 2 p.m. Free. Sandy Springs Library. 395 Mount Vernon Highway Northeast. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/ events.html

Wednesday, Aug. 28, Horror Book Club debuts, discussing Paul Tremblay’s contemporary horror novel, “Survivor Song.” Free. 7 p.m. No RSVP required. Johns Creek Books, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road. 770-696-9999. johnscreekbooks.com

To submit an author event for the upcoming month, email Kathy Des Jardins Cioffi at kathydesjardins3@gmail.com by the 15th.

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“How do you know how deep to go?”

One of the most common questions that patients ask before Mohs surgery is how the surgeon knows the depth to cut. Mohs surgery is a method for curing skin cancer that involves removing tissue in layers. But how does the Mohs surgeon know how much to remove each time? The answer to that question has layers of its own.

Mohs surgery is performed on many different locations on the body, so the answer to how deep to cut varies by location. If a cancer is the size of a plum and on someone’s back, then the Mohs surgeon’s first stage will be cut as a relatively thick layer. In contrast, if the skin cancer is on the edge of someone’s eyelid, then the Mohs surgeon will cut a very thin layer of tissue – often only a millimeter thick on each side of the tumor – in order to preserve as much healthy eyelid as possible.

The details on the biopsy report influence the depth of cancer resection. Some basal cell carcinomas are characterized as “superficial type.” These cancers usually grow on the surface like moss on a tree, and deep cutting is often unnecessary. For other tumors, the pathologist may say the “deep margin” is involved. This means that the cancer went to the bottom of the biopsy. The Mohs surgeon cuts deeper on the first layer to ensure a level below the biopsy’s depth. Sometimes, the surgeon can even feel the likely thickness of a cancer

with (glove-covered) bare hands. Some tumors feel like a thick disk that is growing wide, not deep. Others feel like icebergs with abundant tumor lurking below.

One of the most important factors affecting second and subsequent layers is the amount of cancer seen under the microscope. If a tiny spot of cancer is left, then only a small amount of additional tissue removal may be necessary. In other cases, strands of cancer are diffusely visible under the microscope, and the surgeon knows that a substantial next cut is necessary to make progress.

Sometimes, when patients ask me how I know how deep to cut, I think that what they are asking is not what was discussed above but rather how I know how deep not to cut. How does the doctor know where the critical nerves or arteries are? The answer to that question is all the years of training focused on anatomy and experience gained during residency, fellowship and in practice. Mohs surgeons are expected to learn what layers of tissue are present in different locations and where the “danger zones” of critical nerves or blood vessels are. When a Mohs surgeon anticipates that an important structure is at risk, the Mohs surgeon will generally discuss this with the patient in advance of cutting and give the patient the opportunity to weigh the risks and benefits of proceeding.

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“At first, they came to us and said there were 30 affected parcels on the corridor that they had done work on,” Buscemi said. “They don’t have any of the contact information for any of the parcels along Ga. 9.”

Buscemi said staff, with the help of Finance Director Karen Ellis, provided the state with the names, emails and phone numbers of all affected parcels.

Those residents can expect to receive a letter from GDOT requesting access to the property for re-sodding, fence repair and removal of silt fencing, debris and equipment, Buscemi said.

While GDOT told the city they’d like to clean up as quickly as possible, Buscemi said there is no set date for when that will happen.

“The only thing they kind of pushed back on … was tree replanting,” he said. “Because they don’t want to put trees in and then take them out in three years.”

Buscemi said most affected property owners agree with the city’s negotiations and efforts to fix the havoc.

“They have been giving permission

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those cards were, right? You can relate to that.”

During a demonstration to Appen Media, Silver performed the same card routine, correctly naming all but one in a small hand by number and suit, concentrating between each with eyebrows furrowed, now and then lifting his hands up to his temples.

He was only one number off for the last card. Correct suit, though.

Young magician

Silver took an interest in magic at around 7 or 8 years old, like other young boys, and performed for his sister’s birthday parties for a few years. It later turned into a 20-year career.

“I stopped performing as a young teen, and then when I was 26, somebody showed me a trick with just three little pennies that moved from

to GDOT to go in there and do it,” he said. “We’ve been meeting with their upper staff and their field staff that’s out there.”

Because the corridor was last surveyed around five years ago, Buscemi said coordination with owners, sometimes involving new property lines, is also required.

The city’s task is to ensure all design compromises and agreements between the city and GDOT are in writing, so issues do not repeat themselves, Buscemi said.

One important aspect of the city’s coordination with GDOT involves redesigning the state roadway widening project through Milton.

Buscemi said GDOT gave Milton an early August deadline for its list of redesign items.

Some include expanding medians, redesigning crosswalks and sidepaths, focusing on the Bethany Bend intersection and changing road profiles.

Mayor Peyton Jamison said he’s concerned about the transition from a four-lane highway to a two-lane roadway with the future completion of the Ga. 9 widening in Alpharetta and Forsyth County. He asked for GDOT to cover the cost of stone walls in Milton, added after

councilmembers saw Alpharetta’s faux rock structures.

Buscemi said GDOT told him redesign will add to the three-year estimate for the start of construction in Milton.

City Councilman Jan Jacobus said he’d like to see a traffic signal at the Crooked Creek subdivision, especially three years down the road.

“Don’t they take any sort of accountability for the fact that this was their problem they created?” Jacobus said. “And maybe they need to put things on a dual track, the redesign and purchasing the rights-of-way at the same time.”

City Manager Steve Krokoff said the city will meet with state leaders in late July to nail down gaps and question marks.

Ike Yancy, leader of the Coalition Against GDOT Havoc, spoke against the state’s plans for the corridor before the agency discovered the fraudulent activity. Yancy is a resident of the Regency at Windward Square subdivision along Ga. 9.

Since Yancy attended Milton’s annual planning retreat May 3, it looks like elected officials and city staff have bought into his feedback.

The city incorporated some of Yancy’s suggestions, like potentially reducing sidewalk width and redesigning right-ofway landscaping, into its list.

Other concerns from Yancy and his Coalition’s involve the loss of mature trees, private landscaping and their effects on property values.

Buscemi said the suggestion to lower the speed limit to 35 mph came from City Manager Krokoff, which is more in compliance with the city’s needs.

He said if Ga. 9 through Milton is kept at 45 mph, which is GDOT’s current plan, then plantings in the medians would be limited and wall setbacks would increase.

“We really wanted them to do the 35, and that’s what our big ask is,” Buscemi said. “Not just to lower the speed, but to design the road.”

Buscemi said he thinks reducing the speed and redesigning the road can save some private property and landscaping once the project resumes.

But first, the city will have to submit its “list of demands.”

“If we can keep it at 35 and actually design it at 35, I think that’s where we need to be,” Buscemi said. “[It’s] the biggest ask, a lot of things fall into place after 35.”

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gig is St. Louis. Part of the appeal in mentalism is that he can take a briefcase anywhere, saving his wrist from carpal tunnel, and his back, from carrying the heavy props magicians require to do their tricks.

With a year of training under his belt, Silver started up his rebrand last year. He continues to study ways to mystify audiences, with books and DVDs, adapting material from well-known mentalists like Richard Osterlind, who has a 50-year career in the industry.

hand to hand, and that spark came back,” Silver said. “So, I joined the magic club, started getting into it, met a guy who would book some performers out for $40 a show.”

That guy got a larger cut. Nowadays, though, Silver takes home $500 for a 45-minute mentalism set for audiences of up to 200 people.

The furthest he’s traveled for a

“I’m always trying to learn something new,” Silver said.

A new routine Silver wants to try is metal bending, so he might add spoons into his briefcase soon.

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Rick Silver, a Johns Creek-based mentalist, performs with a stainless-steel blindfold around his face for a gig in St. Louis in May. For the routine, Silver identifies several personal items when they are held near his fingertips, later revealing a photograph someone has on their phone.

OPINION

The Cagles, a traditional family in rural North Fulton

Like many early families in North Fulton, the Cagle families trace their origins to Europe, specifically to Germany and Holland with some French overtones.

In a previous column I profiled the numerous Cagles associated with the Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church, a small country church founded in today’s Milton in 1837.

It is thought that the Cagles of Georgia and thousands of Cagle families throughout the United States are descended from Leonhart Kegel, also known as Leonard Cagle. He arrived at the port of Philadelphia in 1732 from Holland after migrating to that country from Germany. Records show he arrived on the ship Loyal Judith. It is thought that after some years in Pennsylvania he moved to the colony of North Carolina where he may have anglicized his name to Cagle.

His son, John “Dutchman” Cagle, resided in Moore County, North Carolina. John’s son Henry is thought to be the first Cagle to settle in Georgia. His family settled in Hancock and Jones counties circa 1794. Pioneer Cagle families lived in several Geogia counties in the late 1790s and early 1800s.

The surname Cagle was first found in medieval Normandy in the region of Calvados, France, where it is still a popular name. The Cagle House in Cagletown, Jasper, Georgia is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1871 by Peter and Rachel Cagle who migrated to Cherokee County in 1839 from Moore County, North Carolina. Moore County can be considered the ancestral home of many Cagles who began to migrate from there throughout the South, Midwest and West Coast beginning in the 1790s.

Closer to home, Charles Ubert Cagle (1903-1983), known as Charlie or Grandpa, and his wife Sarah Ardella Phillips Cagle (1905-1992) lived on a farm of approximately 70 acres on Dinsmore Road in today’s city of Milton.

In 1950, they purchased a 50acre farm on Bethany Road with a handshake, a common practice in those days. They raised cotton and watermelons as cash crops and vegetables for the family. They had 12 children. Grandpa Charlie Cagle raised sweet yellow and orange meated watermelons and developed quite a business selling them. He plowed the

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The Cagle Farm had a large bank barn measuring 20 feet by 40 feet. Because It was built on the side of a hill, or bank, it could be entered at the upper and lower levels. The barn was built by previous owners, probably prior to 1920. The main upper level has a door above the entrance to a loft for storage of feed and tools. The lower level was for animals, wagons and equipment. The barn still stands in fairly good condition.

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Charles “Charlie” Cagle and wife Sara Phillips Cagle purchased a 50-acre farm in 1950 with a handshake. They raised 12 children, all of whom learned farming at a young age.

land with a with a horse named Dan and later with a mule named Ginny and sold melons and vegetables during the harvest season to some two dozen customers in Alpharetta out of the large trunk of his 1946 blue Ford. The family barn was large and still stands as a rare example in Georgia of a bank barn, built on a hillside with entrances on two levels.

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Farmer Charles “Charlie” Cagle (19031983) was well known for his sweet yellow and orange meated watermelons that he delivered to customers in Alpharetta in the trunk of his Ford car. Here he is shown plowing his field with his mule Ginny. Charlie refused to use a tractor and never owned one. He also grew corn, wheat, vegetables and sorghum cane for his family and to generate income.

Their oldest son Charles N Cagle Sr. (1930-2023) spent his early years on his parents’ farm on Dinsmore Road. As a teenager, he moved to his grandmother Mary Maggie Westbrook Phillips’ home on Birmingham Road. Later, he moved to his parents’ farm on Bethany Road.

At age 20, Charles Sr. was drafted by the Army during the Korean War.

He spent 18 months in Korea until he was severely wounded by a phosphorus grenade. He was returned to the U.S. where in 1955 he married Bonnie Sanders Cagle (1931-2011) who also came from a family with 12 children. They met at the Piney Grove Church off McFarlin Road which burned down in the 1980s.

After his military service and marriage, Charles Sr. built a house on Bethany Road across from his parents’ home on 1 acre his father sold him. He later expanded the land to 3 acres. He lived in the house for 67 years. The City of Alpharetta now owns the property. Charles Sr. and Bonnie had two sons, Charles N Cagle Jr and Tim Cagle, who lived across the street from their grandparents. They currently live on Old Jones Road in Alpharetta.

The unofficial historian of the family is Faye Jones, first cousin of Charles Jr. She has been collecting family stories for many years and lived with her grandparents for several years as a young girl.

“Every morning in the summer you could hear Grandpa Cagle gehawing to the mule as he plowed his watermelon patch,” she says. “He refused to use a tractor and never had one. He just walked through the dirt.”

Faye says her mother began plowing at age 9.

Grandfather Cagle stacked his yellow watermelons under an ancient sycamore tree in the front yard to keep them cool. Faye learned a lot by eavesdropping under the tree which was a gathering place for Grandmother Cagle and Faye’s mother and aunts who would sit around “stringing and breaking beans for canning.”

Grandpa also grew peanuts for his family.

“After we got off the school bus in September, we would pull the peanuts off the vines and then Grandpa would dry them and put them in a barrel in the smoke house,” Faye says. “In winter we would have parched or roasted peanuts, or Grandma would make peanut brittle in a skillet on top of the stove.”

Everyone I spoke with for this column agreed that the Cagles were and still are a loving, caring, traditional Georgia family who worked hard and helped each other.

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

BOB MEYERS

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Why are my Knock Out roses dying?

When I moved to Atlanta in 2008 and was ready to beginning planting a new garden, I was so excited to find out that a new hybrid rose called the Knock Out rose that bloomed endlessly April through October, was disease resistant, and did not need the constant pampering that most roses require. Not only was I captivated by this colorful addition to my garden but so were thousands of other gardeners. In a short amount of time, Knock Out rose became one of the best-selling garden bushes at U.S. garden centers.

Last summer, I observed something very disturbing. Two, lush, highperforming rose bushes in the front landscaping at my daughter’s house had a disease. The stems were weird! They had an abundance of thorns, and the flowers were very misshapen and never totally opened. Last fall, hoping to rid the plants of the disease without digging them up, I cut back what appeared to be the diseased portion of the Knock Out rose bush, and I hoped for a miraculous recovery in the spring when new leaves and flowers would reappear. How disappointing to note that when spring arrived, the pruning was not successful. The new growth did not recover, and again the stems had numerous thorns and snarled, distorted flowers.

Now the question was what happened? My research led me to a disappointing conclusion. The roses were dying from a viral disease called Rose Rosette. Viral diseases, like the common cold, COVID-19 and measles, are contagious in both humans and plants. To attack the rose bush, the virus must have a point of entry. The vector or agent of transmission is the tiny eriophyid mite. These insects have sucking mouthparts allowing the mites to feed on the fluids in the rose bush and give the Rose Rosette virus access to the interior cells and tissues of a rose bush. Once the virus has entered the cells, the DNA is changed and the cells start to produce multiple short thorns along the stem, highly pigmented red leaves and misshapen flowers with petals that are twisted in such a way that they cannot fully open.

Because my fall pruning did not work, and there is no cure for this

viral infection, as a last resort, I dug up the diseased rose bush including what I hope are its entire root system.

I strongly suggest removing the entire root system and soil since they might contain mites. I also suggest not planting another Knock Out rose in the same location once you remove an infected rose.

If you live in a subdivision with a community-wide landscape contractor, the Rose Rosette viral disease will unfortunately begin to affect every Knock Out rose in the entire community. To prevent transmission, take on the task of pruning your own rose bushes in the fall.

CAUTION: All pruning tools need to be sterilized with alcohol or beach to kill any mites and/or viruses on the pruning tools. Many gardeners and landscape contractors do not sterilize their tools after each bush or yard is pruned. As a result, the disease is likely to rapidly spread from rose bush to rose bush. To prevent contamination, I keep a packet of sterile wipes in my wheelbarrow so I can conveniently sterilize my pruning tools as I garden.

I would like to end this column with a tribute to the Knock-Out rose that has adorned many gardens in the U.S. with its beautiful and abundant

About the Author

This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Carole MacMullan, a Milton resident and Master Gardener since 2012. Carole describes herself as a born biologist. Since childhood, she loved to explore the out-of-doors and garden with her mother. When she entered college, she selected biology as her major and made teaching high school biology her career for 35 years. Shortly after moving, she became involved with the philanthropic mission of the Assistance League of Atlanta (ALA), and in 2014, completed the Master Gardener program and joined the North Fulton Master Gardeners (NFMG) and the Milton Garden Club. Carole uses her teaching skills to create a variety of presentations on gardening topics for the NFMG Lecture Series and Speakers Bureau. She also volunteers weekly at the ALA thrift store and acts as chair of their Links to Education scholarship program. Her favorite hobbies are gardening, hiking, biking and reading.

flowers for the last 24 years. This rose was created by William Radler in 1989 and introduced to gardeners in 2000. Radler produced this cultivar by the meticulous and time-consuming process of crossing several rose cultivars. The new rose was instantly popular and was named an AllAmerican Rose Selection winner in 2000. Since then, more varieties have been created, including the Double Knock Out and Petite Knock Out roses as well as yellow, orange and dark and light pink roses.

Happy gardening!

North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net. Previous Garden Buzz columns are featured at https://appenmedia.com/ opinion/columnists/garden_buzz/.

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Stem with multiple thorns and red pigmented leaves of a Knock Out rose with Rosette Virus.

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Flower of a Knock Out rose with Rose Rosette.

OPINION

Hiking and hamming at Allatoona Pass off I-75

STEVE HUDSON Columnist

It always amazes me that even after exploring the Georgia outdoors for…well, for a lot of years… there are still places right in my backyard that I’ve never explored before.

One of those is Allatoona Pass.

I’d never really heard of this site until one day a couple of weeks ago. You may know that one of my hobbies is ham radio, and in recent years something called “Parks on the Air” has become a popular activity among ham operators all over the globe. The idea is to make contact with other hams who are operating portable stations from various state or national parks. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s something I’m coming to enjoy a great deal.

Much of my Parks on the Air hamming had been from the comfort of home. I’ll get on the radio and make contact with others who were “activating” various parks.

But I’d never tried to do one of those “activations” myself. It sounded like it would be fun, though. I already had a small, portable ham radio set, easily small enough to fit into my daypack. Technology has come a long ways in recent years, and one result is that you can pack a lot of engineering sophistication into a small and portable

package. That’s good news for hiking hams like me!

The other things I’d need would be some batteries, a small telescoping antenna, and a Morse code key (yes, hams do still use Morse code!) – plus some headphones (lest I disturb other trail users) and of course a notebook in which to log the callsigns of the other stations I was sure to contact.

And – of course – I needed a place to go.

On the Interweb, I found a map showing designated POTA parks. Zooming in on northern Georgia, I saw several promising dots near home. One was Red Top Mountain State Park. Another was the Allatoona Wildlife Management Area. I knew about both of those.

But there was a third dot too. A little more zooming identified it as Allatoona Pass State Historic Site. Could I learn more?

A quick visit to gastateparks.org/ AllatoonaPassBattlefield told me that the site was easy to reach (it’s just off I-75 via Exit 283). From there, a short drive takes you to a small parking area, where a system of footpaths carries you into the site.

One thing you’ll notice right away at Allatoona Pass is the series of interpretive signs along the trails. From one of them, I learned that the “Pass” refers to a railroad pass cut through a rocky ridge. In April of 1862, the legendary steam locomotive known as

The General roared through the pass during the Great Locomotive Chase. Then, about two and a half years later, on Oct. 5, 1864, the pass was the site of a fierce battle involving more than 5,000 soldiers. It’s said that about 30 percent of them died that day.

Part of the trail system leads you through the pass itself, following the route of the long-gone tracks, and then you can venture farther to see well-preserved trenches and earthen fortifications scattered serenely across the landscape. Today, all you’ll hear is the wind in the trees and the calls of birds or maybe the sound of a bass boat on nearby Lake Allatoona. You might even hear the wail of a modernday locomotive as a freight train passes nearby. But on that day in 1864, the soundtrack would have been cannon fire and gunshots and the yells and screams and moans of fighting and dying men.

How the distance of time changes things.

But just then, what I wanted to hear was the sound of Morse code in my headphones. And so I packed the radio and all the rest into my venerable green daypack and set off to enjoy some radio in the woods.

Arriving at the park, I shouldered the daypack and started down the trail. I wasn’t really sure where I was going, but that can be half the fun with this sort of thing, and I knew I’d recognize the right spot when I saw it.

Sure enough, after a while I found a high spot on the trail, one with a convenient fallen tree which would be a perfect place to sit. I connected the antenna to the radio and plugged in the battery and the Morse code key. I slipped the headphones onto my ears and flipped the switch.

Signals! There were many signals, each from another ham somewhere in the world, and over the next hour or so I made contact with a couple dozen of them. I talked to folks in Georgia, of course, and also in Florida and Ohio and Wisconsin and Maine. I talked to others in Kansas and Colorado. I even heard one station in England, but my tiny little signal was not strong enough to cross the pond. Next time? Maybe so!

After a while, as the sun started to set and the mosquitoes began to form squadrons, I finally called it quits. I packed up the gear (it took but a moment) and began the hike back to the car. As I hiked, the woods were illuminated by myriad lightning bugs, doing their own kind of signaling with their own kind of code. The soft green flashes were soothing and were, it occurred to me, much better than the blinding, crashing blasts of gunfire and death that illuminated that very same place about 160 years ago.

Yes, I thought to myself, radio technology has come a long way. Isn’t it a shame that some other human endeavors have not done the same?

Dr. Hodgson stares down wounds… and wins

Dr. Joni Hodgson knows all too well what it’s like to be the last stop. Her patients seldom arrive at her practice with grins and cream cheese smiles. They’re usually at the end of their respective ropes. I know I sure was. Heavy emphasis on the “was.” The doctor and her staff, to me, are miracle workers in a relaxed “don’t worry, we got this” atmosphere.

I arrived at the Northside Forsyth campus after an ordeal that would have likely made a preacher cuss. Acceptance of having all five toes lopped off my right foot was daunting and could have been a vehicle for an industrial sized dose of self-pity. And I admit, it took an effort to send despair packing. Weekly visits with the podiatrist who did the lopping and the wound care specialists at the hospital brought to mind Einstein’s definition of insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

If that’s insanity, then I was a prime candidate for the rubber room. Not getting better was a detriment to my mental well-being. Dr. Hodgson’s Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia’s business card reads: “Your Partners in Healing.”

Truer words have never been uttered.

Dr. Hodgson is a remarkable practitioner who will stare down a wound and make it wave a white flag. She and her crackerjack staff take it personally when a wound doesn’t get better.

Throughout this whole ordeal, I have found the doctor’s casual demeanor, humor and commitment to getting my foot healed to be uplifting and inspiring. How else can you feel about a mother of three young girls, whose husband is a Delta pilot and has time to be involved with all those elementary school activities?

Wait. There’s more. She’s an Air Force veteran and is a flight surgeon who can help pilots afflicted with decompression sickness. Still active in the Air National Guard, the 44-year-old Oklahoma native, sees patients looking for a solution and resolution.

More often than not, they’ll find that they’ve come to the right place.

I’d heard so much about the wonders of a hyperbaric chamber, I was ready to be treated five times a week for two hours at a time. Best case scenario was that I was going to be treated for at least four consecutive weeks.

My situation was so dire that I was willing to be treated to these sessions, which consisted of having pure oxygen given to me while I was prone in a tube-

like bed.

Luckily, Dr. Hodgson and her staff knew exactly how to turn a gaping wound into something that I can easily live with. I’m not sure what they used, but it was nothing short of miraculous. At this writing we’re close to being fitted for a prosthetic that will enable me to wear a shoe on my partial, foot.

If that sounds bleak, it’s not. Keep in mind, this ordeal started on January 5th so seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is cause for celebration.

Dr. Hodgson is all about improving her patients’ quality of life. Treatment is individualized, far from “one size fits all.”

Calling to mind a patient whose severe foot wound was so infected that the bone was showing, Dr. Hodgson accepted the challenge. While the patient, a grandfather who just wanted to be able to play with his grandchildren, was facing amputation, the doctor stared down the wound like an Old West gunslinger.

Today, the patient has both feet and constantly plays with those grandkids.

Now that’s a perfect picture of quality of life.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail. com.

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From left, Dr. Joni Hodgson and LPN Terri Chio battle wounds in their hyperbaric chamber room.

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