March 26, 2014
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Diaper-changing officers honored The city of Dunwoody recognized Officer Anthony “Kerry” Stallings and Officer Mark Stevens who recently made national news. While arresting a couple for Mark Stevens shoplifting they en- Kerry Stallings countered two inthe officers at Monday’s counfants that were in need of a cil meeting diaper change. The officers reIf you have any questions mained calm and did their dia- about this event, please contact per duty. Officer Tim Fecht at 678-382The city council recognized 6917.
Artist Market is ‘Soaring Higher’ Wesleyan eighth-graders gathered to create special “thankyou” gifts in preparation for Wesleyan’s 16th annual Wesleyan Artist Market earlier this month. The Market, themed “Soaring Higher,” is set to run from May 1-3 in Yancey Gymnasium. The space will dub as a multi-level exhibition hall over the three day event. More than 95 professional artists and 31 student artists, all invitation only, will present a broad selection of original artwork in a variety of mediums. Wesleyan will feature works from Dunwoody artists Ginny Rice, Shari Coan of KD Buckles, Leslie Cannon, Catherine Ann Thomas and Wesleyan student Carol Zhou. The recently announced 2014 featured artists include mixed media artists Jenny Henley and Kellie Montana as well as sterling silver jeweler Joanie Muhlfelder. Wesleyan is excited to welcome all three of these well received artists back to campus. The artists’ works of art can be found in galleries and private collections across the southeast. Past featured artists returning for 2014 include Jenny Shultz, Marilyn Wendling, Lisa Berry, Kendall Boggs, Shannon Haas, Adam Newman, Margaret Berthold and more. Additionally, the Wesleyan Arts Alliance introduces several new elements to the market this year, including exhibiting student alumni artists such as Grace Cowart, 2010, and Mallory Macgill, 2013, as well as works from SCAD student and emerging artists Evan Jones and Michelle Ann Pettigrew. Market guests are welcome to stop by the new “Market Café or one of the food truck vendors visiting campus. For the first time ever, the
Wesleyan Parents Club will hold its annual Tuition Raffle drawing Friday afternoon at the market. Wesleyan hopes to engage the entire community. Students will be preparing an all-school theme related art project to be displayed at the Market. According to Market Chair Judy Beaman,“ we want to highlight the artist in everyone and demonstrate the incredible beauty that can be created when we work together.” In addition, there will be live entertainment throughout the three-day market including Judy Boehm and Brent Whiten from Class Act Band. Wesleyan is also hoping that the market will inspire the visual artists in its students. In addition to the professional exhibiting artists, 31 Wesleyan students have been invited to show their own artistic works in a student section that will enthusiastically display and celebrate their talents. Last year, the student artists featured everything from creatively sewn hair accessories and clothing to jewelry, artwork, and home décor items. Aspiring culinary artists will be in the mix again for 2014 with another wonderful selection of baked treats for sale. Like all of the artists in the market, the students will be donating 25 percent of their sales to benefit the fine arts programs at Wesleyan. “It’s a great opportunity for these kids to focus on their artistic passions and learn a little bit about the business side of art at the same time,” says Beaman. “They had to complete an official application and will have to decide how to display, price and market their wares.” The market is free, and everyone is welcome. For more information on the Wesleyan Artist Market, visit wesleyanartistmarket.org.
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Talk Back to The Crier Post Office To the Editor: I want to take a minute to recognize a few people who work at our Dunwoody Post Office. Yolanda Ezell and Sandra Rose were invaluable in helping me locate a lost package from overseas. They made numerous phone calls and finally helped track down the package. Ms. Ezell called me with updates and then pulled the package off the truck to hold it for me so I could get it on time. A sincere thanks for a job well done. Nora Floersheim
Save Dunwoody To The Editor: Recently, I received an email from one of my neighbors. She forwarded a request for me to sign a petition that was sent by “Save Dunwoody.” Before one signs on to anything, you should know about the person(s) or organization that is behind it. I sent my neighbor the following in reply and have yet to have an answer. The public still doesn’t know who is running Save Dunwoody, how it is organized and who makes their decisions. Read on for my questions & thoughts to my neighbor: Can you tell us the names of the leaders, officers or those elected by the Save Dunwoody membership whom they represent? What defines “membership”? Where are the by-laws of Save Dunwoody defining their organization? Who runs the website, creates petitions, sends out emails and pays for yard signs and ads in our local paper? Where are their annual financial reports? When do they schedule public meetings in advance? Where are their meeting minutes with results of votes on “positions”? Does Save Dunwoody volunteer in the community and give back? — that “Adopt a Spot” on Mt. Vernon is looking pretty bare. Why is the website’s ownership hidden under a private registration using a proxy in Arizona? Save Dunwoody makes claims about hidden agendas and backdoor deals in our City Government. Where is the transparency of the accusing organization?
Until basic questions as the above can be answered, would you lend your name and reputation by signing a petition or taking any action of support of a cloaked & hidden “organization” with no accountability? In contrast, look at the . They are legally organized, in Georgia. They are a formallyrecognized IRS 501(c)4 NonProfit and file tax returns. They have open Public Meetings. They have named officers & directors. Records of Meeting Minutes and votes are available. Membership allows for nomination & subsequent voting for their Board of Directors. For only $40 a year, I highly recommend membership. In closing, 100 percent of the people will never agree on 100 percent of our city’s issues and actions. I certainly have not agreed with everything the council has approved since incorporation. But life is short and precious. Let’s appreciate all of the good & give thanks for our community and our neighbors. We ARE better off now than we were before cityhood. I appreciate the investment the city is dong for our future. I’m proud to live here and to be actively engaged in our community. Joe Seconder
Student Exchange To the Editor: Recently, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry issued a communication to exceptional schools in the U.S. that support public diplomacy efforts by hosting high school exchange students sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. AFS has just learned that Dunwoody High School received this commendation from Secretary Kerry, and we want to express how proud we are to work in educational partnership with this outstanding school and its visionary leaders. Nearly 30 years ago, I was welcomed into a U.S. high school as an exchange student from Argentina. The experiences I had while living with a host family, attending school, and becoming a member of a community are what led me to an international career and eventually to become the President of AFS-USA.
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