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Driver had ‘plenty’to drinkALPHARETTA, Ga. – An honest driver was booked for DUI Nov. 23 after get-ting into an accident caused by driving on the wrong side of the road.
According to police, a hit-and-run accident occurred on Old Milton Parkway. The suspect vehicle was seen traveling west in the eastbound lanes and hit another vehicle with extensive damage to it.
Police said the driver, Steven Mi-chael Hudock, 31, of Atlanta, smelled of alcohol when they spoke to him. When asked if he had anything to drink, he allegedly said “plenty.” He declined sobriety tests.
Hudock was arrested for DUI, hit
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That ringing phoneisn’t yoursALPHARETTA, Ga. – Three young men were arrested Dec. 12 after breaking into a vehicle at a local restaurant.
Police say they were called at 7:10 p.m. to the Steak ‘n Shake at North Point Mall. The victim told police her unlocked vehicle was entered while she was inside the restaurant. Two cell phones were missing.
While on scene, witnesses said they saw three young men hiding in the bushes nearby. When found nearby by police, one of the suspects allegedly fled on foot but was caught. The three – who were between 15 and 18 years old – said they lived in Atlanta and were dropped in Alpharetta by a friend. Officers noticed several phones on the young men. When an officer called the victim’s phones, two of the phones in the boys’ possession began ringing.
None of the boys admitted to stealing the phones or said how they came to be in possession of them.
Two of the suspects were arrested for entering autos. The third was ar-rested for obstruction.
Cash, jewelrystolen from homeJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Park Lane Court family’s home was burgled Dec. 8, with thousands of dollars in jewelry stolen as well as a large amount of cash.
The victims told police they left their home about 2 p.m. and returned about 6 p.m. They found their back door win-dow smashed and the master bedroom ransacked.
Reported missing were an enve-lope containing $8,000, a men’s Rolex Oyster watch also valued at $8,000, a checkbook and several pieces of jewelry — a diamond ring, several gold rings and two necklaces — all valued at more than $13,000.
Road rage leads to drawn weaponJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – An Alpharetta man was arrested Dec. 8 after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver in a case of road rage.
Police report finding two trucks squaring off in the park-ing lot of the Home Depot store on State Bridge Road. The suspect, the driver of one truck, had the driver of the other held at gunpoint.
According to the suspect, the other driver had thrown something at his truck when they were driving on Peach-tree Industrial Boulevard in Duluth. Angered, the suspect
followed the driver to the Home Depot. The other driver said the suspect had been driving ag-
gressively and flashing his lights on the road. He pulled into the parking lot to escape the situation but was followed by the suspect, who then exited his truck and pulled a gun. There was cell phone footage of this.
The driver refused to answer if anything had been thrown.
The suspect, a 56-year-old Alpharetta resident, was charged with pointing a gun at another person.
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DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
DUI arrests ► Denise Michelle Lennon, 31, of
Snellville, was arrested Dec. 2 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, open container and following too close.
► Michael Andrew Burcham, 40,
of Canton, was arrested Dec. 4 on Birmingham Road in Milton for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Matthew Clark Hodges, 36, of Galleon Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 5 on Bethany Bend in Milton for DUI and open container.
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As the weather becomes colder during this time of the year, ophthalmologists and optometrists everywhere see a rise in the number of patients who come in to their clinics for various symptoms of dry eye syndrome. These symptoms can vary from mild irritation or foreign body sensation and redness to intermittent blurry vision and eye fatigue. Regardless of the symptoms, it is important to be seen by an eyecare provider to deter-mine if there is an underlying cause for the dry eyes. In most cases, it is multifac-
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Treatment is usually initiated with the use of lubricating drops called artifi cial tears. Many drug store and brand names exist, varying from a thin watery consistency to a thicker gel form, and work well for the majority of patients. Be wary of drops that simply “get the red out” – they are not intended to lubricate the eye’s surface. Ointments are also available and are especially helpful to hydrate the eye during the course of the night.
When these options are not enough, other treatments are employed. Preservative-free artifi cial tears are especially useful in patients who have long used artifi cial tears and are more prone to irritation from the preservatives. Restasis, or cyclosporine 0.05%, is a prescription medication that helps to reduce infl ammation on the eye’s surface and also improve tear production. Punctal plugs may be recommended to block the drainage of tears into the tear ducts of the upper and lower eyelids.
Lifestyle changes can also help patients with dry eye syndrome. Ome-ga-3 fatty acids, found in fi sh and fl axseed oil, improves the oily layer of the tear fi lm and leads to better lubrication of the ocular surface. Using a humidifi er at home and work can also help alleviate dry eye symptoms. People who spend most of their workdays on a computer should take breaks throughout the day.
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ROSWELL, Ga. - Dec. 22, 1853, was an unusually cold night, with a wet and bitter chill in the air. It was on this night that the finest families of Roswell gathered in the cozy and warm Bulloch Hall for the social event of the year – the wedding of Martha “Mittie” Bulloch to Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt.
Each year, on (or near) the anni-versary of the event, Roswell’s Bulloch Hall hosts a reenactment of that night in 1853. With ladies and gentlemen in their finest period attire, the house is bedecked with wreaths and garlands and poinsettias aplenty. It’s a mixture of Victorian Christmastime with wed-ding formality.
Mittie and Thee would become the parents of President Teddy Roosevelt Jr.
With actors throughout the historic home, guests of this year’s event – held Dec. 21 – were able to feel almost as if they were witnessing a wedding party nearly eight years before the start of the Civil War.
The women of the event held court in the parlor, chatting and gossiping about the latest fashions and the cou-ple-to-be.
“They are so in love,” said “Mrs. Margaret Roosevelt,” mother of the groom. “They are a delightful pair.”
The wedding guests marveled at the life the new couple would have in New York City with the Roosevelts. Mittie should be happy, said Mrs. Roosevelt, since a new department store was opening near their home – Lord & Taylor.
The men were gathered in the library, discussing politics and com-merce – when will railroads come to
Roswell for the cotton mill? Talk also turned to another matter
of great import – that new Lord & Tay-lor store would be selling ready-made dress shirts!
The bridesmaids busied themselves in the upstairs bedrooms, practicing their dances for the wedding, giggling and prancing as they did.
Finally, it was time for the main event – the wedding ceremony. Every-one gathered in the parlor to watch Roswell’s Mittie join with New York’s Thee to spend the rest of their lives together.
Then there was dancing, of course.Guests on the tour were treated to
refreshments and a story afterward. Josie Bailey, a professional storyteller, regaled the group with the old Uncle Remus tale of Brer Rabbit.
Norman Jacobs, a DeKalb County
resident, said he grew up in New York City and has loved learning the history of President Teddy Roosevelt. He has visited Mittie’s New York home away from home with Thee, Teddy’s child-hood home.
Jacobs said he enjoyed seeing the wedding performance, an event he has tried to attend for years.
“It’s the closest you can get to how it felt like back then,” he said. “This was better than anything I could have expected.”
His wife, Kathy, agreed.“It was fabulous,” she said. “They
did a really nice job.”The wedding of Mittie Bulloch and
Theodore Roosevelt is only held one night a year. For more about Bulloch Hall, its holiday events and next year’s wedding performance, visit bullochhall.org.
Roswell celebrates Bulloch-Roosevelt weddingChristmas reenactment held one night a year
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Roswell’s historic home celebrates the Christmas wedding of its famous daugh-ter – Mittie Bulloch – to New York’s Theodore Roosevelt. The couple would become parents to President Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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Mass Transit: Making the right decision for the right reasonMuch has been
written recently regarding the Johns Creek City Council’s nonbinding reso-lution to oppose a tax increase that supports the ex-pansion of MARTA into North Fulton County. Unfor-tunately, most of
the discussion leaped to the same old conclusion that heavy rail, which is a centuries-old transit solution, remains the right transit solution for our collec-tive future.
Anyone opposed to this thinking must be either backwards, elitist or simply out of touch with reality.
To be clear, the City Council and the residents of Johns Creek are in favor of mass transit. We can benefit just as much as any of our neighbors. How-ever, we firmly believe that the option be rooted in a well-thought-out solution that is in line with where the future of mass transit is heading, rather than where it has been.
The problem with rail in Atlanta is that we have many work centers that are spread out, and we do not have a rail system that connects them.
In other cities such as Chicago, New York, and Washington, D.C., the work centers are in a line or a rail system is in place that makes them more ac-cessible to commuters. According to a Brookings Institute study, only 3.6 per-cent of the jobs in the metro Atlanta are readily available by mass transit. Even if you have success moving commuters from the suburbs via heavy rail, they still can’t readily reach their respective
work centers. Extending rail north will not signifi-
cantly impact this problem.Our opposition to the added tax,
or SPLOST, stems from the fact that Johns Creek and unincorporated Ful-ton County has been paying a SPLOST for MARTA since its inception. Never in the history of our city has there been any direct service to the residents of Johns Creek.
I find it difficult to suggest that the $1.6 billion cost to extend rail further up Ga. 400, with the potential for neg-ligible impact on traffic congestion, is a worthwhile investment.
Every dollar that is taken away from roads projects is a dollar that is unreachable for us. We have no avail-ability for SPLOST dollars in North Fulton. Many other counties fund their major road construction projects with SPLOST money.
Also influencing our decision is the fact that the majority of the traffic in our city is not ours, and that will not change with a MARTA extension.
More than 53 percent of our traffic both originates and ends outside our borders. This trend will continue to grow as the population around us con-tinues to grow. Johns Creek will remain a pass-through community for those either looking to drive to a MARTA station or for those who choose to drive directly to work.
Regardless of whether heavy rail is extended, there remains a critical need for us to make the same road improve-ments that we currently have planned. I believe that improving our road networks will be beneficial to any final mass transit solution.
Johns Creek has a history of aggres-sively seeking out the latest technolo-gies and innovation to sustain our high quality of life: • We were the first city in Georgia to
implement the flashing yellow turn light; the first to partner with the world’s largest crowd-sourced traffic app WAZE;
• We are continually expanding and improving our Intelligent Transpor-tation System (ITS);
• We are expanding the use of round-abouts to improve safety;
• And we are exploring the ThrU-turn to improve traffic flow at key intersections.We are not afraid to challenge the
status quo and we are taking this same approach with mass transit.
Metro Atlanta is a prime candidate to implement the future of mass transit now:
Autonomous or driverless cars are here and will become mainstream;
Ridesharing will become more com-monplace;
And businesses such as Lyft, Uber and Megabus will grow in popularity among millennials and other demo-graphics.
Managed lanes, managed arterials, and high-occupancy toll lanes each contribute to reducing congestion and improving traffic flow.
Improving ITS in the metro Atlanta area and synchronizing traffic lights will aid in improving traffic flow on inte-rior roadways as well as for ingress and egress to highways and interstates.
Teleworking options should also be made more available to our workforce to help significantly reduce the number of commuters on the road each day.
There are many other transit op-tions and I think we need to have a conversation about the right way to deploy transit in metro Atlanta that can have the level of impact for which we all
strongly desire. Transit studies that are specific
to metro Atlanta such as the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s http://www.georgiapolicy.org/issues/transporta-tion/, outline innovative recommenda-tions that should be considered.
We are watching many of these technologies and innovative approaches to mass transit take hold around the country. Many communities and the federal government are taking notice. We should not be afraid to have this conversation and use what is currently available to ensure that we are on the leading edge of the future of mass transit.
While some will focus on heavy rail as the best and/or only solution, tech-nology will continue to rapidly evolve as it always does. If we are not careful, we may wind up spending our tax invest-ment on the past rather than on the future.
MIKE BODKERJohns Creek Mayor
The problem with rail in Atlanta is that we have many work centers that are spread out, and we do not have a rail system that connects them … Extending rail north will not significantly impact this problem.
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Around the holiday season we tend to start getting into a traditional mindset of sorts. Traditions are pretty wonderful. They’re special memories, actions or items we pass down to each other and keep up because they just feel right.
Take wedding or baby showers, for example. Have you ever thought how cool it is that, as a society, we gather around our friends and family and give them items they will need to start new journeys in life? Usually the events are not because they asked but because we understand and want them to start off this new chapter in a positive way.
In a time when we often see sadness or hatred, these traditions live on and are little sparks of happiness to keep us going and feeling warmth from our loved ones.
Around the holidays, traditions especially come alive. My family has all kinds of Yuletide traditions includ-ing when we get our Christmas tree and what type of lights go on it, what food we eat and how we spend our time. These are decisions we just don’t think about because they are traditions and we’ve done the same things every year.
If something becomes outdated, of course, we change it and move on with the new. This year’s latest tradition is not having any ornaments on our tree due to two new furry — but crazy — faces in the house. It’s unusual because we’ve always had ornaments and that was just the way it was, but now things are a little different and that’s fine, too.
One tradition I’m happy to say hasn’t changed this year, however, in-volves a house near ours in Alpharetta. Growing up, I would have sworn Santa and Mrs. Claus lived in Alpharetta rather than the North Pole. As a child, I heard all about the jolly old guy coming down the chimney to deliver toys, and I even tracked him around the world on Christmas Eve. And while there was strong evidence to suggest he lives at
the North Pole, I came to believe one of his helpers must have set up shop right here in North Fulton.
If you drive along Kimball Bridge Road, you will notice a small house just before Kimball Bridge ends at Westside Parkway. It’s a cute ranch home built maybe in the 1960s. During most of the year, it’s easy to miss.
Except when it comes to the holi-days.
This magical neighbor decorates for big days including Christmas and Easter. I’ve driven past as she decorates her yard, and you might have, too. The house is hard to miss around the holi-days as the yard is packed full of lights, adornments and inflatable figures.
I fully believe this woman is one of Santa’s elves. Santa himself probably saw her house from the North Pole and decided to ask her to help spread Christmas cheer.
Every year around Christmastime, my family and I — together, separately, with or without friends — slow down as much as traffic allows to admire our wonderful neighborhood Christmas
house in awe. And every year this lady outdoes herself.
It has become a tradition in our 20-plus years of living in Alpharetta to keep an eye out for her trans-formations. When family or friends come to town, we make sure to drive past her house to show off our special Alpharetta tradition.
Regrettably, I’ve never met this woman or any of her fam-ily. We only admire from afar. But if she happens to be reading
this column, let me offer a few words of thanks.
Thank you, dear neighbor, for keep-ing one of my favorite, if not my most favorite, Christmas traditions alive year after year. For me, it’s not really Christ-mas until I see your house lit up and decorated.
You honestly are like the tree topper on the Christmas tree – the perfect addition to an already exciting season. This is one tradition I hope lives on for years to come. Maybe one day I can start my own tradition and bring my children to see your little piece of the North Pole just down the road in Al-pharetta. Thank you again, and Merry Christmas!
So the 18-wheeler pulled up in front of the office about 5 p.m. – the beginning of rush hour, espe-cially these days on Ga. 9 going north. The traffic was heavy and getting heavier. Inside the truck were three months’
worth of newspaper bags – about 1.2 million.
A young driver, who happened to be African-American, gets out of the truck – floppy hat, white shirt, pleasant look on his face – and we talked for a few minutes about how in the heck he is going to back up that big truck into our parking lot with all this traffic. He is not too concerned, though.
“I mean, once I am blocking all four lanes, what are they going to do? Not stop?”
He had a point and, yes, I thought that is about the drill every three months. So I stood out on the road and signaled traffic to stop while he maneuvered the truck back and forth a few times and finally got into the parking lot and to the back where we proceeded to unload the bags.
He asked me what in the heck the boxes were and I explained that we publish newspapers and those were bags to deliver the papers.
He nodded his head but I could tell he didn’t really understand exactly what I did.
“All those boxes?” he asked. I nodded my head and he thought a minute. “You must make a lot of money,” he said with a quizzical look in his eyes.
I smiled and then told him that newspapers used to be very profitable and that a lot of newspaper owners used to make a lot of money. Then I told him that the business is still an OK business but you just have to work three times harder than ever and, unfortunately, it is not as profit-able as it used to be.
“How long you been doing this business?” he asked.
I looked at him – he was barely as old as my youngest kid. “Since before you were born,” I replied. He looked like he didn’t believe me.
“What year?” he asked. I replied, “1990,” and he grinned. “Yep, you were doing it two years
before I was born,” he said. Then it looked like he had an idea and said, “You got any advice for me? I want to
buy a truck this year and then buy another one next year and hire some-one to drive it and then buy another. I want to retire by the time I am 32 – in 10 years.”
I told him I would need to think about it and we unloaded the rest of the boxes. “So, I guess I do have a couple of ideas for you,” I told him after the last pallet was unloaded. “I’ll give you two things that no one ever gave me. The first one is that every-thing goes in cycles – work, weather, the economy, friends, good times, bad times, luck, love – you name it.
“So you may be just killing it,” I told him, “and buying one truck after another one, but you need to remem-ber that the days of great business never last and at some point you will hit a downturn.” His expression said he didn’t understand what I was talk-ing about.
“You know, like in 2008 when the world banking system collapsed and the country came within an inch or two of going into a depression worse than 1929,” I told him. “I am sure that truck owners had a hard time finding cargo to transport for a while.”
His face registered exactly zero perception of the events of 2008 – nothing. I started to tell him that a whole group of people in this coun-try had forgotten that, too, but I thought better of it.
So I just told him that he needed to trust me on this one and that the second piece of advice I had for him was that, after he bought the third truck, he needed to stop buying any more trucks until he had saved enough money to pay all his busi-ness and personal bills for at least a year.
That is, he needed to have a re-serve to fall back on in the event his business hit a down cycle – one full year.
Finally, I saw the glimmer of perception in his eyes. We con-nected. I gave him a $30 tip and wished him luck then headed back to my office.
About halfway there I stopped, turned around and walked back to him and asked him his name.
“Anthony,” he said with surprise. I reached back into my pocket and handed him my business card. He had a curious look.
“I want you to call me when you buy your third truck.”
The grin on his face was instant, then confidant. He didn’t have to say anything. I got a feeling I’ll get that call.
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Keeping it traditional
This year’s latest tradition is not having any ornaments on our tree due to two new furry — but crazy — faces in the house.
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Jim Matoney was one of the most remarkable men I’ve met, and that includes two presi-dents, a speaker of the house, movie stars (meh) and the like.
First, you liked him right off. He was always very personable. He wouldn’t seek you
out at a party, but when you went up to him, he made you feel like he had been looking for you.
But as nice a guy as Jim Matoney was, he was much more. He was a good Christian man who was always trying to do more for his community. I first met Jim when he served on the Al-pharetta City Council.
Today, Alpharetta is among the leading lights of suburban Atlanta. It didn’t look like that 22 years ago when I came here. It was still a small town of 16,000 residents. North Point Parkway was still unfinished and all that was on it was a newly finished mall.
Jim believed in serving his com-munity. He ran for council because he knew local government needs the best
people it could get, and he could do the job.
So he was among those bright men and women of the 1990s who led Alpharetta through challenging and ex-
hilarating change. He was the council’s quiet man (along with Arthur Letchas). He said what he thought and sat back. He was a steady oar for the city.
Unlike some elected officials, he
rarely spoke during a meeting, and when he did you could never call it a speech. He was a man of few words but he made them count.
Sometimes, after a particularly contentious session, he would give me a call. He would ask me what my take was on the previous evening’s fire-works. His purpose was to see what I thought about the issue.
Now, I have had elected officials call me the next day before, but that was to try to get one more turn at bat – convince me of the rightness of their position. That was not Jim’s way. Usu-ally, he would just say: “Uh-huh. I see.”
That’s all. He was interested in what others thought, not in trying to change their opinions.
Conversely, when I was asking the questions, I always got thoughtful, well-reasoned responses. Another of Jim’s qualities was he always made it about the issues. He never let politics get personal.
Jim, he never played the political tit-for-tat game of retaliation. Each de-cision he was called upon to make, he let it stand or fall on the merits of what was before him. You can’t ask for better than that.
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Jim Matoney, with his wife of 63 years, Lois, speaks at an April 28 roast given in his honor by the Windward Association of Retired Men. He died Dec. 19.
A man for all seasons: Remembering Jim Matoney
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State Sen. Brandon Beach served one term with Jim on City Council. Beach summed up his colleague this way: “Jim has that quality that lets him disagree without being disagreeable.”
That was one side of Jim Matoney. As I got to know him, I found out
Jim was a retired Shell Oil engineer and he and his wife, Lois, settled into the Windward community.
One day he told me he had gone back to law school of all things and obtained a law degree. Why on earth, I asked? He said it was to do pro bono work. And so he did, working with battered women through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
Certainly, Jim was a guy who en-
joyed a challenge, but four years of law school? At age 65? Pro bono?
That takes a special man.Jim served 12 years on the Al-
pharetta City Council. At that time, there was some unflattering news com-ing out of the city’s Magistrate Court of all places.
So Jim ran and won the job. Now he was Judge Jim Matoney, and the court quieted down and became just a well-run arm of city government. He served two terms, and was the last elected magistrate judge for the city. It’s an appointed office now. That was Jim. He worked 36 years for Shell, and then he gave 20 years to the city. Somewhere along the line, he and Lois found the time to raise a fine family, too.
Three words sum up the life of Jim Matoney: Family. Community. Service.
In all three causes, he willingly gave his all.
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For those small-business owners looking to learn a thing or two about how to make their businesses successful, 2016 could be promising.
The Alpharetta Chamber of Com-merce will hold their second semester of the Business Academy Lunch and Learn classes.
The Business Academy courses are designed to encourage business devel-opment through workforce improve-ment. The academy brings participants together by providing opportunities to network, learn, grow, discuss ideas and gain insights into managing a success-ful business.
“We want to bring together experts from the community to discuss essen-tial topics, to strengthen current skills and to manage and grow successful businesses,” said Hans Appen, presi-dent of the Alpharetta Chamber.
The new year will bring a new loca-tion, as well. The chamber has part-nered with the UGA Small Business Development Center at GSU and will be held at the Georgia State Univer-sity Alpharetta campus, off Old Milton Parkway.
The “professors” have been cham-ber members and business owners as well. They know what is used daily in the course of their work and can speak with authority about related topics, such as social media and human re-
sources. Appen said the classes were de-
signed after receiving chamber member feedback.
“It makes sense to put together these types of programs,” said Adell Henderson, of Prefessional U, one of the Business Academy committee mem-bers. “We are mostly small businesses. We can learn from one another.”
Part of that learning is thanks to the UGA Small Business Development Center at GSU.
“I’m proud to be part of this edu-cational opportunity,” said Michael Moore, of the Small Business Develop-ment Center. “We are part of continuing education and our relationships are with people who can deliver services.”
The SBDC is part of the university system of Georgia to lecture small-busi-ness leaders.
The 2016 Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce Business Academy Lunch and Learn classes will begin in Jan-uary. For more about the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce, visit alpharet-tachamber.com.
Alpharetta Chamber announces Business Academy revamp, new topicsPartners with SBDC, GSU
2016 Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce Business Academy Lunch and Learn schedule
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
ROSWELL, Ga. – It was a warm and sunny day Saturday, Dec. 14, and any-one passing by the Old Roswell Ceme-tery would have seen dozens of people working their way through the grave-stones, placing wreaths on several.
At the corner of Woodstock Road and Ga. 9, the Old Roswell Cemetery is one of the oldest and most promi-nent cemeteries in the city. It holds the remains of many of the town’s earliest families and is still in use today.
The wreath laying was part of Wreaths Across America, a national event that holds annual ceremonies at cemeteries around the nation honor-ing servicemen and women. Wreaths are placed at the graves of those who served in the armed forces.
Janet Johnson, cemetery co-chair and site coordinator of the Old Roswell Cemetery for the Roswell Historical Society, said this was the first time
Wreaths Across America placed wreaths at the Old Roswell Cemetery. The orga-nization has hosted similar events in the past at other cemeteries in the city.
The wreath laying was done prior to a ceremony at noon, Dec. 12, that was repeated at cemeteries throughout the country in honor of veterans.
“This is a day for the veterans,” Johnson said.
Along with Old Roswell, John-son and her crews also were placing wreaths at Pleasant Hill Baptist and Lebanon Baptist cemeteries for the first time, for a total of five Roswell cemeter-ies honored.
“We will continue to try and locate and honor these veterans,” Johnson said.
All six branches of the military were honored.
Cobb County resident Carolyn Gandy and her family were out plac-ing wreaths in the Morris family plot. Gandy’s ancestors were the Morrises, some of the North Fulton area’s earliest families.
Several of her ancestors served in the armed forces and were buried in the cemetery in the family plot. Some fought for the Confederacy, others fought in World Wars. Her father served
in World War II and is buried in Cum-ming.
“This is my first time [placing wreaths] in the Roswell Cemetery,” Gandy said. “It’s very important to keep the tradition alive. This is a legacy for myself and for my children. You need to remember your ancestors and where you came from and appreciate the
sacrifice these men made to keep the country free.”
For more about Wreaths Across America, visit wreathsacrossamerica.org.
For more about the Roswell Histor-ical Society and their cemetery preser-vation efforts, visit roswellhistoricalso-ciety.org.
‘Wreaths Across America’ event held at Old Roswell Cemetery
Veterans honored with wreaths
JONATHAN COPSEY/STAFF
The Manlapas family places wreaths on veterans’ gravestones in the Old Ros-well Cemetery Dec. 14 as part of “Wreaths Across America.”
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – American Legion Post 201 is the unofficial headquarters for the Legionnaire Steve Olesnevich – better known as simply Steve-O – and his ongoing shipments of CARE packages to U.S. troops overseas.
So when he got a call from Delaree Slater that her son’s Cub Scout Pack 1143 Webelos Den 2 in Johns C reek wanted to do something for the troops this holiday season, he suggested they come to Post 201 to volunteer packing boxes for ship-ment overseas.
So the Scouts began by collecting toiletries, books, candy, energy bars, books, trail mix, pens, moist wipes and other pens for the soldiers.
They gathered Dec. 4 to pack the boxes – 16 in all – to get to the servicemen and women in time for the holidays.
“The boys were in need of a service project and they had read about Steve-O’s ongoing work for our soldiers. So they went out and started collecting donations for the soldiers,” Slater said. “And each box will have a thank-you card from one of the Cub Scouts thanking them for their service.”
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JC Scouts sending CARE packages to troopsMaking season bright For soldiers overseas
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Cub Scouts of Den 4, Pack 1143, participate in a group service project to collect and ship CARE packages to the troops overseas.
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JC Chamber ends year on high (caroling) noteBy HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Now in its ninth year, the Johns Creek Chamber of Com-merce has made a tradition of ending the year with a holiday luncheon made all the merrier with Christmas carols performed by members.
This year was no different. Nish Patel of Gwinnett Medical Center, the luncheon sponsor, agreed to cut his 20-minute speech short by 18 minutes so that the entertainment could begin.
Peg Titus-Hall opened the festivities with “We Need a Little Christmas,” and everyone quickly switched into holiday mode.
Melissa Furbish and Mark Salcedo added their voices to the festivities. Fur-bish gave the attentive audience a medley of carols and Salcedo added the ever-pop-ular “White Christmas.”
School of Rock’s Christina Simms and Nathan Frank showed they were in the Christmas spirit. Simms gave a moving rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and Frank matched it with his “O Holy Night.”
The entire chamber joined in the finale with a choreographed “12 Days of Christ-mas.”
“We have done this for several years now,” said Chamber President John Bemont. “I think it helps get us into the Christmas season, and all the members seem to love it. Anyone who wants to come up and sing is more than welcome,” he said. “They just have to be a chamber member.”
Christmas party puts jingle in members’ bells
PHOTOS BY HATCHER HURD STAFF
A bevy of talent added their voices to the festivities. From left are Peg Titus-Hall, Christine Simms, Melissa Furbish, Nathan Frank and Mark Salcedo. Here they combine on “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”
Johns Creek Chamber President John Bemont is dressed in Christmas red for the party.
Peg Titus-Hall entertains with the parody, “The 12 Days After Christmas.”
Santa’s elf was checking on who was naughty or nice.
Melissa Furbish performs a medley of Christmas hits.
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Editor’s note: The North Atlanta Busi-ness Post, an Appen Media Group publi-cation, recently recognized 40 individu-als under the age of 40 with outstanding accomplishments in their professional or extracurricular lives. Each week for the next 40 weeks, we will publish a profile showcasing one of these individuals. Visit NorthAtlanta BusinessPost.com for more info.
Age: 37Title/Company: Marketing strategist with WellStar Health System
Mandy Burton is an Atlanta native and Georgia Bulldog. She received her Bachelor of Arts in journalism from the University of Georgia in 2000, and after moving away to work in the music industry in Nashville, as well as the wedding and tourism industry in Char-leston, South Carolina, she returned to Georgia in 2009, specifically Cobb County. She currently serves as the marketing strategist of WellStar Health System’s Medical Group division, which is comprised of more than 160 outpa-
tient offices and over 800 physicians.
Her free time is spent traveling, an interest she got from her parents.
“My parents wanted us to see and do as much as we could and were great about taking us on interesting trips around the U.S. during my childhood,” she said.
She also enjoys dancing and cook-ing.
Volunteering is a large part of her life, with friends saying she is tireless in her efforts and causes. With the American Heart Association, the Ameri-can Cancer Society, the Strand Theatre and the Center for Family Resources and plenty more, her days are filled with charitable work.
“At this point in my life I believe, if you have the time to give, you should get involved with the organizations around you,” she said. “I understood early on the value of investing in my community as well as my company goes hand in hand.”
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With just a week left in the year, I hope you’re planning some well-deserved time off and enjoying the holiday season! As a small-business owner, this is a time to celebrate your success and spend a lot more time with your family and
friends. The holiday season provides you with some free time to reflect on the prior year and recharge your batteries for the upcoming new year. However, a lot of small-business owners say that the holiday season is the most stressful time of year. How are you planning on staying stress free during the holiday season?
There are a few things you can do to minimize stress during the holiday season. First and foremost is delegat-ing someone in your small business to “be in charge.” This means that if problems arise or questions need an-
swers, that no one is going to call you. Second, stop checking your emails and disconnect from technology. All of your emails and voicemails will still be there when you go back to work. Third, schedule a few check-in calls with the person you delegated to run your business while you were gone.
Just because you own and run a small business doesn’t mean you can’t have a peaceful, enjoyable and stress-free holiday season. Plan ahead, stay disconnected, delegate responsibilities and enjoy your time off! Enjoying the holiday season should be a positive experience, but you need to be the one to make it happen. Happy holidays from Jones Simply Sales.
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Plan ahead, stay disconnected, delegate responsibilities and enjoy your time off!
Concerns aired about Forsyth impact feesBy KATHLEEN [email protected]
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The topic of impact fees was brought up again Dec. 17 at the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meeting. A second public hearing was held for the commissioners and public to voice their concerns with the proposed amendments to the Forsyth County impact fee ordinance.
County Attorney Ken Jarrard said the county heard multiple concerns, both for and against, at a prior public hearing.
“One of the main topics we heard quite a bit of feedback about was the introduction of road impact
fees,” Jarrard said. “Based upon not only those comments but also upon some feedback we received from the county even before those com-ments, we have already gone back and looked, particularly at some of the assumptions with respect to the road impact fee calculations. I will tell you there have been subsequent meetings of senior staff to try and make sure our assumptions are both
as accurate and conservative as we believe the law requires.”
He said they have decided to reconvene the impact
fee advisory committee to look at the numbers again so everyone is comfortable and confident with the figures.
The plan is to continue to finalize the questions and, once Jarrard and the county are comfortable with the assumptions and have vetted them with their consultant, the impact fee advisory committee will reconvene in January.
The purpose of the impact fees is to “regulate the use and development of land so as to assure that new development bears a proportionate share of the cost of capital expenditures necessary to provide roads, parks, libraries and public safety improvements in the county.”
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MILTON, Ga. – This year has seen a lot of interest in development in Milton. According to city numbers of new build-ing permits, that interest is not entirely unfounded and may be part of a good trend for the city.
According to numbers provided by the city Community Development Department, which issues permits on new construction for both commercial and residential improvements – both for new buildings and renovations – this year has seen a large uptick in new residential permits.
There were 434 new homes permit-ted in 2015 as of November. December numbers are not available yet. This number is 100 new permits over last year and a significant jump over the average increase since 2012, which was about 20 each year over the prior. The number of permits in 2014 was 342.
The city lumps all new residential construction together - both single-fam-ily homes and townhomes.
Similarly, improvements to homes also increased over past years. This year there were just over 600 renova-tions, which can be everything from
new pools to extensions. These figures include anything that requires elec-tricity or plumbing, said Community Development Director Kathleen Field.
Last year saw 535 such permits is-sued, and 2012 and 2013 had 428 and 501, respectively.
New commercial building permits have remained largely flat. This in-cludes new buildings.
Despite this, commercial renova-tions are up significantly. In the past three years, such permits have num-bered in the low- to mid-100s. This year there are 301. These permits are used in cases such as businesses moving into existing buildings and renovating interiors.
Field said the uptick in residential permits is due to one reason.
“The economy is coming back,” she said. “We’ve always had some activity going on, even during the recession.”
Field said Milton is a popular place to live.
“It’s a function of demand,” she said. “People really want to live in Mil-ton because it has such a great quality of life.”
There is one trend that may come out in next year’s permit numbers – there may be less new activity. Field
said the city approved impact fees in early October. These fees, fairly com-mon in municipalities, add charges to new development to recover the cost to the city of maintaining the new develop-ment – such as police and fire coverage, or road maintenance.
So far in 2015, there does not seem to be any impact on development. There were 20 new-home permits issued in September, 35 in October and 40 in No-vember. However, there were only two new commercial permits issued since September.
Milton sees new development uptickNew residential, business construction up in 2015
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SPRUILL GALLERY HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKETThe 22nd Annual Holiday Artists Market will feature unique and locally crafted gifts and décor. Through Dec. 23, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Spruill Gal-lery, 4681 Ashford Dun-woody Road, Dunwoody. Visit spruillarts.org for more info.
LANIER ISLANDS MAGICAL NIGHTS OF LIGHTS AND WINTER ADVENTUREDrive across the Lanier Islands Bridge and into a world of lights. Also, enjoy a new adventure this year with Winter Adventure, a snow-packed winter play land perfect for building a snowman, delightful tubing and thrilling sledding. Opens Nov. 27. Lanier Is-lands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford770-945-8787. Visit lanieri-slands.com for more info.
CHRISTMAS AT THE ROSWELL VISITORS CENTERIt’s a “retro” Christmas as vintage snowmen and other old-fashioned touches decorate the tree at the Roswell Visitors Center, compliments of the Roswell Garden Club. Through Jan. 3, Monday through Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. -4 p.m. and Sundays noon-3 p.m. Roswell Visi-tors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell. Visit visitroswellga.com for more info.
ONE-DAY BEEKEEPING COURSECourse covers all you need to know to get started in ur-ban beekeeping. This class-room course is followed up with access to several hands-on hive visits during the spring and summer months. Advanced regis-tration required. Saturday, Jan. 16, 7:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atlanta GA 30309. Visit metroatlantabeekeep-ers.org for more info.
EVENTS:
WINTER BREAK ART CAMPWhat: Campers will experience a variety of artistic disciplines during each day of camp including drawing, paint-ing and mixed media. A professional artist guides campers through holi-day-themed visual arts projects ideal for holiday gifts, cards and decorations. Ages 6-10. When: Dec. 28-30 Where: Art & Beyond, 8560 Holcomb Bridge Road; Suite 102, Alpharetta More info: artandbeyondstudio.com
WINTER PERFORMING ARTS CAMPWhat: Atlanta Workshop Players will conduct a camp during three full days during winter break. Plus attendees get to audition for Atlanta’s top talent agents. When: Dec. 28-30, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: The Atlanta Workshop Play-ers Studio of the Arts, 8560 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 111, AlpharettaMore info: atlantaworkshopplayers.com
WILDLIFE FEEDING TIMEWhat: Join a naturalist for an in-depth look at one of Georgia’s resident ani-mals as they’re being fed. When: Tuesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 29 at 4 p.m.
Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, RoswellCost: Included with general admission and free to CNC membersMore info: chattnaturecenter.org
ROSWELL MARDI GRAS BALLWhat: The Krewe of Viola will present the inaugural Roswell Mardi Gras Ball, Bow Ties & Pearls, to benefit Emory ALS Center.When: Feb. 6, 2016, 7-11 p.m.Where: Country Club of Roswell, 2500 Club Springs Drive, RoswellMore info: facebook.com/roswellmardi-grasball
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIMEWhat: Children’s story timeWhen: Generally Tuesdays, though some locations offer Saturdays, as wellWhere: Barnes & Noble (check website for location and hours)Cost: FreeMore info: barnesandnoble.com
BARNES & NOBLE STORY TIMEWhat: Children’s story timeWhen: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m.Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Parkway AlpharettaCost: FreeMore info: barnesandnoble.com
MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:
CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS “PINOCCHIO!”What: The Center for Puppetry Arts presents an original one-man “tour de farce” combining found-object puppets, jokes galore, and plenty of audience participation to retell the classic story of a puppet’s journey to becoming a real, live boy.When: Dec. 29-Jan. 10Where: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta More info: puppet.org
PET ADOPTIONS:
FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTERWhat: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth CountyMore info: 678-965-7185
FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICESWhat: Pet adoptionsWhen: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, AtlantaMore info: 404-613-4958
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NATURE CONNECTS: ART WITH LEGO BRICKSWhat: Marvel at 14 larger-than-life installations built from nearly 400,000 Lego bricks, including a giant praying mantis, butterfly, hummingbird, flow-ers and more.When: Through Jan. 3, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, GainesvilleMore info: atlantabg.org/visit/Gaines-ville
NORTH POLE LIMITED HOLIDAY TRAINWhat: Create special memories onboard the Tennessee Valley Railroad Muse-um’s iconic North Pole Limited, offering festive train rides on vintage railcars.When: Through Dec. 26Where: The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, 4119 Cromwell Road, Chatta-nooga, Tennessee.More info: tvrail.com
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Looking for something to do during your holi-day time off? If you enjoy trout fishing, you’ll definitely want to check out one of Georgia’s great delayed har-vest trout streams.
Delayed harvest is a program under which selected
sections of five Georgia streams are managed under a special set of regu-lations. DH waters, as they’re known, are too warm for trout in the summer-time. But from Nov. 1 through May 14 (the delayed-harvest season) those same waters become cool enough to support trout and are managed under artificials-only, catch-and-release regulations designed to provide good trout fishing through winter and early spring.
Portions of five Georgia waterways — Amicalola Creek, Chattahoochee River, Chattooga River, Toccoa River and Smith Creek — are designated as DH water. Among them, they offer something for every angler.
If there are young anglers or be-ginners in your group, Smith Creek in Unicoi State Park is a great bet. This small and kid-friendly stream is easy to explore, thanks to trails which fol-low the creek through the DH section. Fly fishers should try egg imitations (Y2K or Sucker Spawn), worm imi-tations (Shaky Worms or San Juan Worms), or minnow imitations such as the Hudson Streamer (yep, it’s named after yours truly) or a black or olive Woolly Bugger.
Spinning enthusiasts often do well here, too. Use a light spinning rod and some Roostertails, Mepps spinners, or even white plastic curly-tail grubs on lead-headed jigs. In fact, the spin-ning rod option can be a great way to introduce young anglers to the fun of fishing.
When fishing Smith Creek in Uni-coi State Park, be sure to stop by the
lodge office to sign in and pick up the daily Smith Creek fishing permit.
At the other end of the size spec-trum is the Chattahoochee River delayed harvest water in Atlanta. The Hooch DH, as it’s called, extends from the mouth of Sope Creek down to the U.S. 41 bridge.
A favorite access point is the Paces Mill Unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area off U.S. 41 just south of I-285. You’ll find addi-tional access at CRNRA’s Cochran Shoals Unit and at several other spots in between.
The Hooch DH is big water so be sure that you’re up to the challenge before taking to the river. Start with the same flies and lures suggested for Smith Creek, but don’t hesitate to try something else if everyone in the parking lot is telling you that they’re hitting such-and-such a fly or lure.
Lately, the Chattahoochee DH has been challenging to fish. Ongoing high water levels have made the river unfishable more often than not over the last few weeks, but here’s hoping that conditions will be better in late December.
By the way, there was a volun-teer-assisted “bucket brigade” trout stocking Dec. 22 at the Whitewater Unit of CRNRA. There are definitely fish in the river!
Steve Hud-son has writ-ten numerous books on fish-ing, hiking, the outdoors and more, including the just-pub-lished “Geor-gia Delayed Harvest Trout Guide.” It includes detailed pro-files and maps of all of Georgia’s DH streams. Check it out at www.chatta-hoocheemedia.com.
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“A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS” AT SMITH PLANTATION HOMEWhat: The Roswell Garden Club deco-rates the Smith Plantation Home with the theme of “A Musical Christmas.” Each room is decorated with ideas us-ing the club’s favorite Christmas carols as inspiration.When: Through Jan. 2, 2016Where: Smith Plantation House, 935 Alpharetta St., RoswellMore info: visitroswellga.com
THE ATLANTA SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”What: ASC’s holiday tradition includes some Dickens, a bit of song and a lot of holiday cheer.When: Through Dec. 23Where: The New Shakespeare Tavern, 499 Peachtree St. NE, AtlantaMore info: shakespearetavern.com
AURORA THEATRE’S HOLIDAY CAMPWhat: “Jingle Bell Rock” acting work-shop for elementary through high school students.When: Tuesday, Dec. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E Pike St., LawrencevilleCost: $35, includes pizza lunchMore info: auroratheatre.com
CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”What: The Center for Puppetry Arts presents an adaptation of the 1964
stop-motion animated special.When: Through Dec. 27Where: Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St. NW, Atlanta More info: puppet.org
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN “Garden Lights Holiday Nights”What: The annual electrical extrava-ganza features spectacular light dis-plays throughout the garden that con-tinue to make the exhibition a must-see holiday tradition.When: Through Jan. 9, 2016, 5-10 p.m.Where: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, AtlantaMore info: atlantabg.org
FERNBANK MUSEUM’S WINTER WONDERLANDWhat: Fernbank’s sixth annual Winter Wonderland includes two floors of festive trees and displays decorated by cultural partners to reflect traditions and holidays celebrated around the world. More than 30 trees and other displays recognize cultural traditions in North America, South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.When: Through Jan. 10, 2016Where: Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307More info: fernbankmuseum.org
FERNBANK RINGS IN NOON YEAR’S EVEWhat: Celebrate the new year a full 12 hours early as Fernbank hosts a dino-saur photo stop, a resolution station, dancing and games with DJ Willy Wow, and a balloon drop at the stroke of noon. The event caters to families with youngsters who may not be able to stay up until midnight.When: Thursday, Dec. 31, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Where: Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307More info: fernbankmuseum.org
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Alpharetta resident stars in ‘Coat of Many Colors’ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dy-lan Michael Rowen, 13, of Alpharetta, recently co-stared as Den-ver Parton in the TV movie “Coat of Many Colors” which originally aired on NBC on Dec. 10 and will re-air Dec. 25 at 9 p.m.
Denver Parton is one of Dolly Par-ton’s older brothers who helped protect and look after her as they grew up in the great Smokey Mountains during the 1950’s in a loving family which was rich in love.
“What I like best about my character Denver is that although he would tease Dolly, and annoy her, he still loved her so much and always protected her,” Rowen said.
Rowen is an eighth-grade student at Taylor Road Middle School, where the staff — under Principal Ed Williamson’s direction — has been very supportive and helped him keep up with his work.
Rowen was on set shooting the movie in August and September in Covington and Conyers.
“These were the best five weeks of my life,” Rowen said. “We, the cast, all became such amazing friends during the filming of the movie.”
Rowen reunited with his fellow cast members and Dolly Parton on Dec. 2, the premiere of the movie at the Egyp-tian Theater in Hollywood, Calif. Parton took the kids out for a special cast lunch earlier in the day to celebrate the
movie’s release.“Dolly Parton is the sweetest most
amazing person in the entertainment industry,” Rowen said. “She is so gen-uine and honest, and I was so honored to be a part of this project.” Rowen plans to continue developing his acting career. “I love acting so much, I will keep doing this forever if given the
opportunity” Rowen said.In addition to acting, Rowen is a
musician who plays the guitar, piano and drums. He likes to collect 1970s and 80s vinyl records and watch classic episodes of Saturday Night Live. He also loves waterskiing, sailing and wake boarding at Lake Lanier during the summer with friends and family.
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NORTH FULTON – Stumped for a unique holiday gift that has some local flavor? A new book, “Mittie and Thee: An 1853 Romance,” tells the true story of an unlikely Ros-well romance that shaped America and the world.
And that is just one of the new books avail-able that makes fasci-nating reading about North Fulton.
Local historians Connie M. Huddleston and Gwendolyn I. Koehler offer the first of what promises to be three volumes of the correspondence between the parents of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., the 26th president of the United States.
Martha “Mittie” Bulloch was a true Southern belle who grew up in Ros-well’s Bulloch Hall. She met, fell in love with and married Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Their letters of 1853 detail the courtship of the future president’s par-ents and give us the catbird’s seat on a romance that Hollywood could not have thought probable.
The scion of a New York society family meets and falls in love with the daughter of a Roswell piedmont planter when the politically charged elements that would soon split North and
South were in full fer-ment.
Using the couple’s heretofore unpub-lished corre-spondence, Huddleston and Koehler spent four years collat-ing the letters to produce a unique window on the world that, in a short span of years, would truly be “gone with the wind.”
They inher-ited copies of the letters from a re-searcher who
knew Huddleston and Koehler would carry on the work of interpreting them. They traced the original letters that are kept at Harvard University’s Houghton Library.
There they were able to photograph the “missing” letters from the Houghton collection to fill the gaps in their story. Four year later, they have transcribed all the letters, identified who wrote them and who is in them.
“This is an important collection of Roosevelt-Bul-loch letters,” said Koehler, education director of Bulloch Hall. “These are their courtship letters.”
“Mittie and Thee” is the charm-ing story of a young debu-tante and her family planning the wedding as she cor-responds back and forth to her fiancé in New York, whom she
lovingly calls “Thee.”“Thee” is the son of Cornelius
Roosevelt, one of the first self-made millionaires in New York City.
“This Southern girl has met him through a family connection on a trip to Philadelphia. He had met her family earlier, but this time met her in Philadelphia,” Koehler said.
Not long after, Roosevelt wrote Mittie’s mother for permission to marry her daughter, but she deferred to her daughter’s judgment.
“So this was not an arranged marriage. The unique thing about this marriage was it was a love affair, and it continued throughout their entire lives,” Koehler said.
Theirs is a story of romance and humor that culminates in this glorious wedding at Bulloch Hall. Their letters are all about two people in love who are detailing their every thought and action.
“It’s a really intimate look at life in 1853 and the delightful story of the courtship between these two people whose son became the president and whose granddaughter was Eleanor Roosevelt,” she said.
“It is a meeting of North and South, two people who were cultured, well-read and well-traveled. Mittie was vi-vacious, an excellent horsewoman who would dance until 1 a.m.
“She really had a lot of pizzazz,” Koehler said.
Two more volumes will continue their life together. Volume II will cover 1854 to 1860, and Volume III will be Mittie’s letters during the war years to her home – she was living in New York then, in a house divided, at least as far as the war was concerned.
To order the book in paperback, go to Amazon.com; $14.99.
“The Barns of Old Milton County” By Robert Meyers
Here is a beautifully photographed essay on the vanishing landmarks in Old Milton County — its barns. They are the architecture of rural Old Milton that is disappearing even as this is written.
Meyers has wonderfully captured with his images the last vestiges of a bygone era. His two-year quest to pre-serve for all time that pioneer legacy of industry and beauty that those images have preserved make a beautiful and thoughtful gift.
People can purchase the book directly from Meyers, signed and dedicated, by sending an email at [email protected].
They can also purchase signed copies at Scottsdale Farms, Broad-well Cottage and Urban Farmhouse in Crabapple and at Atlanta Saddlery. The price is $44.95.
“Death of a Confederate: Selec-tions from the Letters of the Archi-bald Smith Family of Roswell,” Edited by Arthur N. Skinner and James L. Skinner.
The Archibald Smith family left a unique legacy in a most complete and authentic farmhouse with all its fur-nishings.
It is now open for tours by the city of Roswell.
But two nephews of the last of the Smith family have edited the letters of the three generations of Smiths who lived in the house. William Seagrove Smith was the younger son who went off to fight in the Civil War and never came home.
The letters to him during the war and subsequent letters in the following years show how his memory and that of the Old South was vouchsafed by his family.
It is a social, economic and historic account of one family from Georgia’s pioneer days, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and after.
“Death of a Confederate” is available on Amazon.com.
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By JOE [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The sixth install-ment of the Chamber Bowl, an all-star game for high school football seniors from the north Metro Atlanta area, took place on Dec. 19 at Alpharetta High School.
The game is sponsored by XL212 and the North Georgia Touchdown Club, of which all public and private schools in North Fulton and Forsyth counties are members.
XL212’s Mike Haynes, who played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, said the Chamber Bowl provides players with a chance to play in an all-star set-ting in their final high school game.
“The ultimate goal of the Chamber Bowl is to give these guys a chance at another game to play in as an all-star. It gives them a chance to play with guys who they may have played against but they have never played together,” said Haynes.
“We represent a lot of kids who may not get the chance to play football again. Some are going to go on and play more, but for some, this will be their final football game. And they get to play that last game as an all-star.
“The players definitely seem to en-joy being able to play one more game. I always enjoy that,” he said.
Players from Centennial, Chatta-hoochee and Mount Pisgah played for the South team while players from Forsyth Central, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, South Forsyth, North Forsyth, Northview and King’s Ridge suited up with the North team.
Alpharetta Head Coach Jacob Nic-hols led the North team and Chattahoo-chee Head Coach Vince Strine was at the helm for the South team.
The South team entered the game
leading the series 3-2.Both teams struggled to find their
offensive rhythm, and given they had never played together before, that should come as no surprise. After the first half, neither team had scored.
North found the scoreboard first with a 36-yard rush for a touchdown four minutes into the third quarter. Teams were required to attempt a 2-point conversion after each touch-down and North was unable to convert, giving the North team a 6-0 lead.
Alpharetta’s Amari Campbell recov-ered a fumble on South’s ensuing drive that led to a 66-yard touchdown drive. The drive was capped off by a 9-yard touchdown pass from Alpharetta’s Davis Kelly, who missed most of the season due to injury.
After North’s defense forced a punt, Centennial’s Tariq Parkings batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage on a North fourth-down conversion at-tempt to force a turnover on downs.
South took advantage with three straight rushes from Chattahoochee’s Blake Hundley. Hundley ran for 35 yards before an 8-yard touchdown rush.
South converted their 2-point con-version to pull within 4 points of North with just under nine minutes remain-ing.
Centennial’s Maxwell Martin, play-ing for South, intercepted a pass with seven minutes remaining, but South’s offense was forced to a three-and-out.
North’s late-game drive was kept alive by a questionable pass inter-ference call against South. After the penalty, North would find the end zone again to lead 18-8, which was the final score.
After the game, Haynes said, “We had a great game, everyone had fun and, most importantly, no one got hurt.”
Chamber Bowl finishes out 2015 football seasonAll-stars from North Fulton and Forsythschools compete in final high school game
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South Forsyth’s Austin Harvey follows a block set up by Jeremy Disher (8) against Centennial’s Maxwell Martin.
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Chattahoochee’s Bake Hundley was named Player of the Game for the 2015 Chamber Bowl.
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Chattahoochee’s Jaylin Taylor (21) defends Jeremy Disher (8) of Johns Creek.
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HoneyBaked Ham encourages student-parent CHATsROSWELL, Ga. – Christopher Fu-entes, a 2nd-grade student at Mimosa Elementary School in Roswell turned in a signed “Mealtime Contract” to Assistant Principal Billy Jackson in ex-change for a coupon good for one free pound of ham or turkey slices, as part of the HoneyBaked “Children’s Hour at the Table” (CHAT) program.
The HoneyBaked Ham Company launched the pilot program this year at three Georgia schools — Mimosa and Roswell North Elementary in Roswell, plus Still Elementary in nearby Cobb County — to encourage families to eat meals together. By signing the CHAT Mealtime Contract, families agree to make mealtime together a priority, to regularly discuss positive experiences from their day, participate in caring conversations, encourage each other and discuss healthy eating habits. All students who return a CHAT contract signed by their parents or guardians are given the coupon good for one free pound of HoneyBaked’s ham or turkey slices.
“Family engagement is essential to strong schools. Partnering with a program such as this one by HoneyBaked is a fantastic way to build strong families. We are tremendously grateful that HoneyBaked Ham is willing to serve the com-munity and our parents in this way. Strong families build strong schools,” said Mimosa Elementary Principal Ariane Holcombe.
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KRCS students give to Empty Bowl ProjectALPHARETTA, Ga. – Over the past month, King’s Ridge Christian Scool students have been handcrafting bowls for the Empty Bowl Project. This project is dedicated to raising money and awareness to help the fight to end hunger internationally. Their mission is to “to create positive and lasting change through the arts, education, and proj-ects that build community.”
Students in all grade levels partici-pated in this project by creating bowls in their Art classes under the super-vision and direction of Art teachers, Lisa LeRoux (Lower School), Patty Zeitz (Middle School), and Lisa Gould (High School).
The bowls were available for a sug-gested donation of $5 with 100% of the proceeds given to Meals by Grace dur-ing the Annual KRCS Christmas at the Ridge event on December 3. In total, the students were able to raise $1,912 for the project. In addition to the monetary donation, the KRCS Athletic Association also donated 40 coolers to their organization.
Meals by Grace is a local non-profit organization in the Alpharetta commu-nity who partners with schools to “iden-tify children in need and seek to feed and serve their families.” They have multiple programs in place to offer food support to these children and families.
KRCS art teacher Lisa LeRoux presents the check to Meals by Grace at the Lower School Annual Christmas Play Dec. 18. From left are Brenda Clinton, Holly Krig-Smith, LeRoux, Meals by Grace Executive Director Suellen Daniels, board member Rubye Hunsberger, and Deb James.
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By JOE [email protected]
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Johns Creek boys (9-0, 7-0) remained undefeated with a 62-53 win over Alpharetta (3-6, 3-4) on Dec. 18. With the win, the Gladia-tors are off to their best start in school history.
The matchup between the Gladia-tors and Raiders featured two teams having opposite openings to their seasons.
With their loss to Johns Creek, Alpharetta has now lost as many games this season as they lost all of last sea-son.
The Raiders were 25-6 last season and reached the Elite 8 of the state championship tournament, but lost many of their standout players from last season and have struggled to find their stride early on this season.
Though Johns Creek has made the state playoffs the past two years, they have yet to have a winning season since their program began in 2009. Starting this season 9-0, the Gladiators have set themselves up to earn their first winning season and a possible run at a region title.
Johns Creek senior Mason Henkel scored a season-high 21 points, Mark Lancaster scored 16 and Ian Joseph compiled 13 points in the win. However, scoring for both teams got off to a slow start.
After the first quarter, which fea-tured multiple missed shots under the net by both teams, the score was tied at 8-8.
The score remained tied at 16-16 with a back-and-forth opening five minutes into the second quarter before Alpharetta went on a 5-0 run.
Johns Creek ended the Alpharetta run with four made free throws from Lancaster and Joseph. Lancaster would finish the game 10-14 from the free-throw line and Joseph was 9-10.
Johns Creek would get a buzz-er-beater before the half to pull within 1, making the score 23-22 at the half.
Alpharetta opened the second half with another run, including a 3-pointer from Eric McElroy who finished the game with four 3-pointers to give the Raiders a 31-24 lead.
Johns Creek began to press Al-pharetta and began to control the tempo of the game in the process, which worked to their advantage.
Johns Creek pulled within 1, with the score at 36-35 with 1:42 left in the
third quarter, before starting a run of their own, led by Henkel.
Henkel began the run with a great defensive play in which he knocked a ball loose in Alpharetta’s offensive zone before making a diving throw off an Alpharetta player which sailed out of bounds, giving Johns Creek possession. After a field goal from Nate Zodula, Henkel intercepted a pass and was able to drive down the court for a layup. A Joseph free throw and a Henkel 2-point buzzer-beater gave the Gladiators a 43-35 lead after three quarters.
Alpharetta was able to bounce back and pull within 3 points after a 4-point play from McElroy, who was fouled while making his final 3-pointer of the game.
The Gladiators’ lead would remain within 4 points until Henkel made two free throws to give Johns Creek a 51-46 lead with 2:40 remaining in the game.
With just over one minute remain-ing in the game, both teams exchanged turnovers, which led to Lancaster mak-ing two free throws.
Alpharetta’s Rashaun Pass made a 3-pointer to cut the Gladiators’ lead to 56-51 with 55 seconds left in the game, but it proved too late for the Raiders.
The Gladiators were able to fin-
ish the game on a 7-2 run in the final minute when Alpharetta began to foul.
The Gladiators beat North Davidson, North Carolina, on Saturday to remain unbeaten.
Johns Creek boys remain undefeated with win over struggling AlpharettaTeam off to best startin school history
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Johns Creek remained unbeaten after their 62-53 win over Alpharetta Dec. 18.
JOE PARKER/STAFF
Johns Creek’s Ian Joseph blocks a shot from Alpharetta’s Ryan Jenei.
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Community CalendarJanuary 2016 - March 2016
Call 770-751-2660 for more information and to register, or visit www.nfultonhospital.com.
SUPPORT GROUPS Ostomy Support Group Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m., Classroom CThis group is open to anyone who has or will have an ostomy and any friends, family or supporters. The meeting structure is informal with group discussion and guest speakers to be scheduled at various times throughout the year. Call John Dorso at 678-694-8726 to register or to obtain more information
Look Good, Feel Better Wednesday 1/13 and 3/9 10 a.m. to noonA cosmetologist will discuss how to care for skin and hair to combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. Free make-up and skin care products are provided. Call 1-800-227-2345 to register.
Epilepsy Support GroupThe third Wednesday of every month, 7-9pm Classroom A/B People with epilepsy as well as their family and care-providers are invited to attend this support group. The meetings will provide time for attendees to share helpful information and resources from their own experiences. Educational presentations by professionals will sometimes be offered. Please contact Tim for more information at 770-667-9363.
Stroke Support GroupFourth Wednesday of every month from 6:30pm to 7:30PM North Fulton Hospital; ACE DayroomPlease join Stroke survivors, caregivers, and families to share and support one another. The group is facilitated by the Stoke Program Coor-dinator and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. RSVP to Keisha C. Brown at 770-751-2631 or [email protected]
Gamblers AnonymousEvery Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Classroom C Anyone interested in stopping gambling is in-vited to attend this 12 step program. Anonymity
is the foundation of fellowship in this group. For more information please call David at 770-862-2564.
Breast Cancer Support Group 1st Thursday of every month 10:30am-11:30am. Cope and connect with others who are facing the same struggles. Please call Sarah Bentley, RN, Oncology Services Manager, at 770-751-2556 for location and to register
Lupus Support GroupThird Saturday of every month, 11-1pm Classroom C. Informal meetings to share experiences and learn from others. Guest speakers occasionally present and we also participate in some Lupus Foundation of America events. Contact Julie for more info 404-626-2394, [email protected]
COMMUNITY EDUCATION Babysitting Workshop Saturday 1/30 and 3/19 10:00am-3:00pmSunday 2/28 1-5:30 Teaches children ages 11-14 how to be pre-pared and responsible babysitters. Bring a doll or stuffed animal and a sack lunch and drink. $30
American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR*Saturday 1/23 and 2/27CPR course for the community. Adult and child CPR, 9 a.m. to noon; $35 Adult, child and infant CPR, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $45
Healthcare Provider CPR*Saturday 3/5 9am-1pmCPR course for healthcare professionals. $55
Diabetes Self-Management Workshop Saturday 2/13 and 3/12 The Diabetes Association of Atlanta (DAA) offers classes at NFH to teach diabetes self-management skills. Call Anna Albritton, MS, RD, LD at 404-527-7180 for more information and to register.
Water Birth Thursdays 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/10 and 3/247:00 p.m. For couples desiring to learn about the option of a water birth delivery. Completion of the class is required to be considered for water birth at NFH. $30.00 per couple; registration required
Maternity ToursPlease join one of our Women’s Health nurses in the hospital atrium on alternating Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. for a guided tour of the Labor and Delivery suites, Mother/Baby Unit and the Neonatal ICU. The tour last approximately one hour.
SPECIAL EVENTSChicks Night OutWednesday, January 6; 6pm-8pmCoreMatters, 1144 Canton Street, Ste. 104, Roswell, GASample easy, family-friendly recipes and learn about how you can join the Take Down Challenge. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine will be served. Space is limited- RSVP to [email protected]
Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment November 1st- January 31, 2016North Fulton Hospital will host an Affordable Care Act education and enrollment session in the classrooms on Saturday, January 9 from 10 am – 2 PM. Certifi ed health enrollment counselors will be available to guide consumers through the various options and assist with the enrollment process. North Fulton Hospital also has certifi ed health enrollment counselors available during the week. To schedule an appointment or to receive more information, log onto the www.pathto-health.com or call 770-751-2756 to make an appointment.
LifeSouth Blood DriveTuesday February 2, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.North Fulton Hospital Classrooms
Give blood, and help save up to three lives with just one donation. LifeSouth is a community blood center, which means the blood col-lected in your community goes to local hospital patients. Personal Safety/Self-Defense Class for K-5th GradeSunday, March 6, 1:00-4:00pm. Teaches children how to recognize danger-ous people, avoid unsafe situations, and escape an attacker. Includes full-force physical self-defense practice. Parents attend with children. For more info & to register, visit http://www.revvedupkids.org/class-calendar/ or call 678.526.3335. $45 fi rst child/$35 siblings (parents attend free).
Just Yell Fire Self-Defense for Teen Girls (11+) Sunday, March 6. 4:30-7:30p.m. Teen girls face a high risk of violence from strangers, acquaintances & dating partners. This single session class will teach how to take ownership of personal safety & defend herself against an attacker. For more info & to register, www.revvedupkids.org/678-526-3335. $45 fi rst child/$35 addl.
Wear Red Day LuncheonFriday, February 5; 11:30am; Country Club of RoswellWear your fi nest red attire and join us for an educational lunch in honor of National Wear Red Day for Heart Health. This event is complimentary, but space is limited. RSVP to [email protected]
*AHA Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and profi ciency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsor-ship by the AHA, and any fees charged for such a course do not represent income to the Association.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR SERVICES OR TO FIND A PHYSICIAN, CALL 770.751.2660 OR VIST WWW.NFULTONHOSPITAL.COM.
We Specialize in You.Please pay by credit card at 770-751-2660 or mail check two weeks prior to the class date.
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2016 region alignments finalizedBy JOE [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga.- The Georgia High School Association has finalized the region alignments after forming Class 7A, which will feature the largest schools in the state, for the 2016 sports season beginning in the fall. Seven local teams from North Fulton and Forsyth County have been placed in Class 7A.
The region alignments, which will still need to be officially ratified Jan. 13, will run from 2016-18.
The introduction of the 48-school Class 7A region reduced the number of schools in all classes except for Class A, and is comprised of the largest schools in the state based on student popula-tion.
Roswell, Forsyth Central, Lambert, Milton, North Forsyth, South Forsyth and West Forsyth will all compete in Class 7A beginning at the start of the 2016-17 school year.
In perhaps the most intriguing region alignment, all five schools from Forsyth County will now compete in Region 5 of Class 7A. Milton will also play in the six-team region.
Five of the six teams were moved up from Class 6A, while Forsyth Central will have to make the two-class jump to 7A from 5A.
According to Forsyth Central’s Ath-letic Director Dan Kaplan, the school is excited to make the jump to Class 7A and play county rivals.
“I believe, and I think all of our coaches believe, it is exciting. We’re now able to play [other Forsyth schools], which we have not been able to do in the past in some sports, and create
some rivalries and a great atmosphere at all of our games.
“Our kids are excited that they will be able to play kids they that knew and that they grew up with. Some of the kids played on the same travel teams and then dispersed throughout schools in the county,” said Kaplan.
“We’re coming out of Class 5A which had 14 teams in seven counties, so it’s kind of hard to develop rivalries. [The new region] gives us more of an opportunity to play teams that are in proximity to our county. We’ve traveled so far in distance with the large region. There’s so many teams that are not in our [current] region that are closer to us in North Fulton and Gwinnett. Now we have the opportunity to go out and see if they want to play in all of our sports.”
Roswell also moved into Class 7A and was placed in Region 4. Re-gion 4 includes six of the nine teams that comprised Region 5 of Class 6A, Roswell’s current region, including Cherokee, Etowah, Lassiter, Walton and Woodstock.
Johns Creek’s student population was just 26 students short of putting the Gladiators in Class 7A, making them the largest school in Class 6A. Johns Creek was placed in Region 7.
Region 7 will be comprised of many of the same teams from this year’s Re-gion 6 of Class 6A. Alpharetta, Chat-tahoochee, Centennial, Johns Creek and Northview will once again be region opponents. Cambridge was also placed in Region 7, making the move up from 5A to 6A. Dunwoody, North Atlanta and Pope are also in the nine-team region.
Blessed Trinity, which has captured
multiple state titles in multiple sports in recent years, will be moving up from Class 3A to Class 4A. BT was moved up a class not due to their student pop-ulation size, but rather because more than 3 percent of their students are from out-of-county, the other stipula-tion for teams moving between classes. The Titans were placed in the six-team Region 7.
In discussing the new region, Ricky Turner, BT’s athletic director, said, “We think it’s a great region and it’s going to be very competitive.
“I think [the new region is] an op-portunity to build relationships with new schools that we have not played in most of our sports. We have Marist in our region which we have competed against but we have never been in their region. It will be an opportunity for us to get to know some new people and build some rivalries.”
By being placed in Region 7, BT will have lots of traveling to do for away games. Only Marist, located in Atlanta, is within 20 miles of the school. Ches-tatee, Riverside Military Academy, West Hall and White County are all located over 40 miles away from the BT cam-pus.
For the Class A private schools in North Fulton and Forsyth counties, there are no major changes for the new region alignments.
Fellowship Christian, King’s Ridge, Mount Pisgah, Pinecrest Academy and St. Francis will all compete in Region 6 Subregion B of Class A once again.
Whitefield Academy also remains in the subregion and Mount Paran Christian and Walker were moved from Subregion A to Subregion B. Including Subregion A, Region 6 will be com-prised of 18 schools, 15 of which play football.
Multiple teams move up to newly formed Class 7ARegions for years 2016-18Class 7A Region 5
•Forsyth Central•Lambert•Milton•North Forsyth•South Forsyth•West Forsyth
Class 7A Region 4
•Cherokee •Etowah•Lassiter•Roswell•Walton •Woodstock
Class 6A Region 7
•Alpharetta•Cambridge•Chattahoochee•Centennial•Dunwoody•Johns Creek•North Atlanta•Northview•Pope
Class 4A Region 7
•Blessed Trinity•Chestatee•Riverside Military Academy•West Hall•White County
Class A Region 6 Subregion B
•Fellowship Christian•King’s Ridge Christian•Mount Paran Christian•Mount Pisgah Christian•Pinecrest Academy•St. Francis•Walker•Whitefield Academy
CUMMING, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy’s head football Coach, Todd Winter, has been named ‘Coach of the Year’ for region 6-A football, and Paladins quarterback Ryan McCarthy has been selected as re-gion 6-A ‘Co-offensive Player of the Year.’
Additionally, several Paladins play-ers were named to the All Region First Team. Ryan McCarthy, Greg Varghese, Stone Brown, Garrison Winter and Alan Yadav made First Team Offense, while
Wills Brown, Peter Nelson, Carson Hol-ler and Mitchell Ojeda were selected to the First Team Defense.
Pinecrest players named to the All Region Second Team include Michael Birozes, Nolan Stafford, Will Patota and Corey Downes. Brooks Binkley was an honorable mention selection for region 6-A. These award designations come on the heels of the Paladins’ best football record since joining the GHSA in 2010.
Pinecrest has coach, co-offensive player of year
Pinecrest Quarterback Ryan McCarthy (13).
Pinecrest Paladins head Football Coach Todd Winter.
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CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, January 7, 2016 commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia. Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, January 25, 2016 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza Alpharetta, Georgia.
a. CU-15-13 O’Reilly Auto PartsConsideration of a request for a conditional use for an auto parts retail store. The building is located at 735 North Main Street on a vacant out parcel. The property is legally described as being located within Land Lot 1122, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
b. CLUP-15-15/Z-15-16/CU-15-14/V-15-26 Koza/Volleyball CourtConsideration of a request to rezone approximately 1.2 acres of property from R-15 to AG to permit existing commercial volleyball courts with an existing house on the property. A request to change the property from the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Parks/Recreation/Open Space” is also requested. A conditional use is also requested to allow the Athletic Facility and variances are requested for a gravel parking area, reduction of the 50 foot buffer and lot size from 5 acres to 1.2 acres. The property is located at 1720 Old Milton Parkway and legally described as being located within Land Lot 1272 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.
c. PH-15-26 Update to the Downtown Master Plan MapConsideration of a map revision to the Downtown Master Plan Map to incorporate additional land along Canton Street.
d. PH-15-25 Update to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (City Council Only)A public hearing to discuss Comprehensive Land Use Plan update process and schedule.
Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fi fty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the offi ce of the City Clerk, 2 Park Plaza.
NORTH FULTON – The following student-athletes were named to the 6-AAAAAA All Region Competition Cheerleading Team for the 2015 sea-son.
The team consists of the top 16 cheerleaders from the all-girl programs in Region 6-AAAAAA including: Al-pharetta, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Lambert, South Forsyth, and West Forsyth.
Johns Creek and North Forsyth competed in the Co-Ed division during the 2015 season. • Madi Brock (10), South Forsyth
High School• Alexis Bush (12), Chattahoochee
High School• Ciara Caruso (11), West Forsyth
High School• Jaimee Crumpler (10), South For-
syth High School• Raegan Dover (10), South Forsyth
High School• Camryn Fetzer (10), Alpharetta High
School• Anna Claire Flack (12), Lambert
High School
• Kate Henry (12), Centennial High School
• Megan Koenigs (12), South Forsyth High School
• Jennifer Levine (11), Alpharetta High School
• Jessica Porter (12), West Forsyth High School
• Sydney Rhodes (12), Lambert High School
• Shea Seibert (10), West Forsyth High School
• Claudia Stanziale (11), South For-syth High School
• Alexa Wagner (12), Lambert High School
• Emily Willman (12), Lambert High School
6-AAAAAA All Region cheer team announced
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Sara Bagwell of Alpharetta, GA, passed away December 13, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Colin Ball, 66, of Cumming, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Patricia Anne Barksdale, 72, of Cumming, passed away December 14, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Richard Turner Bartenfield of Milton, GA, passed away December 11, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
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Robert Lee Crook, 100, of Cumming, formerly of East Point, GA passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Rhonda Lynn Duncan, 33, of Cumming, GA., passed away December 13, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
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George Ellis Hajj, Jr. of Marietta, GA, passed away December 12, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Wallace Jankowski of Milton, GA, passed away December 12, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
James “Jimmie” Howard Jones Jr., 59, of Cumming, GA, passed away December 8, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Michael Kurilec of Roswell, GA, passed away December 10, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
John T. Meador Sr., 95, of Lawrenceville, GA, passed away December 9, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Anne Collins Musselman, 76, of Decatur, GA, passed away on December 12, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Gary Nesmith of Cumming, GA, passed away December 10, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Georgia Patrolene (Pat) Watson, 78, of Cumming, passed away December 9, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.
Carmen Rush of Acworth, GA, passed away December 12, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory.
Sandra D. Shah, 68, of Cumming, GA, passed
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Th e Honorable Judge James W. Matoney passed peacefully at home in the early morning hours of December 19, 2015 surrounded by his family. Judge Jim, as he was aff ectionately known in the community, was loved for his good nature and highly respected for his sense of fairness over his 20+ years of service to the citizens of Alpharetta. He was preceded in death by his son, David Matoney. Judge Jim is survived by his loving wife Lois of 63 years, daughter; Susan (Robert) Lomenick, son; Dennis (Beverly) Matoney and grandchildren , Michael and Allison.
Jim received his engineering degree from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1952. After a 36 year career at Shell Oil, he retired and went on to get his law degree from
Mercer University. He served on the Alpharetta City Council before
becoming a municipal court judge in Alpharetta.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 1:00pm at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. Th e family will receive visitors at the church immediately
following the service. A private family graveside
service will be held at a later date at Georgia National Cemetery.
In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made in his memory to the Building Fund at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 N. Main Street, Alpharetta, GA. 30009. Northside Chapel Funeral Directors, Roswell, 770-645-1414. www.northsidechapel.com
In MemoriamJames W. Matoney
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Georgia SPCA wants to make the holidays fun for all with tips to keep your pets safe around food, decorations and plants that are abundant around the holidays and year round.
Major change in activity or sur-roundings is stressful to pets who like to smell and play with these new, potential hazards.
Keep holiday favorites away from pets - what is delicious for you could be dangerous for them. Some of the ingredients in traditional holiday treats are the worst culprits.• Chocolate of any kind is toxic for
pets• The wrapping on candy or other
foods can cause choking or an in-testinal blockage.
• Nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and macadamia nuts) can be toxic, causing seizures or neurological signs.
• Fat, cooked or uncooked, canalso be toxic or fatal to pets.
• Cooked bones may seem like a nat-ural treat, but they can splinter and cause obstructions or lacerations in your pet’s stomach or intestines.
• Sugar-free snacks containing xylitol can also be toxic, especially to dogs.
• Other foods to avoid are onions, garlic, spices (especially nutmeg and sage) uncooked yeast dough, raisins, grapes, caffeine, raw foods (eggs, meat or fish) and any form of alcohol.
• Make sure your pet doesn’t have access to table scraps and food you have put in the garbage. Many dogs love to raid the garbage can.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – One of the most familiar sounds of the holiday season is the iconic ringing of the Salvation Army volunteers’ bells outside businesses asking you to put a donation in their red bucket. On Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at North Point Mall, several Alpharetta Rotarians joined Interact students from Milton and In-dependence high schools to ring the bell and raise funds for the charity. This has become a holiday tradition for the Alpharetta Rotary, and this year Clark Savage, Jerry Urmanski, Tom Darr, Mark Orr, Lauri Young, Lee Doern-berg, Mary Ulich, Janet Ulrich, Will Daniel and Lizann Gibson stepped up to continue the five year tradition.
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle started in San Francisco in 1891 and is the charity’s most prominent fundraiser and assists over 34 million Americans recov-ering from all kinds of personal disasters nationwide. All donations remain in the communities where they origi-nate and help to feed, clothe and give shelter to those in need.
“The Alpharetta Rotary’s 100 members volunteer for different charities all over Alpharetta,” said Kirk Driskell, Alpharetta Rotary president. “We are proud to assist the Salvation Army to raise funds, especially since the money collected will be assisting those in our City. This charity truly demonstrates the Rotary motto of “Service above Self.”
The Rotary Club of Alpharetta meets every Friday morning at 7:15 a.m. for breakfast, fellowship and a program with speakers from the academic, business, professional, political and entertainment arenas of metro Atlanta. For more, visit www.alpharettarotary.com.
—Jonathan Copsey
Alpharetta Rotarians Ring the Bell for the Salvation Army
Interact Students from Milton High and Independence high schools joined with Alpharetta Rotary to help the Salvation Army.
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Childcare
ASSISTANTThe Alpharet ta Presbyterian Dayschool is looking for an assistant in their part day Parent’s Morning Out program. Classroom experience with children ages 2 and 3 is a must. If you are interested in being considered for this position, please submit a resume to [email protected]
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CONTRACT for professional services. Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Board of Directors, for an individual or agency with a keen understanding of tourism as economic development. Serving as an official representative of the CVB, a tourism developer and marketing consultant etc. Requirements: Research, development and implementation responsibilities as approved by the CVB Board of Directors. Microsoft Office programs and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube proficiency; ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and occasional weekend and after-hours work. Independent Contractor requiring a Certificate of Insurance naming the CVB as additional insured. Resume: City Clerk Joan Jones, 12000 Findley Road, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA 30097.
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