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January 30, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 18, No. 5
By HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek Advantage – the city’s public-private economic de-velopment corporation – has successfully completed its fundraising campaign, and new JCA President and Chief Executive Officer Courtney
Bernardi has signed on to crank the engine and start growing businesses and jobs in the city.
Bernardi, formerly the head of the Newton County Cham-ber of Commerce’s Office of Economic Development, came aboard in January to begin the city’s economic development efforts.
With a war chest of $1.4 million (see sidebar Page 8), Bernardi is ready to hit the ground running. In her new position, it will be her job to bring in new businesses while retaining the 2,500 existing businesses in the city.
“We will be implementing a plan with five strategies to improve the city’s business and economic outlook. Not only business attraction and retention – but recruiting new
Bernardi at helm of city’s economic development
HATCHER HURD/STAFF
The JCA’s Courtney Bernardi is focused on steering the course of Johns Creek’s economic development.
New JC Advantage president/CEO maps out growth strategies
See BERNARDI, Page 8
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, center, is the keynote speaker for the Johns Creek Chamber gala, “A Night with the Stars.” With him are Chamber President John Bemont, left, and JC Chamber Chair-man Craig McCoy, CEO of Emory Johns Creek Hospital.
Isakson keynote speaker at JC Chamber gala
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS
REAL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
See full story, page 24
JC Arts Centergoes ‘bowling’Fundraiser has chili and bowls
► PAGE 22
City mulls changesto charter ... againWould put manager,attorney under mayor
► PAGE 10
AAC GM Bordersin Hall of FameChris Borders capsmemorable career
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By HATCHER [email protected]
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The newly configured City Coun-cil took a step toward laying to rest one of the controver-sies of the recent city elec-tions when it signed off on a memorandum of understand-ing (MOU) between the city and Roswell that will clear the path for a traffic signal at Brumbelow Road and Nesbit Ferry Road.
The fruits of that agree-ment by the new council may go well beyond just one agree-ment about a traffic light. It seems to have triggered an interest among Johns Creek, Roswell, Alpharetta and Mil-ton on a number of issues.
In a Jan. 27 workshop, Mayor Mike Bodker brought
for approval a memorandum of understanding he and Roswell Mayor Jere Wood had hammered out. It followed closely the original MOU pro-posed by Roswell with some modifications made.
“The discussions were good,” Bodker said. “We not only covered this item, but Mayor Wood brought up the potential for working on other border issues with Roswell.”
One of those might be to replace the intersection with a traffic circle, but that would be sometime in the future, Bodker said. The advantage of a joint project is that it receives a higher priority for federal funds if it is a traf-fic improvement for multiple jurisdictions.
Other traffic issues could become joint North Fulton projects. Roswell and Al-pharetta have both expressed interest in working more closely on joint projects of
Brumbelow Roadgets green lightSignal agreement may trigger more cooperation
See COUNCIL, Page 4
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Drunken man threatens patronsROSWELL, Ga. – An Atlanta man was arrested Jan. 16 after allegedly making threats at a local restaurant. Police were called out to the Chili’s restau-rant on North Point Parkway at 9:30 p.m. after a call of a row-dy patron who would not leave. Staff pointed to Gregory Kehl, 58, of Atlanta, who was alleg-edly drunk and trying to talk to other customers “making them uncomfortable,” reported the officer. A check of Kehl turned up outstanding warrants in Iowa and Tennessee, however neither state would extradite. Police asked Kehl to leave and he agreed. Five minutes later, 911 received another call from the restaurant saying Kehl had returned and was threatening customers by saying he had a gun on him. He allegedly told one woman he would kill her. A search of Kehl resulted in no weapons, however he was arrested for making terroristic threats and trespassing.
Victim chases men down Ga. 400
MILTON, Ga. – A Milton resident chased the men who robbed him down Ga. 400 Jan. 14. The victim told police he was at his apartment on Deer Creek Place about 9:30 p.m. and went to his truck parked outside to retrieve his wallet.
When he got the wallet, a man came at him dressed in all black and holding a knife. The victim handed the rob-ber his cash, at which point a black Crown Victoria pulled up and the suspect got in. The victim got into his own truck and chased the suspects down Ga. 400 to the intersection with I-285, where he lost track of them. He came back to his apartment and called police. The suspects’ car was regis-tered to a Snellville address.
Teen chargedwith shopliftingALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Milton woman was arrested Jan. 12 at North Point Mall for alleg-edly stealing more than $500 in clothing. Employees of the Macy’s store told police they saw Rama Dadam, 18, of Deer Trail, Milton, select several items of clothing and go into
a fitting room. She would al-legedly leave the room with less clothing than when she went in. She did this several times, employees said. In total, Dadam had $767 worth of items on her when she tried to leave the store. She was ar-rested for shoplifting.
Teens accusedof egging carsMILTON, Ga. – Four teens were accused Jan. 19 of throwing eggs at passing vehicles.
At nearly 11 p.m., police began getting calls near Beth-any Bend of cars driving and having eggs thrown at them by a passing vehicle. At least three vehicles were hit and one was damaged.
Police managed to spot a vehicle matching the descrip-tion of the suspects at Francis Road and Thompson Road.
When police pulled it over, there were four teens inside. The teens said their vehicle had been egged that night, although the reporting officer noted there were no marks of eggs on the vehicle. Eventually the teens admitted to throwing the eggs.
The victims declined to press charges and the parents of the teens agreed to pay for the damages caused.
Landscaping items found missing
MILTON, Ga. – Several pieces of landscaping equipment were stolen Jan. 13 from an Arnold Mill Road business. The victim told police the items were kept in an unsecured truck at the back of the businesses.
The truck was accessible from a secured gated entry that was not opened. Taken were two Stihl back power blowers, Stihl hedge trimmer, and Stihl weed trimmer, all valued at over $1700.
Wedding ringgoes missingMILTON, Ga. – A $5,600 wed-ding ring went missing Dec. 26, with several suspects pos-sible. The victim told police the ring was worn Christmas Day and then placed into a jewelry drawer. Two days later, the ring was gone. It was a circle-cut stone with a halo ring of smaller diamonds surrounding it and valued at $5,600. Dur-ing the time it went missing, the victim said there were representatives from a cable company, heating company and cleaning company all in the home near where the ring was stored.
POLICE BLOTTERAll 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.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A stalker who allegedly fired at the home of a former college professor was arrested Jan. 26, three days after the incident in Hoover, Ala., near where the stalker lived. James Monroe Jones Jr., 31, of Vestavia Hills, Ala., was arrested in Alabama after Johns Creek Police issued a warrant for his arrest. The victim’s husband told police he was awakened Jan. 23 by a loud bang just after 5 a.m. After checking the home, he
discovered a bullet hole above the front door. The spent bullet was found in the foyer. Police say the round was likely fired by a rifle from the street and traveled through several walls ricocheting around the house. Police surmise the shot was intended for a room where two children sleep. “It was a very close call,” said Lt. Chris Byers with the Johns Creek Police De-partment. The husband said he immediately suspected Jones, whom he says has been stalk-
ing the victim for 10 years. Jones alleg-edly called the home the prior day. Jones had been a student of the woman one semester at a university in Alabama. Since that time, the man had a fixation on her and has stalked her the last decade. “He had called the home the day before the shooting and told her he was going to kill himself and take somebody out with him,” Byers said. A neighbor had a
security camera that caught a car that may have belonged to Jones.Byers said there was enough evidence to take out a warrant on Jones. Johns Creek Police worked with the police in Hoover, Ala., which is adja-cent to Vestavia Hills, to catch Jones. Two days later, Jan. 26, Hoover Police found and arrest-ed Jones after spotting his car in Alabama. Jones was charged with sending harassing com-munications, stalking, making terroristic threats, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and discharging a firearm in a street.
Fired round into Johns Creek homeof woman stalked over decade
Stalker arrested after firing at victim
JONES
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Johns Creek Council • January 27, 2014
PUBLIC HEARING for an ordinance to amend the zoning map for the 10900 Block of Bell Road to O-I conditional to allow a driveway for a future funeral home. Applicant requests DENIAL WITHOUT PREDJUDICE.
R2014-01-08 Approval of the GA. Department of Transportation agreement for the PFA Project for the Barnwell Road pedestrian and safety improvements.
R2014-01-09 Approval to authorize the construction agreement between the GDOT and the city for an intelligent trans-portation system, phase III.
O2014-01-03 Consideration of an ordinance to amend the zoning map in the 9300 block of Brumbelow Road from AG-1 to R-3A Conditional for two single family lots. Applicant requests DEFERRAL.
O2014-01-04 Consideration of an ordinance to amend the zoning map for RZ-14-002 – Cypress Communities, LLC – 10600 Block of State Bridge Road and the 4800 Block of Morton Road – C-1 Conditional to TR Conditional – for 49 townhouse lots.
R2014-01-10 Resolution calling for the 2014 special election for the members of City Council Posts 4 and 6. Staff requests deferral until Feb.10.
R2014-01-11 Consideration of proposed resolution to end all litigation in the matter of Michael E. Bodker vs. City of Johns Creek, Ga. CAFN: 2013CV240108.
mutual interest.“Once two or more cities
are involved, the feds consider it a regional project and it gets a higher priority as well as federal money,” Bodker said. “Traffic doesn’t recognize borders. If all parties agree to the projects, it’s a win-win for everybody.”
The memorandum of un-derstanding for Brumbelow Road was passed unanimously
by Johns Creek. Roswell is expected to take up the matter at its next meeting.
In other City Council busi-ness:
A proposed funeral home at the southeast corner of Bell Road and Medlock Bridge Road was denied without prejudice at the applicant’s request. After meeting with neighboring homeowners, the applicant agreed to withdraw. Since the zoning request had been advertised, a denial was needed rather than a simple withdrawal.
An agreement with the
Georgia Department of Trans-portation to make $800,000 in safety improvements, bike lanes and trails on Barn-well Road was unanimously approved for the first phase ($200,000 and a $50,000 match by the city).
A plan for 49 townhouses at the corner of State Bridge Road and Morton Road was unanimously approved. Previ-ously zoned as commercial, no viable plan had worked in the previous five years.
A special election date of May 20 has been tentatively set to fill two vacant council
seats. This date is the one designated for state and federal election primaries. By coincid-ing with the state’s dates, the city will save any additional expense for the special elec-tions. However, out of legal prudence, the actual approval will be withheld until the Feb. 10 meeting, when Councilman Ivan Figueroa has vacated his seat (Feb. 1).
A resolution that will end all litigation between the city and Mayor Mike Bodker over the recent investigation passed 4-1-1 with Figueroa voting nay and Bodker abstaining.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Marty Wilson, membership director of the Knights of Columbus, St. Brigid’s Catholic Church, left, presents a $2,000 check Jan. 22 to Johns Creek Veterans Association President Wayne Kidd for the JCVA’s Veterans
Memorial Walk. The Knights of Columbus have raised $7,200 for benches at the Veterans Memorial Walk at Newtown Park. The Veterans Memorial Walk will be a contemplative tribute for the men and women who served in uniform.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Atlanta-based rapper “Young Jeezy” was arrested Jan. 21 in Al-pharetta for allegedly obstruct-ing police after a panic alarm went off in a residence.
Police were called out to an Adagio Drive townhome about 1:42 p.m. after a panic alarm went off.
There were no signs of damage or distress about the outside of the home, the re-sponding officers wrote in their report.
As they looked around the property, a man came to the back door, later identified as Young Jeezy, aka Jay Wayne Jenkins, 36, of East Point.
Jenkins claimed the home belonged to his girlfriend and she had accidentally set
off the alarm as she left the home. When officers asked if they could search the home to verify there was no one in danger, Jenkins refused. He also refused to identify him-self. Jenkins was arrested for obstruction.
“He refused to cooperate with the officers by providing his identity, which is required by law,” said George Gordon, spokesman for Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. “The officers were facing an unknown situation involving a panic alarm.
The officers did not know if someone was inside injured, deceased or if a burglary had taken place or even if the scene was safe.
“This incident could have
been avoided if the male had provided the informa-tion needed on scene to our police offi-cers,” Gordon added.
A search of the home turned up nothing amiss. Jenkins is a four-time Grammy-nominated musician. His first single, “Soul Survivor,” which featured singer Akon, became a top 10 hit.
He has had several run-ins with law enforcement in the last 10 years. After Hurricane Katrina, he opened his house to homeless victims.
Grammy-nominated musician arrested in AlpharettaYoung Jeezy charged with obstruction after panic alarm
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business is always Job One,” Bernardi said.
That means recruiting to the city’s strengths. She ticks them off with ease:•The city’s overall quality of
life.•Fabulous schools.•Low crime rate.•Educated workforce – 94
percent high school di-ploma; 64 percent college degree or higher.
•High value homes with average family income of $132,000.The city is 8 miles from Ga.
400, 10 miles from Interstate 85 and 45 minutes from the busiest airport in the world, Hartsfield-Jackson Interna-tional Airport.
Johns Creek won’t be recruiting a large number of companies with large employee bases. But the city is attractive to regional and national head-quarters and health care-relat-ed companies, Bernardi said.
“Alcon and State Farm have a large presence here, and we love that. But that is not our primary targeted market. We have the things headquarters want – those quality of life is-sues,” she said.
The things Johns Creek is best known for all relate to quality of life issues – golf, a city orchestra and arts center and dance and music studios. These are amenities many areas do not have. It’s not like you can order them up, Ber-nardi said.
These typically bring high-salary white collar jobs, which in turn have a larger effect on the city’s existing economy.
“What you won’t see is big-box manufacturing com-ing here. So we will tailor our message for the kinds of busi-nesses we see as a fit in Johns Creek,” Bernardi said.
This will be small business-es, especially entrepreneurial technology companies.
“Steve Jobs and Bill Gates started their companies in their garages,” she said.
The JCA will also have an “opportunity fund” to deal with unforeseen opportunities and challenges that require a quick reaction. This allows the JCA to respond without jeopardiz-ing other initiatives or forcing the JCA to go back again and again to its supporters.
“It gives us flexibility to meet the unknowns,” she said.
Bernardi’s first project will be to “create a presence” for Johns Creek to show business locators that the city is a viable
participant when they look at locations in Georgia.
“We will start with the state’s economic development arm and the utilities such as Georgia Power and Georgia EMC,” she said. “We have to let them know that Johns Creek is not only an eager participant, but that we can handle things when they come looking.
“We have to display what our plusses are – what we have to sell to a business looking to relocate,” Bernardi said.
First up is building a “kill-er” website that will show the city is a player and has a good story to tell about itself.
“We also have to let state economic developers know we are united with the city to recruit new businesses. When they see we have skin the game – have an active and vigorous economic development effort,” she said.
What Bernardi said the JCA will ultimately create is what she called a climate for success.
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Bernardi:
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek’s economic development corporation – Johns Creek Advantage – last week an-nounced that JCA had raised $1.453 million in private and public pledge “investments” that will fund the organization through 2017. JCA said that this amount is 116 percent of the $1.25 million goal.
The “Victory Celebration,” held at Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, was attended by nearly 100 private and public sector leaders who have supported the JCA campaign and who will be influential in carrying out the organization’s mission. JCA leadership publicly thanked Country Club of the South for its generosity in hosting the event.
The program chronicled the evolution of JCA, high-lighted JCA’s critical role as an economic driver and included the formal introduction to the community of newly hired President and Chief Executive Officer Courtney Bernardi. Speakers included Neil Ste-vens,
JCA Board chairman and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Key-Worth Bank; Tom Tate, JCA Board chair-elect and presi-dent of the law firm of Anders-en, Tate and Carr; Mayor Mike Bodker; Bernardi; and Craig McCoy, JCA immediate past chair and CEO of Emory Johns Creek Hospital.
In the coming months, Bernardi and her team at JCA will deploy campaign funds to
ramp up JCA’s economic devel-opment program with primary goals of growing businesses and jobs in Johns Creek, stimulating capital investment and sustaining the outstanding quality of life enjoyed by Johns Creek residents.
Johns Creek Advantage is a 501(c)(3) economic develop-ment organization for the city of Johns Creek.
For information, contact JCA Coordinator Bethany Lavigno at [email protected] or Bernardi at [email protected], or call 404-937-6450.
To become an investor in JCA, contact Campaign Direc-tor Sean Mikula at 404-550-6167 or [email protected].
Johns Creek Advantage announces campaign success Campaign leadership achieves 116 percent of goal
We also have to let state economic developers know we are united with the city to recruit new businesses. When they see we have skin the game – have an active and vigorous economic development effort.”COURTNEY BERNARDIJCA President and Chief Executive Officer
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JOHNS CREEK, GA. – Un-der the home rule powers of local municipalities, the Johns Creek City Council had stripped the mayor of the power to fire the city manager and the city attorney.
With a new City Council empaneled, Mayor Mike Bod-ker is looking to get those pow-ers back. Councilwoman Kelly Stewart also is championing a return to a stronger mayor, saying it makes sense to have the council’s structure to mir-ror that of board of directors.
“It would be consistent with the way things were done before, and make all of those appointments the same,” she said.
When the original city charter was created, the mayor would appoint a city manager, city attorney and city clerk and have those appointments rati-fied by a majority of the City Council. In 2011, with a rift deepening between Bodker and council, the councilmembers used the home rule powers
to amend the charter that spring.
The charter was already scheduled to be re-examined that summer by a charter commission made up of citizens. That was established in the original City Charter to have a review of how the char-ter was holding up.
David Kornbluh, a board member of the Johns Creek Community Association, was a member of that charter com-mission, and recalls that the commission was “guided away” from examining those changes made by council.
“I think it would be a good idea to revisit those changes now,” Kornbluh said. “That would make the charter con-sistent again. And it would make sense to me after what happened.”
By “what happened,” Ko-rnbluh meant the division be-tween Bodker and council over what the powers of the mayor ought to be.
That City Council rewrote the charter to say that the mayor’s job was to “represent the will of council.”
They sought to rein in what they saw as Bodker’s excessive use of authority as mayor. The city manager and city attor-ney were brought into those squabbles thus politicizing those offices.
Stewart’s resolution would bring things back to pre-2011, where the manager, attorney and city clerk served “at the pleasure” of the mayor.
“The nominations still must be approved by the full coun-cil,” Stewart said. “But as it is now, the manager serves for an indefinite term. That is what led to the recent occurrences.”
She referred to the situa-tion where the manager was under fire for misconduct, but he asserted it was retaliation for his efforts as a “whistle-blower.”
In the end the manager agreed to a severance deal to avoid any litigation.
Councilman Ivan Figueroa
disagreed. He said rather than protect the manager, serving at the pleasure of the mayor gave the mayor a hold over the city manager.
“With the mayor having termination powers, that would possibly color the manager’s thoughts if what he said he might upset the mayor and get him fired,” Figueroa said. “So am I getting the best informa-tion, or the information that saves his job?”
Councilman Brad Raffens-perger also opposed changing the process.
“I know the city manager didn’t always listen to us. But I want a city manager who will tell us when we’re wrong,” he said.
Under home rule, the coun-
cil may amend the charter. However, the action must be advertised for 60 days, and public meetings held to get the sense of the community.
Raffensperger and Figueroa suggested that the council wait until the vacant seats are filled in the special election in May, so that a full council could decide. But that would not be until May, and even then there may be runoffs which would extend the matter into the summer.
Stewart said that would also impede the search for a new city manager.
“Are we going to get the caliber of city manager we want, when we can’t even tell him under what conditions he will serve?” she asked.
Mayor wants old powers restored
New City Council to revisit charter changes
BODKER FIGUEROA STEWART
I think it would be a good idea to revisit those changes now ... That would make the charter consistent again. And it would make sense to me after what happened.”DAVID KORNBLUHBoard member of the Johns Creek Community Association
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ATLANTA – Each year, more than 9,000 applications flow into the Fulton County School System (FCSS) seek-ing teaching positions in the 100 schools that make up the district.
Of that total, fewer than 10 percent, around 600 to 700 each year, will be hired.
While the quantity of appli-cants is certainly there, Fulton Schools leaders are trying to ensure the process identifies quality as well – weeding out the “low potential” from the “high potential” applicants early on.
“We have invested a lot of time and effort to improve our principal selection process … the natural logical next step is how we select teachers,” said
Nathifa Carmichael, talent manager for the FCSS.
This year, the system will launch a new recruitment process that will put appli-cants through a more in-depth pre-screening before they ever land in the pool of candidates principals will consider.
With mandates in place at the state and national level to evaluate teacher effective-ness, the stakes are high to ensure the best teachers are at the front of classrooms, said Carmichael.
“We set out to think differ-ently about our approach to hiring teachers [and] identify the applicants who have the greatest potential to enact change and achievement in our students,” she said.
Over the past few months, school staff members have worked to develop a selection framework consisting of exer-cises and rubrics, information gathered from principals and a team of “teacher selectors” who will assist in the evaluation process.
“We reached out to our top performing teachers and pulled them in to help with the [evaluation process],” said Carmichael.
Currently, all applica-tions are considered based on resume, transcripts and other “check the box” information.
If deemed complete, the applications go directly into a candidate pool for principals to consider.
Under the new process, the system will use a balance of technology and human interac-tion to determine the pool prior
to the principal involvement.Carmichael explained the
technology part first filters out those applications that do not meet professional standards, and then passes the approved applications to the selectors.
The applicant will then go through a phone interview with a selector who has been trained to ask questions that reveal the applicant’s personal side and rate communication skills and other attributes that aren’t easily identifiable just on paper.
“Teaching is as much an
art form as it is a science,” said Carmichael. “Therefore, we also want to know about their disposition and their attitudes.
And we want to know if these applicants have a pas-sion about teaching students in Fulton County.”
Carmichael said the pro-cess is streamlined with the goal of 72 hours from approved application to candidate.
The new selection process is expected to launch April 1 and be in place for new teach-ers for the 2014-2015 school year.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – One of William Shakespeare’s most endearing and enduring comedies, “Twelfth Night,” will be performed at the Dancing Goat Theatre.
It is full of many of Shakespeare’s comic devices: disguises, mistaken identity, a shipwreck, reunited twins, mismatched lovers and a play within a play.
Directed by Margarita Moldovan, the play draws upon the carnival-like spirit associated with Twelfth Night, which marks the end of the Christmas season.
The play presents a world where so-cial norms are disregarded and desire seems to gain free reign.
The play opens with a shipwreck in which twins Viola and Sebastian are separated, with Viola thinking her brother is dead.
So Viola disguises herself as a man-at-arms, which leads her into the service of the Count Orsino.
As the count’s new confidant, the stage is set for confusion and spiteful fun.
There is an “Upstairs-Downstairs” element (think “Downton Abbey”) in which the servants are as involved as their masters in all the mischief that results.
“Twelfth Night” evokes the Feast of Epiphany and celebratory season more in keeping with New Year’s Eve. The re-sult is one of Shakespeare’s true comic
masterpieces.The production is produced by
Performing Arts North (PAN). It is a nonprofit theater organization that offers classes, camps, workshops and performing opportunities in all aspects of drama and theater.
Throughout the year, PAN produces Shakespearean productions offer-ing high school and college students the opportunity to perform classical theater as well as new productions that offer thoughtful, challenging theater for adults.
Children also have the opportunity to perform in a series of children’s shows that encourages learning and exposure to other cultures through their favorite children’s stories.
Shakespeare’s ‘TwelfthNight’ at Dancing Goat
If you goWhat: “Twelfth Night”
When: Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.
Where: Dancing Goat Theatre, 10700 State Bridge Road
Cost: All seats $15Group discounts for all shows. Educators, Johns Creek employees 50 percent off
‘Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!’ exhibit hits Roswell
ROSWELL, Ga. – Few authors are bet-ter known than Theodor Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss. Yet, to this day, his secret art and his fantastical hat col-lection are virtually unknown to the general public. Throughout his lifetime, Geisel created paintings and collected hats that he secreted away in a hidden closet at the Dr. Seuss estate. This is the first time that Dr. Seuss’s hats have ever traveled outside his home.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s second book, “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins,” a spe-cial “Hats Off to Dr. Seuss!” exhibition has been mounted that combines these two secret collections. Audrey S. Geisel, the widow of Dr. Seuss, has opened up the estate’s legendary “hat closet” to allow the public a peek at Dr. Seuss’s hat collection.
The exhibition delivers a unique opportunity to view Dr. Seuss’s superb hat collection and view their direct impact on his works of art. Traveling in a specially retrofitted old-fashioned steamer trunk, this exhibition pre-miered at the New York Public Library, which was the first of 16 stops across the country.
World-renowned Dr. Seuss Collec-
tion curator Bill Dreyer will be on-hand to unveil the hat collection and deliver a captivating talk on the art and life of Dr. Seuss at 7 p.m. during the open-ing event running from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1 at Ann Jackson Gal-lery in Roswell. The collection will be on display through Feb. 16. For more information, visit annjacksongallery.com/.
Dr. Seuss’s private hat collection to tour for the first time
If you goWhat: Art of Dr. Seuss collectionWhen: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 through Feb. 16Where: Ann Jackson Gallery, 932 Canton St., Roswell, Ga. 30074Cost: 770-993-4783; RSVP suggested
northfulton.com | Johns Creek Herald | January 30, 2014 | 13COMMUNITY
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Want a sweet dog that is playful, loves kids and is free? Then Storm is your girl.
Storm is a beautiful lab-bull terrier mix who is 11 months old and weighs 45 pounds. This loving girl gets along great with other dogs and loves to snuggle with peo-ple. Storm is already spayed and vaccinated, so she is ready to go home today. LifeLine’s Fulton County Animal Services has waived her adoption fee, but potential adopters must meet the regular screening cri-teria in order to adopt Storm.
If you’d like to meet Storm, please contact Kerry at 404-613-9157 or email her at [email protected]. To view dogs or cats available for adoption, please visit the shelter at 860 Marietta Blvd. NW, Atlanta, or go to www.fultonanimalser-vices.com/adopt.
Managed by LifeLine Animal Project, Fulton County Animal Service’s mission is to provide a humane environment
for Fulton County’s homeless pets while placing them into loving, permanent homes.
Lifeline wants to end pet overpopulation by promot-ing spay/neuter, advocating for lifesaving public policy, increasing public awareness of homeless pets and educating the community about respon-sible pet ownership. To learn more, visit www.fultonani-malservices.com.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Patriot Community Sports spring soc-cer registration is open now through noon Feb. 7.
Coed recreational soccer teams are forming for U4 to U8, as well as a Premier Rec program for U10 and U12. U4 to U8 teams are coed and practice once a week and have games on Saturdays at Mount Pisgah Christian School. Pre-mier teams are single-gender and practice twice per week and play within the CMSL League.
PCS soccer teams are open to all students in the commu-
nity, re-gardless of where a child attends school.
For details on these programs and more, visit the website at www.playpcs.org. Registration is available online.
For additional information, please contact the PCS of-fice at 678-336-3140 or email [email protected].
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Will to Live Foundation will hold Feb. 8 its fourth annual “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way” 5K. The race will begin and end at River Trail Middle School, 10795 Rogers Circle, Johns Creek.
The 5K race is the Will to Live Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, but it is also one of many events that the foundation puts on to
raise awareness about teenage suicide.
“The fact that it’s happen-ing every two hours in America – a teenager is taking his or her life – it’s truly an epi-demic,” said John Trautwein, president of the Will to Live Foundation. “We don’t feel that people talk about it enough, so that’s what the foundation strives to do.
“And we do it through the voice of the kids, which is re-ally powerful,” he said.
The race was organized mostly by two Northview High School students, Claire Finn and Hayden Cox, a sophomore and a senior, respectively.
Finn and Cox coordinated about 100 student volunteers to work the race.
The theme of the race, and of the foundation itself, is teamwork.
There will be all sorts of teams forming for the race, from middle and high school sports teams to commu-nity groups and even “Team
Reagan,” a team made up of friends of Reagan Beene, the Cambridge High School fresh-man who committed suicide in December.
Trautwein said the goal of the foundation is to “move forward in a positive way, and create a better atmosphere where kids are reaching out to each other for help and guid-ance in order to increase their will to live, and decrease teen suicide.”
Will to Live Foundation 5Kto raise suicide awareness
If you goWhat: “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way” 5K
When: 9 a.m. Feb. 8
Where: Race begins, ends at River Trail MS, 10795 Rogers Circle, Johns Creek
Cost: $20 in advance or with a team; $25 on the day of the race Informa-tion: www.will-to-live.org
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Peterson signswith Western CarolinaROSWELL, Ga. – Mount Pis-gah Christian School senior Devin Peterson signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Western Caro-lina University. Pictured from
left are Athletic Director Blake Davenport, mother Janet Peterson, sister Paige Peter-son, father George Peterson and coach Marvin Latham. Seated is Devin Peterson.
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Where does your kindness reside?“You is beautiful. You is
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Sometimes what we write actually has a real impact on people. I heard back from a number of readers after I wrote a column in which I asked people to be kind and consider the silent struggles others may be experiencing. Your feedback makes what I do for a living worth it. Here is a link to that column (http://bit.ly/1hPHd2d ), and what follows are some additional thoughts.
In the single-digit weather we had last week, my son Carl was at a convenience store at night and noticed a guy in dirty, soiled clothes slip a hot dog into his backpack and then walk out of the store.
Out of the corner of his eye, Carl glanced over at the clerk who, out of the corner of his eye was watching the ragged man. The clerk then quickly glanced down and away when his gaze crossed the path of Carl’s eyes.
It was raining hard out-side that cold night when Carl drove off.
He passed the wet homeless guy walking down the sidewalk eating his hotdog. Then he re-alized that his headlights were
still off. Sometimes I feel like life
for many people must feel like walking around in end-less circles – slowly, with no direction, no destination, not a whole lot to look forward to. I can’t imagine what that must feel like.
But I should. Early yesterday morning as
I was waiting in the parking lot of my gym before I went inside to work out, I spotted a car approaching. It was still dark out, and all I saw were head-lights. As the car drew closer, I noticed that it looked like it had been in an accident – or several.
The side of the car was scraped and dented and at least one of the windows was actually plastic held on with tape. The car used to be white but was now dirty and looked like it has been driving through mud. It circled the parking lot then parked behind me some
distance. No one got out. I was concerned and somewhat wor-ried that the driver of this car was up to no good.
When I went into the gym, I mentioned to the attendant that she may want to have someone check out the “sketchy” car in the parking lot. She looked alarmed and asked me what the car looked like.
“That’s a homeless family,” she said, “that comes a couple times a week and we let them clean up here.”
I went down to start my workout, but before I could get to the door, I stopped cold in my tracks.
Later that day, I received a text from the attendant.
“I gave your gift to the mother in her car,” she wrote. “She was incredibly grateful and asked me to please thank you so much.”
The message in my previous column was that, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.” But that’s not all.
We need to understand the context within which our kind-ness resides. The context is that “it takes a village,” but you aren’t really in one until you realize that the other people in that village are your flock. That you are the shepherd and your
staff is to protect them – not you.
Please pay it forward. Anything. Anything at all. Every day. That clerk did. Be that clerk. I will swing by that convenience store tonight and
give whoever is at the register enough money to pay for a hot dog and not explain.
He won’t have a clue un-less…well unless, he is that shepherd who glanced away from Carl’s eyes.
Sometimes I feel like life for many people must feel like walking around in endless circles – slowly, with no direction, no destination, not a whole lot to look forward to. I can’t imagine what that must feel like.
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Launched three months ago by Alpharetta longtime friends Michael Schulte and Joe Ra-gone, LocalsNetworking.com helps Main Street businesses lower the barriers to meet like-minded businesses owners online on their own time.
“I was a chiropractor for many years – done all the net-working events and it’s tough,” Ragone said.
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People do business with people they know and like, and this is just another way to open that door, Ragone said.
As to sites like LinkedIn, Ragone said they are not networking-friendly and are geared to larger corporations.
For small businesses on a tight budget, Ragone said LocalsNetworking.com offers a solution.
“We recognized that going for referral meetings is costly and time consuming and you can’t always make everything,” Ragone said. “Some people have social anxiety, and it’s in-timidating to walk into a room of 100 people where everybody knows each other.
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REAL ESTATE » Local Realtors named to ‘Powerful in Real Estate’ listATLANTA — Dan Parmer, president and chief execu-tive officer of Harry Norman Realtors, Dan Forsman, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Home-Services Georgia Properties, and Shaun Rawls, oper-ating principal for Keller Williams Rawls Group, were recognized in Swanepoel Power 200’s “200 Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate in 2013.”
The SP200 is considered to be the most comprehensive list of influential key decision makers, trailblazers, innovators and com-pany chieftains assembled in the residential real estate brokerage industry.
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Remax’s Mitch Kaminer receives 2013 Realtor of the Year AwardROSWELL, Ga. — Mitch Kaminer, associate broker with ReMax Paramount Properties, owner of Kaminer Property Management and past president of the Atlanta Board of Realtors, was honored with the 2013 Realtor of the Year Award by the Atlanta Board of Realtors at the organization’s annual awards event.
Kaminer, who has been a board member of the Atlanta Board of Realtors since he started his real estate career in 1994, was recognized for his support of the organi-zation’s goals and is known throughout the Atlanta real estate industry for his initiatives and numerous board and committee positions.
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HEALTH CARE » For ninth year, CHoA named top employer ATLANTA – For the ninth consecutive year, Chil-dren’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHoA) has been ranked among Fortune magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America.
The nonprofit pediatric health care system landed at No. 43.
Children’s is one of only two health care systems in Georgia to appear on the list, and one of only four companies headquartered in Georgia, including WellStar Health Systems (No. 39); Alston and Bird (No. 40) and Aflac (No. 58).
CHoA also earned special recognition for be-ing a top company in wages for nurses and nurse managers and a top employer for minorities and women.
“We work hard to offer unique, relevant benefits to our employees,” said Linda Matzig-keit, chief administrative officer at CHoA. “Our employees, however, are truly what makes Chil-dren’s a great place to work and a great place for kids.”
For a complete list of the 100 best companies to work for, visit http://cnnmon.ie/1dVcVL7.
Emory Nursing School launches neonatal nurse programATLANTA – Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing will begin the only neonatal nurse practi-tioner (NNP) program in the state of Georgia begin-ning fall 2014 semester.
The new specialty master’s program will educate experienced neonatal nurses as primary, acute and critical care advanced neonatal practice nurses.
The program is designed to be completed in four consecutive semesters of full-time study.
Students will be prepared for independent NNP practice with more than 600 clinical training hours at all Emory-affiliated neonatal intensive care units and outpatient clinics.
Priority application deadline is April 1. For more information, visit www.nursing.emory.
edu/admission/programs/msn/neonatal-np.html.
Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) President Earl V. Rogers, second from left, and GHA Chair Cindy Turner, center, presented North Fulton Hospital with the Patient Safety Award.
North Fulton Hospital wins award for stroke careROSWELL, Ga. — The Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) presented its Qual-ity and Patient Safety Award to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell for its project that improved stroke care.
The project, titled “Time is Brain: Multidisci-plinary Approach to the Emergency Care of the Stroke Patient,” won third place in the hospitals with 100 to 299 beds category.
These annual awards recognize Georgia health care organizations for achievement in reducing the risk of medical errors and improving patient safety and medical outcomes.
North Fulton’s project improved the efficiency of the hospital’s stroke program and treatment of ischemic strokes, which occur as the result of an obstruction in a blood vessel supplying blood to the brain.
For more information, visit www.nfultonhospi-tal.com.
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I want to have room to negotiate
The title of this column is a comment I have heard many times.
Another one is, “I have to get this much out of my home.”
I’m not trying to dimin-ish a home seller’s needs or wants, but it’s kind of like my first car.
This was a dirty, dark brown Gran Torino that burned oil faster than it burned gas.
I just knew it was worth $1,500 (I paid $400 for it), but that was before I had to put in a new engine.
OK, I’m sorry to everyone reading. I’m not comparing your home to my crappy first car.
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4. Finally, price appropri-ately.
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It is better to say no to low offers than not get any at all.
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Mugs on Milton brewing in AlpharettaBusiness: Mugs on MiltonOpened: January 2014Owners: Jennifer Newton and Gretchen SmithWhat: Mugs on Milton is a community coffee shop featuring specialty coffee, tea and fresh-baked treats.Where: 35 Milton Avenue, AlpharettaHours: Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Sunday.Call: 770-268-8544Web: mugsonmilton.com
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Stars and Strikes opens fifth locationBusiness: Stars and Strikes – Sandy Springs Opened: December 2013Owners: Jack Canouse and Chris AlbanoWhat: Georgia-based Stars and Strikes officially opened the doors to the company’s fifth and largest family entertainment center. The newest location offers a
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Submit your event to northfulton.com or email with photo to calendar@ northfulton.com. For a more complete list of local events including support groups, volunteer opportunities and business meetings visit the calendar on northfulton.com.
LOCAL LIVE MUSIC » JAZZ GUITARIST AND SINGER BOB BAKERTJazz guitarist Bob Bakert comes to the Velvet Note. Combining all of the influences of contemporary American music, Bob Bakert’s show is a carefully crafted set including original music as well as many favorites. Drawing from iconic acoustic artists like James Taylor and Gordon Lightfoot as well as blue eyed soul and jazz-blues artists like Boz Scaggs and Robben Ford, Bob and his band mates will give new treatments to many classics from the “Great American Songbook.” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31. 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 855-583-5838 or visit thevelvetnote.com.
ART »SOUTHEASTERN PASTEL SOCIETY EXHIBITIONPastel Renaissance is a juried event that features more than 50 exquisite pastel paintings by members of the Southeastern Pastel Society. Meet the artists at the Opening Reception Jan. 25 from 6 – 8 p.m. for light hors d'oeuvres and refreshments. The opening reception is free and open to the public. Paintings are available for purchase. Every Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Jan. 25 – March 7. Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700, Johns Creek. Please call 770-623-8448 or visit johnscreekarts.org.
HATS OFF TO DR. SEUSSAnn Jackson Gallery, one of Atlanta’s premier fine art galleries, is honored to present Hats Off to Dr. Seuss. In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’s second book, “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins,” Dr. Seuss’s never-before-seen hat collection will be exhibited at the gallery. An opening night reception with the
curator of the exhibition will take place on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 5 – 9 p.m. The show runs 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Feb. 2 - 16. 932 Canton St., Roswell. Please call 770-993-4783 or visit annjacksongallery.com.
NORTH FULTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ART SHOWThe Roswell Art Commission is sponsoring this year’s North Fulton High School Art Show with the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance and the Roswell Visual Arts Center located in Roswell Park. A total of $2,000 will be awarded to further a student’s art studies and community businesses will give additional donations at a reception. 6 – 9 p.m. Jan. 24 through Feb. 6. 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. Please call 770-594-6122.
THEATER »“THE BOOK OF MORMON” The nine-time Tony-winning show, including best musical, is coming to the Fox Theatre. Written by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of the television show “South Park,” “The Book of Mormon” is a humorous story of two Mormon missionaries who travel to war-torn Uganda to share their scriptures, but have trouble connecting with the problems that the Ugandan people face. Show times vary. Jan. 28 – Feb. 2.
BIG APPLE CIRCUSCatch the high-spirits and pulse-racing thrills of the world’s greatest circus artists in one ring under the Big Top, where no seat is more than 50 feet from the ringside. Watch rowdy pups perform amazing tricks, double trapeze artists soar high above and teeter-board acrobats fly through the air. Also: a bashful clown, a cavalcade of magnificent steeds and a couple of amazing wire-walkers. 7 – 11 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Jan. 30 through Feb. 17. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 678-297-0102 or visit vzwamp.com.
"ONCE ON THIS ISLAND JR."The Off Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Troupe proudly presents "Once on This Island," a charming Caribbean adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's "Little Mermaid." 7:30 – 9 p.m. Jan. 31 through Feb. 9, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Off Broadway Dance Theatre, 12315 Crabapple Road, Suite 122, Alpharetta. Please
call 770-664-2410 or visit offbroadwaydance.com.
SHAKESPEARE'S “TWELFTH NIGHT”Drawing upon the carnival-esque spirit associated with Twelfth Night, the play presents a world where social norms are disregarded and desire seems to gain free reign. “Twelfth Night” is one of Shakespeare's true comic masterpieces. 7 p.m. Every Sunday, Friday and Saturday through Feb. 1. Dancing Goat Theater, 10700 State Bridge Road, Suite 6, Johns Creek. Please call 678-847-7499.
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“BUILT TO AMAZE”Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey present “Built to Amaze,” an extraordinarily engineered circus experience where children of all ages can find out what it takes to build “The Greatest Show On Earth.” Unique in its design and awe-inspiring in its construction, more than 110 of the world’s best performers, both human and animal, have been assembled to help build a super circus and showcase never-before-seen heart-pounding performances. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Feb. 5 – 9 at the Arena at Gwinnett Center and Feb. 12 – 17 at the Philips Arena. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Please call 770-813-7500 or visit ringling.com.
READING WITH RINGLING Reading with Ringling is a unique reading program that earns kids a Ringling Bros. circus ticket just by doing their library reading. Children ages 2 to 12 simply need to enroll with a librarian and report their reading results. Participants need to record at least five books to earn a free ticket to shows at the Arena at Gwinnett Center and Philips Arena. Rob Lok, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s “Ambassador of Laughter” will make special appearances at select libraries throughout metro Atlanta to help kick off this program. Through Jan. 31. All branches of
the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. Please visit readingwithringley.com.
SOUTHEASTERN STAMP EXPOThis national stamp show features an exhibition of 2,000 pages of rare stamps, a 20-dealer bourse, youth activities with free stamps for children, seminars and collection appraisals. A great time for any collector or hobbyist. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday. Jan. 31- Feb. 2. Hilton Northeast Atlanta, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross. Please call 770-335-5606 or visit stampclubs.com.
MYSTERIES AND SECRETS OF ROSWELL MILLThe Roswell Historical Society will host Cathy Hodge, who will present Mysteries and Secrets of the Roswell Mill. Feb. 6. 7 p.m. Historic Gardens of Great Oaks, 786 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. Please visit roswellhistoricalsociety.org.
RACES & BENEFITS » YMCA TRY A THONThe Try A Thon is an event of four group exercise formats—cycle, swim, dance and Crossfit/bootcamp. Six hours, one amazing day. Try one or try all. Register as an individual or a team of up to four. Supports the YMCA “Why It Matters” annual giving campaign. Get involved by participating, volunteering or buying a sponsorship. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Feb. 1. 3655 Preston Ridge Road, Alpharetta. Please call 770-663-3532 or visit ymcaatlanta.org.
CHATTAHOOCHEE CHALLENGE 10KThis official qualifier for the 2013 Peachtree Road Race along the Chattahoochee River is a fast paced benefit for the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Registration is $28 in advance or $35 on race day for the 10k, and $15 for the fun run. All participants receive a t-shirt. 8 a.m. Feb. 8. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.
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JCSO PRESENTS "THE GENIUS OF TCHAIKOVSKY"The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra present an exceptional night of music featuring internationally renowned pianist Piotr Folkert. 8 – 10 p.m. Feb. 1. Northview High School, 10625 Parsons Road, Johns Creek. Please call 678-748-5802.
WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY 5KThe Will to Live Foundation’s 4th annual 5k run will start at River Trail Middle School and will support the Will to Live Foundation, a group dedicated to educating on and preventing teen suicide. 9 a.m. Feb. 8. 10795 Rogers Circle, Johns Creek. Please visit will-to-live.org.
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING GUITARIST ED GERHARDThe Six String Social Club presents Grammy Award winning guitarist Ed Gerhard. 7 and 9 p.m. Feb. 8. Ragamuffin Music Hall, 585 South Atlanta St., Roswell. Call 770-365-7738 or visit sixstringsocialclub.com.
SUPER BOWL PARTY AT THE ROSWELL TAPCome down to the Roswell Tap to watch the Super Bowl. Also enjoy food and fun activities. Your donation will help support the Bears Cares organization of Roswell North Elementary School, 5 – 11 p.m. Feb. 02. 1090 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Please call 770-992-9206.
LSO VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERTThe Ludwig Symphony Orchestra presents "A Romantic Valentine's Day" gala at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The evening's performance features internationally renowned tenor saxophonist-James Houlik Russell Peck's "Upward Stream" saxophone concerto. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Please call 770-623-8623 or visit ludwigsymphony.org.
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Fulton Sci-ence Academy Private School’s math Olympiad team continues to dominate math tournaments this year.
After winning first place in three different math competitions, FSA’s math team attended the 2014 Dun-woody High School Invitational tour-nament on Saturday, Jan. 18 and won first place as a team with an overall score of 157 points. The second-place team, Webb Bridge Middle School, fol-lowed at 152 points. Additionally, FSA eighth-grader Brian Shoffeitt won first place individually among all students.
Earlier this school year, Fulton Science Academy Private School also won first place as team in the 2013 Luella High School Math Competition, the 2013 War Eagle Math Competition
(Accelerated Division) and the 2013 Rockdale Math Competition.
Fulton Science Academy’s math team includes Shoffeitt, Jean Moor-man, Charlie Furniss, Hasan Unal, Araneesh Pratap, Katherine Li, Mira Mutnick, Julian Hamelberg, Aditya Choudhari, Ananya Terala, Karuna Kumar and Elaine Wen.
“I applaud all math Olympiad students and math teachers for their tireless efforts, hard work and dedica-tion,” said FSA Principal Kenan Sener. “Achievements like this do not come easy. We have now started preparing our students for national and interna-tional math competitions, and we hope to bring many trophies to our wonder-ful city of Alpharetta in a very near future.”
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JOHNS CREEK, GA. – Barn-well Elementary fourth and fifth grade students will perform an original fairy tale medley musical Thursday
and Friday, Jan. 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. at Centennial High School.
The production of “Happily Ever After” features a gaggle
of renegade fairytale charac-ters who set out to right the wrongs of the Brothers Grimm. An entertaining romp starring Snow White, the Handsome
Prince, Hansel and Gretel, Oz’s Dorothy and others will delight and enthrall all ages.
This original comic play was written by Lynn and Don
Stallings and is directed by Whitney King. Tickets can be purchased at www.seaty-ourself.biz/barnwell or at the door.
Musical runs Jan. 30-31 at Centennial High
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JOHNS CREEK, GA. –Chris Borders, for 35 years the general manager of the Atlanta Athletic Club, is the first club manager brought into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
Borders, who lives in Woodstock, joined architect Bob Cupp, PGA professional Stephen Keppler and longtime amateur competitor Frank Eldridge Jan. 18 at the 25th annual induction ceremonies at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Borders retired in March 2013.
“This is pretty special, especially since it’s happening at the Atlanta Athletic Club,” Borders said. “To receive this honor and have it here could not be more special.”
PGA Master Professional Rick Anderson, the director of golf at AAC since 1989, knows him as well as anyone. They came to AAC in 1976 as club-house manager, and Ander-son came aboard as assistant teaching professional in 1981.
They worked together until 1985 when each took a hiatus from AAC. Borders left to be general manager at Horseshoe Bend, and Anderson left took the job of head pro at a club in North Carolina.
But in 1989, Borders were at back working at AAC where only Border’s retirement ended their association.
“So we spent the last 25 years here,” Anderson said. “As for what Chris meant to the Atlanta Athletic Club, I think
the fact that he was here for 10 years, then they brought him back four years later to stay another 25 years says it all,” Anderson said.
“When the Board of Di-rectors brought him back it speaks to what they saw in him and the confidence they had in his leadership. There’s probably nobody that loves the Atlanta Athletic Club as much as Chris Borders.”
In appreciation, the Board of Directors also gave Borders an honorary membership to the club.
“I’ve had so many people who have lifted me up and helped my career,” Borders said. “And the Atlanta Ath-letic Club provided me with an amazing workplace.”
The new GM and COO Kevin Carroll has continued to take the club in the right direc-
tion, Anderson said.“But everyone misses see-
ing Chris every day. But he still comes around every week to play a few rounds, and AAC still taps into his vast knowl-edge of the history of the club.”
He should know a lot of the club’s history. He helped make a lot of it.
“Chris was here for all of the major championships held here. He helped the club host the 1976 U.S. Open, the 1981 PGA Championship, the 1982 Junior World Cup and 1984 U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion-ship. And as general manager he was involved in the 1990 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2001 and 2011 PGA Champion-ships.”
Borders grew up in the small town of Reynolds, and some personal star guided him to his career at an early age. He not only lettered three years in golf, by the time he was 14, Borders was running the town’s nine-hole golf course.
After attending Mercer Uni-versity on a partial golf schol-arship he served as an officer with the U.S. Army.
There, someone knew what to do with Borders. During his time in service he oversaw
three Army courses in Hawaii and constructed and operated a driving range while serving in Vietnam.
U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn was the next to spot his talent, steering Borders to be the gen-eral manager at Houston Lake Country Club in Perry.
He stayed two years be-fore leaving for Florida State University to earn a degree in hotel and restaurant adminis-tration.
The degree in hand, he next landed at the Atlanta Athletic Club in 1976.
Borders oversaw extensive renovations of the club’s two golf courses and the club-house. He also conceived and played a large role in creating the Bobby Jones Room, which houses much of Jones’ memo-rabilia.
“Chris has an ability to organize things,” said Jim Thorne, a former president of the Atlanta Athletic Club. “He knows what works and what doesn’t work. It makes a big difference.”
Borders was also involved in mentoring and professional development as a member of the Club Managers Association of America and was Club Man-ager of the Year in 1992.
Atlanta Athletic Club GM Borders in Golf Hall of Fame
Chris Borders is the first club manager inducted into the Geor-gia Golf Hall of Fame.
I’ve had so many people who have lifted me up and helped my career ... And the Atlanta Athletic Club provided me with an amazing workplace.”CHRIS BORDERS Retired AAC club manager
First club manager ever inducted
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Every-body wins a bowl at the fifth annual Bowls event that will take place at the Johns Creek Arts Center Feb. 8 from 3 to 7 p.m.
A highlight of this an-nual Johns Creek Arts Center fundraiser is the chili sampling and cook-off from 4 to 6 p.m. In addition to the bowl of chili, patrons will get to choose a ce-ramic bowl to take home with the price of a ticket.
Since its beginning, the Bowls fundraiser has become a much anticipated winter event in Johns Creek, said JCAC Director Gail Hisle.
“This is a family-oriented community event that offers pottery aficionados the op-portunity to purchase one-of-a-kind handcrafted ceramic
bowls. And it gives local chili chefs the chance to show off their culinary skills in a friend-ly cooking competition,” she said. “And they get to compete for the coveted Chili Master Ceramic Trophy Bowl.”
Every year, volunteer ce-ramic students and instructors from the JC Arts Center create hundreds of handcrafted ce-ramic bowls specifically for this event. The donation of ceramic bowls is the artists’ and in-structors’ way of “paying back” the JCAC for the classes they have to pursue their art.
Each patron gets to vote for their favorite chili cook as well as take home a unique hand-crafted bowl created by one of the arts center’s talented artisans. Proceeds from Bowls provide much needed support for the arts center, a nonprofit institution, providing quality
arts education throughout the North Fulton area.
Tickets for Bowls are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They may be purchased online or in person at the Johns Creek Arts Center. There is no charge for children to attend this event.
The purchase of a ticket entitles each patron to a hand-made bowl of their choice, a sampling of the chili and other refreshments.
Additional bowls will be available for purchase, and there will also be a silent auction of lovely high-quality larger ceramic pieces. Bowls will also feature musical en-
tertainment, ceramic demon-strations and the opportunity to try working with clay in the JCAC ceramic studio.
For information or to pur-
chase tickets for this event, contact the Johns Creek Arts Center at 770-623-8448 or visit the website at www.john-screekarts.org.
JC Arts Centergets ‘bowled over’Fifth annual Bowls fundraiser Feb. 8
If you goWhat: Johns Creek Arts Center Bowls fundraiser
When: Saturday, Feb. 8 from 3 -7 p.m.
Where: JC Arts Cente6290 Abbotts Bridge Road Building 700, Johns Creek, GA
Cost: $25 per family at door; $20 advance availableGo to www.johnscreekarts.org. or at JC Arts Center for tickets
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell Inc (formerly Roswell Business Alliance) Executive Director Steve Stroud wants to bring jobs to Roswell and North Fulton. That means not only attracting new businesses but having the trained business force for those companies. That is why Stroud wants his orga-nization to be a co-sponsor of the Roswell United Methodist Church’s jobs outreach minis-try – RUMC Job Networking.
For more than 25 years, RUMC Job Networking has been helping employers find qualified and motivated em-ployees in the North Fulton area.
“Jobs are what we are all about,” said Stroud “Our primary goal is to facilitate and promote successful business in Roswell. What could be better than connecting our partners, our local businesses, with qualified, local job seekers? It’s a perfect match.”
So Stroud was at the Monday, Jan. 13, networking session as Roswell Inc made its official announcement that it was partnering with RUMC Job Networking.
Roswell Inc joins the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Roswell in RUMC’s ef-forts to get people who want to work matched up with jobs.
“This strategic partner-ship with Roswell Inc will
facilitate even more success for Job Networking, and for Roswell,” RUMC Job Network-ing Co-Leader Jay Litton said. “Despite having supported job seekers for over 25 years, many people still don’t know we exist.
“Our grassroots branding, along with the help of Roswell Inc, will help us promote our meetings and our resources to both employers and job seek-ers alike.”
RUMC Job Networking began in 1988 and has been so successful, that it is often sought out by other communi-ties to mentor churches and other organizations to jump-start similar organizations in their communities.
Participants are coached on every aspect of job networking from preparing resumes and the do’s and don’ts at the in-terview to using more sophisti-cated job-search techniques on
the Internet and Linkedin.com.“We see people all the time
who are talented in their fields, but may not have had to go through the interview pro-cess in 15 or 20 years,” said longtime RUMC Networking volunteer Katherine Simons. “Whether your needs are just brushing up or something more detailed, we can help.”
On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, RUMC Job Networking ses-sions begin at 12:30 p.m. with workshops led by business people who know what employ-ers are looking for. The last one ends at 5 p.m., followed by a free dinner supplied by the Ro-tary Club. At 7 p.m. are more classes, which are followed at 8 p.m. by a keynote speaker.
One of the popular offerings is “Attire to Hire.” For those who want to spruce up or update their interview with a new wardrobe, Attire to Hire is a boutique run by the church. Free interview clothes that have been donated and dry-cleaned are available.
Every two to four weeks,
RUMC has a job fair at 8 p.m. instead of a speaker. At the last meeting, there were rep-resentatives from companies with more than 700 jobs to fill.
“Think speed dating. You have company reps who pitch their positions while you pitch yourself, so you don’t waste time,” Simons said. “Some companies may be very large, or you may be talking to the owner who has just one open-ing. “But if you can fill that one, that’s all you need.”
At the Jan. 9 meeting, there was one speaker everyone wanted to hear from, and that was Perri Wagner. She has been coming to the job fairs, and just came back to tell everyone that this was her first day at her new job with Ryder.
“You’re not in competition with the people next to you. Just don’t let your tank get empty,” she said. Her parents Roger and Gail Davis were there also, beaming. But they are there every second and fourth Monday. The Davises have been volunteers at RUMC Job Networking for years.
RUMC Job Networking partners with Roswell Inc350 attend biweekly seminars, job fairs
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Some 300 job seekers attended the RUMC Job Fair at Roswell United Methodist Church. However these employers came to offer jobs to qualified candidates. The RUMC Job Networking ministry is all about matching people with jobs and getting their lives back on track.
If you goRUMC Job Networking is held the second and fourth Mon-days of each month beginning at 12:30 p.m. and conclud-ing at 9 p.m. with either an evening keynote speaker or a mini job fair.
Complete agendas can be found on the website at www.rumc.com/jobnetworking. The program is open to all and is free of charge, although a donation of $3 is accepted for dinner.
Our primary goal is to facilitate and promote successful business in Roswell.”STEVE STROUDRoswell Inc (formerly Roswell Business Alliance) Executive Director
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JOHNS CREEK Ga. — U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, the guest speaker Friday, Jan. 24, at the annual Johns Creek Chamber gala at the Atlanta Athletic Club, made special note of the role chambers of commerce play in Georgia’s economy.
Isakson praised the JC Chamber for its success in bringing the community and businesses together.
A capacity crowd of more than 200 guests including sev-eral elected officials attended the gala.
Isakson said he wanted to pay tribute to the volunteers and people involved in the chamber for all they’ve done for the city.
“Volunteer work is not easy,” he said.
“But it’s a labor of love and is the difference between an average community and a great community.”
Chambers also serve the country as a bulwark against subversive agents who would destroy democracy.
“No country, no commu-nity, no county ever turned communist, socialist or fascist until three things happened,” he said.
“First, the government got control of the means of com-munication.
Second, the government got control of the means of education and its curriculum, and third, it got control of the trade associations that ran the businesses and promoted businesses in the community,”
Isakson said. The unity of Johns Creek
businesses and residents made the city strong, and the cham-ber plays a big role in that, he said.
Isakson encouraged the attendees to come together for the country and create a bipartisan government in the same way they came together for Johns Creek.
Chamber Chairman Craig McCoy, Emory Johns Creek Hospital chief executive officer, gave the state of the chamber address and thanked the mem-bers for their commitment to the chamber.
“We’ve had incredible growth not only within the chamber itself, but within the various events and programs we offer, too,” he said.
McCoy said the first busi-ness expo in 2012 had about 54 exhibitors and in 2013, it grew to about 90.
“Over 1,200 people attend-ed the 2013 expo, and it was a huge success,” he said.
The chamber honored 11 members and two businesses for leadership and spirit.
Pat Quigley of Vail Dunlap and Associates, who received a Spirit Award, said the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce is a boon to the city.
“I’m excited to be a part of the chamber,” he said. “They are doing wonderful things for businesses in Johns Creek and it’s an honor to be a part of it.”
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The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce award winners include Maria Rose (JCCC marketing and operations director); Betsy Liermann (Shaklee Nutrition) Spirit Award; Debra Potter (Perimeter Church) Business Spirit Award; Tim Velleca (Qdoba Mexican Grill) Business Spirit Award; Will Caraway, Leadership Award; Lee Dawkins (American Family Insurance) Spirit Award; Samantha Michaels, Leadership Award; Dan Simken (Real Life Photography) President’s Award; Ben Plow-man (Sphere Innovation Group) Spirit Award; Jared Jones (American Family Insurance) Spirit Award; Pat Quigley (Vail Dunlap) Spirit Award; Susan Grissom (Grissom Law) Leadership Award; and John Bemont (JCCC president).
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Spirit Award winner Pat Quigley of Vail Dunlap and Associates and his wife Judi before awards recipients were announced. Quigley’s wife said she was extremely proud of her husband and his commitment to the chamber.
Chamber2014 AwardsPresident’s Award: Dan Simken, Real Life Photography Chamber Leadership Award: Susan Grissom, Will Caraway and Roochu Shah Chamber Spirit Award: Ben Plowman, Jared Jones, Michele Murray, Pat Quigley, Lee Dawkins and Betsy Liermann Business Spirit Award: Perimeter Church (Debra Potter) and Qdoba Mexican Grill (Tim Velleca)
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Spirit Award winners Lee Dawkins and wife Amy and Jared Jones with his wife Katie enjoy the evening.
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Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth was the presenting sponsor for the gala. From left are Thomas Shepherd, Philip Wolfe, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Wayne Hill, Carolyn Hill, Mike Levengood and Peggy Levengood.
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City of Johns CreekPublic Meeting for
SR 120/Abbotts Bridge Road (Operational Improvement Project)Project CSHPP-0007-00(310), P.I. No. 0007310
On Thursday, January 30, 2014 at the Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005, the City of Johns Creek will hold a Public Meeting concerning SR 120/Abbotts Bridge Road (Operational Improvement Project), Project CSHPP-0007-00(310); P.I. No. 0007310 in the northern part of Fulton County.
SR 120/Abbotts Bridge Road (Operational Improvement Project) proposes to reduce traffi c congestion by providing turn lane improvements along an approximately 1 mile section of roadway. A 5-foot sidewalk will be installed along the south side with an 8 to 10-foot sidewalk on the north side of SR 120/Abbotts Bridge Road.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to view the proposed project; ask questions and comment on the project.
The meeting will be conducted between the hours of 4:30p.m. and 6:30p.m. The meeting will be informal and the public is invited to attend anytime during these hours. There will be no formal presentation.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information: The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling (Cindy Jenkins, Transportation Engineer – 678-512-3269).
Comments concerning this project will be accepted until Thursday, February 13, 2014. Please submit your comments to:
Tom Black, P.E.Director of Public Works
Attn: Cindy Jenkins City of Johns Creek
12000 Findley Rd., Ste. 400Johns Creek, GA 30097
Email: [email protected](678) 512-3200
CITY OF JOHNS CREEK
RFQ #14-072
VIDEO STREAMING PROJECT
The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Requests for Qualifi cations (RFQ) from qualifi ed fi rms to provide a video streaming solution to allow citizens online access to offi cial meetings and events. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 2:00PM on March 13, 2014 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. A mandatory Pre-Submittal Conference will be held on February 25, 2014 @ 10:00AM at City Hall in the Taylor Farms Conference Room (3rd Floor).
RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov) . Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein.
The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
John Kachmar Mike BodkerCity Manager Mayor
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Over the Christmas break, the Mount Pisgah girls’ varsity basketball team learned teamwork off the court and got into the holiday spirit by volunteering at a local church.
The team helped prepare meals for 140 homeless men, women and children.
“It is my goal every year to do some sort of service project with my basketball team,” said head coach Jennifer Osborne.
The first year Osborne was at Mount Pisgah, the team ‘adopted’ a family and went to Walmart to buy presents and other items on the family’s wish list.
The next year, the Lady Pats went to downtown Atlanta and served a prepared meal for battered women and their children and then sat down to have conversations about their lives.
This year, they decided to go to a church in Smyrna that houses women and children and also feeds a men’s home-less shelter.
“We had to go to the grocery
store, buy the food, prepare the food and then serve the food to 140 homeless men, women and children,” Osborne said.
“The girls were also able to go outside and play basket-ball with the kids, and they all loved it,” she said. “It was amazing to see how the inter-action between the girls and children was so genuine.”
The girls loved the experi-ence and valued being able to give back what they had to others, she said.
“It felt good [to be able to help others] because I know I’m privileged to be able to go there and help,” said freshman Dakota Williamson.
Fellow freshman Paige Peterson said, “We take a lot of things for granted. We are extremely blessed.”
Senior Taylor Latham add-ed, “I think the small things count the most. The little things we did for the women and children there made a big impact.”
Osborne said the experi-ence has truly brought the team closer and has provided something good for these girls who love basketball.
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City of Johns Creek Board of Zoning Appeals, Public Hearing:Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 7:00 P.M.
City of Johns Creek Council Chamber12000 Findley Road, Suite 300Johns Creek, Georgia 30097
The following Variance proposals located within The City of Johns Creek are scheduled for Public Hearing as stated above.
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Ludwig Symphony Orchestra presents “A Romantic Valen-tine’s Day” gala on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ro-swell Cultural Arts Center. The evening’s performance features internationally renowned tenor saxophonist James Houlik from Chicago performing the Atlanta premiere of Russell Peck’s “Upward Stream” saxo-phone concerto. With him are Mexican guest conductor, the flamboyant Jose Luis Hernan-
dez Estrada conducting Tchai-kovsky’s romantic “Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy,” and Atlanta Opera soprano Megan Mashburn interpreting two arias of Donizetti.
Maestro Thomas Ludwig, former music director of the New York City Symphony and resident conductor for the American Ballet Theatre with Mikhail Baryshnikov at the Metropolitan Opera House, will lead the 80-piece orchestra in a varied and colorful program that also includes the majestic Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor.
Houlik, called “the world’s great saxophone virtuoso” by the London Daily Mail, has had over 85 saxophone concertos written for and dedicated to him in a career that has seen him solo with the London Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic and major or-chestras across the globe.
Soprano Mashburn makes her LSO debut with two arias by Donizetti – “O luce di quest anima” from Linda Di Cham-ounix, and “Quel guardo il cavaliere” from Don Pasquale.
Guest conductor Estrada first made his mark as winner of the 14th TCU/Van Cliburn Piano Institute Competition. Estrada studied conducting in Venezuela under El Sistema.
The experience encouraged him to write a book – “Aesthet-ics of Generosity.” In 2013, he joined Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela for their Latin American tour and Salzburg Festival performances.
John Lemley of WABE will be master of ceremonies. In keeping with the spirit of Val-entine’s Day, every woman will be given a rose.
For more information and tickets, call 770-623-8623 or visit www.ludwigsymphony.org.
—Jonathan Copsey
Ludwig Symphony offers Valentine’s romance
Atlanta Opera soprano Megan Mashburn will join the Ludwig Symphony Orchestra along with saxophonist James Houlik and Mexican guest conductor Jose Luis Hernandez Estrada for a Valentine’s performance Feb. 8.
If you goWhat: Ludwig Symphony Orchestra’s “A Romantic Valentine’s Day” gala
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8
Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell
Cost: Tickets: Call 770-623-8623 or go online at www.ludwigsymphony.org. Adults: $22. Seniors: $19. Students: $12.ITB NUMBER #14-069
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON OLD ALABAMA ROAD, JONES BRIDGE ROAD AND NESBIT FERRY ROAD
The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Invitation to Bid (ITB) from qualifi ed construction fi rms for the road improvements on Old Alabama Road, Jones Bridge Road and Nesbit Ferry Road. Sealed ITB’s will be received no later than 10:00AM on March 10, 2014 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite 400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097 at which time ITB’s will be opened and publicly read aloud. ITB’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. Deadline for questions is February 21, 2014 at 5:00PM.
The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Offi ce of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifi es all bidders that it will affi rmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
ITB packages including plans are available on the City website at www.johnscreekga.gov. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. Please refer to ITB #14-069 and name, Road Improvements on Old Alabama Road, Jones Bridge Road and Nesbit Ferry Road, when requesting information. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. THREE (3) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE ITB ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. ITB’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions enclosed herein.
The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
John Kachmar Mike BodkerCity Manager Mayor
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’Hooch architectural students receive design awardsJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Three Chattahoochee High School architecture students earned monetary prizes and pages in
the next house plan book be-ing published by Atlanta Plan Source.
Michael Ditto, the first
place winner, received a $100 Apple store gift card. Lucas Ferreira took second place and won a $50 gift card, and Arianne Perez, the third place winner, received a $25 gift card.
The students are in their second year of Gregg Mervich’s architecture class at Chat-tahoochee. This past fall, the students learned all aspects of designing a home, includ-ing rooms and space needed in new home design.
The students then tack-led their own custom design of a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath, two-story home. The design parameters were set by Jim Wells, owner of Atlanta Plan Source. Wells has been judging final designs and determining winners for the past four years.
“I am constantly amazed at the level of creativity and tal-ent these high school students display,” Wells said. “It is al-ways a challenge to determine the winners because all the designs are so good.”
Wells’ plan books are sold at home stores around the nation. One of his house plans
has been the highest-selling plan in the U.S. for numer-ous years. The architecture students took their design ideas from bubble sketches to line sketches and then used Autodesk’s premier building design software, Revit, to draw their house plans. The software allows students to do exterior and interior three-dimensional renderings of their plans as well as floor plans. The final set of plans included a founda-tion plan and electrical plan as
well. “It is fun to watch the
students develop their skills during the four years they can take the architecture class here at Chattahoochee High School,” said Mervich.
Mervich’s upper-level architecture students are now working on designing an obser-vation tower for downtown At-lanta as a part of the American Institute of Architects Atlanta chapter’s high school design contest.
Three Chattahoochee architect students from left Mike Ditto, Lucas Ferreira and Arianne Perez won monetary prizes from Atlanta Plan Source. They also have the opportunity to be published in the next house-plan book published by Atlanta Plan Source.
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Wilson Creek students runfor funds to help schoolJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – As an alternative to traditional school fundraisers that ask parents and students to sell gift wrap or candy, Wilson Creek Elementary in Johns Creek recently participated in a Boosterthon Fun Run, sponsored by the Wilson Creek School Foundation.
Principal Andrea Cushing announced the students raised $36,000 for the school by gath-ering pledges from friends and family.
Sponsors could pledge a per-lap amount or commit to a flat donation toward their stu-dent’s Boosterthon Fun Run.
On the day of the event, the Boosterthon Fun Run team set up a “speedway” behind the school. Students ran around the speedway for about 30 minutes to upbeat, high-en-ergy music while parents and teachers gathered around the track to encourage and cheer them on.
The Boosterthon Fun
Run allows every student at the school to participate in a fundraiser that encourages healthy living and stresses character education traits such as friendship and good sports-manship.
This year’s event was sponsored by Atlanta Classic
Cars/Mercedes-Benz, Pediatric Associates of North Atlanta, Champs Software and Carter-Baldwin Executive Search.
For information or to make a tax exempt donation to the Wilson Creek Elementary School Foundation, please visit http://www.wcesf.org.
Pictured from left are Principal Andrea Cushing, foundation Treasurer Terry Morgan and foundation president Betsy Brown-Clement with a check for $36,000, representing proceeds from the foundation’s fall 2013 Boosterthon Fun Run.
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Winter SaleSnuggle Up in a Custom Designed Room
From Home Fashion Interiors
793 North Main Street Alpharetta, GA 30009 (Just South of Windward Pkwy. on Hwy. 9)
MON - SAT: 10am - 6:30pm SUN: 12pm - 5pm
770-664-9544homefashioninteriors.net
Design ServicesCustom Furnishings for the Whole Home Draperies, Blinds and Window Treatments
Custom Bedding Ensembles • Accent FurnitureAccessories • Handmade Rugs
Complimentary Design Services provided in Home or in Store
Home Fashion Interiors is honored to have provided the Custom Design for the Main Floor of House #33 for the annual
Roswell Women’s Club Homes of Distinction Tour. We Cordially invite you to come experience the beautiful vision of our Interior Designers
February 6th – 23rd. Info can be found at RoswellWomensClub.org
February 6 - 23, 2014
50% OFF ANY ONE ITEM
Coupon must be presented at time of purchase.Cannot be combined. Expires 2/28/14.APP