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FEB. 22 — MARCH 7, 2013 • VOL. 4 — NO. 4

InsideRocky topConstruction under way on park path

COMMUNITY 2

Orchid angelGardener saves plants in way of Brook Run trail

COMMUNITY 3

Mission manSen. Jim Tysinger: ‘A

true collaborator’

COMMENTARY 6

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police chef says

PUBLIC SAFETY 21

Taking fl ight like a bird

PHIL MOSIER

Tilden Ellis, 4, left, and his friend Grayson Richmond, 3, take a break from bird watching at the Dunwoody Nature Center on Feb. 16. The two were participating in the annual nationwide Great Backyard Bird Count

program at the center, where adults and children had lessons on species identifi cation and observation.

BY JOE EARLE AND MELISSA WEINMANFrustrated North DeKalb parents say they are losing con� dence

in the ability of county school o� cials to deal with the possible loss of the system’s accreditation.

“Parents are frustrated and discouraged and we’re angry,” said Sarah Smith, co-president of the Dunwoody-Chamblee Parents Council. “We’re starting to lose hope.”

Amy LeVasseur, co-president of the Dunwoody Elementa-ry PTO, called the school system a “top concern” among parents. “Parents want answers and I think they deserve to get answers from the people who are running their schools,” she said.

BY JOE [email protected]

Dunwoody’s � rst years as a city were a time for planning, May-or Mike Davis said, and, in 2013, “our goal is to turn … our vi-sion into reality.”

“It’s time for us to act,” the mayor said during his 2013 State of the City address on Feb. 19.

He outlined large and small projects planned for the city, in-cluding new designs for troubled road intersections, upgrading amenities in city parks, the Dunwoody Village Parkway project and the redevelopment in the Georgetown area of the city.

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Course Schedule, Anyone?By:Amy MinnochGuest Writer

Have you ever wondered why you get some classes on your schedule but not others?

Principal Noel Maloof addressed the issue of scheduling at the Wednesday, January 16, 2013 faculty meeting. His goals: To create an easier process. To of-fer what students need and want. To use DHS’s resources wisely.

Scheduling: What You May or May Not Know

Students’ current schedules were cre-ated based on classes previously offered by DHS. Students selected their top class choices on the course selection forms, due last February 1, 2012.

DHS is changing this process. Stu-dents’ current schedules are school-driv-en, based on what DHS administration thinks students want. This year, students will fill out the course request forms with the courses they would like to take next year. Yet courses will not be added to the schedule unless a minimum number of students request the course. Principal Ma-loof comments, “The new course request forms offer more options for students to choose from than ever before.”

DHS administrators will tally all of the requests made by rising DHS students beginning February 8, 2013. College pre-paratory and elective courses with at least 25 students will be added to the schedule. Advanced Placement (AP) courses with at least 18 students will be added to the schedule. If there are not enough students to fund a course the student’s alternate course requests will be entered into the computer and tallies will be recalculated.

Classes with students below minimum requirements are currently not fully fund-ed, causing the school to lose teaching positions and instructional funding. DHS had to make cuts this year. Several teach-ers were displaced as a result. Mr.Maloof is implementing the new scheduling pro-cess so that resources will be available for all courses listed on the schedule.

Students who want a class not of-fered on the course request form should talk with Principal Maloof or their coun-selor. To be funded, the course must be approved by the State of Georgia. Each

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approved course has a course number and description.

Rising juniors and seniors will have more flexibility in their course selections with this process. They may not have enough time to complete required course work and earn complete credit for a Path-way without this change.

What is a Pathway? DHS students received new course

selection forms requiring them to choose

a “Pathway” before Winter break. Career pathways have been required by Georgia law since Fall 2008. Texas and New York already offer Pathways.

“Pathway” is a term for opportunities already offered at DHS, from taking four consecutive, upper-level classes in a con-tent area like World Languages or enter-ing a Career Academy.

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City starts work on controversial Brook Run trail

BY JOE EARLE AND TOM ODERCity o� cials began work on a con-

troversial trail at Brook Run Park days after a DeKalb County judge’s decision to lift a court order halting construction of the trail.

“It is moving forward,” city spokes-man Bob Mullen said.

Construction workers brought ma-chinery and orange construction fenc-es into the park to begin outlining the area where the $425,000, 12-foot-wide concrete trail is planned. � e � rst phase of construction of the trail, which will create a .7-mile path, is expected to take two to three months, Mullen said.

Both supporters and critics of the city plan turned out for the Dunwoody City Council meeting Feb. 11 to present their arguments publicly. Opponents of the plan presented to the city a peti-tion against the trail that they said bore 1,125 signatures.

“I’ve spoken to hundreds of people about it and only eight people said, ‘We want this trail,’” trail critic Bobbi Sedam told members of the council.

Sedam objected to the width of the trail and the use of concrete, saying a permeable surface should be considered. “Concrete is a travesty,” she said.

But resident Travis Reid praised the plan for the trail and other improve-ments to Brook Run Park.

“I look forward to these projects coming forward that I might enjoy with my wife and my sons,” Reid said.

Critics of the trail have complained that its construction will require the re-moval of too many mature trees from Brook Run Park and create � ooding problems in nearby neighborhoods.

� e initial order halting construc-tion of the trail was issued Dec. 13, four days before construction originally was scheduled to start. On Feb. 4, DeKalb Superior Court Judge Tangela M. Bar-rie lifted the order after a two-day court

hearing. She told the about two dozen plain-

ti� s in the lawsuit that their arguments were not convincing, and that they didn’t show the amount of damage that would be done to their homes if the city followed its plan for the trail.

� e plainti� s appealed Barrie’s deci-sion to the Georgia Supreme Court.

On Feb. 8, as part of an announce-ment that work would soon begin, city o� cials reduced the estimate of the number of trees to be felled for the proj-ect. � e city said a pre-construction sur-vey of the site showed that 253 trees – 84 fewer than originally projected – would be cut to make way for the trail.

� e city said the 102-acre Brook Run Park contains an estimated 12,000 trees and that no trees larger than 25 inches in diameter will be removed for the trail.

Of the trees to be removed, the city said, 35 are pines, 62 are hardwoods with a diameter smaller than 6 inch-es, 111 are hardwoods with a diameter of between 6 and 13 inches, and 45 are hardwoods between 13 and 25 inches in diameter.

But the reduction in the number of trees to be removed did not seem to sat-isfy the trail’s critics.

Je� Coghill, communications di-rector for the newly-formed Friends of Brook Run, said the group’s members were “saddened” by the city’s decision to go ahead with the trail work.

“However, we are not surprised by their eagerness to begin construc-tion. Citizen opposition to their deep-ly � awed project has been growing dai-ly,” he said.

“� ey apparently want to get this trail completed as soon as possible to avoid any further criticism ... ,” he said. “I think they believe that once the trail is begun, citizen objections will fade away.”

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Gardener rescues native plantsBY TOM ODER

Before construction of the controver-sial Brook Run trail cranked up, Dun-woody gardener Bonnie Barton orga-nized e� orts to rescue wild� owers and other native plants from the path of the multi-use trail.

One recent Saturday, Barton pulled a wheelbarrow loaded with boxes and a shovel through the forest behind the Brook Run dog park. She stopped at various places to dig up clumps of gin-ger, crane-� y orchids, Christmas fern, beech trees and snake root.

“Look at this beautiful dirt with these beautiful worms!” Barton exclaimed as she slid a shovel through the leaf litter and into the soft, humus-rich earth of the forest � oor.

By her count, the Dunwoody Gar-den Club member estimates she dug up a thousand plants that grew in the path of the trail. � e plants will be replanted in areas of the park away from the con-struction work, she said.

She secured permission from city of-� cials to “rescue” the native plants. City Parks and Recreation Director Brent Walker gave the OK to remove and relo-cate them, she said.

Walker recommended the plants be relocated to an area beside the Commu-nity Garden as a place where the plants could be re-located and remain undis-turbed, Barton said.

“Digging was one thing, but hauling plants out was the hardest job,” Barton said.

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� e accrediting agency AdvancED placed the DeKalb system on accreditation probation last year because of actions by the board. � at has convinced some parents that the board needs to be replaced.

“I think that if we do not change the current board, we’re going to lose ac-creditation down the line,” Smith said.

Parents said they still feel their chil-drens’ schools are doing a � ne job. But they worry that things could change.

Some said they’ve heard neighbors talk recently about pulling their children from public schools and sending them to private schools. Parents have orga-nized campaigns writing letters to Gov. Nathan Deal asking for state action. Some worry that businesses or new resi-dents will choose to locate elsewhere be-cause of the DeKalb schools’ problems.

And some Dunwoody o� cials want their own, separately accreditated schools.

“People are not considering public schools as a viable option right now,” said Kim Gokce, president of the Cross Keys Foundation, which supports Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven.

“It’s being overshadowed by gov-ernance problems. � at’s the ultimate crime, in my opinion, that’s going on right now.”

In recent weeks, the board has tak-

en several actions that have stirred new complaints from parents that board members are not deailing properly with the threat of probation.

� e board replaced the school super-intendent. After board members could not elect a new chairman, the board’s sitting chairman resigned the post. � e board took state o� cials to court.

“I certainly don’t want us to be on probation, but we’re on probation for a reason,” Gokce said.

“Winning the probation � ght is not a priority for me. Addressing the funda-mental reasons for probation is a prior-ity for me. ...I’m concerned that they’re focused on winning the � ght.”

� e board’s legal challenge to a pro-cess allowing state o� cials to remove DeKalb board members especially an-gered some parents.

Stacey Harris, who has two children in Austin Elementary, said the action was a waste of money. “� ey’re taking away money from my children,” she said.

Shari Wassell, co-president of the Dunwoody Elementary PTO, said many of her neighbors were drawn to the com-munity by the quality of the schools.

� ey still support their neighborhood schools, she said, but they’re more and more dismayed by actions at the top.

“It’s really frustrating,” she said. “I think people are just tired of it.”

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Achievement varies among school superintendents

BY DAN [email protected]

In the summer of 2011 three super-intendents took over three of the larg-est school districts in the state – Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb County Schools and Fulton County Schools.

It hasn’t been an easy 18 months for any of them, but one superintendent has fared better than the others.

DeKalb County Schools Superinten-dent Cheryl Atkinson is out the door. Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis survived an attempted oust-er. Fulton County Schools Superinten-dent Robert Avossa, who avoided polit-ical intrigue, makes speeches about the

future.In 2011, Reporter Newspapers wrote

that the superintendents might have a hard road ahead of them. According to the American Association of School Adminis-trators, the average tenure of superinten-dents in large, inner-city school districts is 3 1/2 years. � e brevity of their terms, the association says, harms school perfor-mance. Association Executive Director Dan Domenech called superintendents “better-paid migrant workers.”

Here’s the abbreviated history of what’s happened since the three new su-perintendents arrived on the scene:

DeKalb County SchoolsSuperintendent Cheryl AtkinsonPrevious job: Lorain, Ohio, school district.What Atkinson said when she got the job: “� e di� culties that superintendents face today are the same challenges we face in the communities.” What happened: Atkinson faced an uphill battle from Day 1. She

was appointed in a 6-3 vote of the Board of Education. Her months as a school admin-istrator were spent managing crisis after crisis. School o� cials discovered funding short-falls, raised taxes, reassigned school leaders, and tinkered with its school calendar. In December, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed DeKalb on accred-itation probation.

Where things stand today: On Feb. 8, DeKalb County Board of Education ap-proved a separation agreement with Atkinson and hired former Labor Commissioner Michael � urmond as interim superintendent.

Atlanta Public SchoolsSuperintendent Erroll DavisPrevious job: Chancellor of the University System of Georgia.What Davis said when he got the job: “What I hope to achieve in the time I’m here is certainly put out all the � res, identify the major issues, solve as many as I can and hand over a smoothly run-ning operation to the next superintendent. I’m hopeful I can get

all that done.”What happened: Davis was hired as an interim to replace Superintendent Beverly

Hall who left after the APS cheating scandal unfolded. He was initially hailed as the right man for a precarious situation, but he made controversial decisions that angered some community members. He closed schools, redistricted others, suspended teach-ers suspected of giving students answers on state tests, and turned North Atlanta High upside down by removing its leadership.

Where things stand today: Superintendent Erroll Davis received a contract exten-sion through 2014 after the renewal was delayed. � e extension allows the board to � re Davis with 90 days’ notice if certain conditions are met.

Fulton County SchoolsSuperintendent Robert AvossaPrevious job: Chief strategy and accountability o� cer for Char-lotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina.What Avossa said when he got the job: “Education is a business where you are all in it together to help kids succeed. Our goal is to make each and every child’s life the best it can be by providing ed-

ucational opportunities that unlock [his or her] potential.”What happened: Within months of Avossa taking the job, Eddie Echols resigned

as principal of Riverwood International Charter School after school o� cials raised questions about Echols’ use of a credit card, questions that later led to criminal charg-es. � e Board of Education refused to renew the charter of Fulton Science Acade-my Middle School after an audit raised questions about the school’s � nances. Fulton County Schools in 2012 found a surplus in its budget and gave school system em-ployees a bonus.

Where things stand today: Avossa signed a three-year contract in 2011. He’s cur-rently visiting communities within Fulton County, discussing plans to improve the system’s graduation rate and build new schools.

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After four years of citizen-driven planning for parks, roads and land use, the city is moving forward,” he told more than 300 people gathered in the ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Atlan-ta Perimeter at Ravinia hotel. “We are coming out of our planning phase and entering an ‘implementation phase.’”

Davis did not directly address op-position that has arisen against some of projects, including a multi-use trail in Brook Run Park and the new design for the Dunwoody Village Parkway.

He did note that in the case of the intersection of Vermack and Womack roads, “the neighbors obviously don’t want a roundabout.” But, he added, “what we have right now is not good and it’s failing, so we’ve got to do some-thing.”

� e mixed-use Georgetown project,

known as Project Renais-sance, is being developed through a partnership between the city and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods.

Wieland will build more than 100 new homes, and the city will add four new parks, in-cluding a large green with an amphitheater and a multi-use trail and con-nection to Brook Run Park, the mayor said. “I expect in the next few years all the old build-ings in that part of town will be revitalized and the area will spring back to life,” he said.

Davis described the Dunwoody Village Park-way project, which in-cludes narrowing the four-lane road to two lanes and adding bike and pedestrian paths, as “our version of Decatur’s Courthouse Square or Roswell’s Canton Street.”

“� is has the potential to be the backbone of a revitalized downtown in Dunwoody Village,” he said.

� e mayor also men-tioned taking an unused

building and turning it into a tennis fa-cility intended to attract tennis compe-titions. “It’s in baby steps now,” he said.

He also praised the city’s police de-partment. He said Dunwoody should be careful to avoid a reputation for crime like the one that plagued Buckhead in the wake of the arrest of NFL star Ray Lewis after a stabbing at a nightclub in 2000. “Look back at what happened in Buckhead,” he said. “Buckhead had to implode itself and start over.”

Overall, Davis predicted 2013 would be “an exciting and transformative” year.

“If our � rst four years were about planning and preparing, 2013 and be-yond are about implementation and ac-tion,” he said. “We now need to take the vision we’ve established for what we can be and put our muscle behind getting it built.”

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Dunwoody Government Calendar

The Dunwoody City Council usually meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall located at 41 Perimeter Center East Suite No. 103.

For a complete and up to date schedule of Dunwoody City meetings, visit http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/Calendar.aspx

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During his State of the City address on Feb. 19, Mayor Mike Davis said the city was entering an “implementation phase” for city plans.

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Protect us from gun ‘crazies’

Editor’s note: In the Jan. 11-24 issue of Reporter Newspapers, Associate Editor Dan Whisenhunt o� ered his opinion on the debate over guns. In subsequent issues, readers have reacted to his thoughts and to the ideas expressed by other readers.

To the editor:I have read with interest the numer-

ous pro and con gun control letters to the editor. � e real question is not whether we reject our Second Amend-ment, con� scate this or that gun, or chip away more of our freedoms. � e question is how do we keep our schools,

public places and homes safe from the crazies (these murderers are not law-abiding, citizen gun owners) who would shoot up such places with weap-ons they will obtain no matter what the guns laws are?

� e answer is we put something or someone in place to deter such individ-uals. It could be guards, metal detec-tors, permanent lock down, armed par-ticipants or one of the many ideas we

Americans will create to reach that goal. � e answer is to deter the crazed in-

dividuals before they can even enter the area or reach the victims. � e answer is unless the protectors are on an equal footing to the shooter, i.e., they possess a weapon or the strength to deter, the shooter will prevail.

Just look at the protections for pub-lic o� cials, celebrities and any high-pro� le individuals. � ey employ armed guards 24-7. Rarely do we hear of any of those people shot, killed or injured.

Doesn’t that tell us something? Equal methods of protection are the way to deter any mass murderer or even a home invader.

Carol Adams

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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I do not know the words to fully describe the life of Sen. Jim Tysinger, who died Feb. 12. To the one, all who knew Jim called him a gentleman who without fail worked to better our state and com-munity.

But those words do little justice, for he was more than that. Elected to the council for the city of North DeKalb, Jim saw his city dissolved by the e� orts of his state senator. Unhappy, Jim ran against him and in 1968 was elected senator, a position he held through 2004.

At the time, Jim was one of just a handful of Republicans in the Georgia Legislature. � is gives you an idea of Jim’s character -- undaunted by long odds.

In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Georgia Republicans were in short supply. But Jim believed his conservative principles were shared by many and Watergate did not de� ne his ethics. So he started the weekly North DeKalb Saturday Morning Breakfast Forum (now named after him) and the year-ly Lincoln Day Dinner.

Jim led these meetings to encourage conversation, not con� ict, to resolve the political issues of the day.

As a Georgia Tech engineer, Jim knew collaboration would produce better results. � ese meetings were open to all, Democrats, Republicans, and nonpartisans alike. So long as the o� ce holders or seekers were honest and worked for the greater good, they were welcome.

And it was Jim who led the e� ort for DeKalb Republicans to reach out to African-Americans and Latinos throughout all of DeKalb Coun-ty.

Jim’s willingness to work with all while maintaining his principles was his trademark.

� is is best re� ected in Jim chairing the Georgia State Senate Sci-ence and Technology Committee as a Republican when the senate was dominated by Democrats. Without Jim’s leadership and willingness to work with a Democratic governor, there would be no Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. Engineers like Jim know there is more than one way to span a river.

And while his list of legislative accomplishments is too long to set forth here, one recent event sums it up.

� e Ashford-Dunwoody interchange over I-285 is named after Jim Tysinger. Last fall, when the Diverging Double Diamond Interchange (DDI) was christened, local and statewide o� cials, including the Lieu-tenant Governor who served with Jim as a senator, spent more time thanking Jim than talking about the � rst of its kind interchange.

By way of background, it was Jim who sponsored the legislation that led to the creation of the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts, without which the Perimeter area would not be the Southeast’s top retail and o� ce market, and the DDI would not have been built.

What started as a celebration of a bridge became a celebration of an engineer who was more than just a builder of bridges.So, it is the engineer which we mourn in passing and celebrate in life. Senator Jim Tysinger is that gentleman who showed us

it is what we build to serve others that matters most.Dunwoody lawyer Bob Dallas serves as moderator of the Sen. Jim Tysinger Saturday Morning Breakfast Forum.

Long-time Sen. Tysinger ‘knew collaboration would produce better results’

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Retired state Sen. Jim Tysinger in the library at his home in Brookhaven.

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Local entrepreneurs looked in the mirror for new bossesBy Dan Whisenhunt

Dunwoody mom Emily Myers got in a financial jam back in 2008, so she started selling jams of her own to get out of it.

Myers is one of the local entrepreneurs who found happiness as well as hardship running a small business in a foundering economy. One Sandy Springs couple, Gail Smith and Randy

Dempsey, turned brewing craft beer into a second source of income. Jaime Foster, who lives in San-dy Springs, left her job as a medical sales rep and used her grandfather’s almond butter recipe to launch a new career.

Small business experts say they’re seeing more people tapping their hobbies and passions in search of profit, but success can be elusive.

Cliff Oxford, a Buckhead resident who founded

the Oxford Center University to educate entrepre-neurs, said the bottom line about building a suc-cessful company usually isn’t buying office furni-ture or developing a plan.

“In reality, the first thing you should do is get a customer,” Oxford said. “Will somebody write you a check for what you’re doing? That’s what we teach.”

Q&A: Alan Dabbiere –Page 8Dabbiere, chair-

man of AirWatch, a mobile device man-agement company in Sandy Springs, hopes his company grows to 5,000 employees in the next five to 10 years.

Openings –Pages 10-11Many new busi-

nesses, offering ev-erything from wine to pie to medical ser-vices, are springing up in the Reporter Newspapers commu-nities.

Profile: Chip Stockton –Page 9Chip Stockton

went into the suit-selling business with his father, and now owns four H. Stock-ton locations in the metro Atlanta area, including one in Dunwoody.

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Emily Myers ventured into the jam-making business in 2008 after her husband lost his job in the finance industry. Myers, a Dunwoody resident with two children, has expanded her product line to include sauces and relishes. Her company, Emily G’s, has shelf space in 180 stores nationwide.

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� e mobile device management company AirWatch was founded in 2003. � e Sandy Springs-based compa-ny now claims more than 3,000 customers in retail, � -nancial services, healthcare, government, distribution, education, hospitality, manufacturing, telecommunica-tions and transportation.

AirWatch Chairman Alan Dabbiere joined the com-pany in 2006. Before that, Dabbiere founded Manhat-tan Associates, a supply-chain executive software com-pany that went public in 1998. Ernst & Young named him the Southeast Industry Entrepreneur of the Year in 1999.

On Jan. 25, AirWatch announced that over the next six months, it planned to add about 800 jobs, most of them at its Sandy Springs headquarters.

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Q What convinced you to locate AirWatch in Sandy Springs and the Perimeter area?

A AirWatch is a fast-growing business in mobile se-curity and management. Our customers can be

every business that uses a phone, from � ve to 100,000 mobile devices. Given this rapid growth and opportu-nity, Sandy Springs is an area where we can attract tech-nology talent from the greater Atlanta area.

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that resides everywhere from the northern suburbs to the downtown city area. � e MARTA station makes it easy for commuters, and, to some extent, proofs us against future congestion.

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By Dan Whisenhunt

Chip Stockton relaxes by moving.“I’m more of a doer than a talker,”

he said. The president of H. Stockton At-

lanta, a men’s clothing store with four locations in the metro area, said he’s been able to stay in business by out-working the competition.

One recent afternoon, the 59-year-old wore a soft-colored tweed coat and twill trousers as he zipped around Stockton’s Perimeter store in Dunwoody. Belt buckles and buttons glowed under the soft lights and the room smelled of polished leather.

Upstairs, his business partners, Patrick Dye and Joel Patton, waited for him with a selection of patterns they were considering for the fall 2013 inventory. Soon, Stockton joined them, taking the seat at the head of the ta-ble. As they studied pieces of fabric arranged on the table, Stockton often would stand from his chair, reaching over to point out a pattern he liked.

Stockton said over the years he’s learned that sitting still puts him at a disadvantage in a business where his competitors – national retail chains – are down the street.

“What’s changed for me is that I’ve realized I’ve got to work harder than the next guy to be successful,” Stock-ton said.

Stockton went into business as a youngster with his father, Ham Stock-ton, and they ran a store on Forsyth Street in Atlanta. He began work-ing in the suit-selling business when he was 12. He moved to the Perime-ter area in 1980. For 17 years, he part-nered with his brother, Court, who passed away in 2010.

The Perimeter store staff takes turns choosing that day’s music se-lection, piping pop music in through

the speakers. Once Stockton tried his hand at working in the music busi-ness, but said he “starved” trying to make a career out of it.

“I still like that,” Stockton said. “But I do want to eat.”

Distinguishing oneself in the dis-tinguished gentleman’s clothing busi-ness became a game of contrasts. The chain stores trotted out flashy duds with foreign labels; he looked for un-derstated garments made in America. Stockton estimates around 70 percent of his inventory is made in the United States and he makes regular trips to New York to “beat the bushes.”

“We canvass the market to see ev-erything that’s out there,” Stockton said.

He said figuring out what he doesn’t like for his store is as important as de-termining what he does.

As he’s evolved in the business his company has relied on sportswear – trousers, shirts and sweaters – as another angle to explore his toned-down aesthetic. Stockton wants to provide clothes that won’t stick out in a closet, but will still look sharp.

“Our challenge has been to make sportswear understated but interest-ing,” he said.

Stockton prides himself on be-ing local and said his business has thrived on building relationships with the community, even members who aren’t customers. He has a wife, Anne, and two grown children: his son, William Stockton, and a daugh-ter, Hannah Orth.

The people who sell his suits have been with him for 15 to 20 years, he said, and the sales staff does all the tailoring upstairs.

“The person who fits you is the person who measures your garment,” Stockton said. “If you do want a rela-tionship, we’re here for you.”

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Myers said she succeeded be-cause she didn’t have a choice.

Her husband, Matt, lost his fi-nancial industry job in 2008, and she had two toddlers at home. What began on an afternoon spent picking strawberries turned into an income for Myers during the worst of the recession. Her family still depends on it, she said.

“I tell people literally, when they buy jam I can pay for my kid to go to soccer,” Myers said. “There’s a direct correlation between my abil-ity to do things for my family and how successfully this company is.”

Her company, Emily G’s, has ex-panded to include sauces and rel-ishes. Emily G’s products can be found at 180 stores nationwide.

Myers had worked as a sous-chef in Ohio, so making jam wasn’t a challenge. The hard part was missing her kids’ soccer games, working late and learning how to make money off her ideas. In some ways, the job was harder than be-ing a mom, she said.

“If I screw up, my kids will for-give me,” Myers said. “The bank will not.”

Dempsey has brewed beer at home since the 1980s. In 2009, he wanted to step up from bottling small batches at home to putting six-packs on store shelves. His first test batch debuted at the 5 Seasons Brewing Compa-ny in Sandy Springs and went over well. Milestones flowed: in April 2010, O’Dempsey’s shipped its Big Red Ale to Savannah Distributing, followed by Inukshuk IPA in Sep-tember 2010. Today O’Dempsey’s is sold in five states.

“One of the unexpected plea-sures is, you go into a bar, you sit down and I order my own beer and I pay for it,” Dempsey said. “I’m buying my beer and paying retail price for it happily. For some reason, I get a kick out of it.”

Both Smith and Dempsey still hold day jobs. Dempsey designs trade shows and Smith runs an-other small business, CFO Advi-sory Associates. Smith handles

O’Dempsey’s finances and nav-igates the maze of state alcohol regulations standing between the product and retailers. Every state is different, she said.

“One of the key things is do-ing enough research to make sure that you choose good distributors, because once you’re tied to a dis-tributor you’re kind of stuck with

them for good or bad,” Smith said.

Both O’Dempsey’s and Emily G’s manufacture their products elsewhere. O’Dempsey’s production

facility is in South Carolina, and Emily G’s is in south Georgia to keep production costs under con-trol.

Foster operates her commercial kitchen in Chamblee because shar-ing a kitchen could potentially ex-pose her homemade NaturAlmond almond butter to gluten and pea-nuts, she said. She produces the

brand as a prod-uct of her com-pany, Hinsdale & Foster Provi-sions.

The com-pany official-ly opened in April 2012. Fos-ter said she left the lucrative and exhausting world of med-ical sales be-

cause she wanted to focus on what was most important.

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wrong.” Myers knows what Rassel

means. At this stage in her com-pany’s life, every decision matters

and any mistake could be devastat-ing.

“I always question every deci-sion I make. I am not afraid to hear

feedback,” Myers said. “I don’t mind that. I don’t mind being wrong. I would rather have a suc-cessful company than to be right.”

and life’s too short.”She said the business exceed-

ed her expectations, with more than 100 retailers carrying Natu-rAlmond. Her husband helps out while keeping his day job as an at-torney.

Her product also has person-al significance. She grew up eat-ing it. Her 96-year-old grandfather, who lives in California, taught her the almond butter recipe two years ago.

“I personally love to cook, love to entertain,” Foster said. “I’m pas-sionate about food and healthy life-styles, and this product fits within everything I believe.”

Peter Rassel, a business consul-tant at Georgia State University Small Business Development Cen-ter, said success varies: 50 percent of the businesses he helped nur-ture are still open after five years, the survival benchmark for young companies. About 25 percent of the businesses close. The rest struggle, their owners unwilling to concede their life’s work might be their big-gest mistake.

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Senior EnsembleWednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. – “Act II: With a Rose Between Our Teeth,” is present-ed by � e � oroughly Modern Senior Ensem-ble of the Academy � e-atre. A one-hour col-lection of short scenes and songs, “Act II: With a Rose Between Our Teeth” is real, poignant, heart-breaking and hilarious. Free admission for Ogletho-rpe University of Art Museum members, OU fac-ulty, students and sta� . $5 for non-members. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-364-8555 or go to: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu/programs for further information.

Chamber SingersSaturday, March 9, 7 p.m. – � e High Point University Chamber Singers, coming o� of a sold-out concert in Carnegie Hall, will perform choral works from Brahms to Moses Hogan. $10 suggested donation. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-394-0675 to � nd out more.

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Saturday, March 9, 8-9 p.m. – Ogletho-rpe University hosts � e Atlanta Concert Band, with Paul Scanling, conductor. $10 general admis-sion. No advance sales. Box o� ce opens at 7 p.m. Conant Performing Arts Center, 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-504-1074 or visit: www.oglethorpe.edu for details.

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Thrift Boutique SaleMonday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – It’s time for the Community Assistance Center’s thrift bou-tique sale! Check out winter clothes bargains for the whole family. Everything must go to make way for spring fashions! Sale continues through Friday, March 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturday March 2, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds support emergency assistance and pro-grams at CAC. Free admission and open to all. 1130 Hightower Trail, Sandy Springs, 30350. To learn more, visit: www.ourcac.org or call 770-552-4889.

Buckhead CelebrationFriday, March 1, 7-11 p.m. – � e Buck-head Heritage Society presents “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” celebrating the 175th anniversary of the founding of the community. $150 for Buck-head Heritage Society and Buckhead Business As-sociation members; $175 for non-members. Enjoy music, dancing, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. At � e Buckhead � eatre, 3110 Roswell Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Visit: www.buckheadheritage.com to pur-chase tickets or call 404-467-9447 with questions.

Daffodil DashSunday, March 3, 8:30 a.m. – � e Da� o-dil Dash, a 1-mile and 5K run/walk, remembers the 1.5 million children who perished in the Ho-locaust. Funds raised support Holocaust education and help children in humanitarian crises around the world. Race starts at Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, 30338, and ends at the Abe Besser Holocaust Memorial at the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., 30338. Registration, 8:30 a.m.; 5K run/walk, 9:30 a.m.; 1-mile run/walk, 9:45 a.m. $20 by Feb. 25; $25 after. Kids under 10 years, $12. Register on-line at www.da� odildash.org.

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Library Lock-inFriday, March 1, 5:45-9 p.m. – Hang out, eat pizza and play games with the children’s librari-ans, Ms. Du� y and Ms. Germon when the library is closed! � is is like a sleep-over without the sleeping part. Sign up required and started Feb. 1. Space is very limited. Free and open to the community. NOTE: for ages 8 and 9 only. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: shannon.du� [email protected] to sign up or to ask questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Dr. SeussSaturday, March 2, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. – Cel-ebrate “Read Across America Day” and Dr. Suess’ birthday! View the special Seuss bulletin board dis-play, check out books from the display, and get Se-uss coloring pages and activity sheets. Make a Dr. Seuss bookmark during the month of March, just ask the librarian! Free and appropriate for ages 3-12. Continues through March 30. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500 to � nd out more.

Zombie Apocalypse!Saturday, March 2, 12-4 p.m. – Teens, get ready for the worst with these helpful tips on emergency pre-paredness provided by Sandy Springs Fire & Rescue. � en become a zombie with the help of a make-up and FX artist! For middle and high school youth. Brain cravings optional, but registration is required. Free and open to the public. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: [email protected] to sign up or call 404-303-6130.

Pasta Salad SavvyWednesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m. – Get ready to cook up a storm by making healthy snacks. Sign up required and started Feb. 1. Space is limited. Free and open to the community. For ages 7-11. Come by, call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] to reserve your space. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon High-way, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Ballet AuditionsFriday, March 8, 4:30 p.m. – � e Sandy Springs Ballet Company auditions dancers, ages 11-18. Group 1 auditions, March 8, 4:30 p.m., for dancers entering grades 5-6, for the Appren-tice program; Group 2 auditions, Sunday, March 10, 1 p.m., for grades 7-9 for the Apprentice pro-gram; Group 3, March 10, 3 p.m., for grades 10-12 for the Pre-professional program. Previous ballet ex-perience required. $20 audition fee. Female attire: black leotard, pink tights, pink shoes. Male: black tights/shorts, white t-shirt, white shoes. No jewelry, nail polish, or heavy makeup. Call 404-256-5542 for an application package. � e Bush Centre for Bal-let, 6215 Black Water Trail, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call Rosalyn Bush at 404-256-5542 for more de-tails. www.bushballetcentre.com.

Turtle ToursSaturday, March 9, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Her-itage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an education-al series appropriate for children ages 2- 5, contin-ues. In this program, museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle learn about nature. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more in-formation, email: [email protected], call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesan-dysprings.org.

Luck O’ the Irish Saturday, March 9, 12-4 p.m. – To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, children ages 4-12 can drop in be-tween 12- 4 p.m. and make an Irish craft as a par-ent and child activity. Free and open to the public. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: [email protected] or call 404-814-3500 for details.

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“Moving to Georgia”� ursday, Feb. 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Join others for Attorney Miles Hurley’s “Moving to Geor-gia,” a legal guide for new se-nior residents. After getting settled in their new homes, many families wonder about

their legal documents. Common questions new res-idents have will be discussed. Free and open to the community. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres served. RSVP to Hallmark Buckhead, 404-442-2700. 650 Phipps Blvd., Atlanta, 30326. Visit: www.hurleye-claw.com for more information or email: klewis@-hurleyeclaw.¬com.

Happy Families� ursday, Feb. 28, 7:30-9 p.m. – “A Page from the Book Festival” of the Marcus Jewish Com-munity Center-Atlanta welcomes New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler, columnist on con-temporary families. He discusses his latest book “� e Secret of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More.” Members, $8; non-members, $13. Open to the public. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To learn more, go to: www.atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or call the box of-� ce at 678-812-4005.

Prepare for DepartureSaturday, March 2, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. – You may have a retirement plan, a will and Power of At-torney in place, but it may not be enough. Attend this one-day seminar to hear eight experts speak on: med-ical ethics; legal issues; organ/tissue donation; hospice/palliative care; the funeral rite. Seminar begins with co� ee and light breakfast at 9 a.m.; workshop begins at 9:30 a.m. Lunch provided. $10 per person. Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Moylan Hall, 1350 Hearst Dr., Brookhaven, 30319. For details and to register, call Kathy Fries at 770-458-0381 or via email: [email protected] or Kathy Gansereit at 404-308-7704 or [email protected].

Foundation FundraisingSaturday, March 2, 4-6 p.m. – Are you a repre-sentative of a nonpro� t organization? Are you new to fundraising? Do you want to learn how the funding re-search process works, and what tools and resources are available? Learn how to become a better grant seeker! Free and open the public. For adult audiences. Registra-tion required. To register online visit: www.grantspace.org/Classroom. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 for additional information.

Jewish HistorySunday, March 3, 2 p.m. – � e Atlanta History Center welcomes Janice Rothschild Blumberg, a native Atlantan and graduate from the University of Georgia, who has studied American Jewish history while experi-encing it, as the widow of two Jewish leaders, civil rights activist Rabbi Jacob Rothschild and David Blumberg. She lectures on American Rabbi “Alphabet” Browne. Admission: $5 for members; $10 for non-members. Reservations required. Call 404-814-4150 or reserve online at: www.atlantahistorycenter.com. 130 W. Pac-es Ferry Rd., Atlanta, 30305.

Blue Birds Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Blue birds are a beautiful and common member of Geor-gia’s bird community, but attracting them to your backyard can be tricky. Give them a safe and attrac-tive place to nest. Each participant receives a nearly-completed nest box that they will � nish assembling, followed by advice on placement and instructions for mounting their nest box at home. $10. Appro-priate for all ages. Class size limited to 12. Led by Oglethorpe University’s Professor of Biology, Dr. Charlie Baube. Blue Heron Nature Preserve, 4055 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Call 404-345-1008 or go to: www.bhnp.org to learn more.

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Catholics hope for an energetic, perhaps non-European popeBY JOE EARLE AND DAN WHISENHUNT

Several local Catholic parishioners said recently they hoped their church’s next worldwide leader would be energet-ic and ready to address new challenges.

“I don’t want to say ‘a younger man,’ but hopefully someone who has stronger physical capabilities, and also someone who can think globally, and not in a divi-sive fashion,” said Mary Mattson of Sandy Springs. “� e church has many di� erent facets to it globally and [the pope should be] someone who’s aware of that.”

Pope Benedict XVI stunned Cath-olics around the world with his an-nouncement Feb. 11 that he would re-sign on Feb. 28. � e 85-year-old ponti� said he would resign because of failing strength. He is the � rst pope to resign in about 600 years.

James Zwald, a member at the Ca-thedral of Christ the King in Buckhead,

said he was a little surprised by the news at � rst, but could understand the deci-sion.

“I thought the rationale he used was reasonable,” Zwald said, who said the next pope should be someone who is “motivated and energetic.”

Mattson said she, too, was surprised at � rst. “I had to take a few minutes and pause and think about it,” she said af-ter a mid-day mass at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody. “I really think it took great courage to stand up and say, ‘I no longer feel like I can honor this po-sition and perform it in the way it needs to be performed.’”

Several parishioners interviewed as they left Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 13 said they would welcome a de-cision by church leaders to select a pope from outside Europe.

I would like to see a pope who rep-resents that part of the world where our faith is strongest, which means South America,” Karen Ehmer of Dunwoody said.

Charles Lynch of Dunwoody said the College of Cardinals, which will choose the next pope, has more choices now than in the past.

“Historically, it’s always been within Europe, but history [now] has given us

a lot more opportunities and a lot more choices. � e cardinals, from everything I’ve seen, are very well quali� ed to make this decision.”

What sort of man should the cardi-nals choose?

“I would have to use the term ‘Re-naissance [Man],’ Lynch said. “� is per-son needs to be able to look at the past and present, and meld the needs of all the Catholics out there.”

Tin Can Fish House & Oyster BarCity Walk at Sandy Springs

227 Sandy Springs Place NE404-497-9997 | www.tincanfi shhouse.com

Sun – Fri: 5 pm – 10 pmSat: 11:30 am – 11 pm

Features an eclectic menu of seaside dishes.

Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant3887 Peachtree Rd, Buckhead/Brookhaven & other locations

404-816-2229 | www.ChinChinAtlanta.comMon-Thurs 11:30-10:30, Fri/Sat 11:30-11, Sun 12-10:30

Fine Asian Cuisine - Its atmosphere, service and quality of food are above reproach. You can sit in the dining area and watch the preparation of food through a large plate glass. The menu is extensive, offering items in every category including chicken, seafood, pork, beef and

duck. There are also vegetarian dishes for those who prefer.

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Vinings GA 30339770-384-0012

Open 7 days a week 7 AM – 2 PMCome by to see our beautiful renovated facility. Great for hosting

business or private functions or just stop by and try one of the delicious menu items. Receive 20% off the month of January.

Flavor Restaurant & Bar236 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Sandy Springs GA 30328

404-255-7402 | www.fl avorcafebakery.comMon: 10.30am to 3.00pm Lunch only

Tue: to Fri 10.30am to 10.00pm Lunch and DinnerSat and sun 8.00am to 10.00pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Flavor with a twist. Taking traditional dishes and giving them a new twist. Babaganoush * Tabuli * Hummus * Lambchop Kabob * Jumbo Shrimp

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Tantra Restaurant2285 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-228-7963 | tantrabuckhead.comTantra restaurant in South Buckhead features a contemporary American menu

highlighted with the exotic fl avors of Persian & Indian cuisine. The menu is crafted by Executive Chef Terry Dwyer and his staff. Popular items include: mussels in roasted pepper broth with chipotle and star anise, large plump scallops

caramelized in a basil rub with a dried lime beurre blanc to compliment, grilled Australian lamb served with crisp eggplant frites and horseradish-ghost chile aioli.

Pig-N-Chik4920 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs/Buckhead, 404-255-6368

5071 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Chamblee/Brookhaven, 770-451-11121815 Briarcliff Rd, Emory area 404-474-9444

Mon-Thurs. 10:30–10; Fri/Sat, 10:30–11; Sun, 11–10 | pignchik.netTreat your friends and family to the best food in town at Pig-N-Chik. From barbecue

ribs and pork to turkey and chicken wings, our irresistible dishes will have your taste buds begging for more. And don’t forget our delicious desserts!

Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta 30319770-452-9896 | www.losbravosatlanta.com

Mon - Fri 11 - 10:30, Sat 12 – 10:30, Sun 12 – 10Mouth-watering agave margaritas, carne asade, taco salads, fajitas, poblanos, quesadillas, taco salads, Mexican soup, guacamole…. It’s

all at your fi ngertips regardless of what part of Atlanta you live in.

MoSaiC Restaurant3097 Maple Drive, Buckhead

404-846-5722 | www.mosaicatl.comMon–Thur 11:30–10, Fri/Sat 11:30–11,

Sun Brunch, 10:30–3, Dinner 3–9MoSaiC is a popular neighborhood, Buckhead eatery, located between Peachtree & Paces Ferry. Visit this hidden gem for a charming escape from city living. Our

eclectic wine list and seasonal menu is sure to please the palate.

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks600 Ashwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30338

770.399.9900 | www.mccormickandschmicks.comM-Th: 11-9, Fri: 11-10, Sat: 4-10, Sun: 4-9

From fresh seafood and shell fi sh to aged steaks and garden fresh salads, our goal is to exceed your dining expectations. Our menus refl ect seafood from the

Pacifi c Rim, Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. We also source products from local ranches, farms and wineries to showcase regionally inspired dishes.

Teela TaqueriaCity Walk at Sandy Springs

227 Sandy Springs Place NE404-459-0477 | www.teelataqueria.com

Sun – Thurs: 11am – 10 pmFri – Sat: 11 am – 11:30 pm

Full service boutique Mexican restaurant.

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Uncle Julio’s Fine Mexican Food1860 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta 30309 | 404-350-6767

1140 Hammond Dr NE, Sandy Springs | 678-736-8260Sun-Thurs, 11–10; Fri & Sat, 11–11 |

Uncle Julio’s created a unique restaurant concept around original recipes that demand only the freshest ingredients tailored after Uncle Julio’s family tastes.

Beyond tacos, enchiladas and tamales, Uncle Julio’s specializes in marinated and mesquite grilled beef and chicken fajitas, ribs, quail, frog legs, and jumbo shrimp.

Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub705 Town Boulevard, Suite Q380, Atlanta, GA, 30319

404-816-5739 www.OldeBlindDog.comHours: Sun-Wed 11-midnight,

Thurs-Sat 11 am -2 amCome have a drink at Brookhaven’s Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub. This authentic Irish pub is a celebration of the seven Celtic nations. Whether it’s Guinness poured at the perfect temperature or the life-sized William Wallace Braveheart statue, Olde Blind Dog is the best Irish pub on this side of the pond. We have won numerous awards for excellence in food and drink. Our friendly, experienced waitstaff will cater to your every need. See us today, and don’t forget our legendary St. Patrick’s Day celebration is always right around the corner.

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Church collects canned goods to fi ght human traffi cking

BY MELISSA [email protected]

At � rst glance, collecting canned food may seem like an odd way for a church to help stop human tra� cking.

But Greg Chevalier, the chairman of outreach ministry for Brookhaven Christian Church, explained that there are many things that can make children more susceptible to becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation, includ-ing hunger.

“When a child is hungry, they’re more vulnerable to receive a gift from a stranger and that builds trust,” Cheva-lier said.

On March 16, Brookhaven Chris-tian Church will host an event on behalf of the statewide Street Grace ministry to assemble “blessing bags” - backpacks � lled with non-perishable food items to give to children in the Tri-Cities High School cluster over spring break.

According to Street Grace, 58 per-cent of kids in Georgia public schools receive free or reduced lunches.

Chevalier said the Tri-Cities school cluster, in south Fulton County, has a high number of students receiving free or reduced lunches, many of whom may not have access to regular meals outside of school. “� at cluster has the highest degree of potential vulnerability,” Che-valier said.

With spring break coming up, Che-valier said, those children will have a week without lunches at school.

“Our objective is to pack lunches, non-perishable food items, into back-packs and provide them to students at Tri-Cities schools that are going on spring break,” Chevalier said.

Several churches in the Reporter Newspapers communities of Buckhead, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs and Dun-woody participate in the Street Grace ministry.

“We are an alliance of Christian churches, and our main focus is to orga-nize churches to get mobilized, and ed-ucate them about commercial sexual ex-ploitation of children,” said Street Grace Programs Director Amy Walters.

Walters said the organization was formed four years ago by church leaders who were concerned about the number of children and teenagers becoming vic-tims of the commercial sex trade in met-ro Atlanta.

� e organization aims to generate awareness about the commercial sexual exploitation of children and provide re-sources for nonpro� t organizations that help victims.

“� e church is full of people who care. � ey just didn’t know what to do and where to go,” Walters said. “As we help educate people to what they can do, we point them in directions where they can have a positive impact.”

Walters said in addition to � ghting hunger, the organization has several oth-

er initiatives for 2013.Street Grace is working with the De-

partment of Education to train speakers who will reach out to parent-teacher orga-nizations to educate them about ways kids can be lured into the commercial sex trade.

“It really can be as simple as my child goes to a shopping mall and someone approaches them with a business card and says, ‘Your makeup looks great. I want to hire you,’” Walters said. “We al-ways think it’s the white van that’s going to drive up and drag our child o� . It’s not going to happen like that.”

Chevalier said it’s important for peo-ple to learn what a big problem human tra� cking is in Atlanta.

He said there’s a misconception that the problem is con� ned to Harts� eld-Jack-son International Airport. In fact, Cheva-lier said, a large percentage of transactions happen outside the Perimeter.

“It’s not the degenerate individual down by the airport living in the streets. It’s not the international businessman with no ethics or morals traveling in. � at’s a nominal part of the issue,” Che-valier said.

Chevalier said it’s a large and com-plex issue to tackle.

“It’s supply and it’s demand,” Cheva-lier said. “In order to ful� ll the demand of individuals that purchase children for sex, there has to be supply. And in order for there to be supply, one must entice a child into the program.”

Chevalier said Street Grace hopes that by providing food for kids over spring break, it may help to make them less vulnerable to predators.

On March 16, volunteers are invit-ed to Brookhaven Christian Church to help assemble the blessing bags from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are asked to register online at http://streetgrace.org/events/quarterly-serve-learn-volun-teer-day/ to bring an item to donate.

“Anybody can volunteer with us,” Walters said. “Just because we are a group of churches doesn’t mean you have to be a� liated with a church to vol-unteer.”

“It’s supply and it’s demand. In order to fulfi ll the demand of individuals that purchase children for

sex, there has to be supply. And in order for there to

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Jacque Jordan taught herself to play the gui-tar when she was in the eighth grade. Since then, her passion for music has continued to grow.

It did not take long before Jacque started writing her own songs to express her feelings.

“Emotion has to be there,” she said. “People ask me, ‘What comes � rst [in writing a song]?’ It depends on how you feel.”

Her songwriting and performing skills have paid o� . Jacque has appeared three times at Eddie’s Attic, a celebrated performance spot in Decatur, and per-formed a 30-minute set of six songs at the Sandy Springs Festival last year.

Her favorite singing memory comes from her second performance at Eddie’s Attic, when she participated in a contest and came in second place. “Even though I didn’t win, the experience of being up there was enough,” she said.

A Dave Matthews Band fan who de-scribes her singing style as “folk-indie-rock style,” Jacque said her songwriting carries through in her assignments for English class. “My teachers don’t know what I am saying because I only write in metaphors,” she said.

Her favorite class at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School is “Praise Band,” which she calls “one hour and 10 min-utes of just a meaningful [perfor-mance].”

Her Praise Band teacher, Chris Moore, said Jacque’s singing reminds him of “a cross between Diana Krall and

Janis Joplin.”“Jacque is a very gifted singer and

talented songwriter who expresses her thoughts and feelings so beautifully through her music,” Moore said. “We are very fortunate to have her talents at Mount Vernon.”

Apart from singing, Jacque has been an active member of the varsity basket-ball team at Mount Vernon during all four years she has been in high school. She has been playing since she was 6 years old, but she describes basketball as “more of a hobby.” “I love the family feel of the game,” she said.

She played club basketball, she said, but stopped in order to focus more on music.

What’s Next: Jacque will attend Belmont Universi-

ty in Nashville in the fall and plans to be a religion and arts major. “Belmont al-lows you to make your own religion ma-jor,” she said, “which allows me to add music to my religion.”

–Felipa Schmidt

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Sound-off“What would you say to award-winning cyclist Lance Armstrong, who recently ad-

mitted to taking PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs)?”Wildcats Today sta� spoke to Dunwoody High School athletes to � nd out their

opinion.

“I think he’s stupid; of course it was cheating. He got famous for winning Tour de France, then we � nd out he was cheating. I lost all my respect for him. Go seniors! Don’t do steroids. All they care about is winning.”

Emma Fincher, senior, lacrosse

“I personally wouldn’t use; it wouldn’t be worth the risk and dishonor of your country. I feel a lot of athletes use drugs, but it’s not okay. It can increase your heart rate, and you can die.”

Nondi Dunn, sophomore, basketball

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“I mean, to me, it’s just cycling, but if it was basketball then it’s a bigger story. Using makes you and everyone around you forget about the previous athletes that did it � rst without the drugs. If you get to that level of being competitive, then there’s more of a chance that you’ll want to use. But I can see why people do it.”

Nate Welsh, freshman, basketball

Course Schedule, Anyone?By:Amy MinnochGuest Writer

Have you ever wondered why you get some classes on your schedule but not others?

Principal Noel Maloof addressed the issue of scheduling at the Wednesday, January 16, 2013 faculty meeting. His goals: To create an easier process. To of-fer what students need and want. To use DHS’s resources wisely.

Scheduling: What You May or May Not Know

Students’ current schedules were cre-ated based on classes previously offered by DHS. Students selected their top class choices on the course selection forms, due last February 1, 2012.

DHS is changing this process. Stu-dents’ current schedules are school-driv-en, based on what DHS administration thinks students want. This year, students will fill out the course request forms with the courses they would like to take next year. Yet courses will not be added to the schedule unless a minimum number of students request the course. Principal Ma-loof comments, “The new course request forms offer more options for students to choose from than ever before.”

DHS administrators will tally all of the requests made by rising DHS students beginning February 8, 2013. College pre-paratory and elective courses with at least 25 students will be added to the schedule. Advanced Placement (AP) courses with at least 18 students will be added to the schedule. If there are not enough students to fund a course the student’s alternate course requests will be entered into the computer and tallies will be recalculated.

Classes with students below minimum requirements are currently not fully fund-ed, causing the school to lose teaching positions and instructional funding. DHS had to make cuts this year. Several teach-ers were displaced as a result. Mr.Maloof is implementing the new scheduling pro-cess so that resources will be available for all courses listed on the schedule.

Students who want a class not of-fered on the course request form should talk with Principal Maloof or their coun-selor. To be funded, the course must be approved by the State of Georgia. Each

GeorGia’s Career Pathway Clusters1. Agriculture 6. Engineering and Technology2. Architecture, Construction, Communications, and 7. Family and Consumer Sciences Transportation 8. Government and Public Safety3. Business and Computer Science 9. Healthcare Science4. Culinary Arts 10. Marketing, Sales, and Service5. Education

“Each Program Concentration has Career Pathways that have been developed for students to select and complete. Career Pathways have three or four specialized courses developed to provide students rigorous core elements, performance standards, and skills necessary after high school graduation to go straight into the workforce or choose college/university, or the military for additional training.” - Georgia Department of Education

Wildcats TodayFebruary 6, 2013 Volume. 1 Issue. 3

In This Issue:

Looking For A Job? p. 3

Sports Sound-off p.4-5

Standout Student p. 6

approved course has a course number and description.

Rising juniors and seniors will have more flexibility in their course selections with this process. They may not have enough time to complete required course work and earn complete credit for a Path-way without this change.

What is a Pathway? DHS students received new course

selection forms requiring them to choose

a “Pathway” before Winter break. Career pathways have been required by Georgia law since Fall 2008. Texas and New York already offer Pathways.

“Pathway” is a term for opportunities already offered at DHS, from taking four consecutive, upper-level classes in a con-tent area like World Languages or enter-ing a Career Academy.

Students who have taken drama and chorus for the past two years, for example, are in the Fine Arts Pathway. Those stu-

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Bringing the news to students at Dunwoody High School!

Junior Alhaji Mbowe sits with his counselor Lisa Gordon to discuss his schedule options for next year.

Course Changes Continued on page 3

Photo by Erin Pirkle

� e Dunwoody Reporter is support-ing the journalism program at Dunwoody High School. Printing costs for the Febru-ary edition of Wildcats Today! were underwrit-ten by Re-porter News-papers and our creative and edito-rial sta� as-sisted the stu-dents and their faculty advisers with layout and design. � is article is reprint-ed from this month’s Wildcats Today issue.

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Police BlotterFrom police reports

dated through Feb 13.

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-to-Citizen Portal Event Search website

and is presumed to be accurate.

BURGLARY 5000 block of Hidden Branches Circle – A

burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 1.

1000 block of Trailridge Lane – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was re-ported on Feb. 1.

5200 block of N. Peachtree Road – A bur-glary to a residence, without using forced en-try, was reported on Feb. 1.

5000 block of Trailridge Lane – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 2.

4400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 2.

5000 block of Trailridge Way – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 2.

6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-vard – A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 4.




1000 block of Ashwood Parkway – A bur-glary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 5.

4800 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 8.

1100 block of Oak Trail Court – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 9.

4700 block of Andalusia Place – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was re-

ported on Feb. 10.

2300 block of Mount Vernon Road – A bur-glary to a residence, without using forced en-try, was reported on Feb. 10.

1200 block of Winding Branch Circle – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 13.

4400 block of Village Drive – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 13.

Robbery

1100 block of Hammond Drive – Robbery of a business was reported on Feb. 1.The robber used a gun.

2300 block of Dunwoody Crossing – A robbery in the street was reported on Feb. 2. The robber used a weapon.

4900 block of Winters Cha-pel Road – A strong-arm rob-bery in the street was report-ed on Feb. 4.

AUTO THEFT 100 block of Perimeter Center West –

Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 6.

4800 block of Summerford Drive – Theft of a truck/bus was reported on Feb. 6.

7100 block of Peachford Circle – Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 11.

THEFT/LARCENY 6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-

vard – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 1.

4400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 1.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 1.

1200 block of Ham-mond Drive – Larceny of arti-cles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 1.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 1.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Larceny of arti-cles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 1.

First block of Perimeter Center West – A larceny was re-

ported on Feb. 1.

300 block of Perimeter Center North – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 2.


1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 2.

6900 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-vard – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 3.

1800 block of Cotillion Drive – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 4.

300 block of Perimeter Center North – A larceny from a building was reported on Feb. 4.

4400 block of Tilly Mill Road – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5.

4400 block of Chowning Way – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5.

1300 block of Lake Ridge Lane – Larce-ny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5.

300 block of Lake Ridge Lane – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 5.

1100 block of Hidden Branches Court – Larceny of a bicycle was reported on Feb. 5.

4600 block of Devonshire Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 5.

4600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 5.

4900 block of Parliament Way – A larceny from a building was reported on Feb. 5.

4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 5.


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Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 6.

1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 6.

4400 block of Ashford Dun-woody Road – A larceny was re-ported on Feb. 7.

4400 block of Ashford Dun-woody Road – Shoplifting was re-ported on Feb. 7.

2300 block of Peachford Road – Larceny of articles from a vehi-cle was reported on Feb. 7.

First block of Perimeter Center East – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 7.

100 block of Dunbar Drive – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 7.


1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – A larceny was report-ed on Feb. 8.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 8.

Number of thefts increased in Dunwoody in 2012BY JOE EARLE

[email protected]

� e total number of crimes recorded by Dunwoody police increased last year over the previous year, with the greatest increase reported in thefts.

� e number of violent crimes de-creased to 45 in 2012 from 89 in 2011, according to statistics from Dunwoody police. But the number of nonviolent crimes – theft, larceny and motor vehi-cle thefts – increased to 1,935 in 2012 from 1,688 in 2011, according to po-lice.

“We’re down about 50 percent in crimes against persons,” Dunwoody Po-lice Chief Billy Grogan said. “Where we are up is in property crimes.”

� e biggest increase came in theft re-ports. Police statistics show the number of reported thefts rose to 1,552 in 2012, from 1,370 in 2011.

“� e problem for us is just that Dun-woody is a great location for the people who live here, but it’s also a great loca-tion for the bad guys,” Grogan said. “It’s convenient to get to and to leave.”

Grogan said many of the people ar-rested for thefts in Dunwoody live some-where else in the metro area and come to Dunwoody to commit crimes. Peo-ple arrested by Dunwoody police have come, he said, from “all over metro At-

lanta – Atlanta, Decatur, just about any city you have, we have people coming from there.”

He thinks the reason is simple: “Bad guys like to steal good stu� ,” he said.

He said the largest targets for poten-tial thieves were areas with large concen-trations of cars, such as shopping center

or apartment parking lots. “Wherever you’ve got a concentration of cars is typ-ically at risk,” he said.

� ieves look for items left in the cars, such as laptop computers or GPS systems, that are easy to grab, he said. “You’d think people would be educated enough about it,” he said, “But they still leave laptops in their cars.”

Property crime 1,690



Violent crime 104

Violent crime 89

Violent crime 45

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1000

2000

2010 2011 2012

Violent crime Property crime

Total crime 1,794

Total crime 1,777

Total crime 1,980

DUNWOODY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Nonviolent crime increased from 1,688 incidents in 2011 to 1,935 in 2012.

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100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 8.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 8.

100 block of Perimeter Center West – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 8.

1200 block of Hammond Drive – Shoplift-ing was reported on Feb. 9.


200 block of Perimeter Cen-ter Parkway – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 10.






4800 block of Twin Lakes Trail – Larce-ny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 11.


1800 block of Cotillion Drive – A larceny was reported on Feb. 12.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place –

Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 12.

2100 block of Peachford Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 12.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 12.



4300 block of Ashford Dun-woody Road – Shoplifting was report-

ed on Feb. 13.

4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny from a building was reported on Feb. 13.

ASSAULT 300 block of Perimeter

Center North – Simple assault was reported on Feb. 1.

First block of Perimeter Center East – Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 4.

2100 block of Peachford Road – Simple as-sault/battery was reported on Feb. 5.

6600 block of Peachtree Industrial Bou-levard – Simple assault/battery was report-ed on Feb. 8.

4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Family battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 9.

2700 block of Laurelwood Road – Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 10.

5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Assault through intimidation was reported on Feb. 10.

Dunwoody police named O� -cer Kenneth Peck the 2012 o� cer of the year, the department an-nounced Feb. 13.

Peck was praised for his work ethic and for demonstrat-ing he is a well-rounded o� cer and team member.

“O� cer Peck has sincerity in his work ethic that resonates into every aspect of his duties – big or small,” the department said in announcing the awards. “He never dismisses even the smallest opportunity to engage with citizens young or old.”

Peck was commended for his actions investigating the burglary of a local res-

taurant. A suspect was arrested in con-nection with the burglary and television

sets stolen from the restaurant were returned, police said.

Other 2012 police depart-ment achievement awards win-ners were:

Employee of the year: Police services representative Kristin Adams.

Marksman of the year: O� -cer Michael Cheek.

Meritorious Service Medals: O� cers Richard Heintz, Aar-on Belt and Michael Cheek.

Rising Star award: O� cer Caleb Gil-bert.

–Joe Earle

Police name offi cer of year for 2012

Kenneth Peck

2100 block of Peachford Road – Simple as-sault/battery was reported on Feb. 11.

4500 block of Barclay Drive – Simple as-sault was reported on Feb. 12.

200 block of Asbury Commons – Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 12.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Simple assault was reported on Feb. 13.

FRAUD 5500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road

– A worthless check was reported on Feb. 1.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Fraud was reported on Feb. 1.

5300 block of Brooke Ridge Drive – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 4.

4200 block of Dunwoody Club Drive – Credit card fraud was reported on Feb. 5.

2200 block of Abercorn Avenue – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb.

7.

2200 block of Pernoshal Court – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 8.

8400 block of Madison Drive – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 9.

800 block of Ashford Parkway – Fraud was reported on Feb. 9.

4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Credit card fraud was reported on Feb. 9.

2300 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 10.

1400 block of Meadowcreek Court – Fraud was reported on Feb. 10.

2400 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 11.

1200 block of Hammond Drive – Fraud was reported on Feb. 12.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody – Shoplifting was reported on

200 block of Perimeter Cen-

4300 block of Ashford Dun-– Shoplifting was re-

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody

4300 block of Ashford Dun-woody Road

ed on Feb. 13.

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reported on Feb. 1.

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