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School board incumbents face scant opposition

By CANDY [email protected]

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Two seats on the Fulton County Board of Education will remain unchanged for the next term as incumbents face no op-position in their North Fulton districts in the May 20 primary election. The new four-year

term on the school board begins Jan. 1, 2015.

Qualifying for candidates ended two weeks ago with no challengers to the District

2 seat held by incumbent Katie Reeves (Milton-Alpharetta) or the District 5 seat held by Linda McCain (Johns Creek).

Only incumbent Julia Ber-nath, whose district covers the

widest swath of North Fulton real estate from Sandy Springs to Johns Creek, will face a pri-mary challenge from Kathleen “Kate” Wittschen of Roswell.

Wittschen is a parent of two at Centennial High School and is seeking her first elected office.

A native of Massachusetts, she has been involved in the PTA and has been an active volunteer in her children’s school since moving to Atlanta in 2000.

She previously worked in

the marketing and communi-cations industry.

Wittschen said she is run-ning to provide a “fresh per-spective” to the school board after 14 years of representation by the incumbent.

“As a parent with students currently in our public schools, I will identify creative solutions for lingering problems and bring a sense of urgency to re-solving them,” said Wittschen.

Bernath has been a mem-ber of the school board since 2000, and has served terms as

president and vice president of the school board.

She is also the past presi-dent of the Georgia School Boards Association.

During her tenure on the board, Bernath said she has focused on fiscal responsibil-ity to allow Fulton Schools to weather the storm caused by the economic downturn. She believes the public’s support of four education tax initia-tives (SPLOST) indicate their

Only one of three open seats face challenge

WITTSCHEN

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By JONATHAN [email protected]

MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge High School equestrian team jumped a major hurdle March 22 – they won the regional championships.

The nine girls, who train at the Pleas-ant Hill Farm on Bethany Way, Milton, won three of their five shows to claim the championship. They are one of 19 teams from other schools and barns that quali-fied for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Region 4 show in Savannah April 11 and 13.

Only one team will progress to the national competition in Massachusetts.

“We are a very strong team,” said team coach Jana Chevalier. “Our team is only freshmen and sophomores. Going forward, we will be a strong team and well positioned for the next two years.”

Three girls – Courtney Bailey, Taylor Chevalier and Allie Gauthier – qualified as individuals to progress. They also have a shot at moving on to the national com-petition if they do well.

“The girls are fabulous,” said Cheva-lier. “They have a good shot at going to the nationals.”

Heads to zone competition in Savannah

Cambridge equestrian team wins regionals

JONATHAN COPSEY/STAFF

The Cambridge equestrian team members, from left, are, Alissa Garguilo, Izzy van Weegan, Rachel Lamp’l, Alison Balog, Courtney Bailey, Kaitlyn Garland, Allie Gauthier, Abby Bryan and Taylor Chevalier. With them is coach Jana Che-valier. The team won the regional championship March 22 and head to the next round in Savannah.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Al-pharetta Department of Public Safety and Crime Stoppers Atlanta are offering a $3,000 reward for information that successfully leads law enforce-ment authorities to the loca-tion of Kinneth Battle, which results in his arrest.

On March 15, Fredrequis Cobb entered the BP station

on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta and committed a criminal act by jumping over the counter and taking a cash register drawer.

Cobb then entered a get-

away vehicle driven by Battle and then fled the scene. Battle and Cobb were subsequently located at Battle’s home in Cumming.

Cobb was taken into custo-dy, but Battle fled out the back door armed with an AK-47 or similar weapon.

Battle is still at large and is to be considered armed and

dangerous. Any information on the

case can be submitted anony-mously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety will keep all tipster information confiden-tial.

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DUI arrests ► Roberta Lynn Fried, 47,

of Anclote Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested March 12 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding.

► Andrew Tobie Francis, 44, of Bethany Creek Drive, Milton, was arrested March 13 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and speeding.

► Yaw Clement Darko, 34, of Anna Zanes Court, Cumming, was arrested Feb. 22 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and failure to use turn signal when changing lanes.

► Lauren Nicole Kostrub, 21, of Freemanwood Lane, Milton, was arrested March 7 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and

driver to use due care. ► Nicholas Jeffrey Horvath,

30, of Surrey Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested March 15 on Deerfield Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to obey a traffic control device.

► Robert Lee Murray, 25, of Covington was arrested March 15 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and child endangerment.

► Tonya Zahra Shirvani, 38, of Sandy Springs was arrested March 6 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to obey a traffic control device.

► Seyed Rezvan, 58, of Beacon Hill Crossing, Alpharetta, was arrested March 10 on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI.

► Chandler Bryan Watts, 19, of Jefferson was arrested March 11 on Sargent Road in Johns Creek for DUI, under-age possession of alcohol, open container, tag light require-ments, no registration and vio-lation of a limited permit.

► Margarita Monsalve, 53, of

Brockham Way, Alpharetta, was arrested March 14 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and driving on the wrong side of the roadway.

► Robert Jason Hunt, 39, of Midland Court, Alpharetta, was arrested March 11 on Morris Road in Milton for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Drug arrests ► Jonathan Ji Yul Kim, 23, of

Calmwater Lane, Johns Creek, was arrested March 14 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana.

► John Carter Grimes III, 18, of Park Creek Road, Alpharetta, was arrested March 14 on Brookside Parkway in Alpharetta for pos-session of marijuana.

► Steven Tyler White, 26, of Duluth was arrested March 6 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and too fast for conditions.

► Paul Gates Braas, 53, of Marietta was arrested March 8

on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and expired tag.

► Brandon Rayford Bush, 25, of Tucker was arrested March 9 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and no insurance.

► Elisjah Sean Ramirez, 22, of Atlanta was arrested March 10 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and failure to obey a traffic control device.

► Jacob Louis Packman, 19, of Forest Place, Roswell, was arrested March 10 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for posses-sion of marijuana and tamper-ing with evidence.

► Courtney Deshon Fraiser, 24, of Brookhollow Lane, Johns Creek, was arrested March 12 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for pos-session of marijuana.

► Daffy Upkins, 33, of Ellenwood was arrested March 15 on Deerfield Parkway in Milton for possession of mari-juana, suspended license and tint violation.

DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Hotel receives threatening callsJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Johns Creek hotel received dozens of threatening phone calls March 3, all allegedly from the same

number.An employee told police the

Hilton Garden Inn on Medlock Bridge Road received 45 calls from a number coming from Escondido, Calif., between 2:45 and 3:15 p.m. Each time, a woman was on the phone and, several times, made threats such as “you are going to die today,” or “there is a bomb in the building.”The last phone call asked for information on a specific employee. When staff told the caller they were calling police,

the calls stopped.

Cash, clothes taken from store

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two Macy’s employees were ar-rested March 16 and 17 for stealing from the company in two separate incidents.

In the first incident, store employees said they saw Kristina Alicia Greaves, 24, of

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Atlanta, take two shirts and a pair of pants into a changing room. When she left the room, the clothing was gone. Em-ployees were searched as they left the store and the missing clothing was allegedly found with Greaves in a bag. Greaves was arrested for shoplifting.

The next day, an employee was arrested for stealing more than $2,000 from the store.

Employees told police they saw Harvey Hubert Guess, 33, of Duluth, open two tills and pocket $130 in cash. Guess was stopped by store loss pre-vention and allegedly admitted to taking as much has $1,935 from the tills over the past three months. He was arrested for felony shoplifting.

Litany ofcharges for driverALPHARETTA, Ga. – Pulling up next to a police car with a sus-pended tag is not the brightest of ideas.

For one Cumming resident, his alleged actions March 21 landed him in jail.

According to police, an of-ficer was stopped at a red light at Old Milton Parkway and Ga. 9 in one of the turn lanes. A car driven by Jason Wayne

Ahumada, 37, of Cumming, pulled alongside the officer. Ahumada then “suddenly backed up approximately 50 yards,” and, crossing all lanes of traffic, pulled into the right turn lane and went north on Ga. 9.

A check of the tag showed it was revoked.

The officer pulled Ahumada over. A check on his license showed it was suspended. A search of his car turned up suspected marijuana.

Ahumada was arrested for improper backing, driving with a revoked license plate, driving with no insurance, driving with a suspended license and pos-session of marijuana.

In 2 hours, thousands stolenJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Sugar Crest Avenue resident reported his home was broken into March 17 with thousands of dollars in jewelry and cash taken.

The victim told police he left his home at 10 a.m. and returned two hours later. He found someone had broken in by prying open one of the living room windows. The victim said $400 in cash was taken from his children’s wallets in the kitchen. A $300 headphone set, $1,000 in electronics and nearly $4,000 in jewelry were also missing.

Continued from

Blotter: Mobile phone theft common, dangerous

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – We’ve all done it or heard about it – our smartphone is lost or, worse, stolen.

The theft of personal phones is a common problem, said George Gordon, with the Alpharetta Public Safety De-partment. Their small size and common usage make them a prime target for thieves.

“They are an easy thing to steal,” Gordon said. “They’ve become so commonplace in our lives, with us 24-7, there’s always a good opportunity for theft.”

A 13-year-old girl in At-lanta recently had her phone stolen. However, thanks to an app installed on her phone, police have the location and photo of the suspect.

According to the girl’s mother, Kali, the girl was at track practice when her phone was stolen. When the thief attempted to access the phone and failed, an app on the phone called “Lookout” took his picture and sent that along with his location to the family. This was forwarded to police.

Lookout is used by 50 mil-lion people worldwide.

Gordon advised always use a password to lock your phone, and never keep per-sonal information on it, such as home address, Social Secu-rity numbers and home phone number.

“Somebody can steal your identity,” Gordon said.

A home phone number can be used by the thief to call to check if someone is home. If no one answers, they may try

to rob the house. There are many programs

– like Lookout – that can keep both your personal informa-tion and the phone itself safe.

Some can remotely wipe the phone of all personal information. Others can track the phone or even take photos of the user if the password is used incorrectly.

Check out your options at your smartphone’s app store.

Personal info can be used by thieves

There are some simple ways to keep your phone safe from crooksActivate your password featureAs simple as it sounds, only around 50 percent of people report having a password on their phone. Even if you were quick to snatch up one of the brand new iPhone 5s with fingerprint scanning technology, it is still recommended to keep the password feature active as a second layer of protection.

Download a security app. These apps are equipped with features to help locate your phone if it is lost or stolen. This can be features like taking photos of the user, GPS tracking and location information.

Don’t wait. If your device is stolen, immediately use your security app to remotely lock and wipe your information so the thief has no time to transfer it or use it to their

advantage.

Be careful when browsing on public Wi-Fi. Be conscious of your browsing activity while working on a public Wi-Fi network, especially if you are looking to make a purchase. Do not expose passwords, account numbers or credit card information unless you are certain that you are on a secure connection.

Use discretion when downloading apps. Even the most innocent-looking app can contain software designed to steal personal data, make fraudulent charges or even hijack your phone. Only download apps from sites you trust, check the app’s rating and read reviews to make sure they’re widely used and respected before you download.

CLARIFICATIONIn an article entitled

“Johns Creek photographer opens Windows to the Soul,” one detail was omitted.

The article read that Susan had two children who lived in New York, when she has three children, two sons who reside in New York, and a daughter who attends Auburn University.

We are sorry for the dis-crepancy.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Board of Education members from North Fulton are questioning enrollment projections that forecast fewer than 800 new students into area schools over the next five years, saying the rise in new construction does not support the low numbers.

By the 2018-19 school year,

enrollment in North Fulton is projected to increase by 795 students, going from 50,201

students this year to 50,996 over five years.

In contrast, South Fulton

could add nearly 4,300 new students and Sandy Springs an additional 2,067 students

in the same time frame.The five-year enrollment

projections were released dur-ing a March 11 meeting of the Fulton Board of Education and are used for future construc-tion/renovation planning.

“The enrollment drives so many of our processes, both within the general and capi-tal [construction] fund,” said Patrick Burke, deputy superin-tendent of operations.

“So think of [enrollment projections] as a chapter in a book, and an early chapter…we’ve got several chapters to go.”

Enrollment by the numbers2013-14 2014-15* 2018-19* 5-Yr growth*

North FultonElementary 22,555 22,281 22,820 265Middle 11,708 11,927 11,657 -51High 15,938 16,070 16,519 581TotalsNorth Fulton 50,210 50,278 50,996 795Sandy Springs 10,623 10,876 12,690 2,067

South Fulton 34,271 35,143 38,548 4,277

System 95,095 96,297 102,234 7,139

School board questions low enrollment forecastGrowth projected to concentrate in South Fulton, Sandy Springs through 2019

*projected numbers

30 townhomes coming to Marietta Street


ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A new, 30-home development on Mari-etta Street was approved by the City Council March 24.

The new development, sitting on just over 5 acres of land, is for 30 townhomes be-tween Roswell Street and Old Milton Parkway.

The original plans for the lot called for 32 homes in a cul-de-sac. However, city staff required the road be used as a

cut-through to add a grid pat-tern to the downtown city area. This caused two homes to be dropped from the plans.

The property was already zoned for all rental proper-ties. The developer, Jeff Her-man, said he wanted to build 2,500- to 3,500-square-foot homes in the $400,000 price range. However, he balked at a requirement from the city Plan-ning Commission to limit the number of rental units in the neighborhood to no more than 10 percent.

“Right now, if I wanted to do rentals, I could do 50 apart-ments,” Herman said.

Instead, he wanted that re-

quirement left to the neighbor-hood’s homeowners’ associa-tion (HOA).

Councilmembers D.C. Aiken and Jim Gilvin both said they did not want to see too many renters in the neighbor-hood, potentially dragging down property values.

“That’s what I don’t want to happen,” Aiken said. “Owner-occupied properties have the owner taking care of them. Non-owner-occupied proper-ties or rentals historically drive property values down.”

In the end, it was unani-mously agreed to increase the amount of rental properties to no more than 20 percent of the

homes. Also at the meeting:It was decided by a unani-

mous vote to extend the city’s moratorium on most special events in Alpharetta.

Assistant City Administra-tor James Drinkard said the moratorium was in place to help the city come up with new guidelines and fee structures to change the way special events are handled.

The city spends money on manpower and road closures for special events and often sees little return for this. This becomes an added problem when groups from outside the city come in to hold events.

“We are trying to minimize the number of events that are coming from outside Alpharet-ta that have limited benefit on the city,” Drinkard said.

This also becomes a prob-lem for residents who see their neighborhood streets shut sometimes every weekend in the year for events.

“The demand keeps grow-ing,” Drinkard said. “At some point, we can’t support it anymore.”

Council decided to extend the moratorium until April 22 for all new events. However, events that have happened prior in the city may apply to be held.

Event moratorium extended to April 22


NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Every year, city governments hold retreats.

These retreats typically set the goals for the coming year and allow the mayor and City Council to meet and speak at length with department heads and directors about what should be on that list of goals.

However, in recent years, especially during the recent re-cession, some cities have come under fire for hosting seem-ingly extravagant retreats.

This year, however, it seems to be the opposite. Two cities in North Fulton – Johns Creek and Roswell – have not held a retreat and, as of right now, have no plans to hold one.

Milton kept things at home

when it held its retreat Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at the Atlanta National Golf Club’s clubhouse off New Providence Road.

“We went over the budget and future goals for the city,” said Mayor Joe Lockwood.

Lasting one day, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the roughly 25 people in attendance cost the city $342.09.

“That’s everything,” said City Communications Man-ager Jason Wright. “Including venue, food, drinks, snacks and supplies for all of council and staff.”

In Alpharetta, they went further afield when they visited Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 19 and 20.

The total cost of the retreat was $2,917, of which $1,692 was for accommodations.

Alpharetta’s council did not go simply to see the Chatta-nooga Choo-Choo. They went to view the downtown.

“We try to visit a commu-nity that has something going

on or completed something that we want to do here,” said James Drinkard, Alpharetta’s deputy administrator.

Last year, they went to Ath-ens, Ga., to look at the confer-ence center there. Alpharetta is seeking to create its own conference center.

Two years ago, the city went to Madison, Ga., to view its downtown and how it used the existing buildings. At the time, the plans for the City Center project were nearing completion.

In Chattanooga, there was a plan. “They’ve done some interesting things,” Drinkard said.

“Their arts and downtown district are adjoining and there are a lot of things they’ve done up there we are curious about.”

With nearly weekly events, Alpharetta is trying to keep support and excitement in its own downtown in anticipation of the City Center completion.

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Councils plan for future


ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharet-ta’s downtown held another momentous groundbreaking March 25 when the new public library was officially begun. No date has been set for the Milton groundbreaking. It is expected in the spring.

“It has taken a true team effort to make this complete,” said Anne Haimes, interim library director, at the ground-

breaking.The new 25,000-square-

foot library for Alpharetta is part of Phase I of the Library Building Program, currently underway. The library will be located in the Alpharetta City Center project in downtown Alpharetta, near the corner of Haynes Bridge Road and Thompson Street.

“This has been a long time coming,” said Liz Hausmann, of the Fulton County Commis-sion. “To be a part of your City Center is so exciting. We are thrilled.”

The grand opening of the Alpharetta Library is expected in the second quarter of 2015.

The existing library in Al-pharetta, built in 1989, is only 10,000 square feet.

In November 2008, Fulton County voters overwhelmingly passed the Library Bond Refer-endum.

The plan will greatly en-hance all of the county’s librar-ies, and includes new branch libraries in Alpharetta, East Roswell and Milton.

East Roswell’s library began construction late last year. Milton’s will break ground this year.

Milton’s new 25,000- square-foot library will be placed on the old Dinsmore Farm, at the corner of Mayfield

Road and Charlotte Drive. It is to be designed to look like a farmhouse.

For more about the public libraries and news on the con-struction, go to www.afpls.org.

Milton onthe horizon

Alpharetta Library breaks ground

See GROWTH, Page 5

But for Fulton Board of Education members Katie Reeves of Alpharetta and Linda McCain of Johns Creek, this chapter is a bit thin.

More than 4,000 hous-ing units in various stages of development in North Fulton are currently being tracked by school planners. Adding to that, Reeves says are the many empty-nesters who are on the cusp of moving.

“We have a large number of neighborhoods with people who have kids in their 20s and they’ve been just waiting for the market to recover to sell their house,” said Reeves. “So I’m not sure the assumption of shrinking [growth] is entirely accurate.”

For school system plan-ners, it’s hard to argue with success. Since revising their forecasting methodology 14 years ago, the system has been extremely precise in projecting enrollment.

Last year, system planners came within a tenth of 1 per-

cent in projecting a population of just over 95,000 students this year.

Yngrid Huff, director of planning for Fulton Schools, said the school system uses the SchoolSite forecasting model used in 170 school dis-tricts nationwide. The system looks at existing students as they move from grade to grade, residential development and land use, as well as student migration and private school returns. Enrollment is ex-pected to slow in North Fulton through 2018, said Huff, par-ticularly in the lower grades.

“The annual growth of 282 students last year [in North Fulton schools] was the small-est growth the region has ex-perienced in the last 10 years,” said Huff.

“Smaller incoming classes are replacing graduating classes, which causes the region to appear more stagnant in growth.”

She noted total enroll-ment in kindergarten classes is 800 students smaller on average than the eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th grade classes.

But Reeves maintains the sheer number of new housing developments raises concerns about the accuracy of the numbers over time.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Quick thinking and a ready camera phone led to the ar-rest of a Canton man who allegedly exposed himself to a mother and her daughters on Holcomb Bridge Road March 14.

The victims – a mother and her 13- and 14-year-old daughters – were in their car traveling on Holcomb Bridge Road.

While they were stopped at the red light on Old Roswell Road, a man driving a dark Subaru pulled up next to them.

According to the victims, the man had a towel covering his lap. He looked at them, removed his towel and began to pleasure himself. The

victim photographed the suspect’s car and tag number as it sped away. Alpharetta Police also had an incident involving the same man in 2012 – the victim also snapped a picture of him inside his vehicle.

On March 19, police arrested David Lee Kiehl, 53, of Canton, for child molestation (a felony) and public indecency.

According to Fulton County re-cords, Kiehl has a history of exposing himself in public, being arrested three times since 1997 for that and similar offenses.

Police believe there may be other victims. They are encouraged to con-tact Roswell Detective Dana DeWeese at 770-640-4100.

Victims snappic of man

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Johns Creek raids another massage parlor

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Yet another massage spa was busted March 14 by Johns Creek Police for allegedly allow-ing sexual acts for payment.

An undercover detective entered the Healing Touch Massage Spa, in the 11000 block of Medlock Bridge Road

after reports of masturbation for hire. The business allegedly posted classi-fied ads on several websites known for purveying prostitutes. The ads offered a “GFE” or “girlfriend experience” to patrons, police say. The term “GFE” is typically used by escort sites to de-scribe sexual acts that can be bought.

The detective set up an appoint-ment with the business. He was wired

Sexual acts exchanged for money

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The following Scouts passed their Board of Review to become Eagle Scouts.

Colt Nolan, Troop 3000, Birming-ham UMC, built an outside study area for Midway UMC.

Matt Ballard, Troop 3000, Bir-mingham UMC, built benches that border an outside chess set he also built for Milton High School.

Alexander Leach, Troop 1134, St. Peter Chanel, built a bench on the cross country trail at Blessed Trinity School.

David Wells, Troop 356, Fellow-ship Christian School, built 10 mallard nesting cylinders.

Stuart Way, Troop 629, Mount Pisgah Church, built a retaining wall to prevent erosion at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve.

Andrew Hopkins, Troop 7153, St. Bridget’s Church, built shelves for the

fieldhouse at Holy Redeemer School. Charles Brooks, Troop 841, St.

Thomas Aquinas Church, built bird-houses and nesting platforms for a bird study area at St. Thomas Aquinas.

Ayomide Awe, Troop 206, Zion Missionary Baptist, built posts identify-ing plants and bushes behind Mount Vernon Presbyterian.

Michael Chapman, Troop 431, Ro-swell UMC, made 150 hygiene kits for M.U.S.T. Ministries.

Matthew Cernelli, Troop 87, Ro-swell Baptist, built swings around a pond at Roswell Area Park.

Christian Gruver, Troop 1134, St. Peter Chanel, installed trash cans and planted bushes at Heart of Roswell Park.

Alex Yun, Troop 2143, Johns Creek UMC, produced a conservation video for electronics recycling.

—Jonathan Copsey

The new Eagle Scouts of the Northern Ridge District are, from left, Colt Nolan, Matt Ballard, Alexander Leach, David Wells, Stuart Way, Andrew Hopkins, Charles Brooks, Ayomide Awe, Michael Chapman, Matthew Cernelli, Christian Gruver and Alex Yun.

Northern Ridge District February Eagle Scouts

MILTON, Ga. – Kindergartners at Sum-mit Hill Elementary School celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday by reading his books and participating in activities

based on his stories. Here, Grey Don-ner, Clay Sabino, Ella Pawlowski and Morgan Haase enjoy their Dr. Seuss books.

Summit Hill kindergartners celebrate Dr. Seuss

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MILTON, Ga. — During their recent musical production of “Annie, the Musical,” Cambridge High School’s drama program collected 265 pounds and 203 cans of pet food for the Hu-mane Society of Forsyth County.

The drama program collected pet food dona-tions from parents, students and faculty attend-ing the performance.

The theater group surpassed their goal of raising 200 pounds and 200 cans to donate.

The Forsyth Humane Society also had an in-formation table in the lobby to help raise aware-ness for the many animals they have available for adoption and for the vast array of volunteer opportunities at the shelter.

“We wanted students to know more about how they could help. The Humane Society gets the extra help they need to care for dogs and cats until they are adopted, and you feel great knowing that everything you do helps save these

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– Lindsey Conway

Cambridge High School theater group donates to Forsyth Humane Society

Allison Boyle as Annie, with Tanner as Sandy, performs in the Cambridge High School produc-tion of “Annie, the Musical.”

Tess Luman and foster cat Chandler sit amongst the food col-lected by Cambridge Theater for the Humane Society of Forsyth County.

ATLANTA — Applications are now being accepted through April 15 for the United States Naval Academy Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engi-neering and Mathematics) Program.

The Summer STEM Pro-gram is an overnight academic program designed for rising eighth-through 11th-grade students in good academic standing who have an interest in math and science.

The program gives students the opportunity to experience real-life application of math and science principles through

hands-on practical learning. Students will learn from

Naval Academy professors in lab facilities that provide a unique learning environment outside the traditional class-room.

The academy’s current stu-dents, midshipmen, help run the Summer STEM Program and act as mentors to stu-dents.

The Summer STEM Pro-gram is held in three sessions: June 2-7 for rising eighth- and ninth-graders; June 9-14 for rising 10th-graders and June 16-20 for rising 11th-graders.

All students selected to participate pay approximately $350 for the summer program and are responsible for provid-ing their own transportation to and from the U.S. Naval Acad-emy in Annapolis, Md.

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—McKenzie Cunningham

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confidence on how education dollars are being spent.

“I want to continue to be fiscally conservative with our funds, so we can continue to of-fer competitive pay to attract the best and brightest teachers and administrators,” said Bernath.

Reeves has been a member of the Fulton School Board since 1999. She is the second longest-serving member of the board, behind only Linda Bry-ant of South Fulton who took office in 1993. Reeves’ district covers schools in the high school clusters for Alpharetta, Chattahoochee, Cambridge and Milton.

During her 15-year ten-ure on the board, Reeves has focused on curriculum issues, as well as new school con-

struction to ease overcrowd-ing. Since 1999, nearly 20 new schools have opened in North Fulton, as student enrollment grew from 65,000 to 95,000 across the system.

McCain is the current vice president of the school board, and is in her first term of of-fice.

As she looks to her second term, McCain said the focus will remain on supporting schools as they move toward more flexibility.

“It was very exciting to see some of the requests for flex-ibility that our schools devel-oped along with their strategic plans,” said McCain. “I truly believe that governance works best when closest to the people it affects.”

McCain’s district includes schools in the high school clusters of Northview, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Chatta-hoochee and Centennial.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The 13th annual Pink Affair fundraising gala was held Saturday, March 22 at the Country Club of the South in Johns Creek. More than 200 people were on hand for the festive event that bene-fits the nonprofit TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation.

TurningPoint provides spe-cialized and evidenced-based rehabilitation for women with breast cancer, including physi-

cal therapy, massage therapy, counseling and nutritional counseling.

The Pink Affair was chaired by Kathy Smith, while the auction committee was led by David Bercaw.

Dean Crownover served as the evening’s emcee and auctioneer.

The evening included a competitive game of Heads or Tails, a silent auction with 100 items and a live auction featur-ing VIP tickets to the “Ellen DeGeneres Show,” a Georgia Tech cheerleading experience at a football game this fall and

tickets to the practice round and Par 3 contest at the 2014 Masters Golf Tournament.

Pink Affair sponsors in-cluded Oglethorpe Power, Kids R Kids Learning Academies, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s, Autotrader.com and Suther-land.

TurningPoint will host its next fundraising event with a golf tournament at the Dun-woody Country Club Aug. 24-25.

For more information on TurningPoint, visit them online at https://myturningpoint.org.

—Jonathan Copsey

Pink Affair helps beat cancerGala at Country Club of the South

Cathy Furbish, left, of TurningPoint and Lynn Wyatt enjoy the Pink Affair March 22.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Cumming resident Stacie Garramone cheered as her son scored a goal for South Forsyth High School’s freshman lacrosse team against Druid Hills.

But she stopped cheering when he walked himself off the field.

“When he scored, the referee threw the yel-low flag and I figured it was a penalty,” she said. “I didn’t realize the goalie left the field for hitting my son.”

Garramone said her son Cameron, 15, was hit in the side of his helmet, snapping his head sideways.

“The goalie has both hands on his stick and hit him next to his ear,” she said. “He walked himself off the field and when the coach asked why, he didn’t know.”

Garramone’s son was out for the rest of the game, but seemed fine, so he went to school the next day.

“He called me from school and told me his head was throbbing and he felt sick to his stom-ach,” she recalled. “So I brought him to Chil-dren’s Healthcare of Atlanta at the Collection and he was diagnosed with a concussion.”

Garramone’s son is one of thousands of young adults diagnosed with concussions each year, and the number is rising, experts say.

“We see kids with concussions several times a week,” said Dr. Russ Mitchell of Northside Emergency Associates.

Statistics show football is the No. 1 traumat-ic brain injury sport in the country, with sports like lacrosse, soccer, cheerleading and gymnas-tics following closely behind.

Last year, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed the Georgia Youth Concussion law to protect children from sustaining injuries from unno-ticed or untreated concussions.

The law requires parents to sign a concus-sion-information form before their child can participate in sports and that any child with a possible concussion be removed from the sport until they’re cleared to play again by a medical professional.

“Cameron took the baseline test before the season started,” Garramone said. “And when he took the concussion test at Children’s, he failed.”

Garramone said the test helped her under-stand the severity of his injury and is glad the state requires them.

“With the test, we have more information than just asking our child how they feel,” she said. Her son’s treatment plan incudes rest, lim-ited stimulation and activity until his symptoms

are gone. Garramone’s son didn’t black out from the

injury, but that’s not always the case with a concussion.

Dr. William Primos, of Children’s Healthcare, said traumatic brain injuries like concussions vary in intensity.

“Each injury is unique dependent upon the location and intensity of the hit, as well as sev-eral other factors,” Primos said.

Recoveries vary, too, but Primos said it’s all about rest and limited stimulation.

“As the symptoms dissipate, activities are slightly increased,” he said. “We have a very spe-cific system to determine the rise in activities.”

Primos encourages parents to take children to the doctor after they are hit in the head.

“What may seem like something minor can actually be serious,” Primos said. “And certainly not worth the risk.”

Mandatory concussion baseline test beneficial to young athletes

Common signs of a concussion •Appears dazed or stunned•Confused about assignment•Forgets plays•s unsure of game or opponent•Moves clumsily•Answers questions slowly•Loses consciousness (even temporarily)•Shows behavior or personality changes•Forgets events prior to injury (retrograde

amnesia)•Forgets events after injury (anterograde

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Common symptoms of a concussion •Confusion•Clumsy movement or dizziness•Nausea or vomiting•Memory loss•Tiredness•Upset stomach•Vision problems•Sensitivity to noise and light•Numbness or tingling anywhere on

the body•Loss of balance or trouble walking•Mentally foggy, cannot think clearly or

remember things•Slurred speech or other changes in

speech•Irritable or more fussy than usual•Acts differently than normal (does

not play, acts fussy or seems confused)•More emotional, perhaps very sad or nervous•Different sleeping patterns

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Cambridge soccer player signs with Georgia StateMILTON, Ga. — Taina Anglade, a senior at Cambridge High School, signed a letter of intent on Feb. 5 to play soccer at Geor-gia State University.

Anglade has been playing soccer since she was 3 years old. She has played for various traveling teams in Georgia and was

member of the Olympic Development Program. Anglade plays with Concorde Fire as a member of the U18

ECNL team.—McKenzie Cunningham

Taina Anglade with her parents, Herlandy and RoseMay An-glade.

MILTON, Ga. – The Rox U15-U16 girls’ soccer team finished their winter season at STARS Soc-cer Barn with a 6-0 record.

In their finals, the team ended 4-0 in the

first game and 4-1 in the second game to take the championship title.

— Lindsey Conway

In back, from left, are head coach Tony Aussin, Nikki Schwarer, Mollie Belisle, Skylar Ber-tram, Alex Melnyk and stat coach Alvaro Ruiz. In front, from left, are Emma Wood, Katelyn Smith, Payton Aussin, Kayla Ruiz and Nicole Aussin. Not pictured: Mollie Williams, Grace Mitchell and Abbey Mitchell.

Rox U15-U16 girls’ soccerteam wins championship

ATLANTA – Beginning July 2014, Georgia’s immuniza-tion requirements for children attending seventh grade have been revised.

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entering school. Parents are asked to plan

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MILTON, Ga. — Andrew Mat-tie, a sophomore at Cambridge High School, and his younger brother, Anthony Mattie, a sixth-grader at Hopewell Middle School, participated in the 13th annual Fulton County Technology Competition on Jan. 25 and a state competi-tion that took place in Macon on March 8.

The Mattie brothers both won first place for ninth/10th grade for their mobile app at both the county and state competition.

Andrew has been develop-

ing Android apps and websites for about five years. Last year, Andrew also won first place at the 12th annual Fulton County Technology Competition and first place at the state compe-tition, GAETF for his mobile app.

Anthony created blogs and websites in the past and joined his older brother this year on the project by creating the graphics for the mobile app.

The duo is looking forward to working together next year.

—Aldo Nahed

Brothers place first in state, regional tech competitions

Gear donated to Jamie McHenry Memorial Foundation

Cambridge Youth Lacrosse collects gear Jamie McHenry, 13, was a Cambridge lacrosse player. The Jamie McHenry Memorial Founda-tion collects used lacrosse gear in his memory for children who want to take up the sport.

By CAROLYN RIDDER [email protected]

MILTON, Ga. — The Cambridge Youth La-crosse league collected gently used lacrosse gear March 22 to be donated to the Jamie McHenry Memorial Foundation.

McHenry, a 13-year-old lacrosse player from Alpharetta, was killed in a traffic accident last spring while vacationing in Florida.

Fran Ritter, the community project coordi-nator for the league, said the collection was the perfect way to honor McHenry’s memory.

“We had 11 teams participating in this event and we are glad to be helping this foun-dation and honoring our fellow lacrosse player, Jamie McHenry,” she said.

Ritter said they chose this community service project to bring awareness of the Jamie McHenry Foundation and the opportunity it

provides to the community. “Many young boys and girls would like to

try lacrosse, and this foundation gives them an inexpensive way to rent equipment for a sum-mer camp or season,” she said.

Ritter said they received about 126 items including helmets, shoulder pads, elbow pads, sticks, gloves, heads, cleats, bags and even a pair of girls’ goggles.

Jim McHenry, Jamie’s father, said the event was a success.

“The foundation truly appreciates the donations we’ve received and the efforts of the kids and parents involved with the Cambridge Youth Lacrosse program,” he said.

McHenry said the foundation website, www.liveforjamie.org, will be live sometime in April.

For more information on the Cambridge Youth Lacrosse league, visit cambridgefeeder-lacrosse.org.

MILTON, Ga. — Milton broth-ers Jack and Luke Nickel have won the state wrestling title.

Jack and Luke achieved Georgia Youth State Wresting Champion status at the Geor-gia Dome on March 1.

Jack (10U, 120 pounds) finished the season with a 22-1 record. His brother, Luke (6U, 70 pounds), also finished the season with a 22-1 record with 17 of the wins by pin or techni-cal fall.

Jack began wrestling at the age of 7.

“Hard work pays off, and writing down your goals and making them happen is awe-some,” Jack said.

Luke began wrestling at the age of 4.

“Work hard for your goals and always give your best ef-fort,” Luke said.

Both brothers say their practices are the hardest part of wrestling. They train with coach Charlie Morris at the Morris Fitness Wrestling Club in Alpharetta.

—Shubhi Tangri

Milton brothers named wrestling state champions

Left, Luke Nickel with his medal. Right, Jack Nickel with his medal.

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Ambush girls’ U11 team won the RYSA tournament in Conyers on Feb. 23.

Pictured in the front row, from left, are Abby Creasy, Chloe Ford, Kayla Stern,

Rachel McGowan, Abby Fields, Abby Rose, Lily Singer and Danielle Baptiste. In back are coach Nadine Kezebou, Amanda Klein, Rachel Fike, Margaux Guillet, Nia Worrell and Imani Ratliff.

Ambush girls win Conyers soccer tourney

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Telecom giant Verizon Wireless is bring-ing 450 jobs to Georgia this year – more than 200 of which will be in the Alpharetta and Milton area.

Verizon has offices on Deer-field Parkway at the border of Milton and Alpharetta.

“Since Verizon Wireless opened its doors in Alpharetta over 14 years ago, the com-pany has been an integral part

of the area’s business and job growth.

This announcement further solidifies Verizon’s position as a leader in our city,” said Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle.

More than 200 of the avail-able positions are for customer service-related opportunities at call centers located in North Fulton. The company is also seeking positions in retail, net-work and information technol-ogy.

“As we continue to grow Georgia’s economy, cutting-edge technology companies like Verizon Wireless are critical to the production of innova-tive products and new jobs,” said Brandon Beach, president

of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. “Hav-ing lived in North Fulton for almost 20 years myself, I can attest to the area’s appeal to qualified workers.”

Verizon Wireless employs more than 4,500 employees in the state, and over 72,000 employees nationwide.

The company has been named one of the best com-panies for working moms by Working Mother for 13 straight years. Computer World lists Verizon Wireless as one of the “100 Best Places to Work in IT.”

Those interested in ap-plying for the new positions can find them online at www.vzwcareers.com.

Customer service, retail, network, IT focus of jobs

Verizon to hire hundreds in North Fulton

ATLANTA – Harry Norman Realtors honored its leading agents of 2013 at its Celebration and Awards Breakfast in Buckhead.

President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Parmer congratulated the firm’s more than 1,000 associates, acknowledging their efforts in “making 2013 such a successful year with $3 billion in closed sales, an amazing 36 percent increase over the previous year.”

Bonneau Ansley III of the Buckhead office was saluted as the No. 1 agent company-wide in sales and also the No. 1 agent in closed listing units.

Pam Scudellari of the North Fulton office was recognized as the top agent in total closed units.

The President’s Award for distinguished service in the profession, in the community and in civic organizations was awarded to Julie Altenbach of the East Cobb office.

The highest Phoenix Awards were presented to Sandy Abrams of the Buckhead office, recipi-ent of the Diamond Award for 45 years of Mil-

lion Dollar Club membership, and Fran Shivers of the Sandy Springs office, given the Platinum Award for 35 years of Multi-Million Dollar Club membership.

—McKenzie Cunningham

Harry Norman Realtors honors agents

North Fulton agent Marny Midkiff was honored with the Phoenix Award.

From left are Senior Vice President Todd Emerson with Amy Barocas, Phoenix Award recipient Katie Bellew, Donna Augello and Dan Parmer.

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Cuoco Italian Tableopens in ForsythCUMMING, Ga. — Cuoco Italian Table sets the stage for Italian meals that are festive and simple, with many dishes having only four to eight ingredi-ents.

“Cuoco Italian Table is a whole new experience in Italian cooking,” said restaurant manager Anto-nio Lo Russo.

The restaurant, 1475 Peachtree Parkway, recently opened and has started serving Sunday brunch that includes homemade frittata, eggs Bene-dict on homemade focaccia bread and capicola ham, shrimp and polenta Romana.

Cuoco’s entrees are prepared by Chef Aaron Avers and his staff. The pastry chef is Vivian Mun-son.

“We combine the quality of fine dining with the casual atmosphere and generous portions of a fam-ily gathering,” Lo Russo said.

For more information, visit cuocoitaliantable.com or call 678-807-7472.

Burger 21 eyes locationsin Johns Creek, AlpharettaJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Burger 21, a Tampa, Fla.,-based burger franchise, founded by the owners of the Melting Pot restaurants, announced it has signed two new agreements to develop three units in the Atlanta area.

Alex Kim has signed an agreement to open a restaurant in Johns Creek later this year, while new multi-unit franchisee Jim McGlynn will open two restaurants, targeting sites in the Alpharetta and Perimeter Mall areas.

To date, Burger 21 has 12 open locations and 19 franchised restaurants in development across the country.

Last year, the company opened its first fran-chised restaurant in Atlanta across from the Mall of Georgia.

An additional location is slated for development in North Alpharetta, Kennesaw, Midtown, Buck-head, Cumberland and Norcross.

Visit www.burger21.com for more information.

Pollo Tropical toopen in Johns CreekJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Pollo Tropical got final ap-proval to begin work on their new restaurant loca-tion at State Bridge Road and Medlock Bridge Road. The restaurant first submitted plans two years ago.

The restaurant was stalled because it did not meet Johns Creek Planning Commission guide-lines, including a pitched roof and the color palette approved by the city. Last year, the Miami-based company opened locations in Alpharetta at 10900 Haynes Bridge Road and Cumming at 1510 Market Place Blvd.

Visit www.pollotropical.com for more.

Volcano Asian Bistroopens in Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Volcano Asian Bistro recently opened its doors at 5316 Windward Parkway in Alpharetta.

Featuring a sushi bar, the bistro serves freshly made-to-order Southeast Asian dishes from Thai-land, China and Japan.

The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

For more information, call 678-366-9668 or visit www.volcanobistro.com.

TECHNOLOGY » Sciplay receives 2014 Product Launch of the Year Award ATLANTA – Scientific Games Corporation an-nounced that its Sciplay technology platform re-ceived the 2014 Product Launch of the Year Award from the Technology Association of Georgia.

Sciplay is a scalable, flexible technology platform that securely delivers lottery and gaming content, player account management and payment process-ing through traditional digital and mobile channels.

Sciplay launched in August 2013 as a replace-ment to the existing Minnesota Lottery subscription system and again in December 2013 as a new prod-uct offering with the North Carolina Educational Lottery’s new player subscription service.

Both product launches were managed by Mike Brandsma, Sciplay product manager at Scientific Games, and a team of interactive technology profes-sionals at the company’s Global Technology Center of Excellence in Atlanta.

For more information, visit www.scientificgames.com.

Neil May joins Carmichael Consulting SolutionsALPHARETTA, Ga. — Carmichael Consulting Solutions, recently relo-cated to offices at 319 North Main Street in Alpharetta, has added a new member to its team.

Neil May has joined the com-pany as director of service delivery. May brings years of information technology (IT) expertise to the company, as well as a passion for customer service.

May will lead full-time support techs and con-tractors. Email [email protected] or visit www.carmichaelconsulting.net.

ACQUISITIONS » Georgia Eye Partners acquires Eye 1st Vision and Laser

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Georgia Eye Partners recently acquired Eye 1st Vision and Laser. The combined companies will move forward under the name Geor-gia Eye Partners.

The addition of the former Johns Creek office of Eye 1st Vision and Laser (10080 Medlock Bridge Road) will be George Eye Partners’ third office in the metro-Atlanta area.

The company currently has offices at Northside and Emory Midtown.

Patients with questions about the acquisition should call the Johns Creek office at 770-623-3931. For more information, visit www.GaEyePartners.com.

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Verizon Wireless announced it intends to bring hundreds of jobs to Alpharetta and Milton. They currently have offices on Deer-field Parkway, in Milton.

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Are Trulia and Zillow good or bad for the real estate in-dustry?

That question is one of the most contested amongst real estate agents today. Not contested is the fact that both companies have enjoyed impressive revenue and valua-tion growth. Real estate agents subscribing to their “lead-gen-eration” services represent the lion’s share of each company’s revenue.

These agents pay on average $3,100 per year and $2,300 per year to Zillow and Trulia, respectively.Some of the good things about Zillow and Trulia:

They provide greater listing exposure to millions of con-sumers. The addition of tax records, school ratings and other information to listings is good for consumers and makes the agents’ job easier. They level the playing field for newer agents and agents without many listings, give consumers access to FSBOs (for sale by owner), foreclosures and other non-agent represented prop-erties, which paints a fuller picture of the available mar-

ket, and create a new, broadly reaching advertising platform for agents to advertise their skills.Some of the bad things about Zillow and Trulia:

A high percentage of their “available” listings are actually sold or off the market. This confuses and upsets consum-ers and makes agents look

bad. The sites’ property valua-

tions are often way off, mak-ing agents’ jobs harder. They promote non-listing agents alongside listings that aren’t theirs, tricking consumers into believing they know the property, and they sell to any agent, regardless of experience.

The title of “Premier” or “Pro,” the “leads” generated for subscribing agents, are low quality, non-responsive and a waste of time, and the cost of being a subscribing agent is too high for what you get.

Basically, use Zillow and Trulia only as a reference.

Go to a professional to verify and provide accurate real estate information.

ROBERTAIKENSenor VP, Managing BrokerHarry Norman Realtors Forsyth/Lanier

Is your small business using a sales methodology to enable a more effective sales process?

Do all of your sales repre-sentatives adhere to your sales methodology to qualify and pursue new business? Most small businesses don’t follow a defined sales method-ology, and subsequently, they sub-optimize their win rates and revenue growth potential.What exactly is a sales meth-odology?

At its core, a sales meth-odology provides sales profes-sionals with a framework and step-by-step instructions on all aspects of the sales process. Don’t confuse a sales process with a sales methodology.

A sales process tells you

what to do, and a sales meth-odology shows you how to do it. Knowing what to do with-out how to do it is a recipe for disaster.It’s like baking a cake.

You may know what ingre-dients to use and how long to bake the cake. But the meth-odology of baking a cake is the step-by-step directions on how to mix the batter, when to add the ingredients, how long to

bake it and what to do when it’s done.

It’s the same thing for sales. All sales professionals know that you find leads, con-vert them to opportunities and then close business.

But there are many routes you can take in this process, and all of them don’t produce the same results.

Following a sales methodol-ogy can help you better qualify leads, work more effectively with opportunities and close more business against your competition.

Using a sales methodol-ogy is a proven way to improve your win rates, and if you are winning more business, it is helping you grow your small business!

Using a sales methodology improves win rates

DICKJONESFounder & PresidentJones Simply Sales

It won’t come as a sur-prise to you that the Lake Lanier market is a different market than the rest.

Housing inventory is, and has been, very low for some time now.

That isn’t the case on Lake Lanier. The lake is a little more sensitive to sea-sonality than the rest of the market.

Also, geographically, the lake is a much smaller part of the housing market, so it should be looked at different-ly. For home sales specifically on Lanier, the absorption rate (the rate at which the market will consume current invento-ry) is four times higher than the rest of the county.

Currently, at the time of this article, there are 108 homes for sale in Forsyth County with a boat dock on Lake Lanier.

Over the past 12 months, there have been 101 sales of similar homes – which equates to 12.8 months of lake inventory compared to 3.4 months of inventory for non-lake homes throughout the rest of Forsyth County.

Currently, only 7 percent of lake inventory is listed un-der $300,000, but nearly 17 percent of all sales fall into that price range.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, 30 percent of listed inventory is priced over $700,000, but only 10 percent of sales fall into that price range.

So there is still significant downward pressure on luxury lake home sales while buyers are – as usual – snapping up bargains at the lower end.

The main reasons affect-ing lake sales are the very slow recovery of the second home market and buyers’ fear that the low water issues during the drought in 2007 and 2008 will occur again. Water depth at the dock is paramount.

Lake buyers fear the pastROBERTSTRADERLocal RealtorKeller Williams Realty

Business: SuperGreen Solu-tionsOwner: Marvin AustinOpened: November 2013What: SuperGreen Solu-tions is Georgia’s first energy efficiency store. SuperGreen leads the market as one of the world’s premier advisors, suppliers and installers of do-mestic and commercial ener-gy efficient solutions, making us truly a “one stop energy solution shop.” Launching SuperGreen provides an op-portunity to do something with a purpose in an emerg-ing industry and fulfill an

ambition to build a winning company with high values and talented people. As such, it is our plan to achieve favor-able results by doing busi-ness the “right way.”Where: 1605 Mansell Road, Suite D in AlpharettaHours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday by appoint-ment.Call: 770-755-1686Email: [email protected]: www.supergreenso-lutions.com or www.trumark-homecare.com

Zillow and Trulia – good or bad for real estate?

Georgia’s first energy efficiency store opens in Alpharetta

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LOCAL LIVE MUSIC »

JAZZ VOCALIST DIANE SCHUUR The legendary jazz vocalist Diane Schuur is coming to the Velvet note. With a long and prestigious career, including even a performance at the White House for the Reagans, Diane Schuur’s performance is sure to be spectacular. Tickets for the Sunday show have already sold out, so be sure to get the tickets for Monday’s show early. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. April 7. 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 855-583-5838 or visit thevelvetnote.com.

ART » SANDY SPRINGS ARTSAPALOOZAThe Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces presents the Third Annual Sandy Springs Artsapalooza. Artsapalooza is one of the premiere art festival attractions in the Sandy Springs area and draws a large crowd each year to the beautiful tree-lined streets of Sandy Springs. Equal parts art show, music festival and street party, Sandy Springs Artsapalooza is the perfect way to kick of spring festival season in Atlanta. This festival will feature up to 150 local and regional artists representing disciplines in painting, ceramics, glass, woodwork, handcraft, mixed media and more. In addition to the selection of artwork, the festival will also include a lineup of gourmet food trucks, live acoustic music, children’s activities, and free parking and admission.

The Festival benefits a scholarship fund for local artists administered by the Georgia Foundation for Public Spaces. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. April 12. 6100 Lake Forrest Drive Northeast, Sandy Springs. Please call 404-873-1222 or visit sandyspringsartsapalooza.com.

THEATER » ‘OLIVER’Mello-Drama Productions presents “Oliver” at the Cumming Playhouse, the classic musical based on the novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens. Show times vary. Through April 19. 101 School Street, Cumming. Please call 770-781-9178 or visit playhousecumming.com.

AUDITIONS FOR ‘DRIVING MISS DAISY’Presented by Gypsy Theatre Company at the Sylvia Beard Theatre (Buford Community Center), performing July 10-27. 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. April 8, 9 and 12. 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. Please call 770-870-7697 or visit gypsytheatrecompany.biz.

EVENTS » FORSYTH COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS PLANT SALEFeaturing a wide assortment of native plants, trees, shrubs, vegetables, garden art and free presentations throughout the day, the Master Gardeners Plant Sale is a must for anyone with a green thumb. The funds received from the Plant Sale goes to supporting county-wide gardening projects, demonstration gardens and sharing gardening knowledge with the community. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on April 11 and 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on April 12. The Barn at Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. Please call 770-887-2418.

ROSWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY READS ‘BLUE LOCUSTS’The Roswell Historical society presents a reading

of “Cattle Drive in Roswell,” and other stories from the book “Blue Locusts” by author Marion Blackwell, to be held in the Historic Gardens of Great Oaks. 7 p.m. April 3. 786 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. Please visit roswellhistoricalsociety.org.

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA AT FORSYTH YMCAThe Easter Eggstravaganza at the Forsyth YMCA will feature an Easter egg hunt, decorating eggs, face painting, Easter crafts and bounce houses. A great free event for the family. 2 – 4 p.m. April 6. Y Street, Cumming. Please call 770-888-2788.

ATLANTA FILM FESTIVALJoin the more than 20,000 people who attend the Atlanta Film Festival each year and enjoy an incredible variety of documentaries, shorts, narratives, animated films and more. As an Academy Award qualifying festival, this is your chance to be among the first people in the world to see the short films that could be nominated for best picture. 6 p.m. Through April 6. 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave. North, Atlanta. Please call 678-929-8103 or visit atlantafilmfestival.com.

SWEET AS A PEACH INDIE AUTHOR BOOK SIGNINGInto the Night Reviews is hosting the first annual Georgia Indie Author Event. This year’s theme is Sweet as a Peach, and more than fifty authors will be in attendance. The event will be donating food to a local children's charity, so any donations of canned goods would be greatly appreciated. 2 – 6 p.m. April 5. 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. Please call 770-781-6974 or visit gaindieauthorevent.blogspot.com.

SPRING FESTIVAL ON PONCEThe Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Spring Festival on Ponce on April 5 – 6, 2014. Visitors will enjoy fine art and crafts, children’s area, live acoustic entertainment and local food and beverage

concessions including gourmet food trucks. This event is organized by the Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces and volunteer artists to benefit the local community. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. April 5 - 6. 1451 Ponce de Leon Ave., Northeast, Atlanta. Please call 404-873-1222 or visitfestivalonponce.com.

YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR JACKSON PEARCE Come and learn about the publishing industry with accomplished young adult author Jackson Pearce at the NE/Spruill Oaks Library. Navigating the publishing world is tough, from writing queries and short summaries to how advances and royalties work. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. April 12. 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek. Please call 770-360-8820 or visit afpls.org.

BREAKFAST WITH THE EASTER BUNNYThe Forsyth County Lions Club presents its First Annual "Breakfast With The Easter Bunny at Fowler Park. This event will feature a pancake breakfast with the trimmings, a visit from The Easter Bunny, plus various children's activities, storytelling and a performance by the local barbershop quartet, “Three Score and More.” All proceeds will be used to help low-income uninsured Forsyth County residents receive vision and hearing care. 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. April 12. 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming. Please call 770-887-8478 or visit forsythcountylions.org.

RACES & BENEFITS » CHASTAIN CHASEThe Chastain Chase 6k will wind through beautiful and historic Chastain Park. The event benefits the Cancer Support Community Atlanta (an affiliate of Northside Hospital) and will fund support and education programs for cancer patients in the area. Event begins and ends at Road Runner Sports. 8 a.m. April 6. 3756 Roswell Road Northeast, Suite 16, Atlanta. Please call 404-843-1880 or visit cscatlanta.org.

RYAN PIERONICalendar [email protected]

TOP FIVE EVENTS

‘CHARLOTTE’S WEB’ The Center for Puppetry Arts presents “Charlotte’s Web,” an adaptation of the novel by E.B. White, in which Charlotte the spider and Wilbur the pig become unlikely friends. Show times vary. April 10 – May 25. 1404 Spring St. Northwest, Atlanta. Please call 404-873-3391 or visit puppet.org.

ROSWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY THEATRE NIGHTThe Roswell Historical Society will host a Theatre Night, featuring a dress rehearsal of “Camelot” at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. A pre-performance reception will be held, featuring light refreshments and a silent auction. 5:30 p.m. April 8. 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Please visit roswellhistoricalsociety.org.

JAZZ TRUMPETER JOE GRANSDEN Joe Gransden, a jazz trumpeter hailing from New York, will be coming to the Velvet Note. 7 and 9 p.m. April 13. 4075 Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 855-583-5838 or visit thevelvetnote.com.

SMITH’S PLANTATION EASTER EGG HUNTThis Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the historic grounds of the Smith Plantation for Children ages 8 and under, who should bring their own baskets and enjoy finding candy-filled treasures. 10 – 11 a.m. April 11. 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Please visit archibaldsmithplantation.org.

SWEEP THE HOOCH RIVER CLEANUP EVENTSweep the Hooch is the largest river cleanup event in Georgia, traversing 60 miles and including 27 sites. Registration is required, so be sure to register for your preferred site early. 9 a.m. April 12. Various locations. Please visit sweepthehooch.org.

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Spring buying starts strongSpring is off to a great start here at Atlanta

Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, as we have seen a good beginning to home buying for the spring season! And we’re not the only ones, according to “Realtor.com® Report: 2014 Home Buying Starts Strong.”

The nation as a whole is off to a strong start for the season already finding inventory levels rising as there are more homes arriving on the market and home prices are rising.

This booming market we are beginning to see, is enticing for both buyers and sellers.

Many buyers have been very anxious to make a purchase, but rather discouraged with the limited inventory available through the past few months. On the flip side, sellers are now more enticed to put their homes on the market with the economy coming back and higher home list prices being more justified.

According to the article, “The median list price for January rose 8.3 percent compared to the same time last year...”

Although the harsh winter storms have had a tremendous effect on both the real estate market and even the nation as a whole, it seems that everyone is motivated by the beginning of the spring season.

Buyers and sellers alike are ready for and welcoming the warmer weather and hopefully a stronger market along with it.

The article states, “…the national median

existing home price is projected to rise about 5 percent to 6 percent in 2014, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.”

Despite the lull in inventory and reluctance to list during the cold winter months, the overall consensus is that people are ready to get back out there and start buying and selling!

Bill Rawlings, Vice President/Managing Broker

North Atlanta Office, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

Julie MartinAtlanta Fine HomesSotheby’s International

As a buyer I can probably get a better deal by buying directly from the home-owner.

Research by the National Association of REALTORS® has shown this not to be true. It is often in the negotiation process that a REALTORS® experience will be of the big-gest benefit to you. Many problems can occur after the initial offer has been accepted which may prevent the house from closing. This time is critical and the advice of an

experienced agent can be of significant value. With all the information on the internet I can find a house just as easily without an agent.

Finding a home is only a fraction of the services pro-vided by your Buyer’s Agent. Pictures on the internet do not tell the entire story. Is the house located next to a train track? Can you over-look the interstate from your deck? All these questions are best answered by visiting the home and it is always best to be represented by a profes-

Debunking Popular Real Estate Myths

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sional. REALTORS® have been educated on real estate laws and contracts, and work to improve their knowledge on a daily basis. It is to my advan-tage to buy from the agent that I met in the open house.

Find out if this agent is rep-resenting the seller. If so, you will forfeit your right to your own representation.My Atlanta Fine Homes So-theby’s International Realty agent can only help me find a home in the State of Geor-gia.

Through our relocation network, we can acquire repre-sentation for you anywhere in the world. An Atlanta Fine Homes So-theby’s International Realty agent can only show and sell their own company listings.

All members of the real estate community can show all the homes and land currently for sale. A real estate agent possesses a license to sell property in the state of Georgia and can show any listed prop-erty in the state. It is to my advantage to use the on-site agent to purchase a newly constructed home.

The agent in a new home subdivision represents the home builder.

Most of the time the builder has already set the commission rate for each home sale and this does not usually change, so saving a great deal of money is not possible. If you use the builder’s agent you will forfeit your right to representation. If I see a yard sign or an ad in the newspaper, I must call the agent in the ad or on the sign to learn about the property.

Your Buyer’s agent can find out the information for you for any house or land listed for sale. It is always best to have your own representation for negotiations.

Call me today to find out the truth about real estate.


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You have found the house, done your homework and you are ready to make an offer. A sense of fair play at each step will make the sellers want to work with you, which helps you get to your goal of home ownership. Here are some tips to making the deal stick.

Make a fair offer. Your agent has helped you deter-mine market value by look-ing at comparable sales, so coming in with a lowball offer may only upset the seller and make them not want to work with you. Also, another buyer could make an offer while yours is under consideration, and you want to be poised to stay in the game. Remember, it is only a “good deal” if it is good for all parties.

Keep it simple. It is ok to try to negotiate personal property which is attached to the house, like a refrigerator, window treatments, or special bathroom mirror, but accept that those items are theirs and you may not get them. Negotiate the house first. If you come to terms, then you

can make them an offer on any other personal items you may wish to purchase. Ask-ing for the seller’s personal items to be included at no cost attributes no value to their items, and risks offend-ing the sellers.

Include standard con-tingencies. A due diligence period of 10 days should be sufficient to do all inspec-tions, and a finance contin-gency of 28 days is standard. Anything above that will be hard for the sellers to accept.

Only address real con-cerns. When your inspec-tions are complete, you enter into another negotiation for repairs. The inspector will list everything that is not per-fect, or built to today’s code. Talk to the inspector about the items of concern to find out if these items are “deal breakers” or are they just mentioned because today’s code has changed since the house was built. Focus on items related to safety and the integrity of the house, like electrical issues, non func-tioning systems, wood rot, etc. Asking the seller to make cosmetic changes or replace older things when they are in

working order can make the deal fall apart.

When you establish a base of respect and fairness at each step of the process, the sell-ers will be eager to work with you and accommodate your requests along the way.

Each party will gain and compromise during the nego-tiation, and both parties will feel good about the transac-tion.

Negotiating your home purchase in a balanced market

When you establish a base of respect and fairness at each step of the process, the sellers will be eager to work with you and accommodate your requests along the way.

Your Buyer’s agent can find out the information for you for any house or land listed for sale. It is always best to have your own representation for negotiations.

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CITY OF MILTONPUBLIC NOTICE

PH-14-AB-01

PLACE13000 Deerfi eld Pkwy

Bldg 100 Ste 107EMilton, GA 30004

DATE & TIME4/14/14 6:00 PM

PURPOSEPackage Retail

Addition of Wine Package Retail

APPLICANTAll About Spirits, Inc

d/b/a All About Spirits15840 Birmingham Hwy,

Ste B

Tana Coleman, Contact404-732-4003

20 YEARS

North Fulton’s Only On-Site Crematory

Rex T. Grizzle, OwnerLocally Owned and Operated12050 Crabapple Rd. Roswell, GA [email protected]

NORTHSIDECHAPEL

FUNERAL DIRECTORSand CREMATORY

Bruce F. AcKinclose, Jr., 70, of Suwanee, passed away March 14, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Otis Bottoms, 75, of Cumming, passed away March 18, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Linda Cato, 69, passed away March 18, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Greenlawn Cemetery.

Jerry Clark, 71, of Suwanee, passed away March 21, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Sheryl Ann Cruz, 52, of Duluth, passed away March 24, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Antoinette Giuseffi, 102, passed away March 16, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Greenlawn Cemetery.

Kathleen Grindle Hughes, 86, of Cumming, passed away March 19, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Sweeney Lodewick, 61, passed away March 17, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Greenlawn Cemetery.

Bobby Neal Pruitt, 63, of Cumming, passed away March 20, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Jane S. Zucker, 68, of Atlanta, passed away March 25, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

DEATH NOTICES

NOTICE OF LOCATION AND DESIGN APPROVALProject Number CSHPP-0007-00(313), Fulton County

P.I. Number 0007313

Notice is hereby given in compliance with Georgia code 22-2-109 and 32-3-5 that the Georgia Department of Transportation has approved the Location and Design of this project.

Date of Location Approval: March 3, 2014

The project is located in the City of Milton just west of the community of Crabapple, and Land lots 1098, 1099, 1134-1136, 1169, 1170, of the 2nd District and 2nd Section of Fulton County.

The project consists of adding left turn lanes on SR 372 (Crabapple Road/Birmingham Highway) and Broadwell Road; improving the typical section and alignment of the existing local roads McFarlin Lane/Parkstead Lane/Branyan Trail from the existing intersection of McFarlin Lane with SR 372 (Birmingham Highway) to the end of existing Branyan Trail; and extending the Branyan Trail approximately 500 feet, of new location roadway, to intersect with SR 372 (Crabapple Road) at Crabapple Chase Drive. Two single lane roundabouts are also proposed; one at SR 372 (Crabapple Road) and Crabapple Chase Drive, and the other at SR 372 (Birmingham Highway) and McFarlin Lane. The project length is 0.31 miles along SR 372 (Birmingham Highway, milepost 1.54)/Broadwell Road, 0.43 miles along SR 372 (Crabapple Road, milepost 0.86)/Mayfi eld Road, 0.45 miles along McFarlin Lane/Parkstead Lane/Branyan Trail/Crabapple Chase Drive.

Drawings and/or maps, and/or plats of the proposed project as approved are on fi le and are available for inspection at the Georgia Department of Transportation:

Sebastian NesbittArea 2 Engineer

[email protected] Kennestone Circle

Marietta, GA 30066770-528-3238

Any interested party may obtain a copy of the drawings or maps or plats or portions thereof by paying a nominal fee and requesting in writing to:

Genetha Rice-SingletonState Program Delivery Engineer

[email protected] West Peachtree Street

Atlanta, GA 30308404-631-1860

Any written request or communication in reference to this project or notice SHOULD include the Project and P.I. Numbers as noted at the top of this notice.

Request for Bid

Hopewell House RenovationsBID NUMBER

14-PW4

Sealed Bid Due Date:

April 29th, 2014 2:00PM Local TimeMilton City Hall

To be publicly opened approximately 2:05PM in the Courthouse

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City of Milton is requesting submittals from interested parties for a public private partnership. The request for sealed bids (Hopewell House Renovations) is posted on the following websites:

http://www.cityofmiltonga.us or http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_index.jsp


PH-14-AB-02



DATE & TIME4/14/14 6:00 PM

PURPOSEConsumption on PremisesWine, Malt Beverages, &

Distilled Spirits

APPLICANTSequoia Golf Manor, LLCd/b/a The Manor Golf &

Country Club15952 Manor Club Dr

ContactRobin Spradlin678-416-7595


PH-14-AB-03



DATE & TIME4/14/14 6:00 PM

PURPOSE

Consumption on PremisesWine and Malt Beverages

APPLICANTSequoia Golf Manor, LLCd/b/a The Manor Golf &

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CITY OF MILTON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR REZONINGS AND TEXT AMENDMENTS

(This item was deferred from the February 26, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting to the April 23, 2014

Planning Commission Meeting.)

Petition Number: RZ13-18Location: 14738 Birmingham Hwy Applicant: Piedmont Atlantic CapitalRequest: To rezone from AG-1 (Agricultural) to CUP

(Community Unit Plan) to develop 17 single family residences.

Public Hearings: Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Milton City Hall 13000 Deerfi eld Parkway Suite 107E (Council Chambers) Milton, GA 30004 678-242-2500

CITY OF MILTON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE

(These items were deferred from the March 26, 2014 Planning Commission Meeting) RZ13-22To amend Chapter 64, Article VII, Division 6 Northwest Fulton Overlay District

RZ14-01 To amend Chapter 64, Article I, Section 64-1 Defi nitions

RZ14-02To amend Chapter 64, Article IX Administrative Permits and Use Permits

RZ14-03 To amend Chapter 64, Article IX Administrative Permits and Use Permits to create a new Use Permit for a Rural or Agricultural Event Facility

RZ14-04To amend Chapter 64, Article IX Administrative Permits and Use Permits to create a new Use Permit for an Artist Studio

Public Hearings: Special Called Planning Commission Meeting Thursday, April 24, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, May 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.


CITY OF MILTON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE

(Chapter 64 of the City Code)

RZ14-05 - To amend Article VI, Division 23 – CUP (Community Unit Plan) district

RZ14-06 – To amend Article VI, Division 24 – NUP (Neighborhood Unit Plan) district RZ14-07 – To amend Article VI, Division 13 – TR (Townhouse Residential) district

RZ14-08 – To amend Article VI, Division 4 – R-2 (Single Family Residential) district

RZ14-09 – To amend Article VI, Division 5 – R-2A (Single Family Residential) district

Public Hearings: Community Zoning Information Meeting Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Planning Commission Meeting Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, June 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.


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