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April 30, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 18
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Anyone who drives in North Fulton knows traffic is one of the larg-est problems the area has. Now Roswell, Alpharetta and Sandy Springs have banded together to try and fix this.
For the entirety of Ga. 9/Alpharetta Highway from Aber-nathy Road in Sandy Springs up to Windward Parkway in Alpharetta, each traffic light is joined to the others via a large, interactive system that is designed to make traffic flow better.
Called “Adaptive Traffic Control,” the system joins 38 traffic cameras and more than 60 traffic lights that can all be
controlled from a control room in Roswell.
From this control room, staffers can view live feeds of intersections and control signal timing in emergencies. More importantly, during the day-to-day grind, the software the system uses automatically adjusts signal length based on how traffic is at any given moment. If there is a backup at Mansell Road eastbound, the system may give that light more priority than Ga. 9 north-bound until traffic lightens up.
“This is the most complicat-ed, yet largely invisible, project we have ever undertaken,” said Roswell Director of Transporta-tion Steve Acenbrak.
Links lights from Sandy Springs to Milton
New traffic system could save headaches, time
See TRAFFIC, Page 16
JONATHAN COPSEY/STAFF
Roswell Traffic Engineer Muhammed Rauf said North Fulton driv-ers should notice a difference in traffic with the new traffic light control system.
By HATCHER HURD& JONATHAN COPSEY
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Avalon had a party last week to celebrate another milestone – the “top-ping out” of the property. That is the setting of the last beam in the last building of the retail quarter of what will eventually be North American Properties’ $600 million mixed-use residential, commercial and office playland of North Fulton.
But North American Properties Manag-ing Partner Mark Toro and his associates had much more to celebrate than the end of princi-pal construction (although finishings will take another six months). Toro has a whopping 93
percent of the property signed to leases with another 4 percent of the property in the last stages of negotiations for leases.
“In effect, we are 100 percent leased with six months to go. That is practically unheard of,” Toro said.
In all, there will be 500,000 square feet of retail on 87 acres.
There has been so much interest in the residential components of the property – both single-family and luxury rental units (Avalon doesn’t use the word “apartment”) – that they won’t discuss prices yet.
Michael Davis, service development man-ager for NAP, said there are 1,400 firm letters of interest for the 101 Monte Hewitt homes on Avalon property. Sotheby’s International Realty, the leasing agency, received more than
Topping out party means NAP passing baton to new tenants
Avalon 97% leased with 189 days to go
JONATHAN COPSEY/STAFF
Avalon, North Fulton’s $600 million project, is slated to open its first phase Oct. 30. Inset: Mark Toro, Avalon devel-oper.
See AVALON, Page 31
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2 | April 30, 2014 | Milton Herald | northfulton.com PUBLIC SAFETY
Weapon stolen in break-inJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Two vehicles were broken into April 18 at the Century State Bridge Apartments, with a firearm taken from one of them.
One victim told police a window in her soft-top Jeep was slashed open. Taken from inside was $10 cash. A search of the surrounding area turned up the victim’s driver’s license along with another license, a set of car keys and a cancelled check.
Another victim said the key found belonged to him. They were taken from inside his vehicle, which was left unlocked overnight. A CZ P-07
9-mm pistol was taken from the vehicle.
Rental company swindles landlord, tenant
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A landlord was defrauded out of thousands of dollars of rent after a rental company refused to pay her.
The victim told police she signed an agreement with Future Mortgage and Finance, based out of Norcross for them to manage property she owns in Johns Creek. After several months, a check for nearly $1,000 was sent to the victim from the mortgage company, however the check bounced. The victim then received a let-ter from her mortgage com-pany claiming she has not paid her mortgage for nearly six months and owned more than $18,000.
The victim searched
through state records and found Future Mortgage had their license revoked in 2008 and had been operating ille-gally since.
Contacting the renter, the victim learned they had been paying monthly rent regularly to Future Mortgage, totaling $14,000.
IRS scam strikes againJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Wind-sor Park Drive couple are out $4,600 after falling victim to an IRS scam.
The victim told police she was contacted by phone by someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. They said she owed $2,300 im-mediately. She was instructed to buy some Green Dot cash cards at local stores and then tell the caller their numbers. The victim did this. The caller said he would check with the accounting department and
call back within half an hour.When he did call back,
he said the victim’s husband would also need to pay $2,300 or he would have trouble. The victim repeated the process.
It was only later the victim realized she was scammed.
Pot bust results from strange behavior
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – An Al-pharetta woman was arrested April 13 after a string of suspi-cious incidents culminated in her arrest for possession of drugs.
An officer on patrol at about 2 a.m. saw a vehicle that appeared to be looking for an address. It turned out of the parking lot of one closed business and then turned into another, gated business. When it turned around, police pulled
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MILTON, Ga. – A Gainesville resident was arrested April 13 after allegedly trying to break into a home while armed with a baseball bat.
Police were called to a Fairfield Way home after reports of a fight. The victim told police Ormond Louis Mayer, 59, of
Gainesville, had walked up to the resi-dence and demanded to be let inside to speak with his son. The two had argued the previous night. Mayer was armed with an aluminum baseball bat. The victim told Mayer he was not welcome in the home and to leave. Mayer allegedly tried to force
his way inside. He and the homeowner fought over the bat and Mayer eventually left. Mayer’s son and a witness confirmed the events.
Mayer was picked up by police in For-syth County and arrested for aggravated assault and burglary.
A baseball bat is no key
See BLOTTER, Page 30
DUI arrests ► Kelly Warren Drew, 46, of
Atlanta was arrested April 6 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI.
► Lara G. Oliveira, 29, of Faircrest Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested April 6 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Michael Maddalena, 51, of
Foster Drive, Cumming, was arrested April 9 on Mansell Road in Alpharetta for DUI and possession of drug-related items.
► Jabril Ali Fenderson, 23, of Creek Landing Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested April 12 on Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer and failure to maintain lane.
► Michael Alexander Escobar, 24, of Atlanta was arrested April 6 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, too fast for conditions and failure to obey a traffic control device.
► Alexander Ryan Miller, 27,
of Duluth was arrested April 9 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to main-tain lane, tag light violation, expired registration and failure to update his address on his driver’s license.
► Ashley Elizabeth McLaughlin, 33, of Canton was arrested April 11 on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI and speeding.
► William Robert Pack, 55, of Kentmere Drive, Cumming, was arrested April 6 on Morris Road in Milton for DUI, stop sign violation and violation of a limited permit.
► Joseph Pierce Flanagan,
20, of Fourth Fairway Drive, Roswell, was arrested April 9 on Champion Hills Drive in Milton for DUI, disorderly con-duct and possession of drug-related items.
► Theodore Victor Goodhart, 74, of Wyndham Farms Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested April 13 on Bethany Road in Milton for DUI, failure to maintain lane and hit and run.
Drug arrests ► Renaldo Vince Cooper,
29, of Atlanta was arrested
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See ARRESTS, Page 32
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MILTON, Crooked Creek, moving; huge! 14570 Creek Club Drive. Friday 5/2 , Saturday 5/3 8am-3pmMILTON, Big charity yard/thrift sale benefitting COTA. Friday 5/2 8:00am-2:00pm. Saturday5/3, 8:00am-3:00pm. High-land Manor Clubhouse (indoor) 15890 Milton Point 30004.MILTON, Multi family. 765 Quarterpath Lane. Wood Valley Subdivision, off Freemanville. Saturday 5/3, 8am-2pm. De-signer clothing, shoes, handbags. Antiques. Furniture. House-hold items. Hartman luggage. Tools. Designer decor. ROSWELL, 4221 Harris Ridge Court 30076. Friday 5/2, Sat-urday 5/3, 8am-2pm. Upscale! ROSWELL, huge multi family! Brookfield Subdivision, 855 Ferncroft Court 30075. Friday 5/2, Saturday 5/3, 7am-3pm. Proceeds for scholarships; vintage and household items; organ, childrens’ equipment
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City hires conservation expert for ‘green print’ By CAROLYN RIDDER [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. — Milton Coun-cil voted April 14 to hire local conservation expert Laurel Florio to lead the conservation initiative for the city.
“I’m thrilled to be working to help the city in which I live,” Florio said.
With more than 25 years in the conservation field, Florio is also an attorney.
“She brings a unique skill set to the city,” Preserve Rural Milton Initiative member Laura Rencher said. “Her knowledge and experience is just what we need to preserve the rural character committed to by the city in the strategic plan.”
Florio has worked for vari-ous environmental organiza-tions, most notably for Ducks Unlimited in Memphis, Tenn.
She is an educator for the Washington, D.C.-based Land
Trust Alliance, an organization dedicated to land conservation.
Milton City Manager Chris Lagerbloom said he feels Flo-rio’s expertise is a good fit for the city.
“We’re excited to have Laurel as a consulting expert because of the tremendous experience she brings to our conservation efforts,” he said. “Our residents and elected offi-cials have given us clear direc-tion to strike a new balance in Milton of green space protec-tion, personal property rights and business opportunities, and Laurel’s expertise brings us one step closer to complet-ing that mission.”
Mayor Joe Lockwood said he wants to maintain the rural feel of the city but that there is no simple solution.
“There are many factors that play into the design and density of the city,” he said. “And we need to make sure we address all of them with an
expert eye.” And that’s
Florio’s job. “I’ve been
brought on to help the city determine several factors necessary to preserve the rural character of the city,” she said.
“Since the strategic plan prioritizes con-servation and green space, part of what I’ll be doing is determining where primary protection areas might be located.”
Florio said her job would include working on the green print for the city as well as es-tablishing options for land use for landowners.
“There are many options available to land owners, in-cluding things like Transfer of Development Rights programs, so I’ll work with the city to
determine what is most effec-tive to maintaining the rural character,” she said.
Rencher hopes the city will incorporate some of the Preserve Rural Milton Initiative ideas into the green print and is looking forward to sharing ideas with Florio.
“We’d like to see the devel-opment of the multi-use Milton Trail, where people could walk, run or even ride horses,” she said.
Resident has history with green law
Free tree saplings available at City Hall
MILTON, Ga. – Free white oak, sweet crabapple and eastern cedar tree saplings donated by the National Wildlife Fed-eration are now available at Milton’s City Hall for residents and community groups to cel-ebrate Earth Day.
The potted trees, meant to attract wildlife to the city of Milton, are available outside Milton’s City Hall Community
Development and Public Safety entrance, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107F.
Instructions for planting the trees are available inside City Hall.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, trees:
• Improve air quality, ab-sorbing pollutants and filtering contaminants from the air.
•Improve water quality,
reduce flooding and erosion and slow evaporation through stabilizing stream beds and filtering water through leaves.
• Help reduce energy costs for homes by providing shade in the summer, reduc-ing air conditioning costs and acting as wind breaks in the winter.
• Improve health by provid-ing a calm and relaxing envi-
ronment and help add to an overall sense of well-being.
• Are a visible sign of a commitment to improving green space and community aesthetics.
“Planting a tree is a perfect way to celebrate Earth Day and connect with our planet,” said Mark Law, Milton’s arborist. “So why not stop by and pick one up so you can help make Milton a more beautiful place to live?”
—Jonathan Copsey
Potted trees can be picked up for Earth Day festivities
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A neigh-borhood in Roswell has had the unique problem of actually being in Alpharetta.
Residents of the Bellsmith neighborhood on Upper Hem-bree Road pay taxes to Al-pharetta, however their postal address is in fact Roswell. Residents appeared before the Alpharetta City Council April 21 to request the city inter-
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Having the wrong city in their address has proven a headache, the residents told the council. Packages are sent to the east Roswell post office or undelivered; visitors lose their way; utility services refuse to acknowledge the residences.
“Everyone is a little con-fused as to what it is,” said Mayor David Belle Isle.
The U.S. Postal Service has a process to change addresses. The city must send a letter requesting the change to begin the process. With the expan-sion and creation of cities in the past decade, many resi-dents – especially in the new cities of Johns Creek and Mil-ton – live in one city but have a different city’s postcode.
There are 395 properties along Upper Hembree and Harris roads that would be af-fected by the change.
The residents of Bellsmith – 84 homes – voted whether to initiate the change.
Sixty of those owners ap-proved the move. One was opposed.
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By CANDY [email protected]
ATLANTA – High school gradu-ates will soon face more strin-gent academic requirements to earn HOPE scholarship money, as changes made a few years ago are set to take place.
Legislative changes made to the HOPE scholarship in 2011
will be implemented beginning with the class of 2015, requir-ing recipients to take at least two “academically rigorous” courses during high school. The requirement increases to three such classes for the class of 2016, then four higher level courses for all recipients begin-ning for the class of 2017.
The list of qualifying courses takes up four pages on the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC) website, so options abound for stu-dents. However most fall into the categories of advanced, international baccalaureate,
advanced placement, dual en-rollment or the upper levels of core courses, such as calculus and genetics.
While students who stick only to an “on-level” track may find it difficult to qualify for HOPE, a spokesman for the GSFC noted 90 percent of HOPE recipients last year met the new requirements.
“The added rigor is not going to impact a significant number of students,” said Jonathan Stroble, senior manager of external affairs and government relations for the GSFC. “I don’t want to speak
on behalf of the legislature, but the idea behind the [changes] is to ensure students are more prepared for the rigors of col-lege.”
HOPE – which stands for Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally – is a merit-based scholarship enacted in 1993 by former Gov. Zell Miller and the Georgia General Assembly to entice the state’s best students to attend Georgia colleges and universities.
HOPE eligibility is not tied to financial need, and the pro-gram is funded by the revenue from the state lottery.
Since 1993, nearly 1.7 million Georgia students have received a total of $7.2 billion through the HOPE scholarship. Awards range from $1,000 to over $3,000 per semester, depending on which of the University System of Georgia schools a student is attending.
The program has gone through numerous changes throughout its two-decade ex-istence, most recently in 2011 with House Bill 326.
In addition to the require-ment for academically rigor-ous courses, students now have only one chance to regain HOPE funding if they earn below a 3.0 in college, and the funds cannot be used for reme-dial courses in college. HOPE
is also limited to the revenues from the lottery, so the amount available each year may vary.
An additional HOPE schol-arship – the Zell Miller Scholar Program – was also created in 2011, which provides addi-tional funds for students who meet higher academic ac-complishments. HOPE grants are also available for students attending a Georgia technical college – generally community or two-year colleges.
Stroble noted a student who maintains a 3.0 average at a technical college for one year is eligible for the HOPE scholarship if they transfer to a four-year college.
Counselors with the Fulton County School System have been aware of the changes to HOPE beginning with the class of 2015 and have worked with students to meet those require-ments. School officials note Fulton’s curriculum already encourages students to take higher-level courses.
“At this time, we don’t be-lieve the new requirement will pose a hardship for students who wish to pursue the HOPE scholarship. Our students are already receiving oppor-tunities for a highly challeng-ing curriculum,” said Susan Hale, spokesperson for Fulton Schools.
HOPE eligibility to be tied to ‘academic rigor’ Students must take advanced courses to receive scholarships
I don’t want to speak on behalf of the legislature, but the idea behind the [changes] is to ensure students are more prepared for the rigors of college.”
JONATHAN STROBLESenior manager of external affairs and government relations for the GSFC
UNG’s summer Accel program is first in Ga.FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The University of North Georgia (UNG) is offering a residential summer dual-enrollment pro-gram for high school students interested in language or sci-ence and mathematics.
Tuition is paid by the state’s Accel program, and JROTC students could also qualify for additional scholar-ship funds to study language.
Planned for June 22 through July 31, two insti-tutes are offered to Georgia high school students who will be juniors or seniors in fall 2014, including home-schooled students.
The STEM Institute, which offers seven college credits,
is for students who aspire to careers in science, technology or math.
The Language Institute, which offers four college cred-its, is for students interested in careers where understanding a strategic language and culture is critical. Only 24 students will be accepted for the STEM Institute and 54 for the Lan-guage Institute.
Applicants must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average and a minimum SAT score of 970. The final applica-tion deadline is May 1.
For more information, visit www.ung.edu/undergrad/summerAccel.
—McKenzie Cunningham
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By CANDY [email protected]
NORTH FULTON, Ga. – High Schools in Fulton County are making the grade when it comes to preparing students for the rigors of a college education.
The Georgia Department of Educa-tion recently recognized 14 high schools in the Fulton County School System for achievement on the Advanced Place-ment (AP) exams taken last spring. These schools were named “AP Honor Schools,” a distinction reserved for those high schools that offer students the most challenging curriculum.
“Advanced Placement classes give our students a greater opportunity to grow outside of the traditional high school curriculum,” said Fulton Super-intendent Robert Avossa. “This added rigor not only stimulates their learning but helps prepare them for the exten-sive, fast-paced courses they’ll experi-ence in a college environment.”
AP classes are college-level courses available for high school students covering 34 subjects from calculus to Mandarin Chinese to macroeconomics. Each spring, the College Board admin-isters AP exams, with scores ranging from 1 to 5. Students who receive a 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams are eligible to receive college credit or may be exempt from some introductory college courses.
Successful completion of AP courses and exams is often cited as an indicator for college readiness and success.
In Georgia, AP Honor Schools are named in five categories based on the results of 2013 AP classes and exams. The STEM categories recognize high schools with achievement in AP sci-ence, technology, engineering or math-ematics courses. High schools in North Fulton were recognized in most of the categories.
AP STEM Schools (Recognizes schools with students testing in at least two AP math courses and two AP sci-ence courses.)
• Alpharetta High • Cambridge High• Centennial High • Chattahoochee High • Johns Creek High • Milton High • Northview High
• Roswell High AP STEM Achievement Schools
(Recognizes schools that have at least 40 percent of math and science test-takers earning scores of 3 or higher.)
• Alpharetta High • Cambridge High • Centennial High • Chattahoochee High • Johns Creek High • Milton High • Northview High • Roswell High AP Merit Schools (Recognizes
schools with at least 20 percent of students taking AP exams and with at
least half of those exams receiving a score of 3 or higher.)
• Alpharetta High • Cambridge High• Centennial High • Chattahoochee High • Johns Creek High • Milton High • Northview High • Roswell High Fulton Science Academy High School
was the only school in Fulton County to be named an AP Challenge School, a distinction that recognizes schools with fewer than 900 students offering AP classes in core content areas.
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Fulton high schools honored for Advanced Placement achievement Behind the numbers: AP Results for Fulton SchoolsFULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Fulton County Advanced Placement scores remain higher than the state and nation based on the results from the 2013 AP exams given in the spring. In addition, the number of exams taken has in-creased by nearly 70 percent over the past five years, outpacing the growth in Georgia and across the nation.
Meanwhile, average scores on the exams are also rising at a rate higher than the state and nation. In Fulton County, 67 percent of AP exams re-ceived a passing score of 3 or higher, with 42 percent receiving top scores of either 4 or 5. Fulton Schools reported 10,777 AP exams passed in 2013.
Fulton students scored exceptionally well in Calculus BC with 92 percent scoring a 3 or higher, and 75 percent of scores in the 4 and 5 range. The AP Statistics exam also is seeing higher pass rates each year, with 40 percent of students scoring in the 4 and 5 range – an increase of 8 percent over the previous year.
In Georgia, the 10 most popular AP exams are United States History, English Language and Composition, World History, English Literature and Composition, United States Government and Politics, Psychology, Calculus AB, Statistics, Macroeconomics and Biology.
– Candy Waylock
Exams are used as an indicator of college success
Advanced Placement classes give our students a greater opportunity to grow outside of the traditional high school curriculum.” ROBERT AVOSSAFulton County Superintendent
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Birmingham-Southern CollegeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mattie Gereben of Alpharetta was named to the Dean’s List at Birmingham-Southern for the fall 2013 term.
Eastern New Mexico UniversityPORTALES, N.M. – Stefanie Fugarino of Suwanee has been named to Eastern New Mexico University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester. Fugarino is pursuing a degree in commu-nicative disorders.
Carson-Newman UniversityJEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Laura Kinney of Roswell was among students honored recently with inclusion on Carson-Newman University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester.
Beloit CollegeBELOIT, Wis. – Senior Daniel Collins of Johns Creek has
been named to Beloit College’s Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester grade point average of 3.4 or higher.
Southeast Missouri State UniversityCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri State Uni-versity announced that Kelli Mitchell of Cumming and Abigail Reed of Suwanee have each been named to the Dean’s List for academic achievement during the fall 2013 session. Students named to the list earned at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Wofford CollegeSPARTANBURG, S.C. – Dr. Da-vid S. Wood, provost of Wofford College, has announced the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 se-mester includes David Malone Blum of Roswell, Emily Anne Gaid of Roswell, Tara Sa-vannah Hartford of Milton, Justin William Whitaker of Alpharetta and Logan Mack-enzie Morris from Suwanee.
Bob Jones UniversityGREENVILLE, S.C. – Bob Jones University announced that Corey Turner and Kyle Turner, both of Alpharetta, were named to the Dean’s List
for grades achieved during the fall 2013 semester. Corey Turner is a freshman business administration major. Kyle Turner is a sophomore busi-ness administration major.
Samford University BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The following students graduated from Samford University in the December 2013 commence-ment ceremony.
Sarah Elizabeth Boehmig of Duluth graduated from Brock School of Business with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Madeline Alexandra Baker of Alpharetta graduated from Howard College of Arts and Sciences with a bachelor’s degree.
Carly Brooke Unger of Al-pharetta graduated from Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Stephanie Nicole Dogru of Roswell graduated from How-ard College of Arts and Scienc-es with a bachelor’s degree.
Allison Brooke Augestad of Cumming graduated from Ida V. Moffett School of Nurs-ing with a master’s degree in nursing.
Shane Michael Lanham of Milton graduated from Brock School of Business with a master’s degree in business administration.
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Hopewell cellist selected for all-state orchestraALPHARETTA, Ga. – Hopewell Middle school student Brandon Chung was selected to the 2014 Georgia Music Educators As-sociation Middle School All-State Orchestra. Chung, a sev-enth-grade student, was ranked first chair cello after auditions at Westminster School this month.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Many authors consider themselves lucky when they publish just one book. For Roswell resident Lee Gimenez, he recently pub-lished his ninth.
Titled “The Sigma Conspir-acy,” the novel is a prequel to his last book, “The Washington Ultimatum.” Both books focus on the series character, J.T. Ryan. The thriller focuses on Ryan as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who travels internationally to uncover the ploys of a powerful organiza-tion of industrialists known as Alliance.
“It is incredible how much information you can find about the lives of these agents just by the Internet,” Gimenez said. “But I usually do extensive re-search through books and in-terviews as well. I’ve also been
influenced by my time in the United States Army and work with dif-ferent corpo-rations.”
Gimenez was initially a science fiction writer, but
gradually took more interest in thrillers.
“There is definitely a wider audience for thrillers,” Gimenez said.
Gimenez is working on a new series and is an ac-tive member of International Thriller Writers Association and Science Fiction Writers of America.
“The Sigma Conspiracy” was the featured novel for the International Thriller Writers Association and can be found on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. For more on him and
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HomeStretch 5K draws 1,000 runners
ROSWELL, Ga. – More than 1,000 runners set out March 29 to run the river, as part of the annual Choate Con-struction Run the River 2014 5K/10K.
This 13th annual race benefited HomeStretch, which helps Georgia’s homeless fami-lies get back on their feet.
The fast-paced USATF-certified course began at St. Andrew Church on Riverside Road in Roswell and wound its way along the Chattahoochee River to the finish line. Top male and female winners overall in the 10K category included 13-year-old Benjamin LeBlanc with a finish time of 35:25.4 and Lauren Giles, 33, who finished at 40:23.5. The top male and female winners
overall for the 5K race were Jonathan Gomez, age 19, at 17:06.3 and Katie McClay, age 26, who finished the race at 19:31.9. Master winners for the 10K included Brad Slavens at 36:17 and Christina Evans at 42:46. Master winners for the 5K were John Roberts with a time of 18:03 and Mary Rich-ards at 22:59. Trophies were awarded to the top finishers, and winners in age categories were recognized as well. For a full list of race results, visit www.runtheriver.org/race-results.htm.
Following the race, partici-pants enjoyed music provided by Disc Jockeys Unlimited, as well as prizes, food and an annual visit from Mee Mee the Clown.
Repeat 5K participant Su-zanne Sterling finished with a time of 51:28.2.
“It was the second time
doing this one, and I am plan-ning on making 2015 my third time,” Sterling said. “Best of all, the rain stayed away.”
Run the River would not be possible without a strong vol-unteer force, said race director Steve Buck.
“The outpouring of gener-ous support from our faithful group of volunteers, many of whom return year after year, made this event the best we’ve ever had,” Buck said. “I’m grateful for their dedication and willingness to go the extra mile.” Established in 1991, Roswell-based HomeStretch endeavors to assist homeless families in reaching stability in hous-ing, employment, finances and general family well-being. A comprehensive program of supportive services, includ-ing one-on-one case manage-ment with experienced social
workers, life skills education, volunteer mentoring and af-fordable and safe quality hous-ing, provides the foundation for families to look at what root causes led to homelessness, address some of those causes, reduce debt and move to sus-tainable permanent housing.
“There are so many fami-lies in need in our commu-nity, particularly families with dependent children who live just below the poverty line and struggle daily to make ends meet,” said HomeStretch Ex-ecutive Director Rose Burton. “Thanks to our many gener-ous supporters and donors, we were able to help 138 North Fulton family members regain stability in 2013. We intend to help even more families in 2014.”
The Choate Construction Run the River 5K/10K is the largest annual fundraiser for to
benefit HomeStretch. For more on HomeStretch
and its mission, visit them on-line at www.homestretch.org.
Event sponsors included title sponsor Choate Construc-tion Company and presenting sponsor Murphy Family Hope Foundation, as well as Roswell United Methodist Church, the RUMC Foundation and Chris-tians Under Construction, Roswell Presbyterian Church, Saint Andrew Catholic Church, BB&T, Hewlett Packard, Sterling Healthcare, Catalysta Partners, the Hilbert Law Firm, Resurgens Orthopaedics, the Visual Lab, Gorman Chiro-practic, Hansgrohe, Gillman Insurance, Big Peach Running Company, Joseph and Friends, Fish Family Chiropractic, the Rental Place, FJ Flower Web Design, PowerBar and Propel Fitness Water.
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ATLANTA — To better accommodate the growing number of patients requiring treatment at the hospital’s Atlanta Cancer Center, Northside has expanded its radiation therapy services.
Northside has completed a thorough renovation of its flagship Cancer Center in Atlanta including the relocation of an existing linear accelerator from another facility and the addition of a fourth and brand new linear accelerator – Varian Medical Systems’ TrueBeam.
TrueBeam can treat cancers anywhere in the body, where radiation treatment is indicated, and opens the door to new possibilities for the treatment of challenging cases such as cancers in the lung, breast, abdomen, head and neck.
It offers many advanced features, using imaging to show tumors in real time, customizing the amount of radiation sent to different parts of the tumor and treating the entire tumor in an arc while sparing normal, healthy tissue.
Northside’s Cancer Center also underwent a complete renovation of its facility.
Additional exam rooms and dressing rooms were built, the waiting room was enlarged and all spaces were redesigned.
The new facility and technology enables Northside to see more patients, while reducing wait times they might experi-ence.
For more information about the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, visit www.northside.com/CancerInstitute.
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Northside Cancer Center expands radiation oncology services
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – “How can I help you?” That is the gist that resident and Home Town Mortgage President Steve Bee-cham lives and works by.
At the April 17 breakfast meeting of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce, Bee-cham gave a quick rundown of the mindset that has gotten
him through life, both person-ally and professionally.
Basically, it boils down to listening to what contacts say to you and putting their needs first, rather than always think-ing how they can help you.
“If you have a deeper conversation and it’s all about them, 70 percent of the time they will turn around and say ‘tell me about you,’” Beecham said.
A simple way to help is simply to make referrals. Does a client – potential or otherwise – have a need for a plumber? If you already have a trusted plumber, you can refer that contact. That referral creates
a happy point of contact that may very well be reciprocated.
“If I help enough people, a certain amount will recipro-cate,” he said. “Reciprocating is a referral. People want to help you, but they don’t know how.”
The goal, he said, is to be continually meeting new people and looking for new profession-als to have a “go-to” guy, such as that trusted plumber.
“It’s an awesome opportuni-ty to meet someone and opens up new ways to meet people,” he said.
For more about the Al-pharetta Chamber of Com-merce, visit them online at www.alpharettachamber.com.
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Home Town Mortgage President Steve Beecham, second from left, spoke at the recent breakfast meeting of the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce. With him are, from left, Chamber President Hans Appen, Bill Rawlings of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty and Chamber Chairman of the Board Dan Merkel.
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ROSWELL, Ga. – Queen of An-gels Catholic School in Roswell has celebrated the new year by “Painting it Forward.” Nearly 50 faculty and staff came together earlier this year to create inspirational canvases that will be donated to Catholic Charities.
These uplifting paintings
will be included in welcome baskets for their Refugee Re-settlement Project. Each can-vas will be a source of inspira-tion and care to these families.
“Everyone created such beautiful and unique canvases, and had fun, all for a great cause,” said Eileen Sirica Car-dillo, local Atlanta artist and founder of Caring Canvases.
Caring Canvases is a min-istry of Joy to the Word, and its mission is to bring uplift-ing and caring messages to others through inspirational art. Through Caring Canvases, anyone can become the artist of their own creations, and can choose a charitable organi-zation that will benefit by receiving beautiful expressions captured on canvas. Caring Canvases will come to organi-zations at a home, clubhouse or office, and bring all of the supplies needed to create can-vases for others.
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Ful-ton County voters will be able to take advantage of the early voting period for the May 20 primary/municipal elec-tion. Early voting will begin April 28 and run until May 16. Sample ballots can be viewed at http://fultoncoun-tyga.gov/candidate-informa-tion.
Voters must present an acceptable form of photo identification, as required by Georgia law.
During early voting, any voter may cast their ballot at any early voting location.
Early voting sites, dates and hours
During the first week of early voting, seven sites will be available countywide. During the final two weeks of early voting, 19 sites will be available countywide.
In addition, voting will be available on two Saturdays.
For the first two weeks of early voting, polling hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Saturday voting.
In the final week, voting hours will be Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
North Fulton poll sites open from April 28 to May 16 are:
• Johns Creek Environ-mental Campus
• North Fulton Service Center
• Fulton County Govern-ment Center
North Fulton poll sites open May 5 through May 16 are:
• Ocee Library • Northeast/Spruill Oaks
Library• Roswell Library• Old Milton High School• Sandy Springs Library
Absentee ballots re-quests
Friday, May 16, is the last day to request an absentee ballot for the May 20 elec-tion. Voters do not have to provide a reason for voting absentee by mail.
To request an absentee ballot online, download an ab-sentee ballot application from the Department of Registra-tion and Elections website.
To make a request by phone, call 404-612-7060 to request that an absentee ballot application be mailed to you.
You can also request and complete an absentee ballot application in person at any of the three Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections offices.
Voters can also write a letter requesting an absen-tee ballot.
The letter must include all of the following: name and date of the election, the voter’s name, address as registered, date of birth, address where the ballot is to be mailed, day-time phone number (option-al) and voter’s signature.
Mail absentee ballot ap-plication or letter requesting an absentee ballot to: Fulton County Registration and Elec-tions, Attn: Absentee Ballot, 130 Peachtree St., SW, Suite 2186, Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
Fax the letter or applica-tion to 404-730-8839. All absentee ballots must be returned to the Department of Registration and Elections no later than 7 p.m. on election day, May 20.
Early voting runs April 28 thru May 16Primary, municipal elections voting sites expand later
ROSWELL, Ga. — For the Love of a Horse, a local horse rescue, is hosting its third annual golf tournament at the Trophy Club of Atlanta, 15135 Hopewell Road in Alpharetta, on June 6.
All proceeds will benefit For the Love a Horse.
The 18-hole golf classic will include a four-person team scramble format with prizes, gift bags, hole-in-one contests, longest drive contest and boxed lunch.
An awards reception, silent auction and raffle will take place after the tournament.
For a foursome, the price is $450 and for a single, $125.
An “early bird” player registration special of a $400 foursome and a $100 single is available through April 30.
For the Love of a Horse is a local Roswell charity dedicated to the rescue and reha-bilitations of equines, specifically those with critical-care medical needs that would other-wise be euthanized.
To register, visit www.fortheloveofahorse.org.
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Milton Rotary bids goodbye to studentBy JONATHAN [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. – Saying goodbye can be hard to do. Every year, Rotary Clubs host students from around the world in the U.S. to live and learn about American culture. For the Milton-Windward Rotary Club, they said a tearful goodbye April 21 to their student.
At their regular Monday meeting, held at the Windward Marriott Hotel, Luma Kar-ling Moreschi of Brazil gave the group a recap of her year spent in the country thanks to support from Rotarians. This was part of the Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP).
“People said this [year in America] would be the best year of my life. But how would it be if I’m not with my family and friends?” Moreschi said, wearing a scarf in the colors of the U.S. flag. “But it turned out OK.”
She was able to commu-nicate with family and friends thanks to online programs, such as Skype.
“My mother says we were
never so close,” Moreschi said. “I felt loved. I had incredible host families.”
She spent her year attend-ing Georgia State studying English and linguistics. Like many from other countries, Moreschi only knew America through TV or the news.
“GRSP is about internation-al understanding,” she said.
She learned about Thanks-giving, Halloween, s’mores and American football on her trav-els throughout the country, stopping in cities such as New York and Washington, D.C.
She had never seen snow until she came to the U.S. A Rotarian took her to Minnesota during the winter and now she says, “I’ve seen enough snow for the rest of my life.”
“After this year, I will never be able to pay Rotary back for all it has given me,” she said. “There is no way to thank you enough.”
“Hopefully her stay has been fruitful and she learned about America and our cul-ture,” said Milton-Windward Rotary President Mike Swago.
For more about the Milton-Windward Rotary, visit www.clubrunner.ca/windward.
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Milton-Windward Rotary President Mike Swago wishes Brazilian exchange student Luma Karling Moreschi goodbye after spending a year with the Rotary Club.
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The intersections included in the Adaptive Traffic Control net-work are all on Ga. 9. These are:
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Under typical systems, the lights are controlled either by a timer or basic program-ming based on whether there are vehicles stacking up in a direction. The adaptive system continually updates its timing to best alleviate backups. The problem with these formats is that they cannot handle emergencies or unusual traffic patterns. If there is an accident on Ga. 400, traffic begins to move onto Ga. 9, stressing the system much more than usual because it cannot adjust itself.
The new system will adjust itself to meet the new demand.
“This creates a smoother, more balanced flow, especially at peak times,” Acenbrak said.
Roswell Traffic Engineer Muhammed Rauf said drivers should notice the difference.
“The peak hours change daily,” Rauf said. “This notices variations at different times of the day. Before, we had set timings. But a Sunday during the holiday season has dif-ferent traffic than any other Sunday.”
This will change, he said.It can also shorten the time
to fix problems. Before, the city
would have to rely on residents calling 911 to report a prob-lem – such as an accident or a light malfunctioning. Then 911 would call either emergency services or transportation workers.
Now, the system will au-tomatically report issues, and workers in the control room will be able to see the issues in real time themselves.
Roswell has been building the system since 2008. Jointly funded with the federal govern-ment, Roswell’s part of the project totaled $196,524. The construction of the project was federally funded at 100 per-cent, with Roswell’s portion at $1,321,974. The project con-cept and design was conducted by URS Corporation and con-structed by R.J. Haynie and Associates Inc. In Alpharetta, the entire project was installed and paid for by the state, said Pete Sewczwicz, Alpharetta transportation director.
This system is the second adaptive control system on a state road in Georgia. It is also the second multijurisdictional adaptive control in the state.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Emory Johns Creek Hospital’s Dr. Greg Robertson says many of the 150,000 limb ampu-tations annually could be prevented if more people were aware of a new surgi-cal procedure he helped pioneer.
The cause of these amputations is what is known as peripheral arterial disease (PAD) where the arteries be-come clogged with plaque – the build-up of fatty deposits and other cells that can build up in the walls of arteries over time.
The old technology of detecting plaque build-up with X-rays does not provide the degree of visual competency to go in and scrape the walls of the ar-teries. In advanced cases, the treatment becomes amputation.
“It’s a problem. There is so much awareness of cancer and heart disease, but PAD flies under the radar,” Robert-son said.
Robertson says what is especially tragic is there is a new procedure to al-low a tiny laser camera mounted in the device that allows the surgeon to see to score the arterial walls.
The way Robertson describes the device (called an Ocelot and manufac-tured by Avinger Co.) is it is like an auger with a laser camera.
“So what we need to do is a better job of educating doctors and nurses to screen for PAD – not only to diagnose it, but to treat it with the latest tech-nology,” he said. “It’s a 15-minute test similar to an EKG.
“What is needed is the understand-ing, the training and the passion to
treat PAD patients.” Patients most at
risk of PAD are diabet-ics and smokers.
Robertson has been working with Dr. John Simpson at Stanford University.
Simpson is per-haps the leader in less invasive cardiovascular
surgical procedures and invented the Ocelot.
Robertson conducted the trials for the Ocelot in Germany and South America that got the Ocelot medi-cally approved for use in the United States.
“It is really life-changing for these patients,” Robertson said. “It allows the surgeon to see inside the ar-tery as he performs the [removal of plaque]. You put a laser camera on the device; it allows the surgeon to stay on target without poking a hole in the artery.”
He recently had a 38-year-old pa-tient who was a farmer in Tennessee. Diagnosed with PAD, he was referred to Robertson as his last and best chance to prevent amputation.
Robertson was successful in saving the leg with this minimally invasive procedure.
“He had already lost his other leg at the knee in an accident. As a farmer, had he lost his other leg he would not have been able to earn a living,” Robertson said. “Not only that, blocked arteries are the leading cause of death in America.”
Laser technology can save legs otherwise lost to arterial disease
ROBERTSON
Left: This laser camera fits on the end of the doctor’s scouring device so that he can see in real time how clogged arteries are cleared
without damaging them. Top: This is what the surgeon can see as the arteries are cleared of life-threatening placque.
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Forsyth County housing snapshotIs it a buyers market or a sell-
ers market? When we have more than a
six-month supply of homes, it’s a buyers market.
If we have a 5 months supply or less than it’s a sellers market. So technically, based on current inventory levels, it is a sellers market.
But really the market is a little funky right now.
The market has improved greatly over the past year and comparing the first quarter of this year to Q1 of 2013, the median sales price has gone up 14 percent in Forsyth County. Not too shabby to say the least, but sales are flat.
Flat is better, I guess, than be-ing down 10 percent for the same period like North Fulton. But it begs the question - Why aren’t we seeing more sales, especially with low inventory?
Buyers don’t seem to be pressed into pulling the trigger on properties like they were last year
Strong public schools are an important facet of any housing market.
The difference between a good elementary and a great elementary school can trans-late into thousands of dollars. Home buyers will stretch their budgets $10,000 to $15,000 more to get into an area where the schools have been ranked high academically.
Good schools equate to a more vibrant community. If the real estate market is hot in a particular area… so is the local economy. It has been shown that there is a definite correla-tion between the school system and the real estate market.
The Rand Corporation did a study for the city of Santa Monica, CA and found 4 major impacts made by the school system on the community. They were: Housing values, crime rate, tax revenues and civic participation.
There was also strong evidence that the quality of education impacted the physical and mental health in the community. A one year increase in the average educa-tion levels showed a substan-tial reduction that same year in major crimes – 27 percent fewer murders; 30 percent fewer assaults and 20 percent fewer motor vehicle thefts. The study noted that a 1 percent increase in the average school district reading or math scores equated to a .5 percent to 1 percent increase in prop-erty tax revenue. The higher housing values, the higher the property tax revenues are for the community. Schools defi-nitely impact our community.
Another impact comes from our community leaders. They must be made aware of a very dangerous term, “Stu-dent Mobility.” This refers to the phenomenon of students changing schools for reasons other than grade promo-tion. Frequent movement of students from school to school puts those students at greater risk for academic and behav-ioral problems. Many drop-out students have been victims of frequent school change. Housing is the most important issue that must be addressed with this critical problem. Often times a family moves due housing being cheaper for the family.
When this movement oc-curs, and schools end up with a 40 to 60 percent mobility rate, the quality of the educa-tion for all students in the system are impacted.
With being in Real Estate for 40-plus years and raising several kids, I know how impor-
tant schools are to the com-munity. It is so essential for the community leaders, the school system and the real estate
companies that operate in that community to work together to preserve high academic stan-dards for our clients.
We all must remember that students are clients; the citi-zens who live in our area are clients; and new buyers and sellers of homes are clients.
They definitely deserve our cooperation in working together to give them an out-standing community in which to live, work and grow
ROBERTSTRADERLocal RealtorKeller Williams Realty
Do good schools mean hot real estate markets?
ROBERTAIKENSenor VP, Managing BrokerHarry Norman Realtors Forsyth/Lanier
Forsyth County housing snapshot
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Forsyth County housing snapshot
Flat is better, I guess, than be-ing down 10 percent for the same period like North Fulton. But it begs the question - Why aren’t we seeing more sales, especially with low inventory?
Buyers don’t seem to be pressed into pulling the trigger on properties like they were last year
at this time. Last year was really the first time we started to see greatly reduced inventory and mul-tiple offers. Buyers rushed to get what they could because we hadn’t been in this position for years.
Now, with prices up an average of 14 percent in Forsyth County and 12 percent in North Fulton, I think buyers are being very critical of what they are paying for and, in many cases, opting to continue the search rather than settle. Sellers are, understandably, pushing the upper limits on asking prices. But if they push top asking prices with-out offering top condition, buyers are indicating that they will keep on looking.
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Are your sales profession-als equipped with technology that makes them as effective and efficient out of the office as in the office?
There are significant ben-efits you’ll realize by having a mobile salesforce, and at the top of the list is getting more business.
Recent studies have shown that mobile sales reps are much more likely to achieve their sales goals.
Why? Using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application on a mo-bile device shortens the sales cycle.
Sales professionals have all the information they need right at their fingertips.
Because a mobile sales resource has instant access to information, they are more responsive to their custom-ers.
They also can get an-swers to questions they have much more quickly than returning to their office and logging on to their computer.
Mobility provides not only a more efficient way to work your territory or manage your accounts, but also a more effective way.
With access to docu-ments, client information and pipeline data, sales pro-fessionals can get more done each day. A mobile sales team also collaborates more often. Sharing of information and analytical insights can provide the whole team with best practices as well as ad-vice for specific situations.
The major benefit of hav-ing a mobile sales team is very simple.
They are more productive. And a more productive sales team will help you to better grow your small business.
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Benefits of a mobile sales team
Forsyth County housing snapshot Forsyth County Home Sales
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Q1 2014 664 $311,638 $307,870 $275,000 96.1% 76.3
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Q1 2013 666 $287,373 $279,364 $236,970 94.1 106.3
A mobile sales team also collaborates more often.
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Carmichael Consulting has ribbon cutting eventALPHARETTA, Ga. — Carmichael Consulting Solu-tions held a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce on April 24 at their new offices in Alpharetta.
Tyler Jones, owner, said the company offers information technology services.
“We have deep roots in Alpharetta and we are glad to be in the heart of Alpharetta,” Jones said.
The offices are located at 319 North Main Street in Alpharetta.
On May 8 from noon to 1:30 p.m., Carmichael will host a free lunch and learn – “Security 101.” The event will cover basics of securing information electronically and how to better protect yourself from electronic threats.
Call 678-719-9671 or email [email protected] for more information.
OPENINGS »
Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake to hold grand opening May 1WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake, the first free-standing memory care commu-nity in Towne Lake, has scheduled its official grand opening event for May 1, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The 28,000-square-foot memory care commu-nity, located at 1962 Eagle Drive in Woodstock, will provide specialized care for as many as 46 residents exclusively living with Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory impairment.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature a ribbon cutting, live entertainment, dinner, drinks and community tours.
Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake will also pro-
vide free services for families in the area including educational seminars, speakers and Alzheimer’s support groups.
RSVP is required. To RSVP, contact Kim Waid at [email protected] or 770-928-2440.
Northside Total Joint Specialists opens in AlpharettaALPHARETTA, Ga. — Northside Total Joint Special-ists announced its new Alpharetta location. The full-service practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of hip and knee conditions.
The practice is led by Dr. Jon Minter, an expert in the surgical management of hip and highly com-plex arthritis disease.
“We look forward to providing every patient with individual, quality patient care and to improving their quality of life,” said Minter.
Northside Total Joint Specialists is at 3400-C Old Milton Parkway, Suite 290, in Alpharetta. For information, call 770-667-4343.
Big Vaults opens 3rd location in metro Atlanta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Big Vaults, a portable storage and moving company, announced the opening of a third location in Alpharetta. This makes the com-pany one of the larg-est moving and stor-age provid-ers in the metro Atlanta area.
Big Vaults, with headquarters in Buck-head, is part of Truck and i, a national mov-ing company started by Colombian businessman Carlos Urrea.
Big Vaults employs over 30 people and has two other warehouse locations in Buckhead and Nor-cross.
Advanced Cosmetic and Family Dentistry opens new locationALPHARETTA, Ga. — Advanced Cosmetic and Fam-ily Dentistry, the office of Dr. Brett S. Silverman, announced the opening of its new office at 4205 North Point Parkway, Building D in Alpharetta.
Advanced Cosmetic and Family Dentistry is a dental practice devoted to restoring and enhanc-ing the natural beauty of smiles using conservative, state-of-the-art procedures that will result in long-lasting smiles.
For more information, visit www.acfdga.com or call 678-389-9000.
TECHNOLOGY » Signum Group names Chris Spangler senior VPATLANTA — Signum Group, the authority in asset and operations software solutions, announced the appointment of Chris Spangler as senior vice president, sales and operations.
Spangler is responsible for the strategic management and leader-ship of Signum’s sales and opera-tions teams to drive growth and ensure high value delivery of ser-vices to customers. Spangler previously held senior leadership positions at Delinea, CSC and Deloitte.
He will be based out of Signum Group’s head-quarters in Atlanta.
HEALTH CARE »
Wells awarded Emory Healthcare’s Second Century AwardJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Because of his leadership skills and mission to advance patient-centered care and quality for patients, Donald E. Wells has been awarded Emory Healthcare’s 2014 Second Century Award for Emory Johns Creek Hospital (called the Emory Johns Creek Hospital Legacy Award).
Wells was honored recently at the ninth annual Second Century Awards dinner and ceremony at the Atlanta History Center.
He served as executive director of Emory University Hospital for seven years, director of business develop-ment for Emory Healthcare for five years and chair of the Emory Johns Creek Hospital board of directors for seven years. Wells helped instill Emory Johns Creek’s focus on quality and patient-centered care, leading efforts to recruit top staff and build a partnership be-tween the hospital and the Johns Creek community.
MBM eHealthCare Solutions awarded technology agreement JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — MBM eHealthCare Solutions has been awarded a group purchasing agreement with Premier to provide technology security services to Premier alliance members.
The new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of the special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier.
This agreement offers Premier members a full range of HIPAA-compliant security services and innovative solutions that meet the information se-curity needs of the health care industry.
Services offered include Web application scan-ning, penetration testing, risk assessments, audits, remediation, vulnerability management, risk man-agement and products.
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LOCAL LIVE MUSIC »
THIS HOPE IN CONCERTThis Hope will be performing at the Crabapple First Baptist Church during their morning worship service. 10:30 a.m. May 4. 12760 Birmingham Highway, Milton. Please visit crabapplefbc.org.
ART »
COLORS FESTIVAL OF ARTSThe 24th annual Colors Festival of Arts will be held in Roswell’s Historic Town Square and will feature artists displaying their art and musicians performing throughout the day. A variety of food vendors will be present as well. The event is sponsored by the Roswell Junior Woman’s Club, and is a perfect way to celebrate Mother’s Day weekend. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. May 10 – 11. Corner of Atlanta Street and Marietta Highway, Roswell. Please visit visitroswellga.com.
BUCKHEAD SPRING ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces is proud to announce its Fifth Annual Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival coming up in Atlanta.
Give mom “Arts from the Heart” this Mother’s Day weekend from the Buckhead Spring Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival will be held in Atlanta’s beautiful Chastain Park, featuring two days of art and activities sure to delight the entire family. In addition to the abundance of unique art, there will be a children's area, local gourmet food, beverages and a small stage for acoustic musical performances. 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. May 10 - 11. 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. Please call 404-873-1222 or visit buckheadartsfestival.com.
THEATER » ‘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.
MICHAEL JACKSON: THE IMMORTAL WORLD TOURMichael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour is a once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production that combines Michael Jackson music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil creativity to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture. 8 p.m. May 10 – 11. 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Please call 770-813-7500 or visit gwinnettcenter.com.
EVENTS »
FLAVORS OF FORSYTHStart Mother's Day weekend off right by tasting what this town has to
offer. Bring your family, especially mom, to spend Saturday evening sampling delicious appetizers, entrées and desserts from dozens of local restaurants. Jam out to live performers on the main stage or visit the Artists Market and take a peek at work from local artists. Don’t miss out on the fantastically fun Kids Zone with face painting, inflatables, hamster balls, Mother's Day Arts and Crafts and more. Watch talented artists compete in the 2nd Annual Chalk Walk Competition. For adults, check out the craft beer and wine tasting inside the Forsyth Conference
Center. From fine dining to on-the-go, there is a flavor for everyone to enjoy. 4 – 8 p.m. May 10. 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. Please call 770-781-4110 or visit unitedwayforsyth.com/flavors_2014.php. ROCKIN’ AT THE RIVER GALAThe Chattahoochee Nature Center hosts its annual Rockin’ at the River Gala. Enjoy music, food, drink and nature in support of the CNC and its mission. There will be live music, as well as both live and silent auctions. May 10. 6:30 p.m. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.
DOWN HOME DERBYEnjoy the excitement of the Kentucky Derby right here in Alpharetta with the Down Home Derby at the In Your Dreams Farm. The sixth annual Down Home Derby will benefit the Child Development Association, and will feature live music, food and drink and live and silent auction. Boots, hats and bow tie attire. 5 – 11 p.m. May 3. 17875 Birmingham Highway, Alpharetta. Please call 770-992-4339 or visit cdakids.org.
RACES AND BENEFITS »FIESTA 5K/15K CHALLENGEAs the name suggests, the Fiesta 5k/15k Challenge is not your ordinary race. Casual runners and walkers enjoy the 5k or the Fun Run, while
endurance runners will want to participate in the 15k distance. The Fiesta 15k/5k Challenge is the perfect way to kickoff Cinco de Mayo. The race brings everyone out for a morning of health and fitness, awareness for ALS, and celebrating life. 100
percent of race proceeds and donations benefit the Emory ALS Center. 7:30 a.m. May 3. 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming. Please call 678-491-0639 or visit fiestarunga.com.
DRAKE WALKThe fifth annual Drake Walk to benefit local non-profit organization The Drake House, presented by DataScan consists of 1 mile and 5k routes that go through beautiful historic downtown Roswell. The walk starts and ends at the Roswell United Methodist Church. Entry cost for individuals is $15; families pay $30 and groups of 10 or more pay $10 each. There will be lots of fun for the whole family at the finish line festival, including entertainment, food, music, and raffles. There are still sponsorship opportunities available. Registration required in advance or on the day of the walk. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. May 3. 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell. Please call 770-587-4712 ext. 307 or visit thedrakehouse.org.
FORSYTH CENTURY CHALLENGEThe Forsyth Century Challenge will be the best ride of your life. Forsyth County has the best roads and breathtaking scenery for avid cyclists. The course has a 17, 32, 67 and 100 mile loop, and full SAG support throughout the ride. Come out and enjoy the great ride and the festivities after the event. We will have a variety of food, great rest stops, music, raffles and a lot of fun. 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. May 4. 4155 Drew Road, Cumming. Please call 678-222-8744 or visit runsignup.com.
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TOP FIVE EVENTS
KEVIN HORGAN AUTHOR TALKAuthor Kevin Horgan will discuss his book “The March of the 18th” in the Civil War, the true story of an invalid regiment serving behind the lines during the Civil War. 5 p.m. May 4. 115 Norcross St., Roswell. Please call 770-640- 3075 or visit forl.net.
“YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART” A brunch and fashion show to benefit Hadassah's Women's Heart Health Programs. Featuring guest speaker Dr. Marlene Blaise, cardiologist. 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. May 4. 4100 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek. Please call 770-390-9353.
TASTE OF ALPHARETTADine at over 50 restaurants in one night that’s become an annual tradition for 50,000 families, foodies and festival-goers. Sample delicious appetizers, entrees and desserts along downtown streets. 5 – 10 p.m. May 8. 2 South Main St., Alpharetta. Please call 678-297-6000 or visit awesomealpharetta.
‘THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION’ The Georgia Senior Follies pay tribute to "The Golden Age of Television." Don’t miss this evening of music and laughter for the whole family. Show times vary. May 2 - 18. 101 School St., Cumming. Please call 770-781-9178 or visit playhousecumming.com.
‘CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD!’ PRESENTED BY THE JCSOThe JCSO presents “Classic Hollywood!” The performance will feature pieces heard in classic movie scores, from “Star Wars” to “James Bond” to “Gone with the Wind.” 8 p.m. May 10. The Theater at Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek. Please call 678-748-5802 or visit johnscreeksymphony.org.
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Standby Generators Can Increase Home Resale Value(NAPSI)—For the first time in a long time, home remodel costs are trending in a positive direction for homeowners looking to add value with cost-effective projects.
According to a recent study by Remodeling, the average cost-to-value ratio has increased to 60.6 percent.Recouping On A Remodel
The Remodeling report also said, regarding the national average for mid-range home remodeling projects costing less than $12,000 that still recoup at least half of their cost:
• A steel entry door replacement in-creases resale value by 85.6 percent of its cost.
• A garage door replacement increases resale value by 75.7 percent of its cost.
• A fiberglass entry door replacement increases resale value by 65.9 per-cent of its cost.
• A wood deck addition increases resale value by 77.3 percent of its cost.
• A vinyl window replacement in-creases resale value by 71.2 percent of its cost.
• A wood window replacement in-creases resale value by 73.3 percent
of its cost.• A backup power generator
increases resale value by 52.7 percent of its cost.
Why RemodelMeanwhile, you and your
family can enjoy the com-fort and savings that these improvements provide. For example, the backup power generator, also known as a standby or home generator, can offer your family peace of mind during emergencies and natural disaster.
During a power outage, standby generators provide a seamless supply of power using a transfer switch and power management system.
This lets you run appli-ances such as sump pumps, air conditioners, heaters, refrigerators, clothes washers, dryers and lights.
“Any time a homeowner can choose a remodeling proj-ect that increases the home’s livability while also recouping a large chunk of the project investment it’s a great idea,” said Amanda Grandy of
Briggs & Stratton, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of home standby generators.Further Facts
To learn more about standby gen-erators or to find a dealer, visit www.briggsandstratton.com/us/en/genera-tors.
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Curb appeal is crucial to making a positive first impression when putting your home on the market. Often, land-scaping is overlooked or underdone in preparing a home for sale. An attractive and well-maintained landscape can add value to your home, and leave buyers wanting to see more. Here are some tips:
Start early for pruning and trimming. About a month before listing your home, ask a qualified landscaper to shape and trim overgrown shrubs, bushes and trees. Any plantings which are supposed to be “layered” should not be growing into each other. Bushes should not grow above the bottom of window frames, nor be touching the side of the house. Trees which are overgrown and may be block-ing light into the house, or blocking the view of the home from the street may benefit from strategic branch removal. Be careful in your pruning and use com-mon sense; The last thing you want is for the plants to be so severely cut back so all that is left is leggy stems and bare branches. If done properly, the plants will have a little time to recover and green up around the edges.
Tend to flower beds and edging. Tidy up any unsightly perennials and edge the beds for a clean and professional look. Consider planting a few flats of annuals for some spring color to ac-cent your beautiful yard. Lay down new
mulch or pine straw in all beds so that the yard looks fresh and well main-tained.
Pressure wash the driveway, walk-way, porches and patios. Invest in a new doormat and a pot of colored flowers on each side of the front door to make the entry inviting and warm. Stay away from patterned front door mats, and in-stead go for something simple like a coir mat. Make sure to buy the appropriate size for the width of the door.
Follow these tips and buyers will instantly get the impression that your home is inviting, clean and well cared for and they will be longing to get inside to see more.
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26 | April 30, 2014 | Milton Herald | northfulton.com Submit your news & photos to [email protected] Fulton’s hopping night life ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Thursday, April 17 was a night of firsts for the year.
In Alpharetta, the first Food Truck Alley of the year kicked off in downtown Alpharetta, bringing residents out to get a taste of food so fast it comes on wheels.
In Roswell, Canton Street was hopping for the first Alive After Five event. Live music and plenty of food were featured at the restaurants, and pedestrians could wander the street after police closed it off to traffic.
—Jonathan Copsey
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The ladies of Canton Street’s newest business, The District salon, had their booth set up.
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Taylor Williams, 4-and-a-half, enjoys the event, getting his face painted like Spiderman and donning a balloon sword.
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From left, Amy, Maxwell, Matt and Ava Claire Anderson enjoy a family picnic at Food Truck Alley.
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Residents and visitors to Alpharetta gathered Thursday to delight in the delicious and various tastes provided by popular food trucks from around North Fulton.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Appen Media Group – publishers of the Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald and Forsyth Herald – returned from the Association of Free Community Papers (AFCP) an-nual conference this month in Orlando, Fla., with 19 awards for editorial, ad creation and publication design. Five of the awards were firsts among the 83 juried categories and 1,400 entries.
“The Best of the Best” trade show recognizes extraordinary works in the fields of journal-ism, photography, ad design and page layout, said Appen Media General Manager Hans Appen.
“We took home 19 awards, more than any of the more than 250 newspaper groups represented at the conference, including Best in Show – the most prestigious award they hand out,” said Appen.
Executive Editor Hatcher Hurd won first place for Best Original Writing, News Article, for his summer-long coverage of the Johns Creek City Coun-cil’s attempt to oust Mayor Mike Bodker through an “in-vestigation” of his conduct dur-ing an election campaign while one councilmember resigned her seat to run against him.
“This entry is community watchdog journalism at its best,” the judges said in mak-ing the award. “Solid, thorough reporting that kept its com-munity informed every step of the way.”
Hurd, who wrote nearly 30 articles from June through November 2013, said it was the most sustained and gruel-
ing coverage he ever had to provide.
“I called it my long, hot summer. Very quickly, the investigation became the whole focus of the campaign. I am certainly gratified to have the AFCP recognize those efforts,” he said.
The AFCP divides the edito-rial competitions based on the percentage of editorial content in them, and Appen Media is in the highest classification.
Appen Media won three other news awards. Northside Woman (a monthly Appen pub-lication written for women) had NSW Editor Katie VanBrackle register a third-place finish in the Best Original Writing – Feature Article category for her article titled “Cock-a-doodle Doo, It’s Farmer Sue.”
It entertainingly told about a retired graphics designer who now teaches art to young students at her Art Barn.
NSW also won a second-place award for General Excel-lence and a third pace for Best Cover Design.
“I’m thrilled that North-side Woman has received an AFCP General Excellence award three years in a row,” VanBrackle said. “It speaks to our commitment to inform, enlighten and entertain our
readers with compelling stories about women living right here in our local community.
“We also write about travel, books, fashion, food, health – any topic of interest to local ladies,” she said. “Our small staff works hard each month to create an informative and attractive magazine, and it’s an honor to be recognized nation-ally for our efforts.”
Other writing awards went to Alpharetta-Roswell Revue & News Editor Jonathan Copsey and a second to Hurd.
Copsey received Honorable Mention in the Best Commu-nity Service/Editorial divi-sion. He wrote about the teen suicide crisis in North Fulton and its prevention. Hurd won a third place nod in Best Original Writing – Column to Inform/Educate the Reader. That column explained how transformational the $600 mil-lion Avalon mixed-use project in Alpharetta will be for the region. Both prize-winning edi-torials appear in the Opinion section of the newspaper.
However, if there is an MVP on Team Appen Media, it is David Brown, the company’s senior graphic designer. Brown had a three first place awards and won seven of the com-pany’s 19 awards. He won the top award for Best Ad Series (Original Pancake House), Best
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Appen Media Senior Graphic Designer David Brown shows where he makes his magic. Brown won an astounding seven AFCP awards including three first place awards.
Appen Media wins 19 national awards, named Best in ShowCoverage of Johns Creek mayoral investigation named Best Original Writing, News Article
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Top Notch Basketball (TNBC) has joined forces with Alpharetta Thunder Basketball. The Jan. 28 merger lays the groundwork for TNBC to expand from Atlanta into the Alpharetta and Milton com-munity. The program provides year-round travel and club basketball options for players in third through 10th grades.
“This is an exciting time for our kids and the community,” said Jeff Harkness, coach of the Alpharetta Thunder. “There is a huge demand in the area for competitive team options. Most families have to drive 30 minutes to one hour to find and play in competi-tive programs. We need a good
program locally and I have gotten to know and watched the TNBC program under Mike Drum and Adrian Collins. These two guys are leaders in the basketball community and they prepare and do things that are in the best interest of the kids. I’m excited to be part of the TNBC family and to lend my name and time to the program.”
TNBC has implemented platforms into their sys-tem that allow members to participate in AAU, USSSA, YBOA and USBA sanctioned tournaments and Showcase tournaments on the state and national level.
“Top Notch Basketball Club
was created to revitalize the culture of amateur basketball in Atlanta,” said Adrian “Ace” Collins. “In our diligent efforts to do so, we have partnered with the NBA’s Chris Paul, Jordan Brand and other significant affiliates. With a basketball club of elite student athletes, we strive to create a proactive environment where goal setting and constant im-provement is the focal point of each player and coach involved in our program. We stress purposeful individual skill building, strength and agility training and on-court strategy to boost basketball IQ.”
For more information on Top Notch Basketball Club,
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Atlanta Athletic Club loans artifacts for ‘Legends and Lore’JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Atlanta Ath-letic Club loaned some of its artifacts, including the Grand Slam trophies won by Bobby Jones in 1930, to the “Leg-ends and Lore” presentation held at TPC Sugarloaf.
The program featured major cham-pions Ben Crenshaw, Larry Nelson and Larry Mize and was one of the featured events held during the Greater Gwin-nett Championship.
Crenshaw, who is considered the pre-eminent historian among profes-sional golfers, was in awe of the Bobby Jones memorabilia that was on display.
Moderator Dave Marr of the Golf Channel joked about the difficulty of pulling Crenshaw away from the trophies and scrapbook that commemo-rated Jones’ accomplishments.
“He transcended golf,” Crenshaw said of Jones. “He was entirely unique.”
After the program, Crenshaw spoke about the upcoming U.S. Ama-teur Championship, which will be hosted by the Atlanta Athletic Club Aug. 9-17.
Crenshaw never won the Amateur Championship.
He was runner-up to Vinnie Giles in 1972 and turned professional the next year, rather than waiting until after the Amateur.
“I loved playing amateur golf and I wish I’d been able to win the Amateur,” Crenshaw said. “That’s a great cham-pionship and I know it’s going to be especially great this year at the Athletic Club. I’m sure Bobby Jones would be happy to have that event hosted by his home club.”
In addition to the four Grand Slam trophies, the Atlanta Athletic Club also provided photographs of Bobby Jones, framed newspapers chronicling the
Jones victories, a Bobby Jones scrap-book, a copy of the PGA’s Wanamaker Trophy and the enlarged scorecard from Larry Nelson’s 1981 PGA Champi-
onship.The Atlanta Athletic Club will host
the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first time this summer. The club has
hosted three PGA Championships, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Women’s Open, the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
From left, announcer Dave Marr, two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw, one-time Masters champion Larry Mize and three-time major championship winner Larry Nelson participate in the “Legends and Lore” presentation at TPC Sugarloaf.
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City of MiltonNotice of Joint Public Hearing
Historic Preservation
Public Hearing: Historic Preservation Commission and Milton Mayor and City Council
Monday, May 05, 2014 5:00 P.M.
Location: City of Milton City Hall 13000 Deerfi eld Parkway, Bldg 100 Suite E Milton, Georgia 30004-6119 678-242-2500
The following case(s) are scheduled to be heard:
• Request to create the Crabapple Historic District
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – XL212, a sports event management and marketing company based in Alpharetta, will launch the premier North Metro Senior All-Star Basketball Experi-ence in March.
Events include an awards banquet, skills night and boys’ and girls’ Senior All-Star Games.
The year-end awards and all-star player recognition banquet begins the All-Star Experience on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Metropolitan Club. The skill competition night March 14 at 7 p.m. at Blessed Trinity Catholic High
School will showcase high school players chosen to rep-resent their schools.
It includes a slam dunk contest, three-point contest, skills course for guards, co-ed team challenge and girls’ scoring contest.
Girls’ and boys’ Senior All-Star Games are on March 15 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Blessed Trinity Catholic High School.
For the all-star games, senior student-athletes from North Fulton and Forsyth will compete on North and South teams.
Boys’ head coaches are
Scott Bracco, head coach Lambert High School (North team), and Brian Marks, head coach from Blessed Trinity Catholic High School (South team).
Girls’ head coaches are Eric Herrick, head coach North Forsyth High School (North team), and Natalie Vu-oriaho, head coach Alpharetta High School (South team).
The public is invited to at-tend all events.
To find out more about the Senior All-Star Experience and to purchase tickets, visit www.XL212.com.
—McKenzie Cunningham
XL212 kicks off inauguralall-star basketball experience
Georgia Department of TransportationTo Hold
A Public Information Open Housefor P.I. No. 0007838 & 0012625
Fulton County
On May 21, 2014 at Milton City Hall Council Chambers – 13000 Deerfi eld Pkwy, Suite 107E, Milton Ga A 30004 the Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a Public Information Open House concerning P.I. No. 0007838 and P.I. No. 0012625, Fulton County.
Project P.I. No. 0007838, Fulton County is a proposal to widen SR 9 from Windward Parkway to the Fulton/Forsyth County Line in Fulton County to a continuous four lane roadway separated by a raised variable width median. The proposed project also consists of the reconfi guration of side roads, addition of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, traffi c and operational improvements, and signal upgrades.
Project P.I. No. 0012625 is a concept only project sponsored by the City of Milton to study the intersection of SR9 & Bethany Bend Rd.
The purpose of this Open House is to provide the public with an opportunity to view the proposed projects, ask questions, and comment on the proposals.
The Open House will be conducted between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Open House will be informal and the public is invited to attend anytime during these hours. There will be no formal presentation.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information:The meeting site is accessible to persons with disabilities. Accommodations for people with disabilities can be arranged with advance notice by calling Kevin Cowan, Jr. at (770) 986-1258.
Written statements will be accepted concerning this project until June 4, 2014. Written statements may be submitted to:
Mrs. Hiral Patel, P.E.State Environmental Administrator
Georgia Department of Transportation600 West Peachtree Street, NW – 16th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(JOHNS CREEK, Ga.) April 15, 2014. The Masquerade $5 Jew-elry & Accessory Sale. Larg-est ever Spring collection of jewelry & accessories including scarves, pashminas, tote bags, tops, spring & summer leg-gings, beachwear, college logo gifts & more! Just in time for spring & everything is just $5! WHEN: Thursday, May 1st 8AM – 7PM and Friday, May 2nd 8AM – 4PM.WHERE: The Walkway be-tween Physicians Plaza and the main lobby at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek, GA.WHY: The sale is sponsored by Emory Johns Creek Auxil-iary and benefits the Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. The EJCH Auxiliary has awarded over $70,000 in scholarships and holds several events each year to support the Scholarship
Fund.Founded in 2007, Emory Johns Creek Hospital is com-mitted to meeting the health care needs of Johns Creek and surrounding areas.
We are a full-service 110-bed, acute care hospital with a full range of services including round-the-clock care emer-gency care with board- certified emergency physicians, all-digi-tal imaging including a 64-slice CT, MRI,
The Birth Place with Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 24-hour anesthesiolo-gists, intensive care, advanced cardiac care, vascular medi-cine and surgery, rehabilitation surgery and women’s services. Our hospital is recognized for its Centers of Excellence in bariatric surgery and breast imaging, is accredited in mam-mography, breast biopsy and breast ultrasound and is a cer-tified Primary Stroke Center.
Contact us at 678-474-8200 for more information.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — On May 9 and 10, the National Career Minis-try Conference will be held at Roswell United Methodist Church.
The conference, hosted by Roswell United Methodist Church and Crossroads Career Network, is for church pastoral and lay leaders, job clubs, career ministries and workforce development professionals.
It will educate attendees on how to help people find jobs, ca-reers and God’s calling.
Attendees will also hear how faith communities are respond-ing to America’s jobs crisis and see how to start and grow a career ministry.
The event lasts from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 9, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 10.
It includes dinner, breakfast and lunch as well as books and programs.
For more information and registration, visit bit.ly/1hS3Z71.—McKenzie Cunningham
Career ministry conference to be held at Roswell United Methodist Church
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it over. The driver said he had traveled from Kennesaw to meet a girl at 3331 Old Milton Parkway. He did not know the girl’s name and claimed they had met online.
Suspicious of possible prostitution, the officer had the man call the girl to verify his story. The driver called Temaya Smith, 18, of Old Milton Park-way, Alpharetta, who allegedly said she would meet him at the
swimming pool at the agreed address and that she was “rising up,” a slang term for getting high.
The officer repots he saw a vehicle pull up to the address and Smith get out and walk toward the man’s vehicle. The car drove away.
When Smith saw the police officer, she allegedly turned around and tried to walk away. He stopped her and questioned her. Inside her purse was marijuana. She also alleg-edly smelled of alcohol. Smith was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol and
possession of marijuana. The driver was released without charge.
He just can’t get comfortableALPHARETTA, Ga. – An At-lanta man is suspected in the theft of several sets of comfort-ers from the local Sears store.
Police were called out March 10 to the Sears store at North Point Mall after a man was seen picking out two comforters, each valued at $200, and trying to leave the store without paying. When approached by employees, the suspect ran, dropping the items.
He fled in a 1990s black Ford Explorer. Workers said they recognized the man as doing the same thing two days earlier and several times the month earlier.
Using the vehicle’s tag, po-lice issued a warrant for Chet Deoblo Stinson, 41, of Atlanta for shoplifting. He was arrested April 17 in Carroll County on a DeKalb County shoplifting warrant.
Fake IDs, cards land N.Y. woman in jailALPHARETTA, Ga – A New
York woman was arrested April 19 after she was allegedly found with several forged credit cards and IDs as she tried to make purchases at the mall.
Police were called to the Apple store after Antiana N. Hernandez, 20, of Bronx, N.Y., allegedly tried to buy three Apple iPhones using a fake Maryland driver’s license and credit card.
Police found the vehicle Hernandez drove to the mall and discovered more credit cards and IDs inside that ap-peared fake from Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Also found in the car were receipts from Apple stores from around the state. Hernandez was arrested for credit card fraud and first-degree forgery.
Large, fake check raises red flagsALPHARETTA, Ga. – A fake $42,500 check and some marijuana landed a man in jail April 11.
According to police, Frederick Lamar Scott, 42, of Duluth, drove into the drive-through lane of the Renas-ant Bank on South Main Street and attempted to pass a fake check. Tellers said the $42,500 check appeared forged because it lacked basic
security features. They double checked with the business on the check and found it was forged.
Police stopped Scott as he was in the drive-through. In-side his car, they found a small amount of marijuana.
Scott was arrested for third-degree forgery and pos-session of marijuana.
He’s no Nigerian princeALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Nigerian man allegedly swindled a local woman out of funds April 12.
According to the victim, she was interested in renting a house in Alpharetta.
She found a home on-line and contacted a Gerald Lakin of Nigeria listed on the site.
Lakin allegedly told the victim she should send him $2,000 and he would give her the key to look at the house. She refused and they settled on $500.
The money was sent and Lakin demanded $1,000 more. The victim refused and asked for her money back.
The victim contacted a real estate agent and found the house in question had already sold and she was the victim of a scam.
City of MiltonNotice of Public Hearing
Variances
Public Hearing: Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:00 P.M.
Location: City of Milton City Hall 13000 Deerfi eld Parkway, Bldg 100 Suite E Milton, Georgia 30004-6119 678-242-2500
Consideration of Primary Variancesa. V14-006, 13460 Providence Road, Victor Kroon
(Deferred from last meeting)Request(s): • To allow an accessory structure (garage) to be
located in the front yard (Section 64-416, i)
b. V14-007, 15185 Birmingham Highway, James and Nicole Barfi eldRequest(s): • To allow a pool and pool deck and fence to
encroach into the 75 foot impervious setback• To allow a pool fence to encroach into the 50’
stream buffer (Section 20-426)
c. V14-008, 13440 Cogburn Road, Saint Francis Day School, Drew BuccellatoRequest(s): • To allow the roof pitch of a building to be
reduced from 8/12 to 2/12 (Section 64-1146, 3a)
d. V14-009, 13895 Hopewell Road, Jeff RunnerRequest(s): • To reduce the front yard setback from 60 feet
to 5 feet, along the west property line (Section 64-416, b)
• To allow an accessory structure (a pavilion) in the front yard (Section 64-416,2,i)
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Belmont UniversityNASHVILLE, Tenn. – The fol-lowing local students earned Dean’s List recognition for the fall 2013 term at Belmont University: Caroline Barnard of Alpharetta, Kelly Hogan of Johns Creek, Matthew Kinney of Alpharetta, Anna Lackey of
Johns Creek, Sarah Terning of Johns Creek, Dorothy Wal-lis of Suwanee, Elisa Wata-nabe of Johns Creek, Nathan Childers of Cumming, Charlei Coffey of Cumming, Courtney Covert of Cumming, Taylor French of Roswell, Zachary Hald of Roswell, Madison Kent of Milton, Colby La-polla of Milton, Blake Pipes of Roswell, Matthew Proctor of Alpharetta, Jacob Robinson of Roswell, Carolina Rodriguez of Alpharetta, Haley Smith of
Roswell, Shannon Thomas of Roswell and Chandler Thorn-hill of Milton.
Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAMERICUS, Ga. – The following area residents were among 400 students who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the fall 2013 commencement ceremony.
Seth E. Collins of Roswell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion/management.
Emily Nhu Q. Nguyen of Alpharetta graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration/accounting.
Melissa L. Somerville of Cumming graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration/management.
Leah N. Faulconer of Su-wanee graduated with a bach-elor’s degree in psychology.
Michael L. Sanders of Suwanee graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration/management.
Phillips Exeter AcademyEXETER, N.H. – John R. Bright, grade 12, of Alpharet-ta, earned high honors for the fall 2013 term at Phillips Exeter Academy. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bright.
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900 letters of interest in the first three weeks of solicitation.
“We’re still six months away from opening. We just don’t know yet what sort of numbers these properties are going to generate,” Davis said.
Avalon officials did say they expect the250 luxury units above the retail to start around $2 per square foot. One bedroom units will range from around 812 square feet to 1,100 square feet. The two-bedroom, 2.5 bath units range from 1,200 square feet to 1,789 square feet.
Likewise, Monte Hewitt Homes has not yet set home values for the 22 single-family homes and some 75 courtyard attached-homes planned. With around 1,500 letters of interest in hand and construction more than a year away, the company has not been able to establish value yet.
The 108,000 square feet of office loft space above retail is 54 percent pre-leased. Even the architect is moving in. Lamar Wakefield of Wakefield Beasley and Associates will relocate corporate offices from Norcross to a prime spot with 3,200 square feet overlooking the central fountain of Avalon.
Retail Avalon space begins at $32 per square foot and tops at $45 a square foot. Most shells for retailers to finish are around 225 square feet.
It will also be a gigabyte community, which means for $99 a month, anyone can have a gigabyte of data online, some of the fastest speeds commercially available.
Speaking to his guests at the top-
ping out party, Toro said they were sur-rounded by the first $370 million of invest-ment coming up out of the ground.
It is all for what Toro calls “experiential lifestyle.” People won’t come to just shop or just eat at one of Ava-lon’s “killer” restau-rants. Instead it will all be part of an Avalon experience that in turn pampers, amazes and spoils visitors and resi-dents alike.
And there is more to come. When the market is ready, an-other $350 million in Class A office space is ready for development. Alpharetta officials also are negotiating a public-private partner-ship in a five-star hotel and convention center.
“No one has been more supportive than the city of Alpharetta,” Toro said. “That didn’t mean they made it easy for us though. But they helped make it great.”
Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle in turn had words of praise for Avalon.
“It is just one more great thing – a marvelous thing – that makes this city a special place,” Belle Isle said.
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann echoed those thoughts calling Avalon “one more piece of the puzzle” that generates tax revenue, creates jobs and attracts more jobs and development to Fulton County.
“Avalon will generate $21 million in sales tax alone. Another $4.5 million in property taxes and $2.1 million for the hotel-motel tax will come from Avalon. When you have to deal with Fulton County’s $100 million shortfall and cutting much needed services, you can really appreciate what Avalon has done here,” Hausmann said.
Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce President Brandon Beach branded Avalon as an “iconic and transformational” development for North Fulton.
“Today, we can see that this is true. It is iconic, and it is transformational. And you just don’t see many $600 mil-lion developments being built,” he said.
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Avalon:
Star-studded affair: From left are Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann, Sen. Brandon Beach, Integrated Care CEO Chris Aubrecht, Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and Alpharetta City Council member Michael Cross.
Sen. Brandon Beach, who is also the president of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, praised the work done in Avalon, adding the local, county and state governments are all pitching in to help make Avalon work, including the Chamber helping improve the intersection of Ga. 400 and Old Milton Parkway.
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Haus-mann said the taxes generated from Avalon will be in the tens of millions of dollars and will greatly help the local economy.
The final girder of Avalon was raised April 23 amid great ceremony. Avalon will open Oct. 30.
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► Nicholas Leon Webb, 25, of Hickory Mill Lane, Milton, was arrested April 11 on Morris Road in Milton for possession of marijuana and expired tag.
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in Milton for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related items.
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MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams picked up region championship wins last week and will move on to the state tournaments in May.
The girls’ team won its sec-ond consecutive region cham-pionship April 24 in impressive fashion.
They defeated runner-up Creekview High School by 30 shots, 225-255. The team was led by region medalist junior Payton Schanen, who shot a one over par (73). Juniors
Sabrina Long (74) and Rachel Dai (78) also were named to the All-Region team along with Schanen. Junior Tiffany Elam (83) finished sixth overall, and freshman Heather Kipniss was the alternate.
The boys’ team defeated Kell High School earlier in the week by 10 shots. The team
had its lowest score all season with a score of 308.
This same group shot 325 last year – an improvement of 17 shots. The Bears were led by senior Chris Meyer and junior Ryan Stachler, who both shot 76, followed by Austin Redick at 77 and Thomas Pet-tigrew at 79 for a team score
of 308. The girls qualify for the
state tournament to be held Monday, May 19 at Jones Creek Country Club in Au-gusta, Ga.
The boys play that same day at Bartram Trail in Au-gusta.
—Jonathan Copsey
Cambridge golf teams head to state championships
From left are Cambridge girls’ golf coach Peter Vajda, junior Rachel Dai, junior Payton Schanen, junior Sabrina Long, freshman Heather Kipniss, junior Tiffany Elam and coach Sara Klein.
From left are Cambridge boys’ golf coach Peter Vajda, freshman Brad Plaziak, junior Ryan Stachler, senior Chris Meyer, senior Thomas Pettigrew, senior Leland Dunwoodie, sophomore Austin Redick, sophomore Sutton Dunwoodie and coach Bob Bordas.
Girls, boys win regions
Single Ad (Paul Martin Inte-riors) and Advertising Design Contest. Brown also had three second place awards and one Honorable Mention. Brown said the secret to a good ad is first understanding the client and the product’s audience. “With that knowledge, you have to find page-stopping graphics. Ads are like bill-boards. You have to win the page to capture the eye and get the prospect right away,” Brown said. “You have to put the sizzle on paper,” he said.
“You can have the best mes-sage in the world, but you have to get their eyes to look at it first.” Production Manager A.J. McNaughton was also in line for some kudos. His redesign of the company’s Medical AnswerBook took third in the Most Improved Publication category, and he garnered an-other third place award in the Best Cover Design, Newsprint Tabloid, for his Forsyth Herald Football Preview. McNaugh-ton sees designing covers as a puzzle. “You have to make all of the pieces fit in such a way that it draws the people in,” he said. “You want to make the copy appealing so that the people want to read the story.
“If the headlines and graphics don’t jump off the page, the reader probably will never get to the story,” he said. Good community journalism is a staple in any community where the standard of living is high and community interests are broad, Appen said. “It informs, educates, entertains and con-nects. Appen Media Group went to a national conference proudly representing not only itself, but the communities we serve. And once again north Atlanta comes out on top,” he said. “We have to thank our readers for their continued support,” he said. “We are proud to be your local news-paper.”
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By CANDY [email protected]
ATLANTA – The recent “report card” from the Georgia Depart-ment of Education indicates Fulton County schools are making progress in academic achievement, but still making a C-plus when it comes to stu-dents’ readiness for college.
The average score for the Fulton County School System was 77.5, compared to 75.8 for all Georgia public schools. While the average score for Fulton elementary schools fell below the state average, Ful-ton’s middle and high schools scored higher than their state peers.
Northview High School, which earned a 93.9, had the highest score in the state when compared to non-magnet high schools. Chattahoochee and Johns Creek high schools fol-lowed close behind with scores of 93.8 and 92.4, respectively. Milton High also broke the 90 point barrier with a 90.7.
Of the 100 schools in the Fulton County School System, 67 made gains from last year, raising the overall score by 1.7
points.This is the second year
Georgia public schools are evaluated based on the 100-point College and Career Ready Performance Index (CC-PRI), the alphabet soup acro-nym that replaced the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandate.
In 2012, Georgia was one of only 10 states in the nation that earned a waiver from the much maligned NCLB stan-dards, which aimed to have all students proficient in reading and math by 2015. The NCLB law was passed in 2001, and after a decade of implementa-tion made little impact on stu-dent achievement – other than to show most schools failed to hit goals.
With the CCRPI, the goal was to take into consider-
ation other factors that make a school successful, not just one annual test as was the case with NCLB. Schools now are judged on a weighted scale that includes not only aca-demic achievement and year-to-year progress, but also the graduation rate and efforts to close the achievement gap.
Schools receive additional points if they have a significant number of economically dis-advantaged students, English learner students and students with special needs.
This year, the performance bar was raised, placing more emphasis on year-to-year progress. Student achievement now counts for 60 points – down from 70 points last year. Progress now accounts for 25 points – up from 15 points last year. The new weighting, say school officials, better evaluates a school’s efforts to improve each year.
Average score still bests state average; local schools continue to outperform most of state
Fulton gets C+ on Georgia schools ‘report card’College and Career Ready Performance Index
(CCRPI) Score SummarySchool 2012 2013 Change
ElementaryAbbotts Hill 85.2 95.1 9.9
Alpharetta 85.9 93.5 7.6
Amana * 78.4 82.7 4.3
Barnwell 87.6 93.9 6.3
Birmingham Falls 91.0 91.1 0.1
Cogburn Woods 88.2 88.9 0.7
Crabapple Crossing 95.7 93.0 -2.7
Creek View 90.2 90.5 0.3
Dolvin 93.4 94.0 0.6
Esther Jackson 72.5 68.1 -4.4
Findley Oaks 95.1 93.8 -1.3
Fulton Sunshine Acad.* 95.1 95.6 0.5
Hembree Springs 93.1 90.8 -2.3
Hillside 83.0 77.3 -5.7
Lake Windward 92.5 92.3 -0.2
Manning Oaks 85.3 90.9 5.6
Main Street Acad.* 65.4 77.9 12.5
Medlock Bridge 94.3 97.4 3.1
Mimosa 64.1 63.9 -0.2
Mountain Park 93.1 92.1 -1.0
New Prospect 91.1 87.6 -3.5
Northwood 88.0 88.7 0.7
Ocee 94.9 94.9 0
River Eves 84.2 83.1 -1.1
Roswell North 79.4 72.7 -6.7
Shakerag 94.2 95.0 0.8
State Bridge Crossing 94.1 93.4 -0.1
Summit Hill 88.7 92.1 3.4
Sweet Apple 93.2 93.6 0.4
Wilson Creek 94.9 94.8 -0.1
Middle SchoolsAmana Academy* 89.1 78.8 -10.3
Autrey Mill 95.3 93.6 -1.7
Crabapple 89.2 92.9 3.7
Elkins Pointe 81.3 78.9 -2.4
Haynes Bridge 84.9 89.5 4.6
Holcomb Bridge 79.9 78.3 -1.6
Hopewell 84.8 84.6 -0.2
Main Street Acad.* 60.2 68.5 8.3
Northwestern 92.4 93.9 1.5
River Trail 94.2 94.9 0.7
Taylor Road 92.3 93.1 0.8
Webb Bridge 95.2 95.8 0.6
High SchoolsAlpharetta 84.4 87.1 2.7
Cambridge na 86.8 na
Centennial 75.6 75.5 -0.1
Chattahoochee 91.9 93.8 1.9
Independence 73.6 63.5 -10.1
Johns Creek 91.7 92.4 0.7
Milton 92.4 90.7 -1.7
Northview 93.7 93.9 0.2
Roswell 77.9 84.4 6.5
Fulton Science* 89.6 89.4 -0.2
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