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Canine flu spreading in region
By JONATHAN [email protected]
NORTH FULTON – Just as humans can catch the flu and all the associated nasty symp-toms, so too can our canine companions catch a potentially deadly new strain making the rounds in the dog population.
The Canine Influenza – dog flu – has popped up in Geor-gia recently, with at least one known case in Alpharetta, with many other potential cases nearby.
Dr. Beatriz M. Segarra, with The Village Animal Hospital in Johns Creek, said the dog flu is extremely contagious to dogs, with nearly a 100 percent
Virus can be deadly
See FLU, Page 29
By CAMERON [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. – To call the Milton High School girls la-crosse team a dynasty would be a bit of an understate-ment.
The program recently captured its 10th state title in the 11-year history of Geor-gia having a state lacrosse championship, with a 9-6 vic-tory over Walton on May 16. The only slip-up was a 2009 loss to Chattahoochee in the state championship that year. In fact, that loss was the last time Milton was defeated by an opponent from the state of Georgia.
“This season we had a lot of key injuries late in the sea-son, but we were able to win state despite that,” said Head Coach Tim Godby. “Which is a tribute to players stepping up to overcome the injuries.”
Godby, who has been with Milton for all of its titles, hasn’t seen any complacency from his teams despite seem-ingly controlling the state for the last decade.
“Our players are always motivated because they don’t want to be the team that doesn’t win state,” he said. “We have a tradition that we have built here and the girls do their best to uphold it.”
Godby attributes the con-
tinued success at Milton to the growth of lacrosse in the community.
“A lot of parents don’t know about lacrosse because it wasn’t a big sport when they were growing up,” he said. “But the growth of the sport in this area has helped a lot with our success. We try to get youth involved in the sport, and we see a lot of girls now switching from soccer and softball to lacrosse due to the high pace of play of the sport.”
The Lady Eagles are the only team from Georgia to be consistently ranked in the
Milton Lady Eagles continuetheir winning ways
AL LEVINE
The members of the 2015 Milton Girls Lacrosse team raise two hands in the air to signal the program's 10th state title in 11 years.
See EAGLES, Page 28
By HATCHER [email protected]
NORTH FULTON – Many North Fulton homeowners are expressing dismay if not out-rage over their recent property assessments that will only be somewhat eased by a promise
from the Fulton County Com-mission to roll back the mill-age rate to rev-enue neutral.
Neverthe-less, county officials are preparing for around 40,000 assessment challenges.
North Fulton property
FULTON PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS »
N.F. homeowners suffering from sticker shockBut commissioners promise to roll back millage rate
See ASSESSMENTS, Page 28
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Two arrested for musical instrument theftsFound with $200,000-worth of instruments
ROSWELL, Ga. -- On Wednesday, June 10, 2015, the Roswell Police Depart-ment recovered over $200,000-worth of stolen instruments from a search war-rant executed at the Studio Six apart-ments, located at 9955 Old Dogwood Road, Roswell.
On Saturday, June 6, 2015, Atlanta Violins, located at 387 South Atlanta Street, Roswell, reported that five vio-lins were taken from the store some-time between May and June. The owner of the store did not know that the instruments were taken until he was contacted by a violin store in Raleigh, North Carolina who informed him that they had his violins.
According to Roswell Police Spokes-woman Officer Lisa Holland, the North Carolina store said two men had come to them and sold a violin. Then the next month, they returned and sold an-other. And again the following month. Thinking this was strange, the store went to the Internet on music vendors’ emails and websites, asking if anyone
was missing violins. The Roswell store turned up.
“The store didn’t even know [the violins] were missing,” Holland said.
Then one of the suspects allegedly came into the same Roswell store and asked to buy three violin cases.
Police were called and spoke with the man. A warrant was issued for the man’s hotel, at Studio Six. Inside they found several other musical instru-ments, all believed stolen.
A violin was found, belonging to a store in Gwinnett County, and a trumpet taken from a music store in Alpharetta. Two oboes, two trumpets and a clarinet were also located inside the room. Police are searching for the owners of these instruments.
“We are asking people to check their inventories,” Holland said.
Anyone with information or ques-tions can contact Det. Farabaugh at (770) 640-4100 with the Roswell Police Department.
Two men were arrested for felony
theft by receiving stolen property - Gary Donald Crouse, 60, of Roswell, and Leslie Edwards Fields, 52, also from Roswell.
Two Roswell men are suspected of stealing more than $200,000-worth of musical instruments from local music shops.
She almost has enough for sandwiches
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A woman was arrested June 4 after allegedly trying to steal nearly $50-worth of meat and cheese.
Employees of the Public on Haynes Bridge Road told police they saw the woman walking out of the deli depart-ment carrying a selection of meat and cheese. As she walked, she was seen concealing the items in her purse. She then tried to leave the store.
In her purse, employees found some salami, turkey, roast beef and ham, as well as provolone and yellow cheddar cheese.
The suspect, from Cumming, was arrested for theft.
Lost phone turnedover to thief JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A potential good Samaritan was thwarted by a thief June 9, leading to a phone reported stolen.
The victim told police she was shop-ping at the Goodwill store on Jones Bridge Road about 11:36 a.m. when she set her Iphone down. She returned to find it gone. A store employee report-ed seeing a well-dressed man pick up the phone and move toward the front desk to turn it in. He was approached by a young woman who asked him if he found her phone. He handed it to her and she left with it.
$50K jewels reportedly stolen from homeJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A local couple reported nearly $50,000-worth of jewels stolen from their home between June 7 and 8.
The victims told police they keep their jewelry in a box in the bathroom closet. The last time they saw the items was June 7. When they checked again June 9, the items were missing.
Reportedly stolen were a 14 karat diamond cluster ring (worth $1,660), a platinum diamond wedding band ($2,050), a platinum diamond engage-ment ring ($11,200) and a platinum diamond ring ($15,660).
At the time of the theft, there were several people in the home, including the children of the couple, a long-time friend and two homecare workers.
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DUI arrests
► Jacqueline L. Grenier, 51, of Mid Broadwell Road, Alpharetta, was arrested June 7 on Wills Road in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, brake light requirements and taillight requirements.
► Evelyn Michelle Olivera, 26, of Gran Crique Drive, Roswell, was arrested June 6 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for
DUI, speeding, no license and failure to change address on license.
► Mercedes E. Saghini, 68, of Atlanta was arrested June 5 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer, failure to maintain lane, failure to obey a traffic control device and use of mul-tiple beam road lighting equip-ment.
► Colby Jordan Wagoner, 28, of Little Mill Road, Cumming, was arrested June 3 on Davis Drive in Alpharetta for DUI and no license.
► David Alvarado-Camposano, 33, of Longview, Texas, was arrested June 3 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI.
► Elisangela Caetano Ryan, 43, of Wood Branch Drive,
Alpharetta, was arrested June 11 on Redd Road in Milton for DUI and stop sign violation.
DRUG arrests
► Edward H. Hines, 31, of Suwanee was arrested May 23 on Woodstock Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana, DUI, possession of drug-relat-ed paraphernalia and failure to obey traffic control devices.
► Brett Michael Cortiss, 29, of Cumming was arrested May 24 on East Crossville Road in Roswell for possession of schedule III drugs, giving a false name to police, driving with a cracked windshield and driving on a suspended license.
DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Repre-senting the first quarter of 2015, the Alpharetta Depart-ment of Public Safety’s com-mand staff has selected police officer Arthur “Art” Handley and Fire Battalion Chief Scott McCullers as the employees of the quarter.
Officer Handley was chosen because of his compassion and hard work investigating an incident in February involving the brutal attack upon a dog resulting involving 24 stab wounds. After the attack, the suspect left the dog outside for hours to let it die. The dog’s owner came home and took it to a local veterinarian’s clinic. A veterinarian contacted Alpharetta authorities based upon the observed wounds to the animal. Officer Hand-ley responded and began an investigation which ultimately led to the arrest and sub-sequent indictment of the suspect.
The dog survived and is fine, police say.
Battalion Chief McCullers was chosen by the city as the fire fighter of the quarter.
He was selected due to his leadership related to Alpharetta’s fire services divi-sion recently being awarded the prestigious ISO 1 rating by the Insurance Service Office organization. The ISO is the gold standard used by fire departments throughout the nation to determine the insurance risks of communi-ties based upon hundreds of measurable standards.
Out of 48,000 fire depart-ments in the United States, only 102 agencies have ob-tained the ISO rating of 1.
Alpharetta’s fire services almost obtained the unheard of perfect score.
McCullers played a pivotal role in ensuring compliance to ISO’s standards during the pre-evaluation period ensur-
ing all areas of staffing, op-erations and equipment met the requirements.
“I am so proud of Officer Handley and Chief McCull-ers,” said Alpharetta Pub-lic Safety Director Gary D. George states. “They exem-plify a service attitude to our community and jobs, and they are dedicated employees. Chief McCullers’s dedication to fire services is without peer, and that’s a big reason our firefighters are recognized as being the best there are. The ISO 1 rating confirms this as well as the outstand-ing support we receive from our mayor, city council and most importantly, our com-munity.”
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By JONATHAN [email protected]
MILTON, Ga. – While Milton has quite a lot of parks and recreation amenities, with more coming online yearly, there is one amenity the city does not have – a greenway. The neighboring city of Al-pharetta does have one – the Big Creek Greenway, a series of multi-modal paths in the woods allowing residents to bike, walk or relax away from traffic and in a natural setting.
The cities are exploring op-tions how to link the greenway in Alpharetta to North Park by a series of multi-use paths, allowing Milton residents to enjoy the benefits.
“Greenways and trails are probably the most popular and supported facilities in Al-pharetta and other cities,” said Mike Perry, Alpharetta’s direc-tor of Parks and Recreation.
The cities of Milton, Johns Creek as well as Forsyth Coun-ty are all hoped to eventually be joined to the greenway, Perry said. Roswell is already connected at Mansell Road.
“Longer connected trails simply give our users more op-tions,” Perry said.
The cities received a grant from the North Fulton Commu-nity Improvement District (CID) to explore options and possible paths such a link would take.
Andrew Kohr, with Stantec, the consultants hired for the study, said his team was look-ing at alternatives the cities could approve.
“Our ultimate goal is to identify a singular project to put before GDOT,” Kohr said.
Once approved by the state body, funding options can be sought to build it.
The project area is from the greenway in the east to Cogburn Road in the west, from North Park in the north to Webb Bridge Road in the south. Within this area are plenty of possible routes a trail could take.
Kohr said he has a possible
route in mind. This would go from the greenway’s northern trailhead at Marconi Drive, off Windward Parkway, along Windward to Deerfield Parkway to Webb Road and then follow-ing Cogburn Road up to North Park and Bethany Bend.
He admitted there would be issues with this route, nota-bly there are few places along Windward where such paths could be placed.
A path following Westside
Alpharetta, Milton look to connect greenway
Alpharetta and Milton are exploring ways to connect Milton to the Big Creek Greenway via multi-modal paths. This map shows several different possibili-ties along major roadways.
Cities explore options
See GREENWAY, Page 5
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MILTON, Huge estate sale! Hickory Mill Estates Subdivision, 570 Hickory Mill Lane. Saturday 6/27 and Sunday 6/28, 8am-5pm. Moving. Master bedroom suite, curio cabinets, outdoor decor’, paintings, framed artwork, kitchen accesso-ries, etc.ROSWELL, Brookfield Country Club; 11820 Mountain Laurel Drive 30075. Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27, 8am-3pm. Downsizing! Household items, childrens’ clothes and toys, furniture, treadmill, books, office items. Something for all!SUWANEE, Hawthorne Subdivision multi family. Off Southers Circle, off James Burgess, Saturday 6/27, 8am-2pm.
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MILTON, Ga. — A four-person city council deferred the vote on the Arnold Mill form based code to hear more community feedback at the June 15 meet-ing.
The form based code was deferred 60 days to be heard at the Aug. 10 work session and considered at the Aug. 17 city council meeting. Two com-munity meetings will be held before Aug. 17.
The meetings are set to be in the Arnold Mill study area to be convenient for residents. As of deadline, those dates had not been set.
“Let’s give everybody an op-portunity to weigh in on this,” said Councilmember Bill Lusk.
The form based code en-compasses properties along Arnold Mill Road and offers guidelines for development and in those properties. Most of the area is the equivalent of AG-1, with single family homes on a minimum of one acre lots, but bookended with higher density “hamlets” near the intersec-tions of Chadwick Farm Boule-vard and Cox Road.
In the hamlet areas, the code allows for higher density in exchange for transfer devel-
opment rights. “Vernacular” or farmhouse-style architecture designs were approved for the area. There is also a proposal to extend Cox Road to New Providence Road.
The form based code rec-ommendation came from a 4-3 vote from the planning com-mission.
Mayor Joe Lockwood and councilmembers Matt Kunz and Burt Hewitt were absent
Arnold Mill form based code deferredPublic meetings will be held before August
See ARNOLD, Page 29
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MILTON, Ga. – Due to the decrease in Milton’s Insurance Services Organization (ISO)
rating, homeowners and busi-ness owners could see savings on insurance premiums.
ISO provides property and casualty insurance risk information, particularly fire department information to help ensure proper fire insurance premiums for commercial and residential properties.
ISO evaluates fire depart-ments through its Public Pro-tection Classification Program.
A Public Protection Classifi-cation program number is then determined for the community with lower numbers being deemed safer.
Milton’s rating decreased
from four to a dual rating of two and two-X.
“This was a lot of work, in-cluding extensive evaluation of equipment, station locations, training, and community risk reduction efforts, and it feels great to have it pay off,” said Fire Chief Robert Edgar.
The rating will apply to community members within five miles of a fire station and 1000 feet from a hydrant.
This accounts for 97 percent of properties within Milton.
The two-X rating applies to any properties failing to meet the two rating criteria. Edgar said the fire department is working to locate the two-X properties and see if they have a credible water source.
Insurance company stan-dards shape how ISO ratings are actually implemented, therefore Edgar says any in-terested community members should check with their provid-ers to see if their premiums will undergo any change.
— Hillary Hunnings
Milton could see lower insurance premiums for ISO rating
Parkway up to Deerfield would also be possible.
Another possibility is creating either a bridge or a tunnel crossing Ga. 400 north of Windward Parkway. This could be in conjunction with a road, which would help traf-fic east-west flow as well as pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Kohr said funding sources are still being sought, includ-ing state and federal monies, but both Milton and Alpharet-ta will likely have to put up some funds as well.
For Alpharetta’s part,
councilmembers seem hesi-tant to pay to link Milton to their greenway.
Instead, some members want trail expansion further south than Windward, con-necting the new city center and Avalon to the greenway, preferably along Webb Bridge Road.
Both Mayor David Belle Isle and Councilmember D.C. Aiken said their city’s focus was more at the heart of town, not necessarily linking up with their neighbor.
Kohr said he hopes to have a preferred plan ready to submit to GDOT by next month, with public meet-ings on the choice possibly in August.
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The Crabapple Community Association will again put on its an-nual 4th of July Walking Parade. It’s free to the public and will go through historic Crabapple.
MILTON, Ga. – The Crabapple Community Association’s 4th of July Walking Parade will be held Saturday, July 4 at 10 a.m.
Attendees are asked to decorate their tricycles, bi-cycles, strollers, Barbie cars, wagons, wheelchairs, pets and themselves
Prizes will be awarded for festiveness. Participants are asked to arrive by 9:30 a.m. and gather across from the Broadwell Pavilion on Broadwell Road.
The parade will proceed
through historic Crabapple along Dunbrody Avenue and Danesfeld Drive, concluding at the Broadwell Pavillion.
A children’s activ-ity area will be set up to be enjoyed af-ter the parade. This patriotic celebration is a great oppor-tunity to get out, meet neighbors and share our American Pride. Registration for this free event is requested.
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Growing up, I loved help-ing my mom in our garden. We would pick out colorful flowers and plants to fill the spaces around our house. My mom rarely said no to any flower that piqued my interest, unless she knew it wouldn’t survive due to lack of sunshine or some other problem.
From then on, I always had a gardening bug in me. I love going to the garden store in early summer and selecting new and old favorites. We try to stay within a color scheme, but every year, without fail, we end up picking the prettiest and say our color scheme is rainbow.
In addition to our pretty flowers, we also have a small corner space in our yard dedicated to growing veg-etables. We’ve had success in past years growing jalapeños peppers, but this year we are branching out and attempting to grow squash, zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes and corn. It’s fun to see what we can cre-ate with such little space.
Also new this year is the concept of vertical gardening. Can we convince the squash and zucchini plants to climb up a trellis instead of spread-ing out on the ground? Only time will tell if this small ex-periment yields enough veggies to share later in the summer.
My history of loving flowers and bright colors has followed me into my working life. When I got my first real job and had a desk I could call my own, I was so excited. I got to deco-rate any way I liked and with whatever I liked, as long as it was appropriate and func-tional.
Thus, my desk garden was born. To date, I have seven dif-ferent flowers on my desk — all
living.I started small with two
succulents thinking they are hard to kill and good for the work environment where they might not get as much atten-tion as they would at home. I later added a third succulent because it matched a teacup I bought to put it in.
I next acquired an African Violet and a cute little orange plant from a grocery store. Unfortunately I can’t remem-ber the name of the plant, so it was really hard to bring it back to life when it started to die.
That worried me because I didn’t want my cute little desk plants to die because I’m a sub-par plant parent. So I researched, babied it and even-tually it started to bud and now it is filled with blooms. I’m pretty proud of that.
Eventually, I added a tree that looks like long, green toenail clippings (sounds gross but it’s cool to look at) and a lucky bamboo.
My desk garden now feels complete.
I have lots of colors, tex-tures and variations of plants that help give my eyes and brain a break from the hustle and bustle of the newsroom.
If you are hesitant or wor-ried about not having a green thumb, I say go for it. More than likely, if you give your plant water, sunlight and at-tention, it will brighten your desk and your life.
It’s easy being green
A long time ago (?), I can vaguely remember a time when there was no such thing as food labeled “Or-ganic.” Nowadays, to be labeled organic a farmer has to pass about a dozen standards concerning things such as: lack of pesticides, use of chemical-free soil and breeding standards to name a few. These labels are used to differentiate the organic foods from other foods, which may contain GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). In our typical grocery store, there are usually less organic items than not, and the organic foods are noticeably more expensive.
Genetic modification does seem to have some benefits. There is no chance for plant disease, no pests or insects, and large, consistent sizing and colors. These GMOs, made at factory farms are almost all produced by one company in the USA. How-ever, since the creation of GMOs, the honeybee species (the main insect responsible for pollinating our plants) has been experiencing a drastic dying off like the world has never seen. Some experts
agree that in the near future, honeybees could make the endangered list. Honeybees have been around making honey and helping our plants grow longer than we can remember. If bees are hav-ing this type of reaction to the pesticides and chemicals used when producing GMO food, what do you think these foods are doing to our bodies?
In Western society, we mostly believe that when we get sick we should go to the doctor and get a prescrip-tion or procedure, and most behave accordingly. This puts us into a reactive pattern. When slightly shifted, this pattern can become proac-tive. Instead of waiting until we have a problem or pain to concern ourselves with our health, as a society perhaps we can put more of the focus onto preventing disease and pain by concerning ourselves with what we’re putting into our bodies. Organic food is more expensive than “regular food,” but when you weigh the cost you could spend over a year on organic foods against the costs of being hospitalized, needing pre-scription drugs or having a
procedure, the price of the organic celery doesn’t seem so offensive. It’s unfortunate that food that helps us to a better state of health hurts us in the wallet. The more we can buy organic, the more we support the organic farmers, and the closer we get to or-ganic food turning back into just “food.”
I do not recommend immediately switching to all organic before checking and reworking your budget. There are lists online that talk about the “dirty dozen,” foods that are typically more contaminated when not grown organically. I strongly encourage you to do your own research. Never blindly be-lieve something just because it’s written. All of the facts are there for you to discover and use to make positive choices for your life.
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We spent months looking for just the right home that would be a perfect fit for the wants of both of us – close to where we work, fenced-in back yard, double-paned win-dows, walls – you know, the nice things.
It helps that we had a good friend who is a real estate agent who was able to patiently help us. Otherwise we would have gone mad, I’m sure.
We saw dozens of homes, had several we thought were “the one” which turned out to be less “the one” and more “undone.”
Finally, we settled on a
home we both could enjoy. It was the perfect location with the perfect amenities for just the right price.
We breathed a sigh of re-lief it was over. And then the real work began.
Beyond the hassle of moving for the fourth time in six years, homes are a lot of work! Why did no one tell me this? First order of busi-ness was to paint the interior walls. Apparently beige is old hat for walls. Grey is the new fashion statement.
Now, several weeks after moving in, we are still not done painting. Someone de-cided, once we were finished, that she did not like the color of the walls. Oh joy! It’s a good thing I like painting.
(Sarcasm is difficult to get across in print. Did you catch that? It was there. Look again.)
Buying lawnmowers and mowing lawns, water-ing grass, fixing fences and doors, pressure washing the siding… the list of things to do goes on.
It never ends. Always there is something that needs attention. Should I turn my eye and relax for a moment, something breaks.
Good lord, it’s like hav-ing kids or something. Surely they can’t be this exhausting, right? Right?
The joys of home ownership
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Cigar aficionados enjoy cigar festi-vals around the U.S., so three years ago Ross Sutton, owner of Cutters Cigar Emporium on Windward Parkway, thought Atlanta and the southeast de-served its own.
Thus was born the South-ern Cigar Festival at Verizon Amphitheater, and the June 6 edition was its best edition yet. With upward of 850 visi-tors from several states and dozens of cigar companies in attendance, lot cigars went up in smoke.
Sutton calls it a labor of love.
“This is the first big smoke event Atlanta has ever had. I thought the city deserved one, and I wanted to share the experience,” Sutton said. “It’s a great event.”
It appeals to more than just the metro area. An informal poll saw people come from Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina to participate. But it is not an easy thing to put together. In addi-tion to sending out invitations to smok-ing clubs and lining up 36 manufacturers, the festival featured two bands – one Cu-ban and one southern rock – a magician and several other enter-tainers.
“We spent a year planning the event and our whole staff spent three days setting it up,” he said.
Cigar merchants and the ci-gar smokers were pleased with the results.
Catherine Murphy, co-owner of Bellaterra Cigars and Winery in Napa, California, said she is expanding her operations into the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, and this event was a
perfect way to showcase what they have to offer.
“I was inspired by my grandfather to start the winery. And I guess it was only natural to add cigars. When I first met my husband, he was smoking a cigar,” Murphy said, holding her own lit cigar.
Tiffany and Ken Apple, both
cigar aficionados, made the trip from Knoxville, Tennessee, for the event.
“We love Cutters and cigar smoking. Ross [Sutton] has a
great place to meet and have a good cigar. He has a say-ing, ‘We’re all friends who just haven’t met yet.’” Ken Apple said.
Southern Cigar Festival lights up VerizonAmphitheater hosts cigar merchants in largest smoke event in southeast
Cigar rolling art learned earlyALPHARETTA, Ga. – Pablo Romay is deftly cutting a tobacco leaf to shape to complete what any great cigar must have – a great blend of tobacco and a leaf expertly wound around the body of the cigar.
He should be an expert. He has been rolling cigars for 30 years since he learned how as a boy in Havana City, Cuba.
Now a master blender too, Romay says there are three parts to a great cigar:
“You need a good blend of tobacco to have good flavor to start. Then it must
have good construction to have easy draw. Then it must have a good wrapper to burn even,” Romay said.
“When you have all of those, you can really enjoy your cigar.”
You can spot some things right away in your cigar. The easy draw and even burn are immediately apparent. But you should look at the ash that is produced.
“If the ash is white or gray that is best. If the ash is black, that means you are smoking young tobacco. It was not aged properly,” he said.
— Hatcher Hurd
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Pablo Romay shows just how to wrap a cigar to get the slow even burn the connoisseur wants.
Tiffany and Ken Apple made the trip from Knoxville to enjoy the festival.
Cigar lovers also find the Cigar Festival a learning experience.
Bellaterre Cigar & Winery owner Catherine Murphy and Cutters Managing Partner Jim Fox enjoy a moment at the festival.
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ATLANTA — After glitches and delays impacted thousands of students during the Georgia Milestones testing in April, the company responsible for de-veloping the statewide assess-ment will provide $4.5 million in services to mitigate against future issues (see sidebar).
But that dollar amount is a drop in the bucket for CTB/Mc-Graw-Hill, which stands to col-lect nearly $108 million through a five-year contract with Georgia to develop and administer the annual assessment.
Officials with the Geor-gia Department of Education (GDOE) said students across the state had issues logging on, and staying on line, to fin-ish Milestones. This is the first year of the Milestones assess-ments, given in grades 3-12,
which replace the previous state assessments—CRCTs.
“Many schools tested students online, and some of those schools experienced pe-riodic connection issues,” said Matt Cardoza, a spokesman for the GDOE. “These were attributed, in many cases, to the lengthy delay in the test administration system’s ability to sync student information.”
Other students encountered test “freezing” or prolonged periods of time to load the next test question. While the issues were found across the state, it appears the glitches were most evident with students who were granted test accommodations to take an oral version of the Milestones using test readers.
Officials said the problems peaked during a two-day period of April 21 and 22 at the height of the spring test season when user rates were the highest.
“On April 21 and 22, we had 97 additional districts [come on line] and that cre-ated a bottleneck,” said Melissa Fincher, deputy superintendent of testing and accountability for the GDOE. “We had previously tested about 140,000 students with no issues.”
Many school districts took the Milestones earlier in the school year, but the major-ity of districts opted to take the assessments during the traditional spring window. That meant a user load that had never been tested.
Fincher said the glitches were “an equal opportunity bug” that impacted districts across the state, but the vast majority of students were able to take and finish the Mile-stones without incident.
“Some schools had no prob-lems and others had larger problems with [up to] five per-cent of their students having issues,” said Fincher.
Officials with the Fulton County School System con-firmed its students experienced
testing problems, primarily with sporadic connection in the first few days. The problems, however, were quickly fixed, according to school officials.
“Once the vendor corrected the [early] issues and isolated the remaining problems, we
had very few problems during the rest of the End of Grade and End of Course testing win-dow,” said Susan Hale, spokes-person for Fulton Schools.
She noted Fulton success-fully tested approximately 84,000 students during the spring Georgia Milestones ad-ministration.
Controversy over its test administration is not new to CTB/McGraw-Hill, the nation’s
Computer issues abound with Milestones AssessmentsVendor to provide $4.5 million in free services as a result Vendor to provide $4.5 million in services
including new math assessmentsCTB/McGraw-Hill will provide $4.5 million in safeguards
to ensure future administrations of the Georgia Milestones test take place with no similar issues. The services include:• $2.64million to create and implement end-of-course
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• Upto$60,000 toward an independent analysis of the problems that took place in 2015-16.
• Over$1.6million in additional services. State School Superintendent Richard Woods said the
issues were not user error by the districts, and holding CTB/McGraw-Hill accountable was “nonnegotiable.”
“It was essential that we ensure this never happens again,” said Woods. “The vendor has worked to ensure safeguards are in place, and to ensure Georgia is compensated for the services that were not rendered effectively.”
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – In conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, local video game developer Hi-Rez Studios granted 17-year old Marus Ellis his wish.
Marcus, who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis four years ago, is an avid gamer. Some of his favorite games are made by Hi-Rez including their newest one, “Smite.” In the game, play-ers battle one another in online arenas, controlling a deity or god from a num-ber of religions.
On June 11, Marcus, his brother, sister and mother, where flown in from their home near Sacramento, Ca. and put up in a hotel in Roswell. They were then treated to a tour of Hi-Rez Stu-dios, where Marcus got to meet devel-opers of his favorite games and see how the games where made.
He got to see where the animators create the game’s characters and envi-ronments and even received a drawing from one of the animators.
“I’ve been following ‘Smite’ for a long time,” said Marcus. By far his favorite part of the tour was “prepping the play test.”
Joined by his brother, sister and the employees of Hi-Rez, Marcus was able
to play a new version of “Smite” that has not been released to the public.
“He got to see stuff what won’t be released until the future,” said Gabriel Mughelli, a representative for Hi-Rez. “He really is the first person from out-side who will play it.”
Following the play test, Hi-Rez threw Marcus a party where he received numerous gifts from the company including an Xbox One, several “Smite” figurines and other “Smite” and Hi-Rez merchandise.
“We’re super ecstatic because we’ve never done anything like this before,” said Mughelli.
Brandon Nance, an employee of Hi-Rez and a “Smite” commentator for its competitive e-sports presence, empha-sized how the studio initially started off small.
“Seeing someone want to cross the country to see us is really great,” he
said. If you’d like to donate to the Make-
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Marcus Ellis (center) shares a laugh with his older brother and a few Hi-Rez employees.
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Marcus Ellis begins the test-play of “Smite”.
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BALL GROUND, Ga.-– The Fourth of July at Gibbs Gar-dens is a melodic event with opportunities to enjoy music during the day and in the evening. Come early and stay late. This is the last event of the summer Twilight Series. The Gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
From 12:30-3:30 p.m., enjoy thousands of colorful daylilies and hundreds of roses and waterlilies, as well as an-nuals and perennials, as flut-ists, harpists and violinists fill the air with enchanted sounds as you inhale the Gardens’ sweet scents.
During Twilight in the Gar-dens, guest favorite Bill Pound returns, playing rock-and-roll to soft country, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Bill has opened for the Beach Boys, the Classics IV, Jimmy Buffet and more. Wine, beer and food will be available for purchase.
There is no extra charge beyond the price of admission to attend these events.
Gibbs Gardens is located at 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, GA 30107.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit our web siteat www.gibbsgardens.com or call us at 770-893-1881.
Celebrate July 4th with music at Gibbs Gardens
Roswell library hosts new programsROSWELL, Ga. Musician Bruce Bernstein will present Music is Magic July 16 at 11 a.m. at the Roswell public library. All ages are wel-come. Registration is required. Morning storyteller
Storytelling with Mr. Tariq will later be held for young readers July 20 at 10:30 a.m.STEAM program
A Hands-On Minds-On STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) program debuts at the library July 21 at noon. Young readers can participate in hands on projects pertaining to STEAM subject matter. See “Super Me”
A live theater production, “Super Me,” will be told through animation, video, magic, music and puppets July 28 at 2 p.m. at the Roswell public library. All ages are welcome. Registra-tion is required.
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Laugh your way through yoga July 23 at 12:30 p.m. at the Roswell library. The class is open to adults and registration is required. Kids and teens can learn bridge
The Atlanta Junior Bridge Club invites kids and teens to learn and play bridge at the Ro-swell Branch library. Hone your math and logic skills while learning the game. The club will meet July 6-10 from 3-5 p.m.
The Roswell library is located at 115 Nor-cross Street. For more information call 770-640-3075.
—Hillary Hunnings
ROSWELL, Ga.—The City of Roswell will host an Independence Day com-munity celebration at its 4th of July Extravaganza at Sweet Apple Elemen-tary School.
Beginning at 5:30 p.m., attendees can enjoy giant inflatables, carnival games, food trucks, face painting and other family-friendly activities. Live music featuring the Last Call Band and Banks and Shanewill begin at 6 p.m. The fireworks show will begin at dark.
Sweet Apple Elementary School is located at 12025 Etris Rd., Roswell.
—Cameron Osburn
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – When Kate Boccia’s son, Daniel, 23, was found to have a drug prob-lem, she didn’t know what to do. Daniel is currently serving a 15 year mandatory sentence in prison for armed robbery.
“He had no priors, no weap-ons and stole nothing,” Boccia said.
However, she said he was a heroin addict when he went to prison, where he was forced to get clean.
“The reason my son is alive is because he is in prison,” she said.
Yet only afterward did she find out an addiction specialist lived almost in her back yard. She is convinced her family would not be where they are now had she had a resource to help connect her to the help she needed.
“My son wouldn’t be in prison if I had the Hub,” she said.
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Center is a newly-formed non-profit on State Bridge Road in Johns Creek. It aims to be the primary connecting point for families and the community in times of crisis with entities that can help.
When someone is in need of mental wellness help, or rehab from a drug problem, it can be difficult to find the appropriate entity who can help. Executive Director Remco Brommet and the people at the Hub want to be that clearing house, point-ing people to the resources they need.
Working with local police departments for several years, Brommet said he met people in all stages of distress.
“I met a lot of families and individuals in a wide range of crises,” Brommet said. “Every-thing from suicides to house fires and court issues. I began to hear a common theme - People tell us to get help, but we don’t know where to get it and who to trust.”
So the idea for The Hub was formed.
The Hub hopes to help peo-ple and families find substance abuse recovery programs, psychological and counseling services and mental wellness programs, connecting them to non-profits and educational
programs that can help.“We want to be the cen-
tral community place where families can come and be con-nected to service providers,” Brommet said.
The need is evident, he said.
One recent issue is the one Boccia is familiar with – heroin use. Prescription use of opioid drugs among teenagers has skyrocketed in recent years along with the similar drug, heroin. Brommet said most children are able to become ad-dicted to the drug first through their own home’s medicine cabinet.
Sending addicted teens and the mentally ill through the judicial process can be daunting and expensive. Public safety and legal service policy is changing across the country, Brommet said. It is becoming
clear that many of society’s ills – drug use, domestic violence, crime – often have a mental health aspect.
Milton’s Police Chief Steven Krokoff, came to his post from Albany, New York. He said when he first started policing, the policy was to arrest drug offenders and fine them. If they cannot pay the fine, they get jail.
“For a decade, the mantra was ‘the more you lock up, the better,’” he said.
He then realized he was arresting the same people re-peatedly, with jail having little effect on them. One day, he tried to help one drug user find help. He spent a day trying to get help from services and was told it would be 60 days before any rehab center could accept
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The future of solar energy has a sunny outlook, and it’s already shining brightly in North Ful-ton. More and more companies are adopting the alternative source for energy, including DataScan Technologies in Al-pharetta, a floorplan inventory verification and car inspec-tion company. The company is a subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises, which serves as North American ambassadors for Toyota.
In 2010, the company went solar, when it began install-ing 24,000 square feet of solar paneling on the roof of its facility.
“We believe solar is a great fit for DataScan because this site houses a large data center, which are among the larg-est consumers of electricity,” said Christie Caliendo, public relations lead. “DataScan’s solar array has the capability to capture and convert sun-light to generate more than 250,000 kilowatt hours of clean, renewable energy, which is approximately 5 percent of the facility’s annual electricity consumption.”
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amount of energy through non-solar means would emit 150 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
That is equivalent to the emissions from 349 barrels of oil, 161,117 pounds of coal or the electricity usage of 21 aver-age residential homes, Cali-endo said.
Cristina Hicks, environ-mental leader for DataScan, said using solar energy would hypothetically replace deriv-ing electricity from fossil fuel sources, which are finite, nonrenewable sources that dwindle over time. Nonrenew-able sources also become very expensive and environmentally damaging to retrieve over time.
In May, Georgia Power cel-ebrated the signing of Georgia House Bill 57, or the Solar Power Free Market Financing Act, by Gov. Nathan Deal. The bill’s author, Rep. Mike Dud-geon (R-Johns Creek), worked with other lawmakers, utilities and solar companies in the creation of the law, which al-lows a lease transaction based on the performance of a solar installation.
Georgia Power’s solar pro-grams, such as the Advanced Solar Initiative (ASI), are add-ing thousands of solar panels to Georgia’s energy landscape. Through the ASI and other programs, Georgia Power is working to develop one of the largest solar portfolios in the nation. All of the company’s solar resources are being procured at costs designed to prevent upward pressure on
rates and ensure that solar of-fers the most value for Georgia Power customers.
DataScan’s Hicks said she would like to see the use of so-lar power expand in the future.
“JM Family has a plan and intention to continue to de-velop more renewable sources of energy,” Hicks said. “Maybe in the future we can use not just solar but other renewable sources and technologies as they become more commer-cially viable.”
The technology for solar has improved and become more affordable, Hicks said, which she hopes will encour-age other companies to start using more solar energy.
“For us, it’s more about doing the right thing and less about the costs and financial
implications of the technology,” Hicks said. “JM Family and DataScan have a very strong corporate responsibility pro-gram that includes a number of environmental initiatives, of which energy reduction and focusing on renewable energy is really at the center point of that.”
It cost JM Family Enter-prises about $2 million to complete the project, but the system will pay for itself in about seven years because of local and federal tax credits.
“There’s an initial outweigh and investment,” Hicks said. “But through a lot of partner-ships with the state of Georgia and really great incentives, such as working with our state officials and the local utility companies, it was financially
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“Solar is obviously a free resource; we’re not paying for the sun,” she said.
Another Georgia company recently announced its plans to utilize solar power. Southern Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company, announced plans in December 2014 to develop a 131-mega-watt photovoltaic solar project in Butler, Georgia, which will be capable of generating enough electricity to help meet the en-ergy needs of more than 21,000 homes. Construction on the Taylor County facility is sched-uled to begin in September.
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By FRANK NORTON JR.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Norton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.”
Here are some points of discussion:
INFRASTRUCTURE: If you were to play a word as-sociation game, what word would you pair with the term “infrastructure?”
Aging, crumbling, decrep-it, failing?
Now well into the 21st century, we rely upon roads, bridges, transit, water sys-tems, an electric grid and a communications network put in place 50, 75, even 100 or more years ago.
It is largely hidden and taken for granted – until it stops working. Then you can’t get to work, power up your computer or even take a shower.
For all our vaunted tech-nological innovations, the foundation of our commerce is eroding around us. Sadly, it is not just bridges, roads and the like (as important as they are). Since 2009, spend-ing on educational buildings and health care facilities – by both the public and private sectors – is down by one-third in real-dollar terms. As a nation, the United States is not investing in the physical facilities needed to compete into the future.
The trend here is not good, and it is going to be painful for real estate if prob-lems are left to worsen.
RISK DIVERSITY: Bottom
line: America’s diversity – heterogeneity, to use academ-ics’ current buzzword – is a strength and a shield. It is a strength because in a world of dire risk, it gives both domestic and international capital a chance not only to park money but also to find markets and real estate opportunities that match a whole range of preferences. It is a shield because the dense web of the U.S. economy makes for greater resilience when shocks occur.
STATE OF GEORGIA TAX REVENUES: Since 2007 we have seen the ebb and flow of tax revenues tied to expansion, contraction and rebirth. Norton Native Intel-ligence research indicates that the state’s data points to stability and recovery in Georgia’s urban landscape and flat lining the remaining territory.
Our exports are up and our imports are largely static. The Bifurcation of Geor-gia….. Atlanta vs the rest of the geography is now urban vs rural. The state’s largest unemployment stats point out that Georgia’s revenues are generated from the urban spots, urban businesses, urban manufacturing and urban energy.
America has failed to invest for its future
FRANK NORTON JR.
CEO and Chairman The Norton Agency
From left, South Forsyth High School Autism Teacher Stephanie Fletcher, Redman Radford, David Dejarnette, South Forsyth High School Principal Laura Wilson, South Forsyth High School Para-professional Jeanne Mobley, Jeremy Phillips, Justin Young, owner of Norman’s Landing Bill Nor-man, and manager of Noman’s Landing Elaine Spence. Not shown: Lindsay Ward.
Norman’s Landing gives to Autism AwarenessFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Norman’s Land-ing presented a check for $1,775.00 to Autism Awareness.
The money raised from Norman’s Landing’s annual ping pong tournament helped fund the
end of the year school trip to Stone Mountain.. The money also helps meet educational needs throughout the school year.
The class travels to Norman’s Landing every other week for job skills training.
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HoneyBaked Hamcombines U.S. operationsALPHARETTA, Ga. — The owners of HoneyBaked Ham announced they are consolidating three regionalized operating divisions, previously based in Georgia, Michigan and Ohio. The combined organization, The HoneyBaked Ham Company, is headquartered in Alpharetta and serves customers online and at more than 400 year round locations in 40 states. HoneyBaked Ham, Inc. continues to operate independently in the state of California un-der a license agreement.
As a part of consolidation, HoneyBaked Ham is centralizing management, sourcing and operations for the company nationwide.
David A. Keil now serves as both chief execu-tive officer and a company board member. Keil joins HoneyBaked Ham from Ecolab, and spent four years as an independent member of the Honey-Baked Ham board of advisors.
“The consolidation is a logical next step in the company’s evolution,” Keil said. “Uniting the inter-nal aspects of our organization allows us to combine the strengths from each division and create an even stronger company and quality experience for our customers.”
Indiana-based TCCacquires Wireless storesALPHARETTA, Ga. – Indiana-based TCC has acquired three Verizon Wireless Communications stores in Alpharetta as part of a major move into Georgia and South Carolina. The company is re-branding 37 stores across the two states, including the three in Alpharetta, two stores in Athens and one store each in Conyers, Marietta, Woodstock, Kennesaw, Cumming, Decatur, Duluth, Gaines-ville, Holly Springs, Madison, McDonough, Monroe, Perry, Toccoa, Warner Robins and Winder.
The TCC stores will retain all current employees.TCC is the largest Verizon Premium Wireless re-
tailer in the United States, operating more than 630 locations across 37 states. It was recently recog-nized by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the fifth consecutive year.
Nofi joins Sun Trustas private client adviserATLANTA – Cindy Nofi has joined SunTrust as a private client adviser in Private Wealth Man-agement focusing on business owners and high net worth indi-viduals in North Atlanta.
Nofi brings more than 15 years of comprehensive wealth management experience, most recently as a senior private banker at Wells Fargo focus-ing on custom credit solutions for high net worth individuals and families. Prior to that, she spent 10 years as a wealth adviser for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. She began her career in the financial services business in 1984.
A Connecticut native and graduate of Southern Methodist University, Nofi has previously served on
the Board of Trustees for the National Multiple Scle-rosis Society and Catholic Charities Atlanta.
Colony Specialty expands with new underwritersALPHARETTA, Ga. – Colony Specialty, an interna-tional underwriter of specialty insurance and rein-surance, has expanded its Environmental Division with four new underwriting hires.
Cindy White will serve as vice president of the Environmental Division and will be based at the company’s Denver office. Joining her as assistant vice president wil be Matthew McPhee, a former environmental consultant at Brown and Caldwell. Trish Katz will serve as senior underwriter at the Denver office.
Aimee Byrd will serve as senior underwriter in the company’s Environmental Division in Fayette-ville, Tennessee.
Ohio REIT acquires Old Alabama SquareCINCINNATI, OHIO – Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II has acquired Old Alabama Square, a 103,268-square-foot parcel in Alpharetta. The center is anchored by The Fresh Market, a leading fresh format grocery store. The center also features national tenants Walgreens, Firehouse Subs, Veri-zon Wireless and State Farm.
Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, Inc. is a public non-traded real estate investment trust that acquires and manages grocery-anchored neighbor-hood shopping centers. The company owns and manages 30 grocery-anchored shopping centers across the country totaling 3.2 million square feet.
Yvonne Solomon Trichology celebrates grand opening
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Trichologist and hair restora-tion specialist Yvonne Solomon will celebrate the opening of her new Trichology Solutions Center Monday, July 13 at 1 p.m at 1170 Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta.
Trichology Solutions will serve as a training center and offer services including low level laser light therapy, stem cell therapy and microcurrent treatments for scalp and skin.
Solomon began her career as a stylist 25 years ago. She expanded her services to the study of tri-chology wherein she defines causes of hair loss and administers treatment to encourage and stimulate natural regrowth when possible.
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CorMatrix Cardiovascular receives two patentsROSWELL, Ga. – Biotech company CorMatrix Cardiovascular has received two patents for its research into treating dangerous conditions that af-fect millions of Americans.
One patent concerns tissue regeneration with biodegradable polymers. These polymers will hold an anatomically correct shape and retain a presence for a temporary time.
When combined with the company’s patented “bioscaffold” technology, which uses animal tissue scrubbed clean of all cells, it will enable new tissue to conform to a device while maintaining position and shape during remodeling.
The second patent relates to an injectable extra-cellular matrix bioscaffold for cardiovascular tissue repair.
CorMatrix has implanted 100,000 patients with cardiovascular implants. The material has been used in more than 2 million people for a variety of treatments.
From left, Ken Davis, Renasant Bank and GNFCC Board chair; Jim Sass, dean of health imaging and informatics, Gwinnett Tech; Tracy Wilkinson, imag-ing services director, North Fulton Hospital; Paul Anderson, Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood and GNFCC Education Committee chair; and Brandon Beach, GNFCC president and CEO.
North Fulton Hospitalearns service awardGWINNETT – NORTH FULTON – The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has awarded North Fulton Hospital the 2015 Partnership in Education Award in recognition of the hospital’s partnership with Gwinnett Technical College. Tracy Wilkinson, hospital imaging services director, accepted the award on behalf of the hospital, along with Jim Sass, dean of health imaging and informatics at Gwinnett Tech.
The chamber established the Partner in Educa-tion Partnership of the Year award in 2009 to rec-ognize business partnerships with schools in North Fulton that help serve the needs of students and the community.
Gwinnett Tech began serving North Fulton in 2010 and is now building a campus in Alpharetta at Old Milton Parkway and Ga. 400, opening in Janu-ary 2016.
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Harry Normanadds new RealtorCUMMING, Ga. – Kristy Lutz has joined Harry Nor-man Realtors as a Realtor in the Forsyth County/Lake Lanier office.
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LANCE PRICE BANDThe summer concert series continues with Lance Price Band at The Collection at Forsyth. Thursday, June 25, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Free and open to the public
ZUMBAFree outdoor fitness class offered by Johns Creek Recreation and Parks at Newtown Park Amphitheater, 3150 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek. Sunday, June 28, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Free, no registration needed. Call 678-512-3200 for more info.
ART IN THE PARKThe outdoor market on Milton Avenue in Alpharetta attracts art lovers and artisans from all over the metro area. Saturday, June 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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MUSIC:
CURTIS JONES AND PRIMAL ROOTSWhat: Autrey Mill Unplugged concert series continues with Curtis Jones and Primal Roots.Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center, 9770 Autrey Mill Road in Johns Creek. When: Saturday, June 27Cost: $20. Web: autreymill.org
PATRIOTIC CONCERTWhat: Forsyth County Senior Services is hosting a patriotic concert for all ages to celebrate Independence Day featuring Sounds of Sawnee Concert Band. When: Sunday, June 28Where: Sexton Hall Enrichment Center, 2115 Chloe Road in CummingHours: 2:30 to 5 p.m.Call: 770-781-2178
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONWhat: The 100-voice RUMC Sanctuary Choir and 60-member Atlanta Wind Symphony join forces to raise an inspiring musical tribute to our great nation.Where: Roswell UMC, 814 Mimosa BoulevardWhen: Friday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.Cost: FreeInfo: Reserve tickets at the church office or 770-594-0512
DAVID GRAY AND AMOS LEEWhat: David Gray and Amos Lee perform with special guest Rachael Yamagata.When: June 27, 7 to 11 p.m.Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 2200 Encore Parkway in AlpharettaCost: Tickets from $19.50Web: vzwamp.com
SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUNDWhat: Jason Connelly, Nikele and Jeremy Ezell offer witty, soulful and eclectic music resulting from decades of songwriting and performances.Where: The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway in AlpharettaWhen: Sunday, June 28Hours: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.Web: thevelvetnote.com
EVENTS:
MILTON MARKET What: Shop for fresh local produce, baked goods, honey, crafts and more. After the farmers market, there will be food trucks and locally based entertainment. Where: Broadwell Pavilion, Broadwell Road in Milton. When: Saturday, June 27Hours: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.Web: cityofmiltonga.us
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYSWhat: End the week by relaxing with good food, family and friends. Bring chairs and blankets or grab a picnic table and enjoy the music and playgrounds for children.Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road in RoswellWhen: Friday, June 26Hours: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.Call: 770-594-6406
BUTTERFLY ENCOUNTERWhat: Be amazed at the hundreds of butterflies that float above your head and fly below your nose. Get up close to the butterflies, and feed them using a nectar stick. Each of the species in the encounter is native to Georgia, so you are sure to walk away more familiar with our local species and butterfly biology.Where: Chattahoochee Nature CenterWhen: Sunday, June 28 at 12 p.m.Cost: Free to $10Contact: 770-992-2055
MRS GEORGIA AMERICA PAGEANTWhat: Annual Pageant crowning Mrs. Georgia America, a qualifier for Mrs. America.When: Sunday, June 28Hours: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street in RoswellWeb: mrsminnesotaamerica.com
THE VISITORWhat: Seniors are invited to watch foreign and indie films at Park Place. The Visitor focuses on a college professor who finds a young couple living in his apartment.When: Sunday, June 28 at 3:30 p.m.Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns CreekWeb: johnscreekga.govInfo: Recommended for residents 62 and older.
BILLY GOATS GRUFF AND OTHER STUFFA new take on your favorite nursery rhymes presented by All Hands productions at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street. Friday, June 26 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5. Visit roswellpuppets.com for more info.
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Are you having a hard time finding a primary care doctor? According to a recent report by the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, the state ranked 39th in the ratio of doctors per 100,000 population. The doctor short-age continues to limit patients’ access to care and is most critical in primary care. Some doctors have stopped tak-ing new patients altogether. If you do find a doctor that will accept you as a new patient, you may still have to wait if you want to schedule a routine visit. If you are on Medicare or Medicaid you might not be able to find a doctor and may have to visit the emergency room. In which case, you will have to wait and may not see the same doctor again.
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HOPEWELL YOUTH ASSOCIATION
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The Hopewell Youth Association provides:
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Tryouts for the 2015/2016 Season will be held during July.
To fi nd out more information regarding the tryout dates and times for a specifi c age group, please visit the
Hopewell Youth Association website at www.hopewellbaseball.org then click on “Travel Teams”.
Fulton Animal ServicesPet of the Week: Winston
Winston is looking for a good home.
ATLANTA – LifeLine Animal Project wants you to meet Winston, a 2-year-old dog who is extremely outgoing.
Don’t let his 36-pound size fool you, Winston has a huge personality that makes everyone love him. This friendly guy loves meeting new people, making new dog-gie friends and playing with toys.
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This includes his neuter, microchip and vaccines too. Simply drop by the shelter, email [email protected] or call 404-613-0357. To view dogs or cats available for adoption, please visit the shelter at 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, 30318 or go to www.fulton-animalservices.com/adopt.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – On May 23 and 24, Alejandro Lim and Akaash Para, 8th graders from River Trail Middle School, competed in the National His-tory Bee and Bowl in Louisville, Kentucky.
To be eligible to compete at the Nationals, both students had to qualify at the Atlanta Regional Tournament held at River Trail MS on April 28. Ale-jandro took the title as Regional Champion.
At the History Bee Nationals, Akaash made it to the quarter-finals and tied for 9th place out of 540 participants from all over the US. Alejandro advanced to the championship finals and made it to the final four on stage, where he tied for second place.
The following day, Akaash and Alejandro competed as a team against 71 other teams and the two tied for fifth place.
Both are going to Northview High School in the fall where they hope to contribute to the school’s Academic Bowl Team. Their impressive finish in the Nationals qualify them, both as individuals and as a team, for the International History Olympiad which will be held in Williamsburg, Virginia from July 9 to 15.
—Jim LichtenwalterAlejandro Lim (left) and Akaash Para (right) competed in the National History Bee and Bowl in Louisville, Ky.
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MILTON, Ga.— Concorde Fire Central Black won the championship title in the Scenic City Cup in Chattanooga on May 2-3.
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Annual Mini Cheer CampCambridge High School
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WHEN: Monday, July 13 thru Friday, July 17 2015; 9 am -12 pm
WHERE: Cambridge High School Gymnasium
WHY: To learn how to cheer and have a GREAT time with the CHS Cheerleaders! Daily instruction will include cheers, chants, dance, jumps and supervised stunting & tumbling. LUNCH – Campers should bring their lunch with them daily.
PARENT WATCH DAY – Parents may join us on Friday as the kids show off their skills! Camp Cost for the week: $149.00FCG Employees for the week: $100
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MILTON, Ga. - The Cambridge High School boys lacrosse team ended its third year as a varsity pro-gram with many first-time accomplishments. The Cambridge boys went 11-0 in area play to earn their first area championship, earning the Bears their first top-seed in the playoffs. The Bears would reach the final four.
First-year coach Mike D’Andraia joined the Bears after coaching the 6A Harrison Hoyas to a 17-2 re-
cord. “After the opening day blow-out loss, if you told
me we’d end up 15-3 [in the regular season] and undefeated in area play, I’d have thought you were crazy. But this team pulled together, worked hard and took to a different coaching style and approach than they were used to,” said D’Andraia. “What I am most proud of is the character this squad displayed all season.”
Senior Captain Jake Leddy and junior defenseman Chase Darnell were names second-team All-State. Ju-nior midfielder Jamie Wilkins was named third-team All-State.
“This team was a pleasure to coach and with 26 returning varsity players next year, plus a junior var-sity team that went 9-2-1, the future of this program is very bright,” said D’Andraia.
~Cameron Osburn
Cambridge LAX ends successful third season
Atlanta JuniorRowing Association MILTON, Ga. - After placing third at the South-east Regional Youth Championship May 10, the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association men’s varsity team headed to the June U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
AJRA has over 125 total rowers from 20 high schools who compete in southeast crew competitions. They also have middle school and recreational rowing squads. This summer the association is hosting its annual Learn to Row camp for 12 - 18 year old students.
To learn more go to www.ajracrew.com. Pictured From left to right are Assistant
Coach Zach Smarr, Matt Morelli, Robbie Osborne, Duke Brody, Chandler Boyd, Kevin Bower, Hunter Smith, Joe Cecil, Michael Stagnaro, Sarah Bower (coxswain) and head coach Rob Canavan.
— Hillary Hunnings
MILTON, Ga. -- Several Milton High School students, having signed letters of intent, are set to play college sports. Kris Franklin, center, will play baseball for Wallace State College.
—Hillary Hunnings
Franklin signs to play Wallace State College baseball
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - There are many common medical conditions where exercise, in-stead of restoring vitality, is ac-tually depleting it,” said Johns Creek resident and longtime physical therapist and certified yoga therapist Lisa Hughes.
It may be a surprising idea to many, but it’s one that resonated with Project Walk At-lanta, a nonprofit facility that provides one-on-one physical training for people with spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis. Recently, Hughes took her passion and began volunteer-ing her time with the program, teaching classes as a means of not only healing the physical body, but as a way of healing emotional and energetic needs.
“When I completed my yoga therapy certification last
year, it was with the intention of restoring the broken link between medicine and spiritu-ality, both in acute injury as well as with common medical conditions and especially in disability,” Hughes explained.
This is where yoga therapy is most effective in the case of severe physical trauma, when a life is changed dramatically and quite suddenly, Hughes says.
“I learned about Project Walk Atlanta, which was founded in 2011 by Paul and Jeannie Pickard to help their son Chris who had suffered a spinal cord injury,” she said. “The program now serves clients from all over the world. I approached Paul last Septem-ber with an idea for a class.”
That single step started a journey for Hughes and her clients that has changed lives, including her own.
“One student has been practicing daily since we started. His entire body has changed. Not only that, but he leads all of us in a new way to show up in the world,” she said. “He is a leader of peace in the mind, peace in the world.
“Another student leads by showing others alternate ways to transfer, alternate ways of mobility. He practiced getting from the floor to his wheelchair for 18 months before having even a hint of success with that,” Hughes said. “He is now independent with that and a leader in perseverance.
“Another student leads the group in spirit and musical meditation,” she said. “She models and leads in her ability to drop right into the prac-tice. She has been nicknamed ‘Gumby’ as she is a leader in not only flexible body, but flex-ible mind.
“Another student leads in entertaining us with hu-mor. Another student leads by always being willing to try something new,” Hughes said. “A newer young student is just locating her ability to lead, her ability to stand inside her own power.
“I love every single one of these gifts because I never would have seen the limit-less capacity of human spirit were it not for each and every one of them,” she said. “It was unimaginable to me. Really. I never knew the reach of a single selfless action.”
That same selflessness is reflected in Hughes’ dedication to creating ways for her clients to give back.
“I decided to make the class donation only, meaning the students bring a canned good instead of a monetary dona-tion,” she said. “We donate all of the canned goods bi-weekly to No Longer Bound, a
residential treatment facility in Cumming, Georgia, for men in addiction recovery.
“In this way, my yoga students see and feel their contribution to something far beyond our adaptive yoga class,” she said. “Because of their donations, these men are not only fed well, but they will return to their families having stopped the cycle of addiction. The community impact goes on infinitely. One person can make an enormous change in their community regardless of physical limitation.”
When she’s not serving cli-ents, Hughes is busy recruiting much needed volunteers. She calls them by name, openly ex-pressing how they are beloved.
“Anyone can volunteer. Class cannot continue without the amazing individuals that come to help weekly. We have PTs, trainers, yoga teachers, a surgeon, caregivers and friends of caregivers that help,” she said. “No medical degree is re-quired. Just an open, compas-sionate heart and an ability to follow a lead.
“There is a Gofundme page to purchase necessary props (bolsters, blocks, blankets, straps, sandbags and eye pil-lows),” she said. “Currently, we have the ability to safely serve eight students. We always need assistants and more props.”
Hughes’ faith in the pro-gram is unwavering.
“A few weeks ago, I sat in meditation on the new moon with this idea of how I would love so much just to be seen and understood for the vi-sion and knowledge of blend-ing medicine and emotional/spiritual health within the therapeutic community,” Hughes said. “It’s all so new and yet we are on the eve of something huge with Emory University leading the way. The
surgeon that comes to help has just received a grant to begin designing a new paradigm in pain control and in death and dying that focuses on yoga and mindfulness.”
Hughes reflects on the last year with a sense of wonder that is contagious.
“I’ve learned from each and every client how to lead by example,” she said.
“I’ve learned that it’s not enough to survive. We have to find a way, when the time is right, to pass the knowledge, to lead by the example of a survivor.”
Learn more about Project Walk Atlanta and how you can volunteer: http://www.project-walkatlanta.org/
Make donations here: http://www.gofundme.com/adaptiveyoga
Learn more about Lisa Hughes’ yoga therapy practice: https://noboundariesyoga-therapy.wordpress.com/.
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A singleselfless actionYoga therapist Lisa Hughes and Project Walk Atlanta taking steps to restore broken links
Client Saba Abdullah with Lisa Hughes and Nika Golshani.
Client Lamont McLeod with his dad William (right) and Diane Grant.
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Milestones: Georgia Milestones: An overview The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) was introduced in spring 2015 in grades 3-12 and will measure a student’s knowledge in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The Milestones will be the state’s mandated assessment tool and replaces the previous assessments: CRCTs in elementary and middle school, and End of Course Tests (EOCTs) in high school.
Students in grades 3-8 will now take an end-of-grade (EOG) Milestones assessment in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
High school students will now take an end-of-course (EOC) Milestones assessment in eight courses designated by the State Board of Education. The test will count for 20 percent of the student’s final grade in that subject. Teachers and administrators will also be evaluated on students’ performance.
The Milestones assessments differ from previous multiple choice formats, and includes open-ended response items, a writing component, nationally normed questions to provide a comparison of how Georgia students compare to their national peers, and a transition to online administration, replacing paper-pencil.
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second largest testing company. Last year it was fired by Okla-homa for a failure of its state assessment process. It faced similar issues over the past two years in Indiana, but remains the state’s testing vendor.
But despite its track record, Fincher remains confident CTB/McGraw-Hill can suc-cessfully implement Georgia’s assessment plans. She stressed the issues were not about the test, but the delivery platform.
“You can do everything you can to avoid issues, but still encounter something that goes wrong,” said Fincher. She said she still supports the vendor and would not have recom-mended their renewal this year if she had any concerns.
The test is moving away from paper and pencil and into an all online format. By 2019, all Milestones assessments will be online.
Hale said Fulton test co-ordinators support electronic testing, noting aside from the first day issues, the “online testing ran smoothly and they feel this is much better than answer documents and test booklets.”
City of MiltonPUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Milton will offer the following property for sale at auction beginning Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. and the fi nal auction ending Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Full property descriptions, as well as the bidding process, will be available through the city’s website’s home page at www.cityofmiltonga.us by following the link provided for www.GovDeals.com.
Vehicle: 2004 Dodge 2500 Utility Body Truck
The buyer will have up to 5 business days to pay with cash, money order, or cashier’s check and 10 business days to remove the vehicle. The vehicle will be available for inspection, by appointment only, at 750 Hickory Flat Rd, Milton GA 30004. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].
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Garnet Barkus, of Alpharetta, passed away June 3, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Billy Thomas Burke, 57, of Cumming, passed away June 14, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Martha S. Coursey, of Roswell, passed away June 8, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Lynette Eachus, of Alpharetta, passed away June 5, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Christopher Esposito, of Roswell, passed away June 3, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
James Eugene Glaze, Sr., 80, of Cumming, passed away June 4, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Alfred Harry, 78, of Alpharetta, passed away June 9, 2015. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Lila Henretta Johnson, 76, of Cumming, passed away June 13, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Jebby Leighton, of Roswell, passed away June 6, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
T. L. McBrayer, 85, of Dawsonville, passed away June 9, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral.
Robert Neumister, 62, of Roswell, passed away June 7, 2015. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Charles O’Rear, 93, of Cumming, passed away June 13, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Kenneth Charles Priddy, 74, of Concord, NC passed away May 31, 2105. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Travis M. Pruitt, 55, of Cumming, passed away June 8, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Raymond P. Rollins III, of Roswell, passed away June 3, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Elia Romera, 89, of Johns Creek, passed away June 8, 2015. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.
Ethel Davis Scott, 93, of Cumming, passed away June 8, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Rodney G. Smith, 83, of Cumming, passed away June 9, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Betty Sue Stahl, 79, of Cumming, passed away June 14, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home
Ruth Eva Tallant, 96, Cumming, passed away June 4, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Roy Tastet, of Alpharetta, passed away June 5, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Barbara Lynn Wehunt, 68, of Alpharetta, passed away June 5, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Jessie Lee Woody, 80, of Cumming passed away June 9, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
DEATH NOTICES
values are on the rise as the county and state begin put distance behind the effects of the recession. Countywide the preliminary numbers are startling:
Residential property in-crease of 9.04 percent
Commercial property in-crease of 45.5 percent
Industrial property increase of 52.0 percent
The good news for taxpay-ers is the Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted June 17 to advertise a revenue neutral millage rate of 10.911 mills. This is nearly 1 mill less (0.87 mills) than the 2014 mill-age rate of 11.781.
The county set the adver-tised rate at its June 5 County Commission meeting, but the commissioners left open the door to reduce the millage
rate even further once the new budget is adopted. However, advertising the 10.911 means the millage rate is capped at that amount but it could be less if the commissioners so desire.
Residents are assured of a 7 percent reduction in the mill-age rate of 11.781. How much of that reduction is eaten up by an increase in the valuation will depend on the individual revaluation. The amount of tax collected will be revenue neutral or a little less than col-lected in 2014.
Every year, Fulton County is required to publicly advertise the maximum proposed millage rate for the current year.
Commissioner Bob Ellis said it is important to note that this will not necessarily be the final millage rate that will be applied in 2015. At the meeting, the Board of Com-missioners discussed reducing the millage rate further if the
digest allows. It will also depend on the
county’s mid-year revenue and expense projections for the remainder of 2015, Ellis said. The budget should also include a 4 percent cost of living al-lowance (COLA) for the 5,200 lowest paid employees that will cost $8.8 million and a 2 per-cent raise for all employees.
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assessments may be appealedAnyone who disagrees with the county’s assessed property value has the right to file an appeal with Fulton County. To get the details on the appeals process go online at www.fultonassessor.org.
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top 100 nationally, and they play several of the top-ranked schools in the nation annually.
This year one of the Lady Eagle’s losses came to national powerhouse and the consensus top-ranked team in the coun-try, McDonough High School, in Maryland, who have won
134 straight games.The team plays a grueling
out-of-state scheduling an-nually and Godby sees 2016 being no different.
“We try to challenge our-selves as much as we can,” he said. “Playing all of these good out-of-state teams shows us where our weaknesses are so we can see what we need to improve on.”
The Lady Eagles will have to overcome the loss of 12
seniors going into the 2016 season, but the goal remains the same as always for Geor-gia’s most dominant girls’ team and that is a state title.
Godby still has faith in his team although he admits the team will have its hands full.
“It will be tough losing nine starters and the Walton team we played in the championship brings back almost everyone,” he said. “I feel pretty good about who we have coming back, though.”
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the man.Krokoff failed to help him
because it was too difficult to find the right help.
“The easiest way [to deal with an offender] is to arrest them,” he said. “We need to find an easy way to direct of-fenders to services.”
Brommet said The Hub aims to be that easy way.
The Hub is currently fun-draising and hopes to open to the public in September. For more information on The Hub Family Resource Center, visit them online at thehubfrc.org.
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City of MiltonNotice of Public Hearing
Variances
Public Hearing: Board of Zoning AppealsJuly 21, 20157:00 P.M.
Location: City of Milton City Hall13000 Deerfi eld Parkway, Bldg 100Suite EMilton, Georgia 30004-6119678-242-2500
Consideration of Primary Variances:
a. V15-022, 1660 Birmingham Road, Jeffrey CookRequest(s): • To allow a guest house be located in the side
yard (Section 64-1598, 5)
b. V15-023, 13432 Hipworth Road, Omar GayeRequest(s): • To allow a pool and pool deck to encroach into
the 75 foot impervious setback (Section 20-426, ii)
c. V15-024, 15380 Little Stone Way, Ivlian and Roxandra CioantaRequest(s): • To allow an existing house to encroach in to
the side yard setback (Section 64-416,c1)
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infection rate. It can be easily spread simply by dogs being in contact with an infected dog – this can include public spaces such as dog parks or kennels.
Symptoms can include a runny nose, potentially low grade fever, lack of appetite, lethargy and coughing.
“It’s very similar to human flu,” Segarra said.
The CDC reports dogs can die from the virus, although that number is small. These dogs die from catching pneu-monia.
Given how easily the virus can spread and the potential for death, the veterinary com-munity is being careful.
“We are being very cau-tious, trying to prevent any-thing from spreading,” Segarra said.
Precautions Segarra said include disinfecting rooms and keeping dogs separate from each other.
“Right now people are aware,” she said. “If they board their pets, or go to the dog park or the groomers, where dogs play and share germs, they will be much easier to get the virus.”
Some dog kennels have already halted boarding as a precaution to stop the spread of the flu, and others have
stopped group play times, keeping the dogs separated.
“It’s good to be as cautious as you can be,” she said.
Treatment includes plenty of fluids and support, includ-ing antibiotics, while the virus runs its course.
There is a vaccine, Segarra said. However this vaccine works on a previous strain of the virus and it is unknown how effective it will be on the current strain.
“All veterinarians are vac-cinating with that vaccine but we don’t know if there is cross protection,” she said. “But some protection is better than none.”
For basic information on the Canine Influenza, the CDC has a fact sheet at http://www.cdc.gov/flu/canineflu. If you suspect your dog has the flu, call your veterinarian.
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Flu: If they board their pets, or go to the dog park or the groomers, where dogs play and share germs, they will be much easier to get the virus.”DR.BEATRIZM.SEGARRA,The Village Animal Hospital
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“This was a very big issue for our city because it is actually saying the direction for an entire corridor of the area,” said Mayor Pro Tem Karen Thurman. “This is some-thing that ought to be decided on by seven mem-bers of the council rather than just the four of us that are here today.”
The proposed form based code has the equivalent of AG-1 bookended with two more intense “hamlets” at Chadwick Road and Cox Road.
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