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Residents get 3-D view of McGinnis road widening

North Fulton’s invisible population

Seven Oaks Resident Andres Swoope wears the 3-D goggles that allow him to see what his backyard might look like after the widening of McGinnis Ferry Road. Senior GIS Manager Nick O’Day orients him to the panoramic view. Read more, Page 4.

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Mother fights off attempted attack ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A man attempted to sexually assault a woman walking through Wills Park during the day, according to police.

The woman had visited the park around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19 to take a stroll with her 1-year-old child.

While she was making her way down the paved trail near the equestrian center, she was grabbed by a man. He initially tried to pepper spray her, but missed. He then forced against one of the center’s walls and attempted to sexually assault her, she said.

The woman did not go silently, however, and caught the attention of other park-goers. The man fled soon after.

“Much to her credit, she fought off the suspect,” said Alpharetta Director of Public Safety John Robinson. “She elbowed and kicked and screamed just like she should have, and did a fantastic job. Because of that, and some folks who were close by, he was not successful in his ultimate goal.”

The woman did not sustain any major injuries, and the

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Fake returns hide shoplifting attempt JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — An employee attempted to stop five suspects May 10 who were allegedly shoplifting after one distracted the employee with returns.

About $600 worth of clothing was reported missing from the store.

Three men and two women, all appearing to be in their 20s, entered the Hibbett sports store on Medlock Bridge Road at noon. Two of the men approached the employee with a “large amount” of returns that the employee did not believe were legitimate. He also realized that the other three were using the returns as a distraction to shoplift.

The employee confronted the other three, who gave him two items of clothing before “quickly” leaving the store.

child was unharmed.

She had walked by the man before the incident and had briefly spoken to him.

He grabbed and attempted to assault her shortly after she passed him.

The suspect was described as a 35- to 40-year-old black man wearing a gray, “mechanic type” shirt, gray pants and all-black shoes. He was also sporting a five o’clock shadow, according to the woman.

SUSPECT Robinson said that they have some “strong” leads they are following and that he is “confident” they will catch the man. There were several cameras and witnesses near the area. Police have worked with the woman and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to create a sketch of the suspect.

“This is a very rare and isolated incident,” Robinson said.

“Our parks are safe.”

He added that they will increase law-enforcement presence and visibility in their parks with bikes, cars and food patrols.

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They were all carrying large black gym bags.

After they left, the employee discovered that at least $600 worth of inventory was missing. He said he believes the suspects had lined the bags with tin foil to trick the security system.

Car goes missing, found minutes later JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A woman reported a stolen car May 13 when her husband tried to take their daughter to her soccer game but could not find his car. Police located it the same day.

At 8 a.m. that morning, the husband was preparing for his daughter’s game, when he realized the car was missing from the driveway. The car, a white GMC Sierra, had been parked next to his wife’s car, a white 2014 Audi A4.

According to the woman, the Audi had been entered and rummaged through the previous night. She had left it unlocked with a set of spare keys to the GMC inside.

The woman said that around 3 a.m., the woman had been awakened by a noise outside, but she went back to sleep.

The Audi was tracked to Stone Mountain about 30 minutes later.

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JC goes 3-D with McGinnis/ Jones Bridge widening updates Almost-final route on display; residents still question necessity

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Residents along McGinnis Road and north Jones Bridge Road got the opportunity May 18 to look at what city Public Works designers say are images of how their backyards will look as a result of road widening projects.

Using graphics stored on an iPhone and enormous goggles, city engineers HATCHER HURD/HERALD let residents look in 3-D at options for Residents confer with Johns Creek berms and other sound barriers as Deputy Director of Public Works Chris seen from a resident’s patio.

Haggard while looking at the final Residents also got see what is “very route of the four-lane McGinnis Ferry close” to the final design for the McGinRoad. nis widening.

“The berm and fence vary from sidewalks on the Johns Creek side and an about 10 to 12 feet in height,” said city eight- to 10-foot trail on the north side.

Deputy Director of Public Works Chris Kensington Oaks resident MarHaggard. “It will also have a planted jit Singh said he was concerned that landscape and a median.” “there was no green space at all.”

A new twist was the 3-D views “We are losing mature trees. What provided by the city. Wearing special will replace that?” Singh asked. goggles, residents could look at a realisPublic Works Director Tom Black tic depiction of the possible berms and said the plans showed the edge of walls. pavement and the alignment of McGinSome were specific to an individunis Road. The city is still working on al’s backyard. Others showed the view placement of drainage outfalls and the from the road. delineation of the Senior GIS Mantypes of walls. ager Nick O’Day creTo the best degree ated the 3-D program possible, the type for the residents. He and look of the sound said it was mostly a barriers will be unimatter of taking the form. That means 2-D design and runthere will be some ning through a progive and take among gram in his iPhone residents, otherwise then attaching it in the effect will be like the place slotted for a checkerboard, he the goggles. said.

Seven Oaks resiThe best berms, dent Andres Swoope in Black’s opinion, said it was “interare earthen berms esting.” His property because they absorb CHRIS COUGHLIN backs up to McGinsound the best and Johns CreekCity Councilman nis. deflect the rest of the “As a perception sound upward. But of what it might look the city will listen to like, this was great,” Swoope said. ideas from residents.

But he had more detailed questions, “The road improvements that fall such as where will stormwater runoff in the city will be heavily landscaped,” be collected and where would streetBlack said. “And we want to find the lights, if any, be placed. kinds of plants that will survive.”

Haggerty said they were not quite Jones Bridge presents more of a that far along in the design. problem because elevation of the roadSome of the features include 5-foot side varies. Also up for discussion will

This [Jones Bridge] project is a build-it-and-theywill come thing.

We are building another [Ga.] 141 in the heart of our city.”

be what trees may be replaced.

Residents living along roadsides will have the opportunity to make personal appointments. Ultimately, it will involve sitting down with neighbors and HOAs to see what is best for all concerned, Black said.

Many residents expressed concerns about property values, and that led to the perhaps inevitable discussion of why is it necessary to widen McGinnis and Jones Bride roads.

Black said the widening is necessary because “we know what is coming over the next few years.”

In McGinnis’ case, Alpharetta, Forsyth County and Gwinnett County are working with the Georgia Department of Transportation on the project.

As a state project, the widening is going to occur, Black said. The city is participating so that it gets a seat at the table to decide what is done on its border.

The widening of Jones Bridge Road, a city project, is looking to accommodate increased traffic predicted for the north-south relief point.

Black promised special care in designing the road to abate noise and to landscape it handsomely.

Newly elected City Councilman Chris Coughlin did his fellow councilmembers no favors, throwing them under the bus by speaking out against the widening.

“I don’t understand why we are sacrificing the charm of our community to work with regional [partners],” Coughlin said to Black.

Answering his own question, he said it seemed better to take a “wait-andsee” position.

“This [Jones Bridge] project is a build-it-and-they-will come thing,” he said. “We are building another [Ga.] 141 in the heart of our city.”

“We’re just making the train bigger,” was another plum from him.

Black replied that these projects were recognized as far back as 2003 and have been in the city’s comprehensive plan since 2008.

The project was a part of the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax list for funding.

City Manager Warren Hutmacher said the projects had been deemed worthy by staff and city planners right down the line and supported by council votes down the line and was finally passed by the voters, both in Johns Creek and countywide.

“Case law and statutes say, what you advertise and collect the money for you must do,” Hutmacher said.

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Double murder convict pleads guilty Jeffrey Hazelwood gets life in jail for murder of two local teenagers

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Jeffrey Hazelwood, the man accused of killing two teenagers in August 2016, has pleaded guilty but mentally ill. He was sentenced Wednesday, May 17 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He had been indicted on a total of 15 counts, including murder, aggravated sexual battery, identity fraud, kidnapping, theft and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

The admission was made two weeks after clinical psychologist Dr. Christian Hildreth said Hazelwood was competent to stand trial.

Hazelwood, 20, shot and killed 17-year-olds Natalie Henderson and Carter Davis around 3 a.m. Aug. 1, 2016 behind a Roswell Publix, just days before they were to start their senior year of high school. Hazelwood was arrested less than 48 hours later.

Fulton County Judge Shawn LaGrua said that it was apparent in Hazelwood’s previous court appearances that he was not being properly medicated.

Hildreth, who had been treating Hazelwood at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, agreed. According to Hildreth, Hazelwood had been confused, unable to complete sentences and was hearing voices when he first entered the

facility in February.

But after a new course of medications, Hildreth said Hazelwood now clearly understands the proceedings.

Both the Henderson and Davis families made an appearance HAZELWOOD at the trial to give their statements before the sentencing.

“Just three days earlier on Carter’s 17th birthday, July 29, we were celebrating his life,” said Carter’s mother Michele Davis. “How can I tell you the impact on our lives of not having this gift, this incredible energy, who was always all-in, gone and absent forever…

There are no words.”

“Everything has changed,” said Natalie’s mother Suzanne Henderson. “A piece of our hearts will forever be gone without Natalie, and we will never get that piece back.

“One of the last things that Natalie wrote in her journal was this: ‘Love is our strongest weakness, yet it gives us our strength.’ We will do our best to remember her words as we continue to try to heal from this horrific tragedy.”

Hazelwood had no comment after the testimonies. His attorney said Hazelwood was remorseful for his actions.

Before the sentencing, LaGrua said that Natalie and Carter will have a lasting impact on the courts and will remain an “inspiration” for her.

“I’ve been doing this a long time… most of my entire career,” LaGrua said.

“And I can count on less than two or three fingers the number of cases that have impacted me as this one has.”

Families remember Natalie and Carter “No matter what I say today, it won’t be enough to express the wonderful and sweet person Natalie was,” Natalie’s mother Suzanne Henderson said. “She loved to sing, and play the guitar, and write poetry. She was creative and had an old soul. She loved animals and volunteered countless hours. Natalie wanted to become an architect, but more than anything, she wanted to make this world a better place for everyone, one day at a time.

“Natalie was only 17 years old and had so much more to give and experience in her life. She will never graduate from high school. She will never experience college. She will never get to fulfill her dream of becoming an architect.”

“As I tried to write this, night after night, I could not find the words,” said Carter’s mother Michele Davis. “Carter and Natalie were not supposed to leave

this earth on Aug. 1. I know Carter tried to protect Natalie, but the gun was an unfair advantage. How can I say the impact of such bravery, facing a loaded a gun with nothing but faith in God and desire to protect.

“Carter left an impact in 17 years many don’t make in 70,” Davis added.

“But please don’t get me wrong: I want him back.

“He was scouted heavily and highlighted on a national site as a lacrosse player to look out for…

Carter loved mountain biking, hiking, snowboarding, lacrosse, cliff jumping – you name it. If it had adrenaline, Carter was up for it.

“He planned on studying engineering, researching specialties aeronautical engineering, biomedical and even structural. What could he have become?

What impact could he have made?”

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Heartfulness: I get asked to investigate many things, interview many people, and I have found it best to resist the temptation to pre-judge what people will say or do until I get there.

HATCHER HURD Of course that Executive Editor hatcher@appenmediagroup.com is easy to say. It is difficult not to bring some preconceived notions to an interview. It is all too human to begin “figuring out” what the story is and where it will take you before you come to it.

Being invited to a group meditation session certainly piqued my curiosity.

And I have to admit I had a few preconceptions when I got a phone call from Dilip Mehra. He has the mellifluous voice of a South Asian and matched with his infectious enthusiasm, he convinced me that I should attend a session of what he called Heartfulness Meditation.

It is not a religion – at least by Western standards – but a way to be in touch with your inner self. Of course, the big question for me is: If I need to get in touch with my inner self, who is this outer self I have been hanging out with all these years?

But Dilip convinced me to come to a Sunday morning session. I was intrigued because of what he said and where it would be – The Cottage School in Roswell.

My daughter attended TCS and the school would certainly be idyllic for meditation.

A note of disclosure here, in my youth I was seeing a young woman who was “into meditation” and it pleased her that I gave it a try. Transcendental Meditation was a trendy thing in those days. Alas, the young woman did not last nor did my trendiness.

But I was curious and so I agreed to meet with Dilip on a Sunday morning.

To my surprise there by my count were more than 80 people of several nationalities already deep in meditation.

By tuning in to our heart, we learn to be centered in our highest self…

Some sat on the floor but most were in chairs. I was invited to meditate too, and so I did, recalling my mantra from so many years ago.

It was a peaceful and restful experience. The school is near Ga. 400 and the faint buzz of traffic audible from the

The joy of meditation and a journey to the soul

Heartfulness meditation devotees come from all walks of life and from all over the world. open door and windows was like hearing the ocean from a distance – a faint purr that was calming.

I was rested and felt content when the session ended – about 40 minutes or so. But now it was time to do my job.

I was introduced to Victor Kannan who, in addition to his day-job, is director of the Atlanta Heartfulness Institute. He told me the Institute is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation.

There is a video of Sahaj Marg in which he gives a soothing talk on the virtues of meditating.

Strengthen that connection and cultivate an inner knowing that wisely directs and guides our lives …

Kannan told me Heartfulness is an offshoot of Buddhism, but he said he tries to avoid “isms” as they tend to bring religion into the discussion and Heartfulness is not that.

“It is about self-awareness, focus, compassion. And there are many physiological benefits to meditation,” Kannan said. “Scientists have discovered meditation helps neuroplasticity – that is it improves brain function.”

What Heartfulness offers is free and is taught globally by volunteers. It is a set of principles and practices.

“It has several layers in terms of participation and benefit. On an individual level, it can be practiced at home

and at one’s own convenience.

“Or you can connect with a trainer and use it as an app,” he said.

Meditation has found a growing audience among colleges, corporations and even government organizations and human resources departments.

“In Gwinnett, programs are in senior centers, parks, hospitals and schools,” Kannan said.

Asked just what is Heartfulness, Kannan said there is no ready definition.

“Words blur. There is no religion without spirituality. There is no spirituality without humanity. John F. Kennedy said, ‘On earth, God’s work is Man’s work.’

“So religion, spirituality, humanity and service cannot be separated,” Kannan said.

The meditations are usually done alone in the morning and at night. They recommend at least 20 minutes each time, but many meditate much longer.

The idea is to empty the mind of thoughts and allow just being.

Thoughts stand at the door and crowd in, but shoo them out again to just be.

Grow to face the challenges of life with courage and acceptance.

Live by the heart, and become what we’re meant to be.

Delip said he became a disciple of Heartfulness after a conversation with a man on a MARTA train.

“He gave me a book. I read it and

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now I meditate. To me it is wonderful,” Dilip said.

Paul Lu is a devotee who lives in Cobb County. He rides his bike to Roswell to meditate with the group. He said it changed his life.

“I was born in Taiwan and came to America when I was young. In America we are very blessed physically and materially. But it is a vacuum for the heart,” Lu said.

“Belief in Jesus was the founding of this country. But others have other choices, other beliefs. But behind belief is the real God,” he said.

I asked him what Heartfulness did for him.

Lu said, “It ended my thirst.”

To borrow the lingo of my youth, this was pretty heavy. I know meditation can be cathartic, especially in times of physical or mental stress.

But Dilip Mehra and Victor Kannan – and Paul Lu – gave me much to think about. I googled Heartfulness and found my subheads in this column. I also found this quote below:

Buddha was asked: “What have you gained from meditation?”

Buddha replied: “Nothing.”

“However,” Buddha added, “Let me tell you what I lost: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Insecurity and Fear of Old Age and Death.”

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Area residents call for Cauley Creek park downsizing 90-minute ‘citizen comment’ orchestrated to lobby council to downsize park plans

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek’s May 22 City Council meeting quickly morphed into a town hall meeting to lobby against plans for the Cauley Creek Park on Bell Road.

Councilwoman Stephanie Endres asked that the 30-minute time limit for public comment be suspended with no restrictions on speakers’ time either.

That led to a troop of around 20 residents and others to speak against plans to make Cauley Creek a multifield sports park. They lobbied instead for a low-intensity park that would not overtax Bell Road and maintain the area’s “small town” ambience.

Councilman Lenny Zaprowski said he felt a lot of the remarks were aimed at him because he has said he would like to see tournament fields at Cauley Creek.

“I think it is obvious that this was orchestrated. But I don’t understand it.

I think it is a good idea to bring up the

But clearly we can’t have this kind of situation. Obviously we need to reform the procedure. But until it is changed, I won’t go against precedent.”

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idea for discussion,” Zaprowski said.

“I think we have a great opportunity to partner with Duluth to do things. And with Ocee Park and Newtown [Park] bursting at the seams, there is just no way for Cauley Creek to remain a passive park.”

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Cauley Creek is 133 acres, the city’s largest park, at a cost of $20 million.

“It is our [council’s] job to explore all the options. It may not be best place for it all, but tell me where else we can?

This not another pocket park, this is a regional park,” he said.

Asked what he thought about arbitrarily extending public comment, Councilman Chris Coughlin said he thought the council should revisit their rules.

“I know the precedent has been set to drop time limits. And as long as that is the precedent I will come down on the side of the public. We are elected by the residents,” he said.

“But clearly we can’t have this kind of situation. Obviously we need to reform the procedure. But until it is changed, I won’t go against precedent,” he said.

Coughlin said he does not see Cauley Creek as a passive park either.

“We need more ball fields. We need a cricket field. But I see it as more eight or nine fields. I don’t support 13 fields.

That’s too much,” he said.

Mayor Mike Bodker said ad hoc suspensions of the time limits on public comment disrupt the meeting and put

others with items on the agenda in an unfair predicament.

“We were honoring the tennis champions, but they had to sit through all of that. These are high school students who are in the middle of finals,” Bodker said.

“It is up to the City Council to stop it or it will just continue. The point of the council meetings is to conduct the city’s business. People should be allowed to rely on the agenda we publish,” the mayor said.

As for making Cauley Creek a passive park, Bodker said that was never the plan. He called it a NIMBY issue (Not In My Backyard).

“There is not another city park in that part of the city. Those residents deserve to have a park of their own.

And Newtown and Ocee parents deserve to have some of the pressure taken off their parks,” Bodker said.

The mayor said he blames the City Council because it is they who suspended their own rule.

The real problem is the City Council has not been working as a team, Bodker said.

Councilwoman Endres did not return calls in time to meet deadlines.

Medlock Bridge Elementary raises money for childhood cancer research JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Medlock Bridge Elementary recently raised over $1500 for CURE Childhood Cancer. The school held a penny war during which students collected spare change from home and brought it to school each day for a week.

The third grade won the competition, meaning that they got to silly string Medlock Bridge Principal Tiffany Hutchens and Assistant Principal Karen Cooke. The third grade win was particularly exciting for Watson Dufresne, a third grader who just celebrated four years since his last chemotherapy treatment for Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

“It’s amazing to see our local community rally around CURE to support kids who are battling cancer,” Jana Dufresne, Watson’s mother, said. “CURE has been instrumental in supporting Watson and our family through the cancer treatment journey.

The coin drive helps engage the students, parents, and faculty in a healthy competition to spread the awareness of childhood cancer and raise money for an amazing organization.”

After winning the penny wars, Medlock Bridge third graders sprayed silly string on principal Tiffany Hutchens and assistant principal Karen Cooke.

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Alpharetta, Johns Creek partner to widen Haynes Bridge Plan will four-lane Haynes to Old Ala.

the design, engineering, and right-ofway acquisition for the project. Design costs and third-party costs associated with right-of-way acquisition will be split 50/50 between the cities. The design proposal will be brought forward at a future council meeting for award.

Despite its heavy use in Alpharetta, Haynes Bridge Road narrows from four lanes to two lanes heading south at Mansell Road.

The two-mile stretch is a major source of frustration for tens of thousands of daily commuters and for those living in the more than two dozen neighborhoods sprinkled along the route.

The two-lane connects neighborhoods along the stretch to schools, Ga. 400 and other business centers.

“It’s a huge choke point, from there all the way down (to Old Alabama),” Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said. “It’s trying to balance increasing the capacity without making it too much of an arterial, going through the more residential sections.”

The Johns Creek concept plan takes the residential areas into account, Drinkard said.

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By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — City leaders signed an agreement with Johns Creek Monday that paves the way for major traffic relief along a growing commuter artery.

The action gives the green light to a $10 million project to widen Haynes Bridge Road to four lanes between Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek north to Mansell Road in Alpharetta. Under terms of the agreement, each city will pony up $5 million from their share of revenues from the special transportation sales tax passed by Fulton County voters last November.

Councilman Chris Owens called the agreement a common sense approach on how to get a job done efficiently.

“This is an example of teamwork with an adjoining city,” Owens said.

“The simplicity of this agreement is what’s great about it. It’s three pages.”

Because Johns Creek already has concept plans in hand, it will manage

Johns Creek had a concept plan before TSPLOST was even envisioned. Johns Creek came to us and asked if we were interested.

We saw estimated costs, the benefits and we were interested.”

PETE SEWCZWICZ Alpharetta Public Works Director that’s residential in nature,” he said.

“So as you’re dealing with that capacity improvement, you have to do it in a manner that is respectful of that residential section.”

Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz said the city saw the benefits of the Johns Creek proposal immediately.

“Johns Creek had a concept plan before TSPLOST was even envisioned,” Sewczwicz said. “Johns Creek came to us and asked if we were interested. We saw estimated costs, the benefits and we were interested.”

The daily bottlenecks, he said occur when Mansell traffic turns southbound onto Haynes Bridge. That traffic soon narrows down to one lane in each direction.

Sewczwicz said to preserve some nature of the residential flavor of the road, the design includes wide sidewalks to gain access to the Greenway; tree-lined streets and landscaped medians.

“That’s the concept. Nothing’s been designed. Nothing’s been engineered.

Nothing has been surveyed,” he said.

Sewczwicz added that both cities expect to have the roadway exceed expectations.

“It’s already is a major corridor,” he said. “What we’re trying to do is improve the quality of life for those individuals to get to their house in a more timely manner.”

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By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The budget for classroom-based expenditures in the Fulton County School System will top $1 billion in fiscal year 2018, with the overall budget for the system coming in at $1.55 billion.

The tentative budget was approved by the board on May 18; final approval is slated for June 13 in time for the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

This is the first school budget to top the billion dollar mark for the general fund, which includes all costs devoted to instruction, including teacher pay and benefits, school-based programs and other expenses which directly impact student and learning. Nearly 70 percent of the budget is devoted to the general fund.

Included in the FY18 budget is a 2 percent raise for all teachers, and a 1 percent raise for all other district staff. Eligible employees will also receive a step increase based on their years in the system.

“This budget focuses heavily on employee compensation to ensure that schools are staffed with the most qualified teachers and support personnel,” noted Susan Hale, spokesperson for Fulton Schools. “The budget also focuses on appropriately aligning funding to personnel and programs.”

The budget is relatively conservative with no significant initiatives planned for the next year and funding continued for existing programs. Class sizes will remain the same, despite yearly

requests from parents to consider lowering the student/teacher ratio in elementary schools.

It also keeps the millage rate at 18.483, the lowest among school systems in metro Atlanta.

The FY18 general fund budget is a $48 million dollar increase from the current budget, and it reflects rising tax revenues from both state and local sources. Fulton is anticipating a 6 percent increase in the local tax digest and a 2.3 percent increase in Quality Basic Education (QBE) state funds.

Marvin Dereef, financial director for Fulton Schools, said public hearings on the millage rate will be held in June as required by law. Because Fulton is not rolling back the millage rate to return additional tax revenues to taxpayers, the system is essentially issuing a tax increase.

The budget also includes taking $27.5 million from the system’s healthy reserves to fund a number of one-time expenses including musical instrument replacement, strategic compensation for select positions, and textbooks.

Board member Gail Dean said she was pleased the budget was able to do so much, despite having to cover a growing list of expenditures mandated by the state.

“We have worked on this budget since January, and it’s fascinating to me that we were able to have a budget that keeps our millage rate the same for our taxpayers, gives a raise to our employees, and still absorb $35 million in [costs] that we are required to pay for [and which] the state previously paid,” Dean said.

Those costs include rising health care premiums and mandatory deductions such as “fair share” distribution to less wealthy districts and austerity reductions.

NorthFulton.com | Johns Creek Herald | May 25, 2017 | 13

BLACK BOX SPECIAL REPORT: INVISIBLE IN THE ‘BURBS

Hurdles inhibit local woman to seek out assistance North Fulton Community Charites provides needed respite We live in a blessed and affluent community. But not too far below the surface, there is an invisible population of people struggling with homelessness.

Whether we choose to avert our eyes, or these unfortunates are able to swim just below the surface, we don’t see them either by choice or obliviousness.

Not too many people know of the students who sleep on the couches of friends, or the elderly person who sits for hours in the library because he has no place else to go. These people are here and we interact with them daily.

The homeless are here. The invisible people are here. This series is to give those people a voice, bring them into the light and possibly help others in similar situations.

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com Although there are agencies in the community to help homeless people, single mothers often face special problems.

Take the case of Corrine Hooks, a 40-year-old mother of three.

For years, Hooks didn’t have a steady place to live. From 2009-12, the single mother with three children under 17 moved around trying to find assistance for her family.

She was pregnant with her third child when she and her son moved to a shelter in Atlanta. But, she was soon told she couldn’t return after she gave birth.

“They said because I had to have bedrest for six weeks, they wouldn’t be able to house me,” Hooks, 40, an assistant teacher, said. “I had no place else to go. I went and stayed with a few family members here and there and ended up staying with my sister. She gave me a limit of how long I could stay until it was enough.”

After that, she was referred to various nonprofit organizations, but she either didn’t qualify, couldn’t meet the minimum work requirements due to her children or had something else come up forcing her to quit the programs.

With her older son now a teenager, many organizations are unable to help the family due to stipulations for adult males housed with children.

Oddly, because Hooks has no sub-

By the numbers: In January, a homeless count was conducted in Fulton County.

In North Fulton, 32 individuals were found on the streets or in cars. Of those counted outside, 24 were men, 5 women and 2 children. They ranged from a man who had just become homeless the day before to another who said he had been homeless for 10 years. North Fulton Community Charities paid hotel fees for 10 families that night sheltering 17 individuals.

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With help from North Fulton Community Charities, Corrine Hooks and her son, DaJuan, 3, are now comfortably living in an apartment after years of uncertainty.

stance abuse problem and isn’t in a ily has been in since March 24. domestic violence situation, her choices “Most resources out there give you a were limited. limit where you can’t come back for six “You have whole families, not just months or a year,” Hooks said. “North single parents, who are homeless,” Fulton doesn’t do that. There are no Hooks said. “Not because they chose to other programs that I know of out be, but because they ran into circumthere like North Fulton. They stand out stances beyond their control that put among the rest.” them in a position where they can’t do Barbara Duffy, executive director anything to help themselves. They just for North Fulton Community Charities, need a leg up sometimes.” said they repeatedly see cases similar And even when things were looking to Hooks. up for the family, it Churches, power seemed like something companies and always got in the way. landlords often refer Her children people in need to the became sick from a Roswell nonprofit, dilapidated apartment so it frequently they were living in, becomes a starting and she had to care point for them. for them, forcing her They are able to to cut work hours and suggest programs earn less money. or organizations for She took on a parthelp, but sometimes time job driving for folks are not eligiUber which suppleble, just like Hooks, mented the income for Duffy said. a time, but it didn’t They see the last long because of same people return, BARBARA DUFFY the sick children. and sometimes for Executive director for After everyone different reasons.

North Fulton Community Charities recovered, Hooks “When we first started to save money see them they may again and things began looking up for need lots of help,” Duffy said. “Then as the family, until she hit a rough patch things get better, they may continue again. to come to stretch their income, use The hotel manager where she was the thrift shop and perhaps get food to staying then referred her to North help reduce some of their expenses. So Fulton Community Charities. The that way the money they do have can nonprofit ended up paying weeks of her take care of the basic bills like rent and rent and helped her finalize the process utilities.” for her own apartment, which her famNo matter their circumstances or

All of us have been in a place in our life where we needed to reach out. When help is there, then we can continue to move forward.”

• From October to December 2016, North Fulton Community Charities saw 2,012 households that came for service.

• Of those, 193 households said they were homeless, or 355 individuals, including 122 children.

• 1 out of every 10 who came to NFCC over that three-month period considered themselves homeless. history, Duffy said she wants people like Hooks to continue to be directed to North Fulton.

“They’re part of our community,” Duffy said. “Something has happened to them. All of us have been in a place in our life where we needed to reach out. When help is there, then we can continue to move forward.”

Situations like this aren’t just a North Fulton problem, Hooks said, but a worldwide issue.

When society turns its focus beyond those with mental issues, substance abuse problems or domestic violence situations, inroads can be made to eliminate homelessness.

“There are underlying impacts,” Hooks said. “If they find out the root cause, we can eliminate this. There is no reason for this.”

A community that makes provisions for those most vulnerable improves the quality of life for everyone, Duffy said, a trait she thinks makes North Fulton successful.

“It’s a true community engagement,” Duffy said. “We’ve been able to come together, work on a need that we’ve identified and make life a little bit better. We live in a great community.”

Hooks was fortunate to find her way to North Fulton Community Charities.

Unfortunately, she is the exception of a working mother trying to find help.

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SCHOOLS

JCHS math team third in national competition Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge demonstrates value math in ‘real life’ JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Participation in a prestigious national math competition has added up to a third-place finish and a $10,000 prize for five Johns Creek High School students.

The team of seniors earned the money in college scholarships awarded by the Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge.

Daniel Bodea, Jamie Wang, Anshul Tusnial, Akhil Vaidya and Alex Hammond were among 5,100 students – working in 1,100 teams – who participated in the M3 Challenge.

The competition involves using mathematical modeling to recommend solutions for the future growth and sustainability of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS).

“The students have taken many different math and computing courses and this gave them the opportunity to use what they learned to analyze and model challenging real world problems,” said Julie Meert, mathematics teacher at JCHS. She was their coach in preparation for the 14-hour challenge. “This is a diverse group of students who had to pull together as a team, using and appreciating one another’s strength and abilities to create a clear, detailed solution in a short amount of time. I am impressed with the level of rigor, analysis and technical writing skills exhibited by our students both at the individual level and as a team.”

For team member Daniel Bodea, placing as a finalist in the M3 Challenge

The winning Moody’s Mega Math Challenge team is from left Akhil Vaidya, Daniel Bodea, Coach Julie Meert, Jamie Wang, Anshul Tusnial and Alex Hammond. opened his eyes to the possibilities of math.

“The M3 Challenge allowed our group of students with diverse interests to bond and engage in 14 hours of mathematical modeling of an issue that mattered to us – climate change and its massive impact on our world,” Bodea said.

“The teamwork was empowering and the competition exciting. It showed us that the world can be boiled down to math, and that modeling is only a question of finding the right mathematical associations that describe the world, getting creative with them, and simulating them.”

A total of $150,000 was anted up

CITY OF ALPHARETTA PUBLIC NOTICE Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Notice is hereby given that public hearings shall be held before the Mayor and Council of the City of Alpharetta, Georgia on June 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., June 12, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., and June 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. regarding the adoption of the budget for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018) and to set the millage rate. The public hearings will take place at City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, in City Council chambers.

The proposed budget is available on the City’s website, www.alpharetta.ga.us, as well as in the Department of Finance (City Hall, 2 Park Plaza) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday through Thursday) and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Friday).

These public hearings are in accordance with O.C.G.A. 36-81-5. All citizens of Alpharetta are invited to attend and comment will be heard.

Robert J. Regus City Administrator

David Belle Isle Mayor

and divided among the finalist teams and top performers nationally.

Judged by a panel of 228 professional mathematicians, the Alpharetta team placed third delivering what was deemed an outstanding mathematical solution to how the National Parks Service can flourish in spite of global change factors.

These are forces expected to affect resources and visits at the 417 NPS national sites nationwide.

The students presented their findings at Moody’s Corp. headquarters in the pinnacle contest event along with five other finalist teams.

Organized by the Philadelphia-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and sponsored

by The Moody’s Foundation, the M3 Challenge is designed to spotlight the relevancy and power of mathematics in

solving real-world issues.

The competition also serves to motivate students to consider further education and careers in math and science.

Participants were given 14 consecutive hours during the last weekend of February to study the issue in question, collect data and devise models before uploading their solutions online.

“I thought the challenge problem was really topical, especially since a lot of people are thinking about climate change and how that’s going to affect the future,” said Akhil Vaidya from the JCHS team.

“We all thought it was very appropriate for the times we are in right now.”

Amanda Babson, coastal climate adaptation coordinator for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service, was an honorary judge and luncheon speaker at the final event.

She said she was amazed by the creativity of these high school students.

“It’s exciting to see the breadth of creative ideas that come out of these teams applying their math modeling skills to the very types of management challenges we in the National Park Service are working on,” she said.

Michelle Montgomery, M3 Challenge project director at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics said the competition is not about finding esoteric designs for textbook problems.

“We pose big messy problems about real issues that students may not know much about,” she said.

“It requires them to make sense of it all by quantifying and organizing data, using skills they learned in math class – with the goal of solving something they never related to math before.”

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Johns Creek returns CDBG funds to Fulton County City can’t find use for them

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek has always been a community of highend homes, fine schools and people of means. What it does not have are enough elderly, handicapped or poor people to use federal funds allocated to help them.

The City Council has determined Johns Creek just does not have “the staff” to find uses for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for any acceptable use in the city.

CDBG funds are grants distributed

by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department that may be used on a wide array of projects to help those in need of assistance.

“The problem with Johns Creek is we don’t have sufficient BODKER people who qualify in our census blocks to meet HUD’s criteria,” said Mayor Mike Bodker. “We have needs, yes. But they are just not concentrated enough.”

So the City Council voted Monday night to return $137,000 to Fulton County because it could not find a suitable use for the funds, nor does the city have the staff to look any harder,

several council members said.

A lot of Johns Creek’s CDBG dollars wind up being managed by North Fulton Community Charities, because the NFCC Director Barbara Duffy does have the DUFFY staff to find uses for the money to serve Johns Creek residents.

“I’m working on a CDBG grant right now to give rent assistance and utility assistance so that people can stay in their homes,” Duffy said. “We find that keeping people in their homes with temporary assistance is much less of a burden than dealing with them when

they are homeless.”

North Fulton Charities has performed the same service for Roswell, Milton, Alpharetta and Mountain Park and continues to apply to Fulton County (which disburses the CDBG funding allocated for the cities).

“Oh, we don’t mind doing the staff work,” Duffy said. “Actually, we prefer it that way.”

Evidently, it does cut down on the red tape and eliminate waste.

Two years ago, North Fulton Charities bought a bus so that it could take its services “on the road” to the cities.

“Since we don’t have transit that services all the communities in North Fulton, we thought this would be a good way to bring the services to them,” she said.

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX DECREASE

CITY OF ALPHARETTA NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Mayor and Council of the City of Alpharetta has tentatively adopted a debt (“Bond”) millage rate which will require a decrease in property taxes for the Debt Service Fund by -6.45 percent. Please see Notice of Property Tax Increase for the M&O millage rate.

The Mayor and Council of the City of Alpharetta has tentatively adopted an operating (“M&O”) millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes for the General Fund by 5.08 percent. Please see Notice of Property Tax Decrease for the Bond millage rate.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax decrease to be held at the City of Alpharetta, Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, on the following dates and times:

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase to be held at the City of Alpharetta, Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, on the following dates and times:

June 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

June 12, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

June 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

June 5, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

June 12, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

June 19, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

This tentative decrease will result in a Bond millage rate of 1.030 mills, a decrease of -0.071 mills. Without this tentative tax decrease, the Bond millage rate will be no more than 1.101 mills. The proposed tax decrease for a home with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately -$9.40 and the proposed tax decrease for non-homesteaded property with a fair market value of $1,000,000 is approximately -$28.40.

This tentative increase will result in an M&O millage rate of 4.720 mills, an increase of 0.228 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the M&O millage rate will be no more than 4.492 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $350,000 is approximately $21.52 and the proposed tax increase for non-homesteaded property with a fair market value of $1,000,000 is approximately $91.20.

While Alpharetta’s overall millage rate would remain flat under the proposal, there would be some changes to the individual components as follows:

While Alpharetta’s overall millage rate would remain flat under the proposal, there would be some changes to the individual components as follows:

Millage Rate

Currrent

Proposed

Change

Millage Rate

Currrent

Proposed

Change

M&O

4.620

4.720

0.100

M&O

4.620

4.720

0.100

Bond

1.130

1.030

-0.100

Bond

1.130

1.030

-0.100

Total

5.750

5.750

0.000

Total

5.750

5.750

0.000

The City is shifting 0.10 mills from the Bond millage rate to the M&O millage rate to provide additional funding for city services as well as capital investment in our infrastructure.

The City is shifting 0.10 mills from the Bond millage rate to the M&O millage rate to provide additional funding for city services as well as capital investment in our infrastructure.

Robert J. Regus City Administrator

Robert J. Regus City Administrator

David Belle Isle Mayor

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Students spend weekend on marathon coding spree Code Day fosters technical skills in young minds

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Students are used to pulling all-nighters this time of year, but one group of metro Atlanta high schoolers took part in a different type of marathon over the weekend – creating applications in a competition to hone their skills at computer coding.

Code Day, hosted locally by LexisNexis, is a national program focused on having fun and allowing attendees with a love for technology to challenge their skills and meet other like-minded students. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, based in Alpharetta, has sponsored the event the past three years. The program is held each spring, fall and winter and usually draws between 40-60 students from Atlanta area high schools.

Two North Fulton students were among the 22 participating at the May 20-21 competition.

Chattahoochee High School freshman Charlie Liu also found his way to the winners circle by helping develop “Borneo,” an app designed to remind users of appointments or commitments that sometimes fall through the cracks.

Liu was part of a three-member team that took home the award for Best Application.

“It’s an online reminder system,” he said. “Everyone can create their own account, and within their account, they have their personalized reminders.”

The app lets users arrange the

Chattahoochee High School freshman Charlie Liu makes his presentation of ‘Borneo,’ an app he helped create that provides users reminders of upcoming events and obligations. reminders in a variety of ways – work, school or home -- and allows them to add texts to the reminders.

“Whenever they want to be reminded about whatever, there’ll be a push notification sent to their browser,” Liu said.

After he graduates high school, Liu said he wants to attend MIT. Destiny Adams, a freshman at North Springs High School in Sandy Springs, was part of a two-member team that received the Best Overall Award. Her application, “Protection Patrol,” allows users to alert loved ones of their whereabouts.

“If you feel like you’re in an unsafe environment, it’s supposed to help pro-

tect you,” Adams said.

The application includes an emergency button that rings 911. It also allows users to send out mass text messages to family and friends, notifying them that they are about to embark on a journey (to school, to the mall, etc.), so loved ones can notify authorities if the user does not check back within a reasonable time.

The app also includes a medical ID in case the user gets injured and cannot respond to questions from rescuers.

Adams commutes each school day from her home in South Fulton to North Springs, so she said she’s aware of how parents can worry about their kids.

“I wanted to think of something that would benefit everyone,” she said.

This was Adams’ second time participating in Code Day. This summer, she will attend a weeklong coding workshop at Virginia Tech, then fly overseas to Malawi in southern Africa for a STEM camp sponsored by Girl Up, part of the United Nations Foundation that promotes health, education, safety and leadership among girls in developing countries.

Destiny said she plans to attend Georgia Tech.

Both Adams and Liu said they got about an hour of sleep and took breaks overnight playing games and talking with others before getting back to work on their apps Sunday morning.

“It was definitely fun, a lot of fun,” Liu said.

Hosting a premiere technology event in Alpharetta was no coincidence for LexisNexis, said Bob Ryan, a corporate marketing manager who served as one of the judges.

It’s an online reminder system.

Everyone can create their own account, and within their account, they have their personalized reminders.”

CHARLIE LIU Chattahoochee High School freshman “It gives us a preview of the next generation of coding professionals,” Ryan said. “It’s a pipeline of those who likely will be coding during their professional careers, and it gives us an idea of how enthusiastic they are.”

Code Day also provides students with access to contemporaries and speak the same language prevalent in the coding field today, he said.

“You’ve got to feel optimistic about the future when you experience this,” said Ryan, who was serving as a judge for the second time.

Last year in his first stint as a judge, when the event was held at Georgia Tech, Ryan said he was blown away by the passion and level of enthusiasm among students.

“You walk out of there, and it’s the feel-good event of the year,” he said.

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NorthFulton.com | Johns Creek Herald | May 25, 2017 | 17

Cambridge student shines light on teen drug, alcohol use with documentary Senior’s film ‘420’ gaining attention

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Cambridge High senior Colleen McCreanor’s documentary, “420,” opens with an assault on the senses – the bright, strobing lights of a carnival interspersed with blurry scenes of a high school party. A haunting carnival-esque organ song plays before a teenage boy, his identity and voice hidden, states that, “There’s just so much going on at one time that you can’t even get a grasp of it. It’s like a carnival.”

He is referencing the frenzy of high school parties, where drugs and alcohol are readily available and ingested with abandon.

McCreanor has witnessed these situations, and following the death of her friend Chamberlain Ivey, who drowned after ingesting narcotics in December, she set out to bring the issue of teen drug and alcohol use to light.

“I felt like no one was addressing it,” said McCreanor, who directed, produced and edited the film.

She and Cambridge video and broadcasting teacher Marc Schneider set out to create a film that would address drug use, an issue that had taken the lives of two Cambridge students in McCreanor’s class of 2017.

“We felt it was our duty and responsibility to take our stand on it and this was our way how,” McCreanor said.

Following Ivey’s death, McCreanor and two other Cambridge students began conducting interviews and filming in January. Schneider said he gave McCreanor full reign of the project.

McCreanor interviewed two students, an anonymous male and female, as well as members of Alpharetta Police, including an undercover narcotics officer, who wears a mask to hide his identity throughout the film, and the officer who found Ivey’s body in Lake Windward.

Ivey’s mother, Yolanda also speaks about her son and his final night, describing the lively, friendly young man that he was before stating, “This is my son,” while holding up an urn.

The film’s impact in measured in the fact that everything said in interviews in complete honesty from those participating, telling their first-hand accounts of teen drug and alcohol use, McCreanor said.

“There’s no BS,” she said.

The last question McCreanor asked

Cambridge senior Colleen McCreanor directed, produced and edited her film, “420,” which highlights teen drinking and drug use. each interviewee was why they chose to participate in the documentary, and with their honest answers, she knew the film could have a strong impact.

“It was a common thread that they saw too much pain and too much loss, and it was all so unnecessary. It’s senseless because it’s preventable,” she said.

The film also addresses parties where parents provide an outlet for drinking or give their kids the financial means of obtaining drugs or alcohol without questioning where it is being spent.

“Parents just give kids money and don’t ask what it’s being used for,” McCreanor said. “We struggled with that because we didn’t want Milton to look bad, but we wanted to address it because it happens so often here.”

Between the difficult subject matter, genuine interviews and the impactful visuals, “420” does not fit the norm of typical student films, and McCreanor has head the positive impact from parents who have watched the film.

“The positive feedback has come from people who acknowledge there is a problem but didn’t know how to raise the conversation,” she said. “That’s what I want. I want people to talk more about it. I never thought I’d be somewhat of an advocate for it, but now I am because I think ‘420’ can really bring some people awareness.”

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GOGA: Goat Yoga brings wildlife to workouts Milton business thrives in first month

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — A new business is taking a traditional Eastern relaxation exercise and making things a little funnier and fuzzier.

Since opening in April, Cathi Huff, owner of Love GOGA, which is quite literally yoga with goats, has been entertaining clients by combining exercise with nature.

“I love what I’m doing,” Huff said.

“It’s about having a peaceful time when you come, getting a good workout and enjoying the animals.”

Last year, Huff and her family, including husband, Dan, and their children, Sam and Katie, moved into a house at 325 Five Acre Road in Milton.

Since then, they transformed it not only to their dream home, but also into a business opportunity.

Huff initially wanted her retired race horse, Bronx, to live in the backyard, and from there, Atlantis Dream Farm, where GOGA is held, was born.

Since Bronx had to have pasture companions, Huff slowly added animals to the brood. She started with miniature horses, and then started reading about goats. She reached out to a few breeders and eventually ended up bringing home two pygmy goats.

A few months later, Huff received a

Kaila climbs the back of Joann Fuller during a yoga session.

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GOGA Owner Cathi Huff holds star performer, Kaila the goat.

call from a woman with baby goats, and she ended up taking Laila and Kaila, the goats, home with her.

Huff’s friends started to ask her if she would be interested in starting a yoga class with goats after they heard of a similar business in Oregon.

“I told them I didn’t know if I wanted to do something like that,” Huff said.

“I was tired, we just renovated and my child just gradated. But they kept saying we should try it.”

After thinking about it, she decided to host a few test classes which ended up selling out.

“It was a message to me that maybe there is something out there in this area,” Huff said. “It was more than just goat yoga. It was about embracing the

beauty of the area. When you’re sitting there in nature doing yoga with the goats, it’s magical. There’s something Zen about it.”

The Zen-like nature of the class only goes so far before participants’ senses of humor kick in.

The farm’s resident goats are brought in during the classes to partake in the activities by mimicking poses, climbing on participants and occasionally head butting someone.

They are able to take away some of the stress from those new to yoga, and they can be encouraging.

“It’s funny but can be surprising at the same time,” Huff said. “They love to be with you. It’s a joyful class. If you’re a true yogi, it’s probably not for you.

There are a lot of interruptions in a good way.”

In addition to classes, GOGA has hosted events like Mother’s Day tea,

girls’ night out and a company outing.

“I don’t want to do too many of those,” Huff said. “I want to focus on the classes. My brand is goat yoga. It’s what I want to do. I want the people to come and enjoy their time with the goats and experience that.”

However, she will continue to hold classes like yoga and meditation, especially since they will be joined soon by a new baby goat. GOGA will host a baby shower for the new addition June 1, and the kid or doeling is expected to join the class.

But for now, Huff just wants to see where the program goes.

“For me, this was started for fun,” Huff said. “If it ends tomorrow, that’s OK. I have 15, almost 17 pets and have more work than I need. I’m just happy running my farm.”

To learn more about GOGA, visit lovegoga.com.

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Sugar Hill – Yes, Sugar Hill, exploding with downtown growth Growing revenue A friend of mine asked me to go with him to see national recording artist Ben Folds in downtown Sugar Hill. Did I miss something? Last time I was in downtown Sugar Hill there was a large cemetery and traffic. And then I crossed Peachtree Industrial and it was gone.

Yes. I missed something In the last six years, Sugar Hill has very aggressively planned, marketed and GEOFF SMITH executed developments that are turnAssurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com ing the area into a very impressive little downtown. City officials first worked to seed the whole thing by building a new City Hall backing up to a 1,750-person amphitheater called The Bowl. The amphitheater is just that – a bowl with terraced seating leading up a hill and away from the stage to a big lawn.

Behind the stage is a large pond.

The success of these two projects, along with the city’s willingness to work with the private community, is today leading to more than $200 million in private investment in the downtown area, according to the Gwinnett Daily Post, and a new development that will go up eight stories.

The city’s Downtown Development Authority has been busy buying land and working with developers on projects that fit within the theme of what city officials would like to see done. It initially bought more than 16 acres which is now being developed.

The latest project is called EpiCenter, which will host a gymnasium, a 350-seat movie theater, retail, restaurants, performance space and offices. It will stretch along Broad Street away from City Hall, and the back of the entire project will overlook The Bowl. It is under construction and expected to be complete by the end of this year.

On the heels of that project, is Iconic. It’s huge and it’s awesome. Built by JWM Ventures and designed by Avalon and Braves Battery designer Wakefield Beasley, Iconic will go up eight stories and include a full-service Wyndham hotel with views of The Bowl, a 20,000-square-foot convention center on the roof, a rooftop restaurant, 37,000 square feet of retail, 60,000 square feet of office, a grocery store, 80 condominiums and a parking deck suited for 999 spaces.

I’m told the city and developer are working through the finer details, but the project could start later this year.

Sugar Hill is also another community that is committed to building a greenway loop throughout the city. Theirs will be called the Sugar Loop Greenway and will stretch 16.5 miles connecting the downtown to many of the city’s parks.

Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle recently unveiled an impressive double-loop that will encircle its downtown, Avalon and some Alpharetta parks. Roswell recently opened a new section of its Riverside Trail, and Chamblee has a loop trail

is a top priority

system in the works.

This is a lot of activity for a city of only 21,000 residents, some of whom tried to dissolve the city in 2001.

Commercial development seems to go in big cycles.

Right now, nine years out of the Great Recession, we are certainly in one of those cycles. And cities like Sugar Hill that had plans at the ready are cashing in. Alpharetta, Doraville, Chamblee and many other suburban and urban communities throughout Metro Atlanta are reshaping their downtowns in this cycle.

They are planning and developing live-work-play communities that will ultimately keep their residents within the city limits.

Cities are starting to embrace the live-work-play concept as not just a style, but as a way to maintain economically viable communities. Successful office developments will provide daytime customers the shops and restaurants, while residents will enjoy the amenities when they get home at night and on the weekends.

Sugar Hill Mayor Steve Edwards certainly believes in that concept and is doubling down. He was recently quoted as saying, “We’ve got a ‘go big or go home’ mentality.”

Little Sugar Hill is definitely going big.

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RAJEEV DHAWAN ECONOMIC FORECAST:

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Nation should brace for trade war: brutal but short-lived

By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA – Rajeev Dhawan, director of Georgia State University’s Economic Forecasting Center, says to buckle your chinstraps, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Speaking at his quarterly forecast for the economy May 18, Dhawan said that if President Donald Trump continues his promised trade protectionist policies it will likely force Wall Street to retreat from the lofty 20,000 perch it recently reached. Interest rates will rise, but the battle will be short-lived as China, the chief culprit in trade deficits will not want to fight.

“China has a trillion dollars in U.S. treasury bills, they don’t want to see our economy in the tank,” Dhawan said. “China wants its factories operating so that their people are employed.

What China does will do is build factories in other countries then send its own people to run them and work in them.”

The Chinese have a different use for trade. Greater profits are less of a motive than keeping millions of Chinese employed. China’s leaders’ greatest fear is a revolution, Dhawan said. Keeping its population working is Job 1.

Eighty percent of China’s output

goes to Europe and the United States. For that reason, China does not want a prolonged trade war.

However, the shortterm effects will mean higher interest rates if Trump is committed to the protectionist DHAWAN trade policies he has espoused.

And Trump is committed to protecting jobs in America’s heartland, because that is his political base.

The price of oil is always a factor, and it is “making a comeback,” i.e. rising, but prices are approaching the $50bbl territory. The $100bbl is not in the cards in the foreseeable future, he said.

But Dhawan warned the Southeast has to keep its eye on Venezuela. Instability there is threatening its oil exports which feed into the New Orleans refineries that serve the whole region.

When the Colonial pipeline burst and threatened the supply, the panic alone caused cars to line up at gas stations.

Should an internal collapse of the Venezuela oil imports occur, New Orleans is shut down.

Canadian oil, which accounts for 80 percent of American oil imports, has no

way to get to New Orleans’ refineries.

It is a cautionary warning, but still a distinct possibility, he said.

Meanwhile, Trump has fueled a lot of confidence in the stock market just getting elected. Bank stocks rose 20 percent November 2016.

“Following the housing bubble, there was a backlash against the banking sector in the form of new rules and regulations,” Dhawan said. “As usual after a financial crisis, there is an overreaction, and the last administration was perceived to be hostile in this regard. The Trump administration is seen to be more ‘business-friendly’ and market participants have bet big on banks.”

And all of this is without anything actually having been done yet.

“But perception is key here,” he said.

Wall Street has reacted with extreme confidence for the new regime. Nevertheless, bank stock returns have been weak.

“If I had gone by [bank stock] calculations done in April, the stock market gains would have been half the current size with gold as the best performer.”

Dhawan sees the resurgence of gold’s popularity not as a hedge against inflation but a safe port in a time of geopolitical uncertainty. While the Mid-

dle East seems somewhat contained, North Korea is unpredictable.

France’s flirtation with Marine Le Pen and her vow to leave the Eurozone also spiked uncertainty.

First quarter GDP growth was “an anemic 0.7 percent, with a pathetic 0.3 percent growth in consumption, he noted.

While consumer confidence is up along with a rise in business confidence, apparently the rise in both indexes and the stock market is based more on the euphoria of Trump’s election.

There is a “disconnect” between soft indicators and hard economic data, he said. The hard data is that retail sales have been lackluster in February and March.

There are pluses in the economy, however. Dhawan noted one very good statistic in the GDP: equipment investment grew by 9.1 percent. Nonresidential structures showed an even stronger 22.1 percent growth.

That is the kind of “Trump bump” Dhawan said he is looking for.

His only caveat on equipment investment is that it appears to be merely deferred maintenance rather than gearing up for growth.

So look for some bumpy roads in the near term, Dhawan said.

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Johns Creek welcomes Hollywood Feed Business name: Hollywood Feed Owner: Shawn McGhee, president, and George Oakes, store manager About: Hollywood Feed offers a wide selection of natural and holistic pet food and products, and supports local rescues through regular adoption and community events. They have stores across seven states.

Opened: April 29, 2017 Address: 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 126, Johns Creek, Ga. 30022 Phone: 770-802-5233 Website: www.hollywoodfeed.com

Eminence Family Eyecare comes to Alpharetta Business name: Eminence Family Eyecare Owner: Dr. Stella Onyekwelu About: Built on the foundation of patient convenience and satisfaction, Eminence Family Eyecare serves all family eye care needs under one roof.

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Opened: February 2017 Address: 6300 Highway 9 North, Suite 101A, Alpharetta, Ga. 30004 Phone: 678-741-3715 Website: www.eminencefamilyeyecare. com

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Appen Media welcomes summer interns Students will learn about local journalism

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Appen Media Group has welcomed a new crop of summer interns into the newsroom.

Three promising young adults began work May 17 and will work until the end of the summer covering a range of content topics, from government to community news, and everything in between.

Natasha Roy is a rising sophomore at New York University double majoring in journalism and public policy. Roy lives in Milton when she is home from college.

Roy said she is excited to cover local news, learn more about local politics and better understand how the newsroom works.

“I’ve only ever written for my high school and college newspapers, and I wanted to see how a newspaper would function in the real world,” Roy said. “I thought interning for my local paper would be a fun and cool way to get to know how local newspa-

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Appen Media’s summer interns are, from left, Julia Sanders, Jack Waylock and Natasha Roy. pers work, and Appen was the perfect fit for this.”

Jack Waylock is a rising junior at the University of Georgia majoring in

mass communication.

From Alpharetta, Waylock is excited to learn the ins and outs of the newspaper industry, while also developing professional media writing skills. He has an interest in the industry as his mother, Candy, writes for Appen Media already.

“I wanted to (intern with) a local paper because they provide the important stories that are looked over at the state and national level,” Waylock said. “It provides information that can actually affect your everyday life. Appen Newspapers is one of the most trusted papers in the industry.”

Julia Sanders is a rising sophomore at the University of Georgia majoring in journalism with a minor in Spanish and completing a new media certificate.

Sanders splits her home time between Newnan and Cumming where she often reads the Forsyth Herald.

She too is excited to learn about the newsroom and learn from the Appen editors.

“I can’t wait to report on local news, and to gain valuable experience in the news industry,” Sanders said. “I am hoping to learn how to be a better writer and journalist.”

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ALPHARETTA ARTS STREETFEST

The StreetFest is a yearly celebration of the arts and original works. This festival features live jazz and acoustical music, cultural arts performances, children’s activities and festival cuisine. Join the celebration May 27-29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Parts of Milton Avenue and Old Roswell Street in downtown Alpharetta will be closed off for the safety of festival-goers.

For more information, including a venue map, visit awesomealpharetta.com.

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EVENTS: FULTON GOLDEN GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONIES: ALPHARETTA

What: Alpharetta’s annual observance of Memorial Day is a free tribute to honor fallen heroes.

When: Monday, May 29, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: awesomealpharetta.com

CUMMING

What: The city of Cumming will be honoring local active duty, retired and deceased veterans, with a message from the mayor, keynote speakers, honor guard, flag dedication and a dove release.

When: Friday, May 26, 11 a.m.

Where: Veterans War Memorial, 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Cumming More info: cityofcumming.net

MILTON

What: See the closing ceremonies for this year’s annual Fulton Golden Games. The games provide a monthlong series of Olympic-style events and activities for Fulton residents ages 50 and older.

When: Friday, May 26, 10 a.m.

Where: Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex, 6500 Vernon Woods Drive NE, Sandy Springs More info: johnscreekga.gov

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS

What: Enjoy appetizers, beverages and networking at this event co-hosted by the Johns Creek Business Association.

Businesses can be promoted with a vendor table.

When: Thursday, June 1, 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Standard Club, 6230 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $10 for chamber members, $15 for guests More info and tickets: bit.ly/2pR0I4k or johnscreekga.gov

What: This annual event is relocating to Milton’s new City Hall. It will kick off with breakfast and a sky diver show. Atlanta attorney Cary S. King is scheduled to speak this year.

When: Monday, May 29, 9-11 a.m.

Where: Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton More info: cityofmiltonga.us

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS:

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ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Pay tribute with an honor guard, color guard, guest speakers, military tributes and patriotic music. After the ceremony, enjoy a picnic on the grounds or on-site barbecue and a concert on the lawn.

When: Monday, May 29, 10 a.m.

Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellmemorialday.com

What: Alpharetta’s weekly gathering returns on Old Roswell Street with rotating food trucks and music each week. Six to eight food trucks from the Atlanta area will come out to help kick off the weekend early.

When: Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Old Roswell Street in Alpharetta’s historic district More info: awesomealpharetta.com

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

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What: The Alpharetta Farmers Market features fruits, vegetables, natural meats, fresh flowers and herbs, and a variety of home goods.

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., through Oct. 29 Where: Old Canton Street in downtown Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us What: Held at the Newtown Park Amphitheater, each market features more than 25 local farmers and vendors with organic and/or sustainable foods and produce.

When: Saturdays through Aug. 26 Where: 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov

ROSWELL FARMERS & ARTISANS MARKET

What: The Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market offers fresh, local farm, ranch and artisan foods direct from producers, and much more.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.–noon., through October Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST”

What: See the end of season performance of “Beauty and the Beast”

by North Georgia School of Ballet.

When: Saturday, May 27, 2 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: $16 More info and tickets: tututix.com/ client/ngaschoolofballet or 404-4550983

DAVE MATTHEWS + TIM REYNOLDS

What: Since Dave Matthews Band is not touring this summer, the two musicians and longtime friends are instead taking the opportunity to play a rare series of stripped-down, acoustic dates together.

When: Wednesday, May 31, 7 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta More info and tickets: vzwamp.com

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: HEATHER LUND

What: Heather Lund will exhibit her art at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center through July. Her light-hearted works are characterized with a mix of watercolor, pen and ink, acrylic and screen printing.

When: June 1-July 31, all day Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: heatherlund.format.com or roswellgov.com

What: Join for free face painting, balloons, tasty treats, storytelling, a magic show, special guests and more.

When: Wednesday, May 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: afpls.org 404-613-4050

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What: Celebrate the start of summer and summer reading with a free oneman circus performance, balloon art, carnival games and more.

When: Wednesday, May 31, 4:30-7 p.m.

Where: Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming More info: forsythpl.org

OCEE LIBRARY

What: Get ready to start reading this summer at this free festival, featuring secure paper shredding, stories, crafts, yoga.

When: Thursday, June 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: Ocee Library, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8897

ALPHARETTA LIBRARY

What: Check out some books and register for the summer reading program. There will be a petting zoo outside to kick off the event.

When: Thursday, June 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-613-6735

ROSWELL LIBRARY

What: Register for the summer reading program while enjoying free face painting, ice cream and visits from a local Star Wars cosplay group, the Georgia Garrison: 501st Legion.

When: Thursday, June 1, 1-4 p.m.

Where: Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: apls.org or 770-640-3075

NORTHEAST/SPRUILL OAKS LIBRARY What: Enjoy free face painting, balloon animals and a magic show by magician and ventriloquist Keith Karnok. Show starts at 2 p.m.

When: Thursday, June 1, 1-3 p.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8820

LIBRARY EVENTS: CRAFTING CLUB

What: Sew, knit, crochet, scrapbook and more with other likeminded individuals. Exchange tips and ideas while working on your project.

When: Friday, May 26, noon-4 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: momacharlie@hotmail.com or 404-613-3765

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

What: Support the Red Cross by giving blood. They will be stationed at the Milton library for five hours.

When: Tuesday, May 30, 2-7 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-613-4402

LINE DANCING

What: Learn how to line dance with this free class, taught by Jean Chen.

Class is first come, first served for 25 participants. Participants are asked to wear dance sneakers or tennis shoes.

When: Tuesday, May 30, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 770-360-8820

PET ADOPTIONS:

FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Additional adoptions: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd.

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It’s bug time in the mountains If you’re a trout fisherperson, you know that spring is that magical time of year when the bugs come out.

Bugs? Yuck. I admit that sometimes I’m not wildly fond of the insect STEVE HUDSON explosion that Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net spring and summer always brings.

But I’m not talking here about those annoying critters like redbugs and ticks and yellow jackets and mosquitoes. Instead, I’m talking about bugs (flyfishers call them “aquatic insects”) that trout like to eat – and that’s good news if you like to fish for trout.

I was up in the mountains last week working on an upcoming book, and as it happened I finished by assigned tasks in time to spend an hour right at dusk on one of my favorite trout streams. This particular stream is really not much more than a creek.

With an average width of about six feet, it’s small and shallow, except for the occasional deeper pool every now and then. I know from previous trips to this creek that those pools often hold wild trout, and it’s one of my favorite places to go when I need a quick trout-fishing fix.

On this particular trip, I guessed right away that it might be a good day.

As soon as I got out of the car, I could see insects dancing in the sun down by the water. What were they? Small!

The little bugs I was seeing were no more than about three-eighths of an inch long. I know, because when I walked down to the creek a few minutes later one of themlanded on the back of my hand and sat there long enough for me to get a good look. I just wish I’d been quick enough to get a picture.

One of the tricks to fly fishing for trout in north Georgia’s many wild trout streams is to match the size of the bugs that you see flying. It happened that I had several good size matches in my fly box, so I decided to go with a perpetual favorite and tied on a little size 14 Elk Hair Caddis fly.

This little gem is made out of a pinch of fuzz and a little bit of feather and a small bundle of hair from the hide of an elk, and it does a great job of imitating many of the insects you’ll see flying around trout streams this time of year. It does a great job of selling the sizzle, so to speak, and though it may not look exactly like the bugs on the

A native Georgia Brook Trout. stream it appears to be close enough.

Or so I was hoping as I approached to the water. Crouching low lest the trout spot me and run for cover, I eased up to within casting range and pulled out a little line and made what was (if I say so myself) a pretty decent cast and hit my target on the first try.

Yes, once in a while it happens that way!

The tiny Elk Hair Caddis fly drifted for perhaps 12 inches and then disappeared in a sudden splash. I lifted the little fly rod’s tip – fish on!

The fish, a small wild brook trout, was not large. It had a length of perhaps six inches – just right for the little creek in which it lived. Besides, as my daughter is fond of reminding me, it’s not the size of the fish but rather the size of the heart. It was a beautiful fish, and after admiring it for a few seconds I eased it back into the water.

That little brookie was the first of several more that I landed over the next hour, every one of them on that little Elk Hair Caddis.

When I finally left to return to the car and home, the bugs were still dancing in the bright air above the stream.

“I’ll be back soon,” I said, to no one in particular, and I will. You should get out there too and enjoy this fishing while you can, before it gets too hot and the creeks get too low in the heat of summer.

Yes, it’s bug time! The scenery is beautiful, and the fish are willing, and you’ll find that sometimes bugs aren’t so bad after all.

Want to enjoy this kind of fishing yourself? This is a great time of year to learn to fly fish! Learn how in Steve Hudson’s book “FLYFISHING 101,” available from local outfitters and on Amazon. Signed copies are available direct from the author at www. chattahoocheemedia.com.

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In the top row, from left, are Cole Barkelew, Alex Eldridge and Ryan Spence.

In the bottom row are Jackson Butler, Jayce Martini, Michael Dean, Geoffrey Chance Gilbreth and Benjamin Ulrich.

Newest Eagle Scouts for April announced NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Northern Ridge Boy Scout District, which includes the cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Milton, has announced its newest Eagle Scouts. These Scouts passed their Board of Review April 27.

The Scouts passing their Eagle Board of Reviews conducted at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church are: Cole Barkelew of Troop 841 was sponsored by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. His project was the design and construction of shelving units for the Band Room at Milton High School.

These shelves were built to hold all the trophies the band has and will win.

Alex Eldridge of Troop 69 was sponsored by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. He designed and constructed a boardwalk over a muddy trail at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center.

Ryan Spence of Troop 629 sponsored by Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church collected cereal boxes for North Fulton Community Charities. Spence amassed more than 1,200 boxes of cereal for this charity to distribute.

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Butler’s project was the design and construction of an 80-foot Privacy Fence for EnAble GA. Jayce Martini, of Crew 347 was sponsored by Milton Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.

For his project, Martini designed and constructed three benches for the Cyndi Hollingsworth Memorial at Bell Memorial Park.

Michael Dean of Troop 3000 was sponsored by Birmingham United Methodist Church. Dean’s project was the design and construction of a large 10-foot by 10-foot shade structure for Birmingham Falls Elementary School’s Playground.

Geoffrey Chance Gilbreth of Troop 143 was sponsored by John’s Creek United Methodist Church. Gilbreth designed and built a Gaga Pit at Findley Oaks Elementary School.

Benjamin Ulrich of Troop 985 was sponsored by Northbrook United Methodist Church. His project was the design and construction of a patio for the Northbrook House at Northbrook United Methodist Church. Ulrich also refurnished the hose/connection as well as restoring an existing walkway.

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JC baseball wins appeal on controversial call, will play Game 3 Gladiators get new life after state overturns ruling in playoffs

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek baseball head coach Billy Nicholson said he is emotionally drained after what has been taxing week for the Johns Creek community following a controversial call that cost Johns Creek a win in the Class AAAAAA baseball state semifinals. But five days and two appeals later, the Gladiators got what they felt they rightly deserved – a Game 3 against Lee County.

“At the end of the day it was about the kids deserving to play in Game 3 to settle this once and for all,” Nicholson said.

The GHSA Board of Trustees voted 5-2 Monday to overturn a call on the field in last Wednesday’s semifinal Game 2 between Lee County and the Gladiators, ruling that Johns Creek secured the win to force a decisive Game 3 with the state championship at stake.

Johns Creek’s appeal to the GHSA ap-

peal board failed last Friday.

With the game tied 3-3, Johns Creek loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh inning.

A walk by Lee County appeared to secure the win for Johns Creek, but Lee County coach Brandon Brock contended that the runner advancing to third did not touch the base.

After a lengthy discussion by the umpires and coaches, an umpire used a cell phone to make a call, apparently on the ruling of the play.

The GHSA does not allow technology or the use of electronic devices to render a decision on a call on the field. Representatives for Johns Creek argued that the use of the cell phone went against that mandate. They also appealed that if the use of the cell phone is permissible, a video showing the play should also be used to render the decision.

An online video of the play seemed to show the runner touch third as the umpire rotated away from the base.

“Technology or electronic devices cannot be used to render a decision and that’s basically what happened,” he said.

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It’s something we asked for and we are going to go down and represent Johns Creek and its community with the upmost class, win, lose or draw.”

BILLY NICHOLSON Johns Creek baseball head coach settle things on the field in Game 3 this Wednesday at Lee County. And that, Nicholson said, is what he, Johns Creek and Fulton County athletic director Steven Craft, Principal Jimmy Zoll and Johns Creek athletic director Jason Holcombe were fighting for all along.

“It’s just a tough situation for everyone involved. Not just us but Lee County, the families and the com-

munity. It’s gut-wrenching but at the end of the day we were going to fight for what we felt was right,” Nicholson said.

The support his team and administration received throughout five days since that game has been “unprecedented,” he said.

“Fulton County gets a bad rap for not supporting athletics and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The amount of support we got from our people in this system, whether it was a teacher, custodian, bus driver, people from other schools, people from the downtown office—that support gives us the energy to go out and fight the good fight,” Nicholson said.

With the confirmation of a Game 3, Johns Creek focuses its attention on the series-deciding game. The Gladiators have been practicing since Friday in the belief that the GHSA would ultimately grant their appeal.

“I think it is going to be one of the most unbelievable environments our kids have ever been a part of,” Nicholson said. “It’s something we asked for and we are going to go down and represent Johns Creek and its community with the upmost class, win, lose or draw.”

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of Faircrest Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested May 5 on Ga. 400, Alpharetta, for DUI and speeding. ►► Julia Desantis Amato, 49, of Green Forest Parkway, Smyrna, was arrested May 3 on Windward Parkway, Alpharetta, for DUI and failure to maintain lane. ►► Daniel A Romischer, 38, of Grey Owl Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested May 10 on Old Milton Parkway, Alpharetta, for DUI. ►► Rusty Lee Herndon, 57, of The Falls Parkway, Duluth, was arrested May 9 on Ga. 400, Alpharetta, for DUI, having an open container and failure to maintain lane. ►► Robert Jackson Yeldell, 73, of West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, was arrested May 11 on Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, for DUI.

Drug arrests ►► Tessa Shay Evely, 22, of Homestead

Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested May 13 on Northpark Lane, Milton, for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects. ►► Vincente Contreras-Zamora, 21, of Homestead Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested May 13 on Northpark Lane, Milton, for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects. ►► Aaron Christopher Rios, 23, of Lakeside Drive, Athens, was arrested May 14 on Triple Crown Drive, Milton, for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related objects. ►► James Bernard Parks, 31, of Basinside Court, Douglasville, was arrested May 10 on Haynes Bridge Road, Alpharetta, for possession of marijuana and driving without a license. ►► Tiffany Romero Cardoza, 23, of Pine Acre Drive, Sugar Hill, was arrested May 11 on Mortons Crossing, Johns Creek, for possession of marijuana. ► ► Rachael Lindsey Villaran, 26, of Cauley Creek Drive, Duluth, was arrested May 9 on Cauley Creek Drive, Johns Creek, for possession of Schedule I and Schedule II drugs.

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Quotes, bids, and RFP’s will now be managed using the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet link, our new online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website (www.johnscreekga.gov) . Vendors can register and view quote/bids, RFP opportunities. There is no registration fee to register.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office at (678) 512-3233. RFP’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFP number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or firm submitting an RFP response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. (TWO (2) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFP ON FLASH DRIVE MUST BE SUBMITTED.) RFP’s may accepted manually or by electronic submittal through BidNet. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFP information and instructions enclosed herein.

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Chattahoochee hires four new head coaches School welcomes new volleyball, basketball, cheer coaches

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Chattahoochee has made four new hires to its athletics programs, filling head coach vacancies in boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball and competition cheer.

Taking over the boys basketball program is Chris Short, a former assistant coach at Roswell who has spent 12 years coaching at the varsity level.

Short said taking the position at Chattahoochee was a “dream job and destination.” Short was familiar with Chattahoochee students from his stint as a P.E. coach at Findley Oaks Ele-

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Central is “The exciteformer Hooch ment around girls head Hooch athletcoach Haaris ics is stronger Quraishy. than ever and Quraishy led I’m excited to Chattahoochee be here,” he to its most said. successful On his first season in proSHORT CLEMONS MAXEY season at the gram history helm, Short said, “We’re going to play last year as the Lady Cougars compiled fast, hard, smart and together. My sysa 22-7 overall record and reached the tem is very player friendly and they will quarterfinals in the state playoffs. love the opportunities that it’s going to In to replace Quraishy is new head create for them on the basketball floor.” coach Randy Clemons, who will take Short takes over for Kacey Marover the Lady Cougars program after a tin who led the Cougars for the past stint as an assistant at Creekview. six seasons. Hooch made four playoff Clemons had coached boys and girls appearances under Martin who took an basketball for nine years at the high assistant principal position at Forsyth school level. He said the reputation the Central. school has is well deserved and he is Also joining Martin at Forsyth thrilled to take over the Lady Cougars

program.

“The chance to build a great girls basketball program after what has already been accomplished is very exciting,” Clemons said. “I’m looking forward to a great offseason to prepare and to compete for a title in Region 7-AAAAAA next season.”

Jamie Maxey, Hooch’s new head volleyball coach, is a familiar face at the school, having been the head coach of the JV team. She now steps up to the varsity level to replace Blair Boyles.

“I am looking forward to expanding the success that the volleyball program has had,” Maxey said. “I am committed to building athletes that are dominant on and off the court and am excited about the future of our program.”

Hooch also named Lorenzo Scott as its new competition cheer head coach.

Local athletes compete in Special Olympics NORTH FULTON, Ga. — The Special K’s, a local agency of the Special Olympics based in North Fulton, competed at the 2017 State Summer Games at Emory University last weekend.

The Special K’s delegation included over 60 Olympians, partners and coaches. The athletes competed in cross country, soccer and swimming.

The Special K’s have represented North Fulton in competitions for over 20 years.

The agency thanks supporters Crossfit North Fulton and the Johns Creek Police Department for their contributions to The Special K’s.

DEATH NOTICES Barbara Baker, 77, of Cumming, passed away May 8, 2017. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Winston Darracott, of Cumming, passed away May 11, 2017.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Jorge Gonzalez, of Alpharetta, passed away May 9, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Over 60 athletes, partners and coaches of The Special K’s represented North Fulton at the State Summer Games.

Claude Herron, of Alpharetta, passed away May 15, 2017.

Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Phillip Macklin Lepley, 79, of Cumming, passed away May 16, 2017. Arrangements

by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Tom Reif, of Roswell, passed away May 13, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Russell Warren Holmes, 95, of Cumming, passed away May 17, 2017.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Ollie Lord, of Alpharetta, passed away May 11, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Edgar Hyche, 93, of Roswell, passed away May 5, 2017. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Meeder, 86, of Roswell, passed away May 4, 2017. Arrangements

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Patricia Ann Smith, 66, of Cumming, passed away May 12, 2017. Arrangements

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Candace L. Jurgielewicz, 69, of Cumming, passed away May 11, 2017.

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Jerry Dean Pope, of Roswell, passed away May 15, 2017. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Charles Walsh, 78, of Johns Creek, passed away May 9, 2017. Arrangements

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Theresa June Landwei, 60, of Cumming, passed away May 15, 2017. Arrangements

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Mary Robson, 57, of Roswell, passed away May 5, 2017. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

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