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Field of dreams

Curbside recycling gets update

Some no longer accepting glass ►►PAGE 13

The Place of Forsyth recently opened its market place garden for clients to receive fresh food. Pictured from left, Kay Black, Marion Renz, Theresa Quesnel, Bobbie Quesnel and Naomi Renz, center, play in the children’s sand box. Read more, Pages 10 – 11.

Time to export Chamber encourages spread of goods ►►PAGE 4

Lanier Tech turns 50 College celebrates milestone ►►PAGE 6

You have a choice FCS seeks input on underage drinking ►►PAGE 12

She’s Miss Cumming Fair

City honors local contestant ►►PAGE 26

Forsyth girls athletics top in state KATHLEEN STURGEON/HERALD

County helps athletes succeed ►►PAGE 28

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‘Golden Monkey’ Holey situation causes dispute FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man and woman got into a fight June 2 over a few cans of “Golden Monkey” beer.

The woman called officers after the man pushed her and then ran into the woods. She said he was drunk and accusing others at the house of stealing his “Golden Monkey” high-gravity beer.

She said the man was sitting on the front porch drinking other beer when he began accusing her. She told him to be quiet when he got up and flipped a chair over. He then reportedly pushed her twice, threw a beer can at her then a basketball, which missed her. He reportedly then started beating on her car. She threatened to call the Sheriff’s Office, and he started to run away, turned around and pushed her again and then ran into the woods.

Deputies searched the woods and found the man who said he ran off to get ice cream, which he was eating on the ground.

Deputies decided he was highly intoxicated and asked him what happened. He said the woman was yelling at him, pushed him and stole his beer.

Deputies told him he was no longer welcome at the house.

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

Drug arrests ►► Alicia Beth Sharp, 52, of Old

Evergreen Way, Alpharetta, was arrested May 30 on Buford Dam Road in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines. ►► D’Andre Cortez Hickman, 27, of Atlanta, was arrested May 30 on Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Cumming for possession of marijuana, reckless driving, suspended license, failure to obey a stop sign, and unlawful use of a wireless device. ►► David Charles Staton, 48, of Cantrell Circle, Cumming, was arrested May 31 on Knight Road in Gainesville for possession of methamphetamines

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A woman accused her neighbor June 4 of drilling holes in her pipes causing her basement to flood.

The woman called officers to her house and explained she awoke at 3 a.m. to the sound of water coming from downstairs. She said she went to the basement and there was water from the wall where someone drilled a hole in the pipe. She said she used putty to fill the hole and left her home for a little bit later that morning. When she came back, she said there were more holes drilled into the water drainage pipe.

Authorities looked at the damage and found water coming from the pipe onto the floor where the woman set up a shop vacuum to clean up the water. There was reportedly only a small puddle on the floor. There was a gash in the insulation of the pipe and a hole in the top of the pipe. They also saw the fresh putty.

The woman said her neighbor was coming into her house and doing this. She said he was able to reprogram the garage door opener and get inside that way.

The neighbor said he had not seen the woman in weeks and she “had a split personality.” He said she always accused others of doing things to her and this type of situation has happened on multiple occasions.

with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, and wanted person. ►► Victoria Watts, 27, of Dawsonville, was arrested June 6 on Mills Lane in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines. ►► Crystal Lee Sosebee, 30, of Pleasant Oaks Circle, Cumming, was arrested June 3 on Ga. 400 in Cumming for possession of methamphetamines and possession of drug related items. ►► Travon Lamark Jones, 33, of Atlanta, was arrested June 4 on McFarland Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, suspended license, and headlight violation.

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Commissioners discuss 2017 budget

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners got its first look at the 2017 budget at the June 7 work session.

Chief Financial Officer David Gruen said the total general fund expenditures for 2017 are expected to rise 4.88 percent, ending at $114 million. Expenditures were at $108 million in 2016.

In addition, Gruen suggested the county maintain the property tax rate at 8.036 mills.

Of the general fund expenditures, public safety takes up the largest chunk at 39 percent. General government came out at 26 percent, culture and recreation at 13 percent, judicial at 11

percent, housing and development at 5 percent, health and welfare at 3 percent, and other finance services at 1 percent.

Public safety is expected to post an increase of 11.69 percent in its general fund expenditures, totaling about $44 million.

The county’s general fund expenditures for general government are expected to decrease roughly 5.9 percent from the 2016 budget. The 2017 preliminary budget totaled over $30 million for general government. This category includes departments like the BOC, finance, administration, communications and voter registration.

The total judicial system general fund expenditures came out to about $13 million for 2017, up roughly 8.21 percent.

Health and welfare spending is expected to slightly increase by 1.63 percent increase, coming out at $3.9 million Cultural and recreation is expected to post a 10.51 percent increase to $15 million, while housing and development jumps slightly by .47 percent, totaling $5.8 million.

General fund revenues are expected to increase 6.29 percent this year, totaling $115 million. Real and personal property taxes account for almost half of that revenue, coming out at 47.23 percent. Last year’s general fund revenue was $108 million.

With revenues totaling $115 million and expenditures at $114 million, the available funds came out to $1.5 million.

Chamber encourages businesses to export

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Mary Waters can’t stress enough that exports are an economic driver. The deputy commissioner of trade for the Georgia Department of Economic Development said companies that export are stronger than those focused solely on the U.S. market.

This was one topic she, along with other local business people and experts in exporting told the audience June 8 at the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce’s International Engagement breakfast at Keller Williams off of Lake Center Parkway.

Companies who export their products internationally are not only helping their own business, but also

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Georgia’s economy, she said. About 95 percent of the world’s customers are outside of the United States.

Georgia makes about $40 billion in exports annually.

In fact, Georgia businesses import from 187 counties and

export to 217.

“In so many ways, Georgia is built for international trade,” Waters said.

“We have some tremendous assets that are world class. In Georgia, we know how to move people and products quickly and efficiently all over the world.”

Georgia exports support in the neighborhood of 200,000 jobs. That’s

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“We know that companies that export tend to create twice as many jobs as companies solely focused on the U.S. market,” Waters said. “They grow faster, pay higher wages, they are less likely go out of business. It might not be a faster turnaround or big bells and whistles with a project announcement. But that slow and steady organic growth that can happen for companies where small businesses are hiring multiple people every year based on their global sales,

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Lanier Tech celebrates 50 years

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Break out the party hats, it’s time to celebrate Lanier Technical College’s 50th anniversary.

While the institute first chartered 52 years ago, its professors didn’t officially start teaching until 1966.

A formal gala was held June 9 at its own conference center in Cumming honoring the school. Some of those accomplishments include being named Georgia’s Technical College of the Year in 2014.

President of the college, Ray Perren, said he and his staff are “thrilled” to be at this anniversary and celebrating 50 years of instruction.

The college has grown from just a handful of students in 1966 to more than 3,600 students a semester now, he said. Originally with only one campus in Oakwood, Ga., the college now has five campuses located in Cumming, Winder, Dawsonville and in Commerce in Jackson County.

But Perren isn’t celebrating only the long-standing history of instruction, but also the workforce development.

“Over the last 50 years, tens of

thousands of graduates have come out of Lanier Technical College and have gone into the business industry, medicine, government and education positions,” he said. “This past year we had a 99.9 percent job placement rate of our graduates. They either continued their education or were employed after graduation. About 93 percent of those were employed within the field they studied.”

Perren likes to say the college’s programs are from A to W. There are more than 120 programs in 40 different areas. About 40 percent of the students are in some type of healthcare field, from nursing to pharmacy technology.

“We don’t have a zoology program, so we can’t say A to Z,” he said. “But we have anything from accounting to welding and everything in between.”

Lanier Tech has a close relationship with the communities it serves, he said. One of its secrets is that every program meets at least two times a year with its “industry advisory board.” That board is made up of business owners, manufactures, people from healthcare that meet with the specific programs to discuss appropriate changes to the curriculum, how graduates have performed in the work place and if the lab

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OPINION

TALES FROM THE TRAIL:

What did you do to prepare for the AT? When I asked that to Kimberly, who works at Alpharetta Outfitters and who as a young woman hiked the entire Appalachian Trail by herself in 2015, she was silent for a minute with a RAY APPEN blank stare on her Publisher, AT Hiker ray@appenmediagroup.com face. Finally she said simply, “You can›t. You just have to do it.”

I was not sure exactly what she meant then, and now after the first 700 or 800 miles of walking the Trail upand-down these mountains, sleeping on the ground in a tent carrying all my worldly possessions in a backpack, including my food and water, I’m still not sure what Kimberly was trying to say.

But I do have an idea.

And, if you were to ask her today the same question you probably would still get that same look – and the same look you probably would get from me as well.

Not a lot about walking these 2,000 miles makes a lot of sense in the way we are used to validating or justifying the world around us off the trail. The rationale is not linear. It is nowhere near the right brain sector – or is it left?

And it’s not something you can use as collateral for a bank loan and you cannot cash it in and buy a car.

The logic is as ephemeral and mysterious as the smile in the Mona Lisa.

Or the haunting melody of the Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes.” Or as driven as Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.”

The trail is as unique and rare as Bob Beamon’s monstrous 29-foot Leap in Mexico City or Mary T. Meagher’s almost permanent destruction of the 200- and 100-meter butterfly world records in a single day – records that defied all challenge for over 20 years.

Maybe if you asked me “What was it like walking the AT?” instead of how to prepare for it I could give you a better answer.

I would probably say something like “It is like walking into C.S. Lewis’

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wardrobe and coming out on the other side.” And that would be about as close as I would be able to get. Only, with the Trail, I am not sure one ever returns completely from the other side of the wardrobe.

So what did I do to prepare for it? Let me give it a try.

I read to my children every night beginning when they were infants. We read about a velveteen rabbit, little princes, warriors, hobbits, goblins, kings, and about sleeping beauties, good and evil.

We’d listen to music every night after we finished reading. I would be on the floor next to

You cannot just decide to break monstrous sports records or create songs that pull the souls from listeners’ bodies with abandon or move them to tears or unabated joy. You just do it.

their crib and we would usually both fall asleep before the end of the first song which usually would be Linda Ronstadt›s “Good Night.”

We put puzzles together and we built sand castles with droplets of seawater mixed with sand. And we tried to build impregnable forts of sand capable of defying an incoming tide.

We would camp out at night at the beach and play trenches in the sand dunes, net minnows out of the surf, and dive into the near translucent seawater to find whelks, sand dollars, and starfish.

Sometimes we would even find tiny seahorses to our wonder and our delight.

We read at night, played cards and engaged in ferocious battles on Risk and chess boards.

When Harry Potter started coming out we would sit in chairs without moving for what seemed like an eternity, each with their own book. Each on their own journey with Harry and in a silence in complete sync with the

moment at hand.

I prepared for my hike the same way we would all prepare for it – by believing in stories, and legends, and good magic and bad. It’s the stuff of which childhood is composed and nurtured.

We all start out the same way with the same sensibilities and just like the little prince was able to do, we all knew without a thought or thinking how to draw an elephant.

And we all could walk into the back of the wardrobe into a world that did not resemble the one we grew to know as adults – before we lost our ability to see, feel, and understand what was real and what was really important.

You, Kimberly, were quite right I believe. One cannot prepare to walk the Trail because all of your life prior is your preparation.

The Trail does not have expectations and is the great equalizer for all those who walk it. It does not judge. It does not really have any requirements other than one›s ability to wonder and to be amazed and to be awed by each moment of the walk.

You cannot practice experiencing grace, beauty or wonder. You can only receive it when it is there and embrace the moment and those moments that follow. Embrace them with wonder and with love.

You cannot just decide to break monstrous sports records or create songs that pull the souls from listeners’ bodies with abandon or move them to tears or unabated joy. You just do it.

As a child every day you embraced the wonders and miracles of each day until age begins to take its toll. It clouds parts of your vision and baffles the words and sounds of life that were all natural before and that you heard and saw without effort.

The trail gives back possibilities of the moment – glimpses of grace and color, and silence, and effort.

And nothing you can do prepares you to receive those opportunities any better or any worse. You just have to do it as Kimberly said and try to remember.

Remember those stories, the sandcastles, and the heroes and the magic of the moment which you once took for granted as the only reality within your world.

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The Place opens marketplace garden

By KATHLEEN STURGEON kathleen@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Fresh food will be coming to a table soon at The Place of Forsyth County now that its Marketplace Garden is open.

The Place is a nonprofit that assists residents with emergency basic needs when they’re going through difficult times. An open house was held June 10 for the community to come together to view where plenty of vegetables, fruit and herbs will grow.

The project is sponsored in conjunction with the University of Georgia Extension Office and the Forsyth County Master Gardeners class of 2016.

Louise Estabrook, county extension agent for UGA, said there are 32 plant beds.

“It’s fresh, local, nutritional food that we want to make available to all citizens of Forsyth County,” Estabrook said. “Beyond that, it’s youth education, cultural opportunities and exercise.”

Executive Director of The Place Joni Smith said they went into the enterprise planning to grow as many vegetables as they can.

“Everything that is raised here will go

The ribbon is cut opening the garden. into the food pantry and is distributed to families that come,” Smith said.

Often when local farmers and gardeners have surplus vegetables, they will donate the items to The Place to distribute to families. One of those donors is also a master gardener who walked in one day and asked to build a garden.

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Turnaround was quick. Preparing the land began in January, a local men’s group built the beds in the spring, and planting began in the beginning of April.

This year three families who are clients of The Place have their own family beds where they can plant what they wish to grow.

There are 32 plant beds in total.

The rest of the bounty will be harvested by volunteers, gardeners or anyone who wants to help. The harvest will go into the client choice food pantry, which serves about 80 families a week right now.

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From left, Carole Jezek, Margie Smith and Barbara Cain make hats for guests.

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“Most of what they’re getting from pantries is processed,” Smith said.

“That’s just not healthy eating, especially for the children.”

To combat that, a year ago The Place committed to buying more fresh food

and vegetables for the families. Twice a month the clients get eggs, and Smith said they’re working on providing milk.

But costs quickly add up.

“The food that is generated from our garden will offset some of the costs we’re

spending,” Smith said. “We will be able to do more with that money. We might be able to add cheese, more protein or milk on a consistent basis. What the families request is what we’re trying to honor.”

The Place has been open for 41 years, but only with a community effort.

And this garden is just another step.

“It is only by the goodness of the community that we exist and we thrive,” Smith said. “We can all do something to help our neighbors. This is their giving back to help all of our neighbors.”

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. —Most Forsyth County teens have not used alcohol in the past 30 days, according to recent data from the Georgia Student Health Survey.

While this is a good thing, it’s something that has to be maintained.

That is one of the reasons why Forsyth County Schools is currently seeking feedback through June 20 from parents and guardians in a survey titled, “I have a choice.”

In 2011, the school system was selected as one of 41 statewide providers to participate in Georgia’s Alcohol Prevention Project, said Lindsey Simpson, prevention specialist with FCS. The survey is a part of an Alcohol Prevention Project grant that addresses three strategies: positive community norms, social host liability education and too-good-for-drugs curriculum.

The project is a state grant and “I have a choice” is the tagline for the project. One of the goals is to reduce the early onset of alcohol use among 9to 20-year-olds in the county.

The survey was also developed to gain feedback from community members and parents regarding their attitudes and perceptions about underage drinking in the community, Simpson said.

To take the survey, visit: https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/ ForsythCommunitySurvey2016.

“Substance use is a growing, pervasive problem, nationwide,” Simpson said. “Youth substance use has an impact not only on the user but also their community as a whole. Therefore community input is a crucial piece in developing our prevention efforts. The survey helps provide us with the community’s input regarding substance use in Forsyth County. Additionally, it allows us to address common misperceptions parents and community members may have regarding youth alcohol use.”

Past survey findings have indicated that parents feel empowered to talk to their children about the dangers of underage drinking, she said.

“Access to alcohol in Forsyth County is a commonly noted issue,” Simpson said. “To address this, our campaign works to educate parents and the community on teen brain development and the reasoning behind delaying the onset of consuming alcoholic beverages.”

The results and findings from the survey will be used to develop next year’s “I Have a Choice” positive community norms campaign materials.

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By KYLIE McFADDEN news@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Residents of Forsyth County will soon have to check their bins before recycling their glass jars and bottles.

Red Oak Sanitation, a sanitation and recycling company that operates in Forsyth County, Hall County and Suwanee, stopped accepting glass in recyclables June 1. In a letter to customers, Red Oak said “having broken glass mixed in with other recyclables causes contamination, and there is no market in the greater Atlanta area for mixed glass collected curbside.

“Recycling is about sustainability and we believe this is the best option for the curbside recycling industry at this time,” the letter said.

When glass is put in single-stream containers and not sorted by color, it is rejected by processors and ends up in landfills, the company said. Though this is not harmful to the environment, the glass that ends up in landfills will not be recycled.

This decision does not reflect on the viability of recycling overall,” Red Oak’s letter said. “In fact, it is a step to preserve the strength of the overall program. Just like clothes and furniture, there are some items that are better recycled through other outlets and not in curbside carts.”

Red Oak Sanitation isn’t the only

company to discontinue glass recyclable collection.

American Disposal Services, a disposal company that operates in several states, will stop accepting glass recycling in Georgia only. The change in recycling policy of American Disposal Services will take effect on July 1, as the facility they use to process recycling material is no longer accepting glass.

No other recycling services in Forsyth County have announced changes to their accepted materials.

The city of Cumming has its own curbside recycling program. Cumming’s recycling program accepts certain kinds of glass in its recyclables. According to the city’s website, types of glass that can be recycled includes glass jars and bottles. This glass, called cullet, can be combined with ash, limestone and sand to create new glass.

Household glass, including ceramic cups and plates, clay pots, drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors and windows has a different chemical composition from cullet and are not recyclable.

If mixed in with recyclable glass, these types of glass will render the recyclable glass unusable.

Forsyth County has three convenience centers that will accept glass recyclables for those whose curbside recycling services are discontinuing glass collection. Glass recycling is free and there is no limit on how much recycling can be dropped off. Glass jars and bottles must be separated by color into one of three categories: brown, clear, or green and blue.

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New headmaster named for Pinecrest Academy FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Edward J. Lindekugel has been named headmaster of Pinecrest Academy, a private Pre K-12 catholic school in Forsyth County. He will continue his role as high school principal and will assume responsibility as headmaster for lower and middle schools.

Lindekugel joined Pinecrest Academy in fall 2008 and worked as an administrator in the middle and high schools.

He has previously taught in Maryland at St. Jude School, Good Counsel High School and Our Lady of Lourdes.

After hearing about Pinecrest Academy’s four-pronged educational approach, Integral Formation, Lindekugel moved his family, with three boys, to Georgia.

The Integral Formation educational approach combines Christian ideals with spiritual and intellectual education for students.

During eight-year tenure at Pinecrest, Lindekugel has been involved in many initiatives, including oversight of the planning and development of an award-winning band program with over 150 students.

From left are Otwell Middle School students Katy LeBlanc, Ashley Blanks, guest speaker George Rishfeld and Damien Velarde.

Holocaust survivor shares story with students Edward Lindekugel, the new headmaster at Pinecrest Academy, addresses his students.

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New owners to revive apartments for low-income seniors Rebuild America to invest $5M in Alpharetta’s Dogwood Square

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA , Ga. – In the wake of rising costs for housings, especially in North Fulton, an Alpharetta mainstay for low-income seniors is in line for a $5 million makeover.

The City Council recently passed a resolution in support of the renovation plan in an effort to help Rebuild America secure federal tax credits to help finance renovations at the Dogwood Square.

It is an assisted living facility that has been in operation for about 30 years. The renovations would give it a new lease on life.

The building is home to some 100 apartments, and each unit is scheduled to receive in excess of $50,000 in renovations, according to Glenda Leduc, president of Mansermar, Inc., the firm that manages the facility.

In addition to the investors’ funds they hope to draw from the tax credits, Leduc said the non-profit also plans to secure a loan to upgrade the facility.

“Today, that’s one of the few ways you can do affordable housing,” Leduc said.

The general partner is the entity that drives the deal and manages it, taking care of the day-to-day details, Leduc said. The general partner, in this case Rebuild America, is able to use those dollars to make it happen.

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Dogwood Square apartments on Janis Lane near downtown is under new ownership, and plans call for major renovations of the 30-year-old facility. support networks – in this case healthcare and transit. The tax credits come through the federal government and are passed through individual states. In Georgia, the Department of Community Affairs oversees the awards.

“It’s a competitive process, and you have to submit an application to them and give them all the details and convince them of why they need to allocate it to you,” Leduc said. “The organization must convince the state that it can deliver on the promises it makes.”

Once an organization receives the tax credit, it is equipped to solicit investors and form a limited partnership.

In the case of Dogwood, the general partner is a non-profit and the limited partner, who receives the tax credit

is for-profit. But there’s nothing that prohibits a for-profit organization from receiving the tax credits.

“The investors put money into the project in order to get the allocation of those tax credits because it benefits them for their purposes,” Leduc said.

That’s how you get the money in order to do the renovation or construction.

“For us, it means the renovation and rehabilitation of a property that might not otherwise have been able to be preserved for housing for years to come.”

Leduc said the City Council’s resolution in favor of the Dogwood application was critical because one of the things the state looks for when it scores

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It also helps they have a track record they can cite about similar projects they’ve been involved in that benefitted the surrounding area.

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“Another scoring factor is locating a project in a livable community because a lot of these residents – particularly when you’re talking seniors – cannot drive. So you need access to public transportation, parks that are close, access to pharmacies, to medical facilities, to grocery stores,” she said.

Dogwood is on the MARTA line serving Alpharetta, and pharmacies are within close walking distance.

Programs like Dogwood pay for themselves in the long run, she said, They keep low-income seniors healthier so less money is spent on Medicare reimbursements or on frequent trips for medical trips and hospital stays.

Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle said the city’s Comprehensive Plan calls for an effort to keep its seniors in the community and ensuring affordable housing is one aspect of that effort.

He said Alpharetta has always had a strong support network for seniors, such as Meals On Wheels, and efforts sponsored by the local Rotary Club.

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Avalon, Halcyon designer Lamar Wakefield Perfecting your elevator pitch talks about today’s design principles Alpharettabased Wakefield Beasley and Associates may very well be the hottest architectural firm in Atlanta right now for developers and communities looking for signaGEOFF SMITH ture, mixed-use Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com centers. After designing the Town Center at Atlantic Station 20 years ago, the firm went on to design many projects around the United States and Atlanta, including Avalon here in Alpharetta, the recently started Halcyon project in Forsyth and the much-anticipated Battery Park surrounding the new Braves stadium in Cobb.

I was fortunate last week to sit down with the company’s co-founder and CEO Lamar Wakefield at the firm’s Alpharetta headquarters in Avalon.

“The only thing susceptible to failure is the retail, so we have to energize the space 16 hours a day,” Wakefield said about his recent mixed-use developments. “When shoppers leave, the residents need to be showing up.”

This is the philosophy of today’s large projects, which is much different than how things were done when Wakefield Beasley started in 1981.

Back then, projects were built mostly by merchant builders who built for a quick resale upon completion.

There was not as much thought on the part of the developer about the long-term sustainability of the project. While this was beginning to change in the late 1990s, it continued right up until the economic collapse of 2008. And while many in that industry were hit hard, Wakefield found a positive.

“As painful as it was,” he said, “the planning today is incredible. The loans are underwritten well on good banking principles.”

Avalon is a prime example, where Wakefield’s team developed WAKEFIELD 128 merchandizing plans before finally settling on one that worked.

“That never would have happened before 2008,” he said.

In these plans they considered mixes of different retailers and how those retailers complemented and supported each other. They considered how the location of each retailer affected the entire development and they put restrictions on having retailers in competition with each other. And before all of that, they studied not just the demographics of the people who might go to Avalon, but the psychographics.

This means studying the types of personalities, opinions, attitudes, interests and lifestyles of the people who would come to Avalon. And that is something Wakefield thinks a lot about these days.

“You know, people are ordering things online more and more. Sitting at home on their couches and ordering things, and some people are wondering if all retail is moving in that direction,” he said. “But did you know we are designing the first-ever Amazon store in Texas right now? There will always be a need for human interaction and to get out and experience things.

To touch and feel them.”

He told the story of how last Easter, more than 600 people showed up to Avalon’s town green – and there was

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no event scheduled and no store was open.

“The days of the strip center are over,” he said. “People want healthy living with walkable and sustainable environments.”

And apparently they want Wakefield Beasley to design it. Along with Halcyon and the Braves’ Battery Park, the firm is working on designs for town centers in six suburban cities around the metro area including Tucker, Lilburn and Sugar Hill. The firm is in such demand for its high-profile mixed-use projects, one would not be able to guess that it has designed more than 130 million square feet of industrial space across the world. This type of work has been the firm’s bread and butter and laid the financial bedrock for the many other studios within the firm to operate out of.

“Someone told me a long time ago that industrial is always the last to go in a recession and the first to come back,” he said.

Today, the firm also has studios for institutional, municipal, residential and interior design, to name a few.

Next week, you can read about Wakefield’s thoughts on what communities need in order to stay competitive, and about his firm’s work on the Braves new Battery Park and his involvement in a project next to the Falcon’s new stadium called City of Refuge.

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The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce’s ad for Alpharetta Restaurant Week wins an award.

Alpharetta Restaurant Week ad wins national award ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce has recently won a national award from the Association of Free Community Papers for its 2015 Alpharetta Restaurant Week promotion.

The advertisement took first place in the “Best Single Ad Over 12 Inches, Color and Newsprint” category at AFCP’s 2016 Best of the Best Awards.

The advertisement ran in print as a promotion for Alpharetta Restaurant Week. It featured Fergal Brady, 2015 board of directors chairman emeritus for the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce, along with the headline “Great Food, Great Deals!”

A coupon card for various restaurants participating in Restaurant Week was included as part of the advertisement. A sidebar was also created to recognize the event’s spon-

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Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce Chairwoman Kim Matherly said the award is a reflection of the event’s success.

“Restaurant Week is a great way for the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce to highlight and support all the restaurants within the community,” Matherly said.

According to Matherly, since there are so many more restaurants participating this year, this award makes Restaurant Week 2016 all the more exciting.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — It’s been 12 years since Tino Mantella assumed the position of president of the Technology Association of Georgia.

Mantella delivered his final presentation as president June 8 during the Executive Lunch Connection at The Metropolitan Club off Windward Parkway. The presentation covered the 2016 State of the Industry: Technology in Georgia, highlighting the achievements and challenges facing the state’s technology community.

“I wanted to leave on a high note,” Mantella said. “Twelve years have gone by really fast for me.”

TAG membership has grown by over 500 percent under Mantella’s leadership. Mantella has helped build a board of 60 technology stakeholders since 2004. He is also a member of the boards of Venture Atlanta Coalition Inc., TAG Education Collaboration, the Tech College Foundation Board, the Chamber of Commerce in North Fulton and Georgia and on the Advisory Board of the Atlanta Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.

Alpharetta has over a quarter of metro Atlanta’s top 25 technology employers while also housing over 600 technology companies, he said. The state has added 12,000 jobs in the technology industry in the past year.

The Technology in Georgia report highlighted talent, capital and innovation, which Mantella called, “the three most important elements for building the infrastructure of any community.”

Technology companies in Georgia accounted for $2.94 billion investment capital last year. Software development accounted for 44 percent of investment capital.

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states in the country in workforce quality, availability of skilled labor, access to capital and patent growth.

Mantella said the focus of technology company spending has seen a shift in the past year from big data to MANTELLA security.

Since demand for people with technology skills is high, companies are looking to broaden their hiring source as concern for outsourcing grows in the wake of a “talent gap.” This means expanding overseas to find more experienced professionals in the field of technology.

“We do a good bit of research each year,” he said. “Data is driving everything now.”

With Alpharetta’s growth as a technology hub comes the desire to bring in new talent and youth.

“It’s a challenge to have that ‘cool’ factor,” he said. “This area is really working on that.”

Mantella mentioned new advancements in the North Fulton area like Avalon and schools that have developed strong reputations in the country.

According to Money magazine, Atlanta is second among cities most attractive to millennial workers. Georgia Tech, Emory University and the University of Georgia rank among the top 50 in research and development.

Millennials are Georgia’s most educated demographic with 37 percent holding a bachelor’s degree or higher.

Mantella will stay in his position until December and will spend his last months at TAG training his successor.

A new president will hopefully be selected soon with an offer placed by August or September, according to Mantella.

Kiddie Academy of Alpharetta celebrates opening ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Local business owners Shweta Sharma and Amit Jain were joined by family, friends and the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the official opening and ribbon cutting for Kiddie Academy of Alpharetta.

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Kiddie Academy of Alpharetta owners Shweta Sharma and Amit Jain mark the opening of their academy with a ribbon cutting ceremony. They were joined by their families, friends, business partners, academy director Janna Brumby and new teachers.

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EVENTS: SONS OF NORWAY TRONDHEIM LODGE MEETING

What: The Lodge invites everyone to enjoy a free informational meeting and potluck to celebrate Norwegian culture and history.

When: Saturday, June 18, 5-7 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall Activity Room, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell More info: SofNTrondheim@gmail.com, 404-953-2525

WILLIAM J. WARNER BOOK SIGNING

What: Author William J. Warner will be available to sign copies of his books “Inside FBI Polygraph” and “Appalachian Impasse.”

When: Saturday, June 18, 1-3 p.m.

Where: Land of A Thousand Hills Coffee House, 352 S Atlanta St., Roswell More info: michelle@keymgc.com

POSSUM TROT 10K

What: The 38th annual Possum Trot 10K will be held along with a one mile fun run and after party. The 10K is a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race.

When: Saturday, June 18, 7 a.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: $30 for 10K, $15 for fun run More info and registration: chattnaturecenter.org

KEVIN HORGAN BOOK SIGNING

What: Local author Kevin Horgan will be signing copies of his historical novels “The March of the Orphans” and “The March of the 18th.” Half of the royalties he receives benefits charities for veterans.

When: Saturday, June 18 Where: Barnes & Noble, 7660 North Point Pkwy., Alpharetta More info: kevinhorganbooks.com

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

What: Roswell will host a celebration full of dancing and live music at Pastis

Restaurant and Bar in commemoration of Freedom Day, which marks the abolition of slavery in Texas, June 1865.

When: Sunday, June 19, 7-10 p.m.

Where: 928 Canton St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

FATHER’S DAY PADDLE

What: Celebrate Dad (and Grandpa) with an afternoon canoe trip for the whole family.

When: Sunday, June 19, 1-4 p.m.

Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Cost: $30 general public, $25 members, Dads save $5 More info and registration: chattnaturecenter.org/families/canoe-programs

WORLD’S HOPPIEST 5K ROAD RACE AND AFTER PARTY

What: The 5K Road Race and Craft Beer Festival will combine for one event-packed day with live music and a free beer for every runner of legal age.

When: Monday, June 20, 8 p.m.

Where: Race starts at the Corner Deli, Downtown Alpharetta, 10 Roswell St., Alpharetta Cost: Prices start at $35 for the race, $50 for the festival More info and registration: worldshoppiest5k.com

“SUMMER IN PROVENCE” C OOKING CLASS

What: Chef Wendy Gay will teach students how to cook a variety of meals, salads and desserts at the historic Barrington Hall. Complementary wine and mini tour included.

When: Tuesday, June 21, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Hall, Roswell Cost: $50 More info and registration: 770-6403855

FREE SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS

What: Northside Hospital will provide

free skin cancer screenings for the public. Appointments are required.

When: Wednesday, June 22, 6-9 p.m.

Where: Northside Hospital-Forsyth, 1100 Northside Forsyth Drive, Cumming More info: Make an appointment by calling 404-531-4444

WENDY WAX BOOK LUNCHEON

What: Bookmiser will host a luncheon with USA Today bestselling author Wendy Wax to discuss her new book “Sunshine Beach.” Limited seats available.

When: Wednesday, June 22, 11:30-1:30 p.m.

Where: The Mill Kitchen and Bar, 590 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell Cost: $35 More info: bookmiser.com, 770-9931555

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS: ALPHARETTA FOOD TRUCK ALLEY

What: Alpharetta’s Food Truck Alley on Thursday evenings offers a variety of six to eight rotating area food trucks.

When: Thursdays, 5-9 p.m., through Oct. 20.

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

ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET

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

FOOD TRUCKS N’ FORSYTH COUNTY

What: Forsyth County offers rotating food trucks at Lanier Technical College every third Monday through July.

When: Monday, June 20, 5-8 p.m.

Where: Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming More info: web.cummingforsythchamber.org

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: TIM SPARKS AT AUTREY MILL

What: Guitarist Tim Sparks will play at the Autrey Mill Nature Center as part of his southeast tour.

When: Saturday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.

Where: 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $18 for members, $23 for nonmembers More info: autreymill.org/performances.htm

ROSWELL’S SUMMER PUPPET SERIES

What: Crabgrass Puppet Theatre presents “The Pirate, the Princess, and the Pea” as part of Roswell’s familyfriendly Summer Puppet Series. Show times available at roswellgov.com.

When: June 13-18 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: $5 per ticket, children under 2 get in free.

More info: 770-594-6232, roswellgov. com

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.

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

JOHNS CREEK FARMERS MARKET

What: Held at the Newton Park Amphitheater, each market features more than 25 local farmers and vendors with organic and/or sustainable foods and produce.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, through Sept. 13.

Where: 3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: JohnsCreekGA.gov

BARENAKED LADIES

What: Barenaked Ladies with Special Guests OMD and Howard Jones will perform as part of their “Last Summer on Earth” tour.

When: Wednesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta Cost: starting at $20 More info: vzwamp.com

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

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ROSWELL’S SUMMER PUPPET SERIES

What: Tanglewood Marionettes presents “The Dragon King” as part of Roswell’s family-friendly Summer Puppet Series.

Show times available at roswellgov.com.

When: June 20-25 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: $5 per ticket, children under 2 get in free.

More info: 770-594-6232, roswellgov. com

LIBRARY EVENTS: PHYSICAL THERAPY WORKSHOP

What: Physical Therapist Dr. Kim Richards will give a free presentation on osteoporosis and bone mineral density, followed by exercise demonstrations for the pelvic floor and core.

When: Tuesday, June 21, 6-7:30 p.m.

Where: New Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: facebook.com/asaphysicaltherapy

COLLEGE ADMISIONS SEMINAR: MOREHOUSE COLLEGE

What: Morehouse College Senior Associate Director of Admissions Michael Moore will be available to talk about the admissions process and give tips on how to put together the best application.

When: Tuesday, June 21, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Branch Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell More info: afpls.org, register at 770640-3075

SMALL, SMALL WORLD

What: Funded by the city of Johns Creek, the library will host free programs throughout June to teach children ages 2-4 about music, movement, art and literature around the world.

Registration required.

When: Wednesday, June 22, 10:3011:15 a.m.

Where: Northeast/Spruill Oaks Branch Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek More info: afpls.org

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

What: Dogs and cats looking for their forever home will be up for adoption by the Crabapple Knoll Vet Clinic. People are free to come by and play with them for a while.

When: Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: 12604 Crabapple Road, Alpharetta More info: view available pets at adoptapet.com, petfinder.com

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. NW, Atlanta More info: 404-613-4958

SPCA ADOPT-A-CAT MONTH

What: In celebration of Adopt-A-Cat month, the Georgia SPCA is discounting adoption fees for kittens, to $75, and cats, $50 for adults up to four years old and $25 for adults older than four.

When: Month of June Where: 1175 Highway 23 Suite 109, Suwanee More info: GeorgiaSPCA.org

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S TORUK

What: Inspired by James Cameron’s “Avatar,” Cirque du Soliel’s live performance of “Toruk – The First Flight” envisions a world beyond imagination, thousands of years before the events of the film.

When: June 15-19, times vary Where: Infinite Energy Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth Cost: $35-$128 More info: infiniteenergycenter.com

ZERO PROSTATE CANCER RUN/WALK

What: ZERO invites the Atlanta community to come together and help fund the end of prostate cancer through a 5K run/walk. This year’s event additionally will honor the former executive director Joe Blumberg, who lost his battle to prostate cancer December 2015.

When: Saturday, June 18, 8 a.m.

Where: Home Depot/Costco Parking Lot, 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Sandy Springs More info and registration: 4dad.org

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GET OUTSIDE GEORGIA:

On those really hot days…

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Get Outside Georgia, Chattahoochee Media Group

It’s a reality of summer. Sometimes we have days when it’s just too hot to get outside.

That was the case earlier this week, you’ll recall, when the temperature was in the high 90s and the humidity was about

the same.

On days like that, I stay inside in air-conditioned comfort. But I’m still planning my next adventure…using a map!

I admit it - I’m a map junkie.

Whether it’s a hand-drawn sketch on an old paper napkin or a detailed printed map showing every detail of a trail, there’s just something about maps and exploring the world via a piece of paper. Studying a map can reveal new places to explore, new sights to see and new ways to get to them. It can be an adventure all by itself.

Back in the old days, in what my kids refer to as “the previous millennium,” maps were exclusively paper.

Printed U.S. Geologic Survey topo maps, which we called “quads,” short for “quadrangles,” were the ultimate.

Each of these 1:24,000 scale maps covered an area measuring 7.5 minutes of latitude wide by 7.5 minutes of longitude deep. Their extreme detail and invaluable topographic data were more than enough to lure me in, and if I wasn’t careful I could spend hours upon hours poring over them and imagining the real-world wonders they hinted at. I’ve still got some paper quad maps that I used in the ‘80s and ‘90s, complete with pencil notations and numerous coffee stains. They’re priceless resources loaded with hiking, fishing and other info that I still use today.

It’s still possible to purchase printed maps, and sometimes I do.

These days, however, there’s an easier way – and, you guessed it, all it takes is a computer. In fact, if you search “topo maps,” you’ll find a number of online map sources.

My favorite online topo map source is store.usgs.gov, where you can download PDF files of individual topo maps for free. There is a lot of functionality and power in this site and in the maps it provides, but here’s the short version of how to use it: First, go to “Map Locator and Downloader,” where an index map gives you access to the entire United States and a lot more. For example,

yesterday I downloaded the Tray Mountain quadrangle, which I’ll use later this afternoon to look for waterfalls – and just now I downloaded maps of the island of Palau, in the western Pacific, which I’ll be visiting later this year.

How do you specify the map you want? From the main screen, the “Navigate” function lets you move around and zoom in on any area of interest, while the “Mark Points” function lets you drop a pin to mark a spot. Once you’ve dropped a pin, simply click on the pin to see a list of maps that cover that area.

And now the great news: This site allows you to download those topo maps for free. Under the download column, simply select the name of the map. It will appear in your download cart. Click “Download,” and the file will be transferred to your computer.

Just be aware that these are fairly large files, often 40 MB or more.

Once the download is complete, you can open the file and explore the map to your heart’s content. Use the map to locate hiking destinations, out-of-the-way fishing spots, hidden waterfalls and more. You’ll find that a topo map is the perfect tool for planning your next great outdoor adventure – the one set for next week, when it’s just a little cooler!

Topo maps are an outdoor adventurer’s best friend. You can learn how to interpret them in Steve Hudson’s book “Bluelining 101,” which focuses on the art of finding and fishing streams which appear only as blue lines on topo maps. It’s available from local outdoor shops, on Amazon, and online from chattahoocheemedia.com.

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“We plan to offer a full network of Jewish life – including Jewish education for all ages, congregational prayer, social services and support for life cycle events,” said Rabbi Levi Mentz. “Jews moving to these flourishing North Georgia neighborhoods can rest assured that they will have access to a vibrant Jewish community beyond the Atlanta city limits.”

Mentz, with his wife, Chaya, will be heading Chabad of Forsyth, which serves Forsyth, Lumpkin and Hall Counties.

Programming gets underway June 12 with a “meet and greet” in honor of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which marks the wheat harvest in Israel and the anniversary of the Jewish people receiving the Torah. To celebrate the occasion, Chabad of Forsyth will host a Build a Torah workshop for children and a Ten Commandments service for adults followed by a reception with dairy snacks.

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North Fulton Thrive meets for second time Participants aim to solve youth problems

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Community leaders and stakeholders met once again Wednesday, June 8 for the North Fulton Thrive project to discuss ways to improve the well-being of children in the county.

Through a series of meetings sponsored by the United Way of Greater Atlanta, the project’s goal is to find solutions for the major problems facing the youth of north Fulton County.

These issues range from the familial to economic. Instead of focusing on just one issue, however, Thrive aims to create a more coherent picture of their struggles.

“We as people don’t live in vacuums,” said Demetrius Jordan, senior director of regional development at United Way of Greater Atlanta and creator of the project.

Each category or challenge affects the other, he said.

The issues don’t stand alone, but rather exist in an intricate web full of

overlaps. By understanding how they are interconnected, the community can better work together to help the children reach their full potential.

In Thrive’s first meeting May 27, the group analyzed the most recent data from a variety of sources. They focused on graduation rates, financial stability, health insurance and unemployment rates to measure the needs of Fulton’s children, their families and community.

Their findings give north Fulton an overall child well-being score of 81.4 out of 100. The Greater Atlanta region, in comparison, received a score of 58.9.

“The current overall child well-being score for north Fulton is good,” said Regional Director DePriest Waddy. “But we can do even better.”

Thrive grouped the data into six major problems facing the youth of Fulton County: • Unfulfilled basic needs.

• The heroine epidemic.

• Misinformation on the effects of mental and physical trauma.

• Lack of coping skills and accountability.

• A shortage of affordable housing.

• The growth of poverty.

Then the participants were chal-

lenged to dig deep into the core of these problems to find their root causes and then dream big to find solutions for them.

In the discussions, similar themes kept cropping up and overlapping. One of the most common concerns was a need for a stronger and more involved greater community to be part of the solution.

In their next and final meeting in June, North Fulton Thrive will create a practical plan of action. “[The project] helps us pinpoint exactly where the challenges in the community are. [Then] we can focus our resources, our collective talents, and mobilize to effectively address them,” Jordan said.

Although North Fulton Thrive draws the biggest crowd, similar meetings are taking place all across the Greater Atlanta region. From Fayette County to Cherokee County, each community has different needs and will have different plans to address them, said North Fulton Thrive co-chairwoman Freda Hardage.

“Whatever our communities do, whatever course of action we ultimately take, is going to impact our next-door neighbors,” Hardage said.

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Fulton community leaders met to tackle community problems. They are from left LexisNexis Director of Community Affairs Monica Garrett, Alpharetta YMCA Executive Director Scott Doll and Georgia House Rep. Betty Price.

Even the counties outside of the region could potentially feel the effects of Thrive.

Jordan plans to compile all of the committee projects’ results after the third meeting and share them in September.

Thrive’s ultimate goal is to develop a course of community action improve the lives of all children.

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Brenda Basey (second from right), chairperson of the Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club presents a check in the amount of $3,655 to Laurie Cole (second from left), community development officer for Children’s Healthcare.

Optimists Club donates to Children’s Healthcare CUMMING, Ga. — The Sawnee-Cumming Optimist Club recently donated $3,655 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Forsyth County. The donation was made possible by the proceeds of the club’s 2016 charity golf tournament held at Hampton Golf Club. Proceeds from the tournament also benefit the club’s community programs for children.

The check was presented to Laurie Cole, community outreach officer at

Children’s Healthcare.

Brenda Basey, golf tournament committee chairperson, added, “We are honored to partner with such a great organization as Children’s Healthcare.

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Library’s summer program encourages reading and health FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – On your mark, get set‌READ! Children, teens, and adults all participate in Summer Reading Fun, the Forsyth County Public Library’s annual summer reading program.

Registration for the program opened on the last day of school and over 4,000 patrons have signed up and set a summer reading goal, according to Program Manager Laura Bradley. “This year’s Summer Reading Fun theme is focused on health and sports,� said Bradley. “In addition to traditional summer programs like puppet shows, animal visits, and music and magic performers, we’ll be offering programs that educate patrons of all ages about health and wellness.�

The library’s popular STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) programs have adapted to include sporting events and sports science.

This week at the Cumming Library, young patrons studied the physics of drag racing and then constructed their own racecars and tested them on a

ramp to see which designs and materials made the fastest cars.

Later in June, STEAM programs at the Post Road Library explore the effects of motion and force in athletic activities.

Also they will hold a program that focuses on the study of human and animal digestive systems. Students in third through fifth grade can participate.

Patrons can register for Summer Reading Fun online or in-person at any Forsyth County branch through July 31. Participants have until August 6 to record books toward their summer reading goal.

The library and its Summer Reading sponsor, FCPL Friends and Advocates, will reward children and teens who set and reach a summer reading goal with a free paperback book.

For information about summer events, check the library’s online event calendar at forsythpl.org to view programs. Printed Summer Program Guides are available at each branch.

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Council honors Miss Georgia Contestant and Garden Club FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Proclamations were presented to Emily Ponder, a graduate of Forsyth Central High School, and to the Cumming Garden Club during the May City Council Meeting.

Ponder was named the 2015 Miss Cumming Fair and will go on to represent the city in the Miss Georgia Scholarship Competition. Mayor H. Ford Gravitt declared June 18 as Emily Ponder Day, the same day that Ponder competes in the final rounds of the Miss Georgia contest at the Bill Heard Theatre in Columbus.

Ponder, a rising freshman at Kennesaw State University, has also worked as an ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. She models for several local boutiques, danced in three nationally-televised sporting events, starred in a commercial and is a member of the Technical Honors Society.

Mayor Gravitt also presented a proclamation to members of the Cumming Garden Club recognizing June 5-11 as National Garden Week. The goal was to focus attention on the role Cumming Garden Club members play in educating the public about the joy of gardening.

In addition to participation in National Garden Week, members of the club also work to beautify the city of Cumming and Forsyth County through various projects.

These include award-winning flower shows, exhibits and classes at the Cumming Public Library, garden therapy for residents of various assisted living facilities and upkeep of several community gardens. The gardens include the Charles F. Welch Memorial Garden and Girl Scout Garden at Poole›s Mill Park, Foundation Garden at Chestatee Community Building and the Forsyth County Head Start courtyard garden.

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North Fulton/Forsyth Best of the Year: Coaches Highlighting the best local coaches from the 2015-16 season

David May (West Forsyth girls basketball head coach) In his fourth year as head coach for the Lady Wolverines, West compiled a 25-7 record this season and won West’s first basketball region championship.

May and the Lady Wolverines also won their first-ever playoff game on their way to the final four of the state playoffs.

By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga- A talented team without a talented coach is destined for mediocrity. In the hotbed of athletic talent in North Fulton and Forsyth County, quality coaches are still needed to harness, develop and ensure execution of athletic talent.

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Matt Kemper (Johns Creek football head coach) Though Kemper’s Gladiators did not have a winning season, it seemed a winning season to Johns Creek fans.

Entering the 2015-16 campaign, the Gladiators had won just a single game in the prior two seasons.

In Kemper’s first season, Johns Creek compiled a 4-6 record, and before injuries plagued them, the Gladiators were in the playoff hunt at the midseason mark.

Josh Sagel (Lambert boys lacrosse head coach) It doesn’t get any better than a perfect season, and Josh Sagel’s Longhorns did just that this season. The Longhorns compiled a perfect 21-0 season and captured the Class 6A state championship for boys lacrosse, their third in school history.

Paul Stevens (Blessed Trinity volleyball head coach) In his 12th season as head coach

for the Titans volleyball team, Stevens led BT to itsr fifth state championship.

Under the direction of Stevens, BT has made eight appearances in the state championship match. Stevens’ 530 wins is eighth all-time in career wins in the state of Georgia.

Chris Yarbrough (Northview girls basketball head coach) Yarbrough led a huge turnaround for the Lady Titans this season. In the 2014-15 season, Northview went 8-19.

This season, the Lady Titans compiled a 16-13 record and made their first appearance in the region championship game in seven years and earned a state playoff berth.

Tim Rice (Fellowship Christian girls soccer head coach) In his second season with FCS, Rice led the Lady Paladins to a state championship, the school’s first-ever state championship in a team sport. The FCS girls’ team compiled an 18-1 record this season and outscored opponents 107-13.

Aisha Kennedy (St. Francis girls basketball head coach) Kennedy and her Lady Knights compiled a 31-2 record and captured their second consecutive state championship this season.

In Kennedy’s four seasons at the helm of the Lady Knights, she has compiled a 108-17 record and has won four region titles and three state championships.

John Ford (Roswell football head

The 2015 season saw Davis’ War Eagles go 22-5 and capture the region championship in the highly competitive Region 6-AAAAAA. In the state playoffs, the War Eagles made it to the final four. coach) Third-year head coach John Ford led the Hornets to a near-perfect season this year, compiling a 14-1 record and dominating nearly every opponent his team faced. The Hornets won their first region championship since 2010 and made their first state championship appearance since 2006.

Ronnie Davis (South Forsyth softball head coach) The 2015 season saw Davis’ War Eagles go 22-5 and capture the region championship in the highly competitive Region 6-AAAAAA. In the state playoffs, the War Eagles made it to the final four.

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the girls of Forsyth County are some of the best in the state.

In the Georgia Director’s Cup, a ranking of the best athletic programs in the state, Lambert, South and West Forsyth’s girls’ programs all finished in the top-six in the state for Class 6A. Gwinnett County was the only other country in the state to place three schools in the top-10 in the Director’s Cup. Lambert, ranked third in the Director’s Cup, won state titles in competition cheerleading, swimming and golf and the school’s gymnastics team placed third in state.

Fourth-ranked South was state runner up in volleyball, competition cheerleading and cross country.

West Forsyth, which ranked 28th in the Director’s Cup a year ago, placed sixth this season after a breakout year for its girls’ athletics.

West finished as state runner up in girls soccer, and West’s Sienna Schreiber won two individual state titles in gymnastics in the beam and vault.

West’s basketball team also won its first region title, first playoff game and made it to the final four of the state playoffs.

Brett Phipps, West’s athletic director, said he isn’t sure what has led to the success of girls’ programs in the county, but he knows that that success surpasses the boys’ programs.

“If you look around the county, between North, South, and Lambert, Lambert is the only school that has had a lot of success with the boys’ teams,” said Phipps. “[West has] six state runner-up trophies, and five are from our girls’ programs. We’ve just been fortunate in our girls’ programs.”

Phipps believes the breakout season for West’s girls’ athletics can be attributed to work ethic.

“I think it just comes down to the hard work of our kids and coaches,” said Phipps. “I know that sounds cliché, but the truth is, we have a lot of young kids and the coaches put in time in the summer and in the offseason and weight room, and the kids bought into it and worked harder still. I really feel we have a lot of talent and they are hardworking kids.”

He also believes that the growth of the county will add to the already talent-filled girls’ programs of local schools.

“With all the building, all the con-

With all the building, all the construction, all the housing, and with all the people that are coming, you know there has to be some great athletes in there.”

BRETT PHIPPS West’s athletic director struction, all the housing, and with all the people that are coming, you know there has to be some great athletes in there.”

In Class 5A, Forsyth Central was ranked 13th in the state. The Forsyth Central gymnastics team finished second in the state for the 2015-16 season.

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A second speaker at the event was Jen Yun with the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. In 2014, Yun said, Metro Atlanta exported about $26.56 billion in goods and services. But the exports only make up 9 percent of the regional economy.

“It’s great, and we can do a lot better,” Yun said.

She said she often hears about companies doing well in places like Silicon Valley because their products are attached to the city’s reputation.

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One local winner was Radar Sign, started by a group of locals in Alpharetta in 2004. The business makes the digital signs on roadways telling motorists their speed.

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Growlers Coming Soon to the Cherry Street Taproom!

Your Local Award-Winning

Brewery & Taproom 770.205.5512 • cherrystreettaproom.com

5810 Bond Street • Cumming (at corner of Post Rd. and Majors Rd. in Vickery Village)

Try our beer flights!

Book the Tap Room for your private event

Weekly Events Tues. 4pm-11pm Adult Trivia Wed. 4-pm-11pm Movie Night Thurs. 4pm-12pm Industry Night Fri. 12pm-12am Meet, Greet, Mingle Sat. 1pm-4pm Brewery Tours 7pm-11pm Live Music Sun. 1pm-4pm Brunch Cocktails, and Beer Flight Specials

Serving Breakfast

Mon-Fri 7am-11am • Sat & Sun 8am-11am Biscuits, Omelettes, French Toast, Egg Platters & Bowls, Steak & Eggs, Kids’ breakfast Menu

Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner To-Go • Catering

Rotisserie Chicken • Chicken Fingers • Wings • Chicken Lips • BBQ Ribs • Pulled Pork • Veggies & More.

Let Us Cater Your Graduation Party!

25 Cherry Street beers on tap

Coming Bands Saturdays 7pm-11pm June 18 Across the Wide June 25 Phill & Phriends July 2 Past Tells July 9 Across the Wide

Come Try Our Barrel Aged Beers • Nitro Beers • Beer Cocktails Craft Cocktails and Full Bar!

New Hours and Brewery Tours!

Tues & Wed 4pm-11pm • Thurs & Fri 4pm-12am Sat 12pm-12am • Sun 12:30pm-8pm Brewery Tours Every Saturday On The Hour From 1-4pm.

Meet In The Taproom.

Cherry Street Beer Fest & Cornhole Tournament July 23 12pm-10pm at Vickery Village

5810 Bond Street • Cumming (at corner of Post Rd. and Majors Rd. in Vickery Village) 770.205.5512 • ricktannerschicken.com