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Roswell elects new judge

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The city of Roswell created their own music video of Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy,” putting their own spin on it – Roswell’s parks make residents happy!

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Mya Wilkes, 3, and Joshua Wilkes, 4, show off the new backpacks they won as part of a raffle. They will take these new bags to school.

A day in the park with Groveway Community group holds annual party

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – The Groveway Community Group held its annual “Day in the Park” July

26, drawing Roswellians in with a fish fry and fun and games.

The annual event, held at Roswell’s Waller Park, is an important fundraiser for the Groveway Community Group, said President Gail Bohannon.

“Our job is to help people,” Bohannon said.

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Parks make Roswell ‘Happy’ City makes music video

By JADE RODGERS jade@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Many are familiar with the Pharrell Williams song “Happy,” but few would guess that such a chipper song would serve as a perfect marketing tool. As of late, the trendy tune has ap-

peared in multiple marketing campaigns as well as YouTube videos, including a lively remake by none other than the Atlanta Police Department. The Child Development Association (CDA) possesses its own rendition of the hip song in a slide show on its website.

Happy-ness is spreading everywhere, it seems, including cheerful Roswell, where the

See HAPPY, Page 15

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MILTON, Ga. – Several people were observed via hidden camera taking a $2,500 wood splitter from an abandoned property July 13.

A neighbor told police he saw a gate broken down on an abandoned property on Mountain Road.

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Can I smoke it first?

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A suspected shoplifter allegedly asked police if he could smoke his marijuana cigarette before being arrested July 14.

According to police, several stores in North Point Mall said they were tracking a suspected shoplifter. He had walked to the area near the Chick-fil-A and MARTA bus stop where he was stopped by security.

The suspect, Darrien Dangelo White, 29, of Conley, Georgia, was positively identified as the person who stole a pair of Kate Spade handbags, valued at nearly $200 each.

The purses were found on him.

Also found on him was a metal cigar holder containing a marijuana cigarette. White allegedly admitted the pot cigarette was his and asked police if he could smoke it before he was taken to jail.

White also had an outstanding warrant for shoplifting out of Athens/Clarke County.

He was arrested for shoplifting, possession of marijuana and an outstanding warrant.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – An alleged shoplifter was arrested July 13

Feeling this was suspicious, the neighbor installed a hunting trail camera on a nearby tree. A few days later, July 12, the camera picked up two people – a man in camouflage gear and a woman in jeans and a T-shirt – enter the property then leave.

in possession of over $1,000 in cash and $140 in winning lottery tickets.

Employees of a clothing store in North Point Mall told police they saw Maria Del Carmen Fues Cantera, 36, of Old Holcomb Bridge Way, Roswell, enter the store, select two shirts and then go into the fitting room.

When she left the fitting room, she allegedly had one shirt in view and the other hidden in her purse.

She then left the store with the hidden shirt and proceeded to another clothing store where she allegedly did the same thing. Cantera was arrested for shoplifting. A search of her purse turned up $1,300 in cash and $140 in winning lottery tickets.

You can’t eat evidence ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A man suspected of possessing marijuana was arrested July 16 after he allegedly ate the evidence. Police report pulling over a vehicle on Westside Parkway after seeing it had a dark window tint on its front windshield, in violation of the law.

Inside were three men and the small of marijuana, the officer reports. One man, Carlos Rodriguez, 21, of Park Ridge Lane, Roswell, was chewing something and mumbling.

When asked to open his mouth, he allegedly swallowed and showed the officer what appeared to be marijuana on his lips and teeth.

Another man, Wilkins Pinchinat, 21, of Old Holcomb

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The next day, the camo man returned with another man carrying an air compressor at 3:55 a.m.

Ten minutes later, the men were seen carting a wheel-mounted wood splitter out of the property. The splitter had flat tires, necessitating the air compressor.

Bridge Way, Roswell, was found to have a gram of pot hidden in his sock. And a third man was found holding a bag containing a glass pipe and a grinder, each containing marijuana residue.

All three men were arrested for possession of marijuana.

Rodriguez was also charged with tampering with evidence.

DUI dad had child in car ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A man was arrested July 13 for allegedly driving drunk while his family was in the car.

According to police, a female victim in a domestic dispute claimed her husband had driven off with their 2-year-old child in the car. Police found the vehicle and spoke to the driver, George Dewees, 27. He allegedly appeared “obviously intoxicated.”

A check of his background turned up a warrant out of Gwinnett County for contempt of court for a traffic offense and his driver’s license was suspended. Dewees failed sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI, child endangerment and driving with a suspended license.

$18K stolen from gas station CUMMING, Ga. — Someone ransacked a gas station, damaged electronic poker machines and pried open an ATM, according to a Cumming Police incident report.

At about 6 a.m. July 1, two employees of Al’s Quick Stop,

1080 Dahlonega St., told police the store was a mess when they arrived at work.

Police investigators found the ATM machine pried open and parts of the machine scattered on the floor.

Police saw a hole in the wall likely made by a hammer and the back door of the store open. They also found the cameras tilted up, the power box cover on the ground and the security system’s battery removed.

The burglars trashed the office and threw papers on the floor. When the owner arrived, he said the ATM had about $3,000 to $5,000 inside, and the two damaged poker machines each had about $500 in them. The burglars caused about $1,000 in damage to those machines and stole the safe, which had another $12,000 inside.

Vandals damage headstones CUMMING, Ga. — A vandal pulled up several headstones and foot stones at a cemetery, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

A man overseeing James Cemetery, 1575 Union Hill Road, said he saw many damaged or pulled up stones when he arrived about 4 p.m. on July 15. He said about 50 feet from the entrance of the cemetery, there was a pile of ash littered with Coke cans, which he assumed to be from a bonfire.

The man said he found a piece of mail by the bonfire addressed to a man in Alpharetta.

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Alpharetta City Council Recap

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The corner of Mayfield Road and Canton Street in Alpharetta will soon get a lot busier, as 19 new homes are planned to go in on the 2.3 acres.

Sitting on a wooded site with a creek running along one side, a home dating to the early 1900s will be saved from demolition and incorporated into the construction, with the new townhomes being built around it.

The new homes and the plan take into account architectural elements from the home to create a single theme.

Renowned Roswell-based planner Lew Oliver gave input on

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VOTE KEY: Y = yes; N = no; A = abstain; R = recused; * = absent the plan. He was integral to such preservation efforts as Milton’s Crabapple district and Roswell’s historic districts.

Robert Forrest, the developer of Stonewalk Mayfield Corners, as the development is called, said the proposal was agreed to by staff and neighbors.

“A lot of what you see here is feedback from staff and the public,” Forrest said. “It’s been a fun process to get something that looks really, really good. I think it will be a beautiful entrance into the downtown area of the city.”

Key to this was preservation of the historic home on the

site.

Beyond that, a small park will be on the corner along with 8-foot-wide brick sidewalks along both sides of the site. This will form the northern edge of the city’s historic district.

See COUNCIL, Page 14

Roswell’s Garrard Park gets expansion County, city team up ROSWELL, Ga. – In an example of governments working together for the common good, Fulton County and the city of Roswell are entering into an intergovernmental agreement to allow 3 acres of land owned by Fulton County to be used as part of Roswell’s Garrard Park. The agreement allows the city to expand the footprint of Garrard Park at no additional cost to taxpayers.

The 3.4126 acres are part of the Johns Creek Environmental Campus property and abut the Chattahoochee River and Garrard Landing.

The 10-year intergovernmental agree-

ment establishes the terms of use for the property, which call for the city of Roswell to maintain, repair, develop and patrol the property.

The city will use the land for passive recreational uses during normal park hours.

The county and the city agree to coordinate for any improvements for the park, which will be paid for by the city.

“This agreement is a wonderful example of the collaborative efforts between Fulton County and the city of Roswell for the good of our community,” said Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann.

“As a result, our citizens will now have access to additional green space, cross country trails and community gathering areas.”

Roswell City Councilwoman Betty Price helped realize this goal through the Recreation and Parks Department.

“We are delighted with this mutual agreement between the city of Roswell and Fulton County and we look forward to the official dedication of the expansion at Garrard Park,” she said. “Garrard is now the largest river park within Roswell’s award-winning park system and offers a variety of river activities – fishing, canoeing, rafting and kayaking, as well as trails, playground and picnic pavilions. We are pleased to have greater opportunities to explore and enjoy the Chattahoochee River and Garrard Park.”

Garrard Park is located at 8000 Holcomb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, Ga. 30022.

—Jonathan Copsey

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Old soldiers return to Alpharetta 62 years of honoring veterans

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For the 62nd year, Alpharetta will shut down Ga. 9 in downtown for the annual Old Soldiers Day Parade.

The Old Soldiers Day Parade began as a tribute to veterans of the War Between the States, but was discontinued in 1924 when any surviving Civil War veterans were too frail.

Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, a small group of men who comprised the newly chartered American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta re-dedicated Old Soldiers Day in Alpharetta. They also started up the parade through downtown Alpharetta made up of World War II veterans.

These few men and their Women’s Legion Auxiliary revived this memorable tradition alive and this parade has become an annual celebration of all veterans of all wars.

“Veterans are believers in upholding tradition,” said Marty Farrell, immediate past

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If you go What: Old Soldiers Day Parade When: 10 a.m. Aug. 2 Where: Alpharetta City Hall, 2 South Main St., Alpharetta

If you go What: 36th annual Old Soldiers Day Race When: 7 a.m. Aug. 2 Where: Wills Park More Info: For more information, call 678-2976160 or email athleticprograms@alpharetta.ga.us. commander of the American Legion Post 201. “People love a parade and this is something we like doing. It gives the people of Alpharetta and the surrounding communities an opportunity to really come out and support the veteran community.”

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Members of the Old Soldiers Day Committee surround The Alpharetta Varsity Catering Director Stephanie McCranie. The Varsity will have more than 2,000 hotdogs and Cokes on hand for afterparade celebration at Post 201.

The parade will start just north of City Hall, at the intersection of Main Street (Ga. 9) and Milton Avenue, and proceed south to Old Milton Parkway turning right onto Wills Road. It will end at the American Legion Post 201 The celebration doesn’t end, however. Parade visitors are invited to Post 201for a free hotdog cook-out courtesy of the Alpharetta Varsity restaurant. People can stroll down 201’s Walk of Memories park honoring veterans and displaying monument from the Army, Navy and Air Force.

The keynote speaker this year is Don Giles, a retired

U.S. Navy captain from Marietta. He was an aviator who flew 6,000 hours in anti-submarine aircraft doing intelligence missions during the Cold War. He was stationed in Argentina, Bermuda, Italy, Alaska and Japan. He retired in 1994.

Along with the program and parade, this celebration will also feature floats, bands, entertainment, children’s activities and prizes.

The theme for this year’s parade is “Teach our children God, Flag, Honor, Country,” one that Farrell said was important not just to veterans but the whole community.

“I can’t think of anything

more important than to carry on these traditions,” Farrell said. “In a lot of ways, we have gotten away from our religious beliefs and our patriotism.

Those are important foundations on which this country was built. We need to do our part to foster and perpetuate those ideals.”

Several streets will be shut for the parade, with traffic to be routed around downtown from about 7 a.m. to just after noon. Expect significant delays between detours and parade traffic. The program for the parade will begin at 10 a.m., and the procession will start at 10:30 a.m.

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Roswell begins construction of water intake on Oxbo Road ROSWELL, Ga. —The City of Roswell Water Utility has begun construction of its water intake at Big Creek for the city’s new water plant. Drivers should expect intermittent traffic delays from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. along Oxbo Road due partial road closures during construction.

Construction of the water intake began July 16 and is expected to take approximately four months, with completion slated for November 2014. The water intake at Big Creek is where water will be withdrawn to be treated at the city’s new water

treatment plant.

Roswell is replacing its 80-year-old water treatment plant with a new stateof-the-art facility. After nearly 80 years of service, Roswell’s old water plant can no longer efficiently and costeffectively produce water for the City’s customers. Roswell’s Water Treatment plant services approximately 5,600 residences mostly within the historic district area. The City anticipates the new water treatment plant will be operational by the end of October 2015.

—Jonathan Copsey

Alpharetta Honoring All Veterans of All Wars 62nd Annual Old Soldiers Day Parade Saturday, August 2nd 7:00 am

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Byrd takes oath as Alpharetta American Legion commander ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Robert Byrd, of Marietta, has been installed as the new commander of Alpharetta’s American Legion Post at 201 Wills Road.

Byrd, a U.S. Army veteran with seven years of service, was elected in May to serve a one-year term beginning July 15.

The post was chartered in Alpharetta by World War II veterans in 1947. The American Legion, with over 2.5 million members, advocates for veterans and active duty military, promotes a strong national defense and patriotism and works on behalf of children and youth.

—Shannon Weaver

10:30 am Parade

Starts at City Hall, 2 South Main St. and ends at American Legion Post 201.

Parade finishes at American Legion Post 201 with FREE Varsity Hot Dogs, Sodas, entertainment & children’s activities!

DOWNTOWN ALPHARETTA ROAD CLOSURE PLAN approx. 7:45 am – 12:15 pm

OLD MILTON PARKWAY: Closed from SR 9 to Wills Rd at 6:45 am for the road race and will remain closed until the end of the parade.

SR 9: Closed from Old Milton Parkway to Academy Street at approximately 8:30am MILTON AVE & OLD CANTON ST / OLD ROSWELL STREET: Closed from SR 9 to Roswell/Canton St at Approximately 8:00 am ROSWELL STREET: Closed from Old Milton Parkway to Milton Ave at 7:00am for road race and parade line-up CANTON STREET: Detoured at Church Street at approximately 8:00am for parade line-up WILLS ROAD: Open to South bound Traffic only from Milton Ave to Old Milton Parkway MILTON AVE: Open from just West of Roswell Street / Canton Street to Wills Road

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Fred Swyters, left, is presented his Legionnaire of the Year award from immediate past Commander Marty Farrell of American Legion Post 201.

Swyters named Legionnaire of Year ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Sandy Springs veteran was chosen as the Alpharetta American Legion Post 201’s “Legionnaire of the Year” during the post’s annual installation ceremonies July 15.

Chicago native Fred Swyters, a 33year Georgia resident, was selected by outgoing Commander Marty Farrell, who described Swyters as a key member of the Post 201 leadership team.

“Fred’s work as finance chairman, club room manager and the point man on the recent extensive Home Depotsponsored makeover of the Wills Road facility singled him out for this special

recognition,” said Farrell.

Swyters served nine years in the U.S. Air Force and has been a member of American Legion Post 201 for six years.

The Legionnaire of the Year is chosen from among the 825 wartime veterans who are members. It is the highest honor at the post level, bestowed on a member who is singled out for exceptional service to the organization, veterans and the Alpharetta community. A member can be honored with the award only once.

—Jonathan Copsey

Peter Frampton, Doobie Bros. play Verizon ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Rock legend Peter Frampton performed July 17 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park to an eager crowd.

One of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history, Frampton has kept quite busy over the past year in addition to touring.

He was recently inducted in the Musicians Hall of Fame, performed onstage at the Grammy’s with Ringo Starr.

He also played an integral part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the Beatles’ arrival in the U.S. by performing on CBS’ “The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles.”

Frampton also produced Humble Pie’s “Rockin’ the Fillmore” deluxe compilation with original member Jerry Shirley.

Frampton appeared at Verizon alongside four-time Grammy winners, The Doobie Brothers.

The Doobie Brothers’ distinctive sound fueled sales of 30 million records with 10 platinum records and

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For more about Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre and upcoming acts, including James Taylor Aug. 5, visit www.vzwamp.com.

—Jonathan Copsey

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National Night Out brings out families, law enforcement

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profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of various crime prevention programs, like National Night Out. “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” National Night Out began in 1984 to promote involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.

During that first year, 23 states and 400 communities took part. Now the event involves 16,124 communities from all 50 states.

For more information, visit www.nationalnightout.org.

NORTH FULTON, Ga. - Police cars, fire trucks and K-9s, oh my! It must be the 31st annual National Night Out (NNO).

Local public safety departments will be holding events from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in various locations.

The events will include food, K-9 demonstrations and public safety vehicles and equipment for people to explore.

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Events: What: Alpharetta and Milton Public Safety Department When: Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Wills Park Equestrian Center, 11925 Wills Road More Info: Food, temporary tattoo booth, SWAT demo involving simulated gunfire, displays of fire engines, police cars, SWAT vehicle and air and light truck and K-9 demonstrations.

What: Roswell Police Department When: Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. More Info: A rock-climbing wall, a variety of games, giveaways, prizes and food/drinks, vehicles and equipment, police K-9 demonstrations.

Alpharetta SWAT officers meet with participants during National Night Out in 2013.

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What: Roswell Police Department When: Aug. 5 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: Target, 1525 Market Place Boulevard and 2625 Peachtree Parkway More Info: Vehicles and equipment, police K-9 demonstrations, vendors, fire department vehicles.

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Alpharetta Fire Department demonstrated what they do during an emergency at the 2013 National Night Out event.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. wanted to know what – If you ever looked like with every Atlanta’s roads resident driving on them, Tuesday, Jan. 28 should give a glimpse. Schools, businesses and governments all shut same time, turning down about the workers out onto the streets at the same time.

Variously called “Snowmage ddon,” “Snowpocalypse,” or “SnOMG,” local governments were quickly overwhelme by the sheer volume d of motorists on the road and the worsening conditions throughout the day.

A would normally take commute that 20 minutes turned into a 10-, 14- or 20-hour drive.

Alpharetta had 50 Department employeesPublic Works begin salting the roads as the snow began on Tuesday, said Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz.

Over the course of Tuesday and the following day, Sewczwicz said hundreds of tons of sand and salt were put down by workers working 12-hour shifts.

Unfortunately, as traffic grew, so did Above, in Milton, the problems.

Hopewell was like so many others Road “We had all our trucks – clogged with traffic and abandoned ready to go,” he said. “Our problem vehicles. is we couldn’t get anywhere once we treated it once.”

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Youth collects 100K books Seeks to give to soldiers

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – As any parent will tell you, it’s difficult to get teens active in their community, let alone to do it voluntarily.

But one 13-year-old has jumped at the chance to help others.

Remington Youngblood, of Forsyth County, has started his own nonprofit group to help not only his community, but greater Georgia.

Called “Change 4 Georgia” (C4G), he started out supplying goods for soldiers overseas and his endeavors have grown ever since. It started when Remington was 10 years old.

“I was looking for volunteer opportunities,” he said.

He called several places in the area, but each one turned him down, largely due to his young age. Undeterred, Remington chose to start his own nonprofit.

“For all the troops are doing for us – not seeing their

families, and missing holidays and important dates – they are missing out because of their duty,” Remington said. “I had to do something.”

He started collecting food, supplies and books overseas to troops, getting the community to pitch in as well.

It has proven successful. To date, C4G has raised over $1 million for the troops in cash and in-kind donations.

As part of this program, Remington wanted to gift books. He contacted Better World Books, an Indiana-based book donation company that collects books from book donation bins around the country.

The company agreed to donate his books – 100,000 of them.

There was only one snag – how do you ship 100,000 books from Indiana to Georgia?

Well, by truck. But that costs a lot of money.

A shipping company agreed to waive half the $4,000 cost, but Remington still needed to raise the rest.

That’s where Carl Black Roswell, a GMC dealership, stepped up. The dealership agreed to pick up the rest of

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Remington Youngblood, 13 (center) has gathered 100,000 books to be donated to children in the state. Roswell’s Carl Black GMC dealership made a generous donation to help get the books to Georgia. From left are, Roswell City Councilwoman Betty Price, Roswell Judge Brian Hansford, Youngblood, Tod Smiley Baker of GMC, and Roger Wise, Jr. the tab.

“It’s impressive what a bunch of children can do when they get together,” said Tod Smiley Baker, general manager of Carl Black Roswell. “I thought, ‘whatever they need, let’s take care of it.’ What they are doing is amazing.”

Roswell Councilwoman Betty Price agreed.

“He’s a remarkable young

man to show the drive and wisdom to support this kind of effort,” Price said. “This sort of thing is important to the country.”

With the question of the books taken care of, Remington still has one problem left to solve – he needs a 2,000-square-foot warehouse to house the books for several months until they are deliv-

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Maybe someone else in the community will have the same reaction Baker did; how can I help?

If readers have new or gently used books, warehouse space or monetary donations to C4G, email Change4Georgia@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.change4georgia.org.

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NFCC seeks help for back-to-school needs Supplies, backpacks, volunteers needed for kids

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Each year, the volunteers at North Fulton Community Charities hold a back to school event for needy families in North Fulton. They promote health and wellness as well as getting the children ready to head back into classrooms.

But this year, the people at NFCC need help.

“What we are seeing this year is that our in-kind donations of school supplies and backpacks are down from last year,” said Eden Purdy, director of programs at NFCC. “Last year, we were overflowing. This year, everything is down.”

That includes volunteers, supplies and money to hold the back to school event.

NFCC’s Back to School Fair helps prepare children to succeed academically by providing them with the tools they need.

It is also a day for families to explore healthy lifestyle changes and prepare for the school year in a fun and festive environment.

Purdy said this year they have 400 families coming to the fair, with more than 1,300 children in tow. Each child is to be outfitted with a backpack filled with school supplies.

“It’s important these children start school with the supplies all the other children are starting school with,” said Purdy. “We want them to have everything they need to have a good chance to succeed in school.”

At the Back to School Fair, children get to enjoy fun and games while they and their parents can visit booths that promote healthy living and eating.

“There are all sorts of activities that help families focus on health,” Purdy said.

And not just a healthy body – a reading booth helps their minds as well.

All these events are supported by volunteers, Purdy said. In past year, the event has required about 300 people to pull off – distributing the school supplies, setting the fair up and then running it.

Working in two-hour shifts,

If you go What: NFCC’s Back to School Fair When: 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 9 Where: Elkins Pointe Middle School, 11290 Elkins Road, Roswell.

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the volunteers go from 7 a.m. through noon.

NFCC is a leading nonprofit in the area, supplying needy families with food, emergency money and counseling.

They help hundreds of families and thousands of people each year.

However, they depend on volunteers and donations.

For more information or to donate, visit www.nfcchelp.org.

Volunteers can contact Purdy at 678-387-4458 or epurdy@ nfcchelp.org.

North Fulton Community Charities will hold its annual Back to School Fair Aug. 9 at Elkins Pointe Middle School, 11290 Elkins Road, Roswell.

Student organizes blood drive for scholarship Hopes for between 25-50 donors

By KRISTINA BAK kristina@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Maggie Thrailkill, 17, is coordinating a blood drive for a chance at a college scholarship.

The drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at Crabapple First Baptist Church, 12760 Birmingham Highway.

Thrailkill is organizing the drive to work toward a college scholarship.

The scholarship is through the American Red Cross’ “Student Leaders Save Lives Schol-

arship” program. The blood drive coordinators can receive a $2,000 or $1,000 scholarship by hosting a successful event.

Thrailkill found out about the program while searching for scholarships online.

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Where: Crabapple First Baptist Church, 12760 Birmingham Highway plication and be selected as a coordinator. Once selected, the student will work with the American Red Cross to organize a blood drive.

If the coordinator collects 25 pints from 25 donors, they will be eligible for the $1,000 scholarship. If they collect 50 pints from 50 donors they can receive a $2,000 scholarship.

In the U.S., every two seconds someone needs blood.

Each pint donated can save up to three lives.

The program allows students to gain experience for college applications or resumes.

“I really did learn a lot,” Thrailkill said.

Preplanning and teamwork are two of the lessons Thrailkill said she learned while organizing the drive.

Thrailkill is an upcoming senior at Veritas Classical School, a home school program

Local student Maggie Thrailkill will organize a blood drive, Aug. 6 at Crabapple First Baptist Church, 12760 Birmingham Highway.

based in Alpharetta.

She said she plans to attend the University of Georgia or Georgia Southern University to study business and marketing, which she plans to put to good use.

“My ultimate goal upon completing college is to manage a bakery,” said Thrailkill.

Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. You can make an appointment by entering sponsor code maggie at www.redcrossblood.org.

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School board says no to armed staff members in schools

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com ATLANTA – The Fulton School Board was united in their resolve to keep weapons out of school buildings, despite a new state law that gives local boards permission to arm school personnel.

“The community and the public need to understand we will not be arming our administrators, our teachers, our anything else – that is not going to happen,” said board member Linda Bryant who represents South Fulton.

During a July 22 board meeting, the board discussed the implications of House Bill 826 and H.B. 60, which allows local school boards to arm designated, trained personnel to carry a weapon in a school building. The law was signed last spring and went into effect July 1.

Currently, only certified police officers, including school resource officers, are authorized to carry weapons inside a school building or on school property.

Existing state law has always allowed people picking up students, or in transit through school safety zones to keep weapons in their cars with a valid carry permit. That provision did not change with the new laws, explained a school system attorney.

“Essentially this [new law] gives some additional authority that [school boards] did not have in the past,” said attorney Suzanne Wilcox Giles.

The new law is simply enabling legislation that does not impact school

systems without action taken on the part of the school board, she noted.

The new laws also allow entities that screen for weapons, such as most courthouses, to continue to keep firearms out of those facilities. That provision applies to Fulton Schools’ administrative headquarters where board meetings are held, and which require everyone to pass through a metal detector.

“You will not be able to come through the screening with a weapon,” said Bryant. “I don’t care if you have 16 licenses [to carry a weapon]….it does not work that way.”

While the Fulton School Board will not have to change any policies in place as a result of the new law, board members agreed communication to parents, staff and stakeholders is important.

Superintendent Robert Avossa said he has been approached by parents who ask if teachers will now be allowed to have a handgun in the classroom as a result of the new law. They will not.

“From a communication standpoint, we need to communicate to both parents and teachers how the school system will move forward to avoid a lot of confusion,” said Avossa.

Signage will likely be going up in schools noting weapons will not be allowed in any school building or on school property, unless the person is simply picking up a student or has the weapon safely secured in their car while they are visiting the school. In either case, the person would have to have a valid concealed carry permit.

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Bears take field in ‘midnight growl’ Late night practice, team-building

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What: Cambridge Football Midnight Growl When: 10 p.m. July 31 Where: 2845 Bethany Bend, Milton

MILTON, Ga. – For the third year, the Cambridge Bears football team will take part in the “Midnight Growl” at just after midnight Aug. 1.

Cambridge head football coach Craig Bennett said the event has become a tradition for the young school.

“It’s a fun event that our guys want to do,” he said.

Other schools have done something similar, he said. The teams are not allowed in their facilities until Aug. 1, so some teams took the liberty of taking that rule at face value – they showed up at 12:01 a.m. to start practicing.

Bennett and his team tried it the first year of the school.

“The first year, everybody thought we were crazy for doing it,” Bennett said. “It’s tough for us older guys, but the team loves it.”

Beyond the team, he said the school and the community has rallied around this new tradition.

“We will practice until 3 a.m., then shower and then do team building,” he said. “We can’t let them go until 6 a.m. because of curfews, but the parents make them breakfast at 5:30.”

This year, the cheerleading squad and band will take part in the event, and the school is expecting a food truck to stop by.

The entire community is invited.

Bennett said last year – which was largely rained out – saw 3,400 spectators show up.

This year, with the inclusion of more teams, Bennett hopes even more people will be there.

“It will be a big event for us,” he said.

The Cambridge High School “Midnight Growl” will begin late July 31 with the feeder teams taking the field at 10 p.m. The football team begins practice at 12:01 p.m.

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Alpharetta worships American Idol Contest visits Verizon Amphitheatre

By JEMILLE WILLIAMS news@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – It smelled like Tween Spirit Thursday, July 24, at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park but there were plenty of soccer moms, baseball dads and boppin’ teens, with a smattering of cruise ship grandparents thrown into the mix, as well.

It was fairly hilarious, however, to see said youth sporting AARP sunglasses that the tour’s sponsor was handing out. Failing to put Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” on the set list was an opportunity lost.

All kidding aside, I am a huge AARP fan, and was intrigued by their mounting a Boomer Superstar Contest for us kids with the salt-andpepper hair and middle-age spread. I’m definitely going to check this out! For more deets: http://aarpcontest. votigo.com/aarpcontest Having never watched American Idol, I was a stranger in a strange land. My worst fear had been being victimized by Beatlemania-like screaming (or should I say One Direction, to be more au courant?) but the squeals were never at the ear-splitting level -- at least in my immediate vicinity.

Although I know this is a very populist proving ground, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the winner, Caleb Johnson, is a young version of

Meatloaf. All of these kids have average body types and attractiveness, so it was apparent to this first-timer that musicality and stage presence held heavy sway over the voters.

The tremendous American Idol XIII logo projected on the huge oval screen reminded me of the Super Bowl, but this actually is a Super Bowl construct -- winnowing down all comers until there were two left standing to duke it out.

But in this case, the second through ninth ranked also got a chance to make it to The Big Show, so the kids are still able to get out there and vaunt their stuff to prospective talent scouts.

The opening number “costumes” were nothing but street clothes, perhaps a nod to the “This could be you!” vibe they are going for.

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Performers on American Idol made the rounds in Alpharetta July 24 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park. most to the party visually. With Janelle Monae’s top-heavy ‘do and signature black-and-white attire, she gave us a great cover of “Tightrope.” She wore a succession of girly, swirly skirts and even one thriftshop-fabulous polka dot and huge floral ensemble.

There was plenty of signwaving going on, which elicited a “Put your signs down! Alex is mine!” from one of the cute girls sitting behind me. Fortunately, their friendship isn’t ripped asunder, for her buddy was all about Sam. It was apparent that Alex Preston (third place) and Sam Woolf (no. 5) are the two heart-throbs. To this Boomer, Sam has the most classically handsome features, but his habit of singing with his eyes closed brought despair to the girls who hefted their signs and made heart-hands for him every time he turned their way.

Jena Irene, the runner-up, was the only girl to generate the passion the two aforementioned boys did. She is a force of nature, and I predict a long Cher-like career for her.

She maximizes her edgy, dark beauty and boundless energy to connect with the fans better than any of them.

Piano Girl Malaya Watson is a quirky kid with grand piano talent. She banged out a passionate cover of Bruno Mars “If I Was Your Man.” It was a little odd, because she didn’t change up the lyrics to suit her gender, but she delivered a solid performance.

The graphics often added an extra element of fun to the production, with groovy starsand-stripes visuals as Caleb belted out “American Woman.”

All nine clapped along and sang major league American idol Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” under a flock of smiley faces.

Jena went really retro with

Elvis’ “Can’t Help Fallin’ in Love With You.” I’m sure it pleased her parents to see that those piano lessons had been put to good use. Her Foster the People’s frenetic “Pumped Up Kicks” was for realz pumped up and kickin’!

When Caleb takes the stage, he owns it like a boss.

Maybe I was amazed to hear one of my all-time favorite songs, Paul McCartney’s “Maybe I’m Amazed.” Again, I hadn’t expected to hear my beloved Led Zeppelin this night, but I was only momentarily “Dazed and Confused.” I hope Robert Plant has seen a clip of this kid!

The big finale brings goosies to my legs even as I type these words. Imagine Dragons’ powerful “Radioactive” combined with the antinuclear graphics and recorded backup set the stage well and these kids took it for all they’re worth.

ACT1: An amazing performance in Alpharetta

By JEFF STARSHIP ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Attention rock and roll fans, the starship has landed again mid-summer.

This time, I found myself taking flight on Egyptian Airlines from a community theater in Alpharetta. Under the able and creative direction of Melody Cookson, we landed way back in the book of Genesis with Jacob and Sons. What a trip!

“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is being staged by ACT1 Theater every weekend through Aug. 10.

ACT1 uses the original sanctuary of Alpharetta Presbyterian, which makes for an intimate night in the 150-seat theater.

Elvis was in the house, people! The cast was unbelievably talented and brought energy, color and humor to Tim

Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 classic. Like a good AM station back in the day, the play list was wide – from calypso to country and western, to French ballad and disco and rock. But no matter the style, they brought it.

All night, every number.

Bobby Cookson was spectacular as Joseph, and Kim Wacker was just as strong as the narrator who led us through the adventure. In this ancient story of family favoritism, sibling rivalry, grief, theft, seduction, famine, dreaming, deception, prosperity and

ultimately, reconciliation there was never a dull moment.

Every song, every dance, every costume and set, every line and expression were as delightful as they were convincing. Dude, am I in the ‘burbs of Atlanta or in London?

Starship digs his music – especially the best of what came out of the ‘60s and ‘70s.

And topping the charts of this Broadway show were “Close Every Door,” which Joseph belted out defiantly from prison, “Song of the King,” which Pharaoh rocked Elvis-style in blue suede shoes (the girls went wild), and from a little French café with beret’s all crumpled up in fretting hands with tearful eyes, “Those Canaan Days.”

The drag is that the show has already run two weekends. You’ve missed six shows, man! The good news is that six shows remain. Starship has heard from a trusted source that two-thirds of the tickets

are already gone. Act quickly or you’ll miss your flight to ancient Egypt. Tickets are at www.act1theater.com or 770663-8989. Imagine scalpers on Academy Street!

If you think it’s just me digging the old tunes and humorous tale, listen to what I heard from a circle of friends talking post-show: “awesome,” “incredible,” “colorful,” “I thought I was on Broadway,” “outstanding,” “every actor, every song,” and a comment that would surely delight costume designers Suzanne Thornett and Anne Voller, “I want to put on Joseph’s long coat and just twirl all around.”

Congratulations, ACT1 and cast of “Joseph.” You were amazing. Next up, “Jesus Christ Superstar?” Starship, over and out.

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Girls have the horsepower Harry Norman shows benefits domestic violence victims

By JADE RODGERS jade@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Wills Park was filled to the brim July 19 and 20 when girls and their horses gathered for a benefit show sponsored by Harry Norman Realtors. The weekend-long show benefitted shelters for battered women in Forsyth, Dawson, Lumpkin and Hall counties as well as the Captain Herb memorial fund. The show featured talent from all corners of Georgia.

“I’ve always wanted our agents to give back in time, money and PR,” said Robert Aiken of the Harry Norman Forsyth/Lake Lanier office.

The press given to Homes for Battered Women goes to increase awareness for the cause of stopping domestic violence.

“There is very little support for that cause,” Aiken said. “No one realizes the ripple effect the

horse industry has in Georgia.”

In recent years, colleges have begun to acquire equestrian teams to suit the popularity and growing support of the horse-riding community.

“Showing breeds self-confidence and selfesteem,” said Aiken, “It makes a whole person out of the girls who ride.”

The riders couldn’t agree more. The positive effect of working with horses and fellow equestrians is tangible at competitions.

“My favorite part of riding is meeting new people,” said rider Carri Beach as she lead her horse, Lucy, to the competing ring.

“The girls are empathetic, sympathetic and very demanding,” Aiken said.

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Hansford wins Roswell judge post Council:

By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – After a special election and several weeks of runoff campaigning, Roswell finally has a new municipal court judge – Brian Hansford.

With 6,875 votes cast in the July 22 special election runoff, Hansford won the post with 59.58 percent. Opponent Melanie Ellwanger garnered 40.42 percent.

Hansford is now the last remaining elected municipal judge in the state.

Roswell is unique in that its citizens

elect their judges, rather than the state standard of the cities appointing them.

In other races, David Perdue won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. He defeated Jack Kingston with 54 percent of the vote, and will face Democrat Michelle Nunn in the November general election.

For state school superintendent, Michael Buck won the Republican nomination with 50.17 percent. He defeated Richard Woods and will face Democratic candidate Valarie Wilson, who won the Democratic nomination with 55 percent of the vote against Alisha Morgan.

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Continued from Page 4 And that’s just what the City Council wanted. At their July 28 meeting, they unanimously approved the development in a 4-0 vote. (Mayor David Belle Isle recused himself and two other councilmembers were absent.)

“This is one of the most significant things we have done,” said Councilman Donald Mitchell. “It’s important for our historic preservation.

We need to do more of that. And this also works with being art and environmentally friendly. This is one of the best things I have done since I have been on council.”

Also at the meeting Council dealt with a series of signage issues cropping up from the Avalon development. The city’s sign ordinance is quite strict on what is and is not allowed, and council has to approve any deviations from that ordinance.

However, because Avalon is both a mall and a wholly private entity – including the streets – the city is more lenient in allowing signage that only can be seen from within the development.

Regal Cinemas and Crate and Barrel both requested additional signage to their stores, which council approved

This is one of the most significant things we have done.”

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with little hesitation. A third sign for Whole Foods was denied.

This sign, to be placed on an interior archway linking the anchor store to the main street, was an issue, they said, because Whole Foods did not ask for it – it was a suggestion from Avalon developer North American Properties.

“I’m sure the people who live [in Avalon] will know there is a Whole Foods there,” said Councilman D.C. Aiken. “If you are not living there, you know it’s there when you drive in. Give me a reason why I should make this variance.”

Councilman Mike Kennedy said he saw no reason not to grant the variance.

“It’s internal to the development,” he said.

The sign failed passing council in a 3-2 vote, with Mayor David Belle Isle and Kennedy in support.

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Happy: Continued from Page 1 Community Relations Division of the city recently took their creativity up a notch with their own “Happy” video, featuring their own version of the song, claiming Roswell’s parks “make us happy.”

“We had been talking to the Recreation and Parks Department about promoting everything they do,” said Julie Brechbill, community relations manager for the city of Roswell.

Brechbill said Karen Zitomer, community relations

coordinator, “came up with ‘Happy’ because Recreation and Parks makes everybody happy.”

Not only does “Happy” reflect the joyful spirit of the Roswell Recreation and Parks Department, but also the overall feel of the city itself.

“People really love living [in Roswell],” Brechbill said. “This project was completed 100 percent in-house with city staff in the Community Relations Division. We worked on it over a five-week period off and on.”

Joel Vasquez, visual media designer, mixed the music on his home equipment.

The video consists of two singers and co-writers of the

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parody lyrics, Zitomer and Carisa Turner, public relations specialist, guiding viewers through the programs and services of the Roswell Recreation and Parks Department.

“We used a lot of residents in our video,” said Turner. “It gives a more personal touch to the video.”

Residential pride is clear in the parody.

“You can’t force that sort of joy. We had a blast filming. We were just happy to be a part of the video,” Zitomer said.

Roswell’s heart beats to the sound of “Happy.” To view the video and find out more, visit www.roswellmakesushappy. com.

Park: Continued from Page 15 “We give out scholarships, help single moms with daycare and help the elderly. This is our sixth year having this event.”

The Groveway community is the center of Roswell’s black community and one of the oldest neighborhoods in the town.

The Groveway Community Group aims to help both the youth as well as the elderly in their community.

With face painting, a visit from the fire department and a classic car show, the families who came to the day out were entertained.

Mildred Mason of Mableton is a former resident of the Groveway community, in downtown Roswell. She returned to town for the event to show support for her former neighbors as well as sell some goods for her business.

“I try to support Groveway as much as I can,” Mason said.

“They do good things.”

For more about the Groveway Community Group and their events, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook. com/grovewaycommunitygroup or online at http://www. grovewaycommunitygroup.org.

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By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Providing health records electronically makes sense to two companies that announced their merger earlier BROZINO this month.

Azalea Health, a Valdostabased provider of cloud-based health care solutions and services, announced July 22 an agreeZEIDAN ment to merge with Alpharetta-based simplifyMD, a complete electronic health records (EHR) provider.

Together they provide a much stronger company that helps smaller medical practices make the transition from paper to electronic reporting.

“This is a great merger of team and talent and skills,” said Vice President of Marketing Tamyra Hyatt. “The simplifyMD product is an EHR, whereas Azalea Health is a fuller solution with billing services and has in-house developers for products as well. So it is a more complete product the two of them together.”

The merger positions the two privately held companies

to be a leading provider of a fully integrated, cloud-based health care management and medical billing solutions, said Hyatt.

“The key to our success is that we make the transition to EHR easy for physicians,” said Michael Brozino, chief executive officer of simplifyMD. “The bottom line is that we are helping doctors to be doctors so they can focus on their patients’ needs rather than on software.”

The company will have about 70 employees with combined sales of $5 million annually and maintain offices in Valdosta and Alpharetta as well as Macon and Gainesville, Florida.

The company has found it has a niche market in the rural medical practices.

“They’re trying to make that leap from paper to electronic records. It is a difficult jump

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The company has the flexibility to accommodate multiple specialties of any size practice.

The company provides electronic health records, practice management, revenue cycle management services and a patient health records portal.

The merger also preserves the venture capital arrangement Intersouth Partners has with simplifyMD. John Glushik, with Intersouth Partners, said the company likes Azalea Health with its complete cloud-based practice management and medical billing solution.

“The two solutions complement each other nicely. With this merger, the new company

will be better positioned to provide customers with a broader offering and enable the company to aggressively pursue market opportunities,” Glushik said.

Baha Zeidan, founder and CEO of Azalea Health, who will lead the new company, said both companies have considerable talent and experience in the health care technology industry and are positioned to simplify the life of physicians and administrators by providing a complete solution that is easy

to implement and use.

“The significant investments that continue to be made in the health IT industry are a clear indicator of the region’s access to quality talent and customers,” said David B. Hartnett, vice president of bioscience and health information technology industry development. “Bringing these two innovative companies together under the visionary leadership of Zeidan is a recipe for success and further underscores why metro Atlanta is the nation’s health IT capital.”

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Northside Hospital receives heart attack care recognition FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Once again, Northside Hospital-Forsyth has achieved the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center 2014 Gold Performance Achievement Award.

The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in implementing exceptional standards of care for heart attack patients.

“We are very proud of our heart and vascular team and the Forsyth County Emergency Management team for all that they have done collaboratively to raise the level of care that our patients receive, and their commitment to providing prompt and consistent care is being recognized by the American Heart Association for a second time,” said Lynn Jackson, administrator of Northside HospitalForsyth.

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Local cash sales lag national numbers Fewer distressed sales drive fewer cash purchases One-third of all home sales nationally are cash, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Cash, as they say, is king; and for the state of Georgia, it aligns right with the rest of the nation having 33 percent of all sales being cash.

This is higher than pre-recession numbers of 25 percent, but far below current cash purchase levels in some states like Florida (57 percent), New York (56 percent) and South Dakota (55 percent).

Cash purchases are typically indicative of the level of distressed properties still available, but also signify the level of support in the housing market by those buyers with cash who are choosing to put their money into real estate rather than the stock market or other investments.

Despite the drop in distressed properties, institutional investors still make up a sizable percentage of cash purchases.

Additionally, there are a greater number of foreign buyers investing in the U.S. real estate market, making up a significant part of all cash purchases.

In our area, the number of distressed purchases has declined significantly.

In the second quarter of this year, only 2.4 percent of all sales in North Fulton were distressed and only 4.7 percent in Forsyth County.

That’s a far cry from the 35 percent to 45 percent levels we saw at the peak.

As a result, cash sales in North Atlanta are well below the state and national trends.

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Jet’s Pizza celebrates 3 years JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — On July 19, Jet’s Pizza celebrated its third anniversary in Johns Creek.

“Our goal is to offer the best product and the best customer service,” said owner Robin Gardner.

Jet’s Pizza, 10475 Medlock Bridge Road, is a River Trail Middle School 2013 Blue Ribbon partner and frequently supports schools and churches, including providing pizza for high school sporting events.

Gardner speaks every quarter to the middle school’s cooking class about owning a restaurant and being an entrepreneur.

“Telling the students a little bit about what I do and being able to encourage them to pursue their dreams is awesome,” she said.

Visit jetspizza.com or call 678-584-5844.

Resurgens Orthopaedics celebrates 15 years ATLANTA — Resurgens Orthopaedics celebrated 15 years of serving the metro Atlanta community on Tuesday, July 1.

“This anniversary is truly an incredible milestone for us,” said Kay Kirkpatrick, Resurgens co-president. “We are proud to celebrate the past 15 years, but we are even more excited at what the future holds for us and the residents we serve.”

Resurgens was officially formed in 1999 when a group of seven local physician practices merged.

Resurgens has 21 offices and six surgery centers throughout metro Atlanta.

Visit www.Resurgens.com for more information.

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ROSWELL, Ga. — Clay Doss has joined Fellowship Christian School as the new director of development.

Doss previously served as planned giving director at Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta and the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. While at Darlington, his team exceeded their $90 million fundraising goal.

DOSS “Clay is a strategic thinker who thrives on building personal relationships,” said Kathy Teston, FCS head of school. “He has demonstrated the ability to develop a team approach to fundraising, and he is passionate about a longterm approach to fundraising that will provide solid growth and verifiable results.”

For more information, email leslie.herbert@ fcspaladins.org or call 770-616-6398.

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‘Top Doctors’ at Alpharetta Kaiser Permanente named ATLANTA — Atlanta Magazine recognized 12 Kaiser Permanente of Georgia physicians for being “Top Doctors,” including Dr. Sharon Smith and Dr. Richard Ellin SMITH ELLIN of Alpharetta. The annual Top Doctors list, compiled by Castle Connolly based on votes by Atlanta-area physicians, appears in the July edition.

“To earn such a high level of respect and confidence from your peers is an incredible honor for these doctors, who represent a much larger medical group committed to providing exceptional patient care,” said Dr. Michael Doherty, executive medical director of Kaiser Permanente of Georgia.

Smith, an obstetrician/gynecologist, and Ellin, who specializes in adult medicine, practice at the Kaiser Permanente Alpharetta Medical Center on Preston Ridge Road.

For more, visit www.kaiserpermanente.org.

Children’s Healthcare announces first sports specialist Granite Garage announces franchise expansion ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Granite Garage Floors has been providing garage floor makeovers since the company was founded in 2010 by Alpharetta residents Kelly and Alan Mishkoff.

Their belief was that if an option existed for the garage floor beyond the oil-stained concrete or peeling gray paint, that homeowners would jump on the opportunity to upgrade it with a designer quality epoxy coating finish that “looks and lasts like granite.”

The success of the Atlanta location has led the company to franchise the business with locations recently opened in Baltimore, Colorado, Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond and South Florida.

ATLANTA — Kelli McLaren, Atlanta resident and University of North Georgia graduate, is the first to complete the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta sports residency program, becoming a sports certified specialist.

Led by Julie Johnson, director of children’s sports residency program, and a team of 19 faculty members, McLaren was the inaugural participant of the new program.

The sports residency program received its accreditation from the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Programs in October, making it the first and only in the state of Georgia.

“We are extremely proud of Kelli’s achievement and the addition of this program to Georgia’s physical therapy educational offerings,” said Barney Poole, president of the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia.

“Kelli is the first of many physical therapists that we hope will become sports certified specialists though our residency program,” said Johnson.

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SANUWAVE Health partners with Premier Shockwave ALPHARETTA, Ga. — SANUWAVE Health, 11475 Great Oaks Way in Alpharetta, has signed a strategic agreement with Premier Shockwave to manage the company’s OssaTron shockwave therapy devices. The agreement is scheduled to last three years.

“Having been in the shock wave industry for over 17 years, it is my experience and belief that the OssaTron truly is the gold standard for treating certain chronic orthopedic conditions,” said Mike Stolarski, Premier Shockwave’s president and chief executive officer. “This strategic agreement with SANUWAVE will allow us to provide more service around the country, and therefore reduce the time for patients awaiting treatment.”

“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Mike and his team at Premier Shockwave,” said Kevin Richardson, SANUWAVE’s board chairman.

“We believe this agreement with Premier Shockwave will generate revenue to SANUWAVE in 2014 and beyond.”

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OTP Tap & Grill to open in Roswell ROSWELL, Ga. — Sal Mangino, owner of Mona Lisa Pizza in Johns Creek, has developed OTP Tap & Grill, which will open by the end of July at the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Road and Old Alabama Road, near Ga. 400 in Roswell.

OTP Tap & Grill is “a modern twist on familiar foods,” said a spokesperson, featuring menu items such as steak, burgers, chicken and fish. It will also Head Chef Aaron Avers serve 12 craft beers on tap, plus a variety of craft and small-batched spirits.

Supervising the kitchen is Chef Aaron Avers, who mixes traditional French with modern fusion.

“We offer a menu that you can understand, with no exotic phrases or complicated descriptions, while maintaining attention to fine ingredients and fine taste,” said Mangino. “It’s uptown food in a downhome environment.”

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Magnolia Golf Group hires tournament advisor ROSWELL, Ga. — Nathan DeVictor, of Cumming, is the new tournament advisor at Magnolia Golf Group, 1000 Northfield Court in Roswell.

DeVictor has more than 20 years’ experience in the golf industry.

“We are excited to have Nathan join our team and help open new DeVICTOR opportunities for Magnolia,” said Brian Riggins, Magnolia Golf Group’s managing partner.

For more information, call 404-456-9309 or visit magnoliagolfgroup.com.

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Come see the annual downtown ceremonies and parade that recognizes the living memory of all veterans of war. Saturday, Aug. 2 beginning at 10 a.m. in downtown Alpharetta, 2 S. Main St., Alpharetta. Please call 678297-2811.

ROSWELL RIVERSIDE SOUNDS FEAT. SONIA LEIGH Riverside Sounds is a free monthly concert in the park the first Saturday of each month May-October. In August we welcome Sonia Leigh to the stage. An Atlanta

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Natalie Grant is a multi-Dove Award winning Contemporary Christian Artist coming to the Cobb Galleria to sing live and to receive the Woman of the Year Award Join her for this concert. The concert begins at 2 p.m.

- 4 p.m. Cobb Galleria. Two Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. Please call 770649-1460.

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JULY 31 MEETING Chris Nelson from Chattahoochee Nature Center August 7 MEETING JD Walker: Author, Evangelist, Speaker, Brand Ambassador

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SINATRA AND FRIENDS

Come out to enjoy classy music from Sinatra & Friends. Four singers and one guest performer will sing classics from Frank Sinatra among other popular artists from the ‘50s and ‘60s.

The concert begins on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Steve’s Live Music. 234 Hilderbrand, Sandy Springs. Please call 404-441-9475

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Sponsor a foursome in the 36th Annual Aubrey Greenway Golf Tournament and support local charities.

Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Visit RoswellRotary.Club/fund to sign up today.

LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING

Diana Sharples, a resident of Talking Rock, Ga. in the North Georgia Mountains, has released her first novel, “Running Lean” from Blink YABooks, an imprint of Zondervan Books, a division of Harper Collins.

Diana will be signing copies of her book on Sunday, Aug. 3 between 2–5 p.m. Barnes & Noble. 7560 N. Point Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 770993-8340.

10TH ANNUAL DON GORDON GOLF TOURNAMENT NATALIE GRANT AT ATLANTA GOSPEL FEST

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The 10th Annual Don Gordon Golf Tournament will be held at the Polo Golf and Country Club in Cumming.

This event benefits the Northeast Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross. Polo Golf and Country Club.

6300 Polo Club Drive, Cumming.

For more information about the tournament, please call 770-5328453.

WATER DAY

Join the Chattahoochee Nature Center for a cool and fun day all about water.

Bring your wet gear and get ready for stories, games, crafts, bubbles and more. Bring your camera. All ages. included with general admission: $6 for child/$10 adult/$7 seniors 65+/$7 students 1318. Free for CNC members and kids 2 and under. Saturday, Aug. 2. 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Chattahoochee Nature Center. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell.

Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.

THEATER» DISNEY’S MULAN JR.

Defying the village matchmaker, Mulan takes up arms and disguises as a boy in order to spare her father

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Relax out on the poolside to enjoy The Lego Movie on a big screen. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and the movie begins at around 8:45 p.m. Admission is $3 per person, pass holders are free.

Friday, Aug. 1. Alpharetta City Pool. 1815 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta. Please call 678-2976100. from having to serve in the army.

The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor. Disney’s Mulan Jr. is a heartwarming celebration of culture, honor and the fighting spirit. Friday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 3. Off Broadway Children’s Theater.

12315 Crabapple Rd. ste. 122, Alpharetta. For tickets, go to offbroadwaydance.com or call 770664-2410.

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GEORGIA CUP DULUTH TWILIGHT CRITERIUM

600 cyclists and more than 10,000 spectators will descend upon the streets of downtown Duluth for a distinctly American brand of bike racing. The Criterium race is not a meandering country wide tour. It is cycling’s short, fast and adrenaline-filled answer to NASCAR. A 45 minute circuit race around a ¾ mile course. There will be entertainment and fun activities for families. 1 11 p.m. Downtown Duluth. 3167 Main St., Duluth. Please call 404448-4701 or visit georgiacup.com.

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Woodward Academy one of the largest independent day schools Woodward Academy is metro Atlanta’s long-proven college-preparatory independent school for families who want the certainty of more complete preparation for college and life. Tapping into more than a century of educational wisdom, Woodward transforms each student’s experience into a tangible opportunity for learning and growth.

Woodward students develop a deep respect for difference as they collaborate with peers who come from 23 metro Atlanta counties, and from a broad array of religious, economic, and ethnic backgrounds. Woodward students find opportunities to explore and excel at every level, whatever their interests. They receive wise guidance at every step—from the first day of pre-K to senior final exams—expanding their academic capacities through specialized instruction and individualized support.

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McGinnis Woods Country Day School McGinnis Woods Country Day School is a private, non-parochial school offering a challenging Preschool, Elementary and Middle Grades Education. The school is located in Alpharetta on the border of Forsyth and North Fulton counties. The Preschool cares for children as young as 6 weeks and the Elementary and Middle School teaches students in PreK 4th through 8th grade. McGinnis Woods Country Day School holds top accreditations, including GAC, SACS and NAEYC and is a member of GISA (Georgia Independent School Association).

The mission of McGinnis Woods is to inspire students with the passion to excel. This goal is accomplished each day by providing superior academics through hands-on, minds-on approaches which inspire a lifelong love of learning. Dedicated, certified teachers lead small classes with low student-teacher ratios, allowing for frequent one-toone learning. Superior educational resources and technologies are used to maximize the classroom experience of our diverse student population. Guest speakers, monthly field trips, projects, and an emphasis on character education and community service round out the curriculum. Competitive Sports and Robotics teams train and compete year round. After school programs, Discovery Clubs including drama and chess are also available.

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Led by board certified pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Nirav Patel, infants, children, ‘tweens, and teens receive the same high level of care Atlanta Gastroenterology has been providing to adults in metro Atlanta for nearly 40 years.

While all types of digestive disorders are evaluated and treated by Dr. Patel, some more common issues seen in younger patients include colic, acid reflux, and constipation. He also

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AGA’s Pediatric and Adolescent Division is conveniently located next to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite where outpatient diagnostic services can be performed.

These include endoscopic procedures like colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy, as well as imaging services like CT scans.

AGA’s Pediatric and Adolescent Division is located in the Meridian Mark Plaza at 5445 Meridian Mark Road, Suite 490, in Sandy Springs.

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Helping Local Schools Survive When is the best time to get braces?

The Arts Budget Cuts Over the past few years, several Georgia counties including Fulton County have had to make budget sacrifices. Unfortunately, one of the first programs that schools cut spending on are the music programs.

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Enlightening Educators (NAPSI)—There’s an intriguing new way to learn about better teaching and leading in schools worldwide. That’s because a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching and leading has released its latest annual report, titled “The Promise of Leadership: Sustaining Learning, Transforming Teaching.”

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Serving families with children in preschool through eighth grade, Bridgeway provides a Christ-centered learning environment that encourages parent involvement and reinforces the beliefs and values taught in the Christian home.

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That’s what we asked ourselves as we considered the investment in a Pisgah education.

Sure, there were some free options in our neighborhood, but we discovered those “free” schools came with hidden “costs” such as less personal attention, overcrowded classrooms, limited offerings in arts and a one-size-fits-all approach.”

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You can learn a lot from the front porch I turn into the subdivision where I live, and I see all of the manicured lawns, the sculpted landscaped common areas and the immaculate swimming pool. The homes are beautiful, yet they have a haunting sameness about them.

Then I notice there are no cars visible. Ensconced in their respective garages, the subdivision almost appears like a ghost town. There are no people to be seen. Where are they?

If it is a Saturday evening, they are likely in the backyard, grilling out with a neighbor perhaps. The odd fellow may be walking his dog. Here there may be two women in shorts and tennis shoes walking determinedly up the street checking their wrists to see what their step count is.

If someone is walking in the opposite direction they don’t stop and chat. Got to keep going, can’t slow down. You have to keep the heart rate up.

That’s when I think back to a time long ago and a place far away. I’m sitting in a rocker on the screened-in front porch.

I have a bowl full of bean sprouts in my lap and I am concentrating on splitting the bean shoot and spilling out the lima beans into the bottom of the bowl.

I am surrounded by my

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family – my older brother, mother, grandmother and Aunt Edna. We, like my aunt, live in grandmother’s house after my father died.

They have their bowls also, and the adults are much more dexterous than I. They split open the sprouts, emptying the beans without bothering to look at what they are doing.

What really holds their attention is their conversation.

And I listen.

The front porch was a place to congregate and socialize. I hear them talk about the comings and goings of the day.

Who they saw, who has been sick, who is getting married, who had a baby.

They talk about those people because they are friends; many they have known all their lives.

That is the beauty of small town life. You are surrounded by your neighbors. You didn’t live in a subdivision (that would come later), you lived on a street. They are not neighbors because they simply

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bought a house next to yours.

You went to school with them.

You may have been a party in their wedding and they in yours. Your neighbors lived all over town.

I would hear stories about the people in our family. Some I had never met. It might be my great-uncle who had gone off to fight in the Great War. I had never met him, but I felt like I knew him because I had heard so much about him.

I would hear stories about a lot of people – their good times and bad times, but it taught

me a lot. It taught me who my family was, and by extension who I was.

Sitting on the porch, people would walk by on their evening constitutional. They didn’t jog, they didn’t count their steps.

They weren’t in a hurry. Some would walk by, look our way and wave. Often as not, they would walk up to us and chat for a while.

They might have a bit of news or bring a sack of tomatoes from their garden. That would spark some talk about gardening, how the corn was coming in. It might drift off to some speculation about how it might rain.

Sometimes a bit of gossip was exchanged. Someone had been “running around” and now had to deal with the shame. Someone was having trouble with his business – maybe a bottle was behind it.

I didn’t look at this as hurtful (still don’t), but it was a part of life in the town.

You talked about the good and the bad.

Politics seldom came up. It was the South, and Washington was a long way away. Some said it was Camelot. It was as if we were just spectators on the sidelines not really rooting for one side or the other.

We would watch people drive by slowly – it would be rude to speed in front of neighbors. We’d wave even if we didn’t recognize the car.

It might contain someone we knew, so we waved just to be sure no one would be slighted.

I didn’t exactly look forward to those long summer evenings. It was just what you did because it was too hot to stay in the house. It was a part of life, and I enjoyed it. I grew comfortable in the company of adults. They would indulge me when I would add a school exploit or ask a question.

But mostly I felt like a spectator allowed to listen in. Oh, there was TV alright. But TV was later in the evening, and we all watched on the one TV set in the living room. Plenty of Westerns and of course the “Andy Griffith Show,” that was one my favorites.

I didn’t see the similitude of Mayberry and Moultrie, Georgia. Today when people ask me where I grew up, like as not I just say “Mayberry.” And that was true.

I could ride my bike anywhere in town and leave it parked anywhere. I knew it would be there when I came back for it. And I could be anywhere in that town in 15 or 20 minutes. I was welcome in any house with a kid my age, because they knew me.

Looking back, I think what I miss most is sitting out on that front porch, shelling peas and beans, just listening to my family talk. I knew where I belonged.

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100 years on; World War I With the 62 annual Old Soldiers Day Parade this weekend (Aug. 2), this week also marks another milestone – Monday, July 28, 2014 is 100 years since the outbreak of World War I. That doesn’t seem like a lot of years, but think how much the world has changed since the days of trench warfare and zeppelin air raids.

The connections of North Fulton’s Old Soldiers with The Great War are long. While the Old Soldiers Day Parade initially began as a way for the thenelderly Confederate veterans to commemorate their glory days, they expanded it in 1920 for the Doughboys returning from Flanders fields.

The Great War was the first war to engulf every world power of the age, as well as their colonies. It was a war fought in Victorian fashion – lines of infantry charging at each other and using mass volleys of shots – with modern weapons.

The machine gun and artillery made it possible to chew up nd

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thousands of men daily. Some of the largest battles claimed tens of thousands of lives and lasted months. More than 20 million people died in the war (a further 20 million died just after in an influenza outbreak) and four empires were destroyed – Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman.

Talk about shock and awe!

It turned out that the world’s generals did not learn anything from the American Civil War, which had similar, disastrous results. Running headlong into a machinegun nest is never a good idea.

The average soldier of the war fought on foot and, if he was lucky, wore a helmet made of metal. It took a wor-

That doesn’t seem like a lot of years, but think how much the world has changed since the days of trench warfare and zeppelin air raids.

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10 everyday inventions of WWI • Sanitary napkins (Kotex) • Paper napkins (Kleenex) • Sunlamps • Daylight Savings Time • Tea bags

• Wristwatches • Vegetarian sausages • Zippers • Stainless steel • Pilot communications

12 new weapons of WWI • Tanks • Flame throwers • Poison gas • Tracer bullets • Interrupter gear (for machine gun fire on a prop plane)

ryingly long time for countries to realize all the head wounds their men were receiving were caused by using leather hats to protect from artillery damage.

Far from “The War to End all Wars,” world war broke out again barely 20 years later. A bad peace can be worse than war but it explains why, when Hitler was annexing much of

Europe in the 1930s, France, Britain and Russia were so keen to appease – avoid war at all costs. If anything, Europe of the 1930s was the opposite of the Europe in 1914 – instead of overly aggressive and charging into war, they were overly passive and intent on avoiding war. We see how that worked out.

I could go into great length on lessons learned from the war and interesting tidbits.

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• Air traffic control • Aircraft carriers • Depth charges • Hydrophones • Mobile X-ray machine

Instead, I will leave you with this. The London Times has an interesting idea – go to http:// ww1.thetimes.co.uk/. There, you can sign up to receive a weekly email containing the actual coverage the Times gave the war in 1914 as it happened.

Photos, editorials, dispatches from the battles as they happened and by the reporters in the field, all on your screen.

Check it out.

DEATH NOTICES Marie Addi, of Roswell, passed away July 17, 2014.

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Sara Jo Cox, 75, of McDonough, passed away July 18, 2014.

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Jonathan Berg, of Alpharetta, passed away July 17, 2014.

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Joseph Burke, of Woodstock, passed away July 16, 2014.

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Edward Carroll, of Alpharetta, passed away July 18, 2014.

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Sylvia Howard, of Roswell, passed away July 16, 2014.

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Otis Jefferson, of Alpharetta, passed away July 18, 2014.

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John Edward Kaputa, Jr., 69, of Forsyth County, passed away July 20, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Marie Kennedy, of Roswell, passed away July 20, 2014.

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Sara Power Cash, 81, of Cumming, passed away July 18, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Robert Mitchell, of Alpharetta, passed away July 14, 2014.

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Benny Anthony Mullinax, 59, of Ellijay, passed away July 15, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Anthony Munoz, infant, of Roswell, passed away July 15, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Robert Allen Shaw, 68, of Ball Ground, passed away July 20, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Thomas Maxwell Stephens, of Roswell, passed away July 14, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Lucia Underhill, 68, of Cumming, passed away July 17, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

William Randolph Thorne, Jr, 70, of Dahlonega, passed away July 19, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Bobby Joe Wofford, 80, of Cumming, passed away July 20, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Howard Fenton Wyncoop, Jr , 76, of Cumming, passed away July 10, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

William Ray, III, of Alpharetta, passed away July 18, 2014.

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