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More room, more beer Cherry Street Brewing expands brewery, plans to add taproom By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com CUMMING, Ga. — At Cherry Street Co-Operative, the brew business is overflowing, spilling over to next door and opening a Tap Room for adults later this fall. “We’ve gotten to the point where we outgrew the restaurant,” said Nick Tanner, who runs the brewpub, located adjacent to Rick Tanner’s Restaurant at the Vickery Village

in Cumming. Rick Tanner’s Restaurant is a family-friendly and welcoming neighborhood spot, but Nick Tanner said he was running into problems when he wanted to throw beer parties and beer events. This was affecting the restaurant’s business. “It’s time for Cherry Street to have its own identity and people can go and enjoy the beers and not be in such a family setting,” Tanner said.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Verizon Wireless has asked the county to lease space at a wastewater facility to build a cell tower. Lucas Barry Lucas, deputy director for the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department, received the request from Verizon Wireless to lease a 70-foot by 100-foot space for a 180-foot stand-alone cellphone tower with a 10-foot tall lightning rod at the Dicks Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, 5155 Laurel Springs Parkway in Suwanee. “We think it’s not going to impact our plant operations in any way,” said Lucas. The wireless company wants a five-year agreement with the county, which can be renewed up to four times annually, Lucas said. In the past, cell towers in the south portion of the county have been met with resident opposition. “It looks like a good use of the property and would bring some revenue into the water and sewer department,” Lucas said. David Kirk, an Atlanta lawyer representing Verizon Wireless, said the tower would

It looks like a good use of the property and would bring some revenue into the water and sewer department.” Barry Lucas Deputy director for the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department

alleviate overloading from three nearby cell towers. “It will not have a light at the top, which is typically a concern that citizens have,” Kirk said. Kirk said that about 40 percent of households in the state rely solely on wireless for their communication needs. “We think it could be a winwin solution for the county and for Verizon and most importantly for its customers,” Kirk said. If the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approves the lease, it would still have to go through the zoning process. On Sept. 9, the commissioners voted unanimously to postpone the issue to the Sept. 23 work session to further look at the property.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Someone broke into a newspaper’s office, opened drawers and stole about $225 in cash, according to a Cumming Police incident report. An employee of the Forsyth County News, 302 Veterans Memorial Blvd., told officers she locked up and secured all windows and doors when she left at 6 p.m. Aug. 31. At about 1 p.m. the next day, she unlocked the front door and went inside without any knowledge of foul play. Then, she said she saw papers moved around, filling cabinets pulled open and forced entry into the manager’s office. When officers arrived, they cleared the business, but no suspects were found. Officers were unable to find any sign of forced entrance to Avenue, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 9 on Pittman Road in Cumming for possession of a schedule II and IV controlled substance and possession of drug-related items.

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When they returned to his 2009 Volvo XC90, the rear passenger window was busted and his wife’s purse was stolen. Another woman said she returned to her 2006 Honda Pilot around the same time and found the passenger side window busted out. She said her purse was stolen, which contained her $350 designer wallet.

CUMMING, Ga. — A man and a woman are suspected of shoplifting about 30 leather dog collars worth $25 to $30 a piece, according to a Cumming Police incident report. An employee of Petco, 2345 Market Place Blvd., told officers a man in khaki pants and a baseball cap and a woman in a red shirt stole the collars at about 2:30 p.m. Sept. 5. He said the two left the pet store and walked to Off Broadway Shoes next door. Employees from the shoe store told officers they believed the suspects may have stolen items there, too.

Shoplifter flees, later apprehended FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — was arrested Aug. 24 on Highway 9 in Cumming for DUI, failure to maintain lane, child endangerment, no license and child restraint not used properly. ►► Marco Arturo Donjuan, 24, of Glen Brooke Drive, Cumming, was arrested Aug. 23 on Bethelview Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

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Drug use grows from pills to heroin Police see rise in usage By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Johns Creek resident Chelsea Bennett, 20, injected heroin March 3 and immediately began having seizures. She had overdosed. Milton resident Dean Riopelle, 53, died in a similar fashion in September 2013. Both took heroin and both died of it, becoming two of a growing number of heroin users overdosing. According to police, heroin is becoming a more common danger in the suburbs than in the past – today, it is easily accessible and very pure, more pure than it has ever been before. “The heroin today is as much as 70-80 percent more pure than in the 1980s,” said George Gordon, spokesman for the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. “This has caused a spike in heroin-related deaths [nationally]. “Today, heroin is a killer,” he said.

Warning signs of heroin use • Performance decrease • Lack of personal care and hygiene • Reckless tendencies • Withdrawal from friends • Needle marks • Slurred speech • Hostility • Possession of drug paraphernalia While prescription drugs have been the traditional drugs of choice for suburban teens due to easy access and widespread usage, police say more teens are turning to the harder drugs in greater numbers than in the past. “The reason you’re seeing this on the streets in your communities is that people switch to heroin because it is cheaper and more easily available than prescription opiates on the street,” said Michele M. Leonhart, administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Leonhart made her comments in a recently published report, “New Challenges for Police:

Chelsea Bennett died of an overdose March 3, 2014. A Heroin Epidemic and Changing Attitudes Toward Marijuana” by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). It details issues faced by public safety on a rise in heroin and marijuana usage in teens. Over 80 percent of the people who have started using heroin in the last several years started with prescription drugs, Leonhart said. For Daniel Boccia, of Alpharetta, he was a habitual heroin user for years before he was arrested, tried for armed robbery and sentenced to 15

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Identity theft ring dismantled in Forsyth County CUMMING, Ga. — What began as a burglary investigation in August now has resulted in an identity theft investigation with Moss the arrest of five people and over 127 possible victims of mail theft. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Section executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1700 block of Commonwealth Trail in south Forsyth County.

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forgery first degree, financial transaction card theft and manufacturing fictitious identification. Alexandrea Moore, 20, of Cumming, was arrested on possession of methamphetamine and drug-related objects. Kenneth Wilbanks, 23, of Cumming, was arrested for felony probation violation. Aaron Stuart, 28, of Alpharetta, was arrested on a warrant out of Gwinnett County and for forgery from Forsyth County. The investigation is continuing at this time and more charges are possible.

County’s logo to get revamped By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — South Forsyth-based Thoroughbred Design Group was awarded the bid to begin redesigning the county’s logo. The county will pay $3,000 to Thoroughbred Design Group, 3635 Hamby Oaks Drive in Alpharetta, to come up with 10 options along with taglines in the next few months.

There is currently a five-member group set up to oversee the efforts of the county’s rebranding. The efforts are part of a larger undertaking where the county is working to rebrand itself. The new logo, which has not been completed, will be an integral part in establishing the image for Forsyth County as it will be used in signs, county-owned vehicles and office-related official documents. The rebranding efforts were first

brought to the board last October. Earlier this year, the county released the results of an online survey asking residents to “Tell us about YOUR Forsyth County.” About 858 people responded to the brief survey that ranked Lake Lanier as the most valuable physical asset. Respondents also said that “quality of life” is most important to them and that the county’s best descriptor was “family-friendly.” The county’s current logo was adopted in 1986.

New animal shelter sets fees By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Animal Shelter Advisory Committee requested county leaders approve setting fees for the new animal shelter. The county opened the animal shelter last month off Ga. 400 at 4065 County Way in the northern part of Forsyth County. The animal shelter fees ap-

proved by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners at their Sept. 9 work session include boarding fees at $15 per night; impound fees charged by the sheriff’s office at $25; shelter processing fee at $60 and adoption fees set at $85. The fees are comparable to nearby shelters. “Some shelters do allow that $85 adoption fee to be waived at certain times of the year and depending on the ani-

mal population,” said Deputy County Manager Tim Merritt. “Springtime, there are a lot more kittens.” Merritt said the Animal Shelter Committee is struggling with some sort of language to mimic these adoption tactics. The shelter currently holds these fees, but because the county has taken over control from a private shelter, the fees need to be formalized. In ad-

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dition, a new shelter processing fee was added to cover a veterinarian check-up, rabies and other vaccinations. Since the 1980s, animal control has been run through a county agreement with veterinarian Dr. Lanier and Annette Orr at his clinic, 1904 Old Atlanta Road. But voters approved the construction of a new animal shelter in November 2011. Forsyth County’s new animal shelter construction was funded by the voter-approved Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) VII program, which also funds the new courthouse and jail in downtown Cumming. It is estimated to cost the county about $690,000 the first year to operate the shelter. The fees do not reflect the actual cost to keep an animal at the shelter, said Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent. “Your success rate is based on adoptions and you don’t have to euthanize,” Levent said. “If you lose a little bit on the fees, it’s better than keeping an animal forever. If you’re going to get anywhere near a no-kill shelter, you’ve got to have a lot of adoptions.”

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Retired fire trucks given second chance ‘Death of fire truck is sitting still’ By ALDO NAHED aldo@forsythherald.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Fire Department got the green light to sell two out-of-service fire pumpers to Lumpkin County. Forsyth County Fire Chief Danny Bowman said the two pumpers, a 1999 American LaFrance pumper with 113,000 miles and a 2000 American LaFrance pumper with 123,000 miles, were purchased by the Forsyth County

Fire Department 15 years ago. The fire pumpers were ready to be retired into surplus to be auctioned off. “The death to a fire truck is sitting still,” Bowman said. But the Lumpkin County manager reached out to Forsyth inquiring about the two units. “They are very much interested,” said Forsyth County Manager Doug Derrer. The pumpers are valued about $3,000-$4,000 each at auction, according to Avery

Gravitt, the director of fleet services. “The American LaFrance company is gone,” Gravitt said. “That brings down the resale value as a whole. Plus we are assisting Lumpkin County. Market value of $3,000-$4,000 is very reasonable.” Forsyth County Commissioner Todd Levent said he believed the trucks were worth more. Levent is the owner of his own fire truck, which he brings out to parades and political events. “I hate to take advantage of them, but I’d hate for them to

I hate to take advantage of them, but I’d hate for them to take advantage of us,” Todd Levent Forsyth County Commissioner take advantage of us,” Levent said. Derrer gave the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners three recommendations. Send the pumpers to auction, sell the pumpers for $3,000

each or donate them to Lumpkin County. The commissioners voted unanimously at their work session on Sept. 9 to sell the two pumpers for a total of $6,000 to Lumpkin County.

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Johns Creek takes aim at massage parlors New ordinance not yet tried, but enforcement coming By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Citizens of Johns Creek have noted a peculiar number of massagAe operations in the city for some time now, and with the right website address accessed, it is obvious certain establishments

advertise services of a sexual nature rather than a therapeutic one. This situation rankled many citizens, so March 13, STEWART 2013, around 100 of them decided to go to the City Council meeting to ask their council to do something about it. The result has been a

tougher massage ordinance that is designed to protect those legitimate purveyors of massage therapy while discouraging those that offer prurient satisfaction. But it has not happened overnight. As Police Chief Ed Densmore explained to the citizens at that March 13 meeting, it is a difficult and time-consuming operation to use the tried and true method of a sting, in which an undercover agent is used to arrest a woman who is actually working as a prosti-

tute. Such a case requires wearing a wiretap, backup officers and an officer willing to be a “john” in the operation. “And at the end of the day, we have a prostitution arrest, but the business could remain open. Usually, they were open the next day and the woman out on bail before the arresting officer was back from court in Fulton County,” Densmore told the citizens that night. In the end, the only one really punished in the arrest was the woman, who is often a victim herself. Often, these women in massage operations are near-slaves who may be drug-dependent, undocumented or have the pimps holding their documentation. But that evening, the citizens were demanding action and the elephant in the parlor was at last being discussed. Councilwoman Kelly Stewart called the meeting an “eye opener” for her when these citizens came demanding action. She quickly realized this was a much larger problem in the city. After talking to the police chief and city manager, she went online to find out what clients of these establishments were telling one another and in explicit terms. “I knew we had a problem when I was informed there were more massage parlors in the city limits on Medlock Bridge Road than there were gas stations and fast-food restaurants,” Stewart said. “And I really understood that the women are the real victims. This was human trafficking, and it needed a bigger light shined on it,” she said. “But when you start asking what can businesses, citizens and government do, you find that the answers are far from easy.” That is because this is truly organized crime at work. If a woman is arrested, she is bailed out immediately and

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either gets a fine and released or is simply sent to another operation. If the business is closed, their expert lawyers get an injunction that day and the doors are open again. Fulton County spends millions each year on its court system and jail. Prostitution arrests are at the bottom of the totem pole. For the criminals, prostitution is a lucrative business, and they know the laws at least as well law enforcement. The City Council now prodded to action immediately created a task force to look into the problem. Stewart said she would have breakfast regularly with a group of seven to 10 residents to discuss strategy. “I visited shelters and talked to women. That put a face on what was going on,” she said. Council met with Atlanta shelters that specialize in getting women and minors out of that life and off the streets. Then-City Attorney Bill Riley advised getting a tougher ordinance that would put the burden of operating a clean and true massage business on the operators. But most of all, it needed to be an ordinance that was not already covered by state law. The reason was that the criminals win if they get into Fulton Superior Court. Sentences are light and often ignored. If they violate a city ordinance, then the city’s judge has jurisdiction and would likely enforce the letter of the law against the operators who are the true bad guys in this sordid business. Stewart said the council liked this approach. “We didn’t want to just send the trash elsewhere to start over,” she said. “We want to stop it altogether. So the best approach was to have citizens, businesses and government all have input on the ordinance.” It also needed an expert in the field, and they thought they found their man when they contacted Tennessee attorney Scott Bergthold. He is an expert who first became aware of the proliferation of the problem in his own community. He already had a relationship with Johns Creek over an adult bookstore that wanted to open in the city, and they returned to Bergthold for help again. “There are legitimate massage businesses with therapeutic value in the city. But the flipside are the bad ones with illicit practices,” he said.

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GDOT asks community to develop Ga. 9 widening plan CUMMING, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Transportation seeks input on three projects that are proposed to widen Ga. 9/Atlanta Highway from the Fulton-Forsyth County Line to Ga. 141/ Peachtree Parkway in Cumming. The proposal would widen Ga. 9 to a four-lane divided highway following the existing roadway but straightening out curves and flattening hills. The plan includes sidewalks on both sides of Ga. 9 and a new bridge over Big Creek. An open house meeting was scheduled from 5 p.m. to

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“Unlike the bookstores, they are not protected by the First Amendment, so we have more latitude in dealing with them.” But that does not mean easier. It requires an ordinance that does not unduly hurt those legitimate massage businesses. Massage is a licensed occupation, so they must be able to produce licenses for each masseuse. The twist in the ordinance is to make the operators in the city liable for employing an unlicensed masseuse. The city is free to do this because the state does not regulate operators, just the masseuse. “State law is pre-emptive of local ordinances, which means the state law would take precedence if there is a conflict. What we do is find ways to regulate without creating that conflict,” Bergthold said. The challenge is to create something that does not harm legal operations or allow illegal ones to pop up again. One effective measure is to limit where massage businesses can be located. Since they congregate on Ga. 141 (Medlock), make them be at least 300 feet from the road. Massage parlors on 141 tend to be visible from the road, making it easier for out-of-towners to

find them. “There is precedent for such buffers,” Bergthold said. “The idea is for the city to weed out unlawful operations so that we are left with the legitimate ones.” Other areas of possible regulation violations involve requiring HIPAA regulations for patient confidentiality to be followed. This is something the legit business does, but such record-keeping is foreign to the illicit operations. City Manager Warren Hutmacher said the city has adopted a much tougher, more effective ordinance now. But the results are still in abeyance. The city contacted and is working closely with all massage businesses making sure they all know what is to be expected of them under the new law so that they can come into compliance. “The next step will be to ensure compliance. We are working with all the businesses to give them ample time to digest and comply,” Hutmacher said. “The idea is not to shoot everybody down but to bring them all into compliance. We want to be reasonable and friendly.” In the next few months, the city will be better able to judge the effectiveness of the ordinance. If it is, Mayor Mike Bodker says he wants to take it before the Georgia Municipal Association for other cities to adopt.

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Two Forsyth middle schools Pinecrest Academy named highest-performing in state 2014 School of Excellence Little Mill, Otwell Middle Schools earn honor FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Little Mill Middle School and Otwell MS earned the designation of 2014 Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education. Both schools were recognized in the Highest-Performing School category, meaning they are among the 5 percent of the state’s Title I schools with the highest absolute performance, over three years, for the “all students” group on the statewide assessments. Little Mill Principal Connie McCrary said the school sets high expectations. “It is an honor to be amongst the top 5 percent of all Title I schools in the state,” McCrary said. “We thank our amazing parents and community for their continued support.” Otwell MS Principal Steve Miller said it’s exciting to be recognized by the hard work and efforts of the teachers and students. “This is the result of per-

sistence, focus and dedication to the process of learning with all of our stakeholders,” Miller said. “It is a combined effort on behalf of our teachers, students and parents that we are being recognized.” The second Reward School category is Highest-Progress School, which includes schools among the 10 percent of the state’s Title I schools making the most progress in improving the performance of the “all students” group over three years on the statewide assessments. Forsyth County Schools did not have schools in this category. For both categories of Reward Schools, a school may not be classified if it has been identified as a Priority, Focus or Alert School. “The schools on this list represent some of the finest efforts being put forth in Georgia education,” said Dr. John Barge, state school superintendent. “The educators, parents, students and communities who came together to move these schools forward should take great pride in the results.” –Aldo Nahed

High school recognized by Catholic Education Honor Roll CUMMING, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy, a private preK-12 Catholic school in Cumming, was selected for the 2014 Schools of Excellence designation. This marks the eighth consecutive year Pinecrest has received the honor. The Cardinal Newman Society released its list of high schools recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as 2014 Schools of Excellence on Sept. 15. The 2014 Schools of Excellence are located in 26 states, and Pinecrest Academy is one of two in Georgia to receive this honor. This year, 71 schools were named as a School of Excellence, or less than 5 percent of all Catholic high schools in the U.S. “This distinction confirms our commitment to the mission of Catholic education,” said Father Robert Presutti LC, president of Pinecrest Academy. “I applaud the leadership, administration, students, parents, teachers and staff for their hard work and commitment to assuring a strong Catholic identity in all we do at Pinecrest to prepare our students to be future Christian leaders in both society and the church.” This year’s Honor Roll schools are diverse: large and small, new and long-established, highly selective and those with open enrollment admissions policies, as well as a variety of tuition rates. Patrick J. Reilly, president of the Cardinal Newman Society, said since the competition

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Bands marching into West Forsyth for Wolverine Classic By SHANNON WEAVER shannon@northfulton.com CUMMING, Ga. — West Forsyth High School will host its third annual marching band contest, the Wolverine Classic Marching Festival, Sept. 27. The Wolverine Classic will feature 17 marching bands from the north Georgia area in the showcase and competition. The shows will run from 1 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. “It’s 17 halftime shows and not a football game involved,” said Pat Gallagher, West Forsyth’s band director. As the hosts, West will not compete in the event, but they will perform an exhibition show after the other bands, followed by awards at 10 p.m. “It’s crazy. We’re looking at close to 2,000 performers in the course of the day, plus spectators in the stands,” Gal-

If you go What: Wolverine Classic (marching band festival) Where: West Forsyth High School, 4155 Drew Road in Cumming When: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 Cost: $10 adults; $5 children 6 – 12; 5 and under free lagher said. “We have small armies of parents.” On Oct. 7, West Forsyth will host the Forsyth County Marching Band Exhibition, with the five area schools showcasing their band routines. The University of Georgia Redcoat band will also perform there. “[The Wolverine Classic] is a great event for the school and the community,” Gallagher said. “The kids love it.”

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Rotary makes donation to nonprofits CUMMING, Ga. — At its weekly meeting on Sept. 17, the South Forsyth Rotary Club presented donations to four county nonprofits. Donations were made to Jesse’s House, Bald Ridge Boys’ Lodge, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Rewarding Minds. The club raised $9,000 through its annual Monte Carlo Night fundraiser. The event was held during their meeting at Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Tech.

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‘Kare Bears’ bring comfort to children FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Keller Williams agents Gay Pinson, Christine Lee, Denise Humphrey and Linda Martin delivered more than 30 teddy bears called “Kare Bears” for sick children to bring them comfort during their illness or emergency. Kares 4 Kids, a nonprofit founded in 2005 through Keller Williams Realty Atlanta, also hosted Shopping 4 Kids at the Norcross area Costco store. This event made it possible for several local area charities to stock up on much needed supplies. Agents from Forsyth County enjoyed helping Meals

by Grace, a Forsyth County charity that brings hot and healthy meals to families in need, to purchase over $1,000 in food supplies. The semi-annual Shopping 4 Kids event started in 2009, when many charities were suffering from lack of support in the middle of the economic downturn. The goal was to help these service organizations fill their empty shelves, so they in turn could feed and clothe the less fortunate. Kares 4 Kids helps eight to 10 children’s charities per year through this event. –Vallari Bhave

Keller Williams agents Gay Pinson, Christine Lee, Denise Humphrey and Linda Martin, and Joan Birzes and Lynn Jackson of Northside Hospital-Forsyth participate in the Kare Bear event.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce will bring back its annual Golf Classic Monday, Sept. 29 at the Golf Club of Georgia. “This is the perfect venue to build relationships with North Fulton’s top business leaders. It is a spectacular setting and ideal for fostering business partnerships,” said Chamber President Brandon Beach. Golfers will enjoy playing the Golf Club of Georgia, consistently recognized as one of the finest 36-hole courses in the country. Support of the 2014 Golf Classic enables the GNFCC to serve as the catalyst for economic development, business

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‘Spiral Bound’ highlights importance of art for youth By JADE RODGERS jade@northfulton.com

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With “Spiral Bound,” the story quickly became evident: art and culture need to be revived amongst the youth of our ALPHARETTA, Ga. – It’s difficommunities. cult to imagine a world with“Spiral Bound” illustrates out the beauty of art and the the story of eight creative high inventive minds that pluck it school students and a group from the world of imagination of college students who parand integrate it with reality. In ticipate in Studio 345, a youth recent years, however, schools across the country have cut art development program in Charlotte, North Carolina. Studio programs in order to maintain 345 grants students the opa steady budget for important portunity to learn from artists features like cafeteria serwho make a living in digital vice and food. Student bellies media, photography, muremain full, but souls are sic, printmaking and deprived of nutrition many other artistic without the regular he t facets. The proinfluence of art ch t rai t gram was inspired and culture. by Bill StrickSept. 9, the land, a nationally documentary recognized vision“Spiral Bound” ary who delivers premiered. This yth . educational and particular docuher ald cultural opportunimentary addresses ties to students and the long-lasting influadults alike. ence of art in a child’s “[Strickland] started a prolife, and moreover, the consegram of his own years ago that quences and circumstances a started movements like this,” child faces when deprived of a said Buchanan. “Communities creative outlet. and individuals need to step “With a documentary, you up and help fill in the gaps in don’t set out to create a speculture that we are seeing.” cific story,” said Mike BuchanThe subjects of “Spiral an, “Spiral Bound” director. Bound” represent the fulfill“You film hours and hours of ing aspects of art and how it material and seek the story cultivates better quality of life, within it.”

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WEST FORSYTH 23, CHATTAHOOCHEE 15:

Wolverines stop late rally to hold onto win JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Wolverines stopped a late Cougar rally on the road Friday, Sept. 12, as West Forsyth won 23-15 to Region 6-AAAAAA opponent Chattahoochee. The Cougars trailed 23-0 with 10 minutes to play before sophomore backup quarterback Chase Owens tossed a pair of touchdown passes to pull Chattahoochee within 23-15 with four minutes left on the clock. Owens hit Blake Hundley for 50 yards and a score and connected with Isaac Kinsey on a 26-yard TD pass to get the Cougars within eight points after a two-point conversion. Kinsey had two touchdown receptions and over 150 yards receiving in a win over North Forsyth the previous week. The Wolverines led 3-0 at the half, kicking a field goal after a long drive and stopping the Cougars on fourth-andgoal from the 2. West Forsyth scored three touchdowns in the second half to expand its lead, with the West Forsyth defense forcing three Chattahoochee turnovers in the game. Both teams are 1-1 in the region and 1-2 overall. The Cougars have a key region game Friday at Centennial, also 1-1 and 1-2. West Forsyth played at Habersham Central High School on Sept. 19 (scores were not available by press time) and will face Northview High School on Sept. 26 at home. – Mike Blum

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West Forsyth’s Austin Reid (23) and Chattahoochee’s defender Brandon Ware (9) vie for a pass in the end zone during the Wolverine’s 23 - 15 victory Friday, Sept. 12.

CENTENNIAL 28, LAMBERT 21:

Lambert loses late lead in loss By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Trailing 21-0 in the closing seconds of the first half, Centennial rallied for a 28-21 victory Sept. 12, against Lambert, scoring the winning touchdown in the final 90 seconds. After yielding 91 points in a pair of seasonopening defeats, the Knights appeared headed for a third straight loss before beginning their comeback on the final play of the first half. The Longhorns of Lambert came out strong and ran the ball well, even after the lengthy weather postponement. The Longhorns got on the board early in the first quarter with a touchdown, followed by senior running back Trevor O’Brien adding another touchdown in the second to make it 14-0. Senior running back Hunter Shepherd then scored for the Longhorns with two minutes left in the second quarter. But as the Knights were preparing to head toward the locker room for halftime, they completed their first score on a deep pass. Casen Conway’s 33-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Beck made it 21-7, and set up the Knights for a second-half comeback. Conway ran 7 yards for a score to cap an 83yard drive in the third period, and the Knights pulled even midway through the final quarter on a 3-yard pass from Conway to Malik Muhammad. Centennial got the ball back around midfield and drove for the winning score, with Conway scoring his second touchdown on a 5-yard run. The win was the Knights’ second over Lambert in the past three seasons, with Centennial, 0-5 at the time, knocking off 5-0 Lambert in

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2012. Lambert defeated Centennial 24-23 last season, one of several games in which the Knights let first-half leads slip away after halftime. Lambert (1-1 in the region) played Alpharetta (2-0) Sept. 19 (scores and highlights not available by press time). Kevin O’Brien contributed reporting to this article.

NORTHVIEW 49, NORTH FORSYTH 0:

Raiders shutout in loss to Titans CUMMING, Ga. – The NorthForsyth Raiders dropped their third straight game Friday, Sept. 12, falling to Northview High School 49-0. The Titans have won their first three games by a combined 132-7, including back-to-back shutouts in Region 6-AAAAAA play. Northview is tied for first with Alpharetta and South Forsyth at 2-0. D.J. Pearson completed 16 of 18 passes for 182 yards and three touchdowns for the Titans, who had seven players score their seven touchdowns. Pearson’s TD throws went to Matty Biondich (40 yards), Justin Westbrook (12 yards) and Jair Anderson (19 yards), with Anderson’s catch on the final play of the second period giving Northview a 28-0 halftime lead. Josh Moran scored the first Northview touchdown on a 3-yard run after the first of six North Forsyth turn-

overs. The Titans’ second-half scores came on a 62-yard run by Nathan Phillips, a 12-yard run by Devan Johnson and a 100-yard interception return by Ernest Gunn late in the game. The Northview defense turned in its third strong effort in a row, containing North Forsyth’s run-oriented offense and repeatedly giving the Titans’ offense excellent position on turnovers. North Forsyth played at South Forsyth High School on Sept. 19 (scores were not available by press time) and will face Lambert High School on Sept. 26 at home.

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Keep Forsyth County Beautiful celebrates 20 years FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB) celebrated 20 years at their annual awards ceremony Sept. 9 at Lanier Tech. Many members of the community were recognized for their environmental efforts and 14 schools received Green School status at either the

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From left: Keep Forsyth County Beautiful’s Kevin Smith, student Hannah Testa and Denise Carleton of Sawnee Woman’s Club.

From left: Lisa LaFayette of Sawnee Woman’s Club; Dr. Ken Fahey of North Forsyth High School and Denise Carleton of Sawnee Woman’s Club.

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Continued from Page 1 loud. We are basically too crowded.” With the opening of the Tap Room, Tanner said he will also be expanding the production of his product by about 50 percent. “It seems like a lot percentage wise, but it’s a good number for us,” he said. “This will be three different things for us: brewery production expansion, bar increase our physical location for people to enjoy our products and then increasing our space for beer aging, so we are going to have some dedicated space to barrel age beers.” Barrel-aged style of craft beer is on the rise, so is craft beer consumption and sales in general. The Brewers Association reported an 18 percent midyear growth for the country’s small and independent craft brewers. Cherry Street’s Tap Room will be a social place, a gathering place similar to a pub, Tanner said. “We will be doing a lot more events, we want to continue our involvement in the community,” Tanner said. Cherry Street is a bit different from other breweries or brewpub in the state because they also distribute their product. Per state law, they are a brewpub and have to maintain 50 percent of food versus alcohol sales in the restaurant. Distribution sales do not count against the 50 percent they have to maintain. But the business does have a volume cap — 10,000 kegs per year.

Blotter: Continued from Page 2 Deputies later located Yother driving. She refused to speak with deputies about the incident and was taken to jail for processing.

Bullet hole found in kitchen CUMMING, Ga. — A man came home to find a bullet resting on the bottom of his kitchen cabinet, according to a Forsyth

“We’ll never reach that out of this current location,” Tanner said. “But it’s real good for us to grow into. Tanner enjoys the brewpub concept because he was born and raised in the restaurant business. Breweries, however, cannot sell directly to the customer because they have limited volume they can give customers and have to charge customers differently based off tours and educational experiences. Since opening its operations on Dec. 12, 2012, Cherry Street has brewed 300 batches of beer, had four full time employees added to the brewery and won five different accolades or awards. The distribution has also been putting Cumming on the map of craft beer enthusiasts who will drive from all over the state for a taste. Distribution started at surrounding bars, restaurants and growler shops. But things really took off when the Cherry Street craft beers made it to Atlanta and are now available at most North Georgia restaurants and even in the Tennessee area. “We have met and exceeded our expectations and goals,” Tanner said. “I am just blown away with what we’re able to do and how it keeps getting better and growing.”

County Sheriff’s incident report. The man in the 5000 block of Aspen Drive called deputies when he came home and made the discovery about 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9. The man said the bullet came from outside, went through the home’s siding and the back of a kitchen cabinet finally stopping at the cabinet door. The man said he heard gunshots in the area a few hours before he found the bullet. Deputies said there are several hundred acres of woods behind the victim’s home.

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