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Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, left, and Commissioner Bob Ellis stand near the registration entry for the new COVID-19 testing site in Alpharetta April 25. Both officials say they want to see Fulton County increase the number of testing sites available to the public. Read more, Page 4

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — Alpharetta’s Sara Colvin said her industry has gone from panic mode to almost full stop in recent weeks. Colvin works for LocumTenens.com in Alpharetta, a staffing firm that connects medical physicians to work on a temporary basis at hospitals.

Colvin said a hospital may need temporary help for many reasons, such as a general surgeon going on maternity leave or if a physician retires. A substitute must be found while the search for a permanent replacement is conducted.

When COVID-19 cases skyrocketed in late March and early April, the need for critical care workers also shot up, but that need has recently dropped dramatically, Colvin said.

“A few weeks ago, there was a huge push for critical care workers, but now with talks of elective cases and procedures opening up, it has dwindled,” she said. “Personally, our business went from panic to sitting on our hands. We’ve never had such uncertainty and oddness in the way our business is run.”

While some hospitals are ramping up

certain positions, many healthcare workers are being furloughed as elective procedures and some clinic visits are on hold.

“Being in healthcare sales is a challenge right now,” she said. “You have to remain emphatic without digging into fake compassion. We just want them to know we are there for them. This will be a gamechanger as far as who hospitals partner with in the future. They are going to ask, who came through with help and who didn’t, and who was empathetic and who was ambulance chasing, so to speak.”

Amid the medical crisis, Colvin has seen some positives.

“We have sent folks to the Caribbean and they have set up literal hospitals in tents,” she said. “We have also sent people to the makeshift field hospitals outside of New York. It is really interesting to see how the healthcare industry field jumped on this so quickly.”

The impacts of the coronavirus on all aspects of daily life are being chronicled, but it is the adults doing the recording.

But at least one Alpharetta girl is narrating life during the worldwide crisis from the perspective of an 8-year old.

Julia Drishpon has been writing a daily rundown of her experiences and feelings

in her diary. It is an act that is therapeutic now and will provide an interesting view on this time in the years to come.

“I just wanted to start writing,” Julia said. “It makes me feel good to get my feelings out into something I’m doing.”

Julia’s mother, Alyssa Drishpon, said her daughter was “crushed” by the pandemic shutting down her The Davis Academy, where she attends school.

“She really lover her friends and loves going to school,” Drishpon said.

Julia was inspired to start the journal by her grandmother, and she has chronicled “her good and her bad,” Drishpon said. Julia has also completed various art projects, which she talks about excitedly.

Like many, Drishpon is dealing with the juggling act of typical day-to-day parenting coupled with becoming a defacto teacher whose kids have somewhat conflicting work schedules.

“Julia is the oldest, we have a 6-year old boy and a 3-year old,” she said. “That alone has been very challenging because they run the gamut. I’m trying to make sure everyone stays on schedule and trying to keep some structure for them. I’m lucky to be a stay-at-home mom, because I can’t imagine having to do all this while trying to work.”

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COVID testing picks up steam in north Metro Atlanta

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com METRO ATLANTA, Ga. — Fulton County is rolling out more COVID-19 testing sites as the doors to businesses begin to crack open.

On Tuesday, the county opened a second site at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. That same day, the Georgia Department of Public Health recorded the largest single day in new tests reported since the coronavirus pandemic began.

The new county-operated site joins another facility which opened April 23 at Wolf Creek Amphitheatre in College Park.

To schedule an appointment for either of the county-run sites, residents should call 404-613-8150 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. During the call, patients will speak with a trained staff member and receive a referral number and appointment time. Testing is offered free of charge.

Touring the Alpharetta site on Monday, Fulton County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ellis said the county wants to join with other agencies and private organizations to bring more testing online.

“Fulton County, in terms of tests in the rest of the state, we’ve definitely led the way,” Ellis said, noting that over the past month, the county administered some 30,000 tests. “We’ll look for opportunities to do more.”

Right now, Ellis said, there are four big streams of testing providers that include private organizations and companies like Walgreens and CVS, Fulton County, the State of Georgia and individual hospitals.

Joe Barasoain, director of Fulton County Emergency Services, said the

Hotline help The Fulton County Board of Health has established a hotline to serve the public in the COVID-19 pandemic. If you meet criteria for testing, such as suffer from a severe chronic condition, or are elderly, you may call 404-613-8150 and a nurse can assist you. new testing site will have at least three doctors and about the same number of nurses and nurse technicians.

Upon arrival, visitors will see three large drive-thru tents, he said. The first tent is for registration to validate all information. Drivers then proceed to the next tent where the testing is performed, and then to a check-out stop. All of the interaction is performed observing careful safety practices, Barasoain said.

“We haven’t had any incidents,” he said. “We have a good safety program, and we’ve followed protocols since day one.”

He said testing centers are seeing an increased number of zeros turn up on testing, meaning many of the people who undergo testing are not infected with the coronavirus.

Throughout Georgia, private organizations are also adding to the mix. One of the first drive-thru sites in North Fulton was offered through LifeHope ministries in Alpharetta. Its testing location at North Point Church on North Point Parkway charges $185 for the test. Results are processed at the organization’s College of American Pathologists-certified lab in Sandy Springs and usually have a turnaround of about 48 hours, a spokesman said.

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From left, Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis and Fulton County Manager Richard Anderson speak during a tour of the county’s latest testing site April 25 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta.

Expanded testing State and local governments, hospitals and private businesses and organizations have expanded the number of sites administering COVID-19 tests.

Here’s a look at some of the new sites opened recently in north Metro Atlanta: • Fulton County just opened a free COVID-19 testing site at 4700 North Point Parkway in Alpharetta. Residents should call 404-613-8150 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays for an appointment.

• Walgreen’s has opened a site in Johns Creek at 11855 Jones Bridge Road. Testing is available at no cost to

eligible individuals, and the site will be open seven days a week, by appointment only, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To register, visit walgreens.com/findcare/ covid19/testing.

• Peachtree Immediate Care is operating a testing facility in Alpharetta at 10905 Haynes Bridge Road. The site operates from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Qualified insurances are accepted. Call 770-343-9898 for an appointment.

• The Georgia National Guard is opening new testing sites at Georgia State University and Greenbriar Mall. For an appointment at these sites, call 706721-1852.

Roswell, Alpharetta extend closure orders on public facilities

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Roswell and Alpharetta officials have enacted measures to keep most public facilities closed for the time being.

On April 28, Roswell Mayor Lori Henry updated to her April 13 executive order to reiterate that some city parks and buildings are not accessible to the public. These areas include athletic facilities, park parking lots, outdoor gym equipment, playgrounds, Old Mill Park at Vickery Creek, the Heart of Roswell Park, Barrington Hall and its grounds, and Bulloch Hall.

On Friday, Henry updated the order, extending Roswell’s state of emergency

through June 12. The mayor also announced the city will open parking lots at most Roswell parks. However, to ensure support for physical-distancing measures, the facility amenities will remain closed.

“I know we are all looking forward to reopening our city and getting our lives back to normal,” Henry said. “But we will be taking a very measured approach in reopening Roswell. We will do this keeping in mind the health, safety and welfare of our citizens by following CDC and Georgia Health Department guidelines.”

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s statewide shelter-in-place order expired after April 30 but remains in place for high-risk populations through May 13.

Meanwhile, the Alpharetta City Council held a special session April 30 to reenact portions of its emergency order which was set to end that same day.

The council unanimously passed a resolution to continue closure of public buildings and park facilities until the end of May. Walking trails and the Big Creek Greenway remain open to pedestrians who practice social distancing measures. The City Green is closed.

Alpharetta officials also extended deadlines for renewal of occupational taxes and payments of excise taxes related to the sale of alcohol.

The new document does allow the city administrator, in consultation with the City Council, to begin a phased opening of some government buildings

before the end of May. “We’re working on a phased plan for reopening facilities and reintroducing city employees to the workplace,” Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said.

In Roswell, Mayor Henry said extending the closure of city facilities is based in part on the fact that when they were open, people were not following best practices and social distancing guidelines.

“Our wonderful parks and their facilities are a regional draw that bring many people from outside of the city,” she said. “We found that people were not following the CDC guidelines. My number one priority as mayor of Roswell is to protect the health, safety and welfare of our citizens.”

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Roswell awards contract for Riverparks Master Plan work

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell has selected a landscape architect and design firm to begin preliminary improvements and developments for the city’s long-anticipated Riverparks Master Plan, especially along the Ace Sand property.

In its regular online meeting April 27, the City Council voted unanimously meeting to contract with Starr Whitehouse for an amount not to exceed $295,291. The vote came with a budget amendment to supplement unexpected budget shortfalls because of the pandemic.

Councilman Mike Palermo abstained from voting on the item, stating concern over the budget amendment decision.

The Riverparks Master Plan, passed in 2016, outlines suggestions for improvements along the city’s riverfront parkland on Riverside Road, from Don White Memorial Park west to Willeo Park. An economic impact analysis, conducted 2018, helped to identify project priorities.

Out of that analysis, the city identified the Ace Sand property on Riverside Road near St. Andrew Catholic Church as a top concern and recommended im-

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“Ace Sand is essentially new ground from a park development perspective,”

said Recreation and Parks Department Director Jeff Leatherman. “It is now currently only available as a temporary parking lot.”

The master plan envisions a somewhat spiral-shaped facility on the site that could serve several possible purposes, including as event space and as a viewing deck for the river. The report also identifies several areas that could include food and beverage service facilities along the river, including at the Ace Sand property and at Azalea Park.

Full-blown restaurants, however, may be too tricky to pull off, Leatherman said.

“Restaurant is not the word that we used in the economic impact report,” he said. “It was quicker service, fast service, casual, café-style food service and seating areas.”

Originally, the project was to be funded through the general fund and hotel/motel fund, but the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown projected budgets off-kilter. Staff said they now anticipate a shortfall of $52,000, which could be supplemented by an additional revenue stream from the impact fee fund.

Palermo said he was fully supportive of the master plan but was concerned about this change in budgeting.

“My hesitation tonight deals more with the budget aspect,” he said. “There is some slight moving around of where the money is coming from… Literally, next month, we’ll be going through the budget and all of the allocations. That’s when I’d prefer to be discussing where the money is coming from, budget amendments, etc.”

Palermo ultimately abstained from voting on the item.

Mayor Lori Henry said there is some incentive to be timely with the project.

“I feel quite strongly that we need to be forward thinking,” she said. “The reason why I say that in this case is if we have a shovel-ready project in the Recreation and Parks Department, we can move forward in grant funding and recovery funding… I would just like to see us get to the point of a shovelready project in our Riverparks Master Plan.”

Councilman Marcelo Zapata also cited some concern that information about other bidders was not readily included in the agenda packet “There seems to be a pattern here of not presenting the amount of the other company’s bids,” he said. “Hopefully, one day, we’ll have these numbers ready when we have a discussion of this magnitude. I don’t appreciate not having these numbers now.”

Leatherman said he anticipates the city will be in the design process stage for the project for about 6-9 months.

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Bond refunding may save Alpharetta more than $3.3 million over 12 years Savings come at time when city expects tax revenues to lag

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta took steps Monday that will save it nearly $400,000 a year in expenses over the next 12 years.

The savings come in the form of a refunding bond that will effectively refinance nearly $24 million in bond debt the city assumed for its City Center project in 2012. The initial bond was for $29 million over 20 years and was used to fund the new City Hall, an adjacent parking deck and the park at downtown City Center.

The city has already paid off a little over $5 million of that initial bond through an annual debt service tax levy on property.

Initial discussions on the refinancing began in December.

Since that time, the coronavirus pandemic has spurred interest in the municipal bond market, and Alpharetta now finds itself reaping a greater savings — almost $80,000 a year more — than it may have realized had it moved earlier, Alpharetta Finance Director Tom Harris said.

In consultation with council members, Harris said he pulled the original offer in early March on the assumption competition would increase in the market. The wait paid off when the city received 13 bids last week, awarding the contract to a Texas securities firm at an annual interest rate of 1.419 percent over the 12 years remaining on the bond.

“In present value terms, that’s $3.32

million in taxpayer savings we achieved by doing that deal today,” Harris said.

The savings couldn’t be more welcome for the city, which is facing a rough path in funding next year’s capital budget, which pays for big-ticket projects. The 2021 budget goes into effect July 1.

At its April 20 meeting, the City Council began talks to sidetrack some of the major projects it had already funded in this year’s budget. Council members asked city staff to help compile a list of current projects that could be halted in their tracks in order to preserve close to $5 million for urgent needs anticipated for next year.

General consensus in the initial stages was to delay plans for $1 million in new or upgraded restrooms at several parks. Another $1 million in savings is being considered that was to fund a roundabout at Hopewell Road and Vaughan Drive.

The council is expected to cull the project list further in the coming weeks to free up enough money for recurring projects, such as police and fire vehicle replacements and road resurfacing.

In other action at the April 27 meeting, the council discussed the latest plans for a signaled crosswalk at Main Street and Marietta Street. The spot is a frequent unprotected crossing for pedestrians and lies about midway between the two nearest protected crosswalks at Old Milton Parkway and the HAWK signal at the Town Green.

There is some debate whether the city should prohibit left turns from Marietta Street onto Main as an added protection for pedestrians. Also, because of sight distance concerns, several street parking spaces on Marietta near the intersection may have to be removed.

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Survey reveals extent of COVID damage to local business climate

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. — Empty parking lots and signs emblazoned with “closed” on storefronts provide easy visual cues of COVID-19’s impact to the North Fulton business community, but a recent survey provides hard data.

Economic development heads from four cities teamed with the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and Select Fulton to track sentiment among more than 500 local business owners. The group asked about the strain these businesses are under and how government and business groups can help.

The survey, conducted in mid-April, garnered 745 responses to questions pertaining to operations, workforce, finance and each company’s outlook for the future.

GNFCC President Kali Boatright said the Economic Development Department of Sandy Springs spearheaded the idea for a survey, which was expanded to show a more collective impact to North Fulton businesses. The cities of Alpharetta, Milton and Roswell Inc also participated in the effort.

“We asked businesses what they were going through so we can analyze the data, act on the data and support those businesses as they come back online and support the community,” Boatright said.

The survey results include responses from a wide variety of companies, including construction, automotive, healthcare, technical services and real estate, providing a broad picture of the pandemic’s impact to the area.

“One piece of good news is that 60 percent have remained open,” Boatright

said.

Most were not operating pre-pandemic levels, however. Only 19 percent of respondents said operations had not dropped off. Over half of the businesses were running at lower than 60 percent of pre-COVID levels.

Nearly 75 percent of respondents said the pandemic had impacted the number of hours their employees worked, and 35 percent said their number of employees had been cut. Most had either furloughed or temporarily laid off staff, while 18 percent of those facing changes to employee figures had permanently laid off workers.

Two-thirds of those who did lock their doors were forced to do so, and 69 percent of those companies said the state’s shelter-in-place order was a factor. Those who chose to shut down

voluntarily cited the shelter-in-place order and their business not being able to adhere to social distancing guidelines as the top reasons for their decision.

While the hard numbers are telling, they are also useful for cities and business organizations, like the Greater North Fulton Chamber, to assess what steps may be needed to revive the local business community.

“We can use this information to inform our local, state and regional leaders and advocate for local businesses,” Boatright said. “Some businesses have immediate needs that need to be responded to, and each city can respond to individual requests and those immediate needs. We can also use the data to track changes or trends.”

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Looking ahead, the survey queried business owners on their outlook for the future and what help they may need moving forward.

More than 60 percent said decreased consumer confidence and spending, the financial impact to operations and a global or U.S. recession were their greatest concerns. Marketing assistance was the top response for what kind of support is needed.

“The largest trend among the businesses, they are really concerned about how they are going to market and operate in this changing environment, an environment that is changing every day,” Boatright said.

Though certain restrictions have been lifted and the state’s shelter-inplace order has expired, the weeks and months ahead are filled with unknowns for North Fulton companies.

“Certainly, every step we make back toward a successful economy is important, and we all want to do that in light of people being safe and healthy, and that includes our family, our businesses and employees,” Boatright said. “It is an interesting time, and we are all looking through the same lens of keeping people safe and healthy and making sure businesses can be successful in whatever way we come out of this.”

Boatright is banking that the survey will help play a role in brightening what has been a dim business landscape.

“I’m glad we are all moving in the same direction together and businesses are sharing their input with us so we can use those results to provide the resources they need,” Boatright said.

“It’s not just asking questions but taking results and acting on those results.”

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Voters to use sleeves to return absentee ballots envelopes FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced on April 27 that he has created an Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force to ensure no one undermines the integrity of the vote in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic.

Raffensperger has selected experts in election administration, investigation, and prosecution from around the state as part of the task force.

Due to the high volume of absentee ballot requests submitted by voters across the state, the Secretary of State’s Office has hired a vendor to assemble ballot packets and mail them to voters, said Mandy Smith, director Forsyth County Voter Registrations and Elections. The same packets are being sent to all voters in Georgia.

An increase in voting by mail brings with it the potential for increased voter fraud and ballot harvesting, both of which are against the law in Georgia, Raffensberger said in his statement.

Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force will assist the Secretary of State’s office in investigating allegations of and potential instances of absentee ballot fraud in the state.

Already, issues with absentee ballots have popped up.

Applications for Dawson County were mailed to Decatur County. In some cases, ballot packets did not include small, white envelopes for returning voted ballots.

Absentee ballot packets are being sent with a security sleeve instead of an inner envelope. The sleeve is a piece of paper with the words “Official Absentee Ballot: Ballot Must Be Enclosed” printed on it. The voter must fold the inner sleeve around their ballot and then place it in the Oath envelope. Voters should remember to sign the Oath of Elector on the back of the envelope before mailing or dropping off at the Elections Office, Smith said.

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Foster care system braces for possible post-virus surge

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com GEORGIA — Changes from the COVID-19 pandemic have created conditions that may lead to a surge in foster care cases.

“We expect a surge [across the country], either late summer or in the fall, if school comes back,” said Brett Hillesheim, director of marketing for Wellroot Family Services, a faith-centered organization that assists in Georgia foster care, especially in DeKalb County.

“That will put a strain on the system, because quite frankly, there probably won’t be as many families to care for all of the children.”

Currently, there are about 800 foster children in Fulton County and 13,000 statewide, Hillesheim said.

As with many businesses and institutions, the issue partially lies with unexpected, lengthy closures.

Usually, anyone can report suspected child abuse or neglect, and the state will investigate and potentially remove a child from their home in the report is confirmed. But now, children are staying mostly at home and there are less chances and less people to check on them, leading to a drop in reports, Hillesheim said.

The investigations aren’t going through as usual and may lead to an influx once the pandemic eases up.

“All of a sudden, all of these children are going to be visible again,” Hillesheim said. “People are going to see that there’s been neglect or abuse happening…

There’s going to be a severe lack of foster families then, more than likely, because the homes that could have been opened by sending children home earlier are still going to be full because the courts weren’t meeting, and there’s going to be all of these new children entering the system.”

Court closures have also wreaked havoc in a number of cases, causing issues with reuniting families or facilitating visitations.

“Usually, the courts take over and determine what happens next with the birth parents and the children,” Hillesheim said. “Since the pandemic started, most courts are not meeting. Some courts have started meeting in certain cases, but most courts are stalled. What we’ve seen is that kids that should have gone home early March or late March, they’re still in the system, because the judge can’t send them home. They’re staying in system longer than they would have otherwise.”

Because of the closed courts, Hillesheim added that many children who were getting regular visitation with their birth parents are no longer receiving it, which can be traumatic in-and-of itself.

“You go from being able to see your mom or dad once or maybe twice a week to you can’t,” he said.

One Forsyth County foster parent has seen the effects of these closures firsthand.

Beth Murray, who has been fostering for about five years, said she has had to postpone several doctor’s visits for her two current foster children, ages 2 and 5. And any visitations, counseling and schooling are now conducted virtually.

“The thing I’ve noticed is that the virtual meetings do not hold their at-

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People can still help during the crisis by supporting organizations like Wellroot Family Services. And the help given by simply checking in on local foster families should not be underestimated, Murray said.

“Your support group is very important in foster care,” she said. “You may be really struggling to keep it together.”

People can still begin the process of becoming a foster family during this time. For more information and support, visit wellroot.org.

In North Fulton County, the Foster Care Support Foundation provides infant equipment and other support supplies for foster families throughout the state. Items are distributed through the group’s center at 115 Mansell Place in Roswell.

Another site, Fostering Hope Resale Store, offers supplies at 608 Holcomb Bridge Road.

Both accept and distribute foster family supplies to help sustain the foster care system. Visit fostercares.org for more information.

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OPINION

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Reality humbles us all Silver linings I think the most difficult aspect of the pandemic is the uncertainty. We humans do not make decisions well, nor do we live comfortably, under conditions of uncertainty.

“Better a thousand RAY APPEN years of tyranny than Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com one day of anarchy,” is an ancient saying that comes to mind. Right now, we are living under extreme chaos — the anarchy — of this virus that is disrupting our “order,” everything we know. It is not something we appreciate. We have a genetic need for order which is closely linked to our need for security and our drive to survive. We are hard-wired to be uncomfortable in this situation right now, so if you are stressed out or bothered or feel depressed by this pandemic, you are not alone. We all feel it to one degree or another.

At the same time, while most of us find degrees of comfort on the flip side of this pandemic — cases of humanity helping humanity — for some reason, it seems to fall short of adequately counterbalancing the weight of this chaos. Again, this is “normal.” Going back to behavior theory, risk aversion is a far stronger drive than the drive for rewards, which is why life insurance is sold not as a reward but as a comfort against loss.

I think this pandemic is more of a “process” than a tangible, knowable “thing.” It is not static. It evolves, and what we see and understand today often has little to do with what is happening or the impact that will become visible and knowable tomorrow. It is maddening. It is “conditions of uncertainty” on steroids. I am sitting in the bleachers watching “evolution live” played out right in front of me on the 50-yard line.

I believe that what is occurring to us — the emergence of this virus — is naturally occurring within our “closed system” and not some nut-case conspiracy being propagated and promoted on the Internet.

At some point we, collectively, must stop assuming that just because we watched a video or read about something “on the Internet,” it must be true. No, it must not, necessarily be even a little bit true.

We can’t allow ourselves to fall into that crevasse. We must get back to thinking, reading, researching and investing in the hard work necessary to know what is true and what is not. It takes work.

This pandemic humbles me like I never imagined I could be humbled. It forcefully picks me up daily — hourly. It informs me that I am not in control and that, for all our intelligence, science, resources, and knowledge, we really don’t

know or control squat. The mountain I thought we perched upon looking down at all the flora and fauna in the world below us, now feels more like a plateau upon which all living things exist on an equal footing, together.

This pandemic impacts us all the same, yet each of us will deal with it in our individual way.

I found myself searching for answers yesterday, reaching out to a few people I admire and respect who happen to be either physicians or simply very smart people. I need someone to give me a small dose of comfort and confidence.

Yes, that’s it, just a shot of “we’ll get through this thing.” I know we will, but I want to hear it from another.

“What’s your opinion? What is your guess? What do you think” That was last night, and so far, this mid-morning I have no replies. They’re probably just ignoring me. Don’t blame them. Of course, they don’t “know,” but I wasn’t looking for a pronouncement of fact, just one of comfort. So, I comfort myself and review what I know.

My 65 years on this earth confirms to me that everything is cyclical — from the environment, the economy, politics and war to medical breakthroughs and changes in art, music, sports — everything. And that includes pandemics.

We’ve been through other pandemics or semi-pandemics before. We survived.

History is the best predictor of the future.

Even back when we didn’t have the benefit of the science or the technology that we have today, mankind made it through.

We have super-computers that now process over a quintillion instructions per second (ips) and are getting faster.

We have A1 which is I am sure evolving on a parallel path with processor speed.

And, and here is where I feel somewhat like a fool and a disappointment to myself, I seem to find perhaps the most comfort in my belief that the financial incentive to find a vaccine or a cure surely will yield the answer within a relatively short time — I mean months and not a lot of them. Of course, if that was a fact, then cancer and Alzheimer’s would be fixed now, but I will choose to not let that rain on my belief parade today — “belief bias” in action!

An hour at a time is my mandate.

That is how I need to process today and tomorrow. I am sure your approach is similar — whatever works for you. We need positive attitudes, compassion, awareness, trust, faith and empathy.

Those are some of the tools God gave us to get through things like this. As Jackie Littlefield, who was a principal at Alpharetta Elementary when my kids went there, and one of my heroes, used to say, “we can.”

Therefore, we will. Chin up!

On March 15, the call to quarantine came for my wife and I. Beginning the next day, we would both be working from home, and preparations began.

The desktop JOE PARKER computer was Editor moved from a desk joe@appenmediagroup.com in the basement to a prominent position on the dining room table so my wife could work while keeping an eye on the baby. My laptop, which I had just received from Appen Media Group in a case of fantastic timing, was hooked up to a living room outlet so I could work while also keeping an eye on the baby.

And as we have worked away over the last six weeks, we have certainly kept our eyes affixed to baby, and that has been my greatest silver lining among this worldwide crisis.

Since the first day of working from home, my daughter has learned to crawl. She can now confidently cruise along couches, tables and the rails of her crib. She has since developed her unique laugh. Her spirited personality has made itself more prominent.

She has become far more expressive, through both expressions and noises.

We have realized she is a complete and absolute busybody, never staying in one place for more than a minute or two. We’ve even had our first fits of frustration.

Before the pandemic, I would have missed many of these firsts, and I certainly would have missed the added bonding time we’ve had in recent weeks. Prior to our home becoming our office, my wife would take baby to daycare before I had woken.

Most days I would pick her up around 6 p.m., and she would be asleep for the night around 4 hours later.

That schedule doesn’t leave a lot of time together in the grand scheme of things, but we have certainly made up for that lost time since March.

Our home has become our workplace, daycare facility, play place and hangout spot, and as I write this, it comes with the soundtrack of a 10-month old babbling away.

As terrible as the coronavirus has been, is, and will be, we all have to find our silver linings somewhere.

Mine is apparent by the absolute wreck that is my living room. It is strewn with toys, books, balls, jumpers, walkers and play tables, and the hearth is covered and blocked off with blankets, pillows and anything else soft to keep an unsteady baby from

Before the pandemic, I would have missed many of these firsts, and I certainly would have missed the added bonding time we’ve had in recent weeks smashing her head on stone.

It is certainly an unconventional office, but I’m glad to have it that way.

I have gotten to spend so much time with my little one and see her growth and progression minute by minute.

And, my wife and I have grown even closer and matured as parents.

When I look back on this time years down the road, of course I will recall all the negatives — and there are certainly plenty — of this pandemic. But I hope that I will also remember finding the blue skies beyond the storm clouds, and the added time I received with my daughter.

All that said, the minute we feel safe enough, she is going to stay with her grandparents for at least an entire weekend.

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New regions arrive sooner than expected for local athletic programs

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — The cancellation of the 2020 spring high school sports season has ushered in updated regions sooner than anticipated. Now, local athletic programs are gearing up for their new-look alignments.

There are updates across the board with each local school either in a new region or slated to play against new region opponents.

The program looking at perhaps the most significant jump is Denmark which jumped from Class 4A to the state’s

highest classification — 7A. The move puts Denmark in the same region as its neighboring Forsyth County public schools, but that was not originally the case. The school was slated to compete in Class 6A in a region comprised of mostly Gwinnett County schools, but Denmark won its appeal to move to Region 6-7A to join its Forsyth County neighbors.

“It has two big advantages,” Denmark athletic director Jamie Corr said.

“Of course, No. 1 is that students will be able to get home a lot earlier after games, and it is better academically for them because we don’t have to get them

In Memoriam

Donna Leigh Browne Grant

Donna Grant, age 94, of Gainesville, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2020.

Mrs. Grant was born on February 27, 1926, in Long Beach, California, to the late Hart and Arlene Browne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Jean Arlene Browne Lee, and her loving husband of 51 years, Robert “Bob” Dale Grant.

Mr. and Mrs. Grant were married in Glendora, California, on March 8, 1947, and began their family in Covina, California. Her husband was transferred to Roswell, Georgia, in 1966, where Mrs. Grant taught preschool at First Baptist Church, Roswell. After his retirement, Mr. and Mrs. Grant moved to Gainesville, Georgia in 1983.

Mrs. Grant was a member of First Baptist Church, Gainesville, where she continued her calling to teach. After 51 years, she officially retired and was honored and recognized by the community as Master Teacher. Throughout her years at First Baptist Preschool, hundreds of children were blessed by her love and passion for teaching. She never forgot her students and remembered them long after they passed through her care. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. She loved her family and was always sharing her photos with everyone. She devoted her life to her family.

Mrs. Grant leaves behind her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Gwen Grant, of Canton, Georgia; Son, Larry Grant of

Knightdale, North Carolina; Daughter and son-in-law Mary and Bradley Dunagan, of Gainesville, Georgia; Grandchildren, Shannon ( James) Doppelheuer of Snellville, Georgia; Lori (Andrew) Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina; Robert (Mandy) Grant of Canton, Georgia; Ryan (Katie) Grant of Johns Creek, Georgia; Leah (Britt) Hulsey of Murrayville, Georgia; Lindsey (Steven) McDowell of Rome, Georgia; Tyler (Amanda) Dunagan of Jacksonville, Florida; Brian Grant of Bloomington, Indiana; Austin Grant of Trenton, Tennessee. Her most cherished blessings and legacy were her 19 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Grant’s niece, Cheryl (Bruce) Stewart of Riverside, California, was loved as a second daughter.

The family would like to thank Gardens of Gainesville Assisted Living in Gainesville, Georgia, Woodland Ridge Assisted Living in Smyrna, Georgia, and Tapestry Hospice for their love and care they showed to Mrs. Grant and her family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be planned at First Baptist Church Gainesville, Georgia, at a later date when all her family and friends can gather together. A private graveside service will follow in Roswell, Georgia, where she will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband.

(Roswell Funeral Home).

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts and donations may be made to First Baptist Church Day School, 751 Green Street, Gainesville, Georgia, 30501.

2020-21 regions For a full list of schools in each region, visit northfulton.com out of classes early. Secondly, there is the financial benefit of spending a lot less on our travel budget.”

Having the added thrill of facing your intra-county rivals in region play is a nice perk, too.

“Our kids are very excited because they are going to be playing in the most meaningful games against kids they’ve played with or close to their whole lives,” Corr said. “Looking at all the Forsyth County programs, it really is second to none, and we’re really excited to put ourselves up against such great competition.”

The remaining Forsyth County schools will still compete together in the same region. For the last three academic years, Lambert, Forsyth Central, North Forsyth, West Forsyth and South Forsyth fought one another in Region 5-7A competition along with Milton.

The Forsyth schools will still have another out-of-county opponent, Gainesville, for 2020-21.

Joining Denmark as another newcomer to Class 7A is Alpharetta, up from 6A. The Raiders competed in the state’s highest classification from 2006 to 2015 but were not placed in Class 7A when it was established in 2016-17.

With the move, Alpharetta will join rivals Milton and Roswell in Region 5-7A. The three North Fulton schools have not competed in the same region since 201112.

Roswell is familiar with the other schools in the region — Etowah, Cherokee and Woodstock. The Hornets faced the three Cherokee County teams in region play the past four seasons.

Dunwoody is also moving to Class 7A, up from 6A. The Wildcats are the only school outside of Gwinnett County in the newly formed Region 7-7A.

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Blessed Trinity is another team moving up in classification after losing its appeal to remain in Class 4A. The Georgia High School Association implemented a double-multiplier rule for 2020-21, which means any student who attends a school outside his or her home district is counted as two students.

With artificially inflated enrollment numbers, BT was essentially forced to move up two classifications.

Athletic director Ricky Turner said Blessed Trinity is a Class 3A-sized school competing in the Roswell High School-based district, so the Titans were already playing up a class in 4A. With the new multiplier rule, enrollment figures placed BT in Class 5A. Turner said there was frustration with the multiplier rule because only his school and Woodward Academy were forced to jump two classifications. However, he is looking forward to competition with BT’s new Region 5-5A rivals.

“It’s not that we didn’t want to be in the region, we just wanted to be treated the same as all other schools in the state,” Turner said. “But we are excited about getting in there with the schools from the Cartersville area and above, like Calhoun and Hiram. It’s a bunch of great schools and great teams.”

While several local schools are now in higher classes, only one school, Northview, will move down in classification.

The Titans have been reassigned to Class 5A, dropping from Region 7-6A which included many of their fellow North Fulton schools. Northview will now compete in a 10-school region comprised of mostly DeKalb County schools.

For other local programs, the 2020-21 season won’t involve a shift in region, but it will usher in new region opponents.

Cambridge, Centennial, Chattahoochee and Johns Creek remain in 7-6A and will now compete with River Ridge, Creekview and Sequoyah from Cherokee County and Riverwood from Atlanta.

North Fulton and Forsyth County Class-A Private schools will continue as region foes.

Fellowship Christian, King’s Ridge, Mount Pisgah, Pinecrest Academy and St. Francis will remain in Region 6-A, which has been updated. Only one other school, Mount Bethel, remained in the region, while several others — Brandon Hall School, Lakeview Academy and Weber School — were added.

Brandon Hall, Mount Bethel and Weber School do not field football teams.

The updated region also nixes subregions “A” and “B” to create one, cohesive grouping of schools.

Mount Pisgah had originally been placed into another region but won its appeal to stay in 6-A.

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Athletic organization cancels Director’s Cup

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com NORTH METRO ATLANTA — The Georgia Athletic Directors Association has opted to forego awarding Director’s Cups this season due the cancellation of all spring sports.

Each year the organization doles out its highly regarded Director’s Cups to honor the best overall, girls and boys athletic programs through a points system based on results from each school’s performance in all sports.

But with no spring sports to add to the total, Director’s Cups will not be awarded for the first time in 20 years.

“Our decision was based on the fact that a majority of our sports take place in the spring, and we felt that it would not be fair to declare winners before we had a chance to complete spring sports,” GADA Executive Director Joe Sanfilippo wrote in an email. “This was not an easy decision.”

North Fulton and Forsyth County schools have historically done well in the Director’s Cup standings. Three schools — Lambert, Alpharetta and Cambridge — won overall Cups for their classification the last three years.

Local programs’ success in spring sports has shown in the standings for 2019-20, which are now inconsequential.

Lambert has either finished as the overall Director’s Cup champions or

runner-up the last three seasons, but the Longhorns were 8th overall this year without any points earned for spring sports.

South Forsyth, West Forsyth and Milton have been staples in the top-10 in overall scores the last three years along with Lambert. That trend continued for the most part this season, but only South Forsyth was in the top-5 following the completion of winter sports.

West Forsyth was in seventh, and Milton, which has placed in the top-10 the last three years in overall scores, including as runner-up in the 17-18 season, was 11th overall.

North Fulton’s streak of winning the overall Class 6A Cup ends with the

decision to nix the awards this year.

Alpharetta captured the title in 2018 and Cambridge secured its first Cup last year.

At least three North Fulton schools placed in the top-10 of the overall Class 6A standings from 2017 to 2019, but only Cambridge was in the top-10 when spring sports were suspended this year.

While the shortened run for the Director’s Cup shook things up for higher classifications, it was business as usual for Blessed Trinity. Since moving up to Class 4A in 2016-17, the Titans have placed second overall each year in the Director’s Cup standings. The Titans were in second overall when the season was cancelled.

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