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Spruill fundraiser plots new course Annual Artistic Affair seeks to broaden reach

By ROSS MCWATERS newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. – The annual Spruill Center Artistic Affair fundraiser March 25 abandoned its tradition of black ties and table service for a more accessible and informal celebration of Dunwoody’s art scene.

Held in the Spruill Center for the Arts instead of the nearby Atlanta Country Club, the event represented an organization-wide push to increase the Arts Center’s reach in the community.

Spruill board and guild member Beth Saxe said the organization wants to be more accessible and inviting to younger generations. Years prior, a ticket to the black-tie affair was $125 per person.

This year, tickets were $75.

Guests wandered between the center’s courtyard, classrooms and hallways, taking in myriad forms of lighthearted entertainment. Attendees contributed to a mural by painting squares of canvas. The finished product reads “SPRUILL,” and will hang in the center’s upper hallway. A silent and live auction preview room featured painting, pottery and other crafts.

Artist and Spruill board member Leslie Cannon stood at an easel painting a landscape that was later auctioned for $850.

The Spruill celebration featured whimsical and eclectic entertainment

Dunwoody leaders face public’s call to tackle problems in police operation

By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody city leaders got an earful of criticism March 28 when residents called for reforms within the Police Department.

The mayor and council attended inperson for the third consecutive meeting.

Public comments over Zoom will cease at the end of March, with the expiration of the city’s emergency ordinance that permitted those watching online to speak.

During the initial public comment period, three people lobbed criticism toward Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan and City Manager Eric Linton over the mounting legal fees from litigation following Lt. Fidel Espinosa sexual harassment allegations and termination of former Officer Brian Bolden.

Bolden was terminated on March 23 for leaking information and a mugshot of a former sergeant arrested for DUI. “Today I stand before all of you and

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Artist and Spruill Center Board Member Leslie Cannon stands with Patty Weiner, winner of the live-painted landscape scene auction. as well. A line quickly formed to sit with fortune tellers reading tarot cards in the hallway. Stationed outside in the blasting wind, four poets from Free Poems ATL wrote prose on demand, taking

their cues from guests. After roughly a minute of writing, they recited and gave the verse to the prompters. Actors

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Disturbance at hotel ends in man’s arrest DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police arrested a 44-year-old man March 26 after he allegedly grabbed a woman by the shoulder and yelled at hotel staff and customers at the AC Hotel on Perimeter Center Place.

The man was at the hotel’s bar and was yelling at staff and customers as police arrived. When an officer attempted to de-escalate the situation, the man threw his personal items down “in a violent manner” and continued to yell at police and other people. The man was drinking wine and told police he had “legal weed” on his person.

Hotel staff told police the man did not have a room at the hotel. The man refused to leave the hotel again, and two officers grabbed him and handcuffed him. As they arrested him, police found containers of rolled cigarettes labeled “Delta 8” on the man. One of the cigarettes tested negative for marijuana.

A woman on the scene saw the arrest and told police the man had followed her around the parking lot and yelled profanities at her as she walked her dog.

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DUNWOODY, Ga. — A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion that he fired a gun multiple times outside his apartment building on Dunwoody Crossing March 22.

When police arrived, they met with the man’s roommate, who was “visibly shaken” and trying to leave the building.

The roommate advised police that the man had just moved in with him that day, showed him a semi-automatic pistol and said he wanted to try it out. The roommate confirmed that the shots had been fired outside his apartment.

Police found two 9mm shell casings in the area, consistent with where the roommate said the shots were fired. Police identified the man, who did not have the gun on him and denied any involvement in the incident. The man refused a search of his car, so police had the car towed while they filed for a search warrant.

Based on the roommate’s statement and multiple 911 callers reporting the gunshots, police arrested the man and charged him with reckless conduct.

DUNWOODY, Ga. — Police arrested a 25-year-old man who is suspected of attempting to steal more than $500 worth of clothing from Macy’s in Perimeter Mall on March 25 after a foot chase.

The reporting officer arrived as other officers chased the man up a stairway to a parking deck. The man threw a bag containing the clothing over the railing before police caught up and handcuffed him.

When police placed him in a patrol car, the man complained of chest pains but repeatedly refused medical assistance.

Police searched a backpack the man was wearing and found a gram of methamphetamine and just under a gram of marijuana. The man told police the items were not his. Police also found “wet wash cloths and various lighters” in the man’s backpack.

A Macy’s employee showed police video footage of the man taking the clothing and putting it in the bag he threw from the stairwell. The total value of the cloth-

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Insurance Commissioner John King, at a March 29 news conference at the State Capitol, cited numerous complaints in taking the agency action.

The Georgia Office of Insurance was “inundated with complaints about Anthem from individuals, from doctors, hospitals and others, from all corners and across Georgia,” King said.

Among the problems cited was that Anthem’s directories listed some health care providers as being part of the insurer’s network when in fact they were not participating in those health plans.

Such erroneous listings can mislead patients who pick a health plan based on whether a certain doctor or hospital is in that network.

Philip Mattera, director of the Corporate Research Project at Good Jobs First, a corporate and government accountability organization, said that the $5 million fine is among the top 1 percent of state government penalties against insurance companies that his organiza-

tion has tracked.

In February 2020, the state insurance department issued warning letters to five insurers, including Anthem, stating that the agency found providers listed as being in-network although they were not actually participating in those networks. The letters were obtained by GHN through an Open Records Request.

In the Anthem case, providers said the insurer failed to pay them promptly, state officials said Tuesday. The company also negotiated contracts with medical practices and then failed to load those providers into its system, leaving patients and doctors out in the cold, King said.

“There have been instances when doctors and hospitals had to lay off staff” due to Anthem payment delays, King said.

An Anthem spokeswoman, Denise Ward, said that the company “¬strives to process and pay claims as quickly and efficiently as possible in accordance

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Dunwoody Preservation Trust appoints new executive director

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Former Dunwoody Police Officer Austin Handle speaks during the initial public comment portion of the Dunwoody City Council meeting March 28. “It’s time for the citizens and leaders of Dunwoody to take a stand,” Handle said. Austin and two other residents criticized city leadership for issues relating to Police Chief Billy Grogan and leadership in the Police Department.

Residents: Continued from Page 1 ask the City Manager Eric Linton and each council member to ensure that whistleblowers who did nothing more than protect the citizens of Dunwoody are given a fighting chance to keep their job,” Austin Handle, a former city police officer, said.

Another speaker called for resignations.

“If the current leadership cannot objectively and transparently address the problems going on in this department, it is time for them to gracefully resign and allow the City of Dunwoody to hire someone who is able to do that job effectively,” community activist Lydia Singleton-Wells said.

The final speaker referenced a growing chorus calling for Chief Grogan’s resignation and that the City Council is not helpless.

“I know it is our city Manager Eric Linton who has responsibility for hiring and firing, but if Eric Linton does not do his job, you should fire Eric Linton,” Joe Hirsch said. “As you know we are already approaching half a million dollars in personnel costs since the Fidel incident.”

In regular business items on the council agenda, city officials unanimously approved a rezoning variance and two road construction projects. Each were discussed at the March 14 meeting.

The rezoning variance will permit construction of a three-story, 60,000-squarefoot medical office building at 4553 North Shallowford Road. When completed, the space expects to have 68 parking spaces and 224 additional spaces in a parking

deck. The deck was a focus of concern at the prior council meeting given its proximity to an apartment complex. A condition was added to the approved plan for the developer, Breedlove Land Planning, to add screening within the parking deck to reduce headlight glare on the complex.

Council members also approved a $1.9 million construction plan meant to improve the intersection of Chamblee Dunwoody and Womack Roads, near the Dunwoody Library. The plan will add a left turn lane on Womack Road and provide for a right turn lane in the future.

The plan will add a decorative mast arm signal and widen the sidewalk from Manget Way to the intersection of Nerine Circle.

A $62,000 project at Brook Run Park will add a sidewalk and staircase to add a second connection from a parking lot to the Great Lawn and Amphitheater.

“Funding for this project will come from the Parks and Recreations Operations Budget,” a city memo dated March 28 said.

Council discussion focused on conceptual designs for the Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Roberts Drive corridor, a contract for financial advisory services and a Trees Atlanta planting program.

If approved, the city would allocate $10,000 to the Trees Atlanta Front Yard Tree Planting Program. Under the agreement, Trees Atlanta will plant 40 trees on private properties in Dunwoody between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022. That averages to about $250 per tree planting.

“We decided on white oak, southern red oak, willow oak, Shumard oak, nuttall oak, maple, river birch, black gum and bald cypress (trees),” Dunwoody Director of Community Development Richard McLeod said.

DUNWOODY, Ga. —Dunwoody Preservation Trust directors have appointed Dunwoody native Noelle Ross as the organization’s new executive director.

Ross brings a range of talents to the growing local non-profit.

A graduate of the Marist School, she holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Oberlin College and is both a composer and classical singer who often performs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus. She also holds a master’s deROSS gree in music education from the University of London Institute of Education.

For the past 16 years, she has held leadership and human resources management positions where she worked with adults and children as a trainer, teacher and director of children’s choral groups.

Outside of music, Ross said she is most talented in team building.

“DPT has a small paid staff and relies heavily on volunteers,” said David Long, board president. “We’re growing

and changing fast and felt that Noelle’s experience as a team builder in a variety of environments made her a great fit for this newly expanded position.”

In her new role, Ross reports to the board of directors. In addition to managing the staff and leading the volunteers, she is tasked with executing the board’s vision, which includes expanding its services, growing its membership and building its donor and sponsor base.

As a Dunwoody native, Ross is very familiar with DPT’s activities including Lemonade Days, its largest annual fundraiser and a Dunwoody signature event held in April.

“My two daughters, ages 8 and 10, are excited by the prospect of attending all five days of Lemonade Days this year,” Ross said. “And I’m looking forward to helping move DPT into its newest phase and spread its recognition throughout the community.”

Ross invites anyone interested in joining, sponsoring or volunteering with DPT to contact her at the office at (770) 668-0401 or noelle@dunwoodypt.org.

— Sydney Dangremond

Pernoshal Park to host Optimism Walk for Parkinson’s patients DUNWOODY, Ga. — The American Parkinson’s Disease Association’s Georgia chapter will host its fifth annual Georgia Optimism Walk at Dunwoody’s Pernoshal Park April 23.

The event is part of a nationwide series of optimism walks intended to mobilize and inspire people to step up and help end Parkinson’s disease. Around 21,000 Georgians live with the disease, with around a million patients throughout the U.S. The event will include a 1.8-mile walk, though participants don’t have to participate in the walk. It will also include educational opportunities, sponsor activities and music.

Funds raised at the walk will help the American Parkinson’s Disease Association provide essential support groups and exercise classes designed for people with the disease, as well as educational

conferences.

“Access to the right information and support is key to living your best life, and that’s true for the person living with PD as well as care partners, friends and family,” APDA Georgia chapter President Paul Demick said. “APDA is the largest grassroots network serving people with PD and their families. The more funds we raise at each Optimism Walk, the more people we can help every day.”

National corporate sponsors for the event include Amneal Pharmaceuticals and Avion Pharmaceuticals. Local sponsors include Paul Black Elder Law, Holbrook Senior Living, Paul Springs Senior Living and others.

Those interested can register for the walk at apdaparkinson.org/GA or call 404-325-2020.

— Jake Drukman

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ATLANTA — Atlanta Community Food Bank announced March 28 that it has given a total of $455,000 across more than 90 individual grants to Metro Atlanta food banks and pantries.

Each grant is worth $5,000, and recipients span 21 Metro Atlanta and North Georgia counties including Fulton, DeKalb and Forsyth. Some recipients include St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Dunwoody, The Place of Forsyth County and YMCA of Metro Atlanta.

The funds are intended to go toward crucial equipment needs to support food storage and distribution, such as fridges and freezers. Atlanta Community Food Bank has seen an increased need for food assistance as rent and the cost of living have increased on the heels of the pandemic.

“We couldn’t fulfill our mission without our nonprofit partner agencies,” Atlanta Community Food Bank CEO Kyle Waide said. “Our partners are invaluable in our work to get desperately needed food to the roughly 715,000 Georgia neighbors who need assistance, and these grants will help increase their capacity to help.”

The food bank estimates that nearly one in eight Georgians and one in seven children is food insecure in its service area.

Recipients of the $5,000 grant include faith-based organizations, community and mobile food pantries, homeless shelters, veteran support organizations and community kitchens. Urban Recipe, a food co-op based in Fulton County, was another recipient.

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PAST TENSE

50 years ago-Doraville refinery fire, Part 2 Fifty years have passed since the Doraville Triangle Refinery fire. In the last Past Tense, I shared how an overfilled tank reached the pilot light of a Doral Circle home causing an exploVALERIE sion. The explosion BIGGERSTAFF followed a ruptured line back to the refinery, igniting three storage tanks. (Atlanta Constitution, April 7, 1972, “Killer gasoline fire rages into 2nd day”) Many people remember vividly April 6, 1972, and the days that followed. The explosion shook nearby homes, including that of Hoss Warbington. He could see the flames from his home 1 mile from the fire. Some people experienced being knocked out of their beds from the explosion.

Braves pitcher Pat Jarvis was awakened that morning by his sister-in-law calling to say flames were in her back yard. He started driving to her house.

When it was announced on radio that people were being evacuated, Jarvis started knocking on doors and helping people get out. (Atlanta Constitution, April 7, 1972, “Jarvis strikes out to awake, evacuate”) Bonnie Smith Nichols could see the fire and smoke from her family’s home at the corner of Vermack Road and Chamblee Dunwoody Road, known today as Donaldson-Bannister Farm. Gail Ferrell could see the fire from her home, the caretaker’s cottage at Murphey Candler

Park.

Kathie Maybury Copeland and her family were evacuated from their Winters Chapel Road home. Jeff Glaze lived where Winters Chapel Road and Peeler Road come together, about 3 miles from the fire, and could see the thick smoke.

Students on a bus on I-285, returning from a Chamblee High School boys baseball game, saw the fire, including Jill Harwood Gonyea and Charlie Bryant.

Gonyea recalls, “The sky was ablaze, and we could feel the heat from it as we drove past.”

Tony Martin, a Chamblee High School coach, lived about a mile from the refinery. Flames and smoke were visible from his home.

Alan Wilson was attending Henderson High School in 1972 and had just started a new job at the Embry Hills Winn Dixie on Chamblee Tucker Road near I-285. Wilson recalls seeing flames from the grocery store.

Memories of the fire come from people living all around Chamblee and other nearby communities. It was visible from local schools including Montgomery Elementary School and Nancy Creek Elementary. Former students saw smoke from the windows of their schools.

Vivian Price Saffold recalls “hearing the forceful and amazingly calm fire chief reassure a roomful of terrified citizens” and “standing by an exhausted and tearful mayor.” The mayor of Doraville was Jesse Norman and Saffold covered the story for the DeKalb News/Sun. A list of assisting fire departments was printed in a Triangle Refineries full page ad in the June 1972 edition of the DeKalb New Era. They included nearby

FROM BOB KELLEY’S “IMAGES OF AMERICA: DORAVILLE,” ORIGINALLY TAKEN BY DEKALB FIRE AND RESCUE.

Firefighters battle the Doraville refinery fire that began on April 6, 1972.

Fulton and Cobb County and 23 other Georgia fire departments. New York Fire Department of Brookside and the Holt Fire Department of Michigan also came to the aid of Doraville.

Twelve days after the fire, Doraville citizens gathered at City Hall to hear what caused the fire and what measures were being implemented to prevent future fires. DeKalb County Fire Marshall Eugene Guerry said human error was

behind the overfilled tank. Measures proposed to prevent future fires included 24-hour supervision of the tanks, automatic cutoffs to prevent overfill and holding ponds beneath the tanks. (Atlanta Constitution, April 19, 1972, “Human Error Blamed for Doraville Tank Fire”) You can email Valerie at pasttensega@gmail.com or visit her website at pasttensega.com.

Resident earns Eagle Scout title DUNWOODY, Ga. — Local Chamblee High School senior Joseph “Jojo” Trent has earned the rank of Eagle Scout after years as a Boy Scout.

Trent began his scouting career as a Bear with All Saints Pack 434 and graduated to Boy Scout Troop 434. He earned 47 merit badges and has worked as a staff member at National Youth Leadership Training. Trent also earned the Ad Altare Dei religious emblem through the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.

For his Eagle Scout service project, Trent built a garden bed and two picnic tables in the courtyard of Kittredge Magnet School.

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Spruill: Continued from Page 1 from the Stage Door Theatre, dressed in flamboyant and glitzy costumes, mingled throughout the party.

Saxe said the 35-year tradition had always been a formal affair, including a seated dinner followed by dancing. However, when Alan Mothner was named CEO in 2020, he sought to alter the event’s tune.

“He pitched this idea to the guild ladies, who are the ones who have normally done the formal deal, and we all went

for it. And this has been fun…I think it’s fabulous,” Saxe said.

Ken Horvath, director of the ceramics department, said Spruill is trying to generate more buzz and activity around the center to foster support for expansion of the education center. Eight more studios are planned, and increasing public engagement will help with the organization’s bid for city partnership to bring their vision into fruition.

“I really believe that it is important Solution on to get the community into the building, to see what’s going on here…having the Artistic Affair here this year allows more people to come in to see what we do and see what we need,” Horvath said.

Based on an informal poll, the casual tone for the Artistic Affair seems to have struck a chord with attendees. When Mothner spoke to the crowd seated under a large tent in the courtyard, he asked, “Should we do this event again?”

His question was met with instant applause.

Painter and instructor Diana Toma commented that the casual event seems welcoming to the artistic scene. “[Artists] next page like to get down and be more casual; I think this addresses the artsy community,” Toma said.

Organizers said the Artistic Affair raised $80,000, including $10,000 for youth scholarships.

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THE INK PENN

Celebrate Spring with Dunwoody Garden Club After a year’s hiatus, the Dunwoody Garden Club will once again host their Annual Card Party on April 26, 2022, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm at Dunwoody Methodist Church FellowKATHY ship Hall.

MANOS PENN What can you expect at the party?

You’ll find tables set up for bridge or your game of choice, a luncheon, a silent auction, and a fashion show by Chico’s at Northpoint. You’re sure to recognize some of your friends and neighbors decked out for the fashion show: Pam Tallmadge, Cathy Cobbs, Carolyn Daniels, Eleanor Barber, Meredy Shortal, and last but not least me!

Several businesses have stepped up to sponsor the event. The platinum sponsor is MetroDerm Center for Plastic Surgery, and the gold sponsor is Dermatology Specialist of Georgia. The City of Dunwoody is the silver sponsor and is joined by Face Haven as the bronze sponsor.

The silent auction includes ‘must have’ plants, plus plenty of generous gift certificates from salons, spas, restaurants, and other local establishments. In addition to gift certificates from Budi’s Sushi, Café Intermezzo, and Capital Grille, you’ll also be able to bid on hair, nail, and spa packages from businesses like Bernadettes, Woodhouse Day Spa, and Angela Michael Skincare & Spa. And it doesn’t stop there. Look for a member knitted baby sweater, gardening paraphernalia, household items, autographed books from local authors, artwork from local artists, fine jewelry items, and much, much more!

You might have expected the group to slow down their community projects because they were forced to cancel their 2021 fundraiser, but they didn’t let that hiccup get in their way. Instead, they embarked on more community outreach programs such as conducting a November food drive for the Community Action Center (CAC) and making/donating holiday decorations in December and Valentine flower arrangements in February.

Members also donated $1000 for scholarships to worthy Georgia Students

and are collecting new clothing and toiletry items for The Georgia Regional Hospital and the VA Hospital. They are never short of ideas and are also collecting aluminum can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, wine corks to be recycled, and just recently restaurantwrapped take-out utensils that will be used by an organization that feeds the homeless.

And let’s not forget their primary function—beautifying our community.

The Dunwoody Garden Club has four major Dig in the Dirt projects. Since 2013, this small but mighty group of 45 volunteers has maintained the flower beds at the entrance to Brook Run Park.

When you see colorful seasonal flowers, it is because they devote two ‘all hands on deck days’ a year to pruning and changing out flower beds.

They also partnered with the Friends of the Library to beautify the library entrance landscaping, and now they maintain this area, changing out the annuals in the spring and fall to add seasonal color. Additionally, they installed and continue to maintain the tropical plants in the library’s atrium.

In 2018, they took on the beautification of Windwood Hollow Park—located just off Peeler Road. They planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs for a colorful spring showing and have also installed perennials around the park sign. Look for the tiny free library maintained by one of the members.

Ticket Information • Tickets are $30 • The cutoff date is April 17 • For ticket information and an order form, visit the website – dunwoodygardenclub.com.

• Mail the Ticket Order Form & Check to Dunwoody Garden Club, 4983 Lakeland Woods Court • Contact Bonnie Barton with questions - bonniebarton@bellsouth.net or 770-639-3510 Order your tickets now for this festive event. You won’t want to miss it.

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Anthem: Continued from Page 2 with provider agreements and applicable state laws and regulations.”

She said the Georgia Office of Insurance focused on a provider database system implemented nearly seven years ago that is no longer in use.

“As the department is aware, we worked diligently to address these challenges,” Ward said. “We have since migrated to a new platform with the goal of improving accuracy and transparency.”

The investigation found around 78,000 separate violations, state officials said. They involve Medicare, employer health plans, and state insurance exchange plans. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is the state’s largest health insurer, with more than 2.5 million policyholders.

“A clear pattern has emerged,” King said. “As I traveled across Georgia, this became a running theme.”

The consent decree also requires Anthem to take corrective actions to prevent future violations and respond to complaints in a timely manner.

“We will hold insurers accountable when their actions are unfairly impacting Georgians,” King said.

The $5 million will go to the state’s general fund, said King, a Republican.

King has held the state insurance post as an appointee since 2019, due to the previously elected commissioner’s arrest and subsequent conviction on fraud charges. King is running for election to the post.

Sabrina Corlette, a research professor at the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University, said that many problems identified in the Georgia investigation “result in the consumer holding the bag financially –

there’s nothing in there to make them whole.”

“This is the insurance department doing its job,” said Corlette of the state fines.

“It looks like [Anthem] has some work to do in terms of cleaning up its act.”

Earlier this month, Anthem announced that it is changing its name to Elevance Health.

Some state legislators stood behind King and said that they had heard similar complaints from their constituents.

Laura Colbert, executive director of advocacy group Georgians for a Healthy Future, praised the state action.

“For our health care system to work as intended, patients, providers, and insurance companies each have to hold up their respective ends of the bargain,” Colbert said. “When Georgians paid their health insurance premiums each month, they did their part. Blue Cross Blue Shield failed to do the same when they were slow to address members’ com-

plaints and made it difficult for members to access health care by sharing inaccurate information about which doctors were in-network.”

Meanwhile, Anthem is still locked in a contract dispute with the Atlantabased Northside Hospital system.

A Fulton County judge has extended a reprieve in the dispute between Northside Hospital and Anthem until April 15, delaying for a second time the need for thousands of patients to switch doctors.

Northside patients who have Anthem insurance have been caught in the middle of the battle between the insurer and the hospital system for months.

King said that as a Georgia consumer, he is concerned about the contract standoff, but added that his department does not have the authority to force a resolution.

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By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Autrey Mill Nature Preserve bustled with brides, grooms and their wedding entourages March 26 for the Johns Creek Wedding Expo.

The all-day event was a joint venture between the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the nature preserve and the city.

Nearly 100 visitors wandered the Autrey Mill grounds for the third-ever expo to make preparations for their weddings.

Scattered between the Summerour House and the Pole Barn, 18 metro-Atlanta-based vendors were on hand to speak with guests and each other, CVB Executive Director Stacey Gross said.

“Each [vendor] said the event was a success for them, not only in the brides they spoke to, but also the connections and networking done amongst vendors,” Gross said.

The event also showcased Autrey Mill as a wedding venue, and Johns Creek as an ideal location for nuptial events, Gross said.

“The staff and board of Autrey Mill jumped at the opportunity to showcase their beautiful park that many consider a ‘hidden gem’ in Johns Creek,” Gross said.

“The passion the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve board and staff have for their park is infectious, and it carried over into the preparation for the wedding expo.”

Four main areas of the park were highlighted for weddings and similar events, including the Summerour House, the Pole Barn, the outdoor amphitheater and the chapel.

“Each of these spaces allows for a couple to decorate as much or as little as they prefer and be surrounded by the beauty of the outdoors,” Gross said.

Autrey Mill also allows brides and grooms to make use of the animals on site for their ceremonies, Gross said. One of the seven weddings Autrey Mill plans to host in the coming months will feature the preserve’s tortoise Pebbles as a ring

The staff and board of Autrey Mill jumped at the opportunity to showcase their beautiful park that many consider a ‘hidden gem’ in Johns Creek.”

STACEY GROSS CVB Executive Director bearer.

In preparation for the expo, Autrey Mill board members, staff, volunteers and city parks staff worked with the CVB to contact vendors, create graphics for promotion and prepare the grounds to be showcased, Gross said.

Bride-to-be Ashlyn Mahar and her mother drove from Canton for the expo after seeing an ad for the event online.

Mahar said she hoped to use the expo as a fact-finding mission, learning about different vendors and what they had to offer.

“So, I don’t know too much about weddings, I haven’t been to too many, so it’s kind of exciting to see different vendors and what everyone offers because everyone is a little bit different,” Mahar said.

Vendors included Johns Creek’s Rosa Mia, Cumming-based J & J Jazzy Jewels, the Hyatt Place hotel, Anna Christine Bridal and Sittin’ Pretty Photobooth.

While Gross didn’t want to predict the future, she considered the Saturday expo to be a “great success” and said she could see another Wedding Expo entered on the Convention and Visitor’s Bureau 2023 calendar.

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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve hosted the Johns Creek Wedding Expo March 26.

Vendors were set up in the Summerour house and the pole barn for brides and grooms to peruse.

Sittin’ Pretty Photobooth set up in front of the Summerour House at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve for the Johns Creek Wedding Expo Saturday March 26.

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Janet Poelker (78), a longtime Dunwoody resident, died peacefully March 25 from lung cancer.

A native of St. Louis, Janet was the fourth of six children born to Adolph and Bertha McKeon Jacobsmeyer. She graduated from Beaumont High School in 1961, and worked at Standard Oil and Anheuser Busch in St. Louis.

Janet married John Poelker, her high school sweetheart, in 1967. Together they raised three children. As a stay-at-home mom, Janet was intimately involved in every aspect of their formative years, including athletic pursuits; guiding them through their educations; teaching them to be kind and considerate to others; and working countless hours at their schools in a myriad of team mom and social coordinator roles.

Janet and John moved to Atlanta from St. Louis in 1978 when John was recruited by (the former) C&S Bank.

With a passion for gardening and working in the yard, Janet became a certified Master Gardener through Purdue University. She had a keen eye for design, not only in landscaping, but also home

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Always ready with a smile, a story and a hug, Janet warmed the hearts of anyone and everyone who knew her.

Preceded in death by her sisters Mary Ann Shillito, Judy Hennessey, and Lynn Jacobsmeyer, Janet is survived by her husband John, children Kathryn (Kate) Roark (Scott), John Poelker, and Mark Poelker (Bekki); grandchildren, Stella, Tess, and Charlie Roark; Hailey, William, and Audrey Poelker; and Norah Poelker; brothers Adolph and Steve Jacobsmeyer; and twenty-five nieces and nephews.

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Newspaper Delivery Routes Open We have several delivery routes open in the Alpharetta-Roswell / North Fulton area.

The work is once a week and requires the following: Reliable transportation, very clean driving record (we do a record check), and professional work ethic. We prefer the ideal person to have experience delivering newspapers but that is not an absolute requirement.

The delivery route is to every home in the subdivision - and is NOT subscriber based.

The route can be done on your schedule - within our specific 2-3 day window - depending on which paper you deliver.

We pay for all your gas, provide bags, and pay you as an independent contractor on a per home delivered basis.

Call our office at 770-442-3278 to request an application.

The typical route pays approximately $140 plus gas per week and takes about 4-5 hours to deliver.

Since 1974 Insured – Free Estimates

David Scott 770-493-6222 ALEX FRASER MASONRY INC. • BRICK • CONCRETE

• BLOCK • STONEWORK

Alex Fraser, President www.alexfrasermasonry.com E-Mail: afrasermasonry@aol.com Driveway

FULLY INSURED Tel: (770) 664-2294 Cell: (404) 281-0539 Garage Doors

Hauling

Dunwoody Door Lift Co.

$250 OFF NEW DRIVEWAY!

Mention this ad. Concrete driveway specialists. Driveways, Pool Decks, Patios, Walkways, Slabs. A+ BBB rating. FREE ESTIMATE. Call Rachael at 678-250-4546 to schedule a FREE Estimate. 30 years of experience. ARBOR HILLS CONSTRUCTION INC. Please note we do have a minimum charge on accepted jobs of $4,500.

The ONLY garage door company in Dunwoody!

Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc.

We sell, install and repair garage doors and openers.

Authorized Genie Dealer serving Dunwoody since 1973.

770-393-1652

Many local references-

Call Ralph Rucker

If you can’t lift your door, let Dunwoody Door Lift it!

678-898-7237

Electricians

Belco Electric

“Family Owned Since 1972” Fast Dependable Service by Professional Uniformed Electricians

770-455-4556

Check out our new website: BelcoInc.com and follow us on:

Painters Licensed

Insured

Full Service Exterior Specialists ROOFING • SIDING CARPENTRY • GUTTERS www.PaintingPlus.com www.SidingPlus.com

770-971-1577

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Pressure Washing

Quality Without Compromise

ROBERT CROAWELL REMODELING Full Service Contractor

Additions • Kitchens • Basements • Bathrooms Interior/Exterior Paint • Minor Repairs • Licensed Insured

Office: 770-814-0064 Cell: 678-642-8314 Recovery

Consulting

ADDICTION RECOVERY CONFIDENTIAL

Convert your Digital Art To NFT. Ink Consulting BC: inkconsultingbc@gmail.com.

Free Consultation!

It’s Time!

Trucks

warrioraddictionrecovery.com

678-310-8960 Tree Services

Handyman

Neumann’s Landscape & Tree Service: Joe Neumann 770-452-1173 or 404-644-7179.

Matthew the Handyman Carpentry, painting, drywall, plumbing.

Electrical and small jobs.

404-547-2079

The Herald and Crier

FORD F-150 2004.

129,250 miles.

Extended cab.

Excellent condition.

Asking $8500.

678-358-6413

newspapers

and thousands more online!

Miscellaneous

Budget Fabrics And Upholstery *DISCOUNT PRICES*

-FREE Design Consultation• Thousands of designer 770-396-6891 fabrics IN STOCK 770-396-6824 Mon-Fri 8-6 • Sat 8-3

AwArd winning LAndscApes

20 years of Keeping Dunwoody Green

Ogletree Enterprises

a MALTA Award Winning Firm Ken Ogletree

770.840.8884 Licensed • Insured • References

MY EXPERIENCE ACHIEVES OPTIMAL RESULTS!!!

reach 93,000 homes

Landscaping

Installation Maintenance Seasonal Color

CELEBRATING MY 41ST YEAR! THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU!

Roofing

Pressure Washing

PRESSURE WASHING

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Residential & Commercial.

Best service and most reasonable prices since 1999.

Appen-Rated 99. Home: Driveways, Fences, Decks, Home exteriors, more.

Commercial: Offices, Restaurants, Tennis Courts, Pools, Apt. Complexes, more. All Pro Pressurewash call 770-766-5566 for Mark.

Call us for roof repair or roof replacement. FREE quotes. $200 OFF Leak Repairs or 10% off New Roof. Affordable, quality roofing. Based in Roswell.

Serving North Atlanta since 1983. Call to schedule FREE Quote: 770-284-3123.

Christian Brothers Roofing

Tree Services

Roofing

ROOF TROUBLE? Call for FREE Quote $500 OFF* New Roof Purchase

Findlay Roofing 770-744-5700 “Appen-Rated 99”

*Cannot combine with any other discount

Roofing KETNER

DANGEROUS REMOVALS & TRIMMING FREE ESTIMATES INSURED & REFERENCES CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL 20% OFF WITH THIS AD! griffintreeservices.com

404-234-4810

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