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Spalding Garden Club plans benefit fair By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — For the first time in more than a decade, “A Garden Faire” will make an appearance on Oct. 16. Presented by the Spalding Garden Club, the all-day, rain-or-shine event at All-Saints Catholic Church 2443 Mt. Vernon Rd., will feature a bake sale, resale shop, 15 vendor booths and a pass-along plant sale featuring fall shrubs, perennials, herbs and ground cover. Event chairs Carole McWilliams and Mary Millar say the outdoor event is perfect for the COVID-weary and will offer guests the opportunity to reconnect in a safe environment. “We needed something outside that would work for everyone,” Millar said. “This is a perfect venue for that.” All of the items being sold or raffled have a garden theme. Many of the items have been contributed by Spalding Garden Club members, including a homemade quilt, stone bird houses and a unique garden angel created by longtime member Gloria Doxteder. All of the pass-along plants sold during the 9 a.m.-4 p.m. event have a history. Garden Club members harvest them from their yards and repot them for sale. Offerings include bee balm, hostas, daisies, toad lilies and beauty berries. “You can buy our plants for at least one-third of what you might pay for them at a typical garden center,” McWilliams said. The Spalding Garden Club, founded in 1975, has a rich history of contributing to the beauty of the community. With funds
Redistricting proposal targets Democrat-held Atlanta suburbs By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmedia.com
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Carole McWilliams and Mary Millar chair the Oct. 16 fundraiser, which will be held at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody.
raised from events like the every-otheryear Christmas Candlelight Tour, the club maintains the butterfly garden at the corner of Jett Ferry Road and Dunwoody Club Drive, as well as a flower garden in front of the Dunwoody Post Office. The 46-member organization also contributes funds to garden-related charities, as well as supporting Annandale Village, a non-profit residential community in Suwanee, that serves adults with developmental disabilities. There is no charge to attend A Garden Faire. Box lunches will be available for sale during the vent. Raffle tickets will be sold
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Birdhouses like these will be for sale. on-site ($2 each or three for $5). Ticket holders do not have to be present to win. The Spalding Garden Club meets the fourth Friday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the Dunwoody Nature Center. The meetings are open to the public.
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DUNWOODY, Ga. — The initial phase of the redistricting process in Georgia premiered Sept. 27 with the release of proposed congressional district maps that could shape elections over the next decade. The proposed district boundaries alter three seats currently held by Democrats in Fulton, DeKalb and Forsyth counties. While the maps are preliminary, the implications are evident that Republican legislators are seeking to thwart Democratic gains in the north metro suburbs. The areas were once Republican strongholds but have changed in population and demographics over the last decade. The General Assembly will convene Nov. 3 in a special session called by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to commence the redistricting process that follows the release of census data every 10 years. The maps will be codified as bills and may go through multiple iterations before boundaries are locked down.
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