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Forsyth County resident Joel Vanderveur asks the Board of Commissioners to preserve the equestrian center at Polo Fields Feb. 2. Vanderveur and his wife Jennifer said the facility was a major draw to living in the county.

Residents ask county officials to preserve equestrian center

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Developer accuses commissioner of making threat following vote

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County residents asked the Board of Commissioners to preserve the equestrian center at Polo Fields at a Feb. 2 public hearing.

While the topic was not on the commission’s agenda at the meeting, county

► PAGE 3 residents Joel and Jennifer Vanderveur told the board the equestrian center was one of the appeals to living in the county when they moved here three years ago.

At a November 2022 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to demolish the property and put it out for bid. Former County Parks Director Jim Pryor said it would cost between $600,000 and $800,000 to renovate the equestrian building and make it code compliant.

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ATLANTA — The formula for funding public schools in Georgia dates back to 1985 when the Legislature passed Quality Based Education. It was considered landmark legislation at a time when schools were funded primarily by local taxes.

QBE determines the cost to educate a full-time, public school student. It uses that figure to calculate how much a district “earns” each year in state funding.

With nearly $11 billion of state revenue budgeted for public schools this year through QBE, getting the formula fully funded and fair is important.

“It’s a plurality of the state budget,” said Stephen Owens, education director at the Georgia Policy and Budget Institute. “But it’s in the [Georgia] constitution as a primary obligation to provide an adequate public education free of charge.”

In developing the “per pupil” cost each year, QBE considers a variety of factors including grade level, teacher staffing and experience, class size,

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Deputies arrest man in jewelry burglary FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a suspect Jan. 28 following a burglary in progress call.

Homeowners on Normandy Lane in Suwanee told deputies they left their home around 7 p.m. Jan. 27. Roughly 20 minutes later, the homeowners received a notification from their camera system that showed two suspects near the swimming pool. Later, the footage showed the two suspects fleeing the home.

Deputies arrested Edgardo Cadiz, 30, of Miami in the Brixton Place neighborhood. While tracking Cadiz, a K9 officer found a mask, crowbars, hats and bags on the ground.

A deputy found a Louis Vuitton purse, an Adidas bag and clothing items in the backyard. The master and children’s bedrooms were ransacked, and the glass back door was shattered during the incident.

The suspects allegedly took jewelry with a value of $6,000 from the home.

Other items taken from the residence were recovered.

Deputies search for man accused of striking wife FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County deputies placed an arrest warrant for a Cumming man who allegedly struck his wife and verbally threatened her Jan. 27.

A woman told Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies she and her husband had an argument while driv-

PUBLIC SAFETY ing home after her husband had made racist comments. The woman claims her husband became very angry and struck her with the back of his hand.

The woman then stopped the vehicle and told her husband to exit, and he did. When the woman arrived home, her husband was leaving, and he allegedly said, “If I could get away with it, I would kill you.”

The man allegedly had been drinking, had been carrying a firearm and was showing strange behavior, the woman said.

The couple’s daughter, who was in the car during the incident, confirmed she saw her father strike her mother and then exit the car.

Deputies issued a warrant for a misdemeanor simple battery. The case is active pending the man’s arrest.

Man allegedly fires gun during domestic dispute FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Deputies arrested a man on felony aggravated battery charges following a domestic dispute Jan. 31.

Deputies arrived at a residence on Matt Highway in Cumming around 1 a.m. A woman at the scene said her stepson Brett Barrett, 43, had been drinking and shooting a firearm in the backyard. She said she believed Barrett had fired a gun inside the home as well.

Barrett allegedly shoved his nephew and dislocated his shoulder after the nephew asked why Barrett had fired a gun so late.

According to deputies, Barrett was unable to walk on his own, and he appeared to be intoxicated.

Barrett denied a fight had occurred, and he said he was not firing any weapons.

Deputies located a Smith & Wesson handgun in a green pickup truck, which Barrett said he drives. Deputies found several 9mm shell casings and empty beer cans near the basement

where Barrett lives.

Barrett was transported to Northside Forsyth Hospital due to his level of intoxication. At the hospital, Barrett allegedly admitted to the fight, but he claimed there was no physical incident. He also said he loved guns and owned an AK-47.

In the basement, deputies found more than 10 firearms and various firearm accessories. Deputies also found a Glock handgun that was confirmed stolen by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office.

Barrett was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, theft by receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharging a firearm while under the influence and criminal trespass.

Pair uses fake $50 bills for store transactions JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Multiple people came into the Walgreens on East Johns Crossing Jan. 22 using counterfeit $50 bills.

An employee said a man came in to reload a gift card at 4 p.m. but was unable to do so because he did not have his license, the police report said. She said he then went out of the store and came back in with a heavyset woman, who showed her license and used $303.95 of counterfeit $50 bills to reload the card for $300.

Around the same time, the employee said another woman entered the store. Video footage shows her going to the ATM before heading to the counter.

The employee said the woman asked for change in the amount of $800 and gave the cashier $800 in counterfeit $50 bills. The employee said the serial numbers of the bills from both women were the same.

Johns Creek Police submitted a USB drive with the video footage, along with the fraudulent bills, as evidence.

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Developer accuses county commissioner of leveling veiled threat

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Following a Jan. 19 Forsyth County Commission meeting, developers from The Pacific Group allege that Commissioner Laura Semanson threatened the group.

Commissioners voted 4-1 at the meeting to allow 37 acres of agricultural land for use as an industrial park. In the public comment portion, area residents told commissioners the redevelopment would make their community unsafe if approved.

Semanson cast the sole opposing vote.

Developer Kevin Seifert alleges in an affidavit prepared by Atlanta-based Bloom Parham law firm that Semanson “began yelling and cursing” and threatened the firm during an interaction in the Forsyth County Administration Building after the meeting.

The affidavit alleges Semanson said “good luck doing business in this county” to Seifert, Pacific Group attorney Christopher Light and Evan Fowler, a controller for the firm who signed an affidavit confirming Seifert’s statement.

Seifert further alleges in the affidavit that Semanson expressed frustration

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Forsyth County Commissioner Laura Semanson, right foreground, speaks to The Pacific Group representatives Kevin Seifert, Christopher Light and Evan Fowler following a Jan. 19 Board of Commissioners meeting. Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the firm’s proposed 37-acre industrial park development at the meeting. Semanson cast the dissenting vote. that The Pacific Group submitted an open records request related to her.

In video footage of the incident, Semanson is seen walking toward the exit, then turns back toward the trio.

Semanson heads to the exit after a short

exchange, but she returns after Seifert steps forward and appears to speak to her.

Semanson said she approached the three as seen in the footage because Seifert had tried to continue the conver-

sation as she was leaving.

“At that point, I reminded him that I'm not obligated to meet with developers,” Semanson said. “I'm not obligated to meet with anybody. Honestly, I do meet with citizens. I do meet with attorneys and representatives and developers, but I'm not obligated to jump when you say so.”

Semanson said she did meet with Light, the project’s zoning attorney. She said she received many emails from the public, and she observed the public hearing on the project.

“And the, you know, the open records request that they did was a fishing expedition with the purpose of intimidating private citizens,” Semanson said.

In a letter to Forsyth County Attorney Ken Jarrard, attorney Simon Bloom said the firm does not seek to escalate the issue, but it reserves the right to pursue further action if mistreatment or additional threats occur.

“Our client only asks that [The Pacific Group] be treated like any other business in the county,” Bloom said in the letter.

County Commission Chairman Alfred John said the Board of Commissioners is aware of the incident, but he cannot provide any comment at this time.

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While QBE determines how much a school earns in state funding each year, the state’s economy and budget determine how much the school systems actually receive. Since 1985, the QBE has rarely been fully funded, or appropriately adjusted to the current education environment.

Four decades ago when QBE was implemented, technology in classrooms was limited. Students used typewriters to submit papers, phones were still wired to walls, and there were fewer options available for students with unique learning needs.

Georgia’s last three governors have made fully funding QBE a priority, but it will take the will of the General Assembly to see it through.

“I look forward to working with the Georgia General Assembly and other partners to strengthen supports and opportunities for students [and] support for public education,” said State School Superintendent Richard Woods, who has made funding the QBE a 2023 priority for the Georgia Department of Education.

“We have an enormous opportunity as we move beyond the pandemic to build a public education system that is truly centered on the needs of Georgia students."

In an amended 2023 budget, Gov. Brian Kemp has requested an additional $745 million for schools and proposed more than $1.1 billion to fully fund the QBE formula.

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County: Continued from Page 1 Pryor said demolition would cost $175,000. The Parks Board, Pryor and county staff agreed demolition would be the best option.

“I would just ask that we don’t act hastily in this,” Joel Vanderveur said. “Once it's gone, it’s gone forever.

I know most of the fields now is soccer. It’s great to have that green space, but this is going to be the last vestige of the character which is Polo Fields.”

In 2022 the county secured a lease agreement with the United Futbol Academy on the athletic side of the fields that is successful and generates $80,000 a year, Pryor said at the Nov. 22 meeting.

Real estate attorney Jennifer Vanderveur said she has a long background with horses, and she requested the board reopen the process to find an alternative to demolition.

“I would like to take an opportunity to submit a business plan that I think would be a very viable option for the county,” Vanderveur said. “I understand that

I would just ask that we don’t act hastily in this.

JOEL VANDERVEUR Forsyth County resident the method of doing this would be to reopen the bidding process, and so I humbly ask that before demolishing this iconic landmark that the board take one more chance to see if we could find an opportunity to create a real equestrian center on this Polo Fields.”

Resident Kenneth Deboard also supported preserving the facility due to its history and significant interest in the community.

Alexandra Sympson, a Cincinnati resident with over 20 years of experience in the equestrian field, said she is in the process of moving to Forsyth County, and the center at Polo Fields drew her to the area.

“Polo Fields are in a really advantageous area to reach a lot of the community here,” Sympson said, and she supports the Vanderveurs’ request for preservation.

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People that are going fly fishing typically have some disposable income. Its not a cheap hobby.

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Fly fishing shop recasts image under new ownership

By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Jeff Wright worked at Alpharetta Outfitters for more than 10 years before he bought the business in December. He began work there in 2010 as a new college graduate and worked his way up until he decided to purchase the shop from its founder.

The ownership has changed, but Wright wants customers to know “the spirit of the shop remains.”

Today, Alpharetta Outfitters on Main Street is a full-service fly fishing destination. The retail store offers a variety of gear from Yeti cups to fishing rods. It also hosts fly fishing excursions, guided trips and community events.

Wright has been with the business from nearly the start. The store opened in 2009, and he hired on a year later. He majored in biology in college, but originally planned to pursue a career in dentistry or nursing. At Alpharetta Outfitters, Wright realized a desk job wasn’t for him.

“I needed to kind of be able to move around and talk with people,” Wright said.

He loved fly fishing, a hobby he practiced with his father. Wright also cared deeply about water health and natural resources. Together, his interests created a “perfect storm,” and Wright knew he would be at Alpharetta Outfitters for the long haul.

The business looked different when it began. Chuck Palmer, the founder and original owner, sold all kinds of outdoor equipment, like backpacking gear, hammocks and fly fishing supplies.

As similar businesses popped up around Alpharetta, the store shifted focus.

“We decided to go ahead and specialize with larger businesses coming in town,

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From left, Ross Tew, e-commerce specialist; Jeff Wright, shop owner; and Brent Goodman, marketing magician, stand at the counter of Alpharetta Outfitters on Feb 1. The store is a fly fishing retail and guided trip destination on Main Street. like REI,” Wright said. “We needed to branch away from that kind of (shop).”

The store doubled down on fly fishing, becoming a one-stop shop offering trips,

equipment and events like “Bugs and Suds,” a fly-tying night when the store serves pizza and beer. Wright said the decision made sense, because Alpharetta

had an interested and affluent customer base.

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Continued from Page 8 “People that are going fly fishing typically have some disposable income,” Wright said. “Its not a cheap hobby.”

In Alpharetta, where the store has most of its customers, the average household income is about $119,000, according to U.S. census data.

Wright said a beginner can buy the necessary equipment for a few hundred dollars, but the higher-end pieces and additional gear can add up to the thousands. A single fishing rod can range from $200-$1,000.

“A lot of guys get into it and love getting gear, and they’re fine spending money on higher-end stuff,” Wright said.

The costs increase with things like guided trips and excursions. Alpharetta Outfitters offers trips to Idaho, Alaska, Patagonia, Argentina and Belize. Wright said the trips can cost anywhere from $4,500 to $9,000, depending on the destination.

Alpharetta Outfitters spent 12 years in business operating on a different business model than most shops of its kind. Palmer founded the store as a “not-for-profit” business.

After expenses were covered, any additional income the store brought in was donated to organizations and individuals. One year, the store gave $1,000 to an

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Alpharetta Outfitters on Main Street sells a host of fly fishing equipment, like lightweight lures that mimic the appearance of flies. The store’s team also lead guided fly fishing trips in Georgia and across the world. organization or person in need every day of December.

When Wright bought the store, he knew the model would change.

“I don’t have pockets as deep as Chuck,” Wright joked.

The store moved to a for-profit model at the start of 2023, but Wright said he will continue to donate to charitable organiza-

tions at a smaller level.

A key focus for Wright is the preservation of the “natural treasures” in the environment around Alpharetta Outfitters. The store sponsors organizations in the area, including Upper Chattahoochee Trout Unlimited.

Wright said the store also donates to specific environmental projects the orga-

nization does, like its work on Crayfish Creek, the first feeder stream on the Chattahoochee River.

Alpharetta Outfitters donated $5,000 help reduce silt that comes into the streams from nearby development. The silt coats the rocks on the creek floor, which trout need to spawn.

The contributions are about protecting natural resources, but water health also helps the business. The better shape the streams and rivers are in, the easier it is to catch a prize trout.

“Trout don’t survive well in warm, stagnant water and polluted water, so they’re a pretty good indicator of general water health,” Wright said.

The store owner hopes his work on natural resources will raise awareness, especially for his customer base. Wright said when people get out in the field, they notice their environment more, and ask questions about its condition.

“They start to kind of understand their resources, what’s at stake and how to get involved,” Wright said.

In the future, Wright hopes to expand the store to create a dedicated community space for events, where people can hang out and share their love for fishing.

“Those bonds that are created at those events and on those trips, they’re so fun,” Wright said. “You see these guards drop, and you see these men and women really ultimately having fun and enjoying each other.”

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Eagles Nest Church plans new facility Multi-use development to occupy old Kohl’s site

By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. —Eagles Nest Church in Roswell is moving forward with a multi-use development plan after purchasing the vacant Kohl’s lot on Holcomb Bridge Road for $13 million in December.

The 15.5-acre site was once home to Kohl’s, a Rite-Aid, Petco and Moe’s – all now shuttered. The Kohl’s lot has been vacant since 2016.

Details of the development are private for now, but Lee Jenkins, the founder and Senior Pastor of Eagles Nest Church said he hopes to have a general vision for the property in three months. In the next year and a half, he said there should be some major changes.

Jenkins said they’re trying to do something “unique” for a church. Many churches use their property for religious services and daycares and leave them empty the rest of the time.

“I always thought that was a poor use of such a valuable asset,” said Jenkins, who has experience working in the financial sector.

That experience, he said, helped him focus on “return on asset” for the church property and spurred him to explore a multi-use development, rather than a traditional space.

Since its creation in 2012, Eagles Nest Church has bounced around temporary homes for its services. The church started with 20 people, but as its membership has grown to almost 3,000 people, so has the need for a permanent location.

“We were vigorously looking for a permanent facility, but we could not find a place zoned for us,” Jenkins said.

Traditional church buildings were too expensive and not conducive to multi-use development.

Jenkins wanted “a destination spot that could spur economic and social activity.” It was essential to Jenkins that the property would be in East Roswell, where he has lived for 20 years.

City Councilman and economic development liaison Peter Vanstrom said he’s excited to have Jenkins develop the property.

“It seems like he’s planning something exciting, something destination oriented,” Vanstrom said.

Vanstrom has not seen plans for the property yet because the project is still in early development, but he looks forward to working with the pastor.

“We needed something positive to happen on this side of Roswell because we have seen many major projects over here fail,” Jenkins said, referencing the closed

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Eagles Nest Church plans to turn the vacant Kohl’s property on Holcomb Bridge Road into a multi-use development with an auditorium space for church services.

SuperTarget, Taco Mac and Kohl’s as examples.

Jenkins said many residents want more development and economic activity in the area.

“We have been extremely disappointed with the failures of those businesses and the lack of choices that we have as a consumer,” Jenkins said. “I would like to see that change.”

East Roswell is seeing some spark of life recently with a $101 million luxury apartment and townhome development taking over the former SuperTarget, which closed six years ago. The project began construction in June 2022 and is expected to be completed in late 2024.

Vanstrom said the development on shuttered businesses must be done carefully.

“What’s important is the vacancies be filled with something progressive and positive for the city,” Vanstrom said.

Jenkins said he had been eyeing the old Kohl’s property ever since it closed seven years ago. The lot is a mile away from his home.

“When Kohl’s closed down, I immediately identified that property as our promised land,” Jenkins said.

The church was still relatively new at the time and could not afford the pricey property, so Jenkins looked for a partner to help fund and develop the site.

In 2020, he found a partner in developer Competitive Social Venture. The group planned to open a pickleball sports and recreation facility called Pickle and Social.

Eagles Nest would develop an event center on the property as well.

The pickleball developers backed out of the property in March 2022 after they deemed the property “too cost-prohibitive,” and Jenkins had to start over.

“If we got another opportunity to

purchase this property we would seize it,” Jenkins said.

The opportunity came last year, when the church found new partners. Jenkins cannot divulge who the partners are but called them “real estate experts.”

With the new partners on board, Jenkins said he hopes to create the “way of the future” with Eagles Nest Church. The details are still private, but the church is dedicated to a multi-use development.

The property will likely include an auditorium or event center facility for church services.

The planned auditorium development will likely seat somewhere between 750 and 1,000 people to encourage “hybrid,” online and in-person attendance, he said.

Many of the Eagles Nest Church members attend entirely online, and with almost 3,000 members Jenkins said the services will continue to be hybrid.

Meanwhile, Eagles Nest Church meets at the auditorium in Centennial High School, right across the street from the Kohl’s site. Jenkins wanted to be close to the future development to get his membership used to the area.

Eagles Nest rents the auditorium from Fulton County Schools for a fee, and the church has invested more than $150,000 in upgrading the space, including improvements to the audio, video and lighting equipment. But, the auditorium still is not big enough for the church. It seats about 450 people, so Eagles Nest holds two services. Soon, the church may have to hold three services to accommodate the large membership.

The tight fit at Centennial creates urgency for the development, but Jenkins said the church must be patient.

“Things are going to change, not overnight, but things are going to change,” Jenkins said.

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I often recommend field treatments to my patients but with one big caveat. I tell them, “Don’t undergo a field treatment unless you can stay out of the sun during the treatment and for a week or so afterwards.”

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5 ways to revitalize your relationship routine Brought to you by - Will Goodwin, Licensed Associate Professional Counselor at Summit Counseling Center With the beginning of a new year well underway and the somewhat cliché mantra of “New year, new you!” still ringing in the air, many of us are starting to look around and wonder what has really changed. The problem with this phrase is that it often implies that there must be a complete and total change - whether in our habits, our work, or even in our relationships. However, you may not need a complete relationship renovation.

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4. Spend Time Apart. Though this may seem counterproductive, it can, at certain points and for certain lengths of time, play a vital part in enriching your time together. By reserving some time for both of you to “do your own thing,” you can eagerly return to one another feeling recharged mentally, emotionally, and relationally – and feeling ready to reconnect.

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Many times the act of rearranging furniture or replacing just a few items, as opposed to a total overhaul, can give a space a new lease on life. In a parallel sense, your relationship may simply require some minor adjustments to bring life flowing back into your various shared experiences.

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Progress in the form of traffic woes Oftentimes, standing too close to a painting is detrimental to appreciating the true beauty of the piece of art.

Having recently traveled via Ga. 400 to Sandy Springs’ Hammond Drive as MIKE TASOS Columnist a designated driver for an early-morning appointment, I needed a concoction that would assuage a headache-excess stomach acid parlay.

Simply put, traveling toward Atlanta at 7:30 a.m. is a ball-peen hammer to the thumb combined with smacking a dresser with your toe in a darkened, middle-of-thenight trip to the bathroom.

How do you hearty daily commuters do it?

Obviously, some handle this better than others. On the Tuesday trip, I saw a guy talking on the phone, grooming nose hairs and brushing his teeth, all at the same time.

Apparently, he didn’t get the memo that hands-free is the law. Not that it would have mattered.

The skill of deftly using a trimmer is a skill that is impossible to use without using hands. I’m pretty sure of this. Except this

guy seemed to have mastered the skill.

I only hope he’s not the guy “Crash” Clark highlights during the incessant traffic reports on local radio.

By the way, will someone please explain to me the value of having traffic reports broadcasts every 10 minutes?

After all, you’re already in traffic. Does it really matter if “400 is backed up all the way to Dahlonega?”

You’re in the soup and best find a good commercial-free blast of music to get you through the tribulations. Just ease up on the daydreaming or you’ll be a poster child for Morgan, Montlick, Foy or another lawyer salivating for personal injury paradise.

Of course, having roads torn up to look like a third-world country thoroughfare doesn’t help. In fact, no matter the road you find yourself on, it takes the skill of a Formula 1 driver to avoid the cones, barrels, and caverns, formerly known as potholes.

And don’t get me started on those steel plates that feel like, instead of being flush with the roadway, seem to stick up a few feet. You’d better slow down or it’ll be time to fork out some cash for a front-end alignment.

Road construction is a constant, providing wonderment at the time needed to complete a project, any project. It seems like months stretch into years, no matter

what is promised by whoever won the right to improve the road.

Remember the road that got burnt to a crisp in Atlanta. In a perfect example of “money talks,” repairs were made in record time. The contractor confirmed his fire was lit under someone’s backside in the form of a bonus paid.

Nothing wrong with paying for performance. That concept would probably be a blessing for John Wills, the proprietor of Ferguson’s Meat Market, located on Matt Highway in north Forsyth.

The store has been open since 1992 and is a community fixture. That sense of community was never more apparent than what happened after a call went out on social media.

Getting access to the store, compliments of the highway improvements that have seemingly lasted for generations, is tougher than picking three correct numbers in a Powerball drawing. Heck, once you’re in the parking lot, getting out requires some courtesy from drivers, whose nerves are certainly frazzled from dodging steel plates and flagmen.

Having grown up in the grocery business, I can appreciate that the plight of a grocer is tough, especially for someone not named Kroger or Piggly Wiggly. John has always been a “go-to guy.”

Need a donation for a charity, go to

John. Raffle prizes? Go to John. Want to give away a Green Egg? Go to John.

But with a torn-up road that fronted the business, it was difficult to buy steaks for Sunday grilling.

That’s when loyal customers got busy on social media, relaying that John’s loyal friends needed to stay loyal.

And that’s what has happened.

On a Saturday visit, it was like a NASCAR track: three deep at the counter.

Wills has gotten back to his roots and is sharpening up his meat-cutting chops while cutting chops.

The community has turned out in droves to let John know they care. Sitting in his office with baseball and John Wayne photos on the wall (you just gotta love this guy!), Wills, in an emotional voice, promised: “Someday I’ll do something to let all these people know how much I appreciate them.”

As a “go-to guy” his customers keep coming back. Being appreciated is a given. That’s why they just keep coming back.

Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail.com.

Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra sets ‘Symphonic Tapas’ concert ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Grant Gilman, will present “Symphonic Tapas” Feb. 24.

Held at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, the concert offers a wide selection of musical tapas, all with a Hispanic flair.

Music from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” one of the most beloved operas in history, will envelope listeners in the classic, yet tragic, love story between a

gypsy and a corporal.

“Capriccio Espagnol” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a work inspired by Spanish folk songs and dances, takes the listener on a journey through the fields and mountains of Spain and brings to life ancient dances that celebrate the rising of the sun, the deep thrumming of Spanish guitarras and the freedom of the gypsy life exploring the open road.

Popularly used in films and television shows like “Mozart in the Jungle”,

“Danzon No. 2” by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez takes rhythms and tempos from the dance style danzón, which is Cuban in origin but is popular in Mexico. Making use of a wide range of percussion instruments to keep the smooth and flowing theme of the music, “Danzon No. 2” ignites the senses — you can almost smell the citrus in the air, feel the warm breeze floating through the trees and hear dancing shoes clapping against the floor.

Adding a grandiose element is Bedrich Smetana’s epic “Die Moldau,” which evokes aspects of the composer’s home country, the Czech Republic, by using folk music and dances to his advantage.

Beginning with the small trickle of the Vlatava River, embodied by two solo flutes whose playing intertwines to create what seems like a single musical flow, this piece works its way to a grand pinnacle.

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