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School district attacks student learning loss

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City Council extends COVID aid program

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Officials celebrate Arts Center for 25 years of service State and county officials joined board members of the Johns Creek Arts Center Feb. 27 for proclamations celebrating the organization’s 25 years of service to the city and surrounding communities. Read more, Page 4

Access to technology aids virtual learning

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Police arrest suspect driving stolen vehicle JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested an Atlanta woman after stopping her in a stolen car Feb. 16 on Old Alabama Road.

Evenice Lorraine Nwankwo, 21, of Winter Chapel Road, was charged with theft by receiving stolen vehicle. According to police, an officer spotted her driving a Mercedes Benz that had been reported stolen earlier in the day. The victim told Gwinnett County police she left the car running and unoccupied while she went inside a business along Britt Road in Norcross. The victim said she left her cell phone in the vehicle and used it to get the car’s GPS location.

Nwankwo did not talk to investigators, police indicated.

SWAT team called upon to nab burglary suspect JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The SWAT team was called out to the LongHorn Steakhouse on Medlock Bridge Road early the morning of Feb. 19. Police stopped an apparent burglary, and the suspect hid inside the restaurant.

A patrol officer responded after the security alarm sounded and spotted a man crawling out of a side door with the glass broken out. The suspect ran back into the building when the officer arrived and tried exiting through the other side.

When that didn’t work, the man retreated back inside and SWAT team officers later found him lying on the roof of the building.

Police said after the man was taken into custody, paramedics began treating him because he’d been lying in a puddle

PUBLIC SAFETY of water on the roof for four hours in 40-degree weather. There was no record of the 28-year-old suspect being arrested or jailed. The restaurant owner said about $2,000 was missing, according to police.

Investigators linked the man to another commercial break-in at the Kani House Restaurant along Abbotts Bridge Road. That burglary also occurred overnight Feb. 19, according to reports. Surveillance video showed the burglar crawling into the business’ office. The victim in that burglary reported about $2,500 in cash was missing.

Man faces kidnapping charge in incident involving woman ROSWELL, Ga. — Police investigated a Feb. 20 abduction report after a man reportedly forced a Roswell woman into his truck near the Ga. 400 exit ramp at Holcomb Bridge Road.

Donnell Shamel Hacker, 49, of Ivy, Street, Porterdale, was charged with kidnapping, simple battery and third-degree cruelty to children.

A passerby called 911 after witnessing Shamel forcibly grab the 33-yearold victim from the roadway and drag her to his yellow box truck, police said.

The caller followed the truck to Sandy Springs and helped police track the it on Ga. 400 near Abernathy Road.

Hacker’s 14-year-old son was also in the truck. The victim told officers Hacker accused her of taking his gun and punched her several times while they were driving down the expressway.

She said the teen attempted to defuse the situation.

Hacker told officers the victim stole his gun a few days earlier, and he spotted her while driving along Holcomb Bridge Road. He said he was taking the woman to the Sandy Springs Police Department to report his stolen weapon and claimed he was on the phone with 911 while en-route to the station.

DUI & Drug arrests Matthew Carl Madden, 37, of Indian Mill Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 18 on Nesbit Ferry Road for DUI, failure to maintain lane and open container violation.

William Louis Flaherty, 72, of Falls Ridge Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested Feb. 18 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI. Jason Maxwell Lemen, 45, of Michael Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 19 on State Bridge Road for DUI, possession/purchase of any controlled substance, possession of firearm/knife during commission of crime and following too closely.

Danny H. Kim, 25, of Bluehouse Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 21 on State Bridge Road for DUI and speeding.

Argument at dry cleaners sparks fight with owner ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Police were dispatched when a fight broke out Feb. 17 at the Professional Cleaners on South Main Street.

According to police, a customer claimed he left $68 in his pants pocket and forgot to remove the cash when he dropped off his clothes. An argument ensued when the owners told the man they found no money in his pockets. During the argument, the owners demanded the man pay a $311 bill he reportedly owed.

The customer refused to pay until they returned the cash he claimed was in his pockets.

The customer eventually agreed to pay the charge, but he said one of the owners snatched his debit card from his hand. That set off a skirmish between the customer and the owners and their son outside the store. No one was injured. Police could not determine a who started the fight and made no arrests.

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School district targets learning loss among students

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The disruption to education from the pandemic continues to leave its mark on student achievement, leaving some students months behind their peers.

Officials with the Fulton County School System said learning loss began almost immediately last March when schools closed and virtual learning began. By the end of the school year in May, some students were already months behind.

“COVID really threw unprecedented challenges to our schools,” said Ryan Moore, executive director of Governance and Strategy for the district. “And schools continue to be challenged.”

Moore noted the loss of learning does not necessarily mean students are moving backward, but that they are not moving forward to where they need to be academically.

The summer months were spent primarily on remediation and recovery efforts, which focused more on filling in the incompletes and less on filling the gaps, he said. With the start of the new school year in August, the focus was on setting up a blended approach to learning that included online and in-person instruction.

In comparing results from a January 2020 assessment and an August 2020 assessment, Ryan said there was a clear drop off in learning during that period.

Among the fourth through eighth grade students who made up the testing group, learning loss in reading ranged from a half month to 2.5 months, and nearly a month of loss in math.

“This data represents the learning impact from Jan 2020 to August 2020,” Moore said. “It is a measurement of [learning loss] during that first period of shutdown when we were in universal remote learning.”

During that time, he said, the district was in “quaran-teaching” mode, evaluating how many subjects should be taught, for how many minutes and how to minimize screen time.

Fulton County Schools to ‘FOCUS’ on learning Fulton County Schools officials have proposed a 5-step plan to support students in retaining what they’ve learned over the past year and put the district back on track.

Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones outlined the program and its core components during a school board meeting last month.

“The goal is to create a systemic answer to COVID learning loss that addresses the impact to student achievement through an equitable lens,” Jones said.

Fulton County Schools is creating implementation teams to focus on each part of the program, looking at professional development, extending the time spent in school through summer school or a longer day, and ensuring parent engagement.

The implementation teams will spend the next two months developing their strategies and update the Fulton School Board of the plans at the April 22 board meeting.

Superintendent Mike Looney said the plan is not just a “one summer plan” for the district’s response to COVID, but a long-term plan over multiple years to engage students in their academic success.

“If we see a lack of engagement and effort by students across years, we do need to think of what is in the best interest of students,” Looney said.

He noted the conversation could involve reviewing the district’s grading, promotion and retention policies and whether changes need to be made.

A deeper look into the data also revealed distinct disparities in where the learning losses occurred. Most impacted

were students at the poverty level and the district’s Hispanic/Latino students. Moore said the gap in learning loss between male and female students also widened as the students progressed from fourth to eighth grade.

“There was three times the learning loss among male students than females in reading and math in grades seven and eight,” Moore said.

He noted students receiving special education services did not see the learning loss that other groups experienced.

“They actually fared better than any other group,” Moore said. “So we are

trying to uncover [how] remote learning worked well for some of our students with disabilities.”

Moving forward, Moore said the district will review the data from diagnostic assessments given in January to look at learning loss, or improvements made, in the first semester.

“The next big thing is trying to understand the difference between inschool and at-home test takers during this period,’ Moore said.

He said the loss in sustaining learning could be tied to the level of parental support at home.

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City extends CARES grant applications

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. —The Johns Creek City Council continued discussions Feb. 22 on how the city will distribute the remaining balance of its CARES Act funds.

Johns Creek received approximately $3 million in relief funding through the program back in October. City officials decided in November to allocate $2.7 million of its award to help struggling businesses. The remaining $300,000 was set aside to be distributed to Johns Creek residents through established nonprofits.

Through mid-February, the city had assisted 436 businesses with $5,000 grants. There are still 34 business applications to review, leaving the city with a balance of $350,000.

Additionally, the nonprofits St. Vincent de Paul and North Fulton Community Charities, have distributed approximately $198,000 to approximately 107 households. Both organizations are continuing to accept applications for assistance.

Johns Creek Economic Development Director Chris Cannon presented the council with different ways to distribute the remaining funds, but the overall

consensus was to continue to allow businesses to apply.

Councilman Chris Coughlin said he found calling the businesses that qualified but had not applied was not as effective as physically going to the business and speaking with them. He pushed for extending the program another month and urged the city to reach out to eligible businesses who have not applied.

Councilwoman Stephanie Endres agreed that continuing with business grants was the best option, but she urged the council to keep track of the funding so businesses won’t encouraged to apply after the money runs out.

While he agreed with continuing the distribution to business, Councilmember John Bradberry also advocated for some of the money to be allocated to the nonprofits for the vulnerable population.

“The sense I get is that there is a lot of demand that they probably got enough to handle the cases with the current allocation for maybe another month, maybe through mid-March,” Bradberry said. “I don’t want to say, hey, let’s just do the rest of it to vulnerable populations. I’m not saying that. But...I don’t want to see the money run out. I want to give it a little flexibility for them

to be able to meet needs that are coming in.”

Bradberry suggested giving the city management some discretion on cases that come through and meet the criteria.

Mayor Mike Bodker said that while he wants to support the vulnerable population program, due to contracts signed they could not allocate the funds in that manner. He said they could set aside a portion of the remaining funds or let it sit in the business account.

Assistant City Manager Kimberly Greer added that both charities had reported they have the funds they need but they will eventually run out.

“I recognize there was never going to be enough money,” Bodker said. “I’m proud of the city and its council and it’s compassion for even taking three out of three and a half million and redistributing it directly to our community, which was something that we do not know that any other city did.”

The city has extended the CARES business grants through March but plans to check in with the nonprofits March 8 to see if the need has increased.

More information regarding the program and application process can be found on the city’s website at www.johnscreekga. gov

Vaccination clinics to open this month for Fulton Schools

All willing staff to get both shots in phased rollout

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Officials with Fulton County Schools are targeting mid-April to have all willing staff members vaccinated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination.

The district is planning two six-day sessions, one for each round of doses, beginning in March for all full and parttime staff. Those groups includes teachers, substitutes, charter school staff and community coaches “Now that a timeline has been set by the governor, Fulton County Schools will work with the Fulton County Board of Health for district personnel to get vaccinated,” said Brian Noyes, chief communications officer for the school district.

“We are prepared and resourced to meet the challenges of the effort.”

Last week, Gov. Brian Kemp announced phase 1B of the state’s vaccination rollout will begin March 8, allowing school-based staff to participate.

The timeline was accelerated after re-

sults of a statewide survey showed only 45 percent of eligible teachers were willing to get the COVID vaccination. Based on the survey, state officials determined not as many doses would be needed to meet the demands in Phase 1B. Noyes said internal polling shows Fulton Schools staff are more willing to accept the vaccinations than the statewide poll. “[We have been] surveying staff interest in receiving the vaccine,” Noyes said.

“The survey is still open for employee responses, but initial numbers indicate more than 60 percent would like to receive the vaccine.”

Earlier this year, Fulton Schools held

a vaccination clinic with Fulton County Public Health to provide COVID vaccination to all staff members over the age of 65 and their eligible spouses during Phase 1A of the rollout.

The events were “hugely successful” according to district leaders, and more than 500 school staff received both vaccinations.

“Additionally, it validated the playbook developed by district staff in partnership with [public health partners] that can now be scaled up to provide the vaccine to our remaining 11,000-plus employees who want it,” said Ron Wade, chief talent officer for Fulton Schools.

Noyes said he is encouraged with the number of staff willing to get the vaccination when it becomes available, but understands it is a decision each person must make.

“Fulton Schools is providing the voluntary vaccine opportunity, as well as employee information sessions with medical professionals, to encourage participation,” Noyes said. “[However] there are no plans to make vaccinations mandatory.”

Plans are to have eligible staff get their first dose the week of March 22-27, followed by the second shot during the week of April 12-17. The clinic will be held at Mercedes Benz Stadium and has a capacity to vaccinate 1,350 people a day.

City officials celebrate Arts Center

By KATIE ANDERSON newsroom@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Thanks to a resolution from State Rep. Angelika Kaushe, Feb. 27 will henceforth be known as Johns Creek Art Center Appreciation Day in Fulton County.

Under normal circumstances, the Arts Center staff and board would have been invited to the state Capitol to receive the resolution. Instead, former and current board members, including some charter members of the board, gathered this year at the Johns Creek Art Center to celebrate this honor.

They were joined by City Council members Erin Elwood, Brian Weaver and Chris Coughlin.

Kauche presented the resolution to Executive Director Stephanie Donaldson.

“This is recognizing the Johns Creek Art Center for 25 years of providing affordable, high quality art education to the residents of North Fulton and the surrounding communities,” Kaushe said.

In its quarter century of existence, the Johns Creek Art Center has served the North Fulton community, reaching more than 11,000 residents within a 25-mile radius each year. It the second busiest art center in the state.

Kaushe praised the center for its growth and its commitment to its original purpose — making art accessible to its community.

The center offers more than 225 visual art classes for adults and children each year, inexpensive summer camps, and it supports local artists through 15 annual exhibitions showcasing their work.

Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann presented the center with a county proclamation honoring the 25 years of hard work and service to the community.

‘This is huge for our little Art Center,” Donaldson said. “I have felt like we’re that little train pushing up the hill. This kind of acknowledgement, this kind of support, it just makes it so worth it.”

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We’ve turned the corner, and the rain has stopped

and a significant percentage of what they are building is at a price point that just makes my head spin.

Where are all these people coming from with all this money?

I asked a local painter how business is, “We are booked through the end of June, and I’m turning down business every day,” he said. Then he added that he had quite a few jobs scheduled that were, well, let’s just say, that the clients could also have bought a new low- end car for what they were getting ready to spend on painting.

“Where are all those really big jobs coming from,” I asked him. “Alpharetta,” duh, did I really ask such a dumb question?

And I would be remiss to not add that the local newspaper is in the process of hiring new reporters and sales folks.

I’ve also started reading here and there about the possibility of a boom arriving at the tail end of the pandemic. And I’ve talked to enough of our

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The house next to the one we recently bought and are trying to remodel to live in just sold — in two days — at a price I would not have thought likely or possible. The one across the street from where we live now — the townhouse — just went on the market and was under contract by the end of the day it was listed. The builders can’t build them fast enough,

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Consultant: Access to technology offers key path to successful virtual learning

By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — As school systems across the country struggle with opening classrooms safely, one technology entrepreneur is addressing problems with the learning loss recorded among students.

In the Fulton County School System, officials have charted a stall in learning beginning last spring after just a few months of learning disruption.

Grant Hosford is co-founder of codeSpark, an education platform used in schools across the country to introduce and enhance technology skills in younger children.

He says all schools faced similar challenges with virtual instruction, but some did better than others. Those that did better made access to devices and internet a priority for their students in the early days of the crisis.

“Those schools made sure all families had devices with internet access,” Hosford said. “And they prioritized training their teachers on hybrid models, the use of education technology tools, and [virtual classroom] best practices.”

Fulton County Schools recognized the challenges early, and quickly purchased and distributed thousands of devices for students to resume learning at home in March.

Over the summer, the district expanded the bandwidth from 18 gigabytes in March to 40GB by the time school reopened in August.

Learning loss is inevitable, Hosford said, but not permanent if school sys-

tems respond appropriately.

“Most students will bounce back if given support and if faced with reasonable expectations,” Horsford said.

The Washington-based education consultant said hybrid models which blend face-to-face and virtual are working better for many students. Therefore, school leaders should reconsider what success looks like in schools, he said.

“I would argue the days of memorizing facts are long past,” Hosford said.

“Students should be more focused on communication, critical thinking, data sourcing and analysis, team-based problem solving, etc.”

Data from Fulton County Schools shows the greatest learning loss is occurring in traditionally marginalized groups, including those in poverty and English language learners.

Hosford says this situation is being seen across the country among students who have persistent challenges because of limited resources.

“These students should get extra attention, and there should be a focus on rebuilding confidence and interest in school,” Hosford said.

But it’s not all bad news for education in the midst of a pandemic. Hosford said teachers who previously were reluctant to use technology as a learning tool are now embracing it. And shyer students who may not have participated in their faceto-face classes are feeling more empowered to speak up in Zoom classes.

“We’ve also learned that even 5-year-olds can take more ownership of their learning journey than previously thought,” Hosford said.

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South Forsyth business group forges plans to increase its impact

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — With some initial work complete, the South Forsyth Community Improvement District is preparing to take its first tangible steps to benefit its businesses and the community.

“We are starting to move out from behind the scenes, and now we are going to be seen a lot more in the forefront,” Executive Director Jon Antoine said.

A community improvement district, or CID, is a defined geoANTOINE graphic area consisting of commercial properties whose owners agree to tax themselves to fund basic improvements. The improvements can include street lighting, beautification projects, road improvements and increased security. Residential properties that fall within the CID do not pay the tax.

CIDs are quasi-government bodies

SBA expands pool of eligible businesses who qualify for loans The U.S. Small Business Administration has established a 14-day exclusive loan application period for the Paycheck Protection Program that broadens eligibility.

The latest round of Paycheck Protection Program funding opened in January and ends March 31. It made available $284 billion in forgivable loans for small businesses who meet certain employee

and can apply for grants and partner with cities and counties to push projects.

The South Forsyth CID, established in 2019, includes businesses and parcels along Ga. 400 south and north of McFarland Parkway and along nearby sections of Ronald Reagan Boulevard, Union Hill Road, McFarland Parkway, Shiloh Road and Old Alpharetta Road.

Since its inception, the CID has expanded its borders, found a home at Digital Ignition, Forsyth County’s business incubator, and has hired Antoine, who formerly led the ATL Airport CID. With the South Forsyth CID now firmly established, Antoine said the group has made a significant first step to benefit its business community by putting out a request for proposal for a traffic study in the area. The study will serve as a launching point for the CID’s master plan, which will include potential future projects to improve the area.

“The vision for the CID is to get a list of projects that we can start undertaking,” Antoine said. “One of the things we look for when we come up with our master plan is how we can help leverage

our funding to get those benefits for our property owners. We want to make sure we have prioritization in place, start the processes we want to start, and we can move the ball forward with the county on some projects.”

Antoine would also like to see an additional Ga. 400 Express Lane ingress/ egress point in South Forsyth. He said he has been in talks with County Manager Kevin Tanner and hopes to speak with GDOT officials about the possibility.

“I’m not saying anything is going to happen, but those are the things the CID can do,” Antoine said.

The traffic study will serve as a blueprint for future road or intersection improvements, but the CID’s focus goes beyond the flow of cars. Antoine said a primary focus will also be to beautify the area. He used Windward Parkway as an example of the aesthetic the CID is pursuing for its area.

“That’s not only for the CID, that is people’s first look of Forsyth County,” Antoine said. “We want people to be excited when they come here. We want Forsyth County to be a destination.”

Though the South Forsyth CID covers a small portion of the county, Antoine said its successes will have impacts beyond the immediate area. And there is plenty of appeal already upon which to grown, he said.

“The education system in the county and the access to homes, those are great accomplishments and great things to point to for economic development,” Antoine said.

With an optimistic outlook ahead, Antoine said the South Forsyth CID is ready to partner with the community, county and its businesses to fuel added affluence to the area.

“The [Forsyth County] Chamber is great, the Board of Commissioners is great, there are a lot of great ideas, and everyone is on the same page, and that is the success of the county. We are planting our flag, and we will be a good partner.”

Metro Atlanta has well over two dozen CIDs. Many have been in operation for more than 20 years. The first, Cumberland CID in Cobb County, formed in 1988.

and operational benchmarks. The new administration has made major adjustments to the program’s implementation: For businesses with fewer than 10 employees, the share of funding is up nearly 60 percent.

For businesses in rural communities, the share of funding is up nearly 30 percent.

The share of funding distributed through Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions is up more than 40 percent.

Beginning Feb. 24, the SBA opened PPP loan applications for businesses

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According to the calendar, and groundhogs notwithstanding, spring is less than four weeks away. That means it’s time to start checking out fishing spots for when warmer weather finally comes.

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After all, things like access points and wading conditions change, you know.

I owe it to you, my faithful readers, to share advance intel before the first real fishing days roll around. Right? Right!

Or maybe I just like to walk around in rivers.

Anyway, the other day, I made up my mind that it was time for my annual preseason research to begin. So, I dug out my very best river-walking shirt, a neat camo long-sleever that’s subtly stylish in

OPINION a rugged outdoors sort of way. I tossed the waders in the truck. I put my favorite river hat (the Indiana Jones one with the cool brim) on my head. Then off I went.

A half hour later I was standing at water’s edge (there’s a little foreshadowing for you), undoubtedly presenting a noble profile to anyone who happened to be watching — the Rugged Outdoorsman, ready to step into the world of flowing water. My camo shirt was wrinkle-free. My waders were unsullied by mud or scuff, and my hat — my favorite hat — was angled ever so slightly, just like in the movies. I was the very image of outdoors coolness, certainly cool enough to be on TV or at least in a commercial.

Oh, it’s good to be cool.

So, buoyed by this mental image of myself, I took that first step down the bank toward the river. But I stepped on a muddy patch (remember, it’s rained a lot) and then, in slow motion, right there in front of God and everybody, I just sort of slid down at the gentlest of angles until I landed with a splop in 6 inches of exceptionally muddy riverbank mud.

Nothing was injured. But was I ever a mess. There is no mud like riverbank mud. It’s sticky, tenacious and a bunch of other adjectives that are not suited for use in a family publication. And the more I tried to get out of it, the more it covered me up.

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from head to toe. And my hat, my poor, muddy hat…

That’s when I decided that this particular day of scouting was probably done. So I squished my way back to the truck, tossed the muddy waders on the passenger side floor, and put my equally muddy self in the driver’s seat. Then I headed home.

Later, I was telling Wife of Mine about my adventure and bemoaning the fact that everything, including my beloved hat, was now a muddy mess.

“I guess I should go clean it up,” I said.

“Yes,” she replied. “I guess it’s not going to clean itself.”

It’s not going to clean itself…

Few things do, certainly not hats.

Or rivers.

Take the Chattahoochee, for example.

What a great resource it is! But it’s also a great accumulator of trash. Beer cans, plastic containers, empty soft drink bottles, wayward tennis balls, shredded pool floats, worn-out tires, and more — if people can throw it away, it’ll probably end up in the Hooch. It’s a shame.

Like my hat, the Hooch can’t clean up itself. It needs help.

To that end, some years ago, the non-profit Chattahoochee Riverkeeper launched a program that it calls Sweep the Hooch. This marks the program’s 11th year, and the next clean-up event is set for Saturday, March 27, from 9 till noon.

But the really great news is that you

can be a part of it, joining others who will walk, wade or float to clean up some of the trash that thoughtless others have left behind.

According to the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, “Sweep the Hooch is an annual watershed-wide trash cleanup that brings together hundreds of volunteers each year at dozens of parks, tributaries, and access points along the Chattahoochee River.

During last year’s August cleanup, more than 1,000 volunteers spent a Saturday morning gathering litter at 43 parks, trails, and creeks. How much trash did they pick up? Would you believe 73,646 pounds (36.8 tons)? That included 19,288 pounds of discarded tires that were recycled.

“We broke records at last year’s 10th anniversary of Sweep the Hooch,” notes Tammy Bates, outings manager with CRK, “but there’s still a lot of work to do.”

Sweep the Hooch is a social-distancefriendly activity and will follow CDC guidelines. Volunteers will be asked to stay at least 6 feet from others and are required to bring and wear masks. CRK will provide all other necessary supplies, including trash bags and gloves.

You’ll need to preregister to participate, and I encourage you to register early as capacity at each site is limited.

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Ray: Continued from Page 6 advertisers to start thinking that may be true.

These have all got to be good, encouraging signs, no?

Yep, most likely “yes.”

It looks like finally, we may be rounding that proverbial old corner on the road back to, thank goodness, business as usual and, for once, I think that most of us will take that, gladly.

But are we?

My wife, Christina, usually frowns when something is said, and she hears me — the proverbial “what if” worrier” — respond with something less than positive, or even downright negative. But, hey, that is just how I think. I can’t help it.

But I’ve seen a lot of things in my 66 years.

And I have questions.

How long can the Fed keep buying bonds to artificially prop up/distort market liquidity and keep interest rates down? When and how are we going to start paying back all this debt from that huge corporate tax cut a few years ago and now — added to that debt — the new multi trillion-dollar pandemic budget?

How much higher can the stock market go and what is driving it? And is it real?

And my most vexing one: Considering how much the cost of everything — food, the manufactured products, lumber and used cars (through the roof) — has

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increased, how can inflation still not be a blip on the radar screen?

What shell game is being played, by whom, and who is going pay that piper?

That last one I just don’t get and if anyone can explain it to me, please do. My email is RayAppen@gmail.com.

I see all that and I am encouraged. But, I also catch myself too, and remember that not everyone is in such good shape. The rest of the country is not like la-la-land North Fulton. And all of North Fulton is not so cheery either. So many people, including some of your neighbors, don’t know how they are going to pay their late utilities bill or know how they will buy food for the next meal or what they are going to do to keep from becoming homeless. So many have children they are barely able to care for, aging parents they cannot help and medical bills they cannot pay. And as much as we feel comforted by seeing that we’re probably getting through this crisis OK, they are hurting — and hurting deeply to their core.

Yes, we are rounding that corner maybe. But collectively, we cannot allow ourselves to not see or forget that, while we are blessed, so many are not, and if we have a single “life-obligation” or debt to be paid to God or humanity for our good fortune, it is to help those less fortunate first, before we sit back and breathe a sigh of relief at the end of this pandemic.

So many of you are living that obligation and showing us the way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope to share some notes on you in the next column.

The firepit All of us have things that we gravitate to in times of chaos and stress. Where do we go to break the monotony of overwhelment (is that actually word)?

Some put on a JEREMIAH JAMES headset and listen A Little Bit of Everything to the calm of their favorite recording artist. Some go for a workout or simply a quiet walk. Perhaps the serenity of a chapel. Others open yet another bottle of wine.

We all need a respite from the craziness.

One of my life’s little pleasures is the firepit. I recently moved. Downsized. And one of the things I miss is my firepit. I spent four years in California wine country, and the calm at the end of the storm was always a firepit overlooking the vineyards.

Before the downsize, weather permitting, I often ended my week at the firepit on the patio adjacent to the back deck. It was awesome as the sun began to set and darkness edged in. Glass of wine in hand, I would sit there and often just gaze into the fire for up to an hour trying to figure out what just happened that week.

I called it my DMM moment. Don’t’ Mess with Me. My wife understood.

That fire was an interesting fire.

As much as it provided heat and a bit of cathartics, I realized it could be dangerous. If I got too close, I got burned. Much like my thoughts of the week. Where had I been burned?

Where was it okay to let situations simply burn themselves out or go up in flames? When was I to use that fire to light a fire in me to cook a situation into something excellent and edible?

The dichotomy of that fire was not lost on me. While sometimes it provided much welcomed warmth and calm, at other times it could be debilitating.

I wondered about things I had said to people during that week. Was I kind, helpful, gracious, understanding and even forgiving? Or was I irritable, irrational, unreasonable and even despicable at times?

We’ve all heard things come out of a person’s mouth and thought, “Not sure I would have said that if I were you.” Perhaps we’ve even realized that about our own words at times.

The trouble is, once they are uttered, they can’t be taken back. Oh sure. We can try. Apologies. What I meant to say was. But the damage has been done.

I once had a friend, who had a really good marriage, tell me, “My wife and I got into a pretty heated argument one night. We both said things we shouldn’t have said. But when she uttered the ‘D’ word, I was taken back. She later apologized. Said she didn’t mean it. But I could never forget it. Our marriage was never quite the same after that.”

The tongue. Such a small part of our body. Yet perhaps the part capable of inflicting the most lasting damage. Like the bit in a horse’s mouth, the rudder of a ship, or a small spark that sets a forest ablaze, it has so much power.

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Paul Caudill, 88, of Milton, passed away February 18, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Mary Coe, 92, of Roswell, passed away February 23, 2021. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Jerry Colley, 76, of Alpharetta, passed away February 17, 2021.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Robert Jacobs, 89, of Roswell, passed away February 18, 2021.

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Rodean Jennings, 86, of Roswell, passed away February 17, 2021.

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Sofia Lopez, of Cumming, passed away Roswell Funeral Home February 2021. Arrangements by McDonald Green Lawn20, Cemetary & Son Funeral Home.

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Donna Gail Marsh, 68, of Cumming passed away February 21, 2021.

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Stewart Mac McElroy, 88, of Roswell, passed away February 22, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Rosalind Miller, 91, of Roswell, passed away February 19, 2021.

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Mincey, 86, of Cumming, passed away February 19, 2021.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral HomeHome & Crematory.

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Arthur Murdock, 79, of Roswell, passed away February 17, 2021.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green

John Nolan, 85, of Alpharetta, passed away February 21, 2021. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Director & Crematory.

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Aida Savelesky, 82, of Roswell, passed away February 18, 2021.

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Andrew Sheaffer, 71, of Cumming, passed away February 19, 2021.

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William Walker, 98, of Roswell, passed away February 18, 2021.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green

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SERVICE DIRECTORY Art/Wallpaper

Flooring

Home Improvement

Picture Hanging: Reasonable pricing.

Satisfied customers.

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painting,

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plumbing and electrical.

Basements

finished,

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Valid GA only. Present coupon AFTER getting quote.

Call 678-887-1868 for a

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Tree removal, Pruning, Stump grinding, Free mulch, Fully insured, Emergency 24/7 770-450-8188

$150 OFF

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Any service over $1500

Competitive Pricing Many Local References

TREE SERVICE

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