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Johns Creek has launched a nationwide search for a new police chief. In a 5-2 vote, Aug. 10 the City Council approved a resignation agreement with Police Chief Chris Byers who is stepping down after five months in the position. Byers has been on administrative leave since June after posting on social media comments criticizing some religious leaders for their support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Read more, Page 3
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Vehicle occupants charged with major drug offenses JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested two people Aug. 5 after a routine traffic stop escalated into a large drug bust. Police stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Jones Bridge Road and Abbots Bridge Road after discovering the car had an insurance violation. When the officer approached the car, he reported a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The female driver and male passenger were asked to step out of the car, and during a pat down of the passenger, police discovered a pistol in the man’s pocket. After searching the car, police found several incriminating items inside. Inside the car, police found a sheet with what they sus-
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Man found walking in street cited for disorderly conduct JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were called to the intersection of State Bridge Road and Morton Road the night of Aug. 4 after receiving reports of a man running in and out of traffic. When police arrived, they found the man standing in the middle of a lane of traffic on State Bridge Road, waving his arms in the air. The man reportedly apologized to police and told the officers he did not realize he was walking in traffic. He said he had been drinking heavily that night, and he was trying to walk back to his residence on Bridgemor Drive. Police arrested and cited the man for disorderly under the influence and transported him back to his residence.
Police investigate report of counterfeit $100 bills JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police received a report of counterfeit bills used at Kroger on Old Alabama Road on Aug. 5.
pected was 35 tabs of acid, a bag with close to 35 grams of psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana seeds, a large jar of marijuana, multiple smaller bags of marijuana, along with a digital scale and plastic bags. Police also found a notebook with listed prices for the controlled substances. Neither the driver, a Stockbridge resident, or the passenger, a Suwanee resident, admitted or took possession of any of the objects found, so police charged both for possession of marijuana and intent to distribute, two counts of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance with intent to distribute, and possession of drug-related objects. The man was also charged with possession of a firearm.
DUI and Drug Arrests Robert Austin Offutt, 33, of Brookside Way, Duluth, was arrested Aug. 6 on Nesbit Ferry Road for DUI, expired tag and headlights required. Danielle Rose Williams, 26, of Willow Trace Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Aug. 7 on Jones Bridge Road for DUI and speeding. Antoie Deandre Parks, 39, of Bouldercrest Lane, Atlanta, was arrested Aug. 8 for DUI, failure to maintain lane and driver’s license required. The three fake $100 bills were used late the night of Aug. 4 and went unnoticed by employees. When an accountant came in the next morning to balance the money, they noticed the fake bills. An employee at Kroger pulled video footage, and police said they spotted the suspect walk in the store, go straight to the gift cards, and then proceed to the registers to check out. The suspect, a large Black man wearing a yellow shirt, black hat and light-colored jeans, was seen on video exiting the store shortly after.
Couple discovers burglary upon return to residence JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police were called Aug. 8 to Breitbrunn Chase after a couple returned from a night out to find their home had been burglarized and ransacked. The couple told police they left their house in Ammersee Lakes around 9 p.m. to meet friends in Peachtree Corners. When they returned to their house just after 11 p.m., they found any homeowner’s nightmare awaiting them. They told police they first noticed the kitchen sink was running. Then, they saw the back door had been shattered and their home had been ransacked. The residents said a large amount of cash, between $20,000 and $50,000, was taken from a dresser in the house, along with $50,000 worth of jewelry from various rooms.
Hausmann calls for probe of DA’s office ATLANTA, Ga. — Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann has called for an investigation into District Attorney Paul Howard’s office, citing possible mismanagement of tax dollars. Hausmann represents much of North Fulton County. In a statement released last week, Hausmann said she wants accountability for $620,000 the County Commission allocated last year for Project Level Up, an initiative aimed at rehabilitating at-risk youth. “Under the program, the District Attorney’s Office was to refer at- risk juveniles to the program,” Hausmnn stated. “To discover that zero juveniles have been referred to date is an insult to Fulton County taxpayers and raises serious questions of accountability that need to be addressed.” Hausmann said the pandemic is no excuse to deny providing budgeted services, well after staff were hired to do so. In fact, she added, the pandemic would most likely have resulted in a bigger need to help the troubled youth the program was designed to help. “I am calling on the Fulton County Auditor to immediately launch a comprehensive audit of the use of funds budgeted to Project Level Up, including a full accounting of expenses and job duties of positions that were paid for with these funds,” she said. “I am also calling on Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard to explain to Fulton County taxpayers his office’s use of the $620,000 invested in Project Level Up by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. — Patrick Fox
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Johns Creek severs ties with embattled police chief By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek City Council Monday approved a settlement agreement with embattled Police Chief Chis Byers, laying the groundwork for his resignation. The resignation and confidential agreement became effecting Tuesday, Aug. 11. The vote was 5-2, with council members Lenny Zaprowski and Brian Weaver opposed. Announcement of the settlement agreement was not on the city’s posted agenda for the meeting. It came at the end of regular business, late in the council meeting. Byers was placed on administraBYERS tive leave in June, shortly after posting on social media his support for protests decrying prejudice, but he criticized religious leaders who back the Black Lives Matter because “it seems to glorify the killing of my brothers and sisters.” Byers had served as police chief since March. Johns Creek City Manager and former Police Chief Ed Densmore said he continues to have the highest confidence in the Police Department. He announced that Maj. Roland Castro will continue as acting chief until a national search results in a suitable replacement. Mayor Mike Bodker said the agreement with Byers was by a split vote, and details of the settlement would not be disclosed. “As we move forward, our next step is to begin the search process to fill the police chief position with a highly qualified candidate who embodies the heart and soul of our community,” Bodker said. The ideal candidate, Bodker said, will inspire confidence in the men and women of the Police Department and uphold the respect of our residents, who will have a say in the selection. At this time, the mayor said, the city has not mapped out details of the search process or a timetable for selecting a replacement.
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Johns Creek pushes forward with McGinnis Ferry funding Alpharetta, Forsyth County on board to help with costs By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Improvements to a major east-west corridor moved closer to the starting gate Aug. 10 when Johns Creek officials advanced plans to add two lanes to a 5-mile stretch of McGinnis Ferry Road. At its bimonthly work session at City Hall, Johns Creek City Council members agreed to push forward a measure that calls for additional funding for the project. Formal adoption is set for consideration possibly later this month. It’s a major step for a road project that has languished for more than five years as cost estimates have ballooned. Originally estimated at around $35 million, widening 4.7 miles of McGinnis Ferry Road from Sargent Road in Johns Creek to Union Hill Road in Alpharetta now carries a projected price tag of $60 million. Each city shares about 2.3 miles of the stretch with Forsyth County on the north. Both Johns Creek and Alpharetta originally committed $4.9 million from transportation sales tax (TSPLOST) funds back in 2016. Earlier this year, they upped their contributions to $5.9 million. The new agreement increases each city’s contribution to $8.9 million. Forsyth County, which originally pledged $18 million when the project was first
proposed in 2015, has upped its share to $23 million. The state plans to kick in almost $20 million. The project is of major significance to GDOT because it is already underway with projects to add McGinnis Ferry exits off I-85 in Gwinnett County and farther west on Ga. 400 that will make the corridor even more inviting for commuters. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said having a major east-west corridor at the northern edge of the city could divert a tremendous amount of traffic now tying up major arteries farther south. “I think it’s important that we keep this moving forward, and I hope you will support it,” Bodker told the council. City Councilman Lenny Zaprowski said that while he appreciates the significance of the project, he was still not clear how a 5-mile project can nearly double in cost from its original estimates over five years. Brian O’Connor, the city’s TSPLOST manager, said original estimates were made in 2016, based on a generally accepted estimate for lane additions of about $6 million per mile. But the estimates failed to consider two bridges along the route that will require widening, and the estimates for right of way acquisitions were woefully low, he said. “This corridor is vital to improving traffic congestion in the city, and we cannot complete this project without our partners in GDOT, Forsyth and Al-
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This corridor is vital to improving traffic congestion in the city, and we cannot complete this project without our partners in GDOT, Forsyth and Alpharetta.” BRIAN O’CONNOR Johns Creek TSPLOST manager pharetta,” O’Connor said. Alpharetta approved the agreement July 20. Forsyth County has yet
to formally adopt the pact, but county commissioners gave a preliminary nod at their work session Aug. 11. O’Connor also told council members that the city’s extra share could be made up through a $1 million grant from the Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank and by transferring another $2 million from other TSPLOST projects. That does not include a possible $1 million in extra expense for sound abatement measures for Johns Creek neighborhoods affected by the increased traffic. Construction on the first phases of the project – in Johns Creek that’s from Seven Oaks to Sargent Road – is expected to begin early in 2021, O’Connor said. A formal council vote to adopt the agreement is slated for the next meeting, Aug. 24.
Cities mount fight against Fulton over COVID relief funds By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Cities are waging a fight with Fulton County over its proposed distribution of federal COVID relief money. At stake is more than $100 million in federal aid to compensate local governments for extra expenses related to the pandemic. Fulton County received $104 million in federal aid dollars this spring to distribute to 14 of the 15 cities within its borders. The City of Atlanta received its own award directly from the federal government. The money was part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act that passed Congress and was signed into law by President Trump in March. Fulton County has proposed distributing $2.5 million of its award to the 14 cities. That’s a little over 2 percent of the total it received. On Thursday, Roswell became
At stake is more than $100 million in federal aid to compensate local governments for extra expenses related to the pandemic. among the first to formally join a coalition of 14 cities that will share costs to battle Fulton County for a greater share of the pie. Roswell City Attorney David Davidson said all the cities are joining to press for a more equitable distribution. He pointed out that, except for a small area along Fulton Industrial Boulevard, all of Fulton County’s population lies within cities. It is the cities, he said, that have born the major brunt of extra expenses in public safety and admin-
istrative operations stemming from the health crisis. “That’s not to say that Fulton County isn’t providing any services, because they are,” he said. “They have the Health Department and other services that they do provide, but the cities have a lot of expenses due to the COVID that were not budgeted for last year.” Fulton County wasted little time spending the money it received through CARES. In early April, it committed more than $13 million to nonprofits serving the homeless and providing meals to the disadvantaged. In July, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners set aside $1.5 million to create the Virtual Arts Initiative for individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations adversely affected by the health crisis. Roswell Councilman Matthew Tyser said he hopes the cities and county can come to an understanding before legal action progresses. “I’m always troubled when one part of government sues another part of gov-
ernment because we’re basically using up citizen moneys,” Tyser said. “I’m hoping that everyone will come to the table and work through this.” Other North Fulton cities will consider joining the coalition in the coming weeks. Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said he plans to ask the City Council to approve the agreement at their next meeting. “As you may or may not realize, Fulton is the last county to receive direct funding that has not been able to come to an acceptable agreement with its cities,” he said. “To date, Fulton has only been able to share about 2 percent of the funds it received with its cities. This is completely unacceptable and not in keeping with the guidance provided by the state.” Milton officials were scheduled to consider the item at their meeting this week. Alpharetta had a meeting scheduled for this week, but that session has been canceled.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — With a little over a month before the start of its new fiscal year, Johns Creek officials continue to hammer away at a budget to get the city through an uncertain 2021. The current proposal calls for $59 million in spending, a decline of 6 percent from the 2020 budget. Revenues, such as taxes and fees, are expected to fall 2 percent from last year. Council members are still debating how much residents will pay in property taxes. The mayor’s 2021 budget anticipates a property tax rate of 3.986 mills. That’s up more than 13 percent from last year. The city had spent the two prior years lowering the rate. Under the proposed rate, residents would pay about $4 for every $1,000 of their property’s taxable value. Property taxes account for about 30 percent of the city’s total revenues and have been bringing in about $18 million annually. The actual mill levy was scheduled to be set at a special meeting at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at City Hall. At a regular City Council meeting Aug. 10, Councilwoman Stephanie Endres proposed a series of budget cuts that would reduce spending by $3.3 million. She said city officials are fooling themselves presuming the economy will stabilize and revenues will keep rolling in. “I think we’re making a big mistake looking at the economy because the second wave of job losses are hitting now,” she said. “We’re going to start realizing what the impact may or may not be to
the commercial property sector for people who may not be going back. I think we’re making a big mistake assuming that our revenues — our cash receipts in — are going to be flat.” Endres targeted $1.6 million in cuts to the general fund, including $258,000 set aside for employee cost-of-living adjustments. She proposed another $2 million in cuts from the city’s capital accrual accounts for paving, land acquisition and other funds. Endres implored the City Council to make tough choices now, then restoring some of the funding in six months if the economy stabilizes. Other council members were less aggressive. Three mentioned trying to find a funding path to complete a long-promised roundabout at Brumbelow Road and Tuckerbrook Lane, estimated at around $1 million. Most expressed interest in cutting funding in certain areas to bolster sidewalk and trail construction. Councilman John Bradberry said sidewalks and trails have become one of the city’s top amenities during the COVID pandemic. “For a city our size, for us to be talking about adding 1,600 feet of sidewalk along Rivermont Parkway – that’s what our improvement to quality of life to residents is going to be in capital improvements?” he said. “I just don’t think that’s acceptable.” Mayor Mike Bodker, who spent the meeting tallying up all the revisions and possible subtractions, said it may take until the first meeting of September before a final spending plan could be worked out. The next public hearing on the budget is set for Aug. 24. CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A
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The whole gist of the organization is to help people achieve through effective evaluations with whatever they’re doing. SCOTT HOEHN, CHAT Toastmasters vice president for membership 8 | Johns Creek Herald | August 20, 2020
Here’s to adapting your entire meeting platform Toastmasters adapts to new online forum By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — You’ve got to hand it to those who turn lemons into lemonade. CHAT Toastmasters of Alpharetta faced some pretty yellow fruit when the pandemic struck this spring, forcing them to cancel in-person meetings. So, how do you practice public speaking, much less draw a good laugh, with no audience in front of you? You get good online. “The whole gist of the organization is to help people achieve through effective evaluations with whatever they’re doing,” said Scott Hoehn, CHAT Toastmasters vice president for membership. “It’s in all the Fortune 500 companies now. The Coca Cola club, The Sparkling Speakers is the name of their club. They find that it’s really built for leadership now.” While not limited to business professionals, Toastmasters draws its share of members from the corporate world, businesses that promote effective speaking skills among their employees. There are close to two dozen Toastmasters chapters in north Metro Atlanta, each with from 15 to 50 members. In a typical meeting, there are two or three assigned speakers who give short, five to seven-minute talks on any subject they choose, following the guidance of the many program materials provided by Toastmasters International. Those programs range from humorous talks, speeches to inform, persuade, entertain, motivate and more.
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Members of CHAT Toastmasters in Alpharetta listen to a presentation at a club meeting held in February at Serendipity Labs. The group has switched to online meetings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. After the talk, the speaker receives a short evaluation, stressing the strengths they have as well as a thought or two on how they might improve. Some members say their club gives them a “bomb-shelter” where they can try out new material, say a sales pitch, before presenting it to their company or a client “Aside from building self-confidence, it helps them in their community roles,” said Hoehn, who is a past district gover-
nor for the organization. CHAT Toastmasters President Christian Dixon said she was urged by her employer, Nielsen, to join the club. She brought on co-worker Madelyn Michels later. “Our company actually believes in it since we’re both in sales-oriented or client-service roles,” Dixon said. The skills learned and honed through Toastmasters, she said, are even more
important now that the business world has turned to online meetings. The same communication skills needed to succeed online can only be enhanced with the kind of coaching you receive from Toastmasters brethren, she said. “Now, we’re really understanding how to use the camera better, hand expressions and where to look,” Dixon said. “Working on some of the skills have really helped us all.” Michels agreed the lessons learned in public speaking have helped her career. “I participated in one meeting, and I just fell in love,” she said. “I always was very conscious of how I spoke to people, especially when I landed this new role at Nielsen. I was very conscious of how I talked to clients.” Now, she said, she speaks with more confidence. The club has sharpened her skills in reading people, grammar usage and pronunciation. As far as humor, Hoehn seems to be the critics’ choice. In his last talk, he applied a screen background that put him aboard a commuter bus. He even raised an arm to mimic holding onto a strap. Daniel Schwartz, public relations director for CHAT Toastmasters, said it’s easy to join any club. He suggests going to the toastmasters.org website to find a nearby location that seems to fit your interests. Fees are around $50 for six months, he said. “You can try out as many clubs as you wish,” he said. In normal times, CHAT Toastmasters meets at Serindipity Labs on North Point Center East. Meetings are now held on Zoom. For more information about CHAT Toastmasters, email CHATAlpharetta@ gmail.com.
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Area food pantry reopens for guided in-store sales Charity also assists with school supplies ROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Community Charities Food Pantry is back in operation with modified in-store service to those in need. After four and a half months of operating without the volunteers and on an appointment or drive-thru basis only, the pantry, located at 11270 Elkins Road in Roswell, has established new protocols that limit the number of people in the building. Masks and temperature checks are required, and the charity will continue stringent cleaning routines. The charity has a short YouTube video that explains the new protocols. The video is available at youtube.com/watch ?v=PbFna2cdDFw&feature=youtu.be “NFCC has continued to operate the food pantry during the pandemic.” said NFCC Executive Director Holly York. “However, families had transportation issues and challenges picking up during an assigned specific window. By reopening the pantry, our families can come when it works for their schedule.” York said the number of requests for assistance the charity received doubled after COVID-19 began shutting down businesses in mid-March. She said the charity has provided more than $675,000 in financial assistance for housing from March to July in addition to operating a food pantry for hundreds of local families. “As the numbers for this virus continue to climb and with many businesses remaining closed or operating with reduced hours, we expect this crisis to continue well into the fall,” York said. “As eviction courts reopen and unemployment runs out, we anticipate that we will see another spike in the need for assistance.”
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North Fulton Community Charities was forced to cancel both of its major in-person fundraisers this year due to the virus. Last year, those fundraisers raised over $200,000. “Financial donations are the best way to support NFCC right now because they allow us the flexibility to make your donations go further, faster,” York said. Donations and volunteer commitments are accepted online at nfcchelp.org/donate. The nonprofit also reported recently that its annual Back to School program distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to more than 900 children this year. The Back to School program presented by CAS Group and Northside Hospital serves local families in need. “In spite of a global pandemic, our community really came together this year to provide underserved children in our community with the tools they need to succeed during the school year,” said Program Coordinator Jacquie Tracy. “We were overwhelmed with the outpouring of supplies and financial donations for this year’s program.” Triton Claim Management, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, JM Family Enterprises and State Farm Agent Celia Sandoval were also sponsors for NFCC’s Back to School program. The space for the program was donated by the Hubert Realty Company. North Fulton Community Charities will soon kick off its Holiday Program that encompasses multiple events including Warm Coat Day and Thanksgiving Food in November; a Sponsored Families program and Santa Shop in December; and Senior Baskets in November and December. Founded in 1983, North Fulton Community Charities serves as a human services agency dedicated to building self-sufficiency and preventing homelessness and hunger for residents in North Fulton in the cities of Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Roswell. The nonprofit assists families with basic essentials such as food, rent and utilities and clothing for shortterm emergencies. Adult education classes ranging from GED Prep and English to Financial Literacy and OSHA Certification are offered at no cost to help create a path to selfsufficiency for their clients. NFCC serves nearly 10,000 individuals and over 4,000 families each year.
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Doing more with less because of a pandemic “How to do more with less: The less that you do, do better.” Where did I come across that idea? Yep, one of my children, of course. It is so cool and gratifying in a sense to receive one’s continuing educaRAY APPEN tion from those you Publisher Emeritus ray@appenmediagroup.com educated. They are my legacy, and it is comforting to know with quiet satisfaction and stillness, that I have this closure, so early. Thank you, Hans, Amelia, and Carl. We are all in uncharted territory trying to figure out what we are dealing with in this pandemic. It reminds me of Plato’s parable of the blind men and the elephant. What we know and understand depends on which part of the elephant we have touched, so our
understanding evolves each day with each experience, and it is different for each one of us. To a limited degree, time and history are teachers we can turn to for help. From a business point of view, we recall past recessions and past economic malaise. The world financial crash of 2008 felt like the end of the economic world as we knew it. For months, there was absolutely no end in sight. Everything just kept getting worse. The event was catastrophic, uncontrollable, and felt like a runaway locomotive barreling down the track at 100 miles per hour. But it passed. Somehow, we kept going because we collectively — worldwide —pulled together and did what was necessary to survive. On a local level, I recall that we had to take drastic measures. We made big cuts everywhere we could and shut down our prized new paper that we had worked so hard to launch and which
was beginning to thrive — the Gwinnett Herald. But we did what we had to and kept moving forward one step at a time, one day at a time. It was the same thing a few years prior to the great financial crisis, during yet another recession. This one cost us our business newspaper, The Business Post, and our Lake Lanier Herald which was delivered across three counties around the lake. I remember that vividly because I was the one driving and delivering most of those papers each week. Time travels in great repeating arcs. So, when I heard that the pandemic was taking the newest news competitor in our market out of the game — they were shutting down — I was not surprised. Initially when they announced their entry into our market, I remember wondering what they were thinking. This is one of the most competitive markets in the country. How could they miss that?
Terri Lynn Cogdill McDonald Nov. 15, 1960 – Aug 4, 2020
Terri was a kind, loving, caring, generous, mother, wife, and a friend to many people, always living life to its fullest. Her mantra was to love who needed love and help who needed help. Her favorite saying; and shirt, simply said, “BE KIND.” She always said we were blessed and needed to make sure we were still mindful to share our blessings and “Pay it Forward” whenever possible. Dean and Terri had a special bond as all mothers do with their children. Still, Terri and Dean, were even closer because he was our only child, and he got lots of individual attention from Terri. Dean would always say, Terri was a great mom. She’s the type of mom that would make brownies for breakfast when dad wasn’t in town. She’s the kind of mom that would come to every sporting event and be a team mom even though her child didn’t play. Terri was a great mom who always had everyone’s back and made others feel like they were immediately a member of her family. This love and support also included our English son Lloyd Aitken, Dean’s mate since High School, and his Best Man at his wedding. The family was essential to Terri, both hers and mine. We both lost our parents too early, Ray and Irene, Harold, and Tommie, just like Terri, have left us all too soon. So, we made sure to purposely spend quality time with all the family still living wherever they were. We would even plan vacations around the possibility of visiting an extended family member. She had two brothers Alan & Gary, and she loved them dearly. Gary was her twin, so they spent lots of time together for 59 years. There was a special bond where I think they both could sense something good and bad for each other even though they were apart. They were “soul mates” as twin brothers and sisters. Terri loved spending time with Alan’s family, Penny, his wife, and Christy, Keith, and Aidan on all the holidays. Especially Christmas, her favorite holiday, and sometimes with Hallmark’s help, it was starting to become a yearlong season. Terri and Penny would start Christmas decorating plans in August. They would have all them up by October to kick-off the Christmas season on Halloween as Mr. & Mrs. Santa Clause. We would visit children, hospitals, charitable events, and parties to share the Christmas spirit with all that we could. If you look up when you pass her house, you might see a lighted Christmas Tree anytime. Terri loved my family like it was hers. I have four brothers with lots of children and nephews and nieces. There is Joe & Ginnie, Johnny & Annette, Mac & Hillary, Terry & Wanda, and all their lovely kids who we loved like ours. We hosted many parties for our families, and Terri always did it with tireless effort and love. We did this for one single purpose to keep our families together and to learn and grow from each other and strengthen the family bond of LOVE! Terri’s hobbies were family, friends, animals, tennis, The Royal Family, and everything Christmas. She created some close, sincere, and trusted friends over time, and they held a special
I also recall speculating about how I would feel if, in fact, they didn’t make it. I had anticipated that I would feel possibly validated or relieved or something like that, but when I heard the news, I only felt introspective and a sense of loss. “No one should ever feel good because someone else feels bad.“ While doing more with less is now the order of the day for business in general, it has been the marquee business model for newspapers for at least a decade. This pandemic is just making it worse. A few weeks ago, we started advertising to hire reporters. I’ve now seen resumes from over 100 applicants with more arriving daily. There are so many incredibly talented reporters available and hungry to write — to be productive, to contribute, to have a reason to get up in the morning.
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place in her heart. She also spent a lot of time playing tennis over the years, and she did it for one main reason, friends of which she met a lot hitting that fuzzy yellow ball. A quick fun fact about Terri, today, there are approximately 838 Hallmark movies and shows. She has seen ALL of them and some more than once. I enjoyed watching a new Hallmark movie once a week with her on the couch. I did it to be with her, of course. We even wrote over time our own Hallmark movie script. Stay tuned to see if it gets picked up, and you all may be in it with us. Terri was also a big fan and supporters of animals, all animals. She had dogs and cats and ferrets and turtles, and fish, you name it around her growing up. In recent years we became the host for all the family dogs. For the last ten years, Harley, the love of our life, Hazel, Gary’s dog, and Draco and Luna, which are Dean and Taylor’s dogs. We have a new person and family that entered our life four years ago, and her name is Taylor Davis. She and Dean are getting married on 10-10-20. We have worked on the engagement and wedding for two years, and we are so excited about their day. Terri loved Taylor like she was our daughter. We have also come to know and love her family over those years. Terri and I were together for 35 years, and we lived every minute, hour, and day to its fullest. We fell in love and stayed in love. I would have to write a book to share how we felt about each other and the journey we had over the last 35 years. It was absolutely a remarkable life full of ups and downs, learning and teaching and loving, and loving, and loving, each other and Dean and Taylor and our families and friends. Terri died from a head injury from an accident. The family had a private graveside service at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. We will plan a “CELEBRATION OF LIFE” for family and friends in the future. Terri supported many causes and charities over her life. She held children, animals, families, and seniors in a special place. If you would like to donate in Terri’s honor, please do so at one of the charitable links below. They were all near and dear to her and our family. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – https://www.choa.org/ One Step at a Time Recovery – https://onestepatatimerecovery.com/ The Charity Guild of Johns Creek – https://www.thecgjc.org/
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Fulton school district postpones fall sports until Sept. 14 By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County Schools announced Aug. 13 that all fall sports would be postponed until Sept. 14, a ruling that will affect the crosscountry, softball, volleyball and football seasons. In a statement, the district said it will continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19 and decide on the remainder of the season by Sept. 14. “The district will continue to place the
safety of the students and staff first while remaining committed to offer a fall season for our student athletes,” the district said. “FCS will allow each fall team and the marching band to continue practice and condition[ing] through this time.” The move pushes back the volleyball, softball and cross-country seasons as many schools were preparing for their first competition of the season. It also delays the start of the football season by an additional two weeks. The Georgia High School Association had already pushed back the start of the
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Thomas Baker Fowler Jr.
Thomas Baker Fowler Jr. age 86, of Johns Creek, GA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family to be with our Lord on August 11, 2020 at 1:30 AM. Tom was born February 22, 1934 in Atlanta, GA, to Bertha Pauline Douglas and Thomas Baker Fowler, Sr. Married Hideko Ikai of Kyoto, Japan on June 30, 1959. Tom attended Marion Military Institute for High School and Junior College. He served in the United States Air Force 1955-1962 beginning at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX, Scott AFB in Belville, IL, Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL and Taichikawa AFB in Tokyo, Japan where he met his lovely wife Hideko and were his daughter, Sandra was born. Tom graduated from the University of Georgia in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. His family lived on campus in married housing and where his son, Thomas B. Fowler III was born in Athens, GA. Tom Fowler and Tom Beckman started a business as co-owners of ArtCraft, Inc. a distributorship of art, craft, engineering, drafting and graphic supplies in 1974. They grew this business into the largest wholesale distributing company of its kind on the eastern seaboard. They also co-owned ArtCraft Builders in 1990 building fine homes in North Atlanta. Tom was also a member of the Atlanta Athletic Club and loved to play Golf where he made many friends and enjoyed the comradery. He was preceded in death by his parents Bertha Pauline Douglas of Brewton, AL and Thomas Baker Fowler, Sr. of Durand,
GA and his brother Frank Douglas Fowler of Smyrna, GA. He is survived by his beloved wife Hideko Ikai of Kyoto, Japan; daughter, Sandra Fowler Hunter of Johns Creek, GA; son Thomas Baker Fowler III of Big Canoe, GA, grandchildren (Sandra) Amanda Kaye Zimmerman (Bill of Decatur, GA), Thomas Edwin Hunter, II and Cameron Raye Hunter of Johns Creek, GA. The Fowler family would like to thank Kaiser Permanente, Bristol Hospice and Home Helpers for the extraordinary care of Tom in his final days. A viewing will be held Friday August 14, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree Corners, GA, 30092. Due to COVID-19 the family wishes that you observe social distancing, wear masks, no hugging and no hand shakes. Your prayers and love are greatly appreciated. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday August 15, 2020 at Johns Creek United Methodist Church for family only but a live stream will be broadcasted at www.johnscreekumc.org. In lieu of flowers please send contributions to the general funds of Trinity United Methodist Church in Durand, GA & Johns Creek United Methodist Church in Johns Creek, GA. Online condolences may be expressed at www.crowellbrothers.com Arrangements entrusted to Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes & Crematory, 5051 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Peachtree Corners, GA, 30092. 770-448-5757.
The district said it will continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19 and decide on the remainder of the season by Sept. 14. regular season from Aug. 21 to Sept. 4. These programs are now facing a massive logistical challenge. All North Fulton programs play in regions that include teams from outside the county, and those districts may opt to begin play on Sept. 4 creating scheduling headaches.
Alpharetta, Milton and Roswell compete in a region with three Cherokee County teams. The situation is similar in Region 7-6A where Cambridge, Centennial, Chattahoochee and Johns Creek play against Riverwood of Atlanta and three Cherokee County schools. This year, Northview has been placed in a region as the only Fulton County team. For softball teams, the move cuts the regular season in half even if play resumes Sept. 14. The GHSA’s final date for a regular season game is Oct. 10. Volleyball teams face a similar outlook with the final day for a match set for Oct. 17. The final day of the crosscountry regular season is Oct. 31. On Aug. 6, the GHSA moved back the start date for competition cheer to November and delayed one-act play until spring.
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Drake House names new development director ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Megan Riddle has joined The Drake House as development director. “Megan brings a fresh perspective and more than 10 years of development experience,” said Nesha Mason, executive director of The Drake House. “Megan is passionate about our mission and is already a great asset to our team.” Riddle will take the lead on one of The Drake House’s largest fundraisers: Miss Mary’s 16th Annual Ice Cream Crankin’ on Aug. 23. Miss Mary’s gives families, groups and organizations the chance to compete in making their own homemade ice cream. Attendees can purchase tickets to experience the festivities in a modified drive-thru setting, and try many flavors of homemade ice cream, all while raising money for the charity. Riddle has been involved in the planning, organizing and procurement of sponsorships for the event. She attended the University of Tulsa, obtaining a B.A. in communications with an emphasis in marketing. She later became a graduate of the Leadership Rockwall Class of 2018 in Rockwall, Texas. Her skill set includes fundraising, sponsorships and coordinating and managing large scale donations and events. The Drake House provides a lifeline of supportive housing and enrichment programs for single mothers and their children who are experiencing homelessness in North Metro Atlanta.
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According to son Carl, about a third of all the reporters in the United States now work for two companies — The New York Times and Washington Post. That is, two newspapers now employ a third of the universe of “all” working reporters. That is something so dark to me. It feels ominous. It feels threatening. But I’m a news guy. “Aren’t we all in some way though, news guys? As I approach the end of this column, maybe I am feeling a different part of Plato’s elephant. It occurs to me that “doing more with less” maybe isn’t just limited to business. Maybe it better applies — with a twist — to everybody’s life in general right now.
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