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Jones Bridge widening heads back to the table

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — After a contentious City Council decision and mayoral veto last year, it looks like the Johns Creek is ready to consider a compromise for widening Jones Bridge Road.

In a July 8 work session, the council reached consensus to study widening the pavement to four lanes, but with striping for three lanes as a short-term

solution, similar to what has been done on Abbotts Bridge Road.

According to 2016 estimates, nearly 15,000 cars travel down Jones Bridge each day, putting it 18 percent over capacity.

When voters narrowly approved a transportation sales tax in 2016, widening Jones Bridge Road from Waters Road to State Bridge Road was prioritized as a Tier 1 project. In the run-up to the referendum, supporting documents specified

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Jones Bridge would be widened from two to four lanes.

Those supporting documents have put the City Council at odds, not just for Jones Bridge Road, but for other widening projects funded by the transportation sales tax, or TSPLOST, such as Haynes Bridge Road and Medlock Bridge.

Last fall, residents along the Jones

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — July 3, police responded to an Oak Alley Way home and discovered a break in.

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The owners were last in the home June 19. On June 30, the man who services their lawn told the owners he observed broken glass on the back door.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek police responded to a July 5 incident in which an unidentified man attempted to break into a 2018 Dodge Journey by smashing the rear passenger side window.

Around 8:30 p.m. police arrived at Derby Pub Sports Grille and were told by the victim that a man had attempted to break into his car. The car, parked in front of the bar, had a smashed window, but the handbag in the backseat was not stolen.

A witness said he was pulling into the parking lot when he saw a man running from the victim’s vehicle to the gas station in the same parking lot. The witness noticed the broken window and alerted the owner.

The suspect was described as a thin, young black male, approximately 6’ and 160 pounds, wearing a black shirt and hat, and driving an older gray Honda Accord with a temporary tag.

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Public Safety Thief uses bank cards taken from stolen purse JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police are investigating an incident in which a Johns Creek woman’s purse was stolen and bank cards used for purchases.

The victim told police around 7 p.m.

July 3 she received notifications alerting her to suspicious activity on her bank cards, shopping at various stores at Lenox Mall and Northpoint Mall.

The victim was not certain whether she left the purse unlocked in her car in the driveway of her Oxfordshire Court home, or at North Fulton hospital.

Counterfeit bills used in gift card purchase JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A manager of the CVS on Jones Bridge Road contacted police the evening of July 2 after a man used fake money to purchase a $500 Visa gift card.

The cashier was not aware the $20 bills used in the transaction were fake at the time of purchase.

Police reviewed security footage and identified the suspect as a medium built black man with a beard, around 5’8”, wearing a gray ball cap, white T-shirt, gray shorts and sneakers. He was with a light-skinned black woman, about 5’6”, with long red hair, a thin build and a tattoo on her left shoulder, wearing a sleeveless patterned shirt, khaki shorts and white sneakers.

Man says watch stolen during visit to gym JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man contacted police July 1 after his $8,500 Rolex Submariner watch was stolen while he was at the Lifetime Fitness on Johns Creek Parkway on June 27 between 7 and 9:30 p.m.

He said the watch was in his gym bag which he had left in the squash area in plain sight.

Phone and charger stolen at hospital JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A man reported July 3 that his Samsung cell phone and charger were stolen after he plugged it into a wall socket at the entrance to Emory Johns Creek Hospital.

The man said he plugged the phone in around 7:30 a.m. and realized it was missing about 30 minutes later. A security officer and surveillance footage helped police identify a suspect.

Entrance gate removed during criminal trespass BALL GROUND, Ga. – Authorities responded to a report of criminal trespass June 28 at a residence on Old Federal Road. A woman told police that someone removed the front gate off the hinges before entering her property. Also missing were a pair of house keys left by a tree near the front gate. Although no suspect has been identified, the homeowner said she believes she knows a man who may have been responsible.

Man loses thousands to internet pop-up scam CUMMING, Ga. — A man reported to deputies June 29 that he was scammed numerous times while online. The man said he had received a pop-up demanding he purchase an eBay card for $750 and send in the card number. The demands continued, and he repeated this process until the total value reached $8,750. Each card was for a different amount.

His son informed him that it was a scam and he stopped. He kept all of the cards but could not provide them all when speaking with authorities. When he attempted to cancel the cards and recover his money, he was told it was too late.

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Planning board approves vape shop ordinance

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In a 4-0 vote, the Johns Creek Planning Commission approved a proposed ordinance that would essentially ban future vape shops in the city.

If adopted by the City Council, the ordinance would require that no more than 25 percent of the floor space in a store be used for advertising or selling e-cigarettes, also known as vapes, or related products.

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Widening: Continued from Page 1 Bridge corridor were vocal that they wanted change along the corridor, citing safety concerns at neighborhood entrances, but neither the community nor the council could agree on what the solution should be.

While some favored minimal changes, such as improving turn lanes at subdivision entrances or adding a continuous center turn lane, Mayor Mike Bodker and others on the council said the road would have to be widened to four lanes in accordance with the TSPLOST documents.

The question that hangs over not only Jones Bridge, but all projects funded by the transportation sales tax, is to what degree the council must stick to the project specifics that were presented to the public before the referendum.

The city’s legal counsel has consistently said that the council would be inviting a lawsuit if they built anything different than what was stated in the TSPLOST supporting documents. This advice was echoed by a courtesy review from the Georgia Attorney General Office in December.

sold within city limits, but the ordinance would prevent stores exclusively devoted to vaping products. Existing vape stores would not be affected by the law so long as they maintain their business license.

The proposed ordinance is part of a trend of local governments cracking down on e-cigarettes, supposedly in response to increased vaping among teenagers.

While studies show that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional tobacco products, they often contain nicotine, which has been proven highly addictive. The earlier someone uses nicotine In a 5-2 vote, the council voted to draw up plans for both a three-lane and four-lane widening Nov. 26. Bodker vetoed that decision Dec. 7 after the Attorney General review, and Councilman Jay Lin changed his stance and voted with Bodker and Councilman Steve Broadbent to uphold the veto.

Since December, the council has been in a stalemate over Jones Bridge Road. Because of the mayor’s veto power, there were not enough votes to move forward plans for three lanes or four.

Now, a compromise that was briefly discussed last year has a chance to move forward. According to a city memo, council members Lenny Zaprowski and Stephanie Endres, as well as several residents, have requested that the Jones Bridge discussion come back before council.

“I’m sick of doing nothing,” Zaprowski said. “In my opinion, we should be looking at all these TSPLOST [projects] and just make a darn decision … I have not been in favor of any of these, but we had a vote where our citizens said, ‘we want TSPLOST.’” The Public Works department is requesting $150,000 from TSPLOST funds to begin the engineering phase for the project. The staff would study a concept with a four-lane footprint and shortterm three-lane striping plan.

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products, the more difficult it is to quit later, and the substance can have lasting damaging effects on still developing adolescent brains, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In June, the City Council created new laws to require vendor to check the ID of anyone attempting to purchase vaping products and ensure they are at least 18 years old and to prohibit the sale, manufacture and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids, opioids and amphetamines that produce vapor or smoke.

The new laws are essentially redun-

dant to existing state law, but they give the city more control over enforcement, Assistant City Attorney Ronald Bennett said.

Council members Chris Coughlin and Stephanie Endres voted against the measure, arguing the restrictions would likely be ineffective at stopping teens from getting their hands on vaping products and were punitive to certain businesses.

Alpharetta, Milton and Fulton and Forsyth Counties have all considered or adopted similar legislation.

“We’re trying to thread the needle here,” Bodker said. “We can address some of the short-term concerns that have been raised by both the residents and some of our council members and thread the needle legally, so I won’t feel compelled, through the legal advice I have been given, to veto.”

The engineering plan would include gathering public input, drafting plans, and conducting a traffic study to better understand the “trigger point” that would necessitate the road be widened to four lanes.

“It’s pretty clear it will be needed unless growth just stops,” Bodker said. “It’s probably close to being needed today, but we won’t know that until a traffic study is performed.”

Endres raised questions about the width of lanes, medians, curbs and side-

walks and asked the public works team to look at minimizing the footprint of the project, and in turn the impact on the properties along the road.

“I want to support this because we need to look at that road,” Endres said. “You have a section of road that’s decaying. There are massive stormwater issues that are there. You have cars backing up 20-deep into a subdivision because they can’t get out. You have people putting their lives in their hand trying to make a left-hand turn out, just at the busy times.”

At the work session the majority of the council agreed to move forward with the engineering plans, if only to get more data to make a final decision. The council is scheduled to make an official vote at its next meeting, July 22.

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Fulton County plans new animal shelter

By CONNER EVANS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Fulton County is planning to build a new $25 million animal shelter to service the entire county as animal intake continues to rise at the current facility.

County officials and architects from PGAL and Animal Arts presented plans for the shelter at the second of three public meetings on July 10 at the Alpharetta Branch Library.

The new shelter is still in a conceptual design phase as the county continues its feasibility study which will look into how big the facility should be, which site would work best and what kind of services it should provide.

The new facility needs to last for the next 40-50 years, said Alton Adams, Fulton County deputy chief operating officer for public safety. The current shelter, located at 860 Marietta Blvd NW, in Atlanta, was built in 1978.

“For this new shelter to succeed, pas-

sion and support from the community will be critical,” Adams said.

LifeLine Animal Project CEO Rebecca Guinn noted the difficult geography of Fulton County, saying that it took them all an hour to get to Alpharetta from the shelter. Fulton County has an estimated population of 1.04 million, she said, and its odd shape doesn’t help trying to plan one shelter to service the entire county.

LifeLine took over Fulton County Animal Services in 2013 and since then the lifesaving rate for animals that enter the shelter has risen from 39 percent in 2013 to 85 percent in 2018. The shelter had 8,200 animals come through the doors last year.

The current shelter was not built for animals to leave alive, Adams said.

PGAL and Animal Arts architects presented the plans thus far, which did not include detailed designs, but did give community members an idea of the priorities of the facility.

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LifeLine Animal Project CEO Rebecca Guinn presents what the nonprofit has done to save animal lives since their organization took over animal services for Fulton County in 2013 at a community meeting for the new Fulton County animal shelter.

Fulton Property Assessments leave questions about exemptions

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Fulton County issued property assessments June 18, but with the number of exemptions passed year last, many homeowners still have questions about their valuations.

In 2018, North Fulton voters overwhelmingly passed ballot measures that gave local homeowners a break on property assessments this year and some predictability on future value increases.

Residents in Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek and Roswell can now benefit from a floating homestead exemption that will reset property assessments on owner-occupied homes from their cur-

rent taxable value to their lowest level since 2016.

From that point forward, the taxable value on these homes can only rise each year by 3 percent or the cost of living rate, whichever is lower. A similar cap was created for homes in the Fulton County School District.

For property owners that already had homestead exemptions, the new cap should be applied automatically. However, this change may not be apparent in the property assessments that were just mailed out.

The overall property value listed at the top of the notice will be a new 2019 valuation, not the lowest of the last three years. However, the floating exemption should be reflected in the chart at the bottom of the page, where the exemp-

tions of each taxing government are noted.

“The way they facilitated holding the values down to the lowest of the last three years is by upping their exemptions,” Johns Creek Finance Director Jeff Bohm said. “That’s how they did it.

It’s not as transparent unfortunately.”

If a property owner does not believe their assessment reflects the correct value of their property, they can appeal their assessment. The deadline for appeals is August 2. Appeals can be submitted at fultonasssor.org, by mail or delivered to one of Fulton County’s offices.

Property owners whose 2018 has not yet been resolved can still choose to submit a new appeal for their 2019 values.

While the new exemptions will save

North Fulton homeowners from skyrocketing appraisals, the Fulton property tax process still has significant room for improvement.

The floating homestead exemption was created in response to widespread “sticker shock” in 2017 when two-third of Fulton County homeowners saw their property values rise by more than 13 percent.

The 2019 assessments were sent out nearly two months after the internal deadline the appraisers set for themselves. The county is also still working to implement improvements that were identified as needed in 2017, like instituting a market-based valuation process, hiring a deputy chief appraiser and working to streamline the exemption process.

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Figure 2: When these very small blood vessels become diseased they begin to shrivel up and the nerves begin to degenerate.

Figure 1: Notice the very small blood vessels surrounding each nerve.

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Alexander Spine Center 11705 Jones Bridge Rd., Suite D101 Johns Creek, GA 30005 Figure 3: The blood vessels will grow back around the nerves much like a plant’s roots grow when watered.

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With your help, we’ll continue doing what we’ve always done So, we are now in our 29th year of publishing our newspapers. We started our company in 1990. The paper we originally started in 1983, which means that our newspaper has been covering AlRay appen pharetta and Roswell Publisher news now for 36 ray@appenmediagroup.com years. That feels like a lifetime.

Back in 1983, it would be 11 years before a technology company called Amazon arrived on the scene. It would be another four years before a company with the funny name of “Google” would be launched.

The launch of the Alpharetta ReVue preceded Facebook, Twitter, texting, smart phones, movie streaming, Fox News, Harry Potter and thousands of cable channels.

In the early years at the ReVue, we used cardboard, Exacto knives and a wax machine to paste images, artwork and long columns of words onto sheets of cardboard that I would then drive down to our printer (usually around midnight) in Columbus, Georgia.

Over the next 29 years we grew. We converted to publishing every week. Then we started more publications — Johns Creek Herald (a few years before there was a city of Johns Creek), Forsyth Herald, Milton Herald and a number of other publications that burned brightly for a number of years then “were put to bed” — usually because of a recession — Gwinnett Herald, Lake Lanier Herald, Business Post (twice), Golf-Atlanta, and a few other publications. Even as late as several months ago, we added the Dunwoody Crier to our family of publications and websites.

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Local ballet professional celebrates 60 years of experience Metropolitan Ballet Theatre turns 20

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Dance, especially ballet, has been Maniya Barredo’s life for as far back as she can remember.

She was born in 1951 as Josephine Carmen Barredo to a family of dancers in the Philippines. Barredo, one of nine siblings, was inspired to pursue the

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art after watching her sister dance at a young age.

“At 3, I told my mom I wanted to dance,” Barredo said. “From then on, there was no other thing I wanted to do.”

Barredo dove head-first into the arts, exploring a variety of forms, including singing and jazz.

“You name it, I’ve done it,” Barredo said.

But ballet captivated her, and by age 7, Barredo had become a ballet professional. She continued to grow her skills until she turned 18 and her parents encouraged her to go to New York for a ballet workshop. At first, Barredo didn’t have the means to go, but her family helped her obtain a scholarship for the program.

The move was hard but worth it, she said.

“I had never been on a plane, and I was all by myself going to New York City,” Barredo said. “It was a daunting experience.”

From 1970-73, New York City was Barredo’s new home. She was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet, one of the premier dance schools of the world, and taught by the director, Robert Joffrey.

It was Joffrey who gave her the name Maniya, after Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

New York, however, wasn’t the place for her, Barredo said.

She accepted an offer to dance Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal for about four years, after which the artistic director for Atlanta Ballet, Bobby Barnett, offered her a contract.

She’s lived in Georgia ever since.

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Maniya Barredo, founder of the Alpharetta-based Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, reminisces on her 60 years of professional experience in the world of ballet.

But out of all her accomplishments, Barredo said her most cherished moment was being named the first prima ballerina of the Philippines in 1978. It was an honor that encouraged her to be her best as a role model, Barredo said.

Barredo continued to dance until she retired at age 46, but she was determined to still share her love of ballet with the world. In 1998, she opened the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre in Alpharetta. The theatre, now in its 20th year,

mentors students ages 10-21 in the art of ballet, pointe, jazz and modern dance.

Barredo said she keeps the classes small so she and the other students can help and mentor one another individually like a family.

“I decided that I wanted to share everything I’ve learned, because the gift has been so tremendous,” Barredo said. “Because I’ve trained and worked with the best of the best, I can’t help

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Johns Creek police official attends international training conference JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek Police Maj. Christopher Byers recently attended an intensive two-week public safety leadership training course in Israel.

Israel’s top police executives led the training for officers, which, in addition to Byers, included 12 Georgia police chiefs and command staff, two sheriffs, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation inspector and executives from the Georgia State Patrol, Stone Mountain Park and the Georgia Command College.

Byers was one of 21 senior law enforcement officials from Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina participating in the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange’s 27th annual peer-to-peer training program.

At the conference, delegates were shown best practices and the latest technologies in policing and public safety.

The meeting focused on community policing, a law enforcement strategy that emphasizes proactive crime prevention, police involvement in the community, and improved police legitimacy and quality of life.

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ing and a greater concern for civil rights and liberties, according to Robbie Friedmann, a professor emeritus at Georgia State University and the founding director of the international exchange program.

More than 770 public safety officials have participated in the program in Israel, while nearly 35,000 have attended additional trainings, briefings, seminars and workshops in Georgia and around the world.

“Our GILEE delegates return with new ways of developing, collaborating on and using strategies to minimize the production of crime and terrorism,” GILEE Executive Director Steve Heaton said. “In GILEE’s 27 years, many of these graduates have gone on to serve in key leadership roles in Georgia and beyond.”

GILEE is a research unit within Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Its mission is to enhance public safety by nurturing existing and new partnerships within and across public agencies and the private sector.

More information about the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange is at gilee.gsu.edu.

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Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin, right, plants flowers July 11 with North Metro Miracle League members in the new wheelchair-accessible planting beds at the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA.

Miracle League, YMCA push green campaign

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — North Metro Miracle League has begun its “Growing Together” initiative with the official opening of its first butterfly and pollinator gardens.

The nonprofit provides programs for children and adults with disabilities to help them build healthier, social and active lifestyles with projects like the new gardens.

Dozens of members, along with Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin and YMCA representatives, met in front of the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA July 11 to celebrate the accomplishment.

Participants helped plant the first flowers in two 12-foot by 4-foot wheelchairaccessible planting beds.

The raised gardens will help people with mobility issues or who have difficulty bending down to have a way to connect with nature, said North Metro Miracle League Executive Director John McLaughlin.

“In order to have a fuller and richer life, these kids, these young adults, need to connect with the world around them,” McLaughlin said. “Connecting with nature can bring peace and healing.”

Michael Haynes, former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver, was instrumental to this project and has been an incredible supporter of North Metro Miracle League, McLaughlin added.

The plants in the garden are varieties of milkweed that attract pollinators such as bees and monarch butterflies.

It’s all a part of the North Metro Miracle

League’s larger “Growing Together” initiative.

“The populations of bees and monarch butterflies are down 90 percent in the last 20 years,” McLaughlin said.

“They are essential to our future, but we are destroying theirs.”

The group is partnering with the Chattahoochee Nature Center, area Master Gardener groups, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the National Youth Conservation Association and the National Monarch Society to help address the issue and develop ways to foster the species.

Modern farming techniques, pesticides and urban sprawl have all contributed to the declining bee and monarch butterfly populations, McLaughlin said.

“We want people to reestablish feeding stations for these beautiful creatures,” McLaughlin said.

To help reach this goal and spread the word, North Metro Miracle League members have built bird feeders and bird houses to sell, along with plants, at the Alpharetta Farmers Market.

North Metro Miracle League and the Ed Isakson/Alpharetta Family YMCA will provide joint maintenance for the planting beds at the Alpharetta YMCA. McLaughlin said he plans to build more planting beds in the area, including at the Alpharetta Arts Center, Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex and local parks.

For more information about North Metro Miracle League and its programs and initiatives, visit nmml.net.

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Columbus mayor talks U.S. Senate bid Here are a couple of excerpts from an interview between Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Preston Thompson, host of “The Georgia Politics Podcast.”

The transcript has been edited to provide as much information as possible.

Q.: You are campaigning a lot on your ability to get things done. Some people have a hard time believing the Senate can be saved. Are there things you’re hoping to do when you get there that would help break some of that deadlock?

Tomlinson: The problem in the U.S. Senate is dysfunction…What has happened is the world’s most deliberative body, which is our U.S. Senate …has now devolved into this organization of people who are addicted to the fight.

And so, whenever a challenge comes up, they look at it as “How can I rev up my base?” and “How can I demean my opponent?” and not “How can we get this resolved.” In order to address that, you have to change the ethos of the organization.

From being a trial lawyer and practicing almost exclusively in the federal court as someone who specialized in complex litigation, it was my job to turn trains around, to take things that were a huge mass of tangled yarn and figure out how to bring justice to it expeditiously.

I didn’t specialize in banking law or aviation law, I did all of that because my specialty was bringing function from dysfunction, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat. That’s when other lawyers would call me into cases.

A lot of folks say “Well, I can work with people on both sides of the aisle.”

That’s great. A lot of people can do that, and that’s a wonderful attribute to have.

I could do that too.

I also am a street fighter, but I always keep my eye on the solution for the people I represent. I think people miss that sometimes.

Q.: Do you think having a history of executive experience, as mayor, gives you unique perspective?

Tomlinson: It does, because the buck always stops with the executive, so as an executive you have a very keen interest of the importance of government as a tool to solve things. Our government is us. If you understand that, then government is the organization through which we do amazing things, and I think an executive has a very particular idea and set of circumstantial experiences which allow them to understand how important the legislature is.

At the same time when you flip that script, a legislator has an immense

Herald

Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson, left, is interviewed by Preston Thompson in the Appen Media Group podcast studio. responsibility to get the working right, to deliver it to the executive to be signed off on. If you can’t immediately win the hearts and minds of the executive, then your objective is to box them in so that it has to be politically palatable to them, or the alternative is not politically palatable to them and that takes a very strategic mind. So, yes, mayors know how to run government because people demand it of them and they have a respect for it.

To hear the full interview, visit northfulton.com/podcasts/thegeorgiapoliticspodcast or search for “The Georgia Politics Podcast” wherever you find your podcasts.

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Hooch’s Malone promoted to head football coach Former running backs coach ready to usher in ‘new era’

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Chattahoochee football will have a new leader at the helm for the upcoming 2019 season after running backs coach Mike Malone was promoted to head coach. Malone replaces Vince Strine, who resigned after five seasons to take over as athletic director at North Springs High School.

“I’m very thankful for (principal) Dr. Mike Todd and Athletic Director JJ Hicks for giving me the opportunity,” Malone said. “It is very exciting and a great opportunity for me to give back to the community and these young men and to establish a new era and a new culture,” Malone said. “Coach Strine did a lot of great things, we want to build off that.”

Malone previously coached at Gainesville and Central Gwinnett before joining the Cougars as running backs coach, special teams coordinator and assistant coach in 2018.

Malone said he has been primed for his new position by fantastic coaches.

He served under legendary Gainesville coach Bruce Miller and Central Gwinnett’s Todd Wofford, and has been mentored by Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins.

Coming from the Hooch program to his new position will also be a boon.

“I think the transition has been a lot better for the kids,” Malone said. “I’m big on relationships, and we want the kids to know we love them off the football field, and we want them to be better people because they went through our program.”

A motto of “chasing greatness” has been instilled in the program in the offseason, and Malone said it is vital for his players and the Hooch community to set a strong foundation for the new direction of the program.

“You have to have a solid foundation, and that is one of the principle things we want the guys to understand,” Malone said. “We want to emphasize doing the

After serving as running backs coach, special teams coordinator and assistant coach in 2018, Mike Malone takes over as head football coach at Chattahoochee High School. small things, whether it’s like keeping your locker clean, because those things transfer to the field. It’s also about accountability from the players. For us to be great, they have to do their part, support what we’re trying to do and establish this new era.”

That message will be instilled by Malone and four new coaches on the Hooch staff to serve as running backs, defensive line, defensive backs coaches and as co-defensive coordinator.

Malone said he will bring high energy to the sideline, and he wants to bring the excitement back to Chattahoochee football. The program is looking to rebound from it’s frustrating 2018 campaign in which the Cougars went 0-10 for the first time in program history dating back to 1991.

However, Malone says his new role goes beyond the win/loss column.

“Our jobs as coaches is geared toward winning games, but you also learn if you do right by these kids every single day, that’s winning, and that will carry over to the football field,” he said.

OPINION

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Fatherhood: Tips from a man who has no idea what he is doing Part 1: So, you are going to be a dad

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup. com So, you are going to be a dad. You are to enter the most challenging, rewarding, stressful, and joyful experience of JOE PARKER manhood.

Reporter joe@appenmediagroup.com I would know.

After all, I have been a dad for all of three weeks now.

Given my extremely extensive knowledge of fatherhood, I thought I would share some of my insights into this nerve-wracking but incredible journey.

Before we delve into the day-in and day-out of being “dad,” you must first prepare yourself mentally. This can be done easily. All it takes is realizing that no matter what you do to prepare, you will absolutely, in no way whatsoever, be ready to be a father once your baby is born.

With that out of the way, we now get to the actual process of making a baby.

As a man, your role in this act is by far

the easiest in the entire realm of fatherhood and something you likely wanted to do in the first place. Enjoy it while you can.

After a successful baby-creation operation is complete, there will come a moment when your significant other comes up to you to tell you the news.

“I am pregnant,” she will say.

As your brain processes these three words, it is possible you will experience one of two reactions. Either your heart will flutter with such excitement you can feel pure joy pumping through seemingly every vein and into every extremity. Or, you may feel sheer terror at the realization you are going to be a father, causing your stomach to sink somewhere below the soles of your shoes and the creation of a massive lump so high in your throat you will momentarily wonder if at some point you had forgotten you swallowed a cue ball.

Likely, both of these emotions will occur simultaneously, causing you, in one of the most memorable moments of your life, a moment where your mind will be rushed with a million thoughts to express your excitement, to utter some-

No matter what you do to prepare, you will absolutely, in no way whatsoever, be ready to be a father once your baby is born.” thing extremely apt to memorialize the occasion. “Gwamunmeh” is what I came up with.

Once pregnancy is confirmed, the initial preparation for arrival should begin.

This will involve many new words entering your vocabulary.

You will also suddenly hear things like Boppy, nursing pads, bassinet (apparently it’s not an instrument), Pack ‘N Play, convertible crib and other foreignsounding terms used frequently by your significant other. These things are what you will need to purchase ahead

of baby’s arrival, and it is important you let her determine what is needed for your future bundle of joy, because as a man, you are inherently an idiot when it comes to such matters. No, we need more than just a crib, diapers and a car seat you moron, she will say.

And seemingly overnight, a room in your house will be referred to as, “the nursery,” indefinitely. Sure, it may have previously been called “the guest room” or “the office” or “the room where we store all the furniture that hasn’t been in style since the Clinton administration,” but those monikers will be quickly replaced, for good, by “the nursery.”

So, you know you are going to be a dad, and the preliminary steps are being taken. However, there is still far more to do and knowledge to be gained.

On the next installment, we will cover what you can do as a father to help baby’s mother during the most physically taxing portion of her life; “Why telling your pregnant wife you are tired can get you killed.”

Reimagine what’s next.

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Playing ball is big business for north metro economies

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com and JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com

Keeping score

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Scores of girls softball teams, their fans and families are spending this week at local parks for the 2019 Triple Crown USA Nationals.

The annual event has drawn close 190 teams from around the country this week to fields at eight parks in Forsyth County and Alpharetta, bringing thousands of players and their families, 154 umpires and 40 Triple Crown staff.

The four-day event fills up hotel rooms, restaurants, shops and gas stations. It also contributes to local tax revenues in the way of hotel fees and sales taxes.

The tournament features the top nationally ranked girls 14U, 16U and 18U club travel teams from throughout the country to compete for a national title.

This week’s event marks the third time Alpharetta and Forsyth County have hosted the nationals, and the first time the event has returned to the same location in consecutive years.

Krista Crawford, fastpitch event organizer with Triple Crown Sports, said there is a “long list” of reasons why the organization chose to keep the tournament in North Fulton and Forsyth County.

“The relationships we have with the [convention and visitors bureaus] are amazing,” Crawford said. “It is also a desirable location that is easy to get to from across the country. The teams also really enjoy the unique, small atmosphere and the quality of the fields.”

Another factor is the proximity of the 48 fields hosting games.

“Getting from one field to the next takes no more than 25 minutes,” Crawford said. “You can’t find any other place like that in the nation. It’s great for the teams, and it’s also good for college coaches scouting players.”

Convention and visitors bureau officials from Forsyth County and Alpharetta say the Triple Crown USA Nationals pump millions of dollars into the local economy.

The four-day tournament draws: • 6,615 people with 189 teams • 3,000 spectators In Forsyth County…

The tournament generates about $2.7 million in direct spending and supports roughly 1,000 jobs.

In Alpharetta…

At least 2,000 room nights are booked at the city’s 26 hotels. Based on $216 a night -- hotel, gas and meals – the event will pump $1.7 million into the local economy.

The Forsyth business community is all in for the tournament, said Michelle Daniels, director of tourism at the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce.

“We work weeks prior to the tournament to ensure the local restaurants, shopping retailers and local businesses are aware the tournament is coming to town,” Daniels said. “This allows business owners time to prepare staff for the increase of visitors.”

The chamber also provides visitor information, welcome bags and additional information during tournament week, featuring places to explore, restaurants to enjoy and nearby shopping.

Daniels said that while the tournament goes back to the West Coast for the next few years, the chamber is already talking with the event organizers to bring the event back in 2022. Even so, the area will continue to host the Southeast Regional event through 2021.

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Triple Crown sports

The Triple Crown USA Nationals softball tournament is being held this week at eight parks in Forsyth County and Alpharetta. The four-day event, which ends July 18, brings thousands of visitor to the area and means millions to the local economy.

The event is no less welcome in Alpharetta, where this week’s tournament is expected to pump nearly $2 million into the local economy.

“Having the Triple Crown USA Nationals here means great exposure for Alpharetta, especially to those who are not familiar with what’s here,” said Alpharetta Economic Development Manager Matthew Thomas. “We can expect our visitors to eat, shop, and support a variety of businesses, which in turn strengthens local enterprise. Those dollars may then be recirculated in our community several times over.”

The city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates at least 2,000 room nights have been booked at the city’s 26 hotels.

“Our hotel industry helps fuel the other businesses in the city,” said CVB President Janet Rodgers. “Tournament players and their families will be staying multiple nights in Alpharetta hotels and will also enjoy our shops, restaurants and entertainment venues which help perpetuate the success of those businesses. The tournament will have city-wide impact the entire week they are playing and staying in Alpharetta.”

BUSINESSPOSTS

Traffic is a funding, not planning, problem

Geoff smith

Assurance Financial, gsmith@lendtheway.com

As a native of Metro Atlanta, I’m asked all the time: why didn’t you all plan better for all the people moving here?

After stumbling for a good long while over answers, I’ve finally landed on one.

The reason we have traffic issues isn’t a planning issue, it’s a

funding issue.

Atlanta is chalk-full of brilliant planners who could very quickly solve all of our traffic woes — if money were no object. Sure, you would still have the dickering over how far heavy rail should be expanded versus building more lanes to every road. But if money flowed like Niagara Falls, so would the traffic.

I was a news reporter 20 years ago covering the City of Alpharetta. It was a much different town back then. It was still basking in the glow coming from North Point Mall and the new tech companies freshly installed along Windward Parkway. They were preparing a transportation plan that looked out 20 years I think it was. The plans walked them through road extensions, expansions and creations that would have cost hundreds of millions of dollars — way more than Alpharetta’s budget or any possible bond referendum could have handled. At the end of the presentation, the consultant said: “And if you do all of that, you’ll be able to maintain the traffic congestion that you currently have.”

I’m not sure how many of those projects got built, and I’m also not sure how much worse traffic is today than it was then. I do know that the planning was there.

That particular plan was actually being prepared for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 25-year master plan overseeing all of the Metro Atlanta.

And if you want to really influence how things get done and how money gets appropriated, pay attention to the Atlanta Regional Commission.

My monthly podcast affords me the opportunity to talk to some of the metro area’s most brilliant, connected and influential people responsible for many of the projects being built today. This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Kerry Armstrong, the current chairman of the ARC, the past chairman of the Council for Quality Growth and a managing director at one of the area’s largest commercial developers, Pope & Land.

“The ARC is a complicated beast that to most people deals in transportation issues,” he said. “(But it) is the only agency involved in long-term planning using key disciplines that impact our entire region. At our heart we’re planners, but somewhere along the way we become involved in how money is allocated in resources and strategies and those sorts of things.”

The ARC is made up of a commission filled with mayors, county commissioners, professionals and residents. It has a huge staff of planners and data-hounds who live 25 years into the future. The ARC is best known for creating the metro area’s 25-year master plan, which mashes together projects submitted by local governments with those submitted by regional governments and entities.

Projects are given priority by the ARC and you can bet that those projects with the highest priority are first in line when it comes to finding regional funding.

“A lot of the 25-year plan is aspirational,” Armstrong said. “If we had all the money in the world, this is what (the area) would look like.”

Seeing 25 years into the future is no easy task, even for the ARC. “When you look at things, particularly transportation, 25 years ago, no one thought or imagined something like Lyft or Uber would exist,” he said. “The art to it is being very nimble and understanding how disruptions and changes and where the trend lines are going and the likely possibilities and continually adjusting the plan.”

One of the things the ARC is expecting is an influx of more than 2.6 million people to the 20-county metro region over the next 20 or so years.

“That’s roughly the equivalent of moving Charlotte here,” he said.

So if we want to be prepared for that, I think we better start looking for the money. We got the planners.

Geoff Smith is a mortgage banker with Assurance Financial focusing on residential home loans for refinances and home purchases.

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If it’s working, keep doing it As a small business owner, how often do you want to change your strategies and tactics to grow your business?

Have you changed businesses processes to make them better, dick jones only to find out that Founder & President they’re not?

Jones Simply Sales While change is important to operate and grow a small business, sometimes leaving things alone is your best bet.

In other words, if it’s working, keep doing it.

The term “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a well-known phrase, and in most cases, it’s an accurate statement. If something is working well in your small business, why take the time to change it? This includes all of your major business processes, information systems, operating procedures and strategies.

A thorough assessment of all of these areas will help you identify things that are working and also things that aren’t.

Sometimes leaving things alone is your best bet.”

With limited time, most small business owners will be better off improving things that aren’t working than trying to improve those that are.

I am certainly not advocating that you ignore continual and incremental improvements of all facets of your business. However, starting with the things that either need to be completely “overhauled” or created again from scratch is a much better use of your time.

I’ve seen small business owners invest in major projects to improve things that are working like their technology, sales processes, financial management and many other areas, only to find that the money and time they spent didn’t make any difference.

As a rule of thumb in running and growing your small business, if something is working, keep doing it!

BUSINESSBRIEFS Crye-Leike Realtor named managing broker of Alpharetta Branch

estate in and around Alpharetta, visit the branch office at 282 Rucker Road, or visit the Crye-Leike website at crye-leike. com.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Crye-Leike Real Estate Services recently announced that Realtor Blake Irving has been named the new managing broker of Crye-Leike’s Alpharetta — Crabapple/Roswell/ Milton branch office.

Irving will be responsible for the recruitment, irving training and management of the office’s sales associates.

A member of the real estate industry for five years, Irving specializes in residential, new home construction, townhome and luxury real estate properties in Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb counties.

Before joining the real estate industry, Irving was an IT Specialist in the United States Army.

Irving is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

During his real estate career, Irving has earned the Accredited Buyers Representative designation and the e-Pro certification from the National Association of Realtors.

For more information about real

Harry Norman, Realtors welcomes Heather Clemons CUMMING, Ga. — Harry Norman, Realtors The Collection at Forsyth recently added Heather Clemons as one of the newest members of its growing team.

Clemons is a graduate of both Kennesaw State University and the Success Real Estate School as well as a member of the 400 North Board of Realtors. A 19-year resident of the Atlanta area, Clemons provides assistance for buyers and sellers in Forsyth County, Lake Lanier and North Atlanta area. clemons Clemons can customize plans for a property, provide financing options and negotiate the contract. She said she is dedicated to educating her clients and customers about the buying and selling process so they can make informed decisions.

Clemons currently lives in Cumming with her husband Randy and daughter Ava.

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POP-UP LIBRARY IN THE PARK

Come join for story time, check out books and get library cards at various parks in Roswell while the Roswell Library is closed for renovations. Meet with Friends of the Roswell Library every Thursday except the first Thursday of the month at a different city park.

This week’s pop-up library will meet 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 at Azalea Park Shelter No. 1, 203 Azalea Drive, Roswell. For a full schedule of pop-up libraries, visit forl.net.

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CALENDAR Cumming, will showcase heritage travel as options for vacationing.

When: Sunday, July 21, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming More info: forsythpl.org

WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURES

What: Barrington Hall hosts lectures on the Civil War and other areas of interest to local residents. This month’s lecture is on the “Ghost Towns and Mill Towns of the Atlanta Area,” by Robert C. Jones.

When: Wednesday, July 24, 7 – 9 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $5 suggested donation More info: roswellgov.com

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MOVIES UNDER THE STARS

FEATURED:

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

SUMMER MEET AND GREET

What: The Dunwoody Newcomers Club is sponsoring a Meet and Greet for current and prospective members. The club is a social organization open to women residing in the Dunwoody area fewer than three years.

When: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody More info: dunwoodynewcomers.com

SOUTHERN SUMMER

When: The theme of this art show is “Southern Summer” and will showcase a wide range of artists and media.

When: July 1-Sept. 27 Where: Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St., Alpharetta More info: artsalpharetta.org.

EVENTS HISTORY ALIVE

What: Dunwoody Preservation Trust presents Jim

Torbert, who will share experiences and photographs from his tour of duty as a pilot with the 281st Assault Helicopter Company during the Vietnam War. When: Saturday, July 20, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Where: Donaldson-Bannister Farm, 4831 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: $3 for Dunwoody Preservation Trust members, $5 for non-members More info: info@dunwoodypt. org

FRIENDS AND FAMILY CPR CLASS

What: Enroll in a free, one-day workshop led by Alpharetta Public Safety instructors to learn about lifesaving skills.

Does not provide professionallevel certification.

When: Saturday, July 20, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

HERITAGE TRAVEL AND TOURISM

What: Lauren Schultheiss, owner of Big Creek Travel in

What: Bring a picnic along with your lawn chairs and blankets and a family movie. Food and drinks may be purchased at the concession stand. This month’s movie is “Mary Poppins Returns.”

When: Thursday, July 25. Movies begin at dark.

Where: Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell More info: roswellgov.com What: Learn to take better images, use filters and phone apps.

Also learn the best ways to store and post- process images. Bring a camera or use a phone camera.

When: 1July 26 and 27, 10 a.m.

– 1 p.m.

Where: Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell Cost: Classes are $50 per person More info: roswellgov.com

PERIMETER ADULT LEARNING SERVICES

What: Classes include financial planning, film appreciation, The Holy Land Revisited Part 2, and discussions by 18 local authors.

When: 10-11 a.m., 11:15 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. and 1:15–2:15 p.m., through July 29 Where: St. Lukes’s Presbyterian Church, 1548 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody Cost: $50 for six-week course More info and registration: palsonline.org or 770-698-0801

JOHNS CREEK TOASTMASTERS What: Join the weekly meeting to learn how to become a better speaker and better leader.

When: Saturdays, 9:45 a.m.

Where: Johns Creek Christian

Church, 10800 Bell Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreek.toastmastersclubs.org or 404-513-3188

SMART RECOVERY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

What: This program uses science-based tools to provide support for those who are affected by the addictive behavior of someone close to them. Not a twelve step program.

When: Mondays, 7-8 p.m.

Where: DecisionPoint Wellness Center, 1070 State Bridge Road, Suite 6, Johns Creek More info: smartrecovery.org

NAVIGATORS TOASTMASTERS PATHWAYS What: Reach your personal and professional goals through Pathways, Toastmasters’ new education program.

When: Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Where: Club House, 6300 Polo Club Drive, Cumming More info: navigators.toastmastersclubs.org

FREE FITNESS IN THE PARK: Zumba

What: Join for a free group exercise class with Fitness in the Park. All classes are weather-permitting and open to the public.

When: Saturday, July 20, 9-10 a.m.

Where: Roswell Town Square, 610 Atlanta St., Roswell More info: roswellgov.com

DETOX/RETOX YOGA AND BEER

What: Village Yoga and Cherry Street Taproom are partnering to bring participants yoga and beer.

Includes one hour of yoga and two beers.

When: Friday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Village Yoga, 5854 South Vickery St., Cumming More info: village-yoga.com/ events/

ALL RECOVERY MEETING

What: Join an open discussion for those in recovery from addiction or those affected by people with addiction. Not a twelve step program.

When: Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway, Johns Creek More info: navigaterecoverygwinnett.org or 678-743-1808 x101

WEDNESDAY MORNING NETWORKING

What: Join for networking every Wednesday morning.

When: Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Where: Perimeter Church, 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek Cost: $5 for members, $10 for guests More info: johnscreekga.gov or 770-495-0545

HEALTH AND FITNESS BROOKE STREET PARK YOGA

What: Classes are free and for all levels. Bring a mat and a bottle of water. Hosted by the City of Alpharetta and features Lift Yoga teachers.

When: Saturdays, 9 a.m., through October, weather permitting Where: Brooke Street Park, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: alpharetta.ga.us

FREE FITNESS FOR WOMEN

What: Join your Alpharetta Females in Action group for free, peer-led workouts each week.

Adult women of all fitness levels are welcome.

When: Saturdays, 8 a.m.

Where: Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way, Cumming More info: fianation.com

ZUMBA GOLD (FLEX)

What: Combines the international rhythms of the Zumba Gold program with the strength training techniques, creating an easy-to-follow, health-boosting dance fitness program.

When: Fridays, 10:30 a.m.

Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekga.gov/ parkplace

FARMERS MARKETS, FOOD TRUCKS ALPHARETTA FARMERS MARKET What: Find farmers with fruits,

CALENDAR

vegetables and natural meats; gardeners with fresh flowers and herbs; and makers of all sorts of edible home goods, from yummy desserts and breads to local raw honey.

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Where: North and South Broad Street, Alpharetta More info: awesomealpharetta. com

DUNWOODY FARMERS MARKET

What: Browse through more than 25 vendors and help contribute to the success of local farmers and businesses.

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.noon, through September Where: Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody More info: dunwoodyfarmersmkt.com

DUNWOODY FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS

What: This foodie event, complete with live music, features a variety of new and different offerings each week.

When: Thursdays, 5-8 p.m. through Oct. 24 Where: Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody More info: discoverdunwoody. com

JAEMOR FARMS POP-UP FARM MARKET

What: Find homegrown produce and best-selling flavors of the season at this pop-up farmer’s market.

When: Fridays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., through September Where: Kaiser Permanente Forsyth Medical Office, 1400 Northside Forsyth Drive #350, Cumming More info: 770-869-3999

MOUNTAIN PARK FARMERS MARKET

What: Features small businesses, locally-grown foods and hand-made items.

When: Tuesdays, 5-7 p.m.

Where: 118 Lakeshore Drive, Mountain Park More info: facebook.com/MountainParkFarmersMarket

ROSWELL FARMERS AND ARTISANS MARKET

What: Don’t miss the opening day of the Roswell Farmers and Artisans Market. Mix and mingle with friends, shop for wonderful fresh items and enjoy

talking to the vendors.

When: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.noon, through Oct. 26 Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell More info: roswellfam.com

Main St., Alpharetta More info: afumc.org

RELIGIOUS EVENTS

What: Puppet Showplace Theatre presents “The Fairy Tailor.”

When: July 15 – 20. Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets are $5 each More info and tickets: roswellpuppets.com

RISING STARTS TEHATER ORGANISTS

What: Rising Star theater organists Brett Miller and Toby Washburn present a joint, free concert of pops music on the Hutchinson organ.

When: Sunday, July 21, 3 p.m.

Where: Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway, Cumming More info: cfumcga.com

SUMMER CHORAL PROJECT

What: The Summer Choral Project is a time to rehearse and learn with other choral singers in festival style.

When: July 18 and July 19, 7-10 p.m.; July 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.; July 21, 2-4 p.m., with concert at 6 p.m.

Where: Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek More info: thejohnscreekchorale.com or 770-497-8215

GRIEFSHARE

What: GriefShare is a weekly support group for people grieving the death of someone close.

Limited to 20 people.

When: Mondays, 6:45-8:30 p.m., through Aug. 26 Where: Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 North Main St., Alpharetta Cost: $20 for materials More info and registration: afumc.org/griefshare

MEN’S MINISTRY: FRIDAY MORNINGS

What: The First Baptist Roswell men’s group meets every Friday morning for friendship and to help each other grow spiritually.

All are welcome to attend.

When: Fridays, 7 a.m.

Where: Panera Bread, 1195 Woodstock Road, Roswell More info: fbroswell.org

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS What: Make and grow faithbased friendships for all ages.

Enjoy a hot meal and/or volunteer.

When: Wednesdays, 5:15-6:45 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta First United Methodist Church, 69 North

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER SUMMER PUPPET SERIES: ‘THE FAIRY TAILOR’

PUPPET WORKSHOP

What: Join select performances to learn how to make a puppet and learn about the art of puppetry. For ages 4 and up.

When: Tuesday, July 16, 11 a.m. Additional workshop July 18.

Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell Cost: Tickets are $5. Accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

More info and tickets: roswellpuppets.com

MUSIC AT TWILIGHT

What: Enjoy free, live music.

Bring food and friends. This concert will feature Soul, Rock, Country and British Invasion musician J. Scott Thompson.

When: Friday, July 19, 8:3010:30 p.m.

Where: Corner of Milton Avenue and North Main Street More info: awesomealpharetta.com

‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’

What: The show is thought to be the funniest of Simon’s biography plays and is inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.”

When: Thursdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m., through Aug. 4 Where: Stage Door Players, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody Cost: $33 for adults, $30 for seniors, $22 for students, $15 for children under 12 More info and tickets: stagedoorplayers.net

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: COLORED PENCIL SOCIETY OF AMERICA What: The Atlanta Chapter 107 of the Colored Pencil Society of America will be displaying their

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artwork. All work is colored pencil on different surfaces.

When: Through July 31 Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell More info: cpsa.org

SOUTH PACIFIC

What: Love transcends the harsh realities of war and cultural conflict in this sweeping Pulitzer Prize-winning tale centered around two unlikely love stories. This Rodgers & Hammerstein classic is set in a tropical island paradise during World War II. When: July 11-Aug. 4, times vary Where: Tam’s School Street Playhouse, 101 School St. Cumming Cost: Tickets start at $30 for adults More info: schoolstreetplayhouse.com

LIBRARY EVENTS FREESTYLE FAMILY CRAFT FUN What: Exercise your creative skills by making crafts with art and craft supplies. Children under 9 years old must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

When: Thursday, July 18, 4-6 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-6136735

ART NIGHT WITH JOHNS CREEK ART

What: Join for a free art workshop with Johns Creek Arts. Adults only. Registration Required.

When: Thursday, July 18, 7-8 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info and registration: ryland.johnson@fultoncountyga. gov

PAINT A ‘STARRY NIGHT’

What: “A Universe of Stories” is the theme for the Summer Reading Program for 2019.

Celebrate space and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing while painting a “Starry Night.” Limited to 20.

When: Saturday, July 20, 10:30 a.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: afpls.org

FINDING THE RIGHT COLLEGE

What: Learn how to find the right collegiate fit and make a successful transition. Presented

by Infinity Learning.

When: Saturday, July 20, noon1 p.m.

Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: afpls.org

CREATE AND OPTIMIZE YOUR LINKEDIN

What: Learn new user and job seeker basics of LinkedIn, including managing your brand, growing your network, finding jobs, gaining endorsements, and other tips and tricks.

When: Saturday, July 20, 4-5:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org

SIMPLY ORGANIZED

What: Heather Rogers, author of “A Simplified Life,” will discuss different methods of tidying and organizing your space.

When: Sunday, July 21, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming More info: forsythpl.org

FERNBANK STAR LAB

What: A Fernbank astronomer will be on hand to answer questions and go through the star lab. There are two sessions.

When: Thursday, July 25, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta More info: afpls.org or 404-6134402

PET ADOPTIONS FORSYTH COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

What: Pet adoptions When: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth County More info: 678-965-7185

FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES

What: Pet adoptions When: Every Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Where: PetSmart, 6370 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta Additional adoptions: MondayFriday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd. NW, Atlanta

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Summer at Johns Creek Montessori Johns Creek Montessori School of Georgia provides excellence in a Montessori education for children 8 weeks through six years.

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Shelter: Continued from Page 6 “There is an absolute commitment from Fulton County leadership,” said Greg Mullin, the principal of PGAL’s Atlanta office.

Heather Lewis, an architect with Animal Arts, said one of the key issues in Fulton County is the great proportion of dogs compared with other animals the shelter will see. Dogs make up about three quarters of the current population of animals at Fulton’s shelter, and dogs vary more than cats or other animals in terms of size, personality, desires and sociability, Lewis said.

One of the challenges for the new shelter will be determining its size to accommodate so many dogs, while not making it too big for staff to properly operate, she said.

“Choice for a captive animal is one of the most important things,” Lewis said.

She compared the animal’s position in a cage to a person flying on a plane, where a person might feel similarly uncomfortable and restricted, but they also were able to choose to get on the plane.

She also stressed the importance and cost effectiveness of outdoor space for animals, as well as space in the facility for public education. The space must be welcoming for people for all reasons that they may have visited the shelter, whether for adoption or as a last resort for their animal, she said.

The group hopes to submit plans to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners by October and break ground

by December or January, Adams said.

This is also why architects are primarily looking at sites that the county already owns, he said, so they can build the facility in one or two years instead of three or four.

Even after seeing other projects that PGAL and Animal Arts have worked on in places like Fort Worth, Texas; Tuscon, Arizona; and Los Angeles County, some residents still had concerns about getting to the heart of the animal overpopulation issue.

Laura Dobson, a resident who has attended both meetings thus far and has worked in spay and neuter outreach in low-income areas, asked for a portion of this $25 million budget to go directly to education and outreach for spay and neuter.

“I really support the vision of having a destination shelter in some way,” Dobson said. “But unless we start addressing the intake, it’s just a hamster wheel.

It will fill up within moments of opening unless we also address the intake and (are) aggressively and enthusiastically doing that.”

LifeLine has a program called Pets for Life that takes a van into low-income areas and provides service, including

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spaying and neutering dogs. But Dobson said having only one van for this program was “abysmal.”

The next community meeting for the shelter will be held in August with the location yet to be determined.

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A deal on summertime camping!

Everybody likes a good deal. I know that I do, especially when I’m looking for a new sofa.

Yes, a sofa.

As you may know, we have just relocated here at Hacienda Hudson. Our new STEVE HUDSON house has a nice flat Get Outside Georgia, yard for practicing aa4bw@comcast.net my fly casting and lots of room in the basement for what my bride affectionately (right?) calls “all that fishing stuff.”

But what our new house does not have is a suitable sofa.

A house without a sofa is like a day without sunshine. Sofas add greatly to one’s quality of life by providing a place for planning outdoor adventures or for taking naps, sometimes at the same time.

I’ve noticed, during these first few sofa-less weeks in our new house, that I have not been experiencing the out-ofdoors nearly as much as I did pre-move.

Mostly I’ve been experiencing cardboard boxes.

Fewer outdoor adventures…no sofa on which to sit and plan...coincidence? I think not.

“I’ve got to fix that problem,” I said to myself. So last night I started our sofa search.

I learned one thing right away. Sofas are expensive. I could buy a bunch (a BIG bunch) of fishing stuff for the price of even a modest sofa.

“Focus,” Wife of Mine reminds me.

“Think fishing later. Now, think sofas.”

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION, PUBLIC HEARING: TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, PUBLIC HEARING: MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 11360 LAKEFIELD DRIVE JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA 30097 The following Land Use Petition located within the City of Johns Creek is scheduled for Public Hearings as stated above.

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Yeah. Sofas. Maybe I’ll even find a bargain.

The fact is, I can kind of get into this sofa shopping thing. For when that new sofa is all set up in the new family room, I plan to sit right down on it and do some bargain hunting of another kind.

Specifically, I’m going to think about finding some bargain-priced camping, somewhere in the out-of-doors, for I am really and truly tired of unpacking all these cardboard moving boxes.

Fortunately, this summer, the good folks at Georgia’s state parks have made finding bargains on summertime camping a little bit easier. In fact, they’re running a sort of sale.

Sure, it’s summer. Sure, it’s hot outside. But a summertime camping trip can be a blast. It can be something you’ll remember for years to come.

Here’s the short version of how this state park camping special works. If you stay overnight at a Georgia state park during June or July, you are eligible for a 50 percent discount on new camping reservations (at any state park except for Amicalola Falls State Park, which is excluded) if those reservations are booked for the month of August.

There are some details, of course.

Discounts apply only to new reservations, and the camping must take place from August 1, 2019 to August 29, 2019. A two-night minimum stay is required. The discount doesn’t include group camps and can’t be used with any other offer or discount. But the special is valid every day of the week.

You’ll find that your state parks offer many other bargain opportunities too.

For example, when you stay overnight at certain of our state parks, you will be able to take advantage of discounted admission to some nearby state historic sites. How might this work? Well, here’s just one possibility. If you stay overnight at F.D. Roosevelt State Park, you’ll get a discounted admission to the Little White House. Similarly, if you visit Little White House, you’re eligible for discounts on cottage rental or camping at F.D. Roosevelt State Park.

That’s just one of many savings opportunities. You’ll find plenty of others tied to parks and historic sites all across the state.

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Ballet: Continued from Page 9 but know what that is. But, I don’t just teach technique. I mentor the whole child. It’s more about how to motivate them to be the best you can be… This is an art form, and it asks a lot of you, but it also prepares you to live life.”

Some of ballet’s lessons, Barredo said, include persistence, dedication, integrity, selflessness, and bringing light and love into life.

“It’s important to create not just dancers, but artists,” Barredo said. “We have to help what’s inside them come out and speak, be creative, true, pure and in the moment. Dance is something that is completely your own. And

whatever they do with it, it’s completely theirs. I just give them the tools.”

Since the theatre’s inception, Barredo and her team have sent over 30 students to major professional companies to continue dancing. And Barredo said she is equally proud of her students who have graduated from college and have gone on to do great things.

“I don’t believe in success,” Barredo said. “That word, success, I think, makes people hyperventilate. I think it’s about constantly trying to keep true to your message.”

Barredo, who now lives in Cumming, has no plans to quit anytime soon and said she wants to keep advising and teaching for as long as she can.

For more information about the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Barredo, visit metropolitanballet.org.

DEATH NOTICES

Franklin Lee Hawkins, 58, of Alpharetta, passed away July 9, 2019. Arrangements

by Ingram Funeral Home &

Arthur George Metzger, II, 68, of Alpharetta passed away July 7th, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Estelle V. Rhodes, 88, of Cumming, passed away July 6, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Nina Anita Lynn Bagley, 60, of Cumming, passed away July 7, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Crematory.

Jeffery Lamar Bagwell, 52, of Cumming, passed away July 3, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

James Hugh Elzey,78, of Forsyth County, passed away July 3, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Myron Brantley Milford, 64, of Cumming, passed away July 8, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Crematory.

William Joseph Barrett, 79, of Cumming, passed away July 9, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Marie Holbrook Groover, 95, of Forsyth County, passed away July 3, 2019.

Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory.

Edward N. Morris, Jr., 74, of Roswell, passed away July 1, 2019. Arrangements

by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Yevgeniya Shaumarova, 84, of Roswell, passed away June 28, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

H. Grady Black, III, 67, of Roswell, passed away June 29, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Michelle Lynn Hammond, 46, of Cumming, passed away July 8, 2019.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Homes & Cremation Services.

Willis Donald Padgett, 83, of Cumming, passed away July 7, 2019. Arrangements

by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Benjamin Franklin Wilson, Jr., 75, of Alpharetta, passed away July 10, 2019.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Homes & Cremation Services.

Eugene P. Donley, III, 46, of Roswell, passed away June 28, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Angela Hernandez, 28, of Cumming, passed away July 4, 2019. Arrangements

by McDonald & Son Funeral Home.

Selma Lou Major, 79, of Cumming, passed away July 7, 2019. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Homes & Cremation Services.

Inez M. Passmore, 103, of Roswell, passed away June 26, 2019.

Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Arlen R. Ramsay, 90, of Roswell, passed away June 21, 2019. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.

Stanley John Sawicz, 86, passed away July 6, 2019. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home &

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