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Tourism bureau clashes with City Councilwoman

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Summit sheds light on area’s poverty

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Community takes pride in hospital expansion

Religious leaders from six faiths — from left, Sihk Gulbarg Singh Basi, Jewish Rabbi Jordan Ottenstein, Muslim Imam Arshad Anwar, Hindu Manhar Valand, Christian Rev. Kevin Martin and Buddhist Geshe Ngawang Phende — bless the expansion of Emory Johns Creek Hospital at the official groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 7.

The expansion will bring 40 additional beds to the hospital. Read more, Page 14

Transit agency presents projects

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Suspect accused of theft by swapping price tags JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police are investigating two October incidents in which a man allegedly stole several items from the Target on State Bridge Road by swapping the price tags will lower-priced items.

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Company trailer stolen From local parking lot JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police are investigating the theft of a trailer from a parking lot on Technology Circle.

A life insurance company had been working locally and on the evening of Oct. 25, employees left the company trailer at the parking lot. Four days later, employees were unable to find the trailer.

The trailer had been locked with a padlock and chain.

Woman discovers fraud after theft of SIM card JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman called police Oct. 28 after she found fraudulent activity on her Venmo and bank accounts.

The woman said she had visited a bar in Atlanta two days prior, and while leaving the bar, she noticed that her cell phone was having problems.

The next day, the woman took her cell phone to a repair shop and discovered that her SIM card was missing.

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The loss prevention officer said he saw the same man engage in the behavior on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3. The man allegedly used price tags from lower-priced items to pay for the items.

The store has video footage of the incidents.

and saw that someone had transferred $1,000 from her Venmo account and had attempted to transfer $2,000 from her bank account.

Wanted woman found during unrelated incident JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a woman Nov. 3 after officers found that she had several outstanding warrants.

That morning, officers were sent to Coacoochee Terrace on a domestic dispute call. During the investigation, officers were alerted that one of the women they spoke to was wanted by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Department.

Police confirmed that the woman was wanted for two counts of theft by deception, fourth degree forgery and theft by taking.

The woman, identified as 44-yearold Christine Sparkman of Johns Creek, was arrested without incident.

Door opener stolen from parked vehicle JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police are investigating a Nov. 2 incident in which a garage door opener was stolen from a car parked at Fernbrook Court.

The owner said he had parked his car the previous evening, and when he returned to it that morning, he saw that the two driver side doors were slightly ajar.

DUI arrests Randall Neptune, 41, of Pleasure Gait Court, Auburn, was arrested Nov. 2 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for driving under the influence of drugs.

Xuepeng Wang, 32, of Wood Duck Court, Suwanee, was arrested Nov. 2 on Medlock Bridge Road in Johns Creek for driving under the influence of drugs.

Christopher Patrick Long, 37, of Westbury Lane, Johns Creek, was arrested Oct. 28 on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI. Ryan Thomas Icard, 38, of Cranberry Creek, Roswell, was arrested Oct. 29 on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek for DUI. Scott Alan Gates, 53, of Rivercrest Lane, Suwanee, was arrested Oct. 29 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Johns Creek for DUI. Zhen Jin Li, 43, of Easthaven Place, Johns Creek, was arrested Nov. 2 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Johns Creek for DUI. The man noticed that his center console had been rummaged through and the garage door opener was missing. The device is valued at $100.

Police said there was no damage to the car.

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Council races head to runoff in Johns Creek

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Election Day is over, but Johns Creek residents still don’t know what their City Council will look like next year. All three races on the ballot are now headed for a runoff Dec. 3.

In Georgia, if no candidate receives a majority of the vote there is a runoff between the two highest vote earners. With two three-way races and one four-way race it was unlikely residents could have

avoided a run-off entirely this season.

Councilman Chris Coughlin, the only incumbent in the race, came the closest to an all-out win, taking 47.2 percent of the votes in the Post 4 race. In the runoff, he will face former Johns Creek Community Association President Marybeth Cooper, who earned 19.1 percent of the vote.

Adam Thomas was not far behind with 18.3 percent, and Kent Altom took 14.9 percent.

It remains to be seen whether Cooper can make up the 30-point margin be-

tween her and victory by consolidating Thomas and Altom’s support. All three criticized the current City Council as a key part of their campaigns.

While the new faces condemned the council for infighting and slow action on TSPLOST and a Town Center, Coughlin focused on what he did managed to accomplish during his initial term, and he would only need to peel away about 3 percent of the vote to hold onto his seat.

For Post 2, the seat that will be vacated by Councilman Jay Lin at the end of the year, retired Police Major Brian

Weaver received the most votes, 45.6 percent. In the runoff, he will face Dilip Tunki, who earned 30.3 percent of the vote.

Royce Reinecke finished third with 23.8 percent of the vote.

For Post 6, the seat being vacated by Councilman Steve Broadbent, the race was closer. Erin Elwood was the highest vote-earner, with 38.1 percent of the final tally. The other runoff candidate will be Issure Yang, who took 31.9 percent, beating out Judy LeFave, who earned 29.3 percent.

Gateway marker sparks more tension between CVB and council

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For a second straight year, discussions surrounding gateway markers have sparked friction between the Johns Creek City Council and Convention and Visitors Bureau.

At a Nov. 4 meeting, City Councilwoman Stephanie Endres grilled CVB Chair Lynda Lee Smith about the bureau’s partnership with the art nonprofit Urban Catalyst Lab, comparing it to “crony capitalism.”

The CVB partnered with Urban Catalyst Lab in 2018 to create a mural in the walking tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road. The two groups are currently working together to design a gateway marker planned along State Bridge Road.

The CEO of Urban Catalyst Lab and Lee Smith both worked for Habitat for Humanity, according to their LinkedIn pages. Lee Smith said they were both board members for the nonprofit.

“In the public eye, when you’re using taxpayer dollars everything has to be transparent,” Endres said. “My question

was did you know that and at that time did you disclose that ... I think that’s very important from a transparency topic for the residents. Everybody knows crony capitalism is a hot topic today.”

Lee Smith adamantly denied there had been any wrongdoing or personal gain on her part. She said she leveraged her relationships to allow the CVB to complete projects at below the market rate. She also said the entire CVB board new why Urban Catalyst was chosen when they made their recommendation to the City Council.

“There is no personal reward for me,” she said. “This is for the citizens of Johns Creek who actually want to see progress, who want to be proud of their city.”

This is not the first time Lee Smith has sparked with the City Council.

Most think of Johns Creek as an affluent bedroom community, not a tourist hotspot. Still, the city is home to three hotels, all located in Technology Park and largely sustained by business travel.

“Tourists are in all forms,” Lee Smith said. “It could be your in-laws. It could be your cousins. It could be a bar

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The mural in the walking tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road is one of the projects the Convention and Visitors Bureau partnered with Urban Catalyst Lab to complete. The two are also collaborating on the city’s gateway markers. mitzvah. Any kind of event that brings visitors, leaves tax dollars.”

Visitors at those hotels are charged a 7 percent hotel tax, which in 2019 is expected to generate about $193,000.

But less than a third of that money goes directly to the city’s coffers.

State law dictates that the money be split three ways: one portion to the city’s general fund, another goes to the CVB for promoting tourism. The final portion, 39.3 percent, goes to tourism product development — capital projects that create or improve destinations that appeal to visitors.

In Johns Creek, the City Council and tourism bureau share control of

these funds. The CVB proposes projects, the City Council decided which project move forward and the CVB implements them.

Though they vary in what degree they are willing to compromise with the CVB, council members generally say they’d like to see tourism product development dollars go to projects that can attract visitors and benefit residents, such as parks improvements.

Funding for Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and the Veterans Memorial Walk at Newtown Park, for example, were approved for 2019 and 2020 with

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NEWS

Student group to host second council debate JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Six Johns Creek City Council candidates have advanced to a Dec. 3 runoff elections, and the Secretary of State Ambassadors will hold a second debate to highlight the remaining candidates.

The debate will be held at Sankranti Restaurant, 2000 Ray Moss Connector, on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The candidates include: Dilip Tunki and Brian Weaver who are running for the open Post 2 seat vacated by Jay Lin; Marybeth Cooper and incumbent Chris Coughlin contending for the Post 4 seat and Erin Elwood and Issure Yang who are vying for the Post 6 seat vacated by Steve Broadbent.

The Secretary of State Ambassadors are part of Student Leadership Johns Creek, a competitive program that encompasses all four high schools in Johns Creek — Centennial, Chattahoochee, Johns Creek and Northview. Currently there are 100 students participating in this two-year program.

The Secretary of State Ambassadors consist of nine of those students who work in conjunction with the Secretary of State’s office to facilitate events to educate and encourage our citizens to become more involved in local politics.

“Hosting a candidate debate has become second-nature to this group after hosting multiple city council and state representative debates over the past two years,” Executive Director Irene Sanders said.

For more information, please contact Sanders at sanders@ leadershipjohnscreek.com, 404-406-0480 or visit studentleadershipjohnscreek.com.

Community summit offers glimpse of North Fulton’s poverty problem

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Poverty may seem like a faraway issue for those in the prosperous and growing suburbs of North Fulton, but it’s closer than residents may think.

The North Fulton Poverty Task Force, dedicated to tackling local problems of financial vulnerability, held its first-ever Community Summit Nov. 7 at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church to shine a light on the issue. More than 200 community members and civic leaders attended, including local and state elected officials. Attendees listened to speakers and group panels about financial vulnerability and poverty in North Fulton and broke out into groups to discuss issues like affordable housing, transportation, child wellbeing, and income and workforce development.

“North Fulton and poverty — the two didn’t seem to go hand-in-hand,” said WAGA-TV News Anchor Lori Geary, who emceed the summit. “When I think of North Fulton, I think of prosperity… The numbers really paint a picture.”

North Fulton Poverty Task Force Chair Jack Murphy pointed to an MIT nationwide cost-of-living survey to demonstrate the high numbers in North Fulton.

In order for a family of four to be financially stable in North Fulton, Murphy said, they would need to make $80,000-$90,000 a year.

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Saturday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Opening acts: School of Rock House Band and JCSO String Quartet in Pops favorites Rock ‘n’ Roll history comes to Johns Creek as we feature 1960s girl group The Crystals in a night of their Billboard chart-topping hits, including “He’s a Rebel,” “Then He Kissed Me,” “Da Doo Ron Ron,” and more!

Tickets: $18-37 Concert at Johns Creek United Methodist Church, 11180 Medlock Bridge Road

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Communication Across Barriers President and founder Donna Beegle speaks from her own experiences about the realities of poverty.

That price point doesn’t match up with the fact that rent prices have increased by nearly 48 percent in Metro Atlanta since 2011 while wage growth has been nearly stagnant, he said.

This condition has contributed to a growing population of financially vulnerable individuals, Murphy said.

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Fulton deputy district attorney talks gang activity, social media

By JULIA GROCHOWSKI julia@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — North Fulton residents typically associate gang violence with Atlanta, when the reality is that gangs already work and move throughout the city’s northern suburbs, according to Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Cara Convery.

Convery, who supervises the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office’s Gang Unit, spoke at the Oct. 30 Women Who Walk the Walk luncheon at the Country Club of the South.

The event is a biannual luncheon hosted by the Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce for businesswomen to speak about their professional journeys and empowerment.

As the keynote speaker, Convery covered some of the most high-profile gangrelated trials she’s encountered and how they have shaped during her career.

Convery stressed that while gangs might not have headquarters in North Fulton, active national and neighborhood gangs have been found working in or moving around the area. The rise

of social media has helped expand the reach and frequency of this activity, she added, but it has also helped law enforcement find and prosecute members for investigation.

Several investigations and prosecutions Convery spoke about were aided by social media.

For example, social media was integral during the investigation of Darius Bottoms’ murder, Convery said.

Bottoms, nephew of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, had been shot and killed in June 2014 after he was mistaken as a rival gang member because of his car, she said.

Photos posted online by a woman helped investigators piece together the timeline of events and lead them to the three men who were eventually convicted of the murder. It was one of the most challenging cases in her career, Convery said.

“I’ve learned so much about myself by going through these experiences,” Convery said. “You learn so much about yourself when faced with tough, challenging situations and rising to them.”

Social media has not only helped in Convery’s trials, it has also shaped her

career and herself.

Convery was the prosecutor in the murder trial of Tex McIver, who was charged in the shooting death of his wife in 2016.

The trial was one of the most challenging she had ever faced, Convery said, because it was livestreamed and picked up a lot of traction online.

Convery said she at first spent of a lot of time reading and worrying over the deluge of online criticism during the trial, but eventually, she was able to face the stress and worries head on.

“I learned a lot about not worrying about the stuff you can’t control and focusing on the things you can,” Convery said. “By the end of the trial, I really learned how to let things go.”

Convery said she has since found many such pieces of wisdom through her experiences.

Early in her career, for example, Convery said she attempted to emulate her senior colleagues in the courtroom, but those efforts often fell flat. She instead learned to work from a place of authenticity to find success.

“You can’t use someone else’s story, you can’t use someone else’s thing,

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Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Cara Convery speaks at the Oct. 30 Women Who Walk the Walk event at the Country Club of the South in Johns Creek. Convery spoke about some of the most high profile cases she’s encountered during her career.

because it’s not you,” Convery said.

“The times I’ve been most effective, the times I’ve seen the best results, the most rewarding experiences for me are when I’m myself… That would be my advice for anyone in any line of work. If it’s not yourself, it’s not your best version.”

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ATL workshop provides guidance on transit projects Information session charts future projects on cost-effectiveness

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Representatives from the metro region’s transit planning agency released early details of some 192 projects it is studying for funding.

The Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority (the ATL) held the eighth in a series of 10 “District Downloads” it is sponsoring throughout the area to update residents on plans it is pursuing to improve public transportation connectivity across its 13-county jurisdiction. The latest session was held Oct. 29 at Alpharetta’s City Hall.

The workshops are designed to give residents a sneak peek at the Atlanta Regional Transit Plan, which is scheduled to go before the ATL board this week, according to Lori Sand, planner with the ATL. The board is not expected to consider the plan for adoption until it meets in December.

Sand said the 192 projects were submitted by local transit services, cities, counties and community improvement districts. The projects range in cost and scope from CobbLinc’s $800,000 transit signal priority plan to MARTA’s $1.4 billion proposed heavy rail line to Stonecrest in DeKalb County.

Other projects with varying price tags include renovation of pedestrian bridges at $6.3 million and

MARTA’s bus rapid transit service for Ga. 400 at $300 million.

The ATL staff culled the original project list to 79 projects that have been identified as having assumed federal or state discretionary funding sources. These 79 projects, Sand said, were evaluated based on 14 criteria, primarily weighing the amount of impact each will have for the cost. Each project was then assigned a numerical value and charted based on how much it delivers for the buck.

“That’s sort of a cost-effectiveness measure so we could get a sense of how all the projects scored relative to each other,” Sand said.

Of the 79 projects charted, 25 were identified as high impact at a relative low cost. These 25 projects, taken together, carried an estimated total price tag of about $1.7 billion.

Another 25 projects, identified as low cost and low impact, are estimated at $0.5 billion.

There are 26 projects, with an estimated cost of $13.8 billion, identified as high cost with high impact.

The ATL was created last year to coordinate service and expansion of 10 transit systems in 13 metro Atlanta counties.

“Over the past 11 months since the ATL has been put together, we have been very hard at work

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ATL District 1 Board Member Andy Macke describes the process to determine future transit projects affecting North Fulton County at a special workshop Oct. 29 at Alpharetta City Hall. The full ATL board is set to finalize a regional transit plan in mid-December.

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at No. 1: delivering on our legislative mandates,” said Andy Macke, who represents large portions of North Fulton on the 16-member ATL Board of Directors.

One of the first initiatives, he said, was to establish a brand for the ATL with a new logo so that every capital project created under the new agency would remind Metro Atlanta residents of their representation.

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varying transit agencies operating within Metro Atlanta. The ATL, he said, is dedicated to assist these agencies in promoting their best projects for the benefit of the region.

Macke said the public can stay informed about what the ATL is doing and provide feedback through the District Downloads.

The District Downloads are opportunities for citizens to receive information about the 192 proposed transit projects submitted to the ATL and learn how those projects work together to form a connected network of transit options in the Atlanta Regional Transit Plan.

To study the proposed transit plan and upload comments, visit atltransit.PuzzleJunction.com ga.gov/districtdownloads.

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Descendant of prominent Johns Creek family tells their story

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Those who have been to Autrey Mill Nature Center have probably seen the Summerour House, a picturesque farmhouse built in 1882 that now serves as an event space.

Smaller is the group that knows the history behind the house and the family that lived in it, but that group grew Nov. 6 when the Johns Creek Historical Society presented a talk by Charles Summerour, a descendent of the historic family.

Summerour told the story of the family through nine generations — from Heinrich Sommerau’s immigration from Germany in 1748 to today.

“This story is a continuum of people trying to make a better life, as we all do,” Charles said. “That’s the story of the American dream.”

Though Henrich landed in Philadelphia, he didn’t stay long before the family moved to North Carolina.

“Which shows their intelligence,” Charles joked.

Henrich’s son Henry II lived his entire life in North Carolina, but Henry III moved to Lumpkin County, Georgia, around the 1820s. Between the Georgia Gold Rush, which began in 1828, and the forced removal of the Cherokee, which began in 1830, this was a turbu-

lent time for North Georgia, Summerour said, but one that was ultimately profitable for his family.

The family opened a store that supplied miners in Auraria, Ga. Today a ghost town southwest of Dahlonega, the region’s population boomed to around 20,000 at the height of the gold rush, Summerour said, remarkable for that time.

The store was successful, and when the Georgia Gold Rush died down, some of Henry III’s sons traveled to California.

They returned with about a $1 million Atlanta History Center/Special

The Howell Mansion, also known as the old brick house, was the home of Harrison Summerour.

worth in gold, further cementing that the Summerours were among the wealthiest families in the region.

In 1878, Harrison moved the family to Warsaw, which today is part of Johns Creek. They bought their home from Jackson Graham, who bought it from its original owner, his brother-in-law Clark Howell, owner of The Atlanta Constitution and a politician.

The Atlanta History Center calls it the Howell Mansion, but to the members of the Summerour family and other longtime residents of the area, it was just the “old brick house.” The house sat near where

Regal Cinemas is today until 1963 when it burned.

At the Johns Creek Historical Society meeting were other members of the Summerour family who remember the house and a woman who lived there in the 1940s.

Harrison’s sons divided land across what today is Johns Creek. One of Harrison’s sons, Charles William “Wil” Summerour built the house that now sits at Autrey Mill. It sat where the Spruill library is today until 1992.

Another one of Harrison’s sons, John Henry, was the speaker’s great grandfather. His son, Charlie, inherited his piece of land, which sat between Old Alabama Road and State Bridge Road along the Johns Creek. Charlie moved to Duluth in the 1920s. There, he started C.A. Summerour & Sons Leather Goods, which operated until the 1980s.

Charles ended his talk by touching on his son, Knox Summerour, a trumpeter and composer who works in Hollywood.

“The Summerour story is of trying to get better, even if it means moving to California with nothing in your pocket, but always with the support of their family,” he said.

Johns Creek Historical Society President Joan Compton thanked Charles Summerour.

“To hear the story of the Summerours told by one of the Summerours,

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Charles Summerour presents a talk on the Summerour family at the Summerour House in Autrey Mill Nov. 6. He holds a ledger from the family’s general store dated May 1851.

and with more in the audience, is really special,” she said.

In turn, Charles praised the work of the relatively young historical society.

“I’ve lived in Duluth my whole life,” Charles said. “In Duluth we have people who know our history inside and out.

Johns Creek just sprung up, and you all are still trying to figure out where you came from.”

To learn about more Johns Creek Historical programing, visit johnscreekhistory.org.

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Continued from Page 5 But what most shocked him, he said, is learning that that almost 6,600 people in North Fulton don’t have access to some sort of vehicle, a necessity for many who work in the area.

The Task Force is facing these issues with the goal to create a community where all residents, including the financially vulnerable, can be thriving and contributing citizens.

To help explain the world of poverty and its effects, heard from Communication Across Barriers President and founder Donna Beegle as the keynote speaker to discuss her own experiences with generational poverty.

Beegle was born into a migrant labor family, has experienced homelessness many times, was married by age 15 and is the only member of her family who has not been incarcerated. She was able to earn her GED at age 25 and her doctorate in educational leadership 10 years later. She founded Communication Across Barriers to educate people about poverty and how to fight poverty. In its 30-year history, Beegle’s organization has perfrormed work in all 50 states.

“We are segregated in the United States,” Beegle said. “I’m talking about social class. Who do middle class people

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More than 200 community leaders and elected officials met at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church in Johns Creek Nov. 7 for the North Fulton Poverty Task Force Community Summit. sit down to eat dinner with? If you’re in generational poverty, in working class poverty, immigrant poverty, situational poverty, any of the many different types of financial vulnerability, who are you hanging with? It’s probably going to be people who are in similar situations to you. So, there’s no real way to understand what you might do different than anyone around you.”

One of the ways this segregation manifested for Beegle and her family was that her marriage at age 15 was seen as normal for her community, and college wasn’t even a consideration when they were just trying to figure out when they would eat next or where they would sleep that night, she said. Middle-class life was completely foreign to her, she added.

Social segregation has led to a slew of misunderstandings about people in poverty, Beegle said. She addressed some of these myths about working hard, drug and alcohol addiction, welfare, childcare and mental health.

“Our ignorance about the financially

vulnerable people in our communities has made that word ‘enable’ a massive excuse for not helping,” Beegle said. “Maslow said you can’t enable someone who doesn’t have their fundamental human needs met, because they can’t self-actualize or be all that they can be… We have to break the divides in our communities.”

She stressed one the best ways to combat this ignorance is through education, especially because the topic is rarely discussed in school or training.

Another method, she said, is to listen to the voices of those in poverty.

“People truly want to make a difference — they don’t always understand poverty, financial vulnerability, but they really want to help,” Beegle said. “Poverty is resolvable. We’re not a land of poverty. We’re a land of plenty.”

For more information about the North Fulton Poverty Task Force and its future meetings, visit ourinvisibleneighbors.org.

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Shoes reported stolen during move to home JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Suwanee woman called police Nov. 1 after $400 worth of shoes went missing during her moving process.

That morning, a moving company helped the woman move her belonging from a storage unit into her home on Craftsman Street. The woman said she remembered the men had commented on her shoes while moving items.

When the movers left, the woman noticed that two pairs of shoes, worth $200 each, were missing.

Woman discovers fraud after mailing checks JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman called police Nov. 1 after she found a suspicious withdrawal on her checking account.

The woman said she had mailed three checks recently: two from her doctor’s office and one from her Homeowner’s Association’s mailbox.

Later, the woman noticed a $500 withdrawal on her checking account that she

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Thousands in items taken in residential burglary ROSWELL, Ga. — Police are investigating an Oct. 27 burglary on Piney Hill Court.

The owners of the house left that evening at 5:30 p.m. and returned three hours later. When they entered the house, they saw that it had been ransacked. They found the back glass patio door shattered.

Several pieces of jewelry and watches were taken from the house. The combined value of the missing items is approximately $50,000.

Valuable jewelry taken during residential move ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A woman called police Oct. 26 after she noticed $47,000 worth of jewelry missing in her new home in Alpharetta.

The woman had moved to Alpharetta Oct. 21-22 and hired moving crews to help with the process. While checking her belongings, the woman saw that a bubble-wrapped tray looked to have been torn open. The tray had contained her jewelry, but all of the jewelry was missing.

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By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Well over 100 hospital employees, local business leaders and elected officials turned out to celebrate the groundbreaking of Emory Johns Creek Hospital’s $61 million expansion Nov. 7.

The 84,000-square-foot expansion will add two floors to the existing hospital building, allowing for 40 new beds.

Emory Johns Creek is the largest employer in Johns Creek and a cornerstone of its business community. CEO Marilyn Margolis was the last chair of the Chamber of Commerce.

It’s fitting that so many community members attended the ceremony including Mayor Mike Bodker, three council members, Chamber President Kent Davies and religious leaders from across faiths.

“There’s an incredibly diverse crowd from the community supporting what I think is a really great step forward,” Emory Healthcare Group President Dr. Bryce Gartland said. “On behalf of the entire Emory Healthcare executive team, it’s truly an honor and privilege to be here celebrating this expansion.”

The mayor said he was excited to see the hospital expansion finally reach the construction phase after a year of clearing regulatory hurdles, and he praised Margolis for her leadership.

“It was very interesting to start a city and a hospital at the same time,” Bodker said. “I have literally watched this hospital from its inception through all of Marilyn’s predecessors. I am so proud that we have Marilyn at the helm.”

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Hospital, business and community leaders break ground on the hospital’s two-story, 40-bed expansion in a Nov. 7 ceremony. members, the broader Emory Healthcare system and the hospitals partners, including the city, chamber and Rotary Club.

“We love having partners that care about healthcare and care about making this facility what it needs to be,” Margolis said. “One of the things I know for sure is: This facility is beautiful. It’s going to be more beautiful, but without the people who work here, without the people in this community, it would just be a lot of bricks and mortar.”

The hospital expansion is expected to

open in April 2021. The sixth floor will provide additional clinical space, including 21 inpatient medical beds and 19 observation beds.

The fifth floor will primarily provide non-clinical space, such as offices, conference rooms, physician sleep rooms and storage space. A two-chair inpatient dialysis room will also be constructed on the fifth floor to treat patients with kidney disease.

In maintaining Emory Healthcare’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the addition will feature natural daylight with large windows, LED light-

ing and controls, low-emitting interior finishes and waste and reduction efforts throughout construction.

Though the building was originally built to accommodate a possible twostory expansion, work to make the addition a reality began in earnest about two years ago. The number of patients the hospital sees has grown rapidly over the past few years, and hospital leaders say the addition is a necessity to keep up with the needs of the community.

“As our community continues to grow, so must we as a hospital,” Gartland said.

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Employees are driving corporate relocations

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You can say it’s because of the low unemployment rate, or that it’s just the preference of millennials, but the reality is, companies are now spending a lot more money to relocate their offices in cool places with a lot of amenities so they can compete for

better employees.

The unemployment rate is at an all-time low right now. So almost every quality employee that an employer might want is already working right now. In order for a company to grow and increase its productivity, instead of just putting out help-wanted ads, they are having to actively go out and woo workers away from places they may be blissfully happy in. From what I’m reading about, it’s almost like what some college football programs are doing to woo in new recruits.

I got to coach at the UGA summer football camp and got a first-hand tour of the facilities. The amount of money they put into their locker rooms and the practice facilities is staggering and impressive. But they know they have to look better than the other programs.

It’s not much different in the corporate world right now.

Some couple that competitiveness with the fact that a majority of the workforce will soon be millennials, whom some say are willing to sacrifice salary for a good work environment. If that is true, then employers could get

EVOQ announces Dutch Monkey partnership JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — EVOQ Town Flats at Johns Creek recently announced that Dutch Monkey Doughnuts in Cumming will open a new concept in

away with spending less on employees and more on office amenities. And with the numbers here in Atlanta showing that salaries have not risen near as fast as cost of living, but spending on new offices and relocations has risen significantly, it sounds like that’s exactly what is happening.

A story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle this week talked about how some of the largest real estate deals this year exemplified this trend. Chick-filA announced in October that it would move 250 jobs into a new $200 million office tower next to the Atlanta Beltline.

Google announced plans to pay a premium to anchor a “fancy, highly amenitized project” on West Peachtree that will be a mixed-use development and will include a hotel, condos and a sky deck.

Norfolk Southern is moving workers from its longtime Midtown regional office into the new $575 million headquarters at Tech Square, one of the nation’s top innovation districts, according to the Chronicle.

“Tenants of all descriptions — law firms, tech firms, service firms — are locating in areas where they can feel that hip vibe and experience energetic surrounding,” said John Robbins in the Chronicle article. He is a senior managing director at Granite Atlanta, a real estate company involved in large commercial intown projects.

Other movements around Atlanta include Microsoft moving its regional headquarters from a cozy spot in Sanctuary Park in Alpharetta, to one of the towers in Avalon where they will pay rents comparable to those paid in Midtown Atlanta. The message is clear,

if your community wants to attract office uses, you have to make that community cool and give it a true sense of place.

One thing I found interesting about this article is that it was right next to an article the Chronicle wrote regarding the Atlanta Regional Commission’s attempt to help solve the affordable housing problem in Atlanta. For a long, long time, one of Atlanta’s biggest selling points to companies considering a move here was our relatively low cost of living.

If you are a company headquartered in California, you have to pay your employees significantly more than if you are located in Atlanta because real estate and the cost of living is grossly more expensive there. While companies can still pay their employees significantly less here, those employees are needing more and more. An ARC study showed that in 2017, 31 percent of the region’s households were “house-burdened,” meaning they were spending more than 30 percent of their incomes on housing.

That is higher than Washington, D.C. and only slightly lower than in Boston and San Francisco.

Johns Creek. It will be located inside of the apartment community at the intersection of Medlock Bridge Road and Bell Road.

The new concept, branded “The Dutch,” will provide an outlet for husband and wife team Arpana Satyu-Burge and Martin Burge to stretch their talents

and offer patrons an expanded menu of items. In addition to award-winning doughnuts and coffee, the new concept will offer gourmet frites and soft serve ice cream.

The Dutch is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2020. EVOQ Town Flats is already open.

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

Geoff Smith gsmith@lendtheway.com 770-674-1433 Personal: NMLS#104587 Business: NMLS#70876 *The views and opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of Assurance Financial Group

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‘A NICE FAMILY GATHERING’

Stage Door Players will continue its 46th anniversary season with a holiday comedy, “A Nice Family Gathering.” The performance is a prequel to last season’s holiday hit. The show opens on Friday, Nov. 22 and runs through Sunday, Dec. 8 at 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody.

Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $34, with senior, student and youth discounts available.

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CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF ATLANTA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

What: Bill Fisher will discuss the British General Election of 1945. He will describe the multiple reasons why Churchill was thrown out of office by the people whom he had just saved.

When: Sunday, Nov. 24, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Horseshoe Bend County Club, 2100 Steeplechase Lane, Roswell Cost: $40 Info: GeorgiaChruchill.com

What: Attend this luncheon to learn how to serve children in need in the surrounding communities and about the latest outreach efforts.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; register by Nov. 8 Where: Dunwoody Country Club, 1600 Dunwoody Club Drive, Dunwoody More info and registration: christchildatlanta.org

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TURKEY TENNIS TOURNAMENT

What: This exhibit features works by nationally recognized selftaught artists working in the folkart tradition, including Howard Finster, Charlie Lucas, Sam Ezell, Cornbread and Nellie Mae Rowe.

When: Opening reception Saturday, Oct. 12, 6-7:30 p.m.; exhibit on display through Nov. 16 Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700, Duluth More info: johnscreekarts.org

What: Tennis players of all levels, ages 14 and up, are invited for a Fun-Raiser benefiting the Disabled American Veterans of Georgia Foundation. Includes lunch, drink tickets and giveaways.

When: Sunday, Nov. 24, 1-4 p.m.

Where: Life Time Athletic and Fitness - Peachtree Corners, 6350 Courtside Drive NW, Peachtree Corners Cost: $40 More info and tickets: idirectdocturkeytennis.eventbrite.com

What: This show follows Sen. Joshua Brown, who was motivated by greed, power and position during his four-year election, when one day, he manipulates the wrong woman.

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by Bianca Bonnie.

When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:15 p.m.

Where: Centerstage, 1374 W Peachtree St., Atlanta Cost: $25-$60 Info and tickets: centerstageatlanta.com or 404-885-1365

CHRISTMAS COOKIE DECORATING CLASS

What: Learn to make ugly Christmas sweater cookies with no messy kitchen to clean. Lise Ode of Mom Loves Baking will be the instructor. Includes a raffle.

When: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2-4 p.m.

Where: Village Italian Bar & Grill, 5772 N. Vickery Street, Cumming Cost: $65 More info and registration: eventbrite.com

EVENTS: FRIENDSHIP SPEED DATING

What: Join for a chance to meet a new friend or bestie.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Community Cup, 125 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming More info: Eventbrite.com

TITAN TIDINGS CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW

What: Shop for holiday gifts from more than 110 vendors with jewelry, holiday and home décor, accessories, pottery, glassware, monogrammed and children’s items, fine art and more. A bake sale keeps your shopping energy up and running.

When: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17 Where: Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, 11320 Woodstock Road, Roswell Info: btcatholic.org/TitanTidings

‘THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR’

What: Barrington Hall hosts lectures on the Civil War and other areas of interest to local residents. This week’s lecture is on “The Knights Templar,” by Robert C. Jones.

When: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535

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

TAKE-A-PEEK TUESDAY

MEXICAN COOKING CLASS What: After preparing the meal, participants will dine on their creations in the home’s modern kitchen. Complimentary wine is served with dinner, and a free mini tour of Barrington Hall is included.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell Cost: $65 per person More info: roswellgov.com

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

MJCCA BOOK FESTIVAL

What: Join thousands of book lovers to listen, meet, and interact with favorite authors in a variety of forums, author meet-and-greets, book signings, a community read, panel discussions and more.

When: Oct. 30-Nov. 17, times vary Where: Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody More info and tickets: atlantajcc. org/interior-pages/arts-andculture-book-festival-2019

WWII ROUNDTABLE LUNCHEON What: Atlanta World War II Roundtable invites the public to attend its luncheon meeting. Featured speaker is Alex Kershaw on WWII books. Lunch included in price.

When: Thursday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

Where: United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody Cost: $20 per person More info: atlantaww2roundtable.org or 770-457-4409

SMART RECOVERY FAMILY AND FRIENDS

What: This program uses science-based tools to provide support for those who are affected by the addictive behavior

What: Take a quick peek at Autrey Mill’s building collections and hear about the preservation and research efforts.

When: Tuesdays, noon-2 p.m.

Where: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, 9770 Autrey Mill Road, Johns Creek Cost: $2 More info: autreymill.org

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: WOMEN’S WILDERNESS SURVIVAL: 10 ESSENTIALS

What: During this class, learn practical tips and strategies that every outdoor traveler should know.

It will cover the 10 essentials and their practical applications.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Where: Sawnee Mountain Preserve, 2500 Bettis-Tribble Gap Road, Cumming More info: rei.com

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

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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 Info: johnscreekga.gov/parkplace

RELIGIOUS EVENTS: ORGAN DEDICATION CONCERT

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 Main St., Alpharetta More info: afumc.org

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER: ‘CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, JR.’

What: Dunwoody UMC Ministry of Music is hosting its organ dedication concert featuring the new 100-rank Quimby organ, played by Isabelle Demers.

Works will include Bach, Vierne, Beethoven, Alkan and others.

When: Sunday, Nov. 17, 4 p.m.

Where: Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mt. Vernon Rd, Dunwoody Info: dunwoodyumc.org/music

What: Pinecrest Academy Theatrical Arts presents “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr.,” based on the only children’s book by Ian Fleming, and brought to life in the 1968 British musical movie.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 7-8 p.m.

Where: Pinecrest Academy, 955 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming Cost: Adults $5, Children $3 More info and tickets: facebook. com/events/453440782197142

MEN’S MINISTRY: FRIDAY MORNINGS

JOHNS CREEK ARTS CENTER HOLIDAY SALE

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

THERAPEUTIC YOGA

What: Gain health benefits from relaxing yoga that emphasizes strength and flexibility. No experience necessary. Taught by an advanced certified yoga instructor.

When: Wednesdays, 9:45-11 a.m.

Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., Roswell More info: rumc.com or 770261-1705

What: Johns Creek Arts Center’s annual holiday sale features original, handcrafted, fine art gifts at affordable prices. Choose from handmade jewelry, pottery, paintings and prints by instructors as well as youth and adult students.

When: Nov. 23-Dec. 23, times vary Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Building 700, Johns Creek More info: johnscreekarts.org

SPRUILL GALLERY HOLIDAY ARTISTS MARKET

What: Selections include ceramics, glass, jewelry, bath and body, holiday ornaments and much more. Find a unique, oneof-a-kind gift.

When: Tuesdays-Saturdays, through Dec. 21, times vary Where: Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta More info: spruillarts.org/holidayartistsmarket

ARTAROUND ROSWELL SCULPTURE TOUR

What: The ArtAround Roswell “museum without walls” 20192020 Tour will feature 10 new sculptures and nine permanent sculptures.

When: Through February 2020 Where: Across the City of Roswell More info and maps: roswellartsfund.org

JAZZ AT FIREFLY

What: Free, live music each week.

When: Saturdays, 8:30-11 p.m.

Where: Firefly Restaurant & Bar, 3070 Windward Plaza, Alpharetta More info: fireflyalpharetta.com

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

What: Join every Sunday afternoon for live music on the patio along with food trucks and cold beer.

When: Sundays, 4-7 p.m.

Where: Truck & Tap, 30 Milton Ave., Alpharetta Info: awesomealpharetta.com

LIBRARY EVENTS: KIDGINEERS STEM WORKSHOP

What: Join to do computing activities like coding and robotics, in addition to engineering activities like hoop gliders and making lip balm. For girls ages 8-15. For all levels of experience.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, noon3 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta Info: afpls.org or 404-613-4402

CIVIC DINNERS

What: Metro Atlanta’s rapidly growing population is seeking vibrant, walkable communities, greater access to green space and improved housing options. Join for a conversation on how we create a better quality of life for all.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 12:301:30 p.m.

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

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IPAD AND IPHONE TIPS AND TRICKS

What: Learn the basics of the iPad and iPhone with the experts from BH Technology.

Registration required.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 10:30 a.m.-noon Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info and registration: afpls.org or 404-613-6764

HOLIDAY WOOD ORNAMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS

What: Out of the Box Art Studio will lead a holiday wood ornament making workshop.

Registration required and space is limited.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 1:302:30 p.m.

Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info and registration: afpls. org or 404-613-6741

MINI OLYMPICS

What: Children ages 5-8 ca celebrate International Games Week at the Mini Olympics. It will either be held inside or outside of the library depending on the weather.

When: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2-3 p.m.

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

UNIVERSITY U – GET READY FOR COLLEGE

What: join professional educator Ronda Youngblood of Infinity Learning Educational Services to delve into how to make the best choices for life after high school.

For students and their parents.

When: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2-3 p.m.

Where: Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming More info: forsythpl.org

FROM MILTON TO THE MOON

What: Join for the final 2019 Milton Historical Society seminar: “From Milton to the Moon,” presented by Byron Foster, Milton resident and a former NASA

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employee who helped man walk on the moon.

When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 6:30-8 p.m.

Where: Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta Info: afpls.org or 404-613-4402

FOREIGN FILM AT THE ALPHARETTA LIBRARY

What: This month’s movie is the 2001 Irani film “Baran,” which will be shown with Farsi and English subtitles. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

When: Thursday, Nov. 21, 5:307:45 p.m.

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By Dr. David Remaley and Dr. Destinee Hood Roswell Dental Care Digital imaging has become one of the most important diagnostic tools for oral health professionals, and the greatest advance in the past decade has come with Cone-Beam Computerized Tomography (CBCT). It uses a cone-shaped beam and digital processing to reconstruct a virtually distortion-free 3-D image of the patient’s complete skull or dental anatomy in a single pass, depending on the field of view.

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By Dr. Brent Taylor Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta On a certain day in autumn, your front stoop may be besieged by children dressed as super heroes, vampires or werewolves.

Dr. Taylor This trick or treating tradition dates back to the early 1920’s. The legend of vampires and werewolves, however, are much older: having been mentioned throughout the Middle Ages and possibly even in the Epic of Gilgamesh from around 1800BCE. But what brought about these terrifying tales? Medicine allows for some intriguing hypotheses about how the vampire and werewolf legends arose.

And, interestingly, if you or a loved one has severe sun damage or skin cancer, this information may be pertinent to your health.

A class of disease called “porphyria” (pronounced poor-fear-ee-uh) may be the source of vampire and werewolf legends. Porphyrias are diseases in which someone’s body has problems making “heme,” which is the pigment that makes our blood red. Heme is a complex molecule. It contains an iron atom and a protein called a “porphyrin” (pronounced poor-for-in). Heme holds onto oxygen and allows our blood to take oxygen where it needs to go.

Porphyrins are made by our bodies in eight steps. Your body starts by making a chemical called ALA (aminolevulinic acid). Then, seven enzymes make changes to ALA to ultimately create heme.

Each change creates a different porphyrin. If a single enzyme is defective, then the ALA or porphyrins that the enzyme was supposed to work on start to build up. Similar to the I Love Lucy episode in which Lucille Ball cannot keep up at the chocolate factory, porphyrins start to build up on the assembly line and create a mess.

Depending on which enzyme goes bad, different porphyrins will build up and cause different diseases. For the most part, these excess porphyrins cause disease in two organ systems: the nervous system and the skin.

The nervous system can be damaged leading to chronic pain and even seizures. But it is particularly porphyria’s effect on the skin, hair and teeth that may form the origin of a few of folklore’s legendary creatures.

Certain porphyrias can make someone’s skin so sensitive to sun light that the person’s skin is excruciatingly painful as soon as they walk out of the

shade. The skin can literally blister after a few minutes in the sun. In some types of porphyria, even small amounts of sun can, over time, lead to thickening and scarring of the skin and thick dark excess hair growth over the affected areas.

Even without sun exposure, the teeth can turn red (called “erythrodontia”).

Psychosis is sometimes an additional neurologic effect.

Taken together, it is easy to see how conditions that can make the teeth turn red, make someone nocturnal due to pain in sunlight, and occasional excess hair growth and scarring could have led to vampire or werewolf legends.

Medical literature debates whether these diseases can completely explain the legends. However, legends are often a synthesis of different fears and observations. Even if no specific individual had all the signs and symptoms in combination to perfectly mimic a vampire or werewolf, it is certainly plausible that this family of diseases in combination contributed to the development of the vampire and werewolf myths.

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Local runners capture cross-country state titles Cambridge girls repeat as team champions

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmediagroup.com CARROLTON, Ga. — Several North Fulton and Forsyth County cross-country programs competed at the GHSA state championships in Carrolton Nov. 1-2 with individual runners and a local team standing atop the podium.

Highlights include the Cambridge girls completing a state championship three-peat, Blessed Trinity junior Hanna Miniutti winning the Class 4A girls individual state title and South Forsyth’s Madelynn Cadeau taking the girls 7A state championship.

Class 7A girls South Forsyth’s Madelynn Cadeau captured the individual state championship in decisive fashion and led the War Eagles to second place in team scores.

South, the 2016 state champs, have placed as state runner-up the last two years.

Cadeau paced the field by nearly 30 seconds with her time of 18:46.37. It is the second straight top-3 finish for the senior at the state meet and third

straight top-3 finish for a South Forsyth runner.

Senior Sophia Baker also placed in the top-10, finishing eighth overall.

Freshman Carmel Yonas was 11th in her first appearance at state, and Emma O’Connor (15th) and Caroline Patterson (58th) also scored for South.

West Forsyth had another strong showing placing fourth in team scores with all five scoring runners placing in the top-30.

Senior Ashley Hannigan led the Wolverines at 7th overall, a significant jump from her finish at 45th overall at last year’s state meet.

Izzy Ptacek rounded out the top 20, with Ava Krogman four spots behind.

Senior Erica Guerrero and junior Rachel Murray placed back-to-back at 26th and 27th.

Milton placed 60 points behind West to capture a top-5 finish in team scores.

The Eagles’ senior Nyah Hernandez led Milton with a time of 19:34.59, good for sixth overall and her second straight top-10 finish at the state meet.

Audrey Nichols jumped up 28 spots from her 2018 state result to place 23rd overall. Senior Abby Rindt (34th), Annalise Crow (35th) and Clare Petkash (68th) scored for Milton.

Lambert raced to a ninth-place finish in team scores with four runners in the top-60 of the 171-runner field.

Junior Emily Chapman led the Longhorns at 25th overall. Lambert’s other four runners were closely bunched at the end of the 5-kilometer course. Caroline Harris was 54th, followed by Amanda Feeney in 56th and Caroline Garahan at 59th. Charlotte Lawson also scored for the Longhorns in 61st.

Class 7A boys Three Forsyth County schools placed in the top 5 of team scores with Lambert leading the way in second.

The Longhorns placed four runners in the top 30, with junior Cooper Bocko placing eighth overall, a four-spot improvement over the 2018 state finals.

Colin Chapman also improved over last year’s results and came away with a 16th-place finish. Garrett Holt and Adam Nicholason placed back-to-back at 27th and 28th with junior Luca Bekele rounding out the Longhorns’ scoring in 40th.

Lambert edged West Forsyth by just three points for second.

West was led by Josh Whedbee in ninth with fellow senior Reece Cato six seconds behind for 13th overall. Tyler Doty (19th), Yash Bhatt (37th) and Trent

Bell (43rd) also scored for the Wolverines.

South Forsyth, the defending state champs, earned another top-5 finish by placing 16 points ahead of Brookwood for fifth in team scores.

Brennan Bower broke into the top 10 with a time of 16:19.55 for 6th overall. The senior placed 14th in the 2018 state finals.

Sophomore Nate Verska came in 21st ahead of teammates Michael Patterson (38th), Harrison Siegel (41st), Joe Pontrelli (55th) and Mark Martin (76th).

Milton tied with Mill Creek, but Mill Creek held the edge with its sixth runner to bump the Eagles to 12th in team scores.

Junior Hayden Marshall led the Eagles at 17th overall, an improvement of nine spots over his 2018 state placement.

Spency Watry closed out his senior cross-country season by placing 31st with Jack Petkash in 70th. Joe Pick (85th) and Connor Brunson (90th) also scored for Milton.

Class 6A girls Cambridge won its third-straight Class 6A state title Nov. 1, besting Allatoona by nine points for the title. The Bears were led by senior Ashley Sechrest

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But, the CVB’s request for artistic gateway markers at city entrances has met resistance.

Last year, the CVB asked the council to allocate $114,000 from tourism

funds to construct two artistic gateway markers at the east and west entrances to the city on State Bridge Road. The CVB pointed to a study completed by a tourism consultant that said a lack of signage and sense of place were key weaknesses for the city.

The City Council asked the CVB to come up with alternative proposals.

Some were hesitant to approve gateway signage after a similar, though more expensive, proposal had been shot down in 2010. Others were critical of the artist chosen through Urban Catalyst Lab, asking instead for a Johns Creek resident to design the marker or for an open bidding process.

After more than five months of back and forth, in a 4-3 vote, the council approved funding one gateway marker.

Council members John Bradberry, Chris Coughlin and Endres voted against the move.

Since then, the tourism bureau has gathered public feedback on the project and developed preliminary designs.

About 570 residents recently voted in an online poll. Ultimately the final design will go to the public art board for a recommendation and then to the City Council for final approval.

A few weeks ago, it might have seemed like the tourism product development process could go more smoothly this year.

At an Oct. 21 work session, the council and CVB seemed poised to agree on funding for the Wall That Heals, Autrey Mill and a Chattahoochee Greenway study. The council asked to wait until they had seen the public feedback on this year’s gateway project before they agreed to fund a second marker.

“I think this conversation has been good so far,” Councilman Lenny Zaprowski said Oct. 21. “You guys have been a great partner with us through a difficult time.”

The tone was less friendly at the Nov. 4 council meeting.

Without necessarily suggesting it, Endres raised the possibility of eliminating the hotel tax and dissolving the CVB, which is within the power of the City Council.

“If you decided that a convention and visitors bureau, that is in every city across the United States, was not necessary in the city of Johns Creek and that the marketing efforts and the assets we build here are of no relevance, you could in fact, as a city council disband the convention visitors bureau,” Lee Smith said.

Other council members seemed uncomfortable with the questions Endres raised.

“I think you’ve done a great job creating animosity,” Mayor Mike Bodker said.

Zaprowski said he questioned the choice of artist and the gateway project more broadly, but still thanked the CVB for being a good partner to the city.

“I’d like to apologize,” Zaprowski said. “We have children sitting in the audience, and I don’t think we’re being good examples.”

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Runners: Continued from Page 27 who placed fifth, her second straight top-5 finish and third straight top-20 placement in the state finals.

Sechrest was followed by freshman Anna Filipek in 17th and junior Lola Merrill placing 29th overall. Emily Meeker and Camilla Montes also finished in the top 30 to round out Cambridge’s team score.

Johns Creek also had an impressive showing by placing fourth in team scores, improving on their sixth-place finish in 2018.

Agam Horowitz shaved nearly two minutes from her time in the 2018 finals to lead the Gladiators with a sixth-place overall finish. Maddie Wheatley (23rd), Dani Blank (30th), Allison Swift (32nd) and Madigan Wallace (52nd) also scored for the Gladiators.

Alpharetta did not earn a team trip to the state finals, but Sara Gotwalt competed as an individual runner and placed in the top 20. The senior ran a 20:24.62 for 16th overall.

Freshman Jasmine LaValle also ran as an individual for Chattahoochee, placing 44th overall.

Class 6A boys Cambridge earned its fourth straight top-3 team finish in Class 6A competition Nov. 1 with a third-place finish ahead of fellow North Fulton program, Alpharetta.

Senior Anders Law, who was fourth for Cambridge in 2018, improved his time by 43 seconds over last year to lead the Bears with a 10th overall finish. Law was followed closely by fellow senior Deacon Law in 14th. Josh Gargan (25th), Adam Schaich (37th) and Lyle Donovan (44th) also scored for Cambridge.

Alpharetta improved its team placement over last year to finish fourth in team scores.

The Raiders were led by a 16th-place finish from Grady Etheridge and Arat Joanico in 19th. Abayomi Woolheater was 22nd overall with Varun Kasibhalta in 50th and Clark Bilderbrack finishing 52nd.

Johns Creek senior Luca Parker ran individually to a 21st overall finish, the top placement for an individual runner.

Class 4A girls Blessed Trinity had a strong showing in Class 4A competition with the Titans sweeping the top two spots in individual competition and placing just behind state champions St. Pius X for second in team scores.

BT junior Hannah Miniutti led the field of 215 runners to capture the individual state title with a time of 18:51.49.

Miniutti’s time bested the BT girls’ previous program record by more than 34 seconds.

Six seconds behind Miniutti was teammate Kelly Ann Sutterfield who placed second overall. Sutterfield improved her 2018 time by 53 seconds to place in the top 10 for the second straight year.

Katie Hamfeldt gave BT its third top10 runner with the junior placing eighth overall. Junior Nicole Chastain was 19th, just ahead of teammate Elizabeth Shipley.

Despite placing all five scoring runners in the top-20, BT fell just short of a team title. The Titans were four points behind St. Pius X for the top spot on the team podium.

Denmark earned its first trip to the state finals and posted a top-10 finish in their debut appearance.

The Danes placed seventh in team scores, led by junior Jassica Perriello who placed 31st overall. Freshman Jade Lopez was 42nd, with Reagan Wells and Elena Lawler placing back-to-back in 49th and 50th. Freshman Olivia Edge also scored for Denmark at 55th overall.

Class 4A boys Denmark made the most of its first team trip to the state finals with a podium finish, placing within 47 points of Oconee County for second.

Sophomore Ethan Ashley, who competed as an individual in the 2018 state finals, placed fourth at 16:52.33.

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second straight top-15 state finals finish by placing 13th overall. Xavier Anderson (27th), Tavian Anderson (29th) and Chinmay Dongari (31st) also scored for the Danes.

Blessed Trinity continued its streak of placing in the top 5 in team scores with a fifth-place finish Nov. 1.

Senior Joshua Fuller placed 18th, just ahead of junior Adam Wade in 19th, to lead BT. Jack Ganem placed 39th as the third BT runner with Ron Miller (48th) and Josh Lancaster (50th) rounding out the Titans’ team score.

Class A-Private girls Fellowship Christian was the only North Fulton representative in the ClassA Private state meet, and the Paladins came away 11th in team scores in the 16-team field.

Sami Rickheim led the Paladins at 35th overall, two spots ahead of teammate Abby Beard.

Junior Sophia Mahlke finished 64th overall with Elsa Loechl (82nd) and Eliza-

beth Bishop (87th) rounding out Fellowship’s scoring.

Class A-Private boys Mount Pisgah placed 14th in team scores at Saturday’s Class-A Private boys race.

Sophomore Corey Robinson finished the course in 18:44.51, good for 51st overall to lead the Patriots. Finn Howard and Matthew Dworkin finished four seconds apart for 71st and 73rd, with Noah Haverdink in 83rd.

Freshman Michael Lynch rounded out the Patriots’ scoring in 92nd out of the 117-runner field.

Pinecrest Academy did not earn a team spot in the state meet, but senior Drew Lair raced to 29th overall competing as an individual. It is the second straight year Lair has raced individually and earned a top-30 finish at the state meet.

St. Francis sophomore Callan Hasling also competed as an individual. Hasling completed the course in 18:26.42, good for 40th overall.

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Beware the dreaded deer!

With the arrival (at last) of fall, pretty much everybody I’ve talked to feels better about pretty much everything. Those who love exploring the outof-doors are especially delighted with this turn in the weather.

STEVE HUDSON Cooler days are great Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net news for outdoors enthusiasts. The fact is that it’s just more fun to hike, bike or fish when it’s not 120 degrees in the shade.

Of course, to enjoy the outdoors, you have to go to the outdoors. That usually means a trip in the car, where an early start can give you a whole day of outdoor adventure!

If you’re like me, you want to make those days outdoors last as long as you

can. So you’ll hike or fish right up until the moment the sun drops below the hills.

That’s often exactly what I do, pushing my adventure as far as I can to take advantage of every single scrap of daylight.

But that means that I often drive home in the dark.

And that brings us to deer season.

Yes, deer season is here — but I’m not talking about hunting. I’m thinking about driving.

Deer activity peaks at this time of year. You’ll see them along trails, by creeks, out in the woods, and, often, standing on the shoulder of the road.

Sure, deer are fun to watch. But when it comes to dealing with traffic, they may not be the smartest creatures on God’s green earth. It seems that this time of year, deer are prone to dash into the nearest roadway at the drop of a hat.

And if your car happens to be coming

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“Motorists should be alert and pay close attention to roadsides as we are nearing the annual peak time of year for deer movement,” said Charlie Killmaster, state deer biologist with DNR’s Wildlife Resources Division.

It’s happened to members of my family five (count ‘em, five) times. And it happens before you know it. There you are, riding sedately long, minding your own business, and suddenly — BAM! — a deer runs out in front of you.

Colliding with a deer is not a trivial thing. The first time I hit a deer I was going maybe 23 miles per hour. Something had told me to slow down (thank you, God!) or it might have been a lot worse.

As it was, it only totaled my truck. Yes, totaled. And it was a great truck too! I was fine, but the truck was never again to ride the backroads of Georgia.

Then it happened to one of my kids.

He was driving home about dusk, going slow, when — BAM! — there’s a deer. That one totaled the family minivan…and just a few weeks after it was finally paid off.

Why are vehicle-deer collisions so common this time of year? According to Georgia DNR, there are two main reasons we see more deer along roads in the fall. For one thing, it’s the time of year when deer are in love. Male deer go into what’s called “rut” and begin actively searching for mates. This behavior results in an increase in deer movement,

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bringing them across roadways.

In other words, when a deer’s in love, he’s not thinking about you and your car. Not to put too fine a point on it, but he’s got other things on his mind.

Another factor is Daylight Savings Time. When we “fall back” for daylight savings time, rush hour (whether you’re coming home from work or from a day in the great outdoors) tends to fall during the same hours in which white-tailed deer are most active — dawn and dusk.

To help keep yourself safe in face of all those careless deer, Georgia DNR offers some things to keep in mind.

First, always remember deer are wild and, therefore, can be unpredictable. A deer calmly standing on the side of a road may bolt into or across the road rather than away from it when startled by a vehicle.

Also remember that one deer often means more deer.

“Keep in mind that deer often travel in groups,” Killmaster notes, “so if a deer crosses the road ahead of you there is a good chance that another will follow. In many cases, that second deer is the one hit as the driver assumes the danger has passed and fails to slow down.”

The lesson here? Always slow down when a deer crosses the road in front of you.

Finally, be aware of the time of day.

Since deer are most active at dawn and dusk, they are most often seen along roads during the early morning and late evening, the same times you’re heading out or heading home.

What if the unthinkable happens and a deer runs in front of your car but it’s too late to avoid a collision? In that case, Georgia DNR recommends that “drivers are advised to slow down as much as possible to minimize damage — resist the urge to swerve to avoid the deer, as this may cause further damage, sending drivers off the road or causing a collision with another vehicle.”

To learn more about deer activity this time of year, you might want to check out Georgia’s deer rut map (http://georgiawildlife.com/rut-map). It’s a useful tool that will help you be aware of peaks in deer activity.

Meanwhile, be careful out there. And Solution watch out for those deer!

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If interested, please submit an online application, which can be found at johnscreega.gov, or pick one up at JCFD Headquarters, 11360 Lakefield Drive in Johns Creek.

Johns Creek reschedules veterans event

Application for Fire Academy opens JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek residents can get a detailed look at how the city’s fire department operates when the agency launches its next Citizens Fire Academy, Feb. 5, 2020.

During the course, participants will learn about JCFD operations, fire tactics and strategies, and aspects of fire pre-

vention and investigation techniques.

The academy meets for nine classes: Feb. 5, 19, 26; March 2, 12, 23, 26; April 13 and 26. The classes include instruction (equipment, fire prevention); demonstrations (CPR, investigation techniques); and practical exercises (fire ground training, emergency medical exercises).

The classes are held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and the Saturday morning classes are held from 9 a.m. to noon. Most classes will be held at Station 62, 10925

INVITATION TO BID CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ITB #19-331 2020 ROAD PATCHING PROJECT The City of Johns Creek Request is accepting Invitations to Bid (ITB) from GDOT qualified construction firms for Road Patching work within the City of Johns Creek.

ITB’s will be received electronically only via BidNet no later than 2:00PM on November 27, 2019. Questions are accepted and answered online via BidNet. Deadline for questions is November 18, 2019 at 5:00 PM. Quotes, bids, and RFP’s are electronically managed through the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet, our online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/Residents/Purchasing. To access the RFP document you must register with BidNet. Go to the City website above and click the link “register and view quote/bid/RFP opportunities”.

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Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neil Trust at the City of Johns Creek Procurement Division at purchasing@johnscreekga.gov or (678) 512-3233.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to wave technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The veterans ceremony that was scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16 has been rescheduled to March 28, 2020.

The public event, hosted by the Johns Creek Veterans Association and the city, was to be the unveiling of the Wall That Heals. It has been rescheduled due to programing and weather concerns which have hindered completion of the memorial’s first phase of construction, the city said.

The new date in March was chosen because of its proximity to National

Vietnam War Veterans Day which occurs annually on March 29. This date was chosen because on March 29, 1973, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded and the last U.S. combat troops departed the Republic of Vietnam.

The Johns Creek Veterans Association and the City of Johns Creek will use the new March 28, 2020 event to showcase local veterans, hear moving stories from guest speakers and commemorate the official grand opening of the Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The future Wall That Heals memorial will have a permanent home in Johns Creek as part of the Veterans Memorial at Newtown Park. The Wall honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.

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Johns Creek man returns to ‘Jeopardy!’

Contestants urge fans to support research into pancreatic cancer

By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Alan Dunn, a software development manager from Johns Creek, returned to the television quiz show “Jeopardy!” Nov. 6 for the exclusive Tournament of Champions.

The Tournament of Champions is a special event that brings back 15 of the best champions from the show’s previous two seasons. This year’s two-day finale will air Thursday, Nov. 14 and Friday Nov. 15.

Dunn qualified for the tournament based on his five-game streak that aired last October, when he earned more than $120,000. Dunn attributed his success to a lifelong love of “Jeopardy!” He had even applied to be on the show a few times before making it last year.

Dunn said after his initial run, he was feeling confident about being invited back for the Tournament of Champions.

When the players were announced, he made it safely with the number six spot.

In the first round of the Tournament of Champions, Dunn was matched against James Holzhauer, the professional sports gambler from Las Vegas who had a 32-game winning streak earlier this year. Holzhauer broke a number of records during his run and became the first player to win more than $100,000 in a single episode, six times over.

“The one thing that I hoped wouldn’t happen did happen, which was to play against James in the first round,” Dunn said.

He also competed against Lindsey Shultz, a physician healthcare analyst from Pittsburgh. Unfortunately for Dunn, Holzhauer once again dominated the board, and Dunn finished in third place.

Still, he was grateful for the experience and for the fan club of friends and family cheering him on from home.

“It was an amazing adventure,” Dunn said. “I had a great time, and it was really just so much fun spending time with

the rest of the people in the tournament, and ‘Jeopardy!’ staff as well. It’s always a blast.”

Dunn also expressed how honored he was to play with Alex Trebek, who announced his diagnosis with pancreatic cancer in March.

“It was great that we were able to do this with Alex,” Dunn said. “He’s an amazing trooper. Normal people who are just starting up chemotherapy, they spend the week in bed. They don’t spend the week taping five shows a day.”

All of the Champion contestants donned purple ribbons in solidarity with Trebek and in remembrance of Larry Martin, the 2018 Teachers Tournament champion who died from pancreatic cancer in January.

Dunn also encouraged “Jeopardy!” fans to play along with the Tournament finale and for every question they get right, donate a dollar to pancreatic cancer research.

In October, Trebek released a video

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“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek welcomes Alan Dunn to the show.

with the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition to raise awareness to pancreatic cancer symptoms.

“I wish I had known sooner that the persistent stomach pain I experienced prior to my diagnosis was a symptom of pancreatic cancer,” he said. “Other common symptoms can include mid-back pain, unexplained weight loss, new onset diabetes and the yellowing of the skin or eyes.”

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Johns Creek Police announces death of retired K-9 JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The Johns Creek Police Department is saddened to announce the death of retired K-9 Nico.

K-9 Nico was a Czech German Shepherd, originally from the Czech Republic, who came to the United States, and the Johns Creek Police Department, via Virginia Beach-based Cobra Canine.

K-9 Nico was 2 years old when he was partnered with Officer Hodge, and they were inaugural members of the JCPD K-9 Unit.

Nico hit the street in April of 2009, and he worked with the B Squad Day Watch for the majority of his service before moving to the JCPD Traffic Unit in 2016.

K-9 Nico was an extremely high drive dog, who loved to work and excelled at tracking and narcotics detection, Hodge said.

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was responsible for multiple criminal apprehensions, as well as multiple narcotics and large cash finds, the Johns Creek Police Department said. K-9 Nico was also responsible for successful tracks on missing persons, who had either wandered off or ran away by choice.

When not working, K-9 Nico was a

Nico

member of the Hodge family. He retired from service in June 2017.

At 12 years old, K-9 Nico died from kidney failure and other complications on Oct. 28, 2019.

“He was the best first K-9 partner I ever could’ve asked for and he will be greatly missed,” Hodge said.

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During his time in service, K-9 Nico

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