Milton Herald - April 11, 2024

serves as sponsor for the ship, which is named

Resident honors grandfather through ship sponsorship

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Milton resident and business owner

Christina Calhoun Zubowicz is heading to South Carolina April 20 to commission the U.S. Coast Guard’s new national security ship, USCGC Calhoun.

The $468 million ship is the Coast Guard’s 10th Legend class cutter, the branch’s largest series of national security ships.

after Zubowicz’s grandfather Charles L. Calhoun, who served as the Coast Guard’s first master chief petty officer from 1969 to 1973. Calhoun established the Coast Guard senior enlisted advisors’ program. He also supported the creation of the Cutterman insignia and the Coast Guard uniform.

Before enlisting in the Coast Guard in 1946, Calhoun served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, when he was

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County tracks drop in homeless count

By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com

METRO ATLANTA — Fulton County’s annual survey of homelessness counted 312 people this January, a 7 percent decrease from its 2023 total.

Each year, the county solicits volunteers to survey its unsheltered population for the Fulton County Continuum of Care Point in Time Count. The canvassing does not include sites within the city limits of Atlanta.

Point in Time counts provide lawmakers and funding organizations with information on the number, demographics and characteristics of people experiencing homelessness.

In Fulton County, the Continuum of Care promotes funding and programs to combat homelessness in Fulton cities. Atlanta has its own Continuum of Care.

Data is then sent to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which uses the results to determine federal funding to address homelessness.

But, the Point in Time Count is not comprehensive. It is meant to provide a “snapshot” of homelessness in the county on two nights of the year. The weather is often cold during the canvassing, and those living in hotels or motels, transitional housing, emergency shelters, hospitals and jails are not tallied in the street count.

The organized count covered the cities of Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell Jan.

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Christina Calhoun Zubowicz christens USCGC Calhoun in June 2022. Zubowicz, a Milton resident and business owner,

after her grandfather, Master Chief Charles L. Calhoun.

Christina Calhoun Zubowicz signs a plaque at the keel laying for USCGC Calhoun in July 2021.

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Man reports attack at Ga. 9 Target store

MILTON, Ga. — An Alpharetta man reported to police March 25 that two men assaulted him at Target on Ga. 9.

The man said he had been on the phone while in the chips aisle when one of the two suspects started moving toward him aggressively with his arms slightly raised, according to the incident report.

The man told police he ran away to find an employee, and when he pointed out the suspects, they ran toward him, pushed him into a sunscreen display and began beating him.

The victim said he heard one say, “You were all talking something about my race,” according to the report.

The victim described both suspects as Black with shoulder-length dreads, standing at around 6-foot. One suspect was slim, wearing a gray sweater and trousers, and the other was heavier set, wearing a black hoodie, covered by a jean jacket, according to the report.

The employee also told police when the suspects walked away, they kept shouting, “I’ll beat up anyone in this building.”

Neither the victim or the employee could tell police where the suspects went after they left the store, the report says, but they were later identified as a 19-year-old and a 23-yearold, both from Tennessee.

Woman reports theft from elderly mother

MILTON, Ga. — A woman reported to police March 27 that a caretaker stole more than $4,000 from her 78-year-

old mother while working in her Milton home.

The woman said a substitute caregiver was working at the house when she discovered that $170 was missing from her purse and around $200 was missing from her mother’s purse. She also noticed that $4,000 had been taken from an envelope belonging to her mother, according to the incident report.

The woman told police she called the suspect’s employer, who informed her the worker had been terminated for an unrelated theft incident.

Police confirmed the suspect’s termination with the company and identified her as a 35-year-old Forest Park woman. Police charged her with two counts of theft by taking and for exploitation of elderly persons.

Telephone scammer uses phony police ploy

MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman reported to police March 27 that she had been scammed by someone claiming to be with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman told police she received a phone call from a man who identified himself as police captain with the Sheriff’s Office, informing her she had missed jury duty and that she would go to jail unless she provided money via gift cards.

The woman said she followed the suspect’s instructions, going to Walmart and obtaining four $500 gift cards, according to the incident report. But, she told police she believed the money was still on the cards as she did not provide the full 16-digit number to the suspect.

Police advised the woman to return to Walmart to determine if she could return the gift cards or activate them to see if the money was still there.

Police also conducted a search in law enforcement databases for an identity attached to the suspect’s phone number, though it was unsuccessful.

Woman scammed of $200 in bogus Tesla, cash deal

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta woman reported March 22 someone deceived her into purchasing a $200 gift card in exchange for $25,000 and a Tesla.

The victim reported the suspect called her March 19 and claimed to have money from the government they were distributing to people.

The suspect reportedly told her to purchase a $200 gift card from Kroger, and she would receive the vehicle and $25,000 in return.

The victim told officers she realized she was being deceived because the suspect immediately cashed the gift card after receiving the information, the report states.

She reported the suspect asked for an additional $1,000 split between two gift cards, but she refused.

No suspects have been identified.

Armed robber strikes in liquor store heist

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta police are investigating a March 22 armed robbery at a package store on Old Milton Parkway.

Employees reported they were counting the money in the cash register around 11 p.m. when a man wearing a gray hoodie and ski mask entered the store and pointed an AK-47 at them.

The suspect reportedly provided a black bag and demanded the money in the register.

Employees handed over $90 in cash, and the suspect fled.

Officers reported reviewing camera footage that showed the suspect entering the store around 11 p.m. and leaving a minute later. He was last seen jogging toward the west side of the parking lot.

Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect, the report states.

No suspects have been identified.

Giddyup, Milton.

This chart shows the totals from the Fulton County Point in Time Count between 2022 and 2024. The annual survey is meant to provide a snapshot of homelessness in the area, but it is not comprehensive.

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23. South Fulton County was canvassed Jan. 24, and Mountain Park was surveyed through Jan. 30.

In North Fulton, the first shift of volunteers ran from 8 to 11 p.m., followed by a second, smaller shift from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Fulton County Department of Community Development Health and Human Services Division Manager Dawn Butler said 16 volunteers performed the South Fulton count, and 63 volunteers set out in North Fulton.

Butler said the 2024 canvassing found 154 unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness, as well as 158 who were sheltered.

The results from the 2024 Fulton County Point in Time Count are out, and numbers show a 7 percent decrease in the county’s homeless population since last year.

solutions to address issues such as workforce housing, transportation, employment and food insecurity.

In the 2023 count, the Continuum of Care recorded 337 homeless individuals. Of that total, 209 were sheltered and 128 unsheltered. In 2022, 273 people were tallied in the homeless count, with 172 sheltered and 101 unsheltered.

Accessibility to affordable housing in Fulton County continues to be a strain. The average cost of a home in the county in 2023 was $508,384, while the median household income was a little more than $87,000.

North Fulton cities like Alpharetta and Roswell have restrictions on the amount of apartments they allow as a percentage of overall housing.

In 2022, the Roswell City Council passed a Unified Development Code amendment that banned the construction of new standalone apartments, and in its 2040 comprehensive plan, Alpharetta aims for apartments to make up 35 percent of its housing stock, though that is not a rigid number.

Founded in 2014, the North Fulton Improvement Network is a community think tank that seeks public and private

Its chairman, Jack Murphy, said rising costs and a lack of supply have contributed to a housing shortage in North Fulton. Over the past five to seven years, he said the network has seen a migration of people in starter salary jobs.

In Fulton County Schools, the homeless population has remained constant, and he said students transferring out of the school system and into different counties could reflect housing costs.

If essential workers move to counties that offer more affordable housing, Murphy said they may choose to work in those counties, leaving the original county with a workforce shortage.

“If the workforce, the essential workforce, can’t afford to live in the communities you’re commuting from, then the reason that you bought the house there, the schools or the other amenities, start to diminish because all of a sudden, they can’t find workers,” Murphy said.

Murphy said possible solutions for more workforce housing are employer-built housing, land trusts and less restrictive zoning.

“Let’s be intentional about making places for early career workforce people — teachers, public safety, nurses — for them to have a place to establish roots in North Fulton,” Murphy said.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Staff reporters with Appen Media will be all ears at its open forum at Cherry Street Brewing in Forsyth County April 18.

The forum provides visitors the chance to offer suggestions and feedback on coverage.

Beginning at 4 p.m., staff will be on-hand for around an hour or so for one-on-one conversations and a Q&A session.

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May 16 – Six Bridges Brewing, Milton June 20 – July Moon Bakery and Café, Alpharetta

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This is the fourth stop on the newsroom’s “Listening Tour,” a sevenmonth series touching base in each of Appen Media’s coverage areas. So far, staff have made rounds in Dunwoody, Roswell and Johns Creek, gaining valuable insight from residents on how to strengthen reporting.

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REGISTER A VETERAN

The City of Milton has the highest regard for the sacrifice and service of our veterans on behalf of our nation. We certainly are not alone locally in this respect – including a dedicated group of Milton volunteers that visually honors veterans around Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

The Milton Veterans Memorial Markers (MVMM) organization builds and strategically places markers around the city to honor our deceased Milton veterans who lived or have family in Milton. Since this movement started 16 years ago, it has grown to honor over 800 deceased veterans. MVMM continues to seek the names of more veterans to honor.

If you have a deceased veteran to honor, please visit MiltonVeterans.org to register.

If you have any questions, please email info@miltonveterans.org

Submissions must be received on or before May 10 to ensure inclusion for Memorial Day. Submissions sent in after the deadline will be reviewed for a marker in time for the next installation.

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Milton Veterans Memorial Markers, a group of local Milton volunteers, builds, places and maintains these memorial markers for deceased veterans in our community.

We have good variety for everybody with all the consignment items, antiques, collectibles and artwork.

Movie studios and model trains keep store running

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

ROSWELL, Ga. — With classic rock playing in the background and Loco the golden retriever hanging out with customers, 425 Market Place embodies the historic Roswell feel.

It only took Allison Kummerfeldt of Peachtree Corners a few minutes to find a piece of uranium glass she was looking for. Sometimes called Vaseline glass for its pale yellowish-green color, uranium glass fell out of widespread use during the Cold War.

Kummerfeldt said there are only so many places in Metro Atlanta with such treasures available for purchase.

Because it glows under ultraviolet light, the glass is sought after today.

With around 7,000 square feet of retail space filled with collectibles, antiques, jewelry and consignments, Steve Funsten and Greg Lundy have something for everyone.

Lundy warned, because the pieces contain radioactive materials, do not breath in if your uranium glass breaks.

The store at 425 Market Place has three components: dealers who have rented booths and have a permanent presence; artists who re-create old things into new treasures; and consignors who sell items because they are redecorating or no longer have a need for the item.

Blue Ox Trains, which handles over 50 percent of the business at the store, took over half of the first floor after Funsten purchased the business in 2016.

The remainder of the first floor and upstairs features various booths where customers can find anything from a

A look from the parking lot at 425 Market Place

building and active tenants. Steve Funsten said he took over the location in 2016 after a local businessman parted ways with the location.

March 1918 picture of the Atlanta Police Department’s Bicycle Division to handpainted porcelain vases of unknown origins.

Model trains are big Funsten started his journey at 425 Market Place as a vendor with one case at the front of the store with just a few model trains on display.

“Then things spread, and I got a little bit more space and a little bit more space,” Funsten said.

Located in historic Roswell, 425 Market Place is housed in a lodge-looking building that began life as the retail store,

Call of the Wild. Built by the Watford family some 60 years ago, it served the needs of area outdoorsman until it closed in 2005.

Funsten said a Woodstock resident, Jerry Blackledge, took over operations from the Watfords for a few years after the couple took a step back from the business.

Chris and Julia Watford still own the building and lease out space to Funsten and Lundy. Since the pair took over in 2016, Anna Lee’s Café and Swiss Watch & Clock Shop have moved into separated retail space in the wings of the lodge.

“I basically bought over the whole

From left, Greg Lundy and Steve Funsten, operating 425 Market Place since 2016, stand with Loco the golden retriever in front of a model train layout. Funsten said the name of his golden retriever is short for locomotive, referencing the model trains sold at the consignment and antiques store.

business, instead of just being a vendor here with the trains,” Funsten said.

Today, half of the first floor of the antique shop is dedicated to building model railroads and educating customers along their own journey through the complexities of the miniature train hobby.

Blue Ox Trains, owned and operated by Funsten, draws model train enthusiasts from around the Southeast for the store’s extensive selection of HO and N scale locomotives, rolling stock, structures and scenery.

STEVE FUNSTEN, business co-owner at 425 Market Place

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The HO scale, or 3.5 millimeters to 1 foot, is the most popular modeling proportion worldwide.

The HO scale’s middle-of-the-road status provides a balance between the detail of larger model railroads and the smaller space requirements for indoor tracks.

“We do a lot of model train sales,” Funsten said. “We have good variety for everybody with all the consignment items, antiques, collectibles and artwork.”

Funsten said he knows why people from Tennessee and south Georgia drive to his shop.

“In a lot of places, there are not any train stores left,” Funsten. “They’re all closed down and everything has gone online, that’s kinda why I started the business.”

A lot of nearby North Fulton residents, like a New Jersey woman and her 3-year-old Roswell grandson, just like to come in to see the model railroading displays.

“Some folks like to test run things and get advice,” Funsten said. “That is the biggest thing, you order something online, and you can’t get advice.”

It should be no surprise that Funsten named his golden retriever Loco, short for locomotive.

“He’s come to work ever since he was 8 weeks old,” he said. “He’s almost 6 now and has never missed a day of work.”

Windfall from Hollywood

Besides Funsten’s Blue Ox Trains and his golden retriever, 425 Market Place also draws high-profile customers to peruse its antiques and one-of-a-kind treasurers.

“We get a good bit of movie set designers,” Funsten said. “All the movies going on around Atlanta… buyers will come in here and get the most off-the-

From left, Greg Lundy rings up a customer, Peachtree Corners resident Allison Kummerfeldt, April 2 at 425 Market Place. Lundy said some customers come into the store for very specific items, like the uranium glass that Kummerfeldt bought.

wall stuff.”

He said you can’t predict what set designers are looking for. Typically trying to date a scene, some film productions buy rotary dial phones, while others need a kitchen appliance from the 1960s.

“We still have a few dealers, so we make consignment space available if someone wants to rent a booth,” Funsten said. “If we’ve got an empty booth, we will just fill it with consignment items from individuals.”

The result is an array of treasures you can’t find anywhere else.

Lundy, who works the front register and manages consignments, said some customers come in for baseball cards.

“People collect different things, so it will be random,” Lundy said. “Fortunately for us, we also get the set designers in, so we have provided materials for some of the Netflix shows and some movies.”

He said a production crew came in last week looking for items to fill a 1980s home. Because people rarely have contemporary home décor, the set designers wanted antiques from the 1960s and 1970s.

“They will buy here, as opposed to going out and buying new,” Lundy said. “Because they can find something they like at a fraction of the price.”

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A look from the staircase inside of 425 Market Place April 2 shows jewelry, painting and antiques on display at the front of the store.

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What are allergies?

Allergies are your body’s reaction to a foreign particle, usually a protein. These proteins can come from pet dander, molds, pollens, or from trees and grasses. If you develop an allergy to a particular protein, your body’s defense system (immune system) reacts to it and the allergic reaction creates allergy symptoms.

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An allergic reaction is the way your body responds to an allergen, usually a protein.

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Why do some tumors track along nerves?

At a recent conference, an outstanding lecture by Dr. Scott Lester of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, provided insight into the question of why tumors exhibit “perineural invasion” – the behavior of tumors wrapping around and travelling along nerves. The answer is another example of how nature and biology never cease to surprise.

In medical school, one of my favorite professors loved to say, “50% of what you are going to learn during these four years will ultimately be proved wrong.” As I sat in my hard wooden chair taking notes on apparently error-ridden knowledge, I hoped that the 50% that was misinformation was at least not the half that mattered.

As it turns out, one of the pieces of misinformation apparently concerned perineural invasion. In medical school, I was taught that some tumors track along nerves because nerves are convenient highways to other parts of the body. This was the “path of least resistance idea.” Professors also posited that some of the vessels and lymphatics running along with the nerve are an additional reason for tumor growth along nerves – essentially the idea that tumors spreading along nerves is really just tumors spreading along the surrounding lymphatics and blood vessels – “business as usual.”

Several recent studies presented by Dr. Lester have provided data that sheds new light on this subject:

In one experiment, scientists placed a nerve next to but well apart from a tumor growing in a petri dish. The tumor extended a strand of cells in the direction of the nerve and grew toward the nerve. This challenges the idea that perineural tumor growth in patients is simply cancer extension along nerves already touching a tumor. Then, the scientists tested proteins found in the nerve and found that the entire nerve did not have to be present in the dish to attract tumor growth. When scientists put a small amount of a nerve protein called GDNF (glial derived neurotrophic factor) in the dish, the tumor grew towards the GDNF. Apparently, proteins in the nerve attract tumor growth. So nerves are not just highways: some tumors seek out nerves by growing towards proteins that nerves produce.

In another experiment, scientists placed pancreatic cancer cells next to the sciatic nerve inside of a live rat. Predictably, the cancer grew and invaded the sciatic nerve. The muscles relying on the sciatic nerve were unable to function which caused partial paralysis. However, when the scientists delivered radiation to the rat’s sciatic nerve

BEFORE implanting the pancreatic cancer, the tumor grew but paralysis did not occur upon tumor implantation against the nerve. Nerves that had received radiation produced less GDNF.

We have long thought of radiation as primarily working by killing cancerous cells because radiation is known to cause breaks in cancer cell DNA resulting in cell death. But these studies led Dr. Lester, a radiation oncologist, to ask if radiation therapy’s effect on healthy tissue is just as important to its success as its effect on cancer cells themselves. Perhaps in some cases, radiation’s effect on growth factors in healthy nerve tissue is critical to preventing cancer recurrence.

As many questions as answers are raised by these studies. Will we one day have medicines that treat perineural tumors by inhibiting neurotrophic factors? For tumors that do not track along nerves but that invade muscle, bone or other tissue, will medicines increasingly target growth factors in these tissues to prevent spread? Already, medicine that targets “vascular endothelial growth factor” is being used to treat certain cancers. Perhaps one day a local injection of a medicine that blocks neurotrophic factors will be used to help treat perineural tumors.

As a Mohs surgeon, I took interest in these studies because many skin cancers track along nerves and because identifying perineural invasion under the microscope is an important part of my job. When I find significant perineural invasion, radiation therapy after surgery is an option I discuss. I hope that I might one day be able to offer a targeted pill or injection as an alternative to radiation.

However, I thought that these studies are of broad general interest because they are an intriguing example of how the obvious or intuitive answer so often is not the correct answer when biology is involved. Tumor growing along nerves is not just a case of taking the path of least resistance. So much of what we assume or are taught does not turn out to be the whole story. Nature is always more complex than we imagine, and new discoveries provide opportunities for medical advancement.

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It’s time for spring cleaning

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I don’t know about you, but I can feel it. I can see everything starting to bloom. Everything is getting greener. These last two weeks the weather has warmed up. I can finally start to spend more time outside. Spring is coming! It’s time to get ready. It’s time to get in shape! I can’t wait to walk and run and spend more time outside. It’s time for Spring Cleaning! Do you need a spring dental cleaning or maybe a Smile Tuneup?

This year, let’s eat healthy, exercise, and address our health proactively and preventively. This includes a visit to the dentist to address those problems that you know are getting worse and to prevent future problems.

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oral health. One question we frequently hear from our patients, “Why do I get so many cavities? I brush my teeth every day!” We understand the frustration that comes from putting the work in to maintain your teeth and still ending up with cavities, we are here to help break those reasons down for you.

1. How deep your grooves are: How your teeth are shaped, including the grooves of your teeth, are inherited. These grooves are too small for your toothbrush bristles to get in and clean properly. Some teeth have deeper grooves, which increases the risk of biting surface cavities. We can prevent these types by placing sealants (plastic) over the grooves of the teeth.

2. Your oral bacteria:

Did you know, you inherit the genetic layout of your oral bacteria from your mom? The types of oral bacteria can impact your oral health, including your likelihood of cavities and developing periodontal disease. Staying on a cleaning schedule with your dental hygienist will help reduce the number of bacteria you have in your mouth.

3. Your frequency of sugar intake:

Your habits also play a significant role in your oral health. Your frequency of sugar intake has a direct tie into the frequency of the occurrence of cavities. The more times you consume sugar, the more opportunities for cavities to take hold.

4. Your flossing habits: Flossing removes plaque and bacteria from the sides of your teeth, so not flossing on a consistent basis increases your risk of developing cavities between your teeth.

5. Your medications:

When you eat or drink anything other than water, the pH of your mouth becomes acidic. Saliva’s job is to neutralize the acidic environment. Some medications cause xerostomia (or dry mouth). If your saliva is reduced or becomes thicker, your teeth have an increased risk of developing decay, especially along the gumline. Products containing xylitol are “mouth wetters,” and xylitol prevents bacteria from adhering to tooth structure, helping to prevent the effects of a dry mouth.

The above reasons are just a few of the many complex factors that go into why cavities develop. As dental professionals, we strive to keep our patients educated in their oral hygiene. Good or bad oral hygiene plays a role in overall health, and we are here to get your oral health in excellent condition so that your overall health can be too. Drs. Hood and Remaley at Roswell Dental Care understand and customize treatment for each person. We assure you will feel confident in the solution you choose before beginning any treatment. For enhanced comfort, we offer FREE nitrous oxide. You can rest assured that your experience will be positive, relaxing, and rewarding on many levels. Give our office a call at 770.998.6736, or visit us at www. roswelldentalcare.com, to begin your journey to happy and pain-free oral healthcare!

Brought to you by – Charles Smith, MS, LAPC, NCC | Summit Counseling Center

creates a non-judgmental environment where they feel comfortable expressing their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

A child’s self-esteem begins with a positive self-identity, which is critical for building a foundation for confidence, happiness, and emotional well-being. When children have a positive self-identity, they can navigate through life with a sense of purpose and feel like they belong. These children gain confidence and can persevere when facing challenges in school and all areas of their lives. A strong sense of selfidentity and self-worth also drives children to confidently pursue their passions without giving into self-doubt, which can hinder personal and academic growth. The mission for parents and mental health professionals is to help nurture and develop a child’s positive self-identity; so they can reach their full potential and lead meaningful and productive lives.

The How and Whys:

Step 1: Encourage your child to embrace their unique qualities (i.e., race, culture, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, talents, etc.). By embracing what makes them unique, children can fully appreciate themselves and feel a sense of inclusion.

Step 2: Celebrate your child’s accomplishments often, using positive affirmations. Their accomplishments are a great way to increase their sense of selfworth and ensure that they feel valued.

Step 3: Teach your child healthy coping skills (i.e., mindfulness, deep breathing, positive self-talk, guided imagery, etc.). These skills provide the foundation for children to manage their stress levels and regulate their emotions.

Step 4: Expose your child to various extracurricular activities. These activities encourage children to find opportunities to be successful and build self-confidence and self-esteem.

Step 5: Provide your child with a safe and supportive environment. Ensuring that your child feels safe and supportive

Step 6: Help your child to develop healthy relationships with their peers and family members by utilizing assertive communication skills and reinforcing the use of “I” statements. Providing children with appropriate communication skills provides them with the foundation to stand up for their own needs and wants, while also considering the needs and wants of others.

Step 7: Teach your children the S.M.A.R.T. goal setting strategy by encouraging them to set specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely goals for themselves. This strategy provides children with the skills needed to improve their confidence and self-esteem, after achieving success.

Step 8: Teach your child to use a strength-based approach to problemsolving. Reminding children to focus on their strengths and achievements rather than dwelling on their self-perceived limitations which can hinder their overall growth and development.

Step 9: Help your child to recognize their negative thoughts and inner dialogue. Once recognized, children can be encouraged to replace negative self-talk with their own positive affirmations (i.e., reading scriptures, inspirational quotes, positive messages, etc.) aloud.

Step 10: Provide your child with positive modeling of self-esteem and expose them to positive mentors. This exposure enables children to demonstrate how to meet challenges with confidence and resilience.

The Summit is offering a wide range of summer groups for elementary, middle, and high school students. Registration closes on May 10th. Financial assistance is available, and groups are FREE for students that attend any of our partner schools. Visit our website at summitcounseling.org to learn about summer groups, our school partnerships, and other services available for children, teens, and adults.

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Expert treatment for head and neck cancers at Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center

Brought to you by - Dr. Kia Jones, Wellstar Ear Nose & Throat Physician

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. So, what are head and neck cancers?

The term includes several different types of malignant tumors affecting parts of the head and neck, including the nose and sinus cavities, mouth, throat, voice box and salivary glands. Head and neck cancers typically involve the mucosa, or the tissues lining these areas, and represent about 4% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.

Well-known risk factors for the development of head and neck cancers include heavy alcohol and tobacco use, especially if someone uses alcohol and tobacco together. Men are three times

more likely to be diagnosed with oral and throat cancer compared to women, according to the American Cancer Society.

An additional risk factor is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which is related to the development of oropharyngeal cancer specifically. The oropharynx is the midsection of the throat and includes the tonsils and the root of the tongue or tongue base where many of these tumors originate. HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer is more prevalent now than HPV-related cervical cancer in women. HPVrelated oropharyngeal cancer has been increasing in the United States over the last three to four decades, while the incidence of tobacco and alcohol-related tumors has been declining. More than 22,500 people are diagnosed with HPVrelated oropharyngeal cancer each year. You can act against these risk factors by decreasing tobacco and alcohol use and getting the HPV vaccine.

Treating head and neck cancers

If you are diagnosed with cancer, Wellstar provides expert care here in North Fulton. Oropharyngeal cancers are typically treated with surgery (with or without radiation therapy) or radiation therapy (with or without chemotherapy) at equivalent cure rates. Goals of treatment are to remove the cancer, prevent its return and limit side effects.

Wellstar providers work with patients to tailor care to their needs—based on effectiveness of the treatment, tumor location and stage, accessibility of the tumor to a surgical approach, risk of side effects and patient choice.

At Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center, the multidisciplinary head and neck cancers tumor board takes each of these factors into consideration while selecting the most appropriate treatment regimen for every individual patient. At the Head and Neck STAT Clinic, the patient can meet with the entire

treatment team in a single visit during treatment planning and may start treatment sooner.

Transoral robotic surgery, offered at Wellstar North Fulton, has changed the way oropharyngeal cancers are treated surgically. In this procedure, the surgeon accesses the cancer by passing tools through the mouth rather than making an incision. For those patients with early-stage tumors and limited disease in the neck, the surgery offers the patient a cure at a single intervention without the need for tracheostomy or abdominal feeding tube, faster return to taking food orally, improved outcomes and faster recovery. This is preferred over traditional surgical methods, which required splitting the jaw and/or the tongue or gaining access to the throat via neck incision.

Learn more about cancer care at Wellstar North Fulton at wellstar.org/ northfultoncancercare.

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At Wellstar, you’ll find a multidisciplinary team of cancer care experts built around your needs and dedicated to comprehensive, personalized treatment.

We are a leader in cancer care, embracing innovation to improve patient outcomes. Our surgeons perform a variety of minimally invasive procedures—providing patients with smoother recoveries and less pain. We also support patients during their cancer journeys with STAT Clinics, which bring cancer care providers together and put people at the center of their treatment. With this multidisciplinary approach, patients start care sooner, optimizing treatment and outcomes.wellstar.org/cancercare

Sandy Springs rolls out Police Foundation

By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Spurred by a new statewide initiative, the City of Sandy Springs has formed a police foundation that, among other things, will raise funds for a shooting range and training center.

Documents show the facility has been in the works since at least April 2021, though city officials have shared little information about the project or its new funding mechanism. Current cost estimates for the training facility sit at $37-$45 million, up from a January estimate of $25 million.

The city says it intends for the foundation to be the primary funding source for the project, which would sit next door to the new police headquarters and municipal court currently under construction at 620 Morgan Falls Road.

While it has not formally launched a fundraising campaign, the foundation has already received $49,500 in donations as of March 29.

The updated cost estimate and donation tally comes from City Manager Eden Freeman.

The Police Department announced the establishment of the nonprofit in a March 22 Instagram post.

According to the city, the new Police Foundation is geared toward providing equipment and facilities to help the Sandy Springs Police Department with public safety and community relations. It differs from the Sandy Springs Police Benevolent Fund, a nonprofit formed in 2010 to support law enforcement in times of crisis.

Sandy Springs City Councilman Andy Bauman and his wife, who already contribute to the Benevolent Fund, plan to donate to the foundation.

“This provides a conduit for citizens to essentially direct tax dollars to their local community’s police force,” Councilman Bauman said. “Big picture, there’s nothing that unifies our community, across all backgrounds, more than support for our law enforcement and all first responders.”

He also said he anticipates contributions to the foundation from across the city.

“It’s a win-win all the way around,” Bauman said.

Nearly a year in the works

Appen Media first learned of the foundation from June 2023 emails obtained through the Open Records Act. In those messages, local police officials thank members of the Atlanta Police Foundation for guidance about

donations.

“Since the project is still in the planning stages, the funding sources have not been finalized,” Coffer said.

Sandy Springs Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Leon Millholland, who is also a director on the foundation’s Executive Committee, said officials are looking for corporate sponsors. That includes a Fortune 500 company Chief DeSimone referred to at the January retreat.

Millholland said in late March that the agency has secured two federal law enforcement partners — the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration. Chief DeSimone mentioned at the January retreat that there were federal agencies which had pledged financial support to maintain and supply the training center.

“starting up a non-profit fund.”

In financial account reports published in June 2023 for activity dating back to April, a new city account appeared. A few lines down from the Tree Fund and Community Development Escrow was “Qualified Law Enforcement Foundation, Inc.” with an allotted $37,500.

Documents from February 2023 show the city paid Jericho Design Group $14,000 for conceptual design of the firing range. The city’s request for the renderings can be found in documents dating back to April of 2021.

This year, in February, the line item changed in the city’s published financial reports. The account, which had grown to $40,860, was changed to “Sandy Springs Police Foundation, Inc.”

Appen sought information about the organization and its funding source from city staff over the course of a few weeks. Then, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul announced the foundation at a March 5 City Council meeting, adding that a newly appointed board of directors had met the previous day.

Citing this public acknowledgement, Appen asked again for the organization’s purpose, funding and formation timeline. This time the newspaper added a request for the names of the board members.

In response, the city confirmed the Police Foundation met March 4. Regarding Appen’s questions about funding, formation timeline and board members, officials said it “will need to submit an open records request to get the information.”

The newspaper obtained and

inspected 83 documents through more than a dozen Open Records Act requests to piece together some answers. Appen has since filed additional requests seeking more information about the firing range and training center. Those inquiries await the city’s response.

Funding sources

At a Jan. 30, 2024 planning retreat, Councilwoman Melody Kelley inquired about the future firearms training facility during a conversation about public-facing gun ranges.

During the discussion, City Manager Freeman said the facility “is subject to fundraising…and not something we will anticipate using general fund dollars for.”

There was no mention of the city’s already paying $14,000 to Jericho Design Group for the renderings.

Also at the retreat, Police Chief Kenneth DeSimone set the estimated cost of the facility at $25 million.

But that figure has risen.

In a March 29 email to Appen Media, Freeman, who serves as treasurer on the foundation’s executive committee, said cost estimates have changed.

“The amount mentioned at the retreat for the firearms training center was an older estimate and did not account for recent inflation, nor include site work,” she wrote. “The most recent estimate is $37-$45 million, [and] as with all estimates, those numbers will likely change before we get to construction.”

Sandy Springs Communications Director Dan Coffer said the intent is for the project to be funded through

Currently, the Sandy Springs Police Department maintains a simulated munition training facility in Doraville and contracts with Sandy Springs Gun Range on Roswell Road for its Handgun Safety classes.

Millholland said the new training facility will be available to law enforcement personnel and Sandy Springs citizens who sign up for community courses.

He also said the timeline for funding is open-ended.

“The [Police Foundation] is not only focused on the new firearms training facility, which will certainly aid SSPD officers in achieving their annual training objectives and qualifications, but it will also support other law enforcement training opportunities, equipment and community safety initiatives,” Millholland said. “As for the specific plans and designs of the training facility, they are still being reviewed, and due to safety concerns, designs and blueprints are not being released.”

Supporting public safety

Police Chief DeSimone, who is a director on the foundation’s Executive Committee, said in a March 22 Instagram post that the nonprofit provides the public with opportunities to directly support officers.

The remaining six members of the Executive Committee include Mayor Rusty Paul, chair; Councilman John Paulson, vice chair; City Manager Freeman, treasurer; police Maj. Dan Nable, secretary; police Sgt. Millholland, director; and local businesswoman Gail Early Jokerst, director.

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Construction of the new Sandy Springs Police Headquarters and Municipal Court continues along Morgan Falls Road.

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Other materials on the foundation’s website include an explanation of the donation process involving the Georgia Department of Revenue, details on tax credits for annual state income tax liability and a portal for contributions.

Georgia’s Law Enforcement Strategic Support Act, passed in 2022, allows individuals and businesses to donate to the foundation and receive dollar-for-dollar tax credit.

Donations to the foundation are also tax deductible on federal returns.

The tax credit program allows individuals to claim up to $5,000 of their state tax liability. Married couples and limited liability companies’ donations are capped at $10,000

annually.

The legislation also allows a qualifying corporation to claim up to 75 percent of its state income tax liability.

During the March 5 City Council meeting, Mayor Paul announced the foundation can start taking donations from community members.

“This is a great way to provide some extra assistance to the Police Department with some of the things they need that we might ultimately get around to getting done,” he said. “This will accelerate some of that process.”

To learn more about the organizations and donate, visit https://www.sspdfoundation.org.

You can also contact Sandy Rose, the donation coordinator for the Sandy Springs Police Foundation, at 770-5516910 or sandra.rose@sandyspringsga. gov.

The Pippin Project closes digital divide

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — When students were forced to learn remotely amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Yvonne David realized that some students would lose what has become necessary to succeed in the world — computers.

While her two sons used schoolissued devices, she and her husband worked from home on their computers. But, in other households, she knew the situation was more precarious.

“It became so crystal clear to me that this is something that maybe we can do something about,” David said.

So, David founded The Pippin Project, a nonprofit that refurbishes old computers and gifts them to those who can’t otherwise afford them — even in Johns Creek, an affluent city with a median household income of more than $153,000, according to 2022 U.S. Census data.

After forming connections with school social workers, David has provided around two dozen computers to students at Chattahoochee High School each year since 2021 and close to 30 to students at Decatur High School in her first year.

Partners of The Pippin Project stand together after a day of collecting electronics in November 2022, the nonprofit’s last recycling event. Yvonne David, founder of The Pippin Project, worked with Alpharetta-based Green Cell, HaulDash and eCloud Recycle for a series of technology drives.

David is originally from the Netherlands, where she earned her master’s degree in sociology of developing nations. The education system is much different there, she said, with cheaper tuition and easier inroads to obtain an advanced degree. A formative experience for David was conducting her thesis research in Trinidad and Tobago. The country has a stable economy due to its oil and gas production, but working through its poorer communities was an eye opener for David.

Yvonne David is the founder of The Pippin Project, a nonprofit that provides computers to people who cannot afford them, including high school students and individuals who have been incarcerated.

To donate to The Pippin Project, visit thepippinproject.org

“That was the first time that I was face to face with it, because in the Netherlands, I wasn’t confronted,” said David, who also serves on the board for The Netherland-America

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27th Annual Georgia Cup to feature historic match

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — An unprecedented set of competitors will headline the 27th Annual Georgia Cup April 7.

PGA Tour Winner Nick Dunlap and top world amateur Christo Lamprecht will face off in an 18hole match at The Golf Club of Georgia just days before their first appearance in The Masters.

Dating back to 1998, The Georgia Cup has featured some of the world’s best up-and-coming golf talents after their triumphs in the U.S. Amateur Championship and British Amateur Championship. Previous competitors in the event include Matt Kuchar, Sergio Garcia, Edoardo Molinari, Matt Fitzpatrick, Bryson DeChambeau and Viktor Hovland.

All proceeds from the event will go directly to Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled military as well as to the families of first responders.

The Georgia Cup and The Golf Club of Georgia Cup will announce a record donation of $400,000 in 2024 that brings the total donation in the past four years to $1 million.

“It is imperative that we support the young men and women and their families who have sacrificed to protect our freedoms and our families by serving in the military,” Golf Club of Georgia owner Ben Kenny said. “We are honored to be able to continue our support of the Folds of Honor Foundation and their scholarship recipients.”

The 27th Annual Georgia Cup is free to watch and open to the public, and all golf fans are encouraged to watch the opening ceremony at 8:30 a.m. before the 18-hole match, which begins at 9 a.m.

Rotary to host concerts in downtown Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Rotary Club has scheduled its On the Green and Brooke Street Park Under the Stars concert series this summer.

The club will host an On the Green concert every first and third Friday from May to September. Opening acts will run from 7 to 8 p.m., and main bands will take the stage from 8 to 10 p.m.

Sponsorship opportunities are available at givebutter.com/ ConcertOTG to support the series.

The Rotary Club is hosting Brooke Street Park Under the Stars between May 25 and Sept. 28. In case of rain, the performances will be relocated to Union Hill Park.

Proceeds will benefit All for One, Next Stage Customs, Meals by Grace, North Fulton Senior Services, Lionheart, Habitat for Humanity, Vision Warriors, Revved Up for Kids, IRIS Transitional Living, Ubora Tanzania and Ed Isakson Alpharetta Family YMCA.

The May 25 concert will benefit Wacky World, and Aug. 24 will be an Alpha Cares Charity Concert. Tables and tickets can be purchased at givebutter.com/ StarsatBrookeStreet.

— Shelby Israel

On the Green concert dates

• May 3: Justin at 8:30 p.m.

• May 17: Hot Flash at 8:30 p.m.

• June 7: School of Rock at 7 p.m., Radio Star at 8:30 p.m.

• June 21: Talent contest at 7 p.m., Acoustic Soul at 8:30 p.m.

• July 5: Stranger Company at 7 p.m., Decades Band at 8:30 p.m. July 19: DeadCetera at 7 p.m., Double Take at 8:30 p.m.

• Aug. 2: Sawgrass Blues Band at 7 p.m., Sunset Strip at 8:30 p.m.

• Aug. 16: School of Rock at 7 p.m., Jessie Albright Band at 8:30 p.m.

• Sept. 6: The Honey Do’s at 7 p.m., RTW at 8:30 p.m.

• Sept. 20: talent contest at 7 p.m., Mike Ross Band at 8:30 p.m.

Brooke Street Park Under the Stars dates

• May 25: Georgia Satellites and Tommy Tutone

• June 22: Atlanta Rhythm Section

• Aug. 24: Swinging Medallions and the TAMS

• Sept. 28: Yacht Rock Schooner

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honorably discharged as a torpedoman second class. He died Feb. 24, 2002.

“He taught the men and women of the Coast Guard to always keep the lines of communication open with the various levels of command and crew, while embracing admirable qualities of respectfulness to oneself and to others,” Zubowicz said.

Zubowicz will serve as the ship’s ambassador for the remainder of its life, which averages between 50 and 60 years.

She previously participated in the USCGC Calhoun’s keel laying in July 2021 and its christening in June 2022. Zubowicz will now visit the ship’s homeport in Charleston for the commissioning ceremony, where the crew will take possession of it and receive their orders. The ceremony is scheduled for April 20, Calhoun’s birthday.

Zubowicz said her initials are engraved at the bottom of the ship, and there are coins in a capsule that commemorate her grandfather’s career

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Foundation chapter in Atlanta.

The Pippin Project doesn’t just serve senior graduates, why David has opted out of grant funding — she also provides devices to students who have dropped out. She said grants often require that students seek at least an associate degree, though most require students to seek a bachelor’s.

“I don’t know the circumstances,” David said. “I know that, at the moment, there are two kids who live in a car. So, how am I going to tell them that you have to go to school?”

Early on, computers were partially collected from technology drives that David would host in collaboration with the Alpharetta-based nonprofit Green Cell. She also worked with HaulDash and eCloud Recycle for the recycling

But, because of the high cost associated with the process, the last recycling event was held in November 2022, and David now buys refurbished computers outright.

From the outset of The Pippin Project, David helped another demographic — people who had been incarcerated, through partnerships with the Georgia Justice Project, which serves anyone affected by the justice system including those on probation or awaiting trial, and the Georgia

medals, his birth, his rank as master chief petty officer, her marriage and the births of his grandchildren.

The ship also shares Calhoun’s personal motto, “Never give up,” which will serve as the crew’s rally cry.

“He believed in setting ambitious goals, personal accountability and that we are all innately capable of excelling in our active life of service,” Zubowicz said.

Zubowicz and her husband Vincent own Thrive Medical Spa and Zubowicz Aesthetics in Milton. The couple has lived in the city since March 2022.

Zubowicz also serves as business administrator for Chastain Surgery Center in Sandy Springs. She is an active member of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and the Milton Business Council, and she has advocated for the the Wills Park Equestrian Center over the last two years.

“My father and my grandfather were all military, and it wasn’t my path,” Zubowicz said. “And this was a great opportunity as a civilian to get to do something and participate for the years to come with the ship, and I jumped at the opportunity when it was offered to me.”

Innocence Project, a nonprofit focusing on people who have been exonerated.

David also works with The Braille Transcribing program out of the Emanuel Women’s Facility, which teaches offenders how to translate textbooks for visually impaired K-12 students. The Pippin Project comes in when they are released into the halfway house and need their own equipment to continue working.

Returning to her previous line of work, David also provides professional development training. Right now, she is developing a curriculum for the Georgia Innocence Project alongside a professor of entrepreneurship and job training, who is based in New York.

“We try to be very, very careful and mindful, but also very mindful of our ignorance,” David said.

She said a large percentage of those she works with had been in prison for 15 to 20 years and never finished high school, so redefining what “basic” skills are for the group is kept in focus.

David was reminded of her experience working for a nonprofit in Chicago, where she helped people below the poverty line and those who had been in prison find jobs.

“It always stuck with me because companies don’t hire you because there’s a stigma,” David said, describing common assumptions about people exiting the prison system, like being capable of only lower-level jobs. “... A lot of people have more to offer.”

The end of truth is marching forward

RAY APPEN

I have always studied history; it is one of my passions. I studied it in college, and I study it now. Now I find myself in a disturbing place. Everything tells me that “truth” as we have known it, is dead – or at least rapidly disappearing. That is a problem, a really big problem.

It is not so much that “truth” is disappearing. It is more that our access to it and our ability to disseminate it is diminishing. Why? Because of a number of factors.

Our world is now more connected than it has ever been – like in the history of the world. Ease of communication and access to information via the internet has changed everything. Part of that is

good. Part is very not good.

The very not good aspect of the internet is that, in effect, because we now have access to so much information, the information that is “true” is being diluted; it is mixed in with all other information, including information that is false/not factual/ not accurate/not presented in context.

In addition to this “dilution” problem, there is a compounding factor – a multiplier if you will – with the emergence of artificial intelligence, “AI.” Basically, AI will increasingly make it more difficult for us to judge what is true and what is not. Information will be generated by AI, as directed by those people and organizations who wish to advocate for their own agendas, uploaded to the internet and passed off as “true.” Some of it will be, and some of it won’t be.

AI-generated information reminds me of fusion – the merging of different elements to form another element. So, especially with AI, one can take

two things that are true, add them together; and in some cases, the result is something that is false. So much depends on context.

Increasingly, that AI-generated information will appear to be more and more “true” because that is what AI does. It accesses and processes almost “all information,” and from that universe of data, crafts new “information” that looks more like it must be factual and “the truth.” That is, it is going to get geometrically more difficult for all of us to decide if what we are reading or watching or listening to is “true” – and is in appropriate context.

The magnitude of the “problem” absolutely cannot be underestimated.

“More information” does not necessarily mean better decisions. You would think it should, but it does not – at least those decisions made by humans. We have a limited capacity to process information. Our brains can only deal with a fixed amount. So,

between the internet and AI, we are kind of toast, like sailing ships without rudders – at the mercy of weather we do not control.

Compound the internet with AI and add in “natural selection” – arguably the only true constant in any society –and where do we land? Indeed.

Is it any wonder that “democracy” as a form of government has succeeded as long as it has? A democracy based on the will and knowledge of “the people” – a plebiscite – even now as I write, just seems and feels like a remnant of the past, an aberration, an antique of some sort – certainly not an idea or a concept that is in ascent.

I hope I am wrong.

In the meantime, as this information “problem” plays out, we still have our faith to hopefully keep us on some sort of an even keel, and we will keep putting one foot in front of the other and try to make the best of it like we have always done, no?

Buckle up.

Lemonade Days celebrates 25 years of revitalization

Lemonade Days has been a Dunwoody tradition since 1999. The first event was held as a fundraiser for a campaign to replant trees following the devastating tornado that cut through Dunwoody on April 9, 1998. The Dunwoody Homeowner’s Association, Dunwoody Preservation Trust and Dunwoody Nature Center joined forces to replace trees with the “Replant the Dunwoody Forest” effort.

The 1999 event included a children’s carnival and tours of rebuilt and rehabilitated homes. DPT chose to name the festival Lemonade Days in 2000, evolving from the phrase “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” The 2000 event included a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, and games on the lawn of the Cheek-Spruill House.

During the years 2001 through 2003, Lemonade included arts and crafts at the Shops of Dunwoody in addition to home tours and carnival games at the Cheek-Spruill House. In 2004, Lemonade Days moved to Brook Run Park.

Tornados touched down from Alabama to Cobb County, Georgia over

Lemonade Days 2023 drew thousands to Brook Run Park to celebrate Dunwoody’s continued effort to preserve its history and natural beauty.

three days in April 1998. In Dunwoody, the tornado came across Chamblee Dunwoody Road, moved east along Peeler Road, down Tilly Mill Road, through parts of Kingsley, across Happy Hollow Road and through Fontainebleau Forest, then across Winters Chapel Road into Lockridge Forest. The tornado then struck Peachtree Corners and northern Gwinnett County. (Dunwoody Crier, June 1998, “April 9, 1998: The Storm”)

At DeKalb College, today’s Georgia State University, Dunwoody campus,

80 percent of the trees snapped or were uprooted. The “Replant the Dunwoody Forest” program replaced more than 25,000 trees.

This year’s Lemonade Days Festival will be held April 17-21. What began as a one-day small event has grown into a 5-day festival and Dunwoody signature event, with approximately 20,000 attendees.

The festival includes carnival rides and a variety of food and beverage every day. The tradition of pony rides and a petting zoo continues Saturday, April 20

from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday April 21 from noon until 6 p.m.

The Dunwoody Idol competition is at 6 p.m. on Saturday night. The first annual High School Battles of the Bands will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday. Participants include bands from Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Peachtree Charter Middle School, Dunwoody High School and Atlanta Academy.

Dunwoody Authors & Friends Booth, 20 plus authors with their books available for purchase will be at the festival on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

The Lemonade Days Festival is the only fundraiser of the Dunwoody Preservation Trust, with the profits going to the continued rehabilitation and maintenance of the historic 1870 Donaldson-Bannister Farm (a partnership of the DPT and city of Dunwoody) as well as numerous community events, educational programs for children and adults and Camp Flashback.

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Local roots of legendary humorist Will Rogers

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Perhaps the two most famous Cherokee sons are Jim Thorpe (1887-1953), an outstanding athlete and Olympic Gold Medal winner, and Will Rogers (1879 -1935), a cowboy, humorist, author, actor and entertainer. They were both born in Indian Country, now Oklahoma. They knew each other and led fascinating lives. Today’s column will feature Will Rogers because of his Georgia roots.

Will Rogers was proud of his Cherokee heritage.

He would often joke, “My ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but they met the boat.” His father, Clement Vann Rogers (1839-1911) was a widely respected Cherokee senator and judge who helped draft the Oklahoma state constitution. Rogers’ mother was Mary America Schrimsher Rogers (1839-1890), daughter of a judge. Will was raised on his father’s 60,000-acre ranch in Oklahoma where he learned his cowboy skills from the ranch hands. Like thousands of Cherokees, many of Will’s ancestors had migrated from Georgia to Indian Country following the lndian Treaty of 1835.

A tragic death

Will Rogers died tragically on Aug. 15, 1935, in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska. He and his pilot friend, the famous pioneering aviator Wiley Post, were in a modified Lockheed Orion when it stalled just after takeoff, causing the plane to nose-dive and crash into a lagoon. The two were enroute from Seattle via Alaska to the Soviet Union to chart a possible transSiberian airline route. Never a pilot himself, Will loved to fly and traveled to many countries by air.

Rogers’ death caused global shockwaves. In Atlanta, the Peachtree Christian church chimes chanted a requiem service simultaneously with Will’s funeral in Glendale, Calif., one of more than 400 such simultaneous tributes throughout the country. In Los Angeles, flags on all buildings were lowered to halfstaff.

His initial fame came because of his amazing ability to do rope tricks. It was said that he could throw three lassos simultaneously. He made 71 films in less than 14 years (50 silent films and 21 “talkies”) and was a star in Ziegfeld’s Follies. His movies were sure hits. In 1934, he was number one in the box office ahead of Clark Gable. He wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns. Famous for his humor, politicians were

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Will Rogers, left, and Wiley Post with their Lockheed Orion at Renton, Washington. The pontoons had just been installed for their 1935 fatal flight to the Soviet Union via Alaska. The two were close friends. In 1931 Wiley Post was the first aviator to fly solo around the world.

among his favorite targets. His weekly Sunday article appeared in the Atlanta Journal magazine section, and a daily observation piece was carried in the newspaper. His Sunday radio program was broadcast over WSB. He was a good friend of John Cohen, president of the Atlanta Journal, who hosted a dinner in Atlanta for Will in 1931. He asked Will for some after-dinner remarks. Will spoke for 2 ½ hours “keeping his listeners doubled up with laughter,” according to a report of the evening in the Journal.

Georgia roots

My thanks to Joan Compton, board president of the Johns Creek Historical Society, and to Ed Malowney, board member of the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society, for their help with the complex Rogers family history.

Will Rogers was the great, great grandson of Thomas Clark Cordery III (born circa 1763 in St George Parish, Georgia – died circa 1840). He married a full-blooded Cherokee Indian Susannah

Sonicooie (1764-1818).

Their daughter Lucy “Betty” Elizabeth Cordery (circa 1786-circa 1895) married Robert “Bob” Rogers (circa 1785-1842), Will Rogers’ great grandfather. According to the Gwinette Historical Society, Robert and Lucy were forced to sell their land in 1829 and move their family to Oklahoma Indian Territory because the local government considered them to be Indians. That is why Will Rogers was born in Oklahoma, not Georgia.

Lucy and Robert’s son, Robert Jr. (1815-1842), who was Will Rogers’ grandfather, married Sallie (Sarah) Vann Rogers (1818-1882). She was from the Wolf Clan, the largest Cherokee clan known as protectors.

Another Cordery daughter, Sarah Cordery (1786-1842), married John Rogers Jr. (1774-1851). While Robert and John Jr. were brothers-in-law, they were not related by blood. John Jr. was Will Rogers’ great uncle by marriage.

John Rogers Jr. was a wealthy farmer with 640 acres along the Chattahoochee

THE FILM DAILY/PROVIDED Will Rogers caricature in an advertisement for the film “Down to Earth” from The Film Daily, 1932. Rogers made 71 films in less than 14 years and was one of Hollywood’s leading actors.

River. Their two-story house, built in 1804, was constructed of heart-pine timber from John’s land. It was floated across the Chattahoochee to its current location in 1819 where it still stands in the Shakerag community in today’s Johns Creek. John Jr. established a ferry across the Chattahoochee, and during the Creek Indian uprising in 1813 served on Gen. Andrew Jackson’s staff. John Jr. and Sarah had 12 children, all of whom grew to adulthood, a rarity in those days. Sarah and John Jr.’s second son, William Rogers, held leadership positions in the Cherokee Nation. He built a house in 1839 that still stands in Johns Creek.

Robert Jr. and Sarah’s son, Clement (known as Uncle Clem) Rogers (18391911), married Mary America Schrimsher (1839-1890) who was one-quarter Cherokee. They were Will’s parents. Clem owned a cattle-driving business and was one of the wealthiest men in the Indian Territory. They had eight children. The youngest was William (Will) Penn Adair Rogers, who was named after the assistant principal chief of the Cherokee Nation Colonel William Penn Adair.

Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@ bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.

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A number of Will Rogers’ ancestors are buried in the Rogers–Bell Cemetery in Johns Creek. The cemetery dates back to 1839.

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As summer approaches, do you long to savor homegrown tomatoes and other fresh veggies but don’t have enough sun or anywhere suitable to raise a few crops? Or you do have space but aren’t sure what or when or how to plant?

When we think about agriculture, what often comes to mind are images of a farmer riding an old John Deere tractor through rows of crops on a sunny day. I grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, and I think of my mother’s garden, which must have been one-quarter acre in size! We grew every vegetable, from tomatoes and potatoes to onions, dill and cucumbers. Yet, for those of us living in a suburb or city there are other gardening options.

How about renting a plot at a community garden? Gardening or farming on a small scale in a shared, public space offers fun and fulfillment. Residents have the opportunity to rent garden beds for their own gardening projects, whether it’s growing vegetables, herbs, fruits or perhaps a garden to attract pollinators or a cutting garden. Plus, if you have a question, there’s probably a friendly neighbor who can offer suggestions.

As Master Gardeners, encouraging sustainable practices among consumer horticulturalists is a priority. Proceeds from our annual Garden Faire provide scholarships and benefit community education efforts and project gardens supported by the North Fulton Master Gardeners volunteer organization.

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At the North Fulton Community Garden in Sandy Springs and the GROWL Garden in College Park, local residents can rent garden plots for growing food and flowers. Here, they have

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Education at Farm Chastain

Farm Chastain, situated in the middle of Chastain Park in Atlanta, is an urban teaching farm where classes are taught hands-on, as well as via online gardening videos. Farm Chastain began in 2013 as a rehabilitation program for veterans with acquired brain injuries. Today the farm has 18 beds (and growing) and offers free classes to individuals, families, scout groups, schools, garden clubs and other groups.

Master Gardeners have been teaching on site at Farm Chastain since 2014. Classes vary from soil testing, composting at home, herb gardens, vegetable planting, container gardening and many

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This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Sandra Shave, a Master Gardener since 2018. Sandra grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin and learned to garden at her mother’s knee. She is a recent transplant to Roswell, moving from Wisconsin in 2014 after retirement to be nearer to her children and most importantly her grandchildren! Sandra was co-president of the North Fulton Master Gardeners in 2022 and is excited to master the art of gardening in Georgia and to help teach others via the NFMG Gardening Lecture Series and the Speakers Bureau.

other topics. The harvest is used for teaching purposes, and all surplus is donated to local foodbanks.

The Chastain Park Conservancy offers online gardening classes taught through a partnership with the North Fulton Master Gardeners. Orchids, container gardening, step-by-step vegetable gardening, tips for gardening with kids, composting, soil testing, why microorganisms are important and much more valuable horticultural information can be easily accessed in gardening minivideos. Check out the “Master Gardeners Educate at Farm Chastain” playlist on our YouTube channel.

Alpharetta Community Agriculture Program

Alpharetta’s Community Agriculture Program launched in 2018 and has been steadily growing every year!

The mission of the Alpharetta Community Agriculture Program (ACAP) is to model and inspire the stewardship of natural resources through sustainable practices, while connecting the community through growing food and nature-based education.

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The City of Alpharetta operates The Farm at the city’s Old Rucker Park, a wonderful organic vegetable farm with resources such as tools, free seeds and seedlings, educational classes and workshops, volunteer opportunities and partnerships. There’s also a community garden where residents can rent one of the 36 raised beds, including seeds and seedlings.

There’s a wide variety of learning opportunities around agricultural topics. For example, monthly classes are offered to the community, ranging from seed starting and container gardening to composting, garden journal making and wreath design.

Old Rucker Farm is located within Old Rucker Park at 900 Rucker Road, Alpharetta, GA 30009. For more information, visit https://alpharettacommunity-agriculture-program.square. site/. New programs are sprouting soon!

There are many studies that have shown the health benefits of being outside, gardening and participating in community service. These community gardening and agriculture programs supported by the North Fulton Master Gardeners and Alpharetta’s Community Agriculture program offer opportunities to do all these things.

Garden Faire

The North Fulton Master Gardeners will hold its annual Garden Faire on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in partnership with the City of Alpharetta at The Grove at Wills Park in Alpharetta (175 Roswell St, Alpharetta, GA 30009). This year, the Alpharetta Community Agriculture Program will have unique varieties of organic, heirloom, and non-GMO plants, grown from seed at Old Rucker Farm. Approximately 5000 vegetable, herb, flower seedlings will be available for home gardens. They also have children’s activities.

Happy Gardening!

North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net. Previous Garden Buzz columns are featured at https://appenmedia.com/ opinion/columnists/garden_buzz/.

Save the Date! Garden Faire 2024 will be held on April 20, 2024, at The Grove at Wills Park. https://www.nfmg. net/garden-faire.html

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