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Back to the beginning Milton is partnering with the Southern Conservation Trust on a plan to convert land at the former Milton Country Club back to its natural state. The five-part plan is designed to create a passive nature preserve for the 37-acre park, which the city purchased in 2018 as part of its local parks bond initiative. Read more, Page 4.

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Resident claims man stalking his former home MILTON, Ga. — Police were dispatched to a home along Quinn Way on July 16 for reports that homeowners were being stalked by the previous owner of the residence. Police noted the victim called police June 2 and filed a similar report, saying the former owner was showing up to the residence uninvited.

When speaking to an officer July 16, the victim said the man shown up to the home numerous times since then and often parked outside. Sometimes he sat in his car, other times he walked to the backyard and looked through the windows of the residence, she reported.

The victim and her husband bought the home in February. When they moved in, the former owner refused to turn control of the security cameras

PUBLIC SAFETY over to them. Afterward, the former owner told them he still had mail being delivered to the home. The victim said she became concerned shortly after moving in when she found a Home Depot receipt, which showed the suspect had two door keys copied.

While taking the July 16 report, investigators viewed surveillance video from a neighbor’s home that showed an SUV parked in front of the victim’s house earlier in the day. The victim said another neighbor told her they saw the man on the property multiple times.

Police went to the man’s home to question him, but he wasn’t there.

An officer found a car parked in the man’s garage that looked like the one seen on the surveillance footage.

Investigators, however, said there was not enough probable cause to file charges against him.

Search continues man wanted for taking car, dog MILTON, Ga. — A suspected car thief stole a vehicle with a dog inside July 15.

The suspect swiped the vehicle from the parking lot of the Publix in the Birming-

DRUG & DUI arrests Jacques Hourtal, 70, of Oakland, Maryland, was arrested July 18 on Morris Road for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

Shirley Jean Allen, 46, of Madison Bend, Woodstock, was arrested July 18 on Mid Broadwell Road for DUI and stop sign violation. ham Crossroads shopping center.

Police located the suspect, 33-yearold James Breedlove, driving the stolen vehicle in central Georgia hours later.

They were able to recover Rebel, the stolen pooch, and reunite him with his owners. Breedlove ran from the car and escaped on foot, according to police. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Police said it wasn’t clear if the man has any ties to Milton. Investigators had no reason to suspect he remains in the area. Police were still on the search for Breedlove and urge anyone with information on his whereabouts to email tips to Detective Khalil Bouziane at khalil. bouziane@cityofmiltonga.us.

Police make arrest in 33-year-old cold case murder of Roswell boy

By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police said they have arrested James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, for his alleged role in the 1988 murder of 8-year-old Joshua Harmon.

Coates was taken into custody without incident on a traffic stop July 21 morning after Roswell detectives discovered DNA evidence collected from the scene linked him to murder.

Harmon was reported missing on May 15, 1988. His body was later discovered in a wooded area near the Rain-

tree Way apartment where he lived.

“This was a tragedy that no family should endure,” Roswell Police Chief James Conroy said. “The death of Josh and the fact that his killer remained free for such a long time is unimaginable. I hope this arrest brings the Harmon family a sense of closure.

The many officers, detectives, special agents, attorneys, scientists and retirees who worked this case never gave up hope in bringing Josh’s killer to justice. They are truly heroes, and I thank each one for their dedication and perseverance.”

Coates has been booked into the

Fulton County Jail. He is charged with seven counts of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence.

While an arrest has been made, the case remains an active investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100, or provide anonymous information through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS (8477).

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New Milton streaming service encounters series of problems

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton recently completed the switch to YouTube for streaming city meetings to fix playback issues it encountered with its prior service, but at a recent meeting, audio issues plagued the video feed.

The timing was discouraging for the city. Many had tuned in online to view the council’s discussion on a contentious issue — use permits for the Painted Horse Winery and Vineyards.

After about 20 minutes of the meeting stream playing without audio, some viewers took to the comments section on the video stream to complain.

The city took notice, had its IT department work on the issue and restarted the stream, but viewers missed over 20 minutes of audio before the audio began working on the refreshed meeting video.

“It was a technical glitch that we were able to resolve by restarting the livestream,” city spokesperson Greg Botelho said. “Still, we have very intentional built-in redundancy – in that, in addition to YouTube, we have copies of full meeting videos on a city computer.”

Milton has since uploaded the meeting in its entirety, including full audio, but those viewing it live missed out on the general public comment period, the initial portion of the city’s presentation on a land management plan for the former Milton Country Club property, the reappointment of members to the Greenspace Advisory Committee and the approval of the consent agenda.

While other meetings have not encountered problems since the city switched to YouTube earlier this month, the issues at the July 19 meeting were still a generally inauspicious start to the new service.

The transfer to YouTube streaming

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The comment section on Milton’s original July 19 City Council livestream on YouTube shows several viewers complaining about the lack of audio on the stream and Milton responding that it was working to resolve the issue. The city recently switched to streaming its public meetings on YouTube following audio issues on other platforms. was spurred by several issues, mostly audio related, the city faced over the past year when more people than ever were tuning in remotely during the pandemic.

The city already had an established contract with the Granicus platform for livestreams, and during COVID it has also used Facebook Live and Zoom for city meeting video streams. However, issues like spotty audio from some microphones and compressed audio that made it difficult to understand what was being said were a consistent issue with the city’s livestreams over the last few months.

The city said it hoped the shift to YouTube streaming would alleviate those audio issues.

The move does present a cost savings to taxpayers of about $32,000 a year.

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Milton partners with conservation trust to return golf course to natural state

By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton has entered an agreement with Southern Conservation Trust to assist in returning portions of the former Milton Country Club property, which includes about 140 acres, back to its natural state.

The City Council approved a $10,000 contract with the organization to create an “environmentally sound” land management plan that will begin with a study of its current status over the next nine months.

Milton Conservation Projects Manager Teresa Stickels said Southern Conservation Trust provides easements that allow natural areas to remain “intact and unchanged in perpetuity.”

The city purchased the former country club property in 2019 through its $25 million Greenspace Bond.

Under the stipulations of the bond, land purchases must either be used as a passive park, which is the plan for the country club property, or for conservation.

Though the city is in the process of adding amenities like additional trails in the passive portion of the park, it expects to let the remainder of the property return to its prior state.

The first step will be a baseline study of the current natural flora, fauna and soils, Stickels said. The organization will also recommend additional features for permanent erosion control around the new trails being constructed, a planting plan to aid water filtration, a process for removing and eradicating invasive species and a plan for reintroducing native plants and trees.

The city’s master plan for the property also includes potential amenities, like benches or “wildlife habitat stations.” Another aspect of the study will be determin-

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The City of Milton acquired the 140-acre former Milton Country Club property in 2018, using money raised through a special parks bond. ing where and if amenities could be added.

The overall goal of the city’s partnership with the land trust is outlined in the park’s master plan, Stickels said.

“The Land Management Plan seeks to return the former golf course to natural native conditions with areas of passive recreational use for the community,” it states. “The park, in its natural form, was a combination of climax hardwood forests on the hillsides, pine

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Open meadows with native flowers and plants are also recommended for the park.”

The group can also support Milton applying for grants for the property.

According to Stickels, the trust has preserved about 57,000 acres across Southern states, including about 1,100 acres of public nature areas.

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Cyclists navigate a turn near the Union Hill trailhead of the Big Creek Greenway.

The city dedicated the extension, which took more than five years to complete, on June 29.

Alpharetta gives nod to revised Greenway link to Forsyth County

By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With its final leg of the Big Creek Greenway completed up to Union Hill Park, Alpharetta is exploring how to connect the popular trail with its neighbors to the north in Forsyth County.

The docking procedure is an unexpected complication in a process that has gone on for more than five years.

Original plans called for extending the concrete path at Union Hill Park north under a proposed bridge on McGinnis Ferry Road, which is part of a widening project between the city and Forsyth County.

But Forsyth County is not planning to run its Greenway trail to the bridge, so Alpharetta is forced to backtrack.

At a July 19 workshop, Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz said the plan now calls for adding a 10foot sidewalk on the west side of Union Hill Road which would then tie into a 10-foot sidewalk along the yet-to-be widened McGinnis Ferry Road.

Forsyth County has said it won’t bid the road project until probably early next year, and it won’t begin to link the Greenway until that project is completed.

Meanwhile, representatives from Alpharetta Public Works and the Parks and Recreation departments have developed a working solution, a 12-foot-wide trail that crosses over Union Hill Road and through the cul de sac at Little Pine Trail and around the existing skateboard rink at the park.

The cost for the newly devised path would be $275,000, and Sewczwicz said the department has the funds available

in the existing contract allocation. All of the money, including project oversight, would come from the 2016 parks bond passed by voters.

“We know that funds are tight throughout the whole capital project program, so we want to get approval from you,” Sewczwicz told the council.

Councilman Jason Binder said he was uncomfortable spending that kind of money on a project if it couldn’t be incorporated into the existing master plan for Union Hill Park.

Sewczwicz assured the council that he had consulted with Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers, and they agreed the master plan could accommodate the new path.

City officials cut the ribbon on the $11 million Greenway extension last month, a 12-foot-wide concrete path that runs from Marconi Drive to Union Hill Park.

The linkup with Forsyth County is one complication the city hadn’t anticipated.

“This thing’s never going to end,” Mayor Jim Gilvin said, half-joking.

“We’re just going to keep extending it.

We’ll connect it to the Alpha Loop next.”

Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor said his department stands ready to proceed south from the county’s portion of the Greenway at its current terminus at Halcyon, but that work won’t start until the McGinnis Ferry Road widening occurs. The $60 million widening project is in its beginning stages and work isn’t expected to begin until winter.

Earlier this year, Forsyth County opened two segments of its Greenway a combined distance of 5 miles as far north as the Sawnee Mountain Preserve.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Tech Alpharetta continues to win the city’s endorsement with the July 19 approval of an agreement with the Alpharetta Development Authority to extend the lease for the business incubator’s headquarters on Webb Bridge Road.

The three-year lease runs through June 30, 2024, and it is for a “nominal consideration” of $10.

Community Development Director Kathi Cook said the city has not performed a study to determine the actual market value of the lease.

The city has provided a boost to the nonprofit ever since its inception in 2015, with annual contributions generally of more than $100,000. In recent years, at the urging of the City Council, Tech Alpharetta has broadened its private support by expanding its board of directors and by initiating other measures to become more self-sustaining. The annual city stipend has been lowered to around $95,000 and comes through the Development Authority.

The tech incubator has leased space for its Innovation Center behind the fire station on Webb Bridge Road since 2017.

Tech Alpharetta was founded in 2012 by the city to promote growth and the development of technology industry in Alpharetta. The organization is composed of the area’s leading technology companies, and members are charged with identifying and pursuing key investment opportunities and providing young start-ups with mentoring services and other assistance.

Tech Alpharetta CEO Karen Cashion said that through the city’s help, the Innovation Center has helped launch

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Cashion reported late last year that since 2015, the Innovation Center has raised $100 million in investor funding, graduated more than a dozen companies and created nearly 600 new tech and service industry jobs for Alpharetta and a total of 1,000 jobs statewide.

One of the Innovation Center’s newest graduates is FUSmobile, a medical device company that joined Tech Alpharetta’s incubator in June 2018. The company advances non-invasive solutions for interventional pain management.

FUSmobile has grown from two to seven employees during its time at the Innovation Center and has now headquartered in commercial office space in Alpharetta.

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The company has grown from one to 11 employees during its time at Tech Alpharetta’s startup incubator, and has now moved into commercial office space in Alpharetta.

Tech Alpharetta also sponsors a series of workshops headed by industry leaders.

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North Fulton Master Gardeners announce fall ’21 lecture series NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The North Fulton Master Gardeners has announced its fall class schedule, seven classes that cover practical activities to enhance everything from landscaping to vegetables.

The classes are free and are available through Zoom webinars and Facebook Live. Classes will be available for later viewing at youtube.com/NorthFultonMasterGardeners.

Each class emphasizes practical gardening activities at the time of year that is best suited for that activity. Register in advance at: bit.ly/Fall2021NFMGGardeningLectureSeries.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the webinar. If you cannot attend the live webinar, you can register anyway so you will receive a recorded link to the class.

Here is a rundown of classes: Fall Lawn Care in Atlanta — Live Zoom, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 1: Early fall is the only effective time to

reseed or plant cool-season grasses (fescue). If you have a warm-season grass (Bermuda, Zoysia), you need to prevent winter weeds from taking over. North Fulton Master Gardener John Kligora will cover warm vs cool-season grasses; soil testing; fertilizing, watering and weed prevention.

Fall Vegetable Gardening — Live Zoom, 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12: Fulton Master Gardener George Scesney shares his expertise on how to prepare your garden, select the best vegetables to grow in the fall in the Atlanta area, the optimal time to plant each type and some tips for a bountiful harvest!

The ABCs of Fall Gardening — Live Zoom, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19: As the summer months fade, the transition to cooler days and more rainfall provides the perfect time to plant trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, and some cool weather vegetables. It is also time to change out your summer containers and replace the plants with colorful plants that will survive from fall

until spring. Fulton Master Gardener Carole MacMullan will explore how to modify containers by adding garden art to celebrate holidays.

Landscaping Lessons Learned — Live Zoom, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26: This class is presented by Michael Snow, an intern with the North Fulton Master Gardeners. You can learn from his mistakes to experience a stress-free landscaping project and produce a more beautiful result. Early planning can substantially reduce the amount of time and back-breaking work required.

Fall Garden Projects to do with your Kids — Live Zoom, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10: North Fulton Master Gardener Donna Whitesel uses her many years of working with children to guide you through several fun and horticulturally based projects to do with kids.

Winter Vegetable Planting Demonstration — Live Zoom, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24: A hands-on, “how and what to plant” class with North Fulton Master Gardener, Robin Pollack who will showcase her beautiful raised-bed gardens. Learn the basics of growing great vegetables over the winter. Suitable for beginners to experienced gardeners.

Cool Season Flowers Beyond Pansies — Live Zoom, 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7: Winter does not have to be dreary and flower-less. North Fulton Master Gardener Donna Whitesel will teach you all about flowers and plants you can grow through the winter for winter landscaping beauty.

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Nothing beats fishing with the grandkids We’ve been fortunate to have the grandkids visit us twice in the last three or four weeks. Yes, our son and daughterin-law were here too.

It was great to have them as well. But the grandkids? Well, if STEVE HUDSON you have grandkids Get Outside Georgia, yourself, you know aa4bw@comcast.net exactly what I’m talking about. You know who the stars really are.

The big question, of course, is which of the myriad possible activities should we choose to enjoy while said grandkids are visiting. The list is a long one and includes things like rock collecting (I think I told you about that a couple of weeks ago) and lightning bug hunting (a perpetual favorite) and all manner of artand-craft projects (my wife knows just the right ones to pick).

And, of course, fishing.

“FISHING!” the kids shout in enthusiastic unison. “Let’s go FISHING, Granddaddy!”

In my vast experience, I’ve learned some things about fishing with kids.

Actually, there’s only one thing you have

to remember when fishing with the kids.

And it’s this: Remember that they’re kids, and kids see the world in unique ways.

Sure, 8- and 5-year-olds want to catch fish. But they also want to catch bugs. And look for tadpoles. And chase butterflies. And throw sticks in the water. And maybe even play in the mud.

Still, I want ’em to catch some fish.

So here, to show you how it might be done, is the inside story on my fishing adventure with the grandkids.

First, I got ’em a couple of brandnew spinning rigs – you know, the kind with the pushbutton reels. It took them all of five minutes to master those rods, which are surely God’s gift to fishinginclined grandparents everywhere. They were soon throwing practice plugs all the way across the yard (let me tell you, those kids can cast) and sometimes into the trees. In fact, several practice plugs remain in the oaks and magnolias (and probably will for years to come) anchored securely to various limbs with 8-pound-test nylon line, spinning and sparkling like very early Christmas decorations, which (knowing me) the neighbors just might think they are.

Practice plugs work fine for learning, but when it comes to actual fishing, my

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advice is to forget that tackle box full of crankbaits and inline spinners and go, instead, with worms.

“WORMS!” say the kids in unison.

“Granddaddy, let’s go buy some worms!

Where can we buy worms, Granddaddy?”

Aha! Interest is piqued! And then, in a moment of calculated brilliance, I tell a small fib.

“I don’t know where to buy worms,” I say (though actually I do – Walmart has ‘em – but digging in dirt is fun!). “But we can DIG some worms of our own,” I add.

“Want to go dig some worms?”

“YES GRANDDADDY!” they chorus.

“LET’S GO DIG SOME WORMS!!!”

The plan is simple. We go out in the backyard where the dirt is soft, and I dig up a shovelful of loam. Then I stand back and the kids go to work grabbing earthworms left and right. The worms go into a little container which, conveniently, just happens to be sitting there. And we soon have worms enough for all.

Then it’s off to the pond.

At the pond, step one is to mash down the barbs on the hooks. Again, if you have grandchildren, you’ll understand why.

Then it’s time to choose some worms.

“Want me to pick out some good ones?” I ask.

“No, Granddaddy, I can do it,” the youngest says, immediately rummaging through our worm vault and, a moment later, bringing me a couple of really good ones.

“Great job!” I say, for one must affirm such initiative at every opportunity.

Then, “Want me to put them on the hook?”

“I can do it, Granddaddy!” says the

oldest, and (sure enough) he baits his hook like a pro.

“But you can put the worms on MY hook,” says the youngest. “Would you, Granddaddy? I’m a princess, and princesses don’t put worms on hooks.”

So I do, and pretty soon there are two floats bobbing on the lake, worms hanging tantalizingly in the water below.

And then…

“Granddaddy!” says the youngest.

“GRANDDADDY! You said to watch the floaty thing, and if the float goes under then I am getting a bite, and Granddaddy I THINK I AM GETTING A BITE!!!”

Great excitement ensues. And pretty soon, there’s the first fish of the day: a big ol’ bass!

I’d have been thrilled to land that one on my fancy flyrod, but it would have been nothing compared to seeing the child bring it in.

Then, a few minutes later, the other grandchild hooks and lands its twin!

We catch more bass and some nice bluegill. Then we stop to look for tadpoles.

And then we go back to fishing.

It was a timeless moment, there by the pond, a moment when life really was good.

And I found myself wondering. I wondered if I’d have more fun with my fancy flyfishing if I did that, too, stopping now and then to look for tadpoles…

But the thought remains unresolved, for my reverie is interrupted by an excited shout.

“GRANDDADDY!” comes the call.

“Granddaddy, the floaty thing is going under, and I think I am getting a bite!”

It was a good day. It was a very good day indeed.

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OPINION

Look for the message in the trees I, happily, am in a zone in the sense that I have a few books ahead of me ready to be read, and I am reading a good one right now. About a year ago, I read what is now maybe my second or third RAY APPEN favorite book of all Publisher Emeritus time — “Overstory,” ray@appenmedia.com

by Richard Powers.

It is an epic book in every sense of the word, one that took me on a wild roller coaster ride of experience and imagination and reality.

Among other things, “Overstory” was a book about trees and our connection to them — embedded within an epic story of human spirit, success, and chilling failure.

As in the past, from “Overstory” I began a series of related books. I spot references to other books when reading and also fairly often mine the sources listed at the end of some books to find my “next read.”

From “Overstory” I found “The Hidden Life of Trees,” which I am sure must

have been a primary source of material that Powers used to research his book.

It is a brief book that, once read, forever altered my “relationship” with and understanding of the role of trees in our lives and history.

From “The Hidden Life of Trees,” I discovered “Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest,” which I just now finished. It further altered my reality, my understanding, my perception, and my priorities as they relate to the world around me. And, I am embarrassed to say, it also led me to start re-reading “Overstory.”

The last time I was on a roll like this was when I discovered author Janisse Ray via an anthology (“Between Two Rivers: Stories from the Red Hills to the Gulf”) of essays written about Southern life — the flora and fauna closest to my heart. She is an environmental activist, poet, farmer, novelist and speaker, who lives in South Georgia.

The more I read her books, the more I wanted to read her until I finally ran out of her published works. Now, I have to wait for her to write more.

From “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood,” to “The (wonderful) Seed Under-

ground,” to her books about Southern rivers — “Drifting into Darien: A Personal and Natural History of the Altamaha River” and others — I simply couldn’t get enough of her writing and the lessons she had to share. She is probably about my age, and we overlap in many ways from our childhoods to our interests.

She is one person I really want to meet.

I am even more indebted to Janisse Ray because, from a reference somewhere in one of her books, I discovered Wendell Berry, who has been called our own modern-day Thoreau/Mark Twain and surely is a national treasure. Ha! I wonder if I was the only person in existence to not know this author already.

My Appalachian Trail hike taught me about our humanity and how much good there is still left in our world. I also will never be able to drive down any road, past acres and acres of trees and forest, and feel the same way again.

My books have taught me — repeatedly — the simple lesson of how completely connected and dependent we are on each other and with the natural world around us. And that message is universal and timeless.

“No man is an island, Entire of itself,

Every man is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less….

Any man’s death diminishes me, Because I am involved in mankind.” John Donne. Thank you, 10th grade lit class!

Donne wrote that in 1624 — almost 400 years ago — before our country was formed, before the atomic bomb, before Rachael Carson’s “Silent Spring,” before the internet, before fake news, and before the pandemic of 2020/21.

The message is there. It continues to be spoon fed to us by authors and artists, by philosophers and by our faith. It is clear and concise and as immutable and constant as any law of physics or math; we are all connected and our collective welfare — our ultimate existence — is utterly and completely dependent upon each other and our relationship with the natural world around us. We are our brother’s keeper and keepers of our physical world: the land, sea, and air, all flora and fauna.

When are we going to learn? Surely before it’s too late? We have less time than we think. The proof is everywhere; just look around at what is going on in our world.

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Cambridge football’s ‘Midnight Growl’ returns next week MILTON, Ga. — Cambridge’s longstanding “Midnight Growl” tradition returns Aug. 2 at to kick off the Bears’ 2021 season with a midnight practice and community event.

The Bears will hit the field at midnight on the first day in which official practices can begin, 12:01 a.m. on Monday.

This year’s Midnight Growl will mark the school’s and football program’s 10th anniversary.

“When the school first opened, the first time the team was able to step on the new Cambridge field was Aug. 1st at midnight,” Cambridge head coach Craig Bennett said. “In honor of the 10-year anniversary and the alumni that have built the program, we felt this would be the perfect year to bring back the tradition.”

Before the team gets its official season underway, Cambridge will kick off the night with food trucks from 5 to 8 p.m. and outdoor games provided by the school’s SkillsUSA program.

The Cambridge varsity cheer program will also be at the event, which was cancelled last year due to COVID-19.

Following practice, the team will undergo team building exercises and have a breakfast cooked by parents at 5:30 a.m. to conclude the event.

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Milton’s Brie Catts one of about two dozen local high school boys and girls lacrosse players to be named AllAmericans by USA Lacrosse for 2021.

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By JOE PARKER joe@appenmedia.com NORTH FULTON/FORYSTH COUNTY, Ga. — North Fulton and Forsyth County’s status as a hotbed for high school lacrosse was further solidified July 19 with scores of local athletes earning AllAmerican honors from USA Lacrosse, the national governing body for the sport.

Over a dozen local players earned AllAmerican nods, Academic All-American accolades and individual designations for the premier players in the state for their role on their team and community.

USA Lacrosse oversees the selection of the awards, which are based on voting by coaches within each geographical area.

Two local players also earned individual awards recognizing their “above and beyond” service to their team, school and community, which are given to one girls and one boys player from each state. West Forsyth attacker Cami Merkel earned the Jackie Pitts Award. TJ Scott, a midfielder with Blessed Trinity, was named the Bob Scott Award winner.

Milton girls lacrosse had the highest number of players earn All-America honors among local teams. The Eagles captured their 14th state championship in 16 years this season. Senior attacker Maddie Dora, senior midfielders Skylar Carrasquillo and Brie Catts and senior defender Marley Scott all earned AllAmerican honors.

Dora was named the USA South Lacrosse Player of the Year earlier this month.

West Forsyth, which finished as state runner-up behind Milton, had four players — defender Bella Steigerwalt, goalie Emma Anderson, midfielder Jenna Burrow and Cami Merkel — named to the 2021 All-American team.

Attacker Abby Vane, defender Kate Vane and midfielder Katie Witcher, all ju-

niors from Johns Creek, were also named to the 2021 team.

Blessed Trinity had three players earn the distinction, including juniors Elizabeth Shipley, Reese Hart and Marisa Inoa.

Roswell juniors Riley Davis and Caroline Kardian, Fellowship Christian attacker Brooke Beard, Chattahoochee midfielder Meaghan Trainer, Northview’s Holyn Trautwein and Cambridge senior attacker Emma Earwood were also named All-Americans.

Of the 22 girls players from Georgia to be named to the team, 18 were from North Fulton or Forsyth County schools.

Local players were also well represented on the boys All-American team.

Blessed Trinity, which went 24-0 during the 2021 season and captured the program’s second state title, had three players named to the team, the most among local boys teams. Senior attackers Riley Sullivan and Finn McCarthy and senior midfielder Wilson Van Buren earned All-America honors.

Junior Lambert attacker Danny Kesselring, Roswell senior midfielder Evan Plunkett and Johns Creek senior defender Ethan Storey were also named to the 2021 squad.

Local boys All-Academic honorees include; Josh McLaughlin (Fellowship Christian); Michael Schenken (Fellowship Christian); Drew Kotanian (Lambert); Greg Steckel (Lambert).

Girls All-Academic winners include; Cami Merkel (West Forsyth); Marley Scott (Milton); Madelaine Dora (Milton); Abby Vane (Johns Creek); Kate Vane (Johns Creek); Taylor Kozina (Milton); Madison Vane (Johns Creek); Elizabeth Shipley (Blessed Trinity); Reese Hart (Blessed Trinity); Marisa Inoa (Blessed Trinity); Katie Witcher (Johns Creek); Riley Davis (Roswell); Caroline Kardian (Roswell); Emma Earwood (Cambridge).

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A class operation A large crowd of community members and local dignitaries gathered July 17 for the long-awaited grand opening of East Forsyth High School.

The $85 million school is situated on nearly 90 acres off Jot-Em-Down Road and will open for students on Aug. 5. It will be the 7th traditional high school in the Forsyth County School System.

The school was originally projected to

open in 2011, but was delayed because of the economic slowdown.

Jeff Cheney will serve as the school’s first principal. He previously served as principal at North Forsyth High, South Forsyth High, and Oglethorpe Middle School in Savannah.

East Forsyth High is similar in design to neighboring Denmark High School, and can accommodate 2,125 students.

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Community members turned out for the grand opening of East Forsyth High School on July 17. The school is located on Jot-Em-Down Road in Solution the northeast part of Forsyth County.

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Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Jeff Bearden welcomes community and school leaders during the grand opening of East Forsyth High School on July 17. Also pictured is Kristin Morrissey, chairwoman of the Forsyth County Board of Education.

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