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City officials are considering signing Brookhaven up for the private 911 authority known as ChatComm. Brookhaven Police Chief Gary Yandura told City Council on March 11 that he believes using ChatComm to dispatch 911 calls would be better for residents and police officers. “Response times will be vastly improved,” Yandura said. Currently, DeKalb County provides the city’s emergency dispatch service. If the council votes to join ChatComm, Brookhaven would follow other new cities that have chosen to drop countyprovided 911 for the private service. The Chattahoochee River 911 Authority, or ChatComm, is a public-private partnership operated by the cities of Sandy Springs and Johns Creek, and iXP Corporation. The city of Dunwoody is a ChatComm subscriber, but does not own a stake in the operation.

Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), who’s backed bills to create each of the new cities in the metro Atlanta area, fell short in his effort to get the proposed city of Lakeside approved in the Legislature. At a March 17 meeting of the House Governmental Affairs Committee, Millar withdrew his bill to incorporate a city of Lakeside in central DeKalb County after committee members said they weren’t ready to approve it. “What you’re basically telling 70,000 people is they don’t have the opportunity to vote this year,” Millar said. Millar said he would not be bringing the bill back before the Legislature next year. “These people were not treated fairly,” Millar said. “When Republicans don’t let people vote for self determination … then

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Brookhaven is looking to update the way it regulates building near streams. Following concern from residents, the Brookhaven City Council is asking for the public to weigh in on a new stream buffer ordinance before considering it on March 25. “Because there’s been so much commentary, I think it’s important we do treat it as a public hearing item,” City Manager Marie Garrett said. City officials said the three most significant aspects of the new stream buffer ordinance are that a variance would be required for any disturbance within the 75-foot stream buffer unless a building is grandfathered or exempted; no variances may be granted by the city within the 35 feet closest to a stream; and mitigation would be required for any variances to the stream buffer ordinance. Councilman Jim Eyre said he believes requiring mitigation for encroachments to the stream buffer will help prevent issues with water quality and storm water runoff. “In a nutshell, it provided a little bit more protection but it allowed for some more flexibility in exchange for minimum mitigation standards we required,” Eyre said. Eyre said he had been contacted by his constituents who were concerned by the amount of infill construction going on in Brookhaven. They worried that tearing down older houses to build larger ones could create more flooding as well as a loss of trees, he said. “People were concerned we were providing too many variances and somehow allowing too much development in the stream buffer,” Eyre said. “I’m hoping what people will see … is we really have provided a means to address items they were concerned about.” Councilman Bates Mattison said the new stream buffer ordinance would also allow the city to better utilize the creeks

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and streams that run through it. “We hoped to create a better stream buffer ordinance that allowed environmental protections but also allowed for things like creating nature paths, city paths on the north fork of the Peachtree Creek,” Mattison said. Mattison said the intent of the new ordinance is not to make it easier to build in stream buffers. “When we brought up the discussion there became a perception that we were removing this barrier to development, and allowing development to occur unfettered in our stream beds,” Mattison said. He said he thinks if approved, the new ordinance would allow for smarter development and help keep the streams clean. “The intent was to modernize what was a very strong line in the sand at 75 feet,” Mattison said. To view the proposed stream buffer ordinance, go to: http://brookhavenga. gov/city-departments/community-development/land-development-/streambuffer-ordinance-draft.

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For the first time in its short history, Brookhaven will have a city hall located in the city of Brookhaven. The city has leased a three-story building at 4362 Peachtree Road which will house city departments, offices and city council chambers. The new city hall building will be open to the public on March 31. City officials are moving out of the temporary city hall, located in rented office space in the city of Dunwoody, which has been used since the city incorporated in 2012. “I think the public is going to be very excited about what we’re doing with the space. The building is centrally located, which was very important to us,” City Manager Marie Garrett said. The city of Brookhaven will use all three floors of the 24,000-square-foot building, which was previously occupied by Georgia State University. Garrett said the city and the owner are looking to split the $600,000 cost of tenant improvements needed to suit the building to the city’s needs, such as constructing chambers for City Council meetings. No agreement has been finalized yet. “The cost associated with the building is being priced out right now,” Garrett said. The city has a five-year lease on the building, with the option for one-year annual renewals.

Garrett said all city staff will temporarily work out of the basement of the building while renovation work is being completed. Finding a new city hall facility was a challenge for city officials, even before Brookhaven officially incorporated. The Governor’s Commission on Brookhaven, a body appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to help set up the city before the mayor and city council members were elected, was tasked with securing a temporary city hall. That body settled on the Dunwoody location because it was so difficult to find a suitable space in Brookhaven. The one-year lease on the city’s current office space at Ashford Center North in Dunwoody was originally set to expire Dec. 31. But city officials again had trouble finding a new building that had everything the city needed. Officials have said there isn’t a lot of office space available in the center of the city. And many landlords aren’t comfortable with government tenants due to the potential for heavy traffic at contentious City Council meetings, Municipal Court or a busy permit department. The new city hall on Peachtree Road will not become Brookhaven’s permanent home. The goal is for Brookhaven is to own its own building, though that is at least five years down the road.

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The chairman of the state’s MARTA Oversight Committee told constituents that the cash-strapped transit agency has made major improvements. “MARTA has turned its fiscal ship around. MARTA is operating in the black again,” said Rep. Mike Jacobs, (RBrookhaven). Jacobs joined fellow DeKalb County Republican Sen. Fran Millar, (RDunwoody), for a town hall meeting at Chamblee First United Methodist Church on March 10. Jacobs said two house bills he introduced last year recommending changes to MARTA – HB 264 and HB 265 – will go forward without mandates to implement recommendations from a recent audit of the transit system. The audit recommended measures to cut costs, including outsourcing some functions, including payroll. Jacobs said MARTA’s CEO and General Manager Keith Parker has already accomplished many of the recommendations. “Keith Parker is doing it on his own,” Jacobs said. Jacobs said he would like to amend

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the bills to include changes to the composition of the MARTA board of directors to include two seats for the mayors of north Fulton cities and one appointment for the mayor of a north DeKalb city. “The board composition is important for our community,” Jacobs said. “It really goes to the heart of how our community is represented on major transportation.” The bills were approved in the House of Representatives last year and are awaiting deliberation in the Senate this session. Both Millar and Jacobs heaped praise upon Parker, who took over as head of MARTA in 2012. “We’re pretty excited about working with this guy,” Millar said. “I’ve been at this 16 years. There’s not a lot of people I’ve been excited about working with at MARTA.” Jacobs said he is hopeful Parker will stay to lead MARTA for many more years. “We are due for a truly transformational leader at MARTA. Keith Parker could very well be that person,” Jacobs said. Jacobs said the next goal is to make it easier to plan trips using different regional transit options, such as MARTA, Cobb Community Transit and Gwinnett County Transit. Currently, there’s no single website that can be used to access schedules and routes for all the transit systems in the metro area. Millar said he hopes the use of security cameras will help people feel safer riding MARTA. “We have cameras on every bus. There’s going to be cameras on every train,” Millar said. “It’ll cost $15 million, but guess what? We need to increase ridership.” Millar said MARTA is crucial to the future economic success of the Atlanta area. “We have to have regional transit. No doubt about it,” Millar said. “For us to continue to be a beacon of the South, we’ve got to get people to work.” BK

COMMUNITY The state legislators also weighed in on the debate over Common Core, the new national curriculum standards that have been implemented in Georgia schools. “Is it perfect? No. But I believe in national standards,” Millar said. “Last time I checked, the SAT is a national standard.” One of the issues opponents of Common Core have raised is the high cost of the testing materials. “We’re not leaving ‘common’ in my opinion. But I do think the assessment piece down the road is going to have some issues,” Millar said. Jacobs said the curriculum hasn’t been an issue among his constituents. He said his children, who attend Montgomery Elementary School in Brookhaven, are learning the Common Core curriculum this year. “They use Common Core and the teachers like it,” Jacobs said. “It is a rigorous curriculum. If teachers like it, then it’s the right thing. Period. End of story,” Jacobs said. Jacobs also answered questions about recently approved legislation that would end litigation over the Century Center office complex. Two bills defined the borders of

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the cities of Brookhaven and Chamblee to reinforce the results of a 2013 referendum that annexed the property into the city of Chamblee. Highwoods Properties, the owners of Century Center, had worked to be annexed into the city of Brookhaven and appealed to the courts. “Highwoods Properties said nothing – nothing – throughout the 2013 legislative session,” Jacobs said. “I don’t have a problem with Highwoods Properties expressing itself. But the time to do that was during the time the Chamblee annexation bill was going through the legislative process.”

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shame on us.” Lakeside, Briarcliff nor Tucker will be approved before the final day of the 40-day legislative session, scheduled for March 20. Part of a last-minute agreement struck between Lakeside and Tucker advocates was that the two cityhood efforts would move forward together – something that won’t be possible this year. “I’m very proud of the Tucker and Lakeside proponents who sat down and hammered out this deal,” Rep. Mike Jacobs, (R-Brookhaven) said. “I’m asking the committee today not to move forward with any of these bills so that we can come back and do this the right way in 2015.” Jacobs, who participated in the negotiations between the two groups, said a significant change to the legislative process would have been required in order to approve both cityhood efforts this year. “I fully support this compromise between Tucker and Lakeside and I hope that it will continue forward in the future,” Jacobs said. Though Tucker and Lakeside leaders were able to make a last-minute agreement on a compromise map for the two cities, it proved too little too late for the House Governmental Affairs Committee. On March 12, the Committee voted to table SB 270, the bill to create Lakeside. Rep. John Meadows (R-Calhoun) said he felt more time was necessary to consider the potential cities. “I don’t think there’s another person in this building that’s more proBK

city than I am. I don’t like the idea that I’ve got three different sets of folks that want to be a city and if I pick one right now, I don’t think the other two have a chance,” Meadows said. Tucker and Lakeside are two of the three cityhood proposals that were considered in the Legislature this year. The city of Briarcliff was dropped from consideration toward the end of the session. The maps for all the three proposed cities initially overlapped, creating an unprecedented dilemma for lawmakers. It was the first time multiple cities had been considered in the same area simultaneously. In emails to their supporters, groups advocating for the different cities expressed their dismay over the outcome. “It is a very sad day for our neighbors and our county but we will figure out a way to move forward positively and together,” said Mary Kay Woodworth, chairwoman of the Lakeside City Alliance. Briarcliff leaders say they plan to continue working to create the city. “Briarcliff Version 2.0 starts now,” City of Briarcliff Initiative board member Keith Hanks said in an email. “What we cannot do as residents is sit idle, expecting things to be done for us.” On its Facebook page, Tucker 2014 posted that the group will continue working toward its goal to incorporate a city of Tucker. “Stay tuned for additional updates and how we can all continue to work together toward positive outcomes for the Tucker community’s future!”

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Will redesigned SAT make it more meaningful? Editor’s Note: The College Board recently announced plans to rework the SAT, the high-stakes, high-pressure test used in college admissions. We asked local high-school leaders what they make of the changes. When David Coleman, president of the College Board, announced recently a significant rethinking of the SAT, he was trying to address some major criticisms of the test. One critic coached students to score higher on the writing portion by telling them that factual accuracy didn’t matter and that they should try to work in seldom-used words like “plethora.” EUGENE A. His analysis of the writing sample BRATEK revealed that length, more than any other factor, correlated with high scores on this portion of the test. Fifteen of 16 students he coached scored higher than the 90th percentile. Clearly, coaching appeared to result in higher scores. The fact that coaching can result in higher scores on the SAT indicates that this is not a level playing field. Coleman also believes the test has become “disconnected from the work of our high schools.” So, some changes include avoiding arcane “SAT words,” such as “depreciatory,” in favor of words more likely to be encountered in high school classrooms, like “synthesis.” The essay will be optional; points will not be deducted for incorrect answers, and there will be a return to a 1,600-point scale. Calculators also will be permitted for a portion of the math exam. Every exam will include a reading passage from the nation’s founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence. All of these changes, and others, are scheduled to be introduced in the spring of 2016. It remains to be seen if these changes will make the SAT a more meaningful metric for admissions offices. A recent study reviewed 33 colleges and universities that did not require SAT or ACT scores and found no significant differences in college grades or graduation rates between those who had submitted tests and those who had not. Students with good high school grades did well in college, even with weak SAT scores. And some students with weak high school grades, even with strong SAT scores, did poorly in college. Despite all this fanfare about the changes in the SAT, perhaps colleged in the future will care less about SAT scores as criteria for admission. In my opinion, this would be a step in the right direction. Eugene A. Bratek is headmaster of Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. When College Board President David Coleman announced major changes for the 2016 SAT, the standardized testing giant’s decision struck many as a step in the right direction. The new SAT will pare math questions to those focused on real-life situations and a narrower set of core skills. It will drop obscure vocabulary words, opting instead to test understanding of words more commonly used in college. Points will no longer be deducted for incorrect answers, eliminating the “guessing penalty.” The essay section will become optional, and will be dramatically redesigned. Select sites will offer computerized tests. What do these changes mean to our students at The Galloway School? In some ways, it will be business as usual. The fundamental skills that our students are learning have always served our students well on standardized tests, in college, and beyond. We have never been a school that “teaches to the test.” On a practical level, however, there are questions that I am grappling with as a college counselor. When will the PSAT, which serves as a “practice” SAT for our 10th and 11th graders, adopt

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Let’s be honest: College Board is a business. On the SAT alone, they bring in over $87 million. When you include their AP program (at $89 per test, per student) and their PSAT testing, you see why it’s important to their business structure that people don’t lose confidence in their results. Perhaps when colleges first began offering an admissions process that did not consider the SAT, the College Board shrugged. However, when LINDSEY highly selective colleges entered the DEAN mix, it became harder to rely on the “way things have always been done.” Enter David Coleman – a man who has spent his entire professional life in assessment, and is credited with being a lead writer on the Common Core Standards that are making their way to a school near you. College Board’s own data was screaming loudly that the results were not indicative of student readiness – in fact, they were much more correlated to something that businesses tend to seek: higher incomes. In a country that touts equal opportunity and access, one of the major factors in differentiating college applicants is failing us. However, colleges continue to use a tool that doesn’t necessarily provide a “nationally standardized perspective.” Why? Beyond the testing business lies a much more covert industry: college rankings. Colleges will sing their own praises when rankings are good and then downplay their validity if rankings are low. Until we start believing in college as more than a Top 10 list, College Board (and ACT) will continue to sink their teeth into our students. Except for the few students with excellent counseling at their school, those without means will still fall in the percentiles, and further from college access. Coleman’s changes aren’t going to hurt anyone. They will likely cause a boom for the test prep industry, as people clamor to be “ahead of the game.” But ultimately, the SAT will be as relevant as we, the consumers, make it. Colleges will continue to chase rankings as long as we use them for choosing our students’ “best fit.” And students will continue to agonize over a three-hour exam as if their entire future depends on the correct answer to a multiple choice question. Yet, if you can teach them how life actually is a series of multiple choice questions (lasting much longer than three hours), then you have truly aced the test. Lindsey Dean is the director of college counseling for Holy Spirit Preparatory School. these changes? Should we skip next year’s PSAT for 10th graders, who will take the new SAT in 2016? There are other questions, too. Will the computerized tests be an attractive option for students, or should they opt to stick with the paper test? Will universities utilize (require?) the re-tooled and nowoptional essay section? The stakes remain high. AnxANN iety abounds. Test prep compaFOUNTAIN nies have already begun advertising their ability to prepare students for the new SAT. Our only option at the moment is to take a wait-and-see approach. There’s much still to be determined. Ann Fountain is associate director of college counseling at The Galloway School. BK

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Bennett & Pless has come a long way since it operated from a small basement office on Fourth Street in Atlanta. The structural engineering firm, now headquartered just off I-85 near Chamblee, celebrates its 50th anniversary in the building construction industry this year. Bennett & Pless projects in Dunwoody include the Crowne Pointe office towers, Dunwoody Village and the Philips Building. Buckhead landmarks include the Monarch Office Buildings and Atlanta Financial Center, and MidSPECIAL town features the Colony Square From left, Mary and Rex Pless, and Ed and Bonnie Gazzola, building on 14th Street. The firm cut a cake noting the 50th anniversary of Bennett & Pless. also worked on the sprawling Towers at Wildwood Plaza, just across the river from Sandy Springs in Cobb County. Founded by Moe Bennett in 1964 as E.M. Bennett Inc., the firm started out in a rented basement on Fourth Street in Midtown, where it would stay for 10 years before outgrowing the space. Rex Pless joined as partner in 1966, and the two Georgia Tech graduates launched their structural engineering firm back in a time when, as Pless said, engineers “still did all calculations with a slide rule.” A smaller office in Chattanooga followed in 1969 and is now in its 45th year of operation. The Atlanta branch reached its peak size during the 1980s economic boom, taking on big projects from the Southeast to the Caribbean. “We were doing a lot of large office buildings and a lot of large hotels,” Pless said. “We were 45 people then and we were doing a tremendous amount of work.” But like the construction industry itself, Bennett & Pless has experienced its share of hardship. The firm has survived two recessions since the ‘80s boom times. Bennett & Pless was forced to reduce its staff from 45 to 20 following the 1990 slowdown. Nearly two decades later, Bennett retired amidst the turmoil of the 2008 recession, leaving Pless as the sole owner. He

Lynn Davis says he’s ready to try again. He launched his magazine, The Beer Connoisseur, in December 2009. It was a large, glossy magazine, similar in looks to the Wine Spectator or the Cigar Aficionado, but for beer drinkers. Davis says he had been working on publishing the Sandy Springs-based magazine for years at that point. And his publication found fans. He claims it has 50,000 subscribers in print and online. But the Great Recession brought hard times for magazines and newspapers. It proved difficult to keep publishing, Davis said one recent afternoon over iced teas at the bar at Taco Mac in Sandy Springs. In fact, his magazine hasn’t put out a paper issue since the spring of 2013, and some customers have posted complaints online saying they did not receive magazines they believed they had paid for. Subsequent issues – the latest came out last fall – have been published online, and Davis says 90 percent of his subscribers bought subscriptions online. “We’re not a big publishing company,” he said. “We’ve always been the little guys making it happen. It’s what folks get behind. That’s why folks get behind these craft brewers. They’re not corporate.” Now he wants once again to give subscribers magazines they can display on their coffee tables. He has announced plans on The Beer Connoisseur website to relaunch The Beer Connoisseur in June. This time, the quarterly publication will be smaller – about the size of a National Geographic – but it still will be glossy. “Our publication has been the largest in our group. Now we’re going to go to the smallest in the group,” he said. “It’s a cool size. ... It’ll be a lot easier to read at the bar.” David Larkworthy, founder and owner of 5 Seasons Brewing

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Local cities issued more than 1,300 new business licenses in 2013 More than 1,300 new businesses were licensed last year in Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Dunwoody, according to data supplied by the cities. New 2013 businesses ranged from I Love Hello Kitty in Dunwoody to Smash, a Brookhaven restaurant, to Blu Gorilla, a catering company in Sandy Springs. “It’s just a silly name off a key chain,” is how Mass Loallinoni, owner of Blu Gorilla, described his corporate moniker, which he said he copied from a bauble he bought at a gas station. Sandy Springs issued 711 new business licenses in 2013, the most of the three cities. That was 47 more than Sandy Springs had issued in 2012, when it licensed 664 new businesses. The number of new business licenses issued in Dunwoody dropped in 2013, down from 367. Brookhaven reported it issued 308 new business licenses in 2013, its first year of operations as a city. To get a snapshot of the kind of businesses expanding in our communities, Reporter Newspapers took the city reports and organized them by business type, according to their North American Industry Classification numbers, or NAICS

Accommodation and Food Services

37 39

27 22 24

Admin. & Support, Waste Mgt., Remediation Services 4

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

11 22 25

Construction Educational Services

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Finance and Insurance*

Types of business licenses issued in 2013 ■ Dunwoody

(Total 327)

85 19

Health Care and Social Assistance Information

Management of Companies and Enterprises

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Manufacturing

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■ Brookhaven (Total 309)

13 13

■ Sandy Springs

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(Total 711)

10 32

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services*

Real Estate Rental and Leasing

171

Retail Trade

6 4 3

Transportation and Warehousing Wholesale Trade

4 0

13 14 20

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140

160

180

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of collecting, analyzing and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. According to the NAICS numbers, the most popular new businesses in Sandy

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Beer magazine owner plans to publish again CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7

Co. in Sandy Springs, said Davis’ magazine may have been poorly timed. “As far as the beer culture in Atlanta, it was well timed for that,” Larkworthy said. “I think trying to start a super-glossy magazine in a recession was a bad time for him. It’s been a difficult period for all of us.” The magazine has been “good custodians” of the local beer scene, Larkworthy said, and “there are three times as many breweries [locally] as when they started.” Davis, who lives in Sandy Springs, pulled together the magazine because he believed he saw an opening in the market. “It seemed like there was a magazine for every topic out there,” he said. “Then I notice there was this void in the beer space. That seemed like an opportunity.” The goal: “We wanted to take a sophisticated, higher-end approach to beer,” he said. He’d worked for specialty printers and done advertising work through his own marketing and design company. And he liked beer. He combined his interest with his background in printing and came up with his magazine. “I would do it all myself, except for the articles,” he said. “I’m a terrible writer.” He had stopped drinking, he said. “I haven’t had a drink in seven years,” he

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said. Finding financing had proved difficult from the beginning, he said. “I tried to raise money and I couldn’t do it,” he said. “I couldn’t raise a dime. ... This kind of thing requires you to have relationships

with folks. It was just little, old me.” The late 2000s became one of the worst times in memory for print media. “It was one of the worst atmospheres ever,” he said. “The Internet was changing everything. It was the perfect storm

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for the print media.” But it turned out the Internet cut both ways. Davis found followers on the web. When he offered special subscription deals through Groupon and other websites, people found him. A Father’s Day offering produced $30,000 in subscriptions in a week, enough revenue to keep publishing. Subsequent online subscription offers kept subscribers coming in. “There are so many consumers for beer. There’s seemingly an unlimited supply of interest. You have a husband, son or brother that Beer Connoisseur is the perfect present for,” he said. And interest continues to grow in locally-produced beers made by small craft brewers. “Wine, spirits, cigars – those publications – their audience is more a luxury audience,” Davis said. “Beer is anti-elitist. It is not elitist. But craft beer is really gourmet and it’s hip and it’s cool. We kind of straddle that fence. It’s high end. It’s fun and it’s cool.” Now he says he’s planning to put together another edition of the magazine on paper. “We’ve been very good about making things work out,” he said. “We’ve been going issue to issue for four years and we keep finding a way.”

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Deal: More HOPE for technical college students BY ANN MARIE QUILL Education was on Gov. Nathan said, explaining that he wants to start Deal’s mind when he spoke to an audithe port’s deepening project this year deence of about 200 at a Perimeter Busispite the fact that the Obama adminisness Alliance luncheon on March 14. tration will not fund it. He said the state “We have to have a reliable and qualwill have $266 million to complete the ified workforce,” he said, explaining that project once funding is approved. education is key to reachDeal said making iming that goal. provements to the I-285 He said the high school and Ga. 400 interchange graduation rate is not is one of his top priorities, where it needs to be and and that he promised “to employers in key sectors build and finish and open can’t find qualified worka new intersection” at that ers. location. “If you give me To solve that problem, the opportunity, I look forDeal is asking the Generward to being there to cut al Assembly to consider a the ribbon,” he said. proposal that the HOPE Deal thanked the PeScholarship fund 100 perrimeter Community ImGov. Nathan Deal cent of tuition for stuprovement Districts for dents entering fields such its $10.5 million commitas long-distance truck driving, welding, ment to the project, and he hoped that diesel mechanics and information techthe public-private partnership would innology. spire other local communities to become Deal said state schools must evaluate involved. what type of degrees lead to jobs and exJohn Heagy, a PBA board trustee pand those programs. who introduced Deal to the audience, Deal also pointed to the $547 million said he agreed with the decision to prifor the school system in the 2014 budget oritize improvements at the interchange. that will help eliminate teacher furlough “[The central Perimeter area] contindays. He said that as a result, schools are ues to be one of the hottest office centers rewriting next year’s calendars. in the Southeast and certainly in metAnother aspect to a successful econro Atlanta,” he said. “It’s important that omy in Georgia is the Savannah Port’s our leaders continue to address transability to move products efficiently, Deal portation issues.”

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Engineering firm survives economic highs, lows CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7

cut about a third of his staff, leaving 16 employees. “I had [considered] possibly selling the business in 2008, when the recession started,” Pless said. “That recession was tough on us. We actually, for a little while, went on a 32-hour week, but that didn’t last very long. Then [business] picked back up. We’re very busy now.” A new chapter began a year ago when Pless partnered with Ed Gazzola, who was announced as CEO and co-owner of the firm in April 2013. Gazzola, a Toronto native, first came to Atlanta 15 years ago as founder and president of engineering firm Morrison Hershfield Corporation, and has served more than 20 years as an engineering executive. “A lot of firms got cut in half in the recession, but a lot of them just didn’t make it,” Gazzola said. “I think it’s a real testament to the reputation of the firm [that it survived], but I also think the diversification of the types of work that we do has helped.” Bennett & Pless has grown its involvement in the wireless, billboard and

industrial sectors in recent years, but it continues to consult on a wide range of building projects. “We do every type of building you can imagine, from a single-family residence to a 40-story office tower and everything in between,” said Pless, who estimates that the firm has active projects in about 20 U.S. states and in several countries overseas. The firm often consults on complex renovations of historical sites. They are currently in talks to help renovate the Donaldson-Bannister farmhouse at the corner of Chamblee-Dunwoody Road and Vermack Road, a property that was built in the 1870s. The staff has held firm at 16 since the 2008 cuts, but Gazzola said he intends to start growing soon, possibly to double the amount within three years. “I would like to see us expand geographically, to get some other offices besides Atlanta and Chattanooga as we go forward,” Gazzola said. “That’s in the future, but I think if we want to be a top-10 firm in the country, it will require us to do that.”

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Friday, March 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – The

Tuesday, March 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Join

Sandy Springs Society hosts the 23rd annual “Tossed Out Treasures,” the ultimate flea market. Browse high-end items including home décor, jewelry, silver, crystal, sports equipment, art, furniture, gently-used clothing and more. Sale continues March 29, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. Preview party, March 27, 6-9 p.m., $30; $35 at the door. Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction while shopping. Tom Jumper Chevrolet, 7200 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. For preview party tickets or information, go to: www.sandyspringssociety.org.

Monarchs & Margaritas Saturday, March 29, 6:30-10:30 p.m. – Mon-

archs & Margaritas, the premier gala benefiting the Dunwoody Nature Center, returns with all new surprises. Event features dinner, live entertainment, signature cocktails, desserts and coffees, and live and silent auctions. $100 per person. Party attire requested. Proceeds benefit the programming, education and outreach efforts of the center. South Terraces Atrium, 115 Perimeter Center Place, Dunwoody, 30346. To purchase tickets or for details, go to: www.monarchsandmargaritas.org.

Ms. Briana as she teaches a two-part sculpting class. Learn about the basics of sculpting! Continues on April 1, same time. Free and open to all. For ages 7 and up. Registration required by calling the Sandy Spring Branch Library at 404-303-6130 or emailing: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov. In the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

All About Pirates Saturday, March 29, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah

holds a seasonal story time and related activities for the whole family! Pirate costumes strongly encouraged! For ages 3-7. Free, and the community is welcome. Registration required by calling the Sandy Spring Branch Library at 404-303-6130 or emailing: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.

PJ Stories Tuesday, April 1, 6:30-7 p.m. – Listen to bedtime stories with sleepy-time songs. Wear PJs and bring stuffed friends. Free. For ages 3-5. Open to the first 20 participants. The community is welcome to attend. Call 404-848-7140 to sign up. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

Teen Yoga Saturday, April 5, 1:30-2:30 p.m. – Stressed

over tests? Ana Rodriguez shows you how to relax and overcome anxieties with an hour of yoga. Registration required. Bring your own mat; mats will be provided. Open to middle and high school youth. Free. All are invited. Call 404-303-6130 to register. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov with questions.

Daffodil Dash Sunday, March 30, 9 a.m. – Join others at the

Daffodil Dash, a 1 mile and 5K run/walk in memory of children who perished in the Holocaust. Race starts at Georgia Perimeter College and ends at the Marcus Jewish Community Center. Race followed by a Holocaust survivor speaker and a refugee from Darfur. $25; $12 for kids under 10 years old. Proceeds benefit global outreach programs. Register online: www.daffodildash.org. Georgia Perimeter College, 2101 Womack Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For further information call 855-665-4234 or email: amyisraelchaiatlanta@gmail.com.

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running in the Cancer Support Community’s Chastain Chase 6K fundraiser. $30; $20 phantom runner. Event also offers 1 mile and Tot Trot. Race winds through Chastain Park. T-shirts, after-race food. Proceeds provide programs for those affected by cancer. Begins at Road Runner Sports, Powers Ferry Square, 3756 Roswell Rd., Suite 16, Atlanta, 30342. To register or to find out more, visit: www. cscatlanta.kintera.org/chastainchase.

PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS

New Exhibitions Wednesday, March 26, 5-7 p.m. – Ogletho-

rpe University’s Museum of Art hosts a member and public reception celebrating the opening of its two new exhibitions: OPTIC CHIASM: The Crossing Over of Art & Science, part of the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, and BLIND/SIGHT: Conversations with the Visually Inspired. Lectures by two co-curators follow, beginning at 7 p.m. Free and open to all. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-364-8555 or go to: http://museum.oglethorpe.edu with questions.

The Secret Garden Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m. – The students

of Holy Spirit Preparatory’s Performing Arts department perform a musical production of “The Secret Garden,” about a sickly English girl who blossoms while spending time in a garden. Show continues March 28-29, at 7 p.m. $5 at the door. In the Commons Building, Upper School campus, 4449 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 678-904-2811 for more information.

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Savor Sandy Springs

The Civil War Monday, March 24, 6 p.m. – As part of

The Lovett School’s “The Civil War and the Forging of Character Lecture” series, Dr. Joan Waugh, department of History professor at UCLA, discusses “Ulysses S. Grant in Historical Memory.” Free and open to the public. Reservations suggested by calling 404-2623032, ext. 1717. In the Hendrix-Chenault Theater, The Lovett School, 4075 Paces Ferry Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30327. For additional information, go to: www.lovett.org.

Cancer Treatment Exercise Tuesday, March 25, 2-3:30 p.m. – Have you experienced cancer-related fatigue, sleep disturbances, cognitive impairment, weight gain/loss or other symptoms of cancer surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy? Science shows exercise can eliminate or reduce treatment-related problems, improve survival rates, reduce recurrence and ultimately improve quality of life. Free and open to members of the Cancer Support Community. Snacks provided. RSVP to 404-8431880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite C-225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta. org with questions.

Small Container Gardening Tuesday, March 25, 3-4 p.m. – The UGA

Cooperative Extension shares fun gardening ideas! Gardening can be done in small places. All you need are containers to grow your favorite vegetables, fruits and plants. Turn your porch or deck into the perfect growing spot. Free and open to all. For adults. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. Call 404-848-7140 for details.

Symphony of the Stars Tuesday, March 25, 7-8:15 p.m. – The At-

lanta Science Festival comes to Georgia Perimeter College- Dunwoody. Astronomer Jay Dunn explores John Williams’ music for the Star Wars movies. Enjoy live music and video clips, all inspired by Star Wars. Free and open to the public. For high school and college students, and adults. Parking available in Lots 6, 8 and 9. 2101 Womack Rd., Room NC 1100, Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-322-4992 or visit: www.atlantasciencefestival.org with questions.

College Prep Saturday, March 29, 8 a.m. – The 16th

semi-annual college prep series gives students a free opportunity to take college entrance exams in a simulated testing environment. Take the PRA to decide between the ACT or SAT. The PSAT also offered. PSAT best suited for middle school through 9th graders; sophomores and juniors may register for the PRA. Register in advance, via phone: 1-800-2REVIEW or online: www.princetonreview.com. North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404330-6052 for more information.

On The Water Saturday, March 29, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. –

Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy a day on the water at Morgan Falls Overlook Park during “Canoe, Kayak & Paddleboard Demonstration Day.” Event gives you a chance to “test the waters” with canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. Learn paddling safety, basics of paddling, differences between paddles, paddle strokes, loading a kayak, kayak fishing and kayak camping. Free and open to all ages. 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs, 30350. www.sandyspringsga.org.

“BE A PAL…” Monday, March 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. –

Check out Lunch & Learn programs offered by PALS: fitness club; Henry Kissinger; struggles of the spirit; the future of medicine; finance class; the Founding Fathers’ debate; heroism & horror in WWI; Bridge; Mahjongg and Chess. Classes continue through May 19. No class on April 14. Class details and fees available by calling PALS at 770-698-0801 or going online: palsonline.org. Catered lunch available with reservation. Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338.

Enjoy a healthy taste of South America at FuegoMundo, featuring the best Latin foods on the grill. A unique regional favorite with Colombian-American-Jewish chef/ owners Masha Hleap and Udi Hershkovitz at the helm, FuegoMundo focuses on flavorful and healthy from-scratch fusion recipes from South and Central America and Spain. The ideal place for meat lovers, chicken-lovers, fish-lovers, vegans and health-conscious diners with many gluten-free, dairy-free, grass fed beef, organic and Kosher options (AKC), all served in a trendy, upscale-casual environment.

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Go Native! Thursday, April 3, 2-4 p.m. – The Chatta-

hoochee Nature Center holds a workshop on native plants for the home landscape. Presentation highlights butterfly gardens, trees and shrubs. Program includes walking tour of mature plants in the CNC gardens. Free for CNC members; included in general CNC admission. For ages 16-adult. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Go to: www.chattnaturecenter.org or call 770-9922055 to learn more.

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Health Screenings

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Thursday, March 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – The

Sunday, April 6, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – Fam-

Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta and Northside Hospital present free health screenings, including: non-fasting cholesterol & glucose; blood pressure; body composition analysis; osteoporosis; pulmonary function, and more. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional details, call Rachael Rinehart at 678-812-4022 or visit www.atlantajcc.org.

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ilies are invited for a morning of Passover songs and fun at the Marcus Jewish Community Center-Atlanta. Children will enjoy a matzah topping bar, craft stations, green screen and more. Passover songs with Rabbi Glusman begin at 10 a.m., followed by a performance by the “Charoses Players” in the Morris & Rae Frank Theater. Free and open to the community. 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For additional details, call 678-8124161 or email: rabbi.glusman@atlantajcc.org.

FINAL MONTH!

Saturday, March 29, 2-5 p.m. – The Dun-

woody Driving Club holds it first event of 2014, celebrating its third anniversary. Check out more than 125 antique and sports cars on display. Invite family, friends and children to attend. It is free. In the parking lot behind Marlow’s Tavern, 1317 Dunwoody Village Parkway, 30338. Visit: www.dunwoodydrivingclub.com for more information.

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Road Trips

Georgia gardens

Editor’s note: Reporter Newspapers usually focus attention on our local communities. But now and then, we find it worthwhile to gas up the car and head oﬀ to see something of the world outside. In that spirit, we’re launching this new feature, Road Trips. These articles will describe interesting places to go and unusual things to see within a two-hour drive of Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Brookhaven and Dunwoody. They’ll appear occasionally whenever the spirit moves us for a good road trip. As spring returns and nature begins to color the landscape, it’s a good time to check out places where flowers really strut their stuff. Here are seven gardens located in Georgia. Some have stories to tell. Others offer exotic flowers or displays of floral beauty. Clean out the SUV, load up the family and take a moment to smell the roses, or the irises, or the daffodils.

Vines Gardens, Loganville

Address: 3500 Oak Grove Road Directions: Take I-285 East to Exit 39B. Take U.S 78 East for about 21 miles. Turn left on Hoke Okelly Road SW, then turn left onto Oak Grove Road. Hours: sunrise to sunset, unless otherwise posted. What it’s known for: 25-acre garden, a model railroad that opens May 10. For more information: 678-277-0890, www.gwinnettcounty.com

Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Kennesaw

The 16-acre gardens grew up around the historic Hiram Butler House, which was built in 1880. Robert Gilbert purchased the property in 1970 and over the next 35 years, Gilbert and Richard Smith added the gardens and sculpture collection. The house and gardens, owned by the city of Kennesaw, now feature more than 3,000 species of plants. Address: 2382 Pine Mountain Road Directions: Take I-75 North to Exit 269. Take Cobb Parkway to Pine Mountain Road, turn left onto Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW, take a right onto Cobb Parkway and go 2.8 miles, then turn left onto Pine Mountain Road. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays. Cost: $7 for adults; $6 for senior citizens and active duty military; $5 for children aged 6 to 12. What it’s known for: The garden features 31 sculptures. For more information: 770-919-0248 or www.smithgilbertgardens.com

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Cason J. Callaway, a textile magnate from LaGrange, and his wife, Virginia, conceived Actress Hetty Jane Dunaway in 1934 opened a “theatrical training ground” on of these gardens in the 1930s and began working her husband Wayne P. Sewell’s property six miles from Newnan, on them in the 1940s, according to the garden’s Dunaway Gardens says on its website. Her stone-walled gardens website. Open to the public since 1952 and now hosted theatrical and dance performances. They fell into disrepair operated by a foundation, this 2,600-acre resort and were overgrown by kudzu and ivy for nearly half a century. complex offers golf, water sports and restaurants. Owner Jennifer Bigham began restoring the gardens in 2000, and The garden features a butterfly house, and claims the gardens reopened in 2005. to be home to the world’s largest azalea garden. Address: 3218 Roscoe Road Peak azalea blooms are expected in late March Directions: Take I-85 South to Exit 69. Exit onto South Fulton and early April. Parkway and go about 21 miles. Turn left onto Campbellton Address: 17800 U.S. 27 Redwine Road, go 7 miles. Turn right after the bridge into the stone Directions: I- 85 South to I-185 South (Exit and gated entrance to the gardens. 21). Exit at U. S. 27 (Exit 42), turn left Hours: Scheduled to be open only on selected weekend days in April, and proceed to Pine Mountain, then turn May and June. Open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Fridays and right onto Ga. 354 West and proceed to Saturdays, and noon until 4 p.m. on Sundays. Check the website, intersection with Ga. 18. Callaway Gardens’ www.dunawaygardens.com/visiting.php, for open days. CALLAWAYGARDENS.COM Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for children. main entrance is on the opposite side of this intersection. What it’s known for: Past association with celebrities, such as Minnie Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pearl, an amphitheater, the Hanging Gardens. Cost: $18 to $25 (depending on type of ticket) for adults; $15 to $20 for senior For more information: 678-423-4050 or www.dunawaygardens.com citizens 65 and older; $9 to $12.50 for children 6 to 12; 5 and younger, free. What it’s known for: Azaleas, butterflies, native plants, seasonal special events such as a hot air balloon festival in the summer, and holiday lights in November and December. For more information: 1-800-225-5292 or www.callawaygardens.com

Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta

Efforts to create an Atlanta garden began in 1973, and the garden opened in 1976. It now occupies about 30 acres and five main buildings, and operates as a nonprofit charged with developing and maintaining plant collections for display, education, research and conservation. Address: 1345 Piedmont Avenue Directions: The garden is next to Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Take I-85 South to Exit 84 and follow signs to 14th Street. Turn left on 14th and continue to Piedmont Avenue. Turn left on Piedmont. The garden is on the right. Hours: Tuesdays through Sundays – 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. November through March; 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. April through October; Thursdays – 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. May through October; closed Mondays, except holidays. Cost: $18.95 for adults; $12.95 for children aged 3 to 12; free for children younger than 3. What it’s known for: Orchids, roses, hydrangeas, a Japanese garden, desert plants, high elevation plants. For more information: 404-876-5859 or atlantabotanicalgarden.org

Buckhead’s ‘The Garden Show’ to focus on community gardens

The Southeastern Horticultural Society is planning an abbreviated edition of its annual flower show at the Buckhead Theatre on April 25-27. The Southeastern Flower Show, usually held at the Cobb Galleria, will return in 2015, but this year The Garden Show in Buckhead will focus on community gardening. Speakers will include Vince Dooley and Steve Penley, along with a marketplace, photography exhibit, children’s activities, local chefs, floral designers and the announcement of a “legacy garden” at Charlie Loudermilk Park. For tickets and information, visit www.sehort.org/ gardenshow.

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Leaders of this Dunwoody church aren’t ready to give up yet BY J.D. MOOR Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church stands at a crossroads. Edward Cagle, who served as pastor of the congregation from 1953 until 1973, came back in 2003 for a second round to help hold together the small church at the intersection of Spalding and Roberts drives. “They were talking about closing the doors due to low attendance in 2003. I couldn’t stand that, so I volunteered to come back,” Edward Cagle said. Cagle is 86 years old now. And, at times, his efforts to hold the church together and the community seem to be at odds. “There was a time when 60 to 70 percent of the membership

lived in the community. Now there’s only one,” he said. “Our members have dropped to an all-time low of 18 or 19.” After high school, Cagle was a bookbinder by trade. He was ordained at 22. “When I heard God’s call, I didn’t think twice about it,” the pastor said. In 1829, the church stood diagonally across the street from its current location. Dunwoody claims Ebenezer as its oldest church, but the building actually falls within Sandy Springs’ city limits. Rebuilt at least twice since its beginning, the red-brick church building looks secular. Its low profile is faith-

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Mary Ruth Nagel Holy Spirit Preparatory School, senior Even though she hasn’t yet graduated from high school, Mary Ruth Nagel already has made her mark as an entrepreneur, an altruist and a nationally competitive equestrian athlete. Mary Ruth, who attends Holy Spirit Preparatory School, began riding horses at Chastain Horse Park at the age of 4. She picked up the sport alongside her younger brother, who joined as part of a therapy program to combat his mild cerebral palsy. Ever since, Mary Ruth has been an equestrian athlete. In eighth grade, she was invited to participate in the Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvania. The premier competition includes only the top 30 athletes nationally in each age group. “I have always liked that it [riding horses] is a rare sport,” she said. “Once you get in there, it is just you and the horse, and you cannot blame anyone else for your mistakes, which is sometimes hard, but when you do well, it is really rewarding.” Before starting high school, Mary Ruth often traveled for riding competitions. To avoid missing too much school work, she stopped traveling and started Holy Spirit’s first equestrian team with the help of her mom. The team, which practices at Chastain, accepts students from other schools that may not have their own programs. Mary Ruth, who was too shy to talk in school until first grade, considers herself outgoing and talkative today, and credits the change to riding horses competitively. “Riding has been very confidence-boosting because you go in [to a competition] and everybody is watching, and it is just you out there,” she said. “The fact that your actions are controlling what something as big as a horse is doing is empowering.” Founding an equestrian team isn’t the only venture Mary Ruth has started. In 2010, she and her three best friends and each of their moms created the jewelry company Catholic Bling. What began as a project in the Nagel basement to create Christian-themed jewelry is now a

company with a storefront on Roswell Road. “You don’t just wake up and own a company,” said Mary Ruth. “It is hard, and you don’t make money at first, you lose money. It is not fun at the beginning and you go days you don’t want to work, but if you get through that portion of it, then you can get way further than you thought you would in the beginning.” Today, the four friends are junior partners in the business and work there during the summer. At school, Mary Ruth is part of the One Apostolate service club and is also a Big Sister in the school’s house program through which she helps seventh and eighth graders. “She is seen as a big sister to all of our younger girls, and she walks and talks like we would want every teenage girl to,” said David Rosenzweig, who taught Mary Ruth, and now serves as an assistant principal at Holy Spirit. Last summer, Mary Ruth traveled on a school mission trip to an orphanage in Jamaica through Mustard Seed Communities. During the weeklong trip, the students helped with physical labor, such as painting fences, and spent time playing with the kids. Since her junior year, Mary Ruth has been a cheerleader and particularly enjoys football games. “I prefer football to basketball [cheerleading] because my little brother is the football captain, so it is always nice because my whole family comes to all the games,” she said.

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Stan Jester: DeKalb has a ‘spending problem’ On May 20, voters will go to the polls and vote in several state and local elections, including the DeKalb County Board of Education. This will be the first election since six school board members were removed by Gov. Nathan Deal after an accrediting agency put the DeKalb School System on accreditation probation. Reporter Newspapers caught up with Stan Jester, who is running unopposed for the District 1 seat, representing north DeKalb County on the school board. Jester is in a bit of a unique situation: He will be the second Jester to hold the seat. His wife, Nancy Jester, represented District 1 until she resigned in 2013. She is now running in the Republican primary for State Schools Superintendent.

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Georgia Senate District 40

Republicans – Richard D. “Dick” Anderson; Francis R. “Fran” Millar, incumbent Democrats – Tamara Y. Johnson; Benedict I. Truman II

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Democrats – Elena C. Parent; R. Kyle Williams Republican – Gregory E. “Greg” Williams

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Republicans – Catherine S. Bernard; Michael J. “Mike” Jacobs, incumbent

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Republican – James R. “Jim” Duffie Democrat – M. Scott Holcomb, incumbent

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Democrat – Mary Margaret Oliver, incumbent

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Democrat – Jeff Rader, incumbent

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Police Blotter From police reports dated through March 12. The following information was pulled from Brookhaven’s Police-to-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be accurate.

BURGLARY  1900 block of E. Roxboro Road – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 27.  2100 block of Coosawattee Drive – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 28.  3400 block of Buford Highway – A burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on March 4.  1000 block of Standard Drive – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on March 4.  1400 block of Bates Court – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on March 9.  1400 block of Dresden Drive – An attempted burglary was reported on March 9; a burglary to a non-residence, using forced entry, was reported on March 9.

ROBBERY  3200 block of Buford Highway/N. Cliff

 2300 block of Colonial Drive – Theft of an auto was reported on March 6.

 2600 block of Osborne Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 2.

 3300 block of Buford Highway – Theft of an auto was reported on March 10.

 1400 block of N. Druid Hills Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 3.

 2100 block of Coosawattee Drive – Theft of an auto was reported on March 10.

Valley Way – A robbery in the street using a weapon was reported on March 4.

 2900 block of N. Druid Hills Road – A robbery of a business using a gun was reported on March 8.  1600 block of Briarwood Road – A robbery in the street using a gun was reported on March 8.  2200 block of Lake Boulevard – A robbery in the street using a gun was reported on March 8.

AUTO THEFT  3100 block of Buford Highway – Theft of an auto was reported on March 1.  2800 block of Clairmont Road – Theft of an auto was reported on March 2.  5300 block of Druid Hills Reserve Drive – Theft of an auto was reported on March 2.  3000 block of Clairmont Road – Theft of an auto was reported on March 4.  1900 block of E. Roxboro Road – Entering an auto was reported on March 4.  100 block of Lincoln Court Avenue – Theft of other vehicles was reported on March 4.

THEFT/LARCENY  400 block of Windmont Drive – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 27.  2100 block of Millenium Way – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 28.  3200 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on Feb. 28; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 1.  1400 block of Briarwood Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 28.

 1900 block of N. Druid Hills Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 3; theft was reported on March 9.  1200 block of Oglethorpe Avenue – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 3; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 5.  1100 block of Clearview Drive – A larceny of articles from a

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3600 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 4.

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 700 block of Town Boulevard – A larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 28.  300 block of Town Boulevard – A larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 28.  3100 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on March 1.  3000 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on March 1.

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 1200 block of Druid Knoll Drive – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 6.  2600 block of Ashford Road – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 7.  5300 block of Druid Hills Reserve Drive – A

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cles from a vehicle was reported on March 10.  1000 block of Fairway Estates – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 11.  1200 block of Village Run – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 11.  3100 block of Gables Drive – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 11.

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 3400 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on March 8.

 3700 block of Wescott Cove – Simple battery was reported on March 2.

 4300 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Theft was reported on March 8; a larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 8.

 3500 block of Buford Highway – Battery was reported on March 6.

 2900 block of Buford Highway/N. Druid Hills Road – Theft by receiving stolen property was reported on March 8.  3300 block of Buford Highway – A larceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on March 9.  100 block of Town Boulevard – Theft was reported on March 9.  3600 block of Buford Highway – Theft was reported on March 10.

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City Manager Marie Garrett told the City Council that the city would potentially stop using DeKalb County’s emergency dispatch service and begin a contract with ChatComm between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30. The council is scheduled to vote at its March 25 meeting on whether to join ChatComm. Yandura said he has not been satisfied with DeKalb’s 911 service. He said there have been complaints of delays on emergency calls. He’s also logged 64 complaints from officers, who say they aren’t able to communicate with dispatchers once they are on a call. “They don’t have enough dispatchers,” Yandura said. “We have a lot more officers than DeKalb [police] actually did in the city of Brookhaven [before the start of the city].” Yandura said ChatComm officials say they would hire two more operators to accommodate the increased call volume from Brookhaven. Council members also discussed concerns about ChatComm brought to their attention by former Dunwoody City Councilman Danny Ross. Like Dunwoody, Brookhaven does not have its own fire department and is still served by DeKalb County Fire & Rescue. Therefore, fire and emergency medical calls would be answered by ChatComm and then transferred to DeKalb County for dispatch. Police calls, which make up the majority of 911 calls, would be dispatched directly BK

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