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APRIL 17 — APRIL 30, 2015 • VOL. 9 — NO. 8
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Never forget
Spring fling
Time to clean out those closets ROBIN’S NEST 7
Quality time Charity work builds relationships MAKING A DIFFERENCE 8-9
‘X’ marks the spot
Holocaust survivors share stories COMMUNITY 16-17
Roundabouts planned for ‘Bermuda Triangle’ area of city BY JOE EARLE
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PHIL MOSIER
Charlie Hendry, 7, left, plays tic-tac-toe in chalk with his sister, Caroline, 10, at Opening Day of the Heritage Sandy Springs Farmers Market on April 11. Open Saturdays through October, the market is located at 235 Sandy Springs Circle. See additional photos on page 2.
After looking over plans for a pair of traffic circles near their home in downtown Sandy Springs, John and Donna Bendik seemed pleased with what they saw. “We’re excited about it,” Donna Bendik said. “It’s going to make [the intersection] look a lot better. Basically, it looks pretty horrible right now. If they do it right, it could be a real plus for the community.” “It could be a big plus in the long run ..,” John Bendik said. “It does have potential.” “If it’s done correctly,” his wife said. The Bendiks were among about two dozen Sandy Springs residents who dropped by City Hall on April 2 to examine drawings for a proposed pair of roundabouts where Mount Vernon Highway and Johnson Ferry Road link up in the center of the city. The roundabouts are planned near the triangular area created where those two busy streets meet Roswell Road. City officials plan to use the triangle for a public park at the edge of the planned City Center complex. Assistant City Manager Bryant Poole said the traffic circle design was determined to be the best of several options studied by SEE ROUNDABOUTS, PAGE 4
Rose finds fans for his snarky crime blotters BY ELLEN ELDRIDGE
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Sandy Springs police Capt. Steve Rose has punctuated his 35-year law enforcement career by telling tales. His crime reports include just enough snarky wit and sarcasm to secure a fan base for his column. He says his writing is something he would continue even after fully retiring from law enforcement. But, he’s not leaving Sandy Springs police; he’s transferring to a new job. And while he’s leaving his community outreach role to take on the duties of South District commander, he says he isn’t abandoning his “Weekly Wrap,” which he says has become world famous. Rose has been adding his touch of humor to serious subjects in law enforcement and sharing it with the community for almost 15 years. He retired from Fulton County Po-
lice in 2006, the day before he started with Sandy Springs police. Rose, now 62, is married to a Sandy Springs detective, has two children and two step-children, one of whom works as a police officer in Atlanta. Five children call him Grandpa. And still, he writes. What has become Rose’s “Weekly Wrap,” started as private writing, Rose said. Around 2001, he said he moved into “community work” with Fulton County police. “I cranked up crime prevention because all our neighborhood watch programs had become obsolete and we were getting hammered in burglaries,” Rose said. SEE ROSE’S SNARKY, PAGE 20
ISADORA PENNINGTON
Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose may be transferring to a new job, but he promises to continue chronicling local crime.