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Mayor Rusty Paul likens Roswell Road to a broken and worn tiara, with the proposed City Center as the crown jewel in the middle.

But, he said, the tiara needs to be refurbished. “I think Roswell Road has the potential to be . . . where we all gather, where things happen. Instead of avoiding it, it’s a place where you want to go.”

Paul was speaking to a crowd of about 50 people gathered when the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods held its annual meeting May 13 at the Heritage Sandy Springs building. The voluntary neighborhood advocacy group hosted Paul along with a panel of local de-

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Price: ‘This is a nation at odds’

BY LESLIE WILLIAMS JOHNSON U.S. Rep. Tom Price (R-Roswell) told members of the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce Tuesday that he’s optimistic about the nation’s future even as it continues to wade through economic, transportation, and health care issues.

“This is a nation that is at odds with each other right now about the direction and how we move forward, at odds with each other about what the role of the federal government ought to be,” Price, who represents Georgia’s 6th District, including Sandy Springs, told about 100 attending the chamber lunch at Villa Christina.

“These aren’t minor differences.

These are major fundamental differences. And the way we sort through this is elections.”

Price, who faces Democrat Robert Montigel in November, said there is a strong correlation between transporta-

tion and job growth in the 6th District.

“I believe, especially in our area, one of the reasons that we aren’t seeing the job growth that we’d like to see is the whole issue of transportation,” he said.

“You can’t be in the north Atlanta area and have a discussion about the economy and jobs and business without talking about transportation. And the loggerhead that we’re at in Washington right now is making it so there’s less certainty, more uncertainty, in the area of transportation than there should be,” Price said.

He said he’s rooting for a six-year transportation bill, perhaps within the next year – not before the current transportation bill expires in a few months.

“I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to get another transportation bill, but candidly I think the likely thing will be another patch or bridge for a period of time which is OK, not great, OK,” he said.

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Residents worry roundabouts will contribute to gridlock

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The Georgia Department of Transportation says roundabouts on the Riverside Drive/I-285 interchange would be a safety improvement that would improve traffic flow. Residents who live nearby believe the roundabouts will contribute to congestion of their streets.

“Almost every single one of my constituents that has reached out to me is opposed,” said Sandy Springs Councilmember Graham McDonald, who represents residents in that area.

McDonald says he’s also concerned because the roundabout study came before the Atlanta Braves’ announcement that the baseball team was moving nearby to Cobb County.

The roundabouts are designed to replace intersection signals on Riverside Drive’s I-285 interchanges. State transportation officials plan to accept bids for the design-and-build project this fall, with construction to begin next spring.

An open house for the public to learn about the project took place in March at Sandy Springs City Hall. At the event, David Spear, GDOT press secretary, said that while roundabouts are “very popular in other parts of the country,” they’re new to most commuters in the Atlanta area who “tend to be nervous” about the change.

Residents near the interchange say they have good reason to be nervous.

“We’ve got a gridlock problem on Riverside and Heards Ferry [drives], and both streets are critical to our ability to get around,” said Reed Haggard, president of the Riverside Homeowners Association, which represents more than 700 homes.

“Coupled with that, we’ve got a terrible cut-through problem [with commuters traveling to and from Cobb County].”

Haggard said that while round-

abouts may ease traffic flow from I-285, they may contribute to the traffic problem on Riverside and nearby roadways.

“Let’s say this works, then more people will get off I-285 [at Riverside]. I realize it is an exit, but it’s an exit onto a two-lane road. It’s not designed to handle that kind of volume.”

Haggard said he would like to see city officials get involved in the issue and perhaps come up with a better solution. He said the Riverside Homeowners Association sent a letter protesting the project to the GDOT, city officials and nearby neighborhoods, which he said he would like to see protest the project, as well.

“Because, honestly, I think right now if you put in roundabouts, nothing’s going to [improve],” he said. “We’ve got a roundabout in our neighborhood; people don’t get them.”

McDonald said people who drive through the interchanges every day may adapt to using them, but there will be drivers from I-285 frequently driving through that haven’t encountered roundabouts on a regular basis.

McDonald, who noted that he was speaking on behalf of himself and his constituents and not the city of Sandy Springs, says it may be hard to stop the project as its located on federal/state right-of-way.

Sandy Springs City Council has asked to be briefed by state officials on the project, and city staff members are reaching out to the transportation department, according to a recent e-blast that McDonald sent to his constituents.

“This is the absolute last thing my district needs,” McDonald said. “We have to protect Sandy Springs from detrimental levels of traffic.”

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On May 20, local voters to nominate, elect officials

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Sandy Springs voters head to the polls May 20 to nominate candidates in Republican and Democratic primaries and to choose a school board member.

In recent redistricting, a number of new election districts were drawn that change which elected officials Sandy Springs voters will choose. Sandy Springs has been divided among three Fulton County Commission districts

and lines for Georgia House districts were redrawn.

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That website also will tell you where you vote and can provide you with a printable sample ballot.

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County Commission, Sandy Springs residents, depending on where they live, now vote in either District 1, 2 or 3.

Incumbent Liz Hausmann is unopposed in District 1. In District 2, Bob Ellis meets Eric B. Broadwell in the Republican Primary. In District

3, Bernard “Bernie” Tokarz, Lee Morris, Cory Ruth and Alexander Palacios are competing in the Republican Primary.

In the race for the District 7 seat on the Fulton County school board, incumbent Julia C. Bernath faces Kathleen A. Wittschen.

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“Things are going in the right direction,” Paul said, explaining that the city has shaved about 32 hours a year off the commute time from the Chattahoochee River to the city limits by coordinating lights and traffic management.

Paul said Roswell Road can become more vibrant, in part, by creating a retail environment where people want to go to shop. He said he visited Woodstock recently, which has a nice, small-town center divided by only a railroad track from urban housing, retail and restaurants.

“It physically looked a little bit out of place, but it worked,” Paul said. “Mothers in strollers were going down shop to shop to shop. By 11:30 a.m., people started showing up in the restaurants. By noon, the place was buzzing. If Woodstock can

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do it, surely, surely we can do better.”

Trisha Thompson, the council’s vice president, introduced the panel that followed Paul’s remarks. “Our main Roswell Road corridor affects the neighborhoods both in real estate values and the image of our community,” she said, adding that the panel was going to address Roswell Road north of Abernathy and inside I-285 to the city limits, since those areas, unlike the city center area, are not supported by a master plan.

John Lundeen, president of Coro Realty Advisers, said one challenge is that “we don’t have a grid system. Without a grid system it’s very challenging to have this vibrant, town type of environment.”

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He also said the city should try to attract local retail tenants rather than national big-box stores in order to create an area like downtown Roswell or Decatur.

“Those are the areas that are the most successful,” he said.

Developer Charles Roberts of Roberts Properties said that Roswell Road needs a “catalyst” for change that includes shops people can walk to, a mix of commercial and residential, and a feeling of safety.

Roberts says he’s told the mayor Roswell Road needs an overlay zone. “First, [it offers] more control, more attention to landscaping, architecture, awnings and beauty,” he said.

He says supervision by a governing board will make Roswell Road neighborhoods more attractive and bring better tenants. “It is a tedious job,” Roberts warned, saying it cannot happen overnight.

Hudson Hooks with JLB Partners, which is developing the Gateway mixeduse project near the intersection of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway, said residents moving to the southern Roswell Road area offer a great opportunity for redevelopment.

“Roswell Road is an opportunity for developers because you’ve got blighted areas mixed in with unbelievable residential areas,” he said. “It’s a perfect storm for developers to get things done.”

Hooks said one challenge is that as rundown apartments are demolished, others become more valuable. But, he said, in the next 20 years there will be a big push by developers up and down Roswell Road.

He also agreed that an overlay zone would have made things easier for him on the Gateway project. “We would have gotten to the same place in half the time,” Hooks said.

Roberts said that as a longtime North Springs resident, he’s sensitive to the needs of Roswell Road.

“My hot button is Roswell Road. The neighborhoods are really beautiful,” Roberts said. “But it’s the Roswell Road piece that needs a lot of attention.”

He warned that the city shouldn’t get so busy with the jewel of the City Center that it “forgets the tiara.”

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Boxing champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade points out of the ring as he prepares for a workout with Mike Veloz at a Sandy Springs boxing gym.

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‘Boo Boo’ can claim his share of boxing success Demetrius Andrade doesn’t remember how he got the nickname “Boo Boo.” He’s had it since he was a little kid growing up in Rhode Island.

“It was just a name given to me by somebody in my family when I was young,” Andrade said.

It stuck, even though it may not sound like the kind of fierce nickname someone in Andrade’s position usually would carry. He’s a professional fighter. His nickname may not strike fear into his opponents, but Andrade doesn’t seem to let that worry him. He calls himself Boo Boo everywhere. His website is boobooboxing.com. He’s boobooboxing on Twitter and Facebook, too. So maybe, Paul Andrade, the fighter’s father and trainer said, trying to give it a bit of a spin, “Boo Boo” works out all right as a boxer’s nickname after all.

“Boo Boo will give you a boo boo,” he said with a grin.

Whatever he’s called, Andrade, a 26-year-old light middleweight, already has claimed his share of success as a fighter.

He’s won Golden Gloves championships, competed in the Olympics, and won a silver medal in the Pan American Games. He’s 20-0 as a professional.

Last year, he won the World Boxing Organization’s world championship as a junior middleweight. The guy he beat was nicknamed “Nightmare.”

Now Andrade is preparing for his first defense of his title. The match is scheduled for June 14. He’s relocated his family and entourage to Sandy Springs for his training. He trained in the north Fulton city for his title match last year and has stayed on. He works out at Delgado Boxing, a cinder-block-walled boxing gym located in the back of a Roswell Road shopping center. Paul Delgado, the ex-Bostonian who started the gym, is an old acquaintance of Andrade’s dad from Delgado’s boxing days.

Andrade said he hits the gym every day to prepare. He spends his time “boxing, just working out.” He claims no training secrets.

“There’s no new thing we do that nobody else does,” he said. “We work harder at it. We know how to work out.”

Andrade started learning about boxing about the same time people started calling him Boo Boo. Growing up, he played footAROUND ball and tried TOWN karate. When he was about JOE EARLE 4 or 5, he said, he started hanging around a gym that his dad, a construction contractor, took over so his boys would have a place to go after school. “It was just to keep them off the streets, him and his two brothers,” said Paul Andrade, who’s now 58.

“It became part of my daily life,” Demetrius Andrade said.

Andrade said he found he liked everything about boxing: “the training, getting in shape, fighting, having fun, finding who you are,” he said. “As a person, boxing will put you through some stuff,” he said. Like what? “Finding out how tough you are, seeing if you have the will it takes.”

And boxing allows him to take care of his family. He has two young daughters, aged 7 and 3, he said.

His dad says family is what matters.

“I have three sons ... My concern is life after boxing,” he said. “What sort of man he’s going to be to take care of his family. I don’t care if they have to work at McDonald’s, if they can take care of their families.”

After decades in the gym, Andrade seems comfortable in his role as a champion boxer. He’s graceful in the ring and soft-spoken, even slightly bemused, as he answers questions about himself.

“One day,” Paul Andrade said, “I was giving him directions and he said, ‘Dad, I’ve been doing this 18 years.’ It’s true.

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Sandy Springs Rotarian Fran Farcan drop off old medical items such as ias says that having two disabled brothcrutches, wheelchairs and walkers. ers has made her aware of the high cost Now in its location for a few weeks, of home medical equipment. So, when the trailer is holding several armloads of she was looking for a way to utilize some used items. Farias and Reed say they are funds raised by the Rotary Club of Sanspreading the word that more donations dy Springs, she had an idea. are needed.

“No one [in the area] was really doReed says that people can come to ing anything to recycle home medical the center at 470 Morgan Falls Road equipment,” said Farias, who serves as at any time to donate items, and if the the Rotary’s community service director, office is closed they can leave items at is a past president, and has been a memthe door. Reed also noted that those dober for 18 years. So last fall she started nating items do not have to be Sandy working on an idea Springs residents. for such a project.

Once donated, the Do you know an organization or “I’m all about colequipment is turned individual making a difference laborative efforts and over to Friends of in our community? Email partnerships,” Farias Disabled Adults and editor@reporternewspapers.net said. She approached Children (FODAC), city officials, who rea nonprofit that referred her to Keep furbishes the equipSandy Springs Beautiful, which operment to give to people in need at no ates the city’s recycling facility on Morcost. gan Falls Road.

“There’s a waiting list for people who Farias says when she first was planneed these items,” Reed said. “There’s ning the recycling project, she thought also a tremendous need for people to about housing donated items in some have a good place to dispose of these kind of permanent structure or a storkind of items.” age unit, “but someone in the club said, Items that cannot be accepted in‘Why not a trailer?’” clude needles, sharps and pharmaceutiShe thought that housing the trailcals. Accepted donations include canes, er at the recycling facility made sense. crutches, walkers, wheelchairs, bed“I just thought because we had a great side commodes, oxygen concentrators, facility here in Sandy Springs, it was a hospital beds, nebulizers, roll-in showmuch better partnership for us to have a er chairs, scooters, toilet grab bars, unpermanent kind of location.” opened packages of adult diapers, unKathy Reed, executive director of expired catheters and unexpired wound Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful, says she care. For more information on items was happy for the recycling center to that can be accepted, call FODAC at house the Rotary’s trailer, where folks 770-491-9014.

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International Relations Monday, May 19, 4-5 p.m. – Dr. Dovile Bu-

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Multiple Babies Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. – So, now you have multiple babies! What to do? Receive hands-on instruction in bathing, diapering, feeding and holding more than one. Learn how to soothe newborns, tips for safe sleeping, what gear you really need, and how to recognize cues and characteristics of each baby. Bring your own water and snack. $56. Northside Hospital Atlanta Interchange Building, Suite 400, Classroom 430B, 5780 PeachtreeDunwoody Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30342. Call 404845-5555 or go to: https://classes.northside.com to register or learn more.

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Civil War Thursday, May 22, 7 p.m. – John Bell Hood,

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Israeli Civil Rights Thursday, May 22, 7:30 p.m. – Join others

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Spring Flora Galore Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Bring your canoe or kayak and join the Georgia Botanical Society and National Park Service Naturalist Jerry Hightower for a leisurely, 3-mile float on the Chattahoochee River. Travel from Powers Island to Paces Mill at U.S. Highway 41, exploring plants, geology, wildlife and late spring wildflowers. Bring lunch, water, binoculars and camera. Don’t forget a hat, rain jacket and sunscreen. $3 daily park pass. Not required for those with an annual park pass. 5862 Interstate North Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 678-538-1200 to register or go to: www.nps.gov.

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Kids’ Fishing Day Saturday, May 24, 9-11 a.m. – Learn how

to fish like Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn using a piece of river cane and a cork from a jug (supplied)! Lucky fishermen may hook a catfish, bream or bass. Dress for the weather; bring insect repellent, sun screen and a camera to take a picture of your trophy catch. Space is limited; reservations required by calling 678-538-1200. Current $3 daily park pass, annual park pass or an America the Beautiful Pass required. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Island Ford, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30350. Visit: www.nps.gov/chat for further information.

Sunday, May 25, 1-5 p.m. – Meet Our Veterans is an assembly of World War II, Korean War and veterans from Vietnam through Afghanistan, giving the public, including youngsters, an opportunity to meet and discover what they did and why they did it. Free admission and free parking. Event held indoors. Guest speakers, exhibits and displays. Concourse Athletic Club basketball court, 8 Concourse Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30328. For information, email: Jerry Colley at braghq@aol.com, call 770-289-2271 or go to: http://atlantawwiiroundtable.org/events.htm.

Atlanta History Center honors U.S. veterans of generations past as well as those of today during the family program, Military Timeline. Meet veterans sharing personal stories of wartime and memorabilia. Activities include living history interpreters, Civil War encampment, military vehicle display, guest speakers, exhibitions and kidfriendly activities and crafts.

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val, known as The African Experience, comes to Brook Run Park for its fourth year. This one-day celebration includes: business vendor showcase, live performances, seminars, games area, food, a fashion show, and arts and crafts. Free. Open to the community. 4770 N. Peachtree Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. To find out more, visit: www.tafexonline.com or call 404-820-6718.

Peachtree Hills Festival Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. – The At-

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Thursday, May 29, 7 p.m. – The European School of Music & Chess presents a chamber music spring concert, featuring children ages 11-18, performing classical music for violin and piano. Free admission. All music lovers are welcome. Also, on June 1, at 5 p.m., the school will present student recitals, featuring students ages 5-18, playing classical and popular music for piano, violin, guitar, flute and voice. Also free. Families with children ages 6 and up are welcome. RSVP to: info@euroschoolmusic.org, call 404-255-8382 or visit: www.euroschoolmusic. org. 5187 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30342.

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Road Trips Iron horse, hill of pigs, ‘American Stonehenge’ within short drive Editor’s note: Just in time for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer, we at Reporter Newspapers offer another set of Road Trips for folks who want to get out of the house, roll down the windows in the family car and take off to see some of the countryside. For the second of our periodic Road Trips articles, we’re featuring some of Georgia’s prime “roadside attractions.” Our Road Trips focus on unusual places and spaces within about a two-hour drive of Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Brookhaven and Dunwoody.

These strange constructions people build alongside public highways generally are called “roadside attractions.” Some apparently express their maker’s deepest feelings. Others seem to have been conjured simply to amuse the casual passersby. Whatever their reason, they’re out there. A ride on Georgia’s back roads can convey you to street-side visions of museum-quality art, public political statements or light-hearted amusements.

Here are five of our favorites.

The Georgia Guidestones

The Guidestones, sometimes described as an “American Stonehenge,” appeared in this outof-the-way hilltop in Elbert County in the 1970s. It stands nearly 20 feet tall, works as an observatory, and is inscribed

with advice to the people of Earth in eight modern languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Russian, Spanish and Swahili) and several ancient languages, including Sanskrit and Babylonian. A local granite company built the monument, supposedly to the specifications of a mysterious visitor who called himself “R.C. Christian.” The Guidestones – which have been praised by some and attacked as demonic by others – now are so well known that they have their own Wikipedia page.

Where it is: Guidestone Road, N.W., Dewy Rose How to get there: Take I-85 North to Ga. 51 East (Exit 160). Take Ga. 51 to Ga. 145. Continue on U.S. 29 North. Turn right on Clay Brown Road, which becomes Bio Church Road. Turn right onto Ga. 77 South (Elberton Highway). Turn left onto Guidestone Road.

The Iron Horse

This metal horse stands tall (10-plus feet) in a field in central Georgia like some giant abstract scarecrow. It surveys the landscape, its hindquarters turned toward Athens, home of the University of Georgia, where it was made. University officials briefly displayed the sculpture on campus in 1954, but students, apparently not ready to accept abstract art, defaced it with spray paint and balloons, and tried to set it on fire. University officials quietly removed the horse and kept it in a secret hideaway. Five years later, it appeared on this farm north of Greensboro, where, head held high, it has stood since.

Where it is: On Ga. 15, north of Greensboro How to get there: Take I-20 East to Ga. 44 (Exit 130). Go north on Ga. 44 into Greensboro. Take Ga. 15 North toward Watkinsville; after you cross the Oconee River, look for the statue in a field on the right side of

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Left, the Georgia Guidestones, sometimes described as an “American Stonehenge,” can be found north of Atlanta, in Elbert County. Above, this metal horse, defaced by UGA students in the 1950s, stands in a field near Greensboro.

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Note: The statue stands on private property, but usually can be seen clearly from the road.

Paradise Garden

Folk artist Howard Finster created visions of paradise at his north Georgia home. Finster started work on his garden in 1961, according to the garden’s website, and there, in 1976, he had a vision that he should paint and produce sacred art. He created more than 46,000 works (he numbered them) before his death in 2001. His garden, a maze of buildings and structures he made from re-

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Road Trips cycled objects such as bicycle parts or tools, now is operated by the Paradise Garden Foundation and is open for visits Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m., according the website. Finsterfest, an annual folk art and music event held to raise money for the foundation, is scheduled for May 31 and June 1.

Where it is: 200 N. Lewis St., Summerville How to get there: Take I-75 North to Ga. 140 (Exit 306). Take Ga. 140 West to Ga. 1/U.S. 27 (the Martha Berry Highway). Turn right and take Ga. 1/U.S. 27 through Summerville. Turn right on Rena Street. Take third right onto North Lewis Street.

Pasaquan

Eddie Owens Martin, sometimes known as “St. Eom,” transformed his home in the little west Georgia town of Buena Vista into a place like no other in the world, perhaps like no other in this universe. With concrete and bright paint, Martin added walls and outbuildings, sculptures of giant heads, painted mandalas and portraits of folks who could fly. RoadsideAmerica. com describes Pasaquan as “equal parts mysticism, geometry and snake handling.”

In recent years, the house has opened for weekend visits and special tours, but the Pasaquan.com website and a recording on the facility’s phone say it will not open this year so that long-awaited restoration work can

has become something of a draw in Republican Party circles – the names of a number of prominent Republican officeholders appear on several pigs – and claims visits from celebrities ranging from radio and TV personalities to Miss America.

Where it is: 164 Craig St., East Ellijay How to get there: Take I-75 North to I-175/Ga. 5 North. Continue on Ga. 515 East to East Ellijay. Turn right on Cross Street and then right on Craig Street.

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Where it is: 238 Eddie Martin Road, Buena Vista How to get there: Take I-285 West to I-85 South.

Take I-85 to I-185. Take I-285 to U.S. 280. Take U.S. 280 East to Ga. 26. Take Ga. 26 into the town of Buena Vista. From the Buena Vista town square, drive north 1.4 miles on Ga. 41, then turn left onto Ga. 137. Go west 4.4 miles on Ga. 137 and take a right onto Eddie Martin Road. Drive 0.4 miles north to 238 Eddie Martin Road.

Paradise Gardens, far left, showcases more than 46,000 pieces of folk art, created by artist Howard Finster. Center, Pasaquan, located in the town of Buena Vista, is described as “equal parts mysticism, geometry and snake handling.” Below, the Hill of Pigs brings attention to a roadside barbeque restaurant.

Pig Hill of Fame

This hillside display of affection for little wooden piggies got its start in the 1980s when barbecue restaurant owner Oscar Poole decided he needed to draw attention to his roadside eaterie. Poole put up signs shaped like pigs, and soon customers were paying $5 apiece to have their names painted on a wooden pig and added to the porcine display. There now are hundreds of colorful pigs staked on the hill behind the restaurant. Poole’s place

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Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School Graduation location: Main Gym Date and time: Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.

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Tammy VuPham Atlanta International School, Senior Nothing inspires Tammy VuPham more than a global issue that needs solving. Passionate about both politics and healthcare, Tammy is ready to take on a leadership role to deal with such problems.

This spring Tammy participated in the U.S. Senate Youth Program, a rare, all-expense-paid opportunity for teenage representatives from each state to live in Washington D.C. for one week and become immersed in national and international politics. After a rigorous application process, the students visited many historic monuments, and heard from numerous politicians and servicemen and women. Of course, Tammy met the president as well.

Her interest in public health and politics has led her to dream big. “I’ve always wanted to do something to help people,” she said, “especially on the global scale.”

Having grown up surrounded by adults involved in healthcare and a mom dedicated to her global finance career, Tammy says, “I want to be a doctor one day, maybe not in the hospital, but in the field.”

Her family background, in fact, has served to define her interests. Tammy is a first-generation American in a Vietnamese family, after her parents moved to the United States as refugees. Her mom and dad worked hard to get an education so that their children could have one too.

“Don’t forget where you come from,” is what her parents always tell her. This aphorism rings true to Tammy’s attention to poverty and poor healthcare around the world, an issue juxtaposed by her life in America. “There is so much opportunity in the U.S.; we have so much,” she said. “My family in Vietnam are farmers—they can’t imagine what it’s like here.”

After completing a rewarding global health internship at Emory University, Tammy has been inspired to help people even more. “I’m very thankful for the opportunities I’ve had, like getting into the Senate Youth Program. I work harder,” she observed.

Outside of school, Tammy is involved in community service with the Global Village Project in Decatur. This summer, she is pursuing a scholarship study abroad in Morocco through the National Security Language Initiative for Youth. With this program, she and other young leaders will learn a foreign language in order to better prepare themselves to conduct American foreign policy.

With a keen sense for the challenges and authenticity required by international politics, Tammy is quick to state what she would tell the world, including politicians, if she had the opportunity: “Keep trying. Keep trying even if you fail, even if it seems so difficult. Don’t let anybody get in your way.”

What’s Next: Tammy will attend Georgia Tech University in the fall on a presidential scholarship. Eventually, she hopes to have a political career, such as heading WHO (World Health Organization).

She knows she will return to Vietnam, both to see her family and to help them.

This article was prepared by Margaret Langford, a student at Atlanta Girls’ School.

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door leading to an office and took, or rather, tore, two televisions from the wall mounts. A laptop was also taken.

The following incidents and arrests are some, but not all, of the reports filed with SSPD over the listed period, dated through May 2.

 6200 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On April 21, a spice store reported a burglary over the previous weekend. Several items were taken from the store, but no forced entry was made.

 The following information was provid-

 1000 block of Huntcliff 30350 – On April 23, someone entered a business via a side door and stole several items, including TVs and laptops. The alarm activated and the owner of the business was notified. However, he told the alarm company not to call the police because he assumed it was the cleaning crew who set it off while exiting the business.

ed by the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate.

CAPTAIN STEVE ROSE, SSPD srose@sandyspringsga.gov

ROBBERY  200 block of Northwood Drive 30342 – On April 19, a 26-year-old man said that he was cutting between apartment buildings about 1:30 a.m. when he was approached by men who grabbed him and threw him to the ground. One pulled a gun while the other took the victim’s backpack, umbrella and $10 cash. A second robbery was reported two days later. A man said he was walking home about 2 a.m. when he was robbed by three men who took $600 and his cellphone. In the early morning hours of April 22, detectives and SWAT guys arrested a man with the street name of “Mayo” for this robbery and in connection with at least one more. A second man, a 17-year-old ninth grader, was arrested in connection with the robbery.  1700 block of Greyfield Lane 30350 – On April 26, a woman said that just after 10 p.m. she had been robbed by a man who was last seen walking through the complex. She told the officers that as she got out of her car, a man approached her and told her to give him her money and purse or he would shoot her. She

screamed. The man grabbed her iPhone and fled.

BUR G LARY  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 20, answering an alarm call just before 3 a.m., officers found the front glass door broken at a gas station. It appeared that cigarettes were stolen.  8200 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 20, a passing motorist said that someone broke into a cleaning company. Officer found the front door broken out and it appeared someone had been inside. Only about $5 cash was missing. The business next door, a restaurant, had been entered the same way. They, too, said only $5 cash was missing. Both cases were cleared with the arrest of the suspect who burglarized the gas station in the 8300 block of Roswell Road.  1400 block of South Johnson Ferry Road 30342 – On April 21, someone pried open a

 River Springs Drive 30350 – On April 23, someone kicked a back door to the home and entered. The complainant said a guest was at the house at the time but didn’t hear or see anything. The only thing taken was a vintage toy Jeep and trailer that sat on a dresser.  300 block of North River Parkway 30350 – On April 23, a woman said sometime during the day, someone entered by forcing a back kitchen window into the apartment. Missing were several video game items, a Wii game system and a tablet.  4000 block of Spalding Drive 30350 – On April 24, someone entered the home between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. A back door to the home was left open. The victim said a television was taken. The bedroom was ransacked, but nothing was taken from there.

30328 – On April 26, a construction office was

broken into overnight. Several power tools, radios, a printer, hard drive, other tools and a computer monitor were among the items missing.

 1300 block of Harbor Pointe Parkway 30350 – On April 27, a man reported some-

one forced his door open and ransacked his apartment. Missing is a 9mm handgun, MacBook laptop, Dell laptop, headphones and two backpacks.

 5800 block of Kingsport Drive 30342 – On April 27, a woman reported that she returned home about 9 p.m. and found that her TV was gone. She suspects a man of taking it but has no reason why. She said the man used to live there. The condo had been left unlocked.  300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 – On April 27, someone entered the victim’s apartment (no force) and took a PS3 game system and controllers as well as games. A woman in the 200 block of Winding River Drive also reported a burglary. Her kitchen window was broken and she is missing a laptop. She said her son was at home and said a man was seen running from the location.  5400 block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On April 28, someone forced open a window and entered the victim’s apartment sometime during the day. The apartment was ransacked. Missing items include two laptops, PS2 and game controllers.  8200 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 28, officers responded to a business following an alarm call just before 5:30 a.m.

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SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201401191

Petitioner:

Drew Clough

Property Location:

633 Esfun Trace

Request:

One (1) primary variance from Section 103-96.a of the Development Regulations to reduce the required twenty (20) foot drainage easement to eight (8) feet for the construction of a single family residence.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals June 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201401193

Petitioner:

Drew Clough

Property Location:

623 Esfun Trace

Request:

Primary variance from Section 6.9.3.G of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the seven (7) foot side yard to five feet six inches (5.5 feet) for the construction of a single family residence.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals June 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201401241

Petitioner:

Congregation Or Hadash, Inc.

Property Location:

7460 Trowbridge Rd.

Request:

Primary variance from Section 33.22.C. of the Sandy Springs Zoning Ordinance to reduce the sign setback from the right of way from 10’ to 1’ along the Trowbridge Road frontage.

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals June 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

SANDY SPRINGS NOTICE OF VARIANCE PETITION Petition Number:

201401171

Petitioner:

Sandy Springs Christian Church, Inc.

Property Location:

301 Johnson Ferry Rd. NW.

Request:

Primary variances from 1) Section 33.22.C. to reduce the sign setback from the right of way from 10’ to 5’ along the Johnson Ferry road frontage (sign#1); 2) Section 33.23.C. to allow for an ID monument type sign along the Johnson Ferry road frontage with a LED changeable copy display (sign#1); 3) Section 33.26.B.1.c. to allow for signs to be internally illuminated; 4) Section 33.26. H.1.b. to allow for a second ID monument sign along the Johnson Ferry road frontage where only one is allowed (sign #2).

Public Hearings:

Board of Appeals June 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Location:

Sandy Springs City Hall Morgan Falls Office Park 7840 Roswell Road Building 500 Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350 770-730-5600

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Police Blotter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 They found that a rock was used to break a window, but the TV on the wall, which was probably the target, was still intact.

Suspect(s) most likely fled when the alarm activated.  100 block of Trowbridge Road 30350 – On April 29, a 40-year-old man said he heard his dog growling about 5:45 a.m. and found a man, in dark clothing, leaving his bedroom, heading down the stairway, and then out the door. He got on a BMX bike and left. His garage door was open and the entry door to the home was unlocked.  300 block of Winding River Drive 30350 – On April 29, a man reported someone broke a window and entered the apartment. Missing is $1,500 cash and a TV.  1st block of Concourse Parkway 30328 – On April 29, a woman reported that while she attended a meeting, someone entered the room and took her iPad and company Dell computer. She said no forced entry was found. She said she noticed the door did not close properly when she checked into the room earlier.  800 block of Brandywine Circle 30328 – On April 29, an 84-year-old man reported he was in the hospital for several days, and during that time someone went into his home and took a painting, jeans, pictures and negatives. He suspects a former girlfriend who has a key to the home.  300 block of North River Parkway 30350 – On April 30, sometime during the night while the victim slept, someone entered the home and bedroom, opening drawers, and taking his wallet and cellphone. There was no forced entry. There were two additional burglaries in this area during the same time frame.

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block of Glenridge Drive 30342 – On April

this happened to another resident next door earlier in the week.  Brentwood Drive 30350 -- A woman said

a cellphone, ordered online, was delivered to her home. She was not there and the package was left. When she returned, the package was gone.

 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On April 19, a cabbie said a man she picked up in Roswell took the taxi to Whole Foods on Roswell Road. The man told the driver he needed to help his mother with a bag, and then left and did not return.  Mystic Ridge Lane 30342 – On April 21, a man reported his bike stolen from the side of his home. It is a bright blue Trek bike.  5600 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30342 – On April 21, a hospital employee reported that someone came into her office and took her purse. It was later found in the women’s restroom. Security officers observed a man leave that office area between 10 and 11:15 a.m. Credit cards, ID and $40 cash were taken. Someone attempted to use the card at a MARTA station for $96. The transaction was declined.  4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On April 24, a woman reported that about 11 a.m. she was at a grocery store. She said a man appeared to follow her around and, at one point, asked her about some products.

She recalled that he bumped her a couple of times. She later discovered that her wallet was missing from her purse. An attempt to use the Bank of America card was made at a department store at the Mall of Georgia, but it was declined.

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30, an apartment resident heard a bang and looked across to another apartment where it appeared someone had removed a screen.

Maintenance staff arrived and found a broken window with blood on it. The victim, who arrived later, said two TVs were missing as well as an iPad. Prints and blood samples were recovered.

 6600 block of Cherry Tree Lane 30328 – On April 30, a door, leading to the home from the garage, was found forced open. The complainant called the resident who came home and reported that a flat-screen TV was missing.  North Island Drive 30350 – On April 30, the victim left home at 11 a.m. and returned around 4 p.m. He said that a pressure washer was taken from the garage area.

6400 block of Long Island Drive 30342 – On

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April 24, a man said that someone stole a Port-A-Potty.

The Port-A-Potty is owned by a company called Pit Stop Port-A-Potty. The Port-A-Potty was located in front of a residence that is undergoing renovations.  100 block of Mark Trail 30328 – On April 24, a representative of AT&T said someone stole some computer equipment from an AT&T crossbox that was being worked on.  6300 block of Peachtree Dunwoody Road 30328 – On April 26, a 24-year-old woman reported her 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck with Alabama tags was stolen from a hotel.

 6700 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On April 26, a man reported that his 2000 blue BMW was stolen. He said the condo association had an issue with the car at some point and indicated they would tow it.

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 200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – On April 27, a man reported that he was eating lunch at a restaurant around 1 p.m. He parked his bike on the side of the building while he ate. Someone stole the bike while he was having lunch. It is a 2011Trek Madone 4.5. A second bike also was stolen during this time.

 300 block of Ledgemont Drive 30328 – On April 19, a man reported that someone opened a priority mail package from his mailbox. The envelope was in the mailbox; however it was open and empty. The man said

 900 block of Glengate Place 30328 – On April 28, the victim said his 2012 Toyota Tacoma was stolen from his home overnight. The victim’s property that was in the truck was

 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On April 30, sometime between 8:45 a.m. and 9:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and took a 50-inch TV and laptop. It appears the front door had been pried open.

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 5900 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On April 28, officers were called to a pizza restaurant and spoke to a woman whose wallet was lifted from her purse while she was sitting at the bar. During this time, the woman was on the phone with her credit card company. She was told someone tried to use the card at a discount store for $533 and again for $57. Officers went to the store and got good digital photos of the suspects and their car. The photos matched the victim’s description. A glass, used by the suspect at the pizza place, was taken in as evidence and printed.  1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On April 28, a woman reported that she was at a bar and met with her former roommate who she knows only by his nickname of “Steelo.”

She said that she met him to retrieve her dog. During that time, she placed her purse next to the dog crate. Someone swiped it while she was distracted. Among the items taken was $450 cash.  6000 block of Sandy Springs Circle 30328 – On April 29, a woman said she was at her workplace and had placed her purse on the counter. At one point a man came in while she was in another area. Later, she discovered her wallet was missing from the purse.  7000 block of Landsdowne Drive 30350 – On April 29, a woman reported that a diamond tennis bracelet, last seen in a bedroom drawer during last Christmas, was missing as of January of this year. She said during that time, workers, including plumbers, painters, Fulton County Water Department employees and house cleaners have had access to the home.  1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On April 30, the victim locked his personal belongings in a gym locker and placed a combination lock on it. Someone took the lock off and stole the man’s items.

AS S A U LT  1000 block of Brentwood Way 30350 – On April 19, a woman called police after being struck by her boyfriend. She was upset with him due to his infidelity and asked him to leave. He then hit her. He was gone when the officers arrived.  1500 block of Treelodge Parkway 30350 – On April 20, a 32-year-old woman said she got into an argument with her live-in boyfriend of nine years and father of her children. The man pushed her and then slapped her on the back of the head before leaving with her work cellphone.

ARRES TS  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 19, officers arrested one man for stealing just over $100 in grocery items and then attempting to leave the store without paying.  8300 block of Roswell Road -- A gas station was burglarized on April 20 just before 3 a.m. The responding officers spotted a man who ran from them and got away. Another officer received a call from a nearby gas station at Roswell and Northridge. That clerk said a man came into his store three times on SS

the same day, and he was suspicious that the man was casing the store for a robbery. While the officer was in the store and while the clerk was describing the man, the man the clerk described walked in. The officer questioned him and he didn’t have any ID. What he did have was several packs of Newport cigarettes, the same brand as had been stolen a bit earlier at the other gas station. The now-suspect pulled out some candy from his pocket and out with them came a small bag of marijuana. During this time, the clerk pointed to another man whom he identified as being with the first guy when they were in the store. That man spotted the cops and ran, but his identity was discovered, and that part of the investigation is still going on.

The guy with the Newports was later charged with burglary.  6300 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On April 21, cops were called to a forgery in progress at a bank. A lookout was given while the officers were on the way. The updated information said the man had walked out of the bank and was walking north on Roswell Road. One of the responding officers spotted a man matching the physical description and detained him. He was later identified by the bank employees. He was arrested for trying to cash a fraudulent check for $793.  6300 block of Powers Ferry Road 30342 – On April 21, the manager of a fast-food restaurant said an employee suddenly walked off the job. They checked her cash drawer and found it $291 short.  1100 block of Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On April 21, a 29-year-old man reported that someone took his laptop and cellphone from a meeting room about 3:45 p.m. after he went to the restroom. A track of the laptop showed it in the area of Georgia State University.  5800 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On April 22, officers were called to an oil change store regarding a hostile person. The person had just been fired for showing up intoxicated, and now refused to leave the store. When the cops arrived, they found him inside the oilchange bay. He had gone into the lower oilchange area and released all of the used oil onto the floor. The officers checked him on GCIC and found a warrant for failure to appear on a shoplifting charge with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.  8700 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 22, employees of a grocery store observed a woman conceal some items in her purse and leave without paying for them. She was detained and later charged with shoplifting.

She was cited to appear in court.  1100 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On April 22, employees of a grocery store said a woman concealed two 8-ounce cans of Mang-O-Rita. She tried to leave the store without paying. When they stopped her, she said she had to use the restroom. She came out without any Mang-O-Rita. They found the Mang-O-Rita in the trashcan. The woman was charged with shoplifting.  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On April 22, officers received a call from 911 regarding a woman who said that she was picking up her kids from her ex-husband, and that she was afraid of him and believed that he was wanted. The information given to the officer indicated the man was wanted in Cobb County. The officers told the woman to pick up the kids and then drive off. Afterward, they stopped the man and confirmed the warrants. The man also had a pill bottle with different types of pills and a bag of marijuana.

The pills were identified as Tramadol, Alpra-

zolam and Carisoprodol. He was charged on the outstanding warrant as well as three warrants regarding controlled substances.

O T H ER T H I N G S  Officers were called by a woman who said she received a note on her door that was titled: “Dear Mistress.” The letter went into how the sender took her trash out, and was signed “Your slave”—(and the man’s name.) The complainant said the previous tenant of the apartment was known as a dominatrix and the letter may have been meant for her. The sender lived in the same complex. Cops tried to contact him, but there was no answer at the door.  1200 block of West Garmon Road -- A man who is a self-appointed “sovereign citizen” apparently moved into the home. He had been arrested at this address previously. Later on, the legal owner of the property changed the locks, resulting in the man saying that someone burglarized his-home-that-is-notreally-his, and changed the locks.  8200 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On April 26, a man walked into a gas station about 8:30 p.m. and got a case of beer. He produced a Pennsylvania driver’s license and a $100 bill. The clerk said he suspected the license was not the man who presented it because the photo was that of another man.

The man lost his nerve and left everything on the counter—including the $100 bill which was not fake. The ID and money was turned into evidence and property.  A woman, who is a college student, reported that she has been receiving unwanted calls and text mes-

sages from an unknown man. At one point, the victim’s father got on the phone and told the man to stop calling. The caller said “Put the bitch on the phone.” The caller also text messaged a photo of a penis. CID is investigating.  4900 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On April 28, a complainant said she saw a man in his 40s, driving a black BMW in the parking lot of a grocery store. She said the man was wearing a pair of tight shorts. She said he was “leaning into the open window of the car” and purposely exposing himself. This was on April 24. She didn’t report it then because she didn’t get the tag number, however she saw the same car and man on April 28. He wasn’t exposing himself this time but she did get the tag and then called the police. She said she got the man’s photo on her cellphone on April 24 as he exposed himself.  500 block of Northridge Road 30350 – On April 30, two people, who are in a relationship, came to the PD to file a report that one’s cousin was making threats. The man said he was in the recording business and his girlfriend was a singer. The suspect asked one of the victims to assist in making a music video. He said no.

The offender was offended. He responded by posting messages, also known as evidence, on Facebook. One is: “It’s time to kill or be killed, so stop wasting time, kill something because it’s a murder charge for me no way out of this somebody gonna die it should have been u coward let ur own brother take these slugs dat r meant for u and cuz I’m out here. “ The message contained further bastardized English in the form of a threat.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REFUNDING REVENUE BOND (THE WEBER SCHOOL - DORIS AND ALEX WEBER JEWISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, INC. PROJECT), SERIES 2014 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 3rd day of June 2014, at 10:00 a.m., in the office of Wendell K. Willard, Attorney for the City of Sandy Springs Development Authority, at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 330, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350, the City of Sandy Springs Development Authority, through its appointed hearing officer, will conduct a public hearing on the proposed issuance of a revenue bond to be designated “City of Sandy Springs Development Authority Refunding Revenue Bond (The Weber School - Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School, Inc. Project), Series 2014,” and on the location and nature of the proposed facilities to be refinanced.

The bond is to be issued in a maximum face amount of $15,300,000 to (1) refinance the costs of acquiring, constructing, renovating, and installing various educational facilities including, without limitation, an approximately 100,000 square foot classroom, cafeteria, and administrative building, an approximately 10,000 square foot gymnasium, athletic fields, parking areas, and related facilities, all located on an approximately 19acre tract of land at 6701 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and (2) finance a portion of the costs of issuing the bond. The facilities that are being refinanced will be owned and operated by The Weber School - Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School, Inc. (the “Borrower”), a Georgia nonprofit corporation. The City of Sandy Springs Development Authority (the “Issuer”) will issue the bond on behalf of the City of Sandy Springs, and the facilities that are being refinanced are located in the corporate limits of the City of Sandy Springs. The Public Hearing is being held for the purpose of providing a reasonable opportunity for interested individuals to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the proposed issuance of the bond and the location and nature of the proposed facilities to be refinanced.

THE BOND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN INDEBTEDNESS OR GENERAL OBLIGATION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OR THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS BUT SHALL CONSTITUTE LIMITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, PAYABLE SOLELY FROM FUNDS PAID BY THE BORROWER AND SECURED BY COLLATERAL FURNISHED OR CAUSED TO BE FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER.

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Cart crazy Above, left, the Community Assistance Center held its 2nd annual “Food ‘n Fun Festival” on May 10, at the Morgan Falls Athletic Complex. The event included a shopping cart parade decorated by local businesses, groups and individuals.

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Unlimited earning potential with base salary + commission + company-paid health insurance. Contact publisher Steve Levene at 404-917-2200, ext. 111 or email stevelevene@reporternewspapers.net.

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CAREGIVERS

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Personal care – Bedside, errands, transport, telephone assurance. Gerontology Specialist/CNA: Patti 404-543-6213.

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Masonry, grading, foundations repaired, waterproofing and retaining walls. Call Joe Sullivan 770-616-0576.

Looking for a Caregiver to take care of your loved one.

Call 678-665-2803. Will work days/nights.

Matthew’s Handy Services – small jobs and chores are my specialty. Member of the Better Business Bureau. Shelving/organizers, towel bars, carpentry, drywall, painting, plumbing & minor yard work. Call 404-547-2079 or email mwarren8328@gmail.com.

PETS Certified Dog Trainer – Positive, Gentle methods.

Private Training at your home. www.mygoodrascal.com (770) 401-7945.

EDUCATION Tutor, Language Arts and Reading, K-8. – MED. with experience in school systems. Reasonable rates – call 404-483-6152 or email: MO959503@gmail.com.

At Your Service – Home improvements, repairs, move-in/move-out assistance. Free estimates and References available. We also pickup and deliver items - call Handyman Services for a quote. No job too small OR to large. Cell: 803-608-0792 or 678-927-9336.

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Tel: 954.684.0174.

FOR RENT

WINDOWS & SIDING

Sandy Springs – Condo in Mt. Vernon Towers Senior Community. Includes utilities, meals and transportation. $850.00. Call 443-992-6510.

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770-939-5634.

GARAGE SPACE NEEDED I wish to park my Classic Car in your garage for a FEE. I will drive it on the weekends.

Call Tony 770-722-0457.

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Volunteer selection begins with an application and an interview in which potential volunteers may express their personal goals, availability, interests and talents.

Our volunteers are carefully screened through a criminal background check, motor vehicle report, and personal references. Volunteer training give volunteers an opportunity to learn new skills and become aware of skills they already possess. Volunteering for hospice can enrich your life by enriching the lives of others. If you are ready to make a commitment to caring for others, we would love to hear from you.

Please email Janice Danford at jdanford@seasons. org or call 404.250.4950.

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