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The questions facing Dunwoody City Council aren’t easy ones: Should the council handle zoning variances along with rezoning or send them to another city board? How many trees can a homeowner cut down? What should go into compost piles? Should snakes be household pets?

The council began plowing through the proposed rewrite of the city’s zoning and building codes on Aug. 5. Discussion lasted more than three hours, and city officials expect to schedule several more extended debates before the council votes on a final product.

“We’re going to go through a couple of drafts,” Councilman Doug Thompson said at the end of the meeting, as he encouraged residents to check out the zoning rewrite on-

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Noelle Chatigny, 6, behind brother Andrew, 4, show off their “Angry Birds” bikes during the Wheel-A-Palooza and Pedal Parade at Brook Run Park on Aug. 3 in Dunwoody.

The park celebrated the opening of Phase 1 of its new trail. Story and more photos on page 3.

The Dunwoody Charter Commission has taken another crack at the controversial proposal to amend the foundation document of the city so it could finance a fire department.

The commissioners voted 3-2 on July 31 to approve a proposal to create a separate city fire millage should Dunwoody City Council decide to create a city fire department.

Commissioners said the fire millage – which they nicknamed a “bucket” to hold fire revenues, or a “fire bucket” – would be created to replace the DeKalb County fire millage that now pays for Dunwoody’s fire services.

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The cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody are rolling out registration programs as part of recently adopted false alarm ordinances.

If you live in Sandy Springs or Dunwoody, you have until Oct. 1 to register your burglar alarm or face a $100 fine.

Registration of home alarms is free. In Dunwoody, registration of commercial alarms costs $25.

In Atlanta, the new ordinance takes effect Sept. 15, but the deadline to register is Feb. 1, 2014. The city imposes a $150 fee for residents who fail to register.

Under the new ordinances, excessive false alarm calls can result in fines ranging from $50 to $500, depending on the number of false alarms generated by a particular residence or business.

In Atlanta, the fines start with the second false alarm. In Dunwoody, fines kick in after the third false alarm.

The costs escalate with successive false alarms.

The new registration and fines are part of a system being implemented by the cities in an attempt to reduce the number of false alarm calls.

Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan said the concern about false alarms isn’t new. “I do believe they will make a significant impact on our false alarm calls and I believe we will see a reduction in these types of calls,” Grogan said. “The issue of false alarms has not suddenly become a concern. It has been a concern for some time. However, it takes time to enact an ordinance such as this.”

City officials say false alarms are a drain on police resources.

“It is estimated that at least 95 percent of all alarm calls are false alarms,” a

Registering your alarms The cities of Atlanta, Dunwoody and Sandy Springs are requiring homeowners and business owners to register their home or business alarms.

If you live in Atlanta, register your alarms at: www.crywolf. us/atlantaga/. If you live in Dunwoody, register your alarms at: www.dunwoodyga.gov/alarm.

If you live in Sandy Springs, register your alarms at: www. sandyspringsga.gov/alarm.

Sandy Springs residents who are unable to use the website can call 1-855-725-7101 or email the city at SandySpringsGA@ publicsafetycorp.com. Dunwoody residents can call 1-866-8892365 or email DunwoodyGA@ publicsafetycorp.com. Atlanta residents can call 1-855-725-7102.

joint press release from Dunwoody and Sandy Springs said. “In 2012, 8,739 of 9,096 Sandy Springs police calls were false alarms. In 2012, Dunwoody police responded to more than 4,000 alarm calls and the majority of those were false alarms.

“Unlocked or loose doors and windows; children, visitors and pets; user error and equipment malfunction are among the most frequent causes of false alarms. When an alarm is activated accidentally, a quick call to the alarm company to cancel the alarm will prevent a false alarm registered against the facility.”

Nature center hires program manager The Dunwoody Nature Center recently named a new full-time program manager to oversee programming related to camps, scouts, field trips, pre-K classes and after-school sessions.

Debbie Lowery has worked as an educator at the center since 2006, the nature center said in a press release.

Before joining the nature center staff, she was the lead “Kyndergym” teacher at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, the release said.

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Will Starling, one of 43 entrants in Brook Run Park’s Pedal Parade, won the “most creative” award. Will decorated his ride with cutout ears and plastic tubing, turning his bike into an elephant.

He is the son of Dunwoody’s economic development director Michael Starling. The parade was part of a celebration for the opening of Phase 1 of the park’s trail.

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With scooters and wagons and at least one bike-turned-elephant, dozens of children spent a Saturday morning parading up and down the new multiuse trail through Brook Run Park to formally open the controversial concrete path to the public.

“The trail is fantastic,” said Kelly Grant, who walked the path with her husband, Gordon, and two sons, bikeriding Max, 4, and 14-month-old Joe, who, by the end, was sound asleep in a decorated wagon. “It really is beautiful. I’m kind of shocked at how nice it is. I think it will be great for the community.”

Grant said she regularly dropped by Brook Run to walk Max in his stroller when he was younger, and thought the trail offered a great improvement to older paths through the park. She said she was eager to show the trail to her neighbors.

The parade celebrated the opening of the first phase of the trail, a .7-mile stretch that cost the city about $425,000. Work on the second phase of the trail, a 1.2mile stretch priced at about $440,000, is expected to begin this fall. The completed trail is scheduled to open next spring.

Construction of the trail has been controversial as some residents have complained about the number of trees being removed for the multi-use concrete path.

But families in the opening parade seemed impressed by the pathway.

“It’s a nice trail. A lot hillier than I was expecting,” said Lea Trujillo, who said she walked with, and occasionally pushed, her two bike-riding children, Aniyah and Bo, during the parade.

“What did you like?” she asked Bo. “Going down the hill,” he said.

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The grand opening of the Brook Run trail brought out the crowds on Aug. 3.

“Did you go fast down the hill?” she asked.

“Yes,” he said, “like Turbo!”

Three judges – Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis, former school board member Nancy Jester and Dunwoody Nature Center executive director Alan Mothner – chose winners from among the 43 entrants who registered to compete in the parade for prizes.

Will Starling, son of Dunwoody’s economic development director, Michael Starling, won the “most creative” award for his bicycle, which he decorated with cutout ears and plastic tubing to turn it into an elephant.

Lauren Fitzgerald won the “best theme” award for her “back to school” bike, which she decorated with a large basket filled with school supplies.

And the Grant family took the prize for “best use of color.”

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Beginning August 1, 2013 the City of Dunwoody Police Department will track false alarms to businesses or residences that use a monitored alarm system.

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Following two (2) or more false alarms users are assessed a graduated fine ranging from $50 to $500 based on the number of false alarms.

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line and offer suggestions. “We’re asking for recommendations. We’re looking for other eyes to look at these documents.”

When Dunwoody became a city nearly five years ago, city officials basically adopted the existing DeKalb County zoning map and zoning ordinance, city officials say. City staff members began working on a rewrite of the ordinances about 18 months ago in an effort to tailor them to Dunwoody residents’ needs and desires.

Reworking the ordinance will not change any zoning now in place in the city nor change any zoning classifications, officials have said. It will reorganize the information in what city officials are calling easier-to-read formats such as charts and graphics.

And it may provide answers to questions that already have arisen in debate, such as how many pets can a person have in Dunwoody? The answer, now, appears to be three.

“It seems to me we are making a lot of law-abiding citizens into law breakers,” said Councilwoman Lynn Deutsch, who noted that once you start adding up dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds and other household animals, “you can hit three pets pretty quickly.”

“What is the problem this is trying to resolve?” Councilman Terry Nall asked.

Other problems raised during the council discussion seemed to already have been thrashed out by several city panels, including the Planning Commission and Community Council, and a citizens’ “sounding board,” that worked through the proposed new ordinances and made recommendations.

“This is a lesson in how to do it and how to do it right,” Thompson said to

open the discussions of what he said was a 400-page document. “We’re down to a couple of dozen issues. We’ve gone a long way.”

On Aug. 4, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association board voted to oppose two controversial provisions of the zoning rewrite. The board opposed allowing operators of home-based businesses to bring customers to their home unless they received a Special Land Use Permit.

The board also urged City Council to reject a proposal that would allow the council to hear zoning variances as part of a rezoning package, rather than having the variances argued before the Zoning Board of Appeals.

City staff members say allowing the council to consider the proposed zoning variances would speed up the process and have the important decisions made by the council.

Some council members argued the city’s variance procedure should be left alone. “Why do we need it? Is there a problem with what we’re doing now?”

Councilman Denis Shortal asked.

Mayor Mike Davis said the current practice forces projects to be considered piecemeal. “These projects come to us more or less fully formed. It seems [considering them] concurrently makes sense,” Davis said. “What we’re doing now forces you to break it apart.... To have it broken into pieces doesn’t make sense.”

Council members said that before they’re done, they want to take up subjects ranging from bicycle parking to home occupations to gardens. And, of course, the definition of a “household pet,” which now says Dunwoody residents cannot keep pet chickens, pit bulls or snakes.

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Dunwoody Charter Commission members, left to right, Mallard Holliday, Rick Otness, Beverly Wingate, Robert Wittenstein and chairman Max Lehmann on July 31 debate a change to the city’s founding document.

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a reduction in the fire tax for homeowners that would mimic the Homestead Option Sales Tax offset provided by the county. The commissioners said the reduction should be based on an average of the five years of HOST percentage reductions prior to the start of the city department.

Some city officials have proposed joining other north DeKalb cities to create a multi-city fire department. They argue the cities can provide better fire services for about the same money spent

by DeKalb. City officials say the city already has the power to offer fire services.

Previously, the commission had proposed allowing the county’s fire tax collections to go directly into general city coffers, a move some residents have criticized as allowing the city council to raise

Merry Carmichael reads a statement to the commissioners during the July 31 meeting.

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taxes above the charter’s millage cap, which prohibits the city from imposing more than 3.04 mills in taxes without a public vote.

Opponents have packed charter commission meetings to argue in favor of requiring a referendum rather than a charter amendment to allow the city to collect the fire millage.

“Do not take away my voting rights on ad valorem taxes,” resident Merry Carmichael told the commissioners on July 31.

Ed Palmer said the commission’s proposal would “give [the council] authority that only should be rested in the people they represent.”

But charter commission members said the new plan would not raise taxes. It would transfer the millage from the county to the city, and the fire tax would show up as a separate line item on a homeowner’s tax bill, just as it does now.

“I think this is still problematic, but it’s better than what we did before,” Commissioner Rick Otness said before joining commission chairman Max Lehmann in voting against the plan. “I think when we formed the city, there was a compact made that the millage would not be more than 3.04 mills. This was an end-around.”

But Commissioner Bev Wingate said that because the city contracts with DeKalb for fire services, it already is, in effect, collecting indirectly for fire services. “We are already charging our citizens,” she said.

Wingate and Commissioners Robert Wittenstein and Mallard Holliday voted to approve the new plan.

“When we started the city, it was about taking local control,” Holliday said. “For me, there’s not a tax increase [in the fire services proposal]. ... To me, this aligns with having local control.”

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From ‘me time’ to no time

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Editor’s note: It’s time for kids to head back to school, a time that can be as stressful for parents as it is for students. We asked high school guidance counselor Sara Eden for some advice to share with parents as the school year begins.

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As a parent, you may be contemplating the upcoming school year with mixed emotions.

Maybe you are ready for some healthy time apart from your child. Perhaps you are mourning the loss of free time as a family. You may feel anxious when you think about getting back into carpools and the flurry of afternoon activities that come with the school year.

So, my first bit of advice is to empathize with your child.

Our kids are feeling the same range of emotions, more intensely, and have less experience managing them.

It’s natural to struggle with transitions, so tolerate some ambivalence from your child about the new school year. If your child doesn’t “hit the ground running,” there is no need to jump to conclusions based on behaviors you see in the first couple weeks of school. Give him or her (and yourselves!) a little time to adjust.

That being said, as parents, you can help ease your child back into a routine. For many children, though they resist at first, the structure of the school year is comfortable for them.

So whether it’s family dinners or earlier bedtimes, start trying to integrate some of the school year routine back into your children’s lives. Depending on your child, you may be able to exert some influence over his or her bedtime to help with the adjustment. However, with a lot of teens, you may have to watch them walk zombie-like out of the house during those first couple of weeks until they self-impose an earlier bedtime.

Parents can help children realize that they need the healthy meals at home, and more consistent exercise and sleeping habits that come with the school year to perform their best and to combat any stress they may face.

As a parent, you may feel the need to have a conversation

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with your child about his or her goals for the upcoming year. In the workplace, a goal-setting conversation may serve to motivate and focus an employee, but the majority of teenagers will shut down as soon as they hear “So, what are your goals for this year?” Instead, initiate informal conversations with your children about what they are looking forward to in all areas of SARA school life: academic, social and exEDEN tracurricular.

Reconnecting with friends is a GUEST COLUMN huge motivator for teens as they contemplate going back to school.

Help your children focus on the positive aspects of the new year: new opportunities to get involved, new privileges, new friends. Reassure them that you are there to help if help is needed. Above all else, leave your agenda for your child’s school year out of the conversation, and focus on his or her thoughts and concerns.

Getting kids excited or motivated to go back to school is a tough job for a parent. I would argue that it is almost impossible, as motivation really can’t be given. Instead, help your children embrace the responsibility of being a student. Be tolerant of their mixed emotions and behaviors as the new year begins, establish healthy routines, and emphasize the positive aspects of school life.

Ultimately, you are in this together, working your way through one of life’s many transitions, and your modeling and guidance will help your child face future life changes down the road. Good luck, and welcome back to school!

Sara Eden is a licensed clinical social worker and the upper school guidance counselor at Pace Academy.

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Watch out for ‘easement abuse’ To the editor: I urge everyone whose property abuts a main road to pull your property closing file, pull out the plat and check the easement on the drawing. Many easements in Dunwoody are 40 feet from the center line of any main road that abuts your property.

The approval of the Mount Vernon/ Vermack roads intersection re-do gives us some idea how much property is being taken from property owners to accomplish this.

Property owners have been told by the city that the easement is 50 feet from the center line of Mount Vernon Road, and the city is taking the full 50 feet without compensating the homeowners. That makes the total easement for Mount Vernon Road 100 feet across, and takes up to 20 percent of the homeowner’s property

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on each side.

The current two-lane road is 25 feet wide. Adding a third lane should bring it to 37 feet. Adding bike lanes and sidewalks should add another 20 feet and bring it to 57 feet. The extra 43 feet seems like abuse.

The damage to Dunwoody property values should not go unnoticed. If your home abuts Mount Vernon Road or Chamblee Dunwoody Road and we are able to get the city to pull back its land grab to remove this easement taking, those homeowners will only lose 16 feet of their yards rather than 37.5 feet of their yards.

If city-planned widening spreads to other roads the city deems to be main

roads, the same numbers apply to many other residential areas. If real estate agents allow this eminent domain abuse to prevail, they will need to warn potential buyers of what’s coming.

Georgia law requires a 25-foot stream buffer, but Dunwoody has opted to increase this to 75 feet. Please note the 75foot stream buffer now required by the city only needs to be 25 feet under state law that trumps any minimum suggestions made by the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.

The city also wants to put more 12foot, concrete multi-use trails on easements. If these homeowners also have a 75-foot stream buffer in their yard, where will they put the house?

After all of this is done, homeowners will lose the use of their property and will not be allowed to reduce their property tax to reflect the loss in land and property value. Will the Georgia Legislature take action to remove this easement abuse?

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‘Bridging the gap’ with a card game favorite When he was young, Jack Feagin had no use for bridge. It was the card game his parents played. Back then, in the 1960s, he thought the game “ridiculous.”

But after he went off to college, things changed. One night, when he thinks he probably should have been studying for exams, somebody got up a bridge game in his dorm and convinced Feagin to play a few hands. He suddenly realized he needed to know how to play this game.

“It became an obsession,” the Sandy Springs lawyer said. “You can get addicted to bridge. Each hand is different. It’s so challenging. Then there’s the competition of it. You meet lots of interesting people...”

He wasn’t the only one who got hooked on bridge. When Patty Tucker was growing up a few years later, she had quite a different feeling about the card game she watched her parents play with their friends. She thought it looked cool.

about once a decade. Tucker ran a portion of the tournament for players aged 19 and younger, the Youth North American Bridge AROuND ChampiTOWN onship. She also taught Joe eaRle a course in how to learn bridge in a day.

Both, of course, planned to play in the tournament. “I like the game too much [not to play],” Feagin said recently during a chat over coffee at a Sandy Springs restaurant.

Tucker, too. Now she teaches others the card game she learned to love as a child. She wants to see bridge survive the sea changes in how people spend their leisure time.

“Think about how our culture has changed in the last 30 years,” she said.

“It used to be, when bridge was in its heyday, you didn’t Joe eArle have hundreds Left, Jack Feagin chairs the host committee for the North of stations on TV. There was, I American Bridge Championship in Atlanta this month.

Bridge teacher Patty Tucker, right, also will participate. think, a lot more social interaction by having people “I’d hear them talking about hands at over to your house.” breakfast the next morning... how they After all, when visitors came, hosts should have played differently, how the had to find some way to entertain them. opening lead changed the hand,” she Bridge offered a natural answer. “There’s said. “It just seemed so complex, with so only so much time you can spend talkmany parts to it, so many intricacies.” ing,” Tucker said. “It’s good to have a She took to the game early, when buffer, like a bridge game.” she was just 11. “I’ve played bridge ever Decades after Feagin and Tucksince. I love it,” said Tucker, who now er watched their parents socialize over lives in Dunwoody. “Everyone should bridge tables, the game stilll plays a big play bridge.” part in their lives. They play often. Both During the first 11 days of this married people they met playing bridge. month, there were parts of metro At“Seeing people playing bridge tells lanta where it may have seemed everyyou a lot about them. It’s the same as one does play bridge, or at least wants tennis. [It shows] the way they handle to. Thousands of players from around themselves ...,” Tucker said. “Bridge is the world planned to gather at a downgoing to make you look stupid. If you’re town hotel during the period from Aug. a smart person, you don’t want to be 1 through 11 for the North American laughed at. The way you handle that says Bridge Championship, one of the top a lot about you.” competitions in the bridge world.

In fact, she says she and her husband Feagin and Tucker, now rated as life worried that getting married might masters of the complicated card game, break up a perfectly good bridge partwere in the thick of things during plannership. “I think that’s why we waited so ning for the international gathering. long to get married,” she said one recent Feagin chaired the local host commitmorning at a Dunwoody coffee shop. tee for the event, the fourth time he has “We had a good bridge partnership.” headed the committee for the nationStill do. Like Jack Feagin and his al competition, which comes to Atlanta wife, they’re still partners playing bridge.

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Lindy Farley has been volunteering person,” said Betty Shults. at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Shults, a resident of Sandy Springs, at Scottish Rite in Sandy Springs for 15 has been volunteering at Scottish Rite years. for 12 years. Many of those years she “I always felt fortunate, blessed, to have has been at the neonatal intensive care had healthy children,” the Dunwoody resunit, where Farley used to volunteer sevident said. “After my eral years ago. children went away to Both Shults and Do you know an organization or college, volunteering Farley are also part of individual making a difference at a children’s hospia special group of volin our community? Email tal seemed like a good unteers who are ineditor@reporternewspapers.net venue for me to help volved in hosting a others.” reception for those Once a week, Farattending the annuley mans the information desk in the al Candle Lighting Memorial Service at front lobby, directing parents where to Scottish Rite. go and answering any questions they This event is held at the hospital’s may have. She said that in some cases, chapel on Sunday afternoons every Dewhen she senses the parents may need cember for the family members of the a little more guidance, she escorts them children who have passed away at the to their destination in an effort to make hospital. their visit a little less stressful.

“Each family that attends the ser“The goal is to make their time at the vice is given a candle to light after their hospital as pleasant as possible,” she emchild’s name is called by the chaplain dophasized. ing the service,” Shults said.

Farley said that as soon as she arrives Brenda Green, the coordinator for at her desk, she checks the list of patients chaplaincy and clinical pastoral educato see if there is anyone she knows. In tion at Scottish Rite, said the idea of havsuch cases, she makes a point to visit ing an annual memorial service emerged them and may even stop at the gift shop approximately 20 years ago from beon her way to their room. reavement groups that met at the hospiShe also is well-known among partal each month. When the groups met, ents, fellow volunteers and hospital staff some hospital staff members joined the members for her skills in making desfamilies to mourn children who had serts. passed away.

Farley’s fellow volunteers appreciate Shults said the annual event has beher dedication. come a tradition among a group of par“Lindy is a very generous person with ents who come year after year, expecta big heart,” said Terry Ingwersen, a 10ing to see Farley there, and eager to try year volunteer, who works at the oncolthe special sweet treats she prepares for ogy and hematology outpatient clinic. them.

“And her sweet treats are fabulous.”

“Lindy brings a lot of joy to those “Lindy is such a warm, welcoming around her,” Ingwersen said.

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Interfaith families find support, education at MJCCA

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When Leslie Mintz’s children started coming home singing the Hebrew songs they learned at day care, she decided she wanted to learn them, too.

Mintz grew up Episcopalian, but she married a Jewish man, and they decided to raise their children in the Jewish faith.

“It kind of hit me that I didn’t know a lot about it,” sPeCiAl Mintz said. “When I was 25, From left, Jason, 7, Leslie, Ryan, I agreed to one day raise these 10, and Andrew Mintz. children Jewish, and here I am. I want to be an involved mom, and this isn’t my religion.” to Judaism.

She began attending a program at the “It jump-started my interest and Marcus Jewish Community Center of learning about the cultural and religious Atlanta for non-Jewish mothers raising side of Judaism,” Mintz said.

Jewish children. The group was called Glusman said conversion isn’t the the Mother’s Circle. goal of the programming at the MJC“It was education, but it was also a CA, however. nice support group because other wom“My job is to make sure people in inen would share challenges they were terfaith relationships can find a place in having,” Mintz said. the Jewish community,” Glusman said.

The Mother’s Circle is one of the out“We don’t demand anything of them.” reach programs the Jewish Community Glusman said he’s trying to make all Center offers for interfaith families, said programming at the MJCCA more acRabbi Brian Glusman, director of memcessible and welcoming for everyone. He bership outreach and engagement. “So believes isolating interfaith families into many of our couseparate programs ples and families can be counterproare interfaith on ductive. some level,” Glus“I think that “in the old days, if a child man said. it is distancing married someone of a Glusman said and off-putting different faith, a parent for both Jews and for some people,” non-Jews, it has Glusman said. might have gone into become more com“Th ey don’t want mourning over that. that mon and accepted to be singled out. doesn’t happen anymore.” to marry someone They want to be from a different included. All our religious backprograms are open – RABBI BRIAN gLuSMAN MJCCA DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP ground. to all, no matter OuTREACH AND ENgAgEMENT “There’s just their faith or oriena greater opentation. I guess you ness now,” Gluscould call them ‘all man said. “In the faith.’” old days, if a child married someone of a Shelly Buxbaum is the director of the different faith, a parent might have gone Lisa F. Brill Institute of Jewish Learning into mourning over that. That doesn’t at the MJCCA. She and other instruchappen anymore.” tors teach a variety of courses for adults Glusman said couples from different about Judaism, including an Introducreligious backgrounds often begin to setion to Judaism course, which she said is riously discuss the role of faith in their popular with interfaith families. lives once they have children.

“Parents of young children want to “After the thank-you notes are writseriously look at these issues and core ten following the wedding … there are a values, and understand what their chilhost of challenges for people who are in dren are learning, and to bring the coninterfaith relationships, especially with versation home,” Buxbaum said. children. Children seem to be the catShe said the courses are discussionalyst for addressing these issues,” Glusbased, and offer a pluralistic view of Juman said. daism.

While attending the Mother’s Circle, “It makes it meaningful for people Mintz learned about other programs, who are on a journey, who would like to and started attending more events at the learn about Judaism, who would like to center. She went on a community trip to hear a spectrum of opinions,” Buxbaum Israel, and eventually decided to convert said.

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By Sandie Webb Samantha Black’s first experience on a paddleboard came in the Atlantic. She and her husband tried the sport while vacationing at Hilton Head.

But one recent evening, she stood on a long, surfboard-like paddleboard and tried the new craze in a new place – the Chattahoochee River. It was her first experience with inland paddleboarding.

“There’s much less distraction here than in the ocean,” she said. “[It’s] smoother, quieter.”

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High Country started selling paddleboards three years ago, general manager John Sloan said. It now offers regular Thursday night demonstrations at Morgan Falls Overlook Park in Sandy Springs to introduce newcomers to stand up paddleboarding.

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He tied your shoes Samantha Black, front left, along with Katie Devitt, center, and Kelly Berrall, right, listen to instructor John Sloan give tips on stand up paddleboarding.

stand up paddleboarding has exploded in the last seven years, due in large part to YouTube and videos posted there.

A paddleboarder stands on a long board and powers it with a long oar.

Most paddleboards stand 10 feet to12 feet tall and are wider than surfboards.

The extra width helps stability; however, since a longer board glides faster, stand up race boards are 12 feet 6 inches to 14 feet.

Sloan, a certified stand up paddleboard teacher, said he still recalls his first time on a paddleboard six years ago.

“Standing on water is a new sensation,” he said. “[It offered] a total sensory overload.”

One recent Thursday, he showed members of a class how to mount and dismount a paddleboard, and how to stand after paddling a short distance.

Kneeling is the position recommended if you get tired or hit rough water, he said. Although most of the people attending the demonstration appeared a bit shaky at first, everyone eventually was able to stand up on a board.

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“You might go faster on your knees or sitting,” he said, “but standing and looking down in the water is much more fun. Plus, it’s a better workout.”

Rudy Evenson, information officer with the Chattahoochee recreation area, said paddleboarding is no more dangerous than rafting.

Still, he said, a paddleboard is considered a vessel under Georgia law, so paddlers must adhere to the same rules as boaters. Every paddler must have a personal floatation device with him or her.

And paddlers, like other river sports fans, should avoid excessive use of alcohol, he said. “Alcohol use on the river is the biggest danger with any water sport,” he said. “But I don’t think it would be easy to drink while standing up and paddling with both hands.”

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a ranger! Bring your own canoe or kayak and join a park ranger for a leisurely float through the Palisades, a section of the Chattahoochee River. As twilight fades, you will load your boat and depart the park just as darkness arrives. Reservations required by calling 678538-1200. Space is limited. $3 daily park pass or annual pass. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 5450 Interstate North Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Go to: www.nps.gov/chat to find out more.

Pool Party Sunday, Aug. 18, 4-6 p.m. – Join lots of other

young people for BBYO Connect’s Kickoff Pool Party! Appropriate for 6-8th graders. Open to the community. $10 by Aug. 12; $15 after. Marcus Jewish Community Center - Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more information, email: stacie.graff@atlantajcc.org or call 678-812-3972.

“The Croods” Friday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m. – Enjoy a family-friend-

Butterfly Festival Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. – The Dunwoody Nature Center holds its annual Butterfly Festival. This year’s event has twice as many butterflies with two tents, and also features games, crafts, animal encounters and discovery stations. Participate in a nature scavenger hunt and find hidden treasures within Dunwoody Park. Get your face painted like a butterfly, enjoy live music, a Birds of Prey show, and other entertainment. On-site concessions available (cash only). $10 for adults; $5 for children. Rain or shine. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. To find out more, call 770-394-3322 or visit: www.dunwoodynature.org/Butterfly-Festival.

ly movie, on a large, outdoor screen. Movie starts at dusk. “The Croods” is about a caveman family that must trek through an unfamiliar world with the help of an inventive boy. Rated PG. Free and open to everyone. Pets and alcoholic beverages not permitted. Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, Hitson Center Lawn, 86 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Visit: www.facebook.com/SandySpringsMoviesByMoonlight with questions.

Walk, Wag, N’ Run Saturday, Aug. 24, 7:30 a.m. – Join others for the Walk, Wag, N’ Run to help the human and animal victims of domestic violence. Proceeds benefit the Ahimsa House. $25 early bird through Aug. 17; $30 after; $35 day of race. I-mile Fun Run, $15, and begins at 8:45 a.m. Participants receive t-shirt, goodie bag. Flat to rolling hills course that ends in Lenox Park. Event is a 2014 Peachtree Road Race qualifier.

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Find Your Balance Wednesday, Aug. 14, 6-8 p.m. – Balance is a concern for many, and balance seems to diminish as we age. Why wait until it is too late? Learn some simple tricks to help find your balance from the inside out. Learn about alignment and body mechanics so you can improve your balance, and learn how to use your body more effectively. Free. Open to members of the Cancer Support Community. Workshop is appropriate for everyone, including those who cannot get on the floor. RSVP to 404-843-1880. Cancer Support Community, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Building C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342.

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Tinnitus Support Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – The

Atlanta Tinnitus Support Group invites all to join them at their next meeting, where Melissa Wikoff, Au.D., Doctor of Audiology at Atlanta Hearing Associates, will speak. Socializing from 10-10:30 a.m.; lecture beings at 10:30 a.m. Dunwoody Public Library, in the Meeting Room, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more details, email: Erica at elcatl@aol.com.

Wedding Savings Saturday, Aug. 17, 3-4:30 p.m. – Feeling

overwhelmed by wedding costs? This workshop tells how to plan a “dream wedding” at a reasonable price by using a little creativity and research. Come learn the simple, cost-saving strategies that are often overlooked. Have twice the wedding for half the price! Free and open to the public. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. For additional information, visit www.sashajevents.eventbrite.com.

STARLAB Sunday, Aug. 18, 1-2 p.m. – Stay cool at the

Chattahoochee Nature Center, while learning the stars and constellations in the August night sky as you journey into STARLAB, a portable planetarium. Two, 25- minute sessions. Appropriate for ages 5 to adult. General admission: $10 for adults; $7 for seniors; $7 for students 13-18; $6 for children; free for CNC members, and kids 2 and under. 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell, 30075. Call 770992-2055 or go to: www.chattnaturecenter.org for information.

Basic Gardening Saturday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m. – North Fulton Master Gardeners, along with the University Of Georgia Cooperative Extension, present “Basic Garden Maintenance.” Learn tips for year-round success in your garden. Topics include: when to fertilize, prune, seed lawns, plant annuals, cut and divide perennials, plant bulbs and veggies, and more. Free and open to the public. Registration necessary by visiting: http://gardeningbythespringsaug.eventbrite. com. Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328, in the Community Room.

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Summer Sing Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – All are invited to the Choral Guild of Atlanta’s “Summer Sing,” an open house for interested singers to get acquainted with the conductor and chorus. Meet up with old friends, and preview music planned for the first concert, the works of Benjamin Britten. Free.

No age or talent requirement needed for this event.

Coffee and conversation start at 9:15 a.m. St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Questions? Call 404-223-6362 and leave message or email: info@cgatl.org.

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Saturday, Aug. 17, 7 p.m. – The 5th annual

summer concert to benefit the Tim Redovian Memorial Fund gets under way, with past recipients of TRMF scholarships showcasing their musical talents in “Look at Us Now!” All are welcome. Free admission; donations accepted. Reception follows the show. TRMF provides funding and scholarship awards to high school students pursuing education in the performing arts. Dunwoody Baptist Church, 1445 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more information, visit www.timredovian.org.

Springs Concerts Sunday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m. – Concerts by the

Springs welcomes back Gwen Hughes & The Retro Jazz Kats, after their earlier performance was rained out.

The band features elegant jazz and classic swing music.

Free. No pets, no smoking. Picnic baskets, coolers and blankets are welcome; no outside tables. Food and beverages available for purchase. Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-851-9111, ext. 4, visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org or email: information@heritagesandysprings.org to learn more.

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Tia Rix & Friends Friday, Aug. 23, 7:30-9:30 p.m. – Check

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Doors open at 7 p.m. Dessert and coffee provided; BYOB. The public is welcome. Babysitting services provided. Bring a can or non-perishable item for theCommunity Action Center Food Bank. 4945 High Point Rd., NE, Sandy Springs, 30342. Call 404-252-3324 or go to: https://atonement.episcopalatlanta.org to find out more.

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The city of Dunwoody also participated. Below, Police Chief Billy Grogan welcomes the Botwinik family and their dog “Tracker” to festivities at 100 Perimeter Center Place. sPeCiAl Photos

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End-of-course tests results show percentage not making the grade The Georgia Department of Education recently released results for the end-of-course tests given to high school students. This table shows the percentage of students in public high schools in Reporter Newspapers communities that did not meet standards in the 10 subject areas tested.

In some cases, due to curriculum changes, not all schools took the same tests or there weren’t enough students taking them to provide a general assessment. The scores here are provided by the Department of Education and presumed to be accurate.

North Atlanta high

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Physical science

47.7%

32.6%

48.9%

28.6%

21.2%

26.6%

U.s. history

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25.0

10.1

18.2

19.5

10.8

9th Grade literature American literature

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32.8

9.0

13.4

8.9

9.8

6.5

31.5

4.3

9.2

7.5

4.1

Math i

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53.4

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N/A

N/A

N/A

Math ii

42.6

16.4

15.9

33.6

N/A

N/A

Geometry

42.6

16.4

15.9

33.6

N/A

N/A

biology

27.4

9.6

19.7

15.9

21.9

7.2

economics

16.2

11.9

14.7

18.4

11.6

8.6

Coordinate Algebra

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72.9

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By Collin Kelley By the time you read this, some schools will already be back in session for 2013-14. Atlanta Public Schools resumed classes Aug. 7, and Fulton and DeKalb county schools on Aug. 12.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has offered up some survival tips for kids and parents as the school year routine begins anew. These tips are some basics for eating properly and maintaining study habits, as well as selecting a backpack that is safe and comfortable.

Survival Tips • Eat breakfast. The old saying “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” is never more true than when you’re going to school. Students are more alert and perform better in class if they eat a good breakfast.

• Get enough sleep. Studies show that teens need at least 8½ hours of sleep each night to feel rested. Sleep deprivation can lead students to fall asleep in class (embarrassing if you’re caught!) and can also make it hard to concentrate. It can be more productive to get the sleep you need than it is to stay up late cramming: A recent study found that students who got adequate sleep before a math test were nearly three times more likely to figure out the problem than those who stayed up all night.

• Do more at school and you’ll have less to do at home. Take advantage of those times during the school day when you’re not in class: Review notes, go to the library or computer lab, get a head start on your homework, or research a term paper. You’ll be thankful later while you’re at the mall or a concert and your classmates are stuck at home cramming.

• Be a joiner. One of the best ways to make friends and learn your way around is by joining school clubs, sports teams and activities. Even if you can’t kick a 30-yard field goal or sing a solo, getting involved in other ways – going to a school play, helping with a bake sale, or cheering on

friends at a swim meet – can help you feel like a part of things.

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Tips for Choosing and Using Backpacks • Consider the construction. Before you grab a new bag off the rack, make sure it’s got two padded straps that go over your shoulders. The wider the straps, the better. A backpack with a metal frame like the ones hikers use may give you more support (although many lockers aren’t big enough to hold this kind of pack). Make use of another hiking tip: Look for a backpack with a waist belt, which helps to distribute the weight more evenly across the body. Backpacks with multiple compartments can also help distribute the weight more evenly.

• Balance the load. Before you load your backpack, adjust the straps so the pack sits close to your back. If the pack bumps against your lower back or your butt when you walk, the straps are probably too long. Always pack your backpack with the heaviest items closest to your back.

Don’t drop all your stuff in the main compartment (using the side pockets will distribute the weight more evenly). Wear both straps over your shoulders.

• Try a pack with wheels. Lots of kids use these as an alternative to backpacks, but there are guidelines and considerations to keep in mind with this kind of pack, too. Many schools don’t allow rolling packs because people can trip over them in the halls.

• Don’t overdo it. Doctors and physical therapists recommend that people carry no more than 10 to 15 percent of their body weight in their packs.

This means that if you weigh 120 pounds, your backpack should weigh no more than 12 to 18 pounds. Use your bathroom scale to weigh your backpack and get an idea of what the proper weight for you feels like.

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Ben Karlin has a record of starting new endeavors.

During his freshman year, he was the starting pitcher for the Weber School baseball team’s firstever state playoff game. That same year, when he did not see a quality, baseball summer camp he wanted his younger brother to participate in, he started a new one with his friend Joseph Brickman.

Not only does Ben start anew, he finishes what he starts. He just completed his third year running the baseball camp, and has now made it to three state playoff games with his Georgia Independent School Association region 1-AAA team at Weber.

Weber head baseball coach Patrick Wright describes Ben as a team leader “both on and off the field.� “When I first came to Weber, he was a young, eager sophomore still learning things, but he has developed into a mature, young man,� Wright said. “He has done a great job leading in both the classroom and the weight room.�

In addition to being a pitcher at Weber in the spring, Ben has participated on traveling teams during the fall and summer since he was 13, most recently playing for the last three years with the 643 DP Jaguars.

Ben, who was the captain of the Weber Rams for the 2013 season, started playing catch with his dad when he was 2 or 3 years old, and has loved sports ever since. “When I was younger, I played baseball, basketball and soccer, but I decided that baseball was my favorite and the one I wanted to pursue,� said Ben. Through his summer camp and by teaching private lessons on pitching, hitting and fielding, he has worked to pass his passion on to others.

The camp has grown from 10 participants to 21 in only three years, and he hopes to keep it up through college and expand it from one week into two separate, week-long sessions. “It has been a great learning experience,� Ben said. “Each year it has become easier knowing what to do, how to plan it, how to send emails to parents, and how to work with the kids.�

When he is not exercising his school spirit on the field, Ben works as a “student ambassador� to encourage younger kids to consider attending Weber. He visits middle schools, escorts visiting students to classes, and works to get to know students looking at the school. “Weber is a great place, and I really love it and want to get as many people to go to the school as possible,� said Ben.

What’s Next: Ben plans to play baseball in college, and is looking for a school with strong academics where he can possibly study psychology or economics. Inspired in part by an entrepreneurship class at Wesafeto•ultimately gentle •find thorough ber, he hopes a job that combines his passions for business and baseball.

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The Sandy Springs and DeKalb well, but [DeKalb] will be there before County fire departments have entered us because they’re less than five miles,” into an automatic aid agreement to Smith said. “The benefit is that we’re provide faster responses to emergency going to have better coverage in that calls from people living on the border panhandle area as far as structure fires of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody. and getting people on the scene quickBeginning Aug. 1, units from er.”

DeKalb County’s fire station in DunSandy Springs City Councilman woody will be the first to respond to John Paulson, who represents the Sanfire and EMS calls to Sandy Springs dy Springs panhandle, said he thinks residences and businesses in portions it’s a good arrangement for his district. of the Sandy Springs “panhandle,” the “I believe it benefits both commuarea between the Chattahoochee River nities to have this more formalized,” and the DeKalb County line.

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Sandy Springs Fire Chief Jack Bob Mullen, a spokesman for the McElfish said the faster response time city of Dunwoody, said the city is gratewill improve the insurance rating for ful for the agreement between the two those property fire departments. owners.

“We’re grateful for “It’ll go from not only assistance Class 10 to Class from [DeKalb “We’re grateful for not 3. It’ll save literally County Fire] Chief only assistance from hundreds of thou[Edward] O’Brien sands of dollars [DeKalb County Fire] Chief but also the Sanfor people in that dy Springs Fire De[Edward] O’Brien but also area,” McElfish partment to make the Sandy Springs Fire said. “It’ll help sure residents are both the county going to have the Department to make sure and the city.” residents are going to have best service possiSandy Springs ble,” Mullen said. the best service possible.”

Battalion Chief Smith said SanDaryl Smith said dy Springs already –BOB MULLEN the two departhas an automatic DUNWOODY SPOKESMAN ments worked out aid agreement with the agreement afthe city of Atlanta. ter metrics for Sandy Springs’ Stameasuring fire risk tion 4, located near changed. The new metrics put properthe intersection of Roswell and Wieuties farther than five miles from a fire ca roads, will respond to calls in Buckstation into a higher risk classification. head, while Atlanta’s Station 27 on “It was a 10 because the new ISO Northside Drive will respond to calls rating came into effect, and that area’s in Sandy Springs. response time from our Station 1 at Smith said the departments have Spalding and Roberts was greater than plans to expand the automatic aid five miles,” Smith said. agreement to all areas with contiguous Smith said Sandy Springs will still borders. be responding to emergency calls in “We’re eventually going to branch the panhandle. out and do the entire Sandy Springs/ “Our units are also responding as DeKalb County border,” Smith said.

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 1000 block of Ashwood Parkway – Two residential burglaries, using forced entry, reported stolen passports, $6,000 in cash, checks, an iPod, a $2,000 camera, two laptops, a $500 tablet, a $2,800 Rolex, $1,700 in Nikon camera equipment, and other electronic equipment on July 25.

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 1200 block of Hammond Drive – A larceny of a laptop, backpack and iPad from a vehicle was reported on July 19.  4700 block of N. Peachtree Road – A larceny of an iPod from a vehicle was reported on July 24.  100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting of batteries, underwear, CD players and t-shirts was reported on July 25.

 300 block of Perimeter Center North – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on July 29.

 100 block of Perimeter Center West – A larceny of contact lenses, glasses, a cellphone, backpack and laptop from a vehicle was reported on July 25.

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 100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A larceny of a digital camera, overnight bag, Michael Kors bag and a laptop from a vehicle was reported on July 19.

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 1100 block of Ashford Parkway – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, reported a stolen 32” TV, camera, Kindle and jewelry on July 31.

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TH EFT/LAR CEN Y  4500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Larcenies of $2,000 air conditioning units from three businesses were reported on July 24.  5200 block of Lakesprings Drive – A larceny of a $1,500 set of Taylor made golf clubs, a GPS, Rayban sunglasses and a wallet from a vehicle was reported on July 25.

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 5600 block of Roberts Drive – A larceny, articles from a vehicle, was reported on July 26.  5600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny, articles from a vehicle, was reported on July 26.  100 block of Perimeter Center West – Larcenies of laptops from two vehicles were reported on July 26.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of $2,000 in jeans was reported on July 29.

 5000 block of Chestnut Forest Lane – A larceny of$1,500 in jewelry from a building was reported on July 27.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of two packs of condoms was reported on July 28.

 100 block of Perimeter Center West – Shoplifting of art supplies was reported on July 27.

 4900 block of Winters Chapel Road – A larceny of a wallet from a vehicle was reported on July 18.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of hard drive was reported on July 27.

 4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of clothing was reported on July 18.

 4300 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny of a $4,000 in computer equipment from a vehicle was reported on July 28.

 4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting of a MLB cap and khaki pants was reported on July 18.

 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Two cases of shoplifting sunglasses were reported on July 28.

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Major crime reports rise 11 percent in 2012, fall in 2013

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Property crimes drove up Dunwoody’s crime rate in 2012 and violent crimes are trending up in 2013, according to data provided by police.

The Dunwoody Police Department has released its annual report for 2012, and Part 1 crimes were up by 11.4 percent overall.

But data the department released covering the first six months of this year show that Part 1 crimes reported from January to June of 2013 were down 11.8 percent overall, compared with the same period in 2012. The decrease is primarily in property crimes.

Police Chief Billy Grogan cited burglaries and motor vehicle thefts as the main reason for the increases in 2012.

“Our largest increase was for burglary, which increased by 22 percent,” Grogan said in the report. “This category was closely followed by motor vehicle theft, which saw a 16.8 percent increase.”

Part 1 crimes are the most serious crimes, such as murder or burglary. The data is collected as part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting program.

Violent crimes reported in January

through June of 2013 are up 34.8 percent over the same period in 2012. Rape is up 100 percent, from 1 report to 2.

Armed robbery is up 33 percent, from 15 reports to 20, and aggravated assault is up 50 percent, from 6 reports to 9.

Property crime over the same period is down 12.9 percent, according to Dunwoody Police data. Motor vehicle thefts led the decline, with a drop of 45 percent, from 64 during the first six months of 2012 to 35 during the same period in 2013.

Grogan said he is unsure why violent crimes have increased in the first six months of 2013.

“We were down significantly last year, so it may just be a [statistical] correction,” he said. “Last year could have just been a little unusual. The raw number is still very small.”

Grogan said the recent addition of a crime response team gave the department an extra sergeant and three officers. The department also now has a prisoner transport officer, which Grogan said is a civilian position.

“I believe these changes will have a positive impact on crime in Dunwoody this year and in the future,” Grogan said.

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conspirator in the murder of her husband, Rusty Sneiderman, who was fatally shot in front of a Dunwoody day care center in 2010. Andrea Sneiderman’s former boss and alleged lover Hemy Neuman was sentenced to life in prison for Rusty Sneiderman’s murder in 2012. Sneiderman maintains she was not romantically involved with Neuman and had no connection to her husband’s death.

For ongoing updates in the Sneiderman trial, Reporter Newspapers’ broadcast partner CBS Atlanta is providing a live stream of the proceedings at its website, cbsatlanta.com.

The trial of Andrea Sneiderman began on Aug. 5, but she no longer faces murder charges in connection with the death of her husband, Rusty Sneiderman.

Sneiderman is now facing 13 charges, including perjury and making false statements. The judge dropped the murder counts after DeKalb District Attorney Robert James said he did not have the evidence to support the charges.

Sneiderman was accused of being a co-

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ported on July 26.

 2200 block of Dunwoody Crossing – A manager of an electronics store reported harassment on July 24.  4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Assault through intimidation was reported on July 18.  4800 block of Macbain Lane – Simple assault/battery was reported on July 31.  6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Family battery/simple battery was re-

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 4500 block of Barclay Drive – Simple assault/battery was reported on Aug. 1.  5600 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Child molestation at a day care facility was reported on Aug. 1.

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destroyed by chemicals/acid was reported on July 22.  4400 block Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A man was seen on July 28 by an officer breaching the peace and using words that would put another in fear of his safety. It was determined he had an active warrant and was arrested.  4700 block of Vermack Ridge – A suspicious person was reported, and identified as a solicitor who had previously been told by officers not to solicit past the allotted time per city code. The man was issued a citation for violating his City Solicitations Permit.  4000 block of Dunwoody Park – A civil dispute was reported on July 20.  300 block of Perimeter Center North – Harassing communications were reported on July 23.  4800 block of Tilly Mill Road – Criminal trespass was reported on July 25.

 2500 block of Andover Drive – Criminal trespass involving a $250 wiper blade assembly was reported on July 21.

 6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Four men were arrested for disorderly conduct on July 26.

 1500 block of Mount Vernon Road/Nandina Lane – Possession of a firearm, along

 5400 block Chamblee Dunwoody Road/ Mount Vernon Road – Disorderly conduct

with drug possession, in the commission of a crime, was reported on July 22.

 700 block of Potomac Road – Criminal trespass involving eight articles of clothing

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 2100 block of Peachford Road – Disorderly under the influence was reported on July 29.

 100 block of Perimeter Center West – A noise complaint was reported on July 28.

 1300 block of Ashford Gables Drive – Harassing phone calls were reported on July 30.

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