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Got you in my sight Who’s who running for mayor, City Council CommuNitY 2-4

Slim shady City Council needs to rework Tree Ordinance CommeNtaRY 6

Life changing Residents become U.S. citizens at river ceremony aRouNd toWN 7

Hello again Two local pastors return to take the pulpit FaitH 8-9

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above, Kate Brosnan, 7, gets a bead on a feathered friend at the morgan Falls Bird Walk event at overlook park on Sept. 21. Right, Shantaram Bharadwaj, back, with twin sons, Shlok, left, and Sachit, take a close look as well. Sponsored and led by the atlanta audubon Society, the outting gave attendees the chance to view migratory and local birds during peak migration season. another photo on page 15.

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Sandy Springs officials say they’ve checked the numbers again and there aren’t as many problems with the list of registered voters as they first thought.

City Manager John McDonough updated City Council about the city’s latest count of discrepancies found in the current list during council’s Oct. 1 meeting.

At the first City Council meeting in September, an analyst told council members he’d found nearly 5,000 problems with the county’s list of registered voters in the city. Problems included voters liv-

The Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods this month rated members of the current City Council on whether their votes are “friendly” to neighborhood interests, but some council members say the list is unfair.

According to the SSCN, only 31 percent of votes cast on 10 controversial zoning decisions during this City Council’s term were considered “Neighborhood Friendly.” SSCN is an advocacy group that lobbies City Council on neighborhood issues.

SSCN produced a similar ranking after the first term of the first

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Eva Galambos, the only mayor the city has had, is retiring and two candidates, Bob Brown and Rusty Paul, seek to succeed her. Races for five of the six council seats are contested, as well.

The Sandy Springs Reporter asked the candidates why they are running and why voters should choose them. Here are answers provided by the two mayoral candidates and those seeking the council’s Districts 3 and 4 seats.

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no favors owed or previous commitments to anyone, so I am only committed to doing the best job as mayor for the people of Sandy Springs. Not just for a select few who contribute to a campaign fund.

Why are you seeking this position? I am running for mayor so I can continue with Mayor Eva’s commitment to the neighborhoods of Sandy Springs as well as bring the business community together. I want to foster a community spirit between the two communities, and celebrate all the holidays publicly, not just the ones I like. I would like to see freedom of expression for holidays with parades, banners, etc.

Why should voters choose you?

I have lived in and been an active part of the community for 40 years. I have some common sense approaches to things like traffic flow and protection of our neighborhoods that I believe will work, and are legal. I already have a job, so the position of mayor is not a career for me, but rather an opportunity to serve the community with new ideas and the best interest of the people. There are enough political professionals already, and Sandy Springs doesn’t need one here. I believe in letting city council and staff do their jobs. With me you will get a fair, honest and efficient government, the government you the people of Sandy Springs deserve. I will run the office like a business and be responsible to the owner of the business...the people of Sandy Springs.

Campaign webpage: bobbrownformayor.com (under construction currently) Rusty Paul Occupation: Business owner Prior political experience: Sandy Springs City Council, 2005-2009; Georgia Senate 2001-2003; Chairman, Georgia State Republican Party 1995-1999; Assistant Secretary, Housing & Urban Development, 1991-1993; Deputy Assistant Secretary, 1990-1991; Why are you seeking this position? After 30+ years in business and experience in federal, state and local government, I can bring a lifetime of expertise to helping my community continue the amazing progress the city of Sandy Springs has made over the past eight years.

Why should voters choose you? I have a unique blend of public and private experience to help lead the city over the next four years when several major decisions must be made, including creation of the city center with a new government complex and a private sector partnership to jumpstart overall downtown redevelopment.

You also can find their answers and brief video statements by candidates online at ReporterNewspapers.net

This effort is a “50-year” decision, and will involve a significant investment by the public and private sector, so it must be done correctly. We want to create a walkable, pedestrian-friendly environment that lures our residents back to the Roswell Road Corridor, and creates a commercial district they want to patronize. We also need to continue investments in infrastructure and improve mobility for our residents, and to do that we must wisely balance density with the preservation of our neighborhood environment, without overburdening an already stressed road/street network.

Campaign webpage: www.rustypaulformayor.org

District 3 Barbara Malone Occupation: Financial services administrator Prior political experience: For the past five years I have held elected positions as chairman of MSNA and as vice president of SSCN. In these elected positions I have represented the interests of both my immediate neighbors and neighborhoods across the city of Sandy Springs. This experience has enabled me to better understand the issues, needs and desires of the citizens of Sandy Springs and to speak authoritatively on their behalf.

Why are you seeking this position: Our city is at an inflection point: we have gone through the growing pains associated with the city’s birth and now need to focus on turning Sandy Springs into a place where people increasingly want to live, work and play.

To do that we need to achieve balance: we need to recognize the needs and aspirations of current residents, and balance those against our pressing need for commercial and residential development and our need to implement solutions to our ever-present traffic problems.

We need strong leadership to make this happen.

A top priority for the next mayor and city council is to examine and revise the city ordinances that were taken from Fulton County at Sandy Springs’ birth and tailor them to better serve Sandy Springs’ needs. The current ordinances are ambiguous, open to interpretation, and are often essentially SS

Community unenforceable. They cost us precious time and money, and do not provide the firm foundation for growth that the city needs.

Our situation is widely understood by the people of Sandy Springs, and I have been encouraged to run by people I’ve worked with across the city because they recognize in me: Someone who is known for listening, for providing a voice of reason in difficult situations, for respecting differences while seeking resolution; Someone who is the voice of the people she represents, and who is prepared to fight relentlessly on their behalf; Someone who has proven themselves as a vocal advocate for ordinance enforcement and reform; Someone who supports setting a development path that aligns with neighborhood protection and enhancement; Someone who is a strong leader, capable of helping to steer the city in the right direction.

I am running because the people of Sandy Springs have asked me to run.

Graham E. McDonald Occupation: Attorney Prior political experience: This is my first campaign for public office.

I have been extremely active in the community in which I am so invested, serving as president of the North Harbor Neighborhood Association, vice chairman of the city of Sandy Springs Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC), and on the Board of Trustees for Leadership Sandy Springs.

These and other community engagements furthered my passion for Sandy Springs, and prompted me to broaden my contributions by seeking a seat on the City Council.

Why are you seeking this position?

As the father of a young family, homeowner and business owner here in Sandy Springs, I am passionate about, and deeply invested in, the future of this city. I am in it for the long haul. I believe in being an active and engaged citizen, and have eagerly embraced positions including president, and prior vice president, of my homeowners association, member of the Board of Trustees of Leadership Sandy Springs, and vice chairman of the Economic Development Advisory Committee (to which I was appointed

by Mayor Galambos).

Why should voters choose you?

I believe that the body of knowledge and experience that I have gained over the past several years makes me well prepared to contribute to this community as Councilman of District 3.

As president, and prior vice presSS

ident, of the North Harbor Neighborhood Association, I have come to know first-hand the challenges the city and fellow families face in managing and safeguarding our neighborhoods against traffic. As a local attorney, I am well equipped to provide insight and analysis related to the legal issues that are involved in almost every area in which the city has responsibility.

Through my mayor-appointed position on the Economic Development Advisory Committee, I recognize the importance of smart and balanced growth for our city.

Campaign webpage: www.mcdonaldforsandysprings.com

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District 4 Tochie Blad Occupation: Research librarian Prior political experience: Appointed by mayor of Sandy Springs to Tree Advisory Committee; appointed

by Fulton County Commission to the Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment (1998-2000).

Why are you seeking this position?

With the advent of the new city, the Sandy Springs’ neighborhoods were promised protection from intrusive zonings and a voice in the city’s development plans. That said, we need more balance on City Council. I want to represent the neighborhoods and stop intrusive zonings as well as seek residents’ input on both the City Center project and budget surpluses. This summer, City Council approved a 26-story office tower next to residential in District 4 and new apartments on Peachtree Dunwoody Road.

As we know, with more density, our infrastructure and roads rapidly exceed their capacity. I have worked with Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods to represent HOAs to protect neighborhoods from unwanted density caused by redevelopment. I am now stepping up to represent you, the residents of District 4, in an elected capacity to ensure your voice is heard.

Why should voters choose you? I moved to Sandy Springs in 1995 and raised my two daughters here. I have been involved in my community even before we became a city. I am stepping up to serve the public after working many years in leadership roles in both my children’s schools and community groups.

I have effectively worked acquiring land for parks and green space with the Sandy Springs Conservancy, protecting neighborhoods as a board member of the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods, and addressing needs of the community as board member of Leadership Sandy Springs. We need a government that is open and transparent and accessible to its citizens. Elected officials should be held accountable for their decisions. As your neighbor, I want to represent you

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NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS The General Election of the City of Sandy Springs as set forth in O.C.G.A. 21-2-9 will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, for the election of the Mayor and six Council Positions – Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Absentee voting begins (by mail and In Person) on Monday, October 14, 2013.

In Person Absentee and Early Voting will be held at the North Fulton Government Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, from Monday, October 14, 2013, through Friday, November 1, 2013, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Polls w ill be open f rom 7 a .m. unti l 7 p.m., on November 5, 2013.

Electors will vote in the same polling place as they do for the county, state and federal elections. Your polling place is shown on the voter’s registration card furnished by Fulton County.

It may also be found on the Georgia Secretary of State’s website on My Voter Page http://mvp.sos.state.ga.us/ The final registration date for a citizen of Sandy Springs to vote in this election is October 7, 2013.

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and be your voice on the City Council. As a member of the City Council, I want to engage the citizens and improve the city with more public input.

Campaign webpage: www.tochieforsandysprings.com Gabriel Sterling Occupation: President, SSH, Inc. (public relations/ political consulting firm), and founder, startup, Elbow Bend Brewing.

Prior political experience: I was elected with 76% of the vote in a Special Election in 2011 to District 4 of the Sandy Springs City Council. I served as House District Chairman for District 48 for the Republican Party. I was a member of the Committee for Sandy Springs and acted as the Referendum Co-Chair of the campaign to make Sandy Springs a city. I also served as the transition chairman for Fire/EMS in Sandy Springs. Appointed as a negotiator for Sandy Springs in the transfer of assets from Fulton County. Worked on Capitol Hill in the office of Georgia Congressman Charlie Norwood (R-Augusta).

Why are you seeking this position? I want to continue my service to the people of Sandy Springs as we build out our City Center. I want to bring the world-class program of environmental management to address water quality and tree canopy health using the latest technological tools. I want to continue to leverage our public/private partnerships to the benefit of the taxpayer, and look for ways to save taxpayers even more money.

Why should voters choose you? I believe voters should support me because we are on the right track in Sandy Springs. We have created a unique governing model that has attracted national attention for delivering excellent, efficient service while keeping taxes low. We are protecting our neighborhoods while allowing for rational economic development, which is the main reason we became a city.

We are also working on our new City Center, which I am convinced will be the centerpiece of Sandy Springs for years to come. We are making progress, and I believe people support the direction we are heading. For that reason, I think voters should vote for my re-election, to continue on the successful path we are on.

Campaign webpage: www.GabrielSterling.org

Mayor’s Gala to benefit Anne Frank exhibit State and federal officials will honor Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos, who is retiring after two terms in office.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia, U.S. Rep. Tom Price of Roswell, and Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens are scheduled to be at the Oct. 10 event,

6 p.m., at B’nai Torah Synagogue Social Hall, 700 Mount Vernon Highway.

The gala includes cocktails, dinner and an auction. $100 per person. Proceeds benefit the Anne Frank Exhibit. Information: dfries@sandyspringsga. gov.

Sandy Springs government Calendar The Sandy Springs City Council usually meets the first and the third tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall, which is located at 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500 For the most up to date meeting schedule, visit http://www.sandyspringsga.org/Calendars/City-Calendar

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City Council, elected in 2005 after residents voted to incorporate the new city.

The first council voted with the neighborhoods 44 percent of the time, according to SSCN. Council members with lower scores say the list is unfair and subjective.

There’s also a suggestion that politics may have tainted the list’s objectivity.

City Council elections are Nov. 5 and four of its current members – Dianne Fries, District 2; Gabriel Sterling, District 4; Tibby DeJulio, District 5; and John Paulson, District 1 – are running for re-election.

Three of the candidates running for office this year are former members of the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods: Barbara Malone in District 3, Tochie Blad in District 4, and Patty Berkovitz in District 6.

Susan Joseph, who compiled the list for SSCN, said the bias charge is untrue.

She said the list was created with the intent of providing objective information for voters about the voting records of council members.

Joseph said she created previous versions of the list with input from Malone, Blad and Berkovitz when they were members of SSCN, but they had no involvement in approving the most recent version of the list. Joseph said the candidates’ involvement with SSCN did not affect how the list ranks the votes of certain council members.

“I can assure you that as much as I would like my personal opinions to be part of this … they weren’t,” Joseph said.

So with those caveats in hand, how did individual council members running for re-election rank?

Paulson, who is running unopposed, and Fries, received a 0 percent “Neighborhood Friendly” rating from SSCN. Paulson said he doesn’t agree with the list’s assessment of his record.

“I don’t believe that’s true,” Paulson said. “I don’t believe my votes have been ‘zero’ in favor of the neighborhood.”

Fries said the SSCN’s affiliation with candidates for City Council should make residents question the value of its rankings.

“I think it’s important for residents who see that report to understand that it presents a very one-sided point of view.

They were selective in the zonings chosen to present, and they did not make public important, relevant facts that impacted cases such as legal rulings,” Fries said.

“With a political candidate on the organization’s board, it calls into question the timing and motive of this report.”

Councilman Gabriel Sterling drew a 33 percent “Neighborhood Friendly” rating from the group. Sterling joined the council mid-term during a special election. He said the SSCN’s list is flawed. He said some of the votes considered unfriendly to neighborhood interests were part of resolving lawsuits, SS

such as the vote that settled the Church of Scientology’s suit against the city.

“They were an activist organization, and now they’re becoming a political organization,” Sterling said. “Not all their members are doing it for the right reasons and believe in the work they’re doing …They do not by any means represent all the neighborhoods in Sandy Springs, not even the majority.”

DeJulio received the highest marks from SSCN. The list concluded he voted with the neighborhoods 71 percent of the time.

DeJulio said he couldn’t comment on whether the list was fair to his colleagues, saying he could only speak for himself.

“I have to do what I feel is best for the people who elected me, for my neighborhoods and the city,” DeJulio said.

“Even when I first started with the city, one of our objectives was to protect our neighborhoods. We’ve got fabulous neighborhoods, and we have to ensure they remain fabulous.”

City Councilwoman Karen Meinzen McEnerny is not running again. She also received high marks from SSCN, voting with the neighborhoods 57 percent of the time.

McEnerny said the list is a fair assessment of the council’s record. “They have been conducting this survey since Day One of the city. I think it’s a wonderful public service to the community, to measure the votes of the elected officials against the goal and mission of the advocacy group,” McEnerny said.

Other council members not up for re-election criticized the list.

Councilman Chip Collins, who was rated as voting with the neighborhoods 29 percent of the time, said the list overgeneralizes the sentiments of the neighborhoods.

“I think the entire study lacks credibility,” Collins said. “I would urge voters to ignore the subjective analysis by the SSCN as to whether any particular vote was supportive or disruptive of the wishes of neighborhoods.”

Mayor Eva Galambos, who is not seeking re-election, only votes in cases where there is a tie among the other six council members. The SSCN determined that none of her votes, or 0 percent, were in the interests of the neighborhood.

In one instance, Galambos voted in favor of allowing a developer to exceed an 18-story height limit on a new office building along Mount Vernon Highway.

Galambos said even though the building will be higher than 18 stories, it will also be less dense.

“Sometimes they’re just totally irrational,” Galambos said. “I was well aware that I was voting against the Council of Neighborhoods.”

Galambos added, “The Council of Neighborhoods doesn’t always represent the neighborhoods.”

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City Council will serve community well by improving Tree Conservation Ordinance An open letter to elected officials on the Sandy Springs Council re: “getting to balance” on the 2007 Tree Conservation Ordinance.

Kudos for your support on Sept. 3 to send the Tree Conservation Ordinance back to staff for recommendations on how it can be improved based upon a framework of seven issues. I understand staff will be ready in November to bring us their findings.

That vote of support showed me you are hearing from our citizens who live and work in our community, and care about preserving trees in their neighborhoods. Kudos to you for the part you played that increased the tree canopy measurement between 2005 and 2010 from 52 percent to 59 percent, and for the addition of ½ staff person to review all grading, site and tree survey plans for accuracy before one inch of soil is moved on a residential lot under construction.

KAREN This pre- and post-site inspection process was approved April 3, 2012, when staff found “inconMEINZEN sistencies” in the submitted plans and field conditions in 21 percent of the total residential building McENERNY plans submitted for review.

I join you in recognizing the well-documented, positive benefits of a healthy tree canopy, as recentGUEST COLUMN ly stated in the city’s press release of Sept. 25: “From an environmental perspective, trees aid in improving air quality, provide a reduction in temperatures, and assist in lowering energy consumption.

From an economic perspective, trees are tied to increased property value, in particular, in highly walkable neighborhoods.”

But our community’s recognition of the value of tree canopy goes even farther. It affects the quality of life in terms of the character of their neighborhoods and personal property rights. Remember that the grading that occurs when a lot is being redeveloped with new housing by far and away causes the loss/death of more tree canopy than individual owners deciding to remove existing trees from their properties.

That’s why I believe “getting to balance” with changes to the Tree Ordinance needs to focus on the provisions dealing with construction and redevelopment. Preserving the character of our neighborhoods, which some have compared to the “jewels” of our city, means minimizing the loss of existing tree canopy through grading in the side and rear buffers between lots.

Citizens have complained of “clear-cut and graded” lots that leave a big hole on their street, and are out of character to the rest of the neighborhood -- sort of like a person’s smile after losing two front teeth! This, in my view, was not intended by the first council which approved the existing ordinance in 2007. More importantly, it is not balanced as currently written because it adversely impacts the personal property rights of adjacent and down-gradient owners… those neighbors whose own trees and tree roots have been damaged by grading in the buffer of the lot being redeveloped.

Why the focus on residential construction, specifically single-family detached housing? Because we have no more large swaths of undeveloped land in Sandy Springs, so all residential development is infill.

The preservation of as many existing trees as possible in the side and rear buffer areas helps retain the character of the neighborhood, yet still allows the developers and new homeowners the flexibility to replant in the front yard or leave the front yard sunny and open, depending on personal preference.

To show the scale of redevelopment of single-family lots and the pressure on the existing tree canopy that results, 52 percent of all permits issued by the city (224 permits) between January 2012 and June 30 were for single-family detached housing. If each lot averaged 1 acre, and each were substantially graded to allow much larger homes and related outdoor amenities like pools and tennis courts, that’s at least 175-200 acres of land cleared. That is significant existing tree canopy loss and related adverse affects on the character of neighborhoods in our city.

Replanting new trees is important, but it won’t bring back the character of an extensively graded area for 15 to 20 years, at best.

We can do better for our citizens. I join you in working toward a more balanced ordinance on the provisions that affect the residential infill construction.

Karen Meinzen McEnerny has served two terms on Sandy Springs City Council. She is not seeking re-election.

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Stars in their eyes for these new U.S. citizens The night before, Muna Omar had been too excited to sleep. “I was up almost all night,” she said.

Saturday morning arrived as a bright, sunny fall day. Omar gathered her children from their Doraville home and took them to a small field on the banks of the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs.

There, she joined 69 others who had come from communities scattered across Georgia and Alabama to take part in a ceremony that lasted only about an hour, but would change their lives and the lives of their families.

As sunlight glinted on the river, geese honked downstream, and dozens of smiling family members stood and watched, these 70 people renounced their allegiances to their former home countries and became American citizens.

“I’m so happy,” said Omar, who was born in Somalia and had lived a dozen years in the U.S. “I’m new. It’s a very, very big thing for me.”

On Sept. 28, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services celebrated National Public Lands Day by holding its first naturalization ceremony at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. People from 35 countries, from Bangladesh to Vietnam and Laos to Liberia, became American citizens that morning.

Naturalization ceremonies usually are held in government office buildings, but immigration officials said they hope the riverside gathering would offer something different. “We thought this was a change of atmosphere,” said Cheryl Johnson, section manager for the Atlanta Field Office of the citizenship and immigration services. The park, she said, provided “the view of the historic land [and] that scenery here.”

Several of the soon-to-be new citizens, who sat on folding or stackable chairs set up in a newly mowed field, endorsed the park setting as they awaited the start of the ceremony. “I like it,” said Balvantkumar Prajapati, who was born in India and now runs a store in Rome, Ga. Segun Oshadige, born in Niger, found the surroundings “calming.”

Occasionally, other park-goers jogged by or walked dogs in the vicinity. A small group launched a big rubber raft from the boat ramp where the field touched river. Deer wandered nearby in the forest. “It’s not what I expected, but it’s OK,” said Margaret Mungei, who was born in Kenya and lives in Hoover, Ala. Dora Blanco also was pleased. “It’s nice, instead of the four walls of the building,” she said. “We’re actually going to stay and walk around the park afterwards.”

Blanco came to the U.S. from Mexico in 1994, when she was 9 years old.

She lived much of her life in the U.S. in Whitfield County, and now lives in Marietta with two young children of her own. “It’s exciting,” she said of becoming a citizen. “It’s something I wasn’t go-

ing to do, and then came my children. ... You almost can’t believe it’s real.”

Oshadige said he’s lived in metro Atlanta for 30 years. He AROUND makes his livtOWN ing driving a cab. BecomJoe earle ing an American citizen, he said, “is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.” He wanted to share in freedom and to have “a say in the government,” he said, “a voice.”

Omar said she wanted to be part of the nation where her children were born. They’re all citizens of the U.S. and she wanted to be, too. “It’s my country,” she said. “All my kids were born here.

I’m so happy. I’m one of them now.”

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“This was just farmland and a house on this corner,” Shivers said of the melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net church property.

Shivers grew up across the street from Life has led two local pastors back to where the church now sits, and spent a where they started. lot of time riding his bike around the Rev. James Neil Hollingsworth Jr. area. Shivers said took the pulpit as the church was a senior pastor at Secbig part of his childond-Ponce de Leon hood.

Baptist Church “It was such in Buckhead – a a special place to church he often atgrow up,” Shivers tended as a teenagsaid. er.

Second-Ponce And Rev. David de Leon BapShivers moved back tist Church votto Sandy Springs ed unanimously to in August to take call Hollingsworth, the helm as pasknown as Dock, to tor of First Baptist serve as its seventh Church of Sandy pastor. His first serSprings, a church he grew up in and Rev. James Neil Hollingsworth Jr. vice at the Peachtree Second-Ponce de Leon Road church was where his father, Baptist Church Sept. 22.

E.B. Shivers, served Hollingsworth as pastor from 1958 has several connections to the church he to 1980. now leads. Growing up, Hollingsworth Shivers said he left the area to go to attended special events at Second-Ponce college and never moved back. Now 35 de Leon with his high school friends. years later, he’s exploring his hometown, And while at Mercer University as an which he’s found has changed quite a undergraduate, several of his college bit. friends attended Second-Ponce de Leon.

According to the church, Hollingy nt 10 We ca r r a f™ sworth had no intention of staying when o a y n n e oo any ar w offe rw r he came to Second-Ponce de Leon as inr ar r yea ain-Pr Seale c o 5 nst ant 1 St nt ruc y terim preacher 15 months ago. He had fo r a ne tio m r n served as interim pastor at nine differe .

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Hollingsworth also worked at Mercer University’s Macon and Atlanta campuses for the past 18 years. He was assistant dean and assistant professor of leadership, and supervised ministry at Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology. He was also executive director for The Center for Teaching Churches, according to the church.

“I fully thought I would retire at McAfee, but the energy and possibility of this place has captured my imagination, and by God’s grace it would not let me go,” Hollingsworth said in an email.

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FAItH bers from childhood. In its heyday, the Shivers admits the church has been church had about 700 members. But through some troubles lately. But he recently, it has dwindled to fewer than said he’s never really asked about why 100. the church has struggled in recent years.

“This time when they called, and “I don’t really know why and I’m not told me they needed my help, the timgoing to look backward. I’m only going ing was right,” Shivers said. to look forward,” Shivers said.

Shivers moved from a small town in He said he’s still taking stock of the Indiana, where the church and the closest traffic light community around was eight miles him to figure out away. the next moves for “I was in rural the church. But a America and loved social media presit,” Shivers said. ence, day care proHe said he led gram, and upa large, active condates to the church gregation in Indibuildings are likely ana, but with its ruon the horizon, he ral location, there said. wasn’t much room Despite his aspifor growth. “I was in rations for growth, rural America where Shivers said he enthe population of joys the familiarour county was ity of the Sandy 6,000,” Shivers said.

Springs communiShivers said he’s ty. always wanted to “There’s still a lead a church to exsmall-town feelponential growth, “I love being at a place where ing about Sanand believes Sandy dy Springs,” ShivI know everybody. We just Springs’ population need to find a place where ers said. “Weekly, I provides that ophave run into peoportunity. “There’s people can feel comfortable ple I have had a so many peoconnection to that and connect to God and ple around [Sandy connect to each other. Where I haven’t seen in 35 Springs] who just years.” it stops growing, nobody don’t go to church He said he reor have stopped goknows, but it will grow.” cently got a call to ing for various reaofficiate a funeral sons.” for a woman who – REV. DAVID SHIVERS And so far, it’s used to attend the FIRSt BAPtISt cHURcH working, he said. church. Her neph“In six weeks, we’ve ew was shocked to grown,” Shivers learn that Shivers said. not only knew of Shivers said he’s not necessarily inhis aunt, but used to go fishing on her terested in creating a mega-church, property as a child. though. He said he likes being able to “There’s a reconnection that’s occurform relationships with everyone in the ring that’s benefiting this church,” Shivcongregation. ers said.

“I love being at a place where I know Shivers’ office is decorated with old everybody,” he said. “We just need to family photos, including one of him find a place where people can feel comand his father fishing at that pond. fortable and connect to God and con“This church was very important to nect to each other. Where it stops growdad,” Shivers said. “I think dad would ing, nobody knows, but it will grow.” be pleased. I hope.”

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The last sighting happened in Sandy Springs on Sept. 16.

A Sandy Springs resident walking their dog near High Top Road spotted something in the sky at 8 a.m. A few days later, the resident filed a report about the unidentified flying object on UFOstalker.com, a website that collects witness accounts and publishes them anonymously.

“I was finishing my walk with our dog, walking through our courtyard, when I saw four round spheres in a line,” the resident wrote. “They were several hundred feet in the air, I would estimate 500 feet. They were in two sets of two, and basically stationary while slowly rotating. One was reddish in color, the oth-

er three, gray.”

The resident later added, “I swear to the truthfulness of this sighting.”

While the prospect of visitations from other life forms sounds unbelievable, people living in Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Buckhead have all filed reports with UFO Stalker. According to UFO Stalker, there are 13 different reports going back to 1994.

In some cases residents report sightings years after the actual event.

Seven of the alleged sightings happened in Sandy Springs.

The Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON, is another clearing house for this information. Ralph Howard, who lives

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A lot of people who aren’t used to looking up in the sky don’t realize how bright Venus can be.”

Howard said if there’s enough evidence in a report to warrant a followup, the reporters will receive a phone call from an investigator. He said investigators spend most of their time finding the simplest and most obvious explanations for each report. The internet makes the task more manageable. Investigators can look up the alignment of the planets and even the position of satellites at the time of the sighting.

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He oversees a team of 17 active investigators.

Howard said the metro area generates fewer reports overall than the rest of the state.

“I don’t think there’s anything special going on about Sandy Springs or Atlanta,” he said. “The remarkable thing might be that we do get some sightings every now and then that are hard to explain.”

Howard said investigators have yet to come up with an explanation for an object spotted above Atlanta’s new Ferris Wheel on July 24. It’s most likely a kite or a balloon, but Howard says MUFON doesn’t know who put it in the sky.

Finding pedestrian explanations is part of Howard’s and MUFON’s mission.

Howard said in most cases UFOs can be explained by natural phenomena. He said the organization has seen an uptick in reports filed, but it could be because of greater awareness of reporting sites like UFO Stalker. There’s also an uptick in people using hobby drones and motor-powered kites that could explain the increase in reports, he said.

“Some are deserving of actual scientific investigation,” Howard said. “I’m a scientist myself, I’m a geologist. We’ve got a real phenomenon here. It is real.”

Jim Sowell, an astronomer at Georgia Tech, said taking into account what we know about physics, there’s almost no possibility of extraterrestrial life visiting our planet. For starters, the universe is almost incomprehensibly vast.

The Voyager 1 space probe, for example, launched in 1977, and exited our solar system in 2012. Also, scientists are reasonably certain that traveling faster than light speed is impossible. Even at light speed, the distances would be unachievable in an average human’s lifetime.

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A park spokesman said all but eight of the park’s 40 employees were being furloughed. The closing would last until officials in Washington, D.C., could agree on a spending bill.

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Gun Safety Tuesday, Oct. 8, 7-8 p.m. – Join others at

The Epstein School for the presentation “Why and How To Talk With Your Children About Gun Safety (Even If You Don’t Own Guns).” A certified firearms safety instructor hosts a 30-minute multimedia presentation about the steps parents can take to reduce the risk of their children being injured or killed in a gun-related accident. Free and open to the community. Childcare available. RSVP via email: melanie.mailman@epsteinatlanta.org or by calling 404250-5770. www.epsteinatlanta.org.

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AARP workbook is required, which is $14 for nonAARP members and $12 for members. Registration required by calling 404-851-6157. Leave local area code and phone number when registering. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us for more information.

Strengthen Your Bones Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6-8 p.m. – Learn the tricks of leaning into your bones. Effective use of your skeleton helps you gain bone strength and balance. Find out how your mind tricks you into creating stress and anxiety, and treat yourself to some centering techniques. Free and open to members of the Cancer Support Community. RSVP to 404843-1880. 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Building C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342. To learn more, visit: www.cscatlanta.org.

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Songs for Children Thursday, Oct. 10, 10:30-11:15 a.m. – The

Alicia Etchison concert includes acoustic fingerstyle guitar songs for children of all ages which are “story songs as peaceful and invigorating as sunset on the beach.” Free, and all are welcome to attend. Suggested audiences: infant, toddler, preschool, elementary school youth. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@ co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-814-3500 for details.

Turtle Tours Saturday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heritage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2- 5, continues. In this program, museum mascots “Sandy” the Chipmunk and “Spring” the Turtle learn how to use their senses. Free; donations encouraged. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org, call 404-851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.

Journey to Literacy Saturday, Oct. 12, 2:30-3:30 p.m. –

Junior League of Atlanta volunteers provide an interactive reading of a favorite children’s book with related craft activities. Each family gets a copy of the book to keep. Free. Open to the public. Appropriate for ages 3 to 6. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 for additional information.

Kids in the Kitchen Saturday, Oct. 12, 4-5 p.m. – “Kids in the

Kitchen” promotes child health and wellness by empowering children to make healthy lifestyle choices, preventing obesity and its associated health risks, and by involving kids and their parents in a handson environment that focuses on preparing healthy foods. Free and open to the community. All ages welcome. Sponsored by the Junior League of Atlanta. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Story Time Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us or call 404-303-6130 with questions.

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welcome to attend the opening of “Nature in Transition” in the Blue Heron Gallery at Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Exhibition is a national show from the Society of Layerists in Multi-Media. Free admission. Sales benefit the nature preserve. 4055 Roswell Rd., Atlanta, 30342. To learn more about the artists, visit: www.slmm.org. Go to: www.bhnp. org or call 404-345-1008 for further details.

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than 125 juried artists will be displaying and marketing their fine arts. Event continues on Sunday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Live music both days.

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shop focuses on the past, present, and future of space travel. Discuss propulsion, parts of the rocket, launch safety, and how space travel has affected our life on Earth. Sign-up required and started Oct. 1. Space is limited. Free and open to the community. Suggested audiences: middle school and elementary school youth. Sandy Springs Branch Library, in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or call 404-303-6130 to sign up or to ask questions.

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Here’s a multiple-choice test for parents. The state’s new Common Core education initiative is: a) a reasonable way to make sure Georgia students measure up against others across the country; or b) a national takeover of what’s taught in Georgia’s schools that erodes local control.

Which way to answer that question touched off extensive debate among Republicans and education experts during a panel discussion sponsored by the Fulton County Republican Party Sept. 26.

About 75 people, many of whom loudly applauded opponents of the

Common Core initiative, attended the town hall at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in Sandy Springs to discuss the Common Core standards, which state educational officials have adopted, but now are taking another look at.

Georgia joined 44 other states in adopting the Common Core curriculum, a set of core standards for kindergarten through high school in English, language arts and mathematics, and in grades 6-12 for literacy in science, history/social studies, and technical subjects, according to the state education department. The standards are intended to “provide a consistent framework to prepare students for college and/or the 21st century workplace,” the department said.

During the town hall meeting, State Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) defended the Common Core, saying education officials and teachers around the state endorse it. “It’s about standards,” he said, arguing the Common Core offered a way to make sure Georgia students were keeping up with students in other states.

“We have kids going to college in this state, where between 35 and 50 percent of them require mediation,” Millar said.

“We’ve got a problem.”

But Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) argued the Common Core curriculum had been drawn up by outside groups and large corporations, and that Georgians would lose control of what was taught in the state’s schools.

“The issues of Common Core are as much about governance as about education,” Ligon said.

Jane Robbins, a senior fellow at the American Principles Project and Ligon’s partner in opposition to Common Core, called the development of the Common Core “elitism run amok.”

“It assumes Georgia parents and Georgia teachers are incapable of educating our students without help from really smart people ... in Washington, D.C.,” she said.

But Martha Reichrath, state education department deputy superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment, said Common Core’s standards were tougher than previous state standards. “It is more rigorous,” she said.

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But Robbins called Common Core “a work-force development scheme.”

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She helps homeless families at the Nicholas House in downtown Atlanta get back on their feet, delivers meals for Open Hands Atlanta, and helps younger students at Weber learn Hebrew after school.

“Beth is a student that encompasses everything that Weber represents in its ‘head, heart and hand’ philosophy, from the way she makes herself available to her peers to her involvement in the community through her volunteer efforts,” said Nicole Brite, Beth’s advisor.

“She is always willing to help others, get involved and take action without hesitation. ... Her generous spirit is one of the many reasons Beth is loved and respected by her peers and faculty alike.”

At Nicholas House, which provides shelter for homeless families, afterschool

care and youth programs as well as adult education and training programs, Beth helps tutor children.

With Open Hands Atlanta, she delivers food to those who can’t get it for themselves, including low-income men, women and children who are dealing with a critical, chronic or terminal disease, and homebound seniors.

At Weber, she found herself drawn to working with younger students after school. “I would spend three hours a week there every time I went, and I went three to four times a week.” Beth said.

Beth says another extremely important aspect of her life is her family. As an only child, Beth admits to being very close with both her parents, as well as considering people at Weber as members of her extended family.

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Veronica Sondervan has always had a passion for the sciences.

“I’ve always loved science since I was a little kid,” Veronica said. “It was one of my favorite subjects in school. In kindergarten and first grade we had this after-school program called ‘Mad Science,’ where people would come and do lots of fun and interesting science experiments.”

Veronica’s passion for science has paid off. She recently was selected to be one of the few students around the world – as well as the only student from Georgia – to attend the three-day Global Youth Institute hosted by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa, this October.

The 16-year-old won a place in the Global Youth Institute by researching and writing a five-page paper discussing strategies to assist Indonesians in gaining more and better access to food. Delegates to the institute are able to discuss their research papers with other delegates, as well as scientific leaders.

“I am so proud of her,” said North Springs Advanced Placement environmental science teacher, Science Bowl and Science Olympiad team sponsor, Patti Lawrimore, who will accompany Veronica to the conference. “She will be presenting her paper to a team of global leaders and researchers, while interacting with Nobel and World Food Prize laureates, and participating in other planned events associated with the prize. ... It’s a real honor.”

Institute participants are also eligible to apply for a free, eight-week summer internship doing research in the participant’s choice of one of many countries worldwide.

The Global Youth Institute is not Veronica’s first scientific foray.

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In 2011, Veronica founded Potcake EARS, an international, ongoing behavioral study of the potcake dog breed from the Bahamas. The study has had nearly 400 participants so far from across the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos.

“I volunteered with an animal rescue called Royal Potcake Rescue for two years. Along with rescuing cats and dogs around Atlanta, they would frequently bring stray potcake puppies from Abaco to Atlanta for adoption, and worked to set up clinics to control the overgrown stray population,” she said.

“It is difficult for potcake owners to learn about their dogs, since, unlike other dog breeds, there are no guidebooks describing them or their personalities.

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As of Oct. 1, that number of disThe city’s project budget was crepancies has been revised to 1,053, a $387,000, but the quote for the project figure based on a new county voter list came in at $401,000. that takes into account the new district City Parks Director Ronnie Young maps. asked the city for adThe Fulton Counditional money to ty Department of complete the stabiliRegistration and “Five thousand to 1,000, zation.

Elections told the “As we move into good progress.” city last month that tearing up things in the information it an old building, we – GABRIEL StERLING used to create the may run into some cOUNcILMAN voter list is based on things that haven’t older city maps that appeared,” Young do not reflect recent told the council. redistricting.

City Council ap“Five thousand to 1,000, good proved adding $37,500 to cover the adprogress,” Councilman Gabriel Sterditional $14,000, and leave some monling said. ey for contingency purposes.

As for the remaining 1,000 irregularCity Council also added $37,500 to a ities, City Manager John McDonough general contingency fund, using money said the Department of Registration and from a fund for renovations to the HeriElections is “still working on those.” tage Bluestone building.

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City Council members said the staAlso during its meeting, City Counbilization of the home at Lost Corner is cil approved an upgrade to the historic a priority. home at Lost Corner Preserve.

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 5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On Sept. 14, a cabbie called and said he took a fare from Spring Street in Atlanta to the 5500  6600 block of Roswell Road 30328 – On block of Roswell Road. The fare said he needSept. 17, a man reported that he was at a ed to go to an ATM. They stopped at two ATMs gym and while working out, someone broke which the suspect said were not working. On into his locker and one stop, the cabbie took a wedding ring took the suspect’s liand credit cards. cense from his walRead more of the let that he left bePolice Blotter online at hind in the cab. The a S S a u Lt www.reporternewspapers.net cabbie said unless  Spring Creek the suspect could Lane – A woman said pay, he would call her ex-boyfriend slammed her head against the police. The man grabbed his wallet and her car. She had a bump on her head. They ran. The fee was $44. The identification was had gotten together to attend a family memturned in. ber’s birthday, and soon an argument started and became volatile. The suspect was ar 8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On rested.

Sept. 14, the manager of Little Caesar’s Pizza reported that someone took two deposit  I-285/Northside Drive 30342 – On Sept. bags totaling $580 from the store. The theft 14, a man called from his car saying that he appears internal. was having a panic attack. Police and EMS responded. The man said he wanted to go to  8300 block of Roswell Road 30350 – On the hospital, but changed his mind and drove Sept. 14, a woman placed her iPhone on the away. counter as she checked out. She forgot the phone and left. She returned a few minutes  200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – later and the phone was gone.

On Sept. 17, a woman said she was assaulted by a nail salon customer who was unhappy  1000 block of Johnson Ferry Road 30342 because her nail broke. The woman demand– On Sept. 15, a woman reported her debed a refund, and had shown back up. The reit card was missing as well as a Discover and pair was done, but the woman became agCapitol One card. Later, several charges were gressive when the victim said she owed $4. placed on the card. Among the charges was The woman got mad and reached into a cash one for $35 at the One-Stop Beverage in Cobb register to take her refund. No money was in County, $27 at Victoria’s Secret, and $252 at the drawer so the victim tried to keep her Game Stop. from going into the other drawer and was pushed and grabbed by the neck. The woman  5600 block of Roswell Road 30342 – On fled, got into a car and drove off. The car is Sept. 15, Target store employees said a man registered to a woman in College Park. came into the store and returned a video game and exchanged it for another vid 700 block of Hammond Drive 30328 – On eo game. They discovered that the first game Sept. 24, a man reported that he was injured plastic container was glued shut and inside in the wrist after a confrontation with a man contained a blank CD. passing out menus for a restaurant. He told the man that he couldn’t leave menus on the  Mount Vernon Highway 30328 – On Sept. property. The man made an obscene gesture 15, a woman reported that someone stole her and cursed him. The complainant approached box of silverware sometime during the past the man, who then “tussled” with him, and week. She does not have any suspects. the complainant sustained a wrist injury.  600 block of Regency Forest Court 30328  200 block of Sandy Springs Place 30328 – – On Sept. 16, a woman reported that someOn Sept. 24 a woman reported that she was one took her husband’s Rolex, another Ropulling her car into a grocery store shopping lex, and Burberry watches. A gift card was center parking space. When she exited the also taken. Suspects on the short list include car, a woman grabbed her and called her a moving company. rude name. She disengaged and went into the store. When she came out, a note on her car  400 block of Waterford Place 30342 – On said, “A woman keyed your car. She was drivSept. 16, a woman reported that while she ing a Kia and [provided license tag number]. was in jail, someone took a bag of her beThe woman called you a [rude name].” The longings from the apartment. The apartment woman’s car was keyed but she didn’t call is shared by two other roommates. Missing is the police until two days later. She said she a Social Security card, phone charger and cigSS

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a very good year Sandy Springs-dunwoody VFW post 10822 honored Sandy Springs Police Officer Ken Cannon and Dunwoody Police Officer Kerry Stallings as its “Officers of the Year” during a luncheon at Dunwoody united methodist Church on Sept. 23. Left to right, Sandy Springs maj. Bo eskew, Cannon, dunwoody police Chief Billy grogan, Stallings, amanda Stallings, and post Commander Loren Cook.

The city of Sandy Springs isn’t looking for a new public safety director following the departure of Terry Sult.

Sandy Springs spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said the city has turned Sult’s responsibilities to other employees.

“Projects were reassigned following Terry’s resignation,” Kraun said. “At this time, the city does not plan to fill the position.”

Sult was promoted from police chief to public safety director in March and Kenneth DeSimone was named the city’s new police chief. Sult announced his resignation about six months later. He is taking over as police chief of Hampton, Va. As public safety director, Sult drew a $157,635 annual salary. When the city announced his promotion, the announcement said Sult would, “coordinate budget and resource allocation requests between police, fire and EMS, as well as oversee the city’s efforts in researching and integrating next generation public safety and emergency services technology. The director of public safety will serve as the lead on special projects including the city’s upgrade of its public safety radio systems.”

Kraun said Sult was a good fit for the promotion but the city can manage without the public safety director position. She said the city will decide what to do with the money budgeted for Sult’s position during the city’s mid-year budget review.

“The promotion was a matter of need and fit,” Kraun said. “We had several programs relating to public safety that needed the expertise and oversight that Terry was able to provide. We are fortunate to have others on staff who have been involved with these projects, working with Terry, and are able to keep things moving forward. We have the flexibility to re-evaluate if needed.”

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