Forsyth Herald, December 24, 2014

By KATHLEEN [email protected]

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Restaurants seeking to serve alcohol in Forsyth County can now do so much closer to churches and schools, after the Forsyth County Commis-sion voted to amend the dis-tance requirements for alcohol consumption on the premises licenses.

The distance requirements for alcohol consumption on the premises licenses was reduced Dec. 18 from 100 yards to 20 yards from schools and churches. The distance would be measured as a straight line from property line to property line, and the licenses can be for distilled spirits, beer or wine.

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CUMMING, Ga. — When Forsyth County Commissioner Brian Tam and his wife Kelly were running Tam’s Back-stage, 215 Ingram Avenue, they realized something was missing in Forsyth.

“We recognized a need in the community when we first opened and we wanted to support the community that supports us,” said Brian

Tam. “We reached out to the senior center and some of the other organizations that operate with those in need. We extended an invitation to get them to come have dinner with us and celebrate the holiday season.”

About nine years later, it has become a tradition that many look forward to each year, and this year’s event Dec. 16 was no different. Tam’s Backstage donates all the food and some of the staff.

The rest of the helpers are made up of volunteers from around the county, including the Forsyth County Commu-nity Connection (FCCC) board members, locals like Principal Gary Davison from Lambert High School and everyday citi-zens who want to help their community.

FCCC reaches out to various organizations to split the available dinner spots,

Helpings of Hope dinner fills stomachs and hearts

KATHLEEN STURGEON

From left are Commission Chairman Pete Amos, Board of Education Vice Chair Kristin Mor-rissey, Commission Vice Chair Cindy Mills, Commissioner Brian Tam, Kelly Tam and Niki Col-lela, executive director of Forsyth County Community Connection.

Former Falcon Tim Green promotes reading at JCES


CUMMING, Ga. — When for-mer Atlanta Falcons football player Tim Green would go into the locker room between quar-ters, he wasn’t discussing the game or reviewing plays — he was reading.

His coach, Chuck Clausen, would find Green with his head in a book. Green was drafted in

Said ‘reading is like weight lifting for your brain’

KATHLEEN STURGEON

Tim Green reads from his book, “New Kid.”See DINNER, 4 See GREEN, Page 11

See ORDINANCE, Page 4

The joy of givingA note from Santa’s Desk

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Going his own wayMick Fleetwood displays photography at the Ann Jackson Gallery

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Commissioners approve modification to alcohol ordinanceReduces distance requirements for alcohol consumption on the premises licenses

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2 | December 24, 2014 | Forsyth Herald | forsythherald.com PUBLIC SAFETY

Burglar throws register in bushCUMMING, Ga. — Someone broke into a fast food restaurant, and stole a computer and cash register, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

A manager of Arby’s, 3595 Peachtree Parkway, told deputies he arrived for work at about 9 a.m. Dec. 8.

He said opened the store and saw the computer and cash register miss-ing.

When deputies arrived, they searched the property and did not find any signs of forced entry.

They did find the empty cash regis-ter in the bushes in front of the store.

The closing manager said there was only $20 in cash left in the register when they left the night before.

The closing manager said she locked up at about 1 a.m. and saw nothing suspicious.

Copper cut from cell towerCUMMING, Ga. — Someone cut and re-moved $800 in copper from a T-Mobile tower, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

An employee of T-Mobile told depu-

ties he received a call at about 6 p.m. Dec. 8 to go a tower that stopped work-ing at 345 Tidwell Road,

When the employee arrived, he said the chain link fence had been cut.

He said someone had cut all the RF connectors and had taken a 14-inch by 3-foot copper bus bar.

When deputies arrived, they found a white cloth bag on the ground by the front gate.

The bag had several tools inside like wire cutters, bolt cutters and a wrench.

Deputies also found a knife lying on the ground where the bus bar was stolen.

Cars broken into at restaurantCUMMING, Ga. — Someone broke into two cars parked at a restaurant and stole cellphones, according to Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident reports.

A couple told deputies they parked their 2006 Chevrolet C/K 1500 at Texas Roadhouse, 510 Lakeland Plaza, at about 7 p.m. Dec. 11.

When they returned about an hour later, they saw damage to the driver’s side door under the handle.

The man said it appeared someone had tried to pry it open.

Once they got inside, the couple said they were missing their cellphones worth $500 each.

Another man said he parked his 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe by the restaurant around the same time.

He said he thinks his cellphone was dangling from its charger cord outside the car door at the time it was stolen.

Shortly after entering the restau-rant, the man said his wife got alerts from his personal accounts due to failed password attempts.

The man said he saw no sign of forced entry to his car, but his cell-phone was gone.

Man wheels wine out of store FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man went to a grocery store and walked out without paying for eight bottles of wine worth $465, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.

An employee of Publix, 5180 McGin-nis Ferry Road, told deputies a custom-er informed the store of the shoplifting that occurred at about 12:45 p.m. Dec. 12.

After reviewing video surveillance, deputies said a man took eight bottles of wine totaling $465 off a shelf.

They said the man put them inside a reusable shopping bag in his cart and wheeled it out the store.

Man borrows cellphone, runs offCUMMING, Ga. — A restaurant em-ployee let a man borrow his cellphone, but the man ran off with the phone after making a few calls, according to a Cumming Police incident report.

Larry Chadwick Harrison, 31, was charged with theft by taking, a misde-meanor, and taken to Forsyth County

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Homeowner shoots at intruderCUMMING, Ga. — An unidentified suspect broke into a man’s home, and the man fired his “pistol” in return, accord-ing to a Cumming Police incident report.

At about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 10, officers were dispatched to a home in the 1000 block of Glenwood Circle after reports of shots fired.

When officers arrived, they found the homeowner lying on the kitchen floor propped up against the island.

Officers said the man was not shot, but that he had fired two to three rounds from his Glock pistol at the intruder.

In the report, the man said he awoke to a loud noise, so he grabbed his pistol from his safe and went to investigate. He said he asked his wife to call 911, because he could hear someone lurking in the house.

The man said he walked toward the back room and saw the door was wide open.

As he turned around to walk into the kitchen, the man said he was hit on the side of his face so hard that it knocked him into the door and knocked out a tooth.

When he regained his composure, the man said he saw the outline of a person with a large build.

He said he fired three times at the suspect when the sus-pect came at him.

The suspect fled on foot out the back door in an unknown direction.

The man said he was “100 percent sure he struck the unidentified person.”

The man said nothing seemed to be missing from the home.

Officers, deputies and a K-9 unit were unable to track the suspect, and no suspect or any persons with unexplained gun shots had been located at the time of the report.

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Forsyth Herald | December 24, 2014 | 3PUBLIC SAFETY

DUI arrests ► Kimberly A. Brown, 51,

of Walker Avenue, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 2 on Walker Avenue in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Lynda Grace Pope, 46, of Trout Place Road, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 3 on Bald Ridge Marina Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Christopher Scott Combs, 51, of Gainesville was arrested Dec. 3 on Pilgrim Mill Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Nellie Arlene Smith, 56, of Suwanee was arrested Dec. 5 on Three Chimneys Lane in Cumming for DUI.

► Michael O. O’Shea, 61, of Suwanee was arrested Dec. 5 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Suwanee for DUI and following too closely.

► Marc McGrath Aragon, 49, of Gentry Walk Court, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 5 on McFarland Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer and suspended registra-tion.

► Joseph Michael Hatch, 44,

of Gainesville was arrested Dec. 5 on Freedom Parkway in Cumming for DUI.

► David Sungsik Shin, 45, of Summit Crossing Way, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 5 on Peachtree Parkway in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Travis Ray Rawlins, 28, of Estates Path, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 5 on Castleberry Village Drive in Cumming for DUI, open container and sus-pended registration.

► Mindaugas Sateika, 28, of North Fulton Industrial Boulevard, Alpharetta, was arrested Nov. 20 on Atlanta Street in Roswell for DUI, expired tag and failure to obey a traffic control device.

Drug arrests ► Stanley Jean Pierre,

21, of Tidewater Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 4 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, no insurance, suspended registration and expired tag.

► Spencer Jordan Ward, 25, of Somersal Court, Cumming, was arrested Dec. 4 on Old Atlanta Road in Cumming for possession of marijuana.

► James Edward Beach, 23, of Oxborough Way, Alpharetta, was arrested Dec. 7 on Windermere Parkway in Cumming for possession of marijuana.

DUIS & DRUGSAll crime reports published by Appen Media Group are compiled from public records. Neither the law enforcement agencies nor Appen Media Group implies any guilt by publishing these names. None of the persons listed has been convicted of the alleged crimes.

Texas man arrested for Milton home invasionMILTON, Ga. – U.S. Marshals arrested a Texas man Dec. 11 in connection with a home inva-sion that occurred in Milton Aug. 18.

Octavius Scott, 22, of Houston, Texas, was taken into custody by marshals in Houston. He was wanted in connection to a home inva-sion in Milton. In this case, the victim reported that at least one man entered her home and subsequently tied her to a chair.

The suspects then went through the home

taking electronics, jewelry and money. Scott is believed to be the leader of a home invasion ring that was targeting victims of Asian/ Middle Eastern descent. He is being held in Texas and is also wanted in connection to home invasions in Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Texas. OCTAVIUS

Man charged in road rage incidentMILTON, Ga. – Milton detec-tives have charged a local man in a road rage incident.

Julio Angel Martinez, 29, of Milton was arrested by Milton Police officers on Dec. 6. Martinez was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and aggressive driv-ing.

On Dec. 2, two victims reported a road rage inci-

dent. The victims said they were followed by Martinez, who taunted and ha-rassed them while driv-ing. He fol-lowed them

into the parking lot of 13000

Deerfield Parkway. While there, Martinez allegedly got out of his vehicle and threated the male victim with a knife.

Milton detectives were able to identify the suspect and take warrants for his arrest.

He was arrested at his home without incident and transported to the Fulton County Jail.

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CUMMING, Ga. — Cable boxes in water, workers stealing cables and getting phone calls from the person’s own number are just a few of the issues that residents in Cumming have with Comcast.

At the Dec. 16 Cumming City Council meeting, citizens who use Comcast cable had a chance to speak their mind at a public hearing. The first public hearing on this issue was Nov. 18, but due to cold weather, Cumming Mayor H. Ford Gravitt decided a second meeting would be neces-sary.

One suggestion was to add an option to email Comcast with issues rather than calling, because customers have had more issues over the phone, such as getting disconnected after waiting to speak with someone, the wait time being over two hours or speaking to someone who cannot speak English well.

Other complaints were about the physical boxes and cables themselves.

“We’ve been waiting for over a year to have the orange cable, which runs from the boxes out to the home, be buried,” said Ken Vanderhoff, who has apart-ments that are served by Comcast. “We have to move them every time we mow the grass. It’s an eyesore and it’s danger-ous.”

Jerry Parker also spoke at the meet-ing. He said that he and his wife moved to Forsyth County in September and had previously used Comcast for 35 years in DeKalb with relatively no issues.

“We couldn’t get service because we didn’t have an orange cable, we had a black cable,” said Parker. “They would argue with me about it when I would call. I couldn’t get anyone to talk to me and I never got service until late November. Then three days later, I lost the Internet; and six days later, during the Georgia Tech versus University of Georgia game, I lost my TV connection. We asked them to credit us back, but they argued. No one knows who you’ve talked to before or what

you’ve said. We finally fired them. I don’t know if they know they’re fired. We signed up for a new service and everything was in place within four days.”

Other issues brought up during the meeting ranged from a man getting charged for high definition television ser-vice because the technician installed the incorrect box.

A woman said that when she tried to switch her landline to her new house, the technician told her the number was already being used.

When her friend called the number a month later, it said that number was disconnected.

At this meeting, Andy Macke, the vice president of government and community affairs for Comcast, was in the audi-ence to listen to complaints and provide feedback.

“We apologize for the issues,” said Macke. “We certainly understand that when problems go unresolved that’s a point of frustration. We will do everything we can to get all of those addressed as quickly as possible. We are committed to

provide a positive customer experience.”Gravitt said the reason the city wanted

to hold public hearings on this issue was because he and the other board members were constantly getting complaints about Comcast.

“Most everybody in this area is Com-cast or AT&T,” said Gravitt. “I thought it was important, along with the board, that we had this public hearing to hear what people are talking about. Since the first meeting, we received many emails about the problems people have, such as every time it rains, the cable goes out. We’ve heard all kinds of stories about Comcast. I know that Comcast is a big conglom-erate around the world and we want to make sure that all of the problems that the people in this area have are taken care of.”

The board also questioned why the Comcast office in Cumming was shut down. Macke said the stores are only in areas that will use it and support it, but he will look into getting the Cumming location put back.

The Forsyth County Com-missioners voted several times in order to get a final answer. In the end, the commission voted 3-1, with one recusal, to approve the new distance requirements.

At an earlier meeting Dec. 4, the commissioners had voted on the topic, but the mo-tion was tied. Chairman R.J. (Pete) Amos and Vice Chair-man Cindy Jones Mills voted in favor of reducing the distance requirements, while Commis-sioners Todd Levent and Jim Boff were opposed.

Because Commissioner Brian Tam was absent, the vote was pending and moved to the next meeting.

When it was Tam’s turn to vote, he decided to give a con-ditional recusal.

“I’m still exploring if this will impact a situation I have,” Tam said.

County Attorney Ken Jar-rard said that because the vote was tied, it did not pass.

“Since this matter is no long susceptible to being approved by majority of the board,” said Jarrard, “the mat-ter is defeated.”

At the Dec. 18 meeting, a motion was made for reconsid-eration.

Again, Tam did not vote due to his recusal. This time,

however, Amos, Mills and Levent voted in favor of the change. Boff voted in opposi-tion.

Levent decided to change his vote after questioning if this vote will affect people who already have permits, to which Jarrard confirmed they will be grandfathered in.

Previously, the ordinance stated that all businesses hold-ing alcohol licenses must be

100 yards from churches and schools. This hurt restaurants that had alcohol consumption on premises licenses.

“The change that was proposed was regarding the setback pertaining to licenses for consumption on premises,” said Jodi Gardner, director of communications for Forsyth County. “The setbacks regard-ing package sales stay the same – wine and malt bever-ages sales would stay at 100 yards from a school; distilled spirits would stay at 100 yards from church and 200 yards from school.”

Also at the meeting, the commissioners granted an extension to the 90-day mora-torium on enforcement of the message/copy frequently limi-tation of the Forsyth County sign ordinance for automated changeable copy signs.

“The reason we can’t vote on it tonight is because we want more changes,” said Mills. “We came up with a whole new way of looking at it.”

Also at the meeting•The 2015 budget resolution was

unanimously approved. The gen-eral fund is over $13 million, while the water and sewer budget is over $14 million.

•The council approved a payment for Bald Ridge Marina and Market Place Boulevard improvement, paying a cost of up to $250,000 of the $405,786 bill. Costco will have to pay the difference.

•An emergency repair costing $15,479 was approved for heat-ing duct and lighting supports in the therapy pool at the Cumming Aquatic Center.

•It was also announced that the Aquatic Center won the bid for the 2015 Georgia Recreation and Park State Meet.

Cumming holds second hearing about Comcast

Continued from Page 1Ordinance: The setbacks regarding package

sales stay the same – wine and malt beverages sales would stay at 100 yards from a school; distilled spirits would stay at 100 yards from church and 200 yards from school.”JODI GARDNERDirector of communications for Forsyth County

We certainly understand that when problems go unresolved that’s a point of frustration. We will do everything we can to get all of those addressed as quickly as possible.”

ANDY MACKEVice president of government and community affairs for Comcast

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ATLANTA — The State Board of the Technical College Sys-tem of Georgia has selected Lanier Technical College as this year’s recipient of their Perdue Award for the Techni-cal College of the Year.

Each December, the board chooses the award winner from among the system’s 23 technical colleges.

The top college is named after a review of almost two dozen performance categories including technical education, adult education and economic development.

TCSG State Board Chair-man Joe Yarbrough made the announcement during the board’s monthly meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 4.

“The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia is pleased to pres-ent Lanier Technical College with the Perdue Award for the 2014 TCSG Technical College of the Year,” Yarbrough said. “We congratulate President Ray Perren and his faculty and staff for their excellent record of high educational achievement and strong com-mitment to student success in the classroom and on the job. We’re proud of the outstanding work of each of the 23 TCSG colleges, but

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An old friend from the Mi-ami Herald emailed me a story about a Washington Post (and former Miami Herald) photo-journalist who has died while covering the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.

His name was Michel du Cille, and the story was written by another ex-Miami Herald reporter, author and one of du Cille’s contemporaries, Joel Achenbach.

As I read what Achenbach wrote, I lost focus on my sur-roundings and fell face first into this story.

I began to suspect that the story provided an answer to something that I have been try-ing to get my arms around for quite a while.

That is, we – you and I – are on the verge of losing something vital because of all the changes in our traditional news reporting organizations and the environment in which it functions.

The news mission, the resources dedicated to report-ing the news, the standards upon which our news report-ing has been based and, sadly, the demand for the news as we have known it, has changed. From this writer’s perspective, the demand for news is under siege and in great peril.

I have always said that without the traditional news infrastructure, we would not have had the Watergate inves-tigation. Nixon would not have resigned from office, and who knows what else would have (or have not) occurred with the butterfly effect.

But the more I read the sto-ry about du Cille, I began to re-alize that his story is one about a canary in a coal mine. This canary not only plays a major role in the lives of the miners – it warns them of danger and in some cases keeps them alive – but it is also a beautiful animal with radiant colors, flight and song. Not everything about the canary is a life-and-death issue; the canary is also about beauty and small things of life.

The state of journalism to-day is not too dissimilar to that of the canary in the mine. To a degree, both have fallen out of favor and have been replaced with alternatives.

We’re not going to see many more Michel du Cilles, because in part, the organizations that support people and efforts such as his are no longer will-ing to pay for it. In some cases, they can’t pay for it. There is diminishing demand for what du Cille did.

There is less trust, less empathy, less connection. And we are and will be so much diminished by this loss. Yes, we’re still in the same mine, but the canary is not going to be there to protect or entertain

us much longer unless some-thing changes.

Michel du Cille won three Pulitzers for his photojournal-ism and died while reporting on Ebola in Liberia. He went where there was conflict, war, pain and human suffering and recorded that for us. We weren’t there but he was, and he brought what he saw to us because we needed to see it.

His Pulitzers were for his reporting on a natural disaster, crack houses in Miami and the plight of veterans at Walter Reed Hospital. But he also shot countless stories on small things and average people too. When questioned why he constantly risked his life in the Sudan, Afghanistan, Liberia and all the other war-torn zones around the world, his response was simply, “That is what I do.”

That is what he did, and we all are the better for it.

What I have never been able to write or describe is what we lose when we lose people like du Cille or the organizations that support people like him. The story that Achenbach wrote success-fully conveys what I could not. Please take the time to read it. It’s important. And if it chang-es your opinion of the “news” just a millimeter, that will be a great way to honor a man who deserves great honor – Michel du Cille.

Follow this link to get to Achenbach’s story in the Washington Post: http://wapo.st/1Gu5oxH, or just Google “Achenbach Michel du Cille.”

Canary in a mine. This is what we do.

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Yes, we’re still in the same mine, but the canary is not going to be there to protect or entertain us much longer unless something changes.

This time of year, my desk traditionally looks as clut-tered and chaotic as a Friday afternoon traffic tangle on Atlanta’s I-285.

And smiling across the clutter is a framed picture of me intricately dressed as one of the most easily identifiable personalities in the world: Santa Claus.

That particular picture was taken just after news arrived that Time magazine had chosen me as one of the Top 10 Santas in the U.S., an honor that still gives me a jolt – a mixture of feelings ranging from gratitude to elation to humility.

Playing the role of Santa has been the greatest blessing I ever received.

But how did a little boy from Roswell, Georgia, mature into one of the most believable, likeable, well-received Santas around? Well, I’ll tell you.

The reason, I have to con-fess, is because I am not the first Santa in my family.

I was blessed with excep-tional parents who taught me from the beginning the value and satisfaction of giving to others. They grew up hard, surviving the Great Depression with not much more than each other and a strong faith and the character to pull through.

My father Ben was the oldest of eight children of Ena and Guy Tolbert. Growing up in the Great Depression, he remembered well waiting in a “soup line” for some basic nourishment. He knew what it meant to have nothing, and it was something he never forgot.

He promised himself and God that one day he would be able to help others.

As a boy every Christmas Eve, Ben and his siblings would hang up clean socks – they were called stockings back them – on small nails hammered into the edge of the mantle. His mama would hand wash the socks because they should be clean for Santa.

Christmas morning, each stocking held an apple, an or-ange, some nuts and a few pieces of hard candy and pep-permint sticks.

Every Christmas morning, he would receive the same gifts. Little Ben heard about the gifts other more fortunate children received.

He wondered why his family had it so hard, but in his heart, he knew this was the best his parents could do. And he was thankful.

Dad grew up, managed to go to college and through long days of hard work and dedication, he opened a cloth-

ing store in Roswell. Frank-lin Roosevelt had just been elected president of the United States. It was 1932.

The store prospered and Ben decided it was time for payback. He shared his Christmas dream with Rog-er Weaver, a childhood friend, and the two set about making a dream a reality.

Throughout the year, they collected toys that had been discarded, broken or simply were no longer wanted. In their spare time, they repaired them. Old bicycles got a fresh coat of paint. Broken dolls were glued together like new and given clean clothes. Balls were cleaned up and filled with air. And sometimes two broken bicycles were turned into one serviceable bike.

All this was done quietly and without any fanfare. At last, it was Christmas Eve and it would be cold. Still, Ben and Roger loaded all the “new” toys into the back of his rick-ety, old Ford pickup truck.

He dressed up in a Santa outfit he had bought from a local five and dime store. Now, this was a complete getup.

The pants and jacket were pretty much as you might imagine they would be. But the beard was attached to a plastic Santa mask with rosy cheeks and a cot-ton mustache.

Then Ben placed a chair in the truck bed with toys all around him. Roger was the driver. They fired up the truck – it was old but it did start with a key not a crank – and off they went down bumpy dirt roads through the countryside around Roswell.

When they spotted a house with lights on, they turned in and Rog-er honked the horn. That first year, they were greeted with a good deal of apprehension.

Picture it: Out of the dark December night, Christmas Eve no less, when most people were home with family and loved ones, here comes this pickup truck with a man dressed as Santa Claus, laughing the traditional “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and inviting the chil-

dren to come to the truck and choose one toy each.

Some parents asked, “How much?”

Not a cent! Some had to be convinced there was no catch.

And one doubtful, cantan-kerous man stood guard on the porch of his unpainted frame house with a shotgun while his four children rushed out to try to decide what pres-ent to choose.

For many of the children, it was their first encounter with Santa Claus.

He knew how they felt. He saw their eyes, bright and shining and he heard the sin-cere “thank-yous.”

Ben had to fight back tears when one little girl, clutching her doll, climbed into the back of the truck to hug Santa and promise, “I’ll take real good care of her.”

When all the toys were delivered and it was time to head back home, Ben stayed in the back of the truck in-stead of riding in the heated cab. It was cold and the wind was as sharp as if it had blown cross a whet stone, but Ben didn’t feel it.

It was a clear night and the sky was filled with mil-lions of stars. You can see them still when you get away from city lights. It was his personal Thanksgiving a month after the official day.

He was thankful he was able to do this, and he and Roger continued to do it for several years.

“Giving back gives you a wonderful feeling,” Ben would say. “Some people never feel that, and I feel sorry for

them.”Even today

when I appear at Christmas func-tions and children line up and wait their turn to tell Santa what they are wishing, I keep nearby a bowl con-taining an apple, orange, unshelled nuts, hard candy and some pepper-mint sticks.

Those simple items define Christmas for me.

And when I look into those children’s eyes, I can feel how my father did all those years ago in the back of an old Ford truck.

Thomas Tolbert has made a career and a ministry of por-traying Santa. Time magazine once named him one of the Top 10 Santas in America. He considers it a privilege to be Santa to thousands of kids every year.

Santa learned joy of giving early in lifeNOTES FROM SANTA’S DESK:

THOMAS TOLBERT

THE REAL SANTA CLAUS

My father promised himself and God that one day he would be able to help others.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Music fans of legend Fleetwood Mac had a treat Dec. 16 when Mick Fleet-wood appeared at Ann Jackson Gallery on Canton Street.

Fleetwood stepped out from behind the drums to pursue his other true passion – being behind the camera’s lens. With a photo exhibit titled “Reflec-tions,” Fleetwood showed off about 30 photographs and art he has made over the years.

Fans of his music and his art had a chance to gather in Roswell to take in both his photography, art and the man himself.

“This is a huge deal,” said Scott Jacobs, who is the drum-mer in a Fleetwood Mac cover band, “White Wing Dove.” “I would love to meet [Fleetwood] and talk drums for five hours,” he laughed.

“Since I was 14, I was a Stevie [Nicks] fan,” said Jacobs’ band member Barbara Joy as she awaited Fleetwood to ap-pear at the gallery.

Fleetwood did appear and spoke about his art and moti-

vations behind the pieces.“I’ve always been into pho-

tography,” Fleetwood told the crowd.

He said he started tak-ing photos while touring, and only recently – in the last 10 years – has been showing them publically.

“As music has thus far defined my career …this collec-tion of my work titled ‘Reflec-tions,’ defines my thoughts through my art,” Fleetwood said. “I am quite proud of this presentation. The collection is a body of over thirty works, both original photographs as well as hand-enhanced original photographs that are startling in their complexity and in their

conception. “Each one of the works

housed in this collection have a distinct and personal story; and one that reflects my life, my roots, my journey and my passions …...who I was and who I am.”

Valerie Jackson, owner of Ann Jackson Gallery, said the event was a “huge success.”

“It was a huge hit,” she said. “Most people think these things only happen in urban cities. I’m happy we were able to bring this to Roswell.”

Jackson said she hopes to bring similar displays to her gallery, at least two a year. She is working to get a John Lennon exhibit as well as one

by Bernie Taupin, who wrote many Elton John songs.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Twenty foster children will wake up Christmas morning to presents under their trees, thanks to Carrington Academy.

Carrington Academy, 6140 Atlanta Highway, teamed up with Angels Over Forsyth (AoF) to collect and donate Christ-mas gifts for 20 foster children in Forsyth County.

This school is just one of many sponsors that donate to AoF.

Nicole Razey, the assistant principal of Carrington Acad-emy, said the whole school helped collect items.

“We got a list of 20 chil-dren,” said Razey. “We put a tree up in our school lobby and put the children’s names on ornaments. Our parents donated all of the gifts that the children requested, plus extra blankets, pillows, diapers and other things that they’d need besides just what they asked for.”

Extra generosity was the foundation of Angels Over For-syth when Carol Walters cre-

ated the organization 20 years ago, said Kathy Goodberlet, the current director for AoF.

“She wanted to do some-thing nice for the kids in the community,” said Goodberlet. “It started off small with just a few kids. Over the years, it’s grown to doing full wish lists for the kids in foster care, juve-nile court and CASA.”

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was how Goodberlet first heard about AoF.

“I got one of my cases late in November,” said Goodber-let. “There were two little girls who we had to remove. I didn’t know how they were going to get Christmas. We’re not allowed to give them gifts, so I called Carol. We gave them Christmas that year.”

This inspired Goodberlet to continue to volunteer and help AoF. The program has grown since she first started. This year, between 215 and 250 children will receive gifts.

The gifts are donations from people around the community who want to help, including the Carrington Academy.

Jan Migliaccio, the princi-

pal for Carrington Academy, said it’s important for the students to see that in their community there are children who have needs.

“Not everyone is in a com-fortable home and have parents around them all the time,” said Migliaccio. “For us, this is a community that needed help.”

Razey said that they wanted their pre-kindergarten students to realize that not ev-eryone is the same. Carrington

Academy put a name on each ornament so the students would associate that the gifts are going to other children.

“We don’t all come from the same background,” said Razey. “Everyone is different and if we are fortunate enough to be able to give back, then we need to give back to the community because not everyone is able to do so.”

These types of volunteer donations are what keep AoF

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munity,” said Goodberlet. “Forsyth County is really good at helping its kids. We’ve got great sponsors — most of them are not wealthy. They’re just regular families who want to do something for somebody else. They don’t know the kids and will never see a picture. But they know Christmas morning that they helped one kid have a really good day.”

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the first round of the National Football League (NFL) by the Atlanta Falcons where he was a defensive player for eight years.

Green realized during his time with the Falcons that he one day wanted to write a book.

“I had always wanted to write,” said Green. “I love books and reading. I was an English major in college. It was something I always wanted to do.”

Green has written over 30 books and was at Johns Creek Elementary School (JCES) Dec. 15 talking to students about the importance of reading and doing well in school.

“I worked in school,” said Green. “You’re here to work and make yourself better. That’s how you get anything you want in life — you have to work for it. Your academic performance is almost as important as your athletic per-formance if you want to play college sports.”

Green said that often stu-dents who want to play sports don’t see the point in doing well in school. He also said boys tend to not like admitting they enjoy reading, but Green hopes to change that.

“It’s my mission and pas-sion to get kids excited about reading,” said Green. “And to think about reading as some-thing that not only will benefit them intellectually, but also something that’s supposed to be fun. I work hard to make my stories entertaining.”

Alyssa Degliumberto, principal of JCES, said her son loves reading Green’s books

and that’s part of what initially sparked the idea of getting Green to visit the school.

Two Parent Teacher As-sociation (PTA) mothers, Lisa Hill and Cathy Stewart, started thinking about how they could get Green to visit their school and speak to the students. Hill’s father is Clausen, Green’s former Falcons coach, so they put their minds together and planned the assembly.

“We really wanted to bring that love of reading to life and how you need reading your whole life,” said Degliumberto. “It’s so important for students to see that no matter what job you have in the future, wheth-er you’re a sports star, teacher, lawyer or anything else, you need to love reading and have good character.”

Having good character, talent, luck and being hard working are the keys to being successful in the future, Green said.

“I love that you control your destiny in education,” said Green. “It also never abandons

you. After sports end, you’re only what you are from your

education. What’s more impor-tant than what is in your arms

and your legs is what’s in your heart.”

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The students at Johns Creek Elementary School made signs for Tim Green’s visit.

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The For-syth County Fire Department is once again inviting citizens interested in learning more about Forsyth County’s fire and emergency services to sign up for a free 10-week Citizens’ Fire Acad-emy.

Participants in this program will gain an inside look at the profession of firefighters by learning about fire, firefighting equipment and the variety of services offered by the fire depart-ment, as well as interacting with first responders.

The Citizens’ Fire Academy debuted in the fall, providing participants with a unique opportunity for insight into the fire department operations.

“The inaugural session of the Citi-zens’ Fire Academy was a great suc-cess,” said Fire Chief Danny Bowman. “We are proud to once again offer this program to engage our citizens and share with them information about the

many services the Forsyth County Fire Department provides every day.”

The upcoming session of the Citi-zens’ Fire Academy will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on 10 consecutive Tuesday evenings. The session begins Feb. 17, 2015 and continues through April 28, with final end-of-session activ-ities on May 2. The course will be held at Fire Department Headquarters at the Forsyth County Public Safety Complex, 3520 Settingdown Road.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older, have no prior felony convic-tion, pass an acceptable background check and be a resident of Forsyth County. Participants must be willing to make a 10-week commitment to the program.

Those interested in applying for the Citizens’ Fire Academy must submit a completed application, a signed and notarized liability release and a signed and notarized confidentiality agree-

ment. The application packet is avail-able on the fire department page on the Forsyth County website at www.forsythco.com. Space in the program is limited.

Please note that if submitted via fax or email, original copies should be retained by applicants to turn in during the first meeting of the Citizens’ Fire Academy.

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Forsyth County Christmas tree farms support local economyCUMMING, Ga. — ‘Tis the season to decorate, and for many families, a Christmas tree is the centerpiece of holiday festivities. While artificial trees offer convenience, many families still want the feel and aroma of the real thing.

That’s a good thing for Forsyth County’s agriculture industry.

According to the 2013 University of Georgia Farm Gate Value Report, Geor-gia’s Christmas tree industry generates $10.18 million, up $2 million since 2010. Forsyth County’s Christmas tree industry is ranked eighth, with a farm gate value of $210,000.

Forsyth’s Christmas tree growers offer an on-farm experience that goes far beyond wandering aisles of pre-cut trees.

“Kinsey Family Farm is my favorite place,” said Melanie Suggs, a retired teacher who teaches at the farm dur-ing the fall field-trip season. “Kinsey’s makes it family-oriented because they are a family.”

Visitors ride on a wagon to the Christmas tree field, where they can wander among the trees until they find

the perfect one to cut for their home. They can also roast marshmallows, enjoy hot chocolate, shop at the farm store or visit the petting barn. Suggs said there are also plenty of places for taking family photos.

Dennis and Sandra Bottoms of Bottoms Christmas Tree Farm have supported Trees for Troops, a program that donates Christmas trees to U.S. military families, for 10 years.

“Families come out to enjoy the farm and the animals, to be in nature and away from traffic,” said Dennis Bottoms. “We have families who come every year. We have a ‘growing tree’ where parents can take photos of their children to show how much they’ve grown since last year. We provide com-plementary cider, hay rides and there are homemade jams, jellies and breads in the farm store.”

In addition to bolstering the local economy, local farms help green space in the county.

Visit www.kinseyfamilyfarm.com and www.bottomstreefarm.com for more information about these local farms.

Justin and Sallie Power with their kids, Ella and Raleigh have a blast at the Bot-toms Tree Farm.

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful recycles trees after Christmas

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Af-ter the ornaments are removed from the Christmas tree, Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB) invites residents to continue their annual tradi-tion of recycling thousands of trees during the “Bring One for the Chipper” Christmas tree recycling event from Dec. 26 through Jan. 24.

Last year, Forsyth County recycled more than 5,500 trees. Christmas trees can be dropped off at locations located throughout the county, where a wood chipper will process the trees into mulch. “More and more Forsyth County residents recycle their trees every year,” said Environmental Program Manager Tammy Wright. “We are looking forward to another great turnout.”

On the designated dates and times, Christmas trees can be dropped off at the following locations:• Home Depot – 1000 Market

Place Blvd.; Accepting trees only Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please, no trees at this site after 4 p.m. on Jan. 3.

• Home Depot – 2635 Peachtree Parkway; Accept-ing trees only Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please, no trees at this site after 4 p.m. on Jan. 3.

• Vickery Creek Elementary School – 6280 Post Road; Accepting trees Dec. 26 through Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please, no trees

at this site after 4 p.m. on Jan. 3.

• Tolbert Street Recycling Convenience Center – 351 Tolbert St., 770-781-2176, open Monday through Sat-urday from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Accepting trees start-ing at 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 through Jan. 24.

• Old Atlanta Recycling Convenience Center – 3678 Old Atlanta Road, 770-205-3010, open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Accept-ing trees starting at 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 through Jan. 24.

• Coal Mountain Recycling Convenience Center – 3560 Settingdown Road, 770-781-2071, open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Accept-ing trees starting at 1 p.m. Dec. 26 through Jan. 24.

All three recycling conve-nience centers will open at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The cen-ters will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day and Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Wood chips made from the recycled trees will be available for county residents near the Forsyth County Roads and Bridges facility on County Way just off of Ga. 400. Interested residents are responsible for loading and hauling their own wood chips.

For more information, visit www.keepforsythcountybeauti-ful.org or call KFCB at 770-205-4573.

“Bring One for the Chipper” started in Georgia in 1991. Forsyth County residents have been participating since 1994 and have recycled more than 85,000 trees during that time.

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Sawnee EMC participates in toy drive to benefit SAFFTCUMMING, Ga. — In re-cent weeks, Sawnee EMC employees and members of Sawnee’s Consumer Advisory Task Force (CATF) have been donating toys in conjunction with the cooperative’s first annual toy drive. The toy drive benefits children that receive services from Sup-porting Adoption and Foster Families Together.

Almost 200 brand new toys were delivered on Dec. 15 to Forsyth County Fire Station No. 1, which has been a toy collection site for many years.

“Our employees, and the members of our task force, have really embraced this toy drive,” said Blake House, vice president of member services at Sawnee EMC. “We have always done a lot for char-ity, but when you mention that we are doing something to help kids at Christmas, it brings on a whole different spirit of giving. You can see the pride in their eyes when they bring in a sack full of toys knowing that a needy child is going to now get to open something on Christmas morning.”


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ATLANTA — Forsyth County’s Mashburn Elementary was named the statewide winner and Kelly Mill Elementary placed as a finalist in the Ready Georgia Winter Weather Jingle weather preparedness video contest.

In their winning submission, Mashburn students performed a tune named, “Plan, Be Prepared and Stay Informed,” to the music of “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.” Mashburn teacher Karen Jones led the project.

Ready Georgia, the emergency prepared-ness campaign from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA), asked students in third through fifth grades from across the state to share their knowledge of winter weather preparedness by creating a two-minute preparedness-themed jingle for the holidays.

“We are always impressed to see how Geor-gia students incorporate information they’ve learned about winter weather preparedness,” said Charley English, director of GEMA. “Fun activities like this video jingle contest help stu-dents internalize important information about readiness, and we hope that they will carry the preparedness message home to their parents too. Winter weather can become dangerous quickly, and it’s important to prepare before snow and ice is in the forecast.”

The winner will receive a classroom pizza party from Domino’s Pizza (1686 Buford Hwy. in Cumming).

All finalists are featured on the Ready Georgia Facebook and YouTube pages.

For more information, visit ready.ga.gov.–Shannon Weaver

Over 200 participate in Dolphin DashCUMMING, Ga. — The fourth annual Dolphin Dash charity event at Daves Creek Elemen-tary School, 3740 Melody Mizer Lane, took place Nov. 15.

More than 200 adults and children participated in the 5K walk/run, which raised over $1,500 for the Juvenile Diabe-tes Research Foundation.

“For the past four years, we have picked a local char-ity that gets our students and families actively involved in the fundraiser and gives back to the community” said Shannon Thompson, a physical educa-tion teacher at Daves Creek ES.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the only global organization with a strategic research plan to end type 1 diabetes.

“We want to keep people with T1D healthy and safe today until we reach our ulti-

mate goal of a cure and univer-sal prevention of T1D, and turn type 1 into ‘type none,’” said Sheri Kightlinger, a local supporter of the foundation.

“This has been a great way to raise awareness about local charities for our students and allows them to feel like they are doing a good thing and contributing to a good cause” said Joey Garner, also a physi-cal education teacher at Daves Creek ES. “Local businesses work together to help sponsor the event by contributing raffle items for the participants at the conclusion of the race.”

The school winners for youth girl and boy were Mad-die Fisher with a race time of 27:50 and Jack Millican and Cameron Newfield who tied with a time of 27:23. Adult winners were Manoj Nambiar at 28:23 and Valerie Fisher at 30:00.

The school winners for youth girl and boy were Maddie Fisher with a time of 27:50; Jack Millican and Cameron Newfield at 27:23. Adult male and female winners were Manoj Nambiar at 28:23 and Valerie Fisher at 30:00.

Forsyth County extends local business initiativeFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission recently voted to extend the county’s local business initiative through Dec. 31, 2015 to provide more opportunities for local companies to do business with the county government.

Since its inception in 2009, the goal of the program has been to return as much taxpayer money back into the local economy as possible.

The local business initiative is currently applicable only to projects with a total cost of up to $500,000. Beginning in 2015, it will apply to projects up to $1 million.

Under any applicable solicitation or bid issued by the county, vendors desiring to qualify for the program are required to com-plete an affidavit demonstrating they satisfy all of the require-ments. Currently, this must be done each time a vendor submits a bid, quote or proposal and would like to be considered under the initiative. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, the affidavit will only need to be submitted once for the entire year, with businesses re-quired to notify the Procurement Department if they move out of the county and are no longer eligible.

For solicitations less than $1 million, a qualified local busi-ness that submits a responsive and reasonable price receives a local preference credit of 5 percent. Some projects, such as pub-lic works and road projects, are excluded from the initiative.

For more information, visit the Procurement Department page at www.forsythco.com.

Forsyth firefighters honored at awards ceremonyBy SHANNON [email protected]

CUMMING, Ga. — The For-syth County Fire Department held an awards ceremony for graduating recruits, emer-gency medical technicians, firefighter achievements and other honors Friday, Dec. 12 at North Forsyth High School, 3635 Coal Mountain Road in Cumming.

Lt. Todd Sliger and fire-fighters Robert Eubanks and Chris Smith were awarded Medals of Honor for rescuing Tracy Boone from a residen-tial fire in December 2013.

The department had previously only awarded one medal. Four other awards related to Boone’s rescue were

given out.“I’m very grateful for the

collaborative effort that gave me a second chance at life,” Boone said. “I owe my life to each man and woman who ran to my rescue that fateful day.”

The department gave 16 unit citations for acts of hero-ism and 39 life saved awards.

At the ceremony, Lt. Shane Milford was promoted to cap-tain, volunteer coordinator.

“We are very fortunate to have [Milford] for our quarter-master,” Shivers said.

Firefighter and EMT Chris-topher Black, who was unable to attend the ceremony, was promoted to fire lieutenant.

The fire department gradu-ated its first emergency medi-

cal technician (EMT) class, of 14 people.

The ceremony also in-cluded the graduation of 11 firefighter recruits.

“Here we have 10 young men and one lady who are true survivors,” said Jason Shivers, technical services di-vision chief, who was master of ceremonies for the event.

Recruits went through 14 weeks of instruction, logging over 560 hours of fire training.

Milton Fire Chief Rob-ert Edgar was the keynote speaker for the graduating recruits.

“It takes someone special to do this job,” Edgar said. “People hold us in a high regard, and we need to exceed their expectations every day.”

Thirty-nine awards were given to firefighters for lives saved throughout the year.

Forsyth students earn recognition in statewide video contest

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The Forsyth County Fire Depart-ment has received $3,000 from the 2014 Chesney Fallen Firefighters Memorial Grant, which will be used to provide fire safety devices for the hear-ing impaired.

The safety devices include smoke alarms, fire alarms/clocks and bed-shakers that are specifically designed for the hearing impaired. The devices will be provided and installed free of charge to hearing impaired residents who might otherwise not be able to afford them.

“The smoke alarm itself is much like a traditional smoke alarm, but in addition to the audio alarm, it also features a strobe light,” said Division Chief Jason Shivers. “The bedside fire alarm acts as an alarm clock, but when it detects the smoke alarm has gone off, it sounds a very loud warning and lights up showing the word ‘FIRE.’ The bed-shaker unit is connected to that fire alarm, is placed between the mattress and box

spring and shakes the bed vigorously to awaken a sleep-ing person.”

Together, the goal of these devices is to alert a hearing impaired person of smoke or fire in their home.

The grant is named after Brant Chesney, a Gwinnett firefighter who was killed in line of duty while volunteering for Forsyth’s fire department in 1996. It honors the memory of Chesney and all other fallen firefighters who have paid the ultimate price in service to the state of Georgia. The grant is administered by the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation.

“The Forsyth County Fire Department is most appre-ciative of the grant funding through the Georgia Firefight-ers Burn Foundation to fund this important program,” Fire Chief Danny Bowman said. “This grant in particular is especially meaningful to us in that it is in honor of Brant Chesney, who will forever be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”

For more information about the devices for the hearing impaired, contact Fire Prevention Training Officer

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This year’s spots were des-ignated to Supporting Adop-tions and Foster Families To-gether (SAFFT), Jesse’s House, Bald Ridge Lodge, Faith’s House, The Place of Forsyth and Abba House.

Earlier in the day, there is a seniors’ luncheon. Both events served about 200 people.

“The guests do not get the opportunity to have a sit down dinner in a nice setting or res-taurant as a family,” said Mor-rissey. “The diners are treated like any other customer and it really sets the tone for the holi-day spirit. I can’t imagine kick-ing off the holidays without this event. The families relax, smile and we all get to socialize with them as we work.”

This is why Tam said the event has been successful every year.

“It’s important to see the whole community and recog-nize that there are those who are less fortunate,” said Tam. “It’s a good reminder for us and our staff and the younger people to come in and appreci-ate what we have.”

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Regional all-star cheer team namedFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – The inaugural Region 6-AAAAAA all-star cheer team has been announced.

The team includes stu-dent-athletes from eight high schools in Forsyth and Fulton counties.

The all-star team is com-prised of members of their school’s respective competitive cheer squads.

The team was created by Shayla Brawner, South Forsyth High School’s varsity cheer coach.

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2014 6-AAAAAA All-Region Team•Autumn Ashley (10), Lambert High School •Madison Baskette (12), West Forsyth High

School•Madi Brock (9), South Forsyth High School•Camryn Fetzer (9), Alpharetta High School•MacKenzie Hudson (12), Johns Creek High

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School •Ellie Pond (11), Johns Creek High School•Sydney Rhodes (11), Lambert High School •Dani Spera (9), Lambert High School•Kelley Swanson (11), Alpharetta High

School•Anali Vitulli (12), North Forsyth High School•Alex Willis (12), Lambert High School

ORLANDO, Fla. —At the Disney Junior Soccer Showcase Nov. 27-29, the United Futbol Academy’s U11 Premier girls’ team won the national tournament in Orlando. The three-day event featured teams from around the country, and four teams from Georgia made it to the finals — Concorde Fire North, Concorde Fire Cen-tral, Top Hat Gold and United Futbol Academy.

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United Futbol Academy’s U11 Premier girls win

The winning team is composed of, in back, coach Asmir Kokorovic, Coco Carleton, Naomi Moleka, Emma Armstrong, Tori Dellaperuta, Lily Johnson and Kate Liebel. In front are Ella Zimmerman, Maddie Baker, Dani Mul-lins, Ella Ciardullo and Taylor Robinson.

CUMMING, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy’s varsity boys’ and girls’ soccer teams, under the leadership of head coach Chris Kane, have been award-ed the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Awards for Academic Excel-lence for the 2013-2014 aca-demic year.

For a team to be consid-ered, it must have a composite team grade point average of at least 3.25 for all team mem-bers who appear on the official roster for the season, and the coach must be a current NSCAA member.

Pinecrest Academy is one of

only 53 high schools national-ly, out of a total of 334 teams, to receive this award for both the boys’ and girls’ programs. Pinecrest’s boys finished the year with a GPA of 3.77 and Pinecrest’s girls finished with a 3.87.

Both teams will be hon-ored at a banquet during the NSCAA Convention in Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14-18, 2015.

For more information and a complete listing of winning teams, visit http://www.nscaa.com/awards/2013-14-high-school-team-academ-ic-award.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – As Al-pharetta crosses the threshold of its new City Center this month, downtown businesses are debating a proposal calling for metered parking spaces.

Citing a lack of sufficient parking in the revitalized downtown, Eric Bosman of Kimley-Horn and Associates floated the idea of paid park-ing in a report to the City Council earlier this month. The report called for as many as 60 metered parking spaces in key locations on the left side of Main Street and along Milton Avenue.

Bosman said surveys show two parking spaces available per 1,000 people on the west side of Main, less than half what is usually committed to retail areas.

The City Council has not acted on the proposal but it is weighing comments from resi-dents and businesses.

“One of the comments that was made during the course of that report was that at the moment, it does not appear as though we have quite enough parking for the businesses that we anticipate coming,” said City Councilman Michael Cross, who serves as liaison for economic development.

Managed parking makes it much easier for customers and patrons to park in metered spots, for one thing because

it dissuades retail employees from occupying those spaces all day, Cross said.

Metered spots also turn over fairly quickly, allow-ing more customer access to downtown shops.

On the other hand, the city already has quite a lot of free parking off Main Street plus a 450-space parking garage that is almost completed. An effort is under way to see whether business owners could encour-age employees to use off-site parking.

The city is making what information it has available to the local business owners to get their feedback on the idea, Cross said.

Business owners seem to be weighing the concept them-selves, with no clear resolu-tion.

“I love the flavor that we have built on Milton Avenue. It’s old. It’s vintage. It’s artsy – and these meters takes away from that look,” said Alex Korner, owner and operator of Leather n Pearle on Milton Avenue.

“It’s nice as a customer to be able to pull in and jump out of the car, come in and shop – then browse down the street,” she said.

On the other hand, Korner said Milton Avenue has service industries as well as bou-tiques. Some of the employees do take up valuable parking space along the key retail district.

“I really would like to wait and see,” Korner said. “After the parking deck is built across the street and we business owners implore our employ-ees to park over there and elsewhere, then let’s see how that may lighten up the load on these streets.”

The city in the past had posted some ar-eas for two-hour park-ing, but it was seldom enforced, Korner said. She would rather the city should first con-sider enforcing time limits for prime retail parking spaces rather than introducing metered slots.

Larry Attig, owner of Na-ture’s Veranda Container Gar-dens, said he still needs to see more information on the pros and cons of metered parking before he settles on a solution he could support.

“I do know we have a real parking problem on that west side of town,” he said. “Before we do anything, I think let’s see what’s going to happen with the parking deck.”

Ultimately, something will have to be done, he said.

“I’m not sure about the parking meters,” he said. “One of the things it would solve is merchants having their employees park somewhere besides in front of their busi-nesses.”

During his years on the Downtown Alpharetta Trade Association, Attig said he campaigned to encourage mer-chants to have their employees leave prime parking spaces for

customers.“In the past,

the downtown hasn’t really been that vibrant, and it hasn’t been that big of a problem. But now, as we see the City Center come on, we’re going to see a lot more activity and a lot more retail,” he said.

The city is in the process of developing a comprehensive land use plan for downtown. Part of that plan will include an analysis of current and future needs for retail parking, said City Councilman Mike Ken-nedy, liaison to community development.

The first draft is scheduled to be presented at the Jan. 5 City Council meeting.

In any event, Kennedy said, the metered parking, if imple-mented, would only be a test as the city works to solve the parking issue.

“Downtown is growing so rapidly, we can’t park custom-ers fast enough,” Kennedy said.

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Metered parking would force parking turn-over.

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Do you have a lot of daily and weekly activities you need to get done to run your small business? What about your personal “to do” list? Are there tasks that are slipping through the cracks because you don’t have time to do them? If you’re running a small business, you probably have more to do than time to do it. If it’s important, put it on your calendar.

When running a small business, time is money. Most small business owners would agree that they are more suc-cessful when they are manag-ing their time more diligently. They would also say that the only way to do this is to focus on the important things, and eliminate the distractions from things that aren’t important.

One way to focus on important things is to put them

on your calendar. Everyone uses a calendar for appoint-ments, meetings or personal activities. Oftentimes, however, tasks that need time to get done stay on a “to do” list and never make it to their calendar. Subsequently, they don’t get completed on time.

Entering tasks as events on your calendar, and allocating the appropriate time to com-

plete the task, will help you to get focused on what’s impor-tant.

Whether it’s completing a proposal, doing analysis of your finances or allocating time for follow-up calls, having these on your calendar will increase the likelihood that they get done. Put it on your calendar if it’s important, and leave it off if it’s not.

If it’s important, put it on your calendarDICKJONESFounder & PresidentJones Simply Sales

“If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em.”That’s Chad Davis’s motto.

Chad is the general manager of Johns Creek Regus. Regus is a global company with $2 billion in yearly gross sales and 2,000 of-fices worldwide. Regus offers flex-ible, non-traditional and virtual office space for rent.

The “eat ’em” part refers to Regus’s growth over the last two years. Just in the Atlanta mar-ket, Regus has almost doubled in size from 27 locations to 42. Part of their growth spurt has been from eating up competitors, Office Suites Plus and Corporate Office Centers. Their success is evidenced by an 80 percent occu-pancy in the Atlanta market.

Chad’s response to the ques-tion of why they are growing so fast is simple. Low start-up costs, short-term leases and easy staff-ing has pushed entrepreneurs from corporate settings to the shared office space market.

The main advantage, low start-up costs, are priced in several ways at Regus. An entrepreneur can start as low as $499 per month for a physical office, or $199 per month for virtual space. Of course, larger companies can even take a full suite or floor, as well.

Regus’s success hinges on the entrepreneur and the belief that the “American entrepreneur” is alive and well. Companies like Re-gus provide a regional and global platform for the start-up business,

a way to give that “big company” impression at less costs.

Like many entrepreneurs, a lot of my meetings take place at Starbucks. But Chad detests that notion.

He says for $19 per month, you can use the lounge area of any of their 42 Atlanta locations, and get free coffee and Wi-Fi. And for $29 per month, you can have unlimited access to all 750 Regus lounges in the U.S.

If you’re looking for a little twist on the Regus model, then you can try Roam. Roam is an in-novative, alternative shared work-space. Peyton Day, Roam’s CEO, is heading up the opening of two new locations, both of which open in early 2015. One is in Cobb Gal-leria, and the other is a Buckhead location, in Tower Place.

Roam’s Alpharetta location was its pilot spot that opened several years back. The Dunwoody location opened in March 2013. While Roam still delivers on the dedicated office space, most of its offerings are shared space. You can rent by the hour or day, no

strings attached, unhindered and unbothered.

The start of the Roam concept began when five IBM’ers were sent home to work from the house. Soon, like most entrepreneurs eventually discover, the dogs barking and all the distractions of home put them on the search for a new model.

Peyton, in responding to the growth in this marketplace, deliv-ers a similar answer.

“People want flexibility and don’t want to be stuck with a long lease with personal guarantees,” Peyton said.

He says that Roam’s coffee bar and collaborative workspace is what makes it a unique concept.

Roam’s plan is to grow its At-lanta footprint and then take the concept to the Southeast. Its call-ing card is 50 MB up and down Internet.

Membership in one Roam location also gets you into all the others.

Never tried Roam before? Peyton says come in for a free day pass just to try it out. And, their community tables at each location are open to the general public for free. Just come in and enjoy the atmosphere.

It appears, as small business continues to be the main genera-tor of economic growth and job creation, shared office space will be an alternative office model that will become more and more main-stream.

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Owner Alex Baghshahi, second from left, of Al-pharetta, with staff from Persian Rug Paradise.

Persian Rug Paradisewins ‘Best of Atlanta’ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta’s Alex Baghshahi and his company Persian Rug Paradise have been selected for the 2014 Best of Atlanta Award in the carpet and rug dealers category by the Atlanta Award Program.

Each year, the Atlanta Award Program identi-fies companies for exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.

Winners are determined based on the informa-tion gathered both internally by the Atlanta Award Program and data provided by third parties.

Local plastic surgeons win award for surgical innovationCUMMING, Ga. — Plastic surgeons Dr. Hunter Moyer and Dr. Bahair Ghazi recently won the Plastic Surgery Foundation Shark-Tank Award in Chi-cago for best new surgical innovation of 2014.

Moyer and Ghazi are founders of a new start-up company, AcCellerate Skin Rejuvenation System, in Forsyth County, which uses the patient’s own stem cells to improve healing after a chemical peel or laser resur-facing procedure.

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Abraham joins HarryNorman Forsyth officeCUMMING, Ga. — Harry Norman, Realtors wel-comed Caroline Abraham as a sales associate in the Forsyth County/Lake Lanier office.

Abraham has lived in the Forsyth/Cumming area for 25 years. New to real estate, she received her training from Barney Fletcher Schools. She graduated from the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega with a bachelor’s of business adminis-tration degree in marketing.

For more information, visit [email protected].

Jennifer Hodge receives the Good Neighbor Award and a check for No Longer Bound.

Century 21 receives top honorsfrom the Board of Realtors CUMMING, Ga. — Several Century 21 Results Realty Services affiliates received honors at the 400 North Board of Realtors annual holiday luncheon and toy drive at the Lanier Tech Conference Center Dec. 5. Luis Rocafort, president-elect to the 2015 board of directors, was named Realtor of the Year.

Jennifer Hodge received the Good Neighbor Award for founding Realty4Rehab in 2014 to pro-vide assistance to individuals and families suffering from addiction. She also received a check for $100 to No Longer Bound — one of the facilities she has worked with over the past year.

Realtor Mark DiJohn will serve on the 2015 board as well. He was named Realtor of the Year in 2013.

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Nothing Bundt Cakes ‘fresh from the oven’ in Cumming

CUMMING, Ga. — Nothing Bundt Cakes has opened in the Collection at Forsyth at 410 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 104 in Cumming. The bakery will celebrate grand opening festivities, including a day to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Forsyth and Cake-A-Palooza, a fun family event.

“Our Bundt cakes are so moist and delicious, you can’t help but fall in love with them,” said Jig Patel, local bakery owner. “Although our community is growing by leaps and bounds, it has that small town charm. I am so excited to bring Nothing Bundt Cakes to Cumming.”

“Our franchisees are an integral part of connect-ing to the community through the love of the Bundt cake,” said Dena Tripp, cofounder of Nothing Bundt Cakes.

For more information, visit www.nothingbundt-cakes.com.

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Business: Hoops N SandOpened: November, 2014Owner: Samuel HinesWhat: The facility is an 8,800-square-foot warehouse space that has been converted to house an indoor bas-ketball/volleyball and sand volleyball court. As a former basketball player and longtime coach, this facility rep-resents a dream come true for Hines, who has a passion for coaching youth athletes. The addition of the indoor sand volleyball court was inspired by Hines’ daughter who loves volleyball.Where: 1710 Redi Road, Suite 100, CummingHours: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days

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Business: Robert’s Landmark Trans-mission and Drivetrain Service CenterNew partnership: September 2014Owners: Tim and Valorie Browning/Robert SobotkaWhat: We have always wanted to own and operate our own business that would allow us to work on cars, a pas-sion we have had all our lives. We are very blessed to be in partnership with Robert Sobotka and a great group of technicians whose reputation for hon-est workmanship has made this busi-ness a success for over 26 years.Where: 10435 Alpharetta St., RoswellHours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to noon on

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Saturday, Jan. 1710 a.m. – Free “Bundtlets” for a year – First 50 guests with purchase on this day will win free Bundtlets for a year (one per month for 12 months). Noon to 2 p.m. – Cake-A-Palooza – Bring the kids and enjoy a sampling of NBC’s most popular cake flavors, plus enter to win free Bundt cakes for a year.

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Forsyth Herald | December 24, 2014 | 19CALENDARSubmit your event online at forsythherald.com

EVENTS:

ADVENTURE TO SANTAWhat: An interactive movie and photo op with Santa. Where: North Point Mall, Center Court Lower Level, 1000 North Point Cir., AlpharettaWhen: Wednesday, Dec. 24Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Cost: Photo package prices varyOnline: northpointmall.com/adventure-to-santaInfo: Online reservations are required.

NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTYWhat: A New Year’s Eve party at Park Place with games starting at 8 p.m.Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Rd., Johns CreekWhen: Wednesday, Dec. 31Hours: Celebration begins at 8 p.m.Cost: FreeContact: 678-512-3430Info: Everyone is invited to bring an appetizer to share. Make reservations by contacting Park Place.

CREATURE FEATUREWhat: A Chattahoochee Nature Center Naturalist shows a native resident animal Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC), 9135 Willeo Rd., RoswellWhen: Saturday, Dec. 27 and Sunday, Dec. 28Hours: Show begins at 2 p.m.Cost: Admission to CNC costs $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and $6 for childrenOnline: chattnaturecenter.org

HOLIDAY OPEN HEARTH COOKING DEMONSTRATIONSWhat: Clarissa Clifton, a living history interpreter and open hearth cooking expert will demonstrate making traditional southern food in the cook

house hearth.Where: Archibald Smith Plantation (Cook House), 935 Alpharetta St., RoswellWhen: Saturday, Dec. 27Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Cost: FreeContact: 770-641-3978

ROOMS OF CHRISTMAS PAST AND MOREWhat: The Roswell Garden Club gives tours of nine rooms at the Smith Plantation decorated with unique Christmas trees and past themes as well as new future themes.Where: Smith Plantation, 935 Alpharetta St., RoswellWhen: Daily Friday, Dec. 26 through Sunday, January 4Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-3 p.m. SundayCost: $8 for adult tickets, $7 for seniors and $6 for childrenOnline: roswellgov.com

MUSIC:

THIN ICE NEW YEAR’S PARTYWhat: A New Year’s Eve party hosted by Loco’s Grill & Pub with a music performance by the band, Thin Ice.Where: Loco’s Grill & Pub, 11770 Haynes Bridge Rd. #701, AlpharettaWhen: Wednesday, Dec. 31Hours: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.Cost: Free admissionOnline: Visit Thin Ice on their Facebook page for more information

RACES & BENEFITS:ANNUAL FLASHLIGHT 5KWhat: A 5K run on New Year’s Eve benefitting Family Promise of Gwinnett County.

Where: 1st United Methodist Church of Lawrenceville, 395 West Crogan St., LawrencevilleWhen: Wednesday, Dec. 31Hours: Registraion begins at 4 p.m. and the 5K race begins at 6 p.m.Cost: $35 per personOnline: fumclv.org

THEATER:

ONE SLIGHT HITCHWhat: A theatre play about a wedding plan gone wrong by the Georgia Ensemble Theatre.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Rd., RoswellWhen: Thursday, Jan. 8 through Sunday, Jan. 25Hours: Showtimes varyCost: Ticket costs range from $22 to $35 Online: get.org

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What is a cataract and what is cataract surgery?

Cataracts are the most common cause of vision loss in people over 40 and today cataracts affect more than 22 million Americans age 40 and older. At some point in our life, we will all develop a cataract.

The natural lens of the eye yellows and becomes cloudy with age as a result of bio-logical changes of the proteins inside the lens. The function of the human lens is to focus incoming light onto the back of the eye. As your lens ages, light from the outside worlds becomes more and more dis-torted as it enters your eye. Difficulty reading, needing more light to read, experienc-ing glare and haloes at night and, even poor sleep patterns can be explained by cataract formation.

The treatment for cataracts involves an almost painless, 10 minute surgery to remove the “clouded lens” or “cata-ract” and replace it with a man made intraocular lens im-plant. It is the most common surgical procedure in the US and around the world and is considered to be an extremely successful and safe procedure with a success rate approach-ing 99.5%.What is lasercataract surgery?

With traditional cata-ract surgery, all the steps of the surgery are customar-ily performed “manually” by the surgeon using handheld tools. Laser cataract surgery- the next evolution of cataract surgery with the Ziemer Z6 laser generally offers a greater amount of precision, predict-ability and safety to these steps leading to potentially improve visual outcomes and more precise targets. With the Ziemer Z6 Laser System, your surgeon has the potential to offer you unmatched accuracy and a more predictable and customized cataract proce-dure.

Based on your medical his-tory and pre-operative evalua-tion, you and your surgeon will discuss the options available for your desired visual result. Together you can discuss a treatment plan which may in-clude using the LDV Z6 to cre-ate the laser incisions in the cornea along with an advanced lens implant that may allow for improved near, intermediate or distance vision. This tailored treatment may reduce your need for glasses or contact lenses after surgery. How is laser cataract surgery different from traditional cataract surgery?

In traditional cataract sur-gery, incisions in the cornea are made using handheld

instruments including blades to access the cataract. Your surgeon will then use a surgi-cal device to manually create a circular opening in the lens capsule of the eye that holds the cataract. The Ziemer Z6 laser can be used to make the corneal incisions precise and the opening in the lens capsule as circular as possible, in the right location, and sized to fit the replacement lens.

Your surgeon can also use the laser to break up and soften the hard cataract. Softening the lens with the laser enables your surgeon to then remove the cataract more gently and with significantly less ultrasound energy than is used in traditional manual cataract surgery. What are the benefits of laser cataract surgery?•A highly customized treat-

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Am I a suitable candidate for laser cataract surgery?

Your surgeon and you will decide whether you are a suit-able candidate based on your eye anatomy, type of cataract and type of lens implant that you desire. Most patients are candidates for having some of the steps of cataract surgery performed with the Ziemer Z6 laser.How long has the procedure been performed?

Thousands of cataract procedures have been success-fully performed using fem-tosecond laser systems, and femtosecond lasers have been used in eye procedures for de-cades. The most familiar use of femtosecond laser technology is LASIK. Femtosecond lasers represent an advanced stan-dard in precision laser cata-ract surgery and the Ziemer Z6 platform was FDA cleared in 2013. What should I expect on the day of surgery?

Your day in surgery should be no different than a routine cataract case. The Ziemer Z6 laser is positioned next to the surgeon and is utilized seamlessly during the cataract surgery process. You will be given mild IV sedation that will likely keep you pleasantly unaware of the goings on in

surgery. Not only is it poten-tially painless, there are no needles or stitches as part of the procedure.What should I expect after surgery?

After surgery, you can generally expect your vision to be improved within 24 hours. Generally, patients experience no pain after surgery. Slight scratchiness of the eye is common and they prescribed eye drops will help with any of these symptoms. Many patients return to work or nor-mal activities the next day and

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You can expect to be at our center for about 2 hours, and you will be in the pro-cedure room for only 20-25 minutes.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns

Creek City Councilman Ivan

Figueroa announced Jan. 9

he will resign his City Council

Post 4 seat effective Feb. 1.

In a statement he said, “I

wish to thank our citizens for

allowing me to serve seven

wonderful years as a City

Council member in Johns

Creek. My wife Karen and I

have raised our daughters

here, surrounded by wonder-

ful friends and supported by

the fi nest schools we could

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and spend less time on the

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Figueroa resigns

effective Feb. 1Councilman relocating to South Georgia

FIGUEROA

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Simone Bosch as Winnifred rehearses with the cast from "Once upon a Mattress."

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Once

upon a time (1959), a fairy

tale (“The Princess and the

Pea”) came to life on Broad-

way and is still going strong.

Today, “Once upon a Mattress”

remains a popular musical for

audiences of all ages.

Now, “Mattress” has been

chosen as the Johns Creek

High School winter play. This

fun, entertaining musical will

be presented by the Johns

Creek High School Performing

Arts Department Jan. 30 to

Feb. 1.

Best remembered as the ve-

hicle that launched the career

of an unknown actress named

Carol Burnett, it was created

by Mary Rodgers, the daughter

of legendary composer Richard

Rodgers. “We chose ‘Once upon a

Mattress’ this year for several

Classic musical

based on ‘Princess

and the Pea’

JCHS to perform Broadway’s

‘Once Upon a Mattress’

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Chattahoochee player

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JOHNS CREEK, GA. – City

Councilmen Brad Raffens-

perger and Ivan Figueroa

started the New Year with a

call to reduce the city millage

rate by 1 mill. Fellow council-

members said they were will-

ing to study the proposal, but

wanted see what effect such a

move would have on the city’s

budget.Raffensperger cited the

$1.85 million windfall the city

will experience beginning in

2014 from additional sales

tax it will receive based on

2010 Census numbers.

“I believe it is time to

reduce the millage rate. The

reserve fund is fl ush, and

JC Council mulls

1 mil tax rollbackRaffensperger urges reduction

made up with windfall sales tax

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – If you ever wanted to know what Atlanta’s roads looked like with every resident driving on them, Tuesday, Jan. 28 should give a glimpse. Schools, businesses and governments all shut down about the same time, turning workers out onto the streets at the same time.Variously called “Snowmageddon,” “Snowpocalypse,” or “SnOMG,” local governments were quickly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of motorists on the road and the worsening conditions throughout the day. A commute that would normally take 20 minutes turned into a 10-, 14- or 20-hour drive.Alpharetta had 50 Public Works Department employees begin salting the roads as the snow began on Tuesday, said Public Works Director Pete Sewc-zwicz. Over the course of Tuesday and the following day, Sewczwicz said hundreds of tons of sand and salt were put down by workers working 12-hour shifts. Unfortunately, as traffi c grew, so did the problems.

“We had all our trucks ready to go,” he said. “Our problem is we couldn’t get anywhere once we treated it once.”The worst intersections and bridges were hit fi rst, however, with the slug-gish lines of traffi c, the salt trucks could not get to the hot spots quickly; nor could they return to those already treated. The trucks became as stuck as the traffi c.It’s a problem a frustrated Sewcz-wicz said was unavoidable.“When cars are backed up and you cannot get your vehicles there to treat roads again,” he said, “and where people are stopped in snow and rain, you get ice. There’s nothing we can do with that. We were frustrated. Because of the saturation of traffi c, we couldn’t do more.”

A solution showed itself later in the

day as the salt trucks began using police cruisers as escorts to move traffi c aside. Conditions became so bad, lo-cal police departments refused to help stranded motorists or come to fender-benders. “People didn’t know where to turn,” said Lisa Holland, with the Roswell Police Department. 911 call centers were busy with endless calls for help and police.“We had to save our resources for the most serious calls,” Holland said. “In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”

Frustrated’ crews respond to clogged traffi c

Cities grapple with gridlock, snow

Above, in Milton, Hopewell Road was like so many others – clogged with traffi c and abandoned vehicles.

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Fulton County Schools let out just as the snow began, leaving students stranded on buses and in classrooms due to heavy traffi c.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –

Forsyth County needs to

add sewerage capacity in

southeast Forsyth, and

one option the County

Commission is looking

at is reopening Cauley

Creek Reclamation and

Reuse Facility as an

alternative to building a facility

from scratch.

Cauley Creek Reclamation

Facility is a 5 million-gallons-

per-day (mgd) facility that had

served Fulton County in east

Johns Creek. Last fall, Fulton

bought out its contract with

Cauley Creek, saying Fulton’s

own Johns Creek Environmen-

tal Campus would be cheaper

and as effective in the long

run.Forsyth needs to expand its

sewer capacity in the Shakerag

area, because it has been

tapped as a growth area.

Forsyth offi cials are

guarded about commenting on

the idea since negotiations are

ongoing and bids for building

a new 2.5 million-gallons-per-

day facility were opened only

last week. The county has $27

million budgeted for construc-

tion of the Shakerag facility.

Forsyth County Chair-

man Pete Amos confi rmed the

county has talked with Cauley

CEO Ron Green, but it is still

very much preliminary.

“We are evaluating our op-

tions. Right now, we are still

comparing the bids we have

received for the new plant to

serve the needs of that basin,”

said Amos.

State law prohib-

its pumping sewerage

from one basin to

another. The Etowah

Basin serves most of

Forsyth County, but

the southeastern por-

tion is in the Johns

Creek Basin.

The county owns

300 acres known as

the Threatt property.

As for the Cauley Creek op-

tion, Amos said it was too early

to say anything.

“We’re still in the process of

comparing sewer plants to see

which will suit us best,” Amos

said. “We will discuss that in

the near future, but we haven’t

made any decision on Cauley

Creek.”As plans come into focus,

Amos said the county will have

“full and open discussions”

with both Johns Creek and

Fulton County about Cauley

Creek.“But we’re not at that point

yet,” he said.

Forsyth Commissioner

Brian Tam, who represents

Shakerag, also said it is just

too soon to talk about where

Forsyth is at.

“It’s a delicate situation.

Somewhere, there is a num-

ber that makes sense for us to

do this. It’s fair to say we are

assessing our options includ-

ing Cauley Creek,” Tam said.

“Forsyth County is in a good

position. We can look at these

bids for which we have bud-

geted up to $27 million. And

we can look at Cauley Creek.

So all of them need to keep a

Looking at reopening facility Fulton closed

Forsyth mulls Cauley

Creek sewer option

AMOS

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Samuel Cushman, a Vickery Creek Elementary student, enjoys skating at Fowler.

Shredding at skate parkCUMMING, Ga. – Fowler

Park’s 23,000-square-foot

skate park continues to draw

enthusiasts.

For Mark Cushman, who

had skated when he was

younger, it was a great op-

portunity to hang out with

two sons, Samuel, 10, and

Benjamin, 7.

“The lights are really

good,” Cushman said. “You

can stay until dark.”

The county’s skate park

was designed by renowned

architect Wally Hollyday, of

California, who in 2008 met

with about 40 county skaters

to help craft the fi nal design

for the park.

In addition to skaters,

other enthusiasts have joined

in. Stunt scooters and BMX

bikers now share the numer-

ous ramps. —Aldo Nahed

More photos on page 24

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Conor McKeon, of Cumming,

said it’s nice to have a place

to BMX.

Ssssnake bites

on the riseArea pets being bitten

at alarming rates

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of the yearBuster Evans among

fi nalists for honor

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History lesson

Courthouse to hold

American artifacts donated

by the Historical Society

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Legionnaires See this year's Post

307 Legion and Auxiliary

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Building a legacyZachary Henderson looks back at career. PAGE 21

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – This holiday season, more than 700 families sat down to a complete Thanksgiving dinner, though their pantries were bare, and 1,700 children will have new toys to play with Christmas morning while 1,400 people will face the winter cold in warm, new coats.

These simple acts of kind-ness are part of the annual holiday program through North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC), as well as from the generosity of the community, which continues to recognize the level of need that exists in an outwardly affluent area.

“The economy has been get-ting better, but there are still a huge number of people work-ing minimum wage jobs, or liv-ing paycheck-to-paycheck and just one emergency away from a financial crisis,” explained Jacquie Tracy, coordinator for the holiday program at NFCC.

This is the first year Tracy has headed up the program, which started in September with the Thanksgiving program and goes through Christmas morning, involving hundreds of volunteers and thousands of hours. Tracy readily admits to being in a “learning curve” this year, but she has a solid foun-dation to continue its success.

“I started volunteering for NFCC 10 years ago, helping stock the food pantry a few times a month, when my kids were in school,” said Tracy, recalling her initial connection to NFCC. “Life got busy when I took a job as a preschool teacher, but I continued to vol-unteer [on a regular basis].”

Originally from Oregon, Tracy and her family, which includes husband Brad and daughters Julia and Lauren, moved to North Fulton 12

years ago, and volunteering has been part of the family fabric since the beginning.

Six years ago, she was tapped to oversee the Thanks-giving program, and for four years led the efforts to secure donations from businesses and the community to ensure cli-ents had a dinner to sit down to each year.

Two years ago, she was asked to take over the entire holiday program, a promotion she loves and supports for its significance to both the clients and the community. The pro-gram has been a cornerstone of NFCC for more than three decades, in some form, and has grown as the needs of the community have grown.

“This year, we will distrib-ute 1,400 coats to families, two bags of food, turkeys or gift cards for 700 families, open the Santa Shop for 1,700 children, and [take care of] 100 sponsored families,” said Tra-cy. “The need for our services has gone up every year.”

She noted the population boom in the area has led to the need for more people to support the services the com-munity has come to demand – cleaners, landscapers, retail and restaurants – but many of these service workers struggle to find affordable housing and put food on the table.

“There is a high level of ‘food insecurity’ in our commu-nity, especially among chil-dren, and many households are really struggling with just the basic needs,” said Tracy. “It doesn’t take much to throw households off track and into a downward spiral.”

She says the need for food is especially high during the holidays when school is closed and kids no longer have access to breakfast and lunch in their schools. This is where NFCC steps in, closes the gap and

provides help for the holidays.“Even for the average

household, the holidays can cost a lot of money. So if you have someone barely making it day-to-day, can you imagine the stress?” asked Tracy. “So if we can provide a warm coat, food for Thanksgiving and gifts for the children, it really allevi-ates the stress.”

Each week, the organiza-tion distributes several tons of food, which means NFCC needs to have an equal amount of donations to keep the pro-gram going.

But the community has never let NFCC down, said Tracey.

“NFCC could not survive without the help from the com-munity, and I am always just blown away by the generosity on a daily basis. I get calls all the time from companies or in-dividuals telling me they want to help and what can they do. It makes our jobs that much easier,” said Tracy.

The work, the phone calls

and the needs come in non-stop. Every day involves a level of coordination that mimics yesterday and will be the same tomorrow, but Tracey leaves each day fulfilled and hopeful.

“I love working with all the

people at NFCC, the volun-teers, the people we serve and the people in the community…and at the end of the day, I go home and know I have done some good. And that is a won-derful feeling,” she said.

NFCC holiday program ‘closes the gap’ for families in needJacquie Tracy directs efforts to provide holiday cheer for thousands in community

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From left volunteers, Maggie Duncan and Paula Burzotta, pack cans and boxes of food.

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Holiday program coordinator, Jacquie Tracy, packs cans and boxes of food.




Peggy Bailey, 61, of Gainesville, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Muriel Baker, 85, of Sandy Springs, passed away November 23, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Marian S. Bengel, 88, of Duluth, passed away December 3, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Patricia Biggs, 89 of Johns Creek, passed away December 14, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Rene Bouthillier, 94 of Alpharetta, pa ssed away December 9, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Avalon Cordell, 79, of Roswell, passed away December 11, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Sherry Lynn Craft Childers, 56, of Gainesville, passed away December 11, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Charles Cousar, 81 of Decatur, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Stanley Darnell, 72, of Forsyth County, passed away December 13, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Josephine Davis, 95 of Alpharetta, passed away December 11, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Paula Davis, 62, of Johns Creek, passed away December 1, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

William Gipson, 77 of Decatur, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Ruth Glover, 84, of Cleveland, passed away November 23, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

John Douglas Gore, 78, of Cumming, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Lavera Hagan, 88, of Duluth, passed away December 6, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Leah Kohl, 92, of Gainesville, passed away December 1, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

George Lee, 67 of Buford, passed away December 13, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Annette Maides, 64, of Sugar Hill, passed away November 25, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Patricia Malin, 92 of Alpharetta, passed away December 9, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Donna Kay McNeil, 57, of Cumming, passed away December 13, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Mary L. Mullinax, of Cumming, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangement by Ingram Funeral Home.

Ralph Paradise 89, of Roswell, passed away December 7, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Paul Poe, 85 of Alpharetta, passed away December 10, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Doris Radford, 87 of Norcross, passed away November 30, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Ethel Sarphie, 76, of Alpharetta, passed away December 9, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Anne Soboleski, 83, of Atlanta, passed away December 6, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Ruby Mae Sorrows, 91, of Cumming passed away December 15, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

George Stroh, 70, of Woodstock, passed away December 12, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Shirley Gump Thompson, 80, of Cumming, passed away December 14, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

David Whatley, 65, of Sky Valley, passed away November 28, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Franklin Winton, 100, of Roswell, passed away December 6, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

DEATH NOTICES

Detention Center. At about 9 p.m. Dec. 12, of-

ficers were dispatched to Golden Corral, 2025 Market Place Blvd., to search for a suspect with the stolen cellphone wearing a black jacket and green hat.

When officers arrived, they searched the area and saw a man, Harrison, matching the sus-pect’s description walking up a hill behind Outback Steakhouse.

Officers detained Harrison to conduct an investigation, but the man insisted they “had the wrong guy.”

Another officer pulled up with the victim in the patrol car, and the victim positively identified Harrison as the man who alleg-edly took his cellphone.

Officers later found the cell-phone smashed into three pieces about 10 feet from where Harri-son was walking on the hill.

Officers said Harrison yelled, cursed and screamed after being placed in the patrol car.


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Cat of the week: TigerDog of the week: Bay

CUMMING, Ga. — Tiger is an adorable orange male cat that’s looking for his forever home.

He’s one of the first to greet a visitor in the cat room, and he’s always in-terested in what’s going on. This playful and affection-ate guy is great with other kitties.

He would be great with

kids. He’s inquisitive, but he’s also laid back. Rescued from a kill shelter, Tiger de-serves to learn what a loving home is. He would be a great addition to a lucky family.

For information on Tiger, contact the Humane Soci-ety of Forsyth County, 4440 Keith Bridge Road. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

CUMMING, Ga. – Meet Bay, or as his foster family calls him, Baylor. Bay is about 4 years old and is believed to be a dachshund/Chihua-hua or terrier mix. A true gentleman, he doesn’t like to break the rules. He doesn’t bark or whine, and he is house broken and crate trained.

He likes humans so much that he wants to be in the same room at all times. Because of something in his past, feet seem to scare him; but he is beginning to learn

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