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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — For the second year, the city of Johns Creek hosted the Dream Mile event.

About 1,800 people came out to support the cause whose mission is to educate people and raise funds for underprivileged children in India.

The 15th annual Dream Mile was held at Shakerag Park on Saturday, Sept. 21.

“I’ve volunteered for this event before and it’s

always great to see how many people show up and actually care about the organization’s pur-pose,” Nithin Ravikumar, a student at Georgia Tech, said.

Organized by Vibha, the event consisted of a 5K run and walk as well as a 10K run.

There were numerous volunteers on the streets handing out water, motivating runners and walkers, hosting various games for children and at the finish line, offering snacks and con-

Dream Mile brings thousandsof participants to Johns Creek

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Lindsey Reilly, Kathy Bell and Angela McCain, who all ran the 10K, were ecstatic to receive their Dream Mile T-shirts after completing the race.

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By HATCHER HURD& JONATHAN COPSEY

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker fired back at the City Council and its investigator Robert Wilson after they met in a special called meeting last week to authorize subpoena powers for Wilson to dig up his phone records going back seven years and his personal residence lease agreements while he was separated from his wife.

“I am perfectly willing to turn over any relevant docu-ments to the investigator that is connected to any specific allegation. But I did not give up all my rights to privacy as a citizen when I became mayor,” Bodker said.

At a special called meet-ing on Thursday, Sept. 19, the five members of the City Council met to hear evidence from special investigator Wilson. Bodker was absent; the meeting happened to be called on the evening of his re-election campaign kickoff.

Wilson asked for the called session to complain the mayor was uncoopera-tive with his investigation by withholding documents and refusing to meet.

In a 4-1 vote, the Johns Creek City Council subpoe-naed phone records and rent-al documents from Bodker, as part of their investigation into

alleged ethical violations.

Bodker denies any wrongdoing, and instead demands to know what he is charged with before he will turn over his personal records.

“The investigation that is underway has reached a point where I do not have the cooperation to the level that I need it,” Wilson said.

Wilson said he tried for the past 40 days to meet with the mayor and has requested documents of Bodker’s at-torney. Wilson said neither of these requests has met with a satisfactory response, stalling his investigation.

But at the regularly scheduled City Council meet-ing Sept. 23, Wilson was back to admit the mayor had not avoided him for “40 days” as Wilson claimed before news cameras at the earlier meeting. Instead, a chain of correspondence showed Bod-ker’s attorney Michael Cross contacted Wilson Aug. 7 to set up a time to meet. Wilson responded with an Aug. 28 date and three dates in early September.

Cross replied these dates were not acceptable as he

Says investigator can’t have blanket access to personal records

Bodker lashes back at city’s subpoena

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DUI arrests

► Joseph Jason Tomlinson, 30, of Wallace Woods Lane, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 1 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, possession of a schedule III controlled substance, habit-ual violator, improper turn and failure to obey a traffic control device.

► William Jeffrey Brooks, 52, of State Street, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 1 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Ashok Kumar Kapoor, 47, of Atlanta was arrested Sept. 1 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding, child endanger-ment and notice of address change.

► Jeremy Allen Griner, 28, of Devonshire Farms Way, Milton, was arrested Sept. 1 on North Main Street in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, headlight requirements and an out-standing warrant.

► William Rosales Mendez, 20, of Greenhouse Drive, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 2 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, underage possession of alcohol, violation of a limited permit and failure to maintain

lane. ► Lisa N. Fish, 40, of Atlanta

was arrested Sept. 2 on Mansell Road in Roswell for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Wendy Suzanne Snowball, 39, of Park Brooke Trace, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 5 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and head-light requirements.

► Adrian Bryan Alonso, 30, of Atlanta was arrested Sept. 5 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, open container, speeding and expired license.

► Fabian Nunes, 50, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, was arrested Sept. 6 on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI.

► Richard Joshua Morales, 19, of Vicarage Court, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 4 on Webb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, improper lane change, failure to signal changing lanes and possession of marijuana.

► Tricia P. Lamorticella, 63, of Tucker was arrested Aug. 27 on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek for DUI, failure to maintain lane, disorderly con-duct, no license and license plate to be displayed.

Drug arrests

► Freddie Espinal, 19, of Fielding Lane, Roswell, was arrested July 31 on Mansell Road in Roswell for possession of marijuana.

► Tobias Marcel Broadwater,

22, of Atlanta was arrested Aug. 24 on North Point Circle in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, obstruction of an officer, wanted person and giving false information to an officer.

► Christopher J. Pridgen, 21, of Sunfish Bend, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 5 on Deerfield Parkway in Milton for possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug-related items and expired tag.

► Benjamin James Tripoli, 21, of Oakhurst Leaf Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 5 on Brookshade Parkway in Milton for possession of mari-juana and possession of drug-related items.

Group targets Radio Shacks

MILTON, Ga. – Four people have possibly targeted local Radio Shacks for theft. The Milton store on Windward Parkway was the site of a theft Sept. 10 with one phone taken.

Store employees told police four people walked in about 12:45 p.m. – two men and two women.

While the women spoke with the employees about switching their phone service and buying a phone, the door to the back office was left open and, employee say, the men went in and stole a Samsung Galaxy phone. The group left after just 10 minutes. When employees went back into the office, they noticed the phone missing.

The Radio Shack store in Oakwood, Ga., sent out an alert to nearby stores that two men and two women driving a gold compact car had attempt-ed a similar theft. While the women distracted the clerk, the men tried to get into the rear office, however in Oak-wood, an alarm went off.

Wanted fake solicitors caughtALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two men with outstanding warrants were arrested Sept. 14 trying to raise money for a fake cause at the mall.

Two men were seen carry-ing clipboards and soliciting donations to buy jerseys for Morse High School outside North Point Mall. When the pair were confronted by mall security about having a solici-tation permit, the men alleg-edly ran.

Police tracked down a man matching the description and spoke with him. Julian Peavy,

Felon arrested for stolen credit cards, bikeALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two peo-ple were arrested Sept. 14 for a multitude of drug and theft charges after they allegedly stole a car and credit cards.

Police were alerted by staff at an Alpharetta hotel that a stolen credit card had been used to buy a hotel room and rent a car. Police arrived and entered the room to find the suspects, Walter Paul Linn, 37, and Stevie Lynn Whisnant, 21, both of Winder, asleep in the

bed.Accord-

ing to police, in plain sight were a loaded semiautomatic pistol, several hypodermic needles and methamphet-amine.

A search of the room turned up the suspected stolen wallet along with checks and

credit cards belonging to the victim, out of Athens. They also found the keys to the car that was rented using the stolen credit card and keys to a mo-torcycle also reported stolen. There was also a fake license plate for a motorcycle.

Linn, who is a convicted felon, allegedly said he had bought the motorcycle and did not know it was stolen.

Inside the car, police found multiple needles and traces

of meth. Whisnant allegedly admitted the pair stole the wal-let and credit cards from the victim. Linn was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, theft by receiv-ing a motor vehicle, credit card fraud, possession of schedule II drugs and possession of drug-related paraphernalia. Whisnant was charged with possession of schedule II drugs and possession of drug-related paraphernalia.

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23, of Houston, Texas, admit-ted to trying to raise money for the high school. He allegedly admitted he and his partner Xavier Alex, 22, of Atlanta, had no connection with the school and were actively deceiving people. Both Peavy and Alex, it turns out, had warrants for their arrest.

Both were arrested for so-licitation without a permit.

Socks land man in jailALPHARETTA, Ga. – Three pairs of socks landed a Johns Creek man in jail Sept. 11 after he allegedly stole them.

According to police, em-ployees at the Sports Authority at North Point Mall saw Walter Moye Colquitt, 44, of Sawtooth Circle, Johns Creek, select several pairs of socks and conceal them in his shirt, after removing their tags. He then went to the register and bought another pair before heading to the bathroom where he alleg-edly placed the hidden socks in the same bag. When he tried to leave the store, police were waiting for him. He pushed past employees and tried to

run, until the officer pulled his Taser and threatened to Tase him. Colquitt was charged with shoplifting $50 worth of socks.

ID thief steals $2K

MILTON, Ga. – A Milton wom-an was the target of identity theft after her Social Security number and name were used to rack up more than $2,000 in fees from Verizon.According to the victim, she was called Sept. 10 by a collec-tion agency working for Verizon and told that she had $2,321 in unpaid fees to the company. The fees were for four phone lines and an iPhone 5 ordered on May 14. The victim said she never opened such an account. The collection agency placed a freeze on the claim.

A check of the delivery ad-dress turned up a residence in Fort Worth, Texas.

When court speaks, you listenALPHARETTA, Ga. – When the court tells you not to drive, it’s best to follow the order. A Sandy Springs woman found this out Sept. 5 when she was arrested for contempt of court.

According to police, Por-chia Sade Cunningham, 26,

of Sandy Springs, was at the Alpharetta Courthouse to have her license suspended. She was told several times not to drive away after her hearing. When she was finished in the court, she allegedly walked to her car and drove away. A court officer who was watching her immediately followed and arrested her for driving on a suspended license and con-tempt of court.

Man driving wrong way on 400ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Johns Creek resident was arrested for DUI Sept. 14 after he was allegedly driving up Ga. 400 on the wrong side of the road.

Witnesses informed po-lice about 5 a.m. that a car was driving northbound in the southbound lane near the Mansell Road ramp. Of-ficers from Roswell found the suspected driver passed out on the side of the road. The driver, Patrick Scott Smith, 24, of High Falls Circle, Johns Creek, said he had drunk several beers that night before trying to get on the highway. He real-ized he was going the wrong way but did not know what to do about it.

He was put through sobri-ety tests, which he allegedly failed.

Smith was charged with DUI, failure to maintain lane and driving on the wrong side of the road.

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had a conflict on the Aug. 28 date and the others occurred during the mayor’s observance of Rosh Hashanah. He offered Wilson four dates later in the month.

The snag came when Wilson said he also wanted Bodker to produce his per-sonal telephone records from January 2007 to present, since he is known to “routinely use his personal cellphone for city purposes.” Wilson also wanted cancelled checks or bank statements and residen-tial lease agreements for the property he leased during his separation from his wife.

Bodker and Cross balked at Wilson casting such a broad net into the mayor’s personal affairs. Cross pointed out that the city’s Ethics Code not only requires the filing and evalu-ation of a specific claim, but that it be filed within one year of the alleged offense and within six months from the date the complainant knew of the alleged violation.

There, Wilson and the Bod-ker camp ran into an impasse. Cross said documents will only be presented that are germane to specific charges. Without the specifics, he and Bodker are not prepared to sacrifice the mayor’s privacy.

“I do not ask for these lightly, but there comes a point where this is what you have to do,” Wilson said at the Thurs-day called meeting.

“It’s frustrating,” said Councilmember Randall John-son, as he made the motion to issue the subpoenas. “This [investigation] is dragging on. It’s dragging on because Mike Bodker is refusing to cooper-ate. He’s not turning over information that, in today’s online availability of records, he could turn this information

over in a day. What is he hid-ing? I don’t understand what he’s hiding.”

Bodker said he has noth-ing to hide, but he is drawing a line in the sand. Until spe-cific allegations about specific events are made, he is not go-ing to give up personal records carte blanche.

“I’m not going to allow the government to invade my per-sonal information … without any charges [made] against me,” he said. “You have to draw a line in the sand. What are my phone records from seven years ago going to tell anyone? They can’t tell you what was said or even who was on the line or who called who. Why can’t they say what they are looking for?”

At the Monday night meet-ing, Councilmember Kelly Stewart chastised Wilson for saying the mayor failed to respond in 40 days when there had been correspondence all along.

“What was the emergency that could not have waited until this regularly scheduled council meeting? It appears to me there was more concern to cast a shadow on the mayor,” Stewart said.

She asked Wilson when he was contacted about becom-ing the investigator. He said he was first contacted by the county manager the Monday that the councilmembers voted to initiate the investigation.

Stewart said that was an-other sign that this is all a po-litical intrigue by the council.

“This is a premeditated and manipulated probe to gener-ate a cloud right before the election. I want to know who instructed the city manager to contact someone to do this investigation before a council vote was ever taken,” Stewart said. “This is about assas-sinating the character of the mayor.”

Councilman Brad Raffens-

perger said he knew nothing about the called meeting until he received notice that day.

“Mr. Wilson called the meet-ing. I haven’t missed a meeting since I was elected,” he said.

Bodker said he is not re-luctant to cooperate, but four months into the process, he still does not know what he is being investigated for.

“I’ve always believed this was politically motivated, and nothing has changed to make me think differently. This process has been flawed and biased from the beginning,” he said. Asked how it was flawed and biased, the mayor said it was flawed in that it did not follow the ethics policy that spells out all ethics allegations must be filed within a year of the alleged occurrence.

“Instead, they have been trying to look into things be-ginning from Day 1. But I have yet to hear of one concrete statement about anything,” he said. “It is time they put on the table exactly what it is I am supposed to have done.”

Bodker showed his lease agreements and copies of his rent checks for the two proper-ties he leased while living out-side his home. They showed he paid rent of $2,100 and $1,620 on two respective properties.

He said he would have no problem providing them to the City Council or the inves-tigator but only to answer a specific charge. Asked why not just produce them and end it, Bodker said it was a matter of principle.

“I want to face specific ac-cusations if they have any. If they don’t, then these are my personal records and are of no one’s business but my own,” he said.

Cross agreed. He said in any type of investigation he is familiar with, documents and testimony are given in answer to a specific question or allega-tion.

He had reservations about producing cancelled checks with an account number on them which could be released later. Beyond that, it is ask-ing for private transactions between private parties that go beyond any action as mayor.

“We need to talk through how we handle that. We are in an age where privacy rights are a concern to folks in our area. We do not have his telephone records, all he receives is a bill,” Cross said.

“I told the investigator that as a matter of law that I don’t think he could articulate a reason for those phone re-cords, but I communicated by phone and in writing that if he asked a question and it is clear that telephone records on who made a call or who received a call is important, we will make them available,” Cross said.

Requiring to make available seven years of records seems “out of bounds” Cross said.

“[Wilson] seems to be more interested in making the politi-cal show of obtaining the sub-poena than he does in actually looking at the documents,” he said.

Continued from Page 1Bodker: What was the emergency that could

not have waited until this regularly scheduled council meeting?...there was more concern to cast a shadow on the mayor.” KELLY STEWART, Johns Creek Council

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta Police and the Fulton County School System have entered into a unique partnership that establishes a police substation inside the school building dur-ing school hours.

The substation will be located in an office within the school and provides space and

equipment for officers to write reports, make phone calls and complete other tasks normally done inside the patrol car. At no time will officers bring ar-restees, suspects or witnesses to the police substation for any reason. The substation will also be available to Fulton’s school resource officers.

There is no cost to the dis-trict for the police substation, and furniture for the office was donated by Winthrope Proper-ties and Lowe’s on Windward Parkway.

“This collaborative re-lationship between Fulton

County Schools, Alpharetta Public Safety and our com-munity will greatly benefit all involved parties and especially the students,” said Alpharetta Public Safety Director Gary D. George. “By placing a substa-tion within the school, security is enhanced and our police officers will have a location to use that will assist them in providing more effective and efficient police services to our community.”

The agreement was ap-proved by the Fulton School Board during the Sept. 19 board meeting, and the substa-

tion should be operational by Oct. 1. Alpharetta Principal Adam Maroney welcomes the substation and sees the ben-efits the police presence will bring to the school.

“This partnership will in-crease police presence in our building, enhancing the safety and security procedures cur-rently in place,” said Maroney. “Students will also benefit from potential relationships they will build with the officers.”

He said officers will be encouraged to walk the halls, have lunch in the cafeteria or participate in recess with the AES students.

“Hopefully these relation-ships will carry into the com-munity and students will feel a level of comfort if they need to

seek support from an officer,” said Maroney.

The idea of a school-based substation came from Al-pharetta Police Officer Paul Ritchey following the Newtown school shooting last Decem-ber. He did some research and found a city in Arizona that had opened a police substation at a local school.

“A principal at a school in Goodyear (Ariz.) approached the police chief and they cre-ated one at the principal’s school,” said Ritchey. “It was a major success.”

For now, there are no plans for substations at other Alpharetta schools, however Ritchey said there is always the possibility to expand the program.

Alpharetta Police go ‘back to school’Substation to open at Alpharetta Elementary school this fall

This partnership will increase police presence in our building, enhancing the safety and security procedures currently in place.”ADAM MARONEY Alpharetta Principal

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Slohn Walsh, a 2-year-old girl from Johns Creek, looks like a normal little girl should look. She acts like one too. However, despite her young age, she has already had three open heart surgeries.

“If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t think there was anything wrong with her,” her father, Willy, said. “She’s on blood thinners every day. She’s OK now, though. She’s a happy baby.”

Slohn was born with a con-genital heart defect, which is one of the most common birth

defects in children.Little Slohn was taken on

a tour of Roswell’s CorMa-trix labs Sept. 17 along with women from the WomenHeart group, a national organization dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease in women. CorMatrix designs and makes

heart patches that replace damaged heart tissue.

Ann Hulett, the Atlanta dis-

trict leader, said WomenHeart was formed in 1999 by three women who found common ground in heart disease.

“All had heart attacks in their early 40s,” Hulett said. “But they noticed there was a disparity in their treatments.”

Women often ignore po-tential heart problems, said Hulett, and heart problems in women are overlooked by the medical community.

“I was in my early 40s when I had a heart attack,” Hulett said. “I went to the emergency room and was told it was a pinched nerve in my neck.”

She went back and was again dismissed as having a pinched nerve.

“The symptoms are differ-ent and women tend to over-look heart disease,” she said. “They are busy taking care of other people and ignore their own problems.”

One in three women will die of heart disease, she said, how-ever, because so much about heart disease education is aimed toward men that women don’t know what to look out for.

“I had open heart surgery when I was 37,” said Rebecca Ferrante, a member of Women-Heart. “I had two friends who died in their sleep. They didn’t know they had heart issues until after they were dead. It could have been prevented if they knew the signs and symp-toms.”

For more information about WomenHeart, visit them online at www.womenheart.org.

Group fighting to help women’s heartsA group of heart disease survivors belonging to WomenHeart, an awareness group, toured the CorMatrix labs in Roswell.

Johns Creek resident Slohn Walsh, 2, with her father Willy. Slohn was born with a heart condition that required three open heart surgeries.

Heart disease rampant, often ignored

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Emory Johns Creek Hospital is offer-ing patients and visitors a new service like no other hospital in Georgia.

The hospital has installed six charging stations for electric vehicles (EV), offering patients, families and visitors the opportunity to charge their car while at a doctor’s appoint-ment or visiting someone in the hospital.

The Level 2 240-volt Blink charging stations are compat-ible with most electric and hybrid plug-in car models. ECOtality Inc., a leader in clean, electric transportation technologies, manufactures the charging stations. The hospi-tal is offering complementary vehicle charges for patients and visitors. Car owners can use their personal Blink cards

to pay for the charge.“At Emory Johns Creek

Hospital, we try to be environ-mentally conscious as pos-sible,” said Laurie Hansen, associate administrator at Emory Johns Creek, who over-sees operations at the hospital. “Electric and hybrid cars are the wave of the future, and we want to be ahead of the curve. The charging stations are a great service for patients and family members who have EVs, especially if they will be at the hospital for a long time period.”

Dr. Shawn Tritt, an anes-thesiologist at Emory Johns

Creek Hospital, is excited about the new installation of the EV charging stations. Tritt drives a 2013 blue Tesla.

“Because I spend hours at the hospital taking care of pa-tients, it is nice to have the op-tion of charging my car while I work,” said Tritt. “Our patients and other visitors should really enjoy this service as well.”

To purchase and install EV charging stations, Emory Johns Creek Hospital took advantage of federal tax incen-tives under the Federal Alter-native Fuel Infrastructure. This incentive allows businesses to

deduct up to 30 percent of the cost of the charging stations and their installation, if pur-chased and install by the end of 2013. Because of the feder-ally funded project to increase the use of electric vehicles, Emory Johns Creek Hospital received its charging stations at no charge and paid a dis-counted rate for installation.

“The EV charging stations are a win-win for both the hospital and the community,” said Hansen. “We are pleased to be the first hospital in the state to offer this service to our patients, visitors and staff.”

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NAME: Randall JohnsonOCCUPATION: Business executiveHOW LONG LIVED IN JOHNS CREEK: 17 yearsAGE: 57WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE?

I am running for this office to continue the progress we have made in investing in roads, sidewalks and parks. Our long-term plan is taking hold, and we need to continue the momen-tum. Further, we need to maintain and improve where possible the city’s re-lationship with the schools; work with the business community to keep new businesses moving into Johns Creek, while working with existing businesses that help make our community a great place to live, work and play.  

WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CANDIDATE?

My business background and ex-perience running large organizations, developing strategic plans, manag-ing budgets and leading a variety of personnel has helped in preparation of serving on City Council.

WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TERM?

First, to restore integrity, character and ethical government to the city of Johns Creek. We have a mayor that will

JOHNSON

POST 1 » NAME: Dr. Lenny ZaprowskiOCCUPATION: ChiropractorHOW LONG LIVED IN JOHNS CREEK: I am a lifelong resident.AGE: 45WHY ARE YOU RUN-NING FOR THIS OF-FICE?

This past year has seen too much infight-ing on the City Council. This constant internal strife hurts the image of our beautiful city.

Not only do these very public disagreements harm our chances of attracting new business into our com-munity, it also hurts the morale of our citizens.

Our city officials need to work to-gether in an efficient manner as well as with our neighboring cities.

We need to make sure our tax dol-lars are only spent on necessary proj-ects that directly benefit the citizens of Johns Creek.

I have loved this community my entire life, and I want Johns Creek to continue to be the best place to live, work and play.

WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CANDIDATE? As a business owner, I see how the decisions made by the council directly affect local businesses as well as their employees.

I have also served in many leader-ship positions from serving as chil-

ZAPROWSKI

See JOHNSON, Page 33 See ZAPROWSKI, Page 33

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NAME: Cori DavenportOCCUPATION: Business owner and momHOW LONG LIVED IN JOHNS CREEK: 16 yearsAGE: 42WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE?

The infighting within the cur-rent City Council has paralyzed the growth and development. We can-not tolerate a divided city govern-ment.

It serves no one. My approach is to put aside partisan politics, work-ing together as a team to regain respect within our own community, strengthen our relationships with surrounding city governments, Fulton County and the state of Georgia that will ultimately benefit the city of Johns Creek.

WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CANDIDATE?As a mother who has been actively involved in

the public school system with my children, I have witnessed the growth of the city through the eyes of my family. That interaction has taught me to be a good listener. To represent those voices as part of the City Council would be a great honor. I respect all citizens’ voices and I will represent them well.

As a business owner, I understand the daily challenges of keeping the doors open and pros-pering. I believe organizations such as the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce, Johns Creek Busi-ness Association and Johns Creek Advantage fur-ther opportunities to bring viable and sustainable businesses into our city that will lead to a more desirable city in which to work and to live.

WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TERM?

There’s an old saying,

POST 3 »

DAVENPORT

See DAVENPORT, Page 29

NAME: Nancy Reinecke OCCUPATION: Dietitian/NutritionistHOW LONG LIVED IN JOHNS CREEK: 27 years in the Ocee/Warsaw area of Johns Creek and seven years abutting the Newtown area of Johns CreekAGE: 61WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THIS OFFICE?

I am running to bring a fresh perspective to City Council and increase citizen participation in our city government. Our found-ing City Councilmembers are to be commended for putting the city on its feet, but now that the city is seven years old, it is appropriate to expand the circle of people able to serve on the City Council. George Washington set an example for our nation by declining to serve more than eight years. New members would serve to reinvigo-rate the council, and demonstrate that our city can transcend the service of any one individual. I am certain that past councilmembers, to ensure their experience and unfulfilled ideas are carried forward, will be more than willing to mentor new councilpersons.

 WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CANDIDATE?

The qualities required of a councilperson are to be a good listener, to work well with others and to have a passion for the best interests of the city. There are many qualified individuals in Johns Creek who would be “best candidates” and serve the city well. There are eight of them on the ballot this November. The issue in this election is ex-panding the limited circle of people serving in city government so that more people are able to serve.

 WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH

REINECKE

See REINECKE, Page 29

NAME: Karen Richardson OCCUPATIONS: Mother of three, Johns Creek City Council mayor pro tem, HR integration specialist at Northside HospitalHOW LONG LIVED IN JOHNS CREEK: 16 yearsAGE: 48

WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR OF-FICE?

In the last seven years, we have significantly improved our quality of life, public safety and sense of com-munity. We have seen residential and business growth through judicious zoning decisions supported by our comprehensive plan. Johns Creek is no longer a fledg-ling city. Because of that good work and conservative stewardship of our limited funds, we are positioned to creatively address the ongoing issue of maintain-ing aging infrastructure – roads, parks and sidewalks. To be successful going forward, we must continue to build on the foundation of efficient, cost effective, superior services.

I am seeking another term in office because I want to be a part of our continued momentum and future growth. I am not afraid to make the hard decisions. Our city needs fearless, experienced leadership with a clearly communicated vision for our continued growth. I believe that I have demonstrated and will continue that leadership.

WHAT MAKES YOU THE BEST CANDIDATE? I have worked continuously for our community

over the last 13 years. Before incorporation, I advo-cated for proper land use in our community before the Fulton County Commission. I advocated for our right to local government during incorporation efforts, chairing the Community Development Committee. I have been a member of the Johns Creek City Coun-

RICHARDSON

See RICHARDSON, Page 29

12 | September 26, 2013 | Johns Creek Herald | northfulton.com Submit your news & photos to news@northfulton.comSCHOOLS

ATLANTA — A Johns Creek resident won second place in the “IronCoder” competition held Sept. 17 at Georgia Tech.

The Atlanta-based Cardlyt-ics and Georgia Tech partnered

for the student competition. Nicola De Franceschi, a Geor-gia Tech graduate student from Italy, won the competition and was named IronCoder 2013, taking home a cash prize of $2,000.

Albert Shaw, a freshman from Johns Creek, took home the second-place prize of $1,000, and Matt Hagy, a grad-uate student from Greensburg, Pa., came in third place with a

$500 prize. All three will get job in-

terviews with the Cardlytics engineering team.

About 20 students partici-pated in the six-hour com-petition. The challenge was to develop a guitar tablature generator using software tech-nology to create every possible permutation from an input of 99 different musical chords.

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northfulton.com | Johns Creek Herald | September 26, 2013 | 13Submit your news & photos to news@northfulton.com SCHOOLS

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Pro-posed changes to the atten-dance policy that clamps down on students missing a class here and there went over like a lead balloon at a recent work session of the Fulton County Board of Education.

“Seriously? Do not draw a line in the sand and tell me [as a parent] when I can and can-not take my child to the doc-tor,” said an incredulous Katie Reeves following the Sept. 19 overview of the proposed changes.

The Alpharetta board mem-ber challenged staff revisions to the policy that could result in a trip to the principal’s office after more than six unexcused absences. While the number of absences is unchanged from present policy, the interpreta-tion of what is an “excused absence” may be.

Under the proposed policy, an absence can be any part of the day – even 15 minutes of a class – up to the entire day. Additionally, a doctor’s visit will no longer be considered an excused absence, however it was unclear if the policy allows principals discretion to rule otherwise.

Fulton officials said policy changes were needed to help schools deal with chronic absences and to better comply with state law on truancy. In Georgia, students with five

or more unexcused absences are considered truant under a rarely enforced law.

“We realize we are mak-ing significant revisions to our policy, which has not had major changes in many years. We do plan to work with prin-cipals after a few months of implementation to understand where the policy is working and where we need to make further revisions,” explained Patty Foglesong, who works in innovation and strategy for Fulton Schools.

But school board members said the policy is overly restric-tive at a time when the system is trying to allow schools more flexibility under the charter system.

“I’m thinking this policy would be in place for a week before a student hits the sev-enth day [because of] allergy shots,” said Board President Linda Schultz. “I agree we have to solve [the attendance] issue, but this is not the way to do it.”

Board member Julia Ber-nath said even orthodontics require a monthly check-up, putting kids out of compliance before the school year is over.

“How much leeway does a principal have?” she asked. “The way this is written, kids are going to be slapped with unexcused absences and that is going to impact their grades

and other things.”Foglesong said state law

determines attendance man-dates, but was unsure if the rules on attendance were enacted by the state legisla-ture under Title 20 (the laws that govern public schools in Georgia) or the State Board of Education.

This is crucial since Ful-ton’s charter agreement with the state provides a blanket waiver from many Title 20 provisions.

Foglesong said the revisions were developed over several months of information gather-

ing from a policy committee, principals, central office staff and attorneys. Parents were not cited as one of the groups asked to provide input.

While recognizing there are some abuses of the attendance policies, Reeves said it was ridiculous to put in place such a restrictive policy.

“We all got completely an-noyed with the legislature com-ing in and telling us what we can and cannot do … [and] this is doing exactly [that],” said Reeves. “I’m really sorry there is the occasional child that misses too much, [but] that

would call for our educators to obviously reach out and ask, ‘what can we do to help?’”

Some board members suggested parents stagger the times of appointments so that a certain period is not continu-ally missed, while other board members said working parents may not have that flexibility.

School staff recommended approval of the policy changes at the Sept. 19 board meet-ing, however the issue will spend the next 30 days in review before coming back for a potential vote at the October meeting.

Attendance changes spark School Board debateDoctors’ visits may be considered unexcused absence from school

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Chattahoochee High School boys’ lacrosse teams are partnering with Lowe’s, 3580 Peachtree Park-way, to sell fall-colored mums Oct. 5. Teams of lacrosse players will be fanning out in neighborhoods around Chattahoochee that Saturday, going door-to-door with one-and-a-half-gallon pots of mums. By supporting boys’ lacrosse at Chattahoochee, buyers will also receive valuable coupons from a variety of local busi-nesses.

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Model Aviators (GMA) in Forsyth County want to re-introduce themselves to the community with a show Sept. 28.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the GMA club membership and the GMA Airfield plan a demon-

stration and open house on flight, 8250 Old Federal Road, Ball Ground, in north Forsyth.

“We want to share the ben-efits of our club with the com-munity,” said David Roberts, a lead event organizer and GMA training coordinator.

Roberts said the day of aviation will include some amazing flight demonstrations of three-dimensional airplanes, drone-style quadcopters and a perfect flying replica of a B-29 with four 80cc gasoline engines and weighing over 90 pounds.

“The whole drone and

burgeoning unmanned air-craft technology is really quite intriguing to many,” Roberts said. “The GMA club wants to show how some of that stuff works, and how positive the GMA club and airfield is for the community.”

The club, which meets on the 65-acre Forsyth County property, has a membership of about 300 pilots from across North Atlanta.

The event is free to attend. Visitors will find concessions and a raffle including large items from local stores, includ-

ing Home Depot and Lowes, with proceeds to benefit the Independence Fund.

“The mission is to earn enough to provide an all-terrain wheelchair to a United States veteran severely injured in the line of duty,” Roberts said. “Our raffle and fund-raising is in full gear for the worthy cause.”

Featured at the event will be meticulously built giant-scale World War I and II aircraft. Mac Hodges and his team from Americus, Ga., will fly a 21-foot wingspan, four-

engine B-29, and they may drop the rocket-driven Bell X-1 for a test flight, Roberts said.

On display and flying will be turbine and duct fan jets, gas-driven scale aerobats, sail planes, civilian-scale aircraft, rockets and helicopters.

Visitors can get a firsthand look at new age quadcopters with first person view (FPV) technology on board.

Visitors will also find flight simulators and industry ven-dors.

Visit www.gmarc.com for more information.

Model Aviators to hold huge show, open house Sept. 28

Airplanes to take flight in ForsythChris Hinson, founder and president of the Forsyth County-based Extreme Flight RC, tests a prototype, gas-powered, 91-inch wingspan Yak 54 giant-scale airplane at the Georgia Model Aviators Airfield.

Chris Kennedy, foreground, is staged first in line to enter the runway for takeoff at the Georgia Model Aviators Airfield.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – The North Fulton Drama Club is present-ing their most recent Shake-spearean play, this time with a 1960s twist.

Taking a page from “Mad Men,” the 1960s AMC TV show, “Henry V” will be set in 1963 in the world of New York advertising, which reflects the court politics and war tensions with France that featured in the original play.

“Henry V” is a sequel to the club’s past production of “Henry IV,” which was set in 1956. “Henry V” follows the historical timeline from the 1950s as an analogy to Henry growing up and following his father’s footsteps.

Alyssa Jackson and Thom-as and Nikki Strickland chose to start this club to make Shakespearean plays more ac-cessible to the general public.

“We want to make sure the general audience can under-stand Shakespeare,” Jackson said,

“That’s why we set our pro-ductions in a relatively recent time period, so the audience can understand the characters better through the way they dress and their societal roles in the plays.”

This will be the club’s 10th season. In the past, it has produced several plays such as “Much Ado About Nothing,” “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and “Hamlet.” It has focused on promoting its passion for Shakespearean plays and be-ing the only outdoor theater company in Atlanta for the past seven years.

“Henry V” will be performed at Barrington Hall, 535 Bar-

rington Drive in Roswell, every Friday and Saturday from Sept. 27 to Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Seating begins at 7 p.m. The matinee will be held on Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. General admissions for all performances are free with a suggested donation of $5. Reserved seating will be available.

For more information, email nfdramaclub@gmail.com or call 678-561-BARD.

North Fulton Drama Club presents ‘Henry V’If you goWhat: Henry VWhen: Fridays, 8 p.m. Sept. 27 - Oct. 12Where: 535 Barrington Drive, RoswellCost: Free (Suggested donation of $5)

The North Fulton Drama Club will perform its newest production, a 1960’s-Mad Men-style “Henry V,” Fridays beginning Sept. 27 at Barrington Hall.

Our community cares a lot about the environ-ment. Milton is a young city. It’s important to maintain the en-vironment that draws people and wildlife to live here.” ALYSSA JACKSONThe North Fulton Drama Club

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There have been some ups and downs for condo/townhome sales in North Fulton in the past.

Now, it looks like those ups and downs are in all the right places.

The sales data has been reported for August.

When we compare townhome sales for August of this year to August last year, we see that both the number of sales and average sales prices are up significantly.

In fact, the percentage increases for both numbers are almost identical.

Unit sales rose over 10 percent and the average sales price came in at $193,798, which is up 10.6 percent over one year ago.

Townhomes and condos suffered heavily in the recession but these in-creases show how much demand there is for this type of product.

Not only do attached homes offer home ownership in great school dis-tricts at great price points, they also offer low-maintenance living for young professionals or empty nesters.

So, where is the “down” I men-tioned? In a word — inventory.

Inventory at the end of August for

condos and townhomes was down 31 percent over a year ago.

This is a big reason why we’ll continue to see steady and substantial increases in average sales prices for townhomes and condos.

The average sales price was over $230,000 before the recession.

It’s my belief that we’ll get back to an average in that price range within the next 12 to 18 months.

Bob Strader is a local realtor with the NORTH Group of Keller Williams Realty. Visit his blogs liveincumming.com or liveinalpharetta.com or email him: info@thenorthgroup.com.

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Independent pet store opens in JCName: Bubba’s Pet Emporium Owners: Maggie Offenhauser, Sam Rountree and “Bubba,” an Amazon parrotOpened: September 2013 What: An independently owned pet store offering a full line of products.

The store has small ani-mals, fish, birds and reptiles as well as pet supplies and premium pet foods at a reason-able price. A grand opening celebration event takes place Saturday, Sept. 28.

There will be prizes, draw-ings and giveaways.

Adoption groups and an animal trainer to answer pet-related questions.Location: 11877 Douglas Road in Johns CreekHours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.Call: 678-393-8333Web: www.Bubbaspetemporium.net

From left, on shoulder, Bubba, an Amazon parrot, Maggie Offenhauser and Sam Rountree.

Name: Olive Branch Taber-nacle of Faith Pastors: Emilio and Sheila RamosOpened new location: September 2013; established November 2012. What: Multi-cultural, Bible-based, faith-driven church. Our vision is to spread the

word of God to all the nations of the earth, starting right in our own communities.Location: Wills Park Rec-reation Center, 11925 Wills Road, AlpharettaHours: 10:30 a.m. to noon Sundays.Web: www.obtoffaith.comCall: 678-682-9784

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Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry opens third locationCUMMING, Ga. — Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics celebrated the official grand open-ing of their office at 110 North Corners Parkway in Cumming on Friday, Sept. 13.

ACD opened this third location in response to re-peated requests from parents in the Cumming area.

For more information about Alpharetta Chil-dren’s Dentistry and Orthodontics or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Meaghan Kindregan, pediat-ric dentist, or Dr. Dan Kratzer, orthodontist, visit alpharettachildrensdentistry.com or call 770-664-4936.

RedKore Fitnessopens in Johns Creek

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Owners Jay Mithani and Nadeem Ashraf held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 16 at RedKore Fitness, 10700 State Bridge Road in Johns Creek.

The business hopes to expand to Cumming, Al-pharetta and Suwanee.

For more, call 678-319-0005 or visit www.redkor-efitness.com.

HEALTH » Children’s Healthcare named a Working Mother 100 Best Co.

ATLANTA — Highlighting the top companies that are paving the way for new moms and families

everywhere, Working Mother magazine announced Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as a 2013 Working Mother 100 Best Company. Children’s was named to the list due to a variety of positive program offerings, such as flextime hours, telecommuting, paid maternity leave and employee assistance programs.

This is the ninth year that Children’s has been recognized by the magazine, which mentioned Children’s many women executives across all three hospital locations, health and fitness programs for employee families and benefits for part-time employ-ees.

Children’s is recognized alongside only two other organizations in Georgia on the list and appears as the only pediatric hospital in the country to earn this honor.

Children’s is privileged to be named along with national industry leaders like Colgate-Palmolive, Dis-covery Communications and Johnson & Johnson.

“We are pleased to be listed as one of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies,” said Linda Matzigkeit, chief administration officer at Children’s, who notes that women comprise 83 percent of the workforce at Children’s.

“We know how important moms are, and we work hard to provide benefits that allow them to strive for health, wellness and work/life success,” Matzigkeit said.

North Fulton Hospitaloffers Spanish interpretersROSWELL, Ga. — North Fulton Hospital added Spanish interpretation services for all units in the facility 24 hours each day, seven days a week.

These services have been added for patient sat-isfaction and comfort, particularly in trauma and childbirth situations, said Beth Downs, a hospital spokeswoman. The interpreters are highly qualified with extensive education, training or certification in interpretation, and they will serve in rotation so that the hospital always has an interpreter available to patients. Five full-time interpreters and one part-time interpreter began providing services on Aug. 12.

“We are very excited to have the interpreters on staff at North Fulton Hospital,” said Linda Farrow, director of women’s services. “This is truly an asset for our Spanish-speaking patients.”

The hospital offers Language Line services for all other languages that a patient may speak, so that caregivers and patients may speak to one another in any language that is most comfortable.

For more information, call 770-751-2500.

Morrow Family Medicine named best places to work top 100 CUMMING, Ga. — On Sept. 13, Atlanta Business

Chronicle named the 2013 Atlanta’s Best Places To Work during a sold-out event at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead.

This year, more than 560 companies and organi-zations were nominated and more than 400 partici-pated in the surveys.

Forsyth County-based Morrow Family Medicine earned the coveted distinction of Best Places to Work in the small employer category, ranking 25 out of 60 companies.

“We are truly honored to have received this recog-nition,” said Dr. Jim Morrow. “When we opened our private practice in June 2011, we focused on bring-ing care back to healthcare, and have never wavered from our mission.”

The practice is located at 1400 Northside-Forsyth Drive, Suite 200, in the Northside Hospital-Forsyth campus in Cumming.

For more information, visit www.morrowfammed.com or call 770-781-8004.

Yoga month promotedat local studioSUWANEE, Ga. — Downward Dog anyone? Septem-ber is National Yoga Month and a local studio wants people to discover the health benefits yoga has to offer.

“Yoga is a natural weight-bearing exercise,” said Peggy Smith, owner of Breathe Yoga, 3020 Old At-lanta Road in Cumming. “I first delved into yoga as a beginner, settling into gentle classes just once a week.

After several months and at my own pace, I ex-plored other more advanced classes and wow, things began to change, transformation in attitude and body.”

Call 678-861-6977 or visit www.breathyogaat-lanta.com for more information.

REAL ESTATE » Harry Norman Johns Creekoffice welcomes GrantJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Harry Nor-man, Realtors welcomed Maria Grant to their Johns Creek office.

Grant has 10 years of experi-ence in the real estate business and can be reached at 678-429-0436, by email at maria.grant@harrynorman.com or her website at www.maria-grant.harrynorman.com.

FINANCE » Community BusinessBank names VP

CUMMING, Ga. — Community Busi-ness Bank has announced a new head of retail banking.

Carrie Garmon, vice president – head of retail bank, joined the team in Cumming earlier this month. Gar-mon is an experienced professional with a successful 25-year career in banking, business development and administration in the Forsyth County area.

Garmon, a member of the Cumming Sawnee Optimist Club, said she prides herself on delivering outstanding customer service and has won many awards in this area throughout her career.

She can be reached at 770-292-8000 or email at cgarmon@cbbga.com.

Drs. Meaghan Kindregan and George MacMaster, along with Alpharetta Children’s Dentistry and Or-thodontics staff during their grand opening.

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BREW MOON FALL FESTThis year's Fall Brew Moon Fest comes with live music, great food and a nice selection of wine and beer on tap. 6:30-11 p.m. Oct. 5. Milton Avenue, Alpharetta. Please visit alpharettabusinessassociation.com.

ROSWELL/ALPHARETTA RIVERS ALIVEGeorgia's annual river clean-up comes to North Fulton. The public is invited to make a difference for the Chattahoochee River and North Fulton. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 28. Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell. Please call 770-641-3742 or visit roswellgov.com.

EIGHTH ANNUAL JAMMING FOR LIFE HEALTH FAIRZion Missionary Baptist church sponsors this annual fair. Free screenings and demonstrations on safe workout programs and healthy cooking. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sept. 28. 888 Zion Circle, Roswell. Please call 770-993-8587 or visit zionmbc.org.

SCARECROW HARVESTMore than 100 scarecrows stand tall along the streets of downtown Alpharetta, inspiring fall spirit. A family street party continues into the night with a farmer’s market, music, hayrides and food. 10 a.m. Oct. 5. 35 Milton Ave., Alpharetta. Please call 678-297-6078 or visit awesomealpharetta.com.

FALL HARVEST KITTEN PATCH ADOPTION EVENTCompanion Animal Rescue League hosts a cat adoption event. Pets are neutered, up-to-date on shots and micro-chipped. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 28. Planned PEThood of Georgia, 2860 Buford Highway, Duluth. Please call 770-217-3699.

Submit your event to northfulton.com or email with photo to calendar@ northfulton.com. For a more complete list of local events including support groups, volunteer opportunities and business meetings visit the calendar on northfulton.com.

LOCAL LIVE MUSIC » JOHN MAYER AND PHILLIP PHILLIPS John Mayer and Phillip Phillips, winner of the 11th “American Idol” season, will be performing at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27. 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. Please call 404-627-9704.

MUSICIAN/AUTHOR MARSHALL CHAPMANGwinnett County Public Library and Fall Into the Arts present critically acclaimed singer and songwriter Marshall Chapman performing in concert. Chapman will also sign her book "Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller" following the concert. 1 p.m. Oct. 5. Red Clay Theatre, 3116 Main St., Duluth. Please call 770-978-5154 or visit fallintothearts.org

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“STOMP” AT THE FOX THEATREMatchboxes, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and more fill the stage with energizing beats at “STOMP,” the inventive and invigorating stage show that blends dance, music and theatrical performances together into one electrifying rhythm. 8 p.m. Sept. 26. 660 Peachtree St. Northeast, Atlanta. Please call 855-285-8499 or visit foxtheatre.org.

“WINNIE THE POOH” AT DANCING GOAT THEATREWinnie the Pooh is

Christopher Robin’s fat little bear of very little brain, who would like to drift peacefully through life, humming tunes and stopping frequently to eat “a little something.” However, he finds himself involved in all sorts of frantic adventures, assisted by such friends as the dismal Eeyore, Piglet and Rabbit, with his countless relations. Pooh’s intentions are always the best, but his passion for honey and condensed milk keeps getting him into trouble. Shows are 11 a.m. Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28 and 3 p.m. Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29. 10700 State Bridge Road, Suite 6, Johns Creek. Please visit performingartsnorth.org.

EVENTS » HOWLPHARETTA GHOST TOURA ghost tour in historic downtown Alpharetta including stories of historical events combined with recent actual spooky encounters. Stop by many of your favorite local spots downtown to find out the real scoop. 8-9:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday through December. Milton Avenue, Alpharetta. Please call 800-979-3370 or visit alpharettatours.com.

WOLVERINE CLASSICHigh school marching bands from across Georgia will compete to be the best overall band. The event will be a great show for the entire family with props, costumes, special effects and more. To date, 14 bands averaging 70 students each will compete. 3-9 p.m. Sept. 28. West Forsyth High School, 4155 Drew Road, Cumming. Please call 770-845-6404 or visit wolverineclassic.org.

54TH ANNUAL AAUW BOOKFAIRShop for 75,000 gently used books in more than 50 categories, all at bargain prices. Hosted by the American Association of University Women. Proceeds fund scholarships for women attending local educational institutions. 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sept. 23-

29. Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road Northeast, Dunwoody. Please call 404-261-7646 or visit bookfairaauw.org.

BESTSELLING AUTHOR CASSANDRA KING Join bestselling author Cassandra King as she speaks about her newest book, “Moonrise.” Her fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere, especially in the American South. Her novels portray strong and memorable characters who struggle with the same timely issues and dilemmas that readers face in their own lives. Registration required. 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 Spruill Road, Johns Creek. Please call 770-360-8820 or visit afpls.org.

PRIMITIVE SKILLS: THRIVE IN THE WILDFrom ancient methods of living from the land, to modern hybrid woodsmen, take part in a day all about surviving and thriving in the wild. Learn how to create a shelter, make tools, start a fire, cook food, and recognize beneficial trees and plants. Noon - 5 p.m. Sept. 29. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.

CROSSROADS AT CRABAPPLE ANTIQUE AND ARTS FESTIVALThis one-day outdoor festival features 50 American country antique dealers from six states and 50 local juried artists. Thousands of antiques, accessories and unique pieces of art in all mediums will sell quickly, so come early and stay all day for this old-fashioned festival. Rounding out the show are roaming musicians, delicious food trucks, a young artists’ expo and children's activities. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Oct. 5. Historic Community of Crabapple, 790 Mayfield Road, Alpharetta. Please visit thecommunity association.org.

FIFTH ANNUAL CHATTAPOOCHEE PETFESTJoin us for the fifth anniversary of the

Chattapoochee PetFest. Featuring pet vendors, pet adoptions, a pet costume parade and the announcement of the new mayor of Chattapoochee Dog Park. Proceeds raise awareness for pet rescues and benefit the preservation of the Historic Strickland House of Duluth. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 6. Chattapoochee Dog Park, 4291 Rogers Bridge Road, Duluth. Please call 770-232-7584 or visit duluthhistorical.org.

TASTE OF JOHNS CREEKThe sixth annual Taste of Johns Creek combines great food, live entertainment and visual arts for a wonderful community celebration at Chattahoochee High School. This festival has something for the whole family to enjoy. Restaurants will provide unlimited free samplings from their menus. 4 p.m. Oct. 6. 5320 Taylor Road, Johns Creek. Please visit tasteofjc.com.

BENEFITS & RACES » THE COLOR RUNThe Color Run 5K paint race is a unique experience that focuses less on speed and more on crazy, colorful fun with friends and family. Don’t forget to wear white! 9 a.m. Sept. 28. Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1500 North Highway 41, Hampton. Please visit thecolorrun.com.

“HORSE BUCKS” SAVE THE HORSESA benefit for savethehorses.org. Visit with miniature horses, enjoy light refreshments and participate in a silent auction featuring jewelry and artwork donated by local artists. 4-8 p.m. Sept. 28. Ann Jackson Gallery, 932 Canton St., Roswell. Please call 404-226-0287 or visit savethehorses.org.

20TH ANNUAL HABITAT ROAD RACEFeaturing a 5K, a 1-mile fun run and a team relay, the 20th annual Habitat Road Race benefits Mt. Bethel's 33rd Habitat home. 8 a.m. Oct. 5. Mt. Bethel UMC, 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. Please visit habitatroadrace.com.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – After scoring 85 points in consecutive victories, the Chattahoochee Cougars were held without a touchdown last Friday night against North Forsyth, losing 24-6 in the Region 6-AAAAAA opener for both teams.

North Forsyth (4-0) used its offbeat, run-oriented offense to control the ball against the Cougars, with the Raiders’ defense keeping the explosive Chatta-hoochee attack in check.

The Raiders scored twice in the first half, one on a long drive, the other on an 80-yard pass, one of only two North Forsyth completions. The Cougars also scored twice in the half, but had to settle for field goals of 22 and 31 yards by Adam Abdellaoui.

“We had a lot of miscues on of-fense,” said Chattahoochee coach Mike Owens. “We never could get going.”

Owens cited a number of dropped passes, along with injuries to offensive linemen Colby Hesseltine and Nick Wil-liams, who is also a defensive starter.

Quarterback Taz Wilson, who was 18 of 24 for 383 yards and six touch-downs in the Cougars’ wins over Forest Park and Douglas County, struggled

against North Forsyth, finishing with less than 100 yards passing.

Wide receiver Colin Lisa, who caught nine passes for 158 yards and four TDs in the two wins, was kept out of the end zone, as was running back Chase Nelson, who gained 249 yards and scored three times the two previous games.

The Cougars host local rival Johns Creek Friday night.

—Mike Blum

Cougars’ offense faltersin loss to North Forsyth

NORTH FORSYTH 24, CHATTAHOOCHEE 6 »

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Milton’s Georgia Rush Blue 01/02 girls’ soccer team were the U12 division champions at the Tophat Puma Cup, held Aug. 24-25 in Atlanta. Team members at top, from left, are Gretchen W., Megan C., Ashley S., Amanda N., Kiran K. and coach Kari Pantano. On the bottom row, from left, are Hailey C., Lena E., Sarah K., Ivey B. and Samantha N.

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Roswell Santos U15 Blue girls’ team coached by Les Meenan were named champions of the NASA Classic girls’ tournament for the U15 girls’ Blue Division going 4-0 on the way to the championship held Aug. 17-18.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – The Ro-swell-Milton rivalry, totally dominated for 25 years by the Hornets from 1983-2007, has clearly turned in Milton’s favor in recent years and may continue in that direction for the immediate future.

The Eagles defeated Ro-swell for the third straight year, and for the fourth time in the last six meetings, scor-ing a decisive 33-3 victory last Friday night, Sept. 20, on the Hornets’ home field.

Milton dominated the game on both sides of the football. Offensively, the Eagles scored on six of seven offensive possessions in one stretch, the lone failure com-ing on a missed field goal. The Eagles piled up 250 rushing yards despite losing standout tailback Treyvon Paulk to an injury on their first posses-sion.

Defensively, Milton limited Roswell to eight first downs and 170 yards, with two big pass plays accounting for almost half the Hornets’ total. The Eagles kept Roswell out of the end zone after the Hornets had second and goal from the Milton 1 in the second period, forced two key turnovers and put the finishing touches on the win with another stop late in the third quarter with Ro-swell inside the Eagles’ 15.

The game was the 5-AAAAAA opener for both teams, with the Eagles (4-0) stamping themselves as definite playoff contenders in what appears to be a wide-open region.

Paulk left the game after

one carry and one reception, both for losses, in Milton’s first series. Milton coach How-ie DeCristofaro said the injury is a strained medial collateral ligament, and expects Paulk to be out “a week or two.”

Milton plays its next two games at Etowah and Wheeler before a week off Oct. 11.

Bruising inside runner Micco Brisker and speedster Chad Toliver took over the bulk of the rushing duties in Paulk’s absence, combining for 214 yards. Brisker (17 carries, 120 yards) hammered the Hornets between the tack-les behind an offensive line that has thrived despite the loss of four starters from the 2012 season, including three Division I signees.

Toliver, a senior transfer who started out in Roswell’s feeder program, added 94 yards in just eight attempts including a 25-yard scoring run. He also set up a touch-down with a 39-yard punt return to the Roswell 13.

Chris Turner had three short rushing touchdowns for the Eagles and Jordan Geno-vese kicked field goals of 38 and 40 yards.

Milton’s huge field posi-tion advantage played a major role, as the Eagles consis-tently started from Roswell territory or near midfield. Roswell never began a series from beyond its 20 until the game was out of reach in the fourth quarter.

The Hornets, who man-aged just 41 yards rushing, went three-and-out three times to open the game before mounting a long drive keyed by a 44-yard pass from Matt Cory to Hunter Coleman. But

after getting stopped twice from the Milton 1, the Hor-nets settled for a field goal.

Brisker and Toliver carried four times for 57 yards, with Toliver sprinting into the end zone from 25 yards to make it 20-3. The Eagles led 23-3 at the half on a late field goal after a Roswell fumble, and added two scores to open the second half behind the run-ning of Brisker and Toliver.

“We’re not a one-man team,” DeCristofaro said. “We have four other backs who are pretty good.”

Chris Purpura contributed two key plays on Milton’s first scoring drive, which Turner capped with the first of his three short touchdown runs.

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MARIETTA, Ga. – A second-half rally by Northview fell short last Friday night, Sept. 20, as the Titans lost 28-24 at Pope.

The Greyhounds, who started 0-3 against a trio of AAAAAA opponents, jumped out to a 14-0 lead, and held the Titans to a field goal late in the first half after Northview reached the Pope 1-yard line.

Northview rallied with three second-half touchdowns, two on passes by D.J. Pearson to Connor Segraves and Matt Biondich. Pearson also had a scoring run for the Titans (1-2), with all three of their games decided by four points.

The Titans won 16-12 the previous week at AAAAAA opponent Lambert, forcing seven turnovers by the Longhorns. Pearson passed for 231 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown to Bion-dich, who caught 10 passes for 144 yards.

Northview scored the winning touchdown in the final 35 seconds on a short run by Devan Johnson following the seventh Lambert turnover. The Titans trailed 9-0 in the second period before taking a 10-9 halftime lead on an Eoin Green field goal.

The Titans play at home Friday against Riverwood (3-1) in a Region 7-AAAAA crossover game.

—Mike Blum

Titans’ rally not enoughto score win against Pope

POPE 28, NORTHVIEW 24 »

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Cen-tennial overcame the loss of the team’s starting quarterback to an injury, piling up 400 yards of offense in a 45-34 victory over Johns Creek last Friday night in the Region 6-AAAAAA opener for both teams.

Junior Luke Able and soph-omore Tee Holland split time at quarterback after starter Matthew Harries suffered a thumb injury in practice early last week.

Able completed 13 of 19 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns, with Holland seven of 12 for 78 yards and a score.

The two Centennial quar-terbacks got help from stand-out receiver Christian Robin-son, who caught nine passes for 105 yards and two TDs, and versatile Caden Herring, who had 124 yards receiving, 54 yards rushing and scored twice.

Johns Creek (0-4) led 14-13 in the second quarter, but Robinson caught two touch-downs late in the period, one for 5 yards from Holland and one for 17 yards from Able, to put the Knights (1-3) ahead 27-14 at the half.

The Gladiators fumbled away the second half and Centennial capitalized, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Able to Stefan Young. The Knights held off a Johns Creek come-back on a 62-yard touchdown reception by Herring on a screen pass and a clinching 47-yard field goal by Devin O’Neill with three minutes to play.

The first two Centennial scores came on a 3-yard run

by Herring and an interception return by Alex Estes.

Chase Solomon keyed the Johns Creek offense, rushing for 127 yards and three touch-downs, including a 53-yarder for a score.

Quarterback Kevin Nalecz added 98 yards rushing and 90 yards passing and scored twice for the Gladiators.

Turner Fortin keyed the Johns Creek defense with 13 tackles.

“Our kids showed a lot of character,” Centennial coach Jeff Carlberg said of his team’s response to the loss of its quarterback.

“They did a great job of finishing off drives.

“This win puts us in a posi-tion to fight for the playoffs,” he said.

The Knights next host defending region champion West Forsyth (2-2), which lost its region opener to Alpharetta. Johns Creek is at home Friday against next door rival Chatta-hoochee (2-2), which also lost its first region game.

Knights score first win but lose quarterback

CENTENNIAL 45, JOHNS CREEK 34 »

28 | September 26, 2013 | Johns Creek Herald | northfulton.com Submit your news & photos to news@northfulton.comCOMMUNITYPower of Pink expected to top $30k in breast cancer fundingJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A swarm of pink filled the Country Club of the South in Johns Creek Sept. 20 as about 350 people gathered to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. Power of Pink, sponsored by North Fulton Hospital, includ-ed a luncheon, silent auction and fashion show featuring breast cancer patients and

survivors. The event was on track to raise at least $30,000, a new record, hospital COO Teresa Urquhart said. Proceeds support women with breast cancer and fund research to help find a cure, and about 75 percent of all funds stay in the Atlanta area.

—Kelly Brooks

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From left, Don Rolader, Becky Wynn and Steve Stroud show their support to fight breast cancer.

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Roswell resident Christine Hall was diagnosed in January.

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Steve Stroud, center, sporting a pink jacket, with Roswell Rotarians show their support as the “10 guys in pink ties.”

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Roswell’s Cakes by Darcy donated the showpiece cake and dessert.

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Denise Eilers was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2012 and lives in the North Georgia Mountains with her husband.

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All 11 Power of Pink models. The fashion show was presented by Avalon.

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City of Johns Creek Board of Zoning Appeals, Public Hearing:Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 7:00 P.M.

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Case Number: V-13-044Petitioner: Srikanth SeenappaPresent Zoning: R-4A Conditional (Single Family Dwelling District)Property Location(s): 10900 Block of Pennbrooke Crossing Variance Request: Allow 39’ encroachment into the 75-foot stream buffer

(50’ undisturbed buffer + 25’ impervious surface setback) to construct a retaining wall in the rear yard.

“You grow or you die,” and this is true for our city’s future.

My vision is to continue to support the very things that have been our strength. Our

nationally top-rated public schools, our amenities, our preservation of natural areas and greenways, our diverse population have created our

foundation. The future is to see through plans for a new city center as an economic develop-ment initiative and to march toward the creation of Milton

County.I fully support Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones’ leg-islation to move this forward. Our citizens deserve to have the services we pay for.

IN THE NEXT TERM?I will work to actively seek

out the ideas and concerns of residents and businesses, and to build consensus before deci-

sions are made. I also see it as very important to discuss with residents and businesses how their ideas and concerns have been addressed in any decision that is made. It is not enough to expect citizens to bring their issues to City Council. My outreach efforts will include frequent participation in meet-

ings sponsored by homeowner and business organizations. I will also prepare weekly com-munications to reach out to the community and promote discussion on issues of inter-est.

My goal is to have the com-munity actively engaged in city government so that Johns

Creek can be the special place that it should be.

It is also a goal of mine to ensure that parks, green

space and beautification efforts receive an equal hearing with other priority issues for the city.

cil since the incorporation of Johns Creek in 2006. As a councilmember,

I have worked cooperatively to grow our city, starting up community-based police and fire departments, approving zoning decisions supported by our comprehensive plan, supporting innovative infra-structure and transportation improvements and spearhead-ing events like the Johns Creek Arts Festival and the farmers market, which create a sense of home. Throughout that work,

I have maintained my roots in this community. I have consistently served on the local PTAs in my children’s schools at the elementary, middle, high school and district level.

I have worked with our local nonprofits, serving on the board of the Johns Creek Arts Center and Johns Creek Beautification. I am a member of Fulton County Commis-sioner Liz Hausmann’s District 3 Advisory Board. Combined, all keep me connected and grounded to the issues im-portant to the community of Johns Creek that I love and serve.

WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TERM?

Having completed the foun-dational work of starting up a city, we must implement the

vision developed over the last several years.

We have a history of diverse communities with their own unique “personalities,” and we should continue to respect the distinct differences.

I hope to build our tax base through our economic devel-opment organization (Johns

Creek Advantage). I would like to establish

a plan for developing com-munity gathering spaces and programming, improve parks and green space and continue sidewalk improvements. These efforts will continue to define and maintain Johns Creek as a premier residential community.

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The Request for Qualifi cation document will be available online Thursday, September 26, 2013, at our website, www.alpharetta.ga.us then choose the Bids Online tab. Qualifi cations will be due on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM at the City of Alpharetta Finance Department, 2970 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009.

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The following is a list of property located at the Johns Creek Police Dept. If you believe that you are the owner of this property, please call 678-474-1572 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Proof of ownership and a valid ID will be required to claim any property. A public internet auction of the following items will begin October 28, 2013. The auction’s website is www.propertyroom.com.

Items: Black backpack Wallets with misc. items Samsung Cellphone Gateway laptop Tom Tom GPS Box containing City Hunter Brand baseball caps Plastic bag with misc. contents Sprint HTC Cellphone Blue colored Magna Bicycle Porter Cable Flashlight Nina Rich Brand purse Purse and wallet Nintendo DS Sets of keys

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INVITATION TO BID #13-289The City of Johns Creek is accepting formal sealed Invitation to Bid (ITB) from qualifi ed construction fi rms for materials, labor and equipment for Adaptive Signal Control Technologies for 25 traffi c signals, Uninterruptible Power Systems for 67 traffi c signals, and electrical service disconnects for 5 traffi c signals. Sealed ITB’s will be received no later than 10:00 A.M. on October 16, 2013 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite 400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097 at which time ITB’s will be opened and publicly read aloud. ITB’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. A pre-bid conference will be held at City Hall, Chattahoochee Conference Room at the above address on October 2, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.

Georgia Department of Transportation Standard Specifi cations, 2001 Edition, Supplemental Specifi cations Book, 2008 edition, and applicable Supplemental Specifi cations and Special Provisions. The DBE goal for this project is 12%. Bidders submitting a bid $2,000,000 or less must be either a prequalifi ed contractor or a registered subcontractor with GDOT. Bidders submitting bids in excess of $2,000,000 must be prequalifi ed with GDOT.

The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Offi ce of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifi es all bidders that it will affi rmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.

ITB packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. FIVE (5) ORIGINAL HARD COPIES AND ONE (1) COPY ON CD OF THE ITB MUST BE SUBMITTED. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

John Kachmar Mike BodkerCity Manager Mayor

CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission on Thursday, October 3, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.

Items forwarded by the Planning Commission will be considered by the City Council on Monday, October 28, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.

a. Z-13-10/CLUP-13-10 Wills Road at Rucker RoadConsideration of a request to rezone approximately 8.65 acres from R-15 to R-8D (for-sale detached) in order to develop 28 single family homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential” was also requested. The property is located at the southwest corner of Wills Road and Rucker Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 599, 646 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.b. MP-13-05/V-13-14 Parkway 400Consideration of a request to amend the Parkway 400 Masterplan in order to increase Pod C density to 630,000 square feet of offi ce space (currently permitted 265,737 square feet) with structured parking and one 10,000 square foot restaurant. The property includes 17.95 acres and is located at the south end of Amberpark Drive, and legally described as being located in Land Lot 804 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.

Note: Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to the Mayor or to a Council Member in excess of two hundred fi fty dollars ($250) within the past two (2) years must complete a campaign contribution report with the Community Development Department. The complete text of the Georgia law and a disclosure form are available in the offi ce of the City Clerk, 2 South Main Street.

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Dream:gratulations.

The first Dream Mile was held in Atlanta on the Georgia Tech grounds in 1998 and has since become a continuous event, held in several major cit-ies in the U.S., including Los Angeles, Houston and Austin, Texas.

Vooha Vellanki, a student at Northview High School who was in charge of helping people navigate their trails, said the event is making a difference in India.

“Vibha helps fulfill the dreams of people who don’t have anything, including build-ing schools for impoverished children in India,” Vellanki.

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The 5K joggers started running bright and early at 7:10 a.m.

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Nitya Jella ran the 5K in 33 minutes, a personal record.

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Anjali Atluru and Rupa Chigurupati ran the 5K together and were happy to help out an organization as philanthropic as Vibha.

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Avinash Atlara ran a 5K at the 15th annual Dream Mile event in Johns Creek on Saturday, Sept. 21.

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Dream Mile walkers and runners paused for pictures as they crossed the finish line.

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Trishala Dass was stationed at the finish line to hand out complimentary snacks to joggers and walkers who had finished either a 5K or a 10K.

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Dear Editor:On Sept. 11, Saint Brigid

Catholic Church, 3400 Old Alabama Road in Alpharetta, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, celebrated a “World Day of Prayer for Peace” mass.

The mass was a celebra-tion in honor of our heroes in uniform.

It was intended to remem-ber those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as all the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the line of duty.

I wanted to take a moment to publicly thank the Johns Creek Fire Department for their generosity at this event.

Several weeks ago, I contacted Johns Creek Fire Department’s Administrative Assistant Meloni Scurry to as-sist the Saint Brigid Catholic Church with this memorial mass.

I spoke about the pos-sibility of the fire department providing a bucket truck to suspend the American flag over the entrance to our church as parishioners arrived for the

mass. They were not only very

willing to accommodate our request, but were extremely supportive of the idea. This was the first Sept. 11 Remem-brance Mass at our church, and we were honored that the fire department was able to take the time and effort to add this very special element. It was very well attended and received.

Although the attached photos provide some idea of how incredible the display was, the photos cannot represent the feelings that overcame the parishioners as they caught sight of the flag.

As parishioners arrived, they were struck by the image of a massive fire truck with its bucket fully extended into the air. Quietly hanging from the bucket was a 6 x 10-foot American flag.

Perhaps it was the way that this huge rescue vehicle held the delicate piece of cloth, or the way the sun shone through the flag, or perhaps it was the reverence and mere presence of the eight firefighters that

stood by quietly. These images combined

with the somber memories of that day caused the parish-ioners of Saint Brigid to stop cold and simply absorb that moment.

Although this was the first Sept. 11 Remembrance Mass at Saint Brigid, we are hoping to make this wonderful experi-ence an annual event. It would not have been possible without the Johns Creek Fire Depart-ment. I would especially like to thank Capt. Matt Broderick, Lt. John E. Lee, Sgt. Charles Walden, driver Stan Wilson, driver Carlton Flora, firefighter Shawn Maschmeier, firefighter Matt Hoch, firefighter Grant Eckard and administrative assistant Meloni Scurry. These firefighters risk their lives for the residents of Johns Creek and selflessly gave of their time to the parishioners of Saint Brigid. Once again, thank you and God Bless the Johns Creek Fire Department.

Don HuizerKnights of Columbus

Council 13204Saint Brigit Catholic Church

LETTER TO EDITOR »

Church mass on Sept. 11 honors Johns Creek Fire

I need to preface this post with a disclaimer. I’m an oddball. I come to a full stop at stop signs. I use my turn signal. I’m guilty of exceed-ing the posted speed limit on highways, but even at those times I typically keep my speed to within 5 MPH of the limit.

Minor things that many drivers disregard as inconve-nient or a nuisance.

If you’re one of those people, you might as well stop reading now, because the following post will only be noise to you.

School has started up again, and is reflected in my drive to work every morning. The relatively light traffic I enjoyed during the summer months has changed into a throng of vehicles crowding the roads, effectively dou-bling my commute time. In recent years, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend which, if not addressed, has the potential to cause more problems down the road (pardon the pun).

Being a parent, I like to think I’m more aware of the school zones along my route, make sure I slow down as I

approach them, drive at or below the posted speed while in the school zone, then ac-celerate to the regular limit after leaving the zone.

In our metro area it seems to be common for a few driv-ers to disregard the reduced speeds in the school zones, swerve around the slower-moving cars and get through the area as fast as the other vehicles will allow.

I’ve gotten accustomed to the angry stares and flashing headlights of the drivers too busy to slow down and too impatient to be behind my slow-moving car.

The drivers exhibiting such behavior used to seem to be younger, suit-and-tie professionals who just didn’t seem to grasp that a larger world existed outside of their little self-important bubble. In the last few years, though, that profile is no longer the norm. Instead, I have noticed that the primary offenders are no longer the suits, but instead appear to be carpool moms and dads with an SUV full of kids. The people who

LETTER TO EDITOR »

Speed limits in school zones are not just a suggestion

See ZONES, Page 33

We have witnessed the abuse of power for political gain at the federal level, and are we now seeing it from our own City Council?

Has council chosen to tar-nish the image of our city and spend our tax dollars on an investigation of our mayor for “certain actions” or “a belief of a pattern of behavior” without

offering any specific details to support an investigation?

A red flag should go up for all citizens and voters when a councilmember admits that the investigation “might be questionable ... but it’s not in-tended [to be].” I look forward to the results of the investiga-tion report in six weeks which, coincidentally, comes right

before candidates file to run for City Council and mayor in the November elections.

Mike Bodker has done an excellent job as the two-term mayor of Johns Creek and I expect, when the investigation is complete, he will be cleared of all accusations.

Bill MagyarJohns Creek

Council’s silence on investigation a red flagLETTER TO EDITOR »

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I would have expected to be more aware and observant of the school zone speed limits are the ones that seem to be ignoring the zones the most.

On a recent commute I could see the woman behind me enraged at the fact that I was only going 35 MPH.

I could only guess that little “Timmy” in the back seat was

going to be dropped off late be-cause “Mommy” left the house a little late and shouldn’t have stopped for that half-caf-mo-cha-latte-with-a-double-shot on the way to the school.

I’m not a lip reader, but it appears that little Timmy was probably adding some interest-ing words to his vocabulary as well. Call me judgmental.

Can’t help it – I’m human. She was probably doing the same to me. I’m curious about how this kind of trend will be reflected if it continues.

Loads of self-important

drivers, all of them having their own special reason why the speed zone on that stretch of road, for that short time frame, don’t apply to them because of their special circumstances that day, and every day. The problem seems particularly bad as I drive through the school zone at Johns Creek High School. Yeah, I’m naming names, so to speak. The only time that drivers seem to obey this speed zone is on the rare occasion that some type of law enforcement vehicle is moni-toring the area. These school

zones are set up to protect our kids from the very drivers who are exhibiting this type of behavior. Unfortunately, the enforcement of the zones appears to be waning and the children are now at a higher risk because the all of the driv-ers with “special circumstanc-es” are beginning to disregard the speed zones completely.

Others may say that the problem I’m seeing isn’t as bad as I think. Maybe so. Percep-tion is reality, though, and my reality is that these drivers are a potential risk to the many

kids I see walking to school every day. Will it take an ac-cident, or a near-accident, for the school zones to be en-forced? For us to expect driv-ers to actually obey the speed limits in the school zones?

For us to keep each other accountable, even if it takes the rest of the drivers in the zone to slow down the one “special” person driving through it?

Mark Lane Johns Creek

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Zones:

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Johnson:not cooperate with the inves-tigation. He will not turn over records that would clear the air, and he will not meet with the investigators. What is he hiding? The citizens of Johns Creek deserve better. Second, use the additional, local op-tion sales tax revenue of $1.8 million for road improvements, paving subdivisions and park development. Third, to develop a gathering place and/or city center that would be a magnet for families, businesses and visitors.  

dren’s athletic director at St. Brigid Catholic Church, serving on the Local School Advisory Committee at Creekview Elementary, as well as serving as lector for the Knights of Columbus.

Currently, I am serving on the Johns Creek Zoning Board of Appeals.

This has given me a firsthand view of our city government and its inner workings.

I commit to you that I

will serve this community with open, honest and inde-pendent thinking.

WHAT GOALS DO YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TERM?

My vision for the city is to

make Johns Creek the best place to live in the country.

To do so, we have to return to the principles with which this city was found-ed, those of transparency, responsiveness and fiscal responsibility.

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