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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – It was a wet weekend Oct. 3-5, as rains began overnight Friday and continued throughout the weekend. This was also the weekend when numerous community events were to take place. Despite being a little soggy, many of the events carried on.

In Milton, the annual Crabapple Festival took over the Crabapple crossroads with ven-dors and games. Despite a heavy rain over-

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Electric Avenue and Yacht Rock Schooner brought the music to the Brew Moon Octoberfest in Alpharetta Oct. 3.

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MILTON, Ga. – In a 4-2 vote, the Milton City Council ap-proved enacting “impact fees” on new development in the city.

Impact fees are imposed on new development of almost any kind by the city. They are to recoup costs the city incurs by having the new development – more police officers and fire-fighters and equipment, more roads to upkeep. The idea is that the new development pays a set percentage of its overall cost as part of its application to the city.

There have been about 340 new home permits in the city since the beginning of the year, city staff said. Each of these new homes will have added upkeep of services from the city. Under the new rules, each new home will have more than $4,000 in fees to pay. Only residential units pay parks fees.

The city’s consultant for the new rules, Bill Ross, helped draft the state’s laws on impact fees and has directly worked on two-thirds of the state’s impact fee programs.

He said the fees were calcu-lated based on the city’s future development plans – new roads, improvements and new parks – and how much they will cost and how much each resident needs to pay.

“Everybody has to be calcu-lated for their fair share,” Ross said.

Community Development

Director Kathleen Field said the impact fees will only ap-ply to new development that is not already in the approval process.

A part of the discussion centered on whether the proposed fees for parks and recreation should be halved. For Councilmember Joe Longo-ria, he felt the proposed fees should not be touched.

“There was a lengthy and logical process we went through to get these fees,” he said. “They represent the impact these projects have on our city. Either we believe in the numbers or we don’t. We came up with these fees based on the plan enacted.”

If there are concerns over the fees, he said, the city’s future plans need to be reas-sessed.

In the final approval, the parks fee was halved what was recommended, however the city will revisit the fee in April of next year.

The fees were approved 4-2, with Councilmembers Longo-ria and Burt Hewitt opposed. Councilmember Bill Lusk was absent.

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Gun stolen from unlocked carMILTON, Ga. – A Tramore Place resi-dent reported a handgun was stolen from his car Oct. 2.

The victim told police he left the gun in his truck when he parked it overnight at his residence. When he re-turned the following morning, he found the door standing ajar and the center console open. A handgun, a Smith & Wesson .380, was missing.

The vehicle was reportedly left un-locked.

Dog walker, pot smoker

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A 17-year-old man was arrested Sept. 27 after allegedly walking his dog through his neighbor-hood while smoking a joint.

According to police, someone called 911 around 7 p.m. about a young man on Lowe Lane and Old Roswell Road walking a dog and smoking marijuana.

When police arrived they found a man matching the description of the suspect sitting on a green power box holding a McDonald’s bag. When ques-tioned, the young man had a jar with suspected marijuana in the food bag.

Stolen cardsused around townALPHARETTA, Ga. – A team of thieves is suspected in stealing a woman’s purse and going on an hourlong spend-

ing spree.The victim told police she had lunch

at Panera Bread on North Point Park-way July 31, paid for her meal and, when she was eating, left her purse open on the back of her chair. About an hour later, the victim’s husband called to say there was unusual activity on the credit cards. Someone had visited several local stores – Target, Marshalls and Nordstrom – and in total bought over $2,200 in goods. A check of sur-veillance footage showed several people using the cards to buy goods.

Stolen ID gets manin court trouble ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Norcross man received a strange phone call Sept. 25. He was wanted for missing a court date stemming from an arrest.

According to the man, he was never arrested and the suspect used his name and ID.

The victim contacted police and saw a photo of the suspect who was ar-rested – it was a former friend of his, identified as Eric Gerard Rivers, 22, of Lawrenceville. The victim told police Rivers had used his name and personal information during the arrest.

Police rescinded the warrant for the victim’s arrest, replacing it with one for Rivers.

Don’t accept checks from unknown sourceALPHARETTA, Ga. – An elderly couple received a mysterious check in the mail for nearly $9,000. It was determined to be fake. The victims’ daughter told police they received a check in the mail from FKI Acquisition group for $8,900.

They did not know why they re-ceived the check but nevertheless at-

tempted to deposit the check into their bank. The bank told them it was fake and that there was no money available.

Police advised the victims not to ac-cept or send funds from strangers.

Stolen tag results in parking ticketsALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Suwanee man reported his license plate is being used by someone that is getting him parking tickets downtown.

The victim told police he sold his car Aug. 20 but did not remove his license plate. Since then, he has received four parking tickets from Park Atlanta con-cerning the illegally parked car.

Fake IDs, credit cards land man in jailMILTON, Ga. – A Snellville man was arrested Sept. 28 after he allegedly tried to use a fake or stolen ID to open a bank account.

Police were called to the Navy Fed-eral Credit Union on Windward Park-way after Richardson Boucard, 32, of Snellville, tried to open a bank account using a possible fake ID. Staff of the bank said that, while the photo on the Florida driver’s license matched Bou-card, his signature did not match.

When police arrived, they ques-tioned Boucard, who said the license was his and that he was dropped off at the bank by a friend.

Officers found this friend and another man at the neighboring KFC having lunch. A search of Boucard turned up another Florida license bear-ing a different name, as well as numer-ous credit and debit cards, all having different names on them. Boucard was arrested on ID fraud, having a fake ID and forgery.

Local dentist loses license, victim loses moneyALPHARETTA, Ga. – A resident is out both a tooth and several thousand dol-lars after prepaying a local dentist’s of-ficer for a procedure only to find out the dentist had his license suspended.

The victim told police that she went Feb. 27 to Avanti Dental on Old Milton Parkway to see Dr. Hossein Mohamma-dizadeh to set up a root canal proce-

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Police informed the patient that this is a civil matter, and she said she would pursue it.

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► Lydon C. Winchester, 37, of Atlanta, was arrested Sept. 17 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, open container, sus-pended license, speeding, tail-light violation and suspended registration.

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CUMMING, Ga. — A prisoner escaped po-lice custody Sept. 30 after being transported to Northside Forsyth Hospital. The inmate, 23-year-old Ernest Jay Sparks, was being transported to Northside to receive medical treatment.

While at the hospital, Sparks asked to go to the bathroom. The officer stood outside and waited after removing Sparks’ handcuffs. After some time had passed, the officer knocked multiple times on the door and didn’t get a reply. He then had to ask the hospital to un-lock the door. They didn’t find Sparks in the bathroom and the officer concluded he must have climbed out through the ceiling.

A few minutes later, a hospital employee yelled that she had found him in the bath-

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During Sparks’ attempted escape, he reportedly climbed into the ceiling space from one restroom and traveled approximately 60 feet in the ceiling space from that restroom into another. Sparks damaged the ceiling tiles, the frame/support of the drop ceiling, a toilet seat cover dispenser, the air ducts and pos-sibly other unknown damages that were not observed at the time.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – A proposed early off-ramp from Ga. 400 in Roswell is dead after planners in the city and the Georgia Department of Transportation failed to reach consensus on designs.

The intersection of Ga. 400 and Holcomb Bridge Road is

one of the most heavily used in the metro area, said Roswell Transportation Director Steve Acenbrak, with more than 188,000 cars a day traveling Ga. 400 and more than 60,000 on Holcomb Bridge Road.

To help alleviate traffic, Ro-swell had hoped for a new early off-ramp from Ga. 400 that would take drivers through what are now back roads to go eastward. One plan called for this to be incorporated into the proposed Riverwalk develop-ment at that intersection.

Acenbrak said his depart-ment had a “difference in

philosophy” with GDOT in the design of the off-ramp. He and his department created a design that would have traffic traveling at 30 mph on the ramp. GDOT instead wished for 35 mph.

“While that doesn’t sound like much, it doubled the cost of the project,” Acenbrak said. “We thought it was a good project at $3 million but not at $6 million.”

Instead, Acenbrak said the money the city set aside for it will go to other city projects. He said $500,000 will go to-ward aesthetic improvements

on the Holcomb Bridge Road bridge over Ga. 400, with new fencing.

The rest of the money will go to the city’s Sun Valley Connector project, which will connect Sun Valley Drive, off Ga. 9, with Mansell Road at Warsaw Road.

Despite the loss of the off-ramp, Acenbrak said there are several more improvements be-ing done at the interchange to help traffic. Improvements on the northbound off-ramp and the westbound thru-lanes are currently in construction with more on the way, he said.

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MILTON, Ga. – Milton’s Parks and Recreation Director Jim Cregge is all smiles as the city’s new park is ready to be used again.

After 14 months of con-

struction, Bell Memorial Park is ready to host games.

“I’m thrilled for the city that this project is open,” said Cregge. “This is one more step in developing programs and facilities in the city.”

He noted most departments within the city government contributed to the completion of the park.

While the lacrosse, football and baseball fields are open to the public’s use, the park itself is still closed, with parts under

construction. The fields open Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. and are open all day on weekends

The $9.9 million park expansion included taking the park from 18 acres with four baseball fields to an over 36-acre multiuse facility with both passive and active recreation options.

The new park has four dedicated diamond fields with center field dimensions of 190, 200, 200 and 290 feet. There are also two rectangular fields lined for football and lacrosse. The second field can also be set up as a 200-foot, fifth diamond field. A new conces-sion building will serve meals and snacks as well as provide meeting space. Trails around the site will be both cement and ADA-compatible as well as

mulched and more natural. The opening of the park

was delayed from the late sum-mer due in large part to rains and other inclement weather.

During the construction, the fields were closed to base-ball teams and other sports. Their programs had to move elsewhere for the duration of construction. Now, Cregge said they have fields again.

“I’m excited the kids can play on their home fields again,” he said.

Foresite Group master planned and designed the project, with Astra Group Inc. completing construction of the facility.

The park is the city’s first recreational park to be built. Bell Memorial Park is located at 15245 Bell Park Road in Milton.

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8 | October 14, 2015 | Milton Herald | miltonherald.com Submit your opinions to [email protected] Fulton uses art to aid endangered rhino

We exult when a panda gives birth in the zoo. We extol China for protecting the panda as a worthy animal that civili-zation should not destroy.

I found out last week it is shame the Chinese do not do more for the rhino, a magnifi-cent beast found in Africa and Asia. The adult rhino has no natural enemies other than man. But that is quite enough.

In China, Vietnam and oth-er Asian countries, there exists a vast underground market for the rhino horn as a medicine or aphrodisiac.

As a result, the rhino has been hunted to near extinction simply for its horn. In China and other parts of Asia the horn sells for fantastic sums. According to National Geo-graphic, the horn goes for as much as $133 a gram, more than double the price of gold.

And if people are the only predators of rhinos and elephants, then only people can stop the carnage. That is what brought me to the Rhino Action Fund Inc., a nonprofit group supported by the Hagan Family Trust in Roswell.

The Hagan family was hav-ing a fundraiser for the Rhino Action Fund, and internation-ally known artist Larry K. Mar-tin was the featured guest with a number of prints – many of rhinos and elephants as well as others of African life.

For the last 15 years, Martin has traveled annu-ally to Africa not only because he so admires the wildlife he finds there as subjects, but to include his art in the battle to save the big five – the em-battled African species of the rhino, elephant, lion, leopard and water buffalo.

It is not coincidental that these are also the five most prized big game animals on that continent. But the rhino

and elephant are doubly en-dangered because of the great demand for their horn and ivory.

International gangs hunt down these animals just for the value those parts have on the black market.

Martin came to the fund-raiser for the special exhibi-tion of his art to support the Rhino Fund’s work to rescue and conserve the species. The centerpiece of this exhibition was a painting of a rhino on the African veld.

“I call it ‘Rhino at Sunset’ because it may well be the

sunset of the rhino on the planet,” Martin said. “They and the elephants are facing anni-hilation due to poaching.”

Despite the laws in many nations prohibiting the trade of rhino horn, corruption often reaches to the highest levels of government — as with illegal drugs — because of the money involved, he said.

One of the biggest organiza-tions involved in such trade is ISIS. It is an important source of funding for them, Martin said.

“The poachers are so much more sophisticated now – they have better weapons, better tracking and it’s all organized,” he said.

Martin’s love for these great beasts is evident in his paint-ings, but it goes deeper than his art. He talks about great elephants he has known. With a storyteller’s gift, he tells an avid listener about their relationships with each other, the great leaders who show the herd the way to highland pas-tures during the dry season.

One of his stories involved a female elephant known as Echo.

“Elephants are usually straight-line thinkers, but there are man-made barri-ers now – cities, dams, min-ing sites – so it takes a leader to get them going and who knows the way. Echo was a great leader,” he said. “Like all herds, they must migrate to follow the grass and the water.”

Martin said he had pho-tographed Echo for nearly 15 years on his annual trips and was near the site when Echo died – of natural causes. He said the herd mourned her for two days, trumpeting their piercing, unmistakably mourn-ful cries.

Rhinos on the other hand are like the baobab tree, which is a solitary tree with a welter of branches. Both the elephant

and rhino eat its fruit and will even chew the bark for mois-ture and nourishment. Yet the adult trees survive their grazing.

Martin says if the two species can survive another de-cade, it might be time enough to educate the world that the value of ivory and horn are re-ally illusory.

Chad Hagan, who heads the Rhino Action Fund, says their job is to raise awareness and push for tighter controls on poaching.

“We directly support the conservation efforts in South Africa where most of the rhinos [80 percent] today are found,” Hagan said.

They support the work of Trevor Shaw, who owns a huge herd of rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal, in South Africa.

“He insures his rhinos with Lloyds of London. We are fight-ing to eliminate the demand for their horns. That’s the only real way to end poaching,” he said. “And without interven-tion, I don’t see rhinos finish-ing the next decade.”

The Rhino Fund is just one

facet of a lifelong interest in conservation, Hagan said.

“Every dollar raised goes straight to South Africa. The trust absorbs all of the man-agement costs so that donors get the most return on dona-tions,” he said.

The human race has rid the world of measles and nearly so of polio. In light of those accomplishments, it seems we could save these iconic ani-mals for our children’s grand-children to see. Can’t we?

For decades, artwork by Martin has been an inte-gral part of many wildlife conservation efforts in North America. During the past 15 years, the artist has traveled annually to the continent of Africa, and Martin has long planned to devote more of his time and resulting art-work to the support of ef-forts to rescue and protect those remarkable species of Africa that now are un-der a direct and relentless threat from international poaching networks.

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Rhinos are ‘Facing Sunset’ if we don’t intervene

Wildlife artist Larry K. Martin’s painting of a black rhino staring into the distant African veld (“Facing Sunset)” is an elegant pictorial metaphor for what the future holds for rhinos and elephants and the other endangered animals on the African continent.

Martin hopes he can share the majesty, power and innate beauty of these magnificent ani-mals through his art.

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Artist Larry K. Martin’s “Facing Sunset” pays tribute to the rhino and makes a silent plea for the preservation of the species.

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Artist Larry K. Martin, right, talks about his art and the rhino with Robin Huff, left, and Martin’s business partner Crystal Hancock.

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Attendees socialize at the Rhino Action Fund soiree to raise money for the foundation.

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It is politics without a soul, only a catechism.

Even the human tragedy of the displaced thousands of refugees flee-ing death and destruction in the Middle East is reduced to partisan politics.

Thomas Sowell, speaking recently on “The Sean Hannity Show,” said in refer-ence to the Syrian refugee crisis that “taking in refugees fits with Obama’s desire to redistribute U.S. wealth and power.”

I had just finished watching a video of the refugees running across the bor-der – the men, women and children with just the clothes on their backs fleeing war- ravaged Syria and the horrible acts of ISIS.

I thought Sowell’s comments were appalling, inappropriate and infuriat-ing because it sounded like he was just using human misery to take a cheap political shot.

It was as if those families without a country or a future were of no conse-quence – as if the suffering of homeless children wasn’t real and the assault on human dignity, not to mention Chris-tianity, was somehow a political tool of the left.

It made me think about how much

we seemed to have forgotten about our own history.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to

breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming

shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-

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The CFPB was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act to help finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. Mortgages are complex transactions that may include risky features, so the bureau has issued a new rule that will simplify and improve disclosure forms for mortgage transactions, thereby better protecting consumers.

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The “Rotary Family” and Braves fans enjoy a fun filled night of sports and music.

Alpharetta Rotary supports 'Up With People' concert at Rotary Braves Night OutALPHARETTA, Ga. - Up With People, a global education organization which aims to bring the world together through service and music was in the North Fulton area Aug. 10 – 17.

The Rotary Club of Alpharetta, along with the North Fulton Rotary Coun-cil, participated in the Up with People

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The North Fulton Rotary Council sponsored a “Family of Rotary” outing and the Braves fans and Rotary family members were able to enjoy this group of performers in concert.

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Soggy PAL 5K helps youthsBy JONATHAN [email protected]

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – There’s nothing quite like a little rain to cool off run-ners. For those running in the annual Alpharetta Police Athletic League 5k, they had such a wish Oct. 1. The rain held off right until the race began.

A Peachtree Road Race qualifier, the PAL 5k began in the parking lot of Jackson Healthcare, 2655 Northwinds Parkway, and took runners through rolling hills in the heart of Alpharet-ta’s business district before returning to Jackson Healthcare. Several hundred runners, with many from both Jackson Healthcare and the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety, took part in the race.

Taking first place was Neil Skin-ner, followed closely by Ramsey Bloodworth.

All proceeds from the race went to the Alpharetta PAL, a nonprofit com-munity-based organization dedicated to providing an environment of “lead-ers building leaders” for the youth of North Fulton.

Their goal is to engage police of-ficers, firefighters and community volunteers to teach and mentor youth and establish a bond of mutual re-spect, understanding and trust with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. The race also featured local vendors offering everything from fit-ness to food.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The books were donated, the volunteers were prepared and customers were ready to buy during the 56th annual Ameri-can Association of University Women book fair Sept. 21- 29.

This year’s event was held at North Point Mall for the first time, said Debbie Karvey, AAUW Atlanta 2015 book fair chair. Usually the event is held at Perimeter Mall, but Karvey said the mall is renovating so they found a new home in Alpharetta, where over 75,000 books were donated for the sale.

“The sale got so big that three branches of AAUW got together to make it happen, including North Fulton, Cobb County and Atlanta,” Karvey said. “They work together all year long to put this together.”

Although the space at North Point was a bit smaller than what they’re used to, Karvey said they were still suc-cessful and prefer to stay in a mall.

A mall also offers a mutu-ally beneficial place for both AAUW and surrounding stores, she said.

AAUW’s main goal is pro-moting equity for women and

girls through advocacy work, philanthropy, research and education, and part of that is giving them educational op-portunities, Karvey said. The group has raised over $1 mil-lion in scholarships for women wanting to attend college and the book fair is AAUW’s annual fundraiser for those scholar-ships as well as community projects.

“It’s been a very successful fundraiser for us but it’s a lot of hard work because we’re all volunteers,” Karvey said. “It’s something we’ve taken really dear to our hearts as far as a way of earning money.

“We think sponsoring scholarships really gives women an edge they might not get otherwise,” Karvey said. “We have sought out nontradi-tional students as our primary scholarship recipients.”

Students straight out of high school may get the HOPE scholarship, helping them pay for school, Karvey said.

“But often there is not funding available to women who are nontraditional stu-dents,” she noted. “They have families and other situations that caused them to discontin-ue going to school. Whenever they go back, they may need financial help. We encourage them to finish their education

and give themselves a better opportunity.”

This undertaking is some-thing AAUW has taken on since 1881. The group was formed when women weren’t encouraged to go to school, Karvey said.

“We have been fighting the good fight to promote women

and girls,” Karvey said. “We encourage reading. I love meet-ing young people who say they love books and reading. The world opens up to you when you read. We believe education is the key to helping women get better lives.”

There were about 250 boxes of books leftover from the

1,500 original boxes, Karvey said. Those will be donated to another nonprofit, Our Neigh-bor Inc., for their fundrais-ing book sale Oct. 8-11. Visit http://www.ourneighbor.org/ for more information.

For information on AAUW, visit http://atlanta-ga.aauw.net.

Book fair raises money for scholarships for women

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By ZENZELE PRICE [email protected]

ROSWELL, Ga. - On Monday, Sept. 21, the non-profit organization, Sunshine on a Ranney Day revealed a home make-over for Roswell residents, the Vaughter family.

Co-founders of Sunshine on a Ran-ney Day, Peter and Holly Ranney, spent weeks transforming 6-year-old Braeden Vaughter’s bedroom and living/kitchen space into a place that accommodates the family’s needs.

Braeden was born with Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome, which can cause epilepsy and pervasive developmental disorders, enduring chronic gastrointestinal pain, seizures and developmental delays in cognition and physical performance.

Once the Vaughter family was cho-sen through the Sunshine on a Ranney Day’s application process, the remodel-ing began.

It included a padded room to reduce injuries from loss of balance during playtime as well as a deluxe handcrafted padded bed.

Lockers were placed in front of the floor length windows so that Braeden did not fall into the window. The theme was a car garage.

In addition, to help him get around the home independently while remain-ing safe, rails were added to the walls

leading to the stairs and between the kitchen and living room where he plays with his younger siblings, Molly and Reed. Sponsor Mohawk Flooring donat-ed carpet for the living room to replace the hard wood floors.

“Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a wonderful, giving organization, and we couldn’t be more thankful for Braeden’s makeover.

He is loving his new room and space in our living room.

Sunshine on a Ranney Day gave us the blessing of being able to keep Braeden safe while giving him more independence in our home, and for that gift we are forever grateful.

We couldn’t be more proud to be apart of the SOARD family,” said Braeden’s mother, Leyna Vaughter.

Thanks to other sponsors such as Randall Paulson Architects, Reliable Heating and Air and others, Sunshine on a Ranney Day is able to transform homes for deserving families such as the Vaughters to accommodate their needs and help them feel comfortable and relaxed.

Sunshine on a Ranney Day relies 100 percent on donations from the pub-lic and the generosity of partners who perform work on the makeovers at little to no cost.

For more information on Sunshine on a Ranney Day, visit them online at www.sunshineonaranneyday.com.

Non-profit Sunshine on a Ranney Day gave Roswell boy Braeden Vaughter’s room a complete makeover. Top: His room before the makeover; bottom: the new car-garage-themed room.

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University of Massachusetts BostonBOSTON, Ma. — Christine Carpio graduated from UMass Boston in May.

University ofNorth GeorgiaDAHLONEGA, Ga. — Kelly Ivey of Ro-swell earned a Master of Arts and com-missioned as an aviation officer in the Army. Ivey’s parents are William and Deborrah Ivey of Roswell. Ivey gradu-ated from Centennial High School in in 2011.

Riley Tidwell of Cumming earned a Bachelor of Science and commis-sioned as an officer in the transporta-tion corps in the Army. Tidwell’s par-ents are Rick L. Tidwell and Melissa Tidwell of Cumming. Tidwell graduated from North Forsyth High School in Cumming in 2011.

The following students were named to UNG’s president’s honor roll for the summer semester 2015:

Natalie Downs, Laurel Mailman, Isabella Martino, Molly Scott, Bryan Shinholster, Rebekah Verner and Michael Wells, all of Cumming

The following students were named to UNG’s summer 2015 dean’s list:

Kathryn Harman of Alpharetta,

Robin Cohl of Cumming, Nicholas Giunta of Johns Creek, Zachary Bet-tis of Cumming, Jacob Christian of Cumming, Savanna Wardlaw of Al-pharetta, Natalie Fisher of Cumming and James Paek of Cumming.

Wentworth Instituteof Technology BOSTON, Ma. — Alexa M. Wallert of Alpharetta has graduated from Went-worth Institute of Technology.

Valdosta State University VALDOSTA, Ga .— The following students graduated this summer from Valdosta State University:

Abigail Amoah of Roswell, Master of Science in psychology; Anne Wood-worth of Roswell, education special-ist in school counseling; Christine Villwock of Roswell, Bachelor of Fine Arts in interior design; Daniel O’Shea of Roswell, Master of Science in psy-chology; Hunter Jones of Cumming, Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing; Jaclyn Stiff of Alpharetta, Bachelor of Applied Science in human capital performance; Jennifer Tyner of Johns Creek, Master of Library and Information Science; Mason Currie of Alpharetta, Bachelor of Science in exercise physiology; Matthew Gershon of Roswell, Education Specialist in coaching pedagogy; Steven McCaf-fery of Alpharetta, Bachelor of Fine

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Valdosta State University VALDOSTA, Ga. — Aminah Khan, of Alpharetta, was awarded a Lettie Pate White-head Scholarship.

Georgia Southern UniversitySTATESBORO, Ga. — The following students made the summer 2015 president’s list: Kristina Brown majoring in pre-sport management from Alpharetta; and Ryan Weiland, majoring in sports manage-

ment from Suwanee.Summer 2015 dean’s listThe following students

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MILTON, Ga. -- Milton Theatre Company will produce “Fail-ure: A Love Story” as its one act play competition piece for the GHSA entry.

The 55-minute production will first run for two nights – Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22 at Milton High School Theatre. The troupe will go on to compete with other 6 AAAAAA schools in the designated region at Lassiter High School on Sat-urday. Oct. 24.

The winner at the region-als competition will then travel to compete at the State Competition at Veterans High School in Kathleen, Georgia on Nov. 7.

“Playwright Philip Dawkins has penned a whim-sical comedy that journeys through nearly all the emo-tions you can imagine,” Direc-tor Larry Smith. “The story is told through characters, nar-ration, puppetry and song.”

With "Failure: A Love Sto-ry," there’s a cheerful spin on a grim topic: death. The play tells the story of a family and sisters Nelly, Jenny June and Gerty as they live out their lives above the family clock repair shop near the Chicago River, before their time unex-pectedly runs out.

The sisters all come to untimely ends - drowning, consumption, disappearance,

blunt objects to the head. And yet the mood is decidedly chipper with songs, ukuleles and mandolins and many smiles. “Failure: A Love Story” is a magical, musical fable where, in the end, the power of love is far greater than any individual's successes or failures.

Performances will be on Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Thursday, Oct. 22 beginning at 7:30 p.m. with a run time of 55 minutes.

Milton Theatre is at Milton High School, 3025 Birming-ham Highway, Milton. Tickets are available at www.milton-theatrecompany.com.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Oct. 8 was World Sight Day celebrated by Alcon in Johns Creek, and the best sight for the visiting Gov. Nathan Deal was the sight of the world’s leading contact lens maker finishing the second phase of a $500 million expansion of its cam-pus in Technology Park that is adding 550 jobs.

Deal came to Alcon to congratulate the company on its expansion and to offer personal thanks to the company for its commitment to being a manufactur-ing partner in Georgia. At the time of the 2011 merger of Novartis (of which Ciba Vision was a division) with Alcon, China and Singapore were making strong overtures to Alcon to move the manufacturing site overseas.

Instead, Alcon elected to not only stay but make a half-billion-dollar investment in the Johns Creek site.

“Alcon has been a mainstay among Georgia busi-nesses, investing $500 million and creating 550 jobs,” Deal said. “It is one of the most successful companies in the world.”

Deal came to make that announcement on World Sight Day, joining Alcon in an effort to raise public awareness for those affected by blindness or visual impairment.

“Alcon was one of the first companies to partici-pate in my High Demand Career Initiative, providing us with valuable insight into the needs of their future workforce. Today, we celebrate Alcon’s advancements and look forward to their continued growth in Geor-gia.”

In the state’s efforts to maintain its ranking as the No. 1 state in which to do business, one of its main goals is to deliver an educated and trained workforce for 21st century jobs.

One tangible sign of the state’s efforts to encour-age business development in Georgia is the near-completion of the Alpharettta-North Fulton Technical College slated to open soon in Alpharetta.

“We have taken significant action at the legisla-tive level to create a workforce to meet the needs of

today’s businesses and industries,” Deal said. “And we did it by asking business leaders first what it was they needed.”

Other actions have included tax reform, such as removing the cost of the tax on energy for businesses, and regulatory reform.

Deal said he and the Legislature are working to change the bureaucratic culture of “just say no” to one of “how can we turn this into a yes?”

The state is also spending more on education – a higher percentage of the total budget than ever before, he said.

Robert Meyers, Alcon’s manufacturing general manager at Johns Creek, said his company has a mission to help the 285 million people worldwide who have some sort of vision problem. He said Alcon has a plan for that sad statistic.

“Eighty percent of those people can be treated – 96,000 in Georgia alone,” Meyers said. “Our goal is to eliminate those vision problems by 2020.”

Alcon is a company that can make that kind of difference. In 2014, it served 260 million patients with

eye care.As for the expansion here in Johns Creek, Meyers

noted after the 2011 merger, Alcon could have taken the plant anywhere to expand. But the company was impressed with the commitment of state and local of-ficials as well as the nearby colleges, universities and technical schools.

There were ample reasons to stay, Meyers said.“Alcon is the global leader in eye care, and here in

Johns Creek, we have more than 1,700 individuals focused on the production, R&D and distribution for our game-changing contact lens brands like Dailies Total 1,” said Meyers. “Our site’s recent growth is a reflection of our innovation and continued growth in the contact lens industry, as well as the many ben-efits that operating in the state of Georgia provides.”

Alcon hosts Gov. Deal for World Sight DayVisits to thank contact lens maker for investing in Ga., Johns Creek’s future

Alcon timeline in Johns Creek• 1988 – Construction of Ciba Vision breaks

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Geigy merges with Sandoz to form Novartis, with Ciba Vision as its eye-care unit.

• 2011 – Novartis merges with Alcon, an eye-care company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

• 2013 – A $250 million expansion is completed adding 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space and creating 350 new jobs.

• 2014 – Alcon begins a second $250 million expansion, creating an additional 250 jobs.

• 2015 – Alcon has some 1,800 employees manufacturing and developing highest-quality contact lenses as well as a full range of eye-care products. Its production line runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. It produces a billion contact lenses distributed worldwide.

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Do your plans for next year involve recruiting and hiring new sales pro-fessionals to help you grow sales in your small business? Do you have a defined process you will use to identify the best candidates, and make sure that when you make a hiring decision you are getting the talent you want? Growing your sales team is often required to grow sales, and it all starts with recruiting and hiring the best tal-ent possible.

Before you can identify potential sales candidates, you need to have a business development plan that includes your goals and objectives, strategies, tactics and activities that this sales resource will be responsible for.

Once this is created, it will help you develop a job description that out-lines not only the job responsibilities, but also the skills and experience you are looking for from candidates.

With a documented job descrip-tion, you can forward this to recruiters who earn their money by identifying candidates based on what you are looking for. As recruiters search for candidates, you can begin the process of conducting phone interviews to

screen and select those that you’d like to interview in person.

In-person interviews should be used to not only learn more about the candidate’s background and experi-ence, but also their skills, qualifica-tions and accomplishments as they relate to what you are looking for. Once the best candidate is hired, you should quickly provide them with an orientation and integrate them into your business so they can get off to a fast start.

While this process is very time consuming, selecting the right candi-dates who will be the most successful in generating sales will help you to continue to grow your small business.

Recruiting and hiring sales professionals

DICKJONESFounder & PresidentJones Simply Sales

Moe’s opens in Johns CreekBusiness: Moe’s Southwest GrillOpened: Sept. 26, 2015Owner: Mark MonroeWhat: The Johns Creek Moe’s is owned and operated by franchisee Mark Monroe, who has been with Moe’s for six years. Monroe’s company, Sterling Restaurants, is one of the largest franchise groups with a total of 25 Moe’s locations across Atlanta and Rome in Georgia and Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa in Ala-bama.Address: 11270 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns CreekPhone: 470-719-8840Website: visit www.moes.com


ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two years ago, one of the Alpharetta city council elections was decided by a mere seven votes. In local elections that already have small turnouts, the margin of victory or defeat can be miniscule.

That is where Voterworkz can help.“You can win an election by the

number of people in your car,” said Dale Sizemore, co-founder of Voter-workz.

Sizemore and fellow founder Jim Gilvin began Voterworkz to help local-level political campaigns be more efficient.

Using the state’s voter rolls, the pair has created a product that can break down these voters into likely voters, households and political party as well as provide demographic infor-mation such as gender and race.

All this information can be used to target messaging during a campaign.

“If you are lucky, 12 percent of voters turn out for an election,” said Gilvin. “If you hit every door, 80 per-cent of those people won’t come out on election day. Sending mailers and knocking on the doors of people who don’t vote is a waste of everyone’s time. We help you be more effective.”

Targeting a message can be impor-tant when deciding on what expenses to make and where.

“If you have $1,000 for a mailing campaign, you want to target your message. Whose doors do I knock on?” asked Sizemore. “You can send two sets [of mailers] to the top 500 people rather than once to 1,000.”

The idea was sparked by Gilvin, himself a politician and Alpharetta City Council member, as he attended some of the city’s entrepreneur meet-ings, where local startups can gather to swap ideas and experience.

“I started thinking it’s a pain to run local election campaigns and they

cost a lot to run,” Gilvin said. “It’s not rocket science but it can be difficult to do. Can I work with someone with a technology background to put a cam-paign in a box?”

It turns out that Sizemore was that person.

With two employees, the company is small and nimble, with low over-head. Sizemore handles much of the technical side while Gilvin handles product development. Both share mar-keting duties.

In business for about a year and a half, the guys of Voterworkz are work-ing on improving their methods and figuring new ways of interpreting the data. They have helped several cam-paigns in the region already, always staying fairly busy, they said.

“Every six months there is some-thing [political] going on,” Sizemore said.

For now at least, Voterworkz is remaining focused on local elections – school boards, county and municipal elections.

For more about Voterworkz and its products, visit www.voterworkz.com.

Voterworkz aims to help political candidatesLocal startup helpstargeted messaging

Sending mailers and knocking on the doors of people who don’t vote is a waste of everyone’s time.JIM GILVINVoterworkz

‘A CAMPAIGN IN A BOX’


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TSW Laura Richter, TSW architect and planner and Sarah McColley, TSW landscape designer and planner.

Alpharetta planning project nets TSW chapter award

ATLANTA – TSW, an Atlanta-based, full-service planning, architecture and landscape architec-ture firm, has won three chapter awards from the Georgia Planning Association. The awards were announced at the organization’s fall conference in Savannah Sept. 10. The three TSW projects that were honored are: the Downtown Alpharetta Master Plan and Zoning Code, the Clarkston LCI 10-year Update and the South Downtown Atlanta MARTA Transit Stations Enhancement Plan.

For the award-winning project in Alpharetta, TSW served on a team that worked with the city to create a new downtown master plan to leverage the recent City Center development and promote greater connectivity between major activity centers while fostering increased economic sustainability. The process included a dynamic, hands-on approach

involving community leaders, property owners, business owners and residents.

The resulting plan included a roadway plan, bicycle/pedestrian paths, parking meter recommen-dations, a parking deck plan, stormwater system and downtown district plan.

TSW also crafted comprehensive plan amend-ments and design and development guidelines so the community vision could be implemented.

Brady Ware announceshirings, promotionsALPHARETTA, Ga. – Brady Ware & Company, 10375 Old Alabama Road Connector, Suite 300, Al-pharetta, announced that Lauren Touris has been promoted to the role of manager within the firm.

Touris manages a variety of tax and accounting engagements for the firm’s Atlanta and Dayton, Ohio, business clients in numer-ous industries, including manu-facturing, wholesale, construction, auto dealerships, and professional services. She has over seven years of experience in federal tax, multi-state corporate income and franchise tax, personal property tax, and municipal income tax. In addition to her tax compliance background, Touris specializ-es in preparing and managing large tax compliance engagements, several of which are US subsidiaries of foreign-based parents.

Brady Ware also added two employees: Donna M. Manuels has joined the firm as a senior accoun-tant. Manuels earned a Bachelor of Arts in account-ing from the University of South Carolina and has spent her career in public accounting.

And Matthew Vickers has joined the team as a

staff accountant. Vickers holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Valdosta State University.

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Emory John’s Creek Hospitaldirector of critical care named JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Emory Healthcare welcomes Dr. Marc Popovich as the new Director of Critical Care for Emory Saint Jo-seph’s Hospital and Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Popovich will over-see the coordination of physicians and work with nursing leadership in the intensive care, critical care and cardiovascular intensive care units at both facilities.

At Emory Saint Joseph’s, Popo-vich is developing and implementing cost-saving, state-of-the-art critical care programs including the early mobility program and sepsis care program. “

At Emory Johns Creek, he is working with the ICU physicians and staff to ensure that each patient receives excellent care with positive resulting out-comes.

Prior to his arrival at Emory Saint Joseph’s, Popovich served as the medical director of the surgical intensive care unit as well as the medical director of anesthesiology critical care services at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. During his 25-year career there, Popovich led the successful development of critical care programs for three dif-ferent community hospitals within that healthcare system, including Lakewood, Medina and Hillcrest. Additionally, his extensive background also includes establishing a multidisciplinary rounding program for the Cleveland Clinic’s intensive care units.

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Commissioners OK hotel next to South Forsyth HSBy KATHLEEN [email protected]

CUMMING, Ga. — South Forsyth High School will soon have new next-door neighbors in the form of hotel visitors.

On Oct. 1, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved amending zoning conditions 4-1, with Brian Tam opposed, for a parcel off Peachtree Parkway. Tam said he remembers this zoning from 2004 and he initially suggested the BOC deny the amending. It died for lack of a second and was approved later. Cindy Jones Mills said she has heard from parents of South students who have heard or know of “bad things” that go on at that lot. She said she’s thankful that it will be put to better use.

Part of the pacel is planned to have

a 15,200-square-foot, four-floor, 120-room hotel. A bank, retail, Burger King and an Express Oil Change are also proposed for the 13.775-acre parcel. Attorney for the de-veloper, Ethan Under-wood, said they pared hotels down to specific companies such as Marriott, Starwood or Hilton that would be considered because of their “upper-mid” star rating.

“We had public responses that said they didn’t want a cheap or bad hotel that often leads to problems,” Under-wood said.

Underwood wanted to change the zoning condition language that pro-

hibited the following from being built next to a school: hotels or motel, bars, 24-hour businesses, electronic-game-playing centers, adult novelty or en-tertainment centers, pawn shops, pool halls or tattoo parlors. However, some citizens have expressed concerns about the proposed hotel because it would be next to South’s softball field on Ronald Reagan Boulevard.

“There are several tracks that were subject to this zoning,” Underwood said. “So what we want to do is specify that the hotel use will be exactly what is shown on the proposed applica-tion, and that’s the only portion of the property that will be allowed to have a hotel.”

The conditions were amended to allow a hotel that operates 24 hours. Underwood said they’ve talked with the

Forsyth Board of Education, which also has spoken on the subject before.

“We want this to be a safe develop-ment,” Underwood said. “We think this will be a significant improvement.”

The BOE suggested conditions that were approved, including: no weekly or monthly rental rates advertised, all guestrooms should be at least 250 square feet, rooms only accessible through a central hallway, and a fence.

The idea of a hotel at this location has been around since 2005, Under-wood said. He said there weren’t any public-participation comments from that time.

“Here we are 10 years later and the use of the property is showing it’s not being developed,” Underwood said. “This is a good, safe use. This will pro-vide a good use for this spot.”

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Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker said naturally his city

is pleased to have a corporate citizen such as Alcon.

“Alcon’s global reach and cutting-edge innovation make it the leader in the eye-care industry,” Bodker said. “We are very happy with their decision

to expand in Johns Creek. We believe that not only are they a perfect fit for our diverse city, but they also serve as a great example of what makes our business community excep-tional.” Georgia Department of

Economic Development project manager Mary Ellen McClana-han represented the state on this project and worked closely with Georgia Power, Georgia Quick Start, the Technical College System of Georgia, the

University System of Georgia, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Progress Partners and the Fulton County Development Authority. GDEcD’s workforce division also played a major role in this project.


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EVENTS:

CUMMING GREEK FESTIVALWhat: The Cumming Greek Fes-tival celebrates its 11th year of bringing a taste of the Mediter-ranean to Cumming and North Georgia.When: Friday, Oct. 16, through Sunday, Oct. 18 Where: Saints Raphael, Nicholas & Irene Greek Orthodox Church, 3074 Bethelview Road, CummingMore info: cumminggreekfestival.com

CAMBRIDGE’S “I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY”What: The Cambridge High School Theatre’s fourth season begins with the one-act performance of “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by Celeste Raspanti. When: Oct. 15-16, 7 p.m.Where: Cambridge High School Theatre, 2845 Bethany Bend, MiltonCost: $10More info: [email protected]

NORTHEAST-SPRUILL OAKS LIBRARY BOOK SALEWhat: The Friends of the North-east-Spruill Oaks Library fall book sale will feature a huge collec-tion of books for all ages at great prices.When: Oct. 16-18; preview book sale “for members only” Oct. 15, with memberships available at the door from 1-5 p.m.Where: Northeast-Spruill Oaks Library, 560 Spruill Road, Johns CreekMore info: [email protected]

AUTHOR READING IN YMCA GARDENWhat: Author and retired Ful-ton County teacher Suzanne McLain Rosenwasser will read from her debut novel, “Don’t Ya Know.”When: Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-noonWhere: YMCA of Alpharetta fall garden, 3655 Preston Ridge Road, AlpharettaMore info: ymcaatlanta.org

MILTON’S RIVERS ALIVE CLEANUP What: Milton’s annual Rivers Alive waterways cleanup, education and protection program will be held at locations across the city. When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.Where: Staging area is Bailey Farm & Gardens, 255 Hickory Flat Road, MiltonMore info: Contact Teresa Stickels, 678-242-2509, or [email protected]

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING, DOCUMENT SHREDDINGWhat: North Fulton residents can recycle unwanted electronics and shred confidential documents with a mobile, on-site shredding truck. When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.-noonWhere: Alpharetta Department of Public Safety parking lot, 2565 Old Milton Parkway, AlpharettaMore info: alpharetta.ga.us

BETHELVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PUMPKIN PATCHWhat: A pumpkin patch to help capture family memories. When: Family-friendly activities each Saturday from Oct. 17-31, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Where: Bethelview United Method-ist Church, 4525 Bethelview Road, CummingMore info: bethelview.net

TEEN SAFE-DRIVING EVENTWhat: An event, sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Students Against Destructive Decisions and AAA, to teach young drivers facts they should know be-fore they get behind wheel of a carWhen: Saturday, Oct. 17, noon to 4 p.m.Where: DriveSmart parking lot, 6000 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns CreekMore info: drivesmartgeorgia.com

4TH ANNUAL HARVEST ON THE HOOCHWhat: Celebrate farm to table at the Chattahoochee Nature Center with a garden party tasting event featuring top-notch restaurants,

live bluegrass and Southern-style fun.When: Sunday, Oct. 18, 1-4 p.m.Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell More info: chattnaturecenter.org

RUN UNITED FORSYTHWhat: 5K run/walk, 1K fun run and munchkin run to benefit the United Way of Forsyth County.When: Sunday, Oct. 18, 9 a.m.Where: Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., CummingMore info: unitedwayforsyth.com

GROWING FRUIT IN GEORGIAWhat: Master Gardeners explain how to grow fruit trees, brambles, blueberries, strawberries and grapes, and the steps to take to ensure success.Where: Bill Johnson Community Activity Building in Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell, and the Alpharetta Engi-neering/Public Works Department, 1790 Hembree Road , AlpharettaWhen: Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Ro-swell and Wednesday, Oct. 21, in AlpharettaHours: 7-8:30 p.m.Cost: freeMore info: nfmg.net

FULTON COUNTY TOWN HALL MEETINGWhat: Meeting to discuss first nine months in office, county’s strategic initiatives and citizen concerns.When: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30-8 p.m.Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, AlpharettaMore info: email [email protected] FORSYTH WINTER BASKET-BALL REGISTRATION What: Registration for Forsyth County Parks and Recreation’s 2015-16 Winter Basketball League for boys and girls ages 9-14. When: Sign-ups will continue through Friday, Oct. 23 Where: Registrations accepted Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the county’s three recreation centers at Central Park, Fowler Park and Old Atlanta Park

More info: forsythco.com

CDA’S SHINING STARS CELEBRATEDWhat: Child Development Associa-tion 2015 partners luncheon and awards event.When: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 11:30 a.m.Where: CDA, West Hall, 89 Grove Way, RoswellMore info: 770-992-4339 or cda-kids.org

ROSWELL MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUMWhat: The Roswell Woman’s Club will sponsor a Meet the Candi-dates forum. When: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7-9 p.m.Where: Council Chambers, Ro-swell City Hall, 38 Hill St., RoswellMore info: roswellwomansclub.org

ARCHAEOLOGIST BOOK SIGNINGWhat: Former area resident and retired archaeologist Connie Hud-dleston will sign all three of her books.When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 1-4 p.m.Where: Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta Street, RoswellMore info: cmhuddleston.com

4TH ANNUAL FOSTER CARES KIDS CLASSIC What: Annual golf tournament supporting Foster Care Support Foundation, which provides free clothing, infant equipment and developmental toys to thousands of children in foster and relative care.When: Monday, Oct. 26Where: White Columns Country Club, 300 Clubhouse Drive MiltonMore info: fostercares.org

MUSIC, ARTS & THEATER:AUTREY MILL ‘UNPLUGGED’When: A night of toe-buzzing mu-sic with vocalist Celia McDermott, bassist Philip Sanders, and Rod Voss. When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.Where: Autrey Mill Nature Pre-serve and Heritage Center, 9770

Autrey Mill Road, Johns CreekMore info: autreymill.org

AMAZING GRACE: BLUEGRASS, GOSPEL AND SPIRITUALSWhat: The 160 voices of the Michael O’Neal Singers perform a selection of songs, accompanied by fiddle, string bass, banjo, guitar and piano.Where: Roswell United Method-ist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd., RoswellWhen: Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 p.m.Cost: $12-$22More info: mosingers.com

ATLANTA WIND SYMPHONYWhat: “Child’s Play”concert by the Atlanta Wind SymphonyWhen: Sunday, Oct. 18, 3-4:30 p.m.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Cen-ter, 950 Forrest Street, RoswellMore info: atlantawindsymphony.org

SOUTHEASTERN PASTEL SOCIETY “AWESOME ART, 2015”What: A juried event featuring over 50 pastel paintings by members of the Southeastern Pastel Society. When: Through Oct. 30, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road, Build-ing 700, Johns CreekCost: FreeMore info: johnscreekarts.org

ROSWELL CLAY COLLECTIVEWhat: Participants of all ages can engage in fun and playful work-shops involving ceramic activities. When: Through Nov. 6Where: Art Center West, 1355 Woodstock Road, RoswellMore info: roswellclaycollective.com

BOWIE NICHOLS ART EXHIBITWhat: Photographs and abstract paintings by local artist Bowie NicholsWhen: Through Nov. 30, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Cen-ter, 950 Forrest St., RoswellMore info: roswellgov.com

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GHOST TOUREnjoy a ghost tour of Roswell’s historic mill district. Nightly in October. Roswell Town Square. Visit roswellghosttour.com for more info.

MAYOR’S BBQ BALLRoswell Mayor Jere Wood invites all friends and neighbors to come out for a food- and fun-filled evening to benefit the Roswell Woman’s Club.When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 6:30-10 p.m. The residence of Mayor Jere Wood and Claudia Wood, 10850 Stroup Road, Roswell. Email Kim Weber, [email protected]

WIRE AND WOODOver 30 nationally recognized singer-songwriters will gather for three days of concerts on three stages to perform original songs. Thursday, Oct. 15, free kickoff event at Avalon; festival in downtown Alpharetta Oct. 16, 6-10 p.m., and Oct. 17, 3-10 p.m. Visit wireandwoodalpharetta.com for more info.

JOHNS CREEK ARTS FESTIVALThe serene green space across from The Atlanta Athletic Club will come alive with 100 whimsical and fun artisans from around the country. Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Atlanta Athletic Club Fields across the street from the club, Johns Creek. Visit johnscreekga.gov for more info.

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Cumming Fair now held for 11 daysCUMMING, Ga. — It’s time once again for the Cumming Country Fair & Festi-val, which runs from Oct. 8 to Oct. 18. This year will mark the 21st year for the fair that began in 1995 with only five days and now has grown to an 11-day event.

The fair is boasted as an “affordable family outing” since admission is about the same as going to a movie. But, unlike the movies, the fair offers free attractions, concerts, exhibits, as well as discounted ticket prices on certain dates. Regular admission for adults is $7, students (age 5-18) are $3, and kids four and under are free. All parking is $3, including parking for those with disabilities.

Just thinking about the fair prob-ably makes your mouth water for cot-ton candy, fresh popcorn, funnel cakes and one of those giant turkey legs, and don’t forget the all-too-popular deep-fried Snickers or Oreos. Besides all those yummy treats, there is plenty of other fun and excitement to be found at the Cumming Country Fair & Festival. The famous James H. Drew Exposition returns with the world’s most progres-sive midway. With over 40 rides and numerous games, it will surely provide fun for all. There are also free concerts including Joe Diffie, as well as excit-ing ground acts that include several returning favorites, such as Brian Ruth Master of the Chainsaw, Oscar the Ro-bot and the North Georgia Petting Zoo

and Pony Rides. 2015 brings some new faces, too, such as Michelle’s Magical Poodles and Sea Lion Splash. The fair closes out with two nights of exciting bull riding events.

Visit www.cummingfair.net for daily specials and to check out the many sponsors who help make this event possible. Don’t miss out on 11 days of down-home, family fun.

Daily events and hours•Monday–Thursday, 4 p.m. to

10 p.m.•Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight•Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight•Sunday, 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.•Wednesday,Oct.14: Children’s

Healthcare of Atlanta Day, free admission for all ages; Marvel Super Heroes Team Show at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; CHOA Parade at 6 p.m.

•Thursday,Oct.15: Joe Diffie in concert at 7:45 p.m.

•Friday,Oct.16: Football Friday Night, free admission after 9 pm with any high school football game ticket stub

•Saturday,Oct.17: Free admis-sion from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for all ages; Chainsaw Carving Auction at 7 p.m.; American Bull Riders Tour at 8 p.m.

•Sunday,Oct.18: Last day of the fair; Heroes Day, free admission for all law enforcement, firefight-ers, first responders & active reserve or retired military (with valid ID); Free student admis-sion with coupon; Free adult ad-mission with donation of seven canned goods, befitting Feed the Hungry Forsyth; American Bull Riders Tour at 6 p.m.

Music, arts & theaters continued

BESTOFTHEBESTPHOTOSWhat: Images on exhibit represent the first-place photo review images from 2012-15, and the past 10 years of the member-voted Best Image of the YearWhen: Through Oct. 31, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Where: Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill Street, RoswellMore info: roswellphotosociety.org

19THANNUALRPSOPENJURIEDEXHIBIT2015What: An open juried exhibit, open to all photographers, judged by Sarah Durning, director, Jackson Fine Art.When: Oct. 9-Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: Roswell Visual Arts Center & Gallery, Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, RoswellMore info: [email protected]

BEYONDROSIE:WWIIARTEXHIBITWhat: In partnership with Ken-nesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Educa-tion, the Post Road Library will host a monthlong art exhibit called “Beyond Rosie: Women in World War II.”When: Oct. 1-31Where: Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming More info: forsythpl.org

“AFTERSELMA”What: SCAD photographer Joshua

Rashaad McFadden’s “After Selma,” displaying framed photo-graphs from the 50th anniversary of the march from Selma to Mont-gomery, will be exhibited, When: Through Oct. 24Where: Dunwoody Spruill Gallery, 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, AtlantaMore info: spruillarts.org ADULTWRITINGCLASS:WRITINGCHILDREN’SBOOKSWhat: Mary Ann Rodman, award-winning children’s book author and writing instructor for both children and adults will teach adults to write books that children want to read.When: Thursday evenings, Oct. 8 through Nov. 12, 7-9 p.m. Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Bar-rington Drive, RoswellMore info: ga-roswell.civicplus.com

SMOKEONTHEMOUNTAINWhat: The Cumming Playhouse presents “Smoke on the Moun-tain,” the story of a Christian family band making their return to the gospel music circuit during a Saturday night church singing in 1938.When: Thursdays through Sun-days, Oct. 1-25Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School Street, Cumming More info: playhousecumming.com

FALLARTEXHIBITSCOMINGTOUNGWhat: The work of 14 artists from the Forsyth County area is

featured in an exhibit now open at the University of North Georgia’s Cumming Campus. When: Through Oct. 15Where: UNG, meeting room 125, 300 Aquatic Circle, Cumming More info: ung.edu/art-galleries/index.php

CELEBRATEARTS&HUMANITIESMONTHWhat: The Roswell Visitors Center is hosting a special exhibit of artwork by Barry Etris: The Great American Poets and Faces & Songs.When: Through Oct. 31, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sun. noon- 3 p.m. Where: The Roswell Visitors Cen-ter, 617 Atlanta St., RoswellMore info: visitroswellga.com

PET ADOPTIONS:FREEADOPTIONSONALLPETSDURINGOCTOBERWhat: LifeLine Animal Project is offering free adoptions on all pets during the entire month of Octo-ber. This includes the pet’s spay/neuter, microchip and vaccines – a $250 value.Where: Fulton and DeKalb County Animal ServicesMore info: fultonanimalservices.com/adoptable-animals and dekalbanimalservices.com/adopt-a-pet

FORSYTHCOUNTYANIMALSHELTERWhat: Pet adoptions

When: Tuesdays through Satur-days from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: The Forsyth County Ani-mal Shelter, 4065 County Way, Forsyth CountyMore info: 678-965-7185

FULTONCOUNTYANIMALSERVICESWhat: Pet adoptionsWhen: Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Where: Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, AtlantaMore info: 404-613-4958

LIBRARY:For a complete list of events, go to afpls.org/events

DEFENSIVEDRIVINGWORKSHOPWhat: Offered by AARP and open to all ages. AARP guidebook is not required for participants who choose to audit only. Guidebook required for issuance of certificate and possible discount on insur-ance.When: Thursday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Where: Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta More info: 404-613-6735

CARDMAKING101What: Roswell artist Deb Cozzone leads this workshop on creating unique, artistic greeting cards. Registration required.When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2-4

p.m.Where: Roswell Library, 115 Nor-cross Street, Roswell More info: 770-640-3075

GEORGIASPCA What: Georgia SPCA will present on a topic relating to humane edu-cation. Children of all ages.When: Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m.Where: Milton Library, 855 May-field Road, Milton More info: 404-613-4402

INTRODUCTIONTOMICROSOFTEXCELWhat: An introductory class to familiarize computer users with Microsoft Excel. Adults. Registra-tion required.When: Tuesdays, Oct. 20, Nov. 17, Dec. 15, 1 p.m.Where: East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell More info: 404-613-4050

OF INTEREST ELSEWHERE:2015GOLDRUSHDAYSFESTIVAL What: Dahlonega’s Gold Rush Days Festival is a time for thou-sands to come and see fall colors peaking and celebrate Dahlonega’s 1828 discovery of gold. Voted one of the Top 20 events in the southeast by the Southeast Tour-ism Society, over 300 art and craft exhibitors and food vendors gather around the Public Square and His-toric District.When: Oct. 17-18Where: Downtown DahlonegaMore info: dahlonegajaycees.com

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Cadets of Riverside Military Acad-emy attend grades 7 through 12 and benefit from a small class size and a 15:1 student teacher ratio. Our entire educational program centers around the way young men learn best.

Riverside’s College Center assists cadets in preparing for and placing their college applications each year. The graduating class 2015 consisted of 105 cadets who were admitted to over 105 universities across the world and earned over $5.2 million in collegiate scholarships not including HOPE schol-arship. Two graduating seniors were appointed to the U.S. Military Academy –West Point and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, an educational value of over $400,000 each.

Riverside Military Academy holds dual accreditation in SACS and SAIS. Our comprehensive program of rigor-ous academics, athletics and leadership development sets the stage for a lifetime of success.

Riverside Military Academy is locat-ed on 206 acres on the shores of Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA. For more information please visit our web site at www.riversidemilitary.com or contact our admissions office at 770-538-2938.

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Pinecrest prepares students to become committed Christian leaders, eager to transform a global society. This mission is accomplished in a gender specific environment on a co-ed campus.

Following the educational phi-losophy of the Legionaries of Christ, Pinecrest implements Integral Forma-tion® to develop the human, intel-lectual, spiritual and apostolic dimen-sions of the whole person. Students are challenged to identify and use their gifts in service to others.

Recognizing the parent as the pri-

mary educator of the child, Pinecrest’s mission embraces the entire family. Pinecrest provides a safe, moral, and spiritual environment which leads to positive peer groups and joyful, caring and confident students.

Pinecrest is a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School and has been recog-nized for eight consecutive years as a School of Excellence by the Cardinal Newman Society Catholic School Hon-or Roll. Pinecrest is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). The school is also affiliated with the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA), National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), and National Consultants for Education (NCE). For more information, visit www.pinecrestacademy or call 770-888-4477.

Pinecrest Academy, Personalized Attention in Christ-Centered Environment

Bridgeway Christian Academy (BCA) is dedicated to providing a Christ-cen-tered learning environment that encourages parent involvement and reinforces the beliefs and values taught in the Christian home. Of-fering preschool through eighth grade, Bridgeway is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools Interna-tional (ACSI), and Advanc-ED.

A proven curriculum challenges students while emphasizing a biblical world-view. Smartboards are utilized in every classroom, and middle school students may bring their own devices for note taking and e-books.

Character development and community service are emphasized with oppor-tunities for all grades and a quarterly requirement of five hours of service time for middle school.

Weekly chapels, Spanish class, physical education, and a rich fine arts pro-gram (art, drama, and music) round out the Bridgeway experience. The school yearbook/newspaper class and praise band provide additional opportunities for middle school students to explore their interests.

Students in grades fifth – eighth participate in a wide range of inter-scho-lastic sports including basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball, track and field, golf, swimming, and cross country. The Bridgeway Lions currently reign as the NAML- A Boys Soccer Champions.

Families of rising preschoolers – fifth grade students are invited to attend an interactive Open House – Cupcakes & Classrooms- Saturday, November 7, from 9 – 11 am. To schedule an individual tour, contact BCA Admissions at 678.942.1126, or www.bridgewayca.org.

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McGinnis Woods Country Day School, established in 1999, is a pri-vate, non-parochial school offering a challenging Preschool, Elementary and Middle School Education. The beauti-ful school campus which is located in Alpharetta, recently opened a new state of the art Middle School and Gym. The Preschool accepts children as young as 6 weeks and the Elemen-tary/Middle School teaches students in PreK 4 through 8th grade. McGinnis Woods Country Day School holds top accreditations, including GAC, SACS, and NAEYC. The mission of McGin-nis Woods is to inspire students with the passion to excel. This is accom-plished by providing superior hands-on, minds-on academics which foster self-confidence and inspire a lifelong love of learning. Superior educational resources are implemented to maximize the learning experience of our diverse

student population. Small class sizes with low student-teacher ratios and individualized education is a McGin-nis Woods distinctive. Students learn through a variety of engaging teaching techniques and technology, an empha-sis on differentiated groupings, STEM activities, and projects which make each day unique.

Frequent guest speakers, monthly field trips for each grade level, and community service round out the cur-riculum. Drama Club, Competitive Sports and Robotics teams train year round. After school programs and Spe-cialty Clubs are also available. Please visit www.mcginniswoods.org to learn more or join us for an Open House on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Private tours are also available, call 770-664-7764 to schedule one today. Experience the McGinnis Woods difference!

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As Woodward North builds upon 25 years of proven success, the satellite campus of Woodward Academy contin-ues its strong, established traditions of excellence while embracing new and innovative programs for students in Pre-K through sixth grade. The school provides a warm, nurturing environ-ment where every student finds his or her own unique strength and talent. Its convenient location is in Johns Creek, on a 33-acre wooded campus with a nature trail that is used for educational and recreational purposes.

Wise Guidance at Every StepAt Woodward North, the focus is on

innovative practices in the classroom with a curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking. With a student-teach-er ratio average of only 10:1, students receive wise guidance at every step, discover their greatest strengths, and build life-shaping qualities of good character.

In addition to its rigorous academic program for mainstream students, Woodward North also offers its ac-claimed Transition Program for stu-dents with diagnosed learning disabili-ties in fourth through sixth grades.

Prolific Opportunities to Try and Triumph

Woodward North offers a wide range of clubs, arts opportunities, and intra-mural sports. Its lively arts offerings include show choir, dance, orchestra, handbells, and a full array of visual arts options. Students also can choose

from horseback riding, fencing, golf, tap class, jump rope club, and a variety of intramural sports as well as a robust robotics program and a competitive chess club. Woodward North’s Odyssey of the Mind program has reached the World Championships multiple times.

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backgrounds come together to find opportunities to explore and excel at every level, whatever their interests. At Woodward North, students not only learn about other cultures but

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experience them daily in their interactions with friends and in their celebrations of special holidays throughout the year including Ramadan, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwan-zaa, Chinese New Year, Now-Ruz, and others. Parents, fac-ulty, and administrators agree that Woodward North students not only excel academically but also possess a strong sense of values and an extraordinary sense of empathy toward their fellow classmates. Because of their experiences at Woodward, they are more confident and well-prepared in today's evolv-ing world.

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The large majority of Wood-ward North students continue their education at Woodward’s Main Campus in College Park beginning in seventh grade, where they join peers from 100 different zip codes and 23 metro Atlanta counties. The Academy provides bus trans-portation to and from College Park, and many students choose to ride MARTA, in des-ignated Woodward cars with assigned security officers.

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Fulton Science Academy Private School offers students of Georgia a real difference in education. The school focuses on S.T.E.A.M. education to meet the growing demand for higher level log-ic and reasoning skills necessary for fu-ture student success. Additionally, the school works to develop student presen-tation, writing, organization, and time-management abilities from the earliest grades. They offer advanced and gifted curricula taught for greater retention and achievement by a nationally award winning faculty. We limit class size to a maximum of 18 students for Pre-K through 5th grade and 20 students for 6th grade and up allowing for focused individualized student attention. The small and structured environment, along with uniforms, keeps students fo-cused on their studies. Since there are little to no discipline issues, the faculty and administration can utilize their time to teach and continually seek ways to improve their educational model.

The school considers development of the whole student as important as

academics. Physical education is a part of every school day to keep stu-dents healthy and active. For a creative outlet, students take part in art, music, robotics, and computer classes every week. Many other enrichment opportu-nities are offered including free after-school clubs, band, orchestra, and top performing academic teams to develop student social skills.

Fulton Science Academy is proud to have some of Georgia’s strongest academic teams. After a very success-ful competition season at the state level, our school is representing Georgia in four different national and/or global events this year. These events are:• National Science Olympiad, Ne-

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Life University (LIFE) offers under-graduate and graduate programs root-ed in innovation and purpose, along with the world’s largest single-campus chiropractic college.

The mission of LIFE is to empower each student with the education, skills and values needed for career success and life fulfillment based on a vitalistic philosophy – the recognition and respect that all organic sys-tems in the universe are conscious, self-developing, self-maintaining and self-healing.

From day one on campus, stu-dents are challenged to explore Vital-ism, health and wellness and other non-traditional ideas that confront belief systems and break barriers.

Life University is founded on a set of values that collectively create a culture that is unique to LIFE. The University was founded on the ethos of Lasting Purpose: “To Give, To Do, To Love, To Serve – Out of a Sense of Abundance.”

Students are service-driven, seek-ing out opportunities to serve the community.

LIFE is concerned with charac-ter development as well as granting degrees and has designed Eight Core

Proficiencies and their skill sets: Integrity and Citizenship; Critical Thinking; Belief Systems and Perfor-mance; Communication and Relation-ship Theory; Contemporary Scientific Paradigms; Leadership and Entrepre-neurship; Philosophy and Healthcare Policy; and Integrative Change.

Small classrooms and unique edu-cational environments allow students to receive one-on-one mentorship from industry thought leaders.

As an international institution, LIFE is committed to advancing the vital health revolution through education, social and clinical re-search, and serving as a think tank for global conversations enhancing the human experience.

Located in Marietta, a suburb of Atlanta, LIFE offers proximity to a big city while fostering a small-school environment of health and wellness, study and personal growth within a serene landscape.

Within the metro-Atlanta commu-nity, LIFE’s sustainable campus fea-tures LEED-certified housing, ample green space and a preserved 19th century village – all of which nod to the past while looking to the future.

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According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website, “it’s more im-portant than ever for our youth to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to solve tough problems, gather and evaluate evidence, and make sense of information.

These are the types of skills that stu-dents learn by studying science, tech-nology, engineering, and math—subjects collectively known as STEM.”

At Amana Academy in Alpharetta, “students are doing STEM with a pur-pose,” says the charter school’s princi-pal, Cherisse Campbell. Students are using STEM to answer questions like, “how far does food travel to get to my

table?” and “can I build a solar-powered tiny house that a homeless person could actually live in?” They find the answers to these questions, and others like them, during semester-long, interdis-ciplinary Learning Expeditions that integrate all of their learning standards into exciting journeys that take kids and teachers out of the classroom and into the real world in their quest to find the answers.

Currently in its 10th year of op-eration, Amana is a tuition-free public charter school serving 750 students in grades K-8 in Fulton County.

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Your youngsters are more likely to learn to love learning when they can do it in a well-equipped, cozy nook of their own.

(NAPSI)—So long, sweet summer, school is back in session! We’re trading our beach bags for backpacks and getting back into our fall routines of afterschool sports practice, band lessons, dance class and, of course, homework. To help ease the transition from summer fun to back-to-school and get your kids excited about learning at home, check out these fun and easy DIY projects from Krylon®.

“Brag” Board

Turn an old bulletin board into a mag-netic reward board that will have your kids on their best behavior for those gold stars.

1. Remove any attached hardware with a screwdriver or other tool as needed.

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3. Give your board a pop of color by spray painting it your child’s favorite color (Krylon’s COVERMAXX™ fast-drying spray paint is available in nearly 100 different colors!).

4. Spray the backing board with Krylon Magnetic Primer to create a surface that lightweight magnets will stick to. Be sure to shake the can for several minutes before spraying and shake often during use.

5. Once it dries, use sticker letters or puffy paint to personalize the board and create a tracker or chart of activities.

6. Reattach the backing to the frame and hardware.

7. Dress up the board with magnets and pin your child’s rewards for good behavior and A+ grades!

Ready, Set, Draw

This time, drawing on the table is OK! Let your little artists go to work on this DIY dry erase table. Make learning more exciting by practicing the alpha-bet or multiplication on this tradition-ally off-limits surface.

1. Find an old desk or table with a smooth wood or plastic surface.

2. Cover the tabletop in Krylon Dry Erase Paint to create an instant easel for artistic expression. Even better, Kry-lon Dry Erase Clear spray paint comes in a clear gloss finish so users can apply it to any suitable hard surface without distorting its original color and appearance.

3. Let the tabletop dry for a week before use.

4. Use any dry erase markers on the table and learn and draw, worry-free!

Open the Door to Learning

Don’t have room for a big chalkboard? Make the most out of the doors in your home by turning them into a chalk-board! Your kids will love using this unique writing surface for their art-work, to-do lists and homework assign-ments.

1. Choose a door that has a relatively flat surface or flat panels.

2. Choose your Krylon Chalkboard paint color from colors such as green, black, clear or blue.

3. Spray Krylon Chalkboard paint on the back of your door, making sure to tape off areas that shouldn’t get ex-posed. Let paint dry for a week before using.

4. Gather the family; school is now in session with your new chalkboard.

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32 | October 14, 2015 | Milton Herald | miltonherald.com COMMUNITYHumane Society’s “Pet of the Week”ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Lucy, a 1 1/2-year-old spayed American Bulldog/Australian Cattle Dog, is a sweet, happy girl whose previous family could no longer care for her.

Lucy gets along well with children and other dogs, and she walks nicely on a leash. She has a bit of crate anxiety, but our staff and volunteers have worked with Lucy to improve discipline and instill confidence in her.

All dogs thrive on structure and leadership, and Lucy is no exception.

Crate training and obedience training are recommended to help with this. Obedience train-ing helps dogs understand what is expected, which reduces stress on everyone. If you are looking for an adult dog that can make your family complete, come take a look at this girl.

Lucy is current on her vaccina-tions at this time. She has been micro chipped and dewormed. She will be available at the Atlanta Humane Society Mansell Campus, 1565 Mansell Road.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The North Georgia Touchdown Club (for-merly the North Fulton Forsyth Touchdown Club) named its players of the week at the mid-season mark Oct. 5 during a ceremony at North Point Com-munity Church in Alpharetta. Brian Jordan, former Major League Baseball outfielder and National Football League safety, addressed the nominees and recipients.

North Fulton and Forsyth teams were well represented, with five players from local schools being named players of the week.

Roswell’s Tre’ Lamar was named defensive player of the week for week one for his 18-tackle performance against Lowndes. Cameron Kline of South Forsyth was named defensive player of the week for week two. Wide receiver Carlos Carrier of Alpharetta was named offensive player of the week for week two for a performance that included 12 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Cole Neuber

of Johns Creek was named defensive player of the week for week three and Centennial’s Caden Herring was named of-fensive player of the week for week five.

Jordan, who played for the Atlanta Falcons from 1989-1991 and the Atlanta Braves for five seasons, congratulated

the nominated players and winners. Jordan also discussed his rise to the professional ranks in both football and baseball. He urged the high school players in attendance to focus on their education, say-ing that, despite a successful, two-sport career, his proudest

moment was graduating from the University of Richmond. Jordan also said it was impor-tant for players to “dream big” and to always pursue their dreams.

Sportscaster Sam Cren-shaw emceed the event.

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Roswell’s Tre’ Lamar, center, was named defensive player of the week for week one and is congratulated by former Braves and Falcon player Brian Jordan, left, and former Falcons wide receiver Mike Haynes.

South Forsyth’s Cameron Kline holds his defensive player of the week plaque for week two.

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OCTOBER 17thUnder The Stars Outdoor Music Series 8-10pm

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Drake House hosts ‘Unexpected Evening’ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Ladies strutted their stuff Oct. 6 as part of “An Unexpected Eve-ning” fashion show in support of the Drake House.

The models donned cloth-ing from the Drake Closet, the thrift store arm of the Drake House. Held at City Antiques and Interior Arts in Roswell, Kathy Swahn, executive direc-tor of the Drake House, said the owner is partnered with the Drake House to accept furniture and household goods that cannot be accepted by the Drake Closet.

Local restaurants donated

and the new Roswell brewery Gate City Brewing served the beer. Music was provided by Scarlett Hill.

“It was a great event,” said Swahn.

The Drake House offers emergency housing and life-skills help for mothers and their children. Swahn said the Drake House holds fashion shows several times a year in support of the Drake Closet stores.

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Schroeder said. “Your total of those two matches is then ranked and they take the top 100 shooters out of those. Any-one can practice one gun over and over. But, to be the best, you have to master multiple weapons and courses. To me,

that’s what makes me feel the best. I may not have been the best in a gun, but overall my scores were the highest.”

Schroeder has been in-volved in shooting for over 30 years and attributes much of her success to her husband, Lyle.

They met while he was a firearms instructor and a com-petitor for the Michigan State Police.

“I never shot before I came into the FBI,” Schroeder said. “They taught me how to shoot as part of my job as principal firearms instructor. I taught the 225 agents how to shoot firearms. Lyle is the one who saw something in me and en-couraged me and brought me to the level I am at in compet-ing.”

While they were dating, Schroeder said, they would

go to matches and she would watch him shoot, amazed by his talents.

“When we got married, he took me out to the range because I was having a bit of trouble with something and he cured me of that,” Schroeder said. He also urged her to com-pete. “He’s been my encourage-ment, coach, mentor and hero. He continues to be the wind beneath my wings because he’s the one who believes in me even when I don’t believe in myself.”

Even with all the support, Schroeder sometimes feels dis-couraged. While she said the shooting contests are physical to a degree, including eyesight and grip strength, competing is very much a mental game and competitors have to be very focused at what they’re doing.

“As you get older, things start to fall apart, like your vi-sion and strength,” Schroeder said. “I still work out every day, but things deteriorate. I’ve gone through cycles of not shooting well even though I’ve shot well for many years. Then something will happen and I’ll shoot an awesome score. My husband is a big part of that. He’ll say, ‘No, you still have it, we just have to work out the bugs.’”

And even though she enjoys competition, keeping her shooting skills sharp was vital for her previous job as

well as her current position as a part-time employee of the NRA, teaching law enforcement firearms instruction.

“One of the things in law enforcement is you have to have a skill and be proficient with whatever weapon you carry,” Schroeder said. “It’s very hard in law enforcement to maintain a skill level that you need and hope you never have to use it.

In training, it’s hard to mimic the stress that you might feel, say, in a shooting incident. You need to train your folks to be able to handle the stress.”

However, all stress doesn’t have to be bad, she said. Some pressure can actually help keep shooters sharp.

“We always encourage our officers to compete in some-thing,” Schroeder said. “When you compete your heart beats harder. It’s a form of stress and it doesn’t have to be negative. Competition is actually a very good way of keeping your skill level up in law enforcement.”

She has one more competi-tion this season and then she said she’s going to take some time to relax.

“I’m still basking in this glo-ry,” Schroeder said. “It’s been a long time since I’ve held the overall title. I’ll keep practicing because you don’t want to be worse than you were. I’ll try it again.”


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Fulton Science Academy cleans Riverside ParkALPHARETTA, Ga. - Fulton Science Academy Private School stu-dents had fun “playing” in the mud and rain on Sept. 26 at the annual Rivers Alive cleanup event. FSA students, teachers and family members picked up a lot of trash along the Riverside Park trails and removed a record amount of Chinese Privet from the wetlands by the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Fulton Science Academy was also awarded the Wet and Wild Award for the most privet (shrubs) removed.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Maya Aravapalli, a junior at King’s Ridge Christian School and an ambassador for Girl Scouts, is currently working on her Gold Award project. The Gold Award is the highest award in Girl Scouts. Last sum-mer, Aravapalli volunteered at a school for disabled kids and taught math and English

to elementary classes. She found out that there are many schools in rural India that do not have basic facilities.

“I feel very passionate about the kids sitting on the floor and studying,” said Ara-vapalli. “I am originally from India and have chosen an am-bitious project that involves helping underprivileged kids in rural India get desks and chairs.”

The school is called Gov-ernmentt Primary School

and located in Magudi Tauk, Ramnagara District, Karna-taka State. Aravapalli needs to raise awareness and funds for the “Booster Seat” project. The goal is to provide 52 large desks with chairs for the en-tire school of 206 kids. Each desk seats four kids and costs $7,000. Currently, Arava-palli has raised $2,365 for her project and her Facebook has reached 10,000 people.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Ensuring the success of the district-wide 1:1 initiative while challenging students to become change agents in the way they learn, Alpharetta High School administra-tors have selected the iSchool Certified Student Advocate Program to empower its student lead-ers. The 1:1 initiative is a program providing students with access to digital tools throughout the day across all subject areas.

The Atlanta based EdTech company, iSchool Initiative, has customized a three-day certifica-tion program for Fulton County Middle and High School students to develop leadership, collabo-ration, important international society for tech-nology and public speaking skills to sustain the 1:1 mobile learning model. The select participat-ing student leaders, iSchool advocates, will sup-

port the initial device deployment, role model and serve as a site-based Help Desk facilitator while implementing instructional solutions for students and teachers throughout the year.

Twenty Alpharetta High School students participated in the three-day certification pro-gram on Sept.7 through 9 in collaboration with students from Centennial High and Autrey Mill Middle Schools.

In total more than 60 students have been trained thus far and the district is providing for ten students per school to receive this train-ing. The iSchool Advocates have accepted the challenge and are being tasked to help improve the learning experience for everyone at the school.

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Alpharetta HS psychology class plays with Play Doh ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The AHS second period AP Psychology class made Play Doh models of neurons and brains as a re-view for their Neuroscience unit. The kids had a list of brain parts they had to include and they had to tell their teacher what would happen to someone if there was a problem in that part of the brain. They also had to describe what happens during an action potential when a neuron fires.

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Paul Lagerbloom takes off on the bungee jump at the Crabapple Festival Oct. 3.

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Events:night, most vendors stayed committed to the festival, said Peyton Jamison, president of the Crabapple Community Association.

While adults picked their way through the vendors while carrying umbrellas, children in the crowd were enjoying inflatable games and rides, made slick by the rains. Parents gave up on keep-ing their children dry.

In Alpharetta, the nighttime Brew Moon Octoberfest continued with the addition of large tents to keep the music playing and the patrons (mostly) dry. Classic tunes were performed by the Electric Avenue Band and Yacht Rock Schooner.

One Octoberfest vendor was Jennifer Klein of Cin-namon Bay Bakery. She said that, even with the rain, the event was a great one.

“The music is so awe-some,” she said. “It’s great to be a part of community events like this. Alpharetta does it like nobody else.”


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The school district was recognized for its efforts to educate students on nutri-tion and agriculture by State School Superintendent Rich-ard Woods, Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black, Public Health Commissioner Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, and Georgia Organics Board Chair Mandy Mahoney.

“It is incredible to see the growth of farm-to-school pro-grams in the last few years,” said Mandy Mahoney, Georgia Organics Board Chair. “Every day, children across our state are getting the opportunity to grow and taste Georgia food in school. I’m excited to see Georgia’s school and agricul-tural leaders invest in these programs and in our children.”

Fulton County Schools was recognized at the Silver level for their accomplishments dur-ing the last school year, which include:

Students in all 94 schools participated in a taste test of roasted butternut squash. Other schools also tried ad-

ditional locally inspired recipes such as carrot and raisin salad, roasted chicken, Greek green beans and tomatoes, pink applesauce, and roasted root vegetables.

34 schools in the district maintain their own edible gardens, which include raised beds, greenhouses, orchards and pots of herbs.

Farm-to-school was inte-grated into standards-based curriculum 81 times this school year.

Lessons ranged from plant life cycles, experiential agri-culture with school gardens, specific farm-to-school lesson plans, identifying edible plant parts, learning fractions by making salads from garden harvests and learning about organic farming.

“Eating fresh, locally sourced food at school is great for our students,” said Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Su-perintendent. “When kids are healthy and energized, they’re ready to tackle their academic tasks. Farm to School also provides an opportunity for students to learn more about the role and impact of agricul-ture – Georgia’s largest indus-try – in our state.”

Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said he couldn’t agree more.

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ATLANTA — Georgia Department of Transpor-tation (GDOT) has awarded 24 contracts for statewide projects totaling $67.6 million. This includes $3 million for safety projects on local roads and almost $4.6 million for two bridge bond projects to be funded from $100 million in bonds appropriated by the 2015 Gen-eral Assembly.

This month, the largest transportation investment is a $36.9 million connectivity and congestion relief project that includes the wid-ening and reconstruction of 5.1 miles on Bethel-view Road from Castleberry Road to Ga. 20 in Forsyth County, plus construction of a bridge and approaches over Big Creek.

The project will improve safety and capacity through widening, alignment modifications and the addition of a raised median and turn lanes.

The project’s completion date is June 30, 2019.

This project represents almost $50 million of investment in Forsyth County which includes right-of way acquisition and design costs.

“While I’m glad we could move some criti-cal projects ahead, I am concerned that we still do not have long-term federal funding,” said Georgia DOT Commissioner Russell McMurry. “Transportation projects need to be planned over a period of years which becomes very dif-ficult when we do not have the much needed federal funding.”

In addition to a strong focus on maintaining and preserving transportation infrastructure, the department also awarded operational im-provement projects including traffic signal up-grades at various locations on Memorial Drive/SR 154 in Fulton County.

Details on all awarded projects can be found through the award announcement downloads link, https://www.bidx.com/ga/lettings. Infor-mation on schedules, lane closures and neces-sary detours will be made available in advance of construction activities.

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church, each parish, each believer. He speaks to a joint session of Congress and tells them that we need to take care of the poor and disenfran-chised and quit destroying our environment.

He was not saying tax the rich and give the money to the poor. He was not saying the people who work need to take care of the people who delib-erately choose not to work. He was not saying enable every-one.

He said that we need to take care of each other as best we can and that it needs to be a priority – one bigger than making money or owning ma-terial things.

Francis is saying that if we finish destroying our water, our air, our flora and fauna, then all that humankind has achieved is nothing.

He is trying to tell us to think about what is really im-portant to us individually and collectively. We must realize that our individual decisions have an impact on everyone, not just ourselves.

John Boehner, House Speaker, stands behind Fran-cis in tears during the entire joint session. He resigns from

Congress the next day. Is it possible that Boehner

heard this pope’s message and decided he could not follow the path that Francis is showing us and remain in office?

I don’t know but it sure is quite a coincidence.

Of course Francis is criti-cized during and after his visit as being a “Marxist/Socialist” pope. He is criticized for not taking a stronger stand against gay marriage.

One of my old friends discounted his trip because he did not condemn abortion. I heard comments about how effective his “publicity stunt” was and how choreographed his trip was.

“He’s not my pope. He’s Catholic,” my friend said.

Really? Have we as a coun-try really become this jaded, this selfish, this blind?

I was talking to another friend this weekend and I told him that one of the issues that makes our world so difficult today is that we really don’t know who or what we can trust. We really don’t know who will tell us the truth no matter what. And because we are in this situation, we also don’t have leaders who we can count on.

And without leaders we are like a rudderless ship.

We — the United States — used to lead and the rest of

the world looked to us for that leadership and support. We’ve gotten distracted and forgotten what we stand for and who we are.

I am reminded of something written by F. Scott Fitzgerald that I found many years ago and have never forgotten.

He wrote this about our country:

“France was the land. Eng-land the people. But America,having about it still that quality of the idea, was harder to utter. We saw it in the graves of Shiloh and the tired, drawn, nervous faces of its great men – and in the country boys dying in the Argonne for a phrase that had become empty before their bodies withered in the grave. It was a willingness of the heart.”

We are still that America but we have to remember. We still have that “willingness of the heart” and we still are ready and willing to lead and fight for what is right and just.

So we need to listen – and trust – when someone like Francis comes along to remind us who we are and what is important.

That seldom happens and it is a divine gift that we cannot afford to ignore or miss. We can do this, but we have to change and work together to get back on course.


Pope:disclosure process. In the past, usually the closing at-torney originated all the doc-uments that had to do with the fees and closing costs.

After Oct. 3, a new closing disclosure form (replacing the HUD-1) will typically be prepared by the lender. This means more communication between the parties support-ing your purchase is critical to an on-time closing.

If you are buying or sell-ing a property, you should ask good questions of your real estate agent, lender and closing attorney. How well do they understand the new mortgage rules? Do we have enough time to get everything done before the expected clos-ing date? How would all the parties involved (real estate agent, lender, closing attor-ney) work effectively together to get the transaction closed? Do you know who to call if escalations are needed with the other parties involved?

The new rules will help

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The new mortgage rules will ultimately be beneficial for consumers because it is always better when there is a clear understanding of the process and expenses early in the transaction.

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MILTON14260 Saddlevalley Lane. Friday 10/17, Saturday 10/17, 8am-4pm. Antiques, uniques, glassware, tools, MORE!! Cash only

ALPHARETTAMulti family. Kimball Farms Subdivision; Kimball Bridge and Northpoint Parkway. Friday 10/16 and Saturday 10/17, 8am-1pm.

JOHNS CREEK Multi-family. Prestwick Subdivision, across Atlanta Athletic Club, off Highway 141/Medlock Bridge 30097. Friday 10/16, Saturday 10/17, 8am-2pm.

CUMMINGWynfield Subdivision, 8120 Victoria Court 30040. Friday 10/16 and Saturday 10/17, 8am-4pm. Furniture, clothes, miscellaneous and garage items. RAIN OR SHINE!

MILTONWhite Columns (ungated). 310 White Columns Court. Friday 10/16, Saturday 10/17, 8am-3pm. Household, mens’ clothing (dress/golf), furniture....

Moving Sale

JOHNS CREEK: Multi-family. Highgate Subdivision. 10500 Branham Fields Road 30097. Friday 10/16, Saturday 10/17, 9am-2pm. Bedroom/office furniture sets, exercise equipment, clothes, household

Bargains

Antiques

European wardrobe/armoire, single door, beveled mirror, 84”hX 21”dX37”w. $700. Photos. 678-549-6057.

Building Supplies

VELUX SKYLIGHTS, used. (Eight, 21”x44”, two miscellaneous sizes). $475/all. 770-992-6848 leave message

DECORATIVE DORIC COLUMN, new, 12”dx8’t, $160. 770-521-5335

Cemetery

GREENLAWN/ROSWELLTranquility Garden, Spaces 1&2, lot 73-B. includes bronze name plaque included. $10,000/both. 770-475-7808, 404-317-5209

Greenlawn/RoswellGood Shepherd, 2 adjoining lots.$4500 each. 404-401-7269

Greenlawn/RoswellSection H, Fountain-A, Space #’s 3 & 4. $4000 each ($2000 savings!) 470-215-9055

Greenlawn Cemetery: 4 side-by-side lots, Fountain B: Sell all or separate. $2400/lot negotiable, list price $4999/lot. 770-475-5479

ARLINGTON, Garden-C, Lot 61 Sandy Springs. Asking $2500 negotiable. 770-993-4065

R o s w e l l - G r e e n l a w n . Garden of Prayer overlooking lake with fountain. 4 plots. [email protected] for more info and photos

Greenlawn/RoswellBeautiful serene setting! Garden of Prayer, 2 lots. Excellent buy! $2000 each, going rate $6595 each. 706-268-1884

GREENLAWNROSWELL

Peace Section 1-201D, 2-grave lot. $6000 includes bronze plaques. Retail $10,000. 7 7 0 - 5 6 9 - 0 0 8 3 . [email protected]

Collectibles

DOLLS, from 1966: 6 Barbies, 2 Teresa’s $20 each. 770-843-0362.

Moveable Barbies, 5/ Teresa. 1993/1995. $10 each. 770-843-0362

Furniture

Sofa, Loveseat, China, Dining Table with 6 Chairs, Queen Bed, Armoire. Excellent condition, Must sell.$300 all. 678-687-9921

Furniture

Full size mattress/boxspring w/metal frame and set of sheets. Excellent condition $75 678-822-4097

Custom Laminate Shelves with 3 drawers (beige). 14’Lx8’Wx16”D. $700. 770-633-0107

8 Bob Timberlake hardwood windsor dining chairs, $60 each. 770-312-2086

DINING SET, Ethan Allen; 3 side chairs, 2 arm chairs, bench, 2 leaves $600. 770-664-2917

Bentwood rocker, black and tan, wicker back and seat. $100. 404-242-4022

Leather sectional in Rio Chinese Red (103x103”), 6 Extra Firm Cushions, Foam Pillow Tops. Excellent Condition! $995. 678-591-0450

BABY BED; Collapses, foldable. Carrying bag. $40, 770-993-0835

DINING SET: Round Ralph Lauren 60”d cherry table $400. 770-781-0961

Camelback chest, refinished inside and out. $200. 404-242-4022

Household

Moving Sale, downsizing, selling all contents of townhouse. Saturdays and Sundays 9am-4pm. Call for more information: 470-558-8071

MOVING SALE!Bedroom suite, couch, coffee table, leaf table and bar stools, kitchen and household items. Prices negotiable. Call Lori at 770-256-2410 Alpharetta

Medical Equipment

Rechargeable Mobile Chair by Invacare: Joystick hand operated. Adjustable up and down seat and back. Gel cushion seat for pressure. Used 4 months. $6000. 404-345-2372

TH-36 PSORIASIS PHOTOTHERAPY LAMP $100. 404-345-2372

CHAIR LIFT for vehicle, Bruno Curbsider, for motorized chair, remote control, 400-lb. capacity $1500. 404-345-2372

Miscellaneous

Seasoned firewood delivered and stacked. $150/half cord; $300/full cord. Call Todd 678-464-0942.

Musical Instruments

PLAYER PIANO: 1925 Lyon and Healy. Ebony. ivory keys. Completely rebuilt, mint! Bench, 20 rolls. Electric motor, pedal-driven. $4000. 770-653-7851

Musical Instruments

CELLO, 7/8 Doetsch, Pernambuco bow, Hiscox hard sided case $2400. 770-753-0787

PIANO, Baby Grand: Elegant case, matching bench; warm, rich tone. Sacrifice $1650 obo. 678-445-3654

Recreation

TREK RACING BIKE: Adult male. Black and gray. $299. 770-843-0362

POOL TABLE: Brunswick 8’. Three slates. Pool cues, pool rack, table light, Excellent condition. $1500. 678-339-0410

FOOSBALL TABLE: Heavy duty Sportcraft, $100. 678-339-0410

Bike Trainer: Cycle OPS, Fluid 2, $160. 770-634-1033

GOLF MEMORABILIA: Club Logo; balls and towels, etc. $295. 404-583-2078

Nordic Track Walk Fit 5000: Non-electric, no batteries. $150. 770-993-0835

TREADMILL: Trimline heavy duty $100. 678-339-0410

TREADMILL: Proform 830QT, $180. 770-634-1033

Weight Machine: 2 station, arms and legs $250.770-634-1033

Wanted to Buy

Slide Projector: Kodak Carousel, in working order. 770-552-7123

Vintage Barbie, Midge, Francie, Skipper dolls, clothing and accessories. (Local). Cell 214-883-8215

Real Estate

Acreage/Lots

3575 Bonneville Drive, Cumming .23 acres in Shady Shores $30,000 Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Acreage/Lots

1.98 acre Residential Lot off of E. Cherokee Dr Murphy Drive. in Cherokee County. Wooded, sloped lot, asphalt drive. All utilities at road. $50,000 Owner related to agent. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Commercial Space for Lease

537 Lake Center Parkway for lease 1200-3600 SF space available in beautiful brick building. Easy access to Highway 9 and Market Center Blvd in Cumming. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Commercial Space for Sale

2376 Bethelview Road, 1.07 acre commercial in CBD zoning across from Kroger at Bethelview Rd & GA Hwy 20 intersection. Owner Agent, asking $499,000. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Home for Sale

6625 Tyler Way in Cumming. Beautiful 3BR/2BA painted Brick Ranch on a Culdesac. This home has a large private fenced backyard, low maintenance home. $235,000. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-291 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Home for Sale

300 Falcon Ln, Blue Ridge. FMLS#5363485. $985,000. A quaint luxury country home located in the heart of sought after Blue Ridge, GA in the north Georgia Mountains (roughly an hour drive from Atlanta). This private retreat sits on 10+/- acres. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2003, Garel Curry, Phone: 404-863-0835.

2170 Old Middleton Rd, Elberton. FMLS#5602014. $1,450,000. Extensive Lake Frontage on Pristine Lake Russell. Approx 140 +/- Acres on Gorgeous Land. Gated Entry, Paved Roads, City Water, Electric, Fiber Cable, already in place throughout property. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2007, PETER CLAY, Phone: 678-492-3559.

2240 Vinings Lane, Lawrenceville. FMLS#5598073. $220,500. Spacious Ranch home in sought after Peachtree Woods Sub. On full basement with boat door situated on a wooded cul de sac lot. Great open floor plan perfect for entertaining. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2000, DENISE S WESLEY, Phone: (404) 451-3692.

5570 Burruss Rd, Cumming. FMLS#5292812. $800,000. This immaculate home sits on 2 flat ac w/additional 2BR&2BA&3 car garage behind main home. Enjoy your coffee on the southern style rocking chair porch. Great location-min to GA400. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2006, MICHAEL GARCIA, Phone: 770-231-9908.

Home for Sale

14260 Morning Mountain Way, Milton. FMLS#5598554. $544,900. Immaculate, executive home located within walking distance to recently renovated amenities in Crooked Creek a GOLF, SWIM, TENNIS Community. This move-in ready, freshly painted home has it all! HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - (770) 497-2001, Christina Abunassar, Phone: (919) 389-8317.

1510 Moorings Way, Cumming. FMLS#5177905. $925,000. This home is one of the best locations on Lake Lanier & must be seen! Neighborhood consists of 6 gorgeous homes on private street w/cul de sac. Secluded and quiet. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2005, Kristy Scott, Phone: (404) 645-6902.

5045 Riverview Road, Atlanta. FMLS#5580059. $1,299,000. This prestigious residence is a gem of an estate tucked in on an exclusive street in Sandy Springs w/over 2 acres of picturesque, private, wooded grounds. The estate features a grand rm w/stone Fireplace and more! HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2003, KATHLEEN HERNANDEZ, Phone: (678) 300-2863.

98 Oakmont Dr, D a w s o n v i l l e . F M L S # 5 6 0 3 9 3 7 . $152,900. Master on Main, Fenced backyard. HOA fees include Yard maintenance & Garbage. Excellent Location, Very near GA 400, the Outlet Mall & the new Mall, new grocery store & Restaurants. HARRY NORMAN REALTORS - 770-497-2009, TERRY D COOKSEY, Phone: 770-503-4167.

Investment Property/

Residential

1705 Spot Rd Connector, Cumming, 1.35 acres with office/commercial potential with 3BR/2BA trailer asking $124,900. Currently rented $1,100/mo, tenant can stay or go. Owner is a licensed real estate agent. Call Christy Scally, Keller Williams 678-341-7400 office, 404-660-2919 cell, www.AgentScally.com

Office Space for Rent

Real Estate Services

FREE BOOK: Selling Goods due to downsizing/estate settlement. Only 80 available. Contact MaxSold Downsizing/ Estate Services: 404-260-1471, [email protected] or MaxSold.com/book by Nov.15

Business Services

Business Opportunity

LIFE COACHES: Join our team/earn to $60-$90. P/T, F/T. Training and support. This year’s goal: 10,000 clients. Text (VAP) 770-617-7092

Legal Notice

Notice is given that a Notice of Intent to Dissolve Greensweep Landscape & Design, Inc., a Georgia corporation with its previous registered office at 8985 Niblick Drive, Johns Creek, GA 30022, has been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code.

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SOLDManor Bridge Drive, Milton

$1,490,000

SOLDHeron Run, Milton

$650,000

SOLDCogburn Lane, Milton

$579,000

ACTIVEWolf Willow Close, Milton

$629,000

SOLDDrummond Pond, Milton

$1,200,000

SOLDKentworth Circle, Milton

$439,000

SOLDAutumn Close, Milton

$589,000

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$599,000

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$985,000

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$669,000

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$484,000

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