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MILTON, Ga. – The gals at Scoops and Just for Giggles in Crabapple are getting

ready for Halloween the best way they know – by holding the annual Carvin’ in Crabapple pumpkin carving and paint-ing event Oct. 27.

For the past four years, Karen Faber of Scoops and Megan Jamison of Just for Giggles have held the contest that last

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The fourth annual Carvin’ in Crabapple will take place Oct. 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Crabapple at Just for Giggles painting and Scoops ice cream. From left are Megan Jamison of Just for Giggles, with her children Mallory and Tripp, along with Karen Faber of Scoops.

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MILTON, Ga. – The Crabapple Fest was Oct. 5, after this issue went to print. For pictures and coverage of the event, visit Northfulton.com or our Facebook page for “Milton Herald.”

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Alpharetta shooting suspect caught

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Police have captured the suspect in the Sept. 22 shooting of a Milton man.

Timothy C. Pierce, 32, of Spring View Court, Milton was arrested early Oct. 4 on charges of aggravated battery, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony and pos-session of a firearm by a convicted felon.

“He is currently sitting in Fulton County Jail with no bond,” said Lt. Brian McGee, a Fulton Sherriff’s Department spokesman.

Pierce was picked up on Mt. Zion Road in Atlanta by Fulton County police on a DeKalb County war-rant.

Police said residents of Planter’s Ridge Lane, off Cum-ming Street, reported hearing gunshots about 3:22 a.m. Sept. 22. Police responded and found the victim shot multiple times outside a townhome.

The victim was taken to North Fulton Hospital and survived the shooting.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – An armed man is on the run after two robberies in the Crabapple area. He is wanted by police and the Federal Bureau of In-vestigation. A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.

At 7 p.m. Sept. 30, the sus-pect walked into the CVS store on Crabapple Road in Roswell waving a handgun and robbed the store. The following day, at

11:13 a.m., police say the man walked into the Wells Fargo bank in Crabapple, near the intersection of Crabapple and Arnold Mill Road. He produced a silver-colored pistol and demanded money of the bank teller. “We’re very concerned,” said Alpharetta Public Safety Spokesman George Gordon. “He pointed the gun at the tell-er.” The suspect is described as a white man between 30 and 35 years old, approximately 5-foot-9 or 6 feet tall, weighing

between 175 and 190 pounds. He was wearing a dark Harley Davidson T-shirt, blue jeans, a dark cap and sunglasses.

He is believed to be the same suspect in the CVS robbery as pictures show he appears to have worn the same shirt in both stick-ups.

The suspect left the bank on foot. He is armed and considered dangerous. Anyone seeing him or who has infor-mation about him is asked to call 911.

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DUi arrests ► 45, of Bentley Trail,

Cumming, was arrested Sept. 13 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and follow-ing too closely.

► Alison Leigh Trevor, 51, of Lakeview Ridge East, Roswell,

was arrested Sept. 14 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI.

► Debra Newsome Gahl, 57, of Sunset Trail, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 14 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and fail-ure to maintain lane.

► Jud Edward Walford Jr., 45, of Montgomery, Texas, was arrested Sept. 19 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and fail-ure to maintain lane.

► Tera J. Michek, 41, of Brookhollow Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested Sept. 20 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for DUI, reckless

driving and tire requirements.

Drug arrests ► Clay Caemeon Stark, 21,

of Old Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, was arrested Sept. 15 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana.

► Erica Nicole Marchbanks, 18, of Tate Lane, Cumming, was arrested Sept. 14 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, possession of drug-related items, possession of a sched-

ule II controlled substance, following too closely and hit and run.

► Khalile D. Thomas, 19, was arrested Sept. 15 on Deerfield Parkway in Milton for posses-sion of marijuana and loiter-ing.

► Daniel Antonio Parsons, 22, of Lithia Springs was arrested Sept. 23 on Highway 9 in Milton for pos-session of marijuana, pos-session of drug-related items, cracked windshield and no seatbelt.

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

Afternoon toddy leads to arrestMILTON, Ga. – A 50-year-old man was arrested for drunken driving Sept. 26 after he was stopped for speeding through a school zone during the middle of the day.

Police say Scott M. Pranger, 50, of Stirling Glen Court, Milton, was seen at 2:15 p.m. speeding along Cogburn Road near Hopewell Middle School. He was clocked going 40 mph in a school zone.

When police pulled him

over, Pranger allegedly smelled of alcohol. He also failed sobri-ety tests and was arrested for DUI.

A search of Pranger’s car turned up four empty beer bottles beneath his car seat. In the glove box, police found one unopened bottle and a cold beer bottle near the passenger seat.

Pranger was arrested for DUI, driving with open con-tainers of alcohol and speed-ing.

Chase leads to Cracker BarrelALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two Col-lege Park women were arrested Sept. 26 after allegedly trying to use a fake credit card.

Police were called after

employees of the HH Gregg on Windward Parkway said a woman and her sister had tried to use a fake credit card in their store.

When their card was de-clined, the women rapidly fled the store and ran away. An employee trailed after them in his truck and followed them across the parking lot to the Cracker Barrel, where they were parked.

The women got into their car and quickly backed out, however they ran into the trail-ing employee’s truck.

3 felons caught with firearmMILTON, Ga. – Three convicted felons were arrested Sept. 29 on Morris Road after a hand-

gun was allegedly found in their car.

Police said they spotted a car going northbound on the road at 4:16 p.m. without a rear bumper and no tag.

The car was pulled over. Of the four occupants, three were convicted felons – Shawn Mi-chael Evans, 20, of Hemingway Lane, Roswell, Shelton Tyler Morrison, 20, of Buford, and Ricki Shaquille Mathis, 19, of Ashley Court, Alpharetta.

The officer reported smell-ing marijuana in the car when speaking to the men, and Mathis admitted it was his. A search of the car turned up a handgun under the front pas-senger seat.

All three men were arrested for possession of firearms

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Man forges check, resists arrestCUMMING, Ga. — Deputies had to wrestle a man to the ground, because he resisted arrested after attempting to cash a forged check, accord-ing to a Forsyth County Sher-iff’s incident report.

An employee of the Com-munity Business Bank, 505 Peachtree Parkway, told depu-ties Sept. 19 a man allegedly tried to cash a forged check.

When deputies arrived, bank employees pointed to the suspect who stood by the

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asked the man to walk to the manager’s of-ficer to talk.

They walked to-gether for a few steps, but once the man approached the front doors, he suddenly became belliger-ent.

Deputies told the man he was under arrest, but he pulled his arms away and swung at deputies in a threat-ening manner.

Deputies grabbed his arms again and pulled them behind his back as they executed a leg sweep takedown.

After several minutes of struggle, deputies were able to handcuff Emmette Bentley, 43, and he was taken to For-syth County Detention Center.

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MILTON, Ga. – A Walmart employee was arrested Sept. 23 after he allegedly stole two phones. Store employees said Devrionte Smith, 25, of Athens, a cashier in the store, took two iPhone 5 phones and left the store without paying for them.

Smith told police he sold the phones for $400 to some-one on the street to buy food.

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By CAROLYN ASPENSONcarolyn@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga. – Milton new home construction permits increased in 2012, and the city expects them to continue to rise for the remainder of 2013.

In 2012, Milton approved 317 new residential building permits. To date this year, the number is 210.

“We obviously can’t deter-mine a final number for this year at this time,” City Planner Robyn MacDonald said.

In 2007, there were 603 permits issued, but the num-ber dropped significantly in 2008 to 189.

MacDonald said the num-bers have increased since 2009, when only 44 permits were issued.

She said there are currently about eight builders in Milton with new and existing com-munities building or preparing to build about 337 new homes, with about 40 of those being townhomes.

“Ryland has 76 homes at The Manor at Hopewell,” Mac-Donald said.

The other communities range from about five to 63 homes. The city factors these numbers along with the popu-lation increase into develop-mental planning such as traffic patterns and roadwork, parks and recreation development and the city budget.

“The increase in home-building permits is an expected trend for the city of Milton, and

our numerous long- and short-term plans contemplate the growth,” said Jason Wright, communications manager for the city of Milton.

“Our population doubled between the Census of 2000 and 2010, and we do not by any means expect it to stag-nate, which is a good thing because it indicates our desirability,” he said. “Thus,

our Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Comprehen-sive Transportation lay out long-term growth strategies that contemplate the type of numbers we’re now seeing.”

Wright said the city’s three-year strategic plan works in concert with the long-term plans to achieve residents’ desired outcomes.

New home growth in MiltonGraph of new residential building permits issued by month and year

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By JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@northfulton.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharet-ta City Hall was filled with residents Sept. 26 for the only meeting in the city to discuss plans to extend MARTA ser-

vices in North Fulton.The Metro Atlanta Rapid

Transit Authority (MARTA) is weighing three types of ex-panded service north of the riv-er, along the Ga. 400 corridor – bus rapid transit, light rail and heavy rail. Heavy rail is similar to what currently dead ends at North Springs, and what MAR-TA is leaning toward expanding clear up to Windward Parkway

with several new stations.Janide Sidifall, senior project manager with MARTA, said the department expects 23,700 daily riders if the rail system is expanded to Windward, at a cost of at least $1.6 billion to build and annual maintenance costs of $19 million.

However, she said MARTA was not sold on any one plan and would look at all alterna-

tives to increase service in North Fulton.

“The consensus is people want something along the Ga. 400 corridor,” Sidifall said. “We’re trying to find the right mix.”

That “right mix” is what concerned residents. De-spite assertions from the City

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By CAROLYN ASPENSONcarolyn@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga. — Saint Francis High School is growing.

The school recently applied with the city to allow for a new field house to be built on the 43-acre property located at 13440 Cogburn Rd.

The Design Review Board met Oct. 1 and reviewed the request from the school.

“The review board did a

courtesy review of the project,” Jason Wright, director of com-munications for the city, said.

Wright said a courtesy review is non-binding and designed to offer recommenda-tions for projects. “No vote is taken on courtesy reviews,” he said.

Mary Schoppman, director of development and public re-lations for the school, said the school’s population is growing and the location must accom-modate for that growth.

She said the new field house will be about 12,000 square feet and include a prac-

tice gym, boys’ and girls’ locker room and football locker room.  

“As with the construction of the entire campus, these build-ings are being built with the consideration of our neighbors and to be inconspicuous from the street,” she said.

“Great things are happen-ing at Saint Francis,” she said. “And the addition of the field house is just one of them.”

Schoppman said the school growth has created additional opportunities for the school and students. “This is our second year with a Georgia High School Association varsity

football team,” she said, “and with the donations of alumni and current families along with a generous donation from Northside Hospital, a state-of-the-art scoreboard is in the

works.” The scoreboard, along with

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Pre-K stu-dents at Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy of Alpharetta were greeted by First Lady of Geor-gia Sandra Deal on Monday, Sept. 30 to kick off the third annual Georgia Pre-K Week.

Sponsored by Voices for Georgia’s Children and Pre-K partners around the state, Georgia Pre-K Week, Sept. 30 through Oct. 4, focuses on the important role of Georgia’s pre-K program on future academic achievement.

Deal was one of nearly 150 officials that stopped at more than 3,000 pre-K classrooms in Georgia throughout the week.

Some of those officials in-cluded Sen. John Albers, who visited Mimosa Elementary in Roswell, Sen. Jack Murphy, who visited Kids ‘R’ Kids in Cumming and Rep. Lynne Riley, who visited State Bridge Crossing Elementary in Johns Creek.

While at the school, at 3455 Webb Bridge Road, Deal was given a tour of the facility and also read to the children.

“This is where you start to learn how to read,” Deal told the students. “And we’re very excited about that.”

Georgia Department of Ear-ly Care and Learning’s Bright from the Start Commissioner Bobby Cagle was also present to read to the students. Cagle said he was happy to have them pay attention and inter-act throughout the story.

Following the reading ac-tivities, the children, who were joined by staff members, read a poem they prepared for both Cagle and Deal, and they gave Deal a handmade book.

“This is quite special to me — thank you very much for

letting me come and visit you,” Deal said.

Shelan Meheux, owner of Kids ‘R’ Kids in Alpharetta, said she was happy to have the visit from Deal and honored to have the school be named among the top 10 performing pre-K programs in Georgia for the third year in a row.

“We felt it was an honor to be recognized with her pres-ence because we realize just how important pre-K is,” she said.

Kids ‘R’ Kids International was established in 1985 and today has more than 38 academies throughout metro Atlanta.

The school works to provide a secure, nurturing and educa-tional environment for children 6 weeks through 12 years of age.

Meheux said that because this is the first type of school-ing the children have had, it’s essential that they form a good foundation while going through the pre-K program.

“This is their first stepping stone in terms of learning how to be good students, and that’s what is very important to us here,” she said.

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First Lady Sandra Deal reads to children at Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy of Alpharet-ta to kick off Georgia Pre-K week.

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First Lady Sandra Deal, left, and Bright from the Start Commissioner Bobby Cagle, right, listen while students read them a poem at Kids ‘R’ Kids.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The an-nual Alpha PAL Patrol 5K race takes place Oct. 10 in Alpharetta.

A Peachtree Road Race qualifier, the Police Athletic League (PAL) 5K begins in the parking lot of Jackson Healthcare, 2655 Northwinds Parkway, and takes the run-ner through rolling hills in the heart of Alpharetta’s business district before returning to Jackson Healthcare.

The race starts at 6:45 p.m. Oct. 10. A Zumba dance fitness program will take place

at 7 p.m., and the awards are given out at 8 p.m.

For signing up and run-ning, each participant will receive a vintage next level SS shirt along with pasta dinner along with salad. Registration costs $25 if completed by Oct. 4, or $30 on race day. Make entry fee payable and mail to: Alpharetta PAL, P.O. Box 598, Roswell, Ga. 30077.

All proceeds benefit the Alpharetta Police Athletic/Ac-tivities League (PAL), a 501c3 nonprofit community-based or-ganization dedicated to provid-

ing an environment of “Leaders Building Leaders” for the youth of North Fulton. Their goal is to engage police officers, firefight-ers and community volunteers to teach and mentor the youth and establish a bond of mutual respect, understanding and trust with the Alpharetta De-partment of Public Safety.

“It has been rightly said it doesn’t matter where you start out. What really matters is where you’re going,” said Ve-ronica Carew, executive direc-tor of Alpharetta PAL. “Leaders building leaders is what we at

Alpharetta PAL stand for. We teach children that you are not a product of your environment. Your environment is a product of you. Our PAL Patrol is just that – we are on the watch to make sure your child is not at-risk. That’s right – they are at-risk to do something that could possibly get them into trouble. We offer guidance and structure, and who better off to do that than a PAL? Come out and support us. Run or Zumba with someone who still knows it takes a village to raise a kid.”

Runners can register online at www.active.com, or in per-son at the PAL Gym, 86 School Drive, Milton Center in Al-pharetta. Cash, check or credit card is accepted at five loca-tions: 3881 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Ga. 30319, 404-816-8488; 1062 Johnson Ferry, Marietta, Ga. 30068, 770-579-

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By SHUBHI TANgRInews@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga.—Nico Leis, a Cambridge High School de-bater, went “maverick” at the first tournament of the debate season at Wake Forest Univer-sity from Sept. 7 to Sept. 9.

Policy debate is a partner activity, where one team con-sists of two people. Very rarely does a team consist of only one person – called going “mav-erick” – as it brings multiple disadvantages and makes it harder to compete.  

“When I first heard the news that I would be going to the tournament ‘maverick,’ I instantly began questioning if I’d even be able to go any-more,” Leis said. “Most of the accommodations had already been planned out, taking two people into account – not one.”

However, Leis had to com-pete with these disadvantages given that his partner could not attend.

“When you don’t have a partner, you’re basically taking all the responsibility on your shoulders,” he said. “I had to argue more points and talk for

longer periods of time dur-ing the debate than any other average debater did.”

Leis was able to win five out of six rounds and make it to the playoffs despite the fact that one-person teams have a harder time competing and that most tournaments don’t allow them to make it to the playoffs (called breaking in debate). He was also awarded

the fourth best speaker out of 67 debaters at the tournament, and made it to the top 16 teams of the break rounds.

Leis’ interest in debate was sparked after meeting many varsity debaters and under the apprenticeship of Tucker Boyce, former captain of the Alpharetta High School debate team and qualifier for many prestigious national tourna-ments.

Moreover, Leis attended debate camp, the Spartan De-bate Institute, for three weeks at Michigan State University, which prompted him to start

competitively debating. “I was intrigued by the level

of knowledge and discussion of in-depth topics that debaters had,” Leis said, “Tucker taught me the basics and then I read books at camp and at school to make myself better.”

Cambridge does not have an organized debate team; Leis and his debate partner are the co-founders of the program at their school.

Unlike most other high schools, the team does not have a coach, nor does the school offer a debate class, making it difficult to be com-

petitive with teams from all over the country.

Leis and his partner are working hard to be successful in order to promote the growth of the debate program and to successfully establish it. They have been talking to debate coaches from other schools and the administration at their own school.

Anyone who would like to provide a one-time donation or ongoing sponsorship of the Cambridge debate teams can contact Madeleine Patrick at Cambridge High School at Pat-rick@fultonschools.org.

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Cambridge High’s Nico Leis went solo, or “maverick,” Sept. 7 and won five of six rounds to make it into the playoffs.

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

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – The Roswell Santos U15 Blue girls’ team coached by Les Meenan were named champions of the NASA Classic girls’ tournament for the U15 girls’ Blue Divi-

sion going 4-0 on the way to the championship held Aug. 17-18. They were also semifinalists in the Publix Atlanta Cup tournament U15 girls’ B Division on Aug. 31-Sept 2.

Ga. Rush girls win Tophat Puma Cup

Roswell Santos girls win NASA tournament

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Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Christine Carol Lipscomb Gerwien, daughter of Tor-sten and Paula Gerwien of Alpharetta, graduated cum laude from the Peabody College of Education last spring with a degree in special education and cogni-tive studies. She is currently working as a special education teacher for Mar-garet Allen Middle School in Nashville.

United Theological SeminaryDAYTON, Ohio – Eleanor Brown, a resident of Suwanee, has been admit-ted into the Master of Divinity flex pro-gram at United Theological Seminary for fall 2013 semester. United Theologi-cal Seminary, located in Dayton, Ohio, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

University of EvansvilleEVANSVILLE, Ind. – Roberto Lorena of Alpharetta has enrolled at the Uni-versity of Evansville. Lorena, majoring in marketing, joins an entering class of 543 students who represent 28 states and 20 countries.

University of GeorgiaATHENS, Ga. – University of Geor-

gia track and field athlete and 2010 Northview High School graduate Jared Dunn has been named a winner of the 2013-14 Joel Eaves Scholar-Athlete Award.

The award is presented to the male and female student-athletes with the highest grade point average upon en-tering the fall semester of his or her se-nior year, based upon academic hours rather than eligibility.

Dunn, a native of Johns Creek, is majoring in public relations and boasts a 3.93 grade point average. As a junior last season, Dunn clocked a season-best time of 8.45 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Auburn Invite. During the outdoor campaign, Dunn finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.88 at the Spec Towns Invite.

purdue UniversityWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Uni-versity awarded about 7,100 degrees to students following the spring semester.

Those earning degrees include Christine Castek of Alpharetta, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education, and James Castek of Alpharetta, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Liberal Arts.

In addition, the following students at Purdue earned Dean’s List honors for the spring semester: Christine Castek of Alpharetta, Shannon Castek of Alpharetta, Kimberly Lutz of Al-pharetta, Yeonseon Kim of Alpharetta and Kyle Gorman of Milton.

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By CAITLIN wAgENSEILcaitlin@northsidewoman.com

NORTH FULTON, Ga. — In 1980, Kay Izard’s life was drastically changed when she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 28. In 2004, it became necessary to use a wheel-chair full time, but that setback hasn't stopped her from doing what she loves—not by a long shot.

Today, Izard is president of the North Fulton Master Gardeners, and hasn’t let her disability falter her strong passion for gardening. Instead, she has embraced her situation and adapt-ed to what life has handed her.

“It upsets me when I read about somebody who feels like their life is over when they’re diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis,” Izard said. “Because it’s not. I just don’t think people should ever give up.”

Izard first became interested in gardening when she was in high school and living in New Jersey. She planted three tomato plants in her backyard and has been gardening ever since. But because she hasn’t always been in a wheelchair, she had some adapting to do in order to continue gardening. Izard’s husband, who passed away last September, helped her through that adjustment period.

“My husband had a lot of foresight in developing the garden,” Izard said. “He built slightly raised paths and had to line them with something that I wasn’t going to slip on. With the wheel-chair that I have, I can reach over the handle bar and I’m able to weed and pick up sticks and rocks.”

While this works most of the time, it does come with its challenges. Izard described a time when her wheels got stuck and she had to call a neighbor for help.

Yet another time, she fell out of her wheelchair while leaning over to weed. She remembers lying on the ground, not able to get up, just waiting for someone to walk by.

“I’m not going to let that stop me because I love gardening so much, and I’ve learned what I shouldn’t do and what parts of the garden I can’t go in,” she said.

She also has the comfort of a trusty companion named Carlos, a Brittany Spaniel, who keeps a close watch over her. Izard said Carlos is extremely devoted to her and loves to chase chipmunks and squirrels while she gardens.

While Izard has always loved gar-dening, she also realized she needed to get involved in the community and meet new people when she and her husband first moved to the Roswell area. The Master Gardeners allowed her to do just that.

“I applied and was accepted,” she said. “Then I had four months of classes and a certain number of volun-teer hours to do at each of the projects that the Master Gardeners had before becoming a member.”

As president of the association, Izard works to keep meetings on time and running smoothly, in addition to working with their North Fulton exten-sion agent.

Izard said becoming a member is a great way to meet new people in the community and socialize, all while enjoying a passion for gardening. The best part is the camaraderie and shar-ing in one common interest, she said.

She added that all gardeners can agree that there’s a certain feeling of tranquility that comes with working in the garden.

“I like listening to the birds and to the things that are going on around me — there’s something very therapeutic about it,” she said.

Lately, Izard has been making Capri salads with basil and tomatoes from her garden. But with the colder weather approaching, Izard said she is preparing to plant her fall greens such as lettuce and spinach.

Because Izard has grown accus-tomed to being in a wheelchair, she has important advice for those who may be new to situations like her own.

“Get as many adaptive devices as you can, because these days there are so many,” she said. “It didn’t used to be like that. In 1980, it wasn’t like

that. But now, there are catalogs full of adaptive equipment for those with a disability that will allow you to continue doing what you like to do.”

And though Izard has many other hobbies such as reading and watch-ing movies, what she likes most in the world is gardening — and she has no plans to stop any time soon.

“I won’t enlarge the garden any more, and it might actually get a little smaller. But I’ll keep gardening for as

long as I can,” she said.Izard will remain president of Mas-

ter Gardeners until February when it comes time for the committee to slate new officers.

The Master Gardeners is a nonprofit organization that works to provide education and service in horticulture throughout the North Fulton commu-nity. For more information or to learn how to become a member, visit www.nfmg.com.

M.S. doesn't uproot master gardener's passion

It upsets me when I read about somebody who feels like their life is over when they’re diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Because it’s not. I just don’t think people should ever give up.” Kay IzardPresident, North Fulton Master Gardeners

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6 N. Fulton schools in top 10 state SAT scores

By CANDY wAYLOCKcandy@northfulton.com

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – In what has become a recurring annual theme, students in North Fulton continue their high performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test as-sessment, with six area high schools placing in the top 10 among their peer schools.

Northview High students, with an average SAT score of 1773, posted the highest average among schools with more than 150 test takers. The school was bested only by the Advanced Academy of Geor-gia and the Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology, which tested eight students and 138 students, respectively.

Northview tested 406 stu-dents.

The positive news for North Fulton high schools was tem-pered by the fact that four of the seven high schools whose students took the SAT last year lower scores from last year.

Overall, the average score dropped 25 points, including a 10-point decline in math scores from the previous year.

The overall system average also fell from last year, falling 13 points from 1580 to 1567. That number was still high enough to rank the Fulton School System second best in the state, behind only Forsyth County, which came in at 1580.

Fulton School officials were still pleased with the district performance.

“Only [Forsyth] has higher SAT scores than ours, and it has 3,000 fewer students taking the test,” said Fulton Superintendent Robert Avossa. “Fulton has the third larg-est number of test takers in Georgia, yet we continue to keep our district averages the highest in metro Atlanta.

That’s commendable for a district of our diversity and size.”

Among schools with at least 150 test takers, Northview High led the top 10 list among the state’s 452 schools, fol-lowed by Johns Creek at 1707 (fourth), Milton at 1697 (fifth), Alpharetta at 1672 (seventh), Chattahoochee at 1667 (ninth) and Roswell at 1653 (10th).

Averages from the remain-ing North Fulton high schools included Fulton Science Academy at 1563, followed by Centennial at 1560 and newly opened Cambridge at 1525, which had only 51 seniors tak-

ing the 2013 test.Gains were seen on scores

from FSAHS, Alpharetta, Mil-ton and Northview, but double digit drops were recorded at Roswell (24 point dip), and Centennial and Johns Creek, both of which dropped 22 points from last year. Chat-tahoochee also saw a drop of seven points from last year.

“Although our overall scores dipped this year, I’m not discouraged – far from it,” said Avossa. “Since 2010, Fulton has risen from being ranked 25th in the state to being ranked second in overall score. That’s remarkable achieve-ment for our students and our schools.”

The SAT is the most widely taken national assessment for college enrollment and has a possible score of 2400 points in three parts – math, criti-cal reading and writing. It is administered by the College Board, which also administers the Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

Overall, nearly 75 percent of Georgia’s class of 2013 took the SAT; the ninth highest par-ticipation rate in the country. The average state score on the 2013 SAT was 1452, with the national average at 1498. Both averages were unchanged from last year, but did stop the slide in test scores that began in 1999.

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1. Northview 1773/406

2. Walton (Cobb) 1741/607

3. Columbus (Muscogee) 1722/341

4. Johns Creek 1707/418

5. Milton 1697/588

6. Pope (Cobb) 1685/406

7. Alpharetta 1672/484

8. South Forsyth 1668/357

9. Chattahoochee 1667/481

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By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga. – The Milton Ea-gles rolled to their fifth straight victory, defeating Wheeler 38-9 at home last Friday night to remain tied for first in Region 5-AAAAAA.

The Eagles (2-0, 5-0) spot-ted Wheeler an early touch-down, but held the Wildcats’ offense scoreless after that, allowing just over 200 yards while forcing four turnovers.

Micco Brisker and Chad To-liver, taking over the ball car-rying duties in the absence of injured tailback Treyvon Paulk,

combined for 173 yards rush-ing, while quarterback Austin McLeod teamed up with Zach Spiezio for a pair of touchdown passes. Paulk is out for the season with a knee injury.

Toliver’s 39-yard punt return to the Wheeler 13 led to Brisker’s 3-yard scoring run that tied the game 7-7. Jordan Genovese put the Eagles ahead with a 33-yard field goal after a drive in which the Eagles converted several times on fourth down. A 19-yard pass from McLeod to Spiezio made it 17-7 in the closing seconds of the first half one play after the Eagles blocked a punt.

Milton began the second half with a long drive that end-ed on a missed field goal, but McLeod and Spiezio teamed up for a 40-yard touchdown pass after the Eagles came up with a fourth-down stop at the Wheeler 41.

The Eagles got the ball right back after an intercep-tion, scoring on the first play of the fourth quarter on Chris Turner’s 3-yard run.

Wheeler (0-2, 2-3) fumbled the ball right back to the Eagles and McLeod hit Jair Andreson for 14 yards and Milton’s final touchdown.

Milton stopped a Wheeler

threat with an interception at the Eagles’ 2, but the Wild-cats scored on a safety on the next play. Brisker rushed for 111 yards on 14 carries, with Toliver adding 62 yards on 12 attempts. McLeod completed nine of 13 passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns. Quarte Sapp and Chase Polkow had the Eagle’s two interceptions, with Polkow credited with the punt block. The Eagles are at home Friday against Etowah, which is tied for first in the region with Milton and Walton.

Etowah is 5-0 overall, but all five of the team’s wins have come against teams with losing

records. “Etowah is big up front and

looks like an image of us,” Mil-ton coach Howie DeCristofaro said. “Their quarterback is a good runner and thrower.”

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Alpharetta Raiders took early control in the Region

6-AAAAAA standings, defeating South

Forsyth 38-16 at home last

Friday night, Sept. 27. After two weeks of region

play, the Raiders are the lone

unbeaten team in the region (2-0, 3-2 overall). Alpharetta scored on each of its first four possessions against the War Eagles (1-1, 4-1), who closed within 24-16 in the third quar-ter after two touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversions.

But the Raiders responded with an 80-yard scoring drive and added another touchdown later in the third quarter to put the game away.

Alpharetta quarterback Austin King had a big night, completing 21 of 27 passes for 393 yards and three touch-downs.

He connected with Andre Harton for 90 yards for the game’s first touchdown, and teamed up with Andrew Wilson for a 45-yard TD to make it 17-0 late in the first quarter after Thomas Waller kicked a 30-yard field goal.

Miles Smith scored on a 5-yard run to put the Raid-ers ahead 24-0, but the War Eagles closed within 24-8 in the second period and stopped a late Alpharetta drive before

halftime. South Forsyth drove to a

touchdown to start the sec-ond half, but King scored on a 1-yard sneak to cap the Raiders’ answer, and hit Daniel Clements for 44 yards and a touchdown later in the period.

Harton finished with five catches for 185 yards and Clements had six receptions for 95 yards. Lem Cobbs and Smith combined for 80 yards on 15 attempts to lead the Raiders’ ground game.

“We did a good job of pro-tecting the quarterback and played pretty well early on offense,”

Alpharetta coach Jason Dukes said. “They did a good job of making some changes on defense, but we got things roll-ing offensively again.”

Chase Stratton and Bryce Grauss keyed the Alpharetta defensive effort, which limited South Forsyth to 10 comple-tions in 30 attempts and stopped the War Eagles 11 times on third down and three times on fourth down.

CAMBRIDGE 41, POPE 32 UPDATE »

Fourth quarter comeback earns big win for Bears By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga. – The Cambridge Bears scored the biggest vic-tory in the football program’s brief history, rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat Pope 41-32 Sept. 27.

It was the first home game of the season for Cambridge (1-3), which won once last season against a weak North Springs team.

Although Pope is only 1-4, the Greyhounds made the playoffs each of the last three

seasons, going 23-7 in the regular season since 2010, including a 9-1 mark in 2011.

The Bears jumped out to a 12-0 lead before Pope scored four straight touchdowns to go ahead 26-12. Cambridge closed within 26-22 at the half, and the teams swapped touchdowns in the third period before the Bears scored twice in the fourth quarter.

Cambridge quarterback Brian Moore completed 29 of 46 passes 310 yards and two touchdowns, and added 105 yards rushing, scoring on

a sneak for the game’s final points.

“This was a huge win for us,” Cambridge coach Craig Bennett said. Pope defeated the Bears 49-7 last year, but had struggled defensively prior to the Cambridge game.

“We knew we matched up well with them,” Bennett said, with the Bears moving the football effectively while the Greyhounds turned the ball over six times, twice on special teams plays.

The Bears jumped out to an early lead on two field goals

by Clayton Hammer and a 17-yard touchdown pass from Moore to Christian Johnston. A.J. Campbell scored on a short run and Hammer kicked a third field goal to pull the Bears within four points at the half.

A Moore-to-John Hurst pass put the Bears on top in the third period before the Greyhounds again regained the lead. Cambridge capitalized on two of the six Pope turnovers to score the go-ahead and clinching touchdowns, with J.D. White and Moore scoring

on short runs. Hurst, Johnston and Kyle McDougall all had big receptions for the Bears, with Hurst catching 10 passes for 166 yards.

Nathan Kish keyed the Bears’ defense, with Johnston and Zeke Gormley both inter-cepting passes.

Despite trailing by as many as 14 points, Bennett said the Bears “never got down.”

He credited what he described as “an awesome atmosphere” on the part of the Cambridge fans with helping keep his team fired up.

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Astronomer visitsFulton Science AcademyNORTH FULTON, Ga. – Stu-dents at the Fulton Science Academy private school were looking up at the sun on Thursday, Sept. 19. Luckily, the students had just been handed a pair of free solar glasses so they could view the sun directly.

Stephen Ramsden, found-er of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project, brought not only his solar telescopes and equipment to the school, but his vast knowledge of the sun.

Students viewed the sun through three different eye-pieces, each giving a different perspective on the sun.

There were also additional telescopes hooked up to com-

puters so that students could get a better view of the sun in real time.

Clear skies and an active sun provided incredible op-portunities to view sunspots, solar prominences and solar flares. Many students were amazed to actually see things they had learned about in sixth-grade earth science.

Ramsden provided per-spective on the distance from the sun to the Earth and nuclear fusion.

He also discussed with students the importance of studying math and science. To view time lapse images and solar images taken that day, go to www.solarastono-my.org.

By CANDY wAYLOCKcandy@northfulton.com

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Head-ing into year two of the transi-tion to a charter system, 20 of Fulton County’s 101 schools have seated Governance Coun-cils, which will determine the direction of the school for years to come.

This year, 37 more schools will follow, including 20 schools in North Fulton.

Last year, the Fulton County School System became the largest charter system in the state.

The district received approval from the Georgia Department of Education to be waived from many state laws that govern public schools, with the understanding this flexibility would lead to higher student performance.

Fulton school officials explain the system is now a charter district – not a district of charter schools. Overall governance will remain with the Fulton County Board of Education.

Each school, working through its Governance Coun-cil, will develop a strategic plan for its school and determine its own requests for flexibility that must be submitted, and approved, by the Fulton School Board.

Ken Zeff, chief of strat-egy and innovation for Ful-ton Schools, said the biggest hurdle was getting Governance Councils up and running at each of the Cohort One schools – the group of 20 schools that volunteered to be in the initial phase.

The board is comprised of parents, teachers, staff and community members, and elec-tions were held last December for the 200 positions available on the 20 Governance Coun-cils.

“I am very excited with the level of support from our community,” said Zeff. “Our objective measure of success the first year was if we can get these Governance Councils off the ground, find folks to run [for the seats] and get them trained.”

In the end, every available seat was filled, elections were held and training began in early spring.

Under the charter system, governance members must complete six hours of training and principals have 45 hours.

The Governance Councils will replace the Local School Advisory Councils (LSACs), which have been in place

for more than a decade and which served essentially as the sounding board for the school’s administration. With a Gover-nance Council, the stakes are much higher and the power spread across the board as it works to develop a strate-gic plan to increase student achievement.

But before schools can begin asking for waivers from standard procedures, Zeff said each council is tasked with creating a strategic plan for their school.

The process, said Zeff, should take schools up to six months.

“Phase One for Governance Councils [involves] collect-ing information about their organization and school and developing a needs analysis,” said Zeff. “This involves setting long-term outcomes and de-termining strategies on how to move their school forward over the next few years.”

At Northview High School, Principal Paul Brannon sent out a survey to thousands of students, parents, commu-nity leaders, businesses and other organizations asking for feedback on what the school did well, what it needed to work on and the perception of the school from the community standpoint.

“[Overall], the feedback was very positive,” said Brannon, who is in his third year at Northview.

“The big focus was centered around technology and how to incorporate it more into the school.”

He said more than 50 percent of the surveys were returned, and the feedback provided the roadmap for the school’s strategic plan, which the Governance Board com-pleted last month.

After presenting it to the community for review and revi-sions, the plan will be submit-ted to the Fulton County Board of Education for approval before the end of the year.

One area Northview will seek flexibility is in the size of the classroom.

Brannon said it is not uncommon for college kids to have a mix of large group lecture classes and smaller classes, and those could easily be implemented in the high school as well.

“For example, Advance Placement Psychology could be taught like a college class in the auditorium,” said Brannon. “This would get them used to [this] type of lecture before they get to college.”

Another area of flexibility Northview will likely seek is the creation of a health sciences curriculum, possibly partner-ing with a local hospital to help with the instruction.

“We have a lot of seniors going into medical engineering or [other health-related areas] and having a health science curriculum would be a great concept,” said Brannon.

Other schools in North Fulton that were part of Co-hort One include Abbotts Hill Elementary School, Autrey Mill Middle School, Centennial HS, Hembree Springs ES, Milton HS, Mountain Park ES, Ro-swell North ES and Shakerag ES.

Governance Councils to be inplace in majority of Fulton SchoolsBoards will determine strategic plans, goals for schools under charter system

This year, the following schools will hold elections for Governance Councils, train those elected and begin the process of developing the strategic plan for implementation next year: Elementary Dolvin ES Mimosa ES Ocee ES State Bridge Crossing ES Summit Hill ES Sweet Apple ES Wilson Creek ESMiddle Crabapple MS Elkins Point MS Northwestern MS Webb Bridge MS Haynes Bridge MS Holcomb Bridge MS River Trail MS Taylor Road MSHigh Cambridge HS Chattahoochee HS Johns Creek HS Roswell HS

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This is the biggest opportunity in our lifetime for employers torethink how they allocate compensation dollars to health benefits.

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By JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@northfulton.com

NORTH FULTON, Ga. – With the Affordable Care Act, other-wise known as “Obamacare,” at the center of so much trou-ble in Washington, there is one thing among all the political-speak that keeps getting lost in the shuffle: what exactly is expected of employers under Obamacare?

Big changes are com-ing to both businesses and individuals regarding the way they think of health care. Eric Helman, chief executive officer of Continuous Health, has made the rounds recently trying to fill companies in on just what they need to know about the new law. He spoke Oct. 1 to the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, the same day the insurance marketplaces went live.

“It’s not a right- or left-wing problem.” Helman said. “It’s the law.

“Many human resources departments are overwhelmed with compliance and mainte-nance issues and lack the tools to provide their fellow execu-tives a strategic perspective,” he said. “Health care reform has transformed employee benefits into a board-level is-sue.”

Carefully navigating the new rule, benefits and pun-

ishments for compliance has suddenly forced companies to take a good look at their health insurance plans offered to their employees.

Between 2005 and 2010, average health insurance costs went up 47 percent, Hel-man said. With such increases, health care was bound to break sooner or later. As costs go up, coverage and benefits go down.

Thus, there was the need for something to fix it. That’s where the ACA comes in.

“Contrary to popular belief, the health care act is not all doom and gloom,” Hel-man said.

“This is the biggest op-portunity in our lifetime for employers to rethink how they allocate compensation dollars to health benefits.”

The ACA has established

benchmarks for whom they must cover, what they must offer and how much they can charge for health coverage.  

“What is surprising to most people is that these new benchmarks are significantly below what many employers are currently providing,” said Helman.

Companies could also be penalized for offering too meager cover-age as well as coverage that is too good, so-called “Cadil-lac plans.”

One of the main points of the ACA is to get everyone in the coun-try covered in some way. This should widen the pool of people pay-ing into the system and help control costs.

All employ-ees who work more than 30 hours a week

for large employers must be eligible for health coverage or their employer faces potential penalties.

If their employers do not meet a certain level of cover-age, they may be fined $3,000

per employee. However, the employer does

not have to provide affordable coverage.

Instead, the workers can seek their own coverage through either Medicaid or the public marketplaces.

Ideally, no worker is paying more than 9.5 percent of their income on health insurance.

For some employers, it may make sense under the law to stop offering coverage to spouses of employees. Recent-ly, Kroger made headlines by doing just this. However, this could end up being better for spouses of low-wage workers because they can now access subsidized coverage in the public marketplaces, Helman said.

“Kroger may have made the most benevolent offer to their employees,” he said.

If the employee’s spouse has coverage from the com-pany, the spouse cannot seek coverage through the insur-ance exchanges. By cutting them loose, they can now

seek subsidized coverage that should save them – and the company – money.

Helman stressed that employers should use Obam-acare as a catalyst to create a strategy – look at their options carefully and pick a path they think will work best and stick with it.

“It’s not about which strat-egy you pick, it’s about picking one and being intentional,” he said.

What does Obamacare do? • Open enrollment began Oct. 1.

• It ends March 31, 2014.

• Coverage can begin Jan. 1, 2014. Healthcare law difficult to navigate

Most people must have healthcare coverage in 2014. If you don’t have coverage in 2014, you’ll have to pay a penalty of $95 per adult, $47.50 per child or 1 percent of your income (whichever is higher). The fee increases every year.

Visit www.healthcare.gov for further information about the Affordable Care Act.

Many human resources

departments are overwhelmed

with compliance and maintenance issues and lack

the tools to provide their

fellow executives a strategic

perspective.” erIc helManChief Executive Officer of Continuous Health

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HEALTH » CHoA’s Tatum namedto healthcare committee ATLANTA — David Tatum, a Cum-ming resident and vice president of government and community relations at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, was appointed by Georgia Gov. Na-than Deal to the Alternative Funding for Medicaid and Other Health Care Federal Funding Committee.

This is the third state board ap-pointment of Tatum’s career. In April, Deal asked him to serve on the Med-icaid Hospital Financing Committee and from 1992-2002, Tatum sat on the Health Strategies Council after being appointed by Gov. Zell Miller.

Tatum also serves on the boards of directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Voices for Geor-gia’s Children and chairs the board of Georgia Health News.

‘Dr. L’ joins pulmonary & Critical Care of AtlantaFULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Pulmo-nary and Critical Care of Atlanta has welcomed Dr. Venkatesh Lakshmi-narayanan, or “Dr. L” as he is more affectionately known, as the newest physician at its practice in Sandy Springs.

“I am happy and excited with the opportunity to join Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta,” said Laksh-minarayanan, “and I look forward to living and working in the community.”

Lakshminarayanan joined Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta this year, after completing his fellow-ship at the University of Missouri.

Lakshminarayanan has extensive experience in both internal medicine and pulmonary/critical care. He has published his research numerous times and has presented his work across the country at some of the most esteemed symposiums.

Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta is located at 5505 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, NE, Suite 370. For more, call 404-257-0006.

Roswell Urgent CareCenter celebrates 5 yearsROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell Urgent Care Center, 660 Crossville Road, is celebrating five years in the com-munity. The practice first opened in August 2008.

Since then, Dr. Judith Dennis and her staff of board certified physicians have treated more than 22,000 patients of all ages from the Roswell, Wood-stock and East Cobb areas.

RUCC has been involved in several community programs including the recently announced Healthy

School Initiative, which will collect tissues, sani-tary wipes and hand sanitizer for local students and schools throughout the school year to help prevent illnesses and absences.

Roswell Urgent Care is open Monday through Fri-day from 10 a.m.to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Visit RoswellUrgentCare.com for more information.

GNFCC SPOTLIGHT » Alpharetta’s Fashion Looksjoins GNFCC as new member

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has welcomed Fashion Looks Hair Design, 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector in Alpharetta.

The business, which opened in 2012, is run by Yelena Koeinov, who said her salon offers cutting, coloring, keratin treatments as well as wedding, prom and special occasion service. Email fashionlooks.19@gmail.com, visit www.fashionlooks.net or call 678-795-1000.

Williams joins GNFCC Chairman’s Circle WOODSTOCK, Ga. — M.L. Williams Real Estate Group of Keller Williams Realty has joined the Chairman’s Circle of the Greater North Fulton Cham-ber of Commerce.

The company, owned by Mike L. Wil-liams, began operat-ing out of 220 Heritage Walk, Suite 101 in Woodstock in 2010.

“I wanted to provide a higher level of quality ser-vice to consumers who find themselves in the need for real estate services, from consulting to buying or selling,” Williams said.

Along with Williams, Cathy Lane also provides real estate services.

For more information, call 678-569-4090 or 770-335-7081, email mikelwilliams01.aol.com or visit www.mlsellsatlhomes.com.

RESTAURANT » Roswell’s Salt Factory pupexpands to Alpharetta

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Restaurateurs Hicham Azhari and Fikret Kovac of F&H Food Trading Group and culinary director Bob McDonough are set to debut their fourth venture together and first-ever endeavor in Alpharetta.

The Salt Factory Pub, a Roswell institution, will open a second location in historic downtown Al-pharetta, 102 South Main Street, on Monday, Oct. 14.

F&H Food Trading Group’s collection of restau-rants currently reside on Canton Street in historic downtown Roswell and include recently opened, glob-ally inspired OPULENT, New York butcher-influenced Little Alley Steak and the original Salt Factory Pub. A rapidly growing Atlanta suburb, Alpharetta is fast be-coming a hub for retail, restaurants and office space.

The restaurant will feature 90 seats spanned across 2,400 square feet with a large patio featur-ing a bocce ball court and extensive al fresco seating. Alpharetta’s Salt Factory will also boast a detailed, dark wooded interior with plush leather banquettes and chairs. Warm woods contrast English countryside

pub-inspired lights while large, framed mirrors line the walls.

For more information, call 770-998-4850 or www.saltfactorypub.com.

MASSAGE » LaVida Massageopens in Cumming

CUMMING, Ga. — LaVida Massage has opened the seventh franchise location in the Atlanta area and first Forsyth County location, providing massage therapy services to the community.

Specializing in health and wellness through therapeutic massage services for the family, the new location will be at the Publix-anchored Castleberry Southard Shopping Center at 5485 Bethelview Road, Suite 220.

The new facility features 3,200 square feet and boasts 11 regular massage therapy rooms, including one dedicated to couples’ massage.

Visit www.cumming.ga.lavidamassage.com for more information

ANNOUNCEMENT » Alpharetta-based eSecuritel names senior sales director

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta based eSecuritel announced the ap-pointment of McPhail Hunt as senior sales director for national accounts for the U.S. and Canada.

Hunt is responsible for expanding eSecuritel’s presence with national wireless carriers by analyzing the growing market, identifying new busi-ness opportunities and building out solutions for customers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

“As eSecuritel looks to capitalize on the growing national market and expand our sales team, having someone with McPhail’s experience and strong con-tacts in the wireless industry is key to taking eSecu-ritel’s national presence to the next level,” said Clay Bodnarek, vice president of sales.

For more information, visit www.esecuritel.com.

COUNSELING » CURE, Summit Counseling Center offer grief program

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — In a partnership with the Summit Counseling Center, CURE has launched a pilot of a new counseling program for families of chil-dren battling cancer.

Recognizing that a diagnosis of childhood cancer affects the entire family, CURE is able to make one-on-one counseling available to families at a minimal cost. “The Summit Counseling Center approached CURE about partnering in caring for families we serve,” said Lisa Branch, director of patient and fam-ily services.

The Summit, 2750 Old Alabama Road, Suite 200 in Johns Creek, offers counseling services, from indi-vidual to family counseling, play therapy for children and grief counseling.

Under the guidelines of CURE’s pilot program, families of children diagnosed or relapsing after Janu-ary 1, 2011 or bereaved families, who lost a child after this date, will be eligible for up to six counseling sessions of any type per family.

For more information, call 678-893-5300 or visit www.summitcounseling.org.

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Are you evaluating all of your op-tions before making decisions? Do you regret the decisions you have made because you didn’t take the time to identify alternatives? Decision making in small businesses is a very important component of success, and improving your decision making will lead to better results.

There are a lot of facets involved in decision making. Cost/benefit analy-sis, identification of options, solicit-ing input from others and doing your homework beforehand will lower your indecisiveness and regret of making bad decisions. Testing an idea before making a decision will also lower the risk of selecting the wrong path.

Whether you are making decisions on whom to hire, which suppliers to use, what financial institutions to utilize or what products and services to offer, having a process to follow is key to making good decisions. Evaluat-ing the risks of different options, doing research and identifying a variety of solutions will help guide you to the best decision.

Being a good decision maker doesn’t mean you will always make the best decision. Good decision makers

make well-informed decisions with the information and options available to them. They also learn from their mistakes and don’t rush to make a decision if it’s not required.

Think about what you want to ac-complish, think about all the alterna-tives and the pros and cons of each, then make a decision and learn from it. Improving your decision making will help you achieve higher levels of suc-cess in your small business.

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As development in our area in-creases, I tend to get more calls about land.

From builders looking for spec lots to potential buyers thinking they may want to build their “last home” to own-ers considering selling. Land value can be a difficult question to answer.

There are many variables that ef-fect land value but most of the time the driving factor comes down to what someone can do with it. What a de-veloper paid per acre for 30 acres has nothing to do with the value of your 1-acre parcel.

A developer will get far more value per acre out of the 30 acres than someone will get from a small parcel of an acre or two. Here are a few items that may help explain what will be considered when determining land value:

Location - As with any type of real estate, location matters. Is it right on a busy road or a more private location?

Best Use - Would someone want to own a home on this land? If it can be zoned for higher density or commercial then the value could go up but don’t forget there is a cost in rezoning land.

Access to utilities - Power or

sewer may be “down the road” but un-derstand the cost to run those utilities. If you have to bring a utility across the road you could be looking at more than you bargained for.

Condition - So it’s surrounded by horse farms. If it’s completely wooded the cost to turn it into pasture is not small. Is there an old home on the land? It could cost $10,000 or more to have it removed and the site cleaned.

At the end of the day, it comes down to doing your homework, wheth-er you’re buying or selling.

Bob Strader is a local realtor with the NORTH Group of Keller Williams Re-alty. Visit his blogs liveincumming.com

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Hargrove Engineers and Constructors finds new home in Johns CreekBy CAITLIN wAgENSEILcaitlin@northfulton.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Af-ter searching for a commu-nity with good transportation, schools and neighborhoods to attract the right kind of talent, Hargrove Engineers and Con-structors found a comfortable home in Johns Creek.

Mayor Mike Bodker and members of the board of direc-tors were present at the open house and ribbon cutting, held Friday, Sept. 20, to welcome the company to the city of Johns Creek.

Bodker wished years of growth to the company, and said that having a business of such magnitude come to the community was extremely beneficial for the area.

“This means more than anything that we have growth,” Bodker said. “We’re bringing in local jobs, local opportunity and introducing potentially new residents over time. We’re growing in our community and showing that the economy is getting better and better every day.” Hargrove Engineers and Constructors, at 6470 East Johns Crossing, offers services in engineering, procurement,

construction management and technical services in industrial, commercial and government sectors.

Vice President of Op-erations Brian Rhodes said he liked the layout of the city and knew it was a place the com-pany could call home.

“We feel like it will help us attract the talent we’re looking for and will help grow our of-fice,” he said.

Rhodes added that the company is heavy into indus-trial power plants, and works with corporate offices including Southern Company, Colonial Pipeline, Georgia-Pacific and Kinder Morgan.

Ralph Hargrove, president of Hargrove Engineers and Constructors, started the com-pany in his attic in 1995.

Now, with offices in places such as Mobile, Ala., and Ba-ton Rouge, La., Hargrove said he’s happy to have the new facility. “It’s important for us to be here in Johns Creek be-cause it’s a major transporta-

tion hub, so it’s more tangible to our team and conducive to their daily travel,” Hargrove said. “It’s just more aesthetic and more comfortable here.”

As for the future, Hargrove said he’s looking forward to continued growth. For more information on the company and its services, visit www.web.hargrove-epc.com.

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From left are President Ralph Hargrove, Operations Leader Robert Burch, Mayor Mike Bodker, Vice President of Operations Brian Rhodes and Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce Executive Board member Kent Davies after the ribbon cutting.

It’s important for us to be here in Johns Creek because it’s a major transportation hub, so it’s more tangible to our team and conducive to their daily travel.” ralph harGrovePresident of Hargrove Engineers and Constructors

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OFFICIAL OPENINg OF ART CENTER EASTThe City of Roswell will cut the ribbon to open the Art Center East. This facility will be an addition to the Roswell East Park and feature a great display of paintings by members of the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 19. 9100 Fouts Road, Roswell.

HARvEST ON THE ‘HOOCHChattahoochee Nature Center hosts a fall afternoon dedicated to fresh food, nature and cooking healthy. Featuring exciting chefs from favorite community restaurants. 3-6 p.m. Oct. 13. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Please call 770-992-2055 or visit chattnaturecenter.org.

JOHNS CREEK ARTS FESTIvALMore than 100 artists will be showcased on the Atlanta Athletic Club’s fields. Enjoy art, entertainment, food and games. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 19-20. 1390 Bobby Jones Drive, Johns Creek. Please call 678-512-3200 or visit johnscreekartsfestival.com.

MEET THE ORCHESTRAThis event allows students K-8 to learn about the instruments in, and arrangement of, an orchestra. 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Shakerag Elementary School, 10885 Rogers Circle, Johns Creek. Please call 678-748-5802 or visit johnscreeksymphony.org.

RACE TO RALLY HOPEBring the whole family to Race to Rally Hope. Proceeds benefit the Kiddos' Clubhouse Foundation's scholarship to cover therapy costs for children with special needs in Georgia. 8-10:30 a.m. Oct. 20. 7300 Northpoint Parkway, Alpharetta. Please call 678-662-5947 or visit racetorallyhope.com.

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

LOCAL LIVE MUSIC »gEORgIA PHILHARMONIC: A MOvIE MUSICALEThe Georgia Philharmonic is thrilled to present a magical “A Night at the Movies” at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. The 2013-2014 season opener will feature familiar themes from eight acclaimed films. 7 – 10 p.m. Oct. 12. 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Please call 770-594-6411 or visit georgiaphilharmonic.org.

THEATER » wILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S “HENRY v”Enjoy free outdoor theater in downtown Roswell on the lawn of the historic Barrington Hall. North Fulton Drama Club will perform William Shakespeare's “Henry V." Set in 1963, this production of “Henry V” will have a little taste of “Mad Men.” Featuring some of Shakespeare's most famous speeches, “Henry V” has it all: intrigue, action, and even a little romance. 8 p.m. Oct. 11 - 12. 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. Please call 678-561-2273 or visit northfultondramaclub.org.

“SNOw wHITE” BALLETThe beloved fairy tale comes to life with original choreography by Lori Zamzow-Wire. Join Sugarloaf Ballet for an enchanting encounter with your favorite characters including Snow White, the Evil Queen, Dwarfs and Forest Animals and many more. 2 p.m and 7 p.m. Oct. 12 and 2 p.m. Oct. 13. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Please call 770-476-0025.

“MYSTIC INDIA”The extravagant Indian dance and music spectacular, "Mystic India: The World Tour" has taken the world by storm. Based on the concept of ancient India's transition into modern India, the show features brilliant artists, more than 500 opulent

costumes and stunning visual effects. What makes "Mystic India" unique in its genre of entertainment is its ethnically diverse cast, which brings together an authentic eastern and western influence. 7 p.m. Oct. 20. 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. Please call 770-916-2800.

ART »ROSwELL FINE ARTS ALLIANCE MEMBERS ART SHOwThe Roswell Fine Arts Alliance will hold its premier annual members’ juried show Oct. 11- Nov. 13 with 60 works of art available for purchase. Hosted by the Bank of North Georgia, 10446 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Open during regular banking hours. Please call 770-594-6462 or visit rfaa.org.

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

STONE MOUNTAIN PUMPKIN FESTIvALEnjoy fun-filled games and family shows such as "Pumpkinpalooza," scavenger hunts and the Pumpkin Mash at the Mayor's Rockin’ Costume Party. Open weekends until Oct. 27. Fridays and Sundays 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Stone Mountain Park, Highway 78 East, Stone Mountain. Please call 770-498-5690 or visit stonemountain park.com.

ATLANTA PRIDE FESTIvALThe 43rd Atlanta Pride Festival is the largest Pride event in the Southeast and the largest event in the country to coincide with National Coming Out Day. There will be a multitude of activities throughout the weekend, including marches and a kick-off event at the Georgia Aquarium. Oct. 12 – 13 throughout Atlanta. Please call 404-382-7588 or visit atlantapride.org

ANNUAL ROSwELL MASONIC BBQCome enjoy the 63rd annual Masonic Lodge

BBQ, benefiting charities, community and family. Old-fashioned smoked hams are cooked the previous night and are ready to serve just after the Roswell Youth Day Parade. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 12. 1054 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Please call 678-205-4207.

wANDA SYKESWanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Sykes has been seen on numerous television shows and in 2010 starred on her own late-night talk show, “The Wanda Sykes Show.” Her performance at the Cobb Energy Centre promises to leave you laughing. 8 p.m. Oct. 12. 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. Please call 770-916-2800.

CIvIL wAR gENERALS LECTURESmith Plantation in Roswell will host a Civil War Southern Generals Lecture, featuring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Kenneth Studdard, Civil War Historian, will lecture on how the personalities and faith of these iconic generals influenced their decisions throughout the war. 7 – 8 p.m. Oct. 15. 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Please call 770-641-3978.

INA gARTEN: THE BAREFOOT CONTESSAIna Garten is the best-selling cookbook author and star of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa.” Garten will offer her natural approach to food, sharing tips, stories, and maybe even some recipes onstage. She will deliver a charming insider's view of the world of “Barefoot Contessa” and the pleasures of good food cooked with love and passion. 8 p.m. Oct. 16. 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. Please call 770-916-2800.

FALL FESTIvAL ON PONCEThe Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts

festival set in the historic Olmsted Linear Park. Visitors will enjoy the gorgeous park along with more than 125 displays of fine arts and crafts, folk and outsider art. In addition to the art, there will be a children's area and local food and beverages. 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Oct. 19 and 11 a.m to 6 p.m. Oct. 20. 1452 Ponce de Leon Ave. Northeast, Atlanta. Please call 404-873-1222 or visit affps.com.

HARvEST BALLOON FESTIvALSterling on the Lake invites the public to the fourth annual Harvest Balloon Festival at the community’s Village Green. Soar into the season with this fall festival that includes hot-air and tethered balloon rides and family-friendly activities. All attendees can enjoy the colorful balloon glow Saturday evening.1-8 p.m. Oct. 19. 7005 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch. Please call 678-960-0232 or visit harvestballoon festival.com.

BENEFITS & RACES » 2013 ANNUAL CHARITY gOLF TOURNAMENTThe Rita Evonne Fraiser Foundation, an organization that provides scholastic aid to students in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), will host its first annual golf tournament and fundraiser at the Trophy Club of Atlanta. The tournament will raise money to support economically disadvantaged youth interested in STEM fields. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Oct. 10. 15135 Hopewell Road, Alpharetta. Please call 678-809-2110 or visit reffoundation.com.

KICK IT FOR THE CUREThe Johns Creek High School (JCHS) Varsity and Junior Varsity Cheerleaders are sponsoring Kick It for the Cure at the JCHS Varsity Football Game. The purpose is to raise money for the Northside Hospital Breast Cancer Center. All game attendees wearing pink will receive a Chick-fil-A coupon, while supplies last. 7 p.m. Oct. 11. JCHS, 5575 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek. Please call 770-623-2138.

RyAN PiERoNiCalendar Editorryan@northfulton.com

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ADHD is a relatively common psychiatric disorder among adults. The prevalence is thought to be 3.5%-5.3%, which accounts for more than 11 million cases in the United States alone. With increased public awareness, adult ADHD became a topic of great interest so clinicians should be able to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with this disorder. Etiology is still uncertain. Genetics however is believed to play a prominent role, followed in importance by acquired injuries to the brain. ADHD was widely thought to be strictly a disorder of childhood. Now there are numerous scientifi c papers and clinical trials that acknowledge the existence of an adult version of this disorder, which can be traced back to the younger years. Before this time ADHD in adults was known as Minimal Brain Damage or Dysfunction (MBD).

Adult ADHD is associated with multiple co-morbidities such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder and other personality disorders. Adult ADHD is a valid psychiatric disorder of adulthood distinct from these other conditions. Adult attention defi cit disorder differs from the childhood variant because the hyperactivity in adults may be replaced by other symptoms such as anxiety, impulsivity and inattentiveness. In fact, prior to 2002 there were no diagnostic guidelines, but there have been great advances since. Some of the symptoms that characterize Adult ADHD are:

1. Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in school-work, work or other activities.

2. Often has diffi culty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities.

3. Often does not seem to listen when spoke to directly.

4. Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to fi nish schoolwork, chores or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand directions)

5. Often has diffi culty organizing tasks and activities.

6. Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)Often loses things necessary for tasks and activities (eg. School assignments, pencils, keys)

7. Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli.

8. Is often forgetful in daily activities.

Some children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. And many adults who have the disorder don’t know it. They may feel that it is impossible to get organized, keep a job, or remember and keep appointments. Daily tasks such as getting up in the morning, preparing to leave the house for work, arriving at work on time, and being productive on the job can be especially challenging for adults with ADHD. These adults may have a history of failure at school, problems at work, failed relationships and traffi c accidents. Like teens, adults with ADHD may seem restless and may try to complete several tasks as once, most of them unsuccessfully. They also tend to prefer “quick fi xes,” rather than taking the steps needed to achieve greater rewards. Treatment is very rewarding. The fi rst medications to be approved by the FDA belonged to a non-stimulant group of medications: Atomoxetine. The FDA later approved stimulants such as methylphenidate and mixed amphetamine salts. Group delivered cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended in some cases as a supportive treatment. If you or someone you know may have Adult ADHD, call Johns Creek Family Medicine at 770-771-6591 and schedule an appointment with Dr. Zack Charkawi.

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If you were to look at your health as a chain, you would see a connected series of links. Your brain, heart, lungs, eyes, and other organs are links which must all work together to keep the body functioning. Each link plays a vital role in the strength and performance of the chain and your overall good health. But, what hap-pens if one of the links, such as the ability to hear, fails to work properly? Dr. Deborah Wood-ward is a Doctor of Audiology and is committed to be “your link to better hearing”.

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stress over time, and un-healthy responses to it, may create health problems in some people. Find healthy ways to manage stress – join a yoga class, start meditat-ing or make time for yourself each week to do something you love. Limit alcohol. Drinking too much alcohol raises blood pressure, can cause heart failure and lead to stroke. It also adds calories, contribut-ing to obesity and makes it harder to lose weight. If you don’t drink, don’t start. If you

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Clemson UniversityCLEMSON, S.C. – The follow-ing local residents graduated from Clemson University on Aug. 9: Erica Denise Hick-man of Alpharetta graduated with a master’s degree in hu-man resource development.

Benjamin Kyle Theisen of Johns Creek graduated with a bachelor’s degree in account-ing. Pierce McBee Smith Jr. of Roswell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

GA SouthwesternState UniversityAMERICUS, Ga. – The fol-lowing local residents made the summer 2013 Academic Achievement List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among 401 students recognized for scholastic achievement:

Amber Bahri of Suwanee, Aniko Horne of Suwanee, Emily Nhu Nguyen of Al-pharetta, Michael Sanders of Suwanee and Erin Quinn of Roswell.

Universityof DaytonDAYTON, Ohio – First-year student Meghan Nolan of Alpharetta took a stand to pro-tect the environment and re-duce carbon emissions, pledg-ing to leave her car at home for the first two years on campus at the University of Dayton. In exchange, the university gave Nolan a new Linus bicycle at an outdoor festival on campus Friday, Aug. 30.

GA College and State UniversityMILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The following students completed courses with exemplary marks and made the 2013 summer President’s List at Georgia College: Rick Bartra of Al-

pharetta, Ashley Campbell of Alpharetta, Courtney Coile of Alpharetta, Sheridan Smith of Cumming and Grace Cutler of Roswell.

In addition, the following local students earned Dean’s List honors at Georgia College for the summer semester: Emily Bailey of Alpharetta, Ross Shaw of Johns Creek, Thomas Battle of Johns Creek, Donovan Pritzlaff of Cumming and Phillip Speer of Milton.

Columbus State UniversityCOLUMBUS, Ga. – Columbus State University announced Blakely Thomas-Aguilar of Cumming earned a place on the President’s List for the 2013 summer semester.

Brenau University Women’s College GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Mari-anne Kiran Sapra graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. Academic awards and honors include Phi Kappa Phi, Omicrom Delta Kappa, Sigma Alpha Pi, Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Univer-sities and recipient of Brenau’s Department of Humanities Liberal Arts Award. Sapra is a 2008 graduate of Centennial High School in Roswell.

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Council a few weeks earlier, many of those in attendance expressed their support for heavy rail coming north of the river. However, there was pause about how that might fit with the community and how it would affect density.

“We realize there is a need to put more service up here,” said Sidifall.

She added that population

projections for North Fulton put employment opportunities outstripping population in the next 20 years, making North Fulton a place most people commute into, rather than out of.

Thus, the need for more public transit to help cut down on the further gridlock that would create. For more information about MARTA’s Connect 400 initiative, go online to www.itsmarta.com/north-line-400-corr.aspx or on Facebook at “Connect 400.”

Alpharetta City Hall was filled with residents from throughout North Fulton and beyond who wanted to hear more about proposals to expand MARTA services north of the Chatta-hoochee River. Options include more buses or heavy rail.

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year saw more than 40 en-trants in the spooky challenge.

The fun begins at Just for Giggles at 2 p.m. where kids can paint their pumpkins in all manner of Halloween spooki-ness.

Then at 4 p.m., the action

moves across the street to Scoops where the pumpkins will be displayed along Crabap-ple Road and judges will decide the best ones.

“This year, it’s going to be

great,” said Crabapple Com-munity Association President Peyton Jamison.

Organizers hope for more than 50 participants.

Carvin’ in Crabapple is

open to all ages, and entrants must provide their own pump-kins.

All entrants will receive a free scoop of ice cream at Scoops.

Randal Andrew Ackerman Jr., 31, of Sandy Springs, passed away September 24, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Marquis Carruthers, 18, of Marietta, passed away September 28, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Joseph Catalfano, 88, of Johns Creek, passed away September 26, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

Tissie Coker, 60, of Murrayville, passed away September 30, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Eileen Ensor, 96, of Alpharetta, passed away September 24, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Betty June Gazaway, 82, of Cumming, passed away September 28, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Robert Charles Holbrook, 90, of Cumming, passed away September 26, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Sara Howell, 28, of Milton, passed away September 21, 2013. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Robert Mack Lady, Jr., 53, of Cumming, passed away September 29, 2013. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Douglas Lankford, 74, of Sandy Springs, passed away September 21, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Wayne Ludemann, 65, of Roswell, passed away September 28, 2013. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Stephen McIntyre, 40, of Atlanta, passed away September 13, 2013. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Doris Paugh, 81, of Roswell, passed away September 23, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Leonard Michael Perry, 77, of Cumming, passed away September 26, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Dean Riopelle, 53, of Milton, passed away September 24, 2013. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Derrick J. Sabio, 22, of Cumming, passed away September 28, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Victoria Dian Sampson, 71, of Atlanta, passed away September 27, 2013. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Jack Lynn Scott, 79, of Woodstock, passed away September 27, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

John Staten, 68, of Lawrenceville, passed away September 20, 2013. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Robert Hugh Weir, 89, of Johns Creek, passed away September 26, 2013. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home.

David Yankey, 54, of Roswell, passed away September 24, 2013. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

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Notice of Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held onOctober 21, 2013 at 6:00pm

in the City Council chambers of the City of Milton, Georgia,13000 Deerfi eld Parkway, Suite 107-E,

before the Mayor and City Council for the purpose of considering a

proposed Urban Redevelopment Planfor the City of Milton, pursuant to the provisions of

O.C.G.A. § 36-61-1 et seq., the Georgia Urban Redevelopment Law.

The urban redevelopment area covered by the plan shall be generally certain portions of the Deerfi eld/Windward Area lying within the City limits, and the

Highway 9 Area along Cumming Highway from Cumming Street northward to the Fulton/Forsyth line, as outlined

in the City’s Livable Centers Initiative, pages 12 and 14, and as more particularly described by a map of the proposed Urban Redevelopment Area attached as an

exhibit to the proposed Urban Redevelopment Plan, and the general scope of the urban redevelopment project

under consideration shall be to promote redevelopment of the subject area consistent with the City’s 2030

Comprehensive Plan, including an application to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for designation

of all or part of the Urban Redevelopment Area as an Opportunity Zone pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 48-7-40.1.

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