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ROSWELL, Ga. – Want to drive a little and save a lot, as the car ads say? For the do-it-yourself folks, there’s no better place for that than the Habitat ReStore, and one is opening here in Roswell.

The 27,000-square-foot facility with bargains from floor to ceiling is just waiting for the right person looking to fix up their home, second home or man cave.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – The Fellowship Christian girls soccer team came into last week’s match against Atlanta International unbeaten on the season but mostly untested.

Apart from an early 1-1 tie against Holy Innocents, state-ranked in Class AA, the Lady Paladins had scored six of their nine wins by at least seven goals and the other three by a combined score of 11-2.

Fellowship was ranked No. 1 in one state-wide poll, but fell behind Atlanta International

in another poll prior to their meeting last week, March 31, against AIS on the Lady Paladins’ home field.

After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, Fellowship held on for a 3-2 victory, solidifying the team’s status as one of the elite teams in Class A and one of the likely favorites when the state playoffs begin later this month.

The Paladins are now 10-0-1 and enjoying spring break, with their next game Tuesday, April 14, at Mount Pisgah.

Fellowship reached the semifinals last year before losing at First Presbyterian and re-turned most of the front line players from that team, just one of them a senior this year.

“We had high expectations going into the season, and we’ve had a pretty good year,”

Fellowship’s Abigail Freemyer [18] battles for control of the ball. She and her team, the Pala-dins, are the top-ranked team in the state.

Unbeaten Lady Paladins No. 1 in stateBig win last weekkeeps team on top

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Saar appeared before the city coun-cil to be welcomed to the city.

—Jonathan CopseyRoswell’s newest police officer, a Belgian Malinois named Saar, is greeted by the Roswell Mayor and City Council.

Employee accusedof $10K theftALPHARETTA, Ga. – A local business claims an employee may have taken as much as $10,000 from the company.

The victim, an optometrist’s of-fice, told police that over the past six months someone has used the com-pany’s credit card machine to give refunds on a specific credit card. The 35 transactions have resulted in over $10,000 in refunds.

The owner said it is not company practice to give refunds. An employee with access to the credit card machine is suspected.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A Johns Creek man suspects he was targeted for a scam from Craigslist.

He told police March 18 that he placed an ad on Craigslist to sell an oven for $300. He was contacted by a prospective buyer, who agreed to buy it. A check was sent. When the check ar-rived, it was written out for $1,750, far more than the asking price.

When the buyer was contacted, he allegedly said the extra money was for movers.

A common scam is for victims to de-posit a check and return the overpay-ment. Only days later, they will realize the initial check is fake and they are out their money.

Speeder caught with suspended licenseALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Canton man was arrested March 25 after allegedly driv-ing 100 mph on Ga. 400, a posted 65 mph road, with a suspended license.

Larry Lee Law, 30, of Canton, was allegedly spotted by a police cruiser driving his pickup truck 100 mph on Ga. 400. When the vehicle was pulled over, Law claimed he did not have his license on him. He also claimed to have an injured leg and needed to go to the hospital. However, he denied he was headed to a hospital.

He was found to have a suspended license since 2013.

Law was arrested for reckless driv-ing, driving with a suspended license and speeding. In the truck with him were three passengers, one of which had a felony probation warrant issued. This passenger, Consuela Shantell Ear-wood, 37, of Canton, was arrested.

$13K ring goes missing

MILTON, Ga. – A wedding ring worth $13,500 was reported missing March 24 from its Watson’s Bend home.

The victim told police she last saw the ring in her bathroom March 19. It is described as a 2 carat pear-shaped center cut diamond on a platinum band, with two diamonds on the sides.

The victim suspects her cleaning woman.

Missing: trailerfull of chairsMILTON, Ga. – A trailer containing 22 restaurant chairs was reported stolen March 24 from a Hopewell Road home.The victim said the trailer was parked in his driveway and contained 20 chairs valued at $2,000 total and two bar stools valued at $1,000. The stools were stamped with the logo “Santo Coyote Restaurant.”

Vehicles brokeninto at restaurantALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two vehicles were broken into March 23 at 875 North Main St., the strip mall with Taco Mac.

One victim told police she parked in the parking lot about 9:40 p.m. and went in to eat. When she came out an hour later, she found her driver’s side window smashed. Taken were a laptop, iPod, headphones and laptop bag.

Another victim had a similar story and similar damage. A laptop, laptop bag and Beats headphones were re-ported stolen.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Society Street resident reported a man in her home March 20. The suspect allegedly stood in a doorway and breathed heavily be

POLICE BLOTTERAll 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.

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DUI arrests ► Scott Hunter Akridge,

47, of Suwanee was arrested March 14 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► Jeremy Conray Cook, 37, of Glenleigh Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested March 14 on Avalon Boulevard in Alpharetta for DUI.

► Andre Terrez Boyce, 25, of Norcross was arrested March 13 on North Point Drive in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding, failure to maintain lane and suspended license.

► Jee Hoon Park, 45, of Suwanee was arrested March 19 on McGinnis Ferry Road in Johns Creek for DUI.

► Joseph Anthony Basile, 56, of Pearson Court, Alpharetta, was arrested March 16 on Highglen Court in Milton for DUI and disor-derly conduct.

Drug arrests

► James Terry Wilson, 30,

of Powder Springs was arrest-ed March 10 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of methamphet-amines, possession of a schedule IV controlled sub-stance, forgery, possession of drug-related items and brake light violation.

► Steven Michael Brown, 32, of Warbler Way, Cumming, was arrested March 16 on Jones Bridge Road in Johns Creek for possession of mari-juana.

► Lamar Christopher Dixon, 29, of Atlanta was arrested March 18 on Old Morris Road in Milton for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related items.

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.

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MILTON, Ga. – An off-duty Milton police officer driving home March 31 noticed three cars parked at 14220 Cogburn Road, a large property with a house he knew to be vacant, so he called for uniformed officers to investigate.

Police Lt. Charles Barstow said when officers arrived, two of the cars were gone. But upon investigating found two suspects Joey Wesley Sims, 59, and Yvonne Chadwick Fortney, 71, both of Upper Hembree

Road, Roswell, on the property.“A search produced some

items we believe were stolen from the house. They have been charged with trespass and theft by taking,” Barstow said. “It was a good thing the detective driving by was paying attention.

The suspects allegedly told police they knew the home was vacant.

“There is not much of value left in the house, but they didn’t belong in there. We want to send a message that you go on private property, someone is going to report it, and we will respond. That doesn’t happen in Milton.”

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A Milton officer puts the cuffs on one of the suspects arrested at a home on Cogburn Road.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- The Al-pharetta Department of Public Safety is asking the public to help identify a suspect wanted for commercial burglaries. On Dec. 17, 2014 and March

10, 2015, the suspect burglarized a commercial business office complex in Alpharetta.

Recently, two other law enforcement agencies – Sandy Springs and Cobb County – have identified the same suspect as a person of inter-est in other burglaries. The suspect casually walks into an office building and looks around for office suites. Once a targeted suite is identified, he uses a screwdriver to pry open the door if it is locked. The suspect enters the suite and steals laptop computers. In one instance, the suspect walked into a targeted busi-ness and wedged a piece of plastic between the door and the frame so he could facili-tate an after-hours burglary.

The suspect is a black male, black hair, brown eyes,

approximately 30-40 years of age, approximately 6’ in height, weighing 200 pounds.

If anyone has information which can identify the sus-pect, contact Alpharetta police

Detective Duval at 678-297-6375. Tip may remain anonymous.

Police seek the identity of this man for robbing several local businesses.

Suspicious fire at Northview stadium

By JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@appenmediagroup.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A fire at Northview High School’s stadium may have been inten-tionally set, say investigators.

Monday morning, April 5, the school’s track and field equipment caught fire.

Johns Creek Fire Marshal Chad McGiboney said fire crews were dispatched to the school at 5:30 a.m. Monday

morning. “The bulk of the damage

was due to a fire that was un-derneath the bleachers with various items that were stored there,” McGiboney said.

While ‘a few spot fires’ oc-curred on the grass outside the bleachers, there was little damage and no obvious struc-tural damage, he said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, McGi-boney said, and he could not rule out either arson or an accidental cause of the fire.

Fulton County Schools are on spring break this week, with no students at school.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – For Anthony Stokes, 17, of Decatur, a heart transplant was supposed to give him the chance to live a long, fruitful life. It lasted barely two years.

Stokes was killed in a car accident after allegedly flee-ing police in a stolen car and breaking into a Roswell home March 30.

Stokes made news in 2013 at the age of 15 when he needed a heart transplant to live. He had a condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, where the heart does not pump properly.

Staff at Children’s Hospi-tal of Atlanta decided not to place Stokes on the recipi-ent list over concerns of past “non-compliance” and previ-ous troubles with the law. He already had to wear an ankle tracking device and had a long juvenile crime sheet.

DeKalb County police report they had arrested

Stokes 11 times since 2010 on charges ranging from mak-ing threats to burglary and weapons charges. He had been arrested six months prior for burglary charges. The hospital was concerned Stokes would fail to follow doctors’ orders regarding the strict medica-tion program that transplant patients face after they receive a new organ.

Regardless, his family pur-sued the transplant, alleging the hospital was denying him because of his record, which they claimed misrepresented the boy.

The hospital relented after media attention and gave him a new heart.

Media reports at the time show him grateful for the sec-ond chance and optimistic for his future.

“So I can live. A second chance. Get a second chance and do, do things I want to do,” Stokes told Jovita Moore of WSB-TV at the time.

An avid chess player, he had said he wanted to finish high school, go to university and start his own business.

That did not happen.According to Roswell Police,

they received a call about 3:15 p.m. from an Alpine Drive woman who claimed a man wearing a mask had kicked in

her door and then shot at her. The suspect reportedly fled the scene in a black four-door vehicle by driving through a neighbor’s yard. Police put a look-out for such a vehicle.

Only a few hundred feet from Alpine Drive, on Ga. 9 and Holcomb Bridge Road, a police cruiser spotted such a vehicle, allegedly driven by Stokes, who came to the offi-cer’s attention because he was wearing a beanie in 70-degree weather. A check of the car resulted in it being reported stolen from Dunwoody.

Police gave chase. At the intersection of Ga. 9 and Hembree Road, Stokes alleg-edly tried to drive through a red light and lost control of the car, hit another vehicle, jumped the curb, hit a pedes-trian and ran into the signpost of a SunTrust Bank.

Stokes died after he was taken to hospital. The pedestri-an he hit, 33-year-old Clemen-tina Hernandez of Roswell, was hospitalized in stable condition at North Fulton Hospital.

“We tried to pull him over, but he ran from us,” said Ro-swell Police Spokeswoman Lisa Holland.

Holland said police have not concluded Stokes was involved in the Alpine Drive incident, but he is a suspect.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – In the past few seasons, Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s season finale has become a much-anticipated event, and GET’s 22nd season ender is no exception with “My Fair Lady” on the bill.

“If the theater company has the capability to do ‘My Fair Lady,’ then you simply can’t beat it. Note for note, it is the best show ever written,” said GET Artistic Director Robert Farley, pulling no punches.

“And I can’t think of a bet-ter director to do that kind of musical piece than Don Far-rell. He is just a master of the Broadway musical.”

Farrell grew up in Roswell attending Mimosa Elementary and Roswell High School and credits RHS choral director Ira Pittman for teaching him the correct way to breathe while singing.

Farrell is no stranger to GET either. This will be his 11th production at the Ensem-ble, either as director, choreog-rapher or performer since first bringing “Forever Plaid” to the stage here.

“That was a life-changing experience coming under Mr. Pittman’s influence. Even after I went to the Northside High

School for the Performing Arts, I have always said it was Mr. Pittman who taught me how to sing,” Farrell said.

At the Northside School, Farrell got the opportunity to tour internationally from London to Tokyo. It was a great time, he said, being an At-lanta Better Business Bureau “ambassador,” chosen to be on

those tours.That was followed by college

at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and a BFA in Theater.

“I came back to Atlanta but nothing happened [theatri-cally], so I said if I’m going to fail, I might as well do it in New York,” he said.

So in 1992, he made his way to the Big Apple, sleeping on couches at friends’ apart-

GET’s ‘Lady’ a homecoming for Don FarrellRoswell resident to direct season finale spectacular

If you goWhat: ‘My Fair Lady’

When: April 9-26

Where: Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Roswell Cultural Arts Center

Cost: $28 to $39 (Se-nior/Student discounts available for select per-formances).  Go to www.get.org, or Box Office at 770-641-1260

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Director Don Farrell talks to the cast during rehearsal of “My Fair Lady.”

See GET, Page 7

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The streets of Historic Downtown Alpharetta will be transformed into a colorful celebration of the arts on Saturday and Sun-day, April 18-19.

Celebrating its 11th year, the Alpharetta Art StreetFest is a 2-day arts festival which of-fers festival-lovers and art en-thusiasts the chance to experi-ence a wide variety of original art, live music, amazing food and hands-on art activities.

“The Alpharetta Arts Street-Fest is a weekend filled with culture, food, activities and all kinds of artwork,” said Janet Rodgers, president and CEO of the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau. “We are excited to welcome the exhib-iting artists from around the

U.S. and we hope the event will bring in art lovers who will stay overnight to enjoy the week-end’s festivities and shop and dine in our trendy destination.”

The event will be held on Milton Avenue between Main Street and Roswell-Canton Street with parking available at City Hall, Milton Center (the old Milton High School) and the downtown parking lots.

Alpharetta Arts Street-fest features more than 90 artists from across the U.S. including Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas as well as Illinois, Michigan and Mary-land. Festival-goers can stroll through the outdoor gallery, meet the artists and acquire a piece of original art. A jury of local art professionals selected the artists appearing in this year’s show. Artists featured represent a wide variety of me-

diums including mixed media, photography, pottery, jewelry, textiles, glass, wood, metal and paper art.

Patrons can express their own creativity at the upcycling art exploration area. The Scrap Exchange will provide clean

Arts Streetfest returns April 18, 19Artists, music, food, activitiesin downtown Alpharetta

The Alpharetta Arts Streetfest will return April 18 and 19 to downtown Alpharetta.

If you goWhat: Alpharetta Arts StreetFest

When: April 18, 19; 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where: Milton Ave., across from city hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta

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ments until he got his first Equity gig in “Annie Get Your Gun” that took him to Bir-mingham, Michigan.

He got a break landing a part in “Forever Plaid,” a nostalgia play featuring those great “guy groups” of the 1950s and early ’60s.

“I got invited to teach some NYU students, and they were going to do ‘Forever Plaid’ at the end of the semester, so it was my first opportunity to direct since I already knew it so well,” Farrell said.

“That led directly to bring-ing it here to GET. Bob [Farley] has been one of the great men-tors in my life.”

Farrell has since gone to co-found the Actors Theater of Indiana associated with Ball State University.

Coming back to direct “Lady” Farrell and Farley have chosen to perform it in the more intimate “two and 10” format – two pianos and 10 cast members. And in doing so, Farrell has gone back to the George Bernard Shaw play “Pygmalion” on which Lerner and Loewe based their musi-cal.

At the time in 1913 and 1914, “Pygmalion” was truly ahead of its time and even scandalizing because of the way it not only touted women’s rights but savaged the still heavily entrenched British class system.

“What I like about doing [‘Lady’] in the two-and-10 is it allows us to have a more inti-mate play, and one that lets us go more deeply into the social issues that inspired Shaw to write his “Pygmalion.” He was an early supporter of the rights of women and the rights of all people to make a better life for themselves,” he said.

So Shaw was adamant that in his play that there would be no romance in “Pygmalion” between Eliza and Professor Higgins. That was just senti-mentality to him, Farrell said. And studying the Shavian text, Farrell has sought to bring more of those issues into the “Lady.”

Just how far, Farrell does not want to say. After all, the play’s the thing.

And in this “Lady” the timeless music of Lerner and Loewe is still the best of the best, with “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” “Wouldn’t It be Loverly” and the irrepressible “Get Me to the Church on Time.”

Bringing this musical to life is an impressively strong cast of Atlanta actors and sing-ers. Featuring veteran Carey Curtis Smith in his GET debut as Henry Higgins, Molly Coyne (Pump Boys and Dinettes at GET) as Eliza Doolittle, Kyle Brumley (Camelot at GET) as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, William S. Murphey (Mary Poppins at Aurora) as Colonel Picker-ing, and Mark Cabus (One Slight Hitch at GET) as Alfred Doolittle.

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Festival cuisine will include varied menus from many local

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WHAT’S APPENING?With Keith Still

Check out Appen Media Group’s new blog focusing on the news, education and lifestyle issues that are important to everyone who lives and works in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. In other words, everything that’s ‘appening in your community. Visit northfulton.com/whatsappening to see more.

Years ago, I talked with the marketing manager of Costco and he told me, “We don’t advertise” – especially in print. At the time, I remem-ber thinking how off he was, and I wondered how long it would take him to realize that mistake.

Today, I received a 20-page glossy sales magazine in the mail from Costco. We get those in the mail fairly often. Even if they print mil-lions of these for nationwide distribution, I’ll bet it still costs between $1 and $2 each to print. Add mailing costs to distribute to their target audience – Alpharetta Costco members and potential mem-bers – and they still paid tens of thousands of dollars for these sales magazines in this area alone. Did I mention that all the products that were being marketed were available only online at Costco.com? Only online.

Why didn’t Costco just email all their customers and tell them to go to the web-site for all these deals? Why didn’t they just post on their Facebook about these special deals? Of course, they could have tweeted the messages to all their Twitter followers too, and they could have relied only on Google AdWords. But they spent thousands of dollars on print and the mail when all their social media is “free” or at least “cheap.” Why would they do that?

The answer is Marketing 101. Many people, including business owners and adver-tising agencies, could benefit from taking the class, because there has been a lot of spin and misleading information out there for quite a while.

If Costco could spend their advertising budget only on social media and other digital options in lieu of buying traditional media – newspa-pers, magazines, direct mail, billboards, post cards – they absolutely would. The reason that they don’t is because it doesn’t work well enough. On-line and digital media is rarely local enough. It’s not enough alone to merchandise and is light years away from being enough alone to “brand” prod-ucts or companies locally.

“Brand” is a small detail that one almost never hears mentioned by the online/digi-tal marketing folks when they are trying to sell you advertis-ing. The reason is because it is close to impossible to create

and maintain a brand using digital marketing – at least locally.

Without beating it to death, the Internet has an un-limited amount of information on it. The more it grows, the more difficult it becomes to be noticed in an effective way ad-vertising online. Facebook can sell your personal information all day long and only serve your ads to a very targeted viewer. But the last thing that Facebook viewer wants to spend time doing is looking at ads on Facebook. Not only that, the viewer also has less and less time to spend any-way on any particular web-site. Today, we are a society on information overload. For all the access it brings us, the Internet is also drastically re-ducing the amount of time we spend on any specific digital address or product.

So, do not drink the Kool-Aid. Yes, social media and digital advertising should be a part of any marketing mix but if they try to tell you that is all you need, hand the cup back to them and say good day. They are not acting in your best interest; they are acting in theirs.

Each year, Appen Media Group pays for an indepen-dent readership study, so we know how we are doing with our news and how well it is being read.

For the past decade, the percent of people who are reading the papers; the per-cent that are making pur-chases from the advertising in the papers; and the percent of people who rely on us for reliable, accurate informa-tion has remained remark-ably strong and constant. In some cases, it has actually increased.

One reason for this is because our newspapers are not time destroyers like the Internet. We home deliver over 70,000 newspapers full of unique and personal local news, so access is really easy and the amount of news is finite. Most people know that they will spend maybe 10 or 15 minutes with it and then

put it down. Our papers are not going to use up hours and hours of our readers’ time every week. That is why people still read us so loyally and why the Internet has had limited impact on our reader-ship.

There are only three newspapers that service our market instead of the unlim-ited number of websites on the Internet. The probability that your advertisement is going to be noticed and acted upon in the local newspapers is strong.

Every week, approximately 112,000 people actually take the time to read our newspa-pers. Over 60 percent of them have household incomes over $100,000; more than a third make over $150,000. They remember our advertisers and the brands, because they see their advertising consistently. Brand-awareness is built when “lookers” become “buy-ers.” Those who have built and maintained their “brand’ in print are the ones who get the call or get the click and make the sale.

No one does local like your local newspapers do. Online doesn’t even come close. Print is still the best way to connect your business to your local audience. It is also the only real way to build brand local-ly. The really successful local businesses and services have strong print components in their advertising and marking mix. If you’re not sure, look around. Or, just ask Costco!

Print advertising is key to local marketing

RAY APPENPublisherray@appenmediagroup.com

The answer is Marketing 101. Many people, including business owners and advertising agencies, could benefit from taking the class, because there has been a lot of spin and misleading information out there for quite a while.

Every year when my birth-day comes around, I get really excited because birthdays have always been so exciting and fun.

But I always forget about one “holiday,” if you can even call it that, two days prior.

April Fools’ Day.It’s always thrilling to turn

the calendar to my birthday month and see my birthday is a mere three days away, some-thing I look forward to all year.

However, it never fails that I will ultimately be pranked on something dealing with my birthday. I’ve had friends call me saying they can’t come to my party only to show up on my birthday saying “April Fools’!”

Well here’s something they, and others like them, may not realize. It’s not funny. Not only is my birthday not on April 1, it’s almost cruel to drag out the joke two days later. As some-one who loves a silly joke and who appreciates people with

great senses of humor, I don’t dislike the actual day. I love seeing what companies have a funny bone and like to poke fun at their customers. It’s become a joke in the newsroom that I hate holidays. But this simply isn’t true.

And can April Fools even be considered a holiday? I hon-estly don’t even know how to categorize it.

But birthdays are in their own realm. Birthdays are sacred and exciting and highly anticipated. I just think people with early April birthdays need more respect.

And please, finish your jokes on April 1.

Not a fool for April Fools’ Day

For those who don’t re-member, my name is Adam Barth. I’m a senior at Roswell High School and an intern at Appen Media Group (the guys who publish this paper). It has been about a month since my last update on interning, and now, nearing the end of my internship at Appen Media, I’d like to give a few final thoughts on my experience.

Working at Appen has been a truly fantastic endeavor – I was privileged to have an advisor who allowed me to edit and publish quite often and who gave me sound advice on how to more effectively com-pile stories, write through an unbiased lens, apply AP style and generally improve my writ-ing. I’ve met some very inter-esting people in connection to my work, and I’ve learned and practiced eloquence in both speaking and writing. My verbal interviewing skills have improved tremendously, along with my confidence in speak-ing.

Perhaps most significantly, my responsibilities here were important, and the work that I did directly benefitted the or-ganization. It is easy in today’s world to face a sort of ennui and become discouraged, especially as a high-schooler lacking higher education. The knowledge that my work car-ried some significance encour-aged me to take care in my

tasks; I was encouraged to refine and polish my writing because it became my respon-sibility to directly contribute to the paper.

In writing an article on the advent of electric vehicles in Georgia, I was able to put my research skills to practice, as well as interview one of the foremost advocates of electric vehicles in Georgia, Jeff Cohen. In addition, I assisted in the editing process of the article. After the article was published, I received a great deal of posi-tive feedback, which cemented my confidence in writing and served as a reward to my hard work.

Interning along with school is somewhat of a challenge. However, the knowledge gained here at Appen has been well worth the time.

I’m immeasurably grate-ful for the opportunity to work here at Appen. I know that my contributions have been ben-eficial to the company, and I hope that you as readers have enjoyed my work.

Looking back: An Appen internship

ADAM BARTHAppen Intern

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KATHLEEN STURGEONForsyth Herald Reporterkathleen@appen mediagroup.com

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I was taking a tour of the Centers for Disease Control, part of a tour group on a happy, sunny day, when a bio-hazard outbreak occurred. The resulting lockdown trapped me and my tour group in a series of rooms. We had an hour to escape before we too became infected with whatever caused the lockdown. With locked doors and only our wits with us, we had to survive.

And survive we did. This was all part of the new attrac-tion in Alpharetta – Urban Escape Games.

The premise is simple – a group of players are locked in a room with a clock count-ing down an hour. A series of puzzles must be solved to unlock the door and get free. At Alpharetta’s location off Mansell Road, there are several scenarios – escape the CDC outbreak, solve the murder

mystery and more. I first heard about such a

thing a few months ago on the radio. They were talking about how this trend had taken off in Europe and Asia – a real-world survival game.

This is a quickly growing fad. In the past few months, three of these businesses have popped up just in Atlanta.

It’s easy to see why. It’s like a video game,

played collaboratively and with just as much stress, if not more because it is real life. The countdown clock adds tension

(especially when it starts blar-ing as it gets closer to zero). As you get closer to winning or losing, the stress amps up (all the way to 11!) and when that door finally opens, it really is a sense of relief that washes over you.

I’m not sure if escape games are the next big thing or just a fad. Regardless, it’s fun and it’s something very different.

Locked in a room… for fun?

JONATHANCOPSEYRevue & News Editorjonathan@ appenmediagroup.com

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With the trial of the Atlanta Public Schools over, we are still left with the big question – why did this happen?

How does one of the biggest school systems in the state stray so far from true north to alter test scores on such an enormous scale?

It points to a number of problems in the education system today. First, we rely en-tirely too much on test scores to judge performance. Testing is necessary, of course. We have to measure results. But standardized tests are only one way to measure.

But we are losing the point of education. We are a na-tion that seems only teach to the tests. Realtors are selling homes in neighborhoods based on the average SAT scores those neighborhoods produce.

Parents are desperate for their children to perform well on standardized tests, and teachers are under enormous pressure to produce those scores as well. At the APS, that pressure – and the rewards given for performance – sent an entire school system over the cliff. In the end, it was almost laughable that the APS administration thought they could get away with it.

As it turns out, state edu-cators actually look at the tests and look for such institutional erasures on these standardized tests. Scanning tests that show abnormal amounts of erasures, especially from wrong an-swer to right answer, are then

measured against the answers from all students as a whole.

For example, one class of fourth-graders at one school would have erasures measured against all other fourth grad-ers statewide. State Board of Education results showed APS tests were “off the chart” in terms of suspected tampering.

So it was known fairly early that cheating was widespread in the APS. When confronted with the evidence provided to APS School Superintendent Beverly Hall, she was charged to investigate what was hap-pening on her watch.

Instead, what happened was a total whitewash of the affair by what was supposed to be a blue ribbon committee.

Give full credit to Gov. Son-ny Perdue for initiating a more prudent investigation. Headed by, among others, former state Attorney General Michael Bow-ers, it quickly became apparent that the cheating was institu-tional, leading to the very top of administration.

Now, there has been some shock at the severity with which these former educa-tors have been handled. They

were led away in handcuffs (save one who is pregnant) and speculation is having been convicted of the worst offense, racketeering, will receive stiff prison sentences.

My first reaction was that these people did wrong, but they are not gangsters. How much of a threat to the com-munity are they now?

But on further reflection – and hearing what parents of APS students were saying – my heart has been hardened.

Educators have the most sacred trust we can give – the education of our children. The APS administrators, princi-pals and teachers who were involved betrayed that trust. Worse, they betrayed those children.

To hear parents tell their stories is heartbreaking.

“My child can’t read. I knew that. But I was told she could not receive remedial help of-fered by the [APS] because her test scores were too high,” said one parent.

It was a story that was repeated over and over. Bowers put it bluntly.

“They robbed a generation of children of their educa-tion,” Bowers said on a PBA 30 interview. “They are the real victims. This was a terrible wrong done to some of the most vulnerable children in the state.”

And so it is. Whatever jus-tice is meted out, it won’t repay those children for what was done to them.

APS cheating scandal has no winners, only victims

HATCHER HURDExecutive Editorhatcher@ appenmediagroup.com

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ROSWELL, Ga. – After 30 years as executive director of The Cottage School in Roswell, Jacque Digieso will step down at the end of this school term. She leaves a legacy of changing the lives of her students, who through her and her husband Joe Digieso have found their path to success where tradi-tional school failed them.

Founded in 1985, The Cot-tage School was a dream of Jacque and Joe Digieso to help students with special learning needs who were failing so-cially and academically in the traditional school environment. They believed that many teen-agers are not poor learners, but that they process learning differently.

Three decades later, The Cottage School is situated on 23 acres in the heart of Roswell with around 170 students. The school is a testament to their comprehensive educational program for middle and high school unique learners. 

The Masters in Special Education Resource Guide named The Cottage School as one of the Top 50 Best Private

Special Needs Schools in the United States. TCS is a 501(c)(3) organization that maintains a non-discriminatory policy in all school programs.

Digieso said will remain on TCS’s Board of Directors. But the time to step away seemed right.

“We are financially strong, we have a great staff in place and good leadership on the board. It just feels like this is time to do it,” she said.

The time to transition to new leadership is from a posi-tion of strength, and she feels like this is that time.

The Cottage School is quite different from most private schools. It seeks out students with special needs and gives them a path to success. TCS caters to students who do not function well in traditional school environments.

It uses small classroom size, a specific goal- and task-oriented curriculum with lots of positive reinforcement.

In 1984, the Digiesos had much success tutoring stu-dents who were not doing well at school. Encouraged by parents, they decided they would open a tutoring studio where they could expand on

their techniques for helping students learn.

Word of mouth brought them more students and it planted the seed that maybe they should start a school as their clients were suggesting.

“We are both first-borns in our families. So we were used to running the show. Teaching was easy, we had that down pat. Running a school like a business, that was hard,” she

said.Joe had business ex-

perience before going into teaching. So he was good at watching the bottom line and avoiding the red ink. Neverthe-less, a school presents unique problems. After all, the product is a child now grown and ready to go out into the world.

They began helping stu-dents who were failing by showing them that what might be perceived as weak-nesses could actually be their strengths.

Going to foundations to ask for start-up help was difficult.

“They wanted a track re-cord and we didn’t have one.

We knew what we wanted to do would work, but education foundations are approached from all sides. They have to have some comfort level to get involved,” Jacque said.

“To them, we were ‘just teachers,’” she said. “So we had a rough time in the begin-ning.”

Today, TCS finds plenty of foundation support, because they understand the TCS ap-proach and it has the track record now for success.

“The big thing is they see we are an organization that is sustainable,” she said. “What

Jacque Digieso retiring from The Cottage School40-year career spent in education

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Jacque Digieso stands in front of her “brag wall” in her office. It reflects what she and hus-band Joe Digieso have built over the last 30 years.

The Jacque Digieso File• An educator for over 40 years, her first position was in

Bangkok, Thailand. • She serves as a private consultant to both public and

private educational agencies.• Attended Agnes Scott College, University of Kentucky,

Georgia State University and Century University.• Master’s degree in education with special education

emphasis; Ph.D. in education administration• Co-founded The Cottage School in 1985. Today, the

school serves 170 middle and high school students.• Past president of both East Roswell and Roswell Rotary

clubs. • Past president of Atlanta Area Association of Independent

Schools.• Recipient of the Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship in

2002.

See DIGIESO, Page 36

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Where are you from? I am originally from Miami but live in Law-renceville.

When did you realize that art was a calling? I’ve been shooting photographs since the 70’s when my father gave me an old mechanical camera he bought in Korea. It was completely manual - you had to learn to set everything even

estimating the fo-cus. I was completely hooked and was fascinated by f/stops, shutter speeds, fi lm technique

etc. and soon learned darkroom skills. Though I’m all-digital now, I still remember my roots.

Are you self-taught or do you have formal training? I am mostly self taught (shooting for 40 years will do that!) but have taken workshops and classes with several fi ne art photographers in-cluding Clyde Butcher and Bruce Barnbaum.

Tell us about one of your favorite pieces of work. “Behind the Gare Saint Lazare” by Henri Cartier Bresson is my favorite photograph of all time. Bresson was a “street photographer” and this photo was the perfect depiction of “the decisive moment” so critical in this genre of photography.

What is the price range of your work? My small matted prints are $24 and my largest piece is $480.

How long does it take you to conceptual-ize, create and fi nish a piece? To take the picture less than a second, but to make an image, it take hours – days – weeks sometimes months. I do a lot of post processing in my work to get the image to con-vey the feeling I had when I made the exposure.

What inspires you to create? I love to explore and trying new techniques with the camera and post processing. I look at works of other photographers and try to learn their techniques and how I can incorporate it into my personal vision.

Tell us something that someone would be surprised to learn about you, or a favorite guilty pleasure. I love steam trains! (But you’ll see that in my work)

Name an Artist that inspires you. I am inspired by many of the early 20th century photographers such as Bresson, Weston, Adams, Evans.

They were masters of the medium and could convey expression and feeling with their work.

What was the one thing you always wanted to be growing up? A sports photographer

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ROSWELL, Ga. – River Eves Elementary School’s students and cafe staff are featured in a new “Strong4Life” healthy nutrition campaign presented by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

River Eves was selected for the Strong4Life videos as a result of the partnership between school Principal Neil

Pinnock and cafe manager Stephanie Payne, the school district’s Fulton County School Nutrition Program, and the Strong4Life campaign led by CHOA. “When Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life program was launched in Fulton Coun-ty Schools a few years ago, Ms. Payne and I enthusiastically

welcomed the opportunities for our cafe to be a positive role model to ensure healthy eating at school,” said Mr. Pinnock. “We know the good habits practiced in our cafe have an impact on nutrition choices made at home and in restau-rants.” The Strong4Life videos and photography taken at River Eves are used in state-wide training presentations by Children’s Healthcare to school nutrition staff. The images highlight key solutions that can be implemented in cafes to positively impact child nutri-tion. 

In 2012, REES began par-ticipating in the Strong4Life Challenge, an energetic pro-gram that includes a pep rally, follow-up visits to reinforce the four healthy habits and more. 

The partnership has contin-

ued with 39 Fulton County Elementary Schools having participated in the Strong4Life Challenge.

The Strong4Life media can

be viewed at www.strong4life.com/schoolnutrition and www.strong4life.com/pages/galleries/10Changes.aspx.

–Adam Barth

River Eves part of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta healthy eating campaign

Kids who choose nutritious foods may earn praise and even small prizes (like stickers) from cafeteria staff.

AHS student named to state Superintendent’s Advisory Board

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta High School student Kindle Anderson is one of 62 students throughout the state to be selected to serve on the state Superintendent’s Advisory Board.

Anderson was one of three students to be nominated to run for the position of student state governor, and won the election with 48 percent of the vote.

His role includes working with Gov. Nathan Deal,

Superintendent Richard Woods, as well as the rest of the Student Advisory Board to help reform education by

providing solutions and new ideas to benefit students in every corner of the state.

Under Kindle’s leadership, five bills of the Georgia House

of Representatives are current-ly being rewritten and revised by the advisory board in order to suit the needs of the stu-dents.

Kindle Anderson will work with governor to advise about new ideas in education

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Avossa seeks superintendent position in Palm Beach school system

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Fulton School Superintendent Robert Avossa is on the long list of candidates vying to be the next superintendent of the Palm Beach County (Fla.) School System. The short list of candidates will be released on April 8.

The south Florida district

is one of the largest school districts in the country, with 185 schools serving more than 183,000 students. In compari-son, the Fulton School System has 101 schools and 96,000 students.

Last week Avossa made the announcement privately to the Fulton School Board of

his decision to seek the Palm Beach job, ahead of the official release of candidates. Unlike many states which publicly name only the top candidates, Florida releases names of all candidates for government positions.

Another familiar name

on the list of 72 candidates includes former state superin-tendent of schools John Barge, who left office in January.

Avossa’s interest in the Florida job surprised few, since he has deep roots in Florida. He immigrated to Florida as a child from his native Italy, holds a bachelor's and mas-ter’s degree from the Uni-versity of South Florida, and spent more than 10 years as a teacher and principal in the Orlando area. In 2003. Avossa

was named Florida’s Young Educator of the Year.

Avossa, 43, was out of town for Spring Break and unavail-able for comment.

He is coming up on his fourth year as the head of the Fulton School System, and signed a contract extension in October through 2017. Should he take another job prior to the end of his contract, he must pay $100,000 to Fulton

Has been top school chief atFulton Schools for four years

AVOSSA

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Mateo Vensor of Boy Scout Troop 457 is raising funds to send care packages for troops stationed over-seas as a part of his Eagle Scout project. Vensor has raised over $3,000 dollars of his $10,000 goal.

As the son of an active-duty soldier, Vensor stated in an email that he could “relate to [the project] on a personal level.”

“I chose to do this because freedom is not free, and I know that when my dad was overseas he missed home, and the only comforts he had were care packages that were sent to him and the phone calls he made home. Soldiers who are overseas for months, sometimes longer, give up precious time away from their families. Sending care packages is a good way to show them that they are appreci-ated and not forgotten. I want to thank our soldiers for the luxury we have to be with our family and the freedom we enjoy today,” he said.

Vensor is seeking donations in the form of toiletries, coffee and drink pack-ages, storage bags, packaged soup, chewing gum and beef jerky.

Donations can be mailed to American Legion Post 201, Attn: Mateo Vensor, 201 Wills Rd., Alpharetta, Ga. 30009.

—Joe Parker

Local Scouts send care packages to troops

Alpharetta’s Troop 457 is asking for donations to send care packages to troops stationed overseas.

ROSWELL, GA – Roswell Unit-ed Methodist Church (RUMC) invites the community to a concert by The Canterbury Ca-thedral Choir of Men and Boys Sunday, April 12, at 3 p.m. in the RUMC Sanctuary.

The diverse program will

include masterworks spanning the centuries as well as newly composed works. The choir performs for daily services at Canterbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and has performed in concert for

dignitaries, heads of state, and royalty throughout the world. The choir rarely travels to the United States, so this is a rare opportunity!

Tickets are on sale at itick-ets.com. Details: 770.594.0512 or amoore@rumc.com.

The Canterbury Cathedral Choir performs at Roswell United Methodist Church.

Canterbury Cathedral Choirsings at RUMC in concert April 12

Schools to end the contract early.

In his four years with Ful-ton, Avossa has implemented a high bar for staff and students, focused primarily on ensur-ing the right leaders and top

teachers are in place at each school.

The changeover in top school staff, coupled with increasingly high expectations for teachers, has led to much grumbling, but has also con-tinued Fulton’s position as one of the top performing districts in the state.

Avossa is also three years into an ambitious 5-year Stra-

tegic Plan to increase gradua-tion rates and better prepare students for careers and college.

His profile in the state has also risen with his appoint-ment to Governor Nathan Deal’s Weather Task Force fol-lowing the ice storms of Janu-ary 2014, and most recently to Deal’s Education Reform Committee.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – There are many movies and books about being locked in a room, with only your wits to get you out. In an instance of fiction becoming real, a new trend in entertainment has “escape rooms” becoming popular at-tractions.

Alpharetta is now home

to one such location – “Urban Escape Games.”

Urban Escape Games in Alpharetta has been open for only a few months and features three scenarios players have to escape – a murder mystery,

CDC lockdown and magician’s room. More are on the way.

“It started with point-and-click games,” said Ellis

Edwards, part of the Urban escape Games team.

The trend started a few years ago in Asia before spreading to Europe where nearly every city now has nu-merous such rooms, often fully booked. Edwards said he first heard of the experience while travelling around Europe after university.

“I’m convinced it will be a wave in the U.S.,” he said. “The concept is different and intriguing.”

Indeed, at least two more such businesses have opened in the Atlanta area just since the Alpharetta business has been open. And to further put the stamp of trendiness on it, an episode of “Big Bang The-ory” had its characters trying to escape from such a room.

Calling it a “team-oriented” pastime, it truly takes a group to solve the puzzles within the

allotted hour. “It’s challenging and it

forces you to think creatively,” he said.

A typical run goes about an hour and a half and Edwards said about 40 percent of participants finish in the time given. Edwards said it was perfect for business and family outings, as well as friends. The ideal size is between 6 and 8 people.

TripAdvisor, a website dedi-cated to ranking tourism-relat-ed events, has recently ranked Urban escape Games as the No. 1 thing to do in Alpharetta, placing it higher than Wills Park and the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

“We’ve seen an awesome response so far,” Edwards said. “Everyone leaves with an idea of what they will do next time.”

Urban Escape Game is at the corner of Mansell Road and Warsaw Road in adapted office space.

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ATLANTA - Strong schools breed a strong housing market, and recent data from Smart Numbers bears that out for north metro Atlanta.

Speaking at a recent Geor-gia State University Economic Forecast summit, John Hunt, principal economist with U.S. Regional Services at IHS Eco-nomics, said there is a direct correlation between students’ SAT scores and the home val-ues within that school’s sphere of patronage.

“We know this intuitively,” Hunt said. “There absolutely is a correlation.”

And the surge in qual-ity public education in North Atlanta is pushing average new home buyers farther out into the suburbs.

Using maps produced from Smart Numbers, Hunt tracked concentrations of schools with high SAT scores and the health of the housing market.

“In 2010-2013, I didn’t have to go to Paulding County to buy a $250,000 home,” Hunt said. “I could buy a fore-closed lot right off the square in Marietta. But, guess what? Those lots are gone.”

As a consumer, most people are below $300,000, now every home near the good schools in Marietta are above $400,000, he said.

“Where are they going to go?” he asked. “Our data says they’re going back over to Paulding. Cobb is down year over year, and Paulding is up

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areas, where developers went on a building spree right before the recession, had acquired the reputation as “The Ring of Death,” but because prices have become so prohibitive closer in near highly rated schools, average buyers are testing the waters farther out, he said.

“What’s happening is ‘A’ areas in the adjacent counties are battling it out with ‘B’ and ‘C’ areas in the closer-in coun-ties,” Hunt said. “And it’s the ‘A’ areas that are winning.”

He said the same thing is happening in Gwinnett, where buyers were recently getting good prices on a foreclosed lot, but they, too, are gone.

The Gwinnett home buying market has slowed dramatical-ly, but nearby Hall is enjoying a surge, he said.

Lot prices alone have gone up in price 30 to 35 percent over the past couple of years, Hunt said.

“We’re starting to bump up against that glass ceiling of people’s incomes,” he said. “How we deal with that this year is going to be critical.”

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Norton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.”

Here are several more micro trends in the housing market and general economy we’ve spotted on our radar.

Single-family rentals – The national single-family rental market, which has received microscopic focus recently and touted as a new product class, is, in real-ity, an established historical product truly dominated by small mom-and-pop Ameri-can investors. The top 18 in-stitutional buyers have been killing each other in hand-to-hand combat over REO bank single-family housing units, dominating local first-Tuesday foreclosure auctions and sourcing every buying method possible. And yet after four valiant years, they own a whopping 172,748 single-family rental homes or 1.2 percent of the 14.66 mil-lion single family rentals in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the industry own five or fewer single-family

units.It’s not Blackstone but

Judy Blackstone living on Elm Street in Mid-America. The institutions have cer-tainly helped stabilize the residential industry through their contributions, but the publicity surrounding the opportunity helped push the mom-and-pops using self-directed IRAs and cash to add to their rental inventory.

Sixty percent of the single-family inventory in the United States is owned free and clear. And while there are emerging lending oppor-tunities to leverage and buy more, the average owner is by nature conservative, thrifty and cautious.

Highest yields – The highest yields for single-family rentals are in the sub $100,000 price range of SFR

housing, where institutions and funds don’t typically go.

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Affordability – It’s not just the price of a home, and it’s not how much you make; it’s how those two ingredients are intertwined. When they are linked, Atlanta has the second most (behind Min-neapolis) affordable housing market among the nation’s top 25 markets, according to Interest.com (November 2014). They report Atlan-ta’s median home price is $166,000 and according to the Census Bureau, metro Atlanta’s median income is about $56,000.

Multi-generational hous-ing – We are not Japan yet, but 57 million Americans or 18.1 percent of the popula-tion live in multi-generational family households. That’s double the number who lived in such households in 1980. Of those who are 25-34 years old, 20 percent of the unem-ployed live with parents.

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Business: Taqueria Tsunami Opened: February 2015 Owner: Scott and Alexis Kinsey What: Taqueria Tsunami is a Latin-Asian fusion restaurant specializing in handcraft-ed cocktails, tacos, rice bowls and appetiz-ers. The food is made with fresh, quality ingredients and made in-house. Our full-service bar has 16 draft handles with many craft beer options.Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday.Location: 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, RoswellPhone: 770-993-1530Website: taqueriatsunami.com

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Business: Inspiration Paints Home Design Center Opened: March 2015 Owner: Alcira GramajoWhat: We are a Benjamin Moore paint store and home im-provement showroom.We will also have a paint studio to provide creative experiences for children and adults.Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

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KeyWorth promotestwo associatesJOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Neil Ste-vens, president and chief operating officer of KeyWorth Bank, announced the promotion of the following as-sociates:

Kit Carlson, RMA-CRC, vice president, manager of credit analysis department at the Marietta location.

Ryan Pendleton, credit analyst, at the Johns Creek location.

Kipniss earns chartered special needs designationALPHARETTA, Ga. – Michael S. Kipniss, assistant general agent at MassMutual-The Piedmont Group of Atlanta, has earned the char-tered special needs consultant (ChSNC) professional designation from the American College.

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Century 21 Results Realty agents receive honorsCUMMING, Ga. — Century 21 Results Realty Ser-vices announced honors from the 400 North Board of Realtors.

Kimberly Yates/ Yates Estates received top hon-ors for her team’s production for 2014. With over $30 million in sales volume, they received a Work-horse Award for the most transactions and a Top Producer Award.

Tamara Stout received top honors in new home sales with over $14 million in dollar volume for 2014. She was awarded the Workhorse Award and a Top Producer.

Gina Rudisill and Lynn Lusby received their Phoenix Award for 10 years as Circle of Excellence recipients.

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Scientific Games announces record instant game salesALPHARETTA, Ga. — Scientific Games Corpora-tion announced that Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML), the operator of the Portuguese State Lottery, reported record instant game sales in 2014, a year-over-year increase of 18 percent. The trend has continued in 2015 with instant game sales ex-hibiting an unprecedented year-over-year increase of more than 35 percent thus far.

Scientific Games is the sole supplier of SCML instant games.

Fulton, Forsyth citedas technology leadersATLANTA – The Technology Association of Georgia cited Fulton and Forsyth counties among the state’s leaders in technology. The group’s 2015 State of the Industry: Technology in Georgia Report states that both are among five Georgia counties that have an innovation economy that surpasses the national average.

The report contains key data on Georgia’s tech-nology landscape and serves as a resource for facts, statistics, trends and other insights into the state’s technology industry. The report says Georgia’s tech sector has produced more than 25,000 net new jobs since 2010, and the state’s technology payroll reached $23 billion in 2014.

“TAG’s State of the Industry Report is an im-portant resource for both technologists living in Georgia and businesses contemplating moving here,” said Paul Carmody, chief executive officer of Atlanta-based software company AchieveIt and chairman of the TAG Thought Leadership Task Force. “The report is a barometer of the robust tech-nology industry that we have in Georgia.”

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Timed:Exercise opensfirst Georgia facilityROSWELL, Ga. – Timed:Exercise has expanded to

Georgia, opening its first location in Roswell’s Sweet Apple Village Plaza at 12020 Etris Road, Suite B-110. Founded in 2012, T:E offers 30-minute, per-sonalized training sessions in a group atmosphere.

The company has three other locations in Jack-sonville, Florida, and its expansion to Roswell is the first in a planned growth strategy, company officials said.

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Economic summit tofocus on business capitalATLANTA – The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is hosting its 2015 Financial Summit – Access to Capital from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., April 10 at 1000 Peachtree St. NE in Atlanta. The summit will deal with discussions on the current environment for small business and non-traditional sources of capital. Breakout sessions will discuss tailoring a capital source to suit your business, demystifying business credit and getting inside the mind of a banker.

Registration is required. Visit: www.GMSDC.org.

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Johns Creek Chamberplans special eventsJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce has scheduled several key events for April, including the launch of a Men’s Breakfast to provide local businessmen with opportunities to network. The breakfast is held at 11030 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 110, at 8 a.m. on the last Friday of the month and follows in the footsteps of the long-running Ladies’ Breakfast, which is held on the third Friday of each month.

Johns Creek Fire Chief Jeff Hogan will be the speaker at the group’s monthly membership break-fast April 16 at 7:30 a.m. at the Standard Club, 6230 Abbotts Bridge Road.

The chamber is also sponsoring its Young Pro-fessionals Networking Lunch from noon to 1 p.m. April 30 at Abbott’s Bar and Grill, 10900 Medlock Bridge Road.

Registration and information: JohnsCreekCham-ber.com.

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Business: Planet FitnessOpened: March 16Owners: Planet FitnessWhat: Hosted a grand open-ing event March 31 to welcome the community to their new Roswell location. Now through April 10, anyone can join for just $1 down and then 10 a month.Hours: Open Monday at mid-night until Friday at 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.Location: 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 840Phone: 770-645-2345Website: www.planetfitness.com/gyms/roswell-ga-1104

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SPRING NATIVE PLANT SALEWhat: Blooming native azaleas, trees and shrubs, woodland plants, butterfly hosts and more. Horticulturists and master gardeners will be on site to answer questions. Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road in RoswellWhen: Saturday, April 11Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Web: chattnaturecenter.org

FORSYTH PLANT SALEWhere: The Barn at Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road in CummingWhen: Saturday, April 11Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Contact: Forsyth County Master Gardeners, 770-888-8418

GARDEN TOURWhat: Tour the gardens at the historic home of Barrington King, who founded the colony that became Roswell with his father, Roswell King.Where: Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive in RoswellWhen: Monday, April 13Hours: 9:30 to 10 a.m.Cost: Free

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ART WORKSHOPWhat: Amanda Jones Art Workshop Drawing 104 “Cityscape.”Where: Park Place at Newtown School, 3125 Old Alabama Road in Johns CreekWhen: Saturday, April 11 at 9:30 a.m.Cost: $10Web: johnscreekga.gov/parkplace

WIGWAM FESTWhat: Atlanta’s first Wigwam Fest delivers an interactive, customizable community event that brings together the city’s favorite instructors and experts in categories such as yoga, fitness, dance, food, outdoor adventures, clean living, healing arts and more.When: Sunday, April 12, every Sunday through May 3Where: Chattahoochee Nature CenterCost: Daily tickets start at $69. Series tickets start at $279.

JOE GRANSDEN AND “ONE O’CLOCK JUMP, THE SONGS OF COUNT BASIE”What: Georgia Ensemble Theatre presents Joe Gransden and his 16-piece big band. Count Basie led one of the greatest swing bands of all time. Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest StreetWhen: Monday, April 13Hours: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $20 to $30Web: get.org

AUTISM SPEAKS AT SKYZONEWhat: 100% of ticket sales go to Autism Speaks.Where: Skyzone, 1425 Market Boulevard in RoswellWhen: Tuesday, April 14

Hours: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Web: skyzone.com/roswell for waivers

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WINE TASTING AT WILD HOPEWhat: Hinton’s Wine Store, Wild Hope Art Gallery and Atlanta Wine Meetup collaborate to host a special wine tasting in an exciting art gallery setting.Where: Wild Hope Art Gallery, 8470 Holcomb Bridge Road in AlpharettaWhen: Thursday, April 9Hours: 6:30 to 9 p.m.Cost: $25Contact: 678-580-0493

DATE NIGHT: ITALYWhat: Shannyn King teaches a sumptuous Italian menu including tiny tender meatballs, cavatappi with grilled zucchini and lemon herb ricotta, pancetta-wrapped asparagus and dark chocolate affogato with sea salt.Where: Sur la Table, 1000 North Point Circle, Suite 1082 in Alpharetta. When: Saturday, April 11Hours: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $69 per person. Web: surlatable.com

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ARTISAN CHEESE TASTINGSpecialist cheese-makers show us how a simple product can become a statement of its provenance at Salud! Cooking School, Whole Foods Market Avalon, 2800 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta. Thursday, April 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $22. Visit wholefoodsmarket.com/service/salud-cooking-school-4 for more info.

MY FAIR LADYEliza Doolittle agrees to take speech lessons from phonetician Henry Higgins and outgrows her lowly social status and becomes an indispensable part of Higgins’ life at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street. Thursday, April 9, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit get.org for more info.

PRINCESS STORY TIMEFundraiser to benefit the Junior League of Gwinnett and North Fulton Counties at Olivia’s Dollhouse Tearoom, 5075 Abbotts Bridge Road, Suite 500 in Johns Creek. Saturday, April 11. 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 per child. visit jlgnf.org for more info.

HONOR AIR TRIPThe Rotary Club of Roswell will embark on their seventh trip to take 70 World War II, Korea and Vietnam War veterans to Washington, DC to see their memorials. Meeting at Roswell Community Center to drive to the airport on Tuesday, April 14. Contact 678-318-3647 or visit www.roswellrotary.club/honor-air for applications.

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Thyroxin (T4) that is not converted into the active T3 hormone in your body: This is a controversial topic for many physicians, as many in the endocrinology community still believe that this conversion problem does not exist in pa-tients. In any case, it is men-tioned, as there are physicians who do support this position, and it good to know about it if you are experiencing the symp-toms of hypothyroidism.

There are some natural ways to support your thyroid, and ensure it functions opti-mally. You may want to find a doctor that practices func-tional medicine. A functional medical doctor can assist you with natural ways of treat-ing the root cause of illness, rather than just treating the symptoms with medication. If you or someone you know may have a thyroid condition, call 770-731-9410 and schedule an appointment with Dr. Sean Savedoff.

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By Dr. Deborah WoodwardJohns Creek Audiology

Hearing affects EVERY-THING between your ears. If you’re like most people, you’re used to thinking of hearing as something that happens in your ears. What people often don’t think about is what happens between their ears, in the hearing part of their brain. That’s where sound becomes information

that has meaning. Your brain has to work hard to make this happen.

When the sound signals from your ears are compro-mised, your brain has to work even harder to fill in the gaps. This extra effort can take its toll. In fact, studies have shown that, over time, hearing loss can lead to isola-tion and depression. That’s why it makes sense to take

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Are you having a hard time finding a primary care doctor? According to a recent report by the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, the state ranked 39th in the ratio of doctors per 100,000 population. The doctor shortage contin-ues to limit patients’ access to care and is most critical in primary care. Some doctors have stopped taking new pa-tients altogether. If you do find a doctor that will accept you as a new patient, you may still have to wait if you want to schedule a routine visit. If you are on Medicare or Medicaid you might not be able to find a doctor and may have to visit the emergency room. In which case, you will have to wait and may not see the same doctor again.

There is a solution – the best time to find a new primary care doctor is when a new practice opens. You need to sign up early on, even if it’s for a routine physical. Most insurances pay for a physical once a year without requiring any co-pay. If you sign up early on, the doctor will be familiar with your medi-cal history and it will be easier to get an appointment later on when you have a medical condition. You need to sign up before the doctor stops accepting new patients!

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Springtime in the South heralds the onset of allergic skin diseases in our favorite four legged furry family friends: our dogs and cats!

Flea bite saliva and envi-ronmental allergens can trigger skin heat, redness, and itching sensations. The usual sites of itch are: the digits of the paws, face (especially around the eyes), the ears, and rears (anus and tail) of dogs and cats. Flea salivary allergens injected into the skin and environmental allergens (pol-lens; mold spores; house dust/house dust mites, cockroach debris, etc.) are inhaled or absorbed through the skin to cause itch. Your pet may exhibit excessive scratching, paw licking and chewing, facial rubbing and hair loss.

If your pet has fleas, be proactive and visit your primary care veterinarian for the most effective flea control products. Two prescrip-tion products with excellent safety profiles to kill fleas are 1) Oral,

great tasting Nexgard (dosed monthly; also kills ticks) and 2) the Seresto Flea & Tick Col-lar (excellent repelling/killing effects for 8 months).

What if your pet has been diagnosed with environmen-tal allergies? Some excellent modes of therapy are available. The safest and most biologic treatment is weekly immu-notherapy vaccine injections given usually for at least 3 – 5 years. A wonderful new oral drug, Apoquel is available for severely allergic dogs needing immediate attention. Apoquel can be used in place of steroid pills and injections because Apoquel does not have the numerous potential worrisome steroid side effects.

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By Dr. David Westerman

Getting a restful night sleep can become a nightmare, especially as we age.

One big misconception is that as we age, the amount of sleep we need decreases.

The truth is adults need seven to eight hours of sleep per night. This is harder to attain as adults become seniors.

With age, sleep becomes lighter and deep sleep (known as delta sleep) may be entirely absent by the age of 80 (earlier in some patients).

Sleep is often fragmented, espe-cially in retirees, who nap during the day and sleep less at night. Certain medications can also interfere with sleep as well as forced changes in lifestyle or worrisome medical condi-tions. Nighttime sleep may also be interrupted by physical complaints such as arthritis, noise, heart dis-ease, reflux, hot flashes (in women) and urges to urinate.

Fragmented sleep leads to unre-freshing sleep and a sense that one has slept less. Other sleep disruptors include:

Insomnia may be more frequent in the elderly, where nighttime dis-

turbances are followed by difficulty in returning to sleep.

Sleep Apnea, where pauses in breathing occur during sleep, is a sleep disorder seen with greater fre-quency in older adults.

Restless Leg Syndrome is another disorder that could keep people up at night. Symptoms include creepy-crawly or irritable feelings in the feet and legs particularly in the evening while relaxing and watching televi-sion, for example.

Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Be-havior Disorder (RBD) is a condition where subjects retaliate in response to a disturbing dream and may in-jure themselves or their bed partner. Patients with Parkinson’s sometimes have RBD.

Dementia and Al-zheimer’s disease may be a major cause of sleep disturbance that some-times causes agitation and confusion.

Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) is when the circadian rhythm or body clock is adjusted, so the preferred sleep time is moved earlier and earlier.

There is a treatment

for most sleep disorders. If you or a family member feel unrefreshed or fa-tigued during the day, it’s important to discuss this with your doctor or a sleep specialist.

In all cases, it is important to practice good sleep hygiene.

Dr. David Westerman is medical director at the Northside Hospital Sleep Disorders Center in Atlanta. The Northside Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

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Is LASIK surgery the right choice for you? LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileu-sis) is an outpatient refractive surgery procedure intended to reduce a person’s dependency on glasses or contact lenses. An excimer laser is used to permanently reshape the clear covering of the eye called the cornea. This reshaping of the cornea will improve the way the eye focuses light thus cor-recting a person’s nearsighted-ness, farsightedness, and/or astigmatism.

First approved for use by the FDA in 1998, LASIK has been steadily gaining popular-ity and has satisfied millions of people worldwide. Each year, approximately 700,000 Americans have the procedure and the number continues to grow. Vast majority of patients are happy with their results and tend to recommend the procedure to their family and friends.

As with any surgical pro-cedure, there are risks associ-ated with LASIK but the overall complication rate is low. Infec-tion and inflammation are rare possibilities and usually can be treated with topical medica-

tions.LASIK is not suited for

everyone. As a patient, it is important to have a clear understanding of the proce-dure, the risk and benefits, and candidacy status. What to expect before, during, and after surgery will vary from doctor to doctor and patient to patient. However, it is essential that individuals considering LASIK have realistic expectations. LASIK, if performed success-fully, will allow individuals to perform most of their everyday tasks independent of corrective lenses.

LASIK is performed in an outpatient surgical center, with the patient reclining under a surgical device called an ex-cimer laser. The length of the procedure can vary between 10-15 minutes depending on the patient’s prescription.

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Holistic medicine is a form of healing that considers the whole person – body, mind, spirit and emotions—in quest for the optimal health and wellness. Dr. Cathy Emeruwa, a board-certified Family Medi-cine physician promotes the inclusion of holistic approach-es to modern medicine. Dr. Cathy believes that the whole person is made up of interde-pendent parts and if one part is not working properly, all the other parts will be affected. In

this way, if people have imbalances in their lives, it can negatively affect their overall health. Here are sev-eral holistic tips toward better health for better living.

Nutrition- The age old cliché you are what you eat is true. Our diets are very important in determining our health. If we eat foods that lack

nutrients our bodies cannot function adequately. It is very important to have a balanced diet that encompasses the en-tire food chart and guarantees that we are getting all the vita-mins and proteins we need. If you have an intolerance toward a particular group, there are organic and all natural sub-stitutes. It is very important to consult with your medical physician or a nutritional ex-pert to determine if your diet is healthy and balanced.

Body Works- Go ahead! It’s okay to splurge on a body mas-

sage. Studies have shown that massage therapy is good for not only the body but also the mind. Massages can reduce inflammation, aches and pains caused by day to day stress on the body. It is known that just a soothing touch can calm the body and the mind. There are many different massage tech-niques offering the therapeu-tic treatment that your body needs. Talk with your physi-cian or visit a massage spa to learn about the technique that works well for you.

Herbal Medicine- There are many herbal medicines used as ingredients in today’s mod-ern supplement. When used correctly, plants and plant ex-tracts can provide the most op-timal healing experience. There is an estimated 80% of people worldwide that rely on herbal medicine for healing. Herbal and conventional supplements can be combined to balance and enhance the treatment and offer fewer side effects.

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times our bodies does not naturally produce the levels of nutrients we need. Your health care provider may suggest supplements in effort of getting your hormone and vitamin lev-els to where they need to be for your organs to function prop-erly. Dr. Cathy recommends all natural supplements.

Supplements are recom-mended to ensure that you are receiving the proper level you need and some recommended supplements are: Vitamin B6 to assist with your metabolism, Vitamin B12 for proper func-tion of your nervous system, Vitamin A to keep your im-mune system strong, Vitamin D for strong bones and balance calcium.

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Yes it’s true. A simple screening will reveal whether you have actual hearing loss or simply earwax buildup affect-ing your hearing.

Screenings are used for health risk factors and chronic conditions like carotid arteries, osteoporosis, stroke, diabetes, and COPD. Many lives have been changed by these screen-ings. Hearing loss is a chronic condition. Hearing is part of your overall health.

We don’t always want to find out what condition our health is in. It takes courage to get a screening but the will

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When you are in a group or in a crowded restaurant, is it difficult for you to follow the conversation?

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care of your hearing health the same way you care about the rest of your health: There’s a lot more riding on it than just your hearing.

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Brain:

Three Tips For PlanningA Healthy Getaway(NAPSI)—Staying active and traveling throughout life, according to the U.S. Travel Association, can actually help you age healthier. To that end, here are three tips so you can plan a healthy vacation.

1. Make a commitment to get going. A change in sur-roundings can be a great first step in encouraging yourself to get active. When exploring a new destination, you may be eager to do more. Commit to a trip this year, whether it’s a short getaway or a big family vacation.

Use an app to track your steps as you sightsee and build healthy fun into the itinerary, perhaps hiking or watersports. Make it a group experience by bringing along friends and

family. You’ll encourage each other to stay active and bond during the process.

2. Find the right place and activities. Health-minded travel doesn’t mean planning a trip you won’t enjoy. Focus on what you like to do and the settings that motivate you.

If you prefer mountain views, visit one of the coun-try’s scenic ranges, such as the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. The national park there offers lots of trails and rewarding rest spots.

If you’d rather soak up the sun and sand, visit a popular beach spot, such as Myrtle Beach or Charleston’s Islands in South Carolina.

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By Leslie Gaskill, M.D.Exactly,….. BIG DEAL!

Inflammation is not something to take lightly. Let’s put it this way, if you came across a smoldering fire in your house, you wouldn’t just walk away...would you? I suspect that you would consider this an impor-tant matter to tend to, because you know that even a small smoldering fire could quickly become a big rip roaring fire

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You might even say “Whew, I am glad I caught that fire while it was small, and thank God that I just happened to walk in here and see this.” Yeh, it would be an emotional and financial disaster to lose your home. So what if we were talk-ing about your life? All it takes is ONE fire to cause an event i.e heart attack and stroke.

There are many causes of inflammation that can ulti-mately cause your arteries to be fragile. The arteries can suddenly rupture as plaque pushes through the wall like a volcano. A clot is formed, blocking the flow and BOOM. You have a heart attack or stroke. What causes inflam-mation? Great question. Stress, bad diet, migraines, autoimmune diseases( like lupus and psoriasis), smoking, cholesterol, insulin resistance, prediabetes, diabetes, PCOS, liver disease, sleep disorders, and, periodontal disease to just name a few. Don’t get a false sense of security if you are a marathon runner, passed your stress test, calcium score, and even have a phenomenal cho-lesterol profile. Stay tuned to hear more from us and Plaque Busters in the national arena. If you are serious about your life, and your life is a priority, we can help you before it is too late. We are very experienced

in a prevention strategy that works! It is tailored to YOU, your body and your genetics! Right now as spring approach-es, most of you are wanting to “get the weight off”. We are excited about our new weight loss program and we will per-sonally coach you. If you want to find out your genetic dietary pattern needs (we are all one of six patterns), we can help you learn how to eat for minimizing your risk of developing plaque and to help you lose weight most effectively for a lifetime. Yes, it’s true: we are not all genetically programmed to eat the same way!

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Inflammation:

By Roswell Dental Care

The dental community is the one of the first lines of defense in early detection of oral cancer. Including both generalists and specialists, there are over 100,000 dentists in the US, each one seeing between 8 and 15 patients per day. The American Dental Association states that 60% of the US population sees a dentist every year. Performing oral cancer screenings during routine biannual dental visits, yields tens of thousands of op-portunities to catch oral cancer

in its early stages.

Oral cancer is an ideal cancer to identify early by screen-ing. Besides a routine visit to the dental office for regular examinations, it is the patient’s responsibility to be aware of changes in their oral environment. When these changes occur, they need to be brought to the attention of a qualified dental professional

for examination. It is important that both private individuals, and members of the dental community, realize that a visit to the dentist is no longer only about a filling, a crown, or a routine cleaning, but can be a matter of life and death. Dental examinations, when properly done include a screening for oral cancer and ultimately will save lives.

Oral cancers are commonly referred to as head and neck cancers, and of all head and neck cancers they comprise about 85% of that category. The death rate for oral cancer

is higher than that of cancers which we hear about rou-tinely such as cervical cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, laryngeal cancer, cancer of the testes, and endocrine system cancers such as thyroid, or skin cancer (malignant melanoma). Oral cancer is particularly danger-ous because in its early stages it may not be noticed by the patient, as it can frequently prosper without producing pain or symptoms they might readily recognize, and because it has a high risk of produc-ing second, primary tumors. There are several types of oral cancers, but around 90% are squamous cell carcinomas.

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cluding lights, dyes, and other techniques are beginning to appear on the marketplace. Some of these have more value than others and stronger sci-entific efficacy. While poten-tially making the discovery process more effective, it is still possible to do a comprehensive examination through a proper visual and tactile white light process alone. Early detection of oral cancers by your profes-sional examiner or yourself is the key to survival of this disease.

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Evidence is mounting that physical inactivity is bad for our health and is leading to excessive weight gain. But if this bad news has not inspired you to make a change, con-sider these twelve benefits of strength training.

Following is an integrated list of the benefits extolled in the book, Body by Science, (McGuff/Little) and in an ar-ticle by Wayne Westcott, PhD, professor of exercise science.

Increase lean muscle and strength. Activities you do every day take less effort and you can continue doing things you enjoy that add to quality of life—e.g., active vacations, gardening, hobbies.

Increase resting metabo-lism. Lean muscle can burn more calories all day long and reduce the risk of slow weight gain as you age.

Increase insulin sensitivity. Intense strength training de-pletes muscle glycogen (storage form of glucose). As a neces-sity, muscle cells become more sensitive to insulin and shuttle blood glucose in to replace the depleted glycogen stores.

Improve cardiovascular fit-ness. Intense strength training

provides a tremendous stimu-lus to the CV system.

Reduce body fat. Lower body fat is related to increased resting metabolism and reduced levels of circulating insulin.

Improve blood cholesterol. Improvements to blood choles-terol levels can be seen after only a few weeks of high inten-sity strength training.

Improve blood pressure. Strength training can help re-duce blood pressure for those who are mildly hypertensive.

Increase bone mineral density. Numerous studies have shown that performing strength training at an ad-equate intensity can stimulate the body to add more bone.

Reduce arthritis pain. Research has shown that strength training can help ease joint pain and strengthen the muscles and connective tissues that support/protect the joints.

Reduce lower back pain. Stronger muscles result in lower risk of injury.

Improve flexibility. Build strength through the whole range of motion and provide protection for joints.

Improved gastrointestinal transit time. Strength training has been shown to increase transit time by 56 percent.

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Explore all your options. There are many ways to get active, from beach yoga and golf to horseback riding and mountain biking. If you want a goal to train for, some desti-nations host marathons and races; for instance, there’s the Annual Steamboat Springs Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K. You may even be able to take advantage of special event lodging deals.

3. Research health-friendly lodging options. Following a healthy routine isn’t always easy on vacation. Frequent meals out and restaurant-sized portions can make it hard to eat well. Smaller room sizes can also leave little space to accommodate in-home exercise routines.

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A ‘Berry’ Healthy Way To Help Your Heart(NAPSI)—A little heart-shaped fruit can be a big help to your heart. According to research, strawberries may play an important role in helping to re-duce the risk of heart disease.

“Strawberries are at the top of the list of foods I recommend for packing the most nutrition into everyday meals, especially when considering cardiovascu-lar health,” said Sylvia Klinger, MS, RD, LDN. “It’s an easy sell with their versatility and natu-rally sweet taste.”

Here are 12 more reasons to enjoy California strawber-ries:1. High in vitamin C (more per serving than an orange) and may boost immunity.2. Considered a superfruit with loads of antioxidants and anthocyanins.3. Versatile and can be added to both savory and sweet dishes.4. Low in sugar, naturally sweet with only 45 calories per cup.5. A source of potassium to support healthy blood pres sure.6. A good source of dietary fiber.7. Available year-round and easy to freeze.8. Grown by caring strawberry farmers who use sustain

able farming practices.9. Loved by kids and ideal for snacks and lunches.10. Ideal for adding appeal to summertime dishes and special occasions.11. Grown to perfection in ideal growing conditions along California’s coast.12. Globally loved and voted America’s favorite fruit.

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Grilled Salmon with Strawberry Ginger SalsaSalsa:Prepare at least one hour ahead.1 English or seedless cucumber, finely chopped1 green onion, thinly sliced1 Tbsp. cilantro, cut into strips1 tsp. fresh ginger, freshly grated1 yellow pepper, diced small3-4 Tbsp. seasoned rice wine vinegar2 cups fresh California straw berries, hulled and diced smallSauce:1 stick unsalted butter1 clove garlic1 Tbsp. honey2 Tbsp. soy sauce1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice6 salmon fillets (or fish of

choice), skinless

Mix cucumbers, green onion, cilantro, ginger, yellow pepper and vinegar. Cover and chill at least one hour. Just before serving, add strawber-ries. In a small saucepan, melt butter with garlic over low heat. Stir in honey, soy sauce

and lemon juice and cook 2 minutes; set aside. Prepare a charcoal grill; when ready, brush sauce on salmon pieces and place on a well-oiled fish-grilling rack.

Place rack over coals about 4 inches from fire and grill approximately 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Brush with the

sauce again after turning and again when done. Transfer to warm platter and top with salsa.

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Strawberries can improve the flavor and nutrition of both sweet and savory dishes.

By The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. Most people don’t look forward to hav-ing a hip replaced. But thanks to a less invasive technique that’s now available in Northeast Georgia, patients who un-dergo hip replacement surgery now can expect a faster, less traumatic recovery.

Jeffrey Garrett, M.D., the newest orthopaedic surgeon at OrthoTLC (an affiliate of The Longstreet Clinic, P.C.), is a fellowship trained, board certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in Anterior Approach Hip Replacement.

Using the anterior approach, an orthopaedic surgeon is able to access the hip joint from the front of the hip as opposed to the back as other surgeons do. “Surgery from the front is less inva-sive and less damaging to the surround-ing muscle and hip joint,” Dr. Garrett said. “As a result, patients experience less pain, recover quicker and leave the

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MILTON, Ga. – After victories in four of five games, includ-ing their last three in a row, the Cambridge Bears have a chance to finish with a win-ning record for the first time in their third season of fielding a baseball team.

With four region games and two non-region contests left on their schedule, the Bears were 7-8 overall and 7-7 in their 7-AAAAA sub-region. All five of their scheduled non-region games in late February were cancelled due to weather, with two of them re-scheduled for next week after Cambridge concludes its region schedule.

The Bears play three games this week (April 6, 8 and 10)against Sprayberry, which is tied with Cambridge for third place in the sub-region at 6-6. The Yellow Jackets have won their last six region games against North Springs and Riv-erwood after losing their first

six against Forsyth Central and Kell, the sub-region’s top two teams.

The seven teams in the sub-region play three-game series in the same week against the other six teams in 7-AAAAA South. The Bears lost their first three series against Forsyth Central, Riverwood and North Atlanta, dropping two of three games to all three, but took two of three against Kell before winning twice last week against North Springs, March 30 and April 1. The third game was rained out and will be played Tuesday, April 14, at North Springs.

The Bears were 3-6 in the

region and 3-7 overall before their string of strong showings the past two weeks. Cambridge got a pair of outstand-ing pitching efforts in the series against Kell, with sophomore lefthander Austin Weiermiller toss-ing a 4-hit shutout in the opener, walking just one and striking out 15 in a 4-0 victory.

Fellow sophomore Jonathan Hirschland pitched a complete game 5-hitter in the third game as the Bears won 9-3, also allowing just one

walk. Conner Young drove in three runs for the Bears and Hayden Onorato and Jake Swi-acki had two hits and two RBIs each, with all three part of the team’s sophomore class that has provided a major spark this season.

The Bears opened their se-ries against North Springs with a 7-4 win in Sandy Springs, breaking open a scoreless game with five runs in the fourth inning. Swiacki and Brian Moore, one of just three seniors on the roster, both had three hits and junior outfielder Pete Gottschalk drove in three runs. Moore, the Bears’ short-

stop, was the team’s standout quarterback in football.

Weiermiller had a shutout for five innings before allowing two runs in the fifth, striking out 14 in six innings.

Cambridge erupted for 15 hits in just three innings against the Spartans on April Fools Day, winning 15-0. Weiermiller had three hits and three RBI, and senior outfielder Nick Sieverts and sophomore Bradley Wiedman had two hits each. Hirschland pitched a 3-inning no-hitter, issuing one walk.

The Bears opened their sub-region schedule against what may be the best team in the entire region without the benefit of playing a single non-region game. Cambridge managed to win one of three against Forsyth Central, tak-ing the second game 8-7 in Cumming after trailing 4-0. Cambridge scored three runs in the fifth to tie game and went ahead with four in the seventh, surviving a three-run rally by Forsyth in the bottom of the inning. Moore had two hits and sophomore second baseman Crew Cohoes drove in two runs.

Junior Michael Viafora worked the first five innings

and junior Michael Leeman pitched effectively in relief for the Bears. Weiermiller and junior Jonathan Mullis allowed just one run in Cambridge’s season opener, but the Bears lost 2-1 to Forsyth Central.

Mullis pitched a complete game shutout, allowing four hits and one walk while strik-ing out six, as the Bears won the third game against River-wood 4-0. The Bears broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the fifth as Sieverts drove in two runs and Gottschalk had two hits and an RBI.

The Bears lost the opener 6-5 in 10 innings, taking a 5-3 lead with four runs in the top of the seventh before the Raiders scored twice in the bottom of the inning, Weier-miller struck out eight in seven innings, but some Cambridge errors proved costly.

Weiermiller got a little more support in the opener against North Atlanta, with the Bears scoring eight runs in both the fifth and sixth innings of a 17-0 victory. Weiermiller al-lowed only one hit over 4 1/3 innings. He also drove in three runs, as did Onorato. Sieverts had two hits and two RBIs, and Viafora and Cohoes added two hits each.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School’s Matt Morgan has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soc-cer at the University of North Caro-lina - Wilmington. An NCAA Division I school. UNC-Wilmington competes in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Morgan, a member of the US De-velopmental Soccer Academy, plays for the Georgia United Soccer Association as a center back and is a captain on the U17/U18 Team. 

He has represented the Olympic Developmental Team on two tours to Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2012 and 2013. He also has been one of the key

contributors (and sole GA97 member) to participate on the Region III ODP team in the Interregional showcases in Chula Vista, Calif. 

In addition to participating in the US Soccer Federation’s National ID Camps for three years, Morgan played in numerous Disney Championship Finals (ESPN Wide World Of Sports) as well as in the National League Finals in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2013. 

He was also a member of the Georgia 5AAAAA All Region Team and received All Star recognition at Next Level Sports in Charlotte,North Caro-lina, in 2014. 

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Chattahoochee’s Matt Morgan has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. With him are, seated, his parents Joyce Morgan and Jeff Morgan. Standing from left are CHS Athletic Director Matthew Crooks, coach Patrick Carroll, coach Iggy Moleka and Prin-cipal Tim Duncan.

Roswell Santos win Red Diamond Vulcan CupBIRMINGHAM, Al. — The Roswell Soc-cer Club U12 Boys Santos 03 Chivas team won the Red Diamond Vulcan Cup Soccer Tournament in Birming-ham, Alabama. The Red Diamond Vulcan Cup hosts 261 teams from nine different states around the country.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Brittney Neser and Jordan Pitt were honored as the XL212 student-athletes of the month (SAM Award) at the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce February Eggs & Enterprise Breakfast Feb. 24. The SAM award recognizes the out-standing accomplishments of deserving student athletes in the greater North Fulton area. Winners are chosen from nominations made by area athletic directors and coaches, and based on extraordinary ac-ademic proficiency, exceptional athletic accomplishments and dedication to civic action.

Brittney Neser, a senior basketball player from North-view High School, was named the female student athlete of the month for February.

Academically, Neser achieves a 3.4 GPA while car-rying multiple advance place-ment classes.

She has consistently main-tained her honor roll status throughout her entire high school career and scored a 1790 on her SAT.

Neser is the co-President of the National Leadership Coun-cil at Northview and is very in-volved in shaping the student athletes in a positive light.

Neser’s athletic accom-plishments include starting point guard for the last three years, averaging per game seven points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals. She has scored over 400 points in her career, with 250 assists. She is also an active varsity soccer player and will attend the University of South Caro-lina at Beaufort on a scholar-ship.

Neser will be playing in the upcoming XL212 Basketball All-Star Classic on March 14 at Lambert High School.

When asked what sets this student leader apart from her peers, Coach Chris Yarbrough said, “Brittney has been a true pleasure to coach. I’ve seen her grow as a player and a leader. She virtually played every min-ute this year and was always competing on and off the court. Players like her don’t come around very often, and she will

be missed. She set the tone for the players and her leadership helped us improve this year.”

The February male student athlete of the month is Jordan Pitt, a senior wrestler from Chattahoochee High School.

Academically, Pitt achieves a 3.66 GPA, 1800 SAT and a 27 ACT. He has been a member of the honor roll for all seven semesters. Pitt has received numerous awards including three time recipient of the athletic academic award, outstanding achievement award in GPS Geometry and Cougar Pride award in math-ematics.

Pitt’s athletic accomplish-ments include 2015 region, sectional and state champion at 120 lbs., four time State placer (first, second, third and

third), two time freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling state champion, all-American at Cliff

Keen National Tournament, career record of 199-21 and a season record of 56-3.

When asked what sets this student leader apart from his peers, Coach JJ Hicks said, “He makes everyone around him better. 

His tireless work ethic in all aspects of his life and his natural talent for the sport of wrestling makes him a cham-pion on and off the mat.”

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not only save a lot of money, they are contributing locally and worldwide to Habitat for Humanity’s goal. And that is to see that everyone, everywhere, has a place to call home,” said Drew Meyer, senior director, ReStore Operations Group in Atlanta.

Meyer said the ReStore is much more than a thrift store.

Donations are welcome, but they don’t take items that don’t meet their standards.

“We strive to have quality items and building materi-als,” he said. “That’s why we are picky about what we will accept. Old refrigerators and other appliances are not ac-ceptable. No torn mattresses.

“We have criteria for what donors can leave with us. If you have any doubts at all, call ahead,” Meyer said.

They don’t take soft goods – linens, clothes, pillows or sheets – and older goods of any kind that are past their prime. They can’t afford to waste space on things that won’t move quickly, he said.

What the ReStores try to create is a win for all involved. Donors get a tax deduction, customers a good bargain and the Habitat clients a new home.

Habitat ReStores are owned and operated by local Habitat for Humanity affiliates, and proceeds are used to build homes locally. And that builds communities and hope. 

Each local Habitat com-munity also tithes to help build homes in dozens of countries. So the dollars they bring in are stretched worldwide.

“The ReStore allows us to be Habitat’s face to the com-munity,” he said.

Store Manager Ann Con-gdon said after all the hard work getting the store ready, she is anxious to open the doors.

“We’ve been processing donations, cleaning, sorting and pricing. I’m anxious to get the doors open and customers inside,” Congdon said.

It’s a lean, mean operation with only seven full-time staff.

So volunteers play a key role in keeping the operations running smoothly.

There are 850 ReStores in the U.S. now, and Habitat is still building the brand, Meyer said.

What they want is for people to know they will find quality when they come to the store.

“It looks like Home Depot in the back,” said Congdon. “It’s a real home improvement center. But the donations fluctuate, so a lot of folks just stop by on a regular basis to see what we have.

“We get a lot of treasurer hunters who just like a real bargain no matter what it its.”

The do-it-yourselfer is always in, but so are small contractors and people who are renovating. They get a lot of new cabinets, molding and even paint from jobbers.

Around 70 percent of mate-rials are from resident donors, but the rest are corporate donations, mis-orders and mis-sizes from retailers, remodelers and distributors who are just looking to unload stuff they can no longer use.

“We get great items that would otherwise just find their way to the landfill,” Meyer said.

Customers are all over the wall – pickers, housewives, contractors and the DIY guys, he said.

As a Habitat representa-tive, the ReStore expects to be involved in the community, Meyer said.

“Each store has its own personality. People feel com-fortable here. A lot of its appeal comes from the spirit of com-munity Habitat exudes,” he

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Volunteers wantedThe Habitat for Humanity ReStore Roswell will open Saturday, April 11. Many volunteers are still needed to help with setting up for that event. Volunteers will be moving furniture and other items into the store, accepting and cleaning donations and setting up shelving. Beginning on Opening Day and going forward, volunteers will also be needed for these same tasks and for assisting on the sales floor, taking purchased items to the customers’ vehicles, and assisting the cashier.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Mary Robeck, Volunteer Manager, at 770-415-1636 or mrobeck@habitat.org.

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CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The following items will be heard at a public hearing held by the City Council on Monday, April 27, 2015 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta, Georgia.

a. V-15-05 Coro Realty Building- 10 Roswell StreetConsideration of a request for a parking variance in order to expand offi ce uses within an existing building. The address is 10 Roswell Street. The property is located at the southeast corner of Milton Avenue and Roswell Street and legally described as being located in Land Lot 1269, 2nd District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.

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

Adam A. (Lex) Cooper was called to Heaven on March 6th. 2015. Adam was a lifelong resident of Roswell, Georgia.

Born November 10, 1983, Adam, was known for his musical talents. He enjoyed being part of his school choirs, expecially Show Chorus and had performed at numerous venues in the south. He attended Shorter College after his graduation from Roswell High. A student at Kennesaw University when he fi rst became ill from a cold which lead to heart failure. Adam was the fi rst person in Georgia to be allowed to go home after heart failure with a LVAD machine keeping

his heart beating until a heart for transplant was available. Adam’s new heart was

a gift which he received on July 27, 2008. Complications after surgery left him with extreme pain, which lead to other complications.. Adam was a devout Christian. All of his life he served the Lord and we are thankful for the fi rm knowledge that we will see him in Heaven.

Adam was a member of Crabapple First Baptist Church and our family is

very grateful for the love shown at this time by our church family. Adam is survived by his parents, Nelson and Linda Cooper and his brother, Zachary.

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barking and growling. She saw a man in a black T-shirt and jeans standing in the doorway, breathing. He then walked out of the house. The victim ran into a bedroom and called po-lice.When police arrived, they found a basement door open, but no intruder.

sustained us in those early days was Good Old Joe’s busi-ness sense. His business plan served us well.”

As the students came, they were continuing to look for more space. Parents were willing to help, especially if it meant their child could stay longer at their tutoring center.

That business took off, but parents wanted more.

Joe was driving an old VW bus to pick up students and take them home.

“We were an after-school program well before Fulton County started its program,” she said.

When they did launch the school, it was with eight full-time students in 1985 and $5,000 from backers. Out-ings would be camping trips, and P.E. would be at Vickery

Creek Park in Roswell. Their first school building was leased from Judge Maurice Hilliard.

Then they moved to a space in a commercial center, and they soon had to add a trailer in the back. If the school has a godmother, then it is Elizabeth Going Meadow, who sold the school the original 19 acres that was 100 percent owner-financed.

Today there are eight build-ings on now 23 acres includ-ing three “cottage” classroom

buildings, an administration/cafeteria building, a green-house and gymnasium/multi-purpose building. TCS has that track record of turning around students with learning disabilities who had given up on “regular school.”

Classes average an 8-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Students don’t get lost in the crowd, nor can they hide. They are held accountable for their work, and they don’t fail a class. They simply work through it until they master it.

“These kids have natural talents and they want to be

successful. So we organize school like it is their job. They learn to perform the job. That is what the real world is all about, getting the job done,” Jacque said.

It is a formula for learning that works. And 80 percent of the seniors go on to col-lege or technical schools. All must have an acceptance letter from an institution of higher learning or a job to get a TCS diploma.

“We are an option that works for kids that other op-tions do not,” she said.

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said first year Fellowship head coach Tim Rice.

Rice is a veteran metro Atlanta coach who headed up the girls program at Etowah for 13 years before joining the Fellowship staff last year as an assistant. He has taken over as head coach for Tripp Hughes and inherited a talented young team that should be very competitive at the state level for at least two seasons after this one.

The lone senior is midfield-er Abigail Freemyer, a starter on the Fellowship girls bas-ketball team that reached the state playoffs. Freemyer is one of a number of consistent goal scorers for the Paladins, with basketball teammate Megan Hudgens one of the team’s two primary offensive weapons.

Hudgens, a junior, and sophomore Rachel Haigwood are Fellowship’s leading goal scorers, with both scoring in the win over Atlanta Interna-tional. Hudgens scored the first goal on an assist from Freemyer, with Haigwood notching the second goal on an assist from Hudgens.

After AIS closed within 2-1 at the half, Rachel’s sister Stephanie, also a sophomore, connected on a penalty kick to make it 3-1. Stephanie plays outside midfield and is part of a productive Fellowship offense that has scored eight goals once, nine goals twice and 10 goals three times this season.

Also starting at midfield are sophomores Caitlyn Welty and Mackenzie Gibbs. Welty scored in an early 3-0 win over Whitefield Academy and Gibbs joined the Haigwood sisters in scoring in a 3-1 victory over

Pinecrest Academy. Freshman Julie Young

and junior Alex Lear have also added to the Paladins’ goal count.

Junior sweeper Sarah Kate Jones “is our defensive leader,” Rice says, with the Palaldins yielding just seven goals in 11 games with five shutouts and five one-goal games.

Junior Olivia Karam, the third basketball player on the squad, is an outside back on defense along with fel-low junior Lexie Lake. Junior Catherine Tribble and fresh-man Jenny Foster are also key defensive contributors.

Junior Shannon Milhollin has taken over as goalkeeper, filling the biggest hole left by graduation from last season.

Coming into the Atlanta International, Rice said he was a little concerned about his team’s lack of serious com-petition in recent games, but was gratified with the way the Paladins played that day.

“That says a lot about our program and the year we’re having,” Rice said. “Atlanta International is as good as anybody in the state.”

Rice credited assistants Timur Yahkin and J.D. Wil-son and JV head coach Lally Corbin for their role in the team’s success so far this season and helping ease his transition from assistant to head coach.

Fellowship will play at least one more state-ranked team this season, hosting Stratford Academy from Macon next Friday, April 17. Stratford and First Presbyterian are among the teams the Paladins may face in the state playoffs, along with Athens Academy, Savan-nah Christian and Savannah Country Day, and a possible rematch with AIS.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – With two weeks left in the regular season, both the Chattahooch-ee and Johns Creek baseball teams are in contention for a top four finish in Region 6-AAAAAA and a spot in the state baseball playoffs.

Both teams are playing non-region opponents this week and return to region action next week, needing to play well the next two weeks to move into the top four in the region.

With six region games remaining, both teams are 6-6 in 6-AAAAAA and tied for fifth place. The four Forsyth teams in the region hold down the top four spots in the standings, with South Forsyth fourth at 7-5.

South Forsyth plays three of its last six region games against other Forsyth teams, with Chattahoochee playing two of the top three Forsyth

teams plus South Forsyth and Johns Creek, which has the most favorable closing sched-ule of the three.

Johns Creek is 7-10 overall after reaching the state semifi-nals two of the last three years. The Gladiators graduated 27 seniors from those two teams, and coach Billy Nicholson said, “We felt it may be a rebuilding year.”

The Gladiators won four of their first five region games, including victories at South Forsyth and Chattahoochee, but have gone 2-5 since, scor-ing four runs or fewer in six of the seven games. Johns Creek had a chance to take over fourth place last Friday, but lost 6-4 at home against South Forsyth.

“We have played really good baseball at times and not so good at other times,” Nicholson observed, noting that his team has displayed qualities that have “given us hope that we have a shot at the three or four spot.”

The main hope for the Gladiators stems from the quality of their pitching. Through 17 games, they had yielded more than six runs in just two games, and four runs

or fewer 12 times. Junior Jonathan Horan,

sophomore Justin Mihalik and senior Shane Rosen have given the Gladiators a solid start in just about every game this season. Horan leads the team with three wins and he and Mihalik have ERAs well under 3. Rosen was also under 3 before taking a loss last week against defending state cham-pion Lambert, the region’s No. 1 team.

Senior Noah Wilmot and junior Evan Keeney have both pitched effectively in relief.

Offensively, the Gladiators have struggled, scoring at least 10 runs twice, six runs in two other games, and four or less 13 times out of 17. One of the few offensive explosions came last week at Centennial in an 11-1 victory, with Johns Creek scoring nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings to snap a 1-1 tie. Senior Ross Funke drove in three runs on two hits, sopho-more Bo Majkowski had two RBI and Horan contributed a pair of hits along with five solid innings on the mound.

Coming into last week’s games, Horan led the ted with a .344 average and eight RBI and had one of just two home

runs by the Gladiators (Rosen had the other). Senior Tyler Dupree (.324) and sophomore Brandon Crews (.310) are the team’s only other .300 hitters among the full time players. Sophomore Cole Neuber was just under .300, with junior Jace Mercer hitting .270 with a .438 on base percentage and leading the team in runs scored with 13.

Like Johns Creek, Chatta-hoochee got off to a quick start in region play, winning four straight games for a 6-3 region record before losing three straight last week to fall to 7-8 overall.

The Cougars scored 30 runs in three of their four recent wins, but like Johns Creek, offense has been their main concern.

Chattahoochee also had just two homers through 14 games, with senior Griffin Kern the team’s lone player with a batting average over .302. Kern was leading the team in doubles (6), average (.373) and RBIs (12) and had one of the two home runs.

Junior Patrick Hoffman (.302) and sophomore Ryan Zweber (.300) were next in average, with senior Jordan

Einstein just below .300 (.289) with a team-leading 13 runs and a .418 OBP.

Until a 9-3 loss Friday at Centennial, the Cougars had given up more than six runs just once this season, earlier last week against Lambert.

Before Friday’s loss to Centennial, seniors Kyle King and Austin Wilkinson were a combined 5-0, with ERAs under 2. King was 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 23 innings before struggling against the Knights. Wilkinson is 2-0 with a 1.48 ERA and has allowed just six walks in 33 innings.

Wilkinson’s two victories came against South Forsyth and a 2-1 win over North, and he got a no-decision in a 3-2 loss against Johns Creek after allowing one run in five innings.

King and Wilkinson are starters in the field when they aren’t pitching, with Hoffmann and Zweber also pitching as both starters and relievers.

The Cougars play at Johns Creek Monday and close out the season April 24 at South Forsyth. The Gladiators play West Forsyth and North For-syth in their final two games.

Both need strong finishes to qualify for state

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