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3 indicted for Johns Creek woman’s heroin deathBy JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@northfulton.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Johns Creek woman overdosed March 3 on heroin. But police say she didn’t have to die.

According to police, the companions she was with waited nearly 10 hours before calling 911, by which time it was too late. Three men are now being held on murder charges.

According to Alpharetta police, Chelsea Bennett, 20, of Johns Creek, went with two friends, Cory Ben-

Hanania and Sebastian Andrade, both 20, to find heroin in Marietta. They returned to Ben-Hanania’s

parents’ home on Ridge Oak Place, Alpharetta.There, Bennett was coaxed by the other two into

injecting heroin. Almost immediately, police say, she showed signs of being “in distress.” She had over-dosed.

“They injected her with the heroin; they coaxed her,” said Detective Dave Bochniak. “They can be charged with murder if they administer a drug and she dies.”

Instead of getting her medical help, Ben-Hanania and Andrade called the man from whom they alleged-ly bought the drugs, Kevin McCaffrey. Police say they

Waited 10 hours before calling 911Had she been treated, she may have survived. Chelsea did not deserve to die.”GEORGE GORDONAlpharetta Public Safety SpokesmanBENNETT

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Alpharetta honors Old SoldiersAnnual parade draws crowdsBy JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@northfulton.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For the 62nd year, soldiers from nearly every recent war paraded down Main Street in Alpharetta for the annual Old Soldiers Day Parade.

Organizers called it the largest parade yet. This year’s theme was “Teach our chil-dren: God, flag, honor and country.”

“The values most people my age learned at home are only vague concepts today,” said Marty Farrell, past com-mander of the American Legion Post 201. “Who better to teach these values than our military veterans?”

The keynote speaker was Don Giles, a retired U.S. Navy captain from Marietta. He highlighted the need for a strong military in an uncertain world and equally strong young people to staff that military.

“I’m delighted to see so

many young people today,” he said. “You are the next genera-tion of soldiers. You are the ones who must step forward to defend our freedoms. I believe you will do it.”

Alpharetta Rotary was the winner of the best float, hold-ing most closely to the parade’s theme.

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Soldiers reenact the raising of the flag over Iwo Jima.

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The Sons of the American Revolution, Piedmont Chapter pres-ent the colors to begin the parade.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – A pair of men who were allegedly drag racing caused enough damage July 26 that an entire portion of Ga. 9 was closed to traffic for several hours.

Roswell police say two men were drag racing up Ga. 9/ South Atlanta Street at 3:30 a.m. when one of them hit a power line pole near Jones Drive, causing it to fall across the street and blocking all lanes.

“It turns out they were horsing around and racing when they both lost control,” said Roswell Police Department Spokesman Zachary Frommer.

Georgia Power was called out to repair the pole, which took several hours to fix. The road was reopened at 1 p.m., nearly 10 hours later.

Both drivers – Antonio Duarte-Bueno, 19, and Lionel Marron Palacios, 20, both from Atlanta – fled the scene, al-though one later came forward. They were driving a blue Mer-cury Mountaineer and a green Nissan Altima.

“One driver ended up turn-ing himself in later that day and admitted he and another vehicle were racing,” said Frommer. “He wasn’t charged with anything right then, but all the information was gath-ered and given to our hit-and-run investigator to follow up with charges.”

Both drivers were charged with driving while unlicensed

and hit-and-run. Additional charges are pending.

South Atlanta Street/Ga. 9 in Roswell from Ga. 120/Mari-etta Highway south to the river was closed July 26 after a car crashed into a utility pole and downed power lines. Police say the drivers were racing another at the time.

Drag racing causes road closureS. Atlanta Street closed most of day

DUI arrests ► Murtura A. Mohammed,

27, was arrested July 19 on Cogburn Road in Alpharetta for DUI, disorderly conduct, failure to maintain lane and no license.

► William D. Jarratt, 27, of Smead Court, Roswell, was arrested July 19 on Highway 9 in Milton for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► John Paul Carranza, 38, of Pine Grove Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 13 on North Main Street in Alpharetta for DUI, child endangerment and license plate obstruction.

► Charles Richard Gunning, 30, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested July 15 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and license plate obstruction.

► Judy P. Curry, 57, of Lawrenceville was arrested July 15 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and

impeding traffic. ► Travis Howell Gowin, 35, of

Conway, Arizona, was arrested July 16 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and tail-light violation.

► Eduin J. Mendoza Sanchez, 30, of Warsaw Road, Alpharetta, was arrested July 6 on North Point Circle in Alpharetta for DUI.

► Pedro Campos-Reyes, 39, of Dunwoody was arrested July 7 on Haynes Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane, driving on the wrong side of the roadway and no license.

► XXXXXXXXXX, 24, of Donehoo Court, Alpharetta, was arrested July 9 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer, headlight requirement and no license.

► Meagan Elizabeth Reese, 22, of Clairborne Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 11 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to yield and operating a vehicle without a revalidation decal.

► Adrienne Michele Dibrell, 21, of Concord Hall Drive, Johns Creek, was arrested July 12 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI and fail-

ure to maintain lane. ► John S. Stiles, 45, of

Canton was arrested July 12 on North Point Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, failure to maintain lane and open con-tainer.

► Jacqueline A. Modlinski, 46, of Greenmont Court, Cumming, was arrested July 12 on Windward Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and failure to maintain lane.

► Preston James High, 26, of Coventry Circle, Alpharetta, was arrested June 30 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer and littering.

► Goutham Kumar Gurram, 35, of Windstone Trail, Alpharetta, was arrested July 3 on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding and reckless driving.

► Eugene Edward Cothren, 46, of Canton was arrest-ed July 4 on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta for DUI, open con-tainer and speeding.

► Joseph Anthony Basile, 55, of Pearson Court, Alpharetta, was arrested July 5 on Wills Road in Alpharetta for DUI, hit and run and following too closely.

► Marjorie Rose Ryan-Santos,

33, of Grants Pass, Oregon, was arrested July 3 on Charlotte Drive in Milton for DUI, failure to maintain lane and child endangerment.

► Jerome A. Burley, 30, of Atlanta was arrested July 18 on Old Alabama Road in Alpharetta for DUI.

► Matthew George Schmidt, 25, of Salem Drive, Alpharetta, was arrested July 19 on North Main Street in Alpharetta for DUI and failure to maintain lane.

► James Allen Dodds III, 36, of Monroe Way, Alpharetta, was arrested July 6 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for DUI, speeding, suspended license and failure to maintain lane.

Drug arrests

► Corin Torres, 33, of Sterling Court, Cumming, was arrested July 14 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for possession of methamphetamines and pos-session of drug-related items.

► Darrien Dangelo White, 29, of Conley was arrested July 14 on North Point Circle in

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Jury duty scamJOHNS CREEK, Ga. – In a twist on an old scam, a Johns Creek couple were defrauded out of $3,000 after scammers bilked them for “failing to show up” to jury duty.

The victim told police she received a call from a “Lt. Blackwell,” who said that her husband had missed jury duty and that he could be arrested unless a fine was paid.

The victim’s husband was out of town, but she got in

touch with him and gave him the suspect’s phone number. The husband got a similar story and was told he had to pay $3,000 or be arrested. He then bought several Green Dot cards and loaded them with money, giving the numbers to the suspect over the phone. That is an immediate red flag that the caller is not legitimate and certainly is not calling for any bill the resident may owe. The con artist told the victims that once the money was collected they would be contacted with a new court date. The victims never received another call, and efforts to call the phone number the scammer left were unsuccessful. Public officials remind the public that police will never collect money over the phone.

Employee dips hand in tillALPHARETTA, Ga. – A Mon-roe man allegedly admitted to stealing $1,300 from cash reg-isters while employed at a local Walmart. Police were called out to the Haynes Bridge Walmart July 21 after employees said they had a suspect in cus-tody. They identified employee Cassiuse Letron Smith, 26, of Monroe, whose job it was to reset the cash registers at the end of each day. Video surveil-lance allegedly shows Smith taking $50 and $100 bills from the tills when processing them.

Smith admitted to the theft and was arrested for theft by taking.

Shoplifter leaves purse behindMILTON, Ga. – A suspected shoplifter at the Windward Walmart was chased away from the store July 25, leaving behind her purse and identifi-cation.

According to store em-ployees, Tanya Mings, 51, of Riverdale, was seen filling her shopping cart with $677 worth of items and then walking out of the store without paying the goods.

When employees stopped her, she allegedly ran, leaving behind her cart. She evaded employees and was able to get into her car and drive away. But her handbag was left in

the shopping cart.A warrant was taken out for

her arrest for felony shoplift-ing.

Crook makeshole in wallALPHARETTA, Ga. – Someone broke into a local physician’s office by punching a hole in the wall. Employees of the Alderman Drive business came to work July 19 to find a hole bored into the wall.

The hole came from a va-cant office next door, where it appeared someone pried open the rear doors and created the hole over the weekend. Nothing was reported missing.

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► Randall Allen Guethler, 47, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested July 18 on North

Point Drive in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana, open container and possession of drug-related items.

► Fabian Andres Perdomo, 35, of Hillbrooke Trace, Johns Creek, was arrested July 6 on Westside Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and possession of drug-related items.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – With a cost of $2.4 million, dozens of Alpharetta streets will be re-surfaced and milled, improving worn down streets.

The City Council unani-mously approved the road-work at their Aug. 4 meeting. Alpharetta maintains over 500 lane miles of roadway and each year, the city budgets money for the milling and resurfacing of these roads. Accomplishing this task extends the roads’ useful life and increases the roads’ ability to handle traffic volumes.

Alpharetta Director of Public Works Pete Sewczwicz said the city initially budgeted about $80,000 less than the fi-nal amount, with the increased price being attributed to the rise in the cost of asphalt. Sewczwicz said he would need about 26,000 tons of asphalt for all the roads.

“There are some big streets and a lot of small streets,”

Sewczwicz said. The city grades each street

on a scale from 1 to 100. Those roads with lower scores require more work. This year, the city plans to improve 45 roads. Some of the roads will be worked on at night. Those roads are Haynes Bridge Road, Mansell Road, Mayfield Road Extension and Milton Avenue from Old Canton Street to School Drive. Sewczwicz said all the work should be finished by June 30, 2015.Also at the meeting:

The City Council unani-mously approved extending a moratorium on telecommuni-cation towers until January

2015.City Attorney Sam Thomas

told the council the morato-rium was initially put in place in May of this year for the city to put together a plan on where to allow cell towers. The request for proposals (RFP) to get a company to study where the towers should go has taken longer than anticipated.

“We need to extend the moratorium to get the study completed,” Thomas said.

As well as extending the moratorium, Thomas said there was an unintended con-sequence of the original mora-torium that barred telecom companies from fixing, upgrad-

ing or modifying their existing towers. The new moratorium includes language to remedy this.

“We want to make sure our infrastructure technol-ogy is where it needed to be,” said Mayor David Belle Isle, explaining why the morato-rium was put in place. “There are some issues in general of coverage and capacity [of cell service]. We felt strongly with the economic development role Alpharetta plays is to make sure we have coverage covered in our commercial corridors. There is a real interest we stay not just with the curve but ahead of the curve.”

45 roads to be improved this yearCell tower moratorium extended

VOTE KEY: Y = yes; N = no; A = abstain; R = recused; * = absent

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Approval of the fiscal year 2015 milling and resurfacing contract for $2.4 million.

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Approval of Cains Cove drainage improvements for $23,000. Y Y Y * Y Y Y

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Forty-five roads were included in the Alpharetta report of roads needing repairs. These roads include:•Aylesworth Cove from Cranchester Way to cul-de-sac •Pinewalk Drive from Buice Road to Pinewalk Forest Circle •Lantern Ridge Drive from Providence Road to Lantern Ridge Court •Piney Hill Court from Pinewalk Forest Circle to cul-de-sac •Southbridge Parkway from Old Milton Parkway to Park Brooke Trace •North Pine Drive from South Kimball Bridge Crossing to cul-de-sac •Tammany Pointe from Traywick Chase to cul-de-sac •Birkdale Court from Cranchester Way to cul-de-sac •Redmond Ridge Circle from Fairleaf Court to cul-de-sac •Ladbroke Lane from Carrara Cove to cul-de-sac •Pine Rise Court from Pine Vista Boulevard to cul-de-sac •Haynes Bridge Road from Ga. 400 to Nottaway Lane •Webley Lane from Cranchester Way to cul-de-sac •Blackwatch Lane from Haynes Bridge Road to Summerfield Drive•Summerfield Drive from Blackwatch Lane to Blackwatch Lane •Summer Hill Place from Summerfield Drive to cul-de-sac •Traywick Chase from Traywick Chase to 2455 Traywick Chase •Mid Broadwell Road from Wills Road to Charlotte Drive •Carrara Cove from Tuxford Drive to cul-de-sac •Pilgrimage Point from Centennial Drive to cul-de-sac •Mansell Road from Kingswood Place to Big Creek •Flying Scot Way from Southlake Drive to cul-de-sac •Milton Avenue from Wills Road to Old Canton Street

•Flying Scot Court from Flying Scot Way to cul-de-sac •Eagles Mere Court from Flying Scot Way to cul-de-sac •Westre Way from Tammany Pointe to cul-de-sac •Mayfield Road/Mayfield Extension from Mayfield Circle to Upshaw

Drive and from Canton Street to North Main Street (Ga. 9) •Kinner Circle from Traywick Chase to cul-de-sac •Piney Hill Trace from Pinewalk Forest Circle to cul-de-sac •Pinewalk Forest Circle Pinewalk Drive to end •North Farm Drive from Houze Road (Ga. 140) to Carybell Lane •Briar Rose Drive from Carybell Lane to Singletree Trace •Farm Grove Trace from North Farm Drive to cul-de-sac •Orchard Farm Lane from North Farm Drive to Stepping Stone Drive •Silos Court from North Farm Drive to cul-de-sac •Leeward Walk Circle from Douglas Road to end •Creek Landing Lane from Leeward Walk Circle to cul-de-sac •Timberline Place from Webb Bridge Road to cul-de-sac •Crestwood Court from Laurelwood Lane to cul-de-sac •Blue Jay Terrace from Laurelwood Lane to cul-de-sac •Hampton Hill Drive from High Hampton Chase to cul-de-sac •Brierfield Lake from Briers Chute to cul-de-sac •Highland Glen Court from Leeward Walk Circle to cul-de-sac •Leeward Walk Lane from Leeward Walk Circle to cul-de-sac •Highland Glen Drive from Douglas Road to Leeward Walk Circle

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FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – As the flood of unaccompanied minors from Central America are relocated to communities across the country, Fulton County School System (FCSS) officials are keeping an eye on increased numbers of new enrollments for the coming school year.

While it appears most of the 1,100 Central American mi-nors sent to Georgia have been relocated into rural Georgia towns, FCSS officials say they are not aware of any influx into local schools – yet.

“The highest number of

unaccompanied minors is expected to be from Honduras, Nicaragua or Guatemala,” said Susan Hale, spokesperson for the FCSS. “We’ve run a report to see if there have been any new enrollees listing those as a birth country, and so far there is only a handful—perhaps five – but those children were enrolled by parents.”

She added there is no way to tell if any new students are “unaccompanied minors” – since reporting only indicates country of birth, not reason for enrolling.

“Even so, federal law protects a student’s refugee status, so even if we did have unaccompanied minors, it

not only would be difficult to identify them, but it would be unlawful to do so – even indi-rectly,” she cautioned.

Hale said registration for the school year often ramps up at or near the start of the school year, so enrollment numbers generally fluctuate during the month of August.

As of July 7, about 30,000 of the more than 50,000 unac-companied children here in the United States have been relocated to cities across the country. Georgia has so far re-ceived 1,154 – the ninth most among the 50 states.

One factor is evident as lo-cal systems prepare for an in-flux of unaccompanied minors. Most speak little or no English and will require extensive services to prepare them for

schooling. In Whitfield County in north Georgia, a separate “academy” has been created to teach immigrants, many of them older teenagers, the skills typically taught in the elemen-tary grades.

While the federal govern-ment mandates public school systems provide an education to all students, regardless of status, the federal government does not provide any fund-ing to do so, outside of school nutrition programs and Title I funding, if applicable. This year, less than 1 percent of the entire FCSS revenue stream will come from the federal gov-ernment.

Nine years ago after Hur-ricane Katrina, the FCSS enrolled more than 1,000 displaced students who were

considered refugees from the storm. In that case, the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency reimbursed the FCSS nearly $4 million for their edu-cation needs.

That will not likely be the case for immigrant children coming over as unaccompanied minors, according to a spokes-man for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resourc-es (HHR).

“The Unaccompanied Alien Children program pays for all services while a minor is in our custody, however once a minor is discharged from our program, we no longer have jurisdiction.

“Sponsors are responsible for all costs,” said Kenneth J. Wolfe, a public affairs officer for HHR.

Schools gear up for influx of ‘undocumented minors’BOE keeping eye on new enrollment numbers

By CANDY WAYLOCKcandy@northfulton.com

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – School leaders who can make an impact in their schools are a hot commodity, especially in high schools where the stakes for performance have never been higher.

For that reason, the Fulton County School System (FCSS) recently bumped the pay up for high school principals in an effort to keep them from jumping ship for higher-paying positions.

“Staffing a high school principal position is becom-ing more and more difficult

due to the demands of that job and the complexity of manag-ing thousands of students and hundreds of teachers and staff,” said Ron Wade, chief tal-ent officer for the FCSS. “In ad-dition, competition for sourc-ing/retaining high potentials is stiff, and we need experienced, high-skilled candidates.”

Principals in the system’s 15 regular high schools re-ceived an average pay increase of $7,500. Whether these prin-cipals will also be eligible for the one-time, 3 percent bonus for all employees in December has yet to be decided, said Wade.

“The adjustments to the salaries are an investment and help how we market future

opportunities, providing us an edge in the Atlanta metro/Southeast education markets,” said Wade.

The pay range for high school principals is now $77,537 to $132,431 annu-ally, depending on years of service and degrees earned. In comparison, teachers in Fulton range from $40,308 to $86,196 annually.

Fulton Schools bumps up pay rate for high school principalsMove necessary, say officials, to retain top performers

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MILTON, Ga. – By all accounts Nathan Buhl was on the education fast track, having ascended from an elementary teacher in a rural Georgia school to principal of one of the top high schools in the state in less than 15 years.

But the fast lane ended this week with news of Buhl’s resigna-tion as principal at Milton High School after his involvement in a motor vehicle incident on July 26 while allegedly under the influence of alcohol.

“I am humbled and ashamed, after making the worst decisions of my life,” wrote Buhl in a letter to Milton families four days later. “A night of celebration quickly turned to nightmare because of the series of poor choices that I made.”

Buhl, 37, had been principal at Milton since mid-May. He has been charged with several violations related to the incident. Fulton Schools officials said Buhl “self-re-ported” the incident and submitted his resignation immediately.

“Buhl’s actions have made it difficult for him, at this time, to serve as the leader of Milton High School,” said Area Superintendent

Vic Shandor. “Therefore, we have accepted his decision to step down as principal. We appreciate him placing the needs of the school community first as he is dealing with this complex issue.”

In the interim, former principal Ron Tesch will return to Milton until a permanent replacement is found. Tesch retired in 2010 after leading Milton High for 12 years. Since his retirement, he also served as the interim principal at Riverwood High School during a transition.

Katie Reeves, the Fulton School Board member whose district in-cludes Milton High, welcomed the news of Tesch’s return during the interim.

“This [situation] is sad for ev-eryone involved, but we are fortu-nate to have Milton in the hands of a highly experienced principal, Ron Tesch, to be in place for the first day of school,” said Reeves.

Buhl’s education career had been on an upward trajectory.

After his first teaching assign-ment in 1999 in Coweta County, he moved on to Cherokee County Schools and was an assistant middle school principal by 2005.

In May 2011, he became the prin-cipal at Crabapple Middle School in Roswell where he remained until this May when he moved to Milton High.

Last year, Buhl was named the Principal of the Year by the North Fulton PTA, and in 2012 received the Achievement Award from the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders. For the past few weeks, Buhl had been hosting “meet and greets” throughout the Milton com-munity to get to know the parents and to introduce himself.

One parent who attended was impressed with his commitment to his job.

“He seemed very much a family man who loved his job and loved what he was doing,” said Carolyn Lauterbach.

“He told us he was living his dream and made you feel good that we always put the kids first.”

In his parting statement to families, Buhl said he is taking time to focus on himself and his family.

“I need to reflect on what led me to make a series of disastrous decisions this past weekend, and I need to reflect with gratitude on the realization that it could have been even worse,” he wrote.

School system leaders con-firmed a search for Buhl’s replace-ment will be far reaching.

Milton High principal resigns over DUIIncident derailspromising career

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Nathan Buhl, the newly installed principal of Milton High School, was arrested July 26 and charged by Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies for DUI.

Buhl, 37, of Canton, came to law enforcement’s attention about 9:15 p.m. when he allegedly sideswiped a vehicle at Ga. 400 and Pilgrim Mill Road, said Robin Regan, spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

Buhl then went to a home on Pointe Vecchio Circle in north Forsyth County about 9:42 p.m. when he allegedly hit a parked car with his own vehicle. He left the scene of the accident, but not before the owner of the damaged car was able to get his tag number. Law enforcement contacted the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for information on Buhl’s car, since Buhl lives in that county.

Officers found the vehicle had crashed with Buhl inside near the intersection of Cumming Highway and Old Mill Road. His car was wedged between two trees and emergency crews had to break through his windshield to get Buhl out. He was given a field test for alcohol on his breath and tested positive, with 0.193 grams found. The legal limit is 0.08 grams. Buhl was taken to North Fulton Hospital for his injuries and there, Forsyth deputies took him through sobriety tests.

“Based on their investigation, the deputies believed he was under the influence,” said Regan.

Blood was drawn and is being processed for blood-alcohol content.

Buhl was charged with DUI along with hit and run, failure to report striking an object and failure to maintain lane.

What happenedto Nathan Buhl?

See BUHL, Page 38

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MILTON, Ga. — Noah Sannes, Kyle Mann and Sebastian Lara of Cambridge High School placed second at the 36th annual Technology Student Association National Confer-ence held in Washington, D.C. The team participated in the architectural renovation com-petition, which required team members to renovate a 1925 Sears Americus Kit Home in a Washington suburb.

Using Cambridge’s Stra-tasys 3D printer, the team presented a scaled replica of the existing home, proposed additions and the surrounding landscape. The process in-volved months of CAD format-ting, printing and painting.

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Reflections, led by band leader J.C. Campbell and musical di-rector Daniel Price, is made up of 15 to 18 players and a vocalist. Its musical library consists of classic tunes from the 1940s and ’50s as well as some Latin and rock numbers.

The event is free of charge. Roswell Visitors Center is at 617 Atlanta St. in Roswell.

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The band Men Without Youth played cover songs of bands like Pearl Jam and Blind Melon during the third annual Summer Jam at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre July 30.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — It has been three years since Al-pharetta changed its alcohol laws to allow drinking outdoors in downtown. So far, only a few city restaurants have taken advantage of this law.

Other area cities are cau-tiously experimenting with more lax open container laws in specific locations.

Alpharetta allows pedes-trians open containers up to 16 ounces of wine and beer in downtown Alpharetta, and more recently allowed it for the upcoming Avalon district.

“It’s designed to be a pedes-trian area, and we’re trying to encourage and promote people to cross pollinate restaurants and window shop,” said James Drinkard, Alpharetta assistant administrator.

“To create the vibe that we’re trying to create down-town, it made sense to allow for this kind of cross popula-tion.”

Drinkard, who helped draft

the ordinance, said the policy helps local businesses.

“It’s been very success-ful in attracting restaurants. Unique dining experiences draw people in, and then retail businesses start to pop up,” Drinkard said. “Hop Alley has come online, Salt has come online. We’ve seen South Main Kitchen has been attracted to the downtown district.”

Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle said the law helps bring a sense of identity to the

city.“We wanted to make it an

atmosphere that was still fam-ily supportive but at the same time allow people to come and have fun,” Belle Isle said. “Downtown is where residents will identify with their commu-nity and be together.”

All told, there are six restaurants in downtown Alpharetta. Only Hop Alley and Smokejack serve “to-go” drinks. Other restaurants do not allow such serving by com-

pany policy, with some citing liability issues.

Brandon Hintz, owner of Hop Alley, said the ordinance is “great for our business.”

“Alpharetta’s one of the few cities in Georgia that does this,” Hintz said. “We have a lot of business, especially Thursday nights with the food trucks. A lot of people come in, grab a beer from us and are able to walk around town.”

However, Hintz said the law was not a deciding factor in coming to downtown Alpharet-ta, simply an added bonus.

Alpharetta Public Safety Spokesman George Gordon said that as long as owners and patrons comply with the law, he sees few problems with enforcement.

“It’s a well written ordi-nance. Business owners un-

derstand the expectations and requirements,” Gordon said. “We really have not had any is-sues with public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, DUIs or anything like that. As of right now, things are running very well.”

Following Alpharetta’s changes, other North Fulton cities have relaxed their own policies.

In May, Johns Creek al-lowed licensed caterers to sell alcohol at Newtown Park’s amphitheater for the inaugural Johns Creek Symphony Or-chestra concert June 28.

And in October, the city of Cumming allowed special events alcohol permits for the fairgrounds for the first time. Johns Creek, Milton and Ro-swell allow alcohol at certain special events.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – It’s not often someone gets to live their lifelong dream, but 97-year-old Willie Vowell got her wish to visit Israel. Sort of.

At a surprise ceremony July 24, Vowell was greeted by friends and family as well as caretakers from her home, Ar-bor Terrace of Marietta, as she was transported to the Jewish state, as least in part.

Given the tensions cur-rently in the area, a trip to Israel was out of the question. Instead, they brought Israel to Vowell.

This was all done through the help of Second Wind Dreams, a local group dedicat-ed to making wishes come true for seniors.

“Making a dream come true isn’t rocket science,” said P.K. Beville, founder of Second Wind Dreams. “We can’t bring her to Israel, but we can bring Israel to her.”

Through gifts, Vowell was able to take in the sights, sounds and smells of the Middle East.

Videos, travelogues, prayers and songs were given to Vowell by her well-wishers at a sur-prise wish-giving ceremony at Roswell’s Cara Vita Home Care, which specializes in Al-zheimer’s care.

Tom and Lisa Sommer, who have visited Israel 10 times and are members of Roswell’s Temple Beth Hallel, sang a prayer for Vowell, blessing the food and drink.

“She brightens our day,” said Susan Robins of Arbor Terrace. “What a wonderful gift it is to share their lives with us.”

Robins and the staff at Ar-bor Terrace gave Vowell videos of Israel and documentaries of

places to visit there.Vowell said she was grateful

for the gifts and the well-wish-ers who made her wish come true.

“I love the Lord and I love people. That’s my secret,” said Vowell. “That’s what he did. Love people.”

Second Wind Dreams was formed in 1997. Its name is derived from a novel of the same name by Beville, a geriat-ric specialist who wrote about the wonderful, colorful and sometimes hysterical people who live and work in nursing homes.

Second Wind Dreams aims to provide a bucket list for seniors before they succumb to Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Beville said helping the elderly was as important as it was fulfilling.

“They are some of the most special people in the world to-day,” Beville said. “Many have the dream to serve others, no matter their age.”

And it is up to helpers such as Second Wind Dreams to help them for a change.

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Ninety-seven-year-old Willie Vowell’s, left, lifelong wish came true July 24. She took as close to a trip to Israel as she could, with the help of family, friends and Second Wind Dreams founder P.K. Beville, right.

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MILTON, Ga. – Cambridge High School student Diya Sharma won the title of the Indian American Cultural Association’s (IACA) Miss Teen Georgia at the annual IACA beauty pageant held at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech on July 19.   

The beauty pageant, in its

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Alpharetta AYBA Raiders 8U team made the Elite 8 for the Dizzy Dean World Series July 29.  Both AYBA 8U teams – the Raid-ers and the Eagles – made the Elite 8, a rare accomplishment. There were 38 teams total.

The Raiders are, from top left, head coach Steve Davis, coach Pat Corkill,

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Robert N. Votta of Alpharetta went peacefully to his final reward Sunday July 27, at Embrac-ing Hospice in Cumming fol-lowing a brief illness.

Mr. Votta was a U.S. Air Force veteran who was deeply involved in veterans’ affairs at the American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta.

Mr. Votta was born in Hazleton, Pennsyl-vania on March 21, 1946. He was the son of Carmen and Josephine Votta.

Mr. Votta was a devoted son, husband, brother and uncle. He leaves Mary, his loving wife of 40 years, to cherish his memory. He is also survived by his brother David (Joyce), nephew David Votta Jr., nieces Lynne Moore and Lisa Lombardozzi and cousin (like a sister) Carmela Bobick (Steven).

Mr. Votta was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served during the Vietnam War Era with honor and distinction from 1967 to 1971.

Mr. Votta, who has called Alpharetta home for 24 years, retired after many years as a loyal and valued employee of the General Electric Co.

“Bob,” as he was known to all who knew him, was a passionate sports fan and a man who never met a stranger. He had an uncanny ability to remember names, even of individuals he only met one time.

Mr. Votta was also an avid golfer and fol-lowing his retirement from GE, he worked at the Windermere Golf Club in Cumming. During his tenure there, he made hundreds of friends among both members and employees

He is best known in the Alpharetta commu-nity as “Mr. American Legion” for his tireless efforts on behalf of the 825 wartime members

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merous leadership positions. Among them, two terms as post commander, senior vice com-mander, six years as general chairman of the annual Old Soldiers Day Parade, chairman of the High School Oratorical Contest, chairman of the High School Scholarship Program and chairman of the Post Executive Committee.

The 2014 Old Soldiers Day Parade, the largest in the event’s 62-year history, was dedicated to his memory.

Visitation will be Saturday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. at Northside Chapel Funeral Home, 12050 Crabapple Road, Roswell. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. also at Northside Chapel. A reception at the American Legion Post 201 will follow at 201 Wills Road, Al-pharetta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association.

Interment will take place at the Georgia Na-tional Cemetery, 1080 Veterans Cemetery Road in Canton, Monday, Aug. 18 at 11 a.m.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – If there is one thing that annoys an economic development team, it’s empty storefronts. At the height of the recession, it seemed the number of empty storefronts outnumbered occupied ones.

Now that the economy is picking itself back up, those empty buildings are making way for new tenants and some new thinking to fill them.

One of the newest busi-nesses in Roswell is DaVinci’s Pizzeria, described as “upscale casual dining,” in front of the Country Club of Roswell on Old Alabama Road. It offers homemade, locally sourced Italian fare.

The restaurant occupies 6,000 square feet of space that sat vacant for two years, an eyesore for the residents who drive past every day but also for Steve Stroud, executive director of Roswell Inc., the economic development arm of the city.

DaVinci’s is a great example

of an old shopping center get-ting new life, he said.

“Redevelopment is the way of the future,” Stroud said.

For DaVinci’s, Roswell was a new step for them. With other locations dotted around Atlanta, they are more “ITP” than “OTP.” To leap from Mid-town to Roswell takes some rethinking – both of the menu and business – but it also takes the right location.

“There is nowhere for the residents [of Roswell Country Club] to go eat and drink,” said David Hearn, vice president of operations for DaVinci’s. “We fell in love with the opportunity to establish in a community so eager for a place to call home.”

Judging from the opening night, July 26, Roswell resi-dents have taken DaVinci’s up on their offer to be the neigh-borhood restaurant, welcoming the new neighbor with their feet. The restaurant is located right next to the main entrance to the neighborhood.

“We really see this loca-tion becoming a neighborhood destination spot that offers a menu full of delicious fresh ingredient alternatives that seems to be getting harder to find,” said General Manager

Rick Coscia. “We truly are pas-sionate about food and I guess you could say we are the anti-fast food restaurant establish-ment.”

This is all good news for Stroud and part of a new, evolving trend in business.

“There are a lot of old shop-ping centers, the typical retail from the ‘80s and ‘90s,” Stroud said. “All the parking is up front and they are aging. We are trying to clean things up and bring these buildings up to the street.”

Part of that puzzle is Ro-swell’s newest zoning code,

the Unified Development Code (UDC), which aims to simplify zoning and be more flexible to allow mixed use zoning.

Stroud said many of the empty shopping centers could be repurposed for many uses, including office space or resi-dential.

“There are more options now,” he said. “The new retail today is not the big box. It’s a lot of little small boxes clus-tered together.”

He is seeing a trend toward more walkable communities in the metro area, where people want to live, work and play all

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put some residential combined with retail and commercial,” he said. “The UDC is a great tool to be able to put together and clean up properties. It helps the redevelopment process tremendously. It gives the de-veloper and the property owner up front what their expectation is for that piece of property.”

DaVinci’s is located at the Terraces at Willow Springs, 2500 Old Alabama Road, Roswell. For more informa-tion, find them online at www.davincisdelivers.com.

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But when government sees companies as nothing more than a name, employees suffer. Such is what is happening to American workers. Taxes on American corporations are the highest in the developed world. When companies have high taxes, there is less money for expansion, hiring, to invest in employees and pay sharehold-ers.

Now, a flood of American companies have discovered a way out of paying the highest corporate tax rate in the de-veloped world — 39.1 percent in state and federal taxes. And that doesn’t include the burden of taxes and penalties levied by the Affordable Care Act and other regulations of the past six years.

Dozens of U.S. corporations are taking their headquar-ters offshore or merging with foreign businesses, primarily in Europe, to reduce their tax burden.

This has President Obama branding them unpatriotic.

What is unpatriotic is tax-ing companies so much that they are forced to flee the United States. Government should not feel entitled to take so much revenue that it harms business or forces them to shop for a more welcoming place to do business.

U.S. Treasury Secre-tary Jack Lew has called on

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True patriotism would be for Obama to lead Congress to corporate tax reform so we can retain and attract new busi-ness to the United States. We now have a global marketplace and companies will always search for the most attractive place to conduct business, particularly when it comes to taxes.

The Congressional Re-search Service says that about 50 American companies, many in the health care sector, have recently combined with offshore business in places such as Ireland, the Nether-lands and Great Britain to save billions of dollars in corporate taxes.

In recent weeks, Pfizer has attempted to purchase Astra-Zeneca based in the United Kingdom to reduce its tax rate to 21 percent. Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is considering the pur-chase of a European drugstore chain to relocate its headquar-

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The Economic Index of Freedom published annually by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal ranked the United States No. 12 in the world for economic freedom in 2014 with Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Switzerland at the top of the list. Our score has dropped

each of the past seven years, primarily due to fiscal policy and increasing regulatory bur-dens, according to the authors of the index.

Closer to home, North Fulton has been an attractive place to do business and is for-tunate to have three Fortune 500 companies headquartered here: UPS, Newell Rubbermaid and First Data Corp. Several Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in North Fulton as well. Think of how many more we could attract with corporate tax cuts.

If our leaders in Washing-ton felt as passionate about sparking the economy as they

do in taxing companies, then foreign companies would be searching for their passports – looking to move to American shores and create much-need-ed jobs and investment.

Burkhalter is a senior strategic advisor and indepen-dent consultant in the National Government Affairs practice of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP. He also leads the firm’s public affairs and economic development initiatives in the United Kingdom. Burkhalter is the former speaker of the House and speaker pro tempore who spent 18 years represent-ing Johns Creek in the Georgia General Assembly. 

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Handling customer com-plaints starts by providing your customers a vehicle to express their complaint, ei-ther verbally or by submitting a written complaint.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek Pilates will open its doors with an open house and ribbon-cutting cer-emony at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14

The studio is located at 4375 Johns Creek Park-way, Suite 330.

Pilates, a core-based workout using a specially designed machine, the Pilates Reformer, is designed to improve physical strength, flexibility and posture.

“We work with all types of clients,” said Brooke Manning, the studio’s owner. “From fit men and

women to those with issues involving the back, neck, hips and the like.”

Manning said instructors are all certified through Peak Pilates and have additional training to enhance the program.

“One for example, has a dance background and another a master’s degree in health science,” she said.

Manning brings her experience as a clinical direc-tor for a local wellness center along with hundreds of hours of Pilates instruction.

“At the open house, we’ll introduce our instruc-tors, offer our packages at a discount and give away door prizes,” Manning said.

“We’re excited to see people from the community come out and learn about the benefits of a regular Pilates program.”

For more information, visit www.johnscreek-pilates.com.

New studio brings instructors with additional trainingJohns Creek Pilatesto open Aug. 14

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Valuing a unique propertyI like to say, there are five

different values on a home. What the owner thinks it is,

the realtor, the buyer, the ap-praiser and the tax man.

The truth is — the value will be defined by the bank’s appraiser. In order to deter-mine that value, they will look at precedent. What have other similar homes sold for recent-ly? When we prepare a market analysis for a homeowner, we look at recent sales as well.

In many cases, determining that value isn’t terribly difficult. Most communities have similar homes and enough sales on a regular basis to offer more than enough comparable sales. The differences between homes are typically updates and finishes. In those cases, determining val-ue is usually straight forward. Valuing a unique property can be far more challenging. For example, a recent property we looked at is a lovingly restored farmhouse built in 1912 on a couple of acres of land.

You can bet there aren’t many homes just like that sell-ing every day. On the property was the original smokehouse that has been converted into a potting shed and has had a greenhouse added. The barn has been converted into a

workshop as well. Circum-stances like this warrant ex-panding the geographical area in which you look for compa-rable sales.

But when you do find comparable properties to work with, you’ll have to make some judgment calls on the features. Finding properties with barns or workshops would be great, but maybe it’s a detached ga-rage and not a barn.

How do you adjust value for a structure while trying to take into account things like character or scarcity in the case of the greenhouse? With character, scarcity and unique restorations, you have to make some “educated assumptions.” There will be some latitude you have with values but you still must be guided by precedent. Maybe there is a sixth value for a home — what the market will bear — but it still has to pass muster with an appraiser.

ROBERTSTRADERLocal RealtorKeller Williams Realty

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CELEBRATIONS »

Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and McAlister’s Deli officials during the grand re-open-ing of the restaurant.

McAlister’s Delicelebrates remodel ROSWELL, Ga. — McAlister’s Deli is celebrated the grand re-opening of its restaurant located at 1425 Market Boulevard in Roswell.

The guest appreciation celebration featured sev-eral events including a fundraiser to benefit North Fulton Community Charities, free tea day and guest giveaways.

“We are very excited to celebrate the 25th an-niversary of the McAlister’s brand with the Roswell community,” said McAlister’s President and Chief Executive Officer Frank Paci. “We want to thank our loyal guests for 15 great years in this location.”

The company has corporate offices in both Al-pharetta and Ridgeland, Mississippi.

For more information, visit www.mcalistersdeli.com or call 770-594-3220.

NEW HIRES » New chef joins Etris Kitchen & Bar

ROSWELL, Ga. — Etris Kitchen & Bar in Roswell announced the arrival of Executive Chef Boyd A. Rose. Rose’s new menu will be available at Etris Kitchen & Bar beginning in fall 2014.

Rose’s experience in the restaurant industry

includes tenure at establishments such as Sip Tapas and Wine Bar, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and Rainwater Restaurant.

“I believe simplicity is the key to enjoyable food,” said Rose. “You have to be aware of your target market. You are not cooking for yourself; you are cooking for your guests.” Visit www.etriskitchen.com for more information.

Chiropractic centerwelcomes new doctor ROSWELL, Ga. — Care More Chiropractic Wellness Center wel-comed Dr. Cristina Gomez Teran to the practice. Care More, 1580 Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, has offered chiropractic care for 25 years. As the director of the office, Dr. Claire Welsh said she’s happy to announce the acquisition of a bilingual doctor to the team. Teran, originally from Madrid, Spain, recently graduated with honors from Life University in Marietta. Visit www.caremorechiro.com for more information.

EDUCATION » Gwinnett Tech students ace surgical credentialing exam

GWINNETT-NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Gwinnett Tech’s graduating class of surgical technologists have con-tinued the program’s long-running record of 100 percent pass rates on the Certified Surgical Technologist Exam – and have raised the bar further by earning the program’s highest scores ever on the exam.

The “perfect” performance of the 12 graduating seniors extends the 100 percent pass rate to four years at Gwinnett Tech. The test assesses practical knowledge and skills in the field and awards the credential of CST (certified surgical technologist).

“Our students have always been high-perform-ers on the exam and our pass rate is an important hallmark of our program. This year’s graduates ex-

ceeded that standard with four scoring in the 90th percentile,” said T.C. Parker, program director.

Gwinnett Tech’s surgical technology students continually score above the national average on the CST examination, with the college’s pass rate among first-time exam takers consistently at 90 percent or higher. For information, visit www.Gwin-nettTech.edu or call 770-962-7580.

APPOINTMENTS » Young Lawyers’ community outreach director from Alpharetta

ATLANTA – Katherine N. Willett, of the Merbaum Law Group P.C. in Alpharetta, was appointed direc-tor of community outreach for the board of directors of Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the State Bar of Georgia. YLD Board of Directors President Sharri Edenfield made the appointment.

Willett will assist in promoting Edenfield’s initia-tives for the year, which are focused on service to military veterans, leadership development in YLD members and finding solutions to access to jus-tice issues. The YLD has more than 25 committees that produce an array of projects and programs. Through the years, the YLD has also gained na-tional recognition by winning several American Bar Association awards for its projects and publications.

Prince earns promotion to Arrow Exterminators managerALPHARETTA, Ga. — Arrow Exterminators, a pest control company, announced that Phillip Prince was promoted to service center manager of Arrow Exter-minators’ Alpharetta Home Service Center.

Prince has been with Arrow Exterminators for 11 years. “Alpharetta is an important market for Arrow and we couldn’t be more pleased to have Phillip leading the service center,” said Kevin Van Hook, region vice president of operations for Arrow Exterminators.

“The value of promoting leaders from within the organization who understand our business at all levels cannot be overstated. As a family owned and operated company, we are proud to reward success and hard work internally.”

Prince has over 22 years of experience in the pest control industry where he has held a number of different positions. In his free time, Prince enjoys fishing, swimming and spending time in the great outdoors with his family.

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CUMMING, Ga. — An Atlanta-based health conscious food concept – rolled sandwiches with fresh meat and cheese and locally farmed produce – has opened in Forsyth County.

On July 9, Roly Poly opened their Cumming location at 425 Peachtree Parkway.

“We try to make it as healthy as we can without you really knowing it,” said Linda Wolf, one of the Roly Poly founders. “It still tastes deli-cious.”

Director of Operations

Jane Ferguson, a Johns Creek resident, opened the Cumming location.

“We didn’t really have any-thing up here,” Ferguson said. “My friends were saying, ‘When are you going to open a Roly Poly here?’”

Roly Poly offers 45 combi-nations, including vegetarian and gluten-free options and custom rolled sandwiches, soups and salads.

“The secret of our taste is it’s just so fresh,” Wolf said. “It’s the combination of ingre-dients and the flavor.”

Wolf and Ferguson said the restaurant has been well

received. “We’ve been very busy,”

Wolf said. “We’ve had an amaz-ing amount of families coming in.”

The franchise has about 125 restaurants in the coun-try.

Cumming is the sixth metro Atlanta location, with other stores in Kennesaw, Woodstock and Duluth.

“A lot of people know what it is, even though it’s a small concept,” Ferguson said. “When they see it, they’re very excited.”

For more information, visit www.rolypoly.com.

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U.S. Amateur comes to North Fulton By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com

JOHNS CREEK -- The most prestigious tournament in amateur golf comes to North Fulton this month, as the Atlanta Athletic Club will host the U.S. Ama-teur Championship.

The tournament, which was first played in 1895, is scheduled for August 11-17, and is being held in the Atlanta area for just the second time ever.

East Lake Golf Club, the original course of the Atlanta Athletic Club, hosted the 2001 U.S. Amateur, which began the day after the PGA Champion-ship concluded at AAC, which moved to its current site in North Fulton in the mid-1960s.

Unlike the 2001 U.S. Amateur, which also utilized the nearby Druid Hills Golf Club for stroke play qualify-ing, Atlanta Athletic Club will be the sole tournament site, with both its courses being used for the 36 holes of stroke play qualifying for the 312 participants.

The Riverside course, which was selected as the host course for the 1990 U.S. Women’s Open, will join the High-lands course for qualifying. The top 64 players from the two rounds of qualify-ing will advance to match play, which will be played on Highlands, the course used for the 1976 U.S. Open and the three PGA Championships contested at AAC.

The two qualifying rounds are set for Aug. 11 and 12, with match play beginning the 13th. The second and third rounds will both be played on Thursday of tournament week, with the

quarterfinals scheduled for Friday, the semifinals Saturday and the champion-ship match Sunday.

Golf Channel will broadcast the first three days of match play, with the semifinals and finals on NBC. The two finalists will receive invitations to the 2015 Masters.

Tickets are $20 per day and $75 for the entire tournament, with no charge for juniors age 17 and under when ac-companied by an adult.

Ticket purchasers can bring at least three juniors with them to the tourna-ment.

Parking for the entire week is free, with spectators using the grass field across Medlock Bridge Rd. from Atlanta Athletic Club that was used for the PGA Championship three years ago.

The tournament will feature the top amateurs from all over the globe, with 31 players from outside the U.S. among the top 50 in a recent ranking. The top 50 receive exemptions into the tourna-ment, with approximately 250 players from the 312-man field earning their spots through qualifiers played all over the U.S.

Among the exempt players is World No. 1 Ollie Schniederjans, a senior at Georgia Tech from Powder Springs. Schniederjans has been busy this Sum-mer, competing successfully on both the Web.com and European Tours and in the Palmer Cup, a Ryder Cup-style event matching top college players from the U.S. and Europe.

In his first ever appearance in a pro-fessional tournament, Schniederjans tied for 5th in a Web.com Tour event in Wichita, and made the cut several

weeks later in the Scottish Open, tying for 41st against a field that included a number of the top players in the game. He was in England to play in the Palmer Cup, where he was one of the few American bright spots in a loss to the European team, going 3-1 and win-ning both his singles matches.

Schniederjans will be joined in the field by Georgia Tech teammate Seth Reeves, who is also among the top 50 amateurs in the world rankings and has won the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus twice. Schniederjans and Reeves helped lead the Yellow Jack-ets into the match play portion of the NCAA Championship each of the last

two years, with Tech losing in the 2013 semifinals to eventual national cham-pion Alabama.

The top four players in the recent rankings were all Americans. Robby Shelton, a freshman member of Ala-bama’s 2014 championship team, is No. 2 behind Schniederjans. Scottie Scheffler, who tied for 22nd in the Byron Nelson Championship on the PGA Tour earlier this year and will be a freshman at Texas this fall, is No. 3, with Oklahoma State’s Jordan Niebrugge fourth in the rankings. .

Both Scheffler and Niebrugge won

Atlanta Athletic Club features two 18-hole courses. Above, the 18th green of the Riverside Course.

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

Jimmy Beck of Kennesaw won the 2013 Georgia Amateur.

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U.S. Golf Association champi-onships in 2013, with Niebrug-ge winning the Public Links title and Scheffler the U.S. Junior champion. Shelton won the 2012 PGA Junior Champi-onship and was Schniederjans’ teammate on the 2014 U.S. Palmer Cup team.

Georgia Tech and Georgia will have four players each in the tournament. Joining Schniederjans and Reeves for the Yellow Jackets are Bo An-drews, like Reeves a recently graduated senior, and incom-ing freshman Jacob Joiner.

The qualifiers from Georgia are current team members Lee McCoy and Duluith’s Mookie DeMoss, 2014 graduate Keith Mitchell and incoming fresh-man Zach Healy of Peachtree Corners.

Two golfers who played at North Fulton high schools also qualified – Milton’s Zack Jaworski, a member of the golf team at Vanderbilt, and David Kleckner of Northview, who plays at Oglethorpe.

Kennesaw State has two players in the field -- 2013 Georgia Amateur champion Jimmy Beck and Austin Vick – and Georgia Southern (Scott Wolfes), Mercer (Hans Re-imers) and Armstrong Atlantic

(Travis Williamson) have one each.

Two mid-amateurs from Georgia also qualified – Atlan-ta’s Chris Waters and Butler Melnyk of St. Simons Island.

The Highlands course will play to a par 71 for the cham-pionship, with the 18th hole playing as a par 5.

The course has typically played as a par 70 for major events, with the 18th converted

to a long par 4. Rick Anderson, Atlanta

Athletic Club’s Director of Golf, says playing 18 as a par 5 will make for “some interesting possibilities in match play.”

The second hole will again play as a long par 4, with High-lands capable of playing as long as 7,490 yards, although it will likely play shorter as various tees are used.

“The USGA likes to use a

lot of tees, and we have a lot of tees on both courses, especial-ly Highlands,” Anderson said. “Typically they have a drivable par 4,” with the sixth hole on Highlands a possibility.

Riverside can play as long as 7,381 yards, and while it will present plenty if challenge in stroke play qualifying, An-derson says it is “a little more player-friendly than Highlands, which is probably a couple of

shots harder.” With both courses featur-

ing ample length, greens that should be firm and fast and a healthy number of hazards, the rough on both courses will be kept at a manageable length.

“With firm, fast Bermuda greens, the rough doesn’t have to be high,” Anderson said. “We want it so you can play shots out of the rough toward the green.”

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A scan of the long list of U.S. Amateur champions will reveal some of the most famous names in the history of golf, as well as many long since forgotten.

The tournament, which was played for the first time in 1895 and has taken only two breaks since due to world wars, has a diverse group of past champions, although most of the winners in the post-World War II era have been young players on their way to professional careers.

The player with the most successful record in the U.S. Amateur never turned profes-sional, but that was a dif-ferent time. Atlanta’s Bobby Jones won five U.S. Amateur Championships between 1924 and 1930 before retiring as a competitive player following his “Grand Slam” in 1930, which then consisted of the U.S. and British Amateur Champion-

ships and the U.S. and British Opens.

The four major champion-ships of golf are now all profes-sional events, with the PGA Championship and Masters

replacing the two amateur tournaments. The U.S. Ama-teur has retained its status as the No. 1 event in golf for non-professionals.

Although career amateurs

continued to be a major fac-tor into the 1980s, the U.S. Amateur started to become a training ground for soon-to-be professionals in the early 1950s. Billy Maxwell (1951)

and Gene Littler (’53), both went on to successful profes-sional careers, as did the 1954 champion (Arnold Palmer).

Of the five greatest Ameri-can golfers of the post Sam Snead-Byron Nelson-Ben Hogan era, four won the U.S. Amateur, beginning with Palmer. Career amateurs con-tinued to win the event on a regular basis after Palmer’s ’54 title, but the pendulum began to swing more in the college direction beginning with victo-ries by Jack Nicklaus in 1959 and ’61.

Future PGA Tour Commis-sioner Deane Beman scored the first of his two titles in 1960, and made the finals twice more in 1963 and ’66, losing in the latter year to Canadian Gary Cowan, who joined Nicklaus and Beman as two-time champions when he won again in 1971.

Cowan was one of a hand-ful of career amateurs to make a major impact in the U.S. Amateur after the mid-1960s, with a former Georgia Bulldog standout joining him to at least briefly stem the tide of the wave of college players taking over the event. Marvin ‘Vinny’

Golf’s greats on list alongside lesser names

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Far from amateur now, Tiger Woods won the U.S. Amateur Championship three times.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Atlanta Athletic Club has hosted five major professional championships over the past four decades, but the home club of the great Bobby Jones has also been a longtime supporter of amateur golf.

The U.S. Amateur Champion-ship comes to the Athletic Club this month, and will be the third U.S. Golf Association Championship the club has hosted since moving from East Lake to its current home in the North Fulton suburbs.

The club also hosted the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in 1984 and the U.S. Junior Cham-pionship in 2002, as well as the Georgia Amateur Championship in 1995 and several regional amateur events.

The professional majors played at Atlanta Athletic Club include the 1976 U.S. Open, 1990 U.S. Women’s Open and three PGA Championships (1981, 2001, 2011).

“It’s always been part of our heritage to host tournaments of national and international sig-nificance,” said Rick Anderson, a PGA Master Professional and Atlanta Athletic Club’s director of golf. “It’s in our mis-sion statement.

“The club has always hosted big tournaments, going back to when we were at East Lake,” he said. “We had the Women’s Amateur and a Ryder Cup. When we moved out here, one of the first orders of business was to ask the USGA to bring a national championship to the home club of Bobby Jones.”

Atlanta Athletic Club has es-tablished close ties with both the USGA and PGA of America, host-ing major championships for both organizations. The club is prized as a tournament host for a variety of reasons, beginning with its two exceptional courses.

Although Highlands has been the primary tournament host, Riverside served as the course for

both the U.S. Women’s Open and the Georgia Amateur, and will join Highlands as the site of stroke play qualifying for the U.S. Amateur.

Atlanta Athletic Club is also known in golf circles for the un-matched quality of its infrastruc-ture that makes it such a popular tournament host, along with the accommodating, professional atmo-sphere surrounding the committees that help run the events.

As the 2001 PGA Championship was concluding with the award cer-emonies, the PGA announced that the tournament would return to the Atlanta Athletic Club a decade later.

“That was unprecedented at that time to make the announcement so far in advance,” Anderson said. “Hosting tournaments will always be a fabric of the club, but we want to spread them out so the members can enjoy the club.

“It’s a balancing act when one comes to town,” he said. “There is a lot of preparation work and sacri-fice on all account.”

There is a difference between hosting a professional major like the U.S. Open or PGA Champion-ship as opposed to a U.S. Amateur. The USGA or PGA would set up

staff on site for a professional major and handle much of the preparation and merchandis-ing, but most of the work for the U.S. Amateur is being handled by the club.

“Even a club like ours can’t come close to handling” all the requirements of a major champion-ship, Anderson points out. “But for an amateur event – even the U.S. Amateur – we can handle it out of our golf shop.”

The crowds will be signifi-

cantly smaller than they would be for a U.S. Open or PGA Champion-ship, but the Athletic Club will be plenty busy, particularly early in the tournament.

The field for the event is 312 players, double the size for three of the four professional majors and more than triple the number of players in the Masters. Most clubs that host the U.S. Amateur use a nearby course to help host the practice rounds and two days of stroke play qualifying, but the entire 2014 U.S. Amateur will be conducted at Atlanta Athletic Club.

“Ken Mangum has got his work cut out for him during the two qualifying rounds,” Anderson said, referring to AAC’s highly re-garded director of golf courses and grounds. Mangum has the respon-sibility of overseeing the work on the two courses to get them ready for the No. 1 amateur event in golf.

“We’ll tee off as early as we can start, but once we get down to 64 players, things will be a little more manageable,” he said.

Anderson, Mangum and the AAC’s maintenance staff will also hope for good weather to keep the

event on schedule, with the two days of stroke play qualifying typi-cally lasting from just after sun up to almost or past sundown, espe-cially the second day.

To get down to the match play field of 64, a playoff involving multi-ple players is generally required late Tuesday afternoon and often is not concluded until Wednesday morn-ing, when match play is scheduled to begin.

The players competing in the two days of stroke play qualifying will experience two courses that are side-by-side and share a number

of similarities, but are also signifi-cantly different stylistically.

The entire Riverside course and the back nine of Highlands were part of the original 27 holes of the club in the late 1960s, with the front nine of Highlands following a few years later.

All 36 holes were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., and both have been renovated by his son Rees Jones.

“The original 27 holes are very similar and are closer to the river,” Anderson said, referring to the Chattahoochee, which borders part

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP COMMEMORATIVE VIEWER’S GUIDE24 August 7, 2014

Big events nothing new for Atlanta Athletic Club Bobby Jones’ home club returns focus to amateurs

When we moved [to Johns Creek], one of the first orders of business was to ask the USGA to bring a national championship to the home club of Bobby Jones.”Rick AndersonAtlanta Athletic Club’s Director of Golf A statue of Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones stands in front of the Atlanta Athletic Club clubhouse. He remains the only golfer to ever complete the Grand Slam of golf — winning all four majors

in the same year.

of similarities, but are also signifi-cantly different stylistically.

The entire Riverside course and the back nine of Highlands were part of the original 27 holes of the club in the late 1960s, with the front nine of Highlands following a few years later.

All 36 holes were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., and both have been renovated by his son Rees Jones.

“The original 27 holes are very similar and are closer to the river,” Anderson said, referring to the Chattahoochee, which borders part

of the course. “The back nine on Highlands has more water in play than Riverside, and there’s a big difference with the front nine of Highlands.”

Anderson said that Highlands “has been our championship course and is supposed to be tough. River-side is a little more player friendly, and when people discover it, they like it a lot. But it can play long, too.”

This will be the first time High-land’s famous 18th hole will play as a par 5 in competition, which Anderson believes will set up “some interesting possibilities for match

play.” Other than the 2017 Palmer

Cup, an annual match pitting top college players from the U.S. against European counterparts, Anderson says Atlanta Athletic Club’s schedule for the near future is open.

“At this stage, there’s nothing beyond that,” he said. “The majors usually operate now at about seven years out. There’s no reason to believe we won’t continue as a host, but we don’t know when it will be. It’s just the timing of the event and whether we want to have it.”

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A statue of Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones stands in front of the Atlanta Athletic Club clubhouse. He remains the only golfer to ever complete the Grand Slam of golf — winning all four majors in the same year.

2014 U.S. Amateur fact sheetPar and yardage: Atlanta Athletic Club’s Highlands Course will be set up at 7,490 yards and will play to a par of 35-36–71. The companion stroke-play qualifying course, Atlanta Athletic Club’s Riverside Course will be set up at 7,381 yards and will play to a par of 36-36–72. (All yardages subject to change)

Architects: Both the Highlands and Riverside courses at the Atlanta Athletic Club opened in 1964 and were designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., with Jones receiving assistance on the Highlands Course from Joe Finger. Jones’ son, Rees, redesigned the Riverside Course in 2003 and three years later finished a redesign of the Highlands Course. Both courses will be used for stroke-play qualifying, with the Highlands hosting the match-play portion of the championship.

Who can enter: The championship is open to amateur golfers who hold a USGA Handicap Index® not exceeding 2.4. The USGA accepted 6,803 entries for the 2014 championship, 200 fewer than in 2013. The record number of entrants is 7,920, in 1999.

Sectional qualifying: Sectional qualifying, played over 36 holes is scheduled between July 7-22 at 97 sites throughout the country. En-tries closed on June 25.

Schedule of play: A field of 312 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on Aug. 11-12 on each of the two qualifying courses, after which the field will be cut to the low 64 scorers. Six rounds of match play begin on Aug. 13 and the championship concludes with a 36-hole championship match on Aug. 17. Here is the schedule:

Atlanta Athletic Club Scorecard

Highlands Course Hole By Hole:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 35

Yards 454 512 475 219 565 425 180 467 426 3,723

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total

Par 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 5 36

Yards 442 457 551 366 451 260 476 207 557 3,767

Riverside Course Hole By Hole:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

Par 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 36

Yards 616 433 579 391 428 200 442 189 490 3,768

Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total

Par 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 36

Yards 400 172 464 534 397 438 420 219 569 3,613

A view of Highlands’ 8th fairway and green.

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By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Golf courses in North Fulton have been hosting major profession-al and amateur tournaments for almost 40 years, beginning with the U.S. Open at Atlanta Athletic Club in 1976.

The U.S. Golf Association returns to the Athletic Club for the fifth time this year, with the Johns Creek facility serv-

ing as host of the U.S. Amateur Championship, scheduled for Aug. 11-17.

Atlanta Athletic Club is one of a sizeable number of coun-try clubs in North Fulton that have served as a tournament site for a professional tour, the USGA or a statewide champi-onship for the Georgia State Golf Association or Georgia PGA.

The quality of golf courses in North Fulton has attracted

national professional and ama-teur events to the area, with Atlanta Athletic Club hosting a variety of amateur and profes-sional events.

Among the championships contested at the Athletic Club are the 1976 U.S. Open, three PGA Championships (1981, 2001, 2011), the 1990 U.S. Women’s Open, the 1984 Mid-Amateur Championship and 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur.

The four men’s majors played at AAC featured some of the more memorable finishes in modern golf history, begin-

ning with Jerry Pate’s sen-sational second shot from the rough on the 18th hole in the fi-nal round of the ’76 U.S. Open for a championship-clinching birdie.

The 2001 PGA Champion-ship featured a scintillating duel between David Toms and Phil Mickelson that was decided on the 72nd hole after Toms elected to lay up short of the pond fronting the 18th green and had to scramble for a winning par.

When the PGA returned to the Athletic Club a decade later, two little-known PGA Tour neophytes staged a wild finish in the final round, with Keegan Bradley prevailing in a playoff over Jason Dufner, who rebounded to win the championship in 2013.

The lone women’s champi-onship played at AAC is mostly remembered for the amount of rain that fell on the course that week, but managed to produce a worthy winner, as Betsy King edged Patty Sheehan by one stroke in the 1990 U.S. Women’s Open.

The two national amateur events that have been played at Atlanta Athletic Club both had a strong local presence, which is also likely to be the case at the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Atlanta’s Danny Yates was stroke play co-medalist in the 1984 U.S. Mid-Amateur, sharing those honors with Bob Lewis Jr., who reached the finals of match play before los-ing to Michael Podolak.

In the U.S. Junior Champi-onship in 2002, three Georgia teenagers who all went on to make names for themselves at the collegiate and profes-sional level advanced to match play and won a combined six matches.

Woodstock’s Chris Kirk, who helped lead the Georgia golf team to a 2005 NCAA championship and is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, won his opening match at the Athletic Club in ’02 before los-ing in the second round.

Alpharetta’s Roberto Castro enjoyed an outstand-ing college career at Georgia Tech and qualified for the Tour Championship last year in just his second season on the PGA Tour.

He lost in the third round to fellow future PGA Tour member Charlie Beljan, who went on to win the Junior Championship at the Athletic Club.

Beljan also ousted another Georgian in the quarterfinals, defeating Savannah’s Brian Harman, who joined Kirk in Athens and is also playing on the PGA Tour.

Harman went on to win the

U.S. Junior the next year. The last North Fulton

course to host a USGA champi-onship was Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek, which served as the site of the 2005 U.S. Women’s Amateur, which was won by Morgan Pressel. After turning pro later that year, Pressel won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship, becoming the youngest player in LPGA history to win a major.

Settindown Creek has also hosted a number of U.S Open qualifiers, as well as the Nike (now Web.com) Tour Champi-onship in 1995 and ’96. Allen Doyle of LaGrange, who went on to win several majors on the Champions Tour, includ-ing the U.S. Senior Open, and Duluth’s Stewart Cink, the 2009 British Open champion, won the two pro events held at Settindown Creek.

Several North Fulton courses have hosted U.S. Open qualifiers over the years, among them Golf Club of Geor-gia, Country Club of the South and Horseshoe Bend, all of which also served as the sites of Champions Tour events in the 1980s and ‘90s.

The last Champions Tour event in North Fulton was the 2000 Nationwide Champion-ship at Golf Club of Georgia, with Hale Irwin winning the second of his back-to-back titles in the tournament.

Horseshoe Bend and the Standard Club have also host-ed U.S. Women’s Open quali-fiers, with Brookfield Country Club the former site of an LPGA Tour tournament, which was played between 1977 and 1984.

Other than the 2011 PGA Championship, the last PGA Tour event played in North Fulton was a 2003 World Golf Championship tournament at Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course, won by Tiger Woods. Capital City Crabapple was also the site of the 2013 NCAA men’s golf championship, won by Alabama.

Georgia Tech reached the semifinals of that event, and three members of that team –Atlanta area residents Ollie Schniederjans and Seth Reeves along with Bo Andrews – will be in the U.S. Amateur field.

The Athletic Club has also hosted the GSGA’s Amateur Championship in 1995. Other North Fulton courses to host the state’s top amateur event are the Golf Club of Georgia (1993) and Settindown Creek (2007 and ’12).

Harris English, already a winner in his young PGA Tour career, won at Settindown Creek just prior to beginning his college career at Georgia in ’07.

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By MIKE BLUM news@northfulton.com

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The last time Atlanta Athletic Club hosted a U.S. Golf Associa-tion championship, the field included a player from Milton High School.

The Athletic Club will host the 2014 U.S. Amateur Cham-pionship this month, with a recent Milton golfer among the 312 players who will vie for the most prestigious amateur event in the sport.

Zack Jaworski, a 2012 Mil-ton graduate, earned his spot in the field by tying for fourth in a recent qualifier at Atlan-ta’s Piedmont Driving Club.

Only five spots were avail-able from a field of 130 players and Jaworski came into the qualifier off a recent stretch of play that was not up to the level he displayed last sum-mer, when he had a string of excellent showings in national amateur tournaments.

Jaworski shot back-to-back rounds of 3-under par 68 in the qualifier and earned one of the five coveted spots in the U.S. Amateur. He will look to at least match the effort of former Milton standout and current PGA Tour member Roberto Castro, who competed in the 2002 U.S. Junior Ama-teur at Atlanta Athletic Club and reached the third round of match play before losing to eventual champion Charlie Beljan, also a current PGA Tour member.

This will be Jaworski’s second appearance in the U.S. Amateur. He qualified two years ago shortly before entering Vanderbilt, and played respectably in stroke play qualifying, missing match play by a few shots.

Having that experience will be invaluable for Jaworski, who will be able to play in this month’s championship in front of family and friends in more familiar surroundings.

“It’s definitely really excit-ing,” Jaworski said of getting to play in the U.S. Amateur in his hometown. “I’ll have family and friends coming out to watch. It will definitely be a lot of fun.”

Jaworski says he had a memorable experience when he competed in the Amateur two years ago, but admitted he “got a little caught up in it” and was not one of the 64 players who advanced to match play.

Last year, Jaworski did not make it past sectional qualify-ing for the Amateur, and said

he “was disappointed I did not make it.”

In his third attempt at qualifying this year, Jaworski made it into the event for the second time and has a definite goal in mind.

“I expect to make match play,” he said. “The ‘awe’ factor is a bit lower and I should perform well. I’m comfortable with the High-lands course, but I’ve never played the other course (River-side). I plan to play it before the tournament and familiarize myself.”

Highlands will be the course for the match play portion of the championship, with players competing one day on Highlands and one day on Riverside in the 36-hole qualifier.

Jaworski first played High-lands in a high school tourna-ment when he was on the Mil-ton golf team. He helped lead the Eagles to a state champi-onship his senior year after a runner-up finish in 2011.

“To win state was a big deal,” Jaworski said. “That was one of my goals for high school, and it was great to win after coming so close the year before.”

Jaworski has played on the Vanderbilt golf team the past two seasons and has been in and out of the lineup, compet-

ing in a total of 15 events.

As a fresh-man, Jawor-ski posted the team’s low score in NCAA region-als and had a career best fourth place finish during his sophomore season. After his freshman sea-son, Jaworski played well in several national amateur events, including a tie for 10th in the Dogwood Invitational at

Atlanta’s Druid Hills Golf Club. Jaworski enjoyed sev-

eral solid showings during the spring portion of Vanderbilt’s schedule as a sophomore, but was not in the lineup as the Commodores qualified for the NCAA championship.

Three other members of Vanderbilt’s team and an in-

coming freshman qualified for the U.S. Amateur along with Jaworski, and he expects to again be in a competition situ-ation his junior season.

“I could not ask for a better group of guys,” said Jawor-ski, whose teammates include former Mount Pisgah golfer Jordan Janico. “I love my team and my coaches.”

Jaworski, who plays out of the Manor, had not been play-ing especially well this summer until his strong showing in the qualifier at Piedmont Driving Club. He shot 4-under on his first nine in the opening round before ending the day two off the lead at 68.

“The leader was at 6-un-der, and I figured if I could get to the leader’s number the second day, I’d be in pretty good shape,” Jaworski said. He shot 2-under on his first nine the second day and came home in 1-under, making just two bogeys over the 36 holes. His 6-under 136 total was two shots clear of players tying for sixth at 138.

“As bad as this summer has been, it was great to get things turned around,” Jaworski said of his play in the qualifier. “To play two good rounds like that headed toward the Amateur is a big deal.

“It’s a real confidence boost,” he said.

Ex-Milton golfer Jaworski in U.S. Amateur field

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Former Milton student Zack Jaworski will do his best to stay out of the sand traps during the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship.

It’s definitely really exciting. I’ll have family and friends coming out to watch. It will definitely be a lot of fun.”

ZACK JAWORSKIAmateur golfer

Looking to reach match play in second start

N’view’s Kleckner to compete

Joining Zack Jaworski in the field is former North-view golfer David Kleckner, a member of the golf team at Oglethorpe.

Like Jaworski, Kleck-ner tied for fourth in the qualifier at Piedmont Driving Club, matching Jaworski’s scores of 68-68—136.

Kleckner enjoyed a successful sophomore season at Oglethorpe, winning a tournament at Callaway Gardens and recording a top 15 finish in the NCAA Division III championship. He also tied for 15th in the recent Georgia Amateur, played at Idle Hour in Macon.

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Giles played on the Georgia golf team from 1963-66, and was a co-medalist in U.S. Amateur qualifying early in his Georgia career. Giles remained an ama-teur after graduating from Georgia, and was a runner-up in the championship three straight years (1967-69) during an eight-year stretch when the tourna-ment was contested over 72 holes of stroke play.

Giles broke through with a victory in 1972, the last year the tournament was played without a match play compo-nent. The runner-up that year was Ben Crenshaw, one of several future major champions to first make their marks in the U.S. Amateur in the early 1970s.

Lanny Wadkins edged out Tom Kite to win in 1970, two years be-fore Crenshaw (Kite’s Texas team-mate) made it to the title match. Craig Stadler and Jerry Pate were the 1973 and ’74 champions, with Pate’s vic-tory coming less than two years before he won the 1976 U.S. Open at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Fred Ridley (1975), Jay Sigel (1982 and ’83) and future college coach Buddy Alexander (’86) all scored victo-ries as career amateurs around titles by soon-to-be successful pros John Cook (1978), Mark O’Meara (’80) and Hal Sutton (’81).

Cook defeated Scott Hoch in the championship match before losing to O’Meara in the finals the next year. Fred Couples was the qualifying med-alist in ’81.

But for every Wadkins, Stadler, O’Meara and Sutton who went on to win a major championship as a pro, there were players who never lived up to the promise of their U.S, Amateur triumphs.

Bill Sander, John Fought, Eric Meeks and Chris Patton were among the winners from 1976-89, along with Scott Verplank and Billy Mayfair, who both went on to lengthy pro-fessional careers. That stretch also included one of the unlikeliest U.S. Amateur champions of modern times – Nathaniel Crosby (son of Bing) in 1981 – and a pair of Georgians who lost in the finals, Macon’s Peter Persons in ’85 and Atlanta career amateur Danny Yates in ’88.

From 1990-97, four of the best college players of the past 25 years combined for six U.S. Amateur titles, beginning with Phil Mickelson and Justin Leonard and ending with Matt Kuchar, a member of the Georgia Tech golf team at the time.

In between were three straight titles for Tiger Woods, who won the U.S. Junior Championship the three previ-ous years.

Of the five best American golf-ers post Nelson-Hogan-Snead, Tom Watson is the only who did not win the U.S. Amateur, something Palmer, Nicklaus, Mickelson and Woods all ac-complished.

Since Woods scored the last of his three U.S. Amateur victories in 1996, a handful of the winners have gone on to successful careers in the pros, but most have not. Kuchar and Ryan Moore (2004) have both played well on the PGA Tour, with Edoardo Molinari

(2005) and Richie Ramsay (’06) both winners on the European Tour. Ricky Barnes has enjoyed some success as a pro since his 2002 victory, but not as much as was expected.

Barnes’ victory capped a brief run of victories by golfers who were highly regarded at the time, but have not achieved the success predicted for them. Hank Kuehne, David Gossett, Jeff Quinney and Bubba Dickerson, who won at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club in 2001, have all struggled as pros, as has Australia’s Nick Fla-nagan, the first of five international

players to win the U.S. Amateur in a seven-year span beginning in 2003.

American collegians have won three of the last four, but only 2010 champi-on Peter Uihlein has made any kind of a mark yet as a pro, and that has come in Europe.

England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick won last year at the Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, but has since turned pro after a brief stint on the Northwestern golf team. The player he defeated in the title match, Oliver Goss of Australia, has also turned pro since last year’s U.S. Amateur.

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Phil Mickelson took the U.S. Amateur title in 1990.

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JOHNS CREEK – Georgia Tech senior Ollie Schniederjans will begin the U.S. Amateur at Atlanta Athletic Club as the top-ranked player in the World Amateur Rankings, but that status will not matter once the tournament begins August 11.

Like the other 311 players in the field, Schniederjans will have to finish among the top 64 in stroke play qualifying to advance to match play, with those players seeded off their finish in qualifying, not their rankings.

After a busy and eventful summer, Schniederjans will be among the tournament favorites, even though he has bypassed the usual routine of playing in top amateur tourna-ments in the country in prepa-ration for the U.S. Amateur.

Schniederjans, who grew up and still lives in the Cobb County community of Powder Springs, has spent his sum-mer playing against the pros and competing in England, and comes into the U.S. Amateur off a string of strong showings in those events.

After an outstanding junior season at Georgia Tech that earned him first team All-America status, Schniederjans ascended to the No. 1 rank-ing in amateur golf, and was awarded a sponsor exemption into a Web.com Tour tourna-ment in Wichita.

In his first ever experience playing against tour players, Schniederjans tied for fifth place in what turned out to be his only tournament in the U.S. since the NCAA Cham-pionship, which ended in late May.

He lost in a playoff for the individual NCAA title, with Georgia Tech losing in the match play quarterfinals.

Schniederjans went di-rectly from Wichita to England, where he competed in the Palmer Cup, an amateur event matching top college players from the U.S. against a team from Europe. He was the top American player in a losing effort, posting a 3-1 record including victories in both his singles matches.

Schniederjans was able to extend his trip when he was offered a spot in the Scottish Open, a European Tour event played the week before the British Open. The Georgia Tech senior played solidly through-out the tournament, making the cut and tying for 41st

against many of the top players in professional golf.

After returning home, Schniederjans did what most people do during the sum-mer, and was on vacation in California a few weeks before the U.S. Amateur, participating in a media interview session at Atlanta Athletic Club on the phone from the West Coast.

“I’ve been playing non-stop since January and took a break after the Scottish Open,” Schniederjans said.

Although he was in Califor-nia, Schniederjans’ thoughts were on an upcoming tourna-ment a few weeks away in the Atlanta area

“I’m very excited,” Schnie-derjans said about the pros-pects of playing the top event in amateur golf in his home town.

“I’d like to contend and win some matches, but first I’ve got to make it to match play, and that’s not a given. You’ve got to play well. Hopefully, I’ll make a really, really long run in match play. I feel good about my chances.”

As the No. 1-ranked player competing in his home town in the biggest event in amateur golf, much of the attention will be focused on Schniederjans,

“It’s nothing I haven’t han-dled before,” he says, pointing out that the external pressure is no greater “than the pres-sure I put on myself.”

Schniederjans said his summer of playing abroad and against professionals has been “a great experience. I learned a lot just from being around those guys. The Scottish Open was very special, playing links golf against those names.

“I played pretty well in each

of them. I had one bad nine in the Web.com event, but I got back in contention.”

Schniederjans shot 64 in his first tournament round in a pro event, added a 65 two days later and closed with a final round 67 to finish just five shots behind the winner.

“That was pretty cool,” Schniederjans said of his opening 64, with his second round comeback after shooting 4-over on his first nine another highlight.

“I went straight from Wich-ita to England, and that was a tough transition. I played OK in the Palmer Cup, pretty good in singles. And I got some time to re-group and rest before the Scottish Open.

“I played pretty good there, but I didn’t score that good (four rounds between 70 and 72). To make the cut and play all four rounds was great. It was a great experience.”

Schniederjans has been a national caliber player since his days as a junior, and was ranked fourth in the junior rankings before enrolling at Georgia Tech.

After a successful freshman season at Tech, he began to emerge as a major player his sophomore season, earning third team All-America status and helping lead the Yellow Jackets into the match play portion of the NCAA Champi-onship, where they lost in the semifinals at North Fulton’s Capital City Club Crabapple Course.

During his junior season, Schniederjans won three tour-naments outright, including the U.S. Collegiate Champion-ship at Golf Club of Georgia, and shared first place twice. His five wins broke the Georgia Tech record held by PGA Tour players David Duval, Stewart Cink and Troy Matteson.

Schniederjans has a history of playing well in Atlanta area tournaments, adding a runner-up finish in the 2013 Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club (he was sixth the year before) to his college play at Golf Club of Georgia and the Crabapple course.

He was the medalist in a 2012 U.S. Amateur qualifier at Piedmont Driving Club and reached match play before los-ing in the first round.

Last year, Schniederjans narrowly missed qualifying for match play at the U.S. Ama-teur in Boston, and is looking for better results on a course he is more familiar with.

“It’s special. It’s one of my favorite Atlanta area courses,” Schniederjans says of the Highlands Course, which will host one of the two qualifying rounds and all the match play portion of the event. “It’s long and it’s difficult.”

Tech’s Schniederjans world’s top-ranked amateur Looks to contend at AAC after summer success against pros

Georgia Tech senior Ollie Schniederjans is the top-ranked amateur in the world

I’d like to contend and win some matches, but first I’ve got to make it to match play, and that’s not a given. You’ve got to play well.”

OLLIE SCHNIEDERJANSTop-ranked amateur in the world

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ATLANTA PLAYS IT FORWARD PRESENTS SWING AND JAZZJoin the fun at the Roswell Visitors Center to be entertained and to reminisce on the big band era as you listen to the music provided by the Reflections band that began its musical journey together in 1999. Atlanta Plays It Forward founder Tom LaDow’s vision is to assist charitable and community organizations in securing musical entertainment for their events and activities at an affordable (or sometimes no) cost. Event is free of charge. Saturday, Aug. 9, from 2-3:15 p.m. Roswell Visitors Center. 617 Atlanta St., Roswell. Please call 770-640-3253.

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BELL MEMORIAL PARK GROUNDBREAKINGThe City of Milton invites the community to the Bell Memorial Park expansion project groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Aug. 8 at 11 a.m. This ceremony will mark the kickoff of the $9.4 million expansion of Bell Memorial from a 12-acre park with four baseball fields to a nearly 30-acre multi-use facility with both passive and active recreation options.15245

Bell Park Rd., Milton. Please call Jim Cregge, the Parks and Recreation Director, at 678-242-2489.

WALKS IN THE GARDENStarting on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 9:30 a.m., there will be free tours of the gardens in the restored antebellum gardens of Barrington Hall. No reservations necessary. Plan to stay after for a tour of the historic Barrington Hall. Tours run Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Barrington Hall. 535 Barrington Dr., Roswell. Please call 770-640-3855.

OPEN HEARTH COOKINGLiving history interpreter and open hearth cooking expert, Clarissa Clifton, will demonstrate making traditional southern food over the open flame on the historic grounds of Smith Plantation. This summer Clarissa is showcasing the versatility of the fire pit as she makes outdoor classics and even cakes over the fire. Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Smith Plantation. 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Please call 770-641-3978.

DANCEFX OPEN HOUSEDancefx is kicking off their 2014-2015 season with an open house. Dancefx is offering free classes, raffles for free tuition and more. All ages are welcome to attend. Saturday, Aug. 9 beginning at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. 8465 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Alpharetta. Please call 770-645-0110 or visit dancefx.org.

MILTON-WINDWARD ROTARY CLUBThe City of Milton now has a rotary club to call its own. The rotary club meets every Monday at noon until 1 p.m. Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood will speak at the next meeting on Aug. 11. St. Aidans Episcopal Church 13560 Cogburn Rd., Milton. Please call 678-

325-8050 or visit windwardrotary.com.

LOCAL AUTHOR GEORGE WEINSTEIN PRESENTS HARDSCRABBLE ROADRoswell author, George Weinstein, will speak at the Friends of Roswell Library Atlanta Authors series on Saturday, Aug. 9. His book, “Hardscrabble Road,” is Southern historical fiction about the value of perseverance and optimism during the Great Depression. The free program is in the Roswell Library Meeting Room from 2-3 p.m. 115 Norcross St. Please call 770-640-3075 or visit georgeweinstein.com.

RACES & BENEFITS»SUPER 5K FAMILY RUNThe course is a fun race down Cogburn Road around Cambridge High School and ends back at the Hopewell Middle School parking lot. An after race celebration will have food trucks and an outdoor movie for all to enjoy. Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. Hopewell Middle School. 13060 Cogburn Rd., Milton. Please visit active.com/milton-ga.

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BLUEBERRY PICKING IN FORSYTHFamilies and friends are invited to pick blueberries at the Blueberry Garden’s U-Pick Blueberry Farm & Nursery. Open every Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. $15 for a gallon of blueberries. U-Pick Farm and Nursery. 5455 Crow Rd., Cumming. Please call 770-889-2519 or visit blueberrygarden.org.

FARMERS AND ARTISANS MARKETThe Roswell Farmers and Artisans Market has vendors from everywhere within a 100 mile radious and includes live music, mini-workshops, children’s programs and much more. Saturday, Aug. 9. 8 a.m. until noon. Roswell City Hall. 38 Hall St., Roswell. Please visit roswellfam.com.

OH DEER! HIKECome play games and interactive activities in Autrey Mill Nature Preserve that will help you understand the life of a deer. Guided hikes through the park will last about an hour. $5 members, $7 non-members. Saturday, Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. 9770 Autrey Mill Rd., Johns Creek. Please call 678-366-3511.

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By BILL RAWLINGSVice President/Managing Broker North Atlanta Office Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

Today, nearly 100 percent of people begin the real estate process online. With numerous real estate-focused websites offering enhanced exposure, some sellers choose the FSBO (for sale by owner) route because it seems effortless to position your home to poten-tial buyers on popular real estate websites. The Internet can be alluring in pursuing FSBO, but whether you are buying or selling, consider five important points in the differ-ence between working with a REALTOR® and navigating the process on your own.1. Paperwork. What, how and why?

Contract regulations vary from state to state and are required for a successful sale. Understanding the details and keeping abreast of the ever-changing regulations is a daunting task to undertake on your own. When you hire a real estate professional, you are hiring a market expert who can help you navigate through the confusing, but necessary, paperwork.2. You found the house of your dreams! So, now what?

The Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association con-ducted a study and found that every successful real estate transaction has more than 230 possible required actions. A real estate professional is familiar with what each action entails and has a database of resources available, if nec-essary. Agents possess the knowledge and tools to help make your dream a reality.3. Can you negotiate well?

Some people are not con-vinced they need an agent to sell their home; however, an agent offers expertise when it comes to negotiating with the long list of individuals required for a successful transaction. The average transaction re-quires working with a mini-mum of 11 different people including the buyer, inspector, appraiser and lender, to name a few. It can be an arduous process – who wouldn’t want help with that?4. Get the most out of your transaction. What’s your home’s real value?

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By SUZANNE CLOSEand ROBIN IVESAtlanta Fine HomesSotheby’s International

The dwellings of the future will make you calmer, safer, richer and healthier, and they exist in Roswell. Articles and media are fueling the excite-ment and promoting the products and culture associ-ated with eco friendly, smart and energy efficient homes. Smart gadgets abound, with the most popular being your smart phone, which can man-age and monitor your home from anywhere in the world, control your lighting and secu-

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Welcome Home: Top Five Things To Know When Preparing To Sell Or Buy A Home In 2014(NAPSI)—For the first time in years, rising home prices are boosting sellers’ confidence. At the same time, interest rates remain relatively low, helping to boost potential homebuyers’ confidence. Millions of Ameri-cans will decide in 2014 to put their houses on the market and/or shop for new homes, and need to understand the current housing market condi-tions as they move closer to buying or selling homes.

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Tips On Organizing Your Closets Like A Pro(NAPSI)—Any time of year can be the right time to give your closets the once-over. A well-organized closet space offers several benefits.

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The Cambridge football teams tear onto the field Aug. 1 at the third Midnight Growl.

By JONATHAN COPSEYjonathan@northfulton.com

MILTON, Ga. – For the second year in a row, the Cambridge High School foot-ball and cheerleading teams turned out at midnight July 31 for their “Midnight Growl” only to find a soggy field and pouring rain.

Cambridge head football coach Craig Bennett said it didn’t bother him in the least.

“Practice went well and we were able to play in the rain,” he said. “They came out with a lot of energy.”

He was pleased with the performance of his team.

“We had a solid practice for the first

day,” he said. “You try to keep things in perspective. You see the kids start getting tired and then you look down at your watch and see it is 2 o’clock in the morning.”

After a summer-full of practice, Ben-nett said he had high hopes for the year. But the first game of the season is Aug. 22, a week earlier than usual.

“We play in 21 days,” he said. “We’re not scared of being behind but the cal-endar itself gets us on the field a week earlier than we are used to.”

The midnight growl began three years ago, when the high school was still being built. The team was not allowed in their facilities until Aug. 1, so they took the liberty of taking that rule at face value – they showed up at 12:01 a.m. to start practicing.

Now Bennett said the kids have taken it to heart.

“Now, our kids want to do it,” he said. “It’s become a tradition.”

Bears roar onto field‘Midnight Growl’brings athletes out

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Cambridge Head Football Coach Craig Bennett ad-dresses his students.

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The many players of the Cambridge football teams practice into the night Aug. 1.

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The cheerleading squads join the football players for the midnight practice.

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Players from the 7th grade Jr. Bears, Macnair Pacey, Carter Carew, Matthew Schnetzka and Derrick Simmons get some Kona Ice after practice and the Pep Rally.

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MILTON, Ga. – Young Daphne Rowse, of Milton-based D&D Equestrian, with her pony Macho Man, won the Capt. Herb Emory Foundation’s “Ride a Buck” class at Harry Norman’s Ticket to Ride Benefit Horse Show, July 19 and 20.

There were 37 competitors in this class, including riders of all ages and local professionals. Riders rode bareback and had to hold a $20 bill

between their calf and horse while fol-lowing a series of commands from the judge.

Before Rowse was named the win-ner, riders had to gallop their horses and jump several obstacles. If their $20 bill fell to the ground, they were eliminated.

At only 9 years old, Rowse said the energy of the crowd and the spectators’ kind words and encouragement, helped her to keep going during the nearly 30-minute class.

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Rowse wins a buckLocal rider claims prize

Daphne Rowse of Milton’s D&D Equestrian, with her horse Macho Man, shows off her winnings. She won the “Ride a Buck” class at the Harry Norman Ticket to Ride Benefit Horse Show, July 19 and 20.

MILTON, Ga. – The Alpharetta AYBA Eagles 8U team reached the Elite 8 and finished second in the Dizzy Dean World Series July 29 at Southhaven, Mississippi. 

They were undefeated until the final game. The team are, top from left, coach Jay McWhirter, coach Tim Nielsen, head coach Scott Kersey and

coach David Lakin. In the middle row are Ty Petrovich, Braydon Kersey, Ethan Babcock, Michael McCavitt, Seth Lakin and Brandon Nielsen. In front are Wesley Warren, Ben-nett Flach, Wesley Austin, Jackson Chappell, Asher Sabom and Jeremy McWhirter.

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When newspapers run the photos of breaking news items or video clips of fires, accidents or other tragedies, it is not – as some people often claim – “to sell more newspapers.”

First, in our case, we sell very few newspapers. Most are delivered free to neighborhoods in our coverage areas. The few we do have in coin boxes and at grocery stores barely cover the cost of their printing and distribution. We do it as a way to provide the paper to those who want it but don’t receive it. We can’t throw newspapers to everyone; this is a business.

So when we run a disturb-ing photo as we did of Nathan Buhl, recently appointed prin-cipal of Milton High School, it was not without more than a little thought. The arrest photo shows Buhl with a swollen and stitched face. It was suggested among the editors that we run a less graphic photo of the unfor-tunate Buhl. But in the end, we decided to run it because it was

news and we are a newspaper.According to police reports,

Buhl, 37, on the night of July 26 allegedly hit a parked car and later that evening crashed his car. The next day, he was arrested and faces charges of DUI in Cherokee and Forsyth counties. When he crashed his car, he was apparently on his way home. The result of the crash sent him to the hospi-tal for treatment, and he was released the next morning into police custody. He has resigned as principal and at the age of 37, the man named 2013-14 Principal of the Year has ended a promising career.

So why run the photo of his

swollen face? As we stated, first, it was news. It shows graphi-cally how he suffered. While we understand the photo will add to the misery of a fine man and his family, it is also an object lesson to any who might think, “There for the grace of God go I.”

It is why we publish the names of all those arrested for DUI and drugs. Yes, it is news. But it also has the effect of giv-ing each of us pause. Every-one is guilty of some small act they would not like everyone to know. But some acts have dangerous consequences that can endanger others as well as the perpetrators. We believe this practice has a chilling effect on some, who then call a cab or use a designated driver rather than drive impaired. So when people who hold positions of public trust stumble, then yes we report it, warts and all. It is up to the readers to judge if our coverage overstepped the bounds of good taste.

HATCHER HURDExecutive Editorhatcher@northfulton.com

Why we print the bad news

As an elementary school teacher getting ready to begin my 14th year, I was very disappointed to read that the Milton principal has just resigned due to DUI/hit and run arrests that occurred over the weekend. 

Nathan Buhl had an opportunity to join an amazing school community and it

is disappointing to read that he will no longer be able to do that. I feel badly for the families who have now lost a second principal. Hopefully Milton High School will find a super qualified principal who can help the school year begin on a posi-tive note. (Name withheld by request)

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Principal’s actions deprive Milton High School

“We will immediately conduct a national search for exceptional candidates,” said Shandor. “We will also be conducting focus groups with parents and staff to gather valuable input into the selec-tion process. “

Shandor added a survey will be distributed to obtain “stakeholder input” to deter-mine what the community wants in a leader.

Buhl’s resignation is the second one in the past year for the Milton community attributed to lapses of judg-ment.

In January, the principal of Crabapple Crossing El-ementary, George Freiberger, stepped down after it was discovered he had violated school system policies in regards to personnel.

Unlike Buhl’s situation, the issue with Freiberger was not criminal in nature.could

have been even worse,” he wrote. School system lead-ers confirmed a search for Buhl’s replacement will be far reaching.

“We will immediately conduct a national search for exceptional candidates,” said Shandor. “We will also be conducting focus groups with parents and staff to gather valuable input into the selec-tion process. “

Shandor added a survey will be distributed to obtain “stakeholder input” to deter-mine what the community wants in a leader.

Buhl’s resignation is the second one in the past year for the Milton community attributed to lapses of judg-ment.

In January, the principal of Crabapple Crossing El-ementary, George Freiberger, stepped down after it was discovered he had violated school system policies in regards to personnel.

Unlike Buhl’s situation, the issue with Freiberger was not criminal in nature.

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Faiths unite at Iftar Dinner programALPHARETTA, Ga. —The eve-ning of Sunday, July 20 saw more than 120 people of many faiths gather at Alpharetta Presbyterian Church in a joint Iftar Dinner program arranged between Neshama Interfaith Center and the Atlantic Insti-tute. 

Presenters Kemal Korucu, of the Atlantic Institute and Rabbi Michael Bernstein, of Congregation Gesher L’Torah, engaged in inspiring conversation about the spiri-tual meaning of fasting seeing as the event took place during Ramadan – the holy month where Muslims fast from sun-rise to sunset.  

The purpose of the event was to share an Iftar, or fast-breaking, dinner.

This is the first meal Mus-lims partake in after abstain-ing from eating and drinking all day. However, Ramadan is about more than just fasting.

It’s a time of compassion, generosity, inner reflection of one’s spirituality and seeking oneness with God. It’s about gathering family, friends and neighbors together to strength-en friendships and enjoying the company of others.

It’s about opening the home and mind to people who have differing faiths and beliefs.

Bernstein pointed out

how all but two fast days in the Jewish calendar begin at sunrise and end with the ap-pearance of the first stars of evening, appreciating how this is similar to Ramadan. 

In fact, Bernstein shared that one of the fast days, the 17th of the Hebrew month of Tammuz, fell during Ramadan this year.  

He added  that in Israel, even with the hostilities going on between Hamas and Israel, that Jews from Israel and Mus-lims in the West Bank gathered together, “to fast together and then to feast together, show-ing the world that Jews and Muslims can and must live together.”  

The format was not a for-mal discussion, rather a true conversation, allowing the sharing of similarities as well as what makes fasting so vital and even welcomed in each tradition. This shared conver-sation allowed those in at-tendance to better understand the many facets of Islamic and Jewish fasting and ritual prac-tice; spiritual growth, patience with others and with circum-stances, and community.

Korucu’s engaging and enlightening stories were a highlight of the evening.

The most impactful part of the discussion between Korucu

and Bernstein was not even about fasting. 

At the very beginning of the program, both took turns pray-ing for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Given the horror going on between both combatants, it truly set the stage for the eve-ning. This sense of connection, understanding and acceptance of “The Other” continued to manifest itself when all par-ticipants shared the Iftar meal together. 

As directed by the Ne-

shama and Atlantic leaders, no one table could be com-prised of members of the same faith.

Getting to know one an-other, “feasting after fasting” was truly one way to create the peace we all want and for all participants to “be the change

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have text messages and phone calls between the men where they ask what they should do, organizing alibis and planning what to do with her body.

“They knew she was dying,” said George Gordon, Alpharet-ta Public Safety spokesman. “Had she been treated, she may have survived. Chelsea did not deserve to die.”

Bennett was left on the floor for 10 hours while the men dithered about what to do. Finally, at nearly 3 p.m., Bennett’s family had become worried when she could not be

found. They knew she would be with Ben-Hanania. They called the house, and Ben-Hanania’s brother answered the call and began searching for her. When he looked in Ben-Hanania’s room and saw Bennett’s body, he called 911.

When emergency crews arrived, she was dead, Gor-don said. Both Ben-Hanania and McCaffrey evaded arrest until July. Ben-Hanania was captured July 16. Alpharetta detectives discovered McCaf-frey had been arrested and was in Cherokee County Jail on unrelated charges. An-drade fled the state to family in Texas. He returned to his Johns Creek home July 29 to make preparations to move out

of state, Gordon said. Police had his home under

surveillance and arrested him before he could leave.

“We were watching him. We knew he was going to flee and move,” said Detective Jakai Braithwaite, who investigated the case.

The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office charged Ben-

Hanania for felony mur-der, heroin distribution and conceal-ing the death of a person. McCaffrey was indicted for felony mur-der. Andrade

was indicted for concealing the death of another.

Alpharetta Public Safety Director Gary George said the work of his detectives and Fulton County District Attor-ney Paul Howard and his staff will bring to justice those who were responsible for Bennett’s death.

“Even though an incident

such as this is a rare occur-rence in our city, it is indica-tive of our philosophy of going after those who manufacture, possess and distribute illegal narcotics and to hold them fully accountable for their ac-tions and for the ramifications of those actions,” said Gordon.

The Bennett family released a statement following their daughter’s death.

“Chelsea-Ivanna was a gra-cious gift and we cherished her – she had a full and promis-ing life ahead of her. She loved everybody and she was loved by and impacted so many lives. This news, the news that her life was so tragically taken, is heartbreaking. We simply ask for justice for her.”

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Non-invasive surgery for the brain coming to Northside

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Cancer Center at Northside Hospital-Forsyth soon will be able to treat a wide range of brain tumors and other neurological conditions through the a non-invasive technology that delivers Gamma radia-tion.

Georgia’s Department of Community Health approved Northside to purchase the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion with Extend system, which allows physi-cians to use radiosurgery to treat con-ditions that previously were considered inaccessible or inoperable with tradi-tional Gamma Knife technology.

The new service could be available at Northside Hospital-Forsyth by Janu-ary 2016.

Northside Hospital-Forsyth will be the only hospital in metro Atlanta, and one of only two in Georgia, with the Gamma Knife Extend system.

The technology will be used to treat metastatic disease (cancer that has travelled to the brain from elsewhere in the body), in addition to a spectrum of benign and malignant vascular and functional disorders including arte-riovenous malformations (AVMs) and Parkinson’s disease.

Nearly two-thirds of all cancer pa-

tients receive radiation therapy at some point during their treatment. In 2013, Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s Cancer Center saw about 450 new cancer patients and delivered nearly 9,800 ra-diation therapy treatments for a variety of cancers.

Gamma Knife radiosurgery, some-times referred to as stereotactic ra-

diosurgery, has long been considered the “gold standard” in treating brain disorders.

It delivers very precisely focused high-dose beams of radiation to select-ed areas deep within the brain, without a scalpel and without the usual risks of surgery or an incision.

However, traditional Gamma Knife

technology is not able to treat some tumors because of their size or location. The Extend feature is a game-changer, allowing clinicians to non-invasively im-mobilize the patient’s head and making repeatable or multi-fraction Gamma Knife radiosurgery possible, ultimately making the technology accessible to more cancer patients.

Other nationally recognized cancer centers including MD Anderson and the Cleveland Clinic also have adopted the Gamma Knife Extend technology and have found it to be the superior, and oftentimes only, treatment option for numerous intracranial lesions and conditions.

Typically, a patient receiving Gam-ma Knife Extend radiosurgery returns home the same day as their procedure, and side effects are generally minimal and insignificant.

“More cases of cancer are diagnosed and treated at Northside Hospital each year than at any other hospital in Geor-gia,” said Patti Owen, MN, RN, director at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute. “We look forward to being able to offer Gamma Knife Extend technology to our patients, and to further demonstrating our commitment to providing the most advanced cancer treatments closer to home.”

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ATLANTA – Three Emory Healthcare hospitals are being recognized for excellence in the treatment of patients who suf-fer severe heart attacks.

Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Mid-town and Emory Johns Creek Hospital have received the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiv-ing Quality Achievement Award for achieving high standards in STEMI (ST-elevation myo-cardial infarction) heart attack care for 2013. Each year in the United States, approximately

250,000 people have a STEMI heart attack, which is caused when a blood clot suddenly forms, completely blocking an artery in the heart. To prevent death or severe heart damage, it is critical to immediately per-form a heart catheterization to mechanically open the blocked blood vessel and restore blood flow to the heart.

“We are proud to be recog-nized for our dedication and achievements in cardiac care,” said Dr. Abhinav Goyal, as-sociate professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at

Emory and director of qual-ity for cardiology at EUH and EUHM.

“This award reflects a key institutional commitment to improve the quality of care for our heart attack patients,” said Goyal, who also co-chairs the Atlanta Mission: Lifeline program.

The American Heart As-sociation’s Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals, emer-gency medical services and communities improve response times so people who suffer from a STEMI receive prompt,

optimal treatment. The pro-gram’s goal is to streamline systems of care to quickly treat heart attack patients.

Since EMS providers are often the first medical respond-ers to reach a heart attack victim, they represent a critical link in the chain of events that stop heart attacks. The program includes protocols that prompt EMS workers to do an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the field to look for signs of a STEMI heart attack.

“Our goal is to work with emergency responders to get

patients to hospitals that are capable of opening a blocked artery within 90 minutes of their first medical contact,” said Dr. Michael Ross, profes-sor of emergency medicine at Emory and immediate past co-chair of the Atlanta Mission: Lifeline program.

“Starting this process in the field helps us to prepare for the patient’s arrival by quickly ac-tivating the cath lab to unblock the artery,” he said. “This saves heart muscle. When time is muscle, every minute counts.”

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Emmylou Harris, closer to 70 than not and rocking the most luxuriant silver hair in all the world of music for nearly half a cen-tury, stayed true to her folksy roots with her Wrecking Ball tour the evening of Friday, July 25. (Thankfully, it had noth-ing to do with Miley Cyrus. It was the title of an album she released two decades ago.)

She said she felt like Min-nie Pearl: “Proud to be here. It feels good to be surrounded by all the sights, smells and sounds of the South, being born a neighbor over in Ala-bama.”

Harris’ career has been long and rife with success, winning her 13 Grammys (so far). She had an idyllic childhood, enjoy-ing popularity as a cheerleader and valedictorian and attend-ing college on a drama schol-arship. She dropped out to pursue her musical career.

When she was 16, Harris wrote Pete Seeger a six-page letter asking him if he thought she could possibly be a folk singer, having never experi-enced the pain and heartbreak

that seemed to be its bedrock. He gently told her that time would provide enough.

Townes Van Zandt has said that there are only two kinds of music – blues and Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. So, Harris decided she would just make some sad stuff up. Her plaintive soprano brings the hurt and heartache, winning fans and awards for more than 50 years now.

Her melancholy “Red Dirt Girl” tells a too-common tale of the fate of many a country girl. My favorite song of the evening was the haunting “Michelan-gelo” with its mournful moan-ing chorus.

She closed with Paul Ken-

nerley’s “Born to Run,” which is a far cry from The Boss’ galvanic anthem of the same name. She gently sang of put-ting on her travelin’ shoes. And it’s a good thing. We’ll never tire of hearing the Silver Belle tolling out her wistful stories. I hope she keeps them on for another decade or so.

Two-Hour Zumba ClassA jungle beat by drummer

Mike Marsh splits the dark as the Avett Brothers opened their no-holds-barred musical extravaganza with “Satan Pulls the Strings.” This newest song premiered two weeks ago at their three-night residence at Red Rocks and will be on their next album. This is only the second time they have played it for an audience.

Dim spots take in Bob Crawford and Tania Elizabeth as they appear with their duel-ing fiddles, then cellist Joe Kwon faces off with Elizabeth, and Paul DiFiglia drags out his double bass to play with Craw-ford. A roar rises as brothers Scott on banjo and Seth on guitar take center stage. It. Is. On.

A minimalist set with a several retro Klieg lights was all they needed. Thankfully, they only fired them up a few times, as they were all aimed at us. Although made charm-ing by the collection of fans’ signs affixed to the rear – espe-cially one that said, “Tae Kwon Joe!” – the band easily has the

ugliest piano touring today. It looks like it has been given one streaky coat of white house paint. 

From the get-go, the hyper-caffeinated crew had the audience all hopped up. The joint was literally jumping. One unusual thing that I have never noticed before was that the images of the band project-ed on the screen were actually shaking from the harmonic vibration of five of the seven performers literally jumping up and down as they played. They must have to retire the oriental rugs underfoot on a quarterly basis from all the stomping and scuffling they endure.

Two- and three-night stands are not unusual for these pigeon-hole-defying punkgrass rockers. They liter-ally and figuratively are all over the place musically – from rockabilly to straight-up rock and roll. They have so many songs out on so many albums, that even with three-night shows they don’t repeat any.

Fiddle-player Elizabeth wore a Native American-look-ing dress with lots of fringe that added even more kinetic energy to her performance. Mad props to her for doing

all the hopping and stomping as the guys do in high heels! Between her shoes and Kwon’s non-ergonomic instrument position, I hope they have a chiropractor, reflexologist and massage therapist in their retinue.

Kwon was born in Korea, but grew up in North Carolina. He attended boarding school in California. I’m sure classi-cal music lessons were a part of his upbringing, and that his former teachers must be agog at the path he has taken. 

He blogs about food on the road, saying that they have to eat right, sleep enough and get some exercise to bear up

under the strain of putting out the over-the-top energy they expend every night.

One often hears of guitar-ists being called shredders, but Elizabeth and Kwon were liter-ally shredding the horsehair off their bows. Kwon is especially intriguing, as I don’t believe there’s another cellist who rocks it as hard as he does, jumping and dancing with his instrument hooked on his neck. His redlining technique has earned him an endorse-ment from a string company. He must go through a whole orchestra section’s worth every week.

Kwon admits that it is pretty hard on his back and neck, but it is apparent he is so into it that it’s worth it to him. He developed his unique style after his first 30 seconds of sitting on stage with the two blood brothers. With them carrying on as they do, it didn’t seem fitting for him to sit there like he was playing in a sym-phony.

It looked like some were off their Ritalin, but it’s all to the good for their devotees. After seeing these boys (and Eliza-beth) bouncing for the better part of two hours through two dozen songs, I can only imag-ine the challenges their mother had when they were in their hyperactive years of puberty.

I’m sure she thanked God when they became interested in music as an outlet for their monumental energy. They played two nights in a row at Verizon, with no duplications on the set list.

While only two of the group are actually brothers, it’s ap-parent that the non-Avetts feel like brothers from other mothers. Bassist Crawford has had much need of that frater-nal support as his family deals with their little 7-year-old daughter’s five-year fight with

a brain tumor.He had to take some time

off from touring to take her to St. Jude’s Hospital, where they were grateful to discover it is 100 percent without charge, after they were told their in-surance would not cover her treatment.

Through various drives, Avetts and Co. have raised over $150,000 to help Hallie Crawford and other families in similar need.

At one point, after playing in front of the proverbial plain white T of backdrops, they re-leased the featureless sheet to reveal a complex rendering of the art from the cover of their “Magpie and the Dandelion” album. The crowd went wild.

“Die! Die! Die!” was note-worthy for its refrain of what usually is a monosyllable non-sense sound, but in this case it was actually about dying.

But they’re so cute and upbeat, with Kwon holding his instrument, strumming it like a guitar and then do-si-doing with it, it sounds like just an-other good-time song. 

“Live or Die” is such a plucky little ditty, it could be the theme song for a kids’ movie like “The Fox and the Hound.” It was used in the film “This is 40,” and they have had many other songs picked up for television series, shows and a documentary. A highlight was when they brought Em-mylou Harris out to sing “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” with them.

The Carter Family couldn’t have sung it better. “Salvation Song” has some noble lyrics, especially stirring when they sang the final refrain a cap-pella: “We came to break the bad. We came to cheer the sad. We came to leave the world a better way.” Mission already accomplished, gentleman and lady.

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’Hooch grad honored by UGAATHENS, Ga. – Chattahoochee High School graduate and current University of Georgia sophomore Morgan Annabel Cohen has been recognized as a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda at UGA.

Sigma Alpha Lambda is a national leadership and honors organization dedicated to pro-moting and rewarding academ-ic achievement and providing members with opportunities for community service, per-sonal development and lifelong professional fulfillment.Cohen is the daughter of Jeffrey and Margaret Cohen of Alpharetta.

Geneva College BEAVER FALLS, Penn. – Ethan Joseph of Alpharetta has been named to the Dean’s List for the 2013 fall semester at Geneva College. Dean’s List status is awarded to students

who earn a 3.6 grade point average or better. A senior, Jo-seph is majoring in biology.

Mercersburg AcademyMERCERSBURG, Penn. – Erin Pak, a ninth-grader from Du-luth, was named a commended scholar (all grades of 85 or above) during the winter term at Mercersburg Academy.

AmericanHebrew AcademyGREENSBORO, N.C. – Ameri-can Hebrew Academy student Roland Rosenberg was named to the Honor Roll for the winter trimester of 2014. Rosenberg is from Cumming.

Reinhardt UniversityWALESKA, Ga. – Several local students were among the 115 students and one faculty mem-ber recognized at Reinhardt University’s Honors Day on Sunday, April 6.

Jordan Mahan, a senior from Alpharetta, was honored as an Academic Degree Pro-gram Award recipient for politi-cal science and a Reinhardt University Academic Scholar.

Alexandra Mahan, a junior from Alpharetta, was honored as a Reinhardt University Aca-demic Scholar.

Joyce Miller, a junior from Alpharetta, was honored as a Reinhardt University Academic Scholar.

Stephen Clark, a junior from Cumming, was honored as a Reinhardt University Aca-demic Scholar.

Elizabeth Coe, a senior from Cumming, was honored as a Reinhardt University Aca-demic Scholar.

Jeremy Burns, a senior

from Suwanee, was honored as an Academic Degree Program Award recipient for marketing.

Academic Degree Program Awards are presented to up to two students from each of the university’s 41 undergraduate degree programs.

Reinhardt Academic Schol-ars are presented to seniors and juniors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or higher.

In addition, several of Re-inhardt’s best student minds and talents participated in the university’s Convocation of Art-ists and Scholars, a weeklong program featuring music recit-als, creative writing reading, student research, portfolios, art and science exhibits and an international culture fest and

communications conference. Local students selected

to participate in the COAS include:

Price Signaigo, a junior from Roswell, who represented Kappa Delta Pi at the Honor Society Recognition Reception.

Ryan Burton, a junior from Roswell, who participated in the creative writing readings.

Jennifer Cowart, a gradu-ate student from Alpharetta, who presented in the educa-tion presentations.

Marianella Lopez, a sophomore from Roswell, who participated in the Internation-al Culture Festival.

Emily Walden, a freshman from Cumming, who presented at the study abroad presenta-tions.

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Ronald Lee Bennett, 75, of Snellville, passed away July 25, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Thomas Wayne Bonner, Sr., 73, of Destin, Fla., passed away July 7, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Anthony Correoso, 92, of Lilburn, passed away July 13, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Ann D’Angelo, 91, of Roswell, passed away July 25, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Michael Duley, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away July 26, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Steven Lee Hansen, 69, of Marietta, passed away July 18, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Dickie Allen Hulsey, 71, of Roswell, passed away July 26, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Lawrence Virlen Loudermilk, 60, of Alpharetta, passed away July 23, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

James Maloney, 67, of Dahlonega, passed away July 27, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Donald Webster Martin, 75, of Cumming, passed away July 25, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Ruby G Nelson, 85, of Cumming, passed away July 25 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

Rita Phyllis Nolan, 87, of Cuming, passed away 27 July 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Marianna Oleszczuk, 73, of Roswell, passed away July 27, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Jeanne O’Neill, 66, of Johns Creek, passed away July 11, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Debra Peels, 60, of Dawsonville, passed away July 24, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

George L. Perkins, 72, of Centre, Ala., passed away July 19, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Helen Rego, 84, of Sandy Springs, passed away July 24, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Eugene Samples, 59, of Cumming, passed away July 26, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Shaina Simon, 72, of Cumming, passed away July 24, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.

Diana Emma Tierney, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away July 13, 2014. Arrangements by SouthCare Cremation & Funeral Society.

Larry William Thompson, 67, of Cumming, passed away July 24, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Robert Votta, 68, of Alpharetta, passed away July 27, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.

Edith Sosebee Wright, 97, of Forsyth C ounty, passed away July 25, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.

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