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November 19, 2014 | forsythherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 17, No. 46
Students honor VetsSchools around Forsyth pay tribute
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Meth bustCouple charged for possession, intent to distribute
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$60 million water upgradeCommission unanimously approves bond
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From left are Charles Weaver, chaplain for Legion Post 307, Randy McGhee, commander for Post 307, Mayor H. Ford Gravitt and keynote speaker Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas J. Golden.
Cumming proudly salutes its veteransBy KATHLEEN [email protected]
CUMMING, Ga. — The city of Cumming came out in force Nov. 11 to celebrate its veter-ans and active duty military at its annual Veterans Day ceremony.
The ceremony, which took place at 11 a.m. at Veterans War Memorial, 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., was planned by the American Legion Post 307. Post Commander Randy McGhee was the master of ceremonies.
“Ranger Bill” Burgess is the American Legion Riders Cum-ming Chapter 307’s director, and the post lined the entrance to the ceremony, welcoming all who attended.
“We are out here to honor those who have served,” said Burgess. “Today’s a very spe-cial day in the fact that Memo-rial Day is a sad day and today is a day of celebration.”
Burgess said that the post just started in Cumming a month ago, but they’re very
happy to be there.“It’s important to have a
Veterans Day to hopefully give our youth something to strive for,” said Burgess. “Cumming is a very patriotic city, and we’re very proud to be here.”
Mayor H. Ford Gravitt wel-comed everyone to the event by thanking the veterans.
“This day is set aside to recognize our veterans, but they should be recognized every day,” said Gravitt. “It should provoke contemplation of the enormous burden they accepted of this country.”
The keynote speaker was Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thom-as Golden, who was with the Georgia Army National Guard.
Golden was humble, saying that he isn’t worthy of standing in front of the other veterans at the ceremony.
“I’m absolutely humbled to stand in the midst of family and friends of those who have served so nobly,” Golden said.
Golden discussed the dif-
See VETERANS, Page 22
Taubman development to bring over 7,800 new jobs to ForsythBy KATHLEEN [email protected]
CUMMING, Ga. — More options for shopping, living and playing are com-ing to Forsyth County, as a developer moves forward on a large-scale project in the southern part of the county.
Taubman Centers Inc. has been working on a luxury, regional retail and mixed-use development, said James McCoy, president and chief executive officer of Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce. The mall has not yet been named, however, and an
opening date is still unknown. “The opening will depend on us
getting the necessary infrastructure in place,” said McCoy.
The 164-acre site will be at the
intersection of McGinnis Ferry and Ronald Reagan Boulevard, south of the interchange at Ga. 400 and McFarland Road, said McCoy.
“The development is planned for
more than one million square feet of retail,” said McCoy. “[It’ll include] a lux-ury mall with up to three anchor stores, 900,000 square feet of office, 500 hotel rooms, with an allowable height of up to 12 stories for office and hotel uses, 875 multi-family residential units and recreational amenities.”
In 2008, Taubman and Forsyth County government finalized a develop-ment agreement that includes an over-lay district and economic incentives, said McCoy.
Taubman development by the numbers•1.4 million square feet of retail,
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2 | November 19, 2014 | Forsyth Herald | forsythherald.com PUBLIC SAFETY
Armed robber demands money, cigarsFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A man wearing a “monkey hat” and armed with a gun demanded cash and tobacco products before fleeing a gas station, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
At about 9:15 p.m. Nov. 5, deputies were dispatched to Citgo Quik Mart, 765 McFarland Parkway, after the owner locked himself in the store and called 911.
When deputies arrived, the owner said a man wearing a green jacket and black “monkey hat” walked in and pointed a black “handgun” at him from behind the counter.
The suspect demanded all the cash and cigars, so the owner collected the items and put them on the counter. The suspect also demanded a carton of Newport cigarettes.
The owner said the suspect stuffed the cash and tobacco products in his jacket pockets and backed away from the counter toward the front door.
Then, the suspect fled on foot travel-ing westbound.
After reviewing video surveillance, deputies said the suspect had a thin black mustache and looked to be in his 20s.
The suspect wore black and white Nike sneakers, purple sweatpants and a black knit cap.
Deputies said the suspect appeared to be holding a black semi-automatic handgun with his right hand.
Burglar steals $100K in prescription drugsCUMMING, Ga. — A burglar busted his way into a pharmacy and stole about $100,000 in pharmaceuticals, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
At about 11:30 p.m. Nov. 6, depu-ties were dispatched to the Walgreens, 1650 Buford Highway, and found the front door pried opened.
Deputies cleared the store, but the suspect had already fled.
Deputies said the suspect broke into the locked pharmacy cabinet and stole prescription drugs like Oxycodone and amphetamine assortments.
The pharmacist said he was unsure of the exact amount stolen but estimat-ed the loss at about $100,000.
Deputies reviewed video surveillance
and saw the suspect in all black use a crow bar and sledgehammer to pry open the doors.
Car break-in at hospital parking lotCUMMING, Ga. — While a man stayed at the hospital overnight with his wife, someone broke into his car left in the parking lot, according to a Cumming Police incident report.
A man who drove a 1999 Nissan Frontier told officers he parked it by building 1200 at Northside-Forsyth Hospital, 1200 Northside Forsyth Drive, at about 8 p.m. Oct 31.
The next morning when security officers made their rounds, they saw the passenger side window had been shattered.
Officers said the door was still locked, and nothing seemed to be miss-ing.
Father and son tag team ‘vap’ storeCUMMING, Ga. — Employees at a smoke shop were duped by a father and son’s shoplifting scheme, according to a Cumming Police incident report.
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Couple charged with meth possession, intent to distributeCUMMING, Ga. — Deputies found more than anticipated af-ter someone called 911 and hung up, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
William Scott Wood, 36, and Jamie Weischedel, 27, were charged with possession of methamphetamine and intent to distribute, felonies, as well as two other misdemeanors.
Wood and Weischedel were taken to Forsyth County De-tention Center.
At about 9 a.m. Oct. 26, deputies drove to a home in the 6000 block of Fox Creek Drive in response to a 911 hang up.
As deputies pulled into the driveway, they said they saw a man in the front yard who turned around and went back inside the home.
Deputies walked to the front door, saw several bags packed as if someone was moving and knocked on the door.
The report said a woman, Weischedel, eventually an-swered and denied making the call. Deputies said Weischedel gave them permission to search the home but asked to get her son from his crib first.
Deputies said the home was in disarray. Deputies could smell cigarette smoke coming from a ceil-
ing vent, and saw one of the attic doors in a bright pink room was unsecure. One deputy opened the door and saw ciga-rette smoke trail out.
Another deputy opened a second crawl space door and saw Wood’s feet in the corner of the attic by the child’s bed-room.
Deputies handcuffed Wood without a struggle. They ran Wood’s information, and he returned with warrants out of Dawson County.
Deputies searched the child’s bedroom where they found Wood and said they saw three pill bottles with Wood’s name on it filled with a “crystal like substance” that appeared to be methamphetamine.
Deputies said they also found a green substance that smelled like marijuana. After obtaining further consent to search the home, deputies said they found more metham-phetamine and handcuffed Weischedel.
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Forsyth Herald | November 19, 2014 | 3PUBLIC SAFETY
DUI arrests ► Leo Torres, 44, of Valley
Lane, Cumming, was arrest-ed Nov. 1 on Post Road in Cumming for DUI and failure to maintain lane.
► Charles Rhoads, 42, of Wentzville, Missouri, was arrested Nov. 1 on Creek Tree Lane in Cumming for DUI.
► Olga L. Bussell, 52, of Lawrenceville was arrested
Nov. 1 on Estuary Trail in Alpharetta for DUI.
► Ginger Ann Monk, 47, of Gainesville was arrested Nov. 4 on Highway 369 in Cumming for DUI and disor-derly conduct.
► Jacob H. Frady, 31, of 12th Street, Cumming, was arrested Nov. 4 on Atlanta Highway in Cumming for DUI.
Drug arrests ► Lisa Jean Varner, 51, of
Odyssey Trail, Cumming, was arrested Oct. 31 on Buford Highway in
► Cumming for DUI, posses-
On Nov. 8, officers were dispatched to North Georgia Vapor, 214 Atlanta Road, after the partners in crime made out with $115 in merchandise.
An employee said the father kept the workers “busy” while his son pocketed three items. They left the store together just minutes before the employees figured out what happened.
The employee was unable to give a description of the suspects but said they got into a blue Ford truck.
Couple steals $700 in undergarments CUMMING, Ga. — A man and a woman bypassed two em-ployees and stole $700 worth of undergarments, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
An employee of Victoria’s Secret at The Collection, 410 Peachtree Parkway, told depu-ties she was only working with one other associate when the suspects walked in at about 2
p.m. Oct. 27.She said she didn’t realize
until it was too late and was unsure of how many items the couple got away with it.
Deputies said they will re-view the video surveillance for further evidence.
$3K in shingles taken from job site CUMMING, Ga. — Someone stole two pallets of shingles from a home under construc-tion totaling about $3,000, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report.
The superintendent of de-velopment in Avonleigh subdi-vision told deputies the pallets were taken from a lot in the 2000 Cahaba Court overnight Nov. 4.
Neighbors in finished homes said they did not hear or see anything suspicious.
Wire stolen from AT&T propertyCUMMING, Ga. — Someone cut through a fence surrounding an AT&T building and stole eight spools of service wire totaling
$1,360, according to a Cum-ming Police incident report.
The manager of the AT&T building, 346 Dahlonega St., told officers he first saw some-one had cut through the fence overnight Nov. 3.
He said the thief got inside and took a several spools of service wire off pallets.
The next day, the manager said he had the fence repaired and kept two spools of wire on the small pallets.
When the manager re-turned for work Nov. 5, he said someone came back and cut another hole in the fence.
He said the remaining two spools were stolen and the thief disappeared without leav-ing behind any evidence.
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CUMMING, Ga. — Cannon Place LLC has reached a settle-ment with the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency over alleged stormwater violations at its construction sites along Bald Ridge Marina Road in Cumming. As part of this settlement, Cannon Place agreed to pay a civil penalty of $110,253.
Under the Clean Water Act, owners and general contractors at construction sites of 1 acre
and larger or part of a larger common plan must apply for coverage under a National Pol-lutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) construction general permit, which requires the installation of pollution prevention practices to mini-mize the discharge of sediment and other pollutants in storm-water runoff.
Under the permit, develop-ers and construction compa-nies must design, install and
maintain stormwater controls to prevent construction area runoff from polluting nearby streams and lakes. Without these controls, pollutants typi-cally associated with construc-tion sites, such as sediment, oil and grease and concrete washout can enter nearby waterways.
On July 9, 2013, inspec-tors from the EPA, the Georgia Environmental Protection Divi-sion and the city of Cumming determined that unauthorized discharges of stormwater from the Cannon Place construction sites flowed into an unnamed tributary that feeds Lake Lanier. The inspectors noted additional deficiencies in Can-non Place’s required sampling and recordkeeping following storm events.
On Oct. 22, 2013, Cannon Place entered into an adminis-trative order on consent with EPA and agreed to implement best management practices for stormwater runoff manage-ment to come into compliance with the CWA and the require-ments of its permit.
Congress enacted the CWA in 1972 to protect the nation’s rivers, lakes and streams, as well as some of the more fragile and vital wetland habitats. Polluted stormwater runoff is a leading cause of impairment to the nearly 40 percent of sur-veyed U.S. water bodies that
do not meet water quality stan-dards. Over land or via storm sewer systems, polluted runoff is discharged, often untreated, directly into local water bodies. When left uncontrolled, water pollution can deplete needed oxygen and/or otherwise result in the destruction of aquatic habitats, as well as the fish and wildlife that depend on them. Water pollution can also contaminate food, drinking water supplies and recreational waterways and thereby pose a threat to public health.
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Settlement reached over stormwater discharge
Commission approves $60 million water and sewer bond
By KATHLEEN [email protected]
CUMMING, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission unanimously approved a $60 million revenue bond issued by the Water and Sewer Authority at their Nov. 12 meeting.
The improvement plan received added money for water renewal and replacement of older lines that need to be upgraded. It will be the same for wastewater renewal.
District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills said she was concerned the plan didn’t help North Forsyth enough.
Water and Sewer Director Tim Perkins said they are improving where necessary.
“A lot of the waterline improvements are just trying to meet the future needs with the next five years,” said Perkins.
Commissioners also discussed the newly approved $200 million transporta-tion bond, which received overwhelming approval at the polls Nov. 4.
“We will continue to move forward and
develop a comprehensive way to manage the project,” said Doug Derrer, county manager. “It could mean that we utilize ex-
isting staff to work on this project to move forward or consult with a firm.”
At the meeting, commissioners ap-proved the euthanasia and kennel sanita-tion policies for the new Forsyth County Animal Shelter.
Deputy County Manager Tim Merritt said the shelter is trying its best to eutha-nize as few animals as possible. He also talked about various situations involving animal abandonment by owners and the shelter’s stance on euthanizing by request.
“We are relying heavily on rescue groups to reduce the amount of euthana-sia we have to do,” said Merritt. “We don’t do euthanasia by request from citizens. Health, behavior and space at shelter are the only reasons. We haven’t euthanized any animals for space as of today.”
The results of the park access study for Rocky Point, Bethel, Six Mile, Ches-tatee Bay Point and Wildcat Creek parks were also discussed. The commission-ers decided to bring this back to another work session to discuss the uses for all six parks.
The board approved the proposed 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting sched-ule.
For more information on this meeting, go to www.forsythco.com.
Also addresses animal shelter euthanasia, kennel policies
Also at the meeting•Deferred to the next work session
the possible adoption of modifica-tion to Chapter 8 of the Unified De-velopment Code of Forsyth County, which could impose limitation on the number of monthly residential zoning applications that will be ac-cepted for processing by the Plan-ning and Community Development Department in Districts 2, 3 and 5.
•Unanimously approved authoriz-ing sole source procurement for sculpture at the new courthouse; Gregory Johnson Fine Art will do courthouse public art.
•Unanimously accepted the Sheriff’s Office State of Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 2014 Victims of Crime Act grant award for up to $40,702 with a required match of up to $10,176.
•Unanimously approved a sole source purchase of a Pierce Light and Air Unit.
Polluted stormwater runoff is a leading cause of impairment to the nearly 40 percent of surveyed U.S. water bodies that do not meet water quality standards.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett Technical College hosted an infor-mational session for its new barber-ing diploma program Nov. 11, and is now accepting applications for spring semester.
Applications for the spring semes-ter, which begins Jan. 7, 2015, must be completed by Dec. 3.
The 18-month program will prepare students with the knowl-edge and the required 1,500 hours of practice to take the State Barber Board Examination, which is needed to obtain a barbering license in Geor-gia.
The department has a 100 percent pass rate for its cosmetology diploma students.
Making people look good on the outside and feel better on the inside is rewarding, Program Director Terra Womack said.
“There’s always a demand for good barbers,” said Womack. “Besides the practical skills of cutting, styling and shaving their clients, barbers need to exhibit great customer service attitude and an entrepreneurial spirit.”
Those wanting to own their own shop also need business management knowledge.
“They need to know how to make their clients feel comfortable and to engender trust that they know what they are doing,” said Womack. “It
helps to be friendly and to be a good listener.”
Students can now learn those skills at Gwinnett Tech.
“Previously, students from our area had to train at private schools, which are much more costly,” said Womack.
“The program will offer evening classes, which are aimed at working students who want to switch careers or add an additional revenue stream,” said Jermaine Whirl, dean of business and art and design.
Students will study anatomy and physiology, safety and sanitation, hair treatments and manipulations and hair cutting techniques using scissors, clip-pers and razors.
They’ll learn about skin care and how to shave clients using a straight razor.
They will also practice in class and hone their skills by working in Gwin-nett Tech’s salon, which offers cosme-tology services to the public at mini-mum cost.
A course on salon management with guest speakers from area busi-nesses will give students an insid-er’s view of small business owner-ship.
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Longhorns claim 2nd seed in playoffs SUWANEE, Ga. — In the last game of the regular season, the Lambert Longhorns rolled to an easy win over South Forsyth, beating the War Eagles 40-7.
With the win, Lambert is guaranteed the second seed in the playoffs.
The War Eagles will be seeded at No. 3.
Lambert played Roswell at home in the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 14. South Forsyth played at Etowah in the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 14. (Scores from both games were not available by press time).
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Pinecrest MS swim team takes firstBy KATHLEEN [email protected]
CUMMING, Ga. —Pinecrest Academy’s middle school started off their 2014-2015 swimming season with a splash. The swim team participat-ed in the Tallulah Falls School-Hawaiian Luau Meet, their first meet of the season, on Nov. 8 and came in first place out of 15 teams.
The girls scored fourth overall with 189 points, and the boys scored first overall with 423 points.
Four new Pinecrest records were set, with Will Isenberg in the 200 freestyle getting a time of 0:02:23:60 – the previous record was 0:02:28:85 – and the 100 backstroke with a time of 0:01:14:35 – the previous time was 0:01:25:12. Adding to the records were Anthony Birozes in the 50 freestyle with a time of 0:00:27:03 – the previous record was 0:00:27:16 – and Grant McMahon in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 0:01:18:31, the previous record was 0:01:19:47.
Top point scorers for the girls were Charlotte Adams in first place with 36 points, Lindsay Cot-tick in second place with 35.5 points and Mer-cedes Persichetti in third place with 29.5 points.
The boys’ top point scorers were Anthony Bi-rozes and Grant McMahon in a tie for first place, each with four first places and 60 points each, along with Chipper Levy in second place with 54 points and Will Isenberg in third with 53 points.
There were multiple other wins at the meet including first place for the 200 boys’ medley relay, with Isenberg, McMahon, Levy and Birozes composing the team.
McMahon also won first for individual medley and first for 100 breaststroke.
Birozes won first out of 51 swimmers in 50 freestyle and first out of 28 swimmers in 100 freestyle.
On block 8 is Sarah Meersman and on block 7 is Keira Cawley.
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North Lanier Baptist Church collecting for Operation Christmas Child
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CUMMING, Ga. — Karen Cleveland of North Lanier Baptist Church sees a lot of shoeboxes every November, but they aren’t your average shoeboxes. Instead of shoes, these little cardboard boxes are packed with gifts for boys and girls for the annual Operation Christmas Child program.
Cleveland, who organized the shoebox drive with North Lanier last year, said that the church donates at least a thousand boxes annually. Located at 829 Atlanta High-
way in Cumming, North Lanier is also a regional drop-off site for North Georgia for the sixth year and is the official drop-off location in Forsyth County.
“Operation Christmas Child is incredibly amazing in the number of children it reaches around the world through shoeboxes,” Cleveland said. “As a regional drop-off point, we get to see how this is happen-ing all around North Georgia, which is really cool.”
Operation Christmas Child encourages people to pack shoeboxes with toys, cloth-ing, school supplies and other essentials to be given out at Christmas to needy children throughout the word.
This year, North Lanier Baptist will be collecting shoe-boxes during Operation Christ-mas Child’s National Collection
Week from Nov. 17 – 24 at the following times:• Monday, Tuesday and Thurs-
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3 p.m.“For people who put a shoe-
box together, it just touches them to know they are sending things to children in the world, that this may be the only new stuff that they’ve gotten in a year,” Cleveland said.
For more information about Operation Christmas Child and volunteer opportunities, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child. For more information about North Lanier Baptist’s drop-off site, visit www.northlanier.org.
Drop-off gift-filled shoeboxes through Nov. 24
CUMMING, Ga. — At their Nov. 6 meeting, the For-syth County Board of Commissioners recognized the accomplishments of Girl Scout Sarah Bock.
Bock was presented with a resolution from the commissioners in recognition of earning the Girl Scout Gold Award, which represents the
highest achievement in Girl Scouting for girls in grades 9 through 12 who demonstrate extraor-dinary leadership through sustainable and measurable Take Action projects.
Bock is a member of Troop 13728 and is a student at South Forsyth High School.
Girl Scout recognized by commissioners
From left are District 2 Commissioner Brian R. Tam, Commission Chairman R.J. (Pete) Amos, District 5 Commissioner Jim Boff, District 4 Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills, Sarah Bock and District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent.
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By late 2009, Ronald Rea-gan Boulevard infrastructure improvements were completed and included an approximate one-mile section of a four-lane divided roadway with sev-eral signalized intersections, greenway corridor walkways, sidewalks, drainage, water and sewer, said McCoy.
“While the development was delayed as the result of the recession,” said McCoy, “an apartment complex with 270 high-quality garden-style units was completed in 2013 and quickly leased-up. “As a result of recent improvements to the economy, improved retail con-
ditions and activity, Taubman is conducting new planning for the regional retail component of the development,” he said.
McCoy said representa-tives of the firm are involved in numerous conversations with potential anchor department stores.
The development is planned to be built out in multiple phases of construction. Once completed, the Taubman devel-opment will create, at full-build-out, 7,843 direct jobs and will support an additional 2,667 indirect and induced jobs. This also includes up to 3,600 professional office employees and up to 4,243 retail, hotel and service sector employees.
“The new jobs will inject $479 million of income into the
county’s economy and sup-port more that $910 million of economic activity,” said McCoy.
“With the increased prior-ity of the new McGinnis Ferry Road interchange on Ga. 400 just south of the site, and the creation of the new South For-syth Community Improvement District (CID), this area will have super-regional character-istics,” said McCoy. “Combined with an improved economy and outlook, it will position the development to foster regional retail, office and hotel opportu-nities.”
Traffic is a major concern for many residents.
“Traffic studies are being conducted now,” said McCoy. “The new infrastructure is be-ing designed to accommodate the increase in traffic.”
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Taubman:A rendering to the Taubman mall.
November proclaimed Thrombosis Awareness Month CUMMING, Ga. — At the Nov. 6 meeting, the Forsyth Coun-ty Board of Commissioners proclaimed November 2014 as Thrombosis Awareness Month in Forsyth County.
More than 600,000 people in the United States are estimated to develop venous thromboembolism or clots in the vein every year, with about 400,000 of them devel-oping deep vein thrombosis of the legs.
The surgeon general has declared that 100,000 to
180,000 Americans die each year due to pulmonary embo-lism, a serious and potential-ly fatal complication of vein thrombosis.
“Through public aware-ness promoting prompt diagnosis and proper treat-ment, the frequency of deep vein thrombosis and pul-monary embolism among citizens of Forsyth County can be minimized and lives can be saved,” Commission Chairman R.J. (Pete) Amos said.
Members of the Georgia Thrombosis Forum accepted a resolution from the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners proclaiming November as Thrombosis Awareness Month in Forsyth County.
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CUMMING, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshin-ski and Andy Rodriguez have been named Com-mended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Stu-
dents placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholar-ship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
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CUMMING, Ga. — Otwell Middle School celebrated Red Ribbon Week with a differ-ent theme each day to raise awareness against drugs and become more tolerant and accepting of others. Oct. 27 was Be Responsible Day, and students came to school sport-ing crazy hair as a reminder to stay out of “hairy situations.” Students and staff celebrated Acceptance and Tolerance Day Oct. 28 by dressing in tacky outfits, and then “put a lid on drug use” Oct. 29. For Com-munity Outreach Day Oct. 30, students and staff dressed their best and acted their best. For Supportive Day Oct. 31, students and staff wore their favorite team jersey or shirt.
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Val Utajara, Olivia Church, Katie Harris, Audrey Morris and Marissa Edwards show off their tacky day outfits.
Boston CollegeCHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Ji Young Lee of Alpharetta has graduated cum laude from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in inter-national studies from the College of Arts and Sci-ences.
Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y. – The follow-ing local students have been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College for the 2014 spring semester:
Rachael L. Feuerstein, daughter of Harry and Jill Feuerstein and a graduate of Alpharetta High School, is a rising junior majoring in
psychology.Jacob L. Wagner, son of
George and Heather Wagner of Alpharetta and a Milton High School graduate, is a rising senior majoring in biol-ogy.
Armstrong Atlantic State University SAVANNAH, Ga. – Armstrong Atlantic State University in recently announced its Presi-dent’s List honorees, each of whom earned a 4.0 GPA for two consecutive semesters during the 2013-2014 aca-demic school year.
The following local stu-dents were named to spring 2014 President’s List:
Samantha Brown of Cumming, a senior early childhood education ma-jor, and Alyssa Plemmons of Cumming, a sophomore pre-radiologic sciences major.
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When I first decided to tour the new Forsyth County Animal Shelter, I have to admit I was a bit hesitant. As a huge animal lover, I hate to know that there are shelters that euthanize animals, often just for space. I was afraid that this shelter would be dirty, overcrowded and unsanitary. Fortunately, I was very pleas-antly surprised.
When I first arrived at the shelter, I noticed how clean, well-lit and spacious it is. It’s not at all what I pictured, and the animals at the shelter seem to reflect the positive energy around them.
I was taken on a two-part tour by Tim Merritt, deputy county manager, and Jaci Kobeszka, the administration technician. Both answered all of my questions honestly and didn’t try to hide any of the negative aspects that come with running a county animal shelter.
My biggest fear was that they would be unwilling to dis-cuss the euthanasia policy and hide its impact, but Kobeszka explained everything to me. I’ve attended a few meetings where the topics of the shelter’s poli-cies for euthanasia and spay-ing and neutering have been discussed. I’ve seen and heard the angry complaints by other
animal lovers.But I think people need to
look at both sides of the issue. As Merritt said, the shelter has not euthanized any animals for space reasons yet. The shelter does euthanize for sickness – after giving the animal many attempts to get better – and for
aggressiveness, again giving the animal many times to calm down and even placing it in different situations to prevent it from becoming a threat to shelter workers.
While it is upsetting to know that animals are eu-thanized, we have to be logical about it. Since this is a county-funded shelter, there’s not enough space, time and help for each animal. They also are responsible for picking up ev-ery animal they get called for, even if the animals are already extremely close to death.
Instead of getting angry at the shelter for doing their job, why not to try to fix the prob-lem before it even gets that far? Getting your animal steril-ized is one of the best ways to prevent animal overpopulation. When there are fewer animals running around, then there are
fewer animals that could end up in the shelter.
Volunteering your time either at the shelter or with a rescue group is another great way to help.
While at the shelter for my tour, there was a woman there with a local rescue group adopting a dog. That’s two more lives saved — one being the dog that she adopted, but a second life is saved because now there’s one more space open for a new dog.
Not everyone has the time to volunteer, but donating money or items is also helpful. The shelter has a wish list of items it needs on the Forsyth County website, http://tinyurl.com/l4s32am. You can also purchase items at Amazon.com.
It’s understandable why people are upset at the shel-ter; no one likes to know that animals are getting eutha-nized. But instead of getting angry, why not put that energy into helping more animals get adopted?
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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Duke Land Group’s plan for Riverwalk Village, a 104-acre mixed-use development in Roswell, follows a growing trend among commercial developers that is likely to continue.
Forged by the growth of e-com-merce, brick-and-mortar retail is facing a new reality that makes site selection critical.
The National Retail Federation reports a 15 percent annual growth in online retail sales, versus 3 percent growth for traditional store sales.
“Retail development is tough,” said John Wiley, associate professor in the Department of Real Estate at Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business. “Most national retailers have fewer stores open this year than last year, and they’ll have fewer next year.”
No longer do investors pin their hopes on giant malls or anchor posi-tions in large shopping centers, he said. Today’s investors are looking for guaranteed traffic.
“Go to any shopping mall,” Wiley said. “There are times during the day when they’re ghost towns.”
Few things offer the kind of traffic that a mixed-use development can of-fer, Wiley said.
Evidence of this has been staring North Fulton in the face for years.
Roswell’s Canton Street has long been the envy of cities crying for a way to revitalize their downtowns and kick-start their retail economy.
Canton Street came about through a slow process of appreciation in a district zoned with care to preserve its
historic ambiance. As its reputation for fine dining grew, so did the crowds, and with the crowds came boutiques, town-homes and apartments. It's a symbiotic relationship
The Georgia Planning Association recently named Canton Street as “the hottest scene outside the Perimeter.”
It now serves as a template for other areas hoping to draw shoppers and land upscale retail.
“People want that downtown experi-ence, but they want it in their neighbor-hood,” Wiley said. “You can’t outsource the experience of sitting across the table and having dinner with someone.”
In the past few years alone, metro Atlanta has played host to three ma-jor commercial enterprises designed around the idea of “live-work-play.”
The most recent is Avalon, which opened last month in Alpharetta to all the hoopla deserving of a $600 million project featuring upscale retail, resi-dential and office space on 86 acres.
Two more are in the completion stages.
Buckhead Village, with an esti-mated price tag of close to $1 billion, is a 9-acre tract of retail, apartments and upscale dining in an area that was once touted as Atlanta’s nightlife hub. First proposed in 2006, the project is now opening with two high-rise apart-ment buildings surrounded by 800,000 square feet of shops, restaurants, en-tertainment and office space.
Coming in at about one-fourth the price, but with no less fanfare, is Ponce City, a mega market and residential project in the old Sears Building along Atlanta’s Ponce De Leon Avenue. The project, developed by Jamestown Prop-erties, includes 330,000 square feet of retail, 450,000 square feet of office and 260 loft apartments.
Michael Phillips, chief operating officer of Jamestown, said he hopes to
have close to 4,000 people working in the building and more than 1,000 visi-tors each day.
“The reason mixed-use has become a part of everything that’s going on around metro Atlanta is that people are tired of driving,” said Steve Stroud, executive director of Roswell Inc., the economic development arm for the city.
People’s work habits and schedules
have changed dramatically over the past 10 years, Stroud said, and many no longer have to drive.
“While Canton Street offers a more urban feel, Riverwalk keys more to an environmental feel, its connection to the river, its proximity to the national forest, city parks, trails,” Stroud said. “It ultimately highlights the uniqueness that Roswell has.”
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The Joint chiropracticopens in Johns CreekBusiness: The Joint…The Chiropractic PlaceOpened: August, 2014.Owners: Tom and Angie Haimes; Jeff and Cindy McGintyWhat: (We are) reinvent-ing chiropractic care by making quality alterna-tive health care afford-able for patients seeking pain relief and ongoing wellness. Our member-ship plans eliminate the need for insurance,
and our no- appointment policy, convenient hours and locations make care more accessible.Where: Market at Haynes Bridge, 3000 Old Alabama Road, Suite 115-A, Johns CreekHours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Call: 770-475-9577Web: www.thejoint.com
Business: Scandals the Hair SalonOpened: December 2013Owners: Chris Lewis, Eric GenzaleWhat: My vision was to offer an inviting place for people to come to have their hair profes-sionally styled in a fun relaxing atmosphere. My favorite thing is visiting with my clients, getting to know them and providing a great
experience. Getting to style their hair is icing on the cake!Where: 970 North Point Drive, Alpharetta in the Salon LoftsHours: Seven days a week, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.Call: 770-712-3592Web: www.scandalsthehairsalon.com
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American CareSource Holdingsacquires MedHelp Urgent CareALPHARETTA, Ga. – American CareSource Hold-ings, which operates urgent care centers and a national network of ancillary health care providers, has acquired MedHelp Urgent Care of Alpharetta.
MedHelp provides urgent and primary care and occupational medicine and serves a growing popula-tion of military veterans throughout the southeast-ern United States.
Much like the company’s previously acquired centers, MedHelp’s physician-ownership has grown the practice by providing high-quality patient care and developing certain strategic growth initiatives.
“We anticipate system-wide growth by capitaliz-ing on the centers’ strategic opportunities,” said Dr. Richard W. Turner, American CareSource chairman and CEO. “We also expect to leverage MedHelp’s existing staff to create efficiencies with our other
Atlanta-area centers.” With this latest acquisition, the company now
has eight total centers throughout the southeastern United States, three in the greater metro Atlanta area.
Weiss sworn-in as presidentof state chiropractic association ATLANTA — Charles Weiss, D.C., of Holcomb Bridge Chiropractic in Roswell, was sworn-in as president of the Georgia Chiropractic As-sociation during the association’s 102nd annual Fall Conference and Trade Show in October. Weiss, who previously served on the GCA Board of Directors, said his goal is “to have the board look at every-thing we do and determine, ‘What is the purpose of our actions? Why are we doing what we are doing, and how do we improve it?’”
Becoming president requires a three-year com-mitment; the first year as president-elect, the sec-ond as president and the third as past president.
“We have a strong strategic plan in place, a streamlined board of directors and a renewed rela-tionship with our chiropractic students,” Weiss said. “I want to continue to strengthen our brand, first and foremost by promoting chiropractic and also by protecting our right to practice and educating those who deliver, receive and legislate chiropractic care.”
Galectin Therapeutics releasesPhase I clinical trial dataNORCROSS, Ga. – Galectin Therapeutics, the lead-ing developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins to treat fibrosis and cancer, pre-sented data recently from the company’s Phase I clinical trial of a new treatment for patients with advanced fibrosis.
Dr. Stephen A. Harrison, chief of hepatology at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston and a clinical trial investigator, said the objective of the trial is to evaluate safety and pharmacokinetics of GR-MD-02, a complex carbohydrate drug. GR-MD-02 targets galectin-3, which has been linked to diseases that involve scarring of organs.
“What we have seen so far in the Phase I trial is that GR-MD-02 is safe and well tolerated at multiple doses,” Harrison said.
Dr. Peter Traber, chief executive officer of Galec-tin Therapeutics, said the company is planning to initiate a Phase II clinical trial in the second quarter
of 2015 based on the robust pre-clinical effects of the drug and the successful Phase I results.
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Roswell technology firmto partner with Fuze Network
ROSWELL, Ga. – Ingo Money, a leading mobile pay-ments technology provider, has reached an agree-ment to acquire Fuze Network Inc., the leading card disbursement platform.
The combination of services will enable consum-ers to use their mobile phones to convert any check or cash into electronic good funds and to push it virtually anywhere, said Drew Edwards, founder and CEO of Ingo Money.
“Not only will the combination enable us to expand our retail product offering to include cash transactions, but the integration into our mobile solutions will revolutionize the way self-banked consumers control their money; from anywhere to anywhere from the convenience of their phone,” Edwards said. Currently Ingo Money’s technology enables its partners and consumers to convert any check into guaranteed and irreversible good funds.
The Ingo network can be accessed directly by customers of most prepaid programs via the Ingo Money app or within their native mobile applica-tions. The transaction is expected to close by year-end.
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Maryland-based utility company contracts with Sandy Springs firmATLANTA – Washington Suburban Sanitary Com-mission, a water utility based in Laurel, Maryland, has awarded Echologics a contract to assess the condition of its buried water assets.
The utility will deploy Echologics’ ePULSE tech-nology, a proprietary and patented acoustic pipe condition assessment service.
The contract is for one year with options for re-newal. An affiliate of Mueller Co. of Sandy Springs, Echologics is a leading developer and provider of smart water technologies, including acoustic-based technologies for leak detection, pipe condition as-sessment and water loss management, which allow water utilities to manage their assets.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Appen Media Group has announced staff changes and new hires for its Alpharetta-based news operation.
Keith Still, who first came to the company in 2007 as a freelance writer, has been promoted to news editor and will be responsible for assign-ing and managing the news staff. Still served the past four years as a copy editor.
“I look forward to continuing Appen Media’s tradition of providing outstanding community news coverage and will work to ensure that our readers receive the most in-depth, up-to-date information on issues and events going on in North Fulton and
Forsyth counties,” Still said. Earlier in her career, Still served as press secre-tary for U.S. Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the University of Georgia. She lives in Forsyth County.
A.J. McNaughton has been promoted to production/newsroom manager. McNaughton has served the past year as the publisher’s production manager. His new duties include ensuring the newspa-pers, along with the proper content, get out on time. He will also
liaison with the advertising department to coordinate space and themes for spe-cial sections. McNaughton joined the company in 2103 as production man-
ager. Prior to that, he served as graphic designer at Frederick Swanston Ad Agency in Atlanta and as a specialist in vector computer drawings for Pryor Architectural Signage in his native Il-linois. He lives in Alpharetta.
Kathleen Sturgeon has joined the staff as a full-time reporter concentrating on For-syth County. Sturgeon is a 2014 graduate of the University of West Georgia where she received the Excellence Award for Print Jour-nalism. She served as an intern at Appen
Media in 2013 and was later hired as a freelance writer. This past summer, she was a communications intern with Fulton County Schools. She lives in
Alpharetta. Patrick Fox has
been hired as busi-ness editor. Fox comes to Appen after 25 years with the Atlanta Journal Constitu-tion, where he served as a copy editor, page designer and govern-ment reporter cover-ing Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.
A Kansas native, Fox most recently freelanced as a media consultant and writer in metro Atlanta.
Appen Media Group publishes the Alpharetta-Roswell Revue & News, the Milton Herald, the Johns Creek Herald and Forsyth Herald. It also publishes the monthly Northside Woman magazine and North Atlanta Business Post, as well as its quarterly Answer Books.
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EVENTS:
ELFARETTAWhat: A treasure hunt for elves hiding in participating local businesses in downtown Alpharetta.Where: Downtown Alpharetta, S Main St., AlpharettaWhen: Daily until Wednesday, Dec. 24Hours: During open store hoursCost: FreeOnline: awesomealpharetta.comInfo: Those who find an elf qualifies to win one of five prizes. Prizes will be given out on January 9, 2015 at State Bank and Trust. Winners will be contacted and scheduled for a photo op at 4:30 p.m. on January 9, 2015.
AUTUMN AT AUTREY MILLWhat: Fall activities such as crafts, hikes and s’mores hosted by Autrey Mill Nature PreserveWhere: Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center, 9770 Autrey Mill Rd., Johns CreekWhen: Tuesday, Nov. 25Hours: 1-4 p.m.Cost: $5 per personOnline: autreymill.org/seasonalprogramming.htmInfo: Members of Autrey Mill receive a free s’mores kit.
HISTORIC ROSWELL MILLS: A WALK THROUGH YESTERYEARWhat: A walking tour along Vickery Creek with park ranger, Jerry Hightower. Where: Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Vickery Creek Unit, covered bridge entrance south end of Mill St., Roswell. When: Saturday, Nov. 22Hours: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Cost: FreeOnline: nps.gov/chat/planyourvisitInfo: Reservations are required. Call 678-538-1200 to make reservations.
LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK SIGNINGWhat: A fall book signing featuring Sue Horner, author of the novel “Second Place Sister.”Where: Historic Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau, 617 Atlanta St., RoswellWhen: Saturday, Nov. 22Hours: 1-4 p.m.Cost: FreeOnline: visitroswellga.comInfo: Refreshments will be served.
FAMILY BACKYARD CAMPOUTWhat: A picnic, bonfire and overnight camping hosted by the Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC).Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Rd., RoswellWhen: Saturday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 23
Hours: Overnight, 5 p.m. to 10 a.m.Cost: $50 general public families/$35 CNC member familiesOnline: chattnaturecenter.orgInfo: Advanced registration required. Email [email protected] or call 770-992-055. Tents provided and included with the cost to participate.
MUSIC:
THE ZACH BARTHOLOMEW TRIOWhat: A music performance by the Zach Bartholomew Trio. Where: The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Pkwy., AlpharettaWhen: Sunday, Nov. 23Hours: Showtimes at 7 and 9 p.m.Cost: Admission is $20Online: thevelvetnote.com
RACES & BENEFITS:
3RD ANNUAL TRYPTOPHAN THANKSGIVING HALF MARATHONWhat: A Thanksgiving half marathon, 10K/5KWhere: Fowler Park, 4110 Carolene Way, CummingWhen: Thursday, Nov. 27
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Races start at varying timesCost: Half Marathon is $75, 10K is $50, 5K is $40, Sleep in special is $20Online: rungeorgia.com/tryptophanrun.htmlInfo: Registration deadline is on race day at noon. Call 404-769-4408 for more information or email [email protected].
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CRABAPPLE MIDDLE SCHOOL’S “I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY”What: An encore performance of the one act play, “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by the Crabapple Drama department. Where: Roswell High School, 11595 King Rd., RoswellWhen: Wednesday, Nov. 19Hours: Show begins at 7 p.m.Cost: FreeOnline: school.fultonchools.org/ms/crabappleInfo: Crabapple Middle School won 1st place performing “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” in the State One Act Competition.
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OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDA donation drive to give needy children toys for Christmas at First Baptist Alpharetta, 44 Academy St., Alpharetta; Johns Creek Baptist Church, 6910 McGinnis Ferry Rd., Alpharetta; and Mount Pisgah UMC, 2850 Old Alabama Rd., Alpharetta. Monday, Nov. 17 through Monday, Nov. 24. Bring toys that can fit in a shoebox. Visit samaritanspurse.org for more info.
“REFLECTING THE ELEPHANT MAN”Artist spotlight series featuring art by Anita Stewart at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Wednesday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 30from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Visit facebook.com/AGStewart.art gallery for more info.
ADVENTURE TO SANTAAn interactive movie and photo op with Santa at North Point Mall, Center Court Lower Level, 1000 North Point Cir., Alpharetta. Saturday, Nov. 22 through Wednesday, Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Photo package prices vary. Online reservations are required. Visit northpointmall.com/adventure-to-santa for more info.
THE LIGHTING OF AVALON1st annual Lighting of Avalon event to start off the holiday season at The Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta. Sunday, Nov. 23 from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Ice skating rink will be open. Visit experienceavalon.com for more info.
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ferent armed forces and asked members of each to stand, if able.
“Thank each and every one of you for answering the call of duty,” said Golden. “Some of you didn’t want to do it and some of you got a note in the mail saying ‘hey, show up,’ but you still served and you served with honor and distinction.”
He also spoke of a time when people rarely thanked veterans.
“How magnificent it is to see the spirit of patriotism growing again in our country,” said Golden. “There was a time when this wasn’t a popular thing to do. Once again, it’s popular to publicly express our gratitude for our veterans and our devotion for our great country.”
The seven core values for the army are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.
“These seven core values apply to you as well,” said Golden. “It’s not just an army value system. The veterans and service members we honor today come from all walks of life. But all of them share the seven core values and other fundamental qualities neces-sary to serve a cause larger than them, and we thank each and every one of them.”
Golden then took the time to thank Gravitt and the city of Cumming.
“Fortunately and grate-fully, over time communities such as Cumming and oth-ers across our nations have come to understand how significant and important it is to honor our veterans,” said Golden. “Your presence here today and that of people gathering across America is tribute to our veterans and their families. It is a way to say ‘we remember.’ On this day, and every day, let us be thankful for our veterans and continue to honor them. They have given us a chance to live in freedom and an op-portunity to look forward for tomorrow.”
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Veterans: City honors those who served with ceremony
PHOTOS BY KATHLEEN STURGEON/STAFF
The Forsyth Christian Home Educators sang patriotic songs, including “America, the Beautiful.”
Keynote speaker Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas J. Golden spoke of his time in the Geor-gia Army National Guard.
The Forsyth County Fire Department and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department teamed up to give the 21-gun salute as the Joint Honor Guard Rifle Team.
Many Forsyth residents came out to support the veterans including, from left, Lauren McDonald III, Marcie Kreager, Paul Kreager, Joseph LaBranche, Marc Morris and Carter Barrett.
Students, including Hannah Benjamin, center, wrote letters to the veterans and families, including Jeanne Curry, left, Fred D’Orazio and Don Coury.
“Ranger Bill” Burgess is the director of the American Legion Riders Cumming chapter 307. He is pictured with his wife Lynn “Killer Bee” Burgess.
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It has become clear that changes need to be made in how Americans view their food. We hear about it everywhere these days, from medical pro-fessionals, books, documenta-ries and even reality television shows.
Unhealthy eating habits and too little exercise, particu-larly with children, are creating major problems.
With childhood obesity, early onset diabetes and ADHD on the rise, it is becoming increasingly important to ad-dress these issues within our communities.
One key factor in all of this seems to be a disconnection to our food, where it comes from and more importantly, how it is grown.
Most young people today are completely cut off from the growing process of their food and therefore have lost not only basic survival skills but also an understanding of the natural world.
It is of utmost importance that we reconnect kids to their food and educate them on healthier eating and sustain-able growing practices. How can we expect them to take care of the planet if we do not show them how?
Two local residents have been instrumental in this educational process here in Forsyth County. Suzanne Ged-des, founder of the local online farmers market the Cumming Harvest, and Lynn Pugh from Cane Creek Farm are work-ing hard to get the message out about the importance of healthy eating.
“Educating people and getting families/communi-ties to plant gardens and start cooking at home is one way to bring awareness and improve
the farm-to-table movement,” Geddes said.
Geddes recently organized a “Farmer of the Day” event at Coal Mountain Elementary, a celebration of our local farm-ers and a locally grown healthy vegetable: the sweet potato. An enthusiastic group of parents, staff and kids welcomed farmer Pugh to their school with open arms, laughter and cheering.
“I wanted to introduce kids to a local farmer and show them that we are growing food in their community and most importantly that veggies can be delicious,” said Geddes.
Naturally grown sweet potatoes from Pugh’s farm were specially prepared for the students.
At each of the lunch ses-sions, Pugh and Geddes gave a short talk about the impor-tance of eating lots of fruits and vegetables and explained how the sweet potatoes were grown and harvested.
When asked how they liked the sweet potatoes, the stu-dents responded with lots of cheers and applause.
“Kids today are disconnect-ed from the natural world and so they do not have a realistic idea of what the world is like,” Pugh said. “They cannot grasp how the world works especially around food and will not get this connection by eating out of a box. It helps immensely if they can see it growing and then harvest and eat it them-
selves.” Another great educational
tool in the farm-to-table move-ment is school gardens, which are increasing in popularity. In 2012, Geddes and teacher De-nise Webb organized a school garden at Coal Mountain Elementary, where students can get hands-on gardening experience.
The garden hosts 12 beds, a butterfly and herb gar-den and compost bins. Most recently, they have planted radishes as part of the Georgia
Organics “Grow Radish Grow!” program, which is designed to motivate kids across Georgia to get into the garden and learn about radishes by growing and eating them. They are also growing kale and collards as part of their fall garden.
Toward the end of the Farmer of the Day event, a few of us were chatting when one student came up, stood in front of us and, directing her attention to farmer Pugh, claimed with her arms open wide, “You are awesome!”
I think that pretty well sums up the event and ev-eryone over at Coal Mountain Elementary.
Pascale Chambers is an organic gardener and supporter of local and naturally grown foods. An advocate for living a sustainable lifestyle, she in-spires others to learn and take action to improve their health and the health of our planet. Comments or questions can be sent to [email protected].
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Coal Mountain Elementary welcomes farmer Lynn Pugh
Suzanne Geddes passes out sweet potatoes to students at Coal Mountain Elementary.
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Kathy Weldy Freund and Natalie McCleskey showed off canned items including jams and relishes for sale.
CUMMING, Ga. — Bethlehem Baptist Church hosted its fall bazaar Nov. 8, an all-day event to celebrate fall with plenty of food, fun and activities.
“This is the 25th year for our fall ba-zaar, celebrating local foods and crafts,” said Kathy Weldy Freund, organizer of the event. “Church members made all the crafts and foods we have here.”
There was a wide array of local and homemade foods for sale. Melinda Samples, from Samples Farm provided
many canned items including jams and relishes, homemade candy and the crowd’s favorite, peanut brittle. A church cookbook was for sale, as well as knitted items and fall decorations.
Activities included a silent auc-tion and a cakewalk. A giant outdoor smoker manned by Joseph Strickland and Gregg Orr provided barbecue and other Southern foods for attendees to enjoy.
– Pascale Chambers
Fall bazaar celebrates local foods and crafts
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Forsyth schools honor veteransFORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Schools around Forsyth County showed their red, white and blue and support of veterans through various Veterans Day ceremonies on Nov. 11.
North Forsyth High School’s JROTC had a Veterans Day and Marines birthday celebration. Shiloh Elementary School and Settles Bridge Elementary School held Veterans Day ceremonies, as did Big Creek Elementary, Sawnee Elementary and Piney Grove Middle School.
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The Settles Bridge Elementary chorus sang patriotic songs for the Veterans Day ceremony.
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Guest speaker Mitchell Les-inski and his son enjoy the musical performance from the Shiloh Point chorus during the Veterans Day ceremony at Shi-loh Point Elementary School.
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One of North Forsyth’s special guests, and Marine Corps recruiter, Staff Sgt. Michael Atkins, reviewed the Raider Battalion during Pass and Review.
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The community enjoyed a beautiful day for the Veterans Day program at Settles Bridge.
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Eileen Greenfield, U.S. Coast Guard, and her daughter Tracy Osborne enjoy a beautiful day as they await the start of the Big Creek Elementary School program.
Kathryn June Pye Morton (b. Aug. 8, 1933), loving mother and grandmother, died peacefully on November 10th, 2014. During the Great Depression, her parents Cliff ord Pye and Eva Johnson of Ellaville, Ga. struggled fi nancially and relocated several times, moving from Montgomery, Alabama (where Kathryn was born) to several towns in North and South Carolina, including Tryon and Charlotte. Th e fi rst in her family to attend college, she earned a degree from Winthrop College in 1954 under a scholarship, majoring in fi ne art and English. She taught school for one year in rural North Carolina before moving again to Charlotte, where she married David L. Morton (1923-1998) in 1955 and worked for the Duke Power Co. She and her husband were active in the Republican Party organization beginning in the late 1950s, supporting the presidential campaigns of Goldwater and Nixon along with state and local candidates including her husband, who ran unsuccessfully for NC Secretary of State in 1960. With David Morton, she has two children: Mary (b. 1960) and David (b. 1964). Kathryn was a longtime member of Clairmont Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Ga., joining shortly after the family’s relocation from Charlotte to Atlanta in 1968. A gifted Bible teacher, she
taught her PW Circle and Sunday School for many years. Kathryn was also a longtime Chancel Choir member, a Stephen Ministry Leader, PW Circle Moderator, and an Elder
during her years of service at Clairmont Presbyterian. During the 1980s,
Kathryn returned to college and received an MBA degree from Georgia State University. She worked in information technology, accounting, and offi ce administration until retiring in the early 2000s from Excalibur Home Management, LLC.
After retiring, she began painting again, producing many beautiful
landscapes and portraits. Kathryn will be remembered for her kindness,
her gentleness, and her ability to see beauty in people and God’s creation. Survivors also include her son-in-law Mike Nelson, grandsons Mike Nelson, Jr. and his wife Faith Nelson, Dan Nelson, and Matt Nelson. She was interred with her parents near Tryon, NC on November 13th. A memorial service will be held November 21th at Ingram Funeral Home in Cumming, GA at 2:00pm, with visitation from 12 noon to 2 pm.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.
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Caroline Allen, 73, of Milton, passed away October 31, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Larry Walter Austin, 61, of Cumming, passed away November 7, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
James Paul Bates, 91, of Roswell, passed away November 11, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Ronda Bornhorst, of Forsyth County, passed away. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
James Howard Bruce, Sr., 71, of Cumming, passed away November 11, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Marguerite Connelly, 51, of Roswell, passed away November 10, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Nicholas Dannunzio, 82, of Alpharetta, passed away November 10, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Curtis Scott Darnell, 50, of Forsyth County, passed away November 3, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Monte V. Davis, 91, of Jasper, passed away November 7, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
William Davis, 72, of Alpharetta, passed away November 5, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Frankie Doby, 71, of Cumming, passed away November 4, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Donald R. Evans, 86, of Alpharetta, passed away November 2, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Jim L. Gardner, 55, of Alpharetta, passed away October 30, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Frank J. Geiss, 79, of Roswell, passed away November 5, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Charles Sidney Kilby, Jr., 83, of Roswell, passed away November 8, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Clara Kyriazos, 94, of Johns Creek, passed away October 30, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Helen Luce, 90, of Roswell, passed away November 6, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Cliff Mattox, 51, of Gainesville, passed away November 7, 2014. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Mark Merriman, 61, of Marietta, passed away November 5, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
John Wesley Mullinax, 52, of Alpharetta, passed away November 5, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Thomas E. Newkirk, 67, of Roswell, passed away October 31, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Maria Del C Ortiz-Russell, 56, of Woodstock, passed away November 2, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Mary Christine Erickson Otway, 111, of Dahlonega, passed away November 1, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Cliffie Phillips, 95, of Alpharetta, passed away November 11, 2014. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Elizabeth Reed, 95, of Alpharetta, passed away October 25, 2014. Arrangements by Roswell Funeral Home and Green Lawn Cemetery.
Eva Wegner Rones, 83, of Flowery Branch, passed away November 7, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Shirley Skeen, 73, of Marietta, passed away November 6, 2014. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
William David Smith, 69, of Cumming, passed away November 11, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Anna Johnson Stanley, 83, passed away November 10, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Andy Zobenica, 44, of Cumming, passed away November 10, 2014. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
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sion of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of a schedule IV controlled sub-stance and failure to maintain lane.
► Billy Ray Wiggins, 57, of Shady Grove Road, Cumming, was arrested Nov. 4 on Shady Grove Road in Cumming for possession of methamphet-amines, obstruction of an officer, wanted person, giving false information and hinder-ing apprehension or punish-ment of a criminal.
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