Johns Creek Herald, October 10, 2013

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Colored pencil art show a lead cinch

By HATCHER [email protected]

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – When you think of fine art, colored pencils may not be the first medium that leaps to mind. But a visit to the Johns Creek Arts Center could change that – a lot.

The Colored Pencil Society of America’s At-lanta chapter is presenting a juried exhibition, “Fall Colors,” at the JCAC through Oct. 21. It is a show that is filled with amazing works of art that will leave patrons with a new appreciation of the colored pencil.

“This is the first Pencil Society exhibition we

have had at the Arts Center,” said JCAC Execu-tive Director Gail Hisle. “What we are trying to do is to bring different art media to the Arts Center for it to be a venue for them.”

Hisle said the quality of the work that is on exhibit “just takes my breath away.”

“It truly is incredible to see what these art-ists do in this medium. The only place you can find this quality is perhaps in a gallery down-town,” Hisle said.

People have come from as far away as Stone Mountain to look at the exhibition.

Colored pencil artist Debra Yaun is not sur-prised. Not only is she president of the Atlanta chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, she is an art teacher at JCAC.

“People do not expect to see the photo-

JC Arts Center show fullof stunning drawings

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Debra Yaun, president of the Atlanta chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America, stands with one of her drawings at the Johns Creek Arts Center. It’s called “Almost Autumn Tapestry.” It is just one of many colored pencil works on display at the JCAC.

By HATCHER [email protected]

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The city will have to spend an estimated $850,000 to $1.5 million (not including land) to build a tower for a new police-fire radio network, according to Johns Creek’s consultant, but the best part-nership for the public safety radio net will be with Fulton County.

The tower would be

needed to provide coverage in parts of east Johns Creek good enough for handheld radios to penetrate buildings, especially schools.

Fulton County has seen its current public safety radio net come to its “end of life” and has allocated $19 million to replace it. Meanwhile, the North Fulton cities of Ro-swell, Alpharetta, Milton and Sandy Springs have decided to build their own public safety radio net and created the North Fulton Regional Radio Authority (NFRRA). The county needs to provide a

JC consultant favors Fulton radio netCity still must build tower

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Anoth-er Johns Creek City Council meeting turned ugly Monday night when Councilwoman Kelly Stewart began ques-tioning City Manager John Kachmar about when he first contacted the investigator, Decatur attorney Robert Wil-son, about hiring him.

From there, it became an acrimonious verbal slugfest among Stewart, Councilman Randall Johnson and Coun-cilwoman Karen Richardson. All three are up for re-election

this November.Stewart asked Kachmar

who told him to contact Wil-son on the afternoon of June 17 when the vote to initiate the investigation did not come until late that evening in a City Council executive ses-sion.

At first, Kachmar denied talking to Wilson before the vote, telling Stewart her

Council members clashagain over investigationStewart says council colluded before vote

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ATLANTA – The man wanted in two robberies in the Crabapple area last week has been ar-rested in Louisiana.

Vincent Anthony Baiamonte III, 27, of Hammond, La., and with ties to the Houston, Texas area, was arrested Sunday, Oct. 6 in Baton Rouge, La., as a result of tips received from the public.

Baiamonte is charged with armed robbery and aggravated

assault by the Alpharetta Pub-lic Safety Department in con-nection with the armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank Sept. 30. In addition, Baiamonte is also charged by the Roswell Police Department for armed robbery of a CVS store that occurred Oct. 1. Federal charges against Baiamonte are anticipated.

On Monday, Sept. 30, at approximately 7 p.m., a lone man entered the CVS store, located at 12070 Crabapple Rd., Roswell, and, while bran-

dishing a handgun, attempted a robbery. No injuries were reported during this attempted robbery. The next day, Tues-day, Oct. 1, at 11:13 a.m., this same man entered the Wells Fargo bank, located at 12450 Crabapple Road, Alpharetta, and again brandished the same silver-colored handgun while announcing a robbery. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the robber departed the bank without further incident.

Baiamonte is currently being held by Baton Rouge authorities where he will await extradition back to Fulton County to face these charges.

Armed robber caught in Baton Rouge$5K reward offered

DUI arrests ► , 45, of Bentley Trail,

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

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

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

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

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

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

driving and tire requirements.

Drug arrests ► Clay Caemeon Stark, 21,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When police pulled him over, Pranger allegedly smelled

of alcohol. He also failed sobri-ety tests and was arrested for DUI.

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

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

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

Police were called after employees of the HH Gregg on Windward Parkway said a

woman and her sister had tried to use a fake credit card in their store.

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

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

3 felons caught with firearmMILTON, Ga. – Three convicted felons were arrested Sept. 29 on Morris Road after a hand-gun was allegedly found in their car.

Police said they spotted a

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

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

The officer reported smell-ing marijuana in the car when speaking to the men, and Mathis admitted it was his. A

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

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

When deputies arrived, bank employees pointed to the suspect who stood by the teller line. Deputies asked the man to walk to the manager’s officer to talk. They walked together for a few steps, but once the man approached the front doors, he suddenly became belligerent. Deputies told the man he was under arrest, but he pulled his arms away and swung at deputies in a threatening manner.

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

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

Bentley has been charged with forgery and obstruction.

Deputies said the check was made out to Bentley for $1,270 by Heritage Charity Auctions and Awards.

Flip-flop shoplifter snags beersCUMMING, Ga. — A man wearing green shorts, a white cut-off T-shirt and flip-flops made off with eight 30-packs of beer, but never paid for them, according to a Forsyth County Sheriff’s incident report. An employee of Kroger, 1595 Peachtree Parkway, told deputies Sept. 23 he saw a man with a brown beard and short brown hair take three 30-packs of Budweiser, four-30 packs of Bud Light and one 30-pack of Ice House.

The store video surveil-lance showed the man exit by the produce section and then

quickly run out with the beers in his cart. No vehicle infor-mation was obtained, nor did the store have video surveil-lance outside.

Walmart employee dials wrong number

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

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

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A man’s body was found in the Chatta-hoochee River in Johns Creek by kayakers paddling in the river.

The body of Omar Hugh Richards, 29, of Gwinnett County, was found tangled in a fallen tree.

He had been reported miss-ing since Sept. 22.

Richards was spotted a mile south of the McGinnis

Ferry Road bridge by the two kayakers.

They reported the body to the Department of Natural Resources, which contacted Johns Creek Fire Department. The fire department dispatched its swift water rescue unit, which recovered the body.

The body was turned over to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Cause of death is unknown at this time.

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NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Local schools with innovative ideas for improvement will now have access to “seed money” to help get great ideas off the drawing board and into action in the classroom.

Funded through a nearly $8 million allocation from the Georgia General Assembly last session to assist in the transi-tion to a charter system, the seed fund will be managed by the Fulton Education Foun-dation (FEF) and allocated to local schools through an ap-plication process.

The FEF is a nonprofit organization composed of busi-ness leaders and executives who work to strengthen the re-lationship between the school system and the community.

Fulton officials said having

the FEF oversee the funding ensures the money will not get lost in the general fund, and provides another level of oversight and independence to ensure the funds are being used as intended.

“The goal is to show the state these funds can be spent responsibly and in a way that moves schools forward and unleashes untapped innova-tion in our schools,” said Ken Zeff, director of innovation and strategy for Fulton Schools.

Last year, the Fulton Coun-ty School System became the state’s largest charter system, providing a blanket waiver from most state education rules in exchange for the goal of higher academic achieve-ment.

Currently 20 schools, including nine schools in North Fulton, have seated governance councils as they begin the process of determin-ing the rules and regulations from which they wish to seek flexibility. Each school was re-quired to complete a strategic plan for their school that looks

at long-range goals and areas for flexibility.

Once the plans are ap-proved by the superintendent and the Fulton School Board, schools can apply in January for funding, if needed, to im-plement innovative programs.

The FEF developed criteria for the funding of a program, which includes concept, im-pact, feasibility and quality of submission.

Zeff said the money will be allocated equitably among the district’s four learning com-munities, with money set aside for schools that will be making the transition to a governance council over the next two years.

At Milton High School, Principal Cliff Jones said his school’s recently completed strategic plan looks at ad-justments to the school day, school-based fundraising and use of funds for positions, technology integration and waivers to seat time and class sizes.

At Northview High, Princi-pal Paul Brannon is also look-

ing at flexibility with class sizes and the creation of a health science curriculum utilizing private sector partners.

Fulton Schools will re-ceive the $7.8 million over the next two years, with the hope that the state legislature will continue to fund charter system grants in subsequent years. Funds are available to all school systems in the state that are converting to a charter system; however most of the districts are using the funds for training and staff develop-ment in the transition.

Of the 18 charter systems in Georgia, only Fulton County Schools is allocating the state’s charter funds directly to the local schools.

Fulton Superintendent Robert Avossa said his goal is to see successful programs implemented at local schools that can then be rolled out system-wide.

“It goes beyond just an opportunity at an individual school – we hope it eventu-ally impacts kids across the district,” said Avossa.

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radio net so that its police, fire and rescue officers are in radio contact at all times. Likewise, the Fulton cities need a radio net that will allow radio con-tact outside their cities with their own units and allow coor-dination of other police and fire units in the county.

Johns Creek was party to the NFRRA discussions, but ultimately the city decided to explore other options including

partnering with Forsyth-Cobb and Gwinnett counties in their public safety radio nets. At the Oct. 7 City Council workshop, the city’s consultant, Mike McGannon with Engineering Associates Inc. of Alpharetta, reported his company’s recom-mendation based on a needs assessment he completed for the city. The assessment considered coverage, capacity, reliability and technology.

After examining the costs and benefits of joining those outside the county, McGannon said they were inferior choices and would also mean Johns

Creek would have to pay either the Fulton County network or the North Fulton network a monthly fee to participate in Fulton mutual aid talk groups.

In comparing the Fulton and NFRRA systems, McGan-non noted the city would be able to keep its radios that operate on the 800 megahertz channel used by Fulton Coun-ty. Using the NFRRA system would require a change to the 700 MHz channel and would mean the city would have to replace some 200 handheld radios it now has.

Replacement of city radios

would be $800,000, McGannon said. Joining the Fulton radio net means the city will remain on the 800 MHz net, and the county will partner with Johns Creek on the tower, he said.

The tower in Johns Creek would be needed with any choice because the coverage is spotty. The costs of the tower could be further mitigated with the lease of space on the tower to other users. McGannon said further review may be able to tweak the details, but the recommendation is to join the Fulton net. The City Council has yet to vote on the matter.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek High School PTSA announced that its fourth an-nual Voter Information Night and Candidate Forum will take place Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.

The public and all media are invited to attend this free event.

Incumbents Mayor Mike Bodker, Councilman Randall Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Karen Richardson and Coun-cilwoman Kelly Stewart, as well as candidates Bev Miller, Leonard Zaprowski, Nancy

Reinecke and Cori Davenport are just some of the notables invited to participate and share their views on local gover-nance.

Candidates will have the opportunity to present their vision and priorities for the city. Russ Spencer, Fox 5 News anchor, will serve as moderator of a question-and-answer ses-sion among all candidates.

The event, sponsored by the JCHS PTSA, will begin and end with informal meet and greets by the candidates from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and again from 9 to 9:30 p.m. in the audito-

rium lobby. Local candidates will fill

tables with literature, yard signs and bumper stickers for the taking.

“Our goal is to inform citi-zens on the issues in as bal-anced a way as possible,” said Leslie Fox, Johns Creek High School PTSA co-president. “We don’t seek to sway people’s opinions. Instead, we want vot-ers to be informed and encour-age all to cast their ballots on Nov. 5.”

Johns Creek High School is located at 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek.

JC High School hosts candidate forum Oct. 23

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — More Georgia teenagers are killed in car crashes than in almost any other state. However, Johns Creek Driving School in North Fulton now offers a completely free way that par-ents can help keep their kids safe on the road and behind the wheel.

“It’s scary when kids hit the road for the first time,” owner Steve Jones said. “PRIDE” classes can help alleviate some of the stress involved.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety designed the “PRIDE” course, which stands for Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error. The class is designed to help parents and their new (or soon to be) teen drivers, ages 14-16, learn what they need to do during the required 40 hours of su-pervised practice driving time.

PRIDE focuses on helping parents become more aware of their own driving behav-iors, teaching parents on helping their children become safe drivers and altering at-titudes and driving behaviors of novice drivers.

PRIDE is absolutely free of charge.

“I plan on attending this new course with my 15-year-old,” said mom Erin Molter. “I think it’s a great thing that it’s offered and it’s free.”

Johns Creek Driving School will offer the national-ly recognized “PRIDE” course on the following dates:

Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Johns Creek location)

Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Alpharetta location)

Sister school Drive Smart Georgia also plans on offering “PRIDE” classes in the near future.

For registration visit www.drivesmartgeorgia.com/pride-metro-atlanta

—McKenzie Cunningham

JC Driving School now offers ‘PRIDE’

It’s scary when kids hit the road for the first time.”Steve JoneSJohns Creek Driving School Owner

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek residents can clear their garages of hazardous waste by taking advantage of Johns Creek’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Satur-day, Oct. 12. And it’s free.

Residents can drop off all those half-empty paint cans, pesticides, dead batteries and other toxic domestic products. The collection point is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Home Depot parking lot at 5950 State Bridge Road near Medlock Bridge Road.

“Many everyday products – cleaning supplies, paint or pesticides – can contaminate the environment if they’re just thrown away,” said James Swope, Johns Creek Solid Waste manager. “They can even be hazardous to store at home. This gives Johns Creek resi-dents a chance to dispose of dangerous waste in a safe and environmentally sound manner at no cost.”

Materials accepted are:•Paints

•Solvents, cleaners and aerosols

•Herbicides and pesti-cides

•Motor oil and anti-freeze

•Mercury•Batteries•TVs and electronics•Propane cylinders with

functioning valves•Fire extinguishers and

smoke detectorsFor the first time, the pro-

gram is also accepting contain-ers of fats, oils and grease from cooking. If dumped down the drain, fats, oils and grease can cling to the walls of plumbing and sewage pipes and cause sewage spills in homes.

Unfortunately, the program cannot accept medical waste or needles, ammunition, pharma-ceuticals or trash and non-

hazardous items.The program is sponsored

by the city of Johns Creek and Keep Johns Creek Beautiful.

Johns Creek residents candispose of toxic productsCity has Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

• Registration required – CITY RESIDEnTS OnLY.

• Pre-registration is required for Household Hazardous waste Collection Day.

• Space is limited.

• With the potential volume of hazardous waste and affiliated costs, the event is limited to Johns Creek residents. • If you are not sure if your address falls within the city limits of Johns Creek, check the city website. Register at www.knfb.org. • For more information, call 770-551-7766 from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. or email info keepjohnscreekbeautiful.org.

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was Wilson who said he was first contacted on Monday afternoon, Kachmar said that was simply to find out if he would be available and what his fees were at the request of council.

“I am asked to look into matters and provide informa-tion for them,” Kachmar said.

That led Stewart to ask who specifically wanted that infor-mation before the meeting and the vote. Kachmar said it was all five members of council. (Bev Miller, who has resigned her council seat to run for mayor, was still a member at that time.)

Stewart got angry and ac-cused the other members of colluding about the investiga-tion before a vote had ever been taken.

“Do you believe all five

asked the city manager to look for a lawyer on the same day?” she asked.

That was when Stewart brought up a state ethics in-vestigation against Johnson.

Johnson said that hap-pened when documents he had to file were not accepted by the state’s computer and that he has filed for verification.

“I couldn’t log on [the state’s site], so I sent a fax,” he said.

Stewart then said she is trying to get the latest invoice from the investigator, but said she is getting the “runaround” from the city for the August invoice.

The city has received two invoices from Wilson Morton and Downs. One is for $12,237 dated Aug. 08, 2013, and one is dated Sept. 6, 2013, for $24,237.

“The reason the investiga-tion is getting expensive is the cost goes up every day because the mayor refuses to turn over documents to us,” Johnson said. “It is disingenuous to accuse us of running up the

costs when it is the mayor who is delaying things.”

Stewart said the investiga-tion is on a fishing expedition asking for phone records going back seven years and wanting copies of leases. But Johnson said Stewart had it backwards.

“That is not where the investigation began. That is where it has been led after talking to witnesses. The wit-ness list is up to 52 now,” Johnson said.

Stewart complained, John-son told her there were FBI investigations and the GBI was involved, but she could find no evidence of that.

Johnson also said there were criminal charges includ-ing “gratuities violations” (reductions on his leases) and interfering with city contract negotiations.

Johnson later said the con-tract in question concerned the one with Rural Metro Ambu-lance. He also said he did not have any details about that.

When the arguments circled around to the original question of who told the city manager to get an investigator involved, Johnson answered it.

“We ask staff to get us information all the time. That’s what we do,” he said.

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Clash: That is not where the investigation began. That is where it has been led after talking to witnesses. The witness list is up to 52 now.” RAnDALL JohnSonJohns Creek City Council

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Relay for Life Johns Creek has an-nounced that its next Relay for Life will take place at Taylor Road Middle School Friday night, May 2, 2014, and “lap” through the wee hours of Saturday morning. The public is invited for the event, dubbed as a Road to More Birthdays.

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cer Society, team captains, survivors and caregivers. It is designed to be an informative night with inspirational stories and details on how to join the Relay. As teams begin fund-raising activities, survivors are also invited to the North Fulton Survivor Luncheon. This an-nual luncheon combines the Relays from Johns Creek, Al-pharetta and Roswell and will take place Saturday, Oct. 19 at noon at the Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta.

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Fulton Schools awarded $500K grant for drop-out prevention programsNORTH FULTON, Ga. – Ful-ton County Schools has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation to further its school drop-out preven-tion work and help reach its goal of increasing graduation rates.

As part of the system’s strategic plan, the district aims to increase its gradua-tion rate to 90 percent in the next four years. The grant monies will be used to imple-ment the “A-B-C framework,” which targets attendance, be-havior and course options to keep students in school and on track toward graduation.

Fulton Schools Superin-tendent Robert Avossa said the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn

Family Foundation has a history of supporting educa-tion, but typically does not invest in a large public school district like Fulton County Schools.

A spokesman for the Atlanta-based charitable organization said the commit-tee was impressed by Fulton’s strategic plan initiatives.

“After meeting Superinten-dent Avossa and hearing his vision for how to achieve real and systemic change, we felt confident in the direction the district is headed. We want to be a part of supporting students with the greatest need,” said Tom Glenn, chair of the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Foundation Trustees.

The two-year grant also

will support programs such as the Truancy Intervention Project (TIP) at 10 high-risk schools (primarily in South Fulton) as well as expand the WINGS after-school program throughout the district. The WINGS program teaches at-risk elementary students how to behave well, make good decisions and build positive relationships.

In North Fulton, students will benefit from funding that supports a “personalized learning environment” for all students. This year, Fulton School officials are focusing on plans to target instruction to the individual student to move academic achievement forward.

– Candy Waylock

Mountain Park ES celebrates 40 yearsROSWELL, Ga. – Hundreds of children, adults, grandpar-ents and friends celebrated Mountain Park Elementary’s 40-year anniversary on Sept. 20 with festivities held after school on the campus field.

“From 1973 to 2013,

Mountain Park Elemen-tary has remained a special place for alumni and cur-rent students,” said Principal Stacy Perlman. “We were so thrilled to be able to share our birthday event with the com-munity.” Doris Robertson, the

school’s principal from 1981-1983, attended the celebra-tion and cut the first piece of the birthday cake. Mountain Park Elementary School opened in August 1973 with 250 students in first through seventh grades.

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

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

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

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

Carefully navigating the new rule, benefits and pun-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the main points of

the ACA is to get everyone in the country covered in some way. This should widen the pool of people paying into the system and help control costs.

All employees who work more than 30 hours a week for large employers must be eligible for health coverage or their employer faces potential penalties.

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

per employee. However, the employer does

not have to provide affordable coverage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• It ends March 31, 2014.

• Coverage can begin Jan. 1, 2014.

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

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

Many human resources departments are overwhelmed with compliance and maintenance issues and lack the tools to provide their fellow executives a strategic perspective.” eRic heLmAnChief Executive Officer of Continuous Health

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RUCC has been involved in several community programs including the recently announced Healthy School Initiative, which will collect tissues, sani-tary wipes and hand sanitizer for local students and schools throughout the school year to help prevent illnesses and absences.

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

Visit RoswellUrgentCare.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENT » Alpharetta-based eSecuritel names senior sales director ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta based eSecuritel an-

nounced the appointment of McPhail Hunt as senior sales director for national accounts for the U.S. and Canada.

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

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

For more information, visit www.esecuritel.com.

GNFCC SPOTLIGHT »

Alpharetta’s Fashion Looksjoins GNFCC as new memberALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce has welcomed Fashion Looks Hair Design, 10595 Old Alabama Road Connector in Alpharetta.

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

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

The company, owned by Mike L. Williams, began operating out of 220 Heritage Walk, Suite 101 in Woodstock in 2010.

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

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

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

RESTAURANT » Roswell’s Salt Factory Pupexpands to AlpharettaALPHARETTA, Ga. — Restaurateurs Hicham Azhari and Fikret Kovac of F&H Food Trading Group and culinary director Bob McDonough are set to debut their fourth venture together and first-ever endeavor in Alpharetta.

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

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

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

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

MASSAGE » LaVida Massageopens in Cumming

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

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

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

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

COUNSELING » CURE, Summit Counseling Center offer grief program

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Access to utilities - Power or

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

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

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

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

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Hargrove engineers and Constructors finds new home in Johns CreekBy CAITLIn [email protected]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AnnUAL ROSwELL MASOnIC BBQCome enjoy the 63rd annual Masonic Lodge

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

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

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

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

fALL fESTIvAL On pOnCEThe Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. Often has diffi culty organizing tasks and activities.

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

7. Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli.

8. Is often forgetful in daily activities.

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

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Everyone wishes to live a happy healthy life. If you were to look at your health as a chain, you would see a con-nected series of links. Your brain, heart, lungs, eyes, and other organs are links which must all work together to keep the body functioning. Each link plays a vital role in the strength and performance of the chain and your overall good health.

But, what happens if one of the links, such as the ability to hear, fails to work prop-erly? Dr. Deborah Woodward is a Doctor of Audiology and is committed to be “your link to better hearing”.

Correcting a hearing impairment requires detailed knowledge of how ears respond to sound and familiarity with the latest technologies and hearing devices. Patients ap-

preciate the “personal touch” Dr. Woodward gives. “It is im-portant to establish a patient relationship based on profes-sionalism and trust while focusing on their individual needs and lifestyle”, states Woodward. “Forget about what you know about hearing devic-es up to now. You’ll be amazed at how smart, how helpful, and how transforming better hear-ing can now be.”

The value of a strong hear-ing link is immeasurable. With Dr. Woodward’s expertise in providing solutions to hear-ing loss, patients regain their confidence in business and social situations and are not embarrassed by inappropriate responses in conversations. In many cases, family harmony is restored, and a patient’s self-esteem is regained with their ability to hear and understand

speech.For the past twenty years,

Dr. Deborah Woodward has been serving the hear-ing healthcare needs of the residents in the Johns Creek and surrounding areas and is now in private practice at the Johns Creek Audiology & Hearing Aid Center.

Audiology services at Johns Creek Audiology & Hearing Aid Center include hearing evaluations for both adults and children; testing for middle ear function; fitting of the latest hearing aid technology with a 45-day trial period for all hear-ing aids dispensed; hearing aid service and supplies; custom ear molds for swimming, noise protection for hunters and mu-sicians; and Cochlear implant and BAHA evaluations with mapping and programming.

Woodward believes in

giving back to the local com-munity. As a breast cancer survivor, Deborah is active in

raising funds for the benefit of the Susan B. Komen char-ity. Dr. Woodward performs hearing screenings at health fairs, churches, and for sev-eral corporations. Elementary school children learn from Dr. Woodward how the ear works at Career Day events and staff members of assisted living facilities are educated on the use and care of hearing aids for their residents.

The next Open House and Seminar events are September 24th and 26th. Space is limited and it is highly recommended to secure a slot by contacting the office at 770-814-1260.

At Johns Creek Audiology & Hearing Aid Center, you can expect a warm welcome and a caring Doctor of Audiology who is sincerely interested in help-ing to keep your link to better hearing strong and healthy!

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Husband and wife team of Dr. John Reyes and Dr. Ingrid Reyes,providing personal and compassionate care

“goes above and beyond to make sure the patients are well taken care of ”

“EXCELLENT”“MY EXPERIENCE WAS AN

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“It has truly been the best OB/GYN experience I have

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“unique team style”“skilled and personal” “My experience with Dr. John and Ingrid Reyes has been wonderful. I am so glad I picked them.”

“understanding and caring professionalism. . .would recommend Modern OBGYN to any

of our family and friends”

“I couldn’t ask for more from an obstetrician”

“My experience has been phenomenal!”

“I feel blessed and fortunate to have come to this practice”

“so forever grateful and blessed to have found Modern OBGYN, thank you for making this experience a wonderful one”

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The end of the year, as you know, is fast approach-ing. And, with the end of the year, comes the end of your yearly insurance and possibly flexible spending plan (FSA/cafeteria) benefits. For those of you that are fortunate to have these benefits please remember that this plan is a “use it or lose it” plan.  This means that any dollars left in the flexible spending or insurance plan on December 31 will be forfeited.

Please check for flex plan rules and dates with your HR.  In order to avoid this forfeiture be sure to get all your medi-cal related claims and receipts submitted by the effective year end date.

Also each year, your dental insurance company allots you a certain dollar amount of coverage for dental proce-dures that we offer here in the practice from routine exams to more complex, long-term

procedures.We want to make sure that

you take full advantage of any remaining dental benefits. Many times, you may be able to save money by completing your treatment before year’s end and avoid paying a new deductible next year, depend-ing on your insurance.

If you have any questions about how much actual cover-age remains on your insurance benefits, please call our team

so that we can check on that for you.

At that time, we can schedule you in at the earli-est available appointment to ensure you take full advantage of all the insurance and/or flexible spending plan benefits you have paid for! Also get free laughing (nitrous) gas when you visit in September.

If you feel anxious about coming to the dentist, have sensitive teeth, suffer complex dental problems, or have an easily triggered gag reflex, talk to us about sedation. 

And the good news about sedation dentistry is that it al-lows those who have been ne-glecting their oral care to make major advances in the health of their mouth and smile in just one visit. With sedation dentistry, I can perform com-plex dental treatments in one appointment where it would have taken multiple visits to achieve the same results in the past.

Or if you know anyone like this, help them by referring them to us. Call 678-894-7926 or visit www.JohnsCreekSeda-tionDentist.com.

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For Johns Creek residents, Gwinnett Medical Center is the closest hospital providing the latest innovation in cardiac technology. GMC is one of the few hospitals in Georgia—and the only hospital in North Metro Atlanta—to offer subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (SICD) procedures. SICD enables a defibrillator to be placed directly under the skin without placement of a lead inside the heart. This alternative is revolutionary and particularly useful for patients with compromised vascular access or younger patients who may require multiple defibrillators during their lifetime. This innovation, coupled with two electrophysiology labs opening in spring 2014 that will set a new standard for cardiac care in the Southeast, is just another example of how Gwinnett Medical Center is Transforming Healthcare. For a physician referral, call 678-312-5000.

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Doctor’s Hearing Center is now open in Johns Creek to provide hearing care for the general community, diagnostic hearing and balance services for physicians and industry or academic hearing screenings. We offer hearing consulta-tions, audiologic testing, the latest technology in hearing aids, hearing aid repairs, wax removal, tinnitus or ringing in the ears treatment and advice on hearing health programs available.

Dr. Robin Andrews is an expert on correcting hearing problems. Physicians trust Dr.

Andrews and for over 30 years have been referring patients to assist in patient diagnosis and management.

He has been in private practice since 1984 and has helped many Georgians with their hearing health.

Dr. Andrews specializes in the treatment of hearing loss due to nerve damage and diagnostics for balance and dizziness. He has worked with Neurologists, Primary Care Physicians, Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeons, Veter-ans Administration and many industries.

Hearing loss is the third most common chronic condi-tion presented to the primary care physician. The first is heart disease and the second is low back pain.

How do you know if you have hearing loss or dimin-ished hearing? Do You:•Hear but don’t understand

what people say?•Ask people to repeat what

they say?•Get complaints that your

TV is too loud?•Have difficulty understand-

ing women and children?

•Ringing or noise in your ears?

•Miss common sounds like telephones and doorbells ringing?Hearing loss can occur if

you have a family history of hearing loss, noise exposure, diabetes or heart disease.

Join us in our excitement

to be here in Johns Creek by taking that next step to help yourself or someone you know or love.

Call 770-676-7208 or stop in at 11180 State Bridge Road, Suite 207, to set up an ap-pointment to get the expert hearing care you need and deserve.

How do you know if you have hearing loss or diminished hearing?

Dr. Robin Andrews, Board Certified Audiologist

Muccioli Dental is proud to be one of a handful of dental practices in Johns Creek and all of the Atlanta area that has a Prosthodontist on staff. Dr. Randy Muc cioli is specially trained to provide complex re-storative, esthetic and cosmetic dental services.

A Prosthodontist trains three years longer than a general dentist and is skilled in the replacement of missing teeth and the restoration of natural teeth.

Their training consists of rigorous clinical and didac-tic preparation in the basic sciences, head and neck anatomy, biomedical sciences, biomaterial sciences, func-tion of occlu sion (bite), TMJ, and treatment planning and experience treating full-mouth recon struction cases, and esthetics. There are only 3,200 prosthodontists in comparison to 170,000 general dentists in the United States.

Another feature our office has that is very different is an on-site dental laboratory. This allows direct communication with our laboratory techni-cians and gives our doc tors the ability to be hands-on during the fabrication process of our restorations.

This unique facet of our practice helps us ensure the highest quality standards and customized appearance of our dental restorations.

Our den-tists and staff work hard to provide a tranquil and caring envi-ronment that is relaxing and comfort-able for our patients. Our amenities include a bever-age bar, warm scented towels, headphones for music or TV viewing; free Wi-Fi, and sooth-ing hand treatments.

We offer our patients a state-of-the-art office with low radiation x-rays and only uti-lize the best rated materials for your treatment.

Muccioli Dental proudly serves the residents of Johns Creek and the surrounding ar-eas with comprehensive dental services ranging from dental cleanings and exams to full mouth rehabilitation.

Whether you are in need of general dental services or complex restorative care, we want to be the dental practice you trust to care for the dental needs of your entire family!

Conveniently located across from Emory Johns Creek Hos-pital.

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With the recent publicity about celebrity Angelina Jolie dealing with her hereditary cancer risk by undergoing surgery, discussion of genetic testing for cancer has been in the news.

While there’s lots of infor-mation and misinformation around this issue, here are some facts and frequently asked questions from Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC):

Who might consider ge-netic testing for cancer?

“Anyone with a personal or strong family history of breast, ovarian, colorectal or endome-trial cancer may benefit from genetic counseling and testing services,” says Cindy Snyder, DNP, APNG, FNP-C, a family nurse practitioner and ad-vanced practice nurse in genet-ics who specializes in cancer risk assessment at GMC.

“These counseling and test-ing services help you better understand your personal risk of developing cancer.”

What do genes have to do with cancer?

Cancer results from changes in a person’s genes that usually occur over many years.

While lifestyle factors such as tobacco and alcohol use may contribute to some of these changes, abnormal genes that are passed from genera-tion to generation may also contribute to the development of cancer.

What percentage of all cancers are inherited?

“It’s important to remem-ber,” says Snyder, “that only five to 10 percent of all cancers are caused by inherited genetic mutations, and not everyone who carries them will develop cancer.”

What is involved in the counseling process?•A detailed review of your

family history•An assessment of cancer

risks for you and your fam-ily

•A discussion of the pros and cons of genetic testing

•Supportive counseling to help you make the best decision for you and your familyHow is genetic testing

done?A sample of cells from the

inside of your mouth or blood is taken and sent to a labora-tory where technicians look for specific changes in the DNA.

Test results are then pro-vided in writing to your health-care provider.

Will my information be protected?

“Yes,” says Snyder. “Federal and state laws prohibit the use of genetic information as a pre-existing condition.”

Will insurance pay for the cost of these services?

Check with your insurance or managed care company to find out if prevention services are covered under your plan.

What do I do if I find out I’m at high risk of cancer?

Gwinnett Medical Center offers a High Risk Clinic with services to develop an individu-alized plan for prevention and early detection of cancer.

“We appreciate the con-cerns involved with genetic testing,” says Snyder, “and will work with you to help you make informed decisions.”

What else should I know?“There are many issues

to consider when deciding if genetic counseling and testing are right for you,” says Snyder.

“We begin with an hour-long consultation, and then if you choose to have genetic testing, a follow-up appoint-ment is set to discuss the results.”

To learn more about genetic counseling and testing, call 678-312-3235 to speak with GMC’s cancer genetic special-ist.

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Are you like the millions of other seasoned citizens that are confused by all of the changes going on with Medi-care? Do your friends try to give you advice on what they have done to plan for their Medicare health plan and pre-scription drug coverage? Or do you just go through the stacks of solicitations that come each September and October telling you that their plan is the best?

A much simpler way to deal with Medicare annually is to use the services of a profes-sional agency that has a staff of experts in Medicare plan-ning. Affordable Medicare Solutions in Suwanee has over 50 years of experience on staff

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Our staff specializes in Medicare Education and is sought after for teaching Senior groups, clubs, HOA’s and church groups about the annual changes in Medicare. We meet with our clients annually and teach them how to properly decide which plans meet their needs. Medicare plans often have networks that change, coverage that changes and pre-miums that change. Prescrip-tion drug plans need to be sim-

ply reviewed each year to make sure that the formulary has not dropped your drug. But even more important – will the cost of your drugs increase dramatically come January 1st?

Call our office today to set your review appointment – there is never a charge for our services! 770-945-5261 ext 610.

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One of the most exciting advancements of modern medi-cine is the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques. Drs. John and Ingrid Reyes of Modern Ob/Gyn of North Atlanta have dedicated their practice to this philosophy. “Minimally invasive surgery allows us to perform complex procedures through either small incisions or no incisions at all.

Patients benefit from hav-ing less pain, shorter recovery times, and few or no scars. In office procedures also al-low patients to avoid general anesthesia, hospital costs, and a stay in the hospital, says Dr. John Reyes.

The most advanced surgi-cal technique with use of the daVinci robotic surgical system allows surgeons to perform hysterectomies and remove fi-broids through a few small in-cisions and patients can expect to be home the next morning, and back to their usual activi-ties within a couples of weeks.

Recently, Dr. Ingrid and John Reyes were the first surgeons to perform robotic surgery at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, which has the most advanced daVinci system avail-able.

Drs. Reyes also perform robotic surgery at Northside Hospital- Forsyth and Gwin-nett Medical Center –Duluth.

Minimally invasive surgery also refers to in-office proce-dures which include treatment of heavy bleeding with endome-trial ablation and incision-free permanent sterilization. “In office procedures are a safe and excellent option for many patients.

It’s great to be able to offer

these procedures to women because they can get back to their lives so quickly, often-times even the same day.

And typically, because these are seen as office visits, the cost to the patient is only their co-pay which makes such a big difference” says Dr. Ingrid Reyes.

Drs. Reyes provide free monthly seminars to inform the community about these treatment options.

“We both love to share this knowledge and experience with the community. It’s best for patients to understand their options”.

Modern Ob/Gyn stands by its promise to bring the most advanced and sophisticated options to this community.

“We are here to do our very best for the women of this community. This is why we went to school and trained for so long—we really value the work we do and how we can help our patients.

It’s a blessing to be able to do minimally invasive and robotic surgeries on patients suffering from long-standing issues such as infertility from endometriosis, fibroids, or pel-

vic adhesive disease. Afterwards, we can help

them become pregnant, and come full-circle to care for them during their pregnancy and delivery.

It’s the full spectrum of caring for what’s so important to a woman’s life—her health and her family . . . . that’s the best part.”

Modern Ob/Gyn’s husband and wife team of Dr. John and Ingrid Reyes provide compre-hensive women’s care.

Some of the many services provided include personalized prenatal care for pregnancy, annual well women exams, conception and infertility counseling, as well as manage-ment of abnormal pap smears, irregular cycles, ovarian cysts and many other women’s health care needs.

Husband and wife team Dr. John Reyes and Dr. Ingrid Reyes of Modern Ob/Gyn are located at 10692 Medlock Bridge Rd. in Johns Creek.

To schedule an appoint-ment or to register for an upcoming seminar, visit their website at www.reyesobgyn.com or call the office at 404-446-2496.

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By gORDOn J. AZAR, JR., MD, Cardiovascular Physicians of Atlanta

You always hear about

how healthy habits can help stave off your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, but a new research study from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention backs up that claim. Heart disease accounts for roughly 800,000 deaths annually. However, the study estimates that as many as 200,000 of these deaths are preventable. In other words, roughly one in four deaths from heart disease could be avoided through regular screenings, early treatment and the adoption of healthy behaviors.

A range of factors can raise your risk of developing heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke. While you can’t do anything about your age, gender, heredity and race, there are many factors you can control:

Quit smoking. A smokers’ risk of developing heart disease is 2-4 times that of nonsmok-ers. Exposure to second-hand smoke also increases risk, even for nonsmokers. It’s never too late to quit. Your risk of a heart attack starts to decrease within weeks of quitting.

Follow a heart healthy diet. A diet rich in fruits and veggies and low in salt can help keep your blood pressure within a normal range. If lifestyle changes aren’t enough, talk to your doctor about medicines that might work.

Also, reduce your consump-tion of saturated and trans fats. This will help improve your LDL (bad) cholesterol level. Use more olive oil and other unsaturated oils, and check food labels for the term “partially hydrogenated” to steer clear of trans fats. Some people may also need medicine to lower LDL.

Get active. Regular, mod-erate-to-vigorous physical activity helps prevent heart and blood vessel disease - the more vigorous the activity, the greater your benefits. Plus, daily exercise can help keep you at a healthy weight. People with excess body fat, especially around the waist, are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke even if they have no other factors. Aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week.

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Reduce stress. Too much stress over time, and un-healthy responses to it, may create health problems in some people. Find healthy ways to manage stress – join a yoga class, start meditating or make time for yourself each week to do something you love.

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By Dr. LISA CATTURULLARenew Health Medical

Fatigue and lethargy are some of the most common complaints amongst adult patients. If you have symptoms such as tiredness, fearfulness, allergies, frequent influenza, arthritis, anxiety, depression, reduced memory, difficulties in concentrating, insomnia, worn-out, and the inability to lose weight after extensive ef-fort you may be suffering from Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome.

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ROSWELL, Ga. – The Indie Award-winning duo of Al Pette-way and Amy White, featured on the Ken Burns documen-tary,

“The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” will bring their signature sound to the Six String Social Club, 11420 Crabapple Road, Roswell, at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

Award-winning, critically acclaimed, passionate and playful, Petteway and White offer an intoxicating blend of musical styles, said concert producer Eddie Mathis of the Six String Social Club.

Their repertoire includes original, traditional, contempo-rary Celtic and Appalachian-influenced music with occa-sional nods to rock and jazz. Their performances feature acoustic guitar, mandolin, Celtic harp, piano, banjo, lap dulcimer, world percussion and a touch of vocals.

Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $30 in advance; $35 day of show.

Petteway will also conduct a master class prior to the show at 3 p.m. Advance tickets are available at www.sixstring-socialclub.com.

Before moving from the Washington, D.C., area to the mountains of western North Carolina, Petteway and White won 50 WAMMIE Awards from

the Washington Area Music Association. In addition, they were awarded five separate grants from the Maryland State Arts Council for both music composition and instrumental performance.

They won an INDIE from the Association for Indepen-dent Music, and Petteway won a Grammy from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Petteway was voted one of the Top 50 Guitarists of all time by the readers of Acoustic Guitar magazine and in 2008 he won silver and bronze med-als in the magazine’s “Players’

Choice Awards.” Their music was featured

throughout the soundtrack of the 2009 Ken Burns Emmy-winning documentary, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.”

And in 2010, their album, “Cafedon Wood” (which in-cludes the main theme of the National Parks documentary) was counted among the es-sential albums of the past 20 years in the Acoustic Guitar magazine 20th anniversary issue.

Petteway and White enjoy living in their mountain aerie at an elevation of 4,300 feet, with stunning vistas and wild-life as constant inspiration.

This mountain-top setting has greatly influenced their recent musical works, and has also spurred their return to photog-raphy. Their photographs have been published by the National Geographic Society.

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an evening with al Petteway and amy WhiteAward-winning duo performs traditional Celtic, Appalachian acoustic songs

Al Petteway and Amy white bring a range of acoustic tradition-al, Celtic and original songs to the stage.

CITY OF ALPHARETTANOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The following items will be considered by the City Council on Monday, October 28, 2013 commencing at 7:30 p.m. in the Alpharetta City Hall Council Chambers, 2 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia.

a. Z-13-10/CLUP-13-10 Wills Road at Rucker RoadConsideration of a request to rezone approximately 8.65 acres from R-15 to R-8D (for-sale detached) in order to develop 28 single family homes. A request to change the Comprehensive Land Use Plan from “Low Density Residential” to “Medium Density Residential” was also requested. The property is located at the southwest corner of Wills Road and Rucker Road and legally described as being located in Land Lots 599, 646 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.b. MP-13-05/V-13-14 Parkway 400Consideration of a request to amend the Parkway 400 Masterplan in order to in-crease Pod C density to 630,000 square feet of offi ce space (currently permitted 265,737 square feet) with structured parking and one 10,000 square foot restau-rant. Applicant also requests to add additional uses to the Master Plan. A variance to the required buffer adjacent to residential property is requested as well as a parking variance. The property includes 17.95 acres and is located at the south end of Amberpark Drive, and legally described as being located in Land Lot 804 1st District, 2nd Section, Fulton County, Georgia.

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

Petteway and White offer an intoxicating blend of musical styles, said concert producer Eddie Mathis of the Six String Social Club.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Director Marty Wallis has based his production of “Dracula” on Bram Stoker’s original text of journal entries, letters and newspa-per clippings to produce a nightmare journey through the landscape of gothic horror. He brings his production to the Dancing Goat Theater stage Oct. 11 – 26, as Performing Arts North opens its season.

The spellbinding narrative of “Drac-ula” and its unexpected surprises are guaranteed to make audiences’ blood run cold. It’s the perfect show for Hal-loween – thrills, chills and great litera-ture all in one.

Conceivably, no other single work of horror fiction has had a greater impact than Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Pub-lished in 1897, Stoker’s vision of the vampire, drawn from Romanian folklore, portrays well what a “real” vampire is like: evil, cruel, and blood thirsty.

Set in Transylvania and London, “Dracula” follows young solicitor Jona-than Harker to the depths of vampire country, where he innocently unleashes the undead on his fiancée, Mina, and her closest friend, the wealthy young Lucy Westenra.The virtuous are tested, and found wanting – wanting Count

Dracula, that is.The evil count seduces with abandon

– Lucy, Mina and Harker himself – and his kisses are forever. Some victims are fed, some fed upon, others merely extin-guished. Can the light banish this force of dark sensuality?

Ah, the play’s the thing, and it tells all in the end. Performing Arts North (PAN) is a nonprofit theater organiza-tion that offers classes, workshops and performing opportunities in all aspects of drama and theater. Throughout the year, PAN produces Shakespearean pro-ductions offering high school and college students a chance to perform classical theater as well as new productions that offer thoughtful, challenging theater for adults. Children also have the opportu-nity to perform in a series of children’s shows that encourages learning and exposure to other cultures through their favorite children’s stories.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek area elementary and middle school students will have a unique opportunity to meet the Johns Creek Sym-phony Orchestra – the JCSO is bringing the orchestra to them.

The “Meet the Orchestra” program will be Thursday, Oct. 17, at Shakerag Elementary School, off Rogers Circle, to show students how and what goes into being in an orches-tra.

The program, which has professional orchestral play-ers taking part, “is a way for students to be introduced to the instruments of the orches-tra and to learn what families of instruments are and to actually watch as we build an orchestra on stage,” said Sue Haggerty, executive director of the JCSO.

The program is a demon-

stration of the arranging of an orchestra, but done in a light and fun way, with their narrator “Stan the Music Man” leading and explaining the process of putting an orchestra together.

Once all the instruments are on stage and the orchestra has been “built,” the orchestra plays a few selections to dem-onstrate the end results of the process.

After that, the perform-ers and their instruments will stick around giving the youngsters an opportunity to talk to them about what they do and to see the instruments up close.

Last year’s event was met with “great success,” said Hag-gerty. More than 200 students attended, and the JCSO ex-pects the same this year.

Grants from the city and the Johns Creek Foundation are the bulk of the funding that makes the program pos-sible. The program was, and

continues to be, a response to budget cuts eliminating orchestral programs in Fulton County elementary schools. Without that funding, it is hard to introduce students to music in the early grades.

“We’re doing our part to try to help supplement,” said Hag-gerty. “We really want them to have the experience.”

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The numbers are appalling. There are 800,000 federal employees out of work; lost wages and productivity run $300 million a day – that’s every 24 hours. Wall Street is getting nervous the country will default on its interna-tional debts in less than two weeks.

The congressional impasse just continues to grind on like a mindless juggernaut, and no one seems inclined to do anything about it.

It is chilling to think how thou-sands of NSA workers were sent home at a time when national security needs have perhaps never been higher. Many have been brought back it seems, but without funding to supply the materials they need, the NSA may soon have to send them home again.

Why is this latest and unnecessary crisis allowed to go on? We all know. It is stamped Made in the USA, or to be specific, the halls of Congress. The Republican Party has shut the govern-ment down in what may be the biggest tantrum ever thrown.

Like everyone else in the country, I have had to listen to the ongoing rhetoric about Obamacare. I still could not tell anyone what Obamacare will mean to the country, good or bad. The rhetoric from both sides is so unremit-ting, where can you find a truly neutral examination of the legislation? I do know health care in America is off the rails when 50 million Americans are uninsured.

So now the House Republicans have painted the entire country into a corner and it is becoming a game of who will blink first. They say they are not the ones responsible for this, but they are

the ones holding the paintbrushes.Of course these politicians are say-

ing they are not to blame. Didn’t they warn everyone this is what they would do? So now the Senate and the presi-dent can meekly say OK and bow down to extreme blackmail by what everyone says is a minority of hard case Tea Party Republicans.

So this government shutdown is no longer about Obamacare – if it ever was. These are a bunch of politicians trying to make as much hay over the is-sue as they possibly can. Each day the rhetoric goes up another few decibels and lines get drawn in the sand.

We have the Senate and the presi-dent who have vowed not to negotiate while a gun is held to the head of the American people. They have a point. If they give in now, this will give any minority faction the ability to pick up the gun again.

On the other side, the House Re-publicans are saying we have no choice because as one House member said, “We won’t be disrespected. We have to get something out of this.”

He was chastised by his own party

members for being a blithering idiot, but the damage was done. If you want to be respected, find some way to gain your aims other than through issuing ultimata that can only be backed up by plunging the country into fiscal chaos.And no, that does not get you “some-thing out of this.”

This sounds like some South Ameri-can banana republic’s comic opera, not the purported government of the Leader of the Free World.

Now the giddiness of the world’s at-tention is beginning to lose its bouquet, and the GOP is scrambling for some face-saving way out this mess.

So of course they broaden their list of demands. Certainly the Senate and the president will sit down to nego-tiations about reducing government spending. OK, they get it. Obama is not going to budge on Obamacare which is, like it or not, the law of the land. But what they need now is cover. Something they can take back to their hardline constituents besides their tails between their legs.

But the other side is not going to do that because of the precedent it would set. The threat could always be called up again. The Democrats want this sort of blackmail to be seen as no way to try to govern, and if the Republicans push it, let it be on their heads.

So here we are, having driven the country to the brink of financial chaos. That’s why they call it brinksmanship.

So what happens now? When the demands of the hostage takers are not met, they can only prove their resolve by killing the hostage. And the hostage is we.

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I am writing to you concerning the “witch hunt” that is taking place in Johns Creek. It is obviously an at-tempt to discredit the mayor for their personal gain, i.e., the councilmem-ber running against him.

To make matters worse, this all being done at the expense of the taxpayer. It is bad enough that we have to be an audience to the waste of money and energy in the name of politics by our legislatures in D.C. Now we have to deal with this in our own backyard. This is disgusting.

If the City Council had any real dirt, they would have presented it. The council should “personally” pay for the expenses if it turns out not to bear fruit.

CRAIG ROSENBLUMJohns Creek

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I’ve raised a family in Johns Creek and I also served on the Johns Creek Community As-sociation Board. I am currently serving on the boards of Johns Creek Beautification and the advisory board of Johns Creek Advantage, our new economic development program for Johns Creek.

Like most of the citizens of Johns Creek, I rely on our elected officials to do what is best to position our city for continued growth, safety and prosperity. The most recent actions of our City Council concerned me so I decided to start asking questions.

On June 19 of this year, the Johns Creek City Council voted 5-0 to do an investiga-tion of Mike Bodker, the cur-rent mayor. There was only one councilmember, Kelly Stewart, that opposed this investigation and she was on a planned fam-ily vacation and not present for the discussion or the vote.

Why did they instigate this investigation right before elec-tions?

What brought this on? What were the allegations?

If most of the allegations are from past years, why didn’t they bring this forward earlier?

Why did the council choose to hire an outside party to do the investigation at the tax-payer’s expense?

There were other ways to do this investigation that would not have cost the taxpayers any money. Why would they not follow the established Johns Creek ethics policy that currently exists? It would not be an additional cost to the taxpayers.

This investigation is now in the fourth month and we are approaching $40,000 in costs and still nothing has been reported. But remember that now it is October and only a few weeks away from the elec-tion.

Bev Miller is one of our founding city councilmem-bers and has decided to run for mayor. By failing to resign her council position just a

few short weeks before the published August qualify-ing period, her actions now require the city to hold a costly special election in January to fill her position. The estimate to run this special election is $144,913.76.

Do we need to investigate the mayor? I don’t know. My question is if we did, why did we wait until now to do it? Karen Richardson, Ivan Figueroa and Bev Miller have been members of the City Council for seven years. If they are asking for records from the past seven years, why did they wait so long?

If they knew something was going on, they should have done this investigation long before now.

FREDA HARDAGEJohns Creek

Taxpayers should look close at City Council’s actions

This investigation is now in the fourth month and we are approaching $40,000 in costs and still nothing has been reported. But remember that now it is October and only a few weeks away from the election.

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realism effect these artists can achieve with their art,” said Yaun. “It takes amazing pa-tience to work drawing series of lines to create an image.”

They often work on sanded paper to make it more erose, which allows it to hold more of the pencil lead. The color can also be spread out with brushes.

Many artists prefer colored pencil as a medium because it is nontoxic and more portable than other art media.

“It is also easier to start and stop your work,” Yaun said. “There is a lot of upside. What you need more of is pa-tience.”

Pencil is versatile as well. Most drawings are on paper, but check colored pencil art online and you can find pencil art on sand dollars and clam and oyster shells. But that is not to say such art is gim-micky.

Browsing the 55 submis-sions to the JCAC exhibition, the art stands on its own. Some are simply astonishing.

“Most color pencil art-ists work from photographs. It takes so long to complete a drawing that you can’t find many subjects that won’t move or change in some way,” Yaun said.

Yaun was a watercolorist before she became interested in pencil art in 1995. By then she had quit her job in an art department to work on her art full-time.

She also teaches portrai-ture, mixed-media as well as colored pencil.

“I like the fine detail you can achieve with colored pen-cils,” she said.

To see the achievements of the artists, the exhibition runs through Oct. 21. The JC Arts Center is at 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek.

Viewing hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you would like to arrange

another time, especially for a group, call the Arts Center at 770-623-8448.

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“Silji” is a work on black paper and white pencil by keith Yaun.

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This is a detail from first-place winner Joan gelbat’s “Classic Reflections.” No-tice the cemetery caught in the reflection from the side of the classic 1950s car.

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“Poochie” is the title of this charming work by Charlotte Boutt.

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“Melissa and Blackie” is the work of Susan Calderon, one of the instructors at the JCAC.

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“Mel’s Diner,” so evocative of “American Graffiti,” was done by Johns Creek resi-dent Don Jones, who started his colored pencil art a year ago.

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Joan gelbat gave this amazing drawing the whimsical title of “I Have an Idea.”

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ROSWELL, Ga. – Dominick’s Italian restaurants have grown to be five now, the latest in Roswell, but they all have the same recipe for success.

Roswell’s Dominick’s is on South Atlanta Street in the Clock Tower shopping center. Owner-chef Khoi Phan may seem an unlikely choice for running a restaurant specializ-ing in Italian cuisine – he is the son of Vietnamese immigrants – but he has spent his whole life in the kitchen.

Now he has opened a sec-ond Dominick’s of his own in Roswell.

“Cooking is something I just always did. My parents came to this country with no money and barely any English. I was one of three kids, and

Mom took me to work with her in the kitchen. Why me? We didn’t ask questions, we did what our parents said,” Phan said.

So he was up at 5 a.m. helping his mother. Then his parents acquired a restau-rant when the family settled in North Carolina, and it was logical he stayed in the kitchen before school and after prepar-ing Asian food.

“Even after I went off to college, I was only about 30 minutes away, so I was able to come home on weekends,” he said.

He realized cooking was what he liked to do. After college, he began a career in cooking and before long was sous chef at the Blockade Run-ner conference center-resort’s restaurant in North Carolina.

He later trained under Chef Thomas McKeown, now the executive chef at Grand Hyatt in Buckhead.

“That is when I learned my meats and sauces – how to

turn a dish from being good to awesome,” Phan said.

It is also where he learned as a chef that quality is every-thing.

“In most restaurants, food costs are 30 percent to 35 percent,” he said. “For us, it was 60 percent. It’s all about having a complete and whole experience for the customer.”

David and Linda Pollack have been to the Roswell Domi-nick’s three times already.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – After playing four straight games that were decided by four points or fewer, the Northview Titans finally enjoyed a relative breather last Friday night, Oct. 4, at home against Cambridge.

The Titans scored a 34-17 victory over a much-improved Cambridge team, which turned in another competitive effort in the Bears’ second season of var-sity football. The game was the 7-AAAAA sub-region opener for both teams.

Cambridge rallied from a 14-0 deficit to close within 14-10 at halftime before a wild final two peri-ods that included several momentum swings, mainly as a result of turnovers and big plays.

The Titans (3-2) went 57 yards in six plays to go ahead 21-10, scoring on a 6-yard run by Devan John-son after consecutive completions from D.J. Pearson to Connor Segraves for 37 yards.

Northview, which utilized short kickoffs through-out the game, recovered the ensuing kickoff at the Cambridge 34 and quickly drove to the Bears’ 3. But Johnson fumbled into the end zone for a touchback, giving the ball back to Cambridge (1-4).

The Bears’ J.D. White broke loose for 60 yards, with a penalty putting the ball on the Northview 10. Moore scored on the next play to pull the Bears within 21-17, but the Titans came right back with a 69-yard scoring drive.

Pearson hit Matt Biondich for 27 yards to the Cambridge 8, and Nathan Phillips went in from the 4 two plays later to put the Titans ahead 28-17.

White again got loose for 38 yards to the North-view 10, but Moore fumbled on the next play, one of

five turnovers by the Bears in the second half. The Titans scored the clinching touchdown mid-

way through the fourth quarter on a 30-yard pass from Pearson to Biondich.

Pearson passed for 280 yards and two touch-downs, raising his season totals to 1,442 yards through five games. Biondich had five receptions for 174 yards and two TDs, the first coming on a per-fectly thrown deep ball from Pearson that Biondich caught in stride for 87 yards and a score on the Titans’ first series.

The Titans also picked up 173 yards on the ground, with Phillips gaining 142 yards on 31 carries. Phillips scored once and Johnson, the team’s short yardage back, added two rushing touchdowns.

“It’s never easy,” Northview coach Chad Daven-port said. “They’re so much better than they were last year, bur we’re a better team, too.”

White rushed for 133 yards on 12 attempts for the Bears, but the Northview defense did a good job containing Moore, who accounted for 415 yards total offense in a 41-32 win the previous week over Pope, a team that defeated the Titans earlier this season.

Moore connected on consecutive passes of 45 yards to Hunter Smith and 15 yards to John Hurst to set up his 1-yard sneak for a touchdown in the second period, but had just 75 yards passing the rest of the game with three interceptions.

“We’re so much better in the secondary,” said Dav-enport, who was pleased with the overall play of the Northview defense. The Titans play a key sub-region Friday at Creekview (1-0, 3-2), which is coached by former Chattahoochee head coach Terry Crowder.

Cambridge is at home Friday against Forsyth Cen-tral (1-0, 1-4).

Pearson, Phillips, Biondichlead Titans to win over Bears

NORTHvIEw 34, CAMbRIDGE 17 »

ROSWELL, Ga. – Hunter Bryant passed for 317 yards and the Fellowship Christian Paladins amassed 500 yards to score a 38-33 vic-tory last Friday night, Oct. 4, over Whitefield Academy. Bry-ant passed for two touchdowns, a 71-yarder to Taylor Cookston and a 31-yarder to Alex Edmonds. Travis Kinney scored on two short runs and Andrew Minkert had the final FCS touch-down. Jake Williamson helped preserve the victory with a 42-yard field goal for the Paladins to give them a 38-20 lead.

The Paladins led 21-7 at the half, with Jack Wise setting up one touchdown with a fumble re-covery and Dalton Depew catching a 45-yard pass from Depew to lead to another score. Minkert’s 9-yard run made it 35-14, with Bryant leading a drive that led to Williamson’s field goal.

Whitefield rallied late, scoring after a Fellow-ship fumble and recovering an onside kick to lead to another TD, but the Paladins held on to beat the Wolf Pack for the first time.

The game was the 6-A sub-region opener for the Paladins (4-1 overall). Whitefield is 0-1 and 2-3. FCS plays Friday at Walker (0-1, 3-2).

– Mike Blum

FELLOwSHIP CHRISTIAN 38, wHITEFIELD ACADEMy 33 »

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Mount Pisgah remained unbeaten, rolling to a 47-0 victory at home last Friday night, Oct.4, over Walker in the 7-A sub-region opener for both teams.

The Patriots (5-0 overall) scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and led 37-0 at the half. Browning Dunn returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 81 yards on 13 car-ries. Aaron Winchester com-pleted 10 of 13 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 87 yards and a TD. Patrick Messinger had one

scoring catch for 16 yards and Tommy Pease had a 15-yard scoring reception. Jacob Delk passed 49 yards to Oz Dixon for a touchdown and also had two interceptions, returning one 48 yards for a score. Ian Ainsworth also had an inter-ception for the Patriots, with Nicky Piccapietra leading the team with 10 tackles. Chase Clark added two 34-yard field goals for Mount Pisgah, which plays Friday at King’s Ridge Christian (0-1, 2-3), which lost 54-3 at Mount Paran last week.

– Mike Blum

Patriots remain undefeated with big win over Walker

MOUNT PISGAH 47, wALKER 0 »

MARIETTA, Ga. – Roswell played a strong first half against Wheeler and held on for a 21-19 victory last Friday night, Oct. 4, over the Wild-cats.

The Hornets scored touch-downs on three of five first-half series to take a 21-10 halftime lead, but struggled offensively in the second half. Trailing 21-13 late in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats recovered a Roswell fumble and drove for a touchdown, but Roswell stopped the two-

point conversion attempt and recovered the onside kick.

Roswell scored its touch-downs on 8-yard runs by Shakur Jackson and Mechane Slade and a 45-yarder by freshman Sheldon Evans, who led the Hornets with 90 yards rushing.

“We did not play very well in the second half, especially on offense,” Roswell coach John Ford said. “But the de-fense did a really good job for most of the second half.”

Roswell is 1-2 in Region 5-AAAAAA and 3-3 overall. Wheeler is 0-3 and 2-4.

Other than the closeness of the score, the game was a

complete contrast to the Hor-nets’ previous game, a 38-36 loss at unbeaten Etowah.

Trailing 17-0 at the half, the Hornets scored five touch-downs in the last 13 minutes of the game. Junior quarter-back James Whitaker came off the bench to pass for 327 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Hunter Cole-man.

The two teams combined for 50 points and more than 450 yards of offense in the final period, with Whitaker 13 of 23 for 209 yards in the quarter.

– Mike Blum

Hornets start fast, hold on for victory over Wildcats

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MILTON, Ga. – Milton suffered its first loss of the season last Friday night, Oct. 4, losing 24-15 at home against Etowah, which took the lead in Region 5-AAAAAA.

Both teams came into the game 2-0 in the region and 5-0 overall, with Etowah playing without four key starters, three due to team rules violations and one because of injury.

Raishod Devezin, taking over for Etowah’s starting tailback, rushed for 351 yards, including a 71-yard scoring run and two runs of 65 yards to set up scores.

Milton was limited to 92 yards rushing and 260 total yards, with the Eagles’ most effective offensive weapons the punting of Matt Moskowitz and the returns of Chris Purpurra and Chad Toliver.

The Eagles drove 61 yards to the Etowah 24 on their first

possession, but an interception by another of Etowah’s back-ups-turned-starters ended the threat and led to the game’s first touchdown.

A bad snap on an Etowah punt gave Milton the ball inside the Etowah 10, and Toliver scored on a 3-yard run to tie the game.

Devezin put Etowah back on top two plays later with his 71-yard scoring sprint, with Milton trailing 14-7 at the half after missing a field goal and hav-ing the clock run out with the Eagles inside the Etowah 30.

A 75-yard punt by Moskow-itz pinned Etowah at its 1, with the Eagles scoring a safety on the next play.

Milton returned the free kick to the Etowah 33 and took a 15-14 lead on a 29-yard pass from Austin McLeod to Jonathan Cistrunk. The try for two failed after a success-ful attempt was nullified by a penalty. The next two punts by Moskowitz backed up Etowah

inside its 5, but Devezin broke two more long runs, leading to a go-ahead field goal and a clinching touchdown.

“We did not play as good as we’ve been playing,” Milton coach Howie DiCristofaro said. The Milton coach said the large Etowah offensive line “was the best one we’ve seen this season,” with the Eagles strug-gling defensively against the first team they’ve faced with a strong ground game.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Local digital artist, photogra-pher and newly published author Patricia Gagne do-nated Sept. 19 six pieces of her artwork to the Robert E. Fulton Library at Ocee following the book signing of her first book, “The Heroic Self,” an inspirational life-coaching publication. “I have put my heart and soul into writing this book,” Gagne said, “It is dearest to my heart.” [See sidebar.]

For the past 15 years, Gagne has made her art company her central focus. She specializes in digital art, which is a hybrid of traditional canvas paintings and computer technologies such as Photoshop.

She takes her real-life photographs and edits them in Photoshop. Then, using Corel software, she paints over the photo to give it the texture of canvas art.

“I like to call my art pieces ‘kind of realistic paint-ings.’ They’re halfway between digital photographs and canvas artwork,” Gagne said.

The six 16-inch by 20-inch donated pieces, which she refers to her “outdoors life series,” hang in the children’s section at the Ocee Library. This collec-tion consists of six images of children evoking sports. One is a boy on a golf course, another is a girl about to dive in a pond and one is a ballet dancer standing wistfully by a tree.

“An art editor and seen some of my work and wanted me to create a series. Some went in the book, but others will be marketed to galleries,” Gagne said.

Her art pieces were recently featured at two gal-leries, the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts in February and the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York in April.

Her art has also been published in a coffee art

table book. Carla Burton, branch manager at Ocee Library

said she was pleased to have such a generous dona-tion.

“I thought the children’s area needed an enhance-ment of some kind that they could relate to. The pho-tos were all taken in Johns Creek. So they are classy and unique to Johns Creek. They are an expression of the community as well as of the children,” Burton said.

“Patricia has been an important partner for the library in many ways,” she said.

Gagne also has been a yoga instructor at Ocee Library for the past five years and volunteers for a group of residents at Benton Hall Senior Living.

Gagne also frequently donates to silent auctions that benefit various charity organizations. “I’m always happy to donate if it’s going to help children or a charity,” the former high school teacher

said. “I love the fact that all guests at the library can feel a moment of serenity and a connection between the natural world and themselves through my paint-ings. That’s my whole goal when I look at trying to help the community.”

In addition to her mentors Jane Sziser and Julie Hughes, Gagne draws her inspiration through the children she works with as well as from impressionist artists such Degas and Monet.

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Artist virginia gagne, left, chats with Robert E. Fulton Library at Ocee Branch Manager Carla Burton about the art she has donated (on the wall behind) for the children’s section of the library.

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Patricia Gagne has been a teacher, writer, poet and photog-rapher — now she adds author to her ac-complishments with the publication of her book “The Heroic Self.”

It was not a book she set out to write, but when she was approached to do it, she found she couldn’t keep it bottled up. It is a book about facing life’s issues that we all face.

The slim volume is divided into 27 chapters, each with an essay on a single topic. Each also has an affirmation and one of her poems on the subject.

Some chapters are the ones with capi-tal letters: Love, Death, Anger, the Power of the Universe.

But other chapters look at the other sources of life that energize us or sap our strength: mistakes, dreams, mother/fa-ther love, depression, divorce.

Then there are the chapters that are intriguing: the need for love and fear, the necessity of loss, the quality of grace.

Gagne said a book editor approached her to write the book after she had written her affirmations concerning life issues as part of a self-study course at her church. Then she would often write a poem in-spired by the affirmation.

“In the end, I only had three chapters that I had not already written a poem for,” Gagne said. “So this is a collection of all

of that. It’s dealing with what life brings to us both good and bad.”

As a teacher of yoga, she understands how the body is always in search of bal-ance. The spirit is on much the same journey, she said.

“Most of us have a sense of spiritual resources within ourselves,” Gagne said.

For some, it may be prayer and con-necting to a higher power, living in a com-munity of worshippers and the solace or rituals.

Some use yoga and meditation to touch that “deepest self.”

The difficulty is learning how to tap into that reservoir of spiritual resources to serve in dealing with day-to-day living.

The path to personal healing and creative growth must come from within, she said. Carla Burton, library manager for Ocee Library in Johns Creek, said she found much wisdom in the book.

“I found it to be both inspirational and introspective,” Burton said. “It is relatable

to your life. You can tell it took a lifetime to accumulate the wisdom here.

“A lot of it may be things you have heard before,” she said. “But she brings a new voice and makes you really think about how you perceive nature and the experiences you have in life.”

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virginia gagne has written a book that tells how to tap one’s spiritual resources in times of trial.

A lot of it may be things you have heard before. But she brings a new voice and makes you really think about how you perceive nature and the experiences you have in life.”cARLA BURtonbranch manager, Robert E. Fulton Library at Ocee

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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Northview Lady Titans vaulted into the No. 1 ranking while the Titan men moved into the No. 3 spot in AAAAA after some amazing performances at the 10th annual Atlanta Classic Cross Country Meet.

In the girls’ championship bracket, sophomore Lindsay Billings barreled over hay bales

through a tough 5-kilometer course to set a new Northview school record. Billings shat-tered the old Northview High School record of 19:06 with a blazing 18:46. Her record-breaking performance was supported by a top 10 finish by fellow sophomore, Anne Bare-field. The other varsity Titan stars were Tiffany Yue, Sophie

Kopic and Rebecca Burkley. After the Atlanta Classic, Georgia MileSplit declared that the Lady Titans’ latest perfor-mances meant that “Northview has taken over as the tough-est team in 5A.” On the men’s side, senior Josh Salter turned in another strong performance pacing the team with a light-ning quick 16:37 for the 5K race. The performance earned the senior recognition as the

Georgia MileSplit runner of the week. The No. 3 ranking is also a first for the improved Northview men’s squad. Also contributing to the Titan race to the top were fellow senior Jamie Cunningham (17:05), Cole Matthews (17:30), Adam Burkley (17:47) and Hayden Cox (17:49). The Northview squad’s next big challenge will come at the Woods Invitational Oct. 19.

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They knew Phan from his Norcross Dominick’s, where he is still a partner.

They were at the Roswell location to celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary.

“We like it here very much,” said David Pollack. “I loved the scallops with angel hair pasta.”

That’s the Scallops due Socci, pan seared sea scallops sautéed with cappicola ham, roasted red bell peppers, red onions, garlic and spinach in a white wine seafood sauce. It’s served tossed in angel hair pasta.

“It’s just delicious,” he said.Linda Pollack’s choice was

the chicken marsala. And both

raved about Dominick’s signa-ture garlic bread and “soup” (marinara sauce).

“We like it also because of the soft atmosphere. You don’t have music blaring so you can hear yourself talk,” David Pol-lack said. “And the service is wonderful.”

Phan said he was fortunate to work for some of the best chefs in Atlanta as he was coming up.

“It gave me the opportunity to open up and experiment,” he said.

One of those mentors was Chef Chris McDonald at the Fish Market where Phan was sous chef. Then, he opened the Fish Market at Perimeter.

“He saw I had some talent and said I should come down there,” Phan said.

Cherry Midtown was an-other stop along the way.

“That was Asian fusion with some flair of American and South American,” he said. “We did a great dinner business and then at 10 p.m., it turned into a club. It was a happening place at that time.”

With a change of ownership and concept, Phan decided it was time to look around. He discovered the Dominick’s here in the OTP (outside the perimeter).

He started as a partner at the Norcross location and is sole owner of the Roswell Dominick’s.

“The secret of our success at Dominick’s is simple. It’s the recipes. They’ve been handed down from the Old Country and we don’t change a thing,”

Phan said. “They are all tried and true. Nothing is homog-enized here.”

It also comes from special attention to the ingredients, ensuring they are fresh and of top quality. Everything is done in-house from the salad dress-ing, sauces, bread and even the meatballs, he said. Only the pasta is not – it’s imported from Italy.

“Everything is made here. As chef, you want the best ma-terials to work with to get your best work on the plate. When you dine with us, you know it was made today,” he said.

Asked what his favorite entrée was, Phan protested.

“That’s like choosing among my children,” he said. “What-ever you like, chicken, seafood, veal or pasta, we have it.”

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CITY OF JOHNS CREEKWednesday, October 23, 2013

In conformance with the Georgia Open Meetings Law, please note a quorum of the City of Johns Creek Mayor and Council Members may be in attendance at the Voter Information Night and & Candidate Forum which will be held from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at Johns Creek High School Auditorium, located at 5575 State Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30328 on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Please contact the City Clerk’s offi ce at 678-512-3212 should you have any questions or need assistance.

Joan JonesCity Clerk

Notice of Public Internet AuctionJohns Creek Police Department

The following is a list of property located at the Johns Creek Police Dept. If you believe that you are the owner of this property, please call 678-474-1572 Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Proof of ownership and a valid ID will be required to claim any property. A public internet auction of the following items will begin October 28, 2013. The auction’s website is www.propertyroom.com.

Items: Black backpack Wallets with misc. items Samsung Cellphone Gateway laptop Tom Tom GPS Box containing City Hunter Brand baseball caps Plastic bag with misc. contents Sprint HTC Cellphone Blue colored Magna Bicycle Porter Cable Flashlight Nina Rich Brand purse Purse and wallet Nintendo DS Sets of keys

CITY OF JOHNS CREEK

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The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Invitations to Bid (ITB) from qualifi ed construction fi rms for the Medlock Bridge Road Trail Project. Sealed ITB’s will be received no later than 10:30AM. on October 30, 2013 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. ITB’s received af-ter the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. Deadline for ques-tions is close of business on October 21, 2013.

ITB packages and plans are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov) . Additional infor-mation may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Of-fi ce at (678) 512-3233. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. TWO (2) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE ITB ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. ITB’s will not be accepted ver-bally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

John Kachmar Mike BodkerCity Manager Mayor

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ITB packages and plans are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. ITB’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the ITB number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an ITB response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. TWO (2) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE ITB ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. ITB’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

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national achievement semifinalistsNORTH FULTON, Ga. – Thir-teen seniors from North Fulton high schools have been named semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Pro-gram, an academic competi-tion for African-American high school students administered by the National Merit Corpora-tion.

The students were identi-fied through exceptionally high scores on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualify-ing Test, which they took as juniors. As semifinalists, the students now must fulfill sev-eral requirements in order to advance to the finalist round. They must have a record of high academic performance, be endorsed and recommended by their school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier qualifying test perfor-mance.

Approximately 1,300 final-ists will be named in January, and of these, 800 overall win-ners will be chosen for $2,500 National Achievement scholar-ships from the organization. 2014 National Achievement Scholarship semifinalists from area schools:•Centennial – Evan S.

Johnson•Chattahoochee – Korey M.

Bryant, Lorin J. Crear, Ni-gel A. Foster-Jones, Samuel Orgias, Daryl Sullivan

•Johns Creek – Mica M. Blankinship, Peyton B. Smith

•Milton – Devon M. Artis, Arianna M. Brown, Brenna C. Fromayan, Emma-Clem-ent Welsh

•Northview – India I. Cun-ningham

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The City of Johns Creek is accepting sealed Request for Qualifi cations (RFQ) from qualifi ed consulting fi rms for the ITS Phase 3B Environmental Services Project. Sealed RFQ’s will be received no later than 2:00 PM on November 7, 2013 in the City of Johns Creek Purchasing Offi ce, 12000 Findley Rd., Suite-400, Johns Creek, Georgia, 30097. RFQ’s received after the above time or in any other location other than the Purchasing Offi ce will not be accepted. A pre-bid conference will be held at City Hall, Chattahoochee Conference Room, at 10:00 AM on October 24, 2013.

RFQ packages are available on the City of Johns Creek website (www.johnscreekga.gov). Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Offi ce at (678) 512-3233. RFQ’s shall be presented in a sealed opaque envelope with the RFQ number and name clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. The name of the company or fi rm submitting an RFQ response should also be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope. THREE (3) ORIGINALS AND ONE (1) COPY OF THE RFQ ON CD MUST BE SUBMITTED. RFQ’s will not be accepted verbally or by fax or email. All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions enclosed herein.

The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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