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Revived North Forsyth takes down Johns Creek By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga — The North Forsyth lacrosse team improved to 6-4 on the season after a 14-10 win over Johns Creek High March 19. North held the lead throughout the game, with the largest advantage reaching six goals during the fourth quarter. Johns Creek (now 2-8) came back from an initial 3-0 deficit and were able to make the game interesting with three goals in the second quarter and four in the final period. The Gladiators weren’t able to stack enough momentum to cut the deficit to less than two goals. Raiders head coach Chad Whitlow said his team came in determined to break a two-game losing streak, after having lost several major contributors to injury at the beginning of the season.
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Tennessee artist Jim Collins and Michèle Morel, Johns Creek Beautification director, chat after three dog statues are placed momentarily at a trail crossroads in Newtown Park March 19. City staff planned to install the statues in a foundation of concrete.
Dog statues set for installation at Johns Creek’s Newtown Park By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A trio of gleaming dog statues is set to make Newtown Park their home as part of a growing effort to breathe life into Johns Creek with public art. Members of the Johns Creek
Beautification group welcomed the sculptures March 19 with a ceremony and light refreshments. Jim Collins, a Signal Mountain, Tenn., artist, created the 3-foottall sculptures, visiting the park to see them off. City staff will bolt the dogs, dubbed “JC Paws,” into a concrete foundation at a trail cross-
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roads on the west side of the park in the coming weeks. The sculptures’ silhouettes are of a Great Dane, Labrador and mixed-breed named “Blackie” by Collins. A “leash-cutting” ceremony is scheduled to debut the statues at 10:30 a.m. April 18.
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North Forsyth attackman Emory Dennis works his defender around the crease at Johns Creek High School March 19. Dennis and senior attackman Logan Martucci led the Raiders with four goals apiece enroute to a 14-10 win.
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