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Governments scramble to make Big Creek Greenway whole By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Spanning more than 20 miles from Roswell to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve in Forsyth County, the Big Creek Greenway connects thousands of people in Metro Atlanta. After years of steady progress, the City of Alpharetta finally, if not temporarily, closed its chapter on the Greenway in June with the last leg of its trail completed near the border with Forsyth County. It took the city almost three years and $11 million to complete the final 2.8 miles of trail running from Marconi Drive north to Union Hill Road. The final link into Forsyth County will have to wait because of road widening work along McGinnis Ferry Road. Alpharetta took the initiative in July to build a makeshift Greenway connector to the county line, extending about 800 feet. Alpharetta Parks and Recreation Director Morgan Rodgers said the connection took city workers about a week to complete, and it ended up costing the city almost nothing. “It was a very timely and a very costeffective temporary connection,” Rodgers said. “We’re real proud of the Public Works folks for thinking outside the box, or, in this case, off the trail.” Alpharetta Public Works Director Pete Sewczwicz told the City Council in July the makeshift connection would cost about $275,000. But it turned out, his department was able to lay the path
Milton, Alpharetta restore parks pact for softball, lacrosse youth travel teams By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
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Cyclists navigate a turn near the Union Hill trailhead of the Big Creek Greenway. using asphalt millings donated and delivered to the site by a contractor for free. Millings are the debris left after a road is prepared for resurfacing, and they are usually discarded. In this case, the Public Works De-
partment applied a bonding agent with the millings to form the temporary path, suitable for feet and bicycles, but not durable enough for motor vehicles.
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MILTON, Ga. — Milton and Alpharetta have come to an agreement after months of negotiations to make their youth softball and lacrosse programs more affordable for residents of either city. The Milton City Council approved a memorandum of understanding Nov. 1, officially waiving non-resident fees for Alpharetta youth participating in lacrosse travel teams hosted in Milton parks. Alpharetta adopted the same arrangement last month, waiving non-resident fees for Milton youth participating in its softball programs. Currently, Alpharetta offers youth recreational and travel softball to its residents through the Alpharetta Youth Softball Association, and Milton offers youth lacrosse through Eagle Stix and North Georgia Recreation. The agreement is a major step in re-establishing a shared youth sports program that ran between the two cities until January 2019. In 2018, the last full year of the joint programming, Milton residents
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PUBLIC SAFETY A truck driver told police he saw two women sitting in a vehicle parked in front of a dumpster the night before near where officers found the graffiti. The man described the women as loud and said they were there for a while, but he never saw them spray painting the building, according to police. Officers patrolled the area to see if other businesses had been defaced with graffiti, but found no more vandalism.
MILTON, Ga. — Police are investigating a rash of vandalism in Milton after responding to a call for spray paint along Webb Road on Oct. 19. Police said the graffiti “tags” have been an “ongoing issue” in the area. There have been several previous vandalism cases at the shuttered Fry’ electronic store, and suspects spray painted lewd graffiti marks near a Bath and Body Works along Ga. 9 overnight Oct. 13, according to a police report. The latest incident also occurred at the old Fry’s. Police spotted multiple tag marks and collected six spray paint cans from the loading docks behind the building.
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October, the City Council approved a contract for $1.4 million to convert two of the grass fields to all-weather turf. There will be no transfer of funds between the two cities under this agreement. Alpharetta and Milton also reached a memorandum of understanding for special needs summer camps in May and for football in September. Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood highlighted the benefits of having this agreement with Alpharetta. “For our citizen’s sake, obviously, we’re losing dollars coming from out of the city, but it’s fair to say that our citizens are saving money with other programs, so it’s a benefit to our citizens just as well as it is to other citizens,” Lockwood said. The agreement states the purpose of the joint venture is to “take another step” in fostering a long-term mutually beneficial relationship between the two cities as it relates to parks and recreation programs and services as a way
Continued from Page 1 accounted for 14,300 registrations for Alpharetta-based recreation programs. Meanwhile, 413 Alpharetta residents participated in Milton-based park programs. During that year, the City of Milton paid Alpharetta $453,100 in fees. But, over the past three years, Milton has gone on a parks spending spree and now comes to the table with more athletic fields in its portfolio. It has spent more than $20 million to acquire more than 400 acres of passive park land through its Greenspace Bond, which has freed up other money to buy ready-made athletic fields. In 2020, Milton paid $1.5 million for an 8-acre site on Cox Road that had athletic fields already laid out. And, in
MILTON, Ga. — Police were called to a subdivision under construction along Crossroads Trail on Oct. 19 after suspects reportedly stole copper wiring from two of the lots being built. The construction supervisor told officers he noticed the missing wires had been cut and removed when he arrived to the work site. He said he thinks the theft occurred sometime over the weekend or late the night of Oct. 18. There were no surveillance cameras on the site, according to police.
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MILTON, Ga. — Nearly $4,000 worth of landscaping equipment was stolen from a woman’s Public Storage unit on Main Street, she reported to police Oct. 21. The victim told officers three leaf blowers valued at $800 apiece, a $300 chainsaw, two weed eaters valued at $300 each and a pair of tree trimmers valued at $200 apiece were stolen from her unit sometime overnight. The woman said the items were there when she left the Public Storage around 8:30 the previous evening, but when she arrived there the following day her lock was missing.
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Because the City of Alpharetta owns and maintains Lake Windward Drive over Windward dam, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division labels the city as part owner of the dam. Windward Community Services Association officials say the dam has undergone regular maintenance since it was built more than 40 years ago and is in sound condition.
Alpharetta officials stunned over Windward dam contract By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — City Council members took Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin and staff to task Oct. 25 for signing an agreement last year that obligates the city to share costs for maintenance and repair of the dam at Lake Windward. The document, signed in January 2020, came to light only recently when the Windward Community Services Association notified the city that it wants to be absolved from any financial responsibility for the risk of flood damage downstream. The association is calling on the city to execute a contractual indemnification and hold it harmless for any damage downstream arising from failure or damage to the Lake Windward dam. Council members Donald Mitchell and Karen Richard said they knew nothing of the agreement until two months ago, and it has taken them that long to track down emails and correspondence that led to its signing. “It felt like a very secretive thing that didn’t get out,” Mitchell said. “It felt like it was done in the dark of night.” Mitchell said it is incomprehensible that the city would sign an open-ended agreement to share expenses without setting a limit or without a clear idea of what those expenses would be. Councilman John Hipes said he, too, was in the dark, and he agreed with Mitchell that information about the agreement should have been shared with the full council. But he also said Mitchell should have brought it to everyone back in August. Richard said she wants to know who
determined the city should pay half the costs. While the contract provides the HOA authority over the dam’s maintenance and inspection, it obligates the city to pay 50 percent of the costs. It also requires both parties to maintain insurance that covers the risks of loss associated with the operation and maintenance of the dam. Whether a mud fence or a mortared mountain, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division regulates more than 4,000 dams in the state. The agency’s Safe Dams Program monitors all but the state’s largest dams, those operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. According to the city’s internal emails and correspondence, in late 2018, the EPD notified the Windward Community Services Association that the Lake Windward dam was scheduled to be reclassified as a Category 1, meaning its improper operation or failure would result in a probable loss of human life. With this reclassification, the EPD also named the city as a co-owner due to the public road at the top of the dam. Owners of Category 1 dams are required to submit a permit application, complete an assessment of the dam (including hydrologic analysis of the pond), complete an Emergency Action Plan, have a quarterly inspection program, submit annual inspection results, complete maintenance as necessary, and have an approved Operations and Maintenance Plan. The agreement to share costs was signed in January 2020 by Mayor Jim
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Greenway: Continued from Page 1 The McGinnis Ferry Road widening project is well over a year away from completion, but when its time comes, the temporary connection will be removed, and a permanent link will be placed. Of Forsyth County’s roughly 15 miles of completed Greenway trails, 3 miles are currently closed to the public for repairs. “It’s a trail system that weaves its way through nature,” Forsyth County Assistant Director of Communications Russell Brown said. “Here in Forsyth County, it goes along swamp lands, wetlands, a lot of trees. So, as you can imagine, over time, the wood there on the boardwalk will deteriorate and need some updates.” The closed portion of the trail runs from south of Fowler Park to north MacFarland Parkway. Brown said the first section of those repairs which include the trail from MacFarland Parkway to Union Hill is expected to be completed by the end
of the year, weather permitting. The repairs have been budgeted $5 million from the county’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VIII. The remaining portion is expected to be completed by fall 2022. Bids for the second phase of repairs are currently under review so the funding source has yet to be determined. Both repairs, Brown said, are entirely expected from wear-and-tear. “Once that opens up, we’re talking connectivity all the way to the northern end of Forsyth County up here in the lake country, so it’s about as beautiful as it gets,” Brown said. All sections of the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta are currently open to the public, Rodgers said. “The Greenway connects so much of what we in Alpharetta hold important which is greenspace, waterways, community coming together, access for all and inexpensive quality of life,” Rodgers said. “I think that the value of the Greenway falls in its connection and how many people it connects to literally and figuratively.” Both Alpharetta and Forsyth County use social media and their websites to communicate updates about the greenway with residents.
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Victoria Hill, Miss Georgia 2019, performs an aria at the formal opening celebration of a new pavilion at Bald Ridge Lodge in Cumming. Hill has lent her support to the boys home for years, and she pledged to continue working for the cause of foster care at the ceremony, held Oct. 28 at Alliance Academy.
Boys home celebrates new outdoor pavilion Miss Georgia 2019 joins in recognizing volunteer effort By PATRICK FOX pat@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Victoria Hill delivered two arias to volunteers and staff of the Bald Ridge Lodge, a non-profit home in Cumming for teen boys facing adversity. But the words she spoke before the performance Oct. 28 carried a tune just as sweet. “Two of my uncles actually were adopted out of the foster care system, and I’m so proud of them and can’t imagine my life without them,” said Hill, the 2019 Miss Georgia and first runner up in the 2020 Miss America Pageant. “It’s something that has been instilled in me since I was very young, and I will continue throughout my career and my life to work within the foster care system.” The crowd of some 50 people were on hand at Alliance Academy to celebrate the dedication of the Victoria Hill Pavilion, a 384-square-foot covered shelter nestled in the woods behind the
home for boys. Bald Ridge Lodge provides a safe haven and counseling in a therapeutic environment for young men in need of protection and supervision in a manner that nurtures the child, strengthens families and allows the community to care for its own. “The completion of the pavilion feels like a milestone marker to me,” said Executive Director Angela Dikes. “It reminds me of all the boys at Bald Ridge Lodge who’ve overcome challenges in their lives as well.” Plans for the pavilion were conceived two years ago when members of the board of directors began a drive to provide a quiet outdoor space for the young men to break from their daily routines. Hill, who grew up in the area and had been involved in supporting foster care as a child, was on board immediately. She was featured guest at a fundraising gala held at the Polo Golf and Country Club that launched the campaign. Board member Adam Rodes was tapped as project manager, and he immediately contacted everyone he knew who owned a hammer and knew any-
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Lambert High School student leads effort to address drug abuse By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Vinayak Menon got involved in drug prevention efforts as a freshman in high school when many his peers were still navigating the move up from middle school. “I began to notice that substance use was a growing issue among my peers,” said Menon who is now a senior at Lambert High School. “It took various forms, including smoking, e-cigarette use, underage drinking and opioids.” He joined the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council with the goal of helping others, recognizing his community needed youth advocates and leaders. He now serves as a youth leader for the organization. Over the past three years, Menon, a member of the USA National Debate Team, has spread his message of drug abuse awareness to thousands of people. He recently received national recognition for urging Congress to pass laws banning flavored vaping and e-cigarette products. Menon’s megaphone for drug awareness also has the ear of the state’s top education official. He is part of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council
which meets regularly with State School Superintendent Richard Woods to discuss issues of local concern. Menon’s most recent drug awareness campaign is targeted at home medicine cabinets where stashes of expired and unused medications often land in the hands of kids. His goal is to remove and safely dispose of one million unused pills in the Atlanta metro. In October, Menon joined forces with the national Gone for Good campaign led by the addiction nonprofit SAFE Project to distribute at-home disposal pouches to U.S. households. So far, Menon has distributed 3,750 drug deactivation and disposal pouches to local community organizations — enough to get rid of nearly 330,000 pills — and will continue the effort till he reaches his target. The need for focus and attention on the opioid crisis is even more important in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Menon said. “Since the onset of the pandemic, opioid and fentanyl overdose deaths in Georgia have dramatically increased,” he noted. “At the same time, access to services, such as treatment, rehabilitation and drug disposal, has been limited.” The CDC estimates that 93,000
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Vinayak Menon, 17, a senior at Lambert High School, represents the Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council at a recent event to promote the safe disposal of medications. Menon serves as a youth leader with the council. people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2020, up nearly 30% from 2019. Georgia was particularly hard hit with overdose overdoses spiking 36% in 2020. Menon attended the Teacup Memorial Service hosted by Realty4Recovery in August and said he was impacted by the pain experienced by the individuals and families who struggle with opioid addiction.
He said he wants his efforts on raising drug abuse awareness to resonate in the community and bring others to the cause. “I’m hoping that my message and the campaign that I am leading in my community can create the necessary change to combat the rise in use of opioids,” Menon said, noting it will take community-wide awareness to see meaningful change.
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Maritime mother sails through summer crossing Atlantic By KATHY CIOFFI newsroom@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, GA – One of the vessels on display at the 2021 United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 14-18 was flying Clemson colors, thanks in part to a University of Georgia sea dawg. Margaret Cohen, UGA alumna and Alpharetta resident, recently spent over a month as part of a four-person crew charged with delivering the new, 46-foot catamaran from France to Maryland. It was a journey of 4,693 nautical miles stretching 34 days with three ports of call during hurricane season, over the Bermuda Triangle and through a global pandemic. None of it fazed Cohen, 54. While her life is often spent at breakneck pace, helping her husband, Jeffrey, and two grown children in their family business and caring for her aging mother in Macon, she had a simple justification for going off the grid for over
a month with no pay. “For the sheer thrill,” she said. And thrills she got. Cohen had never made a transatlantic crossing before, despite having helped relocate two other vessels during her decades on the water. Drawn to the sea since she was 14 when she set sail off Key Largo with family friends, she married “the son of a son of a sailor,” a fellow Macon native and UGA grad. They have since boated across one body of water or another as often as possible. One day, Cohen said she hopes they’ll retire and sail off into the sunset on their own catamaran. Till then, she’s content to use her American Sailing Association certifications to occasionally sail vessels port to port. This summer, when Johns Creek friends Brad Schaaf and his wife Susan needed help moving a new Lagoon 46 they had purchased with another couple, fellow Clemson fans Wes and Suzanne Turton, Cohen “jumped at the chance.”
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“Her frequent satellite messaging updates and social media posts during the passage were eagerly anticipated and valued by friends and family, and we closely tracked progress and weather conditions each day.” The Sea Tiger II’s owners weren’t the only ones checking the forecasts. A French weather router had also been hired to steer them clear of danger. Still, they experienced all sailing conditions between July 20 and Aug. 22, including rainstorms and sun, freezing temperatures and blazing heat, strong winds and low winds, high seas and flat seas. There also were the usual concerns of any ocean crossing – worries about equipment, fuel, adequate fresh water and provisions, sea sickness, illness and injuries. Toward the end of the expedition, they faced another challenge: a tropical depression turning in the Atlantic, soon to become Hurricane Henri. Guided out of harm’s way by their weather router, who kept them at least 250 nautical miles from the center of
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Nonprofit brings affordable housing to forefront ROSWELL, Ga. — A North Fulton charity says that affordable housing is a concern for 95 percent of area residents they polled in a recent survey. Local nonprofit The Drake House reported it polled thousands of area residents to measure how they are affected by a lack of affordable housing. The results showed 37% of respondents said they were directly affected, while another 58% were not directly affected but concerned about the lack of affordable housing in their communities. The Drake House launched the survey to spur elected officials to make affordable housing a priority in North Fulton communities. The survey covered some 4,000 newsletter subscribers to gauge the impact of high housing costs in the area. Affordable housing has been an issue in cities across Metro Atlanta. A recent study commissioned for the City of Alpharetta found that new homes for households earning less than $100,000 are almost completely out of reach. “We don’t have all the answers but want to use the data we have to help our local officials develop a plan to address this need,” said Nesha Mason, executive director of The Drake House. “The families we serve are North Fulton residents that need a little help getting back on their feet. We work to help them regain their stability and reestablish their homes in our communities, but unfortunately there are no options they can afford.” According to the survey, it’s not just the graduates of The Drake House that are being priced out of North Fulton. Survey respondents are directly affected by employee vacancies, congested traffic and affordability for empty nesters looking to downsize or for their children
to reestablish in the community. Many cities across the country are effectively working toward supporting their essential workers’ housing needs within their city borders. Survey respondents included teachers, first responders and young people who are finding it nearly impossible to find housing near their hometowns, Mason said. It also included seniors who would like to downsize but find it difficult to relocate to another, smaller home nearby. “The Drake House was founded to assist single mothers with children over 15 years ago. And since that time, very little housing has become available for them as a next step. All of the cities include some language toward adding affordable or workforce housing in their master plans, but there is no movement in that arena,” The Drake House founder Kathy Swahn said. “Our municipal leaders must look towards filling that housing gap in order to balance the needs of our growing economies.” Swan said the The Drake House provides supportive housing and enrichment programs for mothers and their children who are experiencing homelessness in North Metro Atlanta. Its educational, empowerment and mentoring programs assist families in becoming financially self-sufficient and regaining their housing stability. The Drake House
Average apartment costs Here is a rundown of average monthly rates for apartments in October as compiled by Rent Café, an online website that tracks rental rates across the country. Alpharetta $1,737 Johns Creek $1,708 Roswell $1,473 Cumming $1,506 Sandy Springs $1,533 Dunwoody $1,546 Milton $1,784 is the only agency in the area offering an emergency residential program with private housing, serving approximately 50 families with 100 children per year. The nonprofit estimates that more than 10,000 people in Metro Atlanta experience homelessness on any given night, and more than 40 percent of the area’s homeless population is women and children. To date, The Drake House has housed and served more than 500 families. For more information, visit www. thedrakehouse.org — Patrick Fox
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Sailboat: Continued from Page 8 the storm, the crew soon returned to their onboard routines. For Cohen, that meant two watch shifts daily – sunrise and sunset – during which she scanned the horizon for other vessels and floating debris, monitored sailing conditions and adjusted sails to maintain course and speed. When she was off watch, she rested, read, helped with meals and joined in cleaning the four-cabin, four-head catamaran. The transoceanic sailing wasn’t all work. There were sightseeing jaunts during ports of call in Cascais, Portugal, the island of Madeira, and St. George, Bermuda. At sea, they had regular dolphin visits, whale sightings and spectacular views of sunsets, shooting stars, lightning bolts lacerating the expanse, and “cotton candy” skies. Then, 1,200 nautical miles from the closest land mass, with no wind at all, the crew went swimming. At 15,000 feet deep, the water was “blue as lapis,” Cohen recalled. “I didn’t want to get out,” she said, laughing. “They had to tell me the swimming pool’s closed.” That dip in the deep end more than made up for Cohen’s least favorite part of the trip – having to “shower” with buckets of sea water during the 16-day trek between Madeira and Bermuda. Other high points included dining
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reasoning. “I just don’t know,” he said. “I do know that Sam must have given the mayor the comfort level, if you will, to sign his name.” Gilvin said that as mayor, he signs hundreds of documents, ranging from legal forms to purchase orders. “I am not an attorney, and I am not an engineer…” he said. “As mayor, I rely on my staff to a huge extent.” Gilvin said he reads or scans all documents he signs, but he cannot parse each one with the technical skillset of an engineer reading a land acquisition document, for example. He said the Windward agreement had been under negotiation for nearly a year before it was signed. When the document was finally drafted, Gilvin said, he was assured by Thomas that it would obligate the city to expenses below the threshold of the $50,000 required for City Council approval. “I don’t sign anything — except a proclamation — that has not been reviewed by staff,” Gilvin said. Though the Windward agreement dominated the council workshop session, officials agreed to work with the association to pursue an amended agreement that will address the issue of insurance liability. Right now, the homeowners association is finding it difficult to buy insurance to cover the potential magnitude of the risk defined by the Georgia EPD.
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Outsmarting Antisemitism course begins at Cumming Recreation Center By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com CUMMING, Ga. — Forsyth County leaders and residents gathered at the Cumming Recreation Center Oct. 27 for the first of a four-class course “Outsmarting Antisemitism.” The course, led by Rabbi Levi Mentz of Congregation Beth Israel, focuses on highlighting the “absurdity of antisemitism and how to beat it with purpose, positivity and pride.” The U.S. Department of Justice hate crimes database shows a 550% increase in religiously motivated hate crimes in the Georgia from 2018 to 2020. Mentz cited an increase in antisemitic incidents as a driving reason for hosting the class. The Wednesday-evening event marked the three-year anniversary of what is believed to be the deadliest antisemitic attack on American soil, the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Forsyth County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Bagley delivered remarks at the beginning of the evening expressing his dedication toward equality. Bagley referenced the new courthouse statue of Lady Justice wearing a blindfold, symbolizing that justice is blind
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“Before we begin the journey of understanding how to outsmart antisemitism, the very first step needs to be within ourselves, within our own hearts, within our own mind,” Mentz said. “How do we think about the subject? How do we react towards the subject? Because if we’re not focused, if we don’t have clarity, if we are not aligned emotionally, intellectually, psychologically in our personal reaction towards this reality of antisemitism, there’s nowhere to go.” Mentz identified three ideas to help conquer antisemitism from within. The first, he said, was to “recognize that the Jewish people are a miraculous people.”
After millennia of persecution, Mentz said that the longevity of the Jewish people is a miracle in itself. His second idea was to “consider the full picture.” Mentz cited survey data from the Anti-Defamation League which showed a decrease in the number of antisemitic individuals, despite the increase in antisemitic incidents. Finally, Mentz encouraged Jewish attendees not to be afraid, just as he said God commands in the Torah. “There is such an incredible strength when we know that God is with us,” Mentz said. The second class will be Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. For more information visit jewishforsyth.org.
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Catamount Constructors employees dress in costumes for the company’s costume contest and chili cook-off on Oct. 28 to benefit the Roswell Fire and Police Foundation.
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Typewriters take center stage in tech specialist’s life By JEFFREY ALBERTSON newsroom@appenmdia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Tom Rehkopf is a natural storyteller. The threads of his stories lead to the silver screen and traverse digital and analogue worlds. The Roswell resident, a mathematician by training, worked 25 years for AT&T, a decade at Bell Laboratories and now heads an IT consulting company. His career has included chasing Russian submarines and programming guidance equations for the Titan IIIB booster rocket. That’s the digital Tom, it’s the analog version who thrives today. “I don’t want to work, I want to keep playing with typewriters,” Rehkopf said. “The appeal to me is not as a tool, it’s as an artifact and I would buy them if they looked cool.” He began collecting typewriters about 25 years ago and has amassed several hundred machines. “I had been collecting typewriters on and off, I went to flea markets and estate sales and stuff like that, they would just catch my eye,” Rehkopf said. “I didn’t particularly want to type letters or type the great American novel.” A network of pickers in Germany, Poland, Sweden and Malta assist in his typewriter acquisition. He is still on the hunt for a cherry red Olivetti ICO MP1 from the late 1930s. The most meaningful in his collection is a Royal Portable her wife used while enrolled at Florida State University in the early 1960s. Some of the Solution typewriters are included in community
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From left, Deb Cozzone and Micah Walsh from the Computer Museum of America in Roswell, watch Tom Rehkopf repair the magic margin feature on a Royal Manual typewriter on Oct. 14.
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SERVICE DIRECTORY Concrete/Asphalt
RETAINING WALLS Block or Wood
Contact Ralph Rucker. Many local references. Honest, punctual, professional and reasonable prices!
Haulers
Bush Hogging, Clearing, Grading, Hauling, Etc. Many local references-
Call Ralph Rucker
678-898-7237
678-898-7237
Driveway
Home Improvement
$250 OFF NEW DRIVEWAY!
Mention this ad. Concrete driveway specialists. Driveways, Pool Decks, Patios, Walkways, Slabs. A+ BBB rating. FREE ESTIMATE. Call Rachael at 678-250-4546 to schedule a FREE Estimate. 30 years of experience. ARBOR HILLS CONSTRUCTION INC. Please note we do have a minimum charge on accepted jobs of $5,000.
Flooring PHILLIPS FLOORING Hardwood, laminate, carpet & tile installation and repairs. We do tile floors, showers, tub surrounds and kitchen back-splashes. Re-grouting is also available. Call 678-8871868 for free estimate.
Gutters AARON’S ALL-TYPE GUTTERS Repaired and Installed. Covers, siding, soffit, facia. www.aaronsgutters.com. Senior citizen discount! 770-934-2766
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Phillips Home Improvement We offer drywall, painting, carpentry, plumbing and electrical. Basements finished, kitchen and bath rehabs. All types flooring. Also total home rehab for those who have a rental house or one to sell. Call 678-887-1868 for a free estimate
Landscaping
Full Service LANDSCAPING Company Retaining walls (brick or wood), grading, sod, tree services, hauling, topsoil & more.
Ralph Rucker
678-898-7237 Painters Nailed It Gooder LLC Painting & Handyman Services Painting, wood work, pressure washing, light fixtures, & more! Guaranteed to love my work just as much as my prices! 770-865-1786
BOLD TYPE WILL MAKE YOUR AD STAND OUT.
Pinestraw PINESTRAW, mulch delivery/installation available. Firewood available. Licensed, insured. Angels of Earth Pinestraw and Mulch. 770-831-3612.
Pressure Washing
PRESSURE WASHING
Residential & Commercial. Best service and most reasonable prices since 1999. Appen-Rated 99. Home: Driveways, Fences, Decks, Home exteriors, more. Commercial: Offices, Restaurants, Tennis Courts, Pools, Apt. Complexes, more. All Pro Pressurewash call 770-766-5566 for Mark. Roofing
Roofing
ROOF LEAKING? Call us for roof repair or roof replacement. FREE quotes. $200 OFF Leak Repairs or 10% off New Roof. Affordable, quality roofing. Based in Roswell. Serving North Atlanta since 1983. Call to schedule FREE Quote: 770-284-3123. Christian Brothers Roofing
Tree Services COMPLETE TREE SERVICES Appen-Rated 98 Text or Call us for a FREE quote appointment. Tree removal, Pruning, Stump grinding, Free mulch, Fully insured, Emergency 24/7 770-450-8188
ROOF
ROOF
ROOF TROUBLE? • Ceiling Spots • Blistering • Rotting • Buckling Spots Call For A
FREE Roof Analysis 770.744.5700
99 Top Rated • Appen Rated • BBB • Angie’s List
24 hour emergency service. Licensed, insured. Workers Comp, insurance claims. 25+ years experience. Family business. Free estimates. We Love Challenges! Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts, 770-512-8733. www.yellowribbontree.com
ROOF REPAIR & REPLACE
LEAKS
Call for a FREE Estimate! 770-284-3123
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$200 Leak Repairs or 10% OFF New Roof
$200 leak repair. Up to 8 penetrations. (1-story house, up to 7/12 pitch). Some restrictions apply
$500 OFF* New Roof Purchase
Cannot combine with any other offer or discount. Valid GA only. Present coupon AFTER getting quote.
Roof Repair and Replacement
99 Serving North Atlanta Since 1983. Affordable Quality Roofing. Based in Roswell.
*Offer expires 10 days after publication
*Offer expires 10 days after publication
CONCRETE
CONCRETE CONCRETE DRIVEWAY SPECIALIST
McKemey concrete
Driveways • Patios • Walls • More Call or Text to
YELLOW RIBBON TREE EXPERTS
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678.648.2010
Call Us For A FREE Quote
$150 OFF
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Any service over $1500
Competitive Pricing Many Local References
TREE SERVICE
30 Years Experience
NEW DRIVEWAYS
Pool Decks, Patios, Walkways, Slabs
$250 OFF*
Mention ad for $250 Off. New Driveway. Cannot combine coupons.
BBB A+ Rating
FREE ESTIMATE Call 678-250-4546 Minimum job is $5,000
ARBOR HILLS CONSTRUCTION INC.
TREE SERVICE
BOLD TYPE WILL MAKE YOUR AD STAND OUT. Tree Services
Call or Text to
770.744.2200
Call Us For A FREE Quote
99 24 hour emergency service. Licensed, insured. Workers Comp, insurance claims. 25+ years experience. Family business. Free estimates. We Love Challenges! Yellow Ribbon Tree Experts 770-512-8733 • www.yellowribbontree.com
• Highest rated by customers • Tree removal and tree trimming
• We save trees too • Certified arborist • Licensed/insured
Angie’s List Super Service Award 2011 thru 2017
770.450.8188
Call Us For A FREE Quote
98 • Tree Removal • Tree Pruning • Stump Grinding
• Full Insured • Free Mulch • Emergency 24/7
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UNDER CONTRACT 215 Peachtree Woodridge Parkway 123 Street 123Woodridge Peachtree Street Estates AT L A N TA A $649,900 T L A N TA
NEW CONSTRUCTION 244 Peachtree Crescent Moon Way 123 Street 123 Peachtree Street A TCanton L A N TA A $515,000 T L A N TA
SOLD Chenery Drive, 1233205 Peachtree Street 123 Peachtree Street Tanglewood Preserve AT L A N TA A T$960,000 L A N TA
Stephanie Butler REALTOR® Stephanie Butler REALTOR® 678.296.1774
678.296.1774
Lisa Swayne REALTOR® Lisa Swayne
UNDER CONTRACT Arbor NorthStreet Way 123570 Peachtree 123 Peachtree Milton Street AT L A N TA $499,000 AT L A N TA
UNDER CONTRACT Harburn Court 123 1440 Peachtree Street 123 Peachtree Street Longlake AT L A N TA A T$465,000 L A N TA
REALTOR® 770.241.9165 770.241.9165
SOLD 123 Peachtree Street 2360 Hopewell Plantation Drive 123 Hopewell Peachtree Street A T L APlantation N TA A$1,299,000 T L A N TA SOLD 2580 Bethany Creek Court 123 Peachtree Milton Street 123 Peachtree Street A T$875,000 L A N TA
Laura Falk REALTOR® Laura Falk
REALTOR® 770.715.0325 770.715.0325
Gianna Whisler-Amneteg REALTOR® Gianna Whisler-Amneteg
UNDER CONTRACT 203Peachtree Woodridge Parkway 123 Street 123 Woodridge Peachtree Street Estates AT L A N TA A T$689,900 L A N TA
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REALTOR® 470.865.9887 470.865.9887
UNDER CONTRACT 210Peachtree Woodridge Parkway 123 Street 123 Woodridge Peachtree Street Estates AT L A N TA A T$554,000 L A N TA
NEW CONSTRUCTION 611 Morning Breeze Lane 123 Peachtree Street 123 Peachtree Canton Street AT L A N TA A $515,000 T L A N TA
Gay Donnelly GayREALTOR® Donnelly REALTOR® 205.807.5314 205.807.5314
Tracy Hawkins REALTOR® Tracy Hawkins REALTOR® 678.557.4303 678.557.4303
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