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CrITTer COnTrOlYour peaceful abode has been infi ltrated by unwelcome visitors, and there’s no convincing them to fi nd another place of residence – or is there? Critt er Control comes to the aide of homeowners and local businesses who are at the end of their own resources in solving the problem of unwanted outsiders.

19edUCaTIOn GUIdeAre you looking for educational opportunities for your child, teen or yourself? You can fi nd quality care and education right here in North Fulton.

32nOrTH FUlTOn readerS’ CHOICe BallOTit’s that time of year again! Let your favorite North Fulton businesses know how much you appreciate them! Vote online at www.aroundnorthfulton.com.

34THe nOrTH FUlTOn COMMUnITIeS CeleBraTe CHrISTMaSFrom visiting Santa to watching the annual lighting of christmas trees in Roswell, Alpharetta and milton — North Fulton residents enjoyed their christmas holiday season.

Community12Under THe GOld dOMeThe 2011 legislative session: tax reform, transportation, immigration, HoPE scholarship, budget and more.

14FrOM THe MaYOrRecently, the city of Alpharetta set the strategic goal of working hand-in-hand with our neighboring communities.

Healthy Living40CUT YOUr CanCer rISKchange the way you eat and you could reduce your risk of becoming a cancer statistic.

41STreSS ManaGeMenTi challenge you in 2011 to explore new methods of managing your stress to help create a healthier tomorrow.

42FreQUenT QUeSTIOnS aSKed OF an OrTHOdOnTISTdo braces hurt? when is the best time to schedule a consultation with the orthodontist? can i get my braces off sooner? dr. Kincaid gives you the answers.

43GUIde TO SOMe COMMOn TOOTH COndITIOnSSeveral relatively common observations that parents have regarding their child’s overall dental development.

44dO YOU reallY need nUTrITIOnal SUPPleMenTS?Seventy percent of the food Americans eat is processed; it is stripped of essential fi ber and nutrients, chemically altered, and loaded with preservatives.

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ContentsJanuary 2011

Life at Home45WHaT HOMe IMPrOVeMenTS SHOUld I COnSIder?if you’re thinking about remodeling, one thing you shouldn’t do is skimp.

46THe allUre OF THe SeaSThe highly publicized “largest cruise ship in the world.”

47dOn’T FOrGeT THe dUCT WOrKProper duct work can make a huge difference in the comfort and effi ciency of your home.

Faith and Family48TO BaTTle Or nOT TO BaTTleis this battle, which at times rages within us, really ours to fi ght?

49MOMS and TOTSmy idea for this month centers on tracking time with your kids. obviously, kids and adults view time differently. These activities might help bridge that gap.

50GOOd relIGIOn VS Bad relIGIOnmany people today would argue that the answer to bad religion is no religion at all.


Publisher’s NotePublisher’s Note

Herb Simspublisher

Herb and Tracy Sims are the owners of Around Town Publishing. Herb has more than 25 years business experience and has been in the ministry for over 16 years. Tracy has been an air traffic controller for more than 20 years.

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Last year meant many things to different people, but I doubt you made it through without becoming closer to those around you. Going it alone is not very effective when things become difficult.

In the little town of Greenville, Georgia where I grew up (population 1500+/-), it was impossible to remain unknown. This was not always a good thing — until you really needed something and it was there without even having to ask. Why? Because we knew each other. When times are difficult, we need to know each other, and I hope 2011 becomes a year in which AroundAbout Community Maga-zine contributes to that good, life-filled way of knowing and being known.

It is Knowing what is going to happen before it happens in AroundAbout; Knowing the trends that shape our experiences locally through AroundAbout so that you have a voice in what is happening; and Knowing about the extraordinary stories that form the life that drew you to the rich and vibrant North Fulton com-munity in AroundAbout. These are local stories filled with adventure, meaning and humor. And as always, we will be bringing you the voices of North Fulton through our local community writers who pour themselves into your lives on a range of subjects from heating and air-conditioning to words of faith.

This knowing includes knowing the journey of small businesses and schools owned and operated by your neighbors — check out the story of Critter Control on pages 16-17. What an interesting business that you know you’ll need when you hear those scampering sounds up in your attic at 2 am. Jay and Valli Caldwell, owners of the local Critter Control franchise at 8565 Hickory Flat Highway in Woodstock for more than 15 years, are experts in solving wildlife infiltration situations. Whether squirrels, snakes, raccoons, rats, birds, possums, or whatever else might find their way into your home, Critter Control is your needed resource for locating, trapping, removing and preventing of all your critter concerns.

This month you have an opportunity to voice your positive opinion for the small businesses that have impressed you with their products and services by par-ticipating in our Readers’ Choice Awards. You get to pick the Best of the Best small businesses in the North Fulton community. Take a few minutes to fill out and mail our ballot on pages 32-33 or, for much less effort, go to www.aroundnorthfulton.com and complete our online ballot.

It is hard to know your neighbors. Like I wrote five years ago in the first issue of AroundAbout North Fulton, “Life is chaotic; it has become more difficult for simple conversations, the kind that reveal what is happening around us and the kind that celebrate the successes and meaning of life. That is why each month we hope you will grab a cup of coffee and pick up your copy of AroundAbout North Fulton and know your neighbors.” n


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K-9 Planet recently held its ribbon cutting ceremony with members of the GNFCC and the Roswell community.

PaperHost recently held its grand opening/ribbon cutting

ceremony at its new location in Roswell.

K-9 Planet (1), 42 oak Street, Suite B, Roswell, recently held its grand opening/ribbon cutting celebration with members of the GNFCC and Roswell community in attendance. K-9 Planet off ers day care, boarding, training, salon services, and freshly baked dog treats and cakes. In addition to providing exercise and socialization, dog daycare can also help curb destructive behavior and help alleviate separation anxiety. each K-9 Planet boarder is provided with their own spacious suite. K-9 Planet will provide a bed, but you are welcome to bring bedding and/or toys in order to make your dog’s stay more comfortable. Salon services off er a wide selection of basic dog grooming services including baths, nail trims, ear cleaning, de-shedding treatment, and teeth brushing. K-9 Planet dog training addresses behavior problems as well as teaching your dog how to walk nicely on a leash, sit-stay, down-stay, stay in place, come to you on a leash, and general good behavior for puppies and adult dogs three months and older. 678-672-1480, [email protected]

PaperHost (2) recently held its grand opening/ribbon cutting celebration at its new location, 675 Mansell Road, Suite 145, Roswell. PaperHost is a Web-based, online, full-service, document management soft ware provider. This year, PaperHost celebrated its 10-year anniversary providing solutions for organizations that need to give access to their mission-critical documents, while still maintaining strict controls and reporting of access to their documents. PaperHost allows companies to remain focused on their own core competencies instead of building complex, capital intensive in-house alternatives. Its pay-as-you-go model produces an attractive return on investment even in the fi rst month of use. PaperHost believes, as a part of its corporate vision, it has a duty and a responsibility to give back a portion of its earnings and blessings to the community. PaperHost has launched the PaperHost Cares program which will eventually become a

foundation for the purpose of focusing our collective philanthropy toward worthy organizations that help PaperHost fulfi ll its vision. 678-397-1600, www.paperhost.com

local cHildren’S BuSineSSeS maKe a differenceAtlanta Dance Central and Pigtails & Crewcuts, haircuts for kids, collected more 600 canned goods for North Fulton Community Charities’ annual Thanksgiving Drive. “Because we work closely with families in our community, we wanted to do something to give back this season,” said Charlotte Foster, owner of Atlanta Dance Central. The two businesses pooled their customer bases to raise the canned goods, specifi cally geared toward Thanksgiving meals. In 2010, North Fulton Community Charities helped 1,600 families and over 3,500 children celebrate Thanksgiving by providing meals. www.atlantadancecentral.com, www.pigtailsandcrewcuts.com

10TH annual roSWell WeddinG SHoWcaSeThe Roswell Wedding and Special occasion Council will present the 10th annual Roswell Wedding Showcase on Sunday, January 16 at the Holiday Inn Atlanta/Roswell 909 Holcomb Bridge Road from 2-5 p.m. Admission is free, the showcase will feature a fashion show by Savvi Formalwear and Anya Bridal, door prizes and a grand prize of a three night, all-inclusive honeymoon — airfare and tax not included, must be present to win. 770-640-3253


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Le� to right: GNFCC Lisa Smith, GNFCC president Brandon

Beach, Ray Appen, Alpharetta Mayor Arthur Letchas, Cata-

mount Constructors project manager Jack Dubs, and project super-

intendent David Allen, Solera Salon vice president of real estate

and development Matt Kennan, Catamount Constructors president

Atlanta division Scott Reynolds, city of Alpharetta chief building of-

� cial Paul Ivey, and Catamount Constructors chief executive o� cer

Geo� rey Wormer.

GroundBreaKinGSolera Salon (3) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest salon at 1655 Mansell Road, Alpharetta — on the site of the former Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant. Solera Salon, scheduled to open in June, has two salons in Colorado and just recently moved into the Georgia area. The salon is scheduled to be open by summer. Solera Salon provides a truly enhanced experience for stylists and their clients. Clients enjoy how convenient it is to treat themselves to a complete salon and spa experience, with all their beauty and rejuvenating desires in one location, including hair, manicure and pedicure, massage, make-up and more. For additional information about the Solera Salon in Alpharetta call 720-235-4425.

unparalleled TaSTeUnparalleled Taste, a new wine tasting and event planning company, off ers wine tasting parties, entertaining wine events and informative wine classes at your home or special event! Business partner and owner Gerry Whitson, a wine educator for over 15 years and certifi ed specialist of wine designation from the Society of Wine educators, specializes in catering with personal details. Unparalleled Taste is currently booking events through its Website www.unparalleledtaste.com, 770-377-4441 or 201-220-4736.


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On-Going • AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIp pROGRAMSAlpharetta American Legion Post 201 is urging

high school students to apply for two programs

that can earn scholarships and prizes. The

American Legion High School oratorical contest

includes prizes for winners at the local, area,

state and national levels. The fi rst place win-

ner in the national contest will be awarded an

$18,000 scholarship. Students must prepare

and deliver an eight- to ten-minute speech on

some aspect of the u.S. constitution which will

give emphasis to the duties and obligations of

a citizen of our country. The oratorical competi-

tion will be held February 16 at the Post at 201

wills Road. Application deadline is February 1.

Also, Post 201 of the American Legion awards

four $1,000 scholarships to deserving, college-

bound high school seniors each academic year.

The deadline for applications for the scholarship

program is march 25, 2011. 770-479-4253

January 6-23 • “TOKENS OF AFFECTION”georgia Ensemble Theatre will present this play

at the Roswell cultural Arts center, 950 For-

rest Street. Performances are on wednesdays

at 7:30 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-

days at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m.; and two

Saturday shows at 4 p.m. 770-641-1260,

www.get.org

January 8 • CAMERA 101This three-part photography basics course from

10 a.m.-8 p.m. is provided by PhotoSynthesis

Studio, 3005 old Alabama Road, Suite 30, and

will cover white balance, shutter speed, aper-

ture and F-stops, plus the elements of great

composition. Additional topics will cover time

outside, taking photos, getting different looks,

and giving you some real experience. cost is

$150; buddy price is $100 each. 678-642-

4912, www.camera101.eventbrite.com

January 11 • ESSENTIAL TREMOR SUppORTThe Sandy Springs Neighborhood Senior cen-

ter, 6500 Vernon woods drive, Bldg c, Sandy

Springs, will host a support group meeting

from 1:30-3:30 p.m. 770-993-1906, lkraus@

ssnorthfulton.org

January 19 • MILLSpRINGS ACADEMY OpEN HOUSEThe open house will be held in the student

activity center, 13660 New Providence Road,

Alpharetta from 9-11:30 a.m. mill Springs

Academy is an independent school catering

to students in grades 1-12 who have learning

disabilities and/or attention defi cit disorder.

770-360-1336, www.millsprings.org

January 25 • COOKING WITH CHEF JOHN WILSONBarrington Hall, 535 Barrington drive, will

present Knife Skills from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

class is limited; cost is $50 per person.

770-640-3855

January 28-30 and February 5-6 • CAMp ROCK: THE MUSICALchristian Youth Theater, an after school the-

ater arts training program for students ages

4-18, will present this musical Fridays, janu-

ary 28 and February 4 at 7 p.m., Saturdays,

january 29 and February 5 at 2 and 7 p.m.,

and Sundays, january 30 and February 6 at

2 p.m. Scout day will be january 29 at 2 p.m.

Performances will be held at The milton center,

86 School drive, Alpharetta. 314-591-8756,

[email protected]

February 8 • COOKING WITH CHEF JOHN WILSONBarrington Hall, 535 Barrington drive, will pres-

ent couples cooking for Valentine’s day from

6:30-9:30 p.m. class is limited; cost is $50

per person. 770-640-3855

February 11 • EVENING OF HOpEThis black tie event will be held at the metropol-

itan club, 5895 windward Parkway at

7:30 p.m. The event will include both

January 7 • WINTER BINGOBring the family for a night of

Bingo at the Bill johnson com-

munity Activity Bldg., 10495

woodstock Road from 7-9 p.m.

Registration entitles each adult

to two cards to play and one

raffl e ticket. 770-641-3760


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by representative Charles e. “Chuck” Martin

The 2011 Session: Tax Reform, Transportation, Immigration, HOPE

Scholarship, Budget & more…

GeorGia Special council on Tax reform and fairneSSWhile the Georgia Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness is, as I write

this, several weeks away from unveiling its findings, on Wednesday, December 1, 2010, the council held its final public meeting and confirmed it is in the final num-ber crunching stage. The council gave a pre-session preview of its analysis in Athens in mid-December. I will post an update on my Website at www.martinforgeorgia.com as session begins.

TranSporTaTionGeorgia still has transportation needs and funding remains a serious issue; how-

ever, we must be realistic. I submit that we can’t simply spend ourselves out of our transportation situation, because we can’t afford spending $1 billion on projects that would add a few lane miles needed only during peak travel hours. Instead, we need to plan improvements that address “sticking points” and then we must, frankly, be willing to plan our travel times. If we aren’t willing to plan, and at times compro-mise, we face almost insurmountable infrastructure costs in a time when the money is simply not available.

silent and live auctions including items such

as a trip to costa Rica and an African Safari. in

addition, there will be a delicious array of food

and a first-class wine tasting. The cost is $125

for one, $200 per couple. All proceeds will go

to the American cancer Society. 770-475-8969,

www.eveningofhope.org

February 11 • FATHER/DAUGHTER VALENTINE’S DAY DANCEdessert and dancing for fathers

and daughters will be held at the

Alpharetta community center from 7-9 p.m.

Alpharetta residents $20 per person, and

non-residents $30 per person. 678-297-6100,

[email protected]

February 11 • LOVE BIRDS FOR VALENTINE’S DAYThe crabapple government center will host a

workshop for children to create fun birds using

cut-outs and lots of imagination. Pre-registra-

tion required for ages 3-5 from 10:30-11:30

a.m. and children ages 6-8 from 12:30-1:30

p.m. 678-297-6165, [email protected]

February 13 • “GLORIA! ExpRESSIONS OF JOY”This concert will be presented by the michael

o’Neal chamber Singers at 3 p.m. at the Al-

pharetta Presbyterian church, 180 Academy

Street, Alpharetta. cost is $10. 770-594-7974,

www.mosingers.com

February 24-March 13 • “INHERIT THE WIND”georgia Ensemble Theatre will present this play

at the Roswell cultural Arts center, 950 Forrest

Street. Performances are on wednesdays at

7:30 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays and

Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays


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Representative chuck martin, district 47245 State capitol Building, Atlanta, gA 30334Phone: 404-463-2246, Fax: [email protected], www.martinforgeorgia.com

Please forward any questions, concerns or items of specific interest to [email protected].

immiGraTionDuring the off-session, a committee of the State House

and Senate worked to develop legislation to address immi-gration and its effect on Georgia. I understand this has been, and will no doubt continue to be, a hot political topic, but this committee is researching and reviewing the cause, cost and solutions to illegal immigration here in Georgia. I look forward to reviewing their findings.

Hope ScHolarSHip The HoPe Scholarship is one of the more successful

and popular achievement-based, lottery-funded scholarship programs in the nation, but it is in a serious financial situation. For the last several years, lottery deposits have been lower than lottery expenditures, and an unrestricted reserve is projected to be depleted by the end of June 2012. There are sure to be many plans to balance expenditures to revenues, but I remain committed to rewarding achievers; after all, HoPe was cre-ated for Helping outstanding Pupils educationally.

BudGeTThe budget is sure to be very difficult this year. While in

the current year state revenues are up, the state is looking at a significant shortfall for fiscal year 2012, which ends June 2012. Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will end this fiscal year and those dollars must be replaced with state dollars, so even if revenues increase as the economy restarts, that increase will not be available for additional programs — it will be used to maintain a balanced budget.

SeSSion BeGinS on January 10, 2011As the 2011 legislative session begins, we will be joined

by many new faces in the House of Representatives. Due to retirements, those running for other offices, and the competi-tion of the 2010 elections, there will be over 30 new House members in 2011.I look forward to working with all the new members in the House of Representatives and our colleagues in the Senate.

HouSe of repreSenTaTiveS loSeS a valuaBle memBer

I, along with fellow House members, experienced a terrible loss with the death of Representative Tony Sellier, House District 136, Fort Valley. Tony died on Tuesday, November 30, after complications from surgery. I had served with Representative Sellier since January 2007. He was a great public servant, family man, and friend and he will be missed by all that knew him.


This time of year, many of us begin talking about New Year’s resolutions and what we want to accomplish in the upcoming year. City governments are no diff erent, although the terminology is a bit diff erent, with a focus on goals and objectives. Recently, the city of Alpharetta set the strategic goal of working hand-in-hand with our neighboring communities. Issues that impact Alpharetta do not stop at our city limits.

We have made great strides towards accomplishing that goal through the North Fulton Comprehensive Transportation Plan. In September 2008, all six North Fulton cities entered into a cooperative agreement with the Atlanta Regional Commission to develop this plan. The cities of Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell, and Sandy Springs signed a Memorandum of Agreement to identify a list of regionally signifi cant cross-jurisdictional projects that the communities collectively support. The purpose of the project is to increase cooperation and coordination among these cities in order to obtain quicker implementation of transportation solutions that will benefi t residents and employees in this region.

The North Fulton County Transportation Plan’s vision is to develop a functional, reliable, and implementable transportation system that:

Supports economic vitality, environmental responsibility, innovation, and • quality of life;Is designed to achieve safety, connectivity, accessibility, and mobility for users • of all modes, and support lifelong communities enabling independence as citizens age;Works cooperatively with the area’s infrastructure and jurisdictional land use • policies; andIs developed cooperatively with respect for the preservation of individual • jurisdictions’ community characters.Since the study offi cially began in July 2009, the Kimley-Horn consultant

team worked with all the cities and stakeholders to complete the following tasks: existing conditions analysis, needs assessment, public opinion poll, 10 charrettes which are open-to-the-public workshops, technical and cost evaluation, and project prioritization. The end result includes a project list of suggested transportation improvements. Reduction in vehicular congestion; creation of new connections; improvements to bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes; and environmental/social impacts were all considered in the creation of this suggested transportation project list.

The recommended project improvements can be broken into two categories: North Fulton regional projects and multi-county projects. Multi-county projects include operational improvements on GA-400 and major transit recommendations on I-285, GA-400, and other cross-county thoroughfares. These projects have impacts beyond North Fulton. North Fulton regional projects can be bicycle, pedestrian, or vehicular in nature and will aid in improving traffi c within North Fulton county.

by alpharetta Mayor arthur letchas

The View FromCITY HALL

In the Community

Arthur g. Letchas is the mayor of Alpharetta. You may contact him by calling 678-297-6020 or e-mail [email protected].

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770-641-1260, www.get.org

March 4 • GNFCC 2011 BUSINESS ExpOThe greater North Fulton chamber of com-

merce will host its fourth annual North Fulton

Business Expo at the Alpharetta marriott

featuring more than 85 local businesses.

www.gnfcc.com

March 12 • ENABLE 23RD ANNUAL GALAThe enAble of georgia foundation’s 23rd an-

nual gala will be held from 6-midnight at

the crowne Plaza Ravinia, hosted by Ken

and Natalie Aitken. Special guest honoree

will be john Pruitt, wSB-TV news anchor.

www.enablega.org

March 13 • “A GERMAN REQUIEM”The full symphonic michael o’Neal Sing-

ers’ chorus will be joined by a professional

orchestra and soloists for this concert at 3

p.m. at the Roswell united methodist church,

814 mimosa Blvd., Roswell. 770-594-7974,

www.mosingers.com

Owning a home is one of the most meaningful milestones in a fam-ily’s journey together; memories are

made and life is lived together in a place of fun, security and rest . . . until middle of the night awakenings to the sounds of digging, chewing, and playful frolic become a regular occurrence . . .and it’s not your kids. Your peaceful abode has been infi ltrated by unwelcome visitors, and there’s no convincing them to fi nd another place of residence – or is there?

Critter Control comes to the aide of home-owners and local businesses who are at the end of their own resources in solving the problem of un-

wanted outsiders. Jay and Valli Caldwell, owners of the local Critter Control franchise at 8565 Hickory

Flat Highway in Woodstock for more than 15 years, are experts in solving wildlife infi ltration situations.

Whether squirrels, snakes, raccoons, rats, birds, pos-sums, or whatever else might fi nd their way into your

home, Critter Control is your needed resource for locat-ing, trapping, removing and preventing of all your critter

concerns. Critter Control will not only give you back your sleep, but it will give you the confi dence in knowing that your

home is safe and secure for years to come. Critter Control is so confi dent that it can prevent future animal entry into your home it

guarantees all its work.Jay and Valli Caldwell moved into the business of pest removal

out of a growing awareness of the need for such a service. Being a family man, as well as having worked in the construction industry for many years,

Jay had seen these problems fi rsthand on multiple occasions, and the destruction

owners and local businesses who are at the end of their own resources in solving the problem of un-

wanted outsiders. Jay and Valli Caldwell, owners of the local Critter Control franchise at 8565 Hickory

Flat Highway in Woodstock for more than 15 years, are experts in solving wildlife infi ltration situations.

Whether squirrels, snakes, raccoons, rats, birds, pos-sums, or whatever else might fi nd their way into your

home, Critter Control is your needed resource for locat-ing, trapping, removing and preventing of all your critter

concerns. Critter Control will not only give you back your sleep, but it will give you the confi dence in knowing that your

home is safe and secure for years to come. Critter Control is so confi dent that it can prevent future animal entry into your home it

guarantees all its work.Jay and Valli Caldwell moved into the business of pest removal

out of a growing awareness of the need for such a service. Being a family man, as well as having worked in the construction industry for many years,

Jay had seen these problems fi rsthand on multiple occasions, and the destruction

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and frustration it causes. Jay explains, “What most people don’t realize is that when these small animals get into your insulation, it’s not just about the nuisance they become, but about the damage they bring. The more they move around in your attic, the more the insulation becomes compressed, and soon it’s not doing its job. Additionally, the rodents leave their odors behind and soon your house is no longer a place to enjoy.” So, along with the removal of the animals, the resulting decay and droppings, and the clean-up of the aff ected areas, Critter Control also off ers repair and replacement of damaged insulation with Caro-lina Fibers Cellulose Insulation. Jay adds, “It’s not just that they’re keeping you up at night, they’re causing you long-term damage.” Homeowners should check with their local utility providers as well as the IRS for tax credits and rebates upon installation of replacement insulation.

One of the greatest needs of Critter Controls’ cus-tomers is future prevention of the same problems. Once the animals have been in a home, others will always follow. Jay comments, “No matter how many times you remove them from the property, if the holes are not sealed and the means of entering the house is not taken away, others will fi nd a way in.” The goal of Critter Control’s service is to fi nd any and all entry points, to seal those places securely, and to off er ways of preventing future infi ltra-tions. Because of this, Critter Control knows that one of the most common entry points into a home is through the area directly behind the gutters where the roofl ine is slightly open, commonly referred to as a “construction gap.” This gap may be sealed with galvanized sheet metal or, many homeowners are choosing the Leafproof Gut-ter Protection System, which provides clog-free gutters as well as prevention of any future animal entry. Critter Control of Atlanta is a Certifi ed Installer as well as a local dealer of the Leafproof Gutter Protection System. Install-ing this system since 2004, Critter Control was the fi rst in the wildlife industry to incorporate the product with other wildlife exclusion methods. Unlike most other solid gutter covers, the Leafproof Gutter Protection System is a gutter topper that fi ts standard 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch gutters, installs under the fi rst row of shingles without penetrating the roof, and is maintained by the homeowner from the ground. Including a manufacturer’s lifetime guarantee, the Leafproof Gutter Protection System serves as a dual purpose solution for homeowners because it excludes nui-sance wildlife while also keeping the gutters free of leaves and debris.

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2011 Education Guide

Articles20 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Alpharetta Christian Academy44 Academy StreetAlpharetta, GA 30009770-475-5762www.alpharettachristianacademy.com

21 PRIVATE SCHOOLChrysalis Experiential Academy10 Mansell Court East, Suite 500Roswell, GA 30076770-649-7077www.chrysalisexp.org

22 CONTINUING EDUCATIONKennesaw State University1000 Chastain Road, Suite 3301Kennesaw, GA 30144770-423-6765www.kennesaw.edu/coned

It is said that education is the building block of a child’s

future, but no longer is there only one blueprint for

them to follow. Our educational community provides

diverse choices and opportunities that could lead your

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Budgets are tight so it becomes a high priority to com-bine value and excellence when choosing the school for your child. Alpharetta Christian Academy provides both. Lower building and administration cost have enabled ACA to keep its tuition a� ordable while continuing to expand and enrich your child’s educational experience. Value and excellence are the fruits of a strong foundation that is academically challeng-ing and biblically-based while supporting families in a caring environment. ACA Principal Debbie Dodd says, “But while Biblically-based, we welcome students from all backgrounds. We just love kids. It is our desire to help provide the spiritual and academic foundation on which each enrolled child can build in order to become a lifelong learner. Our objective is to provide academic stepping stones for your child’s educa-tional future and supply an atmosphere for a healthy attitude toward learning that will continue throughout the rest of his/her life.”

As Alpharetta Christian Academy has grown and evolved, the purpose has held true. ACA’s primary purpose is to pro-vide a social, spiritual, physical and academic experience in a safe, caring, and loving environment. Dodd taught school for more than 25 years. “I taught elementary school for seven years then moved to middle school and high school. I loved

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Budgets are tight, so it becomes a high priority to combine value and excellence when

choosing a school for your child. Al-pharetta Christian Academy provides both. Lower building and administra-tion costs have enabled ACA to keep its tuition a� ordable while continuing to expand and enrich your child’s educa-tional experience. Value and excellence are the fruits of a strong foundation that is academically challenging and bibli-cally-based, while supporting families in a caring environment. ACA Princi-pal Debbie Dodd says, “We welcome students from all backgrounds. It is our desire to help provide the spiritual and academic foundation on which each enrolled child can build in order to be-come a lifelong learner. Our objective is to provide academic stepping stones for your child’s educational future and supply an atmosphere for a healthy atti-

tude toward learning that will continue throughout the rest of his/her life.”

As Alpharetta Christian Academy has grown and evolved, the purpose has held true. ACA’s primary purpose is to provide a social, spiritual, physi-cal and academic experience in a safe, caring, and loving environment. Dodd taught school for more than 25 years. “I taught elementary school for seven years then moved to middle school and high school. I was a math teacher at Crabapple Crossing, Northwestern Middle School, and Roswell High School. When the church started this elementary school, I was on the school board and was asked to take on the responsibility and position of principal a� er our principal le� . That was seven years ago,” Debbie says smiling.

Alpharetta Christian Academy is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Alpharetta. ACA consists of two levels: preschool with classes for children from 2 years old through pre-k; and elemen-

A SPIRITUAL AND ACADEMIC FOUNDATION FOR YOUR CHILD

tary, with classes for kindergarten through � � h grade. ACA o� ers both half-day and full-day programs at the kindergarten level. Additionally, there is an a� er school program for siblings of full-day students who are enrolled in either the preschool program or half-day kindergarten. ACA also o� ers an a� er school pro-gram until 5:30 p.m. for academy students.

One of the most important � gures in any classroom is the teach-er. Alpharetta Christian Academy teachers have bachelor or advanced degrees in education and are certi� ed through the state of Georgia.

Alpharetta Christian Academy is accredited through the Georgia Accrediting Commission and is a member of the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools.

For more information, call Angela Spears, Admissions and Community Relations director, at 770-475-5762, visit Alpharetta Christian Academy at 44 Academy Street, Alpharetta, or visit www.alpharettachristianacademy.com.


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with a Catch-22. They see the potential and gift edness of their son or daughter, while at the same time they realize that this same potential and gift edness is not being realized in their child’s current educational program. Parents recognize and cherish the uniqueness of their child, and they are not looking for the uniqueness to be changed. They know when their child needs a learn-ing environment that responds and challenges them instead of demanding that the student respond to the learning environment. Chrysalis Experiential Academy is such a place.

Chrysalis teaches individual stu-dents — not classes, not curriculum, not textbooks. Within their rigorous academic program, Chrysalis makes a conscientious eff ort to draw from many resources, experts, and materials to address a student’s learning style and academic needs. Self-esteem is built in

young people by their valuing what they have to give to others. Chrysalis stu-dents creatively support community or a civic organization each month which becomes one of the practical learning environments of Chrysalis. Not only do students learn economic principles, but their character is shaped.

Founder and director of Chrysalis Experiential Academy, Richard Becker shares, “We are moving into our 10th year, and through these years we have watched the metamorphous of these children into great learners and great human beings. In a society where everything is glorifi ed with glitz and glamour, our parents see a diff erence in their kids’ values, a transition from ego-centric children to generous teenagers.” Melisa McGuire, assistant director and language arts instructor adds, “The students become aware of the world around them. Their studies take on a new relevance when they see that

they can make a diff erence.”

Chrysalis is starting a new entrepreneurial track in 2011. Beginning with busi-ness and marketing in the sixth grade, the goal is to educate the student to become inventive in their thinking process. Becker states, “If you are educating kids to what exists today or to even what we know about to-day, you are misguided because the knowledge of today is already obso-lete. The great technology of today is outdated yesterday. So, how do you take the kids to a new level of cog-nition? What drives them to learn? Those questions continually shape the environment of Chrysalis.”

One of Chrysalis’ newest stu-dents, Adam Livezey, is destined for one of the fi nest music schools in the nation. The traditional educational environment he was in could not adapt to his needs. Chrysalis was able to create a program around his inter-est including a class that helps prepare him for his required audition. Adam shares, “I became really dissatisfi ed with the school I was in. I understood the path I was on in my music, but there was no recognition of that in school. Here at Chrysalis, the teach-ers make an eff ort to listen to me and they have given me a huge amount of their time. At my old school I was in AP classes, and here it is just as rigorous or more, but the diff erence is there is an eff ort to connect your education to real world experience.”

With ongoing enrollment throughout the year, your child/teen can immediately par-ticipate in this inviting, fun and eff ective learning atmosphere. If you are interested in learning more about Chrysalis Experiential Academy visit www.chrysalisexp.org or call 770-649-7077. Chrysalis Experiential Academy is located at 10 Mansell Court, Suite 500, in Roswell.



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Celebrations!Babies, Birthdays and Anniversaries

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NotaBle NeiGhBors

nortHsidE Hospital-ForsytH rEcEivEs $20,000 grant

The Sport of Giving recently presented a gift of nearly $20,000 for the purchase of new mammography equipment and patient education materials to the Northside Hospital-Forsyth Breast Care Center. The organization was recognized at Northside’s Tennis Against Breast Cancer event. The Sport of Giving, formerly VolleyFest, is a local, non-profi t organization, dedicated to raising monies and awareness in support of women’s cancer care and prevention. “We are grateful to The Sport of Giving and to the local neighborhoods of Laurel Springs, St. Ives and The Fields Club for, once again, selecting Northside Hospital-Forsyth as a benefi ciary of their events,” said Lynn Jackson, administra-tor, Northside Hospital-Forsyth. For more information, visit www.northside.com.

Left to right: Kristen Sapp, The Sport of Giving; Lisa Gilman-Lowery, operations manager,

Northside Hospital-Forsyth Breast Care Center; Rachel Springs, Laurel Springs Country

Club; Lynn Jackson, administrator, Northside Hospital-Forsyth; Trisha BeMiller, The Fields

Club; and Carrie Bodin, The Fields Club.

cElEbrating 100 yEars!

Congratulations to Benedetta Bellucci Mon-taturo of Roswell who celebrated her 100th birthday on December 1. Benedetta who re-sides at Chambrel in Roswell is the daughter of Italian immigrants to New York. Growing up in the Bronx, Benedetta lost her mother to TB at the age of fi ve and was responsible for helping raise her three younger siblings. She remembers the poverty but she also remembers a deeply caring father who fi lled his children’s lives with love and tales freely invented about life back home and how Maryland got its name! She was married at 27...rather late for a young woman of her background...to Savino Montaturo, who pursued her for a year. She taught him her favorite thing to do — to dance. She probably would have preferred to spend a few more years on the dance fl oor before settling down to married life. Their lives were the story of many who struggled through the Depression and war. Benedetta raised her two sons Frank who lives in New York and Louis who resides in Roswell. She has realized the dream of holding her newborn great grand-daughter.

Benedetta Bellucci Montaturo

James Avery PeakAge 2 on January 2

We love you very much! Happy Birthday!

Gavin Smith Age 2 on November 20

We love you,Daddy and Mommy

Michaela Morrison Age 11 on January 12

Happy Birthday, Michaela!We love you very much!


In the Community

Fulton Educational Foundation Honors EmployEEs oF tHE yEar

Fulton County School System’s top employees were honored at the district’s annual recognition luncheon held at the Georgia World Congress Center. Stephanie Clower, a Spanish teacher at Chattahoochee High School, is Fulton’s 2010-2011 Fulton County Overall Teacher of the Year. First named the system’s High School Teacher of the Year, she was then selected as the district winner from among two other Fulton County finalists: Elizabeth Crane from Oak Knoll Elementary, who is the system’s Elementary School Teacher of the Year, and Courtney Beach from Crabapple Middle, who is the Middle School Teacher of the Year. Suzan Dixon, a professional assistant and bookkeeper at Northwood Elementary School, was honored as the Overall School Professional of the Year, and Wanda Brewer, an accounting clerk with the system’s School Nutrition Department, was honored as the Overall Support Professional of the Year. (Photo courtesy of Holly

Brown Photography 770-468-6480 www.hbrownphotography.smugmug.com.)

Left to right: Liz Hausmann, former school board member and commissioner-elect to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners; Linda

Schultz, vice president of the Fulton County Board of Education; Teacher of the Year Stephanie Clower from Chattahoochee High School;

Katie Reeves, Fulton County School Board member; Carl Blouin, chair of the Fulton Education Foundation; Darlene Trigg, executive

director of the Fulton Education Foundation; and Don O’Neil, Fulton Education Foundation board member.


In the Community


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drEamWEavErs rEcEivEs grant

Merck and Company Foun-dation recently honored DreamWeavers of Georgia, located in Alpharetta, with a $1,000 grant. Dream-Weavers was selected as one of the 15 charities from across the country to receive this grant after Merck received the win-ning story submitted by Laurin Lausier, a volunteer of DreamWeavers and a

foster parent with Giving Chil-dren A Chance. Laurin writes “Over the last year I have witnessed a true passion from the GCAC staff. I have never before experienced an environment where everyone works tirelessly 24/7 for the betterment of others. They are available to accept children into care during all hours of the night and on holidays.” According to the Georgia Depart-ment of Human Resources, 15,000 children in the state of Georgia alone are in the foster care system and, unfortunately, the number is growing due to our economy. DreamWeavers makes a difference every day in the lives of precious, innocent children and the families they touch.

Foster parent Lauren Lausier and DreamWeavers founder Fred Moeller.

EnablE to Honor JoHn pruitt

The enAble of Georgia Founda-tion announced that it will be honoring long-time WSB-TV news anchor John Pruitt at their Dare to Dream Gala on March 12 at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia. “We are thrilled to have John Pruitt as the winner of our Dare to Dream award, said Vicki Gordon, chair of en-Able’s board. “His commitment to the needs of those with special needs is a heart warming example for all to follow. He has served the community in so many ways.” The gala, enAble’s largest fundraiser, will be an evening of dinner and dancing with silent and live auctions. All of the proceeds will benefi t enAble of Georgia’s mission to serve the people in our community who struggle with disabilities. For more information about the 23rd annual gala or the organization, please contact Dean Jordan, director of de-velopment, at [email protected] or 770-664-4347, ext. 108.

Left to right: Donna Eckman, Art Eckman, Andrea Pruitt, and John Pruitt.

Jackson CherfoliAge: 11 on January 18

Have a Happy Birthday! Mom, Dad, Macey & Calvin

Ryan Jong CloningerAge 7 on January 28

Happy 7th Birthday Ryan You are so loved by all!

Matthew V. PairAge 9 on January 8

Love you lots,Mom, Dad & Andrew


In the Community

WEbb bridgE middlE scHool cElEbratEs national bluE ribbon aWard

Congressman Tom Price visited Webb Bridge Middle School and during an as-sembly presented an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol. Webb Bridge Mid-dle School was the only middle school in Georgia to receive this award in 2010. In celebration, the school held a Blue Bash the week of November 8-12. The week kicked off with a scavenger hunt and a canned food drive for North Fulton Com-munity Charities. The students also had the opportunity to participate in class-room activities such as a tile art project, a balloon send-off, and a dance party af-ter lunch. Students received a free blue treat at lunch and a blue gift in their homeroom.

Left to right: Student ambassador co-pres-

ident Ryan Kopec, Junior Beta Club presi-

dent Arman Qureshi, Congressman Tom

Price, student council vice president Kath-

ryn Manley, and student council president

Wei-Cheng Cheng.

Webb Bridge Middle School principal

Elizabeth Fogartie, staff and school Jaguar

mascot celebrate the Blue Ribbon award.

Praiseworthy PuPils

birmingHam Falls WElcomEs nEW principal

Birmingham Falls Elementary School in Mil-ton came back to school after the winter break to its new principal Susan Matzkin. “I am pleased to see educators returning to lead schools in which they already have a rapport and know the community,” said Superintendent Cindy Loe. “Mrs. Matzkin is an excellent leader and I know she will be warmly welcomed at Birmingham Falls.” Mrs. Matzkin, a former Crabapple Middle School reading teacher, is returning to Fulton County Schools after leaving a Forsyth County elementary school as assistant princi-pal. She is a seasoned educator with nearly 20 years of experience and had taught for 15 years in the elementary and middle school setting before spending the next five years in administration. Mrs. Matzkin earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in reading from Long Island University in New York. She also holds educational leadership certification from Stony Brook University, also in New York.

Susan Matzkin


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KindErgartnErs participatE in storybooK paradE

Kindergartners at River Eves Elementary School celebrated their love of reading by dressing up as their favorite characters from their favorite storybooks. More than 140 kindergartners paraded through the halls and classrooms. “Our children’s imagination is very vivid at this age and it is the perfect time to foster a love of reading,” said Sarah Nichols, kindergarten teacher. Mr. Pinnock, River Eves Elementary principal, dressed as Tom Sawyer and added, “It is an activity that both the teachers and students an-ticipate.” In addition to the parade, parent readers also came into the classes to read to students.

Students from Sarah Nichol’s kindergar-

ten class start the parade.

Alex Crean’s favorite char-

acter was a dinosaur.

Chase Ragin from Ms. An-

derson’s class

Ella Parker from Ms. An-

derson’s class

Avery Fawley as “Fancy Nancy” marches

with her classmates from room to room.

no to drugs

Summit Hill Elemen-tary School celebrated Red Ribbon week in a groovy way. Students dressed up in 70s garb to show their support for Saying No to Drugs.

Principal Nancy Mur-

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Claire Roland and

teacher Rick Johnson.

Emma Carruth Age 7 on January 25

Daughter of Danielle, Lance & Jack Carruth

Olivia Lynne PhilpotAge 3 on January 22

Daughter of Josh & Abbey PhilpotWe love you Princie!!


In the Community

KindErgartnEr sHadoWs HEr principal

Sweet Apple is proud to have Natalie Richman as its new principal, but for one day she was shadowed by student, Aria Goldstein. Aria is in Ms. Katie Bell’s kindergarten class

and won the opportunity to be the principal in a silent auction at the Sweet Apple Fall Festival. This is a prize offered by most principals at some time throughout the year, but Aria took it to a whole new level by not only shadowing Mrs. Richman as she com-pleted her daily duties, but she dressed just like Mrs. Richman, including the sparkly glasses. Aria had a wonderful experience and made an adorable principal.

Kindergartener Aria Goldstein and Principal Natalie Richman.

ccEs studEnts study sciEncE WitH a tWist

Crabapple Crossing Elementary School fourth graders are currently studying the solar system. Their latest project had a little twist — a sweet twist! The Moon Phase Project, used to demonstrate the phases of the moon over 29-1/2 days, called for an interesting ingredient — Oreo cookies. Students scraped the filling off of opened Oreos to represent each phase of the moon, and labeled them to show un-derstanding. The students then took their projects home to present to their families and share in the yummy display.

Freya Ritterling shows her Oreo moon

phase plate.

Shyla Dumas, Lex Mayer and Smera Dhal,

making their moon phase plates.

In the Community

HillsidE ElEmEntary sciEncE day a “blast”

Students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade at Hillside Elementary School had a “blast,” liter-ally and figuratively at the third annual Science Day and Olympiad. During this daylong event, teachers performed more than 195 hands-on experiments, ranging from launching water bottle rockets to attempting to drop an egg from an 80-foot tower without the egg breaking. The Hill-side Science Day and Olympiad is designed to introduce elementary students to lab-style cooperative group science. The day was struc-

tured as a Science Olympiad competition for students in third to fifth grades, where teams of young minds wrote and tested hypoth-eses to build and predict concepts. For the younger students, small groups worked together to discover more basic science theories. Experiments included building spaghetti towers, constructing Barbie bungees, discovering magnetic properties, manufacturing the perfect cornstarch and water combination, Zip car racing, measuring force and motion through catapults, understanding sound as vibrations through bottles, building tin foil barges and much more. The highlight of the day was the fifth grade class’s egg drop experiment. The 10- and 11-year old students, in small groups, designed egg baskets out of recycled materials to protect their eggs. The eggs, wrapped in their baskets, were then dropped from 80 feet to see which egg would survive.

Teams of fifth graders joined forces to construct protective-vessels

made from recycled materials to keep eggs from breaking when

dropped 80 feet from a work truck.

HaynEs bridgE middlE scHool studEnts Join in tHE big rEad

For the past several weeks, students at Haynes Bridge Middle School in Alpharetta have been participating in the Big Read. For the third consecutive year, the Atlanta History Center’s Literary Center at the Margaret Mitchell House is presenting an Atlanta Metro campaign titled the Big Read. An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Big Read is designed to revitalize the role of literary reading in American popular culture. This year’s Big Read promotes Edgar Al-lan Poe’s classic tales and poems. Students at Haynes Bridge Middle are picking up the works of Poe to read alone, read to one another, and to enjoy with their families. The students are also discovering what happens when an entire community reads the same book. When the Atlanta History Center learned that the Haynes Bridge me-dia center was having trouble keeping up with demand for works by Poe, the center made a donation to the school of 30 copies of the “Complete Works of Poe.” They also provided teacher and student reading guides and audio versions of the books. Haynes Bridge Media Specialist, Jessica Karp, sparked enthusiasm and interest among students by having Poe trivia contests on the morning video broadcast she sponsors each day. Haynes Bridge also supported the Big Read with a simultaneous viewing of an adaptation of “The Tell Tale Heart” during their advisement period.

Left to right: Margaret Howell and Leigh Ann Collier participated in the Haynes Bridge Middle School Big Read event

olympic gamEs at mountain parK

Third graders from Mountain Park Elementary recently par-ticipated in their own Olympic Games. The seven classes represented countries from around the globe while com-peting in eight events such as the discus, javelin, long jump and shot put. More than 150 students marched in the Parade of Nations with some wearing their country’s colors. This activity was the culmination of their school-wide enrichment model study of the Olympics.



In the Community

national signing day

Congratulations to the following senior athletes who signed with their respective colleges on National Signing Day, November 10. Swimming: Kate Brandus, Georgia Tech; volleyball: Delaney Dameron, University of New Hampshire; golf: Patrick Grahek, University of Notre Dame; baseball: Kyle Schnell, Lake Sumpter Col-lege and Scott Slappey, Miami University; girl’s basket-ball: Nikki Dixon, Clemson and Tori Waldner, Penn State; boy’s basketball: Julian Royal, Georgia Tech, Shannon Scott, Ohio State, Jordan Loyd, Furman, and Eric Riley, Emory and Henry. (Photo and information courtesy of

Milton News)

Front row (left to right): Kate Brandus, Delaney Dameron,

Nikki Dixon, and Tori Waldner. Back row: Patrick Grahek,

Scott Slappey, Eric Riley, Jordan Loyd, Shannon Scott,

and Julian Royal. Not pictured: Kyle Schnell.

athletes

summit Hill ElEmEntary run day

Recently students, teachers, administrators, and parents at Summit Hill Elementary School joined runners around the globe in celebrating World Run Day. World Run Day is a virtual run held in November each year. Runners are allowed to run in an or-ganized group, race, or even on their own. World Run Day was founded to celebrate the sport of running worldwide with a mis-sion to broaden and promote the health benefits of running while also encouraging runners to donate to their own favorite charity. “The beauty of this event is that everyone can participate. We had parents, teachers, administrators, younger siblings and even grandparents running with us. We hope to do it again next year with even more participants,” said Rick Johnson, who organized the event at Summit Hill. For more information on World Run Day, check out www.runday.com.

Summit Hill Elementary students, parents, and staff participated

in World Run Day.

sEvEn yEars oF FriEndsHip and dEdication Earns gamE in 2010 gmsaa statE cHampionsHip gamE

In the late summer of 2004, two boys from two different elementary schools became team mates and friends on and off the football field. The first time that Davis Kelly would pass to Milton Shelton for a touchdown was on the flag football field at Roswell Area Park. The two boys would continue to play football on the same team for seven years. After playing together for many years, they also played together for the Georgia Middle School Athletic Asso-ciation State Championship. Both boys credit many coaches — Greg Baker, Chris Nichols, Don Kelly, Kevin Raemakers, Marvin Spears and many others — for their dedication to teaching them the basics of football, the true meaning of sportsmanship, and how to take leadership of their team. On November 20, the seventh grade Roswell Junior Hornets played the Walton Junior Raiders for the GMSAA Championship at Lassiter High School. For many, it was the game of the season, a monumental stepping stone in their childhood, but for running back Milton Shelton and quarterback Davis Kelly it was the game that defined seven years of friendship and dedication to the game of football.

Davis Kelly and Milton Shelton have played football together for seven years.

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PUMPKIN MATHMs. Marshall’s fi rst grade class carved Pumpkins with Dad as they learned math, counted ridges, weighed the pump-kins, counted the seeds, measured circumferences, and carved geometric shapes to create faces.

THANKSGIVING FEAST AT BFESMs. Jaclyn Marshall and her fi rst grade students performed a play for the parents, that re-enacted the fi rst Thanksgiving. Afterwards, the students and their parents shared a delicious Thanksgiving feast complete with all the trimmings in the school cafeteria!

CROOKED CREEK SUBDIVISION Crooked Creek subdivision in Milton hosted a Halloween party and parade led by a Milton Fire Dept fi re engine.

Ms. Marshall’s � rst grade class.

BFES � rst grade class dressed for itsFirst Thanksgiving play

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Barnsley Gardens Resort’s fairytale setting and stunning scenery make it the ultimate romantic vacation this Valen-tine’s Day weekend. This Valentine’s Day, couples can escape to Barnsley Gardens Resort for an unforgettable weekend featuring exclusive experiences not found at other resorts.

Fairy Godmother The resort is home to its very own Fairy Godmother

whose sole job is to create once-in-a-lifetime romantic expe-riences via her Love Spells. Barnsley’s Fairy Godmother has a magical touch that can make wishes come true during a stay at the resort as she spreads joy and kindness to each and every guest. From unforgettable meals in intimate hideaways throughout the property to an exceptionally romantic in-room experience, the Fairy Godmother creates an event perfect for each guest. As an expert in helping arrange propos-als, the Fairy Godmother works with couples to create the perfect setting for this life-changing question.

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stranger to romance. During Valentine’s Day weekend, couples can arrange private fireside dinners in their luxury cottages. These intimate dinners provide the perfect opportunity for couples to reconnect while enjoying a cozy gourmet meal.

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A Special Valentine’s DayEscape to Barnsley Gardens Resort

February 12-13, the Rice House will be featuring a special Valentine’s menu and live music by Keenan Blount and Friends.

CarriaGe rides After dinner, couples are invited

on a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride beginning at the Rice House and traveling through Barnsley Gar-dens’ historic ruins from 6-10 p.m. A perfect opportunity for love birds to snuggle under a blanket while taking in the property’s breath-taking scenery and watching the night’s stars twinkle.

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A complete relaxation and signa-ture spa treatment will create a most blissful state as sweethearts spend an afternoon at the spa at Barnsley Gardens Resort. Couples can opt for a couples massage or an in-room mas-sage to enter into a blissful state of relaxation. This European spa blends modern and ancient techniques with the purest products and is known for its signature treatments, includ-ing the Barnsley Rose body treatment. The body treatment uses organically grown, old-fashioned roses to revitalize the face and body, similar to the ones found in Barnsley Resort’s many gardens.

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One Bite at a Time

By Carol Brazier, RD, CDE, Northside Hospital Diabetes and Nutrition Education Program

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Meatless Monday: 4. Replacing meat with plant-based sources of protein, such as lentils, peas and beans provides nutrients, without the fat. Nuts supply protein, too, but, with higher fat, so be mindful of serving sizes. For die-hard meat lovers, stick with chicken and turkey or fish. Keep red meat to a minimum, as it can contain more carcinogens when cooked.Mix it Up: 5. Create a dried-fruit mixture with ingredients such as apricots, apples, cherries, figs and dates. Sprinkle on cinnamon or ginger and add your favorite nuts for an afternoon pick-me-up.Shred It: 6. Carrots, apples, oranges and zucchini can be grated and used in casseroles, pancakes, muffins and bread.Blend a Smoothie: 7. Blend unsweetened fruit, especially berries, with low-fat milk or yogurt. A spoonful of nut butter provides extra protein. Stock up on fruit in season and freeze for later use.Add Flavor: 8. Tempt your taste buds with antioxidant-rich seasonings such as rosemary, garlic, sage and olive oil. Pair bell peppers with hummus, roasted vegetables with herbs and balsamic vinegar, fruit with yogurt. Power up your turkey sandwich by swapping avocado for mayo.

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Northside Hospital, Atlanta’s premier hospital for women’s health, introduces Northside Healthcasts — your online health resource. Watch videos and learn more about cancer, nutrition and other healthcare topics you care about. Visit www.northside.com/healthcast.

Change the way you eat and you could reduce your risk of becoming a cancer statistic. Each year, more than 570,000 Americans die of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. One-third of those deaths correlate with diet and inactivity.

Eating fruits, vegetables and fiber helps protect healthy cells from cancer-causing free radicals and keeps weight in check. Fruits and veggies build up your immune system with cancer-fighting antioxidants. Fiber keeps food from linger-ing in the intestines, where it can latch onto cancer-causing carcinogens, breaking down good cells.

If vIsIons of spInach mounds and celery stalks haunt you — here are eIght ways to thInk outsIde the salad bowl

Morning Makeover:1. Top off your oatmeal or cereal with berries or sliced bananas. Making scrambled eggs? Sauté mushrooms with cancer-busting garlic for a veggie scram-ble. Wash it down with 100 percent fruit juice.Get Saucy:2. Creamy pasta sauces can be loaded with fat, but you can use veggies and olive oil instead. Instead of the creamy sauce, throw in tomatoes (lycopene), spinach (magnesium), carrots (beta-carotene) and some olive oil for flavor and moisture..Go Asian: 3. Chock-full of veggies, stir fries spice up a week-night meal. Use a small amount of canola oil with snow peas, scallions and reduced sodium soy sauce. Substitute brown rice for fried rice.


Healthy Living

Happy 2011 everybody! Hopefully your holidays were enjoyed in the com-pany of loved ones. Ideally, you found time to relax and reflect on the past year. For many people in our com-munity, 2010 was filled with changes and challenges. Most of us are aware that stress affects our bodies, but do you know the extent of the damage stress can cause?

Stress can lead to prob-lems with digestion, obesity, sleep disorders, depression, heart disease, skin conditions and pain. Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems. Chronic stress disrupts nearly every system in your body. It can raise blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, contribute to infertility, and speed up the aging process. Long-term stress can even rewire the brain, leaving you more vulnerable to anxiety and depression.

There are three types of stress: chemical, physical and emotional. Chemical stress can come from cigarette smoke, alcohol or drugs. But it can also be caused by prescription medications, food additives, pollution in the air, or expo-sure to toxic substances. Physical stress can come from an injury on the job, a car accident, or a sports injury. Physical stress can also be caused by sleeping on a worn out mattress, slouching at your desk or poor posture. Emotional stress can come from co-workers, trying to meet deadlines or juggling a tight schedule. But it can also come from worrying about your loved ones, arguing with your spouse, or fretting over finances. Your body is programmed to react to stress with the fight or flight response, and you may not necessarily distin-guish between the types of stress when you are reacting.

Adrenaline causes specific organs to kick into high gear, such as the heart, lungs and skeletal muscles. Think back to the days of the cavemen and what they may have experienced; when they came upon a wild animal, the caveman had to de-cide if he should try to kill the animal to feed his family or run to save his life. In either scenario, the heart, lungs and skeletal muscles must be working in high gear. We still possess this fight or flight response even though most of us aren’t exposed to those same stressors. So when adrenaline is released into our system, and our organs kick into high gear, but we don’t physically react by running, jumping, kicking, or fighting,

Dr. Wendland-Colby is a chiropractor in private practice with her husband at Colby Family Chiropractic on Highway 92 in Woodstock, specializing in sports and family care. She can be reached at 770-592-1915 or www.ColbyChiropractic.com.

Managementstress

by Cathy Wendland-Colby, DC

what happens to the adrenaline and the organs that have been supercharged by it? In simple terms – damage. Stressing out over paying bills causes adrenaline to be released, which revs up your heart. But if you just continue sitting at your desk fuming mad and don’t effectively use up that adrenaline, the constant production of the stress hormones can have serious effects on the body.

It’s important to understand that stress is the trigger, and not necessarily the cause of the problems listed above. Whether or not you become sick from stress depends on your ability to manage your stress levels. Here are the most effec-tive and most recommended methods for managing stress:

Daily Exercise• Proper Nutrition • Chiropractic • Massage• Relaxation• Meditation• Yoga• Adequate Sleep• Positive Mental Attitude• Network of Friends•I challenge you in 2011 to explore new methods of man-

aging your stress to help create a healthier tomorrow.


Healthy Living

continued on page 51

I Am Often Askedquestions

I thought I would start the year by sharing a few questions that I am asked a million times! Maybe by answering them in this column, the next time you see me we can discuss the weather or sports!!

Do braces hurt?1. — For the most part, braces do not hurt. The procedure of getting braces simply involves gluing the braces to your teeth. The day after you get braces, your teeth may start feeling sore and may stay sore for a few days. The soreness usually peaks during days 2-3, but should start getting better by days 4-5. Future adjustments may or may not cause you discomfort depending on what is being done to your teeth. To alleviate the discomfort, you can take whatever pain medication you would normally use for a headache. Because your lips, cheeks and tongue are not accustomed to rubbing against the braces, they may experience soreness as well. The soreness may also last for several days until they get used to contacting your braces.When is the best time to schedule a consultation with the ortho-2. dontist? — The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that all children see an orthodontist for an evaluation no later than age 7. There are very few orth-odontic problems that need to be corrected at that age; however your orthodontist is the only one to make that determination, so a visit is necessary. If your orthodontist determines that no treatment is necessary at that time, he or she will be able to make notes and possibly take X-rays in order to monitor growth and development and offer you guidance on when to start treatment or when to bring your child back for re-evaluation. For adults, treatment can be started at almost any age as long as the gums and bone surrounding the teeth are healthy.Can I get my braces off sooner? —3. Unfortunately, orthodontic treatment time is limited in part to how quickly or slowly your bone can remodel, thus allowing your teeth to move. In younger patients with less-developed bone, teeth tend to move faster than in older patients with more developed bone. Some patients think that if the orthodontist “tight-ens” the braces more, the teeth will move faster. Indeed, the teeth need force in order to move. However, there is

Dr. Jeff Kincaid is a specialist in orthodontics and owner of Kincaid Orthodontics in Woodstock and Roswell. Visit his Website at www.kincaidsmiles.com.

by Jeff Kincaid, DMD, MS


Healthy Living

by Vishant Nath, DMD

As parents, we are on constant alert when it comes to our child’s overall development. We may consciously or subconsciously com-pare our child to other children who are the same age. This occurs even when considering our child’s dental de-velopment. This article addresses several relatively common observations that parents have regarding their child’s overall dental development.

My child’s permanent teeth are coming in before the primary teeth have fallen out. This situation is actually quite common, occur-ring in 10% of children. One day a parent will look into their child’s mouth and see another row of teeth coming in behind the primary teeth. Normally, as the permanent teeth push up through the gums, the roots of the primary teeth are dissolved, causing them to fall out and make room for the erupting per-manent teeth. Typically, this issue will be resolved all on its own with the primary teeth loosening and falling out. The permanent teeth will then slowly move forward into the space left by the primary teeth. This may happen fairly soon aft er the permanent teeth come in, or it may take some time.

My child has an extra tooth. The extra primary tooth is called a supernumerary tooth. Children typically have 20 primary teeth, which are followed by 32 permanent teeth. Supernumerary primary teeth occur in 3% of children. The occurrence of extra teeth can sometimes be associated with certain syndromes, but they can also occur in healthy chil-dren. The extra tooth may appear as a normal tooth, or it may be shaped diff erently. If the extra tooth has erupted abnor-mally or may prevent future permanent teeth from erupting, it may be best to remove the extra tooth. This condition is best evaluated by a pediatric dentist, as they can best advise if treatment is necessary.

My child is missing a tooth. There is a broad range of oc-currence of missing teeth in children, depending on the tooth location. Permanent teeth are more commonly found to be missing than primary teeth. Absence of primary teeth occurs in less than 1% of the population, while absence of certain permanent teeth occurs in up to 20% of the population. When a primary tooth is missing, the permanent tooth be-hind it will also be missing. This condition can be genetically

Dr. Vishant Nath is the owner of Roswell Pediatric Dentistry. You may contact him at 678-352-1090 or visit www.kidshappyteeth.com.

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Healthy Living

Who needs nutritional supplements in a society where food is so abundant and inexpensive? The answer is almost everyone. If we eat better, can we get everything we need from food? Maybe.

Seventy percent of the food Americans eat is processed; it is stripped of essential fiber and nutrients, chemically altered, and loaded with preservatives. Most of our foods come out of boxes, bags or jars and rarely resemble something that once grew naturally. Any human-made change from the way nature intended the food makes that food processed, including foods such as low-fat dairy products.

Nutrient deficiencies created by the American diet can cause the body to be prone to a number of symptoms includ-ing infections, allergies, headaches, fatigue, bowel problems, heart attacks, and arthritis. Each little ailment we experience is our body trying to tell us about some nutritional deficiency.

Taking supplements bridges the gap between what you would like to eat and what you actually eat. In other words, even if we consume a totally perfect diet, it cannot contain enough nutrition to take care of today’s needs and have enough left over for paying back long-standing nutritional deficiencies. That’s why whole-food supplements are important, because they are concentrated foods dehydrated into pill form.

Even if we could get all the nutrition from our diets, only 9% of the population eats five to nine servings of protective fruits and vegetables. Most people tend to exchange conve-nience for health when it comes to food selection. Those of us who make an effort to consume fresh fruits and vegetables are not reaping the same nutritional benefits our ancestors did. Why? Modern agricultural methods deplete the soil of minerals, which translates to nutrient-depleted produce. Fur-thermore, nutrients are lost as produce is shipped from farms to grocery stores. It is best to have your own garden where you can test the soil or eat locally produced organic produce.

We should supplement our diet because the average person can’t change their diet to a more nutritious lifestyle overnight. Digestive problems that were developed prior to changing the diet to a more healthful lifestyle will hinder full use of the nutrients, so extra nutrition is needed to make up for these deficiencies. Other factors like over-the-counter and prescrip-

Dr. Elizabeth Miller practices at Historic Roswell Chiropractic and focuses on finding the cause of health challenges. Call 770-993-5009 or visit www.hrchiro.com.

Nutritional Supplements?Do you really neeD

by Elizabeth Miller, D.C.



Life At Home

by Brenda Piotrowski

It’s a new year. Based on the sales reports for Christ-mas, 2010 was booming. That’s a great sign that the economy is bouncing back. Unfortunately, it’s going to take longer for the housing market to come back. I’m still getting questions like: “How much money should I be investing in my home?” “Am I going to be able to recoup?” “Where do I draw the line and decide if it’s better to buy a new home?”

If you’re thinking about remodeling, one thing you shouldn’t do is skimp. If you’re questioning a big improve-ment such as a new kitchen, go out and take a look at your competition. Chances are you’ll be looking at homes that would normally be $200,000-$300,000 dollars more than yours. You’ll find that your kitchen is probably no competi-

Brenda Piotrowski is the CEO/lead designer for Fauxtastic Finishes, Inc. You may contact her at 678-522-9453.

A New Year, A New Way of Thinkingcan you over improve? tion. You’re going to have to come close to the competition’s

kitchen designs to even be considered. Why would I buy your home knowing that I have to spend money to remodel, when I could save that extra expense and get my gorgeous kitchen for the house’s asking price? Don’t worry about over-improvement. Get the kitchen that you want. Sit down with a designer and let them help you save costs while you plan. Designers have done the homework on finding you quality materials at reasonable prices. Do not skimp on value or qual-ity because the buyer will notice it. In some cases it doesn’t warrant making your kitchen bigger if it means knocking down exterior walls and adding an addition. Some develop-ments won’t approve of that, or space just may not allow it. That’s when it’s time to rethink and probably buy new. How-ever, working within the existing skeleton is always a great investment.

Being a designer, I am intentionally selling my home with all of its improvements. Window treatments, wall fin-ishes, finished basement, upgraded lighting fixtures, and new flooring are all included. Now I am in competition with the homes worth more than my home. I also know that in my price range, I am now serious competition because I am offering so much more. I have a client who plans to sell his



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Royal Caribbean Delivers Wow and More!

tHe allure of tHe seas:

Michael Consoli is owner of Micore Travel, LLC. You may contact him at 770-650-7667 or online at www.planmycruise.com.

by Michael Consoli

I just returned from four days on the new Allure of the Seas, the highly pub-licized, largest cruise ship in the world. This ship was very large and I wondered how I would experience it all in just four days. The entire time we were onboard we walked around the ship and said ‘wow’ over and over again.

Dining is always a highpoint of any cruise and the Allure doesn’t disappoint. There are 24 restaurants, 16 complimen-tary dining choices and eight specialty restaurants. The main dining room has three levels, and off ers both traditional and my-time dining. Skip dessert in the dining room and go to the Cupcake Cupboard which off ers at least a dozen diff erent cupcake choices. Friends and I sampled three diff erent choices and they were defi nitely worth every penny!

The ship is divided into seven distinct neighborhoods and my favorite is the Boardwalk. Modeled aft er an old time boardwalk, this area is dedicated to family fun featuring a working carousel at sea, games, amusements, and for thrill seekers, a zip line that crosses over the boardwalk nine decks below. There are also two rock walls rising six decks high! The boardwalk is open to the sky with six decks of balcony staterooms overlooking all the fun. At the very end of the boardwalk is the aqua theater, a large pool surrounded by seating for 600. In the evening, guests are entertained by wa-ter shows featuring acrobatics and high diving, all set against the backdrop of the ocean. Dining choices in the boardwalk neighborhood include Johnny Rockets, the Rita’s Cantina, an ice cream shop, and a candy store.

The Allure is sailing alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries, but I believe the ship really is the des-tination. You could defi nitely spend a week without leaving the ship and have a fabulous time. I am recommending this ship to families because a cruise on this ship would make for the best family reunion ever! In the next few issues I will share more of this incredible ship.

Royal Caribbean off ers seven night sailings starting from $749 per person.


Life At Home

by Dan Jape

Dan Jape is the owner of Reliable Heating and Air. You may contact him at 770-594-9096 or visit him online at www.reliableair.com.

the DuctsDon’t forget

One of the most impor-tant aspects of your home’s heating and cooling system is the duct work. Proper duct work can make a huge difference in the comfort and efficiency of your home. I visit four or five customers’ homes each day and in the vast majority of them, I find duct work issues that need to be corrected to make sure the new heating and cooling system we install will deliver what is promised in terms of comfort and efficiency. I see a number of customers who simply are talked into replacing the equipment in their homes without analyzing the distribution system and they end up with the same poor comfort level they had before they purchased a new system.

One of the most frequent problems we find is lack of the proper amount of return or intake duct work. A proper operating system has to have the correct amount of return ducts to match the output of the system. Without the correct amount of intakes, many problems will arise such as lack of cooling capacity, overheating furnace heat exchangers, freez-ing cooling coils and reduced life of the entire system. Many homes suffer this issue and it must be corrected when upgrad-ing your HVAC system.

Many homes have duct work built out of fiberglass or duct board. This is a foil covered, glue impregnated sheet of fiberglass that is used as plenums or distribution boxes on the tops and the sides of furnaces and is a very poor choice for ducting material. This type of duct work is very porous and rough inside, collecting dirt and debris; after a few years of service it is always filthy dirty. Mold grows on the inside of this material and it is very hard to keep the corners and seams sealed up to keep air from leaking out in attics or basements. Metal ducts and plenums need to be installed to replace this inferior product when a new system is installed in your home to assure you of proper airflow, comfort, and efficiency. In some extreme cases and because of trying to save money on new home construction, I find actual splitter boxes or Y-shaped ducts made of this duct board. You can find these by looking for boxes made into triangle shapes with many ducts attached to them. These impede airflow, overwork the fur-nace blower, and provide inferior comfort to the entire home. They have to be replaced to make sure you are getting the



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It’s a new year, AGAIN! I can’t believe it. Where did 2010 fl y away to? I hope your holidays were not crazy and stressful and that you en-joyed time with your family and loved ones. And now, as we enter a new season of life, once again we wonder what it will be like. . . what will the days, weeks, and months of 2011 hold?

We left off last month talking about the reality of our being in a battle. It’s not external, it’s internal — actually inside of us and it oft en makes us feel like we’re going to be destroyed by it. But is that a reality? What is this battle all about and do we have any say about whether it continues?

Let’s go back to Galatians 5:17-18a: “For the fl esh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the fl esh. They are in confl ict with each other. . . ” (NIV). Now it’s

Laurie Troublefi eld is the director of training with Grace Connections. You may contact her at [email protected]

Not to Battleto Battle or

by Laurie Troublefi eld

pretty clear from this verse that there is a struggle happening here; question is, “Who’s in the battle?” Is this battle, which at times rages within us, really ours to fi ght? It doesn’t seem so, but it certainly can feel that way.

Have you ever found yourself feeling like the cartoon character with the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other? You stand in front of your greatest temptation (money, sex, food, anger, whatever) and both voices seem to scream, “Follow ME!” And you feel paralyzed and incapable of doing anything but folding under the pressure of the “evil” inside you. I know you can relate.

This passage tells us that there is a battle going on in us between what the Spirit of God desires for us and what our fl esh would rather do. What is the fl esh? Most simply, it’s the way we try to do life as if God doesn’t exist. It’s like Frank Si-natra sang, “I’ll do it MY way.” This fl esh exists in all who are human, no one is exempt. The struggle oft en leads us to ques-tion, “How do I win the battle?” Wrong question. Did you see what the scripture says? “They are in confl ict with each other. . . ” It’s not your battle. It feels like it, but it’s just not.

So, what kind of predicament is this? A battle is going on inside of you, it’s not a battle you’re even in, but it’s so real it feels like it’s going to tear you apart. But, it’s not yours to fi ght. WHAT? Take some time to ask God this month about this; see what He has to tell you, and we’ll pick up our conversation from here next month!


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Colin Morris is a freelance writer who resides in Woodstock with her husband and three children.

January 2011moms and tots

by Colin Morris

Did I just write that? 2011, really? Not fair. I once heard that time does, in fact, speed up as you get older, and that was such a comfort to me. The speaker mentioned that when you are 5 years old, one calendar year is one-fifth of your life — a whopping 20 percent. Time crawls by at a snail’s pace. That same 12 months when you are 20 years old is now only one-twentieth of your life, which for you non-math folks is 5%, and therefore, it feels much faster. Given that I am. . . well, not 20 years old anymore, that same year becomes a mere 2.7 percent of my life. No wonder it screams by faster than a speeding bullet. The older I get, each year represents a smaller and smaller slice of my life. Time is not accelerating, but my perception of it certainly is, alarm-

ingly so. And is it any surprise that my children and I view time so differently? My poor 11-year-old, came home with a school t-shirt that said Class of 2017, and I nearly had a stroke. 2017? That’s next week!

My idea for this month centers on tracking time with your kids. Obviously, kids and adults view time differently. These activities might help bridge that gap. First, buy your child a calendar. Now that the New Year has come and gone, monthly calendars should be on sale. Choose one with cute puppies or SpongeBob and bring it home as a fun way to talk about time with your child. I am not psychic, but ten bucks says the first thing your child will turn to is his or her birthday. Everybody wants to see what day of the week their birthday will be on this year. You can write down special events on the calendar, talk about the days of the week and the months of the year. Calendars provide education carefully disguised as fun.

Second, I have found that when major events approach, such as the first day of school or a family vacation or birthdays, children become restless with impatience. One way to har-ness some of their energy is to make a countdown chart. This can provide a framework for judging time and relieve some of the constant nagging. I learned the hard way to limit the countdown. Do not start your countdown a month before the



Faith and Family

by Ron BradleyI agree with Martin

Thielen, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Lebanon, Tennessee who wrote, “The answer to bad religion is not ‘no religion’, but good religion!”

There’s a lot of bad religion in our world: judgmental religion, closed-minded religion, arrogant religion, intolerant religion, and ‘sloppy agape’ religion. There are preachers who proclaim “the prosperity gospel.” There are church leaders who are abusive to children and others who cover it up. Some pro-claim that women are inferior to men, others that science is the enemy of faith. There are radical Muslim men and women who are willing to blow up themselves and nearby innocent people, all in the name of their god. There are “religious” people who demonstrate with signs of hatred at military fu-nerals. There is so much bad religion around today, we can understand singer Bono’s statement, “Christians are hard to tolerate; I don’t know how Jesus does it.”

Many people today would argue that the answer to bad religion is no religion at all. A growing number of people who believe that since religion can be sick, misguided, and even toxic at times, suggest that we need to get rid of faith altogether. But the answer to bad religion is not no religion, but good religion!

Think of all the good that healthy religion gives the world. Faith in Jesus Christ provides meaning, purpose, and hope for believers. Significant relationships are formed and communities of faith are built. People are motivated to care for others, giving their lives away in love for those they do not know. Ethics, morals, and high ideals are taught and lived. A world without faith would be bankrupt, impoverished, and cruel. In the face of the arrogant, judgmental, and legalistic religion of His day, Jesus offered the healthy alternative of humility, grace, mercy, compassion, and justice.

Faithfully following Jesus’ example, we promote a dy-namic religion of grace, not judgment; love, not hatred; open-mindedness, not intolerance; compassion, not legalism; humility, not arrogance. I love driving by the church whose sign proclaims: ‘Open Hearts, Open Minds, and Open Doors.” That’s a healthy church! Today, people still are re-

Dr. Ron Bradley is the pastor at First Baptist Church Roswell. You may contact him at 770-587-6980 or [email protected].

Bad Religiongood religion vs.



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home and has already put about $30,000 into it with flooring, wall finishes, lighting, new kitchen, etc. I am advising him to go the extra mile and finish with window treatments in the important rooms. Replacing the light fixtures in the upstairs baths as well as the master, new paint, and cabinet finishes in the upstairs bathrooms were also recommended. For the few thousand more that he will spend, he has put himself in a great marketable position. Think of it this way, when he purchases a new home, he will be saving possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars in updating expenses. He will also have a 90% prob-ability that he will have everything that he wants and then some — which is well worth the investment! So if you are asking me, how much is too much? There is no set amount.

ceptive to vibrant, open-minded, grace-filled, gender-equal, life-giving faith. The answer to bad religion, indeed, is not no religion, but good religion.

Our mission is to offer faith in the true Jesus who is the “way, the truth, and the life.” Let us do so boldly in 2011.

Happy New Year!

linked or may be associated with any number of syndromes. Treatment can vary depending on the individual situation. Orthodontics can be used to close gaps left by missing teeth. Also, bridges or implants can be used to fill the gaps when the patient reaches adulthood.

The bottom line is that when you, as a parent, notice something out of the ordinary with your child’s teeth, don’t panic. Take the time to address your concerns with a pediatric dentist and go from there!

tion drugs deplete nutrients that need to be supplemented.Your body makes new cells every day. Without proper

nutrition it can’t make healthy cells, so the next generation of cells is weaker. This is the beginning of disease. If we consider that most diseases begin on the plate, then we begin to realize that we can heal our bodies through food and whole food supplements.

an optimal force that moves teeth, and increasing the force level after the optimal level has been reached may actually cause damage to the bone and surrounding tissues, and may slow down tooth movement. The best way to ensure that your braces come off on time is to not break anything, wear your elastics as prescribed, and keep your teeth and gums healthy.Do I need shots?4. — Shots are not generally needed for orth-odontic treatment. However, if your orthodontist refers you out for other procedures such as extractions, surgical exposure of teeth, or mini-screws, you may need a local anesthetic.

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event unless your child has the patience of a saint, in which case a countdown calendar may be unnecessary. Two weeks is plenty of countdown time. If your child is old enough, he or she can make the chart and decorate it. Then post it on the fridge and set a certain time to mark off each day. I like bedtime because the day is officially over.

Where do the days go? William Wordsworth sums it up much better than I, “Sweet childish days, that were as long, as twenty days are now.”

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full comfort and efficiency a new HVAC system can provide you.

The last and one of the most important aspects of your ducts is making sure they are sized properly to deliver the correct amount of airflow to each room in your home. Al-most every homeowner I visit complains about the comfort in their bonus room or the room over their garage in a two story home. This discomfort is caused by lack of airflow. To make this room comfortable, additional air flow is needed to overcome the heat loss or heat gain. This problem is easily corrected when replacing your comfort system and should not be overlooked and if it is, the problem will still be there after the new system is installed.

One should never purchase a new HVAC system with-out having a competent contractor inspect the duct system to assure you that your new heating and cooling system will actually deliver the promise of comfort and efficiency that you should demand from this purchase.

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Faith & WorshipAnglicAnSt. Peter’S Place anglican church 200 Holcomb Woods Pkwy., Suite 27 678-352-1224, [email protected]

Apostolicarmenian church of atlanta 9820 Coleman Road, Roswell, 770-641-9267 www.armenianchurchofatlanta.org

Assembly of godroSwell aSSembly of god 11440 Crabapple Road, 770-993-6586

bAhA’i fAithbaha’i faith of alPharetta 10690 Jones Bridge Road, 770-442-1332

baha’i faith of roSwell 1-800-22-UNITE

bAptistatlanta Street baPtiSt church 340 S. Atlanta Street, 770-993-9451 www.asbcroswell.com

bethany baPtiSt church 2065 Bethany Road, 770-475-6748

boiling SPringS Primitive baPtiSt church 1200 Birmingham Road, 404-444-6490 www.boilingspringspbc.org

bridgeway church 4755 Kimball Bridge Road, 770-751-1972 www.bridgeway.net

clear SPringS baPtiSt church 11575 Jones Bridge Road, 770-475-9223 www.clearsprings-church.com

clear SPringS miSSionary baPtiSt church 2725 Kimball Bridge Road, 770-664-6863

county line baPtiSt 430 Strickland Road, 770-475-9429

crabaPPle firSt baPtiSt 12760 Birmingham Highway, 770-475-6111 www.crabapplefbc.org

croSS PlainS baPtiSt church 6500 McGinnis Ferry Road, 770-475-1210

croSSPointe community church Sbc 77 E. Crossville Road, Suite 100 770-640-9959, www.crosspointeonline.org

firSt baPtiSt church of alPharetta 44 Academy Street, 770-475-6556 www.fbca.com

firSt baPtiSt church of roSwell 710 Mimosa Blvd., 770-587-6980 www.rfbc.org

firSt romanian baPtiSt 5505 Winters Chapel Road, 770-992-4274

gethSemane garden miSSionary baPtiSt church 398 Hardscrabble Road, 770-993-8232

hoPewell baPtiSt church 15730 Hopewell Road, 770-442-0793

JohnS creek baPtiSt church 7500 McGinnis Ferry Road, 770-623-8203 www.jcbc.org

lebanon baPtiSt church 11250 Crabapple Road, 770-993-3635 www.lebanonbaptist.org

new haven baPtiSt church 2925 Holcomb Bridge Road, 770-993-1691

north river baPtiSt church 12090 Hardscrabble Road, 770-992-7777 www.northriver.org

northSide baPtiSt church 11125 Houze Road, 770-993-5207 [email protected]

PhiladelPhia baPtiSt church 3550 Spruill Circle, 770-664-6915

PleaSant hill miSSionary baPtiSt church 725 Pleasant Hill Street, 770-993-2707 www.pleasanthillmbc.org

Providence baPtiSt church 20075 Providence Road, 770-475-3627

union hill baPtiSt church McGinnis Ferry Road, 770-475-5077

union Primitive baPtiSt church 335 Cox Road, 770-993-0862

viSion baPtiSt church 1125 Alpha Drive, 770-456-5881 www.visionbaptist.com


willeo baPtiSt church Sbc 990 Willeo Road, 770-993-5189 www.willeobaptist.org

Zion miSSionary baPtiSt church 888 Zion Circle, 770-993-8587 www.zionmbc.org

cAtholicePiPhany byZantine catholic church 2030 Old Alabama Road, 770-993-0973 www.byzantines.net/epiphany

Saint brigid catholic church 3400 Old Alabama Road, 678-393-0060 www.saintbrigid.org

St. andrew’S catholic church 675 Riverside Road, 770-641-9720

St. Peter chanel catholic church 11330 Woodstock Road, 678-277-9424 www.stpeterchanel.org

St. thomaS aquinaS catholic church 535 Rucker Road, 770-475-4501 www.sta.org

chArismAticchriStian center church 1850 Woodstock Road, 770-993-2038 www.cccroswell.com

world harveSt church 320 Hardscrabble Road, 770-643-9223 www.worldharvestchurch.org

christiAn disciples of christcommunity of chriSt 3315 Francis Road, 770-521-1112 www.cofchrist.org

firSt chriStian church of roSwell 11365 Crabapple Road, 770-993-4617 www.fccr.org

christiAn And missionAry AlliAnceroSwell alliance church 1100 Allenbrook Lane, 770-643-0180

christiAn sciencefirSt church of chriSt, ScientiSt 10920 Houze Road, 770-998-9977 Christianscienceroswell.org

church of christchurch of chriSt — northSide 10920 Woodstock Road, 770-993-3512 www.nschurchofchrist.org

church of chriSt — roSwell 11670 King Road, 770-992-2097 www.simplychristians.org

church of godalPharetta church of god 1460 Mid Broadwell Road, 770-475-5788 www.alpharettachurchofgod.com

reStoration church of god 410 Rucker Road, 770-751-9697 www.restorationchurchna.org

church of Jesus christ of lAtter-dAy sAintscumorah (SPaniSh) branch 500 Norcross Street, 770-521-0153

roSwell/alPharetta firSt ward 500 Norcross Street, 770-640-0531

webb bridge ward 500 Norcross Street, 770-587-0550

community churchesabundant life community church 625-A Sims Industrial Boulevard 678-319-9700, www.livingabundantly.net

bridge to grace 2385 Holcomb Bridge Road, 770-587-2460 www.b2gc.org

roSwell community church 700 Grimes Bridge Road Meets at The Cottage School 678-677-4840, www.roswellcommunity.org

eAstern orthodoxSt. mary coPtic orthodox church 11450 Houze Road, 770-642-9727 www.suscopts.org/stmarysatlanta

episcopAlSt. aidanS ePiScoPal church 13560 Cogburn Road, 770-521-0207 www.staidans.org

St. david’S ePiScoPal church 1015 Old Roswell Road, 770-993-6084 www.stdavidchurch.org

interdenominAtionAlcalvary chaPel 200 James Road, 770-442-8167 Calvaryalpharetta.com

islAmiSlamic center of north fulton 1265 Rucker Road, 678-297-0019 www.alpharettamasjid.com

JehovAh’s WitnessescrabaPPle congregation of Jehovah’S witneSSeS 910 Mayfield Road, 678-339-0349

Jehovah’S witneSSeS 9400 Brumbelow Road, 770-594-9400

JeWishchabad of alPharetta JewiSh center 10180 Jones Bridge Road, 770-410-9000 www.chabadnf.org

congregation geSher l torah 4320 Kimball Bridge Road, 770-777-4009 www.gltorah.org

temPle beth tikvah 9955 Coleman Road, 770-642-0434 www.bethtikvah.com

temPle kehillat chaim-reform 1145 Green Street, 770-641-8630 www.kehillatchaim.org

JeWish — messiAniccongregation beth hallel 950 Pine Grove Road, 770-641-3000 www.bethhallel.org

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light of meSSiah miniStrieS 990 Holcomb Bridge Road, Ste. 4 770-642-4706, www.lightofmessiah.org

lutherAnchriSt the ShePherd lutheran church 4655 Webb Bridge Road, 770-475-0640 www.cts.org

croSS of life lutheran church elca roSwell 1000 Hembree Road, 770-475-9159 www.crossoflifelutheran.org

lord of life lutheran church elca 5390 McGinnis Ferry Road, 770-740-1279 www.lord-life.org

meSSiah lutheran church - welS 4765 Kimball Bridge Road, 770-751-9357 www.atlanta.lutherans.net

Prince of Peace lutheran church elca 10250 Haynes Bridge Road, 770-475-4250 Poplc.home.mindspring.com

the river church 501 S. Main Street, Suite 101, 678-860-0971 www.wadeintheriver.org

metAphysicAl christiAninner queSt 12830 New Providence Road, 770-521-2875 www.innerquestchurch.org

methodistalPharetta firSt united methodiSt church 69 North Main Street, 770-475-5576 www.afumc.org

birmingham united methodiSt 15560 Birmingham Highway, 770-475-3591 www.birminghamumc.org

chriSt united methodiSt church 1340 Woodstock Road, 770-993-3945

ebeneZer united methodiSt church 12900 Hwy. 140 N, 770-640-7287 www.ebenezerumc-roswell.org

midway united methodiSt church 5025 Highway 9 N, 770-475-5230 www.midwayumc.org

northbrook united methodiSt church 11225 Crabapple Road, 770-998-2000 www.northbrookumc.com

roSwell united methodiSt 814 Mimosa Blvd., 770-993-6218 www.rumc.com

St. JameS united methodiSt 3000 Webb Bridge Road, 678-762-1543 www.stjamesumc.org

non-denominAtionAlfellowShiP bible church 480 W. Crossville Road, 770-992-4956 www.fbconline.org

igleSia criStiana miniSterioS rhema 1041 Cambridge Square, Suite D 770-346-8641, www.ministeriosrhema.org

keePin’ it real lighthouSe, inc. 61 Old Canton Street, 770-360-5601

the lighthouSe church 18271 Union Hill Road, 770-664-3644

SPirit of god chriStian church 11940 Alpharetta Highway, 770-777-6889 www.spiritofgodcc.org

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Stonecreek church 13540 Highway 9 North, 770-754-7900 www.stonecreekchurch.org

north Point community church 4350 Northpoint Parkway, 770-290-5600 www.northpoint.org

viSion of faith international 105 Nobel Court, www.visionoffaithintl.org

presbyteriAn (pcA)grace north atlanta Alpharetta Community Center 175 Roswell Street, 770-331-1010 www.gracenorthatlanta.org

presbyteriAn (usA)alPharetta PreSbyterian 180 Academy Street, 770-751-0033 www.alpharettapres.com

canaan korean PreSbyterian church 11320 West Road, 770-552-5505

northminSter PreSbyterian 2400 Old Alabama Road, 770-998-1482 www.northminster-atl.org

roSwell PreSbyterian church 755 Mimosa Blvd., 770-993-6316 www.roswellpres.org

reformed church in AmericAbridge to grace 2385 Holcomb Bridge Road, 770-587-2460 www.b2gc.org

sWedenborgiAnmorning Star chaPel 2780 Bethany Bend, 678-319-0041 www.morningstarchapel.org

unitAriAn universAlistuu metro atlanta north 11420 Crabapple Road, 770-992-3949 www.uuman.org

organizationsbusiness orgAnizAtionsbni-alPharetta acceleratorS chaPter Meeting: Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. Contact: Jim Somers, 770-753-2032 Website: www.bniatlanta.com

international aSSociation of adminiStrative ProfeSSionalS Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 6 p.m. Contact: Deborah Padgett, 678-982-2314 [email protected]

Job networking grouP Meeting: 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5:55 p.m. Contact: 770-642-7943 Website: www.rumcjobnetworking.com

national aSSociation of women buSineSS ownerS Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 3rd Thursday at 11 a.m. Contact: 678-539-8090 Website: www.nawboatlanta.org

Faith & Worship


the north fulton bar aSSociation Meeting: 4th Thursday at 6:30 p.m. September-May Contact: Charles Gabriel, 678-735-5900 Website: www.northfultonbar.com

north fulton connectS Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. Contact: Ben Staten, 404-323-0049

north metro women’S connection Meeting: 2nd Wednesday Contact: Rosan Hall, 770-335-6013

northSide buSineSS network grouP Meeting: Wednesday breakfast at 7 a.m. Contact: Diane Williford, 770-594-2200

Powercore Meeting: Once a week, Tues-Fri Contact: Jeremy Faulkner, 404-816-3377 Website: www.powercore.net

chAritAble orgAnizAtionsalPharetta clean and beautiful Contact: 678-297-6200

baSSet hound reScue of georgia Contact: 770-499-1164

child develoPment aSSociation Contact: 770-992-4339 Website: www.cdakids.org

children’S reStoration network Contact: 770-649-7117

comPanion animal connection Contact: 678-493-9847 Website: www.cacadopt.petfinder.com

family haven Contact: 770-889-6384

foSter care SuPPort foundation Contact: Rachel Ewald, 770-641-9591 Sharon Franklin, 404-729-3374 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fostercares.org

friendS of the alPharetta library Contact: 770-740-2425 E-mail: [email protected]

foundation for enSuring acceSS and equity Contact: Mychal Wynn, 678-395-5825 Website: www.accessandequity.org

hoSPice advantage Contact: 770-218-1997

homeStretch Contact: 770-642- 9185

humane Society of forSyth county no-kill Shelter Contact: 770-887-6480 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.forsythpets.com

humaniStS of georgia Meeting: 3rd Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Contact: 770-662-6274 Website: http://humanistsofga. freewebsites.com

keeP roSwell beautiful Contact: 770-641-3715 Website: www.keeproswellbeautiful.org

middle eaSt bible outreach Contact: 678-339-0296 Website: www.middleeastbible outreach.org

next century youth Contact: Mary Brooks Green, 770-335-7317 Website: www.nextcenturyyouth.org

north fulton community charitieS Contact: 770-640-0399 Website: www.nfcchelp.org

north fulton Senior ServiceS Contact: 770-993-1906 Website: www.ssnorthfulton.org

SoutheaSt Pug reScue & adoPtion, inc. Contact: 770-887-9741 Website: www.rescuepug.com

united way of atlanta Contact: 404-614-1000

civic orgAnizAtionsalPharetta american legion, auxiliary unit 201 Meeting: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Contact: 770-475-9023

alPharetta library book Sale Meeting: 1st Saturday of each month 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: 770-740-2425

alPharetta Junior women’S club Meeting: 1st Tuesday Contact: Debora, 678-218-5732 Website: www.ajwc.net

alPharetta oPtimiSt club Meeting: Bi-monthly, Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m. Contact: Greg Cabrera, 770-752-8122

alPharetta lionS club Meeting: 4th Thursday Contact: Garner Andrews, 770-475-9344

alPharetta roSwell newcomerS club Contact: Barb Hill, 678-318-1442

american aSSociation of univerSity women north fulton branch Meeting: 2nd Saturday at 10 a.m. Contact: [email protected] Website: www.aauwnorthfultonga. wordpress.com

children of the american revolution — martha Stewart bulloch Society Meeting: 3rd Sunday during Aug-May Contact: Robbin, 678-461-9550 [email protected] Website: www.msbnscar.org

daughterS of the american revolution martha Stewart bulloch chaPter Meeting: 2nd Monday at 10 a.m. Contact: Marguerite, 770-521-1142 [email protected]

girl ScoutS of greater atlanta Meeting times depend on availability of troops Contact: Lisa Martin, 770-702-9120 [email protected] Website: gsgatl.org

Junior league of gwinnett and north fulton countieS, inc. Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Crystal D Weitzel, 770-476-3090 Website: www.jlgnf.org

kiwaniS club of hiStoric roSwell Meeting: Every Thursday at noon Contact: David, 770-356-5211 Website: www.roswellkiwanis.org

latin american aSSociation Contact: 404-638-1800 Website: www.thelaa.org

north fulton JayceeS Meeting: 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Adam Boze, 404-259-1356 [email protected]

north fulton oPtimiSt club Meeting: 2nd Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Contact: Glenn Rudh, 404-375-7033 [email protected]

rh baSSett american legion, PoSt 319 Meeting: 1st Thursday at 7 p.m. Contact: 770-992-7744

roSwell Junior woman’S club Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Sept-May Contact: Teffany Dowdy, 770-649-9483 Website: www.roswelljuniors.org

organizations


roSwell lionS club Meeting: 3rd Monday at 7 p.m. Contact: Jerry Bramblett, 770-642-1653 Website: www.roswelllions.org

roSwell oPtimiStS “bring out the beSt in kidS” Meeting: Weekly at 7:15 a.m. Contact: Mike Bagnulo, 770-993-5440

roSwell rotary club Meeting: Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Contact: 770-217-1217 Website: www.roswellrotary.com

rotary club of north fulton Meeting: Tuesdays at noon Contact: Joyce Abernathy, 770-475-0656 Website: www.northfultonrotary.org

SonS of confederate veteranS — roSwell millS camP #1547 Meeting: 1st Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Contact: Ross Glover, 770-396-5034

SonS of the american revolution — Piedmont chaPter Meeting: 3rd Saturday at 8 a.m. Contact: Bob Sapp, 770-971-0189 [email protected]

the veteranS alliance honor guard Meeting: 1st Thursday at 6 p.m. Contact: Wayne Cantrell, 678-773-8346 Website: www.veteransalliance honorguard.com

vfw PoSt 12002 Meeting: 2nd Thursday at 7 p.m. Website: www.12002.net

politicAl orgAnizAtionschattahoochee rePublican women’S club Meeting: 4th Thursday Contact: Marjean Birt [email protected]

forSyth county young rePublicanS grouP Meeting: Monthly Contact: Josh Jones, 678-207-6723 Website: www.newconservative.org

north fulton democratS Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Anne, 404-303-9142, ext. 2

north fulton rePublican women’S club Meeting: 1st Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. however, off during the summer Contact: Suzi Voyles, 404-851-9704 [email protected]

recreAtion & hobbiesalPharetta adult activity center book club Meeting: 4th Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Contact: Lewis Lay, 678-297-6142

alPharetta artS guild Meeting: 1st Tuesday at 7 p.m. Contact: Danita Grant, 678-994-5630 Website: www.alphaartsguild.com

alPharetta bridge club Meeting: See online schedule Contact: Nancy Hetsko, 678-361-5198 Website: www.alpharettadbc.org

alPharetta camera club Meeting: Call for information Contact: Lewis Lay, 678-297-6142

alPharetta city band Meeting: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Don Nahser, 770-475-9684

alPharetta golden age book club Meeting: 3rd Tuesday at 10 a.m. Contact: Lewis Lay, 678-297-6142

alPharetta/roSwell newcomerS club Meeting: 3rd Wednesday —time varies Contact: 678-318-1442 Website: www.arnewcomers.org

alPharetta SingleS movie club Meeting: 1st and 3rd Satuday at 2 p.m. Contact: 770-662-0916

alPharetta walkie talkieS Meeting: Call for information Contact: Lewis Lay, 678-267-6142

alPhafretterS dulcimer grouP Meeting: Call for details Contact: Dell Makuch, 770-667-0620

atlanta StamP collectorS Meeting: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Contact: John Coles, 770-962-5888 Website: www.stampclubs.com

chattahoochee celtic PiPeS & drumS Meeting: Thursdays Contact: Rory Howe, 770-926-6898 or [email protected]

cobb county StamP club Meeting: 2nd and 4th Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Contact: C. Rejent, 770-330-0790 Website: www.stampclubs.com/cobb

dog hikerS of georgia Meeting: Sundays at 10 a.m. Contact: [email protected]

dudeS ‘n darlinS Square dance club of alPharetta Meeting: 2nd and 4th Fridays at 8 p.m. Contact: 770-751-7210, 770-361-1237 Website: www.dudesndarlins.com

georgia regional girlS choir Meeting: Thursday afternoons Contact: 770-722-3656 [email protected] Website: www.grgc.org

the ludwig SymPhony orcheStra Contact: 770-623-8623

north fulton amateur radio league Meeting: 3rd Tuesday of the month Contact: Jim Stafford, W4Q0 770-993-9500

newtown recreation Contact: 678-297-2662

roSwell fine artS alliance Meeting: 3rd Tuesday, call for times Contact: Nancy Fairchild, 770-640-8936

roSwell garden club Meeting: 4th Tuesday at 10 a.m. Contact: 770-518-7021

roSwell harmony brigade Meeting: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Dick Lord, 770-317-9571

roSwell PhotograPhic Society Meeting: Check Website Contact: 770-594-6122 Website: www.roswellphotosociety.org

Sawnee art aSSociation Meeting: 4th Monday at 6:30 p.m. Website: www.sawneeart.org

SongS of atlanta choruS Meeting: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Contact: 770-977-4031

Southern windS concert band Meeting: Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. Contact: Steve Wood, 770-436-2745

StarS Soccer club — men’S league Meeting: Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Contact: 678-366-9008 Website: www.StarsSoccerClub.com

Star —SingleS together at roSwell Meeting: Thursdays at 6 p.m. Contact: 770-993-2012 or Website: www.rumc.com/singles

writerS network Meeting: Call for information Contact: Bobby Christmas, 770-924-0528

organizations


support orgAnizAtionsalcoholicS anonymouS Meeting: Wednesday at 7 p.m.—men Thursday at 8 p.m.—mixed Contact: Barbara G, 770-650-8482

anorexia nervouSa and aSSociated eating diSorderS — ana Meeting: Thursdays at 7 p.m. Contact: Kim, 404-307-5442

atlanta harm reduction center Contact: 404-817-9994 Website: www.atlantaharmreduction.org

bereavement SuPPort grouP Meeting: Mondays at 6 p.m. Contact: Patty Hampton, 770-261-1767

brain inJury and Stroke grouP Meeting: 3rd Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Contact: 770-751-2650

care Partner SuPPort grouP Meeting: 1st Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Contact: Dawn Reed, 678-777-7241

diabeteS SuPPort grouP Meeting: 3rd Monday at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Joe Mengoni, 770-889-7577

divorce recovery Seminar Meeting: Ten-week course, new schedule every three months, 7 p.m. Contact: Patty Hampton, 770-261-1767

dreamPower theraPeutic equeStrian center Contact: 678-456-8082 Website: www.dreampowertherapy.org

ea Meeting: Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. Contact: Suzanne, 404-307-1735

foSter care SuPPort grouP Meeting: 2nd Wednesday at 10 a.m. during Sept-Nov and Jan-May Contact: Patty Hampton, 770-261-1767

infertility SuPPort Meeting: 2nd Monday at 7 p.m. Contact: Patty Hampton, 770-261-1767

luPuS SuPPort Meeting: 2nd Sunday at 2 p.m. Contact: Patty Hampton, 770-261-1767

momS club of roSwell — eaSt Meeting: Monthly, plus weekly activities and playgroups Contact: [email protected]

momS club of roSwell — South Meeting: Monthly, plus weekly activities and playgroups Contact: Libby Field, 770-772-6478 [email protected]

na Meeting: Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays at 7 p.m. Contact: Lee H, 678-576-4838

national alliance on mental illneSS — nami Meeting: 1st Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Jerry Bishop, 678-446-5080 [email protected]

organizations


overeaterS anonymouS Meeting: Saturdays at 9 a.m. Thursdays at 7 p.m.Meeting: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a.m.Contact: Cindy, 404-394-9333 Bill, 770-992-6481

ParkinSon’S SuPPort grouPMeeting: 2nd Sunday at 4 p.m. Contact: Patty, 770-261-1767

SaMeeting: Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.Contact: Dixie, 770-993-7253

S-anonMeeting: Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.Contact: Evelyn, 770-993-7253

women’S aa — Sober SiSterSMeeting: Monday through Friday at 10 a.m.Contact: Barbara G, 770-650-8482

LocaL oFFiciaLsunited stAtes governmentPreSident barack obama (d) 202-456-1414 fax: [email protected]

Senator Saxby chambliSS (r) 202-224-3521 fax: 202-224-0103http://chambliss.senate.gov

Senator Johnny iSakSon (r) 202-224-3643 fax: 770-661-0768 GA: 770-661-0999 http://isakson.senate.gov

reP. tom Price (r), diStrict 6 202-225-4501 fax: 770-565-7570 GA: 770-565-4990http://tom.house.gov

reP. John linder (r), diStrict 7 202-225-4272 fax: 770-479-2999 GA: 770-479-1888www.linder.house.gov

reP. nathan deal (r), diStrict 9202-225-5211 fax: 202-225-8272GA: 770-535-2592www.house.gov/deal

stAte governmentwww.legis.state.ga.us

governor Sonny Perdue (r) 404-652-7003 fax: 404-652-7123State Capitol, Room 111 Atlanta, GA 30334

Sen. david Shafer (r), diStrict 48404-656-0048 fax: [email protected]

Sen. dan moody (r), diStrict 56404-463-8055 fax: [email protected]

reP. Jan JoneS (r), diStrict [email protected]

reP. chuck martin (r), diStrict 47404-463-2247 fax: [email protected]

reP. harry geiSinger (r), diStrict 48770-993-4264 fax: 770-594-1510

reP. wendell willard (r), diStrict 49770-481-7100 fax: [email protected]

reP. mark burkhalter (r), diStrict 50770-418-9098 fax: [email protected]

reP. tom rice (r), diStrict 51404-656-5912 [email protected]

courtsSuPerior courtChief Judge Doris L. Downs 404-730-4991http://home.fultoncourt.org

State courtChief Judge A.L. Thompson 404-613-4497http://www.georgiacourts.org/courts/fulton/

magiStrate courtChief Judge Stephanie Davis 404-613-4433http://www.georgiacourts.org/courts/fulton/

Probate courtJudge Pinkie T. Toomer 404-730-4690

Juvenile courtChief Judge Sanford Jones 404-224-4822

clerk of courtSCathelene Robinson 404-730-5300

LocaL oFFiciaLs


boArd of educAtionlinda SchultZ, diStrict 1 [email protected]

katie reeveS, diStrict 2 [email protected]

aShley widener, diStrict 5 [email protected]

Julia bernath, diStrict 7 [email protected]

city of AlphArettAmayor arthur letchaS 678-597-6020 [email protected]

city of miltonmayor Joe lockwood 678-242-2487 [email protected]

city of rosWellmayor Jere wood 770-594-6288 [email protected]

boArd of commissioners678-493-6000 fax: 678-493-6013 141 Pryor St. S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303 www.fultoncountyga.gov

John h. eaveS, diStrict 1 404-612-8206 [email protected]

robb PittS, diStrict 2 404-612-8210 [email protected]

lynne riley, diStrict 3 404-612-8213 [email protected]

tom lowe, diStrict 4 404-612-8218 [email protected]

emma i. darnell, diStrict 5 404-612-8222 [email protected]

nancy boxill, diStrict 6 404-612-8226 [email protected]

LocaL oFFiciaLs

william edwardS, diStrict 7 404-612-8230 william. [email protected]

school systemSuPerintendent cindy loe 404-768-3600 786 Cleveland Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 [email protected] www.fultonschools.org

medicAl exAminerchief examiner randy hanZlick, md 404-730-4400 fax: 404-730-4405 430 Pryor Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30312

sheriff’s officeSheriff theodore “ted” JackSon 404-612-5100 185 Central Avenue SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 www.fultonsheriff.org

tAx commissionerarthur e. ferdinand 404-730-4000 141 Pryor Street, Atlanta, GA 30303


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Payroll Professionals 18

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Carpet Dry-Tech 43

ChiropractorsColby Family Chiropractic 15

Historic Roswell Chiropractic 37

ChurchesGrace Life Church 59

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Healthy Smiles of Georgia 52

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Roswell Pediatric Dentist IFC

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Dr. Wei-Yen Chang 44

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Chrysalis Experiential Academy 21

Fellowship Christian School 23

Kennesaw State University

Continuing Education 22

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Pike Nurseries 42

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PhotographersC&W Photography 5

Kim Bates Photography 3

Yours Forever Portraits 23

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Restaurants / ServicesEdible Arrangements 11

Good Measure Meals 50

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Cigar Merchant 47

Dogwood Forest of Alpharetta 45

GhostNet 1

Global Keratin IFC

Greater North Fulton Chamber of

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Ladybugs & Lizards 13

Man’s Best Friend 39

Micore Travel, LLC DBA

Cruise Planners 25

Northside Chapel 5

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