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Austin Elementary School Principal Ann Culbreath, right, walks with students Erin Howe, left, Elise Kelly, right, Noelle Chatigny, second

row, left, and Kindergarten teacher Jennifer Loner, at center, while they participate in “Walk to School Day” on March 6.

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Hundreds of Dunwoody parents fi lled a church auditorium one recent Sunday after-noon to discuss how best to deal with the is-sues facing the county’s schools.

“Th e way it is now doesn’t work,” par-ent Lindsay Ballow said after the gathering at Kingswood United Methodist Church in Dunwoody. “We have to do something.”

DeKalb school offi cials confront a num-ber of problems, including the loss of the system’s accreditation.

Th e Southern Association of Colleg-es and Schools, the accrediting agency gen-erally called SACS, criticized the board for the way it runs the system and put the sys-tem on probation. Parents fear that if SACS eventually revokes the system’s accredita-tion, the action could have an eff ect on


Th ere will be music on some summer evenings in Dunwoody this year. Th e ques-tion now is, just how many?

Dunwoody city offi cials and offi cers of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association both recently debated whether to put to-gether a series of free concerts in Brook Run Park. But neither group formally committed to going on with the shows.

“Th ere’s a lot of interest in it,” DHA president Stacey Harris said. “We just have to get it right.”

Meanwhile, the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce plans a series of four sum-mer evening events that will feature musical performances. And the Dunwoody Nature Center will host six outdoor concerts on Sat-urday nights this spring, summer and fall, executive director Alan Mothner told mem-bers of the DHA board.

Th e chamber events, called “Dun-woody at Dusk,” are intended to lure peo-

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Dunwoody offi cials propose multi-city fi re department


Dunwoody offi cials are asking leaders of three other north DeKalb County cit-ies to consider joining together to start a fi re department.

Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall and City Manager Warren Hutm-acher said Dunwoody offi cials discussed the possibility during the council’s re-treat Feb. 20. Dunwoody council mem-bers liked the idea and decided to con-fer with leaders of the other cities to see what they think, the two said.

Dunwoody offi cials believe the four cities – Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and Dunwoody – could cre-ate an authority to provide fi re servic-es. Th ey said such an authority could provide better fi re protection to resi-dents of the cities than they now receive from DeKalb County without collecting more in fi re service taxes.

“We believe we can do this in the four-city area with the same fi re-district [tax] millage DeKalb County has today,” Nall said.

Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis said he had been contacted by Nall and was interested in the prospect, but did not think Brookhaven – which opened for business only about two months ago and still is trying to organize its ba-sic city services – would be able to join soon.

“In the grand scheme of things right now, it’s not something Brookhaven is going to take on,” Davis said. “We are busy building the foundation of the city.”

But, he said, Brookhaven could be interested in joining such a venture in the future. “It’s an exciting prospect,” Davis said.

In 2010, Dunwoody offi cials investi-gated starting a city fi re department but found that it would be too costly.

Nall and Hutmacher said a multi-city department could make fi nancial sense. A preliminary study estimated the department could start up and oper-ate for about $13.7 million a year, while the fi re tax millage now collected by DeKalb County in the area could pro-

vide $14.16 million a year for use by the new department, they said.

Th e fi re authority would be able to add new fi re stations and relocate ex-isting fi re stations so they provide bet-ter services to city residents, Nall said. Preliminary studies show large areas of Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Doraville are outside a 1.5-mile drive from the fi ve existing stations in the communi-ties, he said.

Dunwoody offi cials propose the au-thority be overseen by a board com-posed of the mayors of the four cities and three of the city managers, Nall said. Th e fourth city manager would act as an administrator for the board, he said.

“We always talk about the ‘Th ree P’s’ – ‘parks, paving and police,’” he said. “It’s time to change that to ‘parks, pav-ing and public safety,’ to include fi re ser-vices,” he said.

Dunwoody government Calendarthe Dunwoody City Council usually meets the second and fourth monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Dunwoody City Hall located at 41 Perimeter Center east Suite No. 103.

For a complete and up to date schedule of Dunwoody City meetings, visit http://www.dunwoodyga.gov/Residents/Calendar.aspx

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ple to check out city shopping dis-tricts, chamber executive director Debbie Fuse said. Events, which will feature shopping and musical perfor-mances, are planned for the third Fri-day of each month, starting in May. A concert will be held at a diff erent place each month, she said.

Th e idea is to get patrons to try dif-ferent shopping areas, she said. “Peo-ple tend to go to one area and that’s where they do everything,” she said.

On Feb. 25, Dunwoody City Council members voted 5-2 to table a proposal to allocate up to $10,000 for the concerts. City offi cials said the proposal, presented by the DHA, was to schedule concerts from mid-June to mid-September in a portion of Brook Run where the city now occasionally off ers summer movies through its “Pic in the Park” series.

Several council members questioned the idea, worried that the concerts might compete with already-planned concerts at the Nature Center, or thought other groups might want the chance to get in-volved in similar programs.

“I think it’s too early in our young city to venture into parks program-ming,” Councilman Terry Nall said. “Th e model has been to allow non-profi ts to provide [parks programs]. To me, it’s a ‘needs’ versus ‘wants’ situa-tion. Th e concert series is a nice ‘want,’ but it’s not a ‘need.’”

Some residents raised questions, too. Cheryl Summers, who lives on Tilly Mill Road outside Brook Run Park, told council members that dur-ing the Dunwoody Music Festival last year, she could hear the music in her house with the doors and windows shut.

“All and all, I’m not opposed to the concerts in Brook Run Park, I’m opposed to the noise,” she said. “We need to have a noise ordinance be-fore we have these concerts coming to town. … My neighbors are all going to be harassed by the loud noise coming from these concerts.”

Some council members said the

concerts would be good for Dun-woody. Councilman Denis Shortal, who along with Councilman Doug Th ompson voted against tabling the measure, argued the events would help build a stronger sense of community.

“Once in a while, you’ve got to go out and have some fun,” Shortal said. “It’s something we need for communi-ty spirit.”

After the council vote, consider-ation of the concerts returned to the DHA. DHA secretary Bill Grossman told board members during the group’s March 3 meeting that the original idea was based on a successful concert se-ries in Smyrna.

Th e proposal, he said, was to invite food trucks to set up in Brook Run on Th ursday evenings and then set up a stage where local musicians could play for the assembled crowd.

“Our thought was if we get some-thing like this started and it grows to be successful, we can always ramp up the entertainment,” he said.

But some DHA board members questioned whether the group should get involved.

“Why is the DHA getting in-volved in concert promotions? Why is the DHA getting involved with food trucks?” Bob Lundsten asked the group. “I just don’t know what our role is.”

Th e DHA decided to keep talking about the idea.

“Nobody thought it was a bad idea, but nobody really wants to pay for it,” Grossman said a few days later. “I’m not sure how this is going to play out. We’ll continue talking about it and see if we can work it out.”

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City Council has hired a construc-tion company to build parks and a multi-use trail in the Project Renais-sance development.

Th e council voted unanimously Feb. 25 to hire Georgia Development Part-ners, the low bidder on the project.

Georgia Development Partners originally bid $1.698 million to build about 12 acres of parkland and trail as part of Project Renaissance, a public-private partnership building housing and parks in the Georgetown area of the city. Th e city and company later negotiated the price down to $1.665 million, Brent Walker, city parks and recreation manager, told council members.

Th e city hired the company to build a family playground, a central park square, and a linear park and trails, Walker said in a memorandum to council members.

Th e city had budgeted $1.5 million for the work, but has money elsewhere in its budget that can be directed to the project when city offi cials recalcu-late expenses later this year, city offi -cials said.

City manager, clerk get raises

City Council on Feb. 25 approved merit raises for City Manager War-ren Hutmacher and City Clerk Sharon Lowery.

Hutmacher’s salary was raised 4 per-cent to $166,226 and he was granted 20 days vacation and a $30 monthly car al-lowance. Lowery’s salary was increase by 4.75 percent to $86,143, according to the city’s spokesman.

Both increases were approved by a 6-1 vote of the council, with Council-woman Adrian Bonser voting against the new contracts.

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Brookhaven City Council is on board with a proposal to create a new commu-nity improvement district in DeKalb County that could help improve inter-sections and attract new businesses to the area.

Developer Emory Morsberger pro-posed the idea of the new CID, to be called the University Triangle CID, to the Brookhaven City Council at a recent meeting.

Th e CID would include a swath of DeKalb County from Brookhaven at the Fulton County line to the Gwinnett County border.

It would be called the University Triangle CID because it would include Emory University, Mercer University and Oglethorpe University. Th e district would also include the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention, Morsberg-er said.

A CID is a self-taxing business dis-trict that can be created when 50 percent of the prop-erty owners repre-senting 75 percent of the property val-ue in the area ap-prove it, Morsberg-er said.

CIDs are public-private partnerships that allow business-es to work with gov-ernments to im-prove their area. Business property owners pay an addi-tional tax rate, typi-cally 5 mills, used to upgrade landscap-ing, complete transportation projects and improve economic development.

Mercer and the city of Chamblee hired Morsberger, who started the Stone Mountain CID and the Gwinnett Vil-lage CID, to study the feasibility of cre-ating a new community improvement district.

“I discovered there was a huge amount of potential in the area,” Morsberger said. “Th ere’s an incredible amount of assets there – interstates, MARTA, ed-ucated work force, close-in location, an airport, plus the CDC and several uni-versities. Th ey’re just not coordinated. A CID does that.”

Th e northern tip of Brookhaven is part of the Perimeter Community Im-provement Districts, which also in-cludes portions of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody.

Th e PCIDs recently started con-struction on a nearly $5 million project to upgrade Lake Hearn Drive, Perime-ter Summit Parkway and Parkside Place in Brookhaven between Ashford Dun-woody Road and the Perimeter Center

Parkway Bridge across I-285.Morsberger said a University Triangle

CID would have a lot in common with Gwinnett Village. He said the CID in that area - which also includes portions of I-85, Buford Highway, and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard - helped to cut crime and complete dozens of road proj-ects.

“It has been tremendously success-ful, getting rid of the blight that exist-ed in that area of Gwinnett and boosting the perception of that area,” Morsberg-er said. “Th is CID in the I-85 corri-dor would do the exact same thing in DeKalb County. It’s already been done. It’s not a matter of reinventing the wheel. We already know what to do; we just need to get started and do it.”

Offi cials in the cities of Chamblee and Brookhaven and DeKalb County

have expressed in-terest in the project, Morsberger said.

Morsberger said the new CID now needs approval from the city of Doraville.

If Doraville agrees to support the idea, Morsberg-er said the CID could get started this summer.

Councilwom-an Rebecca Chase Williams said the city understands that the work of the PCIDs only aff ects a portion of the city. “We’re used to part-

nering with them, but we also know their boundaries stop at our gateway,” Williams said.

Morsberger said the University Trian-gle CID would in no way be in competi-tion with the PCIDs.

Yvonne Williams, the PCIDs presi-dent and CEO, said the organization is working regionally to accomplish trans-portation initiatives.

“We are working with Brookhav-en and Sandy Springs and Dunwoody on a coalition of Doraville, Chamblee, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, Fulton and DeKalb on the top-end I-285 project of regional signifi cance. Particularly the I -285/Ga. 400 interchange which is a major regional priority at this time. Th at is the PCID focus with Brookhav-en and our regional partners.”

City Manager Marie Garrett said CIDs can accomplish plans like streetscapes that often fall to the bottom of the priority list for city governments.

“Th ey can accelerate that plan for you because they are self-taxing,” Gar-rett said. “It’s a nice tool to have in your economic development toolbox.”

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STREET TALK

Q&AQ: Have school offi cials done enough to try to address the

DeKalb system’s troubles? If not, what more should they do?

Asked at several locations where parents gather in Dunwoody and Brookhaven

“No. i don’t understand why adults can’t get their act together to handle

money and how that affects my child.”

Sherry Allen

“I don’t think so. I’d like to give more control to the city.”

Jennifer Dowhower

“I think the district is focused on legalities right now instead of coming

together to focus on the interests of, not only the children, but the

community. i also believe that (and even children know) everything has a consequence – a good consequence

or a bad consequence.”

Michelle Kovitch

“No. I feel they should work with the parents a little more, and the community. You have such strong

schools, like Montgomery [Elementary School] and the Dunwoody schools.

I don’t think they do enough to recognize this area of town.

[The DeKalb system is] just too big. they have to control the whole

county. i’m from Connecticut. We had small towns [and small school

districts] and I think it worked better. they obviously can’t do

it here. It’s not working.”

Pam Rock

“I don’t think the school system is doing enough to solve their problems.

I think the school board members who have caused the problems ought to go ahead and resign so

we can solve the problems.”

Karen Ashley

“Quite frankly, no. It seems like people in DeKalb are still focused on their own

well-being and not on the well-being of the children. they should spend less

time arguing in court and more time fi xing their accreditation issues.”

Don Mueller

“No. They need to get their fi nances in order, and they need to focus

on the classroom institutions now to better educate our children.”

Jennifer Westrick

“it’s a terrible mess. i see it on the news and it’s terribly troubling. i

hate to see DeKalb County schools turn into Clayton County schools. With the governor’s help, we hope

to get it fi xed. Whatever they do, I hope they do it quickly.”

Tim Desrosiers

“No. I think what we have is a potential crisis that can be averted. We have excellent educators and very poor leadership. if they’ll clean house…i

think an excellent school system can be saved. Otherwise, we’re in trouble.

the education my children are getting is excellent. it’s a level

up we’ve got to deal with.”

Deanna Hamilton

“I think they’re focusing way too much on issues they don’t need to be focusing on. they need to be focusing

on the children. I feel like it puts everyone in a state of confusion, and I

know that comes out in the classroom.”

Carrie Raizes

Editor’s note: DeKalb County schools face the loss of accreditation for the county’s high schools after the accrediting agency found gov-ernance problems involving the school board. � e governor has said he intends to remove six board members. � e board responded by going to court to contest the law allowing the removal.

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All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey

We went looking signs of an early spring. We found snow.

Really. In March. On the banks of the Chat-

tahoochee River. Th e sky spit fl urries of the stuff . Not enough to stick to the ground, of course, but brief fl urries of actual snow. Time and time again.

At fi rst, everyone made jokes. We were here in search of warmer weather, after all. Maybe these fl akes falling all around us were really white fl ower blos-soms fl oating on the fi rst spring breezes, someone suggested.

Th ey weren’t. Winter had played a trick on us.

During the fi rst weekend of March, at the end of a mild winter, grey clouds fi lled the sky. Chilly breezes blew. Every-one wore layers. Snowfl akes dusted our jackets and caps. Somewhere, no doubt, groundhogs were laughing at our all-too-human inability to predict a change in the seasons.

“I feel like we should run to the gro-cery store and buy milk and bread,” one hiker joked.

But we weren’t daunted by a few fro-zen fl akes. Th e 20 of us marched on, de-termined to fi nd proof that spring was near, if not really here.

We were on a “Harbingers of Spring Discovery Hike,” a spring-themed walk along the Chattahoochee River held March 2. We bundled-up hikers in-tended to track down the fi rst bloom of spring in the Chattahoochee River Na-tional Recreation Area.

Veteran National Park Service Rang-er Jerry Hightower served as our guide. Hightower knows his way around the river. He grew up nearby and has shown visitors the string of parks headquar-tered in Sandy Springs for 35 of the 37 years he’s worked for the park service. He hadn’t counted on snow, either.

“We had a winter walk on Jan. 12

and we were watching snakes and everybody was in their shirtsleeves. Th en, we do the fi rst walk of spring…,” Hightower said, his voice drifting into the chilly air. “You never know. Luck-ily, I know how to treat hypothermia.”

Cold comfort, that.Th e hikers came from all over met-

ro Atlanta – Sandy Springs, Buckhead, Mableton, Marietta, Sharpsburg, Wat-kinsville. Some in the group wanted to see fl owers and birds or just to meet oth-er people who shared their interests in the outdoors. Others, including Randie Cowan of Sandy Springs, came for the exercise. “Th e nature is just a bonus,”

she said. “We’re just trying, af-ter 21 years of living here, to get to know the area.”

Jackie Miller knew what lured her out that chilly morning. “Spring,” she said before the hike started.

“Wishful thinking,” Mar-ilyn Haggerty of Sharpsburg re-plied.

Along the trail, Hightow-er mixed history and natural his-tory lessons as he talked of ev-erything from ancient Indian

settlements to grist mills to the uses of the red sap in bloodroot. And he dili-gently searched out those early indica-tors that a change in the weather was due. He found them: trilliums and trout lilies.

Th e trout lily, he said, “is one of the true harbingers of spring.” Here, hill-sides were covered in them. Th e prob-lem? It was just too wintry a day for the lilies to truly strut their stuff . Th e fl ow-ers needed to be warmed by the sun to open up. “If you want to see something spectacular,” Hightower said, “come back when the sun is out.”

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Th e nonprofi t has worked with more than 400,000 trauma victims around the world -- people who, left untreated, could resort to harming themselves or others, Anderson said.

Led by trained clinicians, members gather in “safe places” to support each other and to heal while collaborating in creative arts.

Anderson, who lives in Buckhead, followed a circuitous path before creating ArtReach in 1999 and becoming its CEO.

Rewind to the late 1970s: Anderson coped with divorce by enrolling in the Atlanta College of Art. A course in art therapy showed her how making and using an image can release feelings sup-pressed by emotional and physical trau-ma.

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Anderson became an agent for strug-gling and starving artists, learning even more about their pain and appreciating how it fed their creativity.

ArtReach was born when Anderson felt compelled to help victims of the war in Bosnia. Soon, it expanded to Jordan, Lebanon and then, after Hurricane Ka-trina, to the United States.

“But I always kept a comfortable dis-tance from my own childhood trauma until a retired major general told me the VA [Veterans Administration] would have its hands full with war veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan,” she said.

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McCoy is training to facilitate future ArtReach sessions. For her, it’s a way of giving back and paying forward. “Ar-tReach is like family. I just feel better there,” she said.

Karen McCarty is a Buckhead-based family therapist and ArtReach trainer who fi rst worked with McCoy. “She is a force who has survived challenges I can only imagine,” McCarty said. “She, like the other vets, helps us learn where we need to change our training. She teaches us how to do a better job.”

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With re-enactors portraying soldiers, and actors portraying civilians, the At-lanta History Center plans on March 16 to present a family-friendly look at life both on the front lines and on the home front during the Civil War.

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Sunday, March 17, 1 p.m. – The Da-vis Academy’s annual musical performance is “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Mermaid Ariel longs to be part of the world on land. But to follow her dreams, she’ll have to defy the king, and en-trust her fate to an evil witch, all while trying to find love with a human prince. $15. Addi-tional shows, March 17, 7 p.m.; March 18, 6 p.m. Performances held at the Middle School, 7901 Roberts Dr., Sandy Springs, 30350.To buy tickets, visit: www.seatyourself.biz/davisacade-my. For more information, contact Drew Frank via email: [email protected] or call 770-671-0085 or 678-671-0085.

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Telescope TimeFriday, March 15, 7 p.m. – Th e Atlan-ta Astronomy Club presents an education-al program on astron-omy and astrophysics. Program beings with a topic for newcom-ers and beginners, fol-lowed by a guest speak-er. Bring your telescope and learn how to use

it! Free and appropriate for all ages. Beginner pro-gram, 7 p.m.; guest speaker at 8 p.m. Sandy Springs United Methodist Church, Hitson Memorial Ac-tivities Center, 85 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, visit: www.sandyspringsga.gov or call 770-730-5600.

“Hispanorama” Saturday, March 16, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. –Share your Spanish language skills with others, and learn about Spanish if you are a non-speaker. Pre-sented by Madelu Perez de Lara. Free and open to the community. For all skill levels. Appropriate for adults, 18 years and older. Dunwoody Branch Li-brary, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-512-4640 to fi nd out more.

Heal and GrowWednesday, March 20, 12-2 p.m. – Come listen to storyteller Diane Rooks speak about the power that stories have in bringing healing to our lives. Take a look at your own stories and fi nd new insights and possibilities as we share with each oth-er. Discover how empowering it is to listen and be heard. Free. Lunch provided. Cancer Support Com-munity members RSVP to 404-843-1880. Can-cer Support Community–Atlanta, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Bldg C, Suite 225, Atlanta, 30342. Go to: www.cscatlanta.org for more information or how to join the community.

Proposal Writing Wednesday, March 20, 6-8 p.m. – Partici-pants learn how proposals fi t into the overall grant-seeking process; what to include in a standard pro-posal; tips for making each section of your proposal. Free and open to the public. For adult audiences. Registration required. Sandy Springs Branch Li-brary, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-303-6130 or email: [email protected] for details. To register online, visit: www.grantspace.org.

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ZumbathonSaturday, March 16, 10-11 a.m. – Are you ready to get a workout and help fi ght cancer at the same time? Join others for the 2nd annual “Shake It for a Cure Zumbathon” event. $10 per person, pay-able at the door. Donations welcome. All proceeds benefi t the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute. Refreshments provided. St. Pius X Catholic High School, in the gymnasium, 2674 Johnson Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30345. For more information, visit: http://sarahkerr.zumba.com.

KidStuff Consignment Sale

Th ursday, March, 21, 5-9 p.m. – Th e King-swood United Methodist Church’s KidStuff Con-signment sale features children’s spring and summer clothing, toys, books, baby equipment, and much more! All proceeds support the church’s missions. Free admission, and open to the public. No chil-dren under age 10 on March 21. Additional shop-ping: Friday, March 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday, March 23, 8 a.m.- 1 p.m., when many items are ½ price. 5015 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Use the North Peachtree entrance. Call 770-457-1317 or visit: www.kingswoodumc.org/missions/kidstuff .htm for details.

Consignment SaleFriday, March 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. – Saint James United Methodist Church holds its spring kids’ consignment sale. Shop for high quality chil-dren’s clothing, furniture, toys, books, and accesso-ries, as well as maternity items. Located in the gym in the church’s Activities Building. Sale continues Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., which is ½-price day. Free admission. Proceeds support children’s ministries at St. James. 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30342. For more information or to ask questions, e-mail: [email protected], call 404-261-3121 or go to: www.stjamesatlanta.org.

Spring Stampede 5KSaturday, March 23, 7:30 a.m. – Registra-tion is open for the 3rd annual Spring Stampede in Brookhaven! 5K begins at 7:30 a.m.; 1 mile starts at 8:30 a.m.; Tot Trot follows the 1 mile. Awards at 9 a.m. Race starts and fi nishes at Oglethorpe Uni-versity, and takes runners through the Silver Lake community. Proceeds benefi t Our Lady of the As-sumption’s community outreach programs. $25 be-fore March 18; $30 after. Post-race entertainment, health fair vendors and food sales. T-shirts given to all participants. Register at: www.olaspringstam-pede.org or www.active.com. Call 404-293-6768 or email: [email protected] for more details. 4484 Peachtree Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.

VanderDash 5KSaturday, March 23, 7:30 a.m. – Vanderlyn Elementary’s PTA holds the 5th annual VanderDash 5K. Come out, show your support, and encourage fi tness! Participants can choose to run or walk the 5K or 1-mile Fun Run. $20. Races start and fi nish at the school, 1877 Vanderlyn Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. 7:30 a.m., 5K; 8:30 a.m., 1-mile Fun Run/walk; 9 a.m., awards. No pets. Enjoy the fi nish line celebra-tion with food, music, mini massages, giveaways and more! To register, visit: http://vanderlynpta.com. Email: vande-rdash@¬yahoo.¬com with questions.

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Summer Camps The next camps section will appear april 5.To advertise, call 404-917-2200 x112.

for ages 3-14

CampsSUMMER

Camp Galloway

Lego Robotics

Video Game Programming

Science Girls

Chess

Musical Theatre

ArtBasketball

Ultimate Frisbee

For full camp offerings and to register, visit:

gallowayschool.org/camp

215 W. Wieuca Rd. | Atlanta, GA 30342 | 404.252.8389

Weekly summer program for 4th-12th grade students with high functioning Autism,

Asperger’s, ADD, ADHD and other Learning Differences.

• Math and Language Arts Curriculum • Fun Social Skills Activities

• Engaging Field Trips

Spend Summer Camp with us!

650 Mt. Vernon Highway, NE Atlanta, GA 30328 • www.CumberlandAcademy.orgCall (404) 835-9000 for more details

A Great Summer Camp Experience

Boys/Girls 6 – 14 | One/Two Week SessionsLocated on cool & breezy Lookout Mtn. Just 2 hours north of Atlanta

Horseback Riding, Archery, High Ropes, Climbing Tower, Drama, Sports & Much More!

•Limited Enrollment•Close Family-Like Atmosphere

•2 Generations of Family Management

Call: 423-472-6070 | www.campwoodmont.comSee over 1,000 pictures online

Summer Camps


Campers rate us A+and so do their parents!*

Summer Camp Registration Begins:

Members - Feb. 1 General Public- Feb. 15

Learn more at DunwoodyNature.org

Experience nature, science and fun at Dunwoody Nature Center summer camps! We o� er half-day and full-day camps for 3 year olds to rising 5th graders, activities from creek exploration and animal encounters to arts and crafts, and before- and after-camp classes.*98.2% of surveyed respondents would recommend Dunwoody Nature Center camp to a friend.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• Day-campofferingsforstudents3-years-old through sixth grade• Art,drama,technology,academicenrichment,fieldtripsandmore• www.thechildrensschool.comformoreinformation• RegistrationopensFebruary2013

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Over 40 adventures for 2 yrs old– 8th grade• Located at

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JOA SUMMER

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Staffed by nationally recognized artists.Call: 770-992-2559

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For Rising 8-12 Graders

Now is the best time to develop your child’s Thinking Power!

We are now open and Enrolling. Visit us at:Eye Level Of Brookhaven804 Town Boulevard, Suite 2095, Atlanta, GA 30319404.416.3221Eye Level Of North Druid Hills2949 C, North Druid Hills Road, Atlanta, GA 30329404.510.8523

Discover how your child can benefi t with Eye Level’s Math and English Programs • Low students to teacher ratio• Individualized attention with emphasis on self-

directed learning• Only program that offers coaching in Critical

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of Teachers of Mathematics) and NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) standards for Math and English

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Summer Camps Available

Ages 15 years and up • 8 weekly sessions Jun. 10 - Aug. 2; Mon. - Fri. 8:30AM- 3:30PM

Drama & Improv, Chorus, Art, Gymnastics, Gardening, Swimming and more - no experience

necessary! Fun with a purpose!AFTER DONOR SCHOLARSHIP: $200/week per camper

STUDENTS with DISABILITIES - A SUMMER DAY CAMP FOR YOU!

Roswell & South Atlanta locations

For an application, call Nancy Lindgren at 770-664-4347 x:121 or email

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Day CampsAcademic Camps

Pre-School CampsLeadership Programs

Sports CampsCamp Invention

Pace Summer programs specializes in providing multiple opportunities for campers to participate in an enriching summer experience.

Camps for ages 3 1/2 years - 12 grade

Speciality CampsArt • Chess • Cooking • Debate • Handwriting • Robotics • Theatre • Safe Sitter • Spanish

For a complete listing of programs, visit www.PaceCamp.com or call 404-240-9130Pace Academy, 966 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30327

Sandy Springs Tennis Center Summer Tennis Camp

Register Now! Monday-Friday, 9-1 pm

June 3-July 26, 2013 Ages 5-14, $175 Per Session

Phone: 404-303-6182 Email: [email protected]

Web: www.sandyspringstennis.com THE SANDY SPRINGS TENNIS CENTER IS A FACILITY OF THE CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS

MANAGED UNDER CONTRACT BY GROSLIMOND TENNIS SERVICES, INC.

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www.campthunderbird.orgYMCA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

Check out Camp Thunderbird!Drop in our Open House on April 14 or visit during our

Camp Tour Days on March 24 and May 5. Find our more at www.campthunderbird.org.

Camp Thunderbird blends a nationally recognized water program with a variety of land activities. Located on beautiful Lake Wylie, SC, campers enjoy kayaking, wakeboarding and water skiing as well as horseback riding, ropes courses, crafts and more!Camp Thunderbird is located in Lake Wylie, SC. - Just 4 hours from Atlanta.Co-Ed Ages 7 to 16 | 1 & 2 week sessions www.campthunderbird.org

To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

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The Camp at St. Martin’s3110-A Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30319

(404) 237-4260, ext. 380www.stmartinschool.org

Owned and managed by St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Camp Director: Morries Walker

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BASKETBALLCAMPS

Register online at: hawks.com/hawkscampsFor Boys and Girls (ages 6-15)

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Boys and Girls 10-18 will have an opportunity to learn from the Pros

Meet Sports Celebrities

Make Sports Anchor Tapes

Make Play-By-Play Tapes of the Super Bowl & NBA Finals

Make Reporting Tapes from a Pro Stadium

Participate in Sports Talk Radio and Pardon The Interruption (PTI) shows and much more

SPORTS BROADCASTING CAMPis back for our 6th year in Atlanta

July 15-19, 2013

Day/Overnight options available.For more info: 800.319.0884 or www.playbyplaycamps.com

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A traditional summer camp for girls in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina.of North Carolina.

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For more information and to register, visit www.hollymont.com

Our lodge-style housing makes campers feel right at home!

More than 100 Day Camp Options forCampers of all Ages & Interests!

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5342 Tilly Mill Road • Dunwoody

MJCCA SUMMERDAY CAMPS

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Traditional • Specialty • Teen • Sports • Drama

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Free Bus Transportation throughout Metro Atlanta- including East Cobb, Intown, and North Metro New Indoor & Outdoor Camps- including Project Invent, Art Exploration,

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Montessori Education. Geography, Nature and Science Art Themes. Waterplay. Cooking. Gardening.

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Art Summer Camp for ages 3 - 7 June 3 - August 23



June 3-7 Up in the AirJune 10-14 Fun with Food!

June 17-21 Mad ScienceJune 24-28 Sportsapalooza

July 8-12 Super SleuthsJuly 15-19 Everywhere Fun Fair

July 22-26 Water WorldJuly 29-Aug. 2 Up in the Air

Join us to explore new adventures all summer long! Drop off 8-9am - Pick up 4-5:30 pm

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300 Grimes Bridge Rd., Roswell, GA 30075 l 678.205.4988 l www.swiftschool.com l [email protected]

EXPERIENCE AN EDUCATIONAL, ENRICHING, AND EXCITING SUMMER AT SWIFT SCHOOL.Explore literature and language through the Orton-Gillingham

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Give your child a new experienceGive your child a new experienceSaturday sessions and weeklong summer campsTo register, go to museumofdesign.org, or call 404.979.6455

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LEGO® Design Camp

Please visit courtsideace.com for schedule and pricing. Also visit topnotchbasketballclub.com for additional summer basketball options.

Basketball is a dynamic sport and over time in order to compete amongst the top players, a training component must be part of your in-season and off-season routine.

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Tin Can Fish House & Oyster BarCity Walk at Sandy Springs

227 Sandy Springs Place NE404-497-9997 | www.tincanfi shhouse.com

Sun – Fri: 5 pm – 10 pmSat: 11:30 am – 11 pm

Features an eclectic menu of seaside dishes.

Firehouse Subs.5610 Glenridge Dr. Atlanta, Ga. 30342 678-705-8878

Meaty, cheesy, steaming hot & cold subs and sandwiches for lunch and dinner. Founded by fi remen. Catering available.

Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant3887 Peachtree Rd, Buckhead/Brookhaven & other locations

404-816-2229 | www.ChinChinAtlanta.comMon-Thurs 11:30-10:30, Fri/Sat 11:30-11, Sun 12-10:30

Fine Asian Cuisine - Its atmosphere, service and quality of food are above reproach. You can sit in the dining area and watch the preparation of food through a large plate glass. The menu is extensive, offering items in every category including chicken, seafood, pork, beef and

duck. There are also vegetarian dishes for those who prefer.

Flavor Restaurant & Bar236 Johnson Ferry Rd. NE, Sandy Springs GA 30328

404-255-7402 | www.fl avorcafebakery.comMon: 10.30am to 3.00pm Lunch only

Tue: to Fri 10.30am to 10.00pm Lunch and DinnerSat and sun 8.00am to 10.00pm Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Flavor with a twist. Taking traditional dishes and giving them a new twist. Babaganoush * Tabuli * Hummus * Lambchop Kabob * Jumbo Shrimp

The ImprovThe World-Famous Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre is now open in Buckhead! Call or go online to get your tickets

now and receive 20% off with promo code “reporter”678-244-3612

56 E. Andrews Dr. NW Atlanta, Ga. 30305

Another Broken Egg CaféNow Open in Vinings! 4300 Paces Ferry Rd

Vinings GA 30339770-384-0012

Open 7 days a week 7 AM – 2 PMCome by to see our beautiful renovated facility. Great for hosting

business or private functions or just stop by and try one of the delicious menu items. Receive 20% off the month of January.

Tantra Restaurant2285 Peachtree Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-228-7963 | tantrabuckhead.comTantra restaurant in South Buckhead features a contemporary American menu

highlighted with the exotic fl avors of Persian & Indian cuisine. The menu is crafted by Executive Chef Terry Dwyer and his staff. Popular items include: mussels in roasted pepper broth with chipotle and star anise, large plump scallops

caramelized in a basil rub with a dried lime beurre blanc to compliment, grilled Australian lamb served with crisp eggplant frites and horseradish-ghost chile aioli.

Qdoba Mexican Grill5610 Glenridge Dr. Atlanta, Ga. 30342 Open 7 days per week from 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. 404-303-8800.

Enjoy authentic Mexican food.

Los Bravos Mexican Restaurant2042 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta 30319770-452-9896 | www.losbravosatlanta.com

Mon - Fri 11 - 10:30, Sat 12 – 10:30, Sun 12 – 10Mouth-watering agave margaritas, carne asade, taco salads, fajitas, poblanos, quesadillas, taco salads, Mexican soup, guacamole…. It’s

all at your fi ngertips regardless of what part of Atlanta you live in.

Old Blind Dog Irish Pub705 Town Boulevard, Suite Q380, Atlanta, GA, 30319

404-816-5739 | www.OldeBlindDog.comHours: Sun-Wed 11-midnight, Thurs-Sat 11 am -2 am

This authentic Irish pub is a celebration of the seven Celtic nations. Whether it’s Guinness poured at the perfect temperature or the life-sized William

Wallace Braveheart statue, Olde Blind Dog is the best Irish pub on this side of the pond. We have won numerous awards for excellence in food and drink. Our friendly, experienced waitstaff will cater to your every need.

MoSaiC Restaurant3097 Maple Drive, Buckhead

404-846-5722 | www.mosaicatl.comMon–Thur 11:30–10, Fri/Sat 11:30–11,

Sun Brunch, 10:30–3, Dinner 3–9MoSaiC is a popular neighborhood, Buckhead eatery, located between Peachtree & Paces Ferry. Visit this hidden gem for a charming escape from city living. Our

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Dunwoody PD chief carries Special Olympics torch

Billy Grogan didn’t see one of his home-state com-petitors until almost the end of his Special Olympics trip. His job was to help carry the torch.

Earlier this year, Grogan, who usually works as Dun-woody’s police chief, spent about 10 days as part of a team carrying the torch across parts of South Korea for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

“It was very interesting,” said Grogan, at center back in the pho-to at left behind a group of Korean children. “It was very nice country. People were very friendly.”

He and other law enforce-ment offi cers carried the torch from city to city in anticipation of the games.”We’d run into a town and have a cer-emony there. Local politicians would speak, we’d ex-change gifts, and usually there was a Korean dance with drums,” he said.

When they arrived at the stadium in PyeongChang, where the competitions were to be held, Grogan and his teammates waited in a tunnel for their cue to go inside. Suddenly, the door opened and skier Marnie Hornsby came out.

“It was very hot inside the building,” he said, “and I saw this athlete come out, her face really red. I recog-nized the athlete. She was one of our Georgians.”

CAC board members namedTh ree new members are joining the board of direc-

tors of the Community Assistance Center, an organiza-tion that provides food, shelter and clothing to needy families in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody. CAC an-nounced the appointments Feb. 6.

Charles Crosby, president of Core Project Management, will represent Holy Innocents’ Epis-copal Church. Kevin Horgan will serve as a business representative from UPS, where he works as a real estate contract administrator. Lawyer Sally Wyeth, former pres-

ident of the Sandy Springs Rotary Club, will be an at-large board member.

Flying like EaglesTeens working to earn their Eagle awards in Boy

Scouts have been busy lately. Zac Fischel organized a group to repair deteriorat-

ing stairs from Mount Vernon Highway to the Hitson Activity Center at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church. Zac, a member of Troop 463, led a group that covered the rotting railroad-tie stairs with new decking.

In Dunwoody, Troop 764 scouts Christopher Guer-rant and Clarke McAlarney – who met as Cub Scouts -- constructed Eagle projects at St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church and the DeKalb School for the Arts.

Chris put together an outdoor classroom at St. Luke’s. Clarke built a “piano garage,” a wooden struc-ture to house and protect a baby grand piano.

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Perhaps Lilly Chin was destined to love science from the time she was a tod-dler in her parents’ lab at Emory Uni-versity.

“One day I went up to my dad and asked, ‘Hey, what are you doing at that microscope?’” Lilly said. “He scraped some of my cheek cells and put them on a slide under the microscope and I re-member he was pointing out, ‘Oh here’s the nucleus, here’s the mitochondria’ … Th at really stands out in my mind as the moment I knew I really wanted to do science in the future.”

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After her biological research at Emo-ry, in which she studied cancer cells, Lil-ly created a computer model to deter-mine what would heal wounds fastest.

“One thing I noticed in my intern-ship experience is that there’s actually a pretty big gap between biology and en-gineering,” Lilly said. “I’d like to work toward connecting the two disciplines.”

Chris Harrow, who taught Lilly Hon-ors Calculus when she was a freshman, describes her as one of his most talented and enthusiastic students in the course. Class problems “simply dissolved in the face of the brute force of Lilly’s fast, ex-perienced, creative, determined mind,” Harrow wrote in a letter recommend-ing Lilly. “Lilly Chin is without equal as the most eager, independent learner I’ve

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Lilly’s work has won her acclaim be-yond Westminster. Th is year, she was among 40 fi nalists in the national Intel Science Talent Search. She won a $7,500 prize and will compete for prizes of up to $100,000. She was scheduled to be in Washington, D.C., March 7 through 13 for the fi nal round of competition.

Although competition is enjoyable for Lilly, her passion surpasses any desire for victory. “It’s fun just to see where you stand,” Lilly said. “It’s never really cutthroat – I have a lot of friends I’ve met through competition.”

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She captains the varsity girls’ basket-ball team and has been the defensive captain since her sophomore year. Em-ily received the Lady War Eagle Award this year, which is given to one member of each team each year.

“I really like the team aspect,” Emily said. “We all have to come together and support each other in order to win.”

On the track, the 18-year-old holds the girls’ shot put record of 33 feet and 6 inches. Emily also participates in the discus event. Her goal is to make it to the state competitions this year.

Emily also serves as co-president of Th e Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Marist.

“Since I’m such a sports-oriented per-son, mixing in the faith aspect is really cool,” Emily said.

Emily helps to organize the bi-monthly breakfast meetings, as well as to select the speakers. In the program, she enjoys meeting new people and learning about their individual experiences.

During Emily’s junior year, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee, so she had to have surgery. Her goal was to return to the court by her se-nior year. She did.

“Th erapy was very challenging,” she said. “It really taught me to work hard and never take anything for granted. I always tell my team to play like it’s their last game.”

Derrick Engram has been Emily’s AAU basketball coach for fi ve years. He describes her as a positive leader with de-termination, dedication to her game and style of play, and a team player.

Emily has found another way to in-spire her peers. When she was young-er, her grandfather would say a quote he had heard, and Emily would always write it down. Now, Emily shares a mo-tivating quote with her teammates be-fore every game. She also posts them on their lockers on game days.

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Emily also is secretary for the Habi-tat for Humanity chapter at Marist. Th e group raises money through a variety of fundraisers in order to aid the building of homes through the Habitat program.

“Her leadership skills are way beyond her age,” Engram said. “She can walk into a room or walk onto a team and au-tomatically take the lead … eff ortlessly.”

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Parents’ new group to address DeKalb school system problems

DeKalb high school graduates applying to out-of-state colleges.

Gov. Nathan Deal has said he would remove six of DeKalb’s nine school board members because of the accred-itation problems. The board took the state to court to challenge the law al-lowing the removal, but on March 4 a federal judge cleared the way for Deal to officially remove the six and replace them while the lawsuit moves forward through the courts, according to reports.

A new organization called Dun-woody Parents Concerned About Qual-ity Education staged the March 3 meet-ing at Kingswood. Parents who started the group said they plan for it to be a nonprofit that will gather and share in-formation about how to improve the schools. They have established a web-site at www.dunwoodyparents.org. and a Facebook page.

“Why do we exist? To take care of our children,” Allegra Johnson, president of the group, said after the meeting.

More than 275 people attended the Kingswood meeting, including mem-bers of Dunwoody City Council, state lawmakers, and DeKalb school board member Nancy Jester, who represents Dunwoody, and who received a stand-ing ovation from the crowd. Later in the week, on March 5, Jester announced

she was resigning from the board rath-er than be part of the lawsuit contesting her removal by the governor.

Dunwoody City Councilman Terry Nall told the group that the school dis-trict’s troubles filtered into other areas.

“This goes well beyond just the educa-tion of kids,” Nall said. “It goes into eco-nomic development, not just in Dun-

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Left, Hayward Westcott hands over the microphone to parent Adrienne Bashuk during the “education forum” at Kingswood united methodist Church in Dunwoody

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State Sen. Fran Millar, a Dunwoody Republican, told the group that state of-fi cials are working to keep the DeKalb school district from losing its accredita-tion.

“I think the steps are being taken,” Millar said. “I think we’re doing the right things at this point. … I am com-fortable that if the courts do not mess this up, we are not going to lose accred-itation.”

Still, during the meeting, parents were presented a variety of proposals for ways to attack the system’s problems, ranging from asking another accredit-ing agency to accredit Dunwoody High School, to creating a local charter school system, to starting a new, independent school system in Dunwoody or in sever-al communities in north metro Atlanta.

Rep. Tom Taylor, a Dunwoody Re-publican, has introduced legislation to call for a statewide vote on a constitu-tional amendment to allow creation of new school systems in certain cities, in-cluding Dunwoody.

Taylor told the crowd the legisla-tion would allow new school systems in cities created in 2005 or later. Th at means his bill would apply to Dun-woody, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Milton, Peachtree Corners and Chattahoochee Hills. Th e bill also would allow cities to go in together to start school systems. Th e bill says con-tiguous cities also could join in.

Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis said residents of that city might be willing to try to start their own school system in the future. “I hear a lot of interest in that,” he said. “I think the vast majority of residents of Brookhaven would be in-terested in having their own school sys-tem, if we could pay for it. Obviously, it’s not something for this year, but we’re keeping up with the issue.”

Taylor said the proposal faces long odds in the Legislature. “Th ere are a lot of obstacles to this,” he said. “A state

constitutional amendment is diffi cult by design.”

He said he had limited the start of new school systems to recently created cities in hopes of improving the propos-al’s chances. “If you hold this statewide, it’s dead on arrival,” he said. “If you lim-it it, there’s an opportunity.”

Taylor said his proposal would re-quire at least two years in the Legisla-ture, so the earliest it could be voted on by the public would be in November of 2014. “Th is will not be in place by the next school year,” he said. “Th at’s not going to happen.”

Later that evening, the Dunwoody Homeowners Association board vot-ed unanimously to endorse Taylor’s bill and to ask Dunwoody City Council to pay for the feasibility study it requires. Th e DHA also gave $5,000 to the Dun-woody Parents group, DHA Secretary Bill Grossman said.

Several parents at the meeting said they liked the idea of separating Dun-woody’s schools from the county system.

“I would like to see more local con-trol,” said Gil Hearn, one of the parents who organized the Dunwoody Parents group. “I think the system has proved itself to be too large to meet the needs of all the students.”

Hearn, who said he has two chil-dren attending Dunwoody elementary schools and two more headed there, told the crowd that the new group off ered “an excellent return on investment – es-pecially compared to the private school tuition.”

Lindsay Ballow agreed the DeKalb district was too big. “It’s a billion-dollar corporation and the people on the board should be the caliber of people on the board of a billion-dollar corporation,” said Ballow, who has a child at Vander-lyn Elementary School.

After the meeting concluded, parent Susan Friedenberg said she thought it had proved helpful.

“It got people to think more and, hopefully, be more involved,” she said.

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State Rep. Tom Taylor speaks to the crowd. The forum was sponsored by the Dunwoody Parents Concerned about Quality Education, a nonprofi t recently formed to gather

and share information about improving schools.

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Police BlotterFrom police reports dated through

Feb. 27.

The following information was pulled from Dunwoody’s Police-to-Citizen Portal Event Search website and is presumed to be ac-

curate.

BURGLARY 10100 block of Peachford Circle – A bur-

glary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 15.

4500 block of Olde Perimeter Way – A burglary to a non-residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 18.

6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-vard – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 20.

2400 block of Dunwoody Hollow Drive – A burglary to a residence, without using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 21.

5100 block of Hidden Branches Circle – A burglary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 27.

1200 block of Valley View Road – A bur-glary to a residence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 27.

1400 block of Valley View Road – A burglary to a resi-dence, using forced entry, was reported on Feb. 27.

auto tHeft 6900 block of Peachtree In-

dustrial Boulevard – Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 19.

4500 block of N. Shallow-ford Road – Theft of an auto was reported on Feb. 25.

THEFT/LARCENY 4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road –

Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 14.

2000 block of Asbury Square – A larceny was reported on Feb. 14.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 14.

1st block of Perimeter Center Place – Lar-ceny of a bicycle was reported on Feb. 14.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 14.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny from a building was reported on Feb. 15.


100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 16.


3000 block of Branham Drive – A larceny was reported on Feb. 17.


4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 17.


4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 18.

4500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 19.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 19.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 19.

1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 20.

1400 block of Mount Vernon Road – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 20.

4700 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was re-ported on Feb. 20.

100 block of Perimeter Center West – Lar-ceny of articles from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 21.


1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – A larceny was reported on Feb. 22.


5100 block of Wellshire Place – Larceny of parts from a vehicle was reported on Feb. 24.






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100 block of Perimeter Center West – Shoplifting was reported on Feb. 26.


1000 block of Crown Pointe Parkway – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 26.

4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Larceny of articles from a vehicle was report-ed on Feb. 26.

4500 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – A larceny was reported on Feb. 27.

ASSAULT 5400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road

– Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 15.

1st block of Perimeter Center East – A sex-ual assault was reported on Feb. 15.

1st block of Perimeter Center East – Sim-ple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 17.

5400 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road – Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 17.

2100 block of Peachford Road – Simple as-sault/battery was reported on Feb. 17.

5200 block of Forest Springs Drive – Simple assault/bat-tery was reported on Feb. 17.

1st block of Pe-rimeter Center West – Assault through intimi-dation was reported on Feb. 18.

4300 block of Azalea Garden Drive – Fam-ily battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 18.

10200 block of Peachford Circle – Fami-ly battery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 19.

3700 block of Dunwoody Club Drive – Simple assault/battery was reported on Feb. 20.

1800 block of Womack Road/Windhaven Court – Assault through intimidation was re-ported on Feb. 22.

4400 block of Tilly Mill Road – Family bat-tery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 22.

1800 block of Cotillion Drive – Family bat-tery/simple battery was reported on Feb. 23.

4600 block of Peachtree Place Parkway – Family battery/simple battery was reported

on Feb. 24.

2100 block of Tillingham Court – Assault through intimidation was reported on Feb. 24.

5200 block of Red� eld Court – Simple as-sault was reported on Feb. 24.

6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard – Assault through intimidation

was reported on Feb. 25.

fRauD 5400 block of Seaton Way – Fraud was re-

ported on Feb. 14.

1500 block of Mount Vernon Road – Fraud was reported on Feb. 15.

1500 block of Cedarhurst Drive – Credit card fraud was reported on Feb. 15.

6800 block of Peachtree Industrial Boule-vard – Swindle was reported on Feb. 18.

5500 block of Mill Trace Drive – Credit card fraud was reported on Feb. 18.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Fraud was reported on Feb. 20.

4500 block of Sharon Valley Court – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 21.

1st block of Perimeter Center East – Check

forgery was reported on Feb. 23.

4700 block of Olde Village Lane – Fraud was reported on Feb. 23.

5200 block of Forest Springs Drive – Cred-it card fraud was reported on Feb. 27.

2200 block of Dunwoody Crossing – Fraud through impersonation was reported on Feb. 27.

otHeR 2300 block of Dunwoody Crossing – A civ-

il dispute was reported on Feb. 15.

1st block of Perimeter Center East – Ha-rassing communications was reported on Feb. 15.

2300 block of Peachford Circle – Harass-ing communications was reported on Feb. 15.

4500 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Disorderly conduct was reported on Feb. 21.

200 block of Perimeter Center Parkway – Criminal trespass was reported on Feb. 21.

100 block of Perimeter Center West – A loi-tering violation was reported on Feb. 22.

100 block of Perimeter Center Place – A loitering violation was reported on Feb. 22.

4400 block of Ashford Dunwoody Road – Loitering and prowling was reported on Feb. 22.

4800 block of Twin Lakes Trail – Disorder-ly conduct was reported on Feb. 22.

Read more of the police Blotter online at

www.reporternewspapers.net

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Up, up in the airLeft, Captain Dave Lyon, left in cockpit, and co-pilot Cullen underwood prepare to take off in a B-17 aircraft at DeKalb-

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Right, the plane, named “ Liberty Belle,” was used during the movie “memphis

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Below, right, volunteer Ritch Fusakio, left, with pilot Dave Lyon, “turn over” the plane’s engines before they start.

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