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A Decade Of RemembranceSpecial Commentary

By Tripp Liles

September 11, 2001.That is one of the most significant dates in

U.S. history. While the attacks of that dayspecifically hit targets in New York City, Wash-ington D.C. and rural Pennsylvania, the effectswere felt worldwide. We, as Americans, werespecifically and deeply affected. As we reflect on that day, it’s important to

remember how we felt. On that day we werenot defined by political affiliation, the color ofour skin, or by social status – we were simplyAmericans. United.In the last decade, that sense of unity has

been seemingly lost. Our political leaders andnational media, representing both sides of thepolitical aisle, have chosen to forget the true

enemies who pose a real threat to our security,and have instead focused on demonizing fel-low citizens.In all, 2,977 people from more than 90 na-

tions perished during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.In the Global war on Terror, allied forces havesuffered more than 362,611 casualties. Amongthose include more than 11,000 U.S. troopskilled worldwide, and more than 49,000Coalition and National (Iraqi and Afghan) sol-diers have been killed. Additionally more than2 million civilians have been killed orwounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.Given these facts, perhaps we need to reflect

on who our real enemies are. It’s important toremember, and return, to how we all felt on

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Roswell Rotary Needs Your HelpThe Roswell Rotary Club is having its annual

fundraiser, the 33rd Annual Aubrey Greenway Char-ity Gold Tournament, on Septmeber 12 at the Brook-field Country Club. The event is the clubs largestfundraiser of the year and all proceeds go to assistinglocal charities such as STAR House, Child Develop-ment Association, Every Woman Works, Honor Airand numerous other projects that assist our children,troops and veterans.

For more information on how you can make a con-tribution call 678-404-0961or visit www.roswellrotarygolf.com.

Rotary Past presidents Bob Hagan and Mike McRay at last years event.

North Fulton PrimaryCare Grand Opening

North Fulton Primary Care celebrated the grandopening of its second location at 4895 WindwardParkway in Alpharetta on Tuesday Aug. 9. This ex-panding network of primary care physicians openedits first practice at 2612 Holcomb Bridge Road in Al-pharetta earlier this year.

North Fulton Hospital CEO, Debbie Keel, cuts through the redtape to open the new facility.

Fifteengolfers took tothe links in the2nd AnnualSTAR HouseGolf Marathon.These “golf war-riors” playedmore than 36holes of golf eachcollecting-pledges and do-nations per hole.

BrookfieldCountry Clubdonated the useof the course andhosted the event.Community lead-ers Jim Coyle, CEO of PaperHost and Steve Stroud,owner Stroud’s Printing and Design were again thisyear’s Golf Marathon event chairs.

Each golfer’s goal of $2200 will go towards schol-arships for students to attend STAR House’s pro-gram. Thus far, over $20,000 has been raised.

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Cherokee Ford Grand Opening

Cherokee Ford, located on Mansell Rd., is growingwith a new facility. They have added 24 new employees,in sales and service technicians, for total of 94.

With the new facility they are selling more cars permonth and have a greater roadside assistance program.The Cherokee Ford family has area locations in Roswelland Woodstock. They’ve added a quick lane servicethat is for general maintenance on all makes and mod-els, not just Ford.

Vernon Krause, Cherokee Ford owner cuts the ribbon the thegrand opening.

Swinging For Good Cause

Country Club of Roswell (CCR) raised more than$34,000 at the 33rd Annual Tennis Pro-Am Invita-tional, August 5-7, benefiting Bert’s Big Adventureand Special Pops Tennis. The event featured a casinoparty with gaming tables, live lounge act, and live andsilent auctions, in addition to the tennis competitionfor ladies and men.

“This year’s event added some new twists to a 33-year old event. Adding text message bidding to theauction created a buzz with participants and helpeddrive more bidding than usual, said Matt Grayson,Athletics/Tennis Director at the Country Club ofRoswell. “We also had some of the best tennismatches I have ever seen in the event played on Sun-day afternoon.”

CCR’s Annual Tennis Pro-Am Invitational is thelargest Pro-Am in the southeast featuring CCRmembers playing alongside some of the best profes-sionals in the south. The fundraiser has raised nearly$1,000,000 for local charities over the last 33years. This year’s member winners were Tom Moses,Van Wehr, Bob Cash, Frank Cobia, Sandy Williams,Barb Scott and Amy Swart.

New Eagle Scouts

The Chattahoochee District is proud to announce itsnewest Eagle Scouts. On July 28th, the followingScouts completed their Board of Review for the rank ofEagle.Dylan Smart Rigsby of Roswell, Troop 87Brandon Welch Padget of Roswell, Troop 629Julian Michael Boyd of Roswell, Troop 206Alexander Michael Chekos of Roswell, Troop 431Andres A. Marcuse-Gonzales of Dunwoody,Troop 623

Historical LectureRussell Cutts, teacher of American Indian his-

tory and prehistory, earth skills and outdoor educa-tion will be the guest speaker at the RoswellHistorical Society meeting on Thursday, September8 at 7:30 pm in the historic sanctuary of RoswellPresbyterian Church, 755 Mimosa Blvd, Roswell.

The founder of Native Earth, Inc. and the Wylde-craft Co., Cutts holds bachelors and masters de-grees in Anthropology (Archeology) from theUniversity of Georgia and has 14 years of profes-sional experience.

The public is invited to attend the meeting. Re-freshments will be served. Membership in theRoswell Historical Society is open to the public.

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By Tripp Liles

Last year the city of Roswellconducted a city wide resident survey.It served as a consumer report card forRoswell by providing residents the op-portunity to rate the quality of life inthe city, as well as available amenities,service delivery and their satisfactionwith local government. Overall 95% ofrespondents rated their quality of lifeas good or excellent. Of the city servicesoffered, the Parks and Recreation De-partment received the highest gradeswith over 90% of respondents ratingthe parks grounds and facilities asgood or excellent.Recognition, beyond its citizens, has

come to the Roswell Parks and Recre-ation Department. They have beennamed by the Georgia Recreation andPark Association as having the bestparks, programs and facilities in thestate.Roswell won in the over 80,000

population category while Alpharettawon in the 30,001 to 80,000 category.This is the first time both departmentshave won the award in the same year.Roswell has been a winner 8 times pre-viously, while Alpharetta has won 6awards.“It’s an award for the whole staff for

their hard work and dedication,” JoeGlover, Roswell Recreation and ParksDirector said.Roswell has been a consistent leader

by continually developing and updat-ing its comprehensive plan. Much ofthat plan is due to citizen involvement.

“The blue print for the Departmentis built by its citizens,” Glover stated.“Through surveys, public hearings andevaluations, the community has a sayin the City’s recreation and parks de-partment.”In the last year Roswell opened its

second sprayground, at East RoswellPark. Other notable accomplishmentsinclude installations of restrooms atBig Creek Park and Garrard LandingPark and a new sand volleyball court atDon White Memorial Park.“I am thrilled, but not surprised that

the Recreation and Parks Departmentreceived this honor as I have workedwith the staff and I have seen first-hand their hard work and dedicationto provide Roswell with award winningprograms and parks,” said Kent Igle-heart, Roswell City Council member li-aison to the Roswell Recreation andParks Department.Alpharetta was recognized for being

the first city awarded a gold certifica-tion by the Atlanta Regional Commis-sion Green Community Program,completions of a .8 mile northern ex-tension to Alpharetta’s Big CreekGreenway, and the installation of twosynthetic turf ball fields, including oneof the first municipal synthetic turfbaseball fields at Wills Park. Other no-table accomplishments include the re-design of the Wills Park disc golfcourse, purchase of a 14-passenger ve-hicle with handicap lift to serve Al-pharetta’s senior citizen clubreplacement of 4 athletic scoreboardsat North Park.

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Each fall, in beautiful HistoricRoswell, people from all over the re-gion come to celebrate the creativespirit at the Roswell Arts Festival.With a history that goes back 4decades, it was the first of its kind inthe North Fulton Area and has,through the years, made numerouscontributions to the community.The festival, held Sept. 17 and 18, is

presented by the Roswell RecreationAssociation, which is dedicated tobenefitting the Roswell Park andRecreation Department needs.Through the years they have madesignificant contributions to the qual-ity of life in the area. Over the courseof the 44 previous festivals, there hasbeen over $850,000 contributed tothe Roswell Recreation Association.“There has been instances where

grants that required matching fundswould have been lost if not for theRecreation Association assisting withthe matching grant. Although wehave a wonderful Recreation & ParksDepartment, there have been timeswhen amenities would not have beenadded as quickly if not for the Associ-ation's support,” said Sally White,Chairperson for the event.They are able to make such gener-

ous contributions due to the supportof people who attend and also be-cause much of the behind the sceneswork is done by volunteers.“It is amazing that an event that is

completely done by volunteers haslasted 45 years,” White said.A book could be written on the

multitude of projects helped with themoney donated. Some of the morenotable ones are; $10,000 toward thepurchase of 63 acres of land for whatwould become Roswell Area Park in1968, $25,000 to help furnish andequip the Roswell Community Activ-ity Building, $100,000 towards thecost of property off of Grimes BridgeRoad that joins the Waller Park Ex-tension in 1997, and last but not least$50,000 to assist in the constructionof the Leita Thompson MemorialGarden.

Beyond making these fantasticcontributions, the festival featuresgreat artists and performers from thearea. Each year awards are presentedto the artists and this year the festivaljudge will be Robert Meredith.Meredith studied under famed artistand UGA professor Lamar Dodd andhas worked as a professional artistsince the age of 16. He has had over49 one-man shows and his paintingsare in the collections of many privateand corporate collectors.Also featured at the festival will be

numerous dance and musical per-formances that take place on thegazebo featured prominently in thehistoric square. On Saturday notableperformances will be done by dancersfrom the Tolbert-Yilmaz Dance Stu-dio, music by the Northside ChoralJazz Ensemble as well as a concert byLee Tyler Post. On Sunday there willbe dance performances by RoswellCity Dance and music groups ParisLuna and Highway 92 will also per-form.There is free parking for the festi-

val at Roswell City Hall, with freeshuttles to the town square. Theevent is free to attend with plenty offood and activities for the whole fam-ily. For more information visitwww.roswellartsfestival.com.

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often to pursue an exciting opportu-nity, up size/down size, or change forbetter schools. But for children,moving can be much harder to un-derstand, as often they've onlyknown one place as home. With interest rates being an all

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mated 150-200 more sales transac-tions this year. Make sure whenyou’re putting your home on themarket this fall to follow these steps.

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7. Brag book on counter to greetagents that tell a story about yourhouse8. Internet is huge. Make sure homeis marketed in the top portals. Over80% of future buyers look online tofind their home. 9. Be realistic, make sure when ne-gotiating that it’s not personal. 10. Smooth closing - work hard tomake sure process is as smooth aspossible for your family and buyersfamily.

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Sept. 10, 17 & 24Riverside Farmers Market 8:00 AM -12:00 PM at Roswell City Hall

Sept. 28- Oct. 1Historic Roswell Paint Out3 Days of painting at selected sites in the Historic District.

Sept. 15Alive After Five in Roswell’s Historic District. Metro Atlanta’s best street party!

The Roswell Recreation, Parks, Historicand Cultural Affairs Department will hold the10th Annual End of Summer Celebration onSunday, September 4 at Centennial HighSchool.

Carnival games and activities begin at 6p.m. This annual celebration features bands 3-Way Street at 6:30 p.m. and BackTracks at7:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin atdark.

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Power of Pink LuncheonOn Friday, September 23, at 11:00am at

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>> Music9/24Balalaika Anniversary

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The concert will feature the internationallyacclaimed Russian ensemble, Barynya, per-forming Russian, Cossack, Gypsy and Jewishfolk dances, songs and music, with special per-formances by balalaika virtuoso ElinaKarokhina and Gypsy singer Sasha Men-shikov.

The Atlanta Balalaika Society Orchestrawill feature domra virtuoso AngelinaGalashenkova-Reed and bayan soloist AllaMelnik. The evening’s concert will be con-ducted by David C. Cooper.

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On September 27, 2011, the Roswell Gar-den Club will present Daryl Pulis, who willspeak on affordable, low maintenance, envi-ronmentally-friendly landscape advice for thedo-it-yourself homeowner. Ms. Pulis hashosted The Garden Show on radio, providedGreen Thumb Garden Tips on television, andoccasionally substitutes for Walter Reeves onhis Lawn & Garden Show on Saturday morn-ings. She has also been a guest designer onHGTV. The event begins at 10 a.m. and will beheld at the Roswell Area Park Community Ac-tivity Building, 10495 Woodstock Road inRoswell. It’s free and guests are welcome.

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Nooh and their new CD iscalled ‘Midway to Now’. Itis a mix of folk - rock, witha twist of the unknown. It isavailable for download onAmazon and iTunes.

You can follow the band on twitter at@nooh_musicor take a listen to four of thebands other songs atwww.myspace.com/noohmusic.

Roswell resident Angela Reign has recentlyreleased all original album.The third single off thealbum debuted on radiostation 94.9 The Bull.

On Sept. 24 she willhold a release party at theRed Light Café in Atlanta.

For more info visit herwebsite www.angelareign.com.

>> Family9/4End Of Summer Fun

Flowery Branch Car Show and Chili Cook-Off Fun for the whole family. Classic car and VWshow. 2 Chili Competitions, Open Festival at-mosphere with music, games, food and craftvendors. Call for fees and info. Phone: 678-362-7328 - Address: 5517 Main Street, Flow-ery Branch, GA 30542

Street Fest20th Annual Marietta Street FestAntiques, Autos and More. Location: Mari-etta Square. Phone: (770) 794-5710. Admis-sion: FREE. www.mariettastreetfest.com

>> Festivals & Films9/17Cars And Chili

Alpharetta Historical Society presents Retrac-ing the Route of Sherman's Atlanta CampaignThursday September 15, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PMat the Mansell House.Robert Jones will retrace the route of Sher-man's Atlanta Campaign. He is the Presidentof the Kennesaw Historical Society. He haswritten several books on Civil War and railroadthemes. For more info visitwww.alpharettahistoricalsociety.org

>> Culture9/15Sherman’s Steps

Blondie at Verizon Wire-less AmphitheatreThey wrote great rockhooks and brilliant, ironiclyrics. They had the hippestclothes and the coolesthair. Debbie Harry wentfrom the pages of Punk magazine to being onthe cover of just about every mainstream publi-cation on the newsstands.

>> Concert9/23Platinum Blonde

Outdoor Family Movie Series at RiversidePark – Tangles, rated PG. Bring a picnic & lawnchairs and/or blankets. Enjoy music, play onthe playground and then settle in for moviefun. Movie begins at dark. 770-594-6134.

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Originally from England, Roswellresident and local photographer MaisiePartridge has called Georgia homefor over two decades. Herrather stoic demeanor doesnot at first indicate thetrue adventure her lifehas been. As a young woman,

Maisie, now 82, served inthe British Royal Navy,where she met her future hus-band. After having two children, immi-grating to the US, and working her wayup from a typist to a marketing execu-tive, Maisie and her husband moved toGeorgia from Pennsylvania two yearsbefore his death in 1993. Since then,traveling and gardening have been the

inspiration for her award-winningphotography—the culmination of acreative journey that began with asimple point and shoot camera.

“I was looking to meet peopleand thought photographywas a good way to do so,”she said. And meet peo-ple she did—by connect-ing to the burgeoningRoswell PhotographicSociety (RPS) shortly

after its formation in themid-1990s.

“There was quite a learning curvethrough the RPS,” Maisie explained,giving credit to fellow members whohelped hone her photography knowl-edge, especially when she switched todigital after a camera glitch erased halfof the images she took on an African

safari through Elderhostel. Maisie’s nature-inspired portraits

often reflect her love of local flora. Asa Georgia Master Gardener and pastpresident of the Georgia Hosta Soci-ety, her extensive knowledge of gar-dening has been the topic of manylectures she has presented to localcommunity groups.While Maisie’s work has been seen

through several RPS group shows, it

is now highlighted at The Comfort-able Chair Store, where owners Craigand Julia Daniels have just created anew venue for local artists called theRoswell Artists Series. By showcasingoriginal art on consignment, theDaniels hope to provide economic op-portunities for local artists while also increasing awareness of their 19-yr-old furniture store (which they relo-cated from Kennesaw to Roswell lastyear). They say the first few originalphotos on their walls are just the be-ginning of what is on the horizon fortheir arts initiative.“We’ve wanted to offer affordable,

original art for sale for quite some timeand are delighted that Maisie agreed tohelp us launch our Roswell Artists Se-ries,” said Julia. Craig added, “Maisie’simages of nature, architecture andtravel are a great fit with our businessbecause they are classic and timelessand evoke a feeling of serenity.”

Maisie Partridge with her photography at The Comfortable Chair Store.

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TheatreSeptember 1 - 18Panhandle Slim and The Oklahoma KidPanhandle Slim and The Oklahoma Kid presented by GeorgiaEnsemble Theatre at Roswell Cultural Arts Center. Return tothe days-gone-by of the American Wild West in this fresh newcomedy. An ornery vagrant outlaw and singing cowboy arguethe virtues of mayhem, music, true love and the meaning oflife as they try to live by the cowboy code. Original songs,scoundrels, six-guns and a horse named Buttermilk. 770-641-1260 or www.get.org

September 2 - 11On Golden PondTimes: Tuesday-Thursday 8:00 P.M., Friday-Saturday 7:00 P.M., Sunday 2:30 and 7:00 P.M.www.theatreinthesquare.com Location: The Mainstage atTheatre In the Square, 11 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA30064. A couple returns for the 40th year to the embracingwarmth of their beloved home in the Maine woods with itsGolden Pond and melodic loons. This time out there’s a newguest – a flippant 13-year-old boy about to teach them a thingor two and learn a few things himself. Recommended for ages16 and up.

MusicSeptember 10Ron Hipp with Carol Statella at Bulloch HallRon Hipp w/Carol Statella ~Out of the Rain~ is a folk duonoted for innovative arrangements and unusual expressivepower. Ron Hipp has been known in the At-lanta area as an accomplished solo artist andCarol Statella has played and sung in variousgroups over the years. Their recent joining forcesto regularly perform and record music together has resulted ina compelling, poignant sound that is both timeless and fresh.While continuing to perform in intimate Southeast venues,Ron w/Carol ~Out of The Rain~ presents a first album of orig-inal songs and instrumentals, titled Two Hearts. AdvancedTickets: $17.00. At the Door: $20.00. For event Informatoncall: 770-365-7738 or visit www.sixstringsocialclub.com

September 10,Summer Concert Series: Banks and ShaneTimes: 6:00pm. www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec. Location: The Depot in Downtown Kennesaw, 2828 CherokeeStreet, Kennesaw, GA. Phone: (770) 422-9714. Admission:Concert is free; Reserve a table for $50 in front of the per-formance area. The City of Kennesaw's FREE popular open-air concert series in 2011 will feature "a tribute to legends"with musical acts honoring performers ranging from EltonJohn and Billy Joel to the Eagles and Doobie Brothers. Visitwww.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec (click on the "Summer ConcertSeries" link) to view the complete schedule and details aboutthe Summer Concert Series.

September 23True Americana SeriesTrue Americana Series presented at theRoswell Cultural Arts Center: Travelin’ McCourys with Pack-way Handle Band; $25 per person. www.roswellpresents.com

September 28 - 29WILCO with Special Guest Nick Lowe @ Cobb Energy CenterKnown for their fierce live performances, this line up of Wilcohave played hundreds of concerts since assembling in May of2004. Applauded by fans and heralded by critics, one liveshow found London Sunday Telegraph dubbing them "theworld's most exciting rock band." Additionally, Wilco havebeen the subject of a movie, the creators of one book and theinspiration for another. They have graced the covers of maga-zines, appeared on our TV screens and conjured hearty chatroom fodder for years. Their refusal to fit a particular mold hasmade them at times acclaimed, disdained, revered and reviled,sometimes all in the same week…but by following their collec-tive vision, Wilco are having it their own way. The music cre-ated by this band has never been easy to categorize, and theonly thing their audience has come to expect is the unex-pected.

CommunitySeptember 5The Holy Smoke BBQ and Music Festival Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road. Thepublic is invited to attend this event, which includes food andentertainment for the entire family. Admission: free. The festi-val offers a catered BBQ meal with all the trimmings (advancepurchase required) or other food and snack options will be of-fered by on site vendors. Entertainment includes live music allday, a street fair with craft, merchandise, and snack vendors,kids’ games including blow-up carnival rides, face paintingand other activities, and a cooking show and other specialevents to be announced later. The festival will also include aclassic car show and a BBQ cooking competition. Festivalhours are 11AM to 7PM on Labor Day. For information on mealtickets or any of the other items mentioned in this article,check out the web site at www.johnsonferry.org/HolySmoke.All profits from this event are donated to local charities.

September 7 - October 26Ultimate Playdate is Back at East Cobb ParkTake an outdoor break for some fresh air and family-friendlymusic with Jay Memory, founding member of the national actMemory Dean, performing old favorites and leading childrensing-alongs. Wednesdays, 4-7pm. East Cobb Park, 3322Roswell Road, Marietta.

September 8 & 22Northminster Presbyterian Church Job Networking MinistryMeets Sept. 8 and 22 – 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. – Fellowship Hall2400 Old Alabama Road – Roswell – 770.998.1482

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September 10Market on the GreenThis is the newest, most eclectic Farmer's Market in Roswell!The Market is held in the park next to Garrett Lake in theserene setting of Mountain Park, a wildlife refuge nestled be-tween Roswell and Woodstock. This eclectic Market featureslocally grown produce, gourmet fresh foods, organic meats,handcrafted art and jewelry, kids' activities and more! Comeprepared with a blanket to sit and listen to live music while youand your family bite into wonderfully prepared eats! Find us onFacebook or at marketonthegreen.blogspot.com Contact:Cristina Packham 760.580.7186. 4 to 8 PM.

September 10 – October 31Downtown Alpharetta Farmers MarketEvery Saturday you will find farmers with fruits and vegeta-bles, gardeners with fresh flowers and plants, and makers ofall sorts of edible home goods from yummy desserts to localraw honey and homemade sauces and jellies. Each Saturday -May 1 through Mid October. Located in the big parking lotnext to City Hall on Main Street (Hwy 9). [email protected]. http://www.alpharettafarmersmarket.com

September 10 - 17Cobb County Restaurant WeekThe Cobb CVB invites you to "taste the good life" at the thirdannual Cobb County Restaurant Week, September 10-17.Throughout the week, participating restaurants will offer pre-selected three-course lunch and dinner menus for $20 per per-son not including beverage, tax and gratuity. Visit localrestaurants and celebrate their culinary talents, tasteful cui-sine and vibrant atmospheres. Diners are encouraged to ex-plore new offerings from your favorite restaurants or changeup your routine and try dishes somewhere new. Delta Commu-nity Credit Union is the Executive Chef sponsor. For more infor-mation, visit www.cobbcountyrestaurantweek.com.

September 11IronKids Alpharetta at Wills ParkThe mission of IronKids is to inspire and motivate youththrough the sport to lead an active, positive and healthylifestyle. Athlete on-site registration and packet pick-up,IronKids Expo and finish will all take place at Wills Park be-hind the Alpharetta Community Center/Event Lawn. To volun-teer or to register go to http://www.ironkids.com.

September 11Roswell Remembers 9/11Held at Roswell City Hall. Ceremonystarts at 8:30 with walk to Warrior Serv-ice Center followed by family activities be-ginning at noon.

September 14Lawn Care Tips for Fall and WinterFall and winter are the best times to carry out some muchneeded lawn activities. Early fall is the only effective time ofyear to reseed or plant cool-season grasses (fescue and blue-grass). If you have a warm-season grass (e.g. Bermuda,Zoysia), you should take steps to prevent winter weed grassesfrom taking over. Even if someone else takes care of yourlawn, this seminar will enable you to work with your lawn serv-ice more effectively. This free class is conducted by the NorthFulton Master Gardeners. From 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the BillJohnson Community Activity Building at the Roswell AreaPark. The class is free but pre-registration is required since at-

tendance is limited. For more information and to register: Inperson: Stop by the Bill Johnson Community Activity Buildingat Roswell Area Park. To register online: Visit www.roswell-gov.com

September 17Roswell High School Hosts Fencing Season Opener9am-4pm - Roswell High School hosts the first tournament ofthe 2011-12 Georgia High School Fencing League season.Three-time GHSFL Champion Roswell will compete againstDunwoody, Lassiter, Milton, Northview and Pope. Fencers willcompete to earn points which will qualify them for individualand team Championships held in February. Admission is freefor spectators. Come see the skill and athleticism that is mod-ern high school fencing.Main gym at Roswell High School 11595 King Road Roswell,GA

September 17-1845th Annual Roswell Arts FestivalA community tradition featuring fine arts andoriginal crafts presented by artists from throughout the South-east. Free admission, Free parking at Roswell City Hall andFree Shuttle to the park. www.roswellartsfestival.com

September 20Roswell Connect A networking social sponsored by Find It AllRoswell, a partnership of the City of Roswell, the Roswell CVBand Roswell businesses. Roswell Connect will be held at Chat-tahoochee Nature Center from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M.; free for allRoswell Businesses. Networking, Social time, food and bever-age. Please let us know of your attendance: [email protected] or 770-640-3253.

September 24Meet the Author at Roswell Visitors Center: David Reddick – Ready, Set, GO! 1-3 P.M.A limited number of books available on site. Feel free to bringone to be autographed. Books may be ordered at www.Uni-book.com click on Bookshop and search on Ready, Set, Go.770-640-3253.

September 24Smithsonian Museum Dayat the Southern Trilogy Sites 10:00 AM - 3:00 PMBarrington Hall, Bulloch Hall and Smith Plantation Home. Thisnation-wide event offers free admission to Smithsonian Maga-zine subscribers and Smithsonian.com visitors. One day only.Present the Smithsonian’s admission card or download the ad-mission card at www.smithsonian.com (or obtain one in theSeptember issue of Smithsonian Magazine). The card is validfor one person plus one guest and limited to one per house-hold. Enjoy a free visit with the Smithsonian Card on Septem-ber 24th from 10 A.M. – 3 P.M. 678-639-7500.

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In an effort to bring nationallyrecognized talent and greater localrecognition to Roswell, the CulturalArts Center is kicking off an initia-tive called ‘Roswell Presents’. Thiseffort will ultimately lead to a multi-tude of possibilities for one of theareas best performing arts facilities.The first concerts for Roswell

Presents is titled True Americanaand will feature 3 well known Amer-icana acts. The first concert will beheld on Sept. 23 and will feature theTravelin’ McCourys with the openingact the Packway Handle Band. TheTravelin’ McCourys feature the sonsof bluegrass legend Del McCouryand they build on his legend with adevotion to bluegrass music.The effort to bring a wider

audience to the CulturalArts Center has beenbuilding momentum forsome time.“We saw the success

of the Riverside Con-cert Series and AliveAfter 5 and we saw theneed for good music in thearea,” said Jess Wells, Directorof the Cultural Arts Center. “Ameri-cana music is all encompassing withvarious influences.”Much like jazz, Americana music is

uniquely American and that encom-passing theme will be held through-out the series. The second band to befeatured, the McIntosh CountyShouters, will perform on February 9,2012 as part of the regions largestBlack History celebration, RoswellRoots. The McIntosh CountyShouters, from Georgia, perform tra-ditional call-and-response song anddance, that has roots in the plantationculture of the old south and is an im-portant example of communicationand expression of faith. They havebeen named “Master artists” of theAuthentic Ring Shout by the NationalEndowment for the Arts in 2008.The series rounds out in May with

a performance by Justin Townes

Earle. Earle was named Best New andEmerging Artist at the 2009 Ameri-cana Music Awards. Morgan Timmis,

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ceived critical acclaim na-tionwide. And for you ladies,

he was also named one of the 25 best-dressed men in the world by GQ mag-azine.As the Cultural Art Center grows,

there are numerous possibilities onthe horizon.“We would love to see the banner

(Roswell Presents) fly over a lot ofother acts,” Wells said. “As capitalprojects happen, the center can domuch more. We’re starting slow, prov-ing that we can gain an audience thenwe’ll expand into other ventures.”Those potential acts include film,

comedy, dance and guest speakers.

The Current is proud to be one ofthe sponsors of this series and in eachissue we will highlight the upcomingacts. For more information and videoson the bands performing visit ourwebsite www.thecurrentplus.com

Real American MusicThe Roswell Cultural Arts Center announces

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Franco Negri grew up in asmall town in Northern Italy. Withhis new establishment, Franco’s Au-thentic Italian Tavern, he’s bringing anew meaning to ‘home cooking’ –Italian home cooking.“I grew up in a small

country town (Morfasso,Italy) that had an Oste-ria in its village center,”Negri said. “It was aplace serving wine andsimple rustic food whichcatered to the entire fam-ily. It served fresh pastadishes and had a wood-firedpizza oven with a full bar. Roswell, andmore specifically Sweet Apple Village,seemed to be the perfect environmentto launch our concept because it is cen-trally located and surrounded by manyfamily neighborhoods, schools &churches in a quaint villagecenter.”At the heart of Italian cui-

sine are simple, fresh ingredi-ents and cooking in thetraditional style. Negri em-phasizes that authentic familyrecipes are at the core of his businessmodel along with a strong emphasis onfamily dining.“We are recreating authentic Italian

pizza & pasta dishes in order to give ourcustomers an authentic Italian eatingexperience,” Negri said. “We are incredi-bly child friendly. We have a free gamingroom which has many video games and

we have a huge outdoor patio.”The menu at Franco’s has some-

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made pasta and sauces, tra-ditional salads, importedmeats and cheeses alongwith gelato. They alsohave a full bar featur-ing specialty and Ital-ian beer along with afairly extensive wine

menu that features anarray of Italian red and

white wines. If more Italian-American style is to

your liking, then Franco’s doesn’t dis-appoint. They also offer a wide selec-tion of wood-fired pizzas as well ascalzones.

Negri appreciates the factthat Roswell and the sur-rounding communities are allabout the family and he strivesto weave his business into thelocal fabric.“Our goal at Franco's is to

become a critical and essential part ofthe community. We are working hardto partner with local schools &churches and we are instituting pro-grams which accommodate their spe-cial functions & events.”Franco’s is located in the Sweet Apple

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Saturday Sept. 10, 2011

8:00 PM $17.00 Advance—$20.00 Door

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By Mike Finch

Sweetie and I have developed a badhabit of ending our days in front of theTV, hoping to be – I’m not sure what –entertained? Distracted? Transformedor enlightened? Maybe just numbed tothe hustle of the days activities. What-ever the reason, we sure are lucky tolive in a country that offers such awide array of quality programming.Imagine living in a third-world coun-try like Alabama where every showstarts and ends with “Roll Tide”. Howannoying would that be?I do have to confess, though, that

with all of the available choices, thereare many nights when we have a hardtime agreeing on what to watch. I pre-fer educational shows like “SwampPeople” that focuses on a group ofcharacters with shallow gene poolsand “straight-line” family trees, scrap-ing out a living in “the bayou” huntingalligators, snakes, and anything elsethat crawls, slithers, or bites. How elsecould we learn about cultural and re-gional differencesamong Americans,not to mentionpossible occupa-tional opportuni-ties?Sweetie prefers

shows with good-looking men pre-tending to be spies,and shotgun wield-ing women that dabble in explosives –just for fun. I’m not really learninganything from those shows except tosleep with one eye open and utilize afour-stage digital lock with retinalidentification on my gun safe. If youknow Sweetie, then you know what Imean!I also appreciate the effort that

Mike and Frank put into “AmericanPickers”; where they pretend that peo-ple with serious hoarding issues areactually collectors and purveyors ofhistoric artifacts. Their show has al-ready caused a spinoff called “SisterPickers” starring a couple of designersin short dresses who turn barn finds,like rolled barbwire, into chandeliersfor their super chic LA boutique.

Again, quality educational program-ming that I’m sure would be on publictelevision if the millionaires and bil-lionaires would simply pay their fairshare.Watching brides pick out their

first, but statistically not their last,wedding dress - does not interest oreducate me. Knowing that the mar-ket value of a 1966 Shelby is upwards

of $150,000 onthe other hand,is useful infor-mation thatmight affectmy future in-vestment port-folio not tomentiongarage parkingutilization (I’msure Sweetiewon’t mind

parking in the driveway). I know she is just preplanning and

preparing for our three beautifuldaughter’s unavoidable – I mean

eventual - weddings,but I think our timewould be much bet-ter spent learninguseful tips on run-ning through a mazecovered with soap-suds, starting a fireusing only armpithair and bad-breath,or capturing, skin-

ning, and consuming a reptile youmight have otherwise simply ignored.You know, life lessons!With all of that said, I bet even Ted

Turner couldn’t have predicted thattoday we would have 300 plus sta-tions of endless, 24-7 programming,and still sit in amazement that “noth-ing is on”. Luckily, college football is right

around the corner and while Sweetieand I don’t always agree on what towatch, we always agree that Dawgsrule while gators and war eaglesdrool! So, Go Dawgs!! And by theway, what’s on tonight?

Mike Finch can be reached at [email protected]

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For years we have been enticedby 2:00 am infomercials, promisingto whip us into shape for just “4 easypayments of $19.99!” We can all lookback and laugh at some of the thingswe bought. It’s similar to when thesalesperson encouraged you to buythat yellow blazer with shoulder padsyou wore in the 80’s. It seems younever really know unless you take achance on these new trends and findout what works best for you. For in-stance, when I found the Reebok Stepand Video it was my all time favoriteworkout for years. I used it allthrough the 90’s and finally sold it 2years ago in a yard sale. I actually gotteary eyed that day. Rarely do youfind a piece of equipment that is af-fordable, revitalizes your workout,and minimizes the need for largeequipment. Recently, I’ve been im-

pressed with the trends in fitnessequipment that might one day beranked up there with my ReebokStep. Below I am listing 3 that I havefound to be challenging, add variety,be very affordable, and provide agreat workout:TRX Suspension Trainer – This is

literally a gym in a bag and somethingI will use for years to come. Createdby Navy Seal, Randy Hetrick, theTRX Suspension Trainer is the ulti-mate in functional and core training,improving flexibility, balance,strength and stability. In a 6’x8’space, over 300 bodyweight exercisescan be performed using the handlesor foot cradles. The range of exercisesallows it not only to be used by eliteathletes, but also by people who wantto get in shape and function better indaily activities. Airope – This nifty pair of handles

with lightly weighted balls on the

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hitting the ceil-ing. It’s an ex-cellent cardioworkout that re-quires littlefrom your wal-let and can eas-ily fit into asmall bag. It in-creases yourheart rate,burns majorcalories, andminimizes the

need for large and expensive cardioequipment.Kettlebell – Used for years in other

countries, the kettlebell recently hitthe U.S. by storm. It looks like a can-nonball with a handle and when usedwith proper form, the kettlebell is a

must in functional training. In lesstime, it utilizes the body’s ability tomove as one unit, while building leanmuscle and burning fat. Dependingon the level of intensity, I use 10, 15,or 20lb kettlebells. Like most fashion trends, fitness

equipment is constantly changing andimproving. Some trends turn intomust haves in our weekly workouts,like the TRX, Airope, and Kettlebell.As personal trainers, we are con-stantly researching the latest andgreatest workout gear, not only to cre-ate more challenging and fun work-outs, but also to help you eliminatethe need to take chances on ones wediscover aren’t good buys. And I apol-ogize in advance if you are still wear-ing shoulder pads!

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By Rabbi Fred Greene

One of my favorite stories hasbeen passed around via email for sometime now. It is the story of a timemanagement expert who shows his au-dience of motivated professionals howto fill up an empty jar. He first filled the jar with rocks and

asked his audience, “Is it full?” Theyanswered: “Yes.”“Are you sure,” he asked? Then he

poured in a pitcher of pebbles. “Is itfull?” “Yes,” they replied. “Oh, yeah?” Now, he was smirking.

Then he poured in a container of sand.Again, he asked, “Is it full?” All hecould hear were the mumbles of theaudience, which was now adequatelyskeptical of this exercise. Then, the expert pulled out a glass of

water and poured it into the jar, fillingit to the top. “Now, it is full.”What was the lesson? One young

professional answered: “No matter howbusy you are, you can always fit in onemore thing.” But that missed the realpoint: The essential message is to fill

the jar withrocks – ametaphor forthe really im-portant things –first. If you fillthe jar with thepebbles, sand orwater first, therewill be no roomleft for therocks.

If we fill up our days – or our chil-dren’s days – with the activities thatseem so important, but aren’t really, wewon’t have room for the truly signifi-cant things… the “rocks” in our lives. In the Jewish community, we are en-

tering our New Year, Rosh Hashanah.It is a very serious and solemn time on

the Jewish calendar. As we move RoshHashanah and Yom Kippur (the Day ofAtonement), we have an empty jar be-fore us. This is the time we ought to re-flect and consider: Who do we aspire tobe? As a father of young daughters, I

know that they are watching me andlearning about the world through myexperiences and what I show them. Mycongregants, too, are watching andlearning. We all model and mentor forsomeone. The question is: Will we ex-hibit a compelling and authentic state-

ment of Jewish life and our responsi-bilities to our world?In his book Peace of Mind, Rabbi

Joshua Loth Liebman observed thatthings that seem foolish in the light ofeternity are probably foolish in them-selves. To pass each day occupied onlywith the nagging details of life, ignor-ing life’s ultimate purpose, seems a lit-tle like chasing shadows with our backsto the light.During this month leading up to the

Days of Awe, I will take the opportu-nity to discern the rocks in my own life:being present for my family, serving acongregation with humility, and walk-ing in God’s ways. It is these actionsthat should fill my jar in the comingyear. How will you fill your jar?

Rabbi Fred Greene is the rabbi atTemple Beth Tikvah of Roswell, Geor-gia, and blogs at www.ayekah.word-press.com.

In The New Year It Is Time To Focus On The Rocks

Faith

RABBI FRED GREENE

““This is the time weought to reflect andconsider: Who dowe aspire to be?

By Tom Bowen

The hard economic timesand changing tax laws have causedthe Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)to audit more and audit smarter. Theodds of being audited are now about 1in every 90 returns. However, most ofthese audits are conducted by mailrather than by being face to face withan auditor. About 1 in 110 returns willbe audited by mail and about 1 in 500returns will be audited in person.However, audits conducted by mailshould be treated just as seriously asthose conducted in person by an audi-tor.Although there remains the oppor-

tunity for your tax return to be ran-domly selected for audit, the IRS isgetting savvier in targeting which re-turns to examine. A few of the recentaudit initiatives include examining:(1) entertainers who can earn high in-come in one or more years; (2) indi-viduals who use trusts, privately held

companies and similar structures toconceal income; (3) individuals whohave bank accounts or other assets inforeign countries; and (4) S-Corpora-tions not properly reporting reason-

ablecompensationof shareholders.The above

initiatives arevery specificand target onlya small part ofthe taxpayerpopulation.However, an-other IRS ap-

proach which affects everyone is theuse of technology to examine returns.One technique is to compare returnsagainst “average” or “expected” valuesfrom similar type returns to deter-mine if any aspect of the return is un-usual. This is what your tax advisordoes when looking at a return andsays “this does not look right”. Yourtax advisor is just doing it based upon

years of experience reviewing thou-sands of tax returns. Another use oftechnology which continues to growin use is “matching”. This done bycomparing data reported from onesource against a tax return. For exam-ple, if you receive a form 1099 or W-2from doing work, the IRS can com-pare your tax return against the infor-mation provided by the payer to see ifall of the compensation paid out hasbeen reported. As more informationin the world is captured in an elec-tronic format, it increases the amountof information available for the IRS touse matching.If you are concerned, the following

are some good tips to get you on theright track: (1) get any unfiled tax re-turns filed then begin filing future re-turns timely; (2) meet with your taxadvisor once a year outside of tax sea-son so they can advise you during theyear (don’t just show up once the yearis over); and most importantly (3)keep good records! Remember, anaudit is not conducted on the “honor”system. The burden of proof is gener-ally on the taxpayer to support anydeductions claimed.If you realize the high chance of

having your tax return examined, youwill change the way you look at yourtax filing responsibilities. An ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure.

Thomas Bowen, an attorney and cer-tified public accountant, is a principalwith the accounting firm of ThomasBowen, CPA, located in Roswell. Thefirm offers tax and accounting servicesto both individual and small-businessclients. www.bowencpa.net.

Audits Are On The RiseYour odds of winning the “audit lottery” are going up.

FinanceTOM BOWEN

““The odds of beingaudited are now

about 1 in every 90returns.

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September 11, 2001, when we weretruly united as Americans. You don’thave to like everything about every-body – nor do we have to agree oneverything. A democracy is, at itscore, a system of different ideas andphilosophies. The degree of polariza-tion that exists today is underminingour society and economy. As history istold, 9/11 will be mostly about thechange to the American psyche. Did itchange us forever? Did it make usstronger? Only time will tell.Our country has always been de-

fined by enormous optimism, passion,innovation and plain hard work. Un-fortunately, somewhere along the waywe lost sight of this. I have tremen-dous faith in the United States. Weface a tough battle for the country torepair itself from the destruction fromwithin. United we stand divided wefall.

A Local Effort In UnityNationwide there will, of course, be

many remembrance services for 9/11.Locally there are many efforts under-way to build that unity and perhapsget us on the right track again.In conjunction with the Roswell

American Legion, Veterans of ForeignWars, the Roswell Rotary Club andthe City of Roswell will be having aspecial event called Roswell Remem-bers 9/11. The event, held on Sept.11at 8:30 am, will gather firefighters,law enforcement, military, and civil-ian representatives to memorialize theanniversary of those tragic events.Following the service, a Remem-brance Walk will go through historicRoswell leading to the Warrior Serv-ice Center. After the walk, beginningat noon, there will be an open house,lunch from the grill, military displaysand children’s events.In an effort to ensure we don’t lose

sight of what’s truly important, thereare local initiatives underway to pro-vide a permanent legacy to those whoserve our nation and protect our glob-ally desired freedom. A coalition ofentities led by the Roswell VFW, theRoswell Rotary Club and the City ofRoswell are planning a Walk of Valormemorial that will be built surround-ing the Faces of War Memorial behindRoswell City Hall.

The Walk of Valor was actuallyborn from two ideas that have beenmerged. According to Roswell RotaryClub President Dave McCleary, clubmember Carol Mattingly, along withdesign ideas from local architect ZackHenderson, approached him with theidea.“I felt like this is the perfect place

for it. There is nothing like it in theU.S.,” McCleary said. “We thought itwould be great to have somethingpermanent. One of our passions, as a

club, is to be in-volved with themilitary and theirfamilies.”On the other

side was an effortby the city tomake City Halland its parkingmore accessibleto Canton Street.Roswell City

Council member Rich Dippolito has ablue ribbon committee comprised oflocal development professionals whowere working on a solution.“Our problem was making City

Hall more visible and accessible toCanton Street,” Dippolito said.“Walkways were suggested but therewas an obvious impact on the existingmemorial.”After learning of the Rotary Club’s

plans for a Walk of Valor, Dippolitothought the two ideas were a perfectfit. There has been unanimous sup-

port for the idea from Mayor Woodand other council members for theproject that is now in the planningstages.The Walk of Valor, a 4-year project,

will have archways decorated withmilitary hats representing variouseras of war that will lead visitorsthrough the existing memorial andonto Canton Street. The Rotary Clubof Roswell will lead the fundraisingefforts through its globally recognizedfoundation. (For Rotary donation in-formation see page 2.)“It’s going to be a quiet and reflec-

tive place. To remember the sacrificesmade…so that our youth can remem-ber what sacrifices have been made,”McCleary said.

Assisting Our TroopsThe men and women who sacrifice

for our freedoms are also key in thisinitiative. A local leader on these ef-forts is Bill Mitiu, commander of theRoswell VFW. Military members andtheir families have been more ad-versely affected than any other groupsince 9/11. Not only has there beenthe toll of war, but also a significantimpact at home with the global reces-sion.“For veterans under the age of 35,

unemployment is at 37.4%. A lot ofemployers are afraid to hire theseguys because they’re afraid they willbe sent back on a deployment. A lotof people have misconceptions onPTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disor-

der) and they’re afraid someone isgoing to go crazy,” Mitiu said.Mitiu, who has been assisted by

Georgia State Senator John Albersand the Roswell Rotary club withoutreach, has been working tirelesslyto change the perception of what theVFW does today.“People know who we are and they

recognize the efforts we’re making,they recognize our Warrior ServiceCenter. The public knows who we areand we get a lot of pledges, but they’renot signing the checks,” Mitiu said.Raising money in this economy is

not easy, but Mitiu is working tire-lessly to enlist the local communityand business leaders. He gave specificrecognition to The Bridge MexicanGrill, Zaxby’s and Sharp Shooters asexamples of local businesses assisting.“Sharp Shooters has honestly been

the biggest financial backer of all vet-erans stuff in the Roswell area as oflate,” Mitiu said. “Tom Deets overthere has been wonderful. I can’t sayenough about those guys.”The efforts of these businesses are

just the beginning of what is neededto help the VFW and the WarriorService Center.“Americans generally believe in

doing the right thing no matter whatthe cost. That’s what Americans needto get behind. I don’t care what yourpolitics are. I don’t care what groupyou’re affiliated with - support ourtroops,” Mitiu said.The Warrior Service Center in

Roswell was the first of its kind in thecountry. It is comprised of doctorsand mental health professionals whoprovide pro-bono work to veterans.“North Fulton Hospital and Gwin-

nett Medical Center have been a hugehelp and Georgia Enable is anothergroup that is doing a lot of the mentalhealth treatment,” Mitiu said. “Ifthese guys (veterans) can get herewe’ll get it done. They will not go un-treated, it’s that simple. Rotary hasbeen bringing in contacts…that hasbeen a big help.”

For more information on how to as-sist the VFW call 678-522-7461 oremail [email protected]. For infor-mation on the Roswell Rotary Clubvisit www.roswellrotary.com.

Roswell VFW Commander Bill Mitiu and Roswell Rotary Club President Dave McCleary at the Faces of War Memorial located behind Roswell City Hall.

9/11... continued1

Roswell City Council Member, Rich Dippolito

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Fourth quarter comebackswere the name of the game in the firstfull week of high school football ac-tion. Centennial and Alpharetta bothscored in their respective games’ finalminute to win in come-from-behindfashion, while Roswell held a 21-7lead in the third quarter beforeCollins Hill bounced back for a 24-21win, spoiling the debut of newRoswell head coach Justin Sanderson.New Milton coach Howie DeCristo-

faro’s debut was much more pleasantas the Eagles trounced Cherokee 38-14.Here’s how it all shook out in an ex-

citing week one of high school foot-ball:

Centennial 27, Campbell 22Quarterback Jimmy Meyer scored

the game’s decisive touchdown on a 1-yard plunge with 44 seconds remain-ing in the game to put an end to asee-saw battle and give Centennial a27-22 win in its season opener againstCampbell.The Knights trailed 14-0, then

surged ahead to lead 21-14, only tocough up the lead in the fourth quar-ter when Campbell scored and con-verted a 2-point PAT with just undereight minutes remaining. But Meyer, a Harvard commitment,

led the Knights down the field on theensuing possession and ran it in forthe decisive score.“It was a typical first game,” said

Centennial head coach Jeff Measor.“We made a lot of mistakes, but Ithink you learn more as a team from agame like that than you do winning36-0.”Meyer, who stands 6-foot-4 and

weighs just over 200 lbs. is shapingup as a weapon for the Knights in thepassing game. He threw for just under200 yards in an option offense thatisn’t designed to rely on the pass. “He’s got as good an arm as I’ve

seen. He’s got all the tools and he’sgrown up a lot since last year,” Measorsaid. “I think he’s got a real chance tobe something special.”

Milton 38, Cherokee 14When first-year Milton head coach

Howie DeCristofaro took over for theEagles in the spring, one of his firstpriorities was to create a new empha-sis on strength and conditioning. That effort paid off on Friday as the

Eagles scored 21 points in the fourthquarter to pull away from Cherokeefor a 38-14 win.“I think conditioning was a huge

factor,” DeCristofaro said. “We ranjust eight offensive plays in the firsthalf, so our defense was on the field alot. But in the second half our offensegot rolling and we really seemed towear them down.”One of the conditioning secrets is

DeCristofaro’s “pursuit drill,” an in-tense defensive drill that requiresplayers to do 12 all-out sprints in pur-suit of a dummy ball-carrier in 35-second intervals.“It really simulates what you have

to do during the game, and my play-ers afterward were telling me thatthey could see how that drill in partic-ular helped them in the game,” De-Cristofaro said.

The Eagles held Cherokee to 236total yards on 55 offensive plays.Offensively, tailback Treyvon Paulk

rushed for over 200 yards and threescores, and quarterback Colin McEl-roy completed 9-of-12 passes for 100yards and a touchdown.

Collins Hill 24, Roswell 21Roswell led 21-7 in the third quar-

ter, but couldn’t hold on as CollinsHill claimed its third win in fourmatchups over the last three seasonsbetween these two teams. The lossspoiled the debut of Roswell headcoach Justin Sanderson.Roswell’s lead was somewhat de-

ceptive as it was the result of goodfortune than any distinct Roswell ad-vantage. Collins Hill coughed the ballup three times in the first half leadingto two Roswell touchdowns. That bore itself out in the second

half as Collins Hill did not fumble,Roswell found itself with much longerfields in front of it, and the Hornetscouldn’t sustain a drive against aCollins Hill defense that sold out tostop the run. The proof of this is in the pudding

of Roswell running back AndrewKwateng’s numbers. He rushed for 91yards and two touchdowns on 17 first-half carries, but managed just sevenyards on six carries in the second half.The other side of that coin was that

Roswell’s defense appeared to getworn down by the size of the CollinsHill offensive line and the incessantrunning of big tailback Jordan Parker,who finished with 208 yards and twotouchdowns on the ground.Collins Hill rode Parker’s shoulders

on a series of long drives that workedthe clock and eroded Roswell’s lead.

Alpharetta 29, North Cobb 26The Raiders scored a last minute

touchdown to salvage a season-open-ing win in a game that was muchcloser than most expected it to be. While North Cobb focused much of

its defensive attention on highlytouted receiver Carlos Burse, Al-pharetta revealed another weapon inreceiver Nevin Harton, who caughttwo touchdowns, including the deci-sive score with 13 seconds left in thegame.Alpharetta opened up a 20-6 lead

and appeared to be en route to repeatperformance of last year’s 42-19 drub-bing of North Cobb. But the Warriorsresponded by scoring the game’s next20 points. They held that advantageuntil the fourth quarter when Al-pharetta scored a safety on a holdagainst North Cobb in the end zone.

Pope 31, Wheeler 7Wheeler, which has won one game

in the past three seasons, scored firstin this game. But Pope and quarter-back Holland Frost found theirgroove to reel off 31 straight pointsand extend Wheeler’s misery. Frosthad a hand in all four Pope touch-downs, passing for three scores andrunning for the fourth.

Other scores from around the area:Blessed Trinity 17, Benedictine 14King’s Ridge 34, St. Francis 0Mt. Pisgah 35, Cross Keys 0Fellowship Christian 6, Lakeview 0South Cobb 33, Marietta 26

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“If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? ”- Vince Lombardi

Comebacks Lead The Way In Opening Games

Roswell’s Thomas McCarter in opening game action against Collins Hill.

Current Power 5 Rankings

5. Roswell

Each month we willhave our top 5 areateams. These teamsare ranked not by clas-sification but how wefeel they will finishwithin their respectivedivision.

1. Lassiter

2. Walton

3. Pope

4. Kell

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Here’s a look at the Current’spre-season list of players to watchduring the 2011 football season. Is this the definitive list of players

in the North Fulton-East Cobb area?No. If you put this team on the fieldin week 15 in the Georgia Dome,would it win a AAAAA state champi-onship? It’s quite likely.One of the biggest challenges to

creating a team like this is that thereare so many great skill players in thearea. This is especially true at quar-terback, where you could make a

great case for putting Jimmy Meyer(Centennial), Holland Frost (Pope),Colin McElroy (Milton), or even KyleSloter (Mt. Pisgah) on the list.But in the end we went with

Printz because he has all the physicaltools and his team appears ready tobe a major factor in Class AAAAA.His numbers will be Hutson Mason-like by the end of the season and he’sonly a junior. That type of debate can be made

at virtually any position on the list,so feel free to make your case and letus know who we left out, who isoverrated, and who we got right.Without further ado:

The All-Current TeamsOur picks for the players to watch this season.

DL – Josh Manley - MiltonDL – Marco Vahoua - PopeDL – Brandon Nix - MiltonDL – Dan Staub - RoswellLB – Jarrell Joseph - RoswellLB – Jordan Chambers - KellLB – Jordan Fray – Alpharetta DB – Daron Blaylock – Walton DB – Niles Clark – Lassiter DB – Amari Ross – Centennial DB – Zack Blaylock – Walton

OffenseQB – Eddie Printz – LassiterRB – Andrew Kwateng – RoswellRB – Tyren Jones - WaltonWR – Carlos Burse - AlpharettaWR – Charlie Hegedus - LassiterWR – Wade Francis - CentennialOL – Alex Dixon – Mt. PisgahOL – Kyle Stallard - AlpharettaOL – Callan Gillison - ChattahoocheeOL – Harrison Davis - WaltonOL – Cory Helms - Milton

Defense

Roswell Area Park's 10 and under advanced USTA summer team was invitedto the Georgia State USTA Team Championship in Macon on Friday, July 29th.They braved the 95 degree heat as they took on Druid Hills Country Club. Theteam is coached by Robb Julian.

Briefs

Pictured in photo receiving covetted bagtags:Coach Robb Julian passes our bagtages to hisvery excited players. Roswell Residents: AlexJacobsen, Paul Roark, and Michael Lambert.

Representing Roswell Area Park at theGeoriga State USTA Team Championship:Top Left to Right: Ryan Williams and ChaniKotscherBottom Left to Right: Paul Roark, MichaelLambert, Alex Jacobsen

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