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New Neighbors FALL 2010 the Paces News Paces Civic Association Welcome New Neighbors Kathy & John Brady 2895 Nancy Creek Road Julie & David Kelly 1855 Garraux Road Alison & Bill Kimble 3171 Ridgewood Road Victoria & Michael Carroll ! FALL IS IN THE AIR " 4472 Paces Battle After one of the hottest summers on record, the hint of Anna & Chris Conley cooler weather is finally in the air. Along with the 2881 Ridgewood Road cooler weather and the beautiful fall colors comes the season of Atlanta area festivals. Each weekend there is Gergana & Kevin Coyne something for everyone. 08 Old Paces Place Head over to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens for Heather & KC Estenson Scarecrows in the Garden. This annual tradition 1814 Nancy Creek Bluff features wild and wacky creation from individuals, Rebecca & Sanjay Gupta businesses, organizations and designers throughout 1897 W. Wesley Road Atlanta. Lisa & Tom Fitzgerald Taste of Atlanta at Tech Square brings together the 3218 Nancy Creek Road incredible energy and diversity of the city's food scene. Enjoy tastes from more than 80 of the city's favorite Lisa & Dan Kennedy restaurants, chef cooking demonstrations on 3 stages, 3200 Ridgewood Road kid's activities, Farm to Festival Village, live music and the VIP Wine & Beer Experience. Marti & John Scott 3780 Paces Ferry Road You can also head up to Helen for the longest running Oktoberfest in the US. Enjoy the beer, brats and bands and of course the beautiful fall colors! Halloween falls on Sunday this year so keep an eye out for all the little ghosts and goblins! PACES CIVIC ASSOCIATION FALL 2010 Happenings… Doug Ellis Honored In April, neighbor Doug Ellis received the 11 Alive 2010 Community Service Award for his continued volunteer work as a pilot for Angel Flight. Mr. Ellis has been a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight since 1996, flying at least one mission a week, transporting burn patients to and from Augusta and cancer patients who are undergoing clinical trials with new chemo drugs. The Mission of Angel Flight is to provide free air transportation for needy patients to distant medical facilities, delivering supplies to disaster areas. Artwork Featured in Upcoming Book Lisa Gleim-Jonas’ artwork has been selected for inclusion in Strokes of Genius 3: Fresh Perspectives, the third edition of the highly acclaimed Best of Drawing series created by Rachel Wolf for Northlight Books. Lisa’s charcoal portrait “Manka” has been chosen along with works from 100 other artists around the country to represent what the publishers say are “the finest drawing being done today”. This book will be released in 2011. To view her work visit her website www.LisaGleim.com Chatta-Ridge Garden Club Chatta-Ridge Garden Club is gearing up for a new year with a new board and a roster of outstanding speakers and programs. The new board is Susan Perkins - President; Vicki Morris- Program Chair; Anne McClathey- Secretary; and Roberta Setzer - Treasurer. To join the garden club contact Susan Perkins at 678-239-4484. Chastain Park Arts Festival The 2010 Chastain Park Arts Festival will be held on November 6th and 7th. More than 100 artists will be featured at the free outdoor festival located inside Chastain Park. 2 PACES CIVIC ASSOCIATION FALL 2010 Dear Neighbors, I am so very excited about being the new Paces Civic Association President. I want to introduce myself for those of you that don’t know me. Andy and I moved our family into the neighborhood almost 16 years ago. We were thrilled to be in a neighborhood with big lots and plenty of open spaces for our 4 children to explore. At the time we had a 4 year old and three 3 year olds. The triplets (Marshall, Harper and Elena, now 19) just graduated from high school and have joined their big brother (Anderson, now 20) as college students. So I now have an “empty nest” and little extra time on my hands that I can devote to the neighborhood. A lot has changed since we moved into the neighborhood. When we moved here, there were far more 1 story houses than 2 story homes. The architecture of the neighborhood is not the only thing that has changed; there were very few young children in the neighborhood when we arrived. This has certainly changed and if you were at the last picnic at the summer camp, you saw the entire field covered with young children having a wonderful time. I think these changes have been very positive for the neighborhood and know that the entire Paces board wants to continue to be responsive to the needs of the neighborhood. I am lucky to be supported by a knowledgeable and dedicated group of board and committee members that have volunteered countless hours to addressing the needs and interests of the neighborhood. Together, we want to continue to improve communication within the neighborhood. We have a great web site, which neighbors can use to address issues. Recently we have increased the administrative postings and e-mails in an effort to communicate important community issues. If you have not signed up to use the website, please take a minute to do so because you will find it a valuable tool for staying informed about what is happening not only in the neighborhood, but throughout the Buckhead community as well as important City issues that affect our community. I am committed to making our neighborhood website a great resource for these types of issues. Your Paces Civic Association Directory is another great resource for community information. If you cannot find the answer you need, you can always pick up the telephone and call me. The members of this board are committed to helping neighbors with addressing your issues. I only ask that you do not expect us to work miracles. I cannot get your yard waste picked up on a regular basis, but I can get you the number that you can call when they miss you. Our security patrol appears to be having the effect that we all wanted. Crime in the area is up significantly, but within our neighborhood, we have not seen the same increase. The presence of our security patrol is apparently an effective deterrent to crime. So, I want to thank those that continue to support the security patrol and encourage any neighbors that have not made that commitment, to consider doing so the more neighbors that participate, the greater the number of hours of patrolling that can be scheduled in the neighborhood. Once again, thank you for the opportunity to serve the neighborhood that has been such a special place to raise my children. With fond regards, DebraWathen 3 PACES CIVIC ASSOCIATION FALL 2010 A special thanks goes The 2010 PCA directories have been mailed. out to the 391 Please check your listing now and let Kim subscribers to the Noonan know if something is incorrect. If Paces Security Patrol. you are a PCA member and did not receive Your support has your directory, please email Kim at made it possible for [email protected] or the entire Paces call 404-351-9141. Neighborhood to enjoy the benefit of having officers Would you like to save some trees and help patrolling our reduce neighborhood litter? neighborhood 8 hours each and every day If you do not want the Atlanta Journal providing protection and deterring criminal Constitution advertising supplement called Evening activity. With nearly 700 residents in the Edge, currently delivered in our neighborhood every Paces neighborhood, this equates to a 56% Thursday, please contact [email protected] participation rate and room for improvement. or call 404-522-4141 to request stopping delivery. If you do not currently subscribe, please consider doing so for 2011. Improved If you do not want the Buckhead Reporter, participation would allow for additional hours delivered in our neighborhood every other week to be budgeted for the Patrol, enhanced please contact the publisher, Steve Levene at services and an even greater sense of security for our residents. Please consider joining [email protected] or call today for the 2011 year. Contact our Security him at 404-917-2200, ext. 11. Representative John Montgomery at 404-216- 4 PACES CIVIC ASSOCIATION FALL 2010 Election Day 2010 Voters will head out to the poles on November 2nd and elect new officials for the State of Georgia. For more information go to http://qual.sos.ga.gov/qualifyingindex.asp Governor: State School Superintendent: Commissioner Of Agriculture: Nathan Deal (R) John D. Barge (R) Gary Black (D) Roy E. Barnes (D) Joe Martin (D) J. B. Powell (R) John H. Monds (L) Kira Griffiths Willis (L) Kevin Cherry (L) Lieutenant Governor: Commissioner Of Labor: Commissioner Of Insurance: Casey Cagle (Incumbent) (R) Mark Butler (D) Ralph T. Hudgens (R) Carol Porter (D) Darryl Hicks (R) Mary Squires (D) Dan Barber (L) Will Costa (L) Shane Bruce (L) United States Senator U.S. Representative, District 5 Johnny Isakson (Incumbent) (R) Fenn Little (R) Michael "Mike" Thurmond (D) John Lewis (Incumbent) (D) Chuck Donovan (L) GA State Senator, District 38 Secretary Of State: Beth Beskin (R) Brian Kemp (Incumbent) (R) Horacena Tate (Incumbent) (D) Georganna Sinkfield (D) David Chastain (L) GA State Representative, District 53 Attorney General: Elly Dobbs (Incumbent) (D) Sam Olens(R) Ken Hodges (D) Don Smart (L) 5 PACES CIVIC ASSOCIATION FALL 2010 SECURITY UPDATE In reviewing activity in the neighborhood this against unwanted intruders. This free year, there have been 24 incidents that have assessment can be scheduled by contacting John been reported to the Atlanta Police Department Montgomery, PCA Security Chairperson, at within our Zone. 404-216-3965 or [email protected].
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