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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thufday. Mwch «, 1888
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...CHEF from IB
come together to create a feeling
that could only be described as
• serene. The food is prepared by
X Executive Chef Stephen
5 ’Stockton.
’ Stockton began his career cut
’>* ting vegetables at Antoine’s in
£. New Orleans. This world famous
> restaqrant is the oldest operating
«• restaurant in the United States.
From there, Stockton eventually
u went on to executive chef posi
fe tions at various Hyatt, Marriott
• and Hilton hotels.
J Stockton says he was inspired
to pursue a career in culinary
£ arts by the love of his grand
r home cooking. It’s that
‘ for southern cooking
• .*(hat has helped Stockton to cre-
entrees such as Trout
jSpeorgia. This dish is a pecan
boneless filet of trout
J* Jn a bed of peach coulis.
“Many of the dishes are pre-
L’Jpared with native Georgian
giving the menu a
• •Southern flair,” Stockton said. “I
’Wanted to get back to the South
- ahd my people.”
Reservations are strongly sug
gested. Call (770) 945-8787 for
7 ’more information or to make a
reservation.
Business notes
Public comments on
'■ EPD applications
The Georgia Environmental
Protection Division (EPD) has
received 11 applications for Air
■r .-Quality Permits, including one
from the Forsyth area, which are
,v .presently under review.
;-t. Any comments on these applica
tions must be received by April 16.
In Forsyth, Sawnee EMC has
- made Application No. 11287 to
- construct and operate three diesel
... generators, each rated at 1.6
megawatts to be used for peaking
•4 •
* North Point Bank
Ground was broken
March 18 for a new
. . branch office in Forsyth
County. The Hammond’s
~ - Crossing office will be
named North Point Bank
A Division of Dawson
*•* County Bank, which is
derived from the name of—
Dawson County Bank’s
holding company, North
’ Z Point Bancshares Inc.
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i VENTURE from IB
Rather than keeping a lot of
character bal
loons in stock, Hall has found it
ciJs far more cost-effective to
instock 100 hot air balloon shapes
-.j.-.and rent the more animated
•ju-shapes from some of the
other dealers, of which
“.■.’there are fewer than 200.
“In the southeast, there were
only two balloon advertisers
j.;that I would consider serious
he says. “We were
.cuione, and the other, Rooftop
.--Balloons Advertising of
we just bought out.
i>,We were friendly competitors
,>■ And when he was ready to sell,
,r ,it just seemed the right thing to
M-.d0.”
So is the sky the limit?
tx “We don’t really know,” says
Hall. “We’ve stuck pretty much
4i.>.with a plan that basically says
and oversatisfy.
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Real estate notes
Prudential honors
agents with awards
Melissa Addington and Kay
Shumate, of Prudential Georgia
Realty’s 400 North office, and
Jay Green, of the North Fulton
office, were named to Prudential
Real Estate Affiliates’ prestigious
President’s Circle for 1998.
Gary Deckert, also of the 400
North office, was named to the
Prudential Real Estate Affiliates’
Leading Edge Society for 1998.
Deckert also was the top sales
agent for the 400 North office.
Addington, Shumate, Green and
Deckert were recognized at
Prudential Atlanta/Georgia
Realty’s 1998 awards presenta
tion ceremony, held recently at
the J.W. Marriott in Buckhead.
RE/MAX’s 1998 is
the best in history
RE/MAX closed 1998 with 531
franchise sales and 52,624 mem
bers in 3,186 franchised offices,
the best year in the history of the
corporation.
The numbers represent a 39
power. The facility will be located
at Hwy. 371 Substation, 4615
Bethelview Road, Cumming.
Sawnee EMC also has made the
same application in Hall and
Fulton counties.
In Hall, the facility for
Application No. 11286 will be at
Gaines Ferry Substation, 6305
Snelling Mill Road, Flowery
Branch. In Fulton, it is Application
No. 11288 and will be located at
Birmingham Substation, 995
Birmingham Road, Alpharetta.
For information or to submit a
comment, contact Jimmy
Johnston, program manager,
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LVeVe stuck pretty
much with a plan
that basically says
underpromise
and oversatisfy. &
To us, that’s important. It’s cer
tainly not all peaches and cream
and it’s not easy. We’ve learned
aerodynamics the hard way.
The things that we anticipated
might be bad never happened
and those we never thought
about have been a problem.”
While he says the balloons are
typically recovered eventually,
several a year are stolen, gener
ally by college pranksters.
“Or somebody partying,” he
says. “We’ve recovered several
and, usually, it’s a gorilla or a
percent increase over 1997 fran
chise sales and a 9.6 percent
increase in sales associates.
“Year after year, the RE/MAX
organization continues to grow,”
said Daryl Jesperson, RE/MAX
president. “We thought 1997 was
a good year ... these 1998 figures
surpass all others in our 26-year
history. We are very proud of our
regional owners and operators as
well as every local broker/owner
and sales associate around the
world.”
Phase II begins at
Lake Laurel
Agents have begun selling
homes in Phase Two of Lake
Laurel, a lake-oriented home
town of 85 residences off Hwy. 9
in Alpharetta. Seventeen homes
had been sold as of Jan. 26.
The homes in Lake Laurel are
priced from the $260,000s and
feature hardwood floors, large
lots and more. The community
features a number of amenities.
Lake Laurel is developed by
Brooksland Inc. and marketed by
Phoenix Corporation of Georgia.
Stationary Source Permitting
Program, Air Protection Branch,
4244 International Pkwy., Suite
120, Atlanta, Ga. 30354, telephone
(404) 363-7000.
AHCC to move
The Atlanta Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce (AHCC) is moving
to a new office on March 29.
The address and other informa
tion is: Duncan Square, 1961
North Druid Hills Road N.E.,
Suite 2018, Atlanta, Ga. 30329,
telephone, (404) 929-9998, fax
(404) 929-9908.
clown.”
While in a niche industry with
upward of an estimated SIOO
million in annual sales, the
rooftop inflatable balloon busi
ness is no laughing matter, Hall
says it is still more fun than the
alternative.
Bottom line? For Hall, it’s
simple.
“I just have too much fun to
retire.”
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North Hills Family Care may have a new name but the staff is the same. They are (left to right,
front row) Michael Smitherman, M.D.; Rene Guild, R.N., CFNP; and Louis Chelton, M.D. Back
row, left to right are Leah Pruitt, Carol Dover, Peggy Thomason, Stephanie Trainer, Sharihon
Bennett, Amber Kingry, Pamela Seitz, Pat Sargent (practice administrator) and Angela Kessinger.
North Hills Family Care is new
name of established practice *
North Hills Family Care is the new name for the
physician practice formerly known as Northwoods
Family Care.
The name change reflects the new location of the
primary care medical practice that once was located
at Northwoods Medical Specialists on Bald Ridge
Marina Road.
“The practice expanded at such a rapid pace that
we outgrew the space and had to move to a larger
location in order to accommodate our patients more
efficiently,” noted Practice Administrator Pat
Sargent. The practice moved to 422 Canton Hwy. in
the fall of 1998. Once the practice moved it became
apparent that a more appropriate name be selected,
noted Sargent.
In conjunction with the move, a new physician,.
Forsyth County man will represent*
Georgia contractors in Washington
Ted Cooper, president of Cooper & Company
General Contractors Inc., in Cumming, is one of two
men selected to represent the state of Georgia on the
Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America
National Board of Directors.
Cooper, along with Hayes Hoobler, president of
Capital Construction Company in Smyrna, will repre
sent The Georgia Branch, Associated General
Contractors in Washington, D.C. as national director.
In this position. Cooper and Hoobler will represent the
membership of the commercial construction industry
trade association, and carry out the business of the
branch, including overseeing all operations, properties,
expenditures and policies of the association.
Each will serve a three-year term, commencing at
the 1999 Board of Directors Session on Friday,
Your news welcome
Is your business expanding?
Are you planning an event of
community-wide interest?
Send your business news to:
Forsyth County News, P.O.
Box 210, Cumming, Ga.
30028, fax to (770) 889-6017
or e-mail editor@forsyth
news.com.
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Michael Smitherman, M.D., joined Louis Chrfton,
M.D., and Rene Guild, R.N., certified nurse practi
tioner, in serving members of the community.. The.
staff likes the new location and had a hand in sqjict--
ing the new name, North Hills, for the
Sargent. “We want all of our patients and the com
munity at large to know that we have the same (poli
ty standards with a new name,” Sargent said.lpf
course, all records of former Northwoods patients
will be available to the health care professional at
North Hills.”
North Hills Family Care, an affiliate of Northcire,
The Primary Care Network, is located at 422 Canton
Hwy. in Cumming. Office hours are Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. North
Hills can be reached at (770) 781-6392.
March 26, during the AGC’s 1999 national conten
tion in Las Vegas. -
Cooper and Hoobler join three fellow chapter
members on the national board: Gerald Anderson of
Fort Gaines, George Reddick of Thomaston and
John Holliday Jr. of Greenville.
At the Georgia Branch, AGC quarterly luncheon
earlier this month, Georgia Department of Labor
Commissioner Michael Thurmond was the keynote
speaker.
The Georgia Branch, AGC is a nonprofit associa
tion with more than 650 members. General contac
tors, subcontractors, material suppliers and service
providers in Georgia comprise the membership, for
information, call (770) 907-4100 or visit www.geor
giaagc.com on the Web.
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