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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
Thursday, June 18, 2020 5A
Gainesville man wanted on insurance fraud, forgery charges
A Gainesville man is wanted
on charges of insurance fraud
and first-degree forgery in a case
related to construction at a Gaines
ville city school, according to
authorities.
Insurance and Safety Fire Com
missioner’s Office agents are ask
ing for information leading to the
whereabouts of Gary Stiles, 62.
Stiles was accused of “creating a
fraudulent certificate of insurance
covering workers’ compensation
and general liability in July 2019
while he was performing construc
tion at a Gainesville city school,”
according to a news release.
Anyone with information on
Stiles’ whereabouts is asked to call
the criminal investigations division
at 404-463-6363.
Insurance fraud is a felony
punishable by two to 10 years in
prison, a maximum fine of $10,000,
or both.
Gainesville City Schools officials
did not respond to a request for
comment regarding Stiles’ work
for the school system.
Nick Watson
Gainesville children’s garden opening
When: 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30
Where: 1911 Sweetbay Drive, northeast Gainesville
Tickets: atlantabg.org/tickets
More info: atlantabg.org/gainesville-garden/
GARDEN
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Some of the route is shel
tered by shrub tunnels, which
serve as a hiding place for
friendly fairytale creatures.
A sleepy grey dragon lies
near the entrance to the
Fairy Forest — an enchanted
grassy space with tree
stumps, a castle, miniature
towns and fairy rings.
Children can watch a tiny
trolley move between two
fairy villages guarded by
the garden’s other dragon,
who boasts vibrant scales
and goes by the name Des
mond. The fanciful homes
are made of bark, pine cones,
acorns, sticks and grounds.
Two giant frog plant sculp
tures sit on different sides of
a pond with the smaller one
spitting water at the other.
Kids are welcome to chase
one another around the stone
labyrinth set in turf and
climb on a play fort, which
has two sections connected
by a rope bridge.
Fockele said the children’s
garden is located on the high
est point of the property
and invites kids to let loose
and relish in the sights and
smells. She said the brightly
colored and fragrant peren
nials and shrubs were chosen
intentionally to offer chil
dren a sensory experience.
Some of the plants include
dwarf butterfly bushes of
blue, pink and lavender hues,
daylilies and gardenias.
“No. 1, we want kids to
come and have fun in a beau
tiful place,” Fockele said. “I
think by letting them have
free play in areas like the play
fort or chase maze, it’s a way
for them to use their brains.”
To limit the spread of
COVID-19, Fockele said the
Gainesville garden’s staff
clean the property’s bath
rooms every hour and regu
larly wipe down the bars
on the play fort. Hand sani
tizer stations have also been
placed around the garden,
and visitors over the age of
2 are strongly encouraged to
wear masks.
Out of caution and safety,
the build-a-fort attraction
has been removed from the
children’s garden. Fockele
said the softwood used for
the structures can’t be kept
clean easily.
Once the Atlanta Botanical
Garden in Gainesville begins
to redevelop a base of vol
unteers, she expects the dis
covery stations to start again.
Kids will be able to complete
craft projects and learn more
about flowers, pollinators
and other wildlife.
“Hopefully as children
grow up they’ll enjoy being in
the outdoors and enjoy gar
dens and flowers,” Fockele
said.
The Atlanta Botanical Gar
den in Gainesville is open for
the summer. Its hours are 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday. A limited number
of visitors will be admitted
every 15 minutes.
People can purchase a
timed ticket online by visit
ing atlantabg.org/tickets.
Members must also reserve
their free-visit times. Entry is
not guaranteed for those who
purchase tickets at the gate.
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