Dominium Dominium, a Minneapolis-based leading apartment development and management company, recently announced that it has acquired Woodstocks Riverstock Apartments, a 172-unit affordable housing community. Dominium is planning to complete a renovation of the property, which will take place later this year. Unit improvements will include kitchen cabinet improvements, new countertops, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, bathroom vanities and mirrors as well as new window blinds. Appliances and flooring will be replaced on an as-needed basis. There will also be upgrades to the clubhouse and leasing office. The exterior improvements will include new, 30-year roofs and paint as well as a variety of functional and aesthetic upgrades and replacements. Riverstock Apartments is a great opportunity for Dominium to expand its growing presence in Georgia, said Dominium development associate Pete Nelson. The acquisition and upcoming renovations will help to preserve affordable housing in the Woodstock area for years to come. Riverstock Apartments were originally built in 2001.
Cherokee County Farm Bureau Cherokee County Farm Bureau encourages students in 9th through 12th grade to enter the Georgia Farm Bureau Art Contest. The artwork should be drawn in black ink or dark, soft-lead pencil, on an 8 1/2 x 11-inch piece of white paper. The artwork should be camera ready. The 1st Place County winner of the Cherokee County Farm Bureau Art Contest will receive a $100 Wal-Mart gift card; the 2nd Place County winner will receive a $75 Wal-Mart gift card.Agriculture generates an annual total economic impact of $71.1 billion on Georgias $763.6 billion economy, said William Grizzle, Cherokee County Farm Bureau president. The purpose of the Farm Bureau Art Contest is to encourage students to increase their knowledge of Georgia agriculture and the contributions it makes to our lives every day. Drawings will be judged on artistic merit and how well the artwork represents modern agriculture found in Cherokee County or Georgias agriculture industry. To enter the contest, students should contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau for an official entry form and contest rules. All entries must be received at the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office by Friday, February 24, 2017.For more information, contact the Cherokee County Farm Bureau office at 770-479-1481 ext. 0, or visit GFB.org/programs/aic.
Downtown Woodstocks Pie Bar recently won a $10,000 award on an episode of Sugar Showdown on the Cooking Channel. We were so excited to participate in Cooking Channels Sugar Showdown that winning was honestly just a perk, owner Lauren Bolden said. Cody and Lauren Bolden auditioned for the show by submitting a video. They practiced for the show by setting a timer while they baked their pies to be sure they could get them done in the allotted amount of time. Lauren and Head Baker Olivia Pisano baked their beloved peanut butter pie as well as a margarita pie to woo the shows judges into selecting them as the winner.
Building upon the success of their first eight Sunbrook Academies, Sunbrook Academy at Woodstock is now open at 9626 Hickory Flat Highway. Their cutting-edge preschool learning environment is based on their proprietary Foundations curriculum, which has been proven to help children thrive in kindergarten and beyond. They offer flexible programs and daycare for children from ages six weeks to twelve years. In addition to their preschool and Georgia Pre-K curriculums, they also have programs for school-aged children including before school care, The After School Zone and summer camp.They are committed to providing a safe and secure learning environment for your children and have taken the following measures: Keypad door entry system that requires every visitor to enter a code before they can enter the building A state-of-the-art thumbprint identification system to check your children in and out Closed-circuit camera recording system that allows them to monitor whats happening in all classrooms at all times Zono-Sanitech Sanitation system for continuous, all-day sanitizing of classroom materials Daily KidReports so you know exactly what your child did that day at schoolFor more information, call 470-317-7661, or visit SunbrookAcademy.com/sunbrook-academy-at-woodstock/.
Cruise Planners in Roswell Travel Agent magazine, a top travel industry publication, has named Michael Consoli of Cruise Planners in Roswell as a Top 25 All Star winner for 2016. Consoli was one of only a handful of travel professionals honored as an All Star, which highlights the best of the best in the travel industry.Consoli is indeed a top producer; as a franchise owner at Cruise Planners, he has repeatedly earned recognition as a top producing agent for Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Oceania Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Crystal Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. In the past year, he was also the first-ever travel agent to be honored by Viking Cruises as its Global Top Producing Agent.
Georgia Cancer Specialists (GCS) and Northside Hospital Georgia Cancer Specialists (GCS) and Northside Hospital are hosting the 15th Annual totes 2 tots Drive to collect backpacks and suitcases for foster children in Georgia. Donations of new or nearly new backpacks, duffel bags and suitcases will be accepted at locations across the state:Friday, January 13, 10:00 am-2:00 pm, at all 26 GCS locations in Georgia.More than 13,000 children, from infants to teenagers, are currently in the foster care system in Georgia. Many of these children shuffle their belongings in garbage bags when they are removed from their homes. Totes 2 tots aims to change that by giving every foster child in Georgia a new or gently used backpack, duffel bag or suitcase. Since totes 2 tots launched in 2003, the annual volunteer event has collected and distributed more than 48,000 bags.GCS and Northside Hospital partner with the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) to distribute the bags in the counties in which theyre collected. For more information about totes 2 tots, and for a list of drop-off locations, visit FB.com/totes2tots. To make a secure, online donation, visit Give.Northside.com/totes2tots.
WellStar Health System WellStar Health System has announced plans to begin construction on the WellStar Cherokee Health Park. The nearly $80 million facility will serve as a one-stop-shop for patients, providing convenient access to world-class healthcare. Construction is slated to begin in late summer 2017, with an anticipated completion date late in 2018. The Cherokee Health Park will be built in two phases, on a 60-acre site at Sixes Road in Holly Springs, just off I-575. With 85,000 square feet of space, phase I will include physician offices, medical imaging, urgent care, a sleep center, cardiac diagnostics, lab outreach and physical therapy. WellStar has pioneered the concept of health parks in Georgia. Health parks are designed to bring outpatient and physician services directly to the community. Residents will no longer have to endure long drive times, frustrating traffic congestion and multiple trips to access their health services at various locations. By combining and coordinating services under one roof, WellStar is improving patient and family convenience and access to their outpatient care needs.
Diamond Castle of Woodstock Diamond Castle of Woodstock offers free jewelry cleaning and inspection to ensure that your jewelry retains its beauty. The store showcases a wide variety of unique and designer pieces to fit any budget. Their in-house master jeweler can custom design engagement rings and bridal bands or special order the perfect piece. Their jewelry repair center is in-house, and they replace watch batteries while you wait. Diamond Castle provides jewelry appraisals in its Woodstock jewelry store on Highway 92, one block west of Main Street, located at 9940 Highway 92. The owner, Ali Aydin, has over sixteen years of experience, and his other location, Canton Jewelry, has been serving the Canton area since 2003. Their Woodstock jewelry staff includes highly trained professionals to help you select the perfect piece of fine jewelry to compliment your style and fit your budget. For more information, please call 770-516-5689, or visit DiamondCastleOfWoodstock.com/about-us/.
No Longer Bound No Longer Bound (NLB) is a residential, 12-month regeneration program for men with addiction to drugs and alcohol. NLB makes it their mission to rescue addicts, regenerate men and reconcile families. No Longer Bound is excited to be entering the Woodstock area with the opening of its new NLB Thrift Store on 1910 Eagle Drive (near Etowah High School). The thrift store is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. It offers an upscale retail environment with a wide variety of affordably priced inventory for your shopping pleasure. Whether you are looking for household items, office furniture or clothing, they have something for every shopper.
Leadership Cherokee Leadership Cherokee, a program of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, recently graduated its 28th Anniversary Class. Members of the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2016 selected three of their peers to receive special annual recognitions. The Cristal Stancil Leadership Award honorees were Shannon Gibbs of Cherokee Fire and Emergency Services and Michael Zenchuk, Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Holly Springs. The Bob Frongillo Magic Spark Plug Award was presented to Jack Tuszynski of Family Life Publications. Outgoing 2016 Leadership Cherokee Chair Katie Wise, of LGE Community Credit Union, was recognized by Incoming Chair Heath Tippens with the Cherokee Office of Economic Development.Over the course of the nine-month period, Leadership Cherokee exposed the group of existing and emerging leaders to a broad range of sessions that focused on topics such as economic development, infrastructure, government, justice, arts, education, recreation, tourism, public safety, healthcare and social/human services. The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce recently announced that seven members have been elected to the organizations Board of Directors. These volunteers will serve three-year terms, beginning in January 2017 and continuing through December 2019.The newly elected members include: Zach Blend, Goshen Valley Foundation; Kelly Geiken, Edward Jones; Mark Goddard, Cobb EMC; Vic Knight, Waste Management; Kathy Lambert, Chart, Inc.; Janet Read, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta and Brian Stevens, FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers.