🌱 Man's Life Saved By AED + Dogs Safely Returned To Owners By Police

Hello, hello. Gail Lafleche here with your Friday edition of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. Today's briefing includes news about:

• Man's life saved in park by AED and quick action by friends
• Dogs returned to owners by police
• Alpharetta High School musical

But first, today's weather: Today will have some rain and a thunderstorm. The high will be 74 with a low of 46.

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Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. A Milton man credits a Roswell Park's AED (automated external defibrillator) and quick action from friends in saving his life. Nick Bogle was walking in Roswell Area Park for soccer practice when he suffered a cardiac arrest. Two individuals started CPR, which didn't appear to be effective. Jeff Freemyer and Alina Waring called 911 and used the AED, which quickly revived Bogle. He was then brought to the hospital and he's planning to play soccer again. “My recovery really is going to be complete because they got to me so quickly,” Bogle said. (Appen)
2. The Alpharetta Police returned two dogs to their owners earlier this week. The dogs were spotted walking on North Main Street near Mayfield; the police picked them up and put their pictures on social media. Someone recognized them, and the dogs have been returned to their owners. They had escaped from their back yard and appeared to have enjoyed their adventure. (City of Alpharetta)
3. The Alpharetta High School spring production 'Into The Woods: The Musical' starts soon! This play has been on Broadway, won three Tony Awards and was made into a motion picture. It shows "Little Red, a Witch, Cinderella, the Baker, and his wife, as they discover that 'Happily Ever After' has never been so complicated" as they invade each other's stories. The first show is on Friday, March 10; tickets are available at Alphatheatre.com or at the AHS auditorium on show dates. (AHS Musical)
4. There are many deer in our area, and you might be thinking about leaving out "people" food for them to be kind or stop them from eating plants in your garden. Doing this is not a good idea, as they might become accustomed to relying on people for their meals. In addition, the food can attract other animals including rodents and possums, which could attract deer predators such as coyotes. If you want to encourage deer in your yard, it's better to provide natural foods such as planting native vegetation, berries, or oak trees. On the other hand, if you want to discourage deer, "experts at UGA Extension suggest putting in strong-scented plants like lantana, catmint, chives, mint, sage or thyme; bitter-tasting ones; or plants with prickly or rough leaves that aren't fun to eat." (City of Milton)

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Rug Hooking and Fabric Art gathering at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (10:00 AM)
• Alpharetta Restaurant Week (11:00 AM)
• Game On! Pokémon and MTG at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (4:30 PM)
• Irish-Style Dinner Party cooking class at Publix Aprons Cooking School, 4305 State Bridge Road in Alpharetta (6:30 PM)
• Sunset Strip live music at Roaring Social, 35 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to Alpharetta High School football players who recently signed for college football! Some of them signed during the Early Signing Period and others during National Signing Day. They are Kenyon Pipes, Ben Guthrie, Will Reed, Garrett Young, Parker Peterson, Elias Cloy, Obadiah Obasuyi and Ben Henry. Go Raiders! (Alpharetta Raiders)
• A new VIVA Chicken restaurant just opened its second location in Georgia at 11760 Haynes Bridge Road. This establishment serves Peruvian based charcoal-fire rotisserie chicken. Here is their website: vivachicken.com. (Appen)
  
• Are your children interested in being a youth cheerleader or football player? It's time to sign up for North Atlanta Football League! There are programs for both flag and tackle football. You can sign up at Register at www.NAFL.club (City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services via Facebook)
• Does your child love to dance? Leaps & Beats Dance Jam programs will start on March 10, and they are for children ages 3-8. Classes take place at the Alpharetta Community Center on Fridays at 5:15 p.m. (City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Gail Lafleche

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