Mayor Mike Bodker, Facilities Coordinator Lindsay Kieselbach and City Manager John Kachmar join the staff tour of the almost ready Johns Creek City Hall.

At 8:30am Monday, June 4, the new Johns Creek City Hall will be open for business at 1200 Findley Road in Johns Creek.

The Office of the Mayor, City Council offices and all City operations, including permitting, licensing, planning and zoning will be located on the 4th floor of this glass office building just off GA-141 / Medlock Bridge Road.

Beginning Monday, June 11, City Council meetings and work sessions will be held on the 3rd floor in the new Council Chambers.

As of June 4, the Citizens Service Center at 9810 Medlock Bridge Road, which has been housing City operations since last year, will no longer be in use.

The Johns Creek Call Center's number will remain 678-512-3200.

City Hall Grand Opening Public Celebration, June 11, 6pm

Everyone is invited to a June 11 Grand Opening Celebration of the new Johns Creek City Hall. An important step in delivering quality customer service to the Citizens of Johns Creek, the new City Hall is worth showing off! Guided tours of the new space will start at 4:30pm, prior to the 6pm ceremony, which will feature great music, wonderful art and treats from Whole Foods. The new "Spirit of Johns Creek" video will also be shown. The City Council Meeting will begin at 7:30pm in the new Council Chambers, with Mayor Bodker's "State of the City" address. Reservations for the City Hall tours are necessary, so please call Corrine Lindo at 678-512-3200 to arrange a time. The tours are at 4:30, 5:00 and 5:30 and will last approximately 20 minutes. Come be a part of the Celebration!

As another school year ends, students from Johns Creek public schools once again receive national recognition for their outstanding academic and creative talents.

Of the 19 Fulton County seniors recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program for the 2006/2007 school year, eight of them hail from Johns Creek high schools:

• National Merit Scholars:  Vasanth Sathiyakumar and Alice Song from Chattahoochee High
• Corporate-Sponsored Merit Scholarships:  Daniel Debruler and Nikhar Kinger from Chattahoochee High; Rohit Ganju, Kristen Janiszewski and Ivana Miao from Northview High
• National Achievement Scholarship:  Camille Walton from Northview High

Kelley Young, an eighth grader at River Trail Middle School, is one of six national finalists in the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Reflections Program, winning first place in the dance category for her interpretive choreography. Millions of students compete in the 30-year old visual and performing arts competition each year.

Congratulations to all of these exceptional young people of Johns Creek!

Movies in the Park - June 9

"Night at the Museum" - FREE event

A fun night for families and people of all ages — sponsored by Northside Hospital Forsyth — is planned for Saturday, June 9, at 6pm in Newtown Park:  The first Johns Creek "Movies in the Park."

"Night at the Museum," starring Ben Stiller, will be shown on a giant screen once it gets dark, but lots of other fun activities will start early, so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and picnic food (sorry, no alcohol). Food vendors will be in the Park, too, if you don't feel like cooking.

There is no charge for the event, except for any food vendor purchase.

For future planning, "Movies in the Park" returns to Newtown Park July 13 and August 11 with different family films.

Parents get ready - registration for the Ocee Park Fall 2007 Sports Program (tee ball, baseball and softball) opens Saturday, May 12 at 8am and remains open until Friday, August 10 at 5pm or until all leagues are filled.

Registration is first-come first-serve and many leagues will fill to capacity prior to the close of registration, so if your children really want to participate, you're advised to sign up early.

Cost for the Fall season will be $175 for all baseball and softball age groups and $150 for tee ball.

More information.