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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Friday, Janury 28, ISO
LAKE LEVELS from 1A
such as that which surrounds
Lanier.
According to Reheis, Lanier
recreation adds between SSOO mil
lion and $1 billion dollars to the
economy each year. When com
pared to the S2O million generated
by hydroelectric power, and the
few million dollars produced by
downstream barge traffic, Reheis
called the decision a “no-brainer.”
When asked how water alloca-
ROBBERY from 1A
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A citizen provided information
about Tudor's whereabouts and he
had been staying in the Comfort
Inn for several days, she said.
Tudor already had a first court
appearance and is scheduled to be
transported to Atlanta by U.S.
Marshals late next week for a
detention hearing.
, Agents also want to question
Tudor about a Jan. 8 robbery at
the Bank of North Georgia in
Alpharetta.
The FBI charged Canton resi
dent Michael Wayne Hanson, 21,
earlier this month with bank rob
bery and assault with a deadly
weapon for his part in the
Wachovia robbery. Hanson
FIRE from 1A
involved upon arrival. Firefighters
drove two additional engines and
two tankers to the fire, which took
several hours to put out.
“We have no idea what caused
it, but we have an investigator still
on the scene,” Butler said
Wednesday afternoon.
Butler added a shortage of
manpower forced the department
to recall off-duty career firefight
ers. The department currently has
a total of 30 career firefighters.
Y2Kfrom 1A
depends mainly on date critical
systems, water department systems
should see no production or distri
bution problems, according to
Johnson. Should problems result,
manual systems could be put
promptly into effect,
thus resolving any
conflict.
Johnson has been
involved with the
City of Cumming’s
water rir.nartme.nt far
water department ror ——
the past 15 years and has dealt
with all major production and/dis
tribution systems.
The Y2K computer bug is the
result of both hardware and soft-
Deaths
Megan Ann Francis Manders
Megan Ann Francis Manders,
the 7-week-old daughter of Randy
and Amanda Manders of
Cumming, died Sunday, Jan. 24,
• .'1999 at Egleston Children’s
J Hospital.
> Surviving, in addition to her
*. parents, are sisters and brothers,
' Ashley Nicole Manders, Brandi
\ Michelle Manders, Jacob William
Troy Manders and Dustin James
• Manders, all of Cumming; grand
parents, Bonnie Faye Brumbelow,
William Eugene Brumbelow,
Sarah Dean Manders and Royce
J 'Jack Manders, all of Cumming;
• aunts and uncles, Julia Patricia
; Brumbelow, Lisa Dawn Manders,
i Timothy William Brumbelow,
Daryl Duane Manders and Danny
! • Manders, all of Cumming; and
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future, Reheis said EPD has pro
jected that Lanier can handle
water demands until the year
2030. At that time, the area will
either have to find another water
source or draw the lake down
lower than it is at the present.
Reheis took a controversial
stand at the forum, advocating the
return of treated discharge into the
lake in order to maintain water
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Fire call report
The Forsyth County Fire
Department responded to a total
of 105 calls for the week of Jan.
18-24.
44 - Fire related emergencies
15 - Auto accidents
46 - Medical emeigencies
105 Total
ware systems that have been pro
grammed to read dates as two-digit
numerals instead of four-digit
numerals, i.e. ’99 instead of 1999.
Problems have been foreseen when
*OO is read as 1900 instead of
nui easily iiAauie,
some Y2K naysayers and comput
er industry professionals report,
and preparation will undoubtedly
continue throughout the remainder
of the century.
several cousins.
Services were held Wednesday,
Jan. 27, at 2 p.m. at Concord
Baptist Church with the Revs.
Harold Bottoms and Larry Brooks
officiating.
L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral
Home of Cumming was in charge
of the service.
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Jan. 29,1999
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2000, thus causing
potential problems
in all aspects of
daily life.
This wide
spread problem is
not easilv fixable.
quantity downstream. “For 15 to
20 years, we have stuck our head
in the sand and said ‘no’ to new
discharges into Lake Lanier,” he
said. “I want to see more of that
water coming out of Lanier going
back in.”
Reheis emphasized the fact
that sewage can be treated to very
high levels of purity, but he did
recognize the fact that the audi
ence was not very receptive to his
remains in federal custody.
During the robbery, deputy
David Witkowski was shot in the
shoulder with an assault rifle
when he and a training supervisor
pursued two of the suspects into a
nearby office park.
The shooting happened after
two armed men wearing ski
masks walked into the bank at
4:25 p.m. and demanded money.
Investigators initially said the
robbers most likely met up with at
least two accomplices, who
helped them escape before a
multi-agency manhunt of the
office park.
Armstead said the case is still
under investigation.
DRIVER'S from 1A
“The incentive for us is the vol
ume and exposure in a new area,
and of course we are in the busi
ness of promoting teen safety,”
Miller said. “We eventually hope
to open an instructional site in that
area.”
This is the third year Nathan’s
Driving School has served Fulton
County Schools, which is one rea
son Forsyth school officials were
interested in their program.
Cynthia Williams, director of
community education for Fulton
County Schools, “had nothing but
positive things to say about
Nathan’s,” said Judy Thornton,
deputy superintendent of curricu
lum and instruction.
“They provide all the books
and videos, but the main thing is
they purchase and maintain the
cars,” Thornton said. “Last sum
mer, we had 30 students sign up to
take the course - at six hours dri
ving time each, that’s 180 hours of
driving, so you have to have more
than one car.” Since the school
system has had a lot of problems
maintaining working vehicles, the
idea of forming an agreement out
side of county schools was attrac
tive. The expense for altering a car
for the program alone is major,
said Thornton.
“Our people had to repair the
cars, whereas Nathan’s handles
the gas, the repairs and the general
maintenance,” Thornton said.
A committee including
Thornton, transportation director
Carlton Allen, safety coordinator
David Adams, assistant to the
superintendent Paula Gault and
financial director Dan Jones was
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suggestions. “There will be some
folks out there gagging on that
right now, I can feel the slings and
arrows.”
He said that the quality of
treated water that is possible
through modem technology could
be put back into the lake and not
cause any problems.
Gwinnett County is currently
constructing a closed cycle drink
ing plant, in which the intake
pipes for the water plant are being
placed in close proximity to where
the treated effluent enters the lake.
“We’re working with them to build
the best sewage treatment plant in
Georgia,” he said.
One of the other questions
Sheriff’s office incident report summary
Neighbors have dispute
A Virginia Avenue resident said
a next-door neighbor entered her
house and held her down while the
woman’s 16-year-old stepdaughter
repeatedly hit the victim in the
head.
She fought back in self defense,
she said, but when she got up and
attempted to shut the door, she was
hit in the head with a big-wheel tri
cycle.
The stepmother gave authorities
a different story. She said the sup-
formed last fall to come up with a
plan for driver’s education.
“Dan sent a request for propos
al to every driving school he could
find,” Thornton explained. “We
knew which ones to contact based
on the feedback we got from other
school districts.”
After reading through the
returned proposals and calling
their references, the committee
narrowed their selections down to
two driving schools: Nathan’s and
Taggert, a nationally-known com
pany. Each driving school sent
representatives to the Central
Office for presentations on their
programs.
“Taggert was charging $295,
S2O more than Nathan’s,”
Thornton said, “and they wanted
the instructors to have gone
through Taggert’s driving school.”
This would have made it more dif
ficult for previous Forsyth County
Schools’ driving instructors to
stay with the program. “Nathan’s
agreed to interview the school
system’s teachers ” The other
problem with Taggert’s program
was that classes are held after
school, from 3-6 p.m. Thornton
said the committee felt it was a
better situation for students to
attend during Nathan’s weekend
hours, because the school week is
already loaded with plenty of
responsibility and working sched
ules out between sports and other
after-school activities makes life
difficult.
Although students do not
receive Carnegie units for the dri
ver’s course, school officials say
they feel strongly about offering it
asked by the audience concerned
what can be done by private citi
zens to protect the water level on
Lanier. Reheis answered that
reducing water consumption at
home would do a great deal of
good. Also, that homeowners
should choose landscaping that is
natural to the area in order to cut
down on lawn watering. “I never
water my grass at my home in
DeKalb County,” he said.
One of the last questions asked
that if an allocation formula was
ever agreed upon, if it would ever
have to be revisited? Reheis
answered that he had spent 10
years of his life on this project and
hopefully it would not rear it’s
posed victim became angry when
she wouldn't let the woman use her
washing machine. The resident start
ed yelling and hit her stepdaughter
in the head. She only fought back in
self defense, she said.
Deputies noticed a knot on the
stepdaughter’s neck and four bruises
on the resident’s forehead.
According to a department
report, everyone involved refused
medical treatment and agreed to stay
away from each other. No chaiges
were filed.
to promote safe teen driving.
“First and foremost, the safety
of our students is the concern,”
Thornton said. “The Board of
Education feels very, very strong
ly about this - they even think stu
dents need the advanced lessons
in defensive driving. If we weren’t
so concerned about teen safety,
we would not mess with it.”
If we weren't so
concerned about
teen safety, we
would not
mess with it
“The whole curriculum is
based on ‘Drive Right,”’ Miller
said. Nathan’s instructors use
materials which are, for the most
part, current. “A couple of the
videos are out of date because
they are top notch,” Miller
explained, adding the instructors
like to use the newest videos
because kids in the ’9os have a
hard time taking the information
seriously when it’s being present
ed in a ’7os style. Instructors are
also permitted to invite guest
speakers to their classes.
“Usually we have an insurance
agent, a representative from a car
dealership and a member of law
enforcement come in and speak to
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the students,” Miller said. “We
want to give them a well-rounded
driver’s education. We want them
to understand the good, the bad
and the ugly.”
Everyone who expressed an
interested from Forsyth County
Schools was hired as an instructor
for Nathan’s, Miller said. They
simply had to be certified, and
have a commercial driving
instructor’s license.
“All schools that teach driving
have to have teachers approved by
the state for public safety,” Miller
said. The certification lasts for
two years. In addition, instructors
are subject to background checks
and other verification to ensure
the safety of students.
Driver’s education is being
taught at Piedmont Learning
Center this winter and spring. The
first session began Jan. 23; how
ever, two sessions are still open
for registration: March 13-28 and
April 17-May 2. Each session
consists of 30 hours of classroom
instruction and six hours of dri
ving time. All courses will be
taught on Saturdays from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 1:30-
5:30 p.m. Courses are also
planned for the summer. The cost
of the course is $277.75. Students
may pick up enrollment forms at
any county high school. For more
information, call Nathan’s Driving
School at (770) 234-9956.