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Memorial Day weekend brings lake crowds
By Colby Jones
Staff Writer
Elbow room is expected to be scarce on
Lake Lanier this Memorial Day weekend.
The last of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers’ 779 camping spots filled up
Wednesday, said chief ranger Mark
Williams. However, officials say a lack of
reservations should not stop 200,000-
300,000 sun worshipers and swimmers from
descending on the lake starting Friday.
The National Weather Service predicts
temperatures in the mid-80s with a chance
of scattered afternoon thunderstorms
throughout the weekend.
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Photo/Colby Jones
Swimmers and sunbathers were already heading to the shores of Lake Lanier by Thursday, and U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers officials were anticipating crowds of 200,000-300,000 during the Memorial Day week
end. The Corps and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office first responder boat will be on stepped up patrol.
Forsyth County Schools
are focused on safety
Editor’s note: The following is the second of a two-part look
at the "Focus on Safety 1998-99,” presented Thursday to the
Forsyth County Board of Education by David Adams.
By David Adams
Director of School Safety & Management
During the last 10 months, Forsyth
County Schools have been involved in an
intensive effort to improve the safety
level in our schools.
The effort has been focused on the
prevention, intervention and postvention
activities and programs that we believe
will enable us to maintain the safe
schools that we currently have. Because
Forsyth County Schools believe preven
tive measures are more desirable than
reactions after an incident, the following
Baptist Medical Center's gift shop is The Herron’s Nest.
With his wife, Donna, at
his right side, outgoing
hospital administrator
John Herron shows off
the logo sign for The
Herron’s Nest which will
grace the gift shop at
Baptist Medical Center.
He also shows off the
framed photograph of an
outhouse, “The John"
which was announced
jokingly by volunteer
coordinator Eleanor
Wilkins as the name
, originally suggested to
make people instantly
think of John Herron.
Brenda Mecredy (R)
joins in on the laugh.
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Low lake levels are growing concern
“We will be concentrating on the heavily
used parks,” Williams said. “Our No. 1 pri
ority is public safety and we will try to pre
vent as many accidents as we can.”
The Corps plans to have 10 rangers on
the lake during the day and seven at night.
Rangers from the Corps and Department of
Natural Resources will particularly be
watching to make sure children wear life
jackets and people do not boat under the
influence.
The Sheriff’s Office also will concen
trate on the parks in addition to keeping its
is a report on our system-wide safety
procedures.
{(Editor’s note: Prevention Measures
were featured in the first part which
appeared in the May 23 edition.)
Intervention Procedures
• All threats are taken seriously and
investigated thoroughly.
Based on findings, the school admin
istrator decides actions to be taken. This
decision can be made in consultation
with central office staff, if needed or
helpful.
See SAFETY, Page 3A
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medical response boat on the water.
The lake depth, which is 2.5 feet below
its full level, should not cause a problem
this weekend.
“We are in good shape as far as recre
ation concerns,” Williams said. “We are fine
for now, but we might not be on the Fourth
of July and Labor Day.”
Recent rain provided some relief to lakes
in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
(ACF) system, which includes Lake Lanier,
but officials continue to report low levels
throughout the system.
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Memorial flag dedications
The family of Glenn J. Fauscett, Uniteci States Navy, dedicated a flag in his honor
during Friday’s Veterans War Memorial Services. For coverage, see Pages 6-7A.
“Reservoir releases have been stringent
ly minimized during most of the winter and
spring to allow the storing of waters for use
this summer and fall,” said E. Patrick
Robbins, a spokesman for the corps district
office in Mobile, Ala. “ACF storage and
stream flows are still considerably below
normal. Flows on the ACF system are
approximately 60 percent of normal during
May up to the present.”
Lake levels are expected to significantly
drop in mid-June without any heavy rains.
The Corps warns boaters and swimmers to
See MEMORIAL, Page 2A
Troopers out in
force to enforce
laws, encourage
safety on roads
Traffic is expected to be heavy during the upcoming
Memorial Day holiday period and that could translate to a
deadly toll on Georgia highways. Georgia Public Safety
Commissioner Col. Sid Miles said earlier this week that
traffic predictions for the 78-hour holiday period are for
2,065 traffic crashes, 658 injuries and 18 fatalities. The
holiday period, which began Friday at 6 p.m., ends at mid
night on Memorial Day.
“Traffic is usually heavier during the Memorial Day
weekend since this is traditionally the start of the summer
travel season,” Miles said. “Anytime you have more vehi
cles on the road, your chances of being in a traffic crash
increase.”
Miles said Georgia State Troopers would be out in full
force on the first and last days of the holiday period which
are the heaviest travel days. He said troopers will be espe
cially concentrating on aggressive drivers, seat belt and
See TROOPERS, Page 2A
Outgoing administrator
John Herron is honored
By Therese Allen Vanattia
Staff Writer
Baptist Medical Center administrator
John Herron is “movin’ on up.”
With the completion of the new facility
under his belt, Georgia Baptist Health Care
Systems has promoted Herron to Vice
President of Planning and Development.
He will relocate to his new office down
town sometime next week.
A reception was held Wednesday to
honor Herron and celebrate the promotion as
well as to give co-workers a chance to say
farewell. >’/
Cumming Mayor Ford Gravitt was pre
sent and expressed his gratitude to both
Herron and Georgia Baptist Health Care
Systems President David Harrell.
Gravitt said he felt the new facility would
not be here without the help of Herron and
Harrell.
See HERRON, Page SA