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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, January 25,2004
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expansion even more impor
tant. I want to thank the
Georgia Department of
Industry, Trade and Tourism
for working with our commu
nity on this expansion,"
Owens said.
Forsyth County
Commission Chairman Jack
Conway added, “The new
technology driven jobs will
help bring stability to many
families. .
"We are fortunate to have
several strong corporate enti
ties such as Scientific Games
in our community. I congratu
late Scientific Games on their
decision to consolidate and
grow right here in Forsyth
County,” he said.
Scientific Games currently
FIRE from 1A
However, due to concern that
water runoff might contami
nate nearby Big Creek, fire
fighters quit spraying the
building to let the fire burn
itself out.
Norris said the building
was “self-contained” and
without the capacity to pro
duce runoff.
Chambers verified Norris’
statement.
“It turns out runoff was
not a big problem,” Chambers
said. “Whatever did not evap
orate was contained within
the building itself.”
The federal Environmental
Protection Agency continued
monitoring the air for con
taminants. EPA reported the
air was safe as of Friday
afternoon, according to
spokesman Carl Terry.
“No elevated levels of haz
ardous pollutants have been
detected.” Terry said. “Once
[the smoldering] is over, the
monitoring will cease.”
j Clean-up crews will not
f begin their work until the
scene has been fully investi
gated, according to Laurie
Wood, the county’s deputy
director of emergency man
agement.
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ground pipe to discharge the
effluent 145 feet below the
surface of Lanier at a point
where Forsyth, Gwinnett and
Hall counties intersect. The
state later changed the dis
charge point to 1.2 miles
north of Buford Dam at Shoal
Creek at a depth of 32 feet.
The appeals court ruled
EPD is allowed to change the
discharge point without giv
ing the public another chance
to comment.
It also found the Hall
County judge improperly
required the government to
prove compliance with envi
ronmental regulations, instead
of requiring the LLA to prove
the government failed to com
ply with those regulations.
Aligned with the lower
court rulings, the appeals
court similarly dismissed
claims by environmental
groups that the permit
allowed for excessive fecal
coliform and phosphorous
levels, plus failed to limit lev
els of mercury in the water.
The court noted the permit
received “increased scrutiny”
from the federal
Environmental Protection
Agency.
“Thus, for [the] purpose of
drinking water or swimming
in the vicinity of the dis
charge point, there is no dan
ger because of the high quali
ty of the effluent,” stated the
court.
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It is a major supplier of
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leading supplier of wagering
systems and services to
parimutuel operators.
It is also a licensed pari
mutuel gaming operator in
Connecticut and The
Netherlands and is a leading
supplier of prepaid phone
cards to telephone companies.
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SBO million, multi-year con
tract in November with the
entity overseeing the state of
Tennessee's lottery, which
began operations last week, to
provide instant tickets and
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have nitrogen
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based
“[The investigator] is
probably not going to go in
there until everything is out,”
Wood said. “Nothing can be
removed until the investiga
tion is complete.”
The fire started just before
8 a.m. Thursday morning.
Norris said no one was
injured in the fire.
“There was a sighting of
fire, and the employees evac
uated the building immediate
ly,” Norris said.
“We’re, of course, devas
tated,” he said, “but we’re
getting back to business.”
Norris said they would
begin rebuilding on the site as
soon as possible. Until then,
he said other people in the
industry have offered to help,
and Regal may have to utilize
other, temporary facilities
until construction is com
plete.
wrangling over the high-tech
plant’s potential impact on
Lanier. The LLA and other
environmental groups in
December 2000 appealed the
issuance of a state permit
allowing Gwinnett to expand
the amount of treated effluent
it discharges into Lanier.
Following 17 days of testimo
ny, Administrative Law Judge
Jessie Altman in October
2002 found the public was
given a sufficient opportunity
to comment on the permit and
the county’s plan would fur
ther the region’s social and
economic development.
Girardeau later deemed
the permit defective, but the
ruling by the state appeals
court reinstates Altman’s find
ings.
Meanwhile in a sepa
rate development related to
Lake Lanier as Gwinnett
County moves forward with
plans to discharge wastewater
into Lake Lanier, Forsyth
County is preparing to begin
operating its first sewage
treatment plant.
The Fowler Water
Reclamation Plan is expected
to be operational in the next
few days, county spokesman
Bill Johnson said Thursday.
Unlike the plant in
Gwinnett, the Forsyth plant
will pump effluent from the
Hwy. 9 facility to vacant,
county property in south
Forsyth. The effluent will be
sprayed onto the land.
Deaths
Margaret M. Dietz
Mrs. Margaret (Peggy)
Dietz, 82, of Cumming died
Saturday, Jan. 17,2004.
Born in Connecticut May
26, 1921, she lived in New
Orleans, La., and Blue Ridge
before residing in Cumming
with her daughter and son-in
law for the past 20 years. She
worked at The Place in
Cumming for many years.
Survivors include her
daughter and son-in-law, Peggy
and Bill Mattie; grandchildren,
Terry Patrick, Billy and Kenya
Mattie, Richard Mattie, all of
Cumming; great-grandchildren,
Dustin, Whitney and Destiny
Patrick, Derek and Dylan
Mattie, Chase, Mallory and
McKenzie Mattie.
Memorial services will be
Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at
New Song Community Church
with Steve Jackson officiating.
The body was donated to
Emory University School of
Medicine.
Forsyth County News
January 25, 2004
Kaitlyn Elzey
Kaitlyn Elzey, infant daugh
ter of Jason and Julie Elzey of
Cumming, died Tuesday, Jan.
20, 2004.
Other survivors include sis
ter, Morgan Elzey of Cumming;
grandparents, Jerry and Nell
Elzey, Steve and Rita Martin, all
of Cumming; great-grandmoth
er, Thena Mae Satterfield of
Cumming; uncles, aunts and
cousins.
Graveside services were
Friday, Jan. 23, at Sawnee View
Memorial Gardens with the
Revs. Lee Gaddis and Scott
Gilbert officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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January 25, 2004
Edna Mae Farr
Mrs. Edna Mae Farr, 89, of
Cumming died Thursday, Jan.
22, 2004. She was a member of
Cumming First Baptist Church,
a member of the Eastern Star,
and had served as an organist.
She was the first sworn female
deputy sheriff. She was preced
ed in death by her husband,
Bass Farr.
Survivors include her chil
dren, Victor and Margaret Farr
of Monroe, Pat and Larry
Watson, Rick and Beth Farr, all
of Cumming, Jerry Farr of
Smithville, Tenn.; 14 grandchil
dren; several great-grandchil
dren; sister-in-law, Allene
Wheeler; and several other rela
tives.
Funeral services will be
Sunday, Jan. 25, at 2 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with the Revs. Rudolph Tribble
and Gerald Blackbum officiat
ing. Interment will be in Saw
nee View Memorial Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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January' 25, 2004
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Gene Alan Hall Sr.
Mr. Gene Alan Hall Sr., 64,
of Cumming died Wednesday,
Jan. 21, 2004.
Mr. Hall was born in
Miami, Fla. and
was a graduate
of The
University of
Florida with a
VETERAN
BS in Industrial Engineering.
He retired from AT&T after
20 years. During his career
with AT&T he was a building
design and construction engi
neer for the South Central and
Southern Region. Mr. Hall
was responsible for building
the Florida Computer Center
located in Miami and
Executive Park in Atlanta. He
was a four year veteran of the
U.S. Army and a member of
Cumming First United
Methodist Church. Mr. Hall
was preceded in death by his
parents, Lynn and Emily Hall;
father-in-law and mother-in
law, Lawrence and Margie
Strane; brother-in-law, Larry
Strane.
Survivors include wife,
Margie Hall of Cumming;
daughter, Denyse Hall of
Miama, Fla.; son, Gene Hall
Jr. of Gainesville; grandchil
dren, Brandon Myers,
Shannen Myers; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Lynn and Ellie
Hall of Okeechobee, Fla.,
Douglas and Mary Hall of
Inverness, Fla., Gerald and
Beverly Hall of Brentwood,
Tenn., Donald and Sarah Hall
of Cooper City, Fla.; brother
in-law and sisters-in-law,
Bobby and Emma Strane,
Helen Strane, all of Decatur,
Ala.; many nieces, nephews
and other relatives also sur
vive.
Funeral services were
Saturday, Jan. 24, at Cumming
First United Methodist Church
with the Revs. John
Cromartie, Ron Preuss and
Rebecca Herring officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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January' 25, 2004
Arnold Eugene Haygood
Mr. Arnold Eugene
Haygood, 65, of Gainesville
died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004.
He had retired from the Forsyth
County Fire Department after
many years of service.
Survivors include his chil
dren, Jackie Haygood Parker
and Don Parker, Paul and April
Haygood, John (Eddie)
Haygood, all of Cumming,
Alasha Myrtle Haygood of
Winder; six grandchildren;
Rosalyn Haygood of
Cumming; mother, Pauline
Haygood of Dalton; sister,
Rebecca Kish of Dalton; and a
number of other relatives also
survive.
Funeral services were
Saturday, Jan. 24, at Ingram
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Gerald Blackbum officiat
ing.
Forsyth County News
January 25, 2004
Gordon Marshall II
Mr. Gordon Marshall II of
Alpharetta died Friday, Jan.
23, 2004. Bom Jan. 27, 1935,
Mr. Marshall retired from
AT&T in 1989 and went on to
establish a very successful
tax preparation business.
Survivors include wife,
Dagmar Marshall of
Alpharetta; son and daughter
in-law, Gor-don 111 and Judy
Marshall of Cumming;
daughters, Terri and Dana of
Powder Springs; grandchil
dren, Johnathan, Gor-don IV,
Preston, Ryan and Sean.
Memorial Mass will be
Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 10:30
a.m. at St. Benedict Catholic
Church with Father Kasmir
officiating. A reception will
follow at the church. Burial
will be at 1 p.m. at the Green
Lawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contri
butions may be made to the
Atlanta Cancer Fund.
Louie E. Jones Funeral
Home in Alpharetta is in
charge of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
January 25, 2004
Claudette J. Patterson
Claudette J. Patterson, 67,
of Cumming died January 21,
2004. A native of Fall River,
Mass., Ms. Patterson had
lived in Cumming for the past
20 years, moving here from
Atlanta. She was employed as
a recreation leader for the
Gwinnett County Parks and
Recreation Department.
Survivors include her
sons, Kevin Patterson of
Buford, Dr. Mark Patterson of
Flowery Branch, Sean
Patterson of Cumming; and
two grandsons also survive.
A memorial gathering will
be Sunday, Jan. 25, from 5-8
p.m.at McDonald and Son
Funeral Home. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Atlanta Animal Alliance, P.O.
Box 450715, Atlanta, GA
31145.
L.W. McDonald and Son
Funeral Home and Crematory
was in charge of the arrange
ments.
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January 25, 2004
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Theresa Phllllps-Llonett
Mrs. Theresa Phillips-
Lionett, 92, of Woodstock,
formerly of Middlesex, N.J.,
died on Saturday, Sept. 6,
2003.
Bom in New York City on
Jan. 1, 1911, she was the
daughter of the late Angelo
and Rafella (Miele) Donisi.
Theresa was the owner of
Phillips Tavern in Middlesex,
N.J.
She was preceded in death
by her husbands, John V.
Phillips and Thomas Lionett.
Survivors include her son,
John V. Phillips of
Woodstock; daughter, Vera
Lowe of Duluth; five grand
children; seven great-grand
children; and one great-great
grandchild.
Forsyth County News
January 25, 2004
Mae Frances Shuman
Mrs. Mae Frances
Shuman, 51, of Dawsonville
died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004.
A native of Atlanta and a
homemaker, her passion was
taking care of her family,
farm and her horses. Mrs.
Shuman was preceded in
death by her father, T.R.
Sockwell.
Survivors include her hus
band of 31 years, Steve
Shuman of Dawsonville;
mother, Helen Sockwell of
Roswell; daughter, Claire
Shuman of Dawsonville; son,
Dan Shuman of Dawsonville;
sister, Elaine Sockwell of
Winder; brothers, Ty
Sockwell of Columbiana,
Ala., Thomas Sockwell of
Duluth.
Funeral services were
Saturday, Jan. 24, at
McDonald & Son Funeral
Home Chapel with the Revs.
John Tarrant and Maitland
Laforce officiating.
McDonald & Son Funeral
Home and Crematory was in
charge of the arrangements.
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January 25, 2004
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