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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, January 30,2004 Deaths E.K. Kelly E. K. (Ken) Kelly of Cumming died Jan. 27, 2004. Ken was born in Harrisville, Miss., in 1920. In World War II he served in the African, the Southern ' , France cam- paigns with I VKT«RAM General Patton's Third Army. In Korea, •he again served as a Master and earned two Bronze Stars. Ken was employed by Southern Bell for ,41-1/2 years. He started as a •line technician in the field and ‘retired in the engineering • department at BellSouth head quarters. His next career was in real estate with Northside Realty where he was a suc cessful member of the Million Dollar Club. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Luna Kelly; son and daughter-in-law, Steve Sr. and Jane Kelly of Alpharetta; daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Rick Henderson of Bethlehem, Barbara and Dan Palermo of Roswell; grand sons, Steve Kelly Jr., Michael Remick, Tyler Kelly, Aaron Palermo. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary of Cumming Baptist Church. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory in Cumming is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News January 30, 2004 Janet Templeman Mrs. Janet Templeman. 96, of Cumming died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. Mrs. Templeman, a member of Cumming First United Methodist Church had resided in Cumming for 39 years. Survivors include her sons, Wayne G. Templeman of Marietta, Merrill Templeman of Smyrna, Terry Templeman of Atlanta; grandchildren. Dr. Todd A. Templeman. Caroline R. Templeman. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Preuss officiat ing. Interment will follow in the Arlington Memorial Park. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County’ News January 30, 2004 I arthur court designs,inc® IWhw L * T - A portion of your purchase is dontated to The Arthur and Elana Court Nature Watch Conservancy for the protection and preservation of wildlife and the environment. Gifts • Collectibles • Home Decor 770-887-9991 lakeland Plaza Mon-Fri 10-7 Cumming, GA Sat 10-6 GA 400 Exit 14* Hwy 20 Closed Sundays www.parsonsgifts.com KASICA from 1A ed the local PTA/PTO Legislative Coalition where she s’erVes as chairperson and as the representative for Vickery Creek Elementary. Kasica also represents Vickery Creek in the Local School Council and PTA Council. Kasica recently completed a two-year term as the president of the Republican Women of Forsyth County. As president, Kasica initiated the Kids Count Forums for public education on children in crisis, education and community safety. The forums won the national “Caring For America Award” at the National Republican Women’s Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, in September 2003. “Obviously politics is a big interest of mine, and education is my passion more than any thing else because I have chil dren in the school system,” SPLOST from 1A for the general education fund. By using SPLOST as a funding source for the general fund, school systems would not be forced to raise their millage rates in the face of state budget cuts. “A lot of counties through out the state are getting close to the cap on the education mill age rate. This would allow them to supplant property taxes with sales taxes,” Cagle said. For counties with a high millage rate or slow growth, this amendment is good news. However, the amendment would have no effect on Forsyth County Schools’ low millage rate and exploding population. “This wouldn’t have an impact on us because we need every bit of [SPLOST] to keep BANKER from 1A she definitely plans to run for re-election. Cole won the 2000 race her first —by taking 53 percent of the vote in the Republican runoff election in August 2000. The first test in this year's race for chief magistrate will be the Republican Party's primary election on July 20. If elected, Banker said she believes her experience working as a lawyer will give her an advantage. She is the only announced candidate who is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. "The citizens of Forsyth County should know that when they are in Magistrate Court, they are presenting their cases to a judge who is an attorney with a demonstrated ability to understand and interpret the law," Banker said. "As a mem ber of the Bar, I am subject to the ethical standards and rules of the State Bar of Georgia." Forsyth County News •f Your "Hometown Paper" Since 1908 J USPS 205-540 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Cumming, Georgia 30040 Phone:77o-887-3126 Fax:77o-889-6017 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON General Manager NORMAN BAGGS (.ulwuUu Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising Director MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES I MEMBER Published Sunday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News Company, Veterans Memorial Blvd., Cumming, Ga. Second Class Postage paid at I Cumming, Ga. and additional offices. Subscription rate for Forsyth County, $52 per year; $35 for six months; other Georgia and out of state subscriptions are SBS per year. Any unused portion of a subscription balance will be gladly refunded. However, all refunds due the subscriber are subject to a processing fee, which will be automatically deducted from the subscription balance refund. Advertising rates and deadlines available upon request. Postmaster: Send address change to Forsyth County News/P.O. Box 210, Cumming, Ga. 30028. A Swartz-Morris Media Inc. publication Miss your paper? Cali 887-3126 We deliver replacement papers within Forsyth County. If your newspaper is not delivered by 6:30 a.m., please call the circulation department at 770-887-3126. Service calls will be taken from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. If your call is received during these times, a replacement copy will be delivered to your home. Calls received after busi ness hours will be checked the following business day, and credit will be extended to your account. Any changes in publication will be announced in preceding issues. Advertising Deadlines For Sunday’s paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Thursday. For Wednesday’s paper retail and classified display ads are due by 5 p.m. Friday. For Thursday’s paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Monday. For Friday’s paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Tuesday. Classified Line Advertising Deadlines (Help wanted, garage sales, rentals, etc.) For Sunday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Friday. For Wednesday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Monday. For Thursday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Tuesday. For Friday’s paper classified line ads are due by noon Wednesday. Legal advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday’s paper. Kasica said. Kasica and her husband, Ken Kasica, have two children, Walt, 6, and Nicole, 9. Kasica’s campaign tagged “Kids First” has three main components: the education budget, rapid growth of the school system and the connec tion between a board member and his or her district. Top priorities on Kasica’s budget would be funding for textbooks, classroom supplies and instructional materials; lower teacher/student ratios; competitive teacher pay and incentives; teacher promotion based on advanced education and performance; and mini mization of administrative duties that detract from the time teachers spend on direct instruc tion. To manage county growth, Kasica plans to present to the up with the growth,” Gault said. As Atlanta residents over flow into Forsyth County, the student body grows by about 2,000 students every year. Board of Education Chairman Jeffrey Stephens said he likes to visualize the impact as one high school or two elementary schools per year. The school system plans to open two high schools, four middle schools and six elementary schools by 2009. Though the amendment would not help Forsyth County now, Cagle said it would be beneficial in the future. “Eventually, hopefully, we’re going to get to a position where we do not need all the sales tax dollars utilized for school construction,” Cagle Banker went on to say, “Magistrate Court is the court in which citizens of our county are most likely to appear with out legal representation. These individuals need to be assured that their rights are going to be preserved and that they will be treated with dignity, honor and impartiality and that decisions rendered will be just under the laws of the state of Georgia." Away from the courtroom. Banker is a member of First Baptist Church of Cumming where she serves as a member of the Celebration Choir and the musical praise team, Shades of Grace. She is a trustee for Big Brothers Big Sisters - Forsyth County and an attorney-coach for the Forsyth Central High School Mock Trial Team, which competes with other high schools in fostering careers in the legal profession. Forsyth County Board of Commissioners a model for planning collaboration between the county government and the school board. The model is based on those used by other fast-growing counties in the nation, she said. “If we have a proactive plan we can prevent some of the problems these fast growing counties have experienced,” Kasica said. Kasica favors using impact fees to build new schools and asking developers for land donations. She said developers should be willing to help with school funding because a strong school system attracts home owners. “Nobody is going to buy a $500,000 house in a neighbor hood with overcrowded schools,” Kasica said. As a board of education said. Like SR 580, Cagle’s SR 581 could spell tax relief for property owners. Cagle pro posed that the growth of the millage rate and taxable value of property be limited to the inflation rate. Currently, property valua tion for Forsyth County ad val orem taxation is frozen upon property purchase until a sale or capital improvement occurs. The freeze does not affect the Forsyth County Schools portion of the millage rate, according to Dan Jones, school system finance director. This amend ment would limit the amount of increase in property assess- FIRST CALL 770-781-HELP (4357) Emergency help line for Forsyth County. © T A SERVICE Os UNITED WAY \ Valentine's Day C.n ATTENTION TO ALL PARENTS j Here’s a chance to make a child especially happy! Ji r J Your Va,entine will be thrilled to see his or her % k picture in the newspaper, and it gives you the h x * chance t 0 “brag” just a little bit! Don’t miss the Darby Davis opportunity to show them just how much you Actual size: 1 %"xi LVVE them in a unique way! , Send or bring us a cute photo of your ! 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WlllltMAl.ff.WyMd 1 ■■■■■■■■■■■l I THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Forsyth County News I PO - Box 210 ’ Cumrnin g- GA 30028 J Your "Hometown Paper" Since 1908 J member, Kasica said she would spend more time physically in the schools. “I plan to actually be in the schools because I think the par ents need to know their district representative. I would make sure the district representatives are a present face in the schools,” Kasica said. Instead of forming focus groups and task forces to study issues such as fund raising, Kasica said the school board should attend PTA meetings to get parents involved. “I’m coming at it from a parent’s perspective,” she said. Kasica is a Greensboro, N.C., native and the daughter of a Baptist minister. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1987 with degrees in psychology and biology. She worked in pharmaceuti- ments for education tax purpos es. It would restrict growth of the tax digest, the value of all taxable property in the county. Because the tax digest increased by 5.4 percent last year, the cunent millage rate of 15.5 earns more revenue than last year. “That’s how we’re able to keep the millage rate low, because of an increase in the digest,” Jones said. While SR 580 would Paul Alvin Hanson 8-23-32/1-30-02 IO Beloved husband and father Do we miss you? Desperately Are you in our thoughts and prayes? Daily Are you Loved? Till the end of time. Your loving wife Donna and daughter Patricia (Holding you to your promise) cal sales for Squibb Pharmaceuticals in Princeton, N.J., until 1993 when she moved back to Greensboro. There she worked as an account executive for Interim and Coram Healthcare negotiating managed care and hospital sys tem contracts. Kasica left her career to become a fulltime homemaker when she relocated to Forsyth County with her hus band and two small children in 1998. Kasica’s opponent, Stephens, was appointed by the Board of Education to fill the seat left vacant by the late Don Hendricks. In November 2002, he won a special elec tion to fijl the remainder of the term. “This is not really a cam paign against Jeff [Stephens]. This a campaign about parents for the kids,” Kasica said. increase local flexibility in spending tax revenue, SR 581 would limit local flexi bility in collecting tax rev enue. “I think it’s taking authority from the local board of educa tion and the local govern ment,” Gault said. Cagle said he does not intend to move the resolution further in the Senate because similar legislation is under review. I I i J EXPRESS® ■ Present this coupon . for a full 125% off! I our rack rates I I on all rooms. ■ Exit 14 at GA 400 I 835 Buford Rd. Cumming, GA 30041 | I 770-889-4600 | Expires March 31st, 2004