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PAGE 2A * FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, April 15,2004 Academy gets accreditation By Antonia Hertwlg-Benson Staff Writer The Georgia Association of Christian Schools (GACS) has granted Covenant Christian Academy in Forsyth County a provisional accreditation status. The provisional accredita tion, which is good for two years, will open up many oppor tunities for the students includ ing eligibility for Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship. According to Johnathan Arnold, headmas ter, the accreditation also allows the seniors to be "more advanta geous” when applying for col lege out of state. The 22-year-old school moved to Forsyth from Dunwoody, where it was origi nally named Chalcedon Christian School. In 1998 when the school moved to Forsyth, it Inspectors offer directory The Georgia Association of Home Inspectors (GAHI) is offering its expertise to con sumers and is willing to pro vide a directory of qualified home inspectors at no cost. GAHI members are code certified through rigorous exams given by the International Code Council MARIJUANA from 1A green leafy substance, buds and seeds believed to be marijuana in the floorboard of the car. The officers also reported they found a burned marijuana cigarette in the ashtray. Irvine was charged with Deaths Emma Burrell Mrs. Emma "Sis” Burrell, 75, of Gainesville, formerly of Roswell, died Tuesday. April 13. 2004. Survivors include her hus band. Mr. Huey Lee Burrell of Gainesville; sons, Randy E. Price. Danny Burrell, both of Gainesville; granddaugh ters, Emily Sue Burrell. Danielle Leigh Burrell. Funeral services will be Thursday. April 15. at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Bobby Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in the Little Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Louie E. Jones Funeral Home in Alpharetta is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 15, 2004 Edward O'dell Salyers Sr. Mr. Edward O'dell Salyers Sr., 62. of Cumming died April 12. 2004. Survivors include his wife. Mrs. Patricia Salyers; daughters, Sherri Feliciano, Nicole Salyers. Rae Salyers, all of Cumming; sons, Edward O'dell Salyers Jr. of Newport News, Va., Robert S. Thomas of Cumming; brother, Billy Wayne Salyers of Galveston, Texas; son-in law, David Feliciano of Cumming; daughters-in-law, Melissa Salyers of Newport News, Va., Anna Salyers of Cumming; sister-in-law, Bernice Garten of Cumming; five grandsons; two grand daughters; one great-grand daughter. A memorial service was at the family's home on Wednesday, April 14. Cremation Society of the South is in charge of the arrangements. 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However, the accreditation is provisional, which means it’s good for just two years. Arnold said to receive full accreditation, which lasts for six years, the school must meet a few requirements which include producing a curriculum guide and a faculty handbook. (ICC) and uphold the highest of standards expressed in the GAHI Code of Ethics. To find out more about home inspec tions or to locate a qualified professional inspector in their area, the public is invited to call the GAHI office at (770) 952-7811 or visit their Web site at www.gahi.com. felony possession of a con trolled substance on school grounds. He was transported to the Forsyth County Detention Center where he remained in jail Tuesday without bond. Marcus Kane Smith Marcus Kane Smith, 26, of Cumming died April 11, 2004. Born in Atlanta, Mr. Smith had lived in Cumming for the past 24 years, moving here from Smyrna. He attend ed North Georgia College and State University, graduat ing in 2000 with a degree in business administration. Mr. Smith was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his par ents. Gary L. and Clarice E. Smith of Cumming; brother. Warren Scoville of Gray. Tenn.; uncles and aunts, the Rev. Tom and Dr Carol Kight of Winder. Elliott and Linda Robinson of Newnan. Elaine Stephens of Kennesaw, Cathy Robinson of Cartersville, Joe and Teresia Robinson of Cartersville. Warren and Mahria Smith of Jasper, Jane and Stephen Shields of Forest Park. Jim Patterson of Ball Ground. Private memorial service will be held. In lieu of flow ers, donations may be made to the Brain Tumor Foundations for Children Inc.. 1835 Savoy Drive. Suite 200. Atlanta. GA 30341. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News April 15, 2004 LOOK FOR OBITUARIES ON 2A BILL from 1A which they completed their education. However, Jones said if the eighth grade Georgia history course was missed by a high school transfer student it should not be focused on. “Why pick this one course out instead of algebra or English," said Jones. “It narrows down options for our local school board to determine in their curricu lums." The requirement for mid dle school instruction time was reduced to four and a half hours so that the sched ule of the students could allow for flexibility. The previous state RANGE from 1A relocated the range in late 2002 to another part of the quarry area due to a road exten sion of Market Place Parkway and additional mining activi ties. The new site was about half a mile from Windermere; other communities were located as close as 800 feet from the gun range. However, Paxton said safety precautions, including a 25-foot berm surrounding the site, were in place to prevent stray bullets. Even so, the sheriff said Tuesday there will be no more training exercises conducted at the Lafarge site due primari ly to the noise. "The complaints that we received about the noise have risen to the level to where we want to be a good neighbor.” said the sheriff. “I dare say we have ceased using that site as a firing range.” Deputies visited Mineo and told her the shooting would stop. Though it has been weeks since she has heard gunfire. Mineo said she is worried that target practice may resume at some point. “|The deputies] said the shooting would be ceased for the time being,” Mineo said. Paxton is serving his first term as the Forsyth County sheriff. Windermere resident Brant Meadows said he petitioned the sheriff for months to stop firing at the gun range to no avail. He said he became especially con cerned after learning the direc tion of the gunshots. 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For consideration on this position, please fax resume to: Marti Barnes, Advertising Director, 770-844-9779 Or Mail To: 302 Veteran Memorial Blvd. Cumming, GA. 30040 or email to: marti@forsythnews.com No phone calls, please. EOE requirement caused some schools to do away with courses such as art, music and physical education, according to Jones. Another part of the bill addresses truancy and pro vides that parents and guardians could be subject to fines of $25 or more if their child has five unexcused days of absence. A driver’s license of a stu dent can also be suspended if the student has 10 days of unexcused absences from school or has been suspended from school for a violent act against another student or a sexual offense. The organization of Local were pointing in the direction of Windermere,” Meadows said. “I didn’t want bullets fly ing over my head.” According to Robert Reiber Sr., the grounds caretaker of fir ing ranges for the River Bend Gun Club in Dawson County, bullets can travel up to a mile and beyond depend ing upon the type of gun. Reiber, com- You need to be in an area that is not heavily populated in the first place... menting in gen eral on the firing range at Lafarge without seeing it, said there may not be anything par ticularly wrong with it. “All you really have to have is a 50-yard range,” he said, adding low hilly areas are pre ferred to stop bullets. However, he agreed the Lafarge site may not be the idea) location for such a firing range. “You need to be in an area that is not heavily populated in the first place.” said Reiber. “You’d want to be half a mile to a mile away from residences.” And that. Paxton said, is the type of site the sheriff's office is seeking. “It’s time for us to find a new place that will hopefully be in a more secluded area," said Paxton. One of those locations might be in the county’s old landfill off Old Federal Road in northwest Forsyth. Paxton said that site is being investi gated along federal and state School Councils also will be affected by the new legisla tion if approved by the gover nor. A membership term to the LSC is now staggered and the minimum allotment for meet ings is now four. Principals are no longer required to serve as the chairperson of the council. Knox said he felt there was an awareness of the need for local flexibility in educa tion at the legislative session. He added the House was aware of the need for more funding in education but funding also was needed to meet federal mandates. Murphy and Amerson said environmental guidelines. 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A firing range is essential to maintain professional stan dards and shooting proficien cies, the sheriff said. Those standards include hitting targets in low light, he said. “We also have to do some shooting at low lighting,” Paxton said. “It is required that there is a certain amount of training in low light conditions.” “The bottom line [about the Lafarge site] is that we were violating the noise ordinance,” he said. “Given the continued growth in the immediate area ... it had become a nuisance from the noise being produced.” "We are looking for an alternative site to move the fir ing range to a less invasive area.” said Paxton.