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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, April 16,2004 Deaths Marcus Jewell Castleberry Mr. Marcus Jewell Castleberry, 73, of Cumming died Tuesday. April 13, 2004. Mr. Castleberry retired from Lockheed after 37 years of service. He was a former Cumming City Councilman and a member of VETERAN Lafayette Lodge No. 44 F&AM. Marcus was a veteran of the Korean War and a mem ber of Cumming Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Vanessa Gail Castleberry . Survivors include his wife, Louise Gravitt Castleberry of Cumming; daughters and sons in-law. Pam and Tim Zuber, Tammy Teems, all of Cumming. Patti and Steve Holder of Dawsonville; grand children. Kerri and Candice Wheeler. Adam. Emma, and Ethan Teems. Vince and Katie Hardy. Libby and Zeb Holder. Lauren and Brianna Zuber; a number of brothers-in-law, sis ters-in-law. nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services will be Friday. April 16, at 2 p.m. at Cumming Baptist Church with Lockion Downs, Dr. Butch Franklin, and the Revs. Mark Harrison, Gerald Blackbum and Wilson Pruitt officiating. Interment will follow at the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cumming Baptist Church Building and Grounds Fund. P.O. Box 155. Cumming. GA 30028 Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 16. 2004 Herbert McCurdy Jones Herbert McCurdy Jones. 69. of Cumming died Wednesday. April 14. 2004 S A native of'Stone Mountain. Mr. Jones was a retired electri r=— cian with Kraft VETERAN Foods. He served in the U.S. Navy for 10 year during the Korean conflict and had a role in the movie “Bridge to the Sun". Survivors include wife. Dean Bonner Jones of Cumming; son and daughter-in law. Dwayne and Misty Jones of Buford; daughter and son-in law, Teresa and Tony Grimes of Cumming; sister, Betty Jo Shook of Hiawassee; seven grandchildren; two great-grand children. No services are planned. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements. Forsy th County News April 16, 2004 fawthC<«iivNcu> ■ itr-. Bum Ukm 1 mmwwWn r Forsytli County News TTO-887-3126 r ! -\Wulau I 11 EXPRESS* ■ Present this coupon . for a full 125% off! I our rack rates I ■ on all rooms. i Exit 14 at GA 400 I 835 Buford Rd. Cumming, GA 30041 | I 770-889-4600 | txpfrM Mtoy Wth. 2004 Roy Harold Hubbard Mr. Roy Harold Hubbard, 58, of Cumming died Wednesday, April 14. 2004. Mr. Hubbard was a mem ber of Crossroads Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Hubbard, brothers, Jimmy and Billy Hubbard, and step son. Ricky Bennett. Survivors include chil dren. Lori and Tommy Andrew, Amy and Daren Shirley, Cacy and Marc Pirkle. all of Cumming; nine grandchildren; mother. Bethleen Hubbard of Cumming; companion, Patsy Bennett of Cumming; stepchild, Teresa Webb of Atlanta; nine step grandchil dren; brothers and sisters-in law. James and Marleen Hubbard. Charles Hubbard. Ron and Hazel Hubbard, all of Cumming; sister, Linda Gravitt; a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services are Saturday, April 17, at 2 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Gerald Blackburn and Dennis Bottoms officiating. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News April 16. 2004 Forsyth County NewdC Otiituanes P MOVIES 400 Friday 4/16/04 - Thursday 4/22/04 PUNISHER (R) 1-20.420. 7:10,9.55 KILL BILL 2 (R) 1 00. 4 00. 6.55. 950 U—■ ELLA ENCHANTED (PG) (FRI-SUN 12:20) 2:40, 4:55, 7:20, 9:35 !"" I WHOLE TEN YARDS (PGI3) (FRI-SUN 12:10) 2:30, 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 \ THE ALAMO (PG 13) 12 55. 3:55, 6 50. 945 — , ! 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Georgia 30040 Phone:77o-887-3126 Fax: 770-889-6017 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com e Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON (reneral Manager NORMAN BAGGS Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising Director MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES MXMIE* Published Sunday, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News Company, Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Ga. Second Class Postage paid at 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? 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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 advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday’s paper. SCHOOLS from 1A student data management, using technology in communication with parents, increasing engagement of students in sci ence and Nortel Network’s KidzOnline Project. Settles Bridge Elementary’s session will feature 21st century teaching and will offer visitors instruction on building and defining an instructional tech nology specialist, designing teacher and school Web sites and developing writing technol ogy. Each school visited will also offer a principal guided tour of the facilities to atten dees. The last day of the visit begins with an option between two sessions: one conducted at Elm Street Center for adminis trative technology and another at North Forsyth High School featuring a tour of the student video production center and apprenticeship programs. Forsyth County is one of three counties selected for the NSBA technology visits. NSBA members were offered two other site options of Broward County, Fla., and Montgomery BONDS from 1A the bond funds reducing anticipated completion dates for road projects from 18 years to six years. “We’re looking at some widenings of Ga. 400 that are going to be a lot sooner than we thought," said Evans, adding current plans are for two additional northbound lanes on Ga. 400 and one additional southbound lane from Interstate 285 to McFarland Road. "That's going to start fairly FIRE from 1A said. Fire Chief Danny Bowman has said that by Friday his bat talion chiefs will create an “airtight process” of reporting dysfunctional hydrants to the appropriate water department. While the county fire department is strengthening its County, Md. The Broward County visit featured Web based literacy and resources for students, and the Montgomery County visit offered informa tion on data driven decision making and using technology to give school support. Forsyth County is the only site on the tour that will have a sold out conference. The site visit is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, PLATO and BellSouth, Cumming- Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, Outback Steak house, Nortel Networks and Polyvision. All the sponsors are involved in the Partners In Education Program within the chamber of commerce, accord ing to Owens. The visit also will benefit local businesses, said Owens. “Any time visitors come to Forsyth County it expands our tax base and generates rev enue.” said Owens. "Businesses will have new customers that they typically .would not have. It’s a win all the way around for all of us.” soon ... in two to four years.” Evans said. "Finally we’ve got a governor who is stepping up to the plate and trying to meet the challenges of a fast grow ing state. We haven't had that in the past." “When you're waiting an hour to get home every day ... traffic is not acceptable.” he said. Evans said he wants to widen Ga. 400 completely through Forsyth County, and is working toward that goal. fire safety provisions, Manchester Court residents are arming themselves against future fires. Deputy Fire Chief Dwight Clark will meet with residents at the Manchester Court club house on Friday to talk about fire safety habits. Saiiij’aJJj JusaLil uu tLW-DLL We 're Swing in ‘ & Sting in' Our Wag tn tn Sfiring WITH OUR BLOWOUT DEALS FOR GOLFERS & EARLY SEASON SPECIALS FOR BOW HUNTERS aMWB' ■ J - H GET AN Ty 'MM'ITy ADDITIONAL *7 f 10% OFFif By pratanting your qjaylorMade . % curr * nt Oolf A • c W c o ■ C J p-i J. I \ ■ Outdoor H \ TredAtom m \ ' GAM / BSs Os I Located In Dawsonville ■HnTHlfl at Georgia 400 end Hwy 136 three miles north of the Outlet Moll H Taste of Forsyth set for Sunday at Fairgrounds By Harris Blackwood Community Editor On Sunday, the Cumming Fairgrounds arena will be transformed into a collection of Forsyth County’s finest cui sine. The second annual "Taste of Forsyth” will take place from noon to 5 p.m. at the fair grounds on Castleberry Road. "This is our signature event and a major fund-raiser for us,” said Lee Ann Baumann of Family Haven, an emergency shelter for battered women and their children. Baumann said that last year’s event, which was held at Forsyth County’s Central Park, generated SIO,OOO. She said that she is hopeful that this year’s event will double the contributions, which will be used to fund a new shelter for the agency. More than two dozen restaurants will be on hand for the event, which will feature a The governor's bonds also include other short term proj ects to alleviate traffic condi tions in the immediate future, according to Brantley. He said those projects include synchronizing traffic lights and other technical ren ovations to update motorists of accidents and lane closings to allow emergency crews quicker access to accident locations; ramp signals may be constructed at the bottom of some entrance ramps to Among other fire safety techniques. Clark will show residents how to use fire extin guishers. Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse will provide fire extinguishers at cost to resi dents of Manchester Court, Blankenship said. wide array of entrees, includ ing American, Mexican, Italian, and a number of spe cialized desserts and bever ages. There is no admission for the event, however, tasting tickets will be sold at 50 cents each. Some tastings will require more than one ticket. A highlight of Sunday’s event will be a live broadcast by Rhubarb Jones of Eagle 106.7 FM, who will be at the event beginning at noon. In addition to the food, a number of craft exhibitors will offer their goods. A raffle of a 2004 Nissan Sentra also is scheduled. Family Haven is the only emergency shelter in Forsyth and North Fulton Counties. Last year the facility served 156 women for a total of 4,272 bed nights. For more information, call (770) 889-6384. help traffic merge onto inter states. There also is $1.4 bil lion dedicated to state high way widening across the state. The governor also announced the organization of a task force that will corre spond with local governments on road problems and issue a report to the governor’s office Nov. 1 of this year. Brantley said the bonds do not address county roads that are the responsibility of local governments. "We have a lot of elderly people and women who live by themselves and they know they need them [fire extin guishers] but are intimidated by them,” Manchester Court Homeowners Association President Nancy Blankenship said.