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Vol. 95, No. 63
Woman missing from Forsyth salon
FBI, GBI, troopers, Guardsmen
join sheriff’s office in search
By Nicole Green
Staff Writer
Federal, state and local investiga
tors Friday night called off their
search until Saturday for a woman
who mysteriously disappeared from
her hair salon in north Forsyth
County.
Patrice Tamber Endres. 38. was
last seen at 11:35 a m. Thursday at
Tamber’s Trim-N-Tan on Matt
Highway (Hwy. 369), according to
Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton.
Endres is a white female with dark
shoulder-length hair and red high
lights. about 5 feet. 4 inches tall and
125 pounds. She was wearing a pink
short sleeve shirt, green pants, pink
shoes and a green jacket when last
seen by her co-workers at the beauty
salon.
A male customer last saw Endres
when he left after his 11:15 a.m.
haircut appointment. Capt. Frank
Huggins said. When the customer
left. Endres was alone in the shop as
usual.
Paxton said Endres apparently
went to the kitchen area of the salon
to microwave leftovers for a quick
lunch between clients. The
microwave timer was stopped at "48
seconds." Endres' warm but
untouched meal was left on the
counter.
"Obviously, right about then who
ever entered in intervened." Paxton
said.
Investigators estimate the time of
the apparent abduction was between
11:50 a m. and noon.
When Endres' next client arrived
at noon, she found the cash register
RLE. luncheon recognizes local
community education contributions
By Nancy Smallwood
Associate Editor
One of the county’s largest
employers, a major soft drink compa
ny and the local franchisee of a restau
rant chain were among the business
partners recognized Friday for their
contributions to the school system at
the annual Partners In Education
Luncheon at the Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center.
The event also included an emo
tional tribute to the late Superior Court
Judge Richard S. “Stan" Gault, who
was a member of the original group
establishing the Partners In Education
program.
“Working with fifth-grade students
over the years, he positively affected
the lives of thousands of students.”
said Cumming-Forsyth County
Chamber of Commerce President and
CEO Joni Owens. “This man not only
talked the talk, but he walked the walk
every day. His example continues to
lead us all as we strive to fill the void
left by his passing."
Gault’s widow. School
Superintendent Paula Gault, along
with other family members accepted
decorative engraved bookends.
“Stan loved to be a partner and
believed the money spent on education
was money that would not have to be
spent on prisons." said Paula Gault.
The event annually recognizes and
honors the volunteer dedication of
local businesses and mentors who take
an active role in public education.
Those attending the event were
treated to a lunch catered by Outback
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Endres
On the way back to the salon, the
woman flagged down a deputy. At
that point, the search for Endres
began.
After discovering Endres missing,
the sheriff's office distributed a
reverse 911 call to residents of north
west Forsyth County.
The dispatch resulted in a few
calls from residents. Huggins said,
but none revealed what may have
happened to Endres.
The sheriff's office then turned to
known criminals in the county.
Paxton said.
“We immediately identified regis
tered sex offenders and sent deputies
to every one of them." Paxton said
Friday at the search command center.
Zion Hill Baptist Church, at the
intersection of Dr. Bramblett Road
and Matt Highway.
After confirming the where
abouts Thursday of every registered
sex offender in the county, investi
gators began the lengthy process of
interviewing family, friends and
customers of Endres, the sheriff
said.
The Sheriff's Office Mounted
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Photo/David McGregor
Back row, from left, George Ivey of Northside Hospital Forsyth.
School Superintendent Paula Gault, Chamber Chairman Mark
Hamilton and School Board Chairman Jeff Stephens honor system
Teacher of the Year Polly Tennies during the Partners In Education
Awards Luncheon Friday.
Photo/David McGregor
Barbara Hendricks and Suzanne Hendricks stand with Brian Tam of
Outback Steakhouse after Tam received the Don Hendricks
Partnership Award, named for the late school board member.
INDEX
Abby 4C
Births 4B
Classifieds 5C
Deaths 2A
Forsyth Life IB
Horoscope— 4C
Opinion 10A
Sports
SUNDAY April 18,2004
open and empty, a
purse that had obvi
ously been ran
sacked and
Endres missing.
The customer
drove home, re
trieved her cellular
phone and returned
to the scene to alert
authorities. Paxton
said.
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Sheriff Ted Paxton, above,
tells reporters Friday about
his deputies' efforts to find a
hair stylist who disappeared
from her Matt Highway salon,
right, on Thursday after an
apparent robbery.
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Sen. Bill Stephens ready
to seek election to seat
representing county
By Harris Blackwood
Community Editor
State Sen. Bill Stephens (R
Canton), announced Friday that lie
would seek re-election to the Senate
from the new District 27. which
includes portions of Cherokee and
Forsyth counties.
"The opportunity to represent the
people of Cherokee and nine other
counties in north Georgia over the
past five years has been one of the
greatest honors of my life." said
Stephens in a statement released by
his campaign. “I look forward to
earning the trust of the people of
Forsyth County, as well, over the
coming months."
Forsyth County News
needs community’s help
Later this year, the Forsyth
County News will publish “A
Pictorial History of Forsyth County,
Vol. II."
“The first edition was a great
success and we have had a lot of
people ask us to do another," said
Norman Baggs, general manager of
the Forsyth County News. “We need
everyone in the community to help
in the compilation of this book by
providing us with their old photo
graphs.”
The hardbound compilation of
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Stephens was
first elected to the
Senate in 1998.
His previous dis
tricts included
Cherokee and por
tions of counties
extending north to
the Tennessee and
North Carolina bor
ders.
The lawmaker
Stephens
made his first public appearance in
Forsyth on Friday at the Partners in
Education luncheon, wasting no time
in pressing the flesh with his poten-
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pictures reflecting the county's her
itage will be available in November,
just in time for gift-giving during
the holiday season Advance orders
are being taken now.
The standard book will cost
$24.95 if ordered in advance, a $lO
savings off the cost after publica
tion Books can be reserved by pay
ing a sls deposit A special limited
edition leather-bound edition can be
pre-ordered for $75.
“The key to making this book a
See HISTORY, Page 2A