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Forsyth J "Hometown County Paper" Your Since 1908 News Vol. 96, No. 192 Three chained with entering autos, theft Trio may be responsible for numerous break-ins By Stephen Gurr Staff Writer A late-night dog-walker and an eagle-eyed patrol deputy may have provided the break authori¬ ties needed to collar a crew of thieves suspected of numerous car break-ins in the last six months. Three people face numerous charges of entering auto, theft by taking and criminal damage to property after they were arrested following a traffic stop in the pre¬ dawn hours Thursday. James Demetrius Norwood, 19, and Ryan Antonio Keith, 17, both of Decatur, and Talishah Nastarssi County may spend $10.8M on 72-acre site off Ga. 400 Land slated for driver’s license facility; could include new jail ByToddTruelove Staff Writer Forsyth County Manager Jeff Quesenberry said Thursday the county government is looking to purchase 72 acres that could be the future site of a new county jail just off Ga. 400 for $10.8 million. The property at Exit 15 — located north of the former Lanier Lodge motel off Bald Ridge Marina Road — is to house a new 10,200 square-foot building for a driver’s license and training facility the state Department of Driver’s -X ' ‘ . V*.' . "<s v- yft 0 JH m ** • ■i & 4 . 4 % 0* ■s» '4* W 0 Photo/Ron Logan Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc. ‘puppy raisers’ Karen Sumlin, left, and Jennifer Copeland are lead through the cross walk in downtown Cumming Thursday by their guide dogs in training, 11-month-old Austrailian Shephard Belle and 17 month-old laborador retriever Wink. Missed paper policy: For a replacement paper, call 8:30 Thursday, a.m. -1:00 Friday, p.m. Wednesday, Sunday and (770) 887-3126. Copyright ® 2005 Forsyth County Ntwi~ 0 7 SUNDAY December 4,2005 Singleton, 18, of Riverdale, remain in the Forsyth County jail with bond set at $60,000 each. Forsyth Sheriff’s Investigator Jonathan Neville said the three were rummaging through a Ford Expedition in the parking lot of Preston Pointe apartments about 2:30 a.m. Thursday when a person walked by with a dog and the dog started barking. The three jumped into a Nissan Maxima and fled while the wit¬ ness called 911 with a description of the car, Neville said. Minutes See THEFT, Page 2A Services (DDS) would lease from the county for at least 20 years. “We will be closing [on the property] the first of next year,” said Quesenberry. The county manager said that while the property was appraised at $225,000 an acre, the closing deal with the land owners, the Pope and* Land group, was for $140,000 an acre for a $5.4 million savings. The county government pur¬ chased the former motel itself in 2004 for $1.9 million to house vari See SITE, Page 5A INDEX Abby ••MMtlHUfMIHIHMttMHMMMtM 9C Births 4B Classifieds_________ 4C Deaths_______________ 2A Forsyth Life....... IB Horoscope....... 9C Opinion______________ 18A Sports------------------- 1C «»»»I I.it.!..I 'A I’m % r * w BA -V.. ■Sp * m 241 c i iN T BHjr 5 V i." y v 1a | 1; Am Phcto/Sam Freeman Gail Carroll holds her grandson, Peyton, while he points to some Clydesdale horses dressed as reindeer during the Northside Hospital Celebration of Lights Thursday evening. Forsyth agencies review efforts for evacuees from summer hurricanes Homeowner victims now dealing with Katrina, Rita aftermath By Nancy Smallwood Associate Editor Just days after the end of the worst hurricane season on record, local relief agencies gathered to discuss efforts to aid victims still remaining in Forsyth County. Agencies such as The Place, United Way of Forsyth County, Leaders of the pack Forsyth residents lend a helping hand raising guide dogs for the blind By Crystal Ledford Staff Writer Visitors to South Forsyth High School may see an unlikely student walking the halls recent¬ ly. In fact, this student is not even human. Wink, a 17-month-old black laborador retriever, is in training for a very important job. Hopefully within a year’s time, he will be placed in die care of a blind person to serve as a guide dog. Wink is currently completing the first phase of his training with a local family. South Forsyth student Jennifer Copeland and the rest of her family have been charged with the responsibility of providing Wink with basic training and socialization skills he will later need. Local Residents report wreaths stolen from Aberdeen subdivision. Page 8A Georgia Highlands, Houses of Hope, Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce and other agencies reviewed the latest numbers and elect ed Sandy Beaver, director of The Place, as a point of contact person to relay information during the next hur ncane season. A total of 38,933 Hurricane Katrina evacuees have registered in Sports South Forsyth wrestlers face new season under new leadership. Page 1C Jy *■ 1B nas Carol" Georgia either by phone or on the Internet for federal disaster assistance, according to Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency spe cialist Lorraine Morris. In addition to the Katrina evacuees, a total of 6,000 Hurricane Rita victims have registered in the state. See REVIEW, Page 2A Wink is one of two guide dogs currently being raised in Forsyth County through Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc.’s “Puppy Raiser” program. Southeastern is an independent, nationally accredited guide dog breeding and training facil¬ ity headquartered in Palmetto, Fla. that provides, free of charge, guide dogs to blind individuals throughout the United States and Canada. Karen Sumlin, an area coordinator with the organization, also resides in Forsyth and is cur¬ rently in the midst of providing training for her third puppy — Belle, an 11-month-old Australian Shepherd. Puppy raisers act as “foster families” for the guide dogs during the first year and a half of See PACK, Page 5A Partly Cloudy LAKE LANIER LEVELS Date Level Nov. 29 1069.22 ft Nov. 30 1069.23 ft Dec. 1 1069.18 ft Dec. 2 1069.18 ft full ' 1071.00 ft High in the mid-60s. Si Low in the mid-40s.