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LAKE LANIER LEVEL
Feb. 14:1070.31 feet
1070.24 feet (as of 10 a.m. Feb. 17) Feb. 15:1070.30 feet
Full pool is 1,071 feet Feb. 16:1070.28 feet
WOMAN OPPOSES HIGH GAS PRICES
Wendy Rafferty
stops to talk with
Ricky Dodson as
she rides Blitz to
the feed store
Wednesday.
Rafferty took to
the roads of
north Forsyth to
protest the rising
cost of gasoline.
Jim Dean
Forsyth County News
Workshops next month
on comprehensive plan
Both will cover
future land use
From staff reports
Forsyth County will
continue its update of the
comprehensive plan by
holding two community
workshops in March.
The meetings, which
will focus on the future
development map, are the
third and fourth of seven
sessions where the public
can help shape the com¬
prehensive plan.
The first two work¬
shops, which covered
issues and opportunities,
were held in late 2010.
The updated compre¬
hensive plan will serve as
a policy guide for deci¬
sions related to growth
and land use for the years
2012-32.
HOROSCOPES by Holiday
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your
personal preferences will inform
your senses, especially your visual
sense.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your
walk is springy and youthful, captur¬
ing the attention of all around you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Be
flexible. Life will throw you a few
curve balls, and you can only catch
them if you're not entrenched in
your current position.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You
need the upper hand, and it's not
wrong of you to try to get it. Be
assertive.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To care
about others and want to help them
is part of human nature. So when
you ask for help, you're not putting
anyone out.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Fear of
rejection may be preventing some-
1 one from getting to know you, or
maybe from approaching you at all.
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The March workshops
will focus on preferred
future land use in the 20
year window.
Residents will get a
chance in the open-house
format to review informa¬
tion and offer input on the
topic.
The first of next
month’s two workshops
will be held March 7 at
Brookwood Elementary.
The second will be
March 14 at Coal
Mountain Elementary.
Both meetings are sched¬
uled for 5 to 8 p.m.
The same content will
be covered at each of the
workshops, which were
scheduled at different
schools for convenience,
said Vanessa Bernstein,
the county’s senior long
range planner.
“A crucial component
of the process is hearing
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is
much that is influencing your relation¬
ships these days. Romance is especial¬
ly affected by mixed emotions.
SCORPIO (Oct 244Mov. 21). This is
the perfect day to be present to others,
showing them your best face.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21).
You have many similarities with some¬
one, but should not mistake this as a
sign that you are destined to be togeth¬
er forever.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan. 19).
You're not in the mood to try new
products, meet fresh faces or explore
outside your usual territory.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Teb. 18). You
mean business. You'll show the world
what you want to do, and you start the
process now.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Though
there may be a lack of resources or
perhaps some interruptions and
obstacles, there won't be a wasted
moment in the entire day.
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from local individuals
and institutions interested
in the future direction of
Forsyth County,’
Bernstein said.
“Their input is invalu¬
able to the public plan¬
ning process as they will
ultimately be affected by
the plan’s recommenda¬
tions.”
A steering committee
will meet Wednesday to
share feedback from the
first two meetings with
the project management
team.
The committee will
continue to meet through¬
out the process.
This state-required
update has a deadline of
June 30, 2012.
The last major update
to the plan was adopted
in 2004 and a partial
update was completed in
2009.
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OBITUARIES
Katie Burson
Katie Burson joined her Father in
heaven on Feb. 15, 2011, surrounded by
those who loved her. Born Dec. 26,
1975, into the Bowden Family of
Hickory Rat, Katie was the daughter of
Judy Kochner, granddaughter of Bunky
and John Bowden, and beloved niece of
Gary Bowden and Joan Williams.
Many students of Cherokee County
schools remember Mrs. Burson as an
amazing teacher who influenced the
lives of all the children who were
blessed to know her. Katie’s greatest
role, however, was that of a wife to Scott
and a mother to Daniel and Bethany It
was this role and her volunteer work at
Browns Bridge Community Church that
defined her last eight earthly years.
Loved by all she met, Katie was the epit¬
ome of the Proverbs 31 woman. Her per¬
severance, love, grace and faith carried
her through her eight-year battle with
cancer. It is with joyful hearts that her
family celebrates her ultimate healing as
she dances with Jesus.
The family will receive friends
Thursday, Feb. 17, from 5-8 p.m. at
McDonald and Son Funeral Home. They
welcome friends to celebrate Katie’s life
on Friday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. at Browns
Bridge Community Church. In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made to Katie
Burson’s medical account at
www.hhmin.org.
Condolences may be expressed online
at www.mcdonaldandson.com.
McDonald and Son Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at forsyth
news.com.
Forsyth County News
February 18 , 2011
Ralph Dean Fowler
Ralph Dean Fowler, 73, of
Dawsonville died Tuesday Feb. 15,
2011 .
Bearden Funeral Home in
Dawsonville is in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Forsyth County News
February> 18, 201
System honors
counselors
Three praised
for dedication
By Jennifer Sami
jennifersami@forsythnews.com
The Forsyth County school system’s
celebration of National School
Counseling Week culminated with the
selection of the district’s top counselors.
Kathy Bain, Jody Glude and Tracey
Winkler will advance to compete at the
regional level after being named the
county’s 2010-11 elementary, middle
and high school counselors of the year.
They were among 16 counselors
nominated for the honor by school staff
and parents.
“We believe that our counselors pro¬
vide such comprehensive counseling
programs, any of them could have been
nominated and selected,” said Debbie
Rondem, the district’s director of stu¬
dent support services.
“Judges reported that this has been
the most difficult year thus far because
the letters of nomination and program
descriptions were exceptional.”
Bain, a counselor at Brookwood
Elementary, earned her master’s degree
from the University of Texas and bache¬
lor’s from David Lipscomb University.
She has been with the school system
since 2005. Prior to that, she worked in
Texas and Tennessee as a kindergarten
and first-grade teacher, as well as a
counselor.
Glude has served as a counselor in
both the Forsyth and Hall County
school systems. A U.S. Air Force veter¬
an who served in Desert Storm, she is
currently a counselor at Little Mill
Middle School,
Glude earned her master’s degree
from the State University of West
Georgia and her bachelor’s degree from
Kennesaw State University.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18,2011
Joseph L. Ingram
Joseph L. Ingram (Marty, Tiny), age
40, of Canton, formerly of Ellijay,
passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011.
Ingram Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of arrange¬
ments.
Forsyth County News
February 18. 2011
Michelle Freeman Seiber Kirby
Michelle Freeman Seiber Kirby
(Grammy), 49, of Hampton passed
away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.
She is survived by her daughters,
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Hardegree
(Kimmie), Mrs. Amy Elizabeth
Seiber; son. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Keith
Seiber (Bethany); 10 grandchildren;
three sisters, one brother and multiple
nieces and nephews. Memorial serv¬
ices will be held Saturday, Feb. 19, at
6 p.m. in the chapel of A S. Turner
and Sons with Rev. Mike Freeman
officiating. The family will receive
friends one hour prior to the service.
A S. Turner and Sons Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Sign the online guest book at
forsythnews.com.
Forsyth County News
February 18. 2011
Robert Harvey Newberry
Robert Harvey Newberry, LTC, U.
S. Army (retired) died Feb. 16, 2011,
at his home in Dawsonville at the age
of 91.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory,
Cumming, Georgia is in charge of
arrangements.
Forsyth Count y News
February 18, 2011
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home to send local
obituarjes^pthe wMm
Forsyth County
We believe that our coun¬
selors provide such compre¬
hensive counseling programs,
any of them could have been
nominated and selected.'
Debbie Rondem
School districts director of
student support services
A counselor at West Forsyth High
School, Winkler received her bache¬
lor's, master’s and educational special¬
ists degrees from Florida State
University.
She also earned her leadership certifi¬
cation from the University of Georgia.
She has counseling experience from two
Florida schools, as well as at two
schools in Forsyth.
The three women will go on to com¬
pete for the 2011 Georgia school coun¬
selor regional competition.
The winners from the 12 regions will
advance to the state competition.
Forsyth has three previous state win¬
ners: Diann Branch, Denise Eccleston
and Heather Roth.
“We are proud of the work of all FCS
counselors and wish our three finalists
good luck at the regionals,” said School
Superintendent Buster Evans. “The con¬
tribution of schools counselors extends
beyond the common conception that
they only help students plan their
futures.”
Evans added that a school counselor
is responsible for the development of
students “into successful, productive
citizens of society.”
“Through their leadership, advocacy
and care, school counselors are relied
on to be an adult presence in a student’s
life that understands the intricacies and
pressures that come with being produc¬
tive and contributing citizen,” he said.