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motorists to stay off the roadways if possi
ble.”
“Wind gusts up to 15 miles per hour are
possible and weather reports call for slight
accumulations of snow in the higher eleva
tions of the mountains,” she said. “If you
must be on the roads, please slow down,
engage the lower gear of your vehicle for
additional traction and use extreme caution
particularly as you approach bridges.
“If you approach a traffic signal that is
dark with no color lit, then treat the inter
section as a four-way stop by waiting your
turn to move.”
The DOT has added the capability of
“making liquid salt, which it expects to
‘speed the melting of ice on roads and
bridges.
“This season will be a pilot project using
the liquid salt with solid salt and stone to
test its effectiveness,” Pirkle said. “We
believe it will start the chemical process
more quickly, speeding up the melting pro
cess on our roads and bridges.”
A winter storm watch means there is a
potential for significant snow, sleet or ice
accumulation that may impact travel.
HOROSCOPES by Holiday
ARIES (March
21-April 19).
Remember people’s
names. It's the only
way to interact fully. If
you can remember
people’s names, you'll
~ be at ease and relate
in a manner that's
meaningful to you.
~ TAURUS (April
. 20-May 20). As for the
. . less than optimal hab
. its you've picked up
along the way, you'll
lose them in much the
same way — by tak
ing action one day at
a time. You're the
master of baby steps.
GEMINI (May
=+ 21-June 21). You will
< let yourself heal. It's a
~" simple and relaxed
- process. You'll steer
=+ your mind well and
2 without force, finding
-* peace and forgive-
Z. ness inside yourself.
"2~ CANCER (June
*122-July 22). You'll
<. -gravitate to those
* who compliment you
— it's only smart. You
. don't seek acknowl
- edgement, but you
know who is likely to
. giveitto you. You'll
' get the encourage
ment you need to
move forward.
. LEO (July 23-Aug.
. 22). When you accept
an idea as the truth
- without examination,
. you are in a hypnotic
' state of sorts. In some
sense you will hear
. the snap of fingers
. and wake up, realizing
that the situation
. you're in requires a
. different level of
. awareness.
VIRGO (Aug.
23-Sept. 22). Everyone
likes a mystery, espe
cially when it comes
in the form of a per
son. You'll be the new
one in a room.
Leaving out major
details of who you are
will create a problem
to solve.
LIBRA (Sept.
23-Oct. 23). When
events unfold haphaz
ardly there is always a
chance for a do-over
in the theater of your
mind. Play the scene
over, only this time
behave in exactly
your preferred man
ner.
SCORPIO (Oct.
24-Nov. 21). Whatever
your feeling, in that
moment it seems you
will always feel that
way. But feelings are
like clouds -- they
change and pass. It's
something to consid
er before you make
major decisions
based on them.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21). You're a
teacher and so is your
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Jan. 15: 1059.26 feet
Jan. 16: 1060.08 feet
Winter driving tips
* Slow down and stay behind
the snowplows. The road
behind the plow will be the saf
est place to drive.
¢ Allow at least 10 car lengths
between your vehicle and
snowplows or hopper spread
ers.
* Do not pass.The plows are
wide, and sometimes a group
of trucks will work in tandem to
clear snow quickly, especially
on major highways.
* Be particularly aware of
black ice on bridges and
entrance and exit ramps.
* Remember that technology
helps, but only to a point. Four
wheel drive, anti-lock brakes
and traction control are benefi
cial, but they can't take the
place of good driving habits
and the need to reduce speed
on snowy or icy roads.
Call 511 or visit www.geor
gia-navigator.com to get cur
rent information on road condi
tions.
Source: Georgia Department of
Transportation
student. Today’s expe
rience of sharing will
humble you both,
even whilst making
you both masters.
CAPRICORN (Dec.
22-Jan. 19). Even
though you're pretty
self-sufficient, you still
like to be reminded
every once in a while
thaT\y/ou’re doing a
good job, fighting the
good fight, and gener
ally trying to do
what's best.
AQUARIUS (Jan.
20-Feb. 18). Should
you fight for what you
want or accept what
is? Maybe a little of
both. As long as
you're paying atten
tion, you'll know
which way to go at
any given moment.
PISCES (Feb.
19-March 20). You'll
pick up on what’s
going on just outside
the range of your
vision. This relates to
your eyes and also
your spirituality. Your
peripheral vision is
related strongly to
psychic awareness.
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OBITUARIES
Randol Olin Farlow
Randol Olin Farlow, age 74, of Cumming
passed away Tuesday, Jan, 15, 2013, from prostate
cancer. Randol worked for 34 years at the Georgia
Power Company, retiring in 1989 as the general
meter superintendent. He was also a member of
First Baptist Church of Cumming where he taught
adult Sunday school for several years.
He was preceded in death by his son-in-law,
John McMullen.
A native of Atlanta, he is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Barbara; two children, Larry Farlow,
Lynn McMullen; five grandchildren, all of
Cumming; brothers, Jerry Farlow of
Lawrenceville, Floyd Farlow of San Jose, Calif.;
sister, Carol Farlow West of Hiram.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Jan. 18, at
1 p.m. at McDonald and Son Funeral home in
Cumming.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations
be made to Embracing Hospice House, 8013
Majors Road, Cumming, GA 30041 or to First
Baptist Church, 1597 Sawnee Drive, Cumming,
GA 30040.
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 forsythnews.com.
Forsyth County News
January 18, 2013
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School officials hope
to address the system’s
seemingly never-ending
growth problem with a
new facilities plan. If
approved by the state,
the five-year framework
would take effect in July
2014.
Bill McKnight, the
system’s facilities direc
tor, outlined the timeline
for the plan during the
school board’s recent
retreat.
McKnight told board
members that while the
growth is a hurdle, it’s
not a new phenomenon
for Forsyth.
“We’ve always man
aged to find space to add
additional trailers if
needed,” he said. “At our
peak in 2006 or 2007, we
had 320 something trail
ers. So if you look at the
past and you look at
where we’re headed now,
we really wouldn’t be at
quite those same num
bers.”
The system’s current
facilities plan, which
runs through July 2015,
calls for a 14th elementa
ry school to be built in
southwest Forsyth. The
new school would relieve
Midway and Shiloh
Point.
However, the makeup
of the county has
changed dramatically
since that plan was draft
ed. The growth was ini
tially anticipated to spike
in east Forsyth, where
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Timothy Scott Gaines
Timothy Scott Gaines, 54,
of Cumming passed away
Jan. 15, 2013,
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Funeral Home and
Crematory is in charge of
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January 18, 2013
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Warren Pftzenmayer, age
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Forsyth County News
January 18, 2013
the next high school is
slated.
In reality, the bulk of
Forsyth’s recent growth
has occurred on the south
end. That’s why the new
plan is needed prior to
construction, said Chief
Financial Officer Dan
Jones.
“Things change drasti
cally in five years here,”
Jones said. “When
they’re done, they’re not
written in stone because
they can change. But you
have to have a plan in
place in order to earn
state money.”
To draft the new facili
ties plan, McKnight said
he will reach out to staff
members across the sys
tem, as well as parents,
local school councils and
community members.
Once the plan has state
approval, the system
would be allowed to
appeal to the state for
funding assistance,
which McKnight said is
typically a 50-50 split.
During the retreat,
board member Ann
Crow said the timeline is
just delaying the neces
sary, especially for land
locked schools like
Midway, which has only
enough room to add a
handful of portable
classrooms.
“Time-wise, we're
putting this off until
2016 until we open the
doors of another
school,and we’re just
slammed,” she said.
“And I don’t see how the
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schools like Midway can
handle it. I don’t know
what the contingency
plan is for that and what
they’re going to do in
the meantime.
“We cannot do that to
these kids. That just
breaks my heart.”
Without state funding
to build the sls million
elementary school, the
financial burden would
fall solely on the county
to cut a year from the
waiting time. Crow said
she’d like to see the sys
tem propose a bond ref
erendum in November.
Morrissey said the
board could consider
another round of redis
tricting. With new
schools potentially open
ing in 2016, however,
that could lead to those
same students being
shifted two or three times
before finishing elemen
tary school.
It appears the immedi
ate solution is quick
fixes, such as adding
trailers and putting a lot
of energy into develop
ing a new facilities plan
to not only solve the
current problems but
avoid future crowding.
“We might look at
how we can do some
additions on some exist
ing schools,” McKnight
said. “What you’re prob
ably going to see, I
would suspect, is a com
bination of additions and
some new schools when
you see our new five
year plan.”