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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, October 30,2022 FORSYTHNEWS.COM 'We've got to fix this' Photos by Kelly Whitmire Forsyth County News Herschel Walker speaks to a crowd of supporters during his Unite Georgia Bus Tour stop at 4320 Settendown Village Road onThursday, Oct. 27. Walker, Sen. Graham talk Senate race at bus tour stop South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to a Forsyth County crowd during his Herschel Walker's Unite Georgia Bus Tour stop at 4320 Settendown Village Road onThursday, Oct. 27. By Kelly Whitmire kwhitmire@forsythnews.com Vehicles lined both sides of Settingdown Road on Tuesday morn ing, as local voters made their way to hear from U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker and other guest speakers during a campaign stop. On Thursday, Walker’s Unite Georgia Bus Tour stopped at 4320 Settendown Village Road off Ga. 400 in north Forsyth, where Walker was joined by U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, candidate for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Rich McCormick and District 26 state Rep. Lauren McDonald. With less than two weeks to go, and advance voting already underway, before the Nov. 8 showdown against Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Wamock, Walker referenced the recent Senate debate in Savannah several times in his remarks and said his cam paign was a vote against the agendas of Wamock and President Joe Biden. “This is our problem here, we con tinue to vote the same people in, but we have to get them out,” Walker said. “Because if we don’t stop it today, we won’t have a chance to stop it tomor row.” With Georgia gaining national atten tion for a Senate seat highly sought by both parties, Walker touched on sever al items he would want to take on if elected. “Y’all ask me while I’m running, we’ve got to fix this,” Walker said. “We’ve got to get national security under control. We’ve got to get domes tic security with our men and women in blue under control. We’ve got to get our kids to have an education, they’re falling behind. We’ve got to defend our women. We’ve got to defend women and not allow men in women’s sports. We have to defend our border. We’re a country of immigrants, but we’re also a country of laws.” Walker was introduced by Graham, who has served as a U.S. Senator for South Carolina since 2003 and has made several stops for Walker along the campaign trail. “I’ve got a simple message: help is on the way for Georgia. We’re going to turn around this crap in Washington,” he said. “I’m your neighbor, right, you know why I’m standing behind Herschel? I don’t want to stand in front of Herschel.” Walker was expected to be joined by another well-known Republican, Sen. Ted Cruz, who was not able to make it to the stop due to a flight delay. “I wish Ted Cruz was here because he is a Constitutional warrior,” McCormick said during his remarks. “A lot of people think they’re the smartest people when they walk into a room, he just might be. I tell you he understands the Constitution of the United States, and I’m glad that we have another great Constitutional war rior here today. I’m glad we have Lindsey Graham.” McCormick, who is facing Democrat Bob Christian in the 6th District race, said this year’s election was a chance to take back Congress and could set up Republicans to take back the White House in 2024. McDonald, who will face Democratic challenger Matthew Helms in his race, recalled working at Georgia football games as a Boy Scout when Walker was on the team. He said today, he still sees the same kind of excitement for Walker from voters, local officials and other sup porters. “I’ve been going to many places with Herschel,” McDonald said. “A lot of my friends in the crowd, some elected officials, and it’s energetic out there. Herschel is getting it done, and that man can go and go and go and go” Women mark 100 th birthdays with celebration By Sabrina Kerns skerns@forsythnews.com Nellie Allison and Dorothy Powers’ family and friends came out to Forsyth County at the end of October to celebrate a rare milestone — their 100th birthdays. The Cumming Health and Rehab resi dents donned birthday tiaras while they enjoyed cake and ice cream and spent time with their closest loved ones. And their families couldn’t help but reflect on the last century of Nellie and Dorothy’s lives. “It’s really exciting,” said Sandy Tracy, Dorothy’s daughter. Dorothy grew up in Iowa where she spent most of her 100 years with brief stops in Texas and California as her hus band served at different posts in the mili tary. She ultimately decided not to take on a career to stay home and take care of their kids, but she ended up working at a fac tory for a couple of years during World War n while her husband was overseas. And no matter where Dorothy and her husband moved or what was going on in their lives, Sandy said she always found time for church. “Every place she moved to, she would look for a church community,” said Kevin Tracy, Sandy’s husband. “She made that a priority every time she went anywhere else.” Even now that she can’t see well to read, Dorothy uses a recorder to listen to scriptures from the Bible. That devotion coupled with her easygoing nature makes it easy for her to always find a church group to connect with. Dorothy first decided to move down to Georgia to be near Sandy and Kevin See Birthdays 12A 60 kids will have Christmas bikes thanks to veterans From staff reports Members of Cumming Chapter 1030 of the Vietnam Veterans of America got into the Christmas spirit early with the purchase of 60 bikes for the Holiday House Program of The Place of Forsyth. Members met at the Walmart Supercenter on Route 9 where they bought and delivered to The Place the five dozen bicycles for needy boys and girls who might not otherwise get a bike from Santa. The chapter budgets for the program every year and was able to purchase 10 more bicycles this year than the 50 it donated last year. “Our members are parents and grandparents and want to help ensure that as many children as possible have a joyous Christmas regardless of their family’s financial situation,” Chapter President Gary Goyette said. Goyette said the chapter will also purchase gift cards that will go to older children during the holiday. See Bikes|2A More treats than tricks at Heart of Forsyth schools’ Treat Street By Sabrina Kerns skerns@forsythnews.com Ghosts, goblins and ghouls flooded the Otwell Middle and Cumming Elementary campus Thursday, Oct. 27, towing bright, pumpkin-shaped buckets to collect both tricks and treats at the Heart of Forsyth schools Treat Street event. Staff and students from the Heart of Forsyth schools — Forsyth Central High, Otwell Middle and Cumming Elementary — set up booths in the parking lot where kids could come by to play games, earn a prize and, of course, fill their buckets with candy. Adults and kids alike took part in the community fun through the evening all while dressed in their Halloween costumes, some spookier than others. Kiddos ran around as bumble bees, pirates, video game characters, firefighters and more while their parents took them around to booths where staff and high school students gave them enough sugar to last them until next Halloween. But some booths had obstacle courses or tricks kids had to get through before they could collect their treat. One course had students balancing across small, plastic cones toward a prized bucket of candy while another had the scariest obstacle of all — they had to answer a science question. Before leaving, families could also buy dinner from food trucks and to eat while See Halloween 12A A student, dressed as Sub-Zero, answers a science question to earn a valueable prize — a mini Snickers bar. Sabrina Kerns, Forsyth County News Weather High Low 57/54 Access local news online at ForsythNews.com