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FORSYTH FORECAST
The four-day outlook
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
AM Rain
64/33
Mostly Sunny
Partly Cloudy
55/36
55/46
SATURDAY
AM Showers
63/52
Lake Lanier level
1066.07 feet (as of 10 a.m. Nov. 29)
Full pool is 1,071 feet
Nov. 26 1066.10 feet
Nov. 27:1066.09 feet
Nov. 28:1066.11 feet
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Christmas Spectacular
withTheTroy Burns
Family, 11 a.m., Sunday,
Dec. 4. at Antioch Baptist
Church in Cumming. A
love offering will be
received. Call 678-456-
8684 or welcometoan-
tioch.org for information.
The Cumming Arts
Center has extended
hours for its new
Christmas Marketplace
and Festival ofTrees.
Hours for December are
Thursday-Saturday,
11am-3pm and Sundays
1-4pm. Unique artisan
handmade items perfect
for gift giving are for sale
in the expanded Gallery
Gift Shop as well as artist
decorated 1-4 foot trees
and wreaths. A Nativities
collection is also on dis
play throughout this love
ly historic house.The Arts
Center is located at 111
Pilgrim Mill Rd in down
town Cumming. Parking
and Entry are free. Visit
sawneeart.org for more
info on all events, activi
ties, classes and more.
ONGOING
Lord of Life Lutheran
Church: Please join us
for worship on Sundays
at 10:30 a.m. You can also
view the service live each
Sunday through
Facebook Live (www.
facebook.com/lordoflife-
alpharetta.org). Lord of
Life Lutheran Church
offers a Christ-centered/
family-oriented ministry.
The church is at 5390
McGinnis Ferry Road,
Alpharetta. For more
information, call 770-740-
1279 or visit www.Lord-
life.org.
Episcopal Church of
the Holy Spirit will
have Sunday service at
8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.,
(coffee & conversation
held after each service),
and adult education at
9:30 a.m., Wednesday
service at noon. Each
evening Compline is held
via Facebook live at 8
p.m. on www.facebook.
com/ECOHS.net. We also
have Bible Study on
Tuesday at 6 p.m. and
Thursday at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday. Visit www.
ecohs.net for all available
opportunities, including
Vacation Bible School
coming up. Episcopal
Church of the Holy Spirit
is at 724 Pilgrim Mill Rd.,
Cumming.
FROM 1A
Walker
we’re going to get all of
this stuff out of our
schools so kids can get a
good education.’”
Walker was joined by
District 27 state Sen. Greg
Dolezal, Georgia
Republican Party
Chairman David Shafer
and Faith and Freedom
Coalition founder Ralph
Reed.
“I have worked with
every single person who
has run statewide for four
decades in this state, and
you and I are privileged to
have one of the greatest
Herschel
Walker's sup
porters hold
signs and
take pictures
during a
campaign
stop at the
Reid Barn on
Monday,
Nov. 28.
Kelly Whitmire
Forsyth County
News
sons that Georgia has ever
produced as our candidate
for U.S. Senate,” Reed
said.
Walker is facing
Democratic Wamock after
the two candidates were
the top vote-getters in the
general election on
Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Wamock received about
1.95 million statewide
votes, about 49.4% of the
vote total, to Walker’s
1.91 million, about 48.5%,
and Libertarian Chase
Oliver’s 81,365, about
2.1% of the total.
Runoffs are required
when no candidate
receives at least 50 percent
of the total plus one vote.
While statewide results
were neck-and-neck,
Walker was well ahead in
Forsyth County, earning
66,013 votes, about 64.8%
of the total, to Wamock’s
32,852, about 32.3%, and
Oliver’s 2,988, 2.9%.
Advance voting for the
Dec. 6 runoff began on
Monday, Nov. 28 and will
continue through Friday,
Dec. 2.
Monday’s rally was the
third time Walker has
stopped by Forsyth
County in recent months
after previously speaking
at the Cumming Cigar
Company in September
and at Settendown Village
Road off Ga. 400 in north
Forsyth in October.
For more information
on Walker’s campaign, go
to TeamHerschel.com.
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OBITS
Obituaries
Gina Marie Ayres-
Skindzier
November 17, 2022
Gina Marie Ayres-
Skindzier, 57, of
Dahlonega, Georgia
passed away on Thursday
November 17, 2022.
She is survived by her
husband, Tony Skindzier,
her two daughters, Corinne
Ayres and Abigail Ayres,
sister, Marva Park, brother,
Shay Guadagnoli, and
niece and nephew, Kendel
and James Park.
Born December 27,
1964, Gina was an EMT
and firefighter before stay
ing home to raise her two
daughters. During this
time, Gina volunteered for
several charities while
serving on the PTA. Gina
resumed her career as an
EMT, serving her communi
ty for 12 years. Gina is
remembered by her family
and friends as someone
who was thoughtful, orga
nized, playful, loved fierce
ly, and lived a life of joy
and purpose. She enjoyed
talking to everyone and
always made those in her
presence feel safe and
welcome. Gina will remain
in our hearts and memories
forever.
Visitation was held on
Monday, November 21st,
2022, from 1:00pm -
2:00pm at McDonald and
Son Funeral Home.
A celebration of Gina’s
life was held held in the
chapel of McDonald and
Son Funeral Home on
Monday, November 21st,
2022, at 2:00pm.
Condolences may be
expressed at www.mcdon-
aldandson.com.
Arrangements by
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home, 150 Sawnee Drive,
Cumming, GA 30040 (770)
886.9899
Peggy Hawkins
Green
November 21, 2022
Peggy Hawkins Green,
age 83, of Cumming,
Georgia, peacefully passed
on Monday, November 21,
2022 after a courageous
battle with ALS. She is
survived by her children
Keith (Penny) Green, Kelly
(Linda) Green and Carol
(Bob) Hathaway, her sister,
Patricia Olson, niece,
Laura (Matt) Gossage, 8
grandchildren and 4 great
grandchildren.
Peggy is best known for
her tenacious, patriotic,
outspoken spirit and is
loved by many friends and
family.
Her faith guided her to
Johns Creek United
Methodist Church where
she found her church home
for more than 20 years and
is where she met many of
her closest friends. She
remained very active by
participating in the Open
Door Sunday School
Class, Mary Martha Circle,
and many other programs.
In addition to her favorite
job as a mom/Mimi/
Grandma, she became a
very successful business
woman, realtor and real
estate investor.
Spending time in the
kitchen creating delicious
meals for Thanksgiving (or
any holiday) on a perfectly
decorated table brought
her great joy.
Her love for America led
her to the Republican
Women of Forsyth County
where she participated for
more than 15 years and
held many offices including
President and Treasurer.
Peggy loved to spend
time with her family, read,
and was an avid quilter.
A service to celebrate
Peggy’s life will be held on
Tuesday, November 29th,
at 2 pm at Johns Creek
United Methodist Church at
11180 Medlock Bridge Rd,
Johns Creek, GA 30097.
The family will greet visi
tors after the service in the
Gathering Room.
Condolences and memo
ries may be shared at
www.mcdonaldandson.
com.
Arrangements are in the
care of McDonald and Son
Funeral Home, 150
Sawnee Drive Cumming,
Georgia, 30040, 770-886-
9899.
n lieu of flowers, please
consider donating to Johns
Creek United Methodist
Church https://www.john-
screekumc.org or the ALS
Foundation of Georgia.
http://webga.alsa.org
Peggy lived her life by
her own terms. God.
Family. Country.
Biden's student loan deferment will
cost taxpayers $40 billion, group says
By Casey Harper
The Center Square
The Biden administration is again
defering repayment of student loans until
President Joe Biden’s student loan for
giveness executive action makes its way
through the courts, but a new analysis
found that decision will cost taxpayers
billions of dollars in unpaid interest.
The Committee for a Responsible
Federal Budget released the analysis,
which said Biden’s changing the repay
ment restart date from Dec. 31 until 60
days after litigation is decided will cost
tens of billions of dollars in lost interest
collection.
“We estimate extending the pause for
60 days beyond June 30, 2023 would cost
$40 billion - the equivalent of 18 months
of the Pell Grant program,” the group
said. “That would bring the total cost of
the student debt pause to $195 billion;
continuing to extend the pause through
the end of 2024 would increase the total
cost of the pause to $275 billion. Every
month the pause is extended costs the fed
eral government $5 billion, due mainly to
lost interest collection.”
Biden said in a video posted to Twitter
last week that “it isn’t fair to ask tens of
millions of borrowers eligible for relief to
resume their student debt payments while
the courts consider the lawsuit.”
“I’m confident that our student debt
relief plan is legal,” Biden said. “But it’s
on hold because Republican officials want
to block it.”
Critics have said the student loan for
giveness significantly increases the deficit
and helps more affluent Americans signif
icantly more at the expense of less educat
ed, poorer Americans.
“With inflation at a 40-year high and
unemployment near historic lows, there
is absolutely no justification for extend
ing the student debt pause yet again. The
pause was put in place as an emergency
measure early in the pandemic. As the
President has repeatedly pointed out, the
pandemic recession is long over,”
Committee for a Responsible Federal
Budget President Maya MacGuineas
said. “Whether or not the courts allow
the Administration to unilaterally cancel
$10,000 to $20,000 per person of student
debt should have no bearing on whether
we should collect the debt that is current
ly owed. Why are we continuing to can
cel billions of dollars of interest for
wealthy doctors and lawyers?”
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