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Former president Bush dies at 94. top headlines, 3a UNG professor pens book about man who hit Jefferson Davis, life, sb SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1,2018 | $1.00 | GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA | gainesvilletimes.com * Honestly Local Student honored for saving life Teens actions kept man alive until paramedics arrived BY JOSHUA SILAVENT jsilavent@gainesvilletimes.com Daniel Marceleno, 16, stood humbly before a stand ing ovation at the Hall County School Board of Educa tion meeting last Monday, Nov. 26, nodding, smiling shyly and barely speaking. He admitted in a later interview that he didn’t know quite how to feel about it all. “I’m not sure how to express it,” Marceleno said. “It’s kind of hard to say how I felt in that moment. ” In October, Marceleno saved a man’s life. Plain and simple. “We like to tell teachers and we like to tell students that what you do matters,” Hall County Schools Super intendent Will Schofield said. “I have a hard time even talking about it.” A student in a work-study program at Johnson High who will begin taking some classes at Lanier College and Career Academy next semester, Marceleno also struggled to speak about the incident so impressed upon his memory. It was early in the morning, and Marceleno was making the rounds with mentor Alan Moore to differ ent schools to check on heating and air systems. The two had just finished work at the Early College ■ Please see SAVE, 8A Photo courtesy of HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS I For The Times Daniel Marceleno (center right), a student at Johnson High in Hall County, was recognized at a Nov. 26 Board of Education meeting for his quick actions that helped save the life of Alan Moore (center left). Sandra Deal completes 1,000th statewide school visit in Hall Ga. first lady- stopped by area to encourage students to read Georgia’s first lady Sandra Deal hit a milestone in Oakwood on Friday when she completed her 1,000th school visit since Gov. Nathan Deal took office in 2011. Sandra Deal, a former teacher and Gainesville native, has visited in all 159 Georgia counties and all 181 public school districts. On Friday, she stopped at three schools in Hall County, with The Academy Child Development Cen ter in Oakwood being her 1,000th visit. Earlier in the day, she had been to Mundy Mill Academy and Chicopee Woods Elementary School in Gainesville. “My goal is to encourage stu dents to enjoy reading so that they will be prepared for a lifetime of learning,” Sandra Deal said in a statement. “Reading is the gift that keeps on giving and education is essential for all children to succeed in their pursuits.” Megan Reed NFL player Malcolm Mitchell and first lady Sandra Deal visit kids as they enter the school gymnasium at Chicopee Woods Elementary school Friday, Nov. 30. The two promoted the importance of reading to the students. Photos by SCOTT ROGERS I The Times Above: Magician Jeff McClure entertains students at Chicopee Woods Elementary school Friday, Nov. 30. McClure’s performance ties into a visit by Malcolm Mitchell and Sandra Deal to promote reading. Right: Students at Chicopee Woods Elementary clutch copies of “The Magician’s Hat.” ‘My goal is to encourage students to enjoy reading so that they will be prepared for a lifetime of learning. Reading is the gift that keeps on giving and education is essential for all children to succeed in their pursuits.’ Sandra Deal, Georgia first lady Hall coroner: Deceased pair had fentanyl, meth in blood BY NICK WATSON nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com A Hall County deputy coroner said metham- phetamine and fentanyl were found in the toxi cology reports for a couple found dead Nov. 10 in an East Hall mobile home. Norman Reece, 43, and Audrey Dahl, 35, were found dead by Reece’s 18-year-old son, who also lives in the home on the 3500 block of Gaines Mill Road. “Both of the toxicologies came back and both had methamphetamines in it. She had a high count of methamphetamines,” deputy coroner James Bell said. An official cause of death has not been released by the medical examiner. “He had a high count of methamphetamines, but he also had a very high count of fentanyl.... She had counts of fentanyl in hers, but nowhere near as high as what (Reece) had,” Bell said. Fentanyl is an opioid drug considered roughly 100 times stronger than morphine. When authorities were called to the house, Dahl and Reece had “no obvious signs of trauma or foul play,” said Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office in a release. Reece’s 18-year-old son found them both in a bedroom around 6 a.m. “after last having contact with them the previous evening,” Wilbanks said. “He discovered the deceased when he woke up... after noticing that the house had become very cold,” Wilbanks said in an email. He added there were space heaters in the home, which was without electricity, so Hall County Fire Services tested the air quality but did not find toxic carbon monoxide levels. Rep. Collins named top Republican on Judiciary Committee BY MEGAN REED mreed@gainesvilletimes.com U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, has been named ranking member of the House Judi ciary Committee, a role that will make him a key player in preventing a possible investigation of President Donald Trump. “The Judiciary Committee’s jurisdiction runs deep and wide, and I’ve been commit ted to advancing the conser vative agenda as a member of the committee since day one,” Collins said in a statement. “It’s been an honor to legislate with my House colleagues and earn their trust. As ranking member of the House Judi ciary Committee, I look forward to the hard battles and noble work before us.” Collins said one priority of Republicans on the committee will be defending Trump against threats of an investigation, a move that the Gainesville Republican said would be an “over reach” but has been alluded to by Democrats. 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