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Etowah Senior Receives Scholarship Nomination

Local Artist Raises Funds for Children's Shelter

Mike and Ann Litrel enjoying Ann's "American Visions" art show

Sales of giclee canvas prints and original art by local artist Ann Litrel at the "American Visions" art show raised more than $10,000 for The Nest. The Nest is a non-profit organization founded by Cherokee County Commission Chair Mike Byrd and his wife Charlice to benefit Cherokee County's children. This year, the monies donated will go toward funding the Cherokee County Emergency Children's Shelter. Ann will also be donating giclee canvas prints (prints which are hand-highlighted) and signed by the artist to the First Annual Fur Ball on March 6. (See pages 50 and 58 for further information Fur Ball details.)0

Representative Hill Presents Bill to School District

Jared Smith was recently nominated by Chip Rogers for the Georgia Military Scholarship.

Etowah High School Senior, Jared Smith, was recently nominated by State Representative Chip Rogers for the Georgia Military Scholarship. Georgia Military College awards 39 scholarships each year. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, students must have been a member of ROTC for at least two years, have a minimum of 17 on the ACT and 800 on the SAT and receive a nomination from a member of the Georgia General Assembly. The scholarship pays for tuition, books, fees and uniforms. Jared hopes to attend Georgia Military College and then attend North Georgia College and State University. Jared stated, "I want to serve my Country and receive an education." Jared is the son of Laura and Jerry Smith of Woodstock.

Educational Seminar on How to Sell or Acquire a Business

The Georgia Business Group, a division of CENTURY 21 Advantage, will be holding an Educational Seminar on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. This year, the seminar will focus on both sellers and buyers of businesses.

The Georgia Business Group and other southwest Cherokee business professionals will present information pertaining to the legal, accounting and asset management of a business. The lending community will present the fundamentals of selling a business and the acquisition process of buying a business.

Georgia Business Group President Steve Monahan said this seminar is provided to the community free of charge. The last seminar was at full capacity, and he encourages anyone interested in attending this seminar to make reservations early.

To register for the seminar, please call Sue Fulton of the Georgia Business Group at (770) 516-9500 ext. 230.

Cherokee County Court Among the Best and Brightest

The Cherokee County Magistrate Court recently announced its selection as a semi-finalist in the prestigious National Innovations in Government Awards. The awards are presented by the JFK School of Government at Harvard University. The court is the only representative from the State and one of two courts in the country to be honored. Selections are based on creative, forward thinking, results-driven government programs at the State, local and federal levels. Each semi finalist is eligible to win one of five grants of $100,000.

Left to right: State Representative Calvin Hill, Cherokee County School Superintendent Frank Petruzielo, and School Board members Mike Chapman and Patty Baker

State Representative Calvin Hill recently presented Cherokee County School Superintendent Frank Petruzielo and School Board members Mike Chapman and Patty Baker with House Bill 1270. HB 1270 would delay the fourth year of class size reductions which had been previously mandated in HB 1187, as proposed in the Cherokee County School Board's recently adopted resolution. On the bill, Representative Hill states, "HB 1270 is designed to totally eliminate, not delay, the last mandatory reduction in class size and allow the independent school districts throughout this state to better utilize paraprofessionals in Kindergarten and grades one through three." Hill also stated that the Cherokee County School District unanimously approved a resolution requesting a delay in the implementation of this reduction. Members of Bascomb Elementary's PTA also feel that decreasing class sizes is not in the best interest of the children, particularly Kindergartners. They urge parents to contact their local elementary school administrators to find out how Kindergarten class size reductions will impact their school. The Bascomb PTA developed a website to help parents across the State to become informed. For information, visit www.weneedparapros.com.