PLES 3Rd-Grader Loses Battle with Cancer
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FRIDAY November 30, 2018 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 CENTS PLES 3rd-grader loses battle with cancer STAFF REPORT time favorite colors. The Bartow County School System is mourn- Over the next two weeks, every PLES home- ing the loss of Elizabeth Kaplan, a third-grade room will be involved in a classroom guidance student at Pine Log Elementary School who lost activity that will focus on ways to remember Eli her battle with cancer Tuesday. over the years. Elizabeth, better known as “Eli,” will be re- The school also is transforming a hallway into membered for her spunky, adventurous spirit as a memory wall, where students, families and she fought not one but two battles with cancer in community members can display pictures, stories Turner her short lifetime. and drawings remembering Elizabeth. Adminis- The 8-year-old was diagnosed with T-cell acute trators will give those items to the family. lymphoblastic lymphoma at age 3 but beat it after The Rydal school is grieving the loss of a 2½-year battle. In late July, however, she re- “spunky, sweet” Eli, who had a knack for bring- Bond set lapsed and was given a new diagnosis of relapsed ing people together to teach kindness, compas- T-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia, sion, generosity and strength. for Polk her mother, Victoria Reeder, told The Daily Trib- “She had no fear, it seemed,” PLES counselor une News in September. Francie Livingston said in a press release. “Eli Crosspoint City Church at 325 Old Mill Road was willing to try anything academically or so- resident SPECIAL Pine Log Elementary third-grader Elizabeth Kaplan, who lost her in Cartersville will host a celebration of life serv- cially. She was also the definition of love, as she second battle with cancer Tuesday, will be remembered for her ice Saturday at 3 p.m., and the family encourages arrested in spunky, adventurous spirit. those attending to wear pink and teal, Eli’s all- SEE KAPLAN, PAGE 7A child exploitation sting MAGICAL LEGACY BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] Bond was set Tuesday for a 37- 'The Nutcracker' year-old Villa Rica man arrested earlier this month as part of a opens tonight at multi-agency, undercover online child exploitation bust. The Grand Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge Suzanne H. Smith set bond at $50,000 for Polk County resident Theatre Michael John Turner, who was ar- BY MARIE NESMITH rested Nov. 2. [email protected] “Mr. Turner was originally ar- rested in a sting operation per- Carrying on his father’s legacy, Adam formed with the Bartow County Kordecki is embracing the opportunity to Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia portray “The Nutcracker” ballet’s myste- Internet Crimes Against Children rious uncle for the second year. Starting Task Force,” said Cherokee Judi- with tonight’s performance, the cial Circuit Assistant District At- Cartersville resident aims to “bring even torney Suzanne Brookshire in more ideas, wonder and mystery” to the Bartow Superior Court. renowned character of Herr Drosselmeyer. She said the defendant allegedly “I immensely enjoy getting the oppor- engaged in sexually explicit con- tunity to play Drosselmeyer,” 32-year-old versations with an agent posing as Kordecki said. “I’ve grown up playing nu- a 14-year-old girl. merous roles in ‘The Nutcracker,’ starting Turner was among 20 men ap- as a child in the party, to Fritz, to a toy sol- prehended under “Operation Pal- dier, to a parent in the party and finally, adin,” a joint operation conducted Drosselmeyer. Having a lifelong back- by several local, state and federal- ground in magic, it’s so much fun to be level law enforcement agencies, able to build and perform large-scale illu- that targeted individuals believed sions and bring them to life in this magical to be involved in either human world. trafficking or violations of the “Being able to follow in my father’s footsteps is a great honor. Last year was state’s child pornography and on- … such a wonderful experience, and I line exploitation laws. wouldn’t change it for the world. Growing Public defender Kearston Gill up I had always hoped I would be able to said Turner is not a flight risk. perform this role someday, so when Terri “He’s lived in Georgia for over Kayser, [artistic director of the Cartersville 14 years,” she said. “He’s an City Ballet], asked me if I was interested I epileptic, he takes medication … jumped at the opportunity.” he doesn’t have a bad criminal his- Performed locally since the late 1980s, tory.” the Cartersville City Ballet’s “The Nut- Brookshire, however, said cracker” will be presented at The Grand Turner has been arrested roughly Theatre. Following its opening perform- a dozen times and has failed to ap- ance today at 7:30 p.m., the ballet will take pear at court hearings several place Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and times — in multiple counties — Sunday at 3 p.m. throughout Georgia. SPECIAL SEE GRAND, PAGE 7A Adam Kordecki is shown here in last years production of “The Nutcracker.” SEE BOND, PAGE 7A MAN WITH THE PLAN GATEWAY students learn about life as an astronaut at Space Camp BY DONNA HARRIS this year. [email protected] “The theme in Bartow County’s elementary GATEWAY program The GATEWAY students at is ‘Exploration and Discovery,’ Cloverleaf and Pine Log elemen- and we chose to have a yearlong, tary schools underwent an out-of- in-depth study of space explo- this-world experience earlier this ration and STEM careers in the month. aerospace industry,” Pine Log Thirty fourth- and fifth-graders GATEWAY teacher Katie Ceci from Cloverleaf and 34 third-, said. “We wanted the students to fourth- and fifth-graders from Pine have a memorable and authentic Log traveled by charter bus to experience within the unit that Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 9-10 would really make an impact on RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS for a weekend of fun and learning student learning.” Local broker Carter Shaw was on hand for an Affordable at Space Camp at Marshall Space Among the high points of the Care Act health insurance enrollment event at Cartersville Flight Center. two-day trip were the speakers Medical Center Wednesday. Throughout the community, he SPECIAL said approximately 30 people signed up for coverage The trip was an extension of the who taught the students all about Cloverleaf fifth-grader Hunter Limbaugh prepares to use the through the Marketplace, now giving Bartow County thematic space unit that the upper the final frontier known as space. multi-axis astronaut trainer to experience what it feels like to be residents two ACA Marketplace carrier options — Anthem elementary GATEWAY students at in space during Space Camp at Marshall Space Flight Center in Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente. each school have been studying SEE CAMP, PAGE 2A Huntsville, Alabama. INSIDE TODAY Mostly Obituaries . .2A Business . .6A cloudy VOLUME 72, NO. 178 Family Living . .3A Blotter . .7A High 59 U.S. & World . .4A Sports . .1B www.daily-tribune.com Entertainment . .5A Classifieds . .3B Low 40 2A Friday, November 30, 2018 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News ber of Mt. Zion Baptist Church H. Johnson; daughters, Pamela Charles Johnson; a host of nieces, Address: Helen Craig Cox Joyce Henderson (Carlos) Whitfield of Acworth, nephews, cousins, other relatives 251 S. Tennessee St. Helen Craig Cox, 85, of Ac- where she was baptized in 1951. She is survived by her husband Georgia and Kimberly Johnson; and friends. Cartersville, GA 30120 worth, died Thursday, November Johnson of 65 years, Rev. Rex Cox of Ac- Mrs. Joyce Henderson Johnson, nephew, Freddy Stokley, Jr. of The family of Joyce Henderson 29, 2018. Funeral services will be Mailing Address: worth; children, Victor L. (Brenda) age 69, of Cartersville, Georgia, Cartersville, Georgia; grandchil- Johnson will celebrate her life on held at 2:00 Saturday afternoon in 251 S. Tennessee St. Cox and Gaye (Terry) Scoggins, passed away Wednesday, November dren, Jeremy (Jasmine) Buffington, Saturday, December 1, 2018, at 1:00 Cartersville, GA 30120 the Mt. Zion both of Acworth; grandchildren, 21, 2018, at Redmond Regional Tony Gracie, Alexus Johnson, P.M. at the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church Jeffrey (Briana) Cox, Casey S. Medical Center. She was born April Amari Cooley, Khobe Johnson, Baptist Church, 1 Mt. Olive Street, Phone: 770-382-4545 with the Rev. After 5 p.m.: 770-382-4548 (Jessica) Cox, Cody Scoggins and 30, 1949, to the late Richard Hen- Kayden Johnson, Jaylen Tintinger, Cartersville, Georgia, with Pastor Fax: 770-382-2711 Danny Willis Cassie Scoggins; great grandchil- derson, Sr. and Marie Franklin Hen- Chrissy Gracie, Cameron Skinner Randy Livsey officiating. Her re- and the Rev. dren, Madeline Ruth and Corbin derson. A graduate of Cass High and Antonio Whitfield; sisters, Betty mains will lie in state at the church Alan Davis, Mark Harris of- Ellis Cox; several nieces and School, she was employed at Spring Jean Hill of Atlanta, Georgia, Nancy from 11:00 A.M. until the funeral Publisher ficiating. Burial nephews also survive. City Knitting for over twenty-five (James) Johnson, Carol (William) hour. Please share your thoughts and Jason Greenberg, will follow in Online condolences may be ex- years; Shaw Industries ten years, Garnigan, Wanda (Lawrence) Gar- memories of Mrs. Joyce Henderson Managing Editor the church pressed at www.collinsfuneral- and was a member of non-denomi- nigan; brother, Wayne (Emma) Johnson on our website: www.will- cemetery. national Faith. She was preceded in Henderson, Sr., all of Cartersville, isfuneralhomedalton.com.