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Let the Games Begin WEDNESDAY July 3, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents In White, progress ET THE AMES EGIN slight on Richards L G B Road solutions Etowah BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] Games Another month, another White City Council meeting an- chored around the ongoing Richards Road dilemma. “It was like I told you when we started this project, Rich- ards Road was going to be a long, drawn-out issue,” said Day City Water Department representative Billy Baker at Mon- day evening’s council meeting. “We couldn’t returns solve it in a matter of months.” The White City Saturday Council voted to close a portion of Richards Road connecting U.S. BY MARIE NESMITH 411 to School Street [email protected] in April. Since then, the municipal gov- From double-ball to lawn darts, ernment has commis- ancient forms of entertainment sioned several reports JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS City of White Water Depart- will step into the limelight during regarding the poten- ment representative Billy Baker Etowah Games Day. Ongoing tial costs of infra- speaks at Monday evening’s city from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, structural repairs — council meeting. the event will be presented at the and even been offered Etowah Indian Mounds State just shy of $500,000 Historic Site, 813 Indian Mounds in funds to keep the Road in Cartersville. Richards Road CSX “Etowah Games Day is all about crossing closed for having fun and learning about good — but three how some of our modern games months down the line, and sports were either infl uenced there’s still no appar- by, or originated with, Native ent, long-term solu- American games,” said Keith Bai- tion on the horizon. ley, curator for the Etowah Indian Since the last Mounds. “Of course all cultures monthly council have some kind of entertainment, meeting, Baker said JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS and most games and sports fall the City has received City of White Mayor Kim Dupree Billue presides over Monday into the category of showing off cost estimates for a evening’s city council meeting. your skills, helping you remember new survey of the im- something or are games of luck pacted Richards Road and chance. area. “What we have today is in- “This is for the drainage system on both sides of the road, fl uenced by many different cul- all the utilities that are underground, where they’re located tures, but we are going to focus on and possibly the depth,” he said. “The pipes that are under things that have been infl uenced Richards Road on the east and the west side, it covers the by Native Americans. We will drainage system all the way up to the back of [City Hall], and have several activity areas set up on the east side, it comes all the way behind the basketball where guests can try some of the court over to the property line the City has, and also most games people played in the past or of the way up the east side where the ditch just kind of runs practice skills needed for games out.” of skill. We hope guests take an Baker said that survey, which would be performed in two- appreciation of how easy it is to RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS foot increments, would cost an estimated $5,900. have fun with simple things back Jackie Kane, a naturalist at the Etowah Indian Mounds, inspects a bull roarer that will be used at “We can let the engineering fi rm handle all of the paper- home with them.” Saturday’s Etowah Games Day on the grounds of the Indian Mounds. work and coordinate with the surveyors — if they do, they’ll Previously a daylong event, add 15% to this cost,” Baker continued. “Or we can do it in- Etowah Games Day was short- the game, but the basic idea is “Lacrosse is one of those sports lacrosse sticks while that activity house — in other words, we will be the contractor, we would ened this year to avoid potential that you try to pass a double-sid- derived from the Native American is open. Some of the other activi- be working for the surveying staff that would be doing the sweltering temperatures and af- ed beanbag back and forth until sport, stickball. Here in the South, ties will include learning to make work.” ternoon showers. At previous of- someone can throw it towards stickball was scored by slinging a bull roarers, spinning tops, the Baker suggested the City perform that work in-house, ferings, one of the attendees’ most the goal and tangle it around the ball towards a tall post using two Cherokee bean game and playing since the funding for the survey was already approved at last popular games at this event was goal post,” Bailey said about dou- rackets, so we have a tall post with chunky.” month’s council meeting. double-ball. ble-ball. “Think of it like a blend a rubber duck as the target. Peo- “There are several versions of between fi eld hockey and lacrosse. ple will get to throw balls with SEE MOUNDS, PAGE 2A SEE WHITE, PAGE 5A New education laws went into effect Monday SCOUT’S HONOR BY DONNA HARRIS development.” [email protected] “We, as a system, already began taking steps to address dyslexia this year by provid- Several education bills passed this year by ing some basic professional development to the Georgia General Assembly and signed all of our teachers,” he said. “We will con- by Gov. Brian Kemp went into effect Mon- tinue to move forward with our professional day. development plan on the topic of dyslexia.” Among the most noteworthy are new laws Dr. David Chiprany, deputy superinten- regarding dyslexia screenings and support, dent of the Bartow County School System, Bible classes and computer science courses also supports the new law. “It is a good idea for middle and high schools. to screen early because birth to age 8 is a Senate Bill 48 — sponsored by Sens. P.K. critical period for literacy development,” Martin, Kay Kirkpatrick, Matt Brass, Renee he said. “Research shows brain growth and Unterman, Freddie Sims and Zahra Karin- its response to instruction is greater during shak and Rep. Brett Harrell and signed May those years. By identifying the instructional 2 — requires schools to screen all kindergar- needs of struggling students early, we can ten students for dyslexia and to identify and improve student learning.” support students in kindergarten through Another new law is Senate Bill 83, known third grade who show the characteristics of STEVE BISSON/SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS VIA AP as the Bible bill, which was signed by the the learning disorder. Governor Brian Kemp talks to Charles governor May 6. It also requires ongoing professional de- Brownstein in Savannah Tuesday. Sev- Sponsored by Sens. Jeff Mullis, Butch velopment opportunities relating to dys- eral education bills passed this year by Miller, Michael Dugan, John Albers, Steve lexia for teachers, creating a teaching en- the Georgia General Assembly signed by Gooch and Burt Jones and Rep. Rick Gov. Brian Kemp went into effect Monday. dorsement in dyslexia and establishing a Jasperse, the law broadens an existing law three-year pilot program to demonstrate and passing of the bill.” that allows high schools to offer elective evaluate the effectiveness of early reading “I am very interested in seeing the results courses on the history and literature of the assistance programs for students with risk of the [three-year] pilot program being im- Old and New Testaments. RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS factors for dyslexia. plemented in a few districts throughout the SB 83 adds the Hebrew Scriptures to what The Northwest Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of The Georgia Department of Education state,” he said. “I am hopeful the appropriate can be taught in these classes and also ex- America held its American Values Luncheon at the Booth also will be required to make a dyslexia funding will be provided by the state after pands the content areas that can be offered Western Art Museum. Distinguished Honoree Awards informational handbook available to local the results of the pilot program have been for credit about these texts and their infl u- were presented to Cartersville Medical Center, the Car- tersville Rotary Club and Dr. Howard Hinesley for their school systems. reviewed.” ence on society and culture, including cours- contributions to the community and scouting. Former Cartersville City Schools Superintendent Feuerbach said he’s also looking for- es on the law, government, art, music, cus- Kennesaw State University and Dalton State University Dr. Marc Feuerbach said he thinks the intent ward to receiving the handbook from the toms, morals and values. coach Tony Ingle, pictured, was the guest speaker for the of SB 48 is “good, and there are defi nitely DOE as well as the “collaborative efforts event. positive outcomes that can come with the that will create meaningful professional SEE LEGISLATION, PAGE 6A INSIDE TODAY Mostly VOLUME 73, NO. 50 Family Living ........................2A Blotter ................................... 5A sunny U.S. & World .........................3A Weather ................................ 6A High 94 www.daily-tribune.com Stocks ................................... 3A Sports ................................... 1B Entertainment ...................... 4A Classifieds............................ 3B Low 71 2A Wednesday, July 3, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs The Daily Tribune News Husband with secret past is compelled to share it Address: DEAR ABBY: I have been DEAR ABBY: I am a big-breast- a breast fetish or possibly regard worthy.
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