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FRIDAY May 24, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 cents Cartersville Elementary 3rd- Two killed in wrecks on graders learn principles of consecutive economics at May Market days in BY DONNA HARRIS also was created to provide them with an [email protected] opportunity to spend some of their bucks. Bartow “They did not use real money,” she said. Third-graders at Cartersville Elemen- “They earned the Canes Cash by working STAFF REPORT tary School learned a thing or two about so they made an income to use. If they There were two fatal car economics last week. make the money, they’re more cautious wrecks in Bartow County on Roughly 330 students in 15 classes cre- [about spending it].” consecutive days this week. ated products to sell at the second annual She also pointed out a student who didn’t Paul Mark Rose, a 62-year-old May Market last Thursday and Friday in spend all her money because “it’s her hard- from Michigan, died Tuesday in a the school cafeteria to learn all about sup- earned money.” one-vehicle crash on Interstate 75. ply and demand and how to spend money In early April, groups began coming up According to the Georgia State wisely. with a product they could make easily and Patrol, the accident occurred Third grade teacher Brittany Jones said sell for a high profi t, according to Jones. near mile marker 293 in the an economics unit is “part of our curricu- “They had to make at least 25 [items],” northbound lanes of I-75 at about lum … so we decided a hands-on activity she said. “We talked about their supply and 3 p.m. when Rose’s car went off like a real-life situation would help them their demand so we talked about things RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS the road and struck a tree. learn it.” like slime. There’s going to be slime in ev- Cartersville Elementary School third-graders offered a variety of items at the It is believed a medical epi- “They’re learning about economics — ery class, and we talked about the demand school’s May Market last Friday. sode led to the crash. supply and demand, profi ts, things like — are you going to have a high demand if On Wednesday, 34-year- that,” she said. “They came up with their everybody’s selling slime? So we wanted cials. We videoed their commercials.” ing that really required hot glue and things old Canton resident Weyman own products and their own price, and they them to be original.” Among the items the students created like that,” Jones said. “Everything was safe Jones died when his motorcycle marketed for about a week. They made ad- Once they created their product, they were galaxy bottles, stress balls, bracelets, for the kids to make.” crashed head-on into a car. vertisements and put them out in the hall- had to market and advertise it to generate magnets, pet rocks and clouds, keychains, The young entrepreneurs worked “very According to the GSP, the ac- ways.” interest among the shoppers. a mini basketball game, Popsicle stick art, hard” on the products, she said. cident occurred at about 8:30 The shoppers used Canes Cash that “We just had them really think about the bath bombs and ball shooters. “Some of them are well-thought-out and a.m. on Old Grassdale Road they’d earned during the school year to interests of the kids and real-life advertise- “Products were made from things that between Busch Drive and Cass buy items, Jones said, noting the market ments,” she said. “They created commer- the kids can use and do themselves, noth- SEE CES, PAGE 7A White Road. DON’T ROCK THE BOAT Hoffman Cartersville man gets 12-year sentence for elder exploitation BY JAMES SWIFT [email protected] A 34-year-old Cartersville man entered a negotiated plea of guilty to 13 counts in Bar- tow Superior Court Tuesday RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS morning, including one count Memorial Day weekend is one of the year’s busiest for boat traffi c on Lake Allatoona. of exploiting an elderly adult, one count of identity fraud and 10 counts of financial transac- tion card fraud. Offi cials underscore importance of boating safety Cherokee Judicial Circuit Judge David K. Smith sen- BY MARIE NESMITH caused by drowning,” the proclamation tenced Jared Matthew Hoffman [email protected] states “through basic boating safety pro- to 12 years for the offenses, cedures, wearing life jackets, attending with the first three years to be As Memorial Day weekend nears, lo- safe boating courses, participating in free served in confinement and the cal, state and federal offi cials are urging boat safety checks and staying sober when remainder on probation. boaters to navigate the waters of Lake Al- navigating, we can help ensure boaters on According to Cherokee Judi- latoona safely this summer. America’s coastal, inland and offshore cial Circuit Assistant District “Allatoona Lake is one of the busiest waters stay safe throughout the season.” Attorney Adam Wilkinson, lakes in the nation and with that it means As the captain of TowBoatU.S. Lake Hoffman’s offenses transpired that it is also one of the most dangerous,” Allatoona, Chris Day has responded to sometime between Aug. 20- said Christopher Purvis, lead ranger over various emergency calls in 2019, from a Sept. 1, 2018. partnerships, public awareness and volun- boat experiencing mechanical issues to a “The defendant took his teers for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ personal water craft being saturated with grandfather’s credit card in- Allatoona Lake. “The average drowning water after a rock punctured the vessel. formation,” Wilkinson told the and fatalities for the lake is still high at Seeing fi rsthand the impact of life jackets, court, “and he took that credit four [to] fi ve people a year. Memorial Day he underscores the need for boaters and card information and used it a weekend is the busiest [time] of the year, paddlers to always be equipped with this number of times … using it at so if you must come out this weekend, RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS piece of safety equipment. various places, for Uber rides please slow down in boats, wear your life Cartersville Matt Santini, seated, left and Bartow County Commissioner “Check your drain plugs, batteries, fi re and such things over the period jackets when swimming and boating, and Steve Taylor, seated, right, signed a proclamation May 17 designating May 18 extinguisher, carbon monoxide detector of the next couple of weeks.” try coming early and late when crowds to 24 National Safe Boating Week. and life vest before heading out this Me- Hoffman also entered a plea are not at a peak.” morial Day weekend … Please, please, of guilty to one count of theft Prior to launching their boat, Purvis you can become disoriented and swim fi es the effects.” please have life jackets available and on by taking, which resulted in a stresses the public needs to “expect the down instead of up to safety, causing you Bringing “attention to important all children even on docks. If for some concurrent 12-month probation unexpected” regarding preparing for ac- to drown. This can more likely happen if life-saving tips for recreational boaters,” reason you do not have a life jacket, con- sentence. cidents, “wear a life jacket,” “know your you have been consuming alcohol. Bartow County Commissioner Steve tact us, and we will provide a loaner for “He had taken a trailer out of swimming abilities” and understand “al- “… [Boater’s hypnosis] is a condition Taylor and Cartersville Mayor Matt San- you,” said Day, whose organization’s 24- Auto Cash of Cartersville, sold cohol and water are a deadly combo.” brought on by the effects of sun, wind, tini signed a document May 17 designat- hour assistance line is 800-391-4869. “So that to them and then in the “Alcohol induces an inner ear condition noise, vibration and motion experienced ing May 18 to 24 National Safe Boating far this year, we have rescued two kay- middle of the night, he took the — caloric labyrinthitis — that can cause during a day of boating. Boater’s hypno- Week. akers who did not have life jackets and trailer back,” Wilkinson said. you to become disoriented when under- sis can slow your reaction time almost as Noting “on average 650 people die fl ipped under Bethany Bridge. water and not realize which way is up,” much as if you were legally intoxicated. each year in boating-related accidents in SEE PLEA, PAGE 7A he said. “If you jump or fall in the water, Adding alcohol to this condition intensi- the U.S. and 76% of these are fatalities SEE BOATING, PAGE 2A INSIDE TODAY Sunny, VOLUME 73, NO. 16 Family Living ........................3A Blotter ................................... 7A warm U.S. & World .........................4A Weather ................................ 7A High 94 www.daily-tribune.com Entertainment ...................... 5A Sports ................................... 1B Business............................... 6A Classifieds............................ 4B Low 69 2A Friday, May 24, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs When animals need help, Georgians come to rescue The Daily Tribune News BY JOSEPHINE BENNETT their new enclosure surrounded fawns are a fi ve-moth commit- situation where the animal be- vaccinated. 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