ESF's Reality Store Needs Volunteers

ESF's Reality Store Needs Volunteers

TUESDAY January 15, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER 75 CENTS $300M Vineyard Park anticipates 2019 groundbreaking BY JAMES SWIFT nection is would be the third Zimmerman is no stranger to ability to maybe take some of the [email protected] phase.” mixed-use developments of the multifamily and densify our vil- Zimmerman gave an update on sort. Among other projects, he’s lage, put some residential in the vil- While the final build-out may the development at a Cartersville- been involved with The Battery lage,” Zimmerman said. “A little, take a decade, the real estate firm Bartow County Chamber of Com- project at Suntrust Park and the tiny town, if you will.” behind the proposed 155-acre merce event Monday morning. It Cumberland and Town Center Right now, he said at least 300 Vineyard Park mixed-use develop- buffers Red Top Mountain Road community improvement district units are planned for the property. ment in Emerson expects ground- and is positioned in between Inter- (CID) projects in Cobb County. “This is under contract to a com- work on the project to get started state 75 and Waterside Drive . The conceptual site plan for the pany called Wilwat, and we have a before the year is over. “You’ve got a powerful corridor project includes at least two hotels number of other people that are in- “The first phase, that we want to with two interstate interchanges — including one with more than terested as well,” Zimmerman said. begin this year, is the Red Top and a mile of frontage,” Zimmer- 200 rooms — and the possibility of “Millennial housing, garden-style, Mountain Road front door frontage man said. “You’ve got the lake, more than 750,000 square feet of on-the-ridge type of multifamily sites,” said H. Mason Zimmerman, you’ve got Cartersville, you’ve got office space, along with spots for for a tract this size, for this area, JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS H. Mason Zimmerman, senior managing development partner for senior managing development part- a growing demographic — we’ve restaurants, convenience stores, a which has virtually none — it’s an Pope & Land, speaks about the proposed Vineyard Park mixed- ner for Pope & Land. “And then the got the Waterside demographic retail village and multifamily resi- important element for the project use development at a Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of middle of the project is the second right next to us — so a lot things, dential. SEE , PAGE 8A Commerce event Monday. phase, and where the bridge con- we feel like, are heading this way.” “We are talking now about the VINEYARD CCBOE Celebratory Spirit chooses officers, Tellus to offer prepares total lunar for year eclipse BY DONNA HARRIS [email protected] programming Cartersville City School Board members re-elected their 2018 of- BY MARIE NESMITH ficers and approved a number of [email protected] housekeeping items at their first meeting of 2019 Monday night. Still basking in the celebratory spirit of Board President Kelley Dial, Vice the venue’s 10th birthday party Saturday, President Travis Popham and Secre- Tellus Science Museum’s staff members tary Pat Broadnax won re-election are gearing up for another notable event — to their positions for the 2019 calen- the total lunar eclipse. dar year by a 6-0 vote, with board “We’ve done this before,” said Tellus Ex- member Floyd Braid absent. ecutive Director Jose Santamaria, referring Dial, who took over as president to hosting similar events. “We’ve always when Linda Benton retired in July had really good turnouts. You can always 2017 and is starting her second full go outside and look up. But it’s a way to ex- year in the office, is excited about perience something in a more educational manner, where a lot of people have similar the chance to remain in that position. interests. “I’m honored that the board “It is late, but we’ve had even later chose to let me continue as presi- eclipses. We encourage families to bring the dent,” she said. “It’s one of the eas- kids. It’s an educational experience that RANDY PARKER, SKIP BUTLER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS iest boards in the world to work they may never forget. The good thing is More than 1,700 science lovers were on hand as Tellus Science Museum celebrated its 10th anniversary Saturday. Bottom with, and I think we’re all here for left, five-year-old Mekenzie Moss of Adairsville was on hand for the event. Bottom right, in 2014, Sarah Kieffer views the the following day being Martin Luther the right reasons, and I’m just total lunar eclipse from Tellus’ observatory as others gather for their turn to look through the telescope. King Day, they’ll be out of school. So they happy to continue on.” can catch up on their sleep.” Dial also said she and the board To mark the total lunar eclipse — when are “continuing to enjoy Dr. [Marc] the full moon moves directly through the Feuerbach as our new superintend- Earth’s shadow — Tellus will open its ent.” doors to the public from 7 p.m. Sunday to “I think he’s just doing great 2 a.m. Monday. things and moving our schools “The actual eclipse begins around 10:30 right along,” she said. “We think [p.m.],” Santamaria said. “Then the moon we’re great, but there’s always will be fully eclipsed at about 11:30. Then room to be a little better so we look the eclipse will start phasing out at 12:45. forward to doing that.” So the event is not just experiencing the Feuerbach said he’s “really ex- eclipse. We’re [also] going to have experts, cited about Kelley being re-elected including [Tellus Astronomy Program as our president.” Manager] David Dundee, talking about the “She’s done a great job this past causes of an eclipse beforehand. year, very supportive in her role, “… It’s going to be a unique way to ex- and I think she does a great job as perience the museum … in the evening. president,” he said. “We’re looking The observatory will be open. They’ll be forward to a great year.” other telescopes out. One unique way that Dial appointed members to the we do this program is … we will be pro- seven committees, including the jecting an image of the moon from our ob- newly created legal committee, and servatory onto our screen [inside the selected a chairperson for each: museum]. So you can go outside, look Tim Chason, finance; Louise Pan- through a scope. You can stay inside, look ter, technology; Broadnax, policy; SEE TELLUS, PAGE 5A SEE CCBOE, PAGE 8A ESF’s Reality Store needs volunteers BY DONNA HARRIS Woodland high schools as well as dents today need to know what to utilities, clothing, furniture, non- [email protected] Excel Christian Academy and expect when they get out of high profit, life’s unexpected events and Grace Academy Cartersville a school and college or trade school,” entertainment. Volunteers are needed to help glimpse into what their lives might said Brenda Cooper, who is coor- And if their funds run out before high school students learn about the be like around age 25, will be Fri- dinating the event with Bartow their bills do, they’ll have to get a real world. day, Feb. 1, in the student center at Collaborative Executive Director second job at the “out of money” The Etowah Scholarship Foun- Georgia Highlands College on Doug Belisle. “The classes they station to help supplement their in- dation needs between 180 and 190 Highway 20. take now will affect what kind of come. adults to step up and volunteer their Students will be given an occu- job they have, and that will affect Volunteers from the community time to ensure its eighth annual Re- pation, income and family then what their lifestyle will be in the fu- will man the stations and will help ality Store for all ninth-grade stu- they visit the store to pay their bills ture.” the students figure out what they dents in Bartow County runs for a month and take care of such The freshmen will be visiting 13 can and cannot afford and help smoothly. adult responsibilities as getting a life stations in order of importance: them see what their parents have RANDY PARKER/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS, FILE The event, which will give 1,400 place to live and a car to drive and bank and taxes, student loans, child been telling them about being a Bartow County and Cartersville City high school freshmen to 1,500 freshmen from securing child care. care, health and life insurance, attended last year’s Reality Store at Georgia Highlands College Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass and “[ESF officials] feel that the stu- transportation, housing, groceries, SEE ESF, PAGE 3A to learn what their life might be like when they’re 25. INSIDE TODAY Sunny, Obituaries . .2A Entertainment . .4A cool VOLUME 72, NO. 216 Family Living . .2A Blotter . .5A High 49 U.S. & World . .3A Classifieds . .6A www.daily-tribune.com Stocks . .3A Sports . .1B Low 30 2A Tuesday, January 15, 2019 • www.daily-tribune.com Local The Daily Tribune News ContactUs OBITUARIES The Daily Tribune News Address: dren, Torijo Moon, John Small, Survivors include his siblings, Lipscomb; step-grandson, Tommy 251 S. Tennessee St. Joshua Small (Kristen); his grand- Michael Maddox, Eddie Maddox Gregory. Cartersville, GA 30120 children, Casper Moon, Stephen (Yvonne), David Maddox, Jerry She is survived by sons, Paul Moon, Jr.; his brother, Timothy Maddox (April), and Melissa (Sandra) Nally and Jerry (Faye) Mailing Address: 251 S.

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