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Wednesday, July 4,2018
Church Events
Mothers Against
Methamphetamine
meets the second
Thursday of each month
at 7 p.m. at New Hope
United Methodist Church
in Cumming. MAM is a
support group for those
whose loved ones have
fallen victim to this highly
addictive drug. In addition
to providing Christian sup
port, they provide resourc
es for education. All are
invited to come and edu
cate themselves for the
sake of their friends and
family. Contact Claire
McDonald at (404) 502-
0797 or cmcdonald@
newhopeumc.org.
Etowah River Church
of Christ invites you to
Sunday Bible Study at
9:30 a.m. Worship is at
10:30 a.m. Sunday and 7
p.m. Wednesday. For
more information, call
(706) 265-8834 or visit
www.etowa h river-
churchofchrist.org.
Abba House is a
Christian church with a
ministry for women with
addiction or mental health
problems. After an orien
tation period, women who
receive ministry can bring
their young children to
live and heal with them.
AH is one of the few pro
grams where children can
join mothers as they are
receiving ministry for
addiction. On the border
of Dawson and Forsyth
counties, AH is the safe
home many women have
never had. Local churches
and companies that part
ner with AH will have col
lection days where indi
viduals can bring food,
clothing, baby items and
furniture to help support
the ministries. Local
churches will provide
vouchers that can be
redeemed at Abba's
Treasures, a store Abba
House has opened at 6800
Dahlonega Highway in
Silver City. Needed items
are food, clothing, baby
clothing, baby beds, stroll
ers, most other baby
items, sofas, dressers,
chairs, tables and other
furniture. All donations
are approved by the IRS
as tax deductible. For
information, call (678) 208-
2000.
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5 Winter ailment
8 Painter Chagall
12 Thought
13 Arctic bird
14 Met melody
15 Slaughter
17 Vend
18 Type squares
19 Doctor's due
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the Bible
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22 Lemon
meringue, e.g.
23 Sacrifice site
26 Spa fixture
30 The Red and
the Black
31 Formal wear
32 Start a garden
33 Popular place
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37 Existed
38 Animal
41 Purse
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7 Guitar's cousin
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therapists
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10 Small stream
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befriended the
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26 Stick out
27 Buddhist sect
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35 Jokes
37 Squander
38 False god
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Godly Play, a Christian
education program for
children three years
through the sixth grade, is
being taught from 11 a.m.
to noon each Sunday
through May 27 at Grace
Presbyterian Church. For
more information, call
(706)216-7747.
The Christ Fellowship
Church Food Center is
open. Hours of operation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on
Thursdays. Residents of
Dawson and surrounding
counties are welcome.The
church is at 139 Hightower
Pkwy., just off of Hwy. 53
East, one half mile from
Hwy. 400. For more infor
mation, contact info@
cfchurch.tv.
The Unshakable Word
Church will be holding a
cruise in and swap meet
from noon until 6 p.m.
every fourth Saturday.The
church is at 775 Hwy. 9 N
in Dawsonville, next to
RIC-Rack. For more infor
mation, call Radford
Brownlee at (770) 633-
3905.
Christ the Redeemer
Catholic Church invites
you to attend Mass servic
es. Saturday Vigil Masses
are at 5 p.m. and Sunday
Masses are at 9 a.m. and
11:30 a.m. Weekday
Masses are held at 9 a.m.
on Mondays,
Wednesdays,Thursdays
and Fridays. Confessions
are from 5 to 6 p.m. on
Wednesdays and 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. on Saturdays.
The church is at 991
Kilough Church Rd.,
Dawsonville. For more
information, call (706) 265-
1361.
Dawsonville United
Methodist Church has
openings in its preschool
programs. Drop-in child
care is also available
Monday through Friday
and on Saturdays for par
ents' day out. For more
information, call (706) 429-
8433 or visit www.daw-
sonumcpreschool.com.
Rest in the Storms, a
program open to anyone
and their family struggling
with any type of addiction
and needing inspiration
for and during time of
recovery, is held at 7 p.m.
each Monday night in the
basement of Spirit Baptist
Church, 6910 Nix Rd.,
Dawsonville.Teaching is
by Michael Holbrook and
light refreshments are
served. For more informa
tion, call Barry Payne at
(770) 633-8684.
Dawsonville United
Methodist Church wel
comes you to join its fel
lowship meal the last
Sunday of each month.
The gathering offers
music, food, fun and fel
lowship. For more infor
mation, contact Pastor
Sean Smith at (706) 429-
4747.
Restoration Christian
Church offers free child
care for parents' night out
every third Friday from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.The
church is at 955 Couch
Rd., Dawsonville. For
more information, call
(678) 209-6113.
God's Clothes Closet is
open to the community
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Monday throughThursday
and offers gently used
men's and women's cloth
ing (and some children's
clothing) to those in need.
Visitors to God's Clothes
Closet at First Baptist
Church of Dawsonville
should enter through the
church office so that vol
unteers can make sure
needs are met. For direc
tions or more information,
call (706) 265-2612.
Elevate for Youth at
First Baptist Church of
Dawsonville is an active
student ministry serving
middle and high school
students. Sunday morn
ings in the Loft begin at
9:45 a.m., and Wednesday
evening praise, worship,
study and games, includ
ing a live worship band,
begins at 6:15 p.m. For
more information, call
Sam Reed at (706) 265-
2612.
Pleasant Grove United
Methodist Church in
Forsyth County welcomes
everyone to its weekly
events: 11 a.m. Sunday
worship, 10 a.m.Tuesday
Bible study and 9 a.m.
preschool Tuesday
throughThursday. For
more information or pre
school enrollment, call
(770) 844-7095.
Forsyth Christian Home
Educators is accepting
new members. FCHE is a
nonprofit Christian home
education support organi
zation offering activities,
group events and fellow
ship. For more informa
tion, visit the FCHE Web
site at www.fche.org.
North Forsyth United
Methodist Church wel
comes the community to
join them in fellowship.
The church is at 6150 Hwy.
400, Cumming. For more
information, call (770) 888-
9898 or visit www.north-
forsythumc.org.
Concord Baptist
Church gives away free
food from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m., the fourth Thursday
of each month at the
church, in North Forsyth,
near the intersection of
Bannister and Concord
roads.
Reformers Unanimous
is a faith-based, Christ-
centered addiction pro
gram that directs addicts
back to God through sup
port groups designed to
help break the chains of
addiction. A local chapter
meets at 4 p.m. each
Friday at Vision Baptist
Church where stories of
victory are shared, groups
and individuals are per
sonally counseled and les
sons are taught on over
coming temptations of
every kind. For informa
tion or help, call (678) 994-
2174 or visit www.vision-
baptist.com.
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COMMUNITY
The Chestatee Artists
'Colors of Summer'
exhibit will be on Display
at the Bowen Center for
the Arts from July 6-27.
The exhibit will feature
over 80 works from mod
ern to classical art, glass,
ceramics, stained glass
and more. All exhibits are
free and open to the pub
lic. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.Tuesday through
Friday and 12 to 4 p.m.
Saturdays.The Bowen is
located just north of
Dawsonville's historic
square at 334 Hwy. 9 N
(next door to Lanier
Tech).
The Georgia
Mountains Master
Gardeners invites the
public to join their
upcoming program on
Monday, July 9.The pro
gram, "Permaculture,"
will be presented by
Elizabeth Sweet, an
English teacher at Woody
Gap School.
Permaculture is an ethi
cal design system for
ecological and sustain
able living. In addition,
the GMMG members will
convene at 6:30 p.m. to
receive a presentation by
Brooke Nations, regional
director of the Georgia
Master Gardener's
Association, of a grant
award of $500 to be used
over the next year for
their Junior Master
Gardener's Program,
which is for third, fourth
and fifth graders at
Lumpkin County
Elementary School. Also
prior to the program, the
GMMG 2018 scholarship
winners will be intro
duced. In late May, Erin
Nicole Jones from
Dawson County High
School received a $1,000
college scholarship from
the group. Sweet's pre
sentation will begin at 7
p.m. in the Lumpkin
County Parks and
Recreation Building, 365
Riley Road, in Dahlonega.
The program is free and
open to the public. Light
refreshments will be
served. For questions call
(706) 864-2275.
The Dawson County
Library is hosting
Literary Cupcake Wars
from 4 to 5 p.m. July 11.
Kids grades 6-12 are
encouraged to come put
their creativity to the test
using frosting and cup
cakes as their medium.
Participants will decorate
their cupcake in the
theme or spirt of their
favorite book and the
cupcakes will be judged
by a panel of librarians.
Prizes will be awarded to
the best cupcake artists.
Race for Grace 5K is
scheduled for Saturday,
July 14 at Veterans
Memorial Park.The run
will begin at 8 a.m.
Dawsonville Fit Body
Boot Camp is hosting the
5k race to honor Grace
Sheer. Proceeds from the
run will be donated to
the Grace Sheer scholar
ship fund.To register
visit: raceroster.com/
events/2018/17699/race-
for-grace-5k.
A Hooper Family
Reunion will be held
July 14.The presence of
descendants and related
families of Absalom and
Clemmons Hooper is
requested at a covered
dish noon luncheon at
the Hiawassee, Ga.
Senior Citizen Center
located shortly after
passing entrance to
Fairgrounds on left. Any
questions text Barbara at
(706) 581-2016.
The Goodwill Career
Center will hold a multi
employer job fair from 10
a.m. until 12 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 18.This
is a great chance to meet
with hiring managers of
over 20 local businesses
including Amicalola State
Park, Big Canoe, BOS
Medical Staffing, Chick-
Fil-A, Etcon Employment
Solutions, GA Highlands
Medical Service,
Gymboree, Kroger, Labor
Finders, Len Foote Hike
Inn, Modern Woodmen of
America, Premiere
Surplus, Wahoo Docks
and many more who will
conduct interviews on
site. There is no cost to
participate.The center is
inside the Goodwill store
at 66 S. 400 Center Lane
in Dawsonville.The
WorkSource Georgia
Mountains mobile train
ing unit will also be
onsite to offer resume
assistance and skills
assessments. All job fair
participants will receive a
coupon for 25 percent off
at the Dawsonville
Goodwill Store, valid
June 18, 2018 only.
Dawson County
Schools and Dawson
Family Connection are
sponsoring "Stuff the
Bus" from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, July 28 in
the Kroger parking lot.
Volunteers will be collect
ing donated school sup
plies until the bus is
stuffed. Bring donations
of backpacks, notebooks,
pens, pencils, classroom
cleaning supplies and
more to contribute to the
project, which will benefit
students in Dawson
County. For more infor
mation call (706) 265-
1981.
Join the Lions Club of
Dawsonville for a free,
fun, family event of
award-winning bluegrass
music at 7 p.m. Aug. 2.
Three on a String will be
the live entertainment
and the event will be
held at First Baptist
Church of Dawsonville,
900 Hwy. 9 N in
Dawsonville.
Get some exercise while
supporting Kiwanis
Club of Dawson County's
mission of strengthening
the community and serv
ing children with the
Revenuers' 5k and 1-mile
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