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L— FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, March 12,1997
Cunming events information:
The Forsyth County News is published
on every Sunday, Wednesday and
Friday of the week.
Deadline for Cumming Events is 12
noon Friday for Wednesday publication
and 12 noon Tuesday for Friday publi
cation. All submitted items should be 30
to 40 words maximum to insure space
for everyone Time sensitive material is
published first, and other items are rotat
ed as space is available
Cumming Events is FREE and open
to area non-profit organizations, clubs
and associations. Information is printed
on a space-available basis and The
Forsyth County News cannot guarantee
that submitted material will be printed
To submit an item for The Forsyth
County News Cumming Events section,
send your information to :
Newsmom/FCN, Box 210, Cumming,
Ga 301280 r FAX to 77088M017. No
events will be taken by telephone.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sawnee Ballet Theatre, Inc.
...is selling custom-designed T
shirts to purchase a new perfor
mance floor next season. T-shirts
are sl2 each. They feature a
photo of one of Sawnee Ballet’s
senior dancers screen printed onto
the T-shirt. Order forms and a
design example are available at
the Sawnee School of Ballet on
Buford Dam Road. For informa
tion call Angela Swartz at 339-
1726.
The Great American Cover-
Up Quilt Show
...is being pieced together for
quilt lovers Mar. 15-23 at Bulloch
Hall, 180 Bulloch Ave., Roswell.
Hours are Mon-Sat. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., Sun. 1-4 p.m, Adults $5,
children (6-16) $3. For informa
tion call 992-1731/1951.
The Goss’s Ist Anniversary
Gospel Singing
...will be held Fri., Mar. 21 at 7
p.m. at South Forsyth High
School. For information call 887-
8852 or 781-3635.
Atlanta Passion Play
Eleven performances are sched
uled for the 21st annual produc
tion of The Atlanta Passion Play.
Performances will be held at the
Atlanta Civic Center on March 8-
9, 14-16, and 21-23: Fridays, 7:30
p.m.; Saturdays, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m.; and Sundays, 3 p.m. Prices
are $6, $lO, and sl4. Open
Mondays through Fridays from 9-
4 p.m., the box office is located at
the First Baptist Church of
Atlanta on Peachtree Street. To
charge, call (404) 347-8400.
Co-Author Walter Reeves,
...who is also the host of the
WSB radio Lawn and Garden
Show, will be on hand at Humpus
Bumpus Books on Fri., Mar. 14
from noon until 2 p.m. to auto
graph books and talk about plants.
Cumming Nursing Center
...on 2775 Castleberry Rd. will
be having their Ms. Nursing Home
Pageant, Sat., Mar. 15 at 2:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend.
“Luncheon at Tiffany’s”
...will be held Wed., Mar. 12
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Club of Roswell. Admission is
$11.50. Call Gina at 518-5814 for
reservations by Sat., Mar. 8.
Nite Easter Candy Hunt
...will be held Sat., Mar. 22 at 8
p.m. at Cumming City Park for
children ages 0-12. Rain out date
is Mar. 29. Don’t forget to bring
your Easter basket and flashlight.
American Legion Celebrates
78 Years
Cumming American Legion Post
307 will celebrate the Legion’s
78th Anniversary and the fourth
birthday of Cumming Post 307
with a supper and dance. Please
call Sr. Vice Commander
Wigmore at 781-5835 for informa
tion.
Challenged Child Road Race
The sth Annual 5K Road Race
and One Mile Fun Walk/Run will
be held Sun., Mar. 23 at Duckett
Mill Park in Gainesville.
Registration begins at 1 p.m., the
one mile race begins at 2 p.m., and
the 5K race at 2:30 p.m. Entry fee
is sl2 pre-registered, or sls the
day of the race. Call 535-8372 for
information.
Georgia Harmony Chorus
Women’s 4-part harmony chorus,
1996 Regional Champions, seeks
new members who love to sing.
Rehearsals 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays,
Hwy 400 and McFarland Rd.,
Alpharetta. For information call
992-2017.
Sawnee Ballet Theatre, Inc.
....presents “The Sleeping
Beauty.” Performances are Fri.,
Mar. 21 and Sat., Mar. 22 at 8 p.m.
at Sawnee Community Center.
Tickets are $5 in advance; $7 on
performance dates. For informa
tion call Cathy Potter 887-3474.
18th Annual Little Kids 'frack
meet
...will be held Sat., March 15 at
Forsyth Central High School sta
dium. Registration begins at 8:30
a.m. The event is from 9 a.m. to
noon. There is no entry fee. Each
participant gets free hot dogs,
drinks and a t-shirt. First, second
and third prize ribbons will be
awarded. The event is sponsored
by the Forsyth-Cumming Optimist
Club and The Cumming
Recreation and Parks Department.
Clean Closets for Good Cause
A Jumble Sale is being spon
sored by Deer Creek Shores
Presbyterian Women on April 18
and 19. Donations are tax
deductible. Pick-up available after
April 13 for large items. Call 887-
6801.
Sawnee String Ensemble
An adult string chamber music
ensemble is forming right here in
Cumming! If you play a bowed
string instrument (violin, viola,
cello, or string bass) and may be
interested in playing in our new
chamber ensemble, please contact
Alice Bryan at 844-1508. Also, if
there is enough interest in begin
ning string instrument music
lessons for children, we will also
consider opening a local string
academy.
CUMMING EVENTS
1997 Forsyth County Quilt
Show
...will be held at Midway
Elementary School gymnasium on
April 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. The cost will be $3, children
under 12 are free. The show will
feature 100 quilts from members
and friends of the Guilds. Call
889-2578 for information.
Habitat for Humanity
The Sorta Fifty Sunday School
Class of Cumming First United
Methodist Church will host a
Habitat for Humanity Benefit
Card Luncheon on Fri., Mar. 14
from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A sls
donation will include lunch which
will be served at noon. Door
prizes will be given during the
day. Join us for this worthy cause.
Homework Helpers
Free, volunteer Homework
Helpers are now available in the
following subjects: reading,
Spanish, math, algebra, geometry,
chemistry, biology, literature.
Meeting/training at the Episcopal
Church of the Holy Spirit, 724
Pilgpm Mill Rd., second Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m. For details,
call Ann Dunlop at 781-9622.
Cumming Episcopal Preschool
...at the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Spirit is now registering for
the 1997-98 school year. The
church is located on Pilgrim Mill
Rd., between Ga. 400 and City
Park. For information call Sue
Dudley at 887-8190.
Sawnee Elementary School
...will be holding a yard sale on
Sat., March 15 from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. at the school, 1616 Canton
Road. There are still spots avail
able to rent, call 889-7276. Rain or
shine.
The Forsyth County Early
Childhood PTA
...meets the third Tuesday of the
month at 7 p.m. at Lanier United
Methodist (Hwy. 20E). For more
information call Janet Shrauger at
886-6101.
Scholarships offered
The Volunteer Services of North
Fulton Regional Hospital is offer
ing scholarships in the field of
human health care for school year
beginning Fall, 1997. Awards will
be announced June 16. To receive
an application, call 751-2602.
Leave your name and mailing
address. Deadline for receipt of
application is March 21,1997.
The Forsyth County Early
Childhood PTA
...will hold a St. Patrick’s Day
party, Sat., Mar. 15 at the Midway
Elementary School gym from 10
a.m. to noon. Activities include
face painting, cake walk, and a
Leprechaun Lunch at a cost of $2.
For information call Janet
Shrauger 886-6101.
Swanete Philosophy
Free Intro and Multimedia-
Slide-Presentation on the Swanete
Philosophy. Free bi-monthly
Spiritual Class and discussion to
follow. Wed., Mar. 19, 7:30-9
p.m., 1030 Cambridge Square,
Alpharetta. Call the Swan Center
Monastery at 893-3525,1-6 p.m.
Cumming Optimist Club
...will feature Cindy Martino as
its speaker on Thurs., Mar. 20 at 7
a.m. at Shoney’s restaurant. Mrs.
Martino will present a healthy
eating weight-loss seminar.
The Georgia Mountains
Regional Board
...will have its monthly meeting
at 5 p.m., Wed., Mar. 12 at the
Commerce Civic Center in
Commerce, Ga. All advocates and
interested parties of mental health,
mental retardation and substance
abuse are encouraged to attend.
The North Georgia
Cattlemen’s Association
...holds their monthly meeting
on Tues., Mar. 18 at 7 p.m. at
Doris and Paulette’s Restaurant on
Canton Highway. An animal
health representative will be pre
senting a program about the
importance of worming cattle.
Forsyth County Habitat for
Humanity
...meets the second Thursday of
each month at Cumming United
Methodist Church. The next meet
ing is Thurs., Mar. 13 at 7 p.m.
For further information call Mary
Primel, Vice President, at 887-
0929.
Federation of Forsyth County
Homeowners
...will meet on TUes., Mar. 18 at
7 p.m. at the Clubhouse of the
Sweetwater Subdivision on
Buford Dam Road. For informa
tion call Prescott Eaton at 781-
9116 or Richard Spreen at 889-
6288.
Lawn Care Meeting
...will be held Sat., Mar. 15 at
10:30 a.m. sponsored by the
Extension Service at the Forsyth
County Library. The program is
free, but register by calling 887-
2418.
Day Away Club
...will meet at the library on Sat.,
Mar. 15 at 1:30 p.m. and also on
Thurs., Mar. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Call
888-6476 days or 888-6475
evenings.
Cumming-Forsyth Newcomers
Club
Come and enjoy the fellowship
of other newcomers. The March
luncheon is Thurs., March 20 at
the Polo Golf and Country Club.
Reservations required. Call Liz,
623-8242.
Insurance Assistance
An investigator from the Office
of Insurance Commissioner John
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A cup of hot chicken soup...
Sometimes, home remedies and over-the-counter medications just aren’t enough to keep
you healthy. When you need the help of a knowledgeable, well-trained physician,
call The Doctor Network for a free referral. With over 150 qualified
doctors to choose from, The Doctor Network of Northeast Georgia Medical Center
can help you find a doctor
who’s just right for you.
Call (770) 535-3400 or
1-800-541-9592 for a free
referral.
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
‘‘The community’s good health at heart.”
Oxendine is scheduled to be in
Cumming from 9-11:30 a.m. on
Mar. 24, Apr. 14, May 12, and
June 23 at the Forsyth County
Administration Bldg. Room 210.
Please call the Commissioner’s
office at 781-2101 to confirm the
investigator’s schedule.
The Republican Women of
Forsyth County
...will meet at 10:30 a.m. on
Mon., Mar. 17 at Shoney’s. Call
Nancy Crouse at 781-8181.
Younglife of Forsyth County
...will be having its second annu
al golf tournament on Tues., Mar.
25 at the Polo Golf and Country
Club. For information call 889-
3452 or 781-4396.
Forsyth, Dawson, Lumpkin
Alliance for the Mentally 111
A support group for family and
friends of the mentally will hold
their monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
on Mon., Mar. 31 at 125 North
Corner Parkway in Cumming.
The topic of the meeting will be
“Medicaid Changes” and the
guest speaker will be Jim Beam.
For more information call Jayne
at 887-0058.
Forsyth County Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group
...will meet Tues., Mar. 18 at 7
p.m. at VFW Post 9143. The
group is open to those with MS
and their family members. For
information call Linda Dudley
781-2853.
American Red Cross
...seeks Blood Drive volunteers.
There is no contact with blood.
Must be at least 16 years old.
Flexible schedule and training
provided. For information call
(404) 881-0668, ext. 275.
Blood Drive
...will be held Fri., Mar. 21 at
Cumming Community, Park and
Rec. Annex, Pilgrim Mill Rd.,
from 12-6 p.m.; Mon., Mar. 24 at
South Forsyth High School,
Health Careers Class and
Hallway, 585 Peachtree Pkwy.,
from 8:30-2 p.m.; and Mon., Mar.
31 at Cumming United Methodist
Church, Fellowship Hall, 770
Canton Hwy., from 1-6:30 p.m.
Understanding Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome
Northwoods Medical is holding
a seminar on Carpal Tunnel on
Thurs., Mar. 20 from 6:15-7:15
p.m. at the Northwoods facility at
Exit 15, 1230 Bald Ridge Marine
Road in Cumming.
Self-Esteem - The Foundation
for a Healthy Relationship
...seminar hosted by Northwoods
Medical will be held Mon., Mar.
24 from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at the
Northwoods facility at Exit 15,
1230 Bald Ridge Marine Road in
Cumming.
Support Group
...for people who have recently
lost a loved one meets the first
and third Thursday of each month
from 1 to 3 p.m. at New Day
Counseling, 101-A Orchard
Parkway in Cumming. Call
Rhonda Rogers or Angla Hagen at
536-0497 or 1-800-822-4892.
Tatting Class
...will begin Tues., Mar. 18 from
7-9 p.m. at Midway Park. The fee
for the three week class is S2O.
Two shuttles are required and may
be purchased at class. To register,
call the Recreation Dept, at 781-
2215.
Spring Wreath Workshop
...will be held Tues., April 15
from 7-9 p.m. The fee is $lB,
which includes all supplies. For
information call Forsyth County
Parks and Recreation Dept, at
781-2215.
“Success Growing Flowers”
...seminar will be held Sat., Mar.
29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Forsyth
County Library. Please register by
calling the Forsyth County
Extension Service office at 887-
2418.
Animal Communication and
Dog Obedience Courses
...in home training at the Swan
Center Monastery. Call 893-3525
from 1-6 p.m. or E-mail swnc
tr@mindspring.com.
Beginning Evening Quilting
Sample the basics and create a
Welcome wall hanging as a class
project. This beginning level class
starts on Thurs., Mar. 20, 7-9
p.m., at Midway Park. The seven
week class is taught by Holly
Anderson. The fee is S4B. For
information and registration, call
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation at 781-2215.
Fifth Army Association World
War II
...comprised of veterans of the
Italian campaign during World
War II will hold its fourth annual
reunion next year in historic
London. The group will leave
New York on March 18 and return
March 25, after visiting memo
rable landmarks associated with
the war. Those interested should
contact Sy Canton, Executive
Director at 465 Shore Rd., Long
Beach, NY 11561, or phone 516-
432-3022.