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Cumnung events information:
The Forsyth County News is published
on every Sunday, Wednesday and
Friday cf 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
publishedfirst, and other items are rotat
ed as space is available
Cumming Events is FREE and open
to area non-profit organizations, dubs
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, Bax 210, Cumming,
Ga 301280 r TAX to No
events will be taken by telephone
SPECIAL EVENTS
Sawnee Ballet Theatre, Inc.
...presents “The Sleeping
Beauty”, featuring Anne Finch and
Peter Schetter, principal dancers
with the Milwaukee Ballet.
Performances are Fri., Mar. 21 and
Sat., Mar. 22 at 8 p.m. at Sawnee
Community Center. Tickets are $5
in advance at Parson’s, Humpus
Bumpus Books, and Mail Boxes
Etc. Tickets are $7 on performance
dates. For information call Cathy
Potter 887-3474.
Easter Egg Hunt at First
Baptist
The Preschool Committee at First
Baptist Church will have an Easter
Egg Hunt on Sat., Mar. 29 from 10-
11 a.m. It will be for preschoolers,
ages 2 through 5, and their parents.
Please register by Wed., Mar. 26 by
calling the church-office at 887-
2428.
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 information 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 information 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 production
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.
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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 autograph books and
talk 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.
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 information.
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.
18th Annual Little Kids Track
meet
...will be held Sat., March 15 at
Forsyth Central High School stadi
um. 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.
Local volunteers sought
Student Exchange Services, a
non-profit high school exchange
program is seeking volunteers to
become local Coordinators within
their communities. Some compen
sation available. For information
call 1-800-392-1508.
Free Income Tax Counseling
...and Preparation sponsored by
the AARP - IRS for the elderly and
low income. Times are each
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
through April 10. Call 781-8574
for information.
15th Annual Quilt Show
...will be held Mar. 15-23 at 180
Bulloch Ave., Roswell Square from
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays and
Saturdays, and from 1-4 pm on
Sundays. Admission is $5 for
adults and $3 for children, 6-16.
For information call 992-1731.
Clean Closets for Good Cause
A Jumble Sale is being sponsored
by Deer Creek Shores Presbyterian
Women on April 18 and 19.
Donations are tax-deductible. Pick-
CUMMING EVENTS
up available after April 13 for large
items. Call 887-6801.
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 dona
tion will include lunch which will
be served at noon. Door prizes will
be given during the day. Join us for
this worthy cause.
SCHOOL
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 available
to rent, call 889-7276. Rain or
shine.
Third Annual EARTHDAY
Exhibition and Celebration
...will be held at Chattahoochee
Elementary on Sat., April 19 from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. rain or shine. The
exhibition theme this year is: An
Environmental Success Story.
Exhibits can be in any medium; a
poster, a song or poem, a skit or
fundraiser. It can be an experiment
or display, just about anything
within the theme. Display size will
be 3x5 feet, a standard lunch table,
unless special arrangements are
made. For information contact Pat
at the Pro Earth Group 886-9377.
CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS
Forsyth-Cumming Optimist
...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-eat
ing weight-loss seminar. Larry
Petty with the Forsyth County
Dept, of Family and Children
Services will speak to the Forsyth-
Cumming Optimists on Thurs.,
Mar. 27. Mr. Petty is last year’s
recipient of the Forsyth-Cumming
Optimist “Carl Cone Friend of
Youth Award”. The Forsyth-
Cumming Optimists meet each
Thurs. at 7 a.m. at Shoney’s
Restaurant.
The Place
...is in need of volunteers to work
in the Thrift Store, Mon.-Sat., 10
a.m.-2 p.m. If interested please call
887-1098.
The Forsyth Homemakers
Council
...will celebrate Achievement Day
on Wed., Mar. 19 at 10 a.m. at the
Keith Bridge Road clubhouse.
Crafts and cotton creations will be
displayed. There will be a hat
parade preview for the State
Conference. Please bring combs,
wallets, soft toys, lotions, and purs
es for visits to the Forsyth Nursing
homes. Members are asked to
bring a covered dish for luncheon.
All homemakers are urged to
attend.
Order of the Eastern Star
...Cumming Chapter, will hold
Installation of Officers for 1997-98
on Sun., Mar. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the
Masonic Hall in Cumming. This is
an Open Installation and the public
is invited to attend.
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.
The North Georgia Cattleman
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 presenting a
program about the importance of
worming cattle.
Federation of Forsyth County
Homeowners
...will meet on T\ies., Mar. 18 at 7
p.m. at the Clubhouse of the
Sweetwater Subdivision on Buford
Dam Road. For information 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 Forsyth County
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 lun
cheon 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
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 Commissioners’
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
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Nancy Crouse at 781-8181.
Younglife of Forsyth County
...will be having its second annual
golf tournament on Tues., Mar. 25
at the Polo Golf and Country Club.
For information call 889-3452 or
781-4396.
HEALTH
Forsyth, Dawson, Lumpkin
Alliance for the Mentally 111
A support group for family and
friends of the mentally ill will hold
their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on
Mon., Mar. 31 at 125 North Comer
Parkway in Cumming. The topic of
the meeting will be “Medicaid
Changes” and the guest speaker
will be Jim Beam. For more infor
mation 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.
Blood Drive
...will be held Fri., Mar. 21 at
Cumming Community, Park and
Recreation Annex, Pilgrim Mill
Rd., from noon-6 p.m.; Mon., Mar.
24 at South Forsyth High School,
Health Career 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.
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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 Marins'
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. ‘
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
Tatting Class
...will begin T\ies., 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.
“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.
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.
Toastmasters
;.. meets at 7 p.m. every
Wednesday. Learn self-confidence
and develop public speaking skills.
Call Randy at 993-2163.
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