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Change your clock,
change your battery
Spring is here and on April 4
Georgia residents will change their
clocks to daylight-savings time.
While changing your clocks, the
Georgia Firefighters Bum Foundation
urges everyone to change the batteries
in your smoke detectors.
In 1998 nearly 130 Georgians died
due to fire-related injuries. Many of
these deaths occurred in house fires
where smoke detectors were either
not present or not operating.
“What we recommend is people
change their batteries in the smoke
detectors twice a year when the time
changes,” said Forsyth County Fire
Safety Educator Sam Henderson.
“The batteries should always be
replaced with the batteries recom
mended by the manufacturer.”
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Back row (L-R) are Dianne Hansard, Linda Whittle, Joyce Hawkins, Evie Norton, Tim Joiner,
Janice Sullivan, Bonnie Voss, Linda Walraven and Pat Duncan. Seated are: Diana Buntin,
Jeannie Aiken, Marion Wise and Gretchen DelSavio.
Joiner honor by Cumming Civitan Club
Members of the Cumming
Civitan Club recently attended the
22nd annual Big Heart Award
Banquet at the Sheraton Colony
Square Hotel which honors the
achievements of Big Heart Camp
for mentally and physically chal
lenged children. One of the many
important civic duties of the
Cumming Civitan Club is being a
part of the Big Heart Camp each
year.
~ In the 13-year history of Big
' Heart Camp, the camp has hosted
‘more than 1,800 mentally and
‘physically challenged children.
These special children have a camp
•they can attend and enjoy with
other children who share the same
daily struggles they experience.
The Big Heart Award Banquet is
sponsored by Georgia District
North Civitans which Cumming
‘Civitan Club is a member. This
banquet supports projects such as
the Big Heart Camp and the annu
al Alice Dodd Scholarships for
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Above are winners of the Zone level Optimist Oratorical contest.
(L-R) Kelly Runfola, first place beys; Liz Brendel, first place girls;
and Brandon Batt, alternate boys. Betsy Kreager, alternate girls
is not pictured.
high school seniors in North
Georgia.
The Cumming Civitan Club is
proud and honored to announce
that one of the annual Alice Dodd
Scholarships was awarded to a
student from Forsyth Central
High School.
Tim Joiner received a SSOO
scholarship for Community
Service in Forsyth County. Joiner
is involved in a wide range of
activities which include the Y-
Club, Basketball and Beta Club.
Tim has been involved in many
community service endeavors and
ambassador representing his high
school which include Habitat for
Humanity, United Way and
canned food drives.
Joiner even reached out to help a
fellow student in his special time
of need. The student needed help
by someone driving him to work
everyday during a period when
the student could not drive.
Joiner helped the friend and stu-
dent get to work everyday by dri
ving him to his job.
The Cumming Civitan Club cel
ebrated the SSOO scholarship win
by proclaiming a recent Civitan
meeting and luncheon as “Tim
Joiner Day.” Joiner and his moth
er, Debbie, were able to attend the
special luncheon held in his
honor.
One of the goals of the
Cumming Civitan club is to
encourage the youth of the county
to get involved with their commu
nity and participate in community
service activities. For further
information on the Civitan Club,
call Janice Sullivan at (770) 887-
0540 or Diana Buntin at (770)
889-9704.
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Zone level winners selected
Liz Brendel, daughter of Sam and Marda Walters,
and Kelly Runfola, son of Bob and Patty Runfola,
took top honors at the Zone level of the Optimist
Oratorical Contest held in Pickens County on
Saturday, March 13. Betsey Kreager, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kreager, placed second in the
girls division, while Brandon Batt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Randy Batt, was second in the boys division.
The winning speeches on “Optimism in My Life”
earned Brendel and Runfola a plaque and a chance
to compete in the Area Contest to be held Monday,
April 19 in White County.
Kreager and Batt will serve as alternates. All four
winners along with the top winners of the elemen
tary school contest, Stacey Smith and Brandon
Baker, were honored at a luncheon on Thursday,
March 11, given by the Lanier Optimist and
Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Clubs. Other honored
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FCHS Senior wins Optimist essay contest
Amanda Johnson was recognized
in February for submitting the win
ning essay in Forsyth County, for
her perspective on “If I could give
freedom away.” Amanda, a life
long resident of Forsyth County, is
the daughter of Ralph and Louise
Johnson.
Amanda was introduced by
teacher Kelly Russell, whom
Amanda gives credit for “nudging
her” to action in drafting the paper.
Russell, on the other hand,
described the many achievements
that come from her being a self
starter. Johnson was recently
selected as Forsyth Central High
School’s STAR Student, earning
. the highest SAT score in one sit
ting. A senior superlative “Most
Intellectual” demonstrates the
respect she earns from fellow stu
dents. She is Vice President of the
Beta Club, member of the National
Honor Society, the National Music
Society, the famous FCHS Maskers
repertory group as student play
wright and director, the Flash of
Crimson Marching Band and
District Honor Band ... and Russell
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 28,1999
guests included Dr. Allene Magill, Superintendent
of Schools; Judy Thornton, Deputy Superintendent;
and Linda Lang, Director at Elementary Schools., <
Liz Brendel, a student of South Forsyth Middle
School, was assisted by her coordinator, Paula
Stricklin. Kelly Runfola is a student at South
Forsyth High School where Diana Birch is the
coordinator. Betsey Kreager, a student at North
Forsyth High, was assisted by Laura Leahy.
Brandon Batt attends North Forsyth Middle School
where Diane Bales is coordinator. , .
The winner of the Area Contest proceeds to the
District (State) Contest and a chance to win a
$1,500 scholarship. The Oratorical Contest is spon
sored by the Optimist International Organization
whose motto is “Friend of Youth.” For more infor
mation on the contest, contact Jan Norman at (770)
887-9148. \ ,
says Johnson is in the running for
Valedictorian this year.
For her achievement in the local
Essay Contest Johnson received a
SSO U.S. Savings Bond and a
medal. Her essay was subsequently
judged among other club winners
in North Georgia, where she came
in second behind the paper that
went on to win Geoigia’s top hon
ors.
This Essay Contest was first con
ducted in 1983. Each Optimist dis
trict (state) organizes competitions
beginning at the club level for
youth under the age of 19 who are
in the 10th, 11th or 12th grades.
HYOUR REAL ESTATE ADVISOR
JIM FRENCH
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IT’S A PAIN IN THE NECKI
JIM FRENCH
We want the properties we market to look spotless and wonderful. However,
the sellers eventually find that keeping their house in prime showing condition
begins to wear thin after a few weeks for even the most impeccable housekeepers.
It is lot of work to keep the beds perpetually made, the kitchen and bathrooins
spotless and closets neat. Is it worth it? It is - if you want to sell your house for top
dollar in a reasonable amount of time. Buyers often see normal clutter, and what
registers is “this house hasn’t been maintained.” They see bathtub rings and
think“plumber’s bills.” Dirt under the radiators causes them to imagine having to
replace the entire heating and air conditioning system. People are often function
ing more on emotion than logic when selecting a house. You can help your broker
by minimizing the amount of imagination that buyers will need in order to fall in
love with your home.
For professional advice when buying and selling lake property, call Jim French.
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course will be taught on Tuesday and Hwy 9 '
Thursday nights from 6:00 pm until
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until 4:30 pm. The course begins
April 6th and runs through May 25 th.-
In addition, Real Estate Continuing I L#njif /
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offered monthly at Lanier Tech.
Because you demanded it, the Georgia
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404-252-6768
John Malone, Optimist
Club Essay Chairman is
shown with Amanda
Johnson the Optimist
Essay winner, her mother u
Louise Johnson and Kelly >
Russell, Johnson’s teacher
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This is one of the most populjw
programs in Optimist International.
Optimist International is one of
the largest and most active service
organizations, with more than
150,000 members in 4,200
Optimist Clubs in the United
States, Canada and other nations.
Carrying the motto “Friend of
Youth,” Optimist clubs conduct ser
vice projects which reach five mil
lion young people each year. To
find out how you can participate in
the Optimist Club projects in this
community, contact President
Scudder Edwards at (770) 781-
4720.
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