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Business forum
to focus on women
taking leading roles
The Atlanta Women’s
Business Center and the Atlanta
Chapter of the National
Association of Women
Business Owners will host a
workshop June 17 from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. entitled “Women
Taking Charge of Business ... of
the Future.”
Established business owners
with a minimum of one year in
operations are invited to joih the
interactive workshop.
Session topics include:
Marketing and Sales Tactics
Increasing your customer base
and developing sales and mar
keting projections; Creating
Balance in Your Life time
Business notes
Leadership
Forsyth accepting
applications for
new sessions
Building leaders is the goal
of Leadership Forsyth, an orga
nization dedicated to the encour
agement and fostering of com
munity leaders from all seg
ments of the Forsyth County
area.
With the explosive growth
and change occurring in Forsyth
County, people interested in see
ing the county maintain its high
quality of life are needed.
Leaders are needed in govern
ment, civic and community orga
nizations throughout Forsyth
County.
Leadership Forsyth is cur
rently seeking nominations for
the 25 individuals who will be
selected to participate in the
2000-2001 Leadership Devel
opment Program.
Participants will begin the
program in September by att
ending a two-day retreat at
Timber Ridge Conference Cen
ter in Mableton.
In the coming months,
Working outdoors
requires precautions
to avoid heat woes
It’s hot and getting hotter, so
before you head outside to cut the
grass, run five miles or take the
kids to play soccer, take proper
precautions to ensure that you and
your children are safe in the heat,
health and fitness experts say.
Start by looking at the total
weather picture: humidity, tem
perature and sunshine all are fac
tors in whether it's prudent to
work or play hard outside, said
Dr. Michael F. Bergeron , exercise
physiologist at the Medical
College of Georgia’s Georgia
Prevention Institute.
Moisture-laden air, which
impedes the body’s natural cool
ing mechanism, is a major factor.
“Sweating only gets rid of body
heat if it’s allowed to evaporate so
you can transfer energy from the
skin surface to the environment,”
Bergeron said. “The only way that
can take place is if the vapor gra
dient is large enough so that water
vapor in the air is less than that on
or near the skin,” he said.
On a dry day, you may barely
notice sweat even when exercis
ing vigorously because it evapo
rates almost instantly. But if rivets
of sweat are pouring when you
exercise or work outdoors, the
body’s natural cooling mechanism
isn’t working well, he said.
The body also loses heat by
radiating it out to the environment
that’s why it gets hotter when
people gather in a room unless,
of course, the air temperature is
hotter than you are.
Sunshine essentially works in
reverse, by radiating heat back at
you. “When you are outside in the
middle of a sunny day, radiation
from the sun can be greater than
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
efficiency/management and on
line banking; and Technology
Developing Web sites and
the latest in e-commerce.
In addition, the workshop
will provide one-on-one techni
cal assistance, assessment of
your business and personal con
sultations on a first-come, first
served basis.
The fee is $35 advanced reg
istration until June 8 and $55
after. The workshop will be at
the One-Stop Capital Shop,
City Hall East, 675 Ponce De
Leon Ave., Atlanta.
For information, call Sheila
Baker at (404) 965-3983, ext.
108.
classroom training sessions
include topics such as communi- 1
ty awareness and developing
individual and community lead
ership skills.
Community orientation ses
sions include presentations
about public safety, health,
growth, education, regional rela
tionships, planning and quality
of life.
The format of each session
gives participants facts, opinions
and ideas relating to the subject
and lets the participants speak
directly with county leaders and
service providers about prob
lems, solutions, issues and
opportunities.
In addition, each program
day will include a representative
from the University of Georgia’s
Fanning Leadership Center.
To learn more about the pro
gram or to nominate a candidate,
please contact Vicky Clair, nom
inations chairperson, at home
(770) 887-6421 or work (770)
887-6461.
Deadline for accepting appli
cations is June 15.
Leadership Forsyth was
founded in 1989 with the mis
sion of developing local commu
nity leadership for Forsyth.
radiation you are giving off so
you actually gain heat from solar
energy vs. a net loss from your
own body’s radiation,” Bergeron
said.
He advises paying attention to
the total environment and your
body when exercising or working
outdoors this summer. “Even a
moderate temperature in the mid
-805 and a fairly moderate humidi
ty of 50 percent can put you in a
zone for potential heat cramps or
heat exhaustion,” he said.
Early signs the body is getting
overheated and dehydrated
include headaches, nausea, light
headedness and muscle cramping.
Unfortunately in athletes the.
desire to compete and in workers
the need to keep working, may
preclude heeding those warning
signs and taking the time to cool
down.
To maximize safety, Bergeron
recommends maintaining a good,
balanced diet heavy in carbohy
drates and low in fat. “When exer
cising or working in the heat, the
body uses carbohydrates faster
and it’s important that you have
enough so you don't fatigue too
early.” Proper hydration also is
key to maintaining the body’s nat
ural ability to cool itself.
The old standard of eight to 10
glasses of water daily probably
won’t suffice for people who
work or play outdoors and sweat
significantly.
But don’t count on thirst to,
tell you it’s time for a drink.
“What primarily drives thirst is
the concentration of blood going
through the brain; the higher the
sodium level, the thirstier you will
be,” Dr. Bergeron said.
Photo/submitted
Billy Howell Ford in Cumming completes major expansion
The Billy Howell Ford car dealership in Cumming recently completed a major expansion of its
automotive service area, doubling its size and adding two 20,000-pound lifts to handle large
trucks. The increased service bay area will allow most customer repairs to be completed the
same day a vehicle is brought in for service.
□ JUNE SINGING '
Qgly 2000 SCHEDUIE
• June 17,2000
Cumming Fairgrounds •4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
sponsored by:
Andean Motor Company
Ingrams
City of Cumming
Under the musical & historical direction of
Forsyth County Singing Class & Forsyth County Historical Society
Welcome - Mayor H. Ford Gravitt
Invocation
“June Singing 2000” Convenes - Moderator: Jimmy Fagan, Boyd Parks, Jeff Bagley
First Song - All Sing
“Strictly Speaking” - Duet
Dr. Melissa McGinnis - Solo
“Trinity Worship Center Church of God Choir” - John Barrett, Director
“Amicalola Falls Baptist Church Choir”, Andrea Ford, Director
Carol Anderson - Solo
“Piedmont Methodist Church Choir” - Tom Bartow, Director
“Just Three” - Trio
“Buford Church of God Choir” - Rodney Cundit, Director
“Christ the King Lutheran Church Choir” - Jack Brolin, Director
“Mayfield Baptist Church Choir”
Break for Meal* (about 6:30 PM)
“June Singing 2000” reconvenes
Invocation
Congregational Hymn
Moderators Comments
“The Importance of Tune Singings to this Community” - Gerald Blackburn
- “Singings of the Past -.Historical Account” - Winnie Tailant
“Harmony Grove Baptist Church Choir” - Karen Martin, Director
“Living Water” - Trio
“Silver City Adult Choir” - Roger Slaton, Director
“Goss Family Singers”
“Haw Creek Youth Choir” - Pam Power, Director
“Happy Christian Trio”
Melina Parks - “The Parks Trio”
Jon Heard - solo
Evelyn Castleberry - solo
Terry “Chief” Frady - solo
“The Forsyth County Quartet”
•Although, there will be a break around 6:30 PM for the singers, food will be available throughout
most the afternoon and evening. Out of town singer’s meal, compliments of June Singing 2000.
Meal Tickets available at Registration Desk.
•Time slots have been given to the “singers”, however, as “singings” go, we may not be exactly on
schedule due to the fact that congregational singing will be interspersed throughout the singing.
So, please come to enjoy the music of those who are singing before you.
We will try to allow time in the second portion of the singing for “unscheduled singers. ”
Food prepared by the Buford Church of God as a fund raiser
in conjunction with Wal-Mart matching grant
4 Meal coordinated by: Shawn Tanner, Outreach Minister
Menu: Barbecue Chicken Plates (potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans) wRMhB
Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Chips V
“Come expecting to hear music and enjoy delicious food
with the “Return of June Singing 2000”
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Wdnwday, Jun* I*. 2000
Mortgage firm
offers free seminar
for home buyers
First-time home buyers natu
rally have concerns about the
home buying process.
Affordability, credit issues and
the knowledge that, for many, the
home purchase is the largest sin
gle investment they will ever
make can call come together to
make the experience a daunting
one.
However, the rewards of home
ownership are many, including
equity, wealth-building opportu
nities and stability.
Homeßanc Mortgage Corp, is
attempting to take some of the
fear and mystery out of the
process with its “A Better Way
Home” free home buyer educa
tion seminar slated for Saturday,
July 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The seminar will be conducted
at the Homeßanc office at 5555
Glenridge Connector NE in
Atlanta (at the Glenridge
Connector exit off Ga. 400).
Class topics will include “Are
You Ready for Home
Ownership?” and “The ABCs of
Credit.”
For information or to register
for the free seminar, call (404)
303-4083.
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