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Head Start
... The Ninth District Head
Start program is now open for reg
istration for the 2000-2001 school
year. Head Stan is a federally
funded, inco.nc-eligible.
prekindergarten opportunity. In
order to be registered in the Head
Start program, children must be
four years old by Sept. 1, and
income verification is required.
Head Start classrooms are located
behind Big Creek and Chestatee
elementary schools and in the
Forsyth County Family Center,
located in the former Baptist
North Hospital on Samaritan
Drive in Cumming. To schedule
an appointment for application,
call (678)513-8611.
The Dawson County High
School Class of 1990
... is planning a ten-year class
reunion. For more information or
to provide your current address
and telephone number, please call
Jeff Davis at (706) 216-7718. Jana
Walls Anderson at (770) 888-
3938, or Allison Weaver at (706)
265-1871.
Calvary Chapel Bible
College
... in Lawrenceville will soon
be offering its fall curriculum of
classes. Calvary Chapel's teaching
is based on verse by verse study
of the whole counsel of God. The
fall classes will include Matthew.
Isaiah and the history and authen
ticity of the Bible. Classes are
open to both degree seeking stu
dents and those who simply desire
to know God better. Registration
is due by Aug. 21 and classes
begin on Sept 5. For more infor
mation, contact Stephanie Smith
at (770) 962-3290.
Lupus Foundation of
America Inc., Georgia Chapter
... is sponsoring a Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus Self-help
course for lupus patients, their
family members, friends and
health professionals.
The SLESH course is a seven
week educational program that
meets for 2-1/2 hours each week.
It is designed specifically to teach
people with lupus how to take a
more active role in then care. The
course is taught by trained and
certified instructors who know
and understand the ups and downs
of this sometimes debilitating dis
ease.
The course provides informa
tion. skills and support to the per
son with lupus and his/her family
to help them better cope with the
disease.
The fee is $25 and partial
scholarships are available. Classes
will be through Aug. 29 at
Kennestone Hospital's Health
Place from 12:30-3 p.m. For more
information about lupus or to
enroll in the SLESH course, con
tact the Georgia Chapter at (770)
952-3891.
GED Prep Summer Hours
... will be Monday through
Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Friday from 9-11:30 p.m. at
Lanier Tech, Forsyth Campus.
The test will be given Aug. 25 and
Sept. 29. Registration is required.
For more information, call (770)
531-6363.
American Red Cross -
Northeast Georgia Chapter
... is offering community first
aid and safety course. This course
is intended to train individuals and
families to overcome any reluc
tance to act in emergency situa
tions and to recognize and care for
life-threatening emergencies such
as respiratory or cardiac problems,
sudden illness, or injuries to
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infants, children or adults. The
course includes adult, child
and infant CPR. This course is
offered Saturday. Aug. 12
from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at
Chestatee Community Center
in Forsyth County. The cost is
$43 per person. Preregistration
and prepayment is required, no
walk-ins. For more information,
contact the Dawsonville
American Red Cross Office at
(706) 265-4050.
Mashburn Elementary Staff
... invites you to meet their
new principal Cecilia Garcia and
assistant principal Catherine
James on Aug. 3, from 5-7 p.m. at
the Forsyth County Board of
Education and Professional
Development Center.
Sawnee Center Corporate
Challenge 5K Run/Walk
... is Thursday. Aug. 3. at 7
p.m. Individuals or teams can
come out and have fun at this 5K
out of Sawnee Mountain Park.
Dinner included for all racers.
Benefiting the Sawnee Center.
Call (770) 889-4977 for race
application.
Chestatee State Bank
... is having a fund raiser for
2001 scholarship. Chestatee State
Bank Student Advisory Board is
having a coed softball tournament
Aug. 5 at Dawson County Park
and Recreation. For more infor
mation. call Debbie Stewart at
(706)216-4793.
Amicalola Falls State Park
... will present a slide presenta
tion on Aug. 5 at 8:30-10:30 p.m.
and have telescopes set up for a
look at the night sky around 9
p.m. Join park staff and the
Atlanta Astronomy Club at the
Top of the Falls Amphitheater at
8:30 p.m. For more information,
contact the programming depart
ment at (706) 265-4703. The pro
gram is free, parking is $2.
South Forsy th High School’s
... Class of 1995 will celebrate
its 5-year reunion Saturday. Aug.
5.
All faculty and students who
have not received invitations
should call (770) 521-9714 or
send email to
sflis9s@hotmail.com
Babysitters’ Training Course
for Instructors
... The American Red Cross is
offering a course for those inter
ested in teaching the babysitters’
training course Aug. 5 at 8:30
a.m. at White County Middle
School. 283 Old Blairsville Road
in Cleveland.
You must be 17 years of age to
take the course.
Cost is SBS. Registration can
be made through any service cen
ter.
For more information, call
(800) 282-1722 ext. 16. or (770)
532-8453, ext. 16.
Ly man Hall School reunion
... Everyone who ever attended
Lyman Hall School in Gainesville
is invited to attend a reunion to be
held Aug. 19 at the Georgia
Mountain Center in Gainesville.
The cost is sl6 per person.
A similar reunion held in 1995
attracted almost 600 people.
It is not necessary that atten-
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dees graduated from Lyman Hall.
Those who attended the school at
any time are invited. For informa
tion about the reunion, call
Patricia Brown Rail at (770) 536-
5189 or Christie Justus Smith at
(770) 536-3644.
Vickery Creek Middle
School Football Booster Club
... is sponsoring a men's soft
ball tournament and home run
derby Saturday, Aug. 5. at Sawnee
Mountain Park. For more infor
mation. call Phil Bourque at (770)
781-3741.
Women in Networking
... is having their monthly
meeting at The English Pea, at the
Savannah Antique Mall, between
Hwy. 9 and Marketplace Drive off
Buford Dam Road. The meeting
will be Tuesday. Aug. 8. at 6:30
p.m.. dinner will follow. To make
reservations, call (770) 662-9946.
Reservation deadline is Monday,
Aug. 7 at 12 p.m.
Introduction to E-Commerce
... will be offered Monday.
Aug. 7, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the
Appalachian Tech Campus in
Jasper. Ga. The cost for the semi
nar is $lO. Cail (706) 253-4523 to
register. This seminar is for area
businesses that would like to
know more about using the
Internet to sell products.
Forsyth Central Flash of
Crimson Marching Band
... will have Band Camp for all
band members Aug. 7-11. from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Bring ten
nis shoes, water bottle, sunscreen,
hat, instruments and camp fees.
Lunch and snacks will be provid
ed.
The Cumming/Forsyth
Newcomers Group
... will host a welcome coffee
on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 10:30
a.m. This free coffee is open to all
residents of Forsyth County who
have moved here within the past
two years. The coffee offers an
excellent opportunity not only to
meet other new Forsyth County
residents, but also provides infor
mation about the social, cultural,
recreational, educational and com
munity service opportunities that
abound in this rapidly growing
area. Plan to attend this free cos-
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fee at the Sawnee Center just
around the comer from the post
office —at JO9O Tribble Gap
Road. For reservations, call presi
dent Linda Pines at (770) 888-
9016.
Children’s Restoration
Network
... is having a black tie optional
dinner dance and silent auction on
Friday. Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. until
midnight, at the Holiday Inn in
Roswell. Ticket price is $25. This
is to benefit Children's
Restoration Network's sixth annu
al back to school readiness pro
gram for homeless children. For
more information or to RSVP, call
(770)649-7117.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... visit all attractions at Stone
Mountain Park, swim and hike at
Unicoi State Park and have a blast
at Lake Lanier Islands Water Park.
Wednesday through Friday. Aug.
9-11 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bring a
sack lunch, swim suit and towels.
Meet at Sharon Springs Pavilion
daily. Lunch provided on Friday.
The fee is $75.
For more information, call
(770)781-2215.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... is offering a week of cre
ative fun w’ith clay, basic drawing,
pastels, origami, beading, music
and much more, for ages 8 and up.
Camp will be Aug. 14-18 at
Midway Park, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. The camp director is Amy
Dyer.
The fee is $75. For more infor
mation. call (770) 781-2215.
The Forsyth County
Optimist Club
... will meet at 7 a.m. on
Thursday. Aug. 17. at Cumming
Soda on Canton Highway.
The speaker will be Chuck
Waters of the Department of
Natural Resources.
The AARP 55 ALIVE
Mature Driving Course
... is being offered Aug. 17-18.
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. at the
Regions Bank located at Route 9
and Buford Dam Road. The
course is designed for drivers age
50 and over and provides many
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ideas about how to avoid acci
dents and enjoy safe driving. In
addition to learning these
ideas, participants who suc
• cessfully complete the
course, which requires them
to attend both days, are entitled
to a discount on their automo
bile insurance premium. For
reservations to attend this
course, please call Bill Newnan
at (770) 844-0683 or Joe Knott at
(770) 888-6084. There is a charge
of $lO for the course.
Forsyth Central’s Flash of
Crimson Band Marching Band
... will have a car wash at the
Chick-Fil-A on Saturday. Aug. 19
and Sept. 2. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Xi Alpha Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi *
... will have a garage sale on
Saturday. Aug. 19. from 8 a.m. to
1 p.m. at the home of Mary
Pritchard Devonhall
Subdivision. 305 Saint Devon
Crossing. Duluth. Directions are:
141 to McGinnis Ferry Road, turn
left and watch for signs. Proceeds
to benefit the chapters service pro
jects. Tommassee Children's
Home. Battered Women and
Jessie’s House. For more informa
tion, call Mary Pritchard al (770)
623-1707 or Joyce Schaffer at
(770) 886-7280.
The Horse Rescue Relief and
Retirement Fund Inc.
... will meet Sunday. Aug. 20
at 3 p.m. for a volunteer meeting.
Anyone interested in volunteering
his or her time to help is welcome.
We will be offering a beginner
horsemanship class immediately
following the meeting, for those
who would love to help but have
no experience. Please feel free to
bring your carrots !md apples to
feed and befriend our beloved
equestrians. Volunteers are needed
daily. For more information, call
Becki Jo at (678) 513-0360 or c
mail her at bjjoinup!3@dell
net.com.
CPR/First Aid Class
... at Concord Baptist
Preschool. Wednesday, Aug. 23
from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is
S2O per person. For more infor
mation call (770) 887-9482.
The Forsyth County
Optimist Club
... will meet on Aug. 24 at 7
a.m. at Cumming Soda on Canton
Highway. The speaker will be the
elected coromer Lauren
McDonald.
Forsyth Central Touchdown
Club
... is having its second annual
Bulldog Blitz. Saturday. Aug. 26.
Cocktails, hor d’oeuvres, door
prizes, grand prize $5,000. Tickets
are available for SIOO admits
two adults. For tickets or more
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information, call Jan Everett (770)
886-2357.
The Forsyth County
Optimist Club
... will meet on Aug. 31 at 7
a.m. at Cumming Soda on Canton
Highway. The speaker will be the
chairperson of the water quality
initiative committee Barbara
Noon.
Forsyth Central/South
Forsyth
... High School Class of 1990
Reunion will be Saturday. Sept. 9,
at the Atlanta Marriott in
Norcross. If you have not been
notified, call Christa Hunter Elzey
at (770) 844-0919 or send email at
ChristaLZ@aol.com
Divorce Recovery Workshop
... “Starting Again" this is an
8-weck Christian based workshop
for divorced and separated people
beginning Sunday, Sept. 10. from
5-7:30 p.m., at Cumming First
United Methodist Church. The
workshop is a first step in working
through the divorce process. For
information and to preregister, call
the church office at (770) 887
2900. The cost is sls for maten
als. Dinner and child care is pro
vided.
Charity golf tournament
... will be Sept. 28 at Country
Land Golf Course in Cumming. A
great day of golf, fun and more
that supports a great animal habi
tat. All proceeds benefit Chestatee
Wildlife Preserve located in
Dahlonega.
The preserve is a nonprofit
organization that operates solely
from public and private donations
Now taking applications for play
ers and sponsors. Volunteers are
needed. For more information,
contact Donna Erwin at (770)
889 8596 or Kim Gibson at (706)
216-3104.
Southern Political Party,
Forsyth Chapter
... is meeting on Aug. 9, 6:30
p.m.. at Shoney's on Lexington
Road in East Athens. Ga.
For more information, call
Mary Slappey at (678) 947-3209
Dahlonega’s Historic District
... is offering a music series
again this year. The "Appalachian
Jarn" will run each Saturday as ter
noon beginning at 2 p.m. through
August. The event gives area
acoustic musicians the chance to
get together and play their music.
Come hear groups such as (he
Georgia Potlickers. Ed Teague
and the Georgia Mountain Boys
and Homemade Jam.
Musicians are invited to bring
their instruments and gather on
the historic town square to jam
with the scheduled musicians.
Everyone else should come
and listen or dance.
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