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. - FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thurtday, Septembr 7, 2000
The 485th Heavy Bomb
. Group
... which served from Venosa
. Italy in WWII will have its 36th
• annual reunion in St. Louis, Mo.,
I at the Radison St. Louis Airport
' Hotel from Sept. 27-30. For infor
mation, call Robert Benson,
11002 N. May Av. No. 211,
Oklahoma City, OK 73120, or by
: phone at (405) 752-2575.
I
i Cumming Parks and
1 Recreation
... is offering a six week class
on Calligraphy, through Oct. 5,
■ Wednesdays for beginners,-10-
i 11:30 a.m. and for intermediates,
• 12-1:30 p.m.; Thursdays for kids
teens, 4:30-5:30 p.m., begin
'ners, 5:45-7:15 p.m., intermediate
!7:30-9 p.m. The cost is $65.
The Forsyth County Singing
.Class
• ... will begin its fall session of
Ringing, Thursday, Sept. 7 at 8
•p.m. at the Piedmont Community
Homemade ice cream will
•be served afterwards. Everyone is
invited. For more information, call
.(770) 887-4836.
I
; Forsyth County Parks and
•Recreation
; ... is offering ballroom, swing
and Latin beginning level dance
classes starting Thursday, Sept. 7,
at Sawnee Mountain Park. Latin
•starts at 6:30 p.m., ballroom starts
'at 7:30 p.m., swing starts at 8:30
p.m. The fee is $25 for 4 weeks.
Rebecca Hampton is the instruc
tor. For more information, call
(770) 781-2215.
• Forsyth County Parks and
•Recreation
' ... is offering Baton Twirling,
•beginning level class will teach
team spirit, flexibility, basic
marching and timing with music
as they learn baton twirling.
Special emphasis will be placed
on self-confidence, poise and
grace. Classes start Thursday,
Sept. 7 at Cumming Elementary
Gym. The fee is S3O for six
weeks. Ages 5-10 from 4-4:45
p.m., ages 11 and up from 4:45-
5:30 p.m. Monica Emery is the
instructor. Batons are required and
may be purchased from instructor.
Children will march in the
Christmas and Fourth of July
parades. For more information,
call (770) 781-2215.
i Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
’’ ... is offering Kid’s Night Out,
a great opportunity for parents to
dnjoy an evening out while their
kids have fun too. Children will
Spend the evening making crafts,
playing games and much more.
Refreshments provided. The class
is Fridays, Sept. 7 and Sept. 22 at
Midway Park, from 6:30-10 p.m.
The fee is $lO, supplies included.
Preregistration is required. For
more information, call (770) 781-
2215.
Unicoi State Park & Lodge
... will have a concert at 8 p.m.
<jn Friday, Sept. 8, featuring
Karen Shayne. This will be a
‘!pass-the-hat” donation for the
entertainers, as they have volun
teered their time. The concert will
be at the Amphitheater in the
Campground. The park is located
tivo miles north of Helen on Hwy.
}56.
Forsyth County Republican
Party '
... will be meeting in the com
missioners meeting room in the
1 Recreation
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$375
‘plus installation
▼ 8-6 Foot Doae Awnings
▼ 8-6 Foot Rectangular Awnings
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Residential and Commercial
Cumming, GA 30040
■678-947-4828
Administration Building
Thursday, Sept. 7 from 7:30-9
p.m. The meeting agenda will
include an organizational meet
ing for the newly established
Victory 200 Campaign head
quarters located at 103A
Dahlonega Highway in
Cumming and the upcoming
County Fair. All republicans are
invited to attend, whether mem
bers of the local party or not. For
information, contact Gary Smith
at (770) 889-6419 or Jim Harrell
at (770) 887-2927.
Dawson Cruisers 2000
Cruise In
... will be Saturday, Sept. 9
from 6-9 p.m. at the Dawson 400
Center at the intercetion of
■ Ga. Hwy. 400 and Hwy. 53.
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
Vogel State Park
... is having a “Music in the
Park Festival” on Saturday, Sept.
9. Gates will open at 10 a.m.,
music begins at 11 a.m. and the
last performance will begin at 7
p.m. Craft artisans will be set up
the entire day. The fee is $5 for
adults, $2 for children 12 and
under and $2 for park pass. For
further information, call David
Foot, park ranger, at (706) 745-
2628.
Divorce Recovery Workshop
... “Starting Again” this is an
8-week 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 materi
als. Dinner and child care is pro
vided.
American Red Cross
... will offer the new nationally
available American Red Cross
Babysitter’s Training Program.
This course instructs youth on
how to care for infant through
school-age children by teaching
them how to prevent injuries and
what to do if an emergency arises.
It’s an 8-1/4 hour course and is
designed for youth age 11-15.
This will be offered at the
Gainesville Chapter House on
Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8:30 a.m.
until 6 p.m. The cost of the course
is s2l. For more information or to
enroll, contact Barbara Barber at
the Northeast Georgia Chapter at
(770) 532-8453, ext. 16, or (800)
282-1722.
Nix Family Reunion
... will be Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. at
Midway Park located on Post
Road in Cumming. Descendants
of Andrew Jackson Nix and Susie
Martin Nix. Bring a covered dish
1 Forsyth County Parks
> an<l ecreat * on
jflv r r > ... is offering a youth clay
fi| 'I A ii I ■ tlass. Students’ creativity
*1 encouraged
" HI AU 1 Ik * w- I hands-on class. Techniques
’W BNS taught will be slab. coil, pinch
~ K pots, hand building, throwing
||||| and gla/mg ( lasses start
Bl luesd.,'. Sepl al Midvw.\
■ ■ Park, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. for
f° r s * x weeks, supplies are includ-
Wy I* 4 | U ed. Linda Kinsey is the instructor.
W -i—. / w JBb For more information, call (770)
and enjoy the fun and fellowship.
For more information, call Denise
Babb at (706) 384-2354.
87th Infantry Division
... will have its fifty-first annu
al reunion at the Fairview Park
Marriott in Falls Church, Va.,
from Sept. 10-17. For additional
information, contact Gladwin
Pascuzzo, 2374 N. Dundee Ct.,
Highland, Ml 48356-3716 or call
(248) 887-9005 or by email
GAPEXl@aol.com.
Diabetes Association of
Atlanta
... Basic diabetes self-manage
ment classes taught by the educa
tors will begin Sept. 11 at Oak
Park Fellowship located at 2613
Highway 138 East in Jonesboro,
Ga. Classes will be each Monday
for a four-week period, from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration is
required by Sept. 7. For fee, regis
tration and more information, call
(404)527-7150.
Cumming Parks and
Recreation
... is offering a class on
advanced rubber stamping from
Sept. 11 through Oct. 16 on
Mondays 6:45-8:30 p.m. The
price i»s7o for a six week ses
sion.
The Department of Natural
Resources
... is offering a Hunter Safety
Class Sept. 12 and Sept. 14 from
5-9 p.m. at the Dawson County
Middle School. There is no charge
for the class and no preregistration
but you must attend both sessions
for certification. This class is a
requirement to hunt in Georgia for
anyone born after Jan. 1, 1961.
For more information on classes
in other counties, call DNR at
(770) 535-5499.
Xi Alpha Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi A
... will meet on Tuesday, Sept.
12 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Mary Pritchard. The program will
be a book review on “Memories
of a Geisha” presented by Mary
Pritchard. For more information,
call Joyce Shaffer at (770) 886-
7280.
Families of Children Under
Stress
... will have their monthly
meeting on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
at Shoney’s in Tri-County Plaza.
FOCUS is a nonprofit organiza
tion that provides families with
emotional, informational and
physical support as a result of
their children’s illness or disabili
ty. If you would like more infor
mation regarding this support
group feel free to call Suzanne
Campbell at (770) 889-7938.
The Cumming Garden Club
... will be meeting Sept. 12 at
the Cumming Baptist Church at
10 a.m. and at Christ the King
Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. The
club meets one Tuesday each
month. For more information,
contact Wilma Jacques at (770)
887-8909 or Tammy Tamasi at
(770)216-1873.
The Georgia Mountains
Community Service Board
... will have their monthly
meeting at the White County
Bank Community Building in
Cleveland on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at
7 p.m. The public is invited to
attend. For further information
contact Elaine Allison at (770)
535-5403 or (800) 525-8751.
Parents’ Nurturing Program
... A 12-week positive parent
ing program focusing on new
skills, fresh ideas, and shared con
cerns is being offered to all fami
lies, especially those with children
ages 4 through adolescence.
Classes will be held Tuesdays
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. beginning
Sept. 12 and ending Nov. 28 at
Episcopal Church of the Holy
Spirit, 724 Pilgrim Mill Road in
Cumming. Cost is S6O per family,
which includes 12 weeks of
instruction, supplies, programs for
children over 4 and baby-sitting
for those younger. To register, call
Morningstar Therapeutic Services
at (678) 513-3023.
Morningstar is a member of
the Forsyth County Family
Center, and the classes are spon
sored by the Cumming/Forsyth
County Council on Youth, a
United Way of Forsyth County
agency.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... is offering an adult clay
class. Explore your creativity in
this hands-on class. Techniques
taught will be coil, slab, pinch
pots, hand-building, combined
forms, throwing and glazing.
Classes will start Tuesday, Sept.
12, at Midway Park, from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Linda Kinsey is the
instructor. Evening classes start
Thursday, Sept. 28, at Midway
Park, from 7-9 p.m. Jayme Strobal
is the instructor. Fees for both
classes are S9O for six weeks, sup
plies are included. For more infor
mation, call (770) 781-2215.
781-2215.
The Forsyth County Library
... is offering Lapsit Programs
for ages 2-3 years. The 25-minute
programs concentrate on early
language skills and gross motor
skills through rhyme and finger
play. As attention span for this
early stage of development is min
imal, only brief and/or wordless
stories are presented. Arrive a few
minutes before the session begins.
The times are Tuesdays at 10:15
a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:15 and
11 a.m.
Is also offering Storytimes for
ages 4-5 years. This is a 30-
minute program that encourages
listening and language skills
through the reading of picture
books and participatory exercises.
Motor skills are practiced through
simple take-home crafts.
Registration is not necessary, but
arrive a few minutes before the
program begins. The times are
10:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. The dates
are as follows: Sept. 12-13, Sept.
19-20, Sept. 26-27, Oct. 3-4, Oct.
10-11.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... Beginning level quilting will
be offered on Wednesdays, start
ing Sept. 13. The morning classes
will be at Sawnee Mountain Park
from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and evening
classes will be at Midway Park
from 7-9 p.m.
Students will learn Log Cabin
patterns, fabric selection, rotary
cutting, machine piecing and
applique techniques. Fee is SSO
for 6 weeks. Holly Anderson is
the instructor.
For more information, call
(770) 781-2215.
Forsyth County Public
Library
... is offering a “World Wide
Web Class: Search Techniques
Wednesday, Sept. 13 from 6:30-8
p.m. in the library meeting room.
This class includes and overview
of four search engines and subject
directories as well as a look at
GALILEO, the Georgia Library
Learning Online that has 80 data
bases at our library and will tell
about critical evaluation of
sources on the Internet and how to
bookmark sites you might want to
use frequently.
Cumming Elementary
School
... will have a family reading
night on Thursday, Sept. 14 from
7-8 p.m. Two faculty members
will read a selection of books to
the children. For more informa-
tion, call the school at (770) 887-
7749, ext. 248.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... is offering a one brush
stroke painting class. Make a fab
ulous mat board picture that will
be suitable for framing using the
one brush stroke technique. You
will paint beautiful cabbage roses,
leaves, vines and lilac blossoms.
You do not need to be an artist to
learn this easy technique. You can
then apply this painting technique
to just about any surface in your
home. Class will be Thursday,
Sept. 14, at Midway Park, from 7-
9 p.m. The fee is $35, all supplies
are furnished. Cindy Farrell is the
instructor. For more information,
call (770) 781-2215.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... Create a fall wreath that you
can then chapge with the seasons.
Class will be Thursday, Sept. 14,
at Midway Park from 7-9 p.m. All
supplies are furnished. The fee is
S2O. For more information, call
(770) 781-2215.
Northeast Georgia Regional
Board
... for Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse
Services is having a board meet
ing Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5:30
p.m. at Commerce Presbyterian
Church in Commerce.
The Libertarian Party of
Forsyth County
... will have a public meeting
at the Shoney’s restaurant in
Cumming on Thursday, Sept. 14,
at 7:30 p.m. For more informa
tion, call (770) 205-1211.
Diabetes Association of
Atlanta
... is offering a basic diabetes
self-management class on Sept. 14
at the Roswell Presbyterian
Church located at 755 Mimosa
Boulevard in Roswell. Classes
will be each Thursday, a four
week period, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The classes have ADA recogni
tion and are for individuals who
recently learned they have dia
betes, those who have never
attended classes, those who need
an update or review, or for preg
nant women with diabetes.
Registration is required by Sept.
12.
Call DA A at (404) 527-7150
for fee, registration and more
information.
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation
... is offering Creative Dance,
where children have lots of fun
learning basic dance steps to a
variety of music. Emphasis is on
rhythm, timing and technique
using streamers, pompoms, tam
bourines and puppets. Classes
start Thursday, Sept. 14 at Sawnee
Mountain Park. Ages 3-4 from 3-
3:45 p.m., ages 5-7 from 4-4:45
p.m., ages 8 & up from 5-5:45
p.m. The fee is S3O for six weeks.
Michele Roberts is the instructor.
For more information, call (770)
781-2215.