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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, January 29,2004
Listings in Cumming
Events are free and available
to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups may submit
notices by fax at (770) 889-
6017 or via email at
events @forsythnews. com.
Upcoming events
Sawnee Mountain
Kennel Club of Georgia
Inc.
... will have its Winter
2004 Cherokee Rose Cluster
Show on Friday, Jan. 30, at
the Atlanta Expo Center
South, Jonesboro Road in
Atlanta, exit 52 off 1-285.
The general public is wel
come, but do not bring any
non-entered dogs to the
showgrounds.
Forsyth Central High
School
... Drama department pres
ents Neil Simons’ “Lost in
Yonkers” in the Forsyth
Central Auditorium Jan. 30
and 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$8 for adults and $5 for stu
dents. For ticket information,
call Susan Conant at (770)
888-0296.
The Forsyth County
Masonic Association
... will meet Saturday, Jan.
31, at Mt. Zion Lodge No.
316, at 6.30 p.m. A covered
dish meal will be followed by
an open program, featuring
remarks by Grand Orator
Gary D. Lemmons, P.G.M.
All Masons and non-Masonic
guests are invited.
Auditions
... CATCo will have non
equity auditions for “The
Murder of St. Christopher’s,”
an original courtroom drama
by C.K. Goldston, on
Saturday, Jan. 31, from noon
to 4 p.m. at Creekside Youth
and Community Center, 673
Peachtree Pkwy, in
Cumming. There will be five
to nine male roles and two to
six female roles all roles
are non-paid. Audition will
consist of a cold reading from
the script. Run dates/times
are March 26-27 and April 2-
3 at 7:30 p.m.
This play is the first play
in the new playwriting com
petition, New Playwright’s
Initiative, exclusively for res
idents of Forsyth County to
build interest in the theatre
arts. For more info, please
visit.CATCo's Web site at
www.catcoproductions.org or
call (770) 844-1412.
Project Spay Neuter
... will participate in the
Doris Day Animal
Foundations Spay Day USA
2004, a national campaign to
promote the life-saving bene
fits of spay/neuter, with a
Feral Cat Campaign. Thanks
to a grant from the Atlanta
Falcons Community
Quarterback Awards, we will
be able to spay or neuter feral
cats for only sls during
February. Feral cats are
homeless cats that have
reverted to a wild state.
Sterilizing ferals has been
shown to have a major impact
on the number of cats and kit
tens killed in the shelters and
pounds. Feral cats cannot be
picked up and handled like
other cats. They must be
trapped. We have traps and
trapping instructions avail
able. For information on our
Spay Day Feral Cat
Campaign, call (770) 887-
1565, email
tracylanddvm@bellsouth.net
or visit www.projects
payneuter.com or for infor
mation on feral cats, visit
www.alleycat.org.
Garden of
Empowerment
•... is an organization to
encourage and inspire sepa
rated, divorced, widowed
women to move forward with
their lives. Personal life
coach Carroll McDevitt will
speak about getting balance
in. our lives on Tuesday, Feb.
3,jat 7 p.m. For information,
call (770) 781-8859.
i
’ Book Fair
» ... will be at the Corner
stone School on Thursday,
Feb. 5, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
CUMMING EVENTS
For information, contact the
school.
The Forsyth County
Republican Party
... will meet Thursday, Feb.
5, in the Kiwanis Building at
417 Pilgrim Mill Rd. in the
Cumming City Park. The spe
cial guest is Congressman
Johnny Isakson, candidate for
the office of United States
Senate. Social time will begin
at 7 p.m. and the meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are
welcome. For more informa
tion, call Jim Harrell at (770)
887-2927.
The Chestatee River
Chapter *
... of the Daughters of the
American Revolution meets
the second Sunday of each
month at the Adair Park
Clubhouse. The speakers for
February and March are as fol
lows:
• Feb. 8 Annette
Bramblett will speak on local
history of Forsyth County.
• March 14 Elaine
McConnell will talk about
migration trails of early
Georgia pioneers.
If you are interested in
attending, please call Mrs.
Joan McGovern at (770) 888-
9654.
The AARP Tax Aide
Program
... will offer free income
tax service for low income and
senior taxpayers, will be at the
Cumming Public Library on
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. from Feb. 5-April 5. No
appointment necessary, you
just sign-in and taxpayers will
be taken care of in order of
arrival. It is necessary for all
taxpayers using this free serv
ice to bring their Social
Security card(s) along with
last year’s tax returns. This
will assist the Tax-Aide volun
teers in properly completing
this year’s returns.
Retired Educators
... The Forsyth County
Retired Educators Association
will meet Friday, Feb. 6, at 11
a.m. at the Forsyth County
School Board’s Professional
Development Center. Dr.
Diana Sullivan will address the
group on “Fighting the Silent
Killer: How Men and Women
Can Prevent Heart Disease,” a
program created and devel
oped by Northside Hospital
Cardiac Preventive Medical
Service.
American Legion Post
307
... will have Harry Evans,
Georgia Department of
Veteran Services officer, as the
guest speaker. He will have
information for all veterans
from the local area. The meet
ing will be Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at
the McDonald Funeral Home
Community Center. All veter
ans are welcome.
Women In Networking
... will meet Monday, Feb.
9, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the
Country Gourmet Case.
Carla Parvin will speak
about body language. Deadline
for reservations or cancella
tions is 10 a.m. on Friday
before the meeting. No
shows will be charged when
reservations have been made
and not canceled. Call (880)
662-9946 or (770) 781-9594
to make your reservation.
The cost for members with
reservations is $25. Members
without reservations and guest
with reservations is S3O.
Guests without reservations is
$35. For directions, visit the
Web Site at www.womenin
networking.com
The Martha Stewart
Bulloch Chapter, DAR
... will meet Monday, Feb.
9, at 10 a.m. at the East
Roswell Recreation Center,
9000 Fouts Rd. in Roswell.
The focus will be American
History Georgia Day and the
election of officers. Jim
Mclntire will be the guest
speaker on the oral history of
Roswell. Refreshments will be
served. For information, call
Susan Lemesis at (770) 993-
2858.
AARP Driver Safety
Program
... will be offered
Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 25
and 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Northside Hospital
Forsyth. Attendance both days
is required to get your certifi
cate.
Newly updated and
revised, the course includes
information on safe driving
tips for persons 50 years and
older. Younger persons also
find the course very helpful.
No tests. Remember that to
keep your auto insurance dis
count in effect, you must take
the course every three years.
To register, call Bill Newnam
at (770) 844-0683.
FCHS Cross Country
... presents the Irish Rush
5K Run and Walk Saturday,
March 13, at 9 a.m.
Registration will be 8-8:45
a.m. at the Mary Alice Park in
Cumming for age groups 10
and under, 11-14, five-year
increments through 70 and up.
There will be great awards.
The entry fee will be $lB if
you register by Feb. 23 or S2O
after or on the day of the race.
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Register online at
www.forsyth.kl 2.ga.us/school
s/central_high/irishrush/. Irish
Rush T-shirt only guaranteed
to participants registered by
Feb. 23.
For race information, call
(404) 936-0819 or for spon
sorships call (678) 455-5927.
Bass tournament
... the eighth annual March
of Dimes Bass Tournament,
sponsored by American
Proteins Inc. Cumming
Division, will be Saturday,
March 27, from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Laurel Park on
Lake Sidney Lanier.
All proceeds benefit the
March of Dimes. The entry fee
is $125 per boat. For more
information, call Winston
Moody, Allen Jones, Danny
Rogerson or James Rooker at
(770) 887-6148.
The Place of Forsyth
County Inc.
... has a soup kitchen/noon
meal for the community. This
event complements current
agency food programs and the
fundamental belief that no one
in the United States should
ever go hungry.
Because these are troubled
times and so many are facing
economic hardships we need
your help to “share the spirit of
community.” We still need car
ing groups to provide the food,
prepare and serve approxi
mately 60 people and clean up.
We need groups to sponsor the
following Wednesdays: June
23, July 7, Sept. 1,8, 22, 29,
Oct. 20, Nov. 3 and 17. To
reserve your Wednesday, call
■Sandy Beaver at (770) 887-
1098.
The USS Saint Paul (CA
-73)
... and the USS
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN
-708) Association will have its
11th reunion in Boston, Mass.,
Aug. 24-28. The organization
is trying to contact former crew
members. For information, call
George M. Takis Jr., Secretary,
USS Saint Paul Assoc., 125
Spaulding Drive N.E., Atlanta,
GA 30328, (770) 393-3185 or
fax (770) 351-9573 or email
gtakisatlcom.net @ mind
spring.com.
CATCo
... will have spring 2004
classes for adults, teens and
children (8 years and older). To
register classes, email catco
productions® yahoo.com or
call (770) 844-1412. Include
your name, phone number,
email, mailing address, age of
student(s), and which
class(es) you are preregister
ing for. Info is also available
on the Web site at www.cat
coproductions.org.
• Acting Fundamentals
learn the most important
aspects of acting in a fun and
supportive small group envi
ronment. The class for grades
3-8 will be on Thursdays
from 6-7:30 p.m., March 25-
May 6, no class April 8. The
class for ages ninth grade to
adult will be on Tuesdays
from 6-7:30 p.m., March 23-
May 4, no class April 6. This
six-week session is $l2O.