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FORSYTH COUNTY news - Wednesday, February 4,2004
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@forsyth
news.com.
Upcoming events
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 home
less cats that have reverted to
a wild state. Sterilizing ferals
has been shown to have a
major impact on the number
of cats and kittens killed in the
shelters and pounds. Feral cats
cannot be picked up and han
dled like other cats. They must
be trapped. We have traps and
trapping instructions available.
For information on our Spay
Day Feral Cat Campaign, call
(770) 887-1565, email tracy
landdvm@bellsouth.net or
visit www.projectspayneuter.-
com or for information on
feral cats, visit www.-
alleycat.org.
Book Fair
... will be at the
Cornerstone School on
I’hursday, Feb. 5, from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. For information,
contact the school.
The Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets every Thursday at
7 a.m. at the Olde Towne
Country Restaurant. On Feb.
5. Gary Smith, Forsyth
County voter registrar, will
discuss the 2004 election sea
son. On Feb. 12, John
Pickering will discuss The
John S. Pickering Foundation
for Cystic Fibrosis.
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.
Gardening classes
... Spend Saturday morn
ings in February and March
learning how to manage the
yard and garden in a series of
free classes sponsored by the
Forsyth County Cooperative
Extension Service’s Forsyth
County Master Gardeners.
.Saturday, Feb. 7, the following
classes will be offered at the
Sharon Forks Library, 2820
Old Atlanta Rd.:
• Session one: Basic Rules
of Pi lining, presented by Herb
Metz. Forsyth County master
gardener, will be from 10:30-
11:30 a.m. February is the
great time to prune many
landscape plants. It will be
discussed which plants are
best pruned now and which
ones are best pruned later.
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niques will give you the best
results. Take home a free
booklet on pruning for future
reference.
• Session two: The Ins and
Outs of Good Lawn Care, pre
sented by John Manton,
Forsyth County master gar
dener, will be from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:45 p.m. Take the mys
tery out of having a beautiful
lawn. He will give you the
informational tools to show
you how. Handouts include a
one-page, turfcare-to-do cal
endar; specific lawn care rec
ommendations for your turf
type; and soil testing and
preparation information.
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
follows:
• 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 incopte 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 developed 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
cancellationsis 10a.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 reserva
tion.
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.womeninnet
working.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.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
Chapter
... of Beta Sigma Phi will
meet Tuesday, Feb. 10; at 7:30
p.m. at the home of Jennifer
Wilson. The program for the
evening will be “Colors of the
Heart,” presented by Veronica
Spellman. For information,
call Jennifer Wilson at (770)
886-4445.
“Dracula”
... runs Feb. 10-22, at the
Hosch Theatre, (Brenau
University’s John S. Burd
Center for the Performing
Arts, 429 Academy Street,
Gainesville). Tickets are
adults sl6. seniors sl4 and
students SB. They can be pur
chased online at
www.gainesvilletheatreal
liance.org or by calling (770)
718-3624. Performance times
are 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday; 2:30 p.m.
Sundays, Feb. 15 and 22.
There will be a preview per
formance Monday, Feb. 9, at
7:3opm, for which all seats are
$8 general admission.
In “Dracula,” the character
Van Helsing, played by
Atlanta actor Chris Kayser,
has devoted his life to search
ing for the truth about the
undead. He shares his knowl
edge gradually with Dr.
Seward (Cliff Smith), Mina
(Chandra Owenby), and
Jonathon Harker (Vincent
Farrell), knowing that they
would be unable to accept the
transformation of Lucy
(Kristina Sutton) from beauti
ful young woman to child
snatching fiend, under the
control of Dracula (Michael
McCracken).
Public meetings
rescheduled
... The Let’s Build It!
Campaign Committee
announced that only two pub
lic information meetings will
be held to provide information
and answer voter questions
relating to the March 2, 2004,
bond referendum. Originally
five meeting had been
planned, however the demand-
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dontated to The Arthur and
Elana Court Nature Watch
Conservancy for the protection
and preservation of wildlife and
the environment.
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ing schedules of the public
officials scheduled to partici
pate in the hearings made it
not practical to have so many
meetings.
The two meetings will be
Feb. 12 at the Otwell Middle
School and Feb. 26 at the
South Forsyth Middle School.
Both meetings will commence
at 7 p.m. All interested voters
are invited to attend and sub
mit questions. Any voter wish
ing to submit a question in
advance of a public meeting
may do so on the Web site at
www.letsbuildit.net.
The Forsyth Forest
Conservation Group
... invites you to hear
Candace Stoughton from the
Georgia Nature Conservancy
and Curt Gervich from the
Etowah Conservation Plan on
Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. at
the Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center. We’ll take a look at
what’s being done in the
region, which has a direct
impact on preserving the envi
ronment in Forsyth County.
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.
Register online at
www.forsyth.kl2.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.
The Sawnee Mountain
Chapter
... of the National Wild
Turkey Federation will have
its sixth annual banquet
Monday, March 1, at 6 p.m. at
the Sawnee Cultural Arts
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at the Dawson County Middle School Auditorium
Center. You can purchase tick
ets at the door or by contact
ing a committee member at
(770) 654-7548, or email
nwtf@adelphia.net for tickets
in advance. Tickets purchased
prior to March 1 will be eligi
ble for the early bird raffle.
There will be dinner, open
bar, 12 Gun raffle, silent auc
tion, verbal auction, and many
general raffle items. Come out
and support the NWTF Super
Fund.
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.
South Forsyth High
School Theatre
... will present the follow
ing programs:
“Little Shop of Horrors”
will be March 25, 26 and 27,
and a 1 p.m. matinee on
March 27.
All performances are at 7
p.m. at the SFHS Performing
Arts Center, 585 Peachtree
Pkwy, in Cumming. For ticket
reservations, call (770) 781-
2264, Ext. 741.
Family Haven
... will host the second
annual Taste of Forsyth on
April 18 at the Cumming
Fairgrounds. This year a craft
show will also be featured. If
you are interested in partici
pating in the craft show, call
(770) 889-9431 for details.
Save The Horses.org
... presents Animal Rescue
Fair 2004 on Sunday, April
18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Wills Park in Alpharetta.
Admission is free. This is a
great way to reach animal
friendly people, find adoptive
homes, educate the public
about the plight of animals in
the world.
Educational speakers wel
come to do a presentation. If
you would like to speak about
habitat, nutrition, animal care,
animal laws, call for available
times.
Booth space is available to
all animal rescue groups,
humane societies, animal
rehabilitation and animal
rights organizations as well as
vendors with animal products
and vegetarian groups.
Sponsors and vendors are
needed. For information, call
(770) 886-5419 or email
Horseinc2 @ aol.com.
Forsyth County
Center ’ *
... will offer the following
trips to seniors: “
Savannah, Hilton Head and
Jekyll Island will be April 5-7.
The cost is $245, double occu
pancy. Two payments can be
made to the Forsyth County
Senior Pathfinders on Jan 3,
for $122.50 for double occu
pancy or $147.50 for single
occupancy.
Jacksonville, St. Augustine
will be May 24-26. The cost is
$245, double occupancy.
Travel insurance is provid
ed by Travel Insured
International Inc. for $35 per
individual.
Niagara Falls, Toronto will
be Sept. 12-18. The cost is
$539, double occupancy.
Branson, Mo., is Nov. 7-
13. The cost is $599, double
occupancy.
For information, call
Jackie Collins at the center at
(770) 781-2178.
CATCo
... will have spring 2004
classes for adults, teens and
children (8 years and older).
To register classes, email cat
coproductions@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 preregistering for.
Info is also available on the
Web site at www.catcoproduc
tions.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.
• Scene Study Develop
a character, practice a scene,
learn movement and interac
tion.
This class for grades 3-8
will be on Saturdays from 10
a.m. to noon March 27-May 8,
no class April 10. This class
for ages ninth grade to adult
will be Tuesdays from 6-7:30
p.m. March 23-May 4, no
class April 6. This six-week
session is $l2O.
• Auditioning
Fundamentals Whether you
are scared of the idea of audi
tions or want to sharpen your
auditioning skills, this class is
one every actor needs to take.
This class for age third
grade to adult will be offered
Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m
March 25-May 6, no class
April 8, or Fridays from 6-
7:30 p.m. March 26-May 7, no
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