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COUNTY NEWS Friday, February 6,2004
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es will be offered on
Thursdays, Feb. 26-April 1,
from 5-6 p.m The cost for the
six-week session is $l2O.
Art Classes
• Discovering Color this
six-week class for ages 8-11
will be Tuesdays, Feb. 24-
March 30, from 4-5:30 p.m.
The cost is SIOO, includes
supplies.
• Yoga (Hatha) classes
are every Wednesday from 11
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The cost is
S4O per month.
Theatrical Productions
• “Sleeping Beauty”
produced by Saturday on
Stage, A Children’s Theatre
will have auditions for ages
13-19 on Wednesday, Feb. 11,
from 7-9 p.m. Call backs will
be Thursday, Feb. 12, from 7-
9 p.m. School performances
will be Thursday, April 22,
and Friday, April 23. The tick
et cost is $3 for all ages.
Public performances will be
Saturday, April 17, 24 and
May 1. Tickets are $9 for all
ages.
Seats are limited, reserve
your tickets at the center.
• “Lewis Grizzard: In His
Own Words” —by Springer
Opera House will be Friday,
May 7.
• “Robin Hood” pro
duced by Saturday on Stage, A
Children’s Theatre will have
auditions on Tuesday, March
16, from 6-9 p.m. Call backs
will be Wednesday, March 27,
from 5-8 p.m. Public perform
ances will be June 19 and 26,
July 3 and 10. Tickets are $9
for all ages.
Forsyth County Parks
and Recreation
... will offer the following
classes:
• Karate Exhibition will
be at Central Park Recreation
Center on Feb. 7, from 4-5
p.m. Black Belts from all over
the United States will be
demonstrating. There is no
charge for this event so bring
the whole family. For more
information call Forsyth
County Parks & Recreation at
(770) 781-2215.
• Body Sculpting Classes
—Work out with weights and
fun music to improve overall
body tone and strength.
Classes begin Feb. 23 at
Sharon Springs Park. Sign up
for individual days. You
choose your schedule. Classes
begin Jan. 27 at Midway Park
on Tuesdays from 9:45-10:45
a.m. v
• Cooking Classes the
following classes will be
offered at Midway Park:
“Love of Chocolate Kids” will
be Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to
noon; “Love of Chocolate
Adults” will be Feb. 10 from
7-9 p.m.; “Investment
Cooking” will be March 9
from 7-9 p.m.
• Watercolor Beginning
watercolor classes are being
taught at Central Park
Recreation Center on
Mondays from 9:30-11:30
a.m. Techniques taught will be
wet on wet, wet on dry, salt
ing, mixing color, composition
and correcting mistakes. Jan.
26, March 15,
seascapeWhe fee is $25. Feb.
23 and M«ch 1, Still Life &
Landscape. The fee is $45. All
suppliesWe furnished.
• Quilting Beginning
quilting will teach fabric
selection, rotary cutting,
machine piecing using a vari
ety of techniques and hand
and machine quilting. You will
finish with a completed proj
ect. Supply list given at first
class. Classes will be at
Central Park Recreation
FREE
Video Training Classes
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sHeos Every Tuesday
Night 7-8 RM.
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Still Camera
Call For Details
& Reservations
770-623-9016
CUMMING EVENTS
Center on Mondays, starting
Feb. 9, from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
or 7-9 p.m. The fee is S6O for
six weeks. Holly Anderson is
the instructor.
• Kindermusik The
Kindermusik curriculum
focuses on the whole develop
ment of the child and stresses
parent involvement and partic
ipation. Through movement,
vocal exploration and the use
of quality instruments, your
child will enhance their
speech and language develop
ment, gross and fine motor
skills, musical skills and cog
nitive growth. All sessions are
15 weeks long. Classes are
held at Central Park
Recreation Center. The fee is
$135 for 15 weeks, supply fee
is $55.
Kindermusik Village: Ages
newborn to 1 from 10:30-
11:15; Kindermusik Our
Time: Ages 1- to' 3, 11:30-
12:15; Kindermusik Imagine
That! : Ages 3-5, 12:30-1:15;
Kindermusik Fun for the
Young Child: Ages 5-7, 3:30-
4:30; Rebekah Price is the
instructor.
• Clogging Join the Lil’
Foot Stompers Clogging
Team! Come out for some
hands-on toe tapping fun on
Wednesdays. Clogging is a
continuous, year-round pro
gram for ages 5 to adults.
Classes are at Central Park
Recreation Center from 5:30-
6:15 p.m. The fee is SSO for
eight weeks. Scotty Bilz is
the instructor. A skill test is
required for intermediate and
advanced participation.
The Place of Forsyth
County Inc.
... has a soup
kitchen/noon meal for the
community. This event com
plements current agency food
programs and the fundamen
tal belief that no one in the
United States should ever go
hungry.
Because these are trou
bled times and so many are
facing economic hardships we
need your help to “share the
spirit of community.” We still
need caring groups to provide
the food, prepare and serve
approximately 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.
Ongoing events
The Chestatee
Homemaker Club
... invites all interested
homemakers to the meetings
on the third Wednesday of
each month at 10 a.m. at the
clubhouse next to Chestatee
Elementary School. The pur
pose of the club is to help
strengthen the home and the
family both individually and
as a part of the community
through educational and serv
ice programs. For informa
tion, call (770) 887-5773 or
(770) 887-3643.
Toastmasters of Forsyth
County
... meets bi-monthly on
the second and fourth
Thursday of each month at
the Forsyth County Main
Library from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
If you are a person that has a
fear of speaking or want to
learn how to communicate
better with your boss, co
workers, or family members,
this is the program for you.
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County and welcomes every
one. For information, call
Carla Beasley at (770) 781-
9840 or Beth Fasnacht at
(770) 887-7930.
The Gainesville Chorale
... Do you love to sing?
Then join one of north
Georgia’s great community
choruses, the Gainesville
Chorale, for the last half of
its spectacular 2003-2004
season. This year the 50
voice group, under the direc
tion of Bruce Alan Nunley,
will present its 35th anniver
sary season finale a spring
time presentation of Carl
Orff’s powerfully poetic
Carmina Burana. This choral
work is a masterpiece of both
modern and ancient musical
styles. Carl Orff has blended
the past and the present
together in this truly heroic
composition. Positions avail
able in alto, tenor and bass
sections. For more informa
tion, call 770-536-9642.
The Cumming Civitan
Club
... meets the first and third
Thursday of each month from
12:30-1:30 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center.
You are invited to join the
men and women of the club
in providing service to the
community and fellowship
with each other. Lunch is
served. For information, call
(678) 513-0700.
Forsyth County Family
YMCA
... presents Youth
Basketball and Youth Indoor
Soccer (Futsal). Registration
for both sports has begun.
Scholarships are available
upon request. Limited enroll
ment. For more information,
call the YMCA office at
(770)888-2788.
Junior Optimist
Outdoor Club
... sponsored by The
Forsyth-Cumming Optimist
Club will begin its fall meet
ings at the Deer Creek
Presbyterian Church each
Thursday at 7 p.m. The pro
gram is opened to all young
people who have an interest
in the outdoors. For informa
tion, contact Timothy
Edwards at (770) 887-5147
or Alex Edwards at (770)
886-1935.
Sea Scout Ship No. 2222
... a teenage scouting
activity for older girls and
boys interested in the art of
sailing, boat handling and
nautical activities on Lake
Lanier announces its move to
its winter facility at Deer
Creek Presbyterian Church
on Lanier Drive. Meetings
are weekly on Thursdays at 7
p.m. Those who are interest
ed in sailing or who wish to
be a part of an active outdoor
group, contact Scudder
Edwards at (770) 781-4720.
Boy Scout Troop No.
2222
... sponsored by the
Forsyth-Cumming Optimist
Club is opened to boys
between the ages of 11-18.
Scoutmaster Timothy
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gram filled with both indoor
and camping activities.
Monthly field events are bal
anced with weekly indoor
meetings on Thursdays at the
Deer Creek Presbyterian
Church on Lanier Drive in
Cumming.The troop contin
ues to support its sponsor by
sharing in events such as the
annual Fishing Derby held by
DNR on the Chattahoochee
River. Sponsor Chairman Bill
Couch can be reached at
(770) 889-9664.
The Forsyth County
Singing class
... meets each Thursday at
8 p.m. at the Piedmont
Community House. Everyone
is invited to attend.
Forsyth County Library
... will have its fall pre
school programs.
Preschoolers can enjoy sto
ries, songs and activities at
the Forsyth County Public
Library. Lapsit, for ages 2-3,
with an adult, promotes love
of language and early lan
guage skills. Storytime for
ages 4-5 invites children to
listen and learn through pic
ture books and activities.
Registration is not necessary.
Early arrival is suggested.
For more information, call
the Youth Services
Department of the Forsyth
County Public Library at
(770) 781-9840, Ext. 364, or
visit the Web site at
www.forsythpl.org.
Cell phones needed
... Don’t throw away that
cell phone. Family Haven, a
shelter for battered women
and their children, are col
lecting old cell phones. There
are more than 130 million
cell phones put in the land
fills yearly. Bring your cell
phone to 4333 Kelly Mill Rd.
or 4910 Browns Bridge Rd.
or the Administrative office
at 130 Pilgrim Village Dr.,
Suite 400.
For information, call
(770) 889-6384.
Toastmasters of Forsyth
County
...will have its bimonthly
meetings on the second and
fourth Thursday of each
month at the Forsyth County
Main Library from 6:30-7:45
p.m. If you have a fear of
speaking or want to learn
how to communicate better,
with your boss, coworkers or
family members, this is the
program for you. It’s a new
club in Forsyth County and
welcomes everyone.
For information, call
Carla Beasley at (770) 781-
9840 or Beth Fasnacht at
(770) 887-7930.
The Cumming Kiwanis
Club
... meets each Wednesday
at noon at the Kiwanis
Building on Pilgrim Mill
Road at the City Park.
Members gather at 11:45
a.m. with lunch being served
shortly thereafter then fol
lowed by a program. The
meeting ends promptly at 1
p.m. If you are interested in
becoming a member you are
invited to join us for a
catered lunch, to learn more
about the opportunities to
serve the youth and elderly
citizens of Forsyth County
while enjoying good fellow
ship.
For reservations, call
Arthur Morgan at (770) 889-
0635.
Attention Senior
Citizens
... ages 62 and over. If
you would like to obtain a
working knowledge of com
puters and various software
programs, Lanier Technical
College offers a wide range
of beginning computer class
es, with a variety of class
options and times to meet
your schedule. Tuition is free
for seniors, books and activi
ty fees are extra. However, if
you apply and qualify for the
HOPE Grant, all college fees
are covered and include a
SIOO book allowance.
For more information on
‘these and other courses
offered at the Forsyth County
Campus, contact the Student
Services office at (770) 781-
6940.
Georgia Legal Services
Program
... Free legal services are
available to senior citizens
and low-income clients in
your area. Services are based
on case type and financial
eligibility. GLSP does not
handle criminal cases. For an
appointment, call (800) 745-
5717 or (770)535-5717
between 9-11 a.m. Monday-
Friday.
The Forsyth County
Lions Club
... meets the first and third
Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Olde Town
Restaurant on Hwy. 20.
Lions remain committed to
improving the lives of those
less fortunate around the
world and right at home.
For information, call
(770)887-1609.
The Sounds of Sawnee
Community Band
... rehearses most Monday
evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center,
1090 Tribble Gap Rd.
Membership is open to any
one who has ever played a
band instrument.
For more information,
call (770) 318-7774 or visit
the Web site at http://myweb
pages.comcast.net/soundsof-
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United Daughters of the
Confederacy
... a new UDC Chapter is
being formed in Cumming.
For information about join
ing, please call (770) 886-
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historical, patriotic and non
political organization and
membership is open to
female descendants of
Confederate soldiers, starting
at age 18. For more informa
tion, please call (770) 886-
7110.
Foster parents needed
... Forsyth County
Department of Family and
Children Services wants indi-- ..
viduals who are interested in
fostering the children in their
care.
For more information, call.
Brandi Clotfelter at (770)
781-6707.
Sunset Quilt Guild
... meets the second
Thursday at the
Administration Building of
Northside Hospital at 7 p.m.
on Baptist Medical Center
Drive off Hwy. 20. A busi
ness meeting, program, chal
lenge block and show-and
tell are included. Service
project is quilts for new
Habitat owners. For more
information, call Hazel
Metcalf at (770) 886-8605.
Literacy Volunteers of
Forsyth County
... offers tutoring in basic
reading, writing and math
skills to adults over the age
of 16 who are not enrolled in
public high school. Tutoring
is given on a one-to-one basis
and focuses on the needs of
the student. Some areas of
focus might be job applica- •<
tions, banking materials,
school handbooks, reading to
grandchildren or improving
skills to go on to the GED
program at Lanier Tech. All
the tutoring and supplies are
provided free to the student,
as we are a United Way
agency. If you know someone
who needs help in reading,
writing or math, tell him or
her about Literacy
Volunteers.
For more information, call
(770) 887-0074 or (770) 844-
8770.
Community Voice
Toastmasters
... That fear of speaking in
public got you down? Wish
you could manage your meet
ings to be more productive?
Then join the Community
Voice Toastmasters. Its mis
sion is to help people
improve their lives by learn
ing to communicate more
effectively. The nonprofit
organization meets every
Monday at 7 p.m. at Sharon
Forks Library. Come early at
6:45 p.m. for social time.
For information or direc
tions, contact Mark Wilson at
(678) 640-5336 or mwil
son@ga2co2ga.com.