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L FORSYTH COUNTY news Wednesday, March 3,2004
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
The AARP Tax Aide
Program
... will offer free income
tax service for low income and
senior taxpayers, will he at the
Cumming Public Library on
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. through 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.
The Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets on Thursdays at 7
a.m. at the Olde Towne
Country Restaurant. On
March 4, a representative of
“CASA" will speak to the
club to present information on
CASA and its mission. For
information, call (770) 887-
6064.
Forsyth County
Republican Party
... will meet Thursday.
March 4, in the Kiwanis
Building at 417 Pilgrim Mill
Rd. in the Cumming City
Park. The special guest is
Congressman Mac Collins,
candidate for the office of
United States Senate.
Social time w ill begin at 7
p.m. and the meeting will
begin at 7:30 p.m. Visitors
are welcome. For more infor
mation. call Jim Harrell at
(770)887-2927 or go to the
Web site at
www.forsythgop.us.
Retired Educators
... The Retired Educators
Association will meet at 11
а. on Friday. March 5. at the
Board of Education's
Professional Development
Center on Dahlonega
Highway. The program will
feature activities for senior cit
izens offered through the
Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation Department with
Lynn Hendrix and Paula
Chambers as the guest speak
ers. For information, call
(770)887-8464.
Rotary Club of Johns
Creek
... will host an art auction
fundraiser on Saturday. March
б. at the Noble Village com
munity with an art preview
from 7-8 p.m.. and then the
auction starts at 8 p.m. Tickets
are 525 per person with heavy
hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.
Black tie optional. There will
also be a silent auction. The
proceeds will benefit local
charities and will support
scholarships for local high
school students.
The South Forsyth
Rotary
... will host the 11 th annual
Monte Carlo Night at the Polo
Golf & Country Club on
Saturday, March 6. from 8-11
p.m. The silent auction begins
at 8:30 p.m. including items
such as sports memorabilia,
trips to Sandestin, St.
Augustine, mountain cabin,
bed & breakfast, and Cape
San Blas. Additionally, there
will be many door prizes
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CUMMING EVENTS
including items such as fish
ing trips, sporting events tick
ets, restaurant gift certificates,
golf from area clubs, and a
unique one-of-a-kind piece of
jewelry valued at $2,500. The
attire for the evening will be
dressy casual with jackets pre
ferred for the men. Tickets are
$75 per person and the
evening will include a night of
heavy hors d’oeuvres and
beer, wine, with two mixed
drink tickets included. The
proceeds will benefit local
youth in the Forsyth County
community and an educational
scholarship. Tickets are avail
able by contacting Valery
Lang Hall at Lang Signs at
(770) 887-7339 or
Valery.Hall@LangSigns.com.
Women in Networking
... a professional women’s
group meets the second
Monday of each month at the
Country Gourmet Case in
dow ntow n Cumming for net
working. dinner and educa
tional programs from 6:30-9
p.m. The speaker on March 8
will be Sam Leving who is a
Women's Consumer
Advocate.
For information and to
make reservations, call (770)
662-9946 or visit the Web site
at www.womeninnetworking.-
com.
Family Haven
... an agency serving vic
tims of domestic violence will
host a volunteer open house
on March 8 from 5-7 p.m. at
103 Pilgrim Mill Rd. in
Cumming. There are several
exciting opportunities for the
upcoming year. For informa
tion, call (770) 889-3398.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi w ill meet Tuesday. March
9, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Jennifer Wilson. The program
will be "Colors in the Ritual
Jewels." presented by Jennifer.
For information, call Jennifer
at (770) 886-4445.
Kollege of Knowledge
... AARP 2386 Spring
Kollege of Knowledge XXIV
w ill be a variety of 30 differ
ent classes on March 11, 18,
25 and April 1. Classes will be
at the First Christian Church.
1270 Sawnee Dr. in
Cumming. Classes will meet
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a
lunchbreak from 12:10-1 p.m.
Bring a sandwich, drinks and
dessert will be provided.
Classes are open to all per
sons from age 20-90 years of
age. The cost is $lO.
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Enrollment forms are
available at Regions Bank,
515 Atlanta Rd. in Cumming.
For information, call (770)
887-4211.
The South Forsyth
Middle School
... Musical Theatre Classes
present “The Sound of Music”
at the Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center.
The Silver Cast will per
form March 11 and 13 at 7
p.m.. the Blue Cast will per
form March 12 at 7 p.m. and
March 13 at 3 p.m. Ticket
prices are $5 for children and
students and $7 for adults.
Tickets are available by call
ing (770) 844-1065
Gardening classes
... the following classes
will be offered by the Forsyth
County Cooperative Extension
Service's Forsyth County
Master Gardeners:
• Session 1: Moonlighting:
Creating a Garden to View by
the Moon will be Saturday,
March 13, at the Sharon Forks
Library. 2820 Old Atlanta Rd.,
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. In the
heat and humidity of a mid
summer's day. it’s hard to
spend much time in a garden.
But coming home after work
in the evenings to cooler tem
peratures and a moonlight gar
den makes more sense. Sylvia
Holler. Forsyth County Master
Gardener, will give an intro
duction into how to transform
your garden into a place that is
to be enjoyed not only during
the day, but also by night.
• Session 2: Attracting
Wildlife to Your Landscape
will be Saturday. March 13,
from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
at the Sharon Forks Library,
2820 Old Atlanta Rd. The '
class will be presented by
Shay Smith. Forsyth County
Extension Agent. Don’t have
pets? Attract wildlife instead.
The benefits of having birds,
bees and other wildlife in your
landscape. How to make them
feel at home. How to discour
age unwanted wildlife.
• Session 1: Roses will
be Saturday. March 20, from
10:30-11:30 a.m. at the
Sharon Forks Library. 2820
Old Atlanta Rd. This class is
presented by Jean Gaby,
Forsyth County Master
Gardener. The care you give
your roses now will determine
how well they grow and
bloom in the coming months.
Our experienced rosarian will
show you how to lay the
groundwork for a successful
rose garden.
• Session 2: Azaleas
Presented by Jan VandeVelde,
Forsyth County Master
Gardener, will be Saturday,
March 20, from 11:45 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. Get answers to
problems and learn how to use
the many varieties that are
now available. From native
azaleas to Satsukis to Encores
and more, enjoy a visual feast
of azaleas and take the mys
tery out of growing them in
your garden.
Prepare for cheer tryouts
... Forsyth Central cheer
leaders will host its annual
“Cheer Dawg Clinic” on
Saturday. March 13, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Forsyth
Central’s new gym. The cost
is SSO or if you register after
March 8, the cost is $55.
Registration forms are avail
able in Forsyth County
School’s main offices. This
year a “Mock Tryout" is avail
able from 2-3 p.m. The cost is
an additional $5.
Vickery Creek
Elementary
... the fifth grade class will
present the play "Oliver...
with a Twist and a Turn," a
kid-friendly, comedy-drama
adaptation of the Charles
Dickens classic "Oliver
Twist.” Performances will be
Friday. March 12, at 7 p.m.
and Sunday, March 14. at 3
p.m. in the Vickery Creek
Elementary cafeteria.
Admission is $5 for adults and
$3 for children under 12.
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 Mar) 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 S2O on
the day of the race.
Register online at
www.forsyth.k 12.ga.us/school
s/central_high/irishrush/. For
race information, call (404)
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The Otwell Middle
School
... Band Boosters will host
a Bizarre Bazaar on Saturday,
March 13, from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Otwell Middle
School bus parking lot. There
will be live entertainment,
courtesy of the Otwell Middle
School bands, an old-fash
ioned cake walk with home
made goodies, snacks and
sodas will also be available for
purchase and a flea market
bazaar of treasures.
Bus spaces will be avail
able for flea market space. If
you are interested in leasing a
spot, plan to be at the band
room (on the Bus Parking
side) Saturday morning.
March 6, to reserve a space.
Space is sls or a whole space
is just $25. Spaces will be
assigned in a first-come, first
serve basis. Sign-ups will be
from 10 a.m. to noon. Cash is
the preferred method of pay
ment.
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
March are as follow s:
• 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.
Wine tasting and silent
auction
... sponsored by the
Cumming Civitan Club will
be Monday, March 15, at the
Chamber of Commerce Event
Facility from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Fine wines and hors d’oeuvres
will be featured. Advanced
ticket sales only with limited
seating for $25 per person. All
proceeds will benefit commu
nity service for mentally and
physically challenged. For
tickets and information, call
(770) 887-6141,(404)406-
0250 or (770) 889-9704.
Mentor training
... will be offered at the
Forsyth County Schools
Board of Education, 1120
Dahlonega Hwy. in Cumming
on March 16 from 6:30-8:30
p.m. Individuals are needed to
spend 30 minutes a week to
make a difference in a child’s
life. For information, contact
Susie Brookshire at (770) 887-
2461.
Sawnee Ballet Theatre
... will have its annual
Spring Concert performance
featuring special guest artists
Elena Martinson and Andrei
Ustinov, formerly with the
Kirov Ballet. Enjoy the magic
of classical ballet combined
with the excitement of hits
from favorite Broadway shows
such as “Grease", “Music
Man”, Gypsy” and many
more. Tickets are sl2 in
advance and sls at the door
and may be purchased at the
Sawnee School of Ballet,
Humpus Bumpus and select
Kroger locations.
Performances will be Friday,
March 26, at 8 p.m. and
Saturday. March 27, at 2 and 8
p.m. at the Sawnee Cultural
Arts Center, 1090 Tribble Gap
Rd. in Cumming. For informa
tion, call (770) 887-0756.
Cumming First United
Methodist Church
... and Literary Volunteers
of Forsyth County invite the
public to attend "A Story Hour
for Children" as part of the
recognition of and celebration
of literacy. Church members
are volunteering their time as
part of their “One Great Day
of Service" to the community
on Saturday. March 27. Story
hours will be for children ages
4-8. The sessions will be at
10-11 a.m. and 11 to noon in
rooms 18 and 19 at the
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