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FORSYTH COUNTV NEWS Friday, March 5, 2004
EVENTS from 5A
886-5419 or visit the Web site
at www.SaveTheHorses.org.
Family Haven
... will host the second
annual Taste of Forsyth on
April 18 at the Cumming
Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry
Rd. in Cumming, on Sunday.
April 18, from noon to 5
p.m. This year a craft show
will also be featured.
There will be entertain
ment provided by various
talented community groups,
a live and silent auction with
items from businesses in the
community, a moonwalk,
arts and crafts show, a raffle
for a 2004 Nissan Sentra and
other events.
"Tasting Tickets" will be
sold at the door for 50 cents
each. Raffle tickets can be
purchased at the Family
Haven office. 103 Pilgrim
Village Dr.. Suite 400. in
Cumming: Inside Additions,
523 Veterans Memorial
Blvd.; or the Northside
Forsyth Hospital Gift Shop.
Proceeds will assist
Family Haven in helping vic
tims. If you are interested in
participating in the craft
show, call (770) 889-9431
for details
Health notes
The DHR Division of
Mental Health
... Development
Disabilities and Addictive
Diseases North Regional
Planning Board special annual
plan meeting will be March 10
at 2 p.m. at the Cherokee
County Bridge Mill. Fire
Station No. 22. 95550 Bells
Ferry Rd. in Canton. The pub
lic is invited to attend.
Blood drive
... sponsored by the
American Red Cross will be at
the Forsyth County Library.
585 Dahlonega St. in
Cumming, on March 12 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Volunteers needed for
Camp
... Hemophilia of Georgia
needs volunteer counselors 18
years of age or older to assist
with its weeklong overnight
camp program July 10-16 at
Camp Tw in Lakes in
Rutledge. Activities include
canoeing, mountain biking,
arts and crafts, outdoor living
skills, swimming, basketball,
soccer, baseball, tennis,
archery and more. For infor
mation or to sign up. call Vic
McCarty at (770) 518-8272 or
email vamccarty@hog.org.
Influenza vaccine
... The Forsyth County
Health Department has
received a limited number of
adult flu shots from the
Georgia Division of Public
Health. The adult influenza
vaccine is for persons for
years of age and up. and will
be given on a first-come, first
served basis. Phone calls to
reserve the vaccine will not be
taken.
Mammogram screenings
... Throughout the year.
Northside Hospital will offer
low-cost mammogram screen
ings and breast health educa
tion to Forsyth and north
Fulton residents. The screen
ings will be available through
Screen Atlanta. Northside’s
mobile mammography van, at
Kroger stores in Cumming
and Alpharetta. Upcoming
dates and locations include:
• Hwy. 9 at Windward
Parkway. 12870 Hwy. 9, April
8, May 12
• Grassland. 5665 Ga.
Hwy. 9 at Frances Road, April
19
• Lakeland Plaza, 540
Lakeland Plaza, March 11,
April 1, May 4
• Keith Bridge Commons,
2655 Freedom Pkwy, at Hwy.
306, April 7
• Greens Comer, 2325
Bethelview Rd. at Hwy. 20,
April 13
• Sharon Greens, 1595
Peachtree Pkwy, at Sharon
Road, April 29
CUMMING EVENTS
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 ani
mals in the world. Educational
speakers welcome to do a
presentation. If you would like
to speak about habitat, nutri
tion. 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.
Relay for Life 2004
... you and your family are
invited to the huge
Community Spend the Night
Party and Celebration of Life
Party sponsored by the
American Cancer Society.
Teams from churches,
schools, businesses and civic
groups spend the night raising
money to fight cancer. There
Participants must meet
American Cancer Society and
Northside Hospital screening
guidelines to qualify and
appointments are required.
The fee for services is SBS,
payable by check. Visa,
Master Card and cash (exact
amount necessary). Insurance
can be filed; however, pay
ment will depend on policy
coverage.
For more information, to
schedule an appointment or to
find another Kroger location,
call Screen Atlanta at (404)
851-6070.
The Alzheimer’s Support
Group
... meets at 2 p.m. on the
third Monday of each month
at the Forsyth County Senior
Center. The meeting for
Monday. March 15. will fea
ture an informational program
presented by Care Panners
and Legacy Link Inc. For
information, call Shelley or
Jackie at (770) 781-2178.
The Forsyth Disability
Coalition Inc.
... an all volunteer support
group meets the third Sunday
of each month at 3 p.m. at
Northside Hospital Forsyth.
1400 Building in the Everett
and Teresa Bennett Education
Center.
The meetings for February
and March will be scheduled
at 5 p.m. due to a previous
scheduling.
The Family Caregiver
...support group meets
the fourth Monday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at
Northside Hospital Forsyth.
The City of Cumming plans
to close Tolbert Street to
through traffic starting March 8,
2004. This closure will last
approximately sixty days while a
new culvert is constructed as
part of the Tolbert Street
Widening Project.
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will be plenty of food, games,
family activities, music and
other entertainment. It will be
at the Cumming Fairgrounds
on Friday, May 14 beginning
at 6 p.m. and will end
Saturday, May 15, at 7:30 a.m.
Sponsors are needed for the
Relay T-shirt.
There will be a sit-down
dinner for all survivors and
their guest along with a
Victory Lap walked by the
survivors.
Luminaries can be pur
chased in honor of survivors
and in memory of our loved
ones we have lost to this dis
ease.
To register your team, sign
up for the survivor walk and
dinner, purchase luminaries or
to be a sponsor, call Tonya
Kelley at (770) 781-8445,
Hilary Wallace at (770) 844-
7312 or Chris/Diana Buntin at
(770) 889-9704.
Class reunion
... The Forsyth County
High School, Class of 1974.
w ill have its 30-year reunion
June 12 at the Gold Creek
Resort in Dawsonville. Efforts
are being made to locate all
alumni.
For information, call
Elaine Thomas at (678) 714-
4028 or etthomas@bellsouth -
net or .Andy Holbrook at (678)
1400 Building Everett and
Teresa Bennett Education
Center Classroom B
La Leche League of
Cumming
... offers rnother-to-mother
support and information about
breastfeeding to new or preg
nant moms. Free meeting the
second Tuesday of the month
at 10:15 a.m. in the south
Forsyth/John's Creek area.
Call Tracey at (770) 315-5112
for more information and
directions, or visit
www.lalecheleague.org.
Hospice volunteers
needed
... Haven House seeks
compassionate volunteers to
visit terminally ill people and
their loved ones. Volunteer to
provide companionship or
write cards to homebound
patients. For information, call
Heather at (404) 874-8313,
Ext. 487.
Life Link of Georgia
... the agency w hich coor
dinates organ and tissue dona
tions for Georgia, has speak
ers available for civic groups,
churches, schools, corpora
tions, etc. Speakers are trained
to provide information about
organ and tissue donation and
transplantation. Presentations
will be tailored to the specific
audience. To learn more, con
tact Michelle Duke at (404)
266-8884.
Volunteers needed
... The Forsyth County
Senior Center needs volun
teers for the programs that
serve the seniors of the coun-
648-3202 or
alhl9s6@msn.com.
Summer Horse Camp
... Tek Marciniak’s Junior
Summer Horse Camp will be
June 12-13 at the North Wind
Equestrian Center in
Cumming. Junior camp will
be for ages 11-17. Your child
will build confidence and an
unforgettable bond with
his/her horse. Tek Marciniak
trains mounted police units
worldwide. He is a supporter
of the rescue and is helping
horses and children become
the best they can be with his
unique approach.
For information, call
Deborah Andrews at (770)
855-6225 or visit the Web site
at www.SaveTheHorses.org.
Forsyth County Senior
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
ty. If you are interested in vol
unteer opportunities, call
Jackie or Sonya at (770) 781-
2178.
Caregiver Support
Group
... meets in the Everett and
Teresa Bennett Education
Center, classroom B. at
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
1400 Building, on the fourth
Monday of each month at 6:30
p.m. For information, call
Open Houses
Sat 3/6 10am-12noon
Mon 3/15 7pm-9pm
• Member School of Association of Christian
Schools International & Ga. Association of
Christian Schools
• Three Year SAT Average
Exceeding 1300
• All 2003 CCA Seniors Received ZjSB
Scholarships to College of Choice
• Excellent Student-to-Teacher Ratio
• Represented by Over 70 Churches jfljjj
in Area
•JV & Varsity Sports
•Athletic Fields & Gymnasium Under
Construction
Forsyth County's premiere college preparatory school is
currently accepting applications for Fall 2004 for grades K 4-12.
At Covenant Christian Academy, you will find a student
body challenged daily academically, physically, and spiritual
ly. We invite you to call or visit us today to tour our growing
15-acre campus. Our hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
770-674-2990
www.covenantrams.org
Covenant is conveniently located in the Midway area at 6905 Post Road. Traveling north on Highway 9,
turn left onto Post Road (just past Midway Publix Shopping Center). Covenant is located 1/2 mile down
on the right. Please visit us at 6905 Post Road or on the web at www.covenantrams.org
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.
Tek Marciniak’s
Mounted Police Training
... for civilians will be May
1-2 at the North Wind
Equestrian Center in
Cumming. Build confidence
in yourself and your horse. All
horse riders welcome. Tek is
an'international trainer of
mounted police units who will
help you and your horse over
come obstacles like shying.
The horse will be more confi
dent and so will the rider.
Spectators welcome. Call now
to preregister.
For information, call
Deborah Andrews at (770)
855-6225 or visit the Web site
at www.SaveTheHorses.org.
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
(770)889-2859.
Angels Have Wheels
... All Medicare recipients
should now be aware that if
they suffer from conditions
such as arthritis, cardiovascu
lar disease and respiratory dis
orders, and have difficulty
walking or propelling a stan
dard w heelchair, they may be
eligible to receive an electric
wheelchair paid for by
Medicare.
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
w ill 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.
For information about
Medicare eligibility, contact
Gregory at (800) B'lo-2877.
Volunteers needed
... at the Northside
Hospital Forsy th. If you
would like to join a great
group of men and women who
give their time and enjoy help
ing their community and to
serve better our hospital.
See HEALTH, Page 7A