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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, March 19,2004
Listings in Cumming
Events are free and available
io nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups mav submit notices
by fax ar (770) 889-6017 or
via email at events@forsyth
news.com.
Upcoming events
The Liberty PTSA
... will sponsor the Faculty
Follies on March 19 in the
Liberty Middle School gym at
2:15 p.m. This will be a great
time.for students and parents
to see another side of some of
their teachers. Tickets are $3
and are on sale at the school.
Proceeds will support the
teacher appreciation activities
at Liberty.
Gardening classes
... the following classes
will be offered by the Forsyth
County Cooperative Extension
Service’s Forsyth County
Master Gardeners:
• 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, w ill 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 avail
able.
From native azaleas to
Satsukis to Encores and more,
enjoy a visual feast of azaleas
and take the mystery out of
growing them in your garden.
Buy TWO for only
sso* and save!
Regular Price, $34.95 each
*Taxes not included
SSO for
TWO!!
Our local heritage has practically vanished... a lifestyle alive only in the memory
of our citizens. Your children will now have a chance to learn about the history
of their county and perhaps see some of their relatives in this one-of-a-kind
book. Ideal for collectors, gifts, history buffs, and family history. This 128-page
book with more than 300 photographs is of library quality, printed on archival
paper and bound with a beautiful hard cover.
Hurry....available while supplies last!
CUMMING EVENTS
Covenant Christian
Academy
... will have its first annual
yard sale, bake sale and silent
auction on Saturday, March
20. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
6905 Post Rd. in Cumming.
Horse Rescue open house
... will be Sunday, March
21. from 1-4 p.m. at the
North Wind Equestrian Center.
1768 Newt Green Rd. in
Cumming. Admission is free.
Meet the horses. There w ill be
children's games. Humvee
rides with the National Guard,
gifts and goodies, raffles, and
family fun. For information,
call (770) 886-5419 or visit
the Web site at
www.SaveTheHorses.org.
Sharon Elementary
... will have its annual
Spring Book Fair Monday.
March 22. through Tuesday.
March 30. from 8 a.m. to 2:30
p.m. Family Night w ill be
Monday. March 22. from 5-8
p.m. Cash, check and credit
cards are all welcome.
Proceeds will benefit the
Media Center.
Kid Komedy
... will have a seven-week
Stand-up Comedy After
School Program for children
ages 8-12 at Humpus Bumpus
Books. 703 Atlanta Rd. in
Cumming. The program will
meet Mondays starting March
22. from 4-5:30 p.m. and will
end w ith a "Graduation Show"
(May 10 at 5 p.m.) featuring
family friendly stand-up com
edy performed and written by
the students. The course fee is
$ 120 and includes the Kid
Komedy “Funbook" and a T
shirt.
Children learn joke writ
ing. delivery', timing and stage
presence though written exer
cises. creative workouts and
coaching. Kid Komedy pro
motes communication, coping
skills and self-confidence
through comedy training.
Graduates have appeared on
CNN. FOX News. TBS
Superstation, PAX TV, and
CNN Radio, as well as in the
Chicago Tribune, Teacher
Magazine and the Hollywood
Reporter.
For additional information
about The Kid Komedy
Foundation, visit the Web site
at www.kidkomedy.org or call
Janet Schultz at (770) 887-
9449.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Cumming Camp
... The Hiram Parks Bell
Camp No. 1642 will meet
Monday, March 22. at 7 p.m.
at the Cumming Police
Department. 301 Veterans
Memorial Blvd, in Cumming.
The speaker will be Kimberly
Wright of the Georgia Society.
Order of Confederate Rose,
which is a companion society
sponsored by the Sons of
Confederate Veterans. All
SCV members are asked to
bring their wives, daughters or
any others, male or female,
w ho may be interested in join
ing the Order of Confederate
Rose in Forsyth County.
The SCV serves as a his
torical. patriotic and non-polit
ical organization and.
although membership is open
to male descendants of
Confederate soldiers, all per
sons are welcome to visit
where meetings are informal,
casual and friendly.
Meetings are at the
Cumming Police Department,
usually on the fourth Monday
of each month. For informa
tion, call Ted Brooke at (770)
781 -9221 or John Adair at
(770) 886-7358 or visit the
Web site at http://georgias
cv.com/hpbell 1642.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
Chapter
... of Beta Sigma Phi will
meet Tuesday. March 23. at
the home of Joyce Shaffer at
7:30 p.m. The program w ill be
"Color of Roses," presented
by Joyce.
For information, call
Jennifer Wilson at (770) 886-
4445.
Ping pong tournament
... Norman’s Landing
Restaurant will host its annual
Spring Charity Ping Pong
tournament on Tuesday,
March 23, and Wednesday,
March 24, at 7 p.m. Singles
will be on Tuesday night and
doubles on Wednesday night.
The entry fee for the event is
sls and all proceeds will be
donated to The March of
Dimes.
There will be many great
prizes awarded to the winners.
For information, call
Norman’s Landing at (770)
886-
Kollege of Knowledge
... AARP 2386 Spring
Kollege of Know ledge XXIV
will be a variety of 30 differ
ent classes on March 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 lunch
break 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.
Enrollment forms are
available at Regions Bank.
515 Atlanta Rd. in Cumming.
For information, call (770)
887-
The Forsyth Central
Drama Department
... w ill present Rogers and
Haminersteins Pulitzer prize
winning play "Oklahoma!" on
Thursday. March 25 through
Sunday. March 28, in the
FCHS auditorium.
Shows will be at 7 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday and a 2
p.m. performance on Sunday.
Tickets for Thursday and
Sunday shows are $lO for
adults and S 8 for students.
Friday and Saturday shows
will include dinner preceding
the performance and prices are
$lB.
For ticket reservations or
information, call Susan
Conant at (770)888-0296.
Incredible
Antiques Show
This Weekend!
LaI&MOD
Antiques Market
March 19-21
Friday, 9a-5p • Saturday, 9a-6p • Sunday, 10a-5p
Over 500 Dealer Spaces
Antiques • Furniture • Jewelry • China
Stained Glass Windows • Architectural Antiques
Heirloom Art • Lighting and Much More
Lots of Free Parking, Adjacent to GA 400,
just one mile North of Exit-13 on Ga. Hwy. 9
Located at 1321 GA Hwy. 9, Cumming, Ga
770-889-3400
www.lakewoodantiques.com
Judy Shepard
... a mother to Matthew
Shepard, a gay teenager bru
tally beaten and killed in
1998, will speak at North
Georgia College & State
University on March 25 on
anti-violence and how to make
communities safer. The 7 p.m.
event will take place in the
Memorial Hall Gym, with a
reception afterward in the
Dining Hall, and it is free and
open to the public. For more
information, contact Donna
Waddell at (706) 864-1652.
Amateur radio testing
... The Forsyth-Dawson
County Amateur Radio
Emergency Service will host
testing for Amateur Radio
licensing at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, March 27, at the
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home Reception Hall. 150
Sawnee Dr., Cumming, Ga
30040. Testing for all ele
ments is available. The test fee
is sls.
Persons with disabilities
are welcome and walk-in
applications will be accepted.
To register or for more infor
mation. call Phill Faulkner,
K4PCF, at (678) 860-5354.
Free concert
... The North Georgia
College & State University
Golden Eagle Band, featuring
military-student musicians,
will perform a free concert on
March 27 at 2 p.m. at the out
door Gazebo next to the
Dahlonega Square. Andy
David w ill direct. For more
information, cal) (706) 864-
1423.
AARP Chapter No. 2386
... will have its monthly
meeting Friday, March 26, at
the Cumming Baptist Church.
115 Church St. in Cumming.
The featured speaker will be
Forsyth County Commissioner
Charles Laughinghouse. The
meeting will be at 11 a.m. and
lunch will be at noon. For
information, call Audrey
Henline at (678) 513-6868.
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
church.
For information, call
Literary Volunteers at (770)
887-0074 or email
focolit@Bellsouth.net.
5K Run
... the 12th annual
Challenge 5K Run and 1 Mile
Fun Walk/Run will be
Saturday. March 27, at the
Gainesville College.
Registration is 1 p.m., the 1
Mile Fun Walk/Run is at 2
p.m. and the 5K Challenge is
at 2:30 p.m. The fee is sls if
you preregister and $lB on
race day.
See EVENTS, Page 5A