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Thursdays from 6:30-7:30
p.m. for $35 for a four-week
session or Tuesday and
Thursdays from 6:30-7:30
p.m. for SSO for a four-week
session.
• Photography —a class
for ages 16 and up will be on
Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m.
The cost is $65.
• Belly dancing and hula
—a six-week class is offered
on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30
p.m. The cost is SSO.
• Art classes “Art Teen"
will be for ages 12-18 on
Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The cost is $75, there will be a
material list; "The Wonderful
World of Art” will be for ages
5-11 on Thursdays from 4:30-
8 p.m. The cost is $75, sup
plies are included; “Theme Art
Classes Nemo, Potter,
Sponge Bob and Disney” for
ages 6-12 will be offered on
Wednesdays from 4:30-6 p.m.
The cost is $75, supplies are
included; “Adult Oil Painting
or Pastel” will be for ages 18
and older on Wednesdays
from 1:30-4 p.m. or Thursdays
from 7-9:30 p.m. The cost is
SBS, there will be a supply list.
• Dobbs Creek Recreation
Center will have Open
Gym Sundays from 2-5 p.m.
Daily admission is sl.
Monthly passes are available
for $lO.
For more information, con
tact the department at (770)
781-2030.
Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center
... will offer the following
winter events:
• "The Spell of Sleeping
Beauty" presented by
Saturday on Stage, SCAC
Children’s Theatre will be
Saturdays, April 17 and May
1, at 10 a.m. and Fridays,
April 23 and 30. at 8 p.m.
• “Lewis Grizzard: In His
Own Words" presented by
Springer Opera House will be
Friday, May 7, at 8 p.m.
Advance tickets are S2O.
• Home and Garden
Showcase will be Saturday,
May 8, from 11 am.to 6 p.m.
There will be door prizes, a
raffle, demonstrations and
samples. Admission and com
plimentary raffle entry is $2.
• Sounds of Sawnee
Community Band will be
in concert on Sunday, May 9,
at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Donations are accepted.
• “Robin Hood" will be
presented by Saturday on
Stage, SCAC Children’s the
atre on Saturdays, June 12. 19.
and July 10 at 10 a m. and 2
p.m. Tickets go on sale April
12.
Volunteers needed
... The Place of Forsyth
County Inc. has a noon day
meal on Wednesdays for the
community. This event com
plements current food pro
grams and the fundamental
belief that no one in the
United States should go hun
gry-
Because these are troubled
times and so many are facing
economic hardship we need
your help to “share the spirit
of community." We are seek-
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CUMMING EVENTS
ing a committed volunteer to
become a liaison person in
order to expand the event to
Fridays. Requirements: caring,
committed and be available
from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
each week, January-
November. For information,
call Sandy at (770) 887-1098,
Ext. 225.
Ongoing events
Forsyth County Young
Republicans
... meets the third Thursday
of each month at the
Buckhead Brewery on Hwy.
20. Social begins at 7 p.m.
with the business meeting at
7:30 p.m. For more informa
tion, visit the Web site at
www.fcyr.us.
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 information,
call (770) 887-5773 or (770)
887-
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 direction of Bruce
Alan Nunley, will present its
35th anniversary season finale
a springtime presentation of
Carl Orff's powerfully poetic
Carmina Burana. This choral
work is a masterpiece of both
modem 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 provid
ing service to the community
and fellowship with each
other. Lunch is served. For
information, call (678) 513-
0700.
Forsvth Countv 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-
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 information,
contact Timothy Edwards at
(770) 887-5147 or Alex
Edwards at (770) 886-1935.
Sea Scout Ship No. 2222
... a teenage scouting activ
ity for older girls and boys
interested in the art of sailing,
boat handling and nautical
activities on Lake Lanier
announces its move to its win
ter facility at Deer Creek
Presbyterian Church on Lanier
Drive. Meetings are weekly on
Thursdays at 7 p.m. Those
who are interested 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 Edwards
has a balanced program filled
with both indoor and camping
activities. Monthly field
events are balanced with
weekly indoor meetings on
Thursdays at the Deer Creek
Presbyterian Church on Lanier
Drive in Cumming.The troop
continues to support its spon
sor 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 stories, songs and
activities at the Forsyth
County Public Library. Lapsit,
for ages 2-3, with an adult,
promotes love of language and
early language skills.
Storytime for ages 4-5 invites
children to listen and learn
through picture books and
activities. Registration is not
necessary. Early arrival is sug
gested.
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 collect
ing old cell phones. There are
more than 130 million cell
phones put in the landfills
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. Call (770) 889-6384.
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 short
ly thereafter then followed 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 computers and
various software programs.
Lanier Technical College
offers a wide range of begin
ning computer classes, with a
variety of class options and
times to meet your schedule.
Tuition is free for seniors,
books and activity fees are
extra. However, if you apply
and qualify for the HOPE
Grant, all college fees are cov
ered 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.
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 improv
ing the lives of those less for
tunate around the world
and right at home.
For information, call (770)
887-1609.
The Sounds of Sawnee
Community Band
... rehearses most Monday
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evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center,
1090 Tribble Gap Rd.
Membership is open to anyone
who has ever played a band
instrument. For more informa
tion. call (770) 318-7774 or
visit the Web site at
http://mywebpages.comcast.ne
t/soundsofsawnee.
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 eligi
bility. GLSP does not handle
criminal cases. For an
appointment, call (800) 745-
5717 or (770)535-5717
between 9-11 a.m. Monday-
Friday.
United Daughters of the
Confederacy
... a new UDC Chapter is
being formed in Cumming.
For information about joining,
please call (770) 886-7110.
the UDC serves as a historical,
patriotic and nonpolitical
organization and membership
is open to female descendants
of Confederate soldiers, start
ing at age 18. For more infor
mation, 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. Call Lori Pupp at (770)
781-6735.
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 business meeting, pro
gram. challenge 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. ;
Community Voice
Toastmasters z 1
... 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 learning to com
municate more effectively. ■' l '(
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.
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Adult Learning Center
offers help
... The Adult Learning
Center at Lanier Technical
College is a place where peo
ple can come for assistance in
several areas preparing for
the GED, learning basic skills
in English and math, or taking
English as a Second
Language. All 11
have bachelor’s or graduate
degrees. The GED program
has classes that are open entry,
open exit, to meet the needs of
every student’s schedule. The
ESL program consists of 14
classes scheduled during the
morning, afternoon, and
evening. These are offered at
four locations in Forsyth
County. All classes are free.
The amount of time needed
for GED preparation depends
upon the level and the amount
of hours spent in class. The
centers open at 9 a.m.
Monday-Friday for day stu
dents and are open until 8 p.m.
for evening instruction.
Practice GED tests are offered
in writing, social studies, sci
ence. reading and math.
Students who obtain their
GED are sent a voucher for
SSOO that can be used for
tuition at Lanier Tech and
other schools.
Call Elaine Glenn, lead
instructor, at (770) 781-6987.
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