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: qrsyth COUNTY news Sunday, April 4. 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 Forsyth County
Republican Party
... will meet Thursday.
April 1. in the Kiwanis
Building. 417 Pilgrim Mill
Rd. in the Cumming City
Park. State Sen. Casey Cagle
will be the special guest.
Social time will 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 visit the Web
site at www.forsythgop.us.
Transfer of Development
Rights
... is a cutting-edge tool
that encourages greenspace
protection while still allowing
anticipated development. If
you would like to learn more
about how communities are
using TDRs as a tool facilitat
ing both development and nat
ural resource protection, you
are invited to attend a presen
tation on "Transfer of
Development Rights" at 7
p.m. on Thursday. April 1. at
the.Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center. 1090 Tribble Gap Rd.
in Cumming. The presentation
is sponsored by Forsyth
County Commissioner Charles
Laughinghouse and invited
speaker is Dr. Laurie Fowler
ot the University of Georgia s
School of Law.
If you have questions
about the program, please
contact Commissioner
Laughinghouse at (770) 886-
2810.
The Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets each Thursday at
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CUMMING EVENTS
7 a.m. at the Olde Town
Country Restaurant. The club
will have the following meet
ings:
• April 1. Brittany
Meadows, 4-H member, will
present her project.
• April 8, Chris
Funderburg, 4-H member, will
present his project.
• April 15. Christa Vanek.
4-H member, will present her
project.
• April 22, Tara Grimes, 4-
H member, will present her
project.
• April 29, Toastmaster
Brian Bracey will be the
speaker.
Guests are welcome. For
information, call (770) 887-
6064
Casa for Children Inc.
... will host a candlelight
ceremony for the abused and
neglected children in Forsyth
County "Light of Hope"
on April 1 at the Forsyth
County Courthouse at 6:30
p.m. as part of National Child
Abuse Prevention Month.
Doesn't every child
deserve hope, a safe home to
live in. and a chance to thrive?
Every year, nearly half a mil
lion children in our country
cannot live safely at home
because of abuse and neglect.
Show your support for the
children and join others across
the nation by lighting a sym
bol of hope. For more infor
mation. call (770) 886-4082.
The Libertarian Party of
Forsyth County
... will have its monthly
dinner meeting Thursday.
April 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Decker's restaurant in
Cumming. For information,
call (770) 205-1211 or visit
the Web site at
www.ga.lp.org/forsyth/.
The Martha Stewart
Bulloch Chapter, DAR
... will have a program
about the Autrey Mill Nature
Preserve and Heritage Center.
Mrs. Judy Webb will be our
guest speaker. The meeting,
including refreshments, is
Monday, April 12, at 10 a.m.
at the Roswell Recreation
Center. 9000 Fouts Rd.,
Roswell. For more informa
tion, call Susan Lemesis at
(770) 993-2858.
Women in Networking
... a professional women’s
group will meet April 12 from
6:30-9 p.m. at the Country
Gourmet Case in downtown
Cumming for networking, din
ner and educational programs.
The speaker will be Phyllis
Carrera who will share sou
venirs of self-discovery as
well as celebrating her new
book, "A Journey of My
Choosing: Traveling the
Creative Path of Life.
For information and to
make reservations, call (770)
662-9946.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi will meet Tuesday, April
13. at 7:30 p in. at the home of
Donna Scarbrough. She will
present "Colors of the 505.”
For information, call Jennifer
Wilson at (770) 886-4445.
“Mud for Blood”
... a 4X4 truck show and
blood drive will be Saturday,
April 10. from 10 a m. to 5
p.m. at the Wal-Mart. 1500
Market Place Blvd, in
Cumming. There will be a
cookout for donors and partic
ipants. Donors receive a
recognition T-shirt and a cho
lesterol screening.
MOMS Club of
Cumming Southwest
... will host an Open House
on April 13 from 1:30-3:30
p.m. The MOMS Club is an
International nonprofit support
group specifically for mothers
who have chosen to stay home
with their children There are
more than 1.800 chapters in
seven countries, and they are
inviting you to visit the chap-
ter here. The club offers a
variety of weekly activities for
stay-at-home mothers and
their children. In addition to
playgroups, park days and
other outings, the MOMS
Club sponsors activity groups
for members with common
interests. For information, call
Traci at (770) 888-6360 or
email momscs@yahoo.com.
Earth Day meetings
... will be at the Forsyth
County Library, Cumming
branch, on Wednesday, April
14, at 6:30 p.m. Pro Earth
Group Inc invites the commu
nity to stop in for April event
information or to volunteer for
Earth Day in 2004. There will
be many fun activities
throughout April. For more
information, contact Pat Plant,
pro earth director, at (770)
886-9377.
AARP Driver Safety pro
gram
... classes will be at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth
Medical Center Professional
Building located in Cumming
at 12(X) Northside Forsyth Dr.
The dates are Wednesday,
April 14. and Thursday, April
15. between 9 a m. and 1 p.m.
The course is for mature driv-
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Directions from GA 400: Exit 15 Bald Ridge Marina Rd. Go west (towards Downtown
Cumming). The Sugar Plum Cottage is located about 1/2 mile on the right in the same
location as Impressions Bridal & Formal wear. Across from the water tower.
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ers; it provides many ideas on
how to avoid accident situa
tions and how to enjoy safer
driving. Class participants are
required to attend both class
days to receive credit for the
course which entitles the par
ticipants to a discount on their
auto insurance premium. The
certificate of completion is
usually good for three years.
For reservations to attend
class, please call Bill Watson
at (678) 947-0986. There is a
charge of $lO per person due
the first day to cover course
materials.
Holly Walquist
... director of Marietta’s
Tree Keepers, a successful
volunteer run program which
plants, preserves, and protects
trees, will be at the Sawnee
Cultural Arts Center at 7 p.m.
on Thursday, April 15.
Other topics will be about
their grant from the Georgia
Forestry Commission, which
supports the tree work. For
information, call Patty Durand
at (770) 888-2867.
Farm Family Ag and
Health Expo
... If you and your family
are involved in farming, plan
on joining us for the 2004
Farm Family Ag and Health
Expo on April 15 from 5:30-
8:30 p.m. al Habersham
Central High School. A free
barbecue dinner will be avail
able to those who register
ahead of time by calling their
local Cooperative Extension
Service before April 9. In
Forsyth County that number is
(770) 887-2418. The evening
meal will begin at 7:15 p.m.
Area health professionals
will provide a variety of health
screenings. Many screenings
will be free but a small fee
may be charged for tests
requiring blood work. Possible
screenings and tests may
include: diabetes, cholesterol,
prostrate cancer, blood pres
sure, body fat analysis, hear
ing, dental, skin cancer, bone
density, colon cancer and oxy
gen saturation test. Health
exhibits and health counseling
will be available.
You will get the latest
information on farm safety,
farming supplies and equip
ment and trends in agriculture.
Many business and service
providers with agricultural
concerns will be exhibiting
their latest products and infor
mation.
See EVENTS, Page 9A