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t - FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - W«dn«»diy, April 7,2004
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 Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets each Thursday at
7 a.m. at the Olde Town
Country Restaurant. The club
will have the following meet
ings:
• 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.
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 w ill 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.m. 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
CUMMING EVENTS
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.
A ARP Driver Safety pro
gram
... classes will be at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth
Medical Center Professional
Building located in Cumming
at 1200 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
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. at 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-
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Emergency help line for
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Good Friday Service I
'lrc/April 12 Noon
H Cumming First
fry United Methodist Church
*h invites you to join us
iS 770 Canton Hwy • (Hwy 20 West)
Rev. John L Cromartie, Jr
Senior Minister
Nursery is provided for the very young
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.
Bring your entire family to
the Farm Family Ag and
Health Expo 2004 for the lat
est information to help keep
you safe and healthy on the
farm, as well as hundreds of
dollars worth of free health
screenings. For more informa
tion call Debbie Wilburn at
770-887-2418 or 770-535-
8290.
Riding Safely in Child
Care
... Are you a child care
provider? If so, plan on
attending our upcoming train
ing. Riding Safely in Child
Care (for Child Care Providers
only). This training is spon
sored by the University of
Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service. Forsyth
County office, Georgia Traffic
Injury Prevention Institute and
the Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety. The training
will be Monday, April 19.
from 7-9 p.m. Check in begin
ning at 6:30 p.m. at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center
in Cumming.
Participants will receive
two hours of DHR accented
credit (ECE-2). The cost of
the program is S 3 per person.
For questions or to receive a
registration form call Debbie
Wilburn at (770) 535-8290.
No walk-ins allowed.
Riding Safely in Child
Care was developed in
Georgia specifically to
increase awareness of the need
for child care providers to
transport children using cur
rent best practice recommen
dations. This two hour training
addresses the following topics:
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types of seats, gross misuse,
liability issues, and resources
available in local regions.
The instructors for the
course will be Griggs Wall,
Regional Coordinator with the
Georgia Traffic Injury
Prevention Institute and
myself, Debbie Wilburn,
University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension
Service, County Agent for
Forsyth and Hall counties.
Chattahoochee
Elementary PTO
... will host a community
festival and thrift sale at the
school on Holtzclaw Road on
Saturday, April 17. There will
be a moon jump, kids games
and prizes, food, drinks, a raf
fle, a presentation by the
school chorus, a live band and
thrift sale treasures. The thrift
sale will be from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. and the festival from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. The rental fee
for a parking space with a
table is S2O and for a parking
space only is $lO. For infor
mation, call Tina Cannon at
(770) 887-2266.
Spring Plant Sale
... The Forsyth County
Master Gardeners and the
Cumming Garden Club will
have its Spring Plant Sale dur
ing the County Yard Sale at
the Cumming Fairgrounds on
April 17, from 8 a.m. to noon
or until all plants are sold. The
plants are grown locally by
members of each organization
and include perennials, herbs,
ground covers and shrubs.
Road Race
... The Windermere third
annual 5K Road Race will be
Saturday, April 17, at 8 a.m.
with a one mile Fun Run start
ing at 7:30 a.m. Both races
will begin at the Windermere
Lodge off of Windermere
Parkway in Cumming. The
course will lead runners
through the rolling hills of the
community, with scenic views
of the Davis Love 111-designed
golf course. Proceeds from the
race will be donated to Daves
Creek Elementary School in
support of a school fundraiser
benefiting Relay For Life. A
24-hour, community-based
event, Relay For Life was
designed to celebrate survivor
ship and raise money for the
American Cancer Society.
Registration forms will
soon be available online at
www.rungeorgia.com and
race-day registration will
begin at 6:30 a.m. Entry fees
for both races are as follows:
$lO for the children’s Fun
Run, sls for the 5K Road
Race until April 15 and S2O
for runners registering on the
day of the race. For more
information or directions,
please contact Katie Smith at
(678) 455-0768 or katie
smith@windermere.cbeyond.c
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The Chestatee River
Chapter, DAR
... meets monthly at the
Adair Park Subdivision club
house. Meeting dates for April
and May have been changed
to the third Sunday, to avoid
conflict with Mothers Day and
Easter. The meetings will
begin at 2 p.m. The programs
for theses days are:
•April 18: Annette
Bramblett, noted local histori
an will be the speaker. Her
topic will be “local history of
Forsyth County”.
• May 16: Recognition of
North Forsyth High School
JROTC Students.
For more details, or infor
mation call Joan McGovern at
(770) 888-9654.
Autrey Mill Nature
Preserve
... will host a Huge Earth
Day Extravaganza on Sunday,
April 18. from 2-4 p.m. The
focus of the day is children
and putting a fun spin on the
serious topic of encouraging
stewardship of the Earth.
There will be crafts, activities
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and games, in addition to live
performances by “Step It Up
5,” the kids country music
singing and dancing group and
by “The Super Silly Sassafrass
Alligator Show.” The preserve
is just off Old Alabama Road
in Alpharetta. For information,
call (770) 360-8844 or visit
the Web sije at
www.autreymill.org.
Animal Rescue Fair
... will be April 18 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wills
Park Equestrian Center in
Alpharetta. There will be pet
adoptions, children’s games,
shopping and food. Animal,
vegetarian, gift, supplies, etc.,
vendors are welcome.
Admission and parking is free.
For information, call (770)
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
entertainment provided by
various talented community
groups, a live and silent auc
tion with items from business
es in the community, a moon
walk, 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
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