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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 informa
tion, call Deborah Andrews at
(770) 855-6225 or visit the
Web site at
www.SaveTheHorses.org.
Tek Marciniak’s
Mounted Police Training
... for civilians w ill 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.
No Longer Bound golf
tournament
... the ninth annual Round
4 Bound charity golf tourna
ment will be May 10 at the
Reunion Golf Club in
Hoschton. Registration will be
9:30-11 a.m. If a player needs
to join up with a foursome. No
Longer Bound w ill team the
player with other players.
After registration, golf events
will consist of use of driving
range, putting contest, deli
buffet and the shotgun
start/scramble will be at noon.
Registration includes a packet
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It means work/life balance.
It means support when you need it most.
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Thursday, April 15 th • Bam 9pm
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MF'* Saturday, April 17th • B:3oam 4pm
1 j Northside Alpharetta Medical Campus
3400 Old Mil ton Parkway
Building C, Suite
W Alpharetta, GA 30005
Experience the independence, satisfaction and rewards of being a healthcare
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CUMMING EVENTS
of gifts, prizes, after-play din
ner buffet, snacks and bever
ages, nearest tot he pin and
longest drive contests and a
new 2004 automobile for a
hole in one. For information,
call (770) 886-7873.
City of Cumming
Recreation and Parks
Department
... will offer the following
classes:
• Spring and summer 2004
registration will be Saturday,
April 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Dobbs Creek Recreation
Center. 1115 Dahlonega Hwy.
Only walk-in registration will
be accepted on April 17. No
mail-in or night-drop registra
tion will be accepted until
April 19. Registration on April
17 will be limited to a maxi
mum of two households per
person. Registration after
April 17 will be received at
the Cumming Recreation
Department Building. 410
Pilgrim Mill Rd.
For more information, con
tact the department at (770)
781-2030.
Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center
... w ill offer the following
w inter 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 a.m. 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.
Forsyth County Parks
and Recreation
... will offer the following
classes:
• Hatha Yoga One-hour
classes are designed for begin
ner to moderate level students.
Sessions use stretching,
breathing, meditation and
alignment to improve muscle
tone, strength, flexibility and
overall mind and body well
ness. Equipment is provided
and you may progress at your
own pace. Classes are at the
Central Park Recreation
Center starting Monday, May
17, from 6:15-7:15 p.m. or
Tuesday. May 4. from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or
Thursday, May 6, from 6-70
p.m. The fee is S6O for six
weeks. Candace Gorijn is the
instructor.
• Tai Chi The Beijing
Twenty-four Postures are
being taught at Central Park
Recreation Center starting on
Wednesday, April 28, from
6:45-7:45 p.m. The fee is S6O
for six weeks. Dan Smith is
the instructor.
• Karate Traditional
Okinawan karate will be
taught at the Central Park
Recreation Center starting
Monday, May 3, for ages 5-
12. from 5:30-6:30 p.m. These
classes are Mondays and
Wednesdays and are designed
to develop a lifestyle that
leads to self-defense, self-con
fidence, improved health and
improved balance and coordi
nation. The fee is S6O for six
weeks. Dan Smith is the
instructor.
• Hip Hop Learn dance
combinations used in the Hip
Hop dance style. Develop the
strength, flexibility, rhythm,
balance and safe body
mechanics to dance confident
ly in a social atmosphere.
This class is for ages 11
and up. Classes begin
Tuesday, April 20, from 6:45-
7:45 p.m. The fee is S6O for
eight weeks. Jamie Bristol is
the instructor.
• Ballroom. East Coast
Swing & Line Dance
Ballroom is being offered
from 6-7 p.m.; East Coast
Swing is being offered from 7-
8 p.m.; and Line Dance from
8-9 p.m. at the Central Park
Recreation Center starting
Thursday, April 22. The fee is
S4B for six weeks. Elizabeth
Williams is the instructor. For
more information, call Forsyth
County Parks and Recreation
at (770) 781-2215.
Discounted Six Flags
tickets
... 4-H once again has a
super discount on Six Flags
tickets. Adult, youth and sen
ior citizen tickets will be
available for $24. Six Flags
gate prices for 2004 are $46
for adults and $27.81 for
youth and senior citizens.
Children 2 years of age and
under are free. So you can see
this is a great deal for a day of
family fun. Tickets may be
used any operating day.
Tickets are available at the
Forsyth County Extension
Service, 101 E. Maple St. in
Cumming, and can be pur
chased with cash or check.
For more information, call
(770) 887-2418.
Emergency Food and
Shelter program
... Forsyth County has been
awarded $13,731 in Phase 22 .
Under the terms of the grant
from the National Board, local
governmental or private vol
untary' organizations chosen to
receive funds must: 1) be non
profit. 2) have an accounting
system and conduct an annual
audit, 3) practice nondiscrimi
nation, 4) have demonstrated
the capability to deliver food
and shelter programs, and 5) if
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday. April 11,2004
a private voluntary organiza
tion, must have a voluntary
board with an agency willing
to act as fiscal agent.
Funds will be used to pro
vide unduplicated services to
individuals and families with
supplemental food, utilities,
rent and shelter related needs
in this area.
For information, send writ
ten request to the attention of
Brenda Dalin, community
service program director,
Ninth District Opportunity
Inc., P.O. Drawer L,
Gainesville. GA 30503.
Deadline for receiving
requests will be on or before
April 16.
Application for
Membership
... for The United Way of
Forsyth County will be
through May 31. Any health,
character-building or welfare
agency interested in the objec
tives of the United Way and
desiring to participate in the
United Way Fund-raising
campaign and in the funds so
raised, upon approval of the
United Way Board of
Directors, may become an
institutional partner or partner
agency. Application forms for
agencies requesting admission
may be obtained by calling the
United Way office at (770)
781-4110. Applications will
be accepted during the months
of April and May. The appli
cations must be completed and
returned to the United Way
office by 5 p.m. on May 31.
Volunteers needed
... The Place of Forsyth
County Inc. has a noon day
meal on Wednesdays for the
community. This event com
plements cunent 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
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)
887-3643.
The Gainesville Chorale
... This May the 50 voice
group, under the direction of
Bruce Alan Nunley, will pres
ent its 35th anniversary season
finale a springtime presenta
tion of Carl Orff’s powerfully
poetic Carmina Burana. This
choral work is a masterpiece
of both modern and ancient
musical styles. Carl Orff has
blended the past and the pres
ent together in this truly hero
ic composition. Location and
ticket information is coming
soon. For more information,
call (770) 536-9642.
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