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> FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April 11,2004
Listings in Curnming
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 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.
Easter egg hunt
... sponsored by The
Cumming V.F.W. Post 9143
and Ladies Auxiliary will be
Sunday. April 11. at 1 p.m. at
the Post. 1045 Dahlonega
Hwy. in Cumming. Please
bring your children and grand
children out to hunt eggs and
enjoy some refreshments.
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
SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKS WANTED PERSONS
FOR AMNESTY PROGRAM
Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton, in conjunction with Forsyth County District
Attorney Penny Penn and Solicitor General Leslie Abernathy have announced an
Amnesty Program for certain persons who have warrants outstanding against them for
writing bad checks.
If you see your name listed below, please note the “Amnesty Period” listed with it. If
you will contact the prosecutor whose name is shown, you will be able to schedule an
appointment to pay your fine, make restitution, etc., without fear of arrest.
If you do not take advantage of this opportunity by the end of your Amnesty Period, we
will continue to actively pursue your arrest.
The Amnesty Period will not circumvent your arrest in the future if you do not act now.
If you happen to be stopped for a routine traffic charge or happen to be in a wreck you
may be arrested and your vehicle may be impounded. Please do not put yourself
through this. This is your only chance to settle these charges.
The following persons need to contact Sheila Krueger in the District Attorney’s Office
by no later than noon. Friday, April 16, 2004:
Albert Brown Irma Bravo Charlie Johnson, Jr.
Mary Stanley Lakeisha Starnes Tony Stimpson
The following persons need to contact the Solicitor General (770-781-2145) no later
than Friday, April 23, 2004 for arraignment on April 27, 2004:
Richard Holland Jeannie Jackson
Robert Holt Lauren K. Laughlin ... ...
Charlestine Jones Jenny Lonholm .
Thomas Loftin Cheryl Oberleitner ,! S “.
.. . I, . D ..... Idalia L. Paredes
Mana Nunnally Laura Phillips _
„ • i. . Savajune Pocevicute
Gregory Phillips Connie Holt J
Joe Holloman Charlie Johnson, Jr.
The following persons need to contact the Solicitor General (770-781-2145) no later
than Friday, April 30, 2004 for arraignment on May 4, 2004:
Deborah Poole Heidi Roof
Missy E. Roberts Dick Shipley
Glen Schroedel Eric Stokes . , ...
.. e . -n Amber Weaver
Mery Stewart Diana L. Turner _ .. .
„ Susan Yates
Melissa Tnmm Victona Sassa
Patricia Welch Leonard Siket
Donn Riddell Edwin Stone
FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
TED PAXTON, SHERIFF
202 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD.
CUMMING. GA 30040
(770) 781-2222
CUMMING EVENTS
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.
Forsyth County
Democratic Party
... will meet Tuesday, April
13, at 7 p.m. at Fajitas Grill
and Restaurant, 3952 Canton
Hwy. in Cumming. For infor
mation, call Cary Bennett at
(770)310-4715.
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.
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.
The Sawnee-Cumming
Optimist Club
... meets the first and third
Thursday at Shoney’s in
Cumming at 7 p.m. The guest
speaker on April 15 will be
Stacy Edwards from Dream
Power. Everyone is invited to
attend.
AARP 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
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.
Charity Bike Ride
... hosted by the Bank of
North Georgia to benefit the
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be Saturday, April 17, at 8
a.m. The course length will be
approximately 12 miles. The
start and finish will take place
at the Bank of North Georgia
Alpharetta, 8025 Westside
Pkwy, (comer of Haynes
Bridge Road and Westside
Parkway). All participants will
be asked to make a minimum
$25 tax-deductible donation
made payable to the Georgia
Cancer Coalition. Participants
will receive an event T-shirt
and water bottle. If you do not
have a bike, Cycleworks and
TREK will have a few bicy
cles available for use during
the event on a first come, first
service basis for pre-registered
riders. You may register in
advance or on the morning of
the ride. The limit is 50 partic
ipants. To find out more or to
sign up, call Margaret Hunter
at BNGM at (770) 751-4720.
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 accepted
credit (ECE-2). The cost of
the program is $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:
Georgia law, crash dynamics,
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 organizatior
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
See EVENTS, Page 10/