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- FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, April 18,2004
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
R..1. Helton
... former American Idol
finalist will be performing at
North Lanier Baptist Church,
829 Atlanta Hwy. in
Cumming, on Sunday. April
18, at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45
a.m. For information, call
(770)781-5433.
Ride with P.R.I.D.E.
... Forsyth County teenage
drivers ages 14-16 may par
ticipate in a free driving
course offered through the
sheriff's office. Parents
Reducing Incidents of Driver
Error is a two-hour informa
tional session created by the
Georgia Traffic Injun
Protection Institute in an effort
to reduce the number of vehi
cle crashes involving teens.
Three sheriff's deputies have
been trained to teach teenagers
and parents crash dynamics,
teen driving facts and statis
tics, the graduated driver's
license process and Georgia’s
Teenage and Adult Driver
Responsibility Act. To sign up
for a PR I D E, class, contact
Lt. Johnny Gomez at (770)
205-4545 or email
jrgomez@forsythco.com.
Lanier Technical College
... The Adult Learning
Center at Lanier Technical
College. Forsyth Campus, is a
place where people 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.
The GED program has
classes that are open entry,
open exit, to meet the needs of
every student's schedule.
There are day and evening
classes. If you need to take the
Did You Daydream about
The Masters
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Live your dream in our Tournament while making
our youth program a reality (and creating a tJx deduction!)
Holy Spirit Charity Golf Tournament
■jL-aL- Captains Choice with 9AM Shotgun Start at
Olde Atlanta Golf Club
Special Events Include Raffle, Mulligans & Sponsored Beverage Cart!
Entry Fees: GOLFER: S4OO per team/HOLE SPONSOR: S2OO per sponsorship
All proceeds support the Youth Programs of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
(PO Box 1010, Cumming, GA 30028)
Contact Paulina Pendarvis at 770.265.6990 for an entry form or more info.
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M*A*b (Music,Art, Drama) - June 7-11,9 AM-12 Noon 9
J - Cost. S4O - Sing together, experience handbells & I
recorders, hear professional concerts, create art
work, and prepare a short musical presentation '
Clay Camp - July 6-8,10 AM-12 Noon - Cost; S4O
Local artist Kathy Wert will lead in techniques to
create colorful clay art
Creative Ministries Camp - June 29-July 1, i
930 AM-12 Noon - Cost. S4O - Local Artist Karen
Lucci will present Bible Stories and themes to "un
cork" creativity with water colors
The above camps are for Grades 3-6 (fall placement)
Creative Ministries Camp - June 15-17, 9.30
1118-ifll AM-12 Noon - Cost; S4O - Local Artist Karen Lucci
will present Bible Stories and themes to "uncork" H
I creativity with water colors. For Age 4-grade 2 (fall k:
I placement)
Vacation Bible School - Cost. sls (includes T-shirt)
June 21-25, 9 AM-12 Noon or
July 19-23,6:30-8:30 PM
Join us for an exciting adventure on Lava Lava Is- ■
land! Explore the life of Jesus through music, crafts, B 0
/ mission study, story telling and recreation. For age 4 U
-grade 6 (fall placement)
MM Cumming First United Methodist Church MM
770 Canton Hwy • Cumming, GA 30040
Questions? Call: (770) 887-2900, ext 220
CUMMING EVENTS
GED, we would be happy to
talk with you about how we
can help you prepare for the
test.
The ESL classes began
April 12. The locations of
these classes are at several
churches in the county and at
Lanier Tech. You may still
register if you come to the
office at the Forsyth campus.
For information about the
programs, call the Adult
Learning Center at (770) 781 -
6987. Classes, material and
instructions are free.
April in Paris
... a Fantasy Fashion Show
and Luncheon, sponsored by
St. Mario Women's Club, will
be April 23 at 11:30 a.m. at
the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Proceeds will benefit the
Forsyth Big Brothers/Big
Sisters and the Forsyth County
Child Advocacy Center.
Fashions by Miz Scarletts.
Tickets are $45. RSVP to
Melissa Woodard by April 19.
Send checks to 7615
Wentworth Dr.. Duluth. 30097
or call (770)623-4188.
The Forsyth County
Beekeepers
... will have its monthly
meeting at the Forsyth County
Library, Cumming branch, on
Thursday. April 22. at 6:30
p.m. Anyone interested in bee
keeping is invited to attend.
For information, call Debbie
Mckenzie at (706) 265-4989.
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 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.
Earthday Expo 2004
... will be Saturday. April
17, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the Cumming Fairgrounds.
Admission is free. In appreci
ation of our local Great
American Clean Up
Volunteers, the Pro Earth
Group will give a free lunch to
those volunteers that have reg
istered a clean up with Keep
Forsyth County Beautiful at
(770) 205-4573. The picnic
lunch will be available at the
Expo Tent from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Be sure to bring your
volunteer ticket for a free
lunch. For more information
about the expo, call (770) 886-
9377.
Charity Bike Ride
... hosted by the Bank of
North Georgia to benefit the
Georgia Cancer Coalition will
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
w ill 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 preregistered
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 BNGMat(77O) 751-4720.
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 w ill 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-
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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
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 site 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
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Family Haven
... will host the second
annual Taste of Fofsyth 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
participating in the craft show,
call (770) 889-9431 for
details.
Save The Horses.org
... presents Animal Rescue
Fair 2004 on Sunday, April
18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Wills Park in Alpharetta.
Admission is free. This is a
great way to reach animal
friendly people, find adoptive
homes, educate the public
about the plight of animals in
the world. Educational speak
ers welcome to do a presenta
tion. If you would like to
speak about habitat, nutrition,
animal care, animal laws, call
for available times.
Booth space is available to
all animal rescue groups,
humane societies, animal
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