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. FORSYTH COUNTY news Wednesday, April 21,2004
Upcoming events
Bingo Night
... will be at the Cumming
Elementary School on Friday.
April 23, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The cost per pack of cards is
$lO. cash only. Prizes will be
given. Snacks will be available
for purchase. Event is for the
entire family.
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 Injury
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
licenseprocess and Georgia’s
Teenage and Adult Driver
Responsibility Act. To sign up
for a PR.I.DE. class, contact
Lt. Johnny Gomez at (770)
205-4545 or email
jrgomez@forsythco.com.
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 (7061 265-4989.
The Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets each Thursday at
7 a.m. at the Olde Tow n
Country Restaurant. The club
will have the following meet
ings:
• April 22. Tara Grimes. 4-
H member, will present her
project.
• April 29. Toastmaster
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Brian Bracey will be the
speaker.
Guests are welcome. For
information, call (770) 887-
6064.
The Chestatee River
Chapter, DAR
... meets monthly at the
Adair Park Subdivision club
house. Meeting date for May
has been changed to the third
Sunday, to avoid conflict with
Mother's Day. The meeting
will begin at 2 p.m. The pro
gram for May is:
• May 16: Recognition of
North Forsyth High School
JROTC Students.
For more details, or infor
mation call Joan McGovern at
(770) 888-9654.
Forsyth County Library
... presents its Spring
Preschool Programs Tuesdays
at the Cumming branch, and
Thursdays at the Sharon Forks
branch, until April 22 at 10:15
and 11 a.m.
Preschoolers can enjoy sto
ries. songs and activities
Programs are on Lapsit. for
ages 2 to 3 (with an adult),
promotes love of language and
early language skills.
Storytime, for ages 4 to 5.
invites children to listen and
learn through picture books
and activities. Registration is
not necessary. Early arrival is
suggested.
For more information, call
the Youth Services
Department of the Forsy th
Counts Public Librarv at
(770)781-9840. Ext. 364. or
visit the Web site at
w w w forsythpl org
Keep Forsyth County
Beautiful
... invites you to attend the
2004 Liberty Gardens in
memory of those who w ere
lost Sept. 11.2001. The cere
mony will be Thursday. April
22. at the Central Park
Recreation Center at 3:30 p.m.
The H.E.S.S. Home School
and Forsyth County Master
Gardeners will plant a "living"
American flag w ith flowers
donated by 00-La-La Nursery.
A special dedication speech
will be given by Jim Perdue,
pastor of North Cross Baptist
Church and son of Gov. Sonny
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also include a flag observance
by the Forsyth County Fire
Honor Guard. For informa
tion, call (770) 205-4573 or
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AARP Local Chapter No.
2386
... will meet Friday, April
23, at the Cumming Baptist
Church, 115 Church St. The
meeting will be at 11 a.m. and
lunch at noon. The guest
speakers will be Forsyth
County Sheriff Ted Paxton
and Merrill Lynch representa
tive Don Boucher. For reserva
tions, call Audrey Henline at
(678)513-6868.'
AARP Driver Safety pro
gram
... a one-day class will be
offered Saturday, April 24,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
4100 Northside Medical
Center Dr. in Cumming. The
refresher course is open to
AARP and non-AARP mem
bers. Though the material is
designed primarily for drivers
age 50 and over, younger driv
ers may attend. It provides
many ideas on how to avoid
accidents, drive safely and
update the motor vehicle law s.
Participants who complete the
eight hours of instruction are
eligible for a discount on their
automobile insurance premi
um. The course must be
renewed every three years. For
reservations, call Ralph
Szweda at (770) 343-9500.
The fee is $lO per person.
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Family Health Day
... will be April 24, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Primrose
School at 5745 Steeplechase
Boulevard. Families will enjoy
games and activities and the
chance to learn more about
healthy options for eating and
excercise. A silent auction will
also be held to benefit the
Ronald McDonald House. For
more information call Kim
Fulcher at 678-455-6008.
Confederate Memorial
Day
... will be Sunday, April 25,
at 3:30 p.m. Sons of
Confederate Veterans, Hiram
Parks Bell Camp No. 1642 of
Cumming will conduct
Confederate Memorial Day
services on Sunday, April 25,
at 3 p.m. at the Veteran’s
Memorial Park in Cumming.
SCV member Brent Griffin
will be the guest speaker, por
traying Forsyth County states
man Col. Hiram Parks Bell.
The Sons of Confederate
Veterans serve as a historical,
patriotic and non-political
organization and, although
membership is open to male
descendants of Confederate
soldiers, all persons are wel
come to visit. Local meetings
are the fourth Monday of each
month at the Cumming Police
Department. 301 Veterans
Memorial Blvd, in Cumming.
The next meeting will be
Monday. April 26. at 7 p.m.
Several campers w ill report on
their participation in the funer
al of the CSS Hunley crew on
Saturday. April 17. in
Charleston. S.C. For informa-
tion. call Ted Brooke at (770)
781 -9221 or John Adair at
(770) 886-7358.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... chpater of Beta Sigma
Phi will meet Tuesday, April
27, at the home of Anita Haarl
at 7 p.m. The program for the
evening will be “Working with
Roses" presented by Jo Ellen
and Joyce Shaffer. For infor
mation, call Jennifer Wilson at
(770) 887-4445.
Norman’s Landing
... will have its eighth
annual “Tax Relief Tuesday”
on Tuesday, April 27, at the
Chestatee Golf Club in
Dawsonville. The entry fee for
the event is $275 per golfer
and corporate sponsorships
are available for $ 1.200. For
the past eight years Norman's
Landing has raised more than
$ 190,000 for The United Way
of Forsyth County. Lunch and
dinner will be provided by
Norman’s Landing. Chestatee
Ford provides the “Hole-In-
One" car, and there are great
prizes for the winners as well
as many items available at the
silent auction. Proceeds will
benefit The United Way of
Forsyth County.
The Republican Women
of Forsyth County
... will have its “Spring
Samplings," a wine tasting
event on Saturday, May I. at 7
p.m. at the Polo Golf and
Country Club. Tickets are $25
per person and will include a
wide variety of wines for sam
pling. heavy hors d'oeuvres, a
silent auction of republican
memorabilia and musical
entertainment. Come meet
local and statewide elected
officials.
All proceeds will support
the projects and programs run
by the Republican Women of
Forsyth County and also to
energize the community in
support of the Bush-Cheney
campaign in Georgia. For
information, call Carol
Tunstall at (770) 205-3252 or
Katie McClain at (678) 513-
4634.
Broadway
... is coming to
Dawsonville. North Georgia
will be treated to a special
evening of musical theater on
May I when the Dawson
Community Chorale and the
NGCSU Madrigal Singers
will present their spring con
cert “A Night on Broadway.”
The concert will feature selec
tions from shows such as
“Show Boat.” “Fiddler on the
Roof,” “Phantom of the
Opera," "Les Miserables,” and
many other popular Broadway
musicals.
The concert will be under
the direction of Dr. Lee G.
Barrow, and accompanist of
Mrs. Tricia Wester.
The concert will be at 7:30
p.m. in the main sanctuary of
Dawsonville First Baptist
Church on Hwy. 9 North.
Admission is free: donations
are encouraged.
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