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CUMMING EVENTS
lasting.* in Cumming
Events are free and available
fa nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups may submit
notices by fax at (770) SSO-
6017 or via e-mail at
events®forsythnews.com.
Cumining Playhouse
• “Last of The Red Hot
Lovers," by Neil Simon- 8
p.m. evening. 3 p.m.
Sunday matinee, through
Feb. 16.
• "Mark Twain” por¬
trayed by Kurt Sutton- 8
p.m. Feb. 23, 3 p.m. Feb.
24.
• "Daughters of
Blucgrass"- 8 p.m. March l.
• "Nunsense"- March 14
April 19.
• Playhouse Singers
"Spring Concert"- 8 p.m.
March 25.
Cumming Recreation &
Parks IX‘partment offers
adult classes
... Landscape Design
Workshops 10:30-11:30 a.m.
on Thursdays:
- Feb. 14- Best trees/shrubs
for your landscape
- April 3- Best flowers for
your landscape
Call (770) 781-2030 or
visit www.cityofcumming.net
for more details.
Forsyth County
Extension Program and
Lanier Technical College
presents
... a free WebCT Lunch
and Learn Training Series on
gardening topics the following
Thursdays, from noon to 1
p.m. at the Forsyth campus of
Lanier Tech.
• Feb. 21- 'Turf Care in 10
Easy Steps.” Presented by
Paul Pugliese, Cherokee
County Extension Agent.
Approved for 1 hour of
Category 24 and Private
Pesticide CEUs.
• March 20- “Get Water
Smart." James Morgan,
Dougherty County Extension
Agent. Tips for a healthy land¬
scape with less water.
• April 17- 'Tree Root
Protection During
Construction Activities." Todd
Hurt, UGA Training
Coordinator,
Bob Westerfield, Extension
horticulturalist. ISA CEUs
approved 1 hour arborist or
municipal 0.5 BCMA.
Please call the Forsyth
County Extension Office for
additional information at
QuickBooks® Experts
770 - 667-1177
Williams, Horning & Company, CPAs
Robert L. Short, author of %
The Gospel
According to Peanuts
Wednesday, February 20, 7-8 PM in the sanctuary
Book-signing to follow
An insightful look at the Gospels thru the
unique humor of Charles Schulz’s
Peanuts comic strip
Ticket Costs: Adults‘($5)
Children, age 5-12 ($2) r »
Child care and Children’s programming available £
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Tickets Required!
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Laurie Hintz, 1
(770) 887-2900 ext. 213 »
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Cumming First United Methodist Church
770 C anton llwy • Cumming, GA 30040 • (770) 887-2900
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Mundpy, Fobruory 10, 2008
(770)887-2418.
Be pampered and light
against breast cancer
... The Boobsavers, a
Breast Cancer 3-Day Team,
and Spa Nod of Cumming
have teamed up in a fundrais¬
ing opportunity to support the
light against breast cancer.
Mention the 3-Day or
Boobsavers team when calling
to make an appointment for a
facial, reflexology, back treat¬
ment with massage, body
wrap, or gift card purchase
and $10 will be donated to the
Breast Cancer 3-Day walk and
the Boobsavers team. This
fundraiser is available for a
limited time. Call Kathy at
(404) 274-7014 to book a
service.
Audition/interviews for
Voices of North Georgia
... are being held for all
voice parts through the month
of February. Rehearsals are
from 7-9 p.m. Monday nights
at Lakewood Baptist Church
in Gainesville (carpools avail¬
able). Reduced dues are $50.
costume purchase is required.
Singers must read music. For
more details about perform¬
ances and an application, con¬
tact Jean McCorlew at (770)
536-1924 or www.Voicesof
NorthGeorgia.com.
Sawnee-Cumming
Optimist Club
... Meetings are at 7 p.m
the first and third Thursdays
of every month at Good OF
Days Restaurant.
Girls on the Run Forsyth
... is seeking volunteers at
new and established sites
throughout Forsyth to run its
12 week program. Girls on the
Run is a national experiential
learning program for girls in
grades 3 through 5. Although
its perceived goal is comple¬
tion of a noncompetitive 5k
walk/run. in fact GOTR is as
much about good health,
friendship, positive body
image and self-esteem as it is
about running. For more infor¬
mation on Girls on the Run.
including how to volunteer,
visit www.gotrforsyth.org. or
conact Cathie Brugnoli, direc¬
tor of Girls on the Run
Forsyth, at (404) 667-4101 or
info@gotrforsyth.org.
Christian Youth Theatre
... announces their produc¬
tion of “You’re a Good Man.
Charlie Brown," based on the
"Peanuts" comic strip of
Charles Schultz. Dates and
times: 7 p.m, on Feb. 15; 3
p.m. on Feb. 16. Tickets: $12
for adults; $10 for guests
under age 18; group rates at
$9, Shows are at Church of
Atlanta North, 1356 Blucgrass
Lakes Pkwy. in Alpharetta.
Tickets are at cytatlanta.com
or Info@cytatlanta.com.
Groups needed to spon¬
sor meals at The Place of
Forsyth County
... The Place provides a
weekly Wednesday noon day
meal and a monthly senior
luncheon in Forsyth County.
Because these are troubled
times and so many depend on
these resources, they need
your help. The luncheons sup¬
plement their surplus and food
pantry. Thetr objective is to
ensure that no one in our com¬
munity goes hungry. The
Place needs caring groups to
provide the food, serve and
clean the room on the follow¬
ing dates: April 2 and 30,
May 7, June 4. July 2 and 23,
Aug. 6. Sept. 3 and 24, Oct. 1
and Nov. 5. Sponsors are
needed for the following
Senior Luncheon dates: March
25, April 22, May 20, July 29.
Sept. 23, Oct. 28, and Nov. 18.
Call Sandy at (770) 887-1098.
ext #225 to reserve a luncheon
date.
Cumming Shrine Club
... each Saturday until
April 18. the Cumming Shrine
Club will be collecting dona¬
tions as part of the YAARAB
Shrine 2008 Temple of
Atlanta’s Circus Campaign.
Members will be in red hats
on comers in town. The
Shrine Circus donates over
$1,000,000 each year to the
operation of the Shrine
Hospitals for Children, which
provide specialized care to
children under the age of 18
with orthopaedic conditions,
bums, spinal cord injuries and
cleft lip and palate at no
charge If you know a child in
need of their help, call (800)
237-5055 for more informa¬
tion.
Forsyth County autism
support group meeting
ASCEND ER (Autism
Spectrum Community Efforts
and New Directions) will meet
from 2-4 p.m. today at Sharon
Survival Kit for Marriage
)vbrujr\ worship service sene* by Dr W illiam Self, 11:00 a m
February 3 Surviving the Pull from Below
(•ebruary 10: Surviving the Struggle Within
Irbruary 17: Raising Kids for Fun & Profit
February 24 Forgiving the Unforgivable
Johns Creek Baptist Church
6910 McGmni* l orry Rd (pul ant »f H»y 141)
Alpharetta, GA 30005 • 770 623-X203 • wwwjcbcoig
Springs Library. They will
host an IEP Panel consisting
of staff from Forsyth's
Exceptional Students depart¬
ment. There will be informal
presentations followed by a
question and answer session.
All are invited. Contact
info@ascend-cr.com or call
(678) 300-8687.
FCHS drama department
presents Brighton Beach
Memoirs
... by Neil Simon, pub¬
lished by Simon French.
Performances will be at 7:30
p.m. Feb. 12 and 13 at the
FCHS auditorium. This come¬
dy is set in 1937 and is about a
teen-age boy coming of age as
he and his family fight the
hard times and sometimes
each other. Tickets are avail¬
able at the door and arc $3 for
students and $5 for adults.
The Cumming Garden
Club
... invites all who are gar
denening and plant enthusiasts
to join them on the second
Tuesday of each month
through May 2008. The 10
a.m. program for Feb. 12.
“Exotic Invasivcs in the
Garden,” will be presented at
Humpus Bumpus Bookstore
(703 Atlanta Road, Cumming)
by Tliercsa Schrum, owner of
Eco Terra 1-and sc ape, contrib¬
utor to GA Gardener
Magazine and co-host of the
Walter Reeves’ Garden talk
show on WSB radio. The 7:30
p.m. program for Feb. 12,
“Native Plant Gardening”,
will be presented at Christ the
King Lutheran Church (1125
Bettis Tribble Gap Road.
Cumming) by Shannon Pable,
a member of the GA Native
Plant Society and designer of
GA Gems Garden at the
Gwinnett Environmental
Hcntagc Center. For more
information about events,
projects, programs and mem¬
bership. call Carolyn at (77t>)
887-6402.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
... will meet at 7 p.m. Feb.
12 at the home of president
Jennifer Wilson. 7Tic program
for the evening till be "My
Funny Valentine," presented
by Jennifer. Call vice presi¬
dent Debby Aery at (404) 718-
0223 for more information on
Beta Sigma Phi.
The Forsyth County
Republican Party
... will meet at 7 p.m. Feb.
12 at the Sharon Forks library.
The discussion will focus on
recent elections and the
upcoming precinct meetings
and conventions. For more
information, e-mail Andrew
Miller at chairmaqf«>forsyth
gop.us, or visit www.forsyth
gop.us.
Free pancakes benefit
children's hospital
... From 7 a m -10 p.m.
Feb. 12,1HOP restaurants will
give away one free short stack
(3) of its famous buttermilk
pancakes for the 3rd annual
National Pancake Day cele¬
bration benefiting Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta. In
return, IHOP guests are asked
to donate what they would
have spent on the free pan¬
cakes, or more, to the chil¬
dren's hospital. Visit the local
IHOP at 920 Market Place
Blvd. to help give to
Children's Healthcare of
Atlanta.
The Forsyth County
Democratic Women
will be at 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 14, at Austin's Steak &
Seafood located at 506
Lakeland Plaza in Cumming.
The guest speaker will be
Kathy Bird. President of the
Georgia Federation of
Democratic Women. Please
contact Mary Chatficld at
(770) 887-1106 by Feb. 13 if
planning on attending or for
more information.
Free business seminar
... Are you a business
owner, president or achieving
Salesperson who is frustrated
by not having a reliable
prospecting system, exhausted
by educating prospects who
never buy and worn down by
“1-et me think it over" and
“Can you send me some liter¬
ature?” Attend Sandler Sales
Institute's Executive Briefing,
“Break The Rules & Close
More Sales" from 10 a.m.
noon Feb. 13. It's free to local
business owners and company
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The Hottest Night of Winter
A celebration of w inter and motorcycling. Yes the
calendar may say it’s not “riding season,” but we’re
partying anyway, with an evening of food, music
and the chance to win hundreds of dollars in
valuable prizes. We’ll also have great presentations and
tons of fun activities for riders of all ages. So join us
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
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1 Mile North of North Ga. Premium Outlets on Ga. 400
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presidents. To register, call
(678) 566-3744 or visii
www.salesengine.sandicr.com.
Forsyth County Library
programs
• “Hearts and Hugs" will
feature a puppet show, songs
and stories for the heart, such
as “A Mud Pie for Mother”,
‘The Night Before Valentine’s
Day" and "How Kind!" It will
be at the Cumming branch at
6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 and at the
Sharon Forks Branch Feb. 14.
• Celebrate Dr. Seuss's
birthday- "Cats and Hats" will
combine Lapsit and Story time
programs into 25-minute pro¬
grams filled with books, sto¬
ries, music and movement
activities for ages 2-5 “Cats
and Hats" will be at JO;30 and
11:15 a.m. at the Cumming
branch on Feb. 26 and at the
Sharon Forks branch Feb. 27
and Feb. 28. "Seuss-a-Rama”
will feature Seuss classics
such as “Green Eggs and
Ham," “I Wish That 1 Had
Duck Feet” and "The Cat in
the Hat." The Cat in (he Hat
himself will visit and present
stories, songs and activities.
“Seuss-a-Rama" will be at
6:30 p.m. at the Cumming
branch Feb. 26 and at the
Sharon Forks branch Feb. 28.
These 45-minute program
are free. No reservations are
needed; however, early arrival
is suggested for best seating.
For more information, contact
the Programming Department
of the Forsyth County Public
Library at (770) 781-9840,
Ext. 9364, or visit
www.forsythpl.oig.
Forsyth County Public
Library presents winter pre¬
school programs
... Preschoolers can enjoy
stories, songs and activities at
the Forsyth County Public
Library this winter. Lapsit
promotes the love of language
and early language skills
through picture books, pup¬
pets. songs and movement.
Storytime invites children to
listen and learn with stories,
songs and activities. The
Winter preschool program
series continues through Feb.
See EVENTS, Page 13A