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jennmorrell@hotmail.com or
at (770)402-7142.
The Joy of Connecting,
Cumming
... will be from 7-9:30 p.m.
June 17. This is a networking
event for women who are seri¬
ous about growing their busi¬
ness. A pre-paid reservation is
required.
Visit www.TheJoyof '
Connecting-CummingGa.com
to register or call Annette
Walden at (770) 887-6792 for
more information.
Sounds of Sawnee
Concert Band
... Join the Sounds of
Sawnee Concert Band for its
upcoming invitation to
Washington, D.C., for the
2008 National Community
Concert Band Sousa Festival
June 20-22. For information
on how' you can join or pro¬
vide much needed support,
contact Garth at (770) 205-
6000. The band rehearses at
5920 Odell St. in Vickery
Village. Rehearsals are at 7:30
p.m. every Monday.
Cane Creek Farm
... a 17-acre farm in
Cumming, is offering classes
for families. For more infor¬
mation and prices, call Debbie
Griffin at (404) 643-1290 or
visit www.canecreekfarm.net.
• Birding at the farm
from 1-4 p.m. June 21.
Children and their families
will make three types of bird
feeders, identify birds during a
farm tour, sing songs and play
games all while learning about
our feathered friends on the
farm.
• How to make herb butter,
oil and vinegar- 6:30-9 p.m.
June 19. Class participants
will chose fresh herbs from
Cane Creek Farm’s herb gar¬
den and proceed to make deli¬
cious herb butter, oil and vine
gar.
Car raffle drawing
„. will be on July 4. Ticket
prices are $100. Only one
winning ticket will be drawn.
Odds arc I in 500 of winning.
The winner need not be pres¬
ent. The winner has a choice
of a 2008 Pontiac Solstice or
$25,000 credit towards a new
GM vehicle from Carl Black
Roswell, GMC only. This is
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, June 11,2008
sponsored by the American
Legion Post 201, Post 201
Women’s Auxiliary and Post
201 Sons of the American
Legion. Proceeds benefit
scholarship funds sponsored
by the Legion. For Tickets call
(770) 475-9023.
Cars And Coffee Car
Show
... This event will be from
7 a.m.-noon June 21, July 19
and Aug. 16 at the Lanier
Technical College Cumming
Campus. The car show bene¬
fits The Acoustic Neuroma
Association of Cumming.
There will be prizes, awards
and a free dash plaque includ¬
ed. There is a $20 entry fee.
For more information, visit
www.carsandcoffee.com.
The Rosewater Theatre’s
summer theatre program
... This summer, campers
ages 6-8,9-12 and 13 and up
will have an opportunity to
write, create and put on a show.
Classes will be offered in per¬
formance studies, musical the¬
atre, stagecraft and theatre man¬
agement and more. Camps run
for 2 weeks at a time. Dates are
June 16-27, July 7-18 and July
21-31. For more information,
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Above, Jason Horine, a
Forsyth County resident and
mountain bike trail user, takes
a break from cutting branches
Saturday to talk with RAMBO
member David Moore on
National Trail Day. RAMBO, the
Roswell Alpharetta Mountain
Bike Organization, worked to
clean up the Central Park
mountain bike trail in
Cumming. RAMBO coordinat¬
ed the cleanup as part of
National Trail Day and its regu¬
larly scheduled trail
building/cleanup on the first
Saturday of every month. Left
and top right, Horine cuts
branches along the trail.
visit www.rosewatertheatre.com
or call (770) 640-5500.
Lunch N’ Learn
... about your chamber of
commerce membership from
11:45 a.m.-l p.m. June 24.
Register by June 20 by calling
(770) 887-6461 or send an e
mail to cfccoc@cumming
forsythchamber.org.
Free educational seminar
... Edward Jones Financial
Advisor Laurence Rothstein
of Cumming is hosting a free
educational seminar titled
“Smart Choices in Your
Retirement” from 10:30-11:30
a.m. June 20 at the Forsyth
County Public Library
Cumming Branch at 585
Dahlonega Road. During the
upcoming seminar, partici¬
pants will learn 10 principles
to help them make their
money last in retirement, with
the goal of providing a stable,
steady retirement income. The
seminar is free but space is
limited. To make a reserva¬
tion, call Barb Horaney at
(770) 205-1579.
Master Gardeners 2008
Garden Tour
... This tour will feature
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seven beautiful gardens that
are designed, planted and
maintained by Master
Gardeners. The tour will take
place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June
21. Tickets are priced at $ 10.
During this 2008 Spring
Garden Tour, expert gardeners
will be available to answer
questions regarding plants and
their habitats, drought related
issues or concerns from one’s
own garden. Profits from the
ticket sales will fund ongoing
and future projects that beauti¬
fy public spaces in Forsyth
County. Call The Forsyth
County Extension Office at
(7700 887-2418 for tickets
soon.
Cumming Nursing
Center and Cumming
Manor Assisted Living sec¬
ond annual fashion show
... will be held at 3 p.m.
June 21. Come and join the
excitement as these men and
women are escorted out onto
the stage modeling the latest
in fashions.
Fly casting school
... Fly Fishing Academy
master certified instructors
will teach the mechanics of
many types of casts for all
elements while fishing from
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Forsyth County
Democratic Party commit¬
tee meetings
... are held at the Forsyth
County Main Library at 6:30
p.m. on the following dates:
June 24, July 17, Aug. 26,
Sept. 30, Oct. 23, Nov. 20.
Sullivan-Mashburn fam¬
ily reunion
... Descendants of
William Sullivan and
Rebecca Mashburn Sullivan
will host the 76th annual
family reunion June 21 and
June 22. A meet and greet
will be held at 5:30 p.m.
June 21 in the hotel lobby of
the Milton Inn in Blairsville.
On June 22 at Confidence
United Methodist Church,
come and join the family for
the 11 a.m. service and for a
potluck luncheon afterwards.
For more information, con¬
tact Tracy Lea Baugh-Cape
at (706) 969-8970 or (706)
219-1832.
Smart Growth Forsyth
County
... is hosting a
Commissioner Candidates’
Debate from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
June 26 at South Forsyth
High School’s Performing
Arts Center, 585 Peachtree
Parkway in Cumming. A
meet and greet in the lobby
will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Come prepared with a writ¬
ten question for the candi¬
dates to be dropped off
before they begin. Debate
questions from the public
may also be submitted for
consideration to: co_wick
liffe@bellsouth.net.
AARP monthly meeting
...is scheduled for June 27
as a picnic at the Kiwanis
Club Building on Pilgrim
Road. Meet and greet will be
held from 10:30-11 a.m.
Lunch will begin at 11 a.m.
and entertainment will be
provided by Fred Hodoval
Irish Nonsense. Bring your
favorite covered dish to
accompany our barbeque
sandwiches. Bingo will be
played at the conclusion of
lunch. For more information,
call Carolyn Smith at (770)
887-6058.