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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 e-mail
at events@forsythnews.com.
Cub Scouts
... invites boys ages 7
through 10 to join. Cub Scouts
puts an emphasis on outdoor
activities, sports, academics
and more in a fun program
that helps families teach ideals
such as honesty, good citizen¬
ship and respect.
Cub Scouts signup nights
will be held across Forsyth
County at area elementary
schools on the following
dates. All sign-ups begin at 7
p.m. Look for signs at each
school directing you to the
correct location.
Aug. 19: Settles Bridge
Aug. 21: Vickery Creek,
John’s Creek
Aug. 26: Silver City
Aug. 28: Cumming, Shiloh
Point
Sept. 4: Sawnee, Mashburn
Sept. 9: Midway
Sept. 11: Chattahoochee,
Big Creek, Coal Mountain,
Matt
Sept. 16: Daves Creek
For more information, or if
your school is not listed, e
rnail scouts@etowah-bsa.org.
Forsyth County High
School Class of 1983 25th
reunion
... will be Oct. 4 at
Embassy Suites, located at
5955 North Point Pkwy. in
Alpharetta. Discounted room
rates are available. The
reunion will feature the Estes
Brothers Band and heavy
appetizers. For prices and
more information, call Mary
Cornell at (770) 886-4747.
South Forsyth High
School Band
... will conduct it’s fourth
annual march-a-thor. Aug. 23.
This year’s proceeds will go
toward expenses for the
band’s journey to New York
City to compete in a Bands of
America competition. The
band will begin their march at
9 a.m. at Target on Hwy. 141.
They will march down New
Mathis Airport Road through
Laurel Springs to Old Atlanta
Road and continue to St.
Mario after stops at Glennfcree
and Olde Atlanta Club. The
event will last until 1 p.m.
Forsyth County Friends
of the Library
... will hold a general
membership meeting at 7 p.m.
Aug. 19 at the Cumming
library branch. All members
of the FOL are encouraged to
attend. For more information,
call Jennifer Dugan at (678)
513-3136 or e-mail her at
duganjennifer@bellsouth.net.
Free commodity foods
distribution
... starting at 10 a.m. Aug.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Sunday, August 17,2008
CUMMING EVENTS
19 at the Forsyth County
Family Center (formerly the
Old Baptist North Hospital).
Ninth District Opportunity
Inc., along with local volun¬
teers, will be distributing the
food.
For more information, call
Pam Morris at (770) 889
9420.
The Joy of Connecting
... is a networking event for
women who are serious about
growing their business. It will
be held from 7-9 p.m. Aug.
19. A pre-paid reservation is
required.
For more information, visit
www.TheJoyofConnecting
CummingGa.com or call
Annette Walden at (770) 887-
6792 or Phyllys at (770) 844-
1050.
AARP monthly meeting
... will be at 11 a.m. Aug.
22 at the Cumming Playhouse.
Come and learn all about the •
Senior Follies, which will be
presented in November 2009.
Bob Russell, director of
Sawnee Concert Band, will be
the guest speaker. Lunch will
be provided. Call Carolyn
Smith at (770) 887-6058 for
details.
United Way of Forsyth
County
... announces that commu¬
nity grants are now available
for nonprofit organizations,
schools or other governmental
entities that provide serves to
citizens of Forsyth County.
Partner agencies are not eligi¬
ble to apply. Community
grants are awards used to
assist organizations in pro¬
gram development and opera¬
tional effectiveness. Grants are
generally awarded for pro¬
grams or projects that are con¬
sistent with United Way’s
areas of emphases: assisting
the elderly, promoting self
sufficiency, helping meet basic
needs, supporting health serv¬
ices, providing crisis and
emergency services or helping
children and youth develop
into productive adults.
Completed applications must
be received no later than 5
p.m. Aug. 29. For more infor¬
mation, call the United Way at
(770) 781-4110 or e-mail at
Leigh@unitedwayforsyth.com.
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“A Classical Christmas 11
... will be holding auditions
in the Cumming Playhouse
library for this season’s pre¬
mier show on Dec. 9 in the
Cumming Playhouse.
Performances will be both tra¬
ditional seasonal melodies and
classical spiritual arrange¬
ments. Please call to schedule
an appointment at (770) 889-
2859 or (770) 889-7739.
Auditions times available: 10
a.m.-noon Aug. 16 and 6:30-
8:30 p.m. Aug. 19.
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Forsyth County Farmers’
Market
... will be open on
Wednesdays and Saturdays
through Sept. 13 at the
Cumming Fairgrounds, 235
Castleberry Road. Vendors are
open from 7 a.m. until they sell
out.
Union County Historical
Society
... presents the “Mountain
Marketplace Heritage Festival”
on Aug. 30-31 from 10 a.m.-5
p.m. at the Mountain Life
Museum, located one block
south of the Old Courthouse on
Hwy. 129 in Blairsvile.
Sponsored by United
Community Bank, the festival
will celebrate the cultural her¬
itage of the north Georgia
mountains, offering locally
produced handcrafts, tradition¬
al foods, music, craft demon¬
strations, “old ways” and live
animals. Proceeds will benefit
the preservation and enhance¬
ment of the historic property
where the event is held. The
event is free and open to the
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call the Union County
Historical Society at (706)
745-5493.
Mother’s Morning Out
...at Essential Therapy
Services Inc. is rjow registering
for 2008-2009. Classes are
offered for children with spe¬
cial needs and typically devel¬
oping peers, ages 2-4. Hours
are 9 a m.-noon. For more
information, call (404)444
9300.
Groups needed to sponsor
meals at The Place of Forsyth
County
... The Place provides a
weekly Wednesday noon 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 supplement
their surplus and food pantry.
Their objective is to ensure that
no one in our community goes
hungry. The Place needs caring
groups to provide the food,
serve and clean the room on
the following dates: Sept. 24
and Oct. 1. Sponsors are need¬
ed for the following Senior
Luncheon date: Sept. 23. Call
Sandy at (770) 887-1098, ext.
225 to reserve a luncheon date.
Forsyth County
Democratic Party committee
meetings
... are held at the Forsyth
County Main Library at 6:30
p.m. on the following dates:
Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 23,
Nov. 20.
Adopt-A-Thon Saturday
... will be from 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Sept. 6 at PetCo. Meet
adoptable cats, kittens, dogs
and puppies from the Humane
Society of Forsyth County, K9
Rescue League and more.
Also, meet the mini-horses
from SaveTheHorses.org.
There will also be gifts and
goodies. PetCo is located at
2345 Market Place Boulevard,
Cumming. For more informa¬
tion, visit
www.forsythpets.com or
www.k9rescueleague.com.
The Disabled American
Veterans Chapter 17
... is inviting all veterans
and active duty military and
their families to our picnic to
celebrate Veterans
Appreciation Day. The free
event will be from 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Sept. 13 at Longwood
Park, 20 Pearl Nix Pkwy. in
Gainesville. There will be
food, entertainment, raffles and
more. There will be trained
National Service Officers pres¬
ent to help provide veterans fil¬
ing claims and assistance for
any other problems you need
help with. For more informa¬
tion, call Wendy Paradis at
(678) 648-0823.
Cars And Coffee
... will be held at Lanier
Technical College Campus in
Cumming on Sept. 20, Oct. 18
and Nov. 15. Each show will
be from 7 a.m.-noon. The car
show benefits The Acoustic
Neuroma Association in
Cumming. There will be more
than 20 people’s choice car
show class awards. Prizes,
awards and free dash plaques
are included. There is a $20
entry fee. For more informa¬
tion, visit
www.carsandcoffee.com.
Grass in the Grove
Biuegrass Festival
... will be Sept. 20 at the
Shady Grove Campground at
Lake Lanier. It will feature
Honi Deaton and Dream,
Hardline Drive, Steel String
Session, GA Mudcats and the
Suggins Brothers. Show times
are from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. There
is a $10 per vehicle entry Fee.
Primitive and RV camping are
available. Open jamming is
welcome. Food and conces¬
sions will be available. For
more information, call (770)
781-2217.
The Sawnee Artists
Gallery’s latest exhibit
... runs through Oct. 10.
The judge for this show is artist
Timothy Beacham.
The Sawnee Artists Gallery
is open daily and is located
inside the Humpus Bumpus
Book Store, 703 Atlanta Road.
In order to display artwork in
the gallery, you must be a
member of the Sawnee Artists
Association. For information
on how to become a member,
contact Evelyn Valk at (770)
781-9798 or go online at
www.sawneeart.org. For more
on the gallery, call (770) 781
9705 or go online at
www.humpusbumpus.com.
See EVENTS, Page 9A