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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.2012
History review concert
tonight at South High
Tom Wolff will be giving a musical
history lesson tonight at South Forsyth
High
Wolff, an Advanced Placement U S.
history teacher at the school, is known
for singing lessons to his students.
He’s made an album of his musical
history lessons, which he's given to his
history classes and other teachers.
Hts music comes w ith a lyric booklet,
which includes historical context for
each song Wolff will be distributing the
booklets during his concert.
W'olff. who has performed with a
band in Chicago, started as a singer/
songw riter in his early 20s.
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firefighters.
Chief Danny Bowman said the
length of time for the tones to go
through the system is "unacceptable."
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that’s now a top priority of mine."
Bowman said.
Discussion on the issue arose as
part of an ad hoc committee of
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The 10 solar panels, w hich connect to
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The difference in energy use can be
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His company installed the panels for the
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The house, which is two stories and
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Since he began teaching nearly two
decades ago, Wolff has turned his music
into a chance to engage students.
In preparation for the upcoming
Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate and the Find of Course
tests in May, Wolff decided to offer his
history concert to brush up students on
their history', and give parents a refresh¬
er course.
The show begins at 7 p m. in the
school’s performing arts center.
For more information, visit www.
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employees from the 9II center, fire
department and Forsyth County
Sheriff’s Office, Giordano said.
The group has been meeting
monthly to discuss procedures and
solve operating issues, she said.
’’It’s done a lot for the rapport
between the 911 center and the fire
department and the deputies,”
Giordano said. "We tend to solve a
lot of smaller operational issues that
may come up.”
The advisory board agreed to dis¬
cuss issues for which the ad hoc
group may not be able to find solu¬
tions, such as the fire department
alert system.
She will share the home w ith her two chil¬
dren, ages 14 and 16.
"If you turn to Him, and you pray with¬
out ceasing. He answers prayers. This is
my prayer that’s been answered”
Despite working two jobs. Ungo man¬
aged to exceed the required 300 hours of
"sweat equity" in home construction that
Habitat requires of its recipients, said Russ
Hayes, CEO of the north central Georgia
division
"Melonie is a great Habitat partner."
Hayes said. "It has been really fun to work
w ith her in building this house."
She’ll now pay a low-interest mongage
for the home, with 10 percent of that
money tithed to the international division
of Habitat for Humanity, he said
The new Lingo home is one of 15
Habitat's North Central Georgia chapler is
planning this year and the 223rd built in
Forsyth, north Fulton. Cherokee and
Dawson counties since the organization
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tions attended Relay for Life Survivor Dinner on Friday.
Relay meal honors survivors
By Crystal Ledford
cledfonMItorsythnews.com
About 200 cancer survivors and
their caregivers attended a dinner in
their honor Friday night.
The annual Relay for Life Survivor
Dinner was held at Matt Elementary
in northwestern Forsyth.
Suzanne Hendricks, American
Cancer Society manager for Forsyth
and Dawson counties, said the event
was a success.
"It was a wonderful evening honor¬
ing our cancer survivors,” Hendricks
said. "The theme was ’A Night at the
Movies,’ so each guest got fresh
popped popcorn when they walked in
the door and down a ‘purple’ carpet.”
The evening offered guests a free
meal served by about 25 middle and
high school volunteers from youth
groups at Friendship and New
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More than 300 volunteers fanned
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more than a mile long and four ille¬
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reach specialist.
The collection netted more than
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Harmony Baptist churches, live music
from the gospel group Liberty, and a
number of door prizes.
Hendricks thanked local organizers
Tonya Kelley, Phyllis Green and the
Relay for Life committee,
"It was another great Survivor
Dinner thanks to their hard work," she
said. “Also, special thanlM to our pre¬
senting sponsor. Northside Hospital
Forsyth, and our survivor and caregiv¬
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Contact
This year's Forsyth County Relay
for Life is set is 6 p.m. May 11 at
the Cumming Fairgrounds. Anyone
interested in participating can find
more information at www.forsyth
relayforlife.org or by contacting
Suzanne Hendricks at Suzanne,
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400 bags of trash, more OMn 100
tires and about 500 pounds of
debris, Smith said.
"This was our bnst Great
American Cleanup yef ivlIjC in terms of
numbers and product he said.
'The volunteers were nwfivated and
the feedback was all positive.
"We look forward to next year
being even bigger and better."
Following the Earth Day
weekend cleanup, volunteers gath¬
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