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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.2012
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ARTS
"Footloose" by the
Forsyth Central
drama department
will be at 7 p m
Thursday and Friday
and at noon Saturday
in the school's per¬
forming arts center
Tickets are $7 for
adults, $6 for children
younger than 12.
“South Pacific” by
the ActingTroupe of
Lambert will be at 7
p m.Thursday through
Saturday at the
Lambert High School
theater. Tickets are $10
for adults. $8 for stu
dents, and can be pur
chased online at www
atldrama.org
The Cumming
Sunset Quitters is
open to anyone inter¬
ested in joining them
at 7 p.m the second
Tuesday of each month
in the first-floor class
room of Northside
Hospital Forsyth's
Building 1400 For
more information, call
(770) 889 9471
The 11th annual
Ballezza art show
and exhibit, held by
the Sawnee Artists
Association, will run
through Saturday at
the Bowen Center for
the Arts in Dawsonvitle
For more information,
go online at www saw
neeart.org.
The Georgia Senior
Follies Country
Jamboree will be
through May 6 at the
Cumming Playhouse.
The show will feature
country/western music,
cowboys. Hayseed
County comedy, a trib¬
ute to the Grand Ole
Opry, and show tunes
from “Annie GetYour
Gun,* “Oklahoma," and
more. For information
on show dates or to
order tickets, go online
at www playhouse
cumming.com or call
the box office at (770!
781-9178
CHILDREN
The Forsyth County
Public Library's
spring storytime
programs Friday run through
Registration not
necessary for these
free programs:
• Little Listeners
(ages 18 months to 3
years with caregiver)
—10:15 a.m Mondays
(Cumming),Tuesdays
andWednesdays
(Sharon Forks) and
Fridays (Hampton Park)
• Wee Read (ages 2-5
with caregiver) — 11:15
a.m Mondays and
Thursdays (Cumming),
Tuesdays-Thursdays
(Sharon Forks) and
Fridays (Hampton Park)
• Ready, Set, Read!
(ages 4-6) — 1:15 p m
Mondays (Cumming),
Tuesdays(Sharon
Forks) and Fridays
(Hampton Park)
For more information,
call (770) 781 9840 or
go online at www for
sythpl.org
The Place of Forsyth
County will provide a
limited number of two
week YMCA day camp
scholarships for chil¬
dren ages 5 12 from
low-income families
Parents should call
(770) 887-1098 for an
appointment or eligi¬
bility requirements
CIVIC CLUBS
Forsyth Cumming
Optimist Club will
have NadineTurpin of
YoungLife speak at 7
a m. Thursday at
Northside Hospital
Forsyth Breakfast will
be available
The Forsyth County
Lions Club meets at 7
p m the first and third
Tuesday of each month
at the Golden Corral on
Market Place
Boulevard For more
information, call Diane
O'Shields at (770) 893
4411 or go online at
www forsythcountyli
ons.org.
The Rotary Club of
Johns Croak meets at
12:15 p.m. every
Monday at Johns
Creek Baptist Chutch,
6910 McGinnis Ferry
Road
North Forsyth 400
Rotary Club meets at
noon every Tuesday at
Coal Mountain Park
Community Center,
3560 Setting Down
Road. For more infor¬
mation, contact
Clayton Rhoads, mem¬
bership chairman, at
(678) 513-1864.
DONATIONS
United Way of
Forsyth County and
the Cumming Post
Office will team up
May 11 and 12 for the
20th Annual National
Association of Letter
Carriers Stamp Out the
Hunger Food Drive
Postal patrons are
asked to place a bag of
non perishable food
items at their mailbox
or bring donations to
the post office on
Tribble Gap Road For
more information, visit
www UnitedWay
Forsyth com, call (770)
781-4110 or e-mail
melissa 1 unitedway
forsythcom.
The Place of Forsyth
County has a food
pantry for residents in
need Monday through
Saturday, as well as a
meal at noon
Wednesdays. Photo ID
and proof of residency
needed For times, call
(770) 887 1098
Venturing Crew 39
has constructed an alu¬
minum can collection
trailer that’s open to
community recycling
It is behind the
Cumming Kiwams Club
building at 417 Pilgrim
Mill Road in Cumming
Helping Hands
Partners, an organiza¬
tion assisting Forsyth
County families, is in
need for its empty food
pantry Food and
household items are
needed Residents may
drop off donations at
523 Veterans Memorial
Blvd or call for pick up.
For more information,
call (4041 545 5721 or
(678) 341 8075
Cumming
Elementary will have
a recycle rally from 9
a m to noon the sec
ond Saturday of each
month at the school,
540 Dahionega Hwy
Bring aluminum cans,
plastic bottles and
other recyclables
PIER Thrift and
Consignment Center
is accepting lightly
used items from 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m
Tuesdays through
Saturdays at 5185
Browns Bridge Road
For more information,
go online at www pier
foundation org
EDUCATION
St. Brendan’s Career
Transition Ministry
will meet at 7:30 p m
Thursday in the
church's spiritual life
center. Chase Carey
and Jennifer Heal will
speak on "Health care
needs and dealing with
our 401(k)/pension"
Everyone in a job tran
sition. as well as
spouses, are invited to
attend
The Forsyth County
Public Library will
have a variety of finan¬
cial workshops for
adults, teens and chil
dren during Money
Smart Week, through
Saturday. For more
information, go online
at www forsythpl.org
Col. Hiram Parks
Bell Sons and
Daughters of the
Confederacy will hold
a Confederate
Memorial Day service
at 2 p m Saturday at
Zion Hill Baptist
Church, 5825 Matt
Hwy Marine Lt Col R
Edward Shelor, retired
professor of Georgia
Military College, will
present "Robert E Lee,
the Last Years "Ten
Confederate veterans
buried in the ceremony
will also be honored
For more information,
contact Elaine Zimney
at elainezimney <» bell
south net.
AARP Driver Safety
will offer a class from
8 15 a m to 3 p.m
Saturday at Christ the
King Lutheran Church,
1125 BettisTribble Gap
Road. Class topics
include driving laws,
strategies to avoid
crashes, driving more
safely, minimizing dis¬
tractions and more.
Those who complete
the course (age 65 and
up) are eligible for an
insurance discount.
Bring a sack lunch
Coffee will be provid
ed. Registration is $14
for non members and
$12 for AARP members
with a membership
card To register, call
Pete Rodda at (678)
807 7832
Bring your recycta
bles to Cumming
Elementary on
Dahionega Hwy. on
May 12 to support our
Green Team's Recycle
Rally program We will
be collecting recycle
bles the second
Saturday of each
month from 10 a m to
noon The program
earn points that are
redeemable for prizes
The Society of
Children's Book
Writers and
Illustrators will have
a free class on writing
nonfiction for the edu
cational market from
10 30 a m to 12 30
p m May 5 at the
Hampton Park library,
5346 Senmgdown
Road Registration is
required by e mailing
heather kolich §com
cast net
The Forsyth County
Extension Office will
hold a class on organic
gardening from 9am
to noon May 12 at the
Central Park Recreation
Building Cost is $5 To
register, call (770) 887
2418 or e-mail hnkol
ich § uga edu
The Emory Johns
Creek Hospital
Auxiliary has four
scholarships available
to students seeking
health related degrees
For information on
requirements and
deadlines, go online at
www ejeha com For
further questions, call
chairwoman Joan Holt
at (770) 495 9628
FUNDRAISERS
Back to Woodstock
Charity event May 4
will benefit Forsyth
County Family Haven
There will be a silent
auction, heavy hors
d'oeuvres, live music
and a cash bar The
cost is $25 per person
The event will be from
7-11 p m atThe Reid
Barn, 4644 Majors
Road, Cumming For
more information, call
Tara Hall at (770) 889
6384, Ext 101
The seventh annual
Sawnee-Burnt
Mountain Bicycle
Ride benefiting the
Cumming Kiwanis Club
will be at 8 a m
Saturday Registration
will begin at 7 a.m
Rides consist of routes
of 25, 44. 75 and 100
miles Rest stops and
end of ride meal
included For more or
to register, go online at
www cummingkiwanis
org or call (770) 815
5714
Set Free After-Care
Prison Ministry will
have a benefit motor¬
cycle ride at 10 a m.
May 5 beginning at
Coal Mountain
Elementary School
Registration is at 9
am, and the cost is
$25 per bike (includes
lunch) Tickets for a
50/50 raffle are $2 each
For more information
or to register, go online
at www setfreeafter
care org
The 2012 Forsyth
County March for
Babies, a fundraiser
for the March of
Dimes, will begin at 10
a m May 5 at Otwell
Middle School, 605
Tribble Gap Road
Registration will be at
9 a m Anyone interest
ed in serving as a fund
raising team captain
should contact Wendy
Wyatt at (706) 372-5527
or Wwyatt@mar
chofdimes.com.
The sixth annual
ALS Run for Life 5K
will be at 8 a m May 5
at the Lanier Technical
College Forsyth
Conference Center.
Online registration is at
www active.com, or in
person at Totally
Running, 405 Peachtree
Pkwy All proceeds
benefit the Emory ALS
Center.
The second annusl
Cars for Canines, a
fundraiser for the
Canine Adoption
Network, will be from
noon to 4 p.m May 6
at Rucker Pet and Wild
Bird, 5456 Bethelview
Road. There will be a
car show, dog adop¬
tions, a silent auction
and more. To enter
your car, call Jim
Mitchell at (770) 883-
2316.
The Cumming
Optimist Club will
hold a charity golf tour¬
nament at 9 a m. May
11 at Hampton Golf
Village, 6310 Hampton
Golf Club Drive. For
more information or to
register, e-mail
wpathr#hotmail.com.
The Freedom Climb,
an awareness and
fundraising event on
human trafficking, will
be from 9 a.m, to 2
p.m May 12 at Sawnee
Mountain Preserve,
4075 Spot Road. For
more information or to
register, go online at
www thefreedom
climb net
The inaugural "The
Place to Run" 10K,
SK and fun run will
be at 8 a.m May 19 at
The Place of Forsyth
County, 2550 The Place
Circle Registration will
begin at 7 a m
The 2012 Flavors of
Forsyth, held by the
UnitedWay. will be
from noon to 6 p.m.
May 20 at the Lanier
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Technics! College
Forsyth Conference
Center.The event will
feature a range of food
from area restaurants,
local musicians, an art¬
ists' market and kids'
rone. Admission is
free Food samples are
$1 S3 each. For more
information, call (770)
781-4110 or go online
at www
UnitedWayForsyth.
com.
LEISURE
The inaugural 2012
Cumming Food &
Wina Fastival will be
from 5 8 p.m. May 5 at
Polo Golf & Country
Club. 6300 Polo Club
Drive Food and wine
from a number of area
restaurants will be
served. The cost is $35
per person (no one
younger than 21
allowed). For tickets,
e mail Ginny
Kostulakos ©officead
min@stsrni.org or call
(770) 781-5250.
A trail ridars' safety
coursa, held by the
Forsyth County Sheriff's
Office, will be at 1 p.m.
May 12 al Midway
Saddle Club on Seabolt
Road. For more infor¬
mation, call Heather
Hammons at (678) 977
0349.
Midway Saddle Club
will have an open
horse show at 1 p.m.
May 19 at the club on
Seabolt Road. There
will be activities for the
whole family. If you
want to show your
horse, you must bring
a current Coggins cer
tificate. Cost is $3 (free
for children younger
than 12). For more
information, go online
at www midwaysad
dleciub.com.
The Georgia Master
Naturalist Program
will have a variety of
programs on
Thursdays through
May 24 at the Central
Park Recreation Center,
2300 Keith Bridge
Road Classes begin at
8:30 a.m. and will end
by 3:30 p.m. For more
information or to reg¬
ister for a class, call
(770) 887 2418
FORSYT! 1 COUNTY NEWS
The Sounds of
Sew n»o Concert
Band is looking for
musicians to join.There
are no auditions and no
dues. The group rehears¬
es from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
every Monday at First
Baptist Church of
Cumming, Drive. 1697 Sewnee
For more informs
tion, go online at www.
soundsofsawnie.com or
call Garth at (770) 205
6000.
MEETINGS
The Forsyth County
AARP will meet at 10:30
a.m. Friday at the
Golden Corrat. Danny
Bowman, Forsyth
County fire chief, will
speak. The meeting Is
free, and an optional
$8.50 lunch will follow
(includes tax and tip).
For more information,
call Marjorie S. Reeves
at (770) 597-8779.
The Historical Society
of Forsyth County wilt
meet at 7 p.m. May 3 at
its headquarters, 101
School St. in Cumming.
Brad Brannon, who has
deep roots in Forsyth
and Hall counties, will
speak
State Rap. Mila*
Dudgeon win address
the Cumming Chapter of
the Vietnam Veterans c of
America during the
organization's May 7
meeting. Dudgeon will
give an overview of the
recent General
Assembly Session. The
WA meets the first
Monday of each month
at the Golden Corral
Restaurant on Market
Place Boulevard. Dinner
is at 6 p.m. and the
meeting begins at 7 p.m.
All VietnartfOra veterans
are invitedNrettend. For
more Info rm a ti on .call
Marty Farrmttt (770)
500 7234.
Faith's House Inc. has
meetings'for single
mothers from 6.30-8
p.m. the second
Thursday of each month
at Mentor Me North
Georgia, 210 Dahionega
Hwy , Suite 203. Light
dinner provided and free
onsite child care avail¬
able. For more informa¬
tion. go online at www.
faithshouseinc.org.