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FORSYTHLIFE
The legend known as Red Farmer
When I stopped by to visit
Talladega Superspeedway, my
drive took me past the wildly
popular Talladega Short Track,
a one-third mile, red clay oval
that is within spitting distance
of the big track.
Two things made me smile as
I passed: the red tire marks
where cars had pulled out from
the track onto the asphalt road
the night before and the thought
of Red Farmer.
I love Red Farmer and I have
for 30 years.
Red, now 84, is a racer’s
racer. He was part of the
Hueytown Gang that included
the Allison Family and Neil
Bonnett. While those guys all
went on to racing success in the
big leagues, Red chose to stay
in the trenches of grass root
racing and run short tracks
across the Southeast. He won
somewhere around a thousand
races and became a legend.
It was Davey Allison who
introduced me to the affable
Listings in Chufcil:Events are free and available to religious organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Churches may submit notices
by fax at (770) 889-6017 or via email at events@forsythnews.com.
Cumming First
United Methodist
Church at 770 Canton
Hwy., invites all to join
us for our 8:45 and 1
a.m. traditional wor
ship services and our
9:51 contemporary
worship service on
Sunday mornings. For
more information con
cerning services or
upcoming events, visit
www.cfumcga.com or
call (770) 887-2900.
Pleasant Grove
United Methodist
Church of Cumming
otfers a quilting guild
for those who would
like to learn this
domestic art form, or
for those who just
want to join others
with the same interest.
This group meets in
the church clubhouse
onThursday mornings
from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.
For more information,
call the church at (770)
844-7095.
Highlands Church at
—433 Canton Road,
Building 400,
Cumming, would love
to invite you to join us
for our Sunday wor
ship services at 9:30
and 11 a.m. For more
information concern
ing services or upcom
ing events please
HOROSCOPES by Holiday
Want to avoid mak
ing terrible mistakes
luring this Venus and
Mars square? Humility
is the answer. New
studies focusing on the
social dynamics of
power support the old
adage that power cor
rupts. Subjects were
less empathetic, poorer
listeners and more will
ing to bend the rules
when they felt power
ful. Keep yourself in
check. Be modest.
ARIES (March .
21-April 19). It’s difficult
not to get attached to
things today, especially
when they fall so per
fectly in line with who
you think you are. Of
course, we're never
who we think we are,
any more than we are
who others think we
are.
TAURUS (April
20-May 20). Should you
maximize your gains or
minimize your losses?
It depends on what you
want. For fame or pub
licity, maximize your
gains. For money and
security, minimize your
losses.
GEMINI (May
21-June 21). You are a
key player, an integral
team member and a
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RONDA RICH
Columnist
red-headed, freckled-faced Red
when he was the crew chief for
Davey’s car in the Busch
Series. Davey loved Red. His
face lighted up every time Red
walked up. The love was mutu
al.
Red was in the helicopter
with Davey when he was land
ing outside the garage area at
the Talladega big track. They
had jumped in the copter and
flew over to watch Bonnett test
on a Monday morning. The
gang was sticking together, as
always. There was a terrible
accident that day, July 12, :
1993. Davey suffered severe
head trauma and died the next
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urch.tv.
Episcopal Church of
the Holy Spirit invites
all to join us for
Sunday worship ser
vices at 8:30 and 10:45
a.m. with Sunday
school classes for all
ages between the ser
vices at 9:30
a.m. Nursery is provid
ed, as well as coffee
hour and fellowship fol
lowing each ser
vice. Also, please join
us for morning prayer
at 10 a.m. onTuesdays,
contemplative prayer at
noon on Wednesdays,
Bible study 10:30 a.m.
onThursdays followed
by Holy Eucharist at
noon. For more infor
mation, visit www.
ecohs.net or call the
church at (770) 887-
8190. The church is at
724 Pilgrim Mill Road in
Cumming.
The Vine Community
Church welcomes
guests to Sunday
-Services at 9 a-m.and —
10:45 am. We are locat
ed at 4655 Bethelview
Road. For more infor
mation, visit our web
site at www.thevinecc.
com, email info@
thevinecommunity
church.com or call (678)
990-9395.
big reason your group
is functioning so well
right now. Don't seek
validation for this. Just
know it’s true and keep
going.
CANCER (June
22-July 22). You offer
many things to people
around you every day.
Today you already
know what they will
choose. You've made
the default option very
appealing; it will take
the least amount of
effort for them, which
makes it easy.
LEO (July 23-Aug.
22). Your nearest and
dearest love you for
who you are, not for
what you achieve or do.
But what you do still
affects the big picture.
They cannot help but
be influenced, and
'you’ll be keenly aware
of exactly how today.
VIRGO (Aug.
23-Sept. 22). Though
you're part of the
improvement, the solu
tion, the happier day,
you're also part of
something that’s going
to need revision a little
further down the road..
Stay aware. Don’t get
too comfortable.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.
23). Don’t ask them
day in a Birmingham hospital.
Red suffered a broken collar
bone and ribs and a shattered
heart.
At St. Aloysius Catholic
Church, a still shaken and hurt
ing Red sat in a pew near the
front where Davey’s red cherry
coffin set while the Allisons
greeted mourners. I stopped in
the aisle, knelt by Red and
took his hands.
“He loved you so much,” I
whispered. “You brought him
such happiness.”
Tears fell down Red’s cheeks
and he nodded. “He was like
my own son.”
So, I thought of the gang,
particularly Red as I drove
past. A couple of weeks later, I
was talking to my friend, Ed
Clark, President of Atlanta
Motor Speedway. Our friend
ship goes back to our days of
youth, innocence and inexperi
ence. We lovetochatand .
catch up on our mutual friends
and memories.
Lord of Life Lutheran
Church: Please join us
for worship on
Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
and 11 a.m. Adult Bible
hour and catechism is
at 9:45 a.m. Children’s
church and Sunday
school is held during
the 11 a.m. Worship -
service. Lord of Life
Lutheran Church offers
a Christ-centered/fami
ly-oriented ministry.
The church is at 5390
McGinnis Ferry Road,
Alpharetta. For more
information, call (770)
740-1279 or visit www.
Lord-life.org. Midweek
Lenten services with
the theme “Thy Will Be
Done” will be held at
noon and 7 p.m.
through Wednesday,
March 21. Following
the Lenten services
there will be a discus
sion on the theme of
that week from the
“Thy Will Be Done”
series for those who
would like to join in.
New Harmony
Baptist Church, 4952
Heardsville Road,
Cumming, will be hav
ing a singing at 6 p.m.
on Sunday, Feb. 25,
with special guest Daily
Bread. New Harmony’s
Adult Choir will also be
singing. Everyone is
invited to come out and
what they think. They’ll
tell you, but it won't
really be what they
think; it will just be
what they suppose
sounds appropriate.
You'll have better luck if
you ask them how they
feel.
— SCORPIO[Oct.
24-Nov. 21).Your actual
choice won't be nearly
80 important as the
level of focus and -
power you bring to it.
So don’t stress about
what you'll do next.
Pick something and
then put your all into it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov.
22-Dec. 21). Children,
dreams, beauty, love —
the good things such as
those have a life of
their own and don’t
necessarily do what
they’re told. They ren
der you powerless and
energized all at once.
CAPRICORN (Dec.
22-Jan. 19). Kindness
and politeness will go a
long way toward pav
ing easy daily routines,
contributing to health
ful and lovely environ
ments, and creating
quality relationships.
AQUARIUS (Jan.
20-Feb. 18). Don’t do
waiting; do creating.
Though there will defi-
Laughing, I said, “I went by
Talladega Short Track on a
- Sunday afternoon and the
highway was solid red dirt
from all the cars pulling out. I
always think about Red
Farmer. You know, he used to
-own Talladega as a driver. It
was hard to beat him there.”
“Whattaya mean ‘used to’?”
Ed.asked. “He,still does.”
Ed went on to tell me that °
when Red was inducted into
the International Motorsports
Hall of Fame in Talladega the
ceremony was arranged so that
Red went first. This was neces
sitated by the fact that Red was
running over at the short track
that night and needed to get
back to race. While the other
inductees showed up in suits
and ties, Red appropriately
received his induction while
wearing his racing suit.
Red is 84 and still racing
weekly at the Talladega Short
Track. Last year, he finished
third in the season standings.
enjoy a spirit filled eve
ning. \
Concord Baptist
Church Senior
Luncheon will be at
11:30 a.m. Tue., Feb. 27.
A good hot meal along
with door prizes and
fellowship can be
enjoyed by all. Gospel
singer/songwriter,
Gerald Sweatman, will
be the entertainment.
For reservations, call the
church at (770) 887-9482.
First Baptist Church,
Cumming, 1597
Sawnee Dr., will have an
annual yard sale for
missions from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, March
3, inside the
church. There will be
clothes, furniture, toys,
electronics, books and
more. All proceeds
benefit various mission
projects. There will also
be a breakfast and bake
sale from 8- 11:30 a.m.
Pleasant Grove
United Methodist
Church of Cumming
presents a Lenten ser
mon series, “The Way of
the Cross” at the 11 a.m.
Sunday services
through Lent. For more
information, call (678)
758-7870. :
First Baptist will have -
an annual yard sale for
missions (sponsored by
Ruth Reed Women'on
Mission group) from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. March 3.
The church is at 1597
Sawnee Drive,
Cumming. There will be
furniture, clothes, elec- -
nitely be a stretch of
time between your
request and its fulfill
ment, if you fill it with
work on other things, it
will seem like a mere
blink.
PISCES (Feb.
19-March 20). It's not
thatthe potofgold
doesn’t exist; it'’s that
the end of the rainbow
doesn't exist. The rain
bow is an illusion
dependent on a point
of perspective, not GPS
coordinates. Find the
gold using a map
instead of a rainbow.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY
(Feb. 25). In the next 10
weeks, you'll learn new
strategies and skills for
creating the kind of life
you want. The educa
tional process is such a
pleasure that it will be
hard to choose which
you like better, learning
or applying what you
learn to the achieve
‘ments in June and
beyond. You'll commit
to something new in
August. Leo and Virgo
adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 9, 30, 50,
22and 14,
FORECAST FORTHE
WEEK AHEAD: The
square of Venus and
Mars at the start of the
tronics, toys and much
more. Breakfast will be
available and a bake sale
by Kathy Jolly Women
on Mission. All proceeds
benefit missions.
Trinity Presbyterian
Church is having the
following events during
Lent and Easter:
-March 30- Good Friday
Communion and service
at 7 p.m. :
-March 31-
Community Children
Resurrection Easter Egg
Hunt at 11a.m. There will
be refreshments, games,
telling of the
Resurrection story and
Resurrections rolls.
-April 1 - Easter Sunday:
9:30 a.m. Son Rise
Breakfast and 11: a.m.
Easter Sunday Service
with Communion.
Intergenerational
Sunday School is each
Sunday at 10 a.m.
Trinity is in the Free
Home community on
Trinity Church Road
which runs between
Arbor Hill Road and
Hwy. 372 about 2 miles
from Creekview High
School.
Pleasant Grove
United Methodist
Church of Cumming
is offering a new form
of Sunday morning fel
lowship: “Coffee N
Conversation” at 10
a.m. Sundays.
Deer Creek Shores
Presbyterian Church
has Sunday worship at
11 a.m. Nursery care is
available. Sunday
school begins at 9:45
week brings up some
salient issues - namely,
those regarding the
nature of power. Those
in power cannot
assume that their posi
tion will last, as power
can be even more fickle
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When he had heart surgery, the
doctor said, “No driving for 48
hours.” Sixty hours later, he
was behind the wheel of his
race car where he won the heat
race and put his car on the front
row for the feature race.
It’s hard to find a tough man
like Red Farmer in today’s
times. A man who will chose a
course of lesser fame, less
money and a lot more hard
work. He’s a warrior.
Davey would be so proud of -
his mentor. I can see him now,
grinning, slapping Red on the
back and then hugging him
tight.
And I always remember the
tears in Red’s eyes caused by
Davey’s loss. ;
Ronda Rich is the best-selling
author of “Mark My Words: A
Memoir of Mama.” Visit www.
rondarich.com to sign up for her
free weekly newsletter.
a.m.There is a coffee
fellowship following
service. For more infor
mation, visit www.deer
creekshores.org or call
church office at (770)
887-6801.The church is
at 7620 Lanier Drive.
The Catholic Church
of the Good
Shepherd, at 3740
Holtzclaw Road, wel
comes everyone to cele
brate Mass with us.
Sunday Mass schedule:
Saturday Vigil 5 p.m.,
Sunday 7:30 a.m.
(Spanish and English), 9
am., 11 am.,lpm.
{Spanish), and 5:30 p.m.
Life Teen Mass. Daily
Masses are 9 a.m.
Monday through
Saturday and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday (Spanish).
For more information
about our programs,
call (770) 887-9861 or
visit our website www.
gsrcc.net.
Pleasant Grove
United Methodist
Church offers a new
children’s ministry, JAM
(Jesus and Me) that
meets in the church
clubhouse from sto 6
p.m. every first and
third Sunday. Age level
is preschool to fifth
grade. For more infor- -
_mation, call (678) 758-
7870.
Canvas Christian
Church at 3560 Browns
Bridge Road in
Cumming has services
at 10 and 11:30 a.m. For
more information, call
(770) 887-5542.
than luck. With the
knowledge that power
is temporary, the pow
erful must never relax.
They must be vigilant
to fulfill their purpose
with the urgency of one
in battle.