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Forsyth County Electronics Recycling Event a Success
Forsyth County residents recycled 46,665 pounds of electronics during the Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB) electronics recycling event held October 1. During the event, over 300 cars arrived at the Cumming Fairgrounds off of Castleberry Road to deliver 46,665 pounds of electronics including 251 personal computers, 133 monitors and 110 televisions...
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The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest Struck Dawson Forest in 2009
The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid pest was found in the Dawson Forest in 2009 and if left alone, it would eventually kill off all hemlocks in the that forest as has happened in North GA, NC and points north. The Department of Natural Resources, Game Management, GA Forestry Commission and the Mountain Stewards have formed a joint team to save the hemlocks in at least one part of the Dawson Forest...
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Simple Strands New Age Gifts to Host a Psychic Fair
Simple Strands New Age Gifts will be holding a Psychic Fair on Sat., Feb. 19 from 11am until 5 pm. 
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The Lost Boys of Sudan come to Cumming First UMC
Tens of thousands of young boys from Southern Sudan became casualties of the world’s longest running civil war when government troops attacked their villages. In 2001, more than 4,000 lost boys and 89 lost girls came to America. Approximately 150 of them resettled in Atlanta.  We hope you will join us to hear their amazing story.
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Help is On The Way for Birds in the Gulf
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Develops Strategy to Help Waterfowl and other Migratory Birds Weather the Gulf Coast Oil Spill...
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Georgia Meth Project Releases Results of Statewide Meth Use & Attitudes Survey
The Georgia Meth Project today released the results of a first-ever statewide survey examining the attitudes and behaviors that Georgia teens, young adults, and parents have toward methamphetamine.  The survey found that 35% of teens see little or no risk in trying Meth, and 23% see little or no risk in using the drug regularly. Twenty percent of Georgia teens (20%) and 34% of young adults report that Meth is easy to get...
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Not Just About Taxes: Life and its Many Twists and Turns
We had left this month’s topic open and had invited you to suggest what you’d like to read about in these pages. As I thought about this and as I talked to our own clients, it’s become clear that many folks are feeling overwhelmed with the day to day challenges we face and most of us are in survival mode - struggling with mounting debt and other financial and social issues...
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1071 Coalition Releases Preliminary Results of Economic Impact Study
According to preliminary results of a Lake Lanier regional economic impact study commissioned by the 1071 Coalition, visitation to the area dropped by nearly 800,000 in-season visitors from 2007 to 2008. It was during this period when lake levels fell 17 feet below full pool, and the fiscal year (the 12-month period ending on September 30) - though hit by high gas prices - was largely unaffected by the recession, according to the study...
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New Pool Ramp Installed at Hearthstone Lodge Community Center
Even more people will now be able to use the pool at Forsyth County’s Hearthstone Lodge Community Center, thanks to a generous donation that provided funding for a new pool ramp to be installed. The new ramp will allow for increased accessibility to the pool for those with limited mobility...
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The 1st Annual New Year's Eve Jug Drop - a FREE event in downtown Winder, Georgia.
The Barrow County Historical Society which operates the Museum in Winder is hosting a community event you don't want to miss! The Jug will Drop at midnight on New Years Eve from the Hanging Tower of the first Barrow County Jail (now the Barrow County Museum) with a few surprises...
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Santa Not the Only Person Working on the Holiday
As families across Forsyth County are tearing into gifts on Christmas morning, chances are they will not be thinking about one of the most valuable gifts we all receive every day – clean, safe drinking water. The water professionals working and on-call that morning, however, no doubt will...
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Southern Living Idea House at Achasta "A Home for the Holidays"
Due to the tremendous popularity of the 2009 Southern Living Idea House, Achasta and Southern Living are pleased to announce the house will continue to welcome visitors through December. Originally scheduled to close October 18, the house will remain open for tours through December 20, complete with holiday decor...
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Mountain Memories Bridal Event

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RAM-bunctious Dodge Truck: A Country and Western Star!
There is a premium sound system, with satellite radio and rear drop-down television screens.  If the young’uns have grown tired of the DVD collection, you can beam them Nickelodeon, Disney Channel or the Cartoon Network to the back seat.  No counting cows on the side of the road for the Southfork kids!...
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Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years of Powerful Storytelling Through Cinema
The 10^th Annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), Atlanta’s largest film festival, continues a tradition of great storytelling shared through the power of cinema with the announcement of its 2010 film lineup.  The 2010 festival will feature more than 50 films – works showcasing an international collection of contemporary narrative and documentary films that explore universal stories with Jewish themes...
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First Annual Cumming Chili Cook off a Success
Dec. 5^th was a cold, windy, winter day in Cumming. It even snowed early that morning. That did not deter the six exuberant chili cooking teams from being in the Wal Mart parking lot by 9:00 am...
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Gifts for Gourmets: The Season for Creative Giving
I enjoy collecting cookbooks and I love to give them to ambitious home chefs and self-taught cooks.  Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen, is 300-plus pages of gorgeous color photographs, featuring hundreds of delicious and unusual recipes by Komali Nunna, the 'Indian Martha Stewart'...
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Laura on Life
Laura writes on the differences of birthdays for children and for adults. She gives middle aged people a different way to look at their birthdays instead of it just being one step closer to the end...
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Lakeside Middle Bake Sale for Bike Racks this Friday
To complete the funding of the bike racks that were purchased for the middle school Elisa Jester from Princeton Square is coordinating a Bake Sale to be held at the Middle School this Friday, November 13. Please bring your baked goods to her house...
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"But I Thought I Could Bring it Back" Tips From the Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau offers the following tips on store refunds and exchanges to make your holiday shopping a little less stressful...
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Justin Gaines
For two long years, Erika and Steven Wilson have lost countless hours of sleep and too many tears for one to count over their son Justin Gaines, the GSC Oconee student who has been missing since Nov. 2, 2007...
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Clear the Junk in Your Trunk
Lighten the load in your car and it will run more efficiently...
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Designers Create Dream Room for Lily Anderson
Interior designers Kerry Howard and Lyndsy Woods create a bedroom of dreams for eight year old Lily Anderson who has was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma Cancer...
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RIGHT NOW: Atlanta Kids, Holidays & Charity
Operation Christmas Child, with you help, is giving children all over the world Christmas gifts...
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The Baby Doll Man
A sweet story of a homeless man and his baby doll.
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'Tennis Against Breast Cancer' Supports Breast Cancer Patients

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Georgia Woman’s Grassroots Humanitarian Efforts Reach Around the World
In a world where so many uncertainties leave people feeling helpless, it’s inspiring to know that for some, helpless is not an option as this Georgia woman's story shows...
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