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Signs by Tomorrow Wins Top New Store Award

Brownie Troops Help Cherokee's Homeless Animals

Brownie Troop 2306 has dedicated several of their service projects toward helping the homeless animals at the Cherokee County Animal Shelter. As one of their projects, the girls walked and played with the dogs at the Shelter one afternoon. At a recent holiday party, the girls also chose to collect items for the Shelter rather than exchange gifts with one another. The Troop's goal is to have all of their projects and activities revolve around animals.

Signs by Tomorrow owner Ian Kirkpatrick.

Signs by Tomorrow, owned by Woodstock residents Sue and Ian Kirkpatrick, were recently presented with the Quick Start Award for 2004 at the National Franchisees Meeting. This award is earned by achieving the highest monthly average sales for a store starting up in a particular calendar year. Signs by Tomorrow is a national franchise with almost 200 stores throughout the United States. The company produces high quality, cost effective signs available to everyone. "We would like to thank our customers from Woodstock and Marietta who have allowed us to build our business and qualify for this award. We plan to continue offering customers quality signage and delivery as promised," said Ian. Sue, Ian and their children are long-time residents of Towne Lake and are active in a variety of professional organizations, including the Towne Lake Business Association and the Chamber of Commerce.

Etowah Holds Annual Queen
of Diamonds Pageant

The Etowah baseball teams recently held their Annual Queen of Diamonds pageant. The Queen of Diamonds is an annual fundraising event sponsored by the Dugout Club and is made possible through parent volunteers and the generosity of local businesses. Fifty-two young ladies participated in the event, each sponsored and escorted by an Etowah baseball player. In addition to the five finalists, there were five category winners: Prettiest Eyes, Bernice Magana; Prettiest Smile, Jamie Turner; Evening Gown, Sarah Hicks; Casual Wear, Leigh Bretherton; and Sportswear, Amanda Smallwood. Congratulations to all the girls!

Troop 2306 with their gifts for the shelter animals. Left to right: Kelsey Keith, Adeline Levido, Madison Deese, Adrianne VanAtta, Katelyn Jepson, Grace Botti, Claire Groce, Emily Schandevel, Brooke Ransom and Francesca Foster.

A Goal for Nicole
Benefit Festival

Nicole Slifcak, a senior at Etowah High School, was involved in a serious car accident in February of this year. Nicole suffered a brain stem injury and is now undergoing intensive therapy at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. Although the outlook for her continues to improve daily, the medical bills are mounting. Nicole's friends and neighbors would like to invite the public to attend a Benefit Festival to be held at the Eagle Watch Main Park on Saturday, May 7 from 4 - 7 p.m. Food, beverages, and fun activities will be available, along with music for everyone to enjoy. For those who are unable to attend and wish to make a donation, an account will be established at Wachovia Bank. Please make your donation payable to Michael Slifcak, with the notation "A Goal for Nicole." To help with the event, please email agoal4nicole@bellsouth.net.

Local Girl Wins Prestigious Pageant Title

Five year-old Autumn Gruber recently won the World's Our Little Miss LaPetite Pageant, which was held in New Orleans. Autumn had the opportunity to meet Governor Perdue at the

The 2005 Queen of Diamonds and her court. Left to right: Fourth runner up Melody Hale, third runner up Kristina Cohen, Queen of Diamonds Cara Williams, first runner up Haleigh Brooks and second runner up Angela Rodriguez.

Adopting Families Group

Liberty Hill Church is forming an "Adopting Families Group" led by Towne Lake residents Michelle and Kyle Irby and Lorraine and Jimmy Rose. The group is designed to help adoptive families and those who are beginning to consider adoption to navigate the sometimes-difficult process. This group is not associated with any adoption agency and is not led by counselors or social workers. It is a group of parents who has been through the process and understand the benefit of having someone to talk to. There is no membership or regular attendance required. All families, regardless of religious affiliation, are welcome to participate in this group.

"Several years ago when my husband and I decided that we wanted to adopt a child, we felt completely lost," said Lorraine Rose, "It was difficult to find people to help us figure out how to begin the process. Our hope is that in this group, we can all help each other. Sometimes it's just helpful to talk to someone who understands what you're going through."

The group meets at the Serene Bean coffeehouse on the second Monday of each month from 7 until 9 p.m. The very first gathering will be Monday, April 11. Adoptive families and potential adoptive families are encouraged to drop in when they can. The Serene Bean is located on Main Street in downtown Woodstock. For more information, please contact Lorraine Rose at (770) 516-1340 or Lorraine.Rose@LibertyHillumc.org.

Capitol. Autumn will be traveling to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN where she will meet Dolly Parton and ride in the opening season parade for the amusement park.

Autumn is the daughter of Mistee and Dr. Craig Gruber of Canton. Congratulations!