All the municipalities in North Fulton County will hold elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. Some of these are hotly contested races and I want to find out who's ahead in the each of the races. You can help by taking part in our Straw Poll. I have included the contested positions for Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, and John's Creek.

To participate in the Straw Poll click on the "Vote Now" link below or the "Vote" graphic on the right. When the Adobe pdf file opens enter your Zip Code and then select candidates from each position in the city where you live. When you are finished, click on the "Submit by Email" button. That's all there is to it. I will publish the results next week. Please tell your friends and neighbors about this poll and ask them to go to http://tinyurl.com/2nc3er to participate.

Please, only vote one time and only for candidates in the city where you are registered to vote.

Thanks for participating.

Saturday, November 10, 2007 The Lung Cancer Caring Ambassadors Program and Saint Joseph's Hospital invite your participation in the 3rd Annual Atlanta Lung Cancer Awareness Run & Walk. The event includes a 5K Fun Run, a 1-Mile Walk, and an Expo. Come and bring your family and friends to raise lung cancer awareness, show support for lung cancer patients and their families, and raise funds for lung cancer education, support, and advocacy.

Fees: Individual & Team Registration - $20 until Nov. 5th ($25 thereafter) Phantom Runners $30

• The largest cave in the world (the Sarawak Chamber in Malaysia) is 2,300 feet (701 meters) long, 980 feet (299 meters) wide, and more than 230 feet (70 meters) high.
• The typewriter was invented in 1829, and the automatic dishwasher in 1889.
• By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
• Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.

Here are the lyrics to a popular song from the past. Can you name the tune and the performer or song writer?

"A picture from the past came slowly stealing..."

Click the link below to send me your answer and I will publish a list of those who submitted correct answers next week.

Last week's lyrics: "Try now we can only lose, and our love become a funeral pyre." The song is "Light My Fire" written and performed by "The Doors".

Correct answers were submitted by: Henry Power, Mickey Grissom, Mark Chambers, Joy Pearson, Tim Edwards, Jesse Brown, Charlotte Lusby, Jayne Appling, Beth Duggan, Jayne Hanlon, Swim Station Pools, Rusti Davis, Jim Martell, Cate Hoskins, Sean Collett, Richard Baker, Honor Kitchens, Debbie Key, Hutch Hodgson, Chuck Donelson, Lori Salvino, Jim Paine, Dorothy Kohn, Barbara Phillips, Pam Gonyaw, Jeff Lyon, Peggy Dascoli, Joe Ferguson, Mark Sulbroski, Ryan Assad, Broc Blair

• 10/09/1876 - 1st 2-way telephone conversation, 1st over outdoor wires
• 10/10/1802 - 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma
• 10/12/1892 - Pledge of Allegiance 1st recited in public schools
• 10/12/1915 - Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens who identify themselves, with dual nationalities
• 10/13/1775 - Continental Congress orders construction of a naval fleet
• 10/14/1912 - Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee
• 10/15/1860 - 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard
• 10/15/1924 - Pres Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument

What goes up and never comes down?

Send us your answer and we'll publish it next week.

Last Week's Riddle:

How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?

The answer is: None, Noah, not Moses, took two of each animal on the ark.

Correct answers were submitted by:

Henry Power, Randall Brannon, George Houston, Joy Pearson, Fran Sturgis, Jayne Appling, Stephan Padgett, Judith Olsen, Catherine Craig, Debra Johnson, Cindy Wesley, John Marshall, Kim St. Bernard, Hutch Hodgson, Angela Gamble, Joyce Borgrow, Dorothy Kohn, Mark Sulborski, Nancy Frenkel, Tim Simpson

Are you ready for the scare of your life? Then get ready, because the North Fulton Jaycees are ready to scare you with the most intense haunted house in the North Fulton area. Come experience horror as only the Jaycees can deliver. Sight and sound combine to send shivers down your spine!!! The house opens around dark and runs October 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 30-31.