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Celebrations honor veterans Calendar highlights fall events Two Halloween safe zones offered Scenic Railway features fall excursions Community theater features holiday fare Light Up Blue Ridge a holiday tradition FFA hosts Fannin County Youth Fair Arts Association offers several fall events
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Hiking trails offer outdoor adventure Annual Fall Fest highlights area arts and crafts Fannin High band hosts marching festival Builders Showcase spotlights construction, remodeling Fall Arts in the Park an annual favorite Several courses offer fall golfing opportunities Paws in the Park sends downtown to the dogs Cherry Log fall festival offers music, crafts
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Special ceremonies honor local veterans
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annin County will celebrate Veterans Day Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a breakfast, a parade and a memorial service. The day begins with a breakfast for By Dub Joiner all vetThe News Observer erans at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church on East Main Street in Blue Ridge, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will be followed by the annual veterans parade through downtown Blue Ridge that
begins at 11 a.m. Among the parade participants will be the Fannin High School band, members of the military, antique and emergency vehicles, as well as representatives of the Fannin County veterans organizations and others. The parade will end at Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to Fannin Middle School, where a memorial service will begin at noon. The speaker for the Veterans Day service will be Marine
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World War II veteran Homer Kapua carried the POW/MIA wreath during a Veterans Day program at Veterans Memorial Park. This year, the Veterans Day program will he held on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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he Fannin County Chamber of Commerce has a number of items listed on the calendar through the month of November. Events listed are: BRODY JOHNSON BAND CONCERT • Oct. 2, Brody Johnson Band, 79 School House Road in Epworth, Nashville recording artist, tickets are $10 and available at McCaysville Drug and Gun or the Fannin County Chamber of Commerce; INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL • Oct. 4-5, Indian Summer Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Woody Gap School; HOMEBUILDERS SHOWCASE • Oct. 4, 5th Annual Homebuilders Showcase, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., downtown Blue Ridge
City Park; MARCHING FESTIVAL • Oct. 11, Blue Ridge Mountain Marching Festival, bands from 24 area high schools, performances 1 p.m.-9:30 p.m., $5, Fannin County High School; ARTS IN THE PARK •Oct. 11-12, Fall Arts in the Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown Blue Ridge City Park, $5, 706-632-2144; GEORGIA APPLE FESTIVAL • Oct. 11-12 and 18-19 Georgia Apple Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Ellijay; PAWS IN THE PARK • Oct. 18, Paws in the Park, sponsored by the Humane Society of Blue Ridge, 10 a.m.-2
p.m., downtown Blue Ridge City Park, 706-632-5224; FALL FEST • Oct. 18-19 and 25-26, Fall Fest Arts and Crafts Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Old Farmer’s Market on Old Hwy. 76; HALLOWEEN PARADE • Oct. 30, McCaysville Halloween parade and trick-ortreat Safe Zone, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.;
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Special zones provide safe trick-or-treating
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wo special safe zones will be available for those dressed as ghouls, ghosts, goblins and other characters in Blue Ridge and in McCaysville/Copperhill, sponsored by the local business associations. Blue Ridge’s safe zone will t a k e By Dub Joiner place The News F r i d a y, Observer Oct. 31, beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. and include the area along East Main from Church to Mountain streets. During the event, shops in the downtown area will hand out candy to children trick-ortreaters. Blue Ridge Business As-
sociation spokesman Cesar Martinez said the event is a way for the business community to give back to Blue Ridge and the surrounding area and provide a “safe zone” for kids to trick-or-treat. There will also be a costume contest beginning at 5:45 with prizes awarded for kids up to age 12. There will be categories for adults, families and pets as well. The Blue Ridge safe zone is sponsored by the Blue Ridge Business Association. For more information about Blue Ridge’s safe zone call 706-632-3991. Continued on page 10➣
A child dressed in a Halloween costume during the Safe Zone event receives some treats in front of a store in downtown Blue Ridge. This year, the Blue Ridge Safe Zone will be held Oct. 31.
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➣Continued from page 8 The TriCities Business Association will also sponsor a safe zone Thursday, Oct. 30, in McCaysville/Copperhill. Local merchants will give out candy to trick-or-treaters beginning at 4:30 p.m. Other events include a costume parade and a costume contest with costume judging beginning before the parade at 4:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church parking lot. The parade begins at 5 p.m. from the church along Toccoa Avenue/Ocoee Street to the BB&T Bank. At 6 p.m. anyone can compete for prizes during the annual “scream contest” outside the United Community Bank in McCaysville. For information about the Tri-Cities safe zone call 706964-6531.
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ne of the most recognizable aspects of Blue Ridge is the famous Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. The train, made up of vintage passenger cars pulled by two modern By Dub Joiner The News diesel Observer engines, can carry 500 or more passengers on a 26-mile round trip excursion through the mountains to McCaysville/ Copperhill on the Georgia and Tennessee state line. While the train operates from March through December, some of the more popular trips are the fall foliage excursions in October
that bring thousands of visitors to Fannin County. The fall foliage train trips are available twice daily and weekends during October. The three-and-a-half hour trip is 26 miles round trip, with a layover in McCaysville/ Copperhill for passengers to explore the shops and restaurants in those two communities on the Georgia/Tennessee state line. Along the way, the trip winds its way through the mountains alongside the Toccoa River that becomes the Ocoee River
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➣Continued from page 11 as it crosses the Tennessee state line. While following the river, passengers can view one of several fish traps in the shape of a “V” that date back to the
days when the Cherokee Indians inhabited this area. The train will also cross the Toccoa River via a steel bridge as it gets closer to McCaysville. For information and tickets call 1-877-413-8724.
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Blue Ridge Community Theater plans holiday themed performances
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ultiple productions at the Blue Ridge Community Theater will be presented from October through November. •Oct. 2-19, comedy - “Whose Wi v e s A r e They Anyway,” Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m.; •Oct. 6-7, 6 p.m., auditions for “Miracle on 34th Street,” scripts available at box office; •Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., Live
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Light Up Blue Ridge kicks off holidays
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owntown Blue Ridge will be filled with entertainment and the Chirstmas spirit the weekend of Nov. 28 and 29, for the 15th annual Light Up Blue Ridge. The weekend event will begin By Dub Joiner F r i d a y, The News N o v . Observer 28 with “Blue Friday,” when local merchants will be offering discounts to begin the holiday shopping season. On Saturday, the day-long Light Up Blue Ridge event will begin with a Christmas concert provided by Tuba Christmas, then Christmas carols by local churches and the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus on the Blue
Ridge Scenic Railway. After Santa and Mrs. Claus’ arrival, they will be the grand marshals of the Christmas parade through downtown Blue Ridge. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be available at the gazebo in the downtown city park for pictures with children. Light Up Blue Ridge President Lynda Thompson said a new 27-foot Christmas tree has been purchased to serve as the Great Tree for the Christmas festivities, to be lit at dusk with the help of singer Maxwell Taylor who will entertain from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thompson said there will be other musical entertainment provided by at least three churches, as well as others.
Jolly old St. Nick himself waves to the crowd during the Christmas parade during the 2013 Light Up Blue Ridge in downtown Blue Ridge. Santa arrived on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, then posed for photos with children in city park. This year, Light Up Blue Ridge will be Saturday, Nov. 29.
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FFA sponsors youth fair
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he eighth annual Fannin County Youth Fair will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, at Cohutta Feed & Country Store parking area, and will include a variety of student competition events. Competition will begin at 11 a.m. for By Dub Joiner cattle, The News goats, Observer sheep, horses, rabbits and poultry. Other contests include table setting, floral, agriculture poster design, and baking. Students will compete in two divisions: junior, for grades 1-8, and senior, for grades
9-12. There will be trophies and ribbons for showmanship, as well as grand and reserve champions in both age groups. The youth fair is sponsored by the Fannin County FFA alumni and is open to all FFA, 4-H, and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members, and pre club members in grades one through four, who are enrolled in the Fannin County school system. Fannin County High School FFA Advisor Rhonda Mathews is the coordinator, along with FFA alumni representative Jackie Burch. For information call 706-632-2013.
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uddling up under a warm blanket with a book from the Fannin County Friends of the Library’s fall used book sale on Oct. 10-12 will help raise funds for new books and other material for the library. The sales will be held in the baseBy Brianne Collar m e n t The News Observer of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church from at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday the sale is open from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The sale includes a large number of fiction, nonfiction,
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health, history, political and other genres, in both hardback and paperback. Used book donations are always welcome and can be dropped off at the library. The Friends hold two used book sales each year in conjunction with the Arts in the Park events. The other one is the spring. The event will be held during the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association’s Fall Arts in the Park, held across the street in the downtown city park. For information about the book sale, call the library at 706-632-5263.
Arts association hosts number of fall events
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he Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association host a number of events through the end of November. Items on the Art Center calendar are: • Oct. 1-12, Jennifer Danner-Artist in Residence Gallery; • Oct. 1-12, Blue Ridge Mountain Photographers National Juried Photography Show, Richard Low Evans Gallery; • Oct. 1-12, Fall Plein Air
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Trails provide local outdoor adventures
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he fall is an excellent time to hike one or more of the many trails found throughout north Georgia, including the Benton MacKaye Trail and Appalachian Trail that cross Fannin County. The Benton MacKaye Trail, a footpath of nearly 300 miles through the Appalachian Mountains, has its southern terminus near Cherry Log. It runs from Springer Mountain o n t he Fannin-Gilmer county line to Davenport Gap on the northern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Benton MacKaye expert Ralph Heller said the trail passes through some of the most remote back country in north Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, including eight federally designated wilderness and wilderness study areas. There are numerous access points and trailheads along the BMT, which can create many
one-way and loop hikes on the BMT, as well as in combination with other local trails. Heller said several hikes are planned in October and November, and visitors are welcome to participate. He said a hike is planned to Blood Mountain and possibly another to Brush Creek at the Ocoee Whitewater Center. In addition, Heller said there are hikes planned on various trails on Oct. 17, 18 and 19 near the BMT’s annual meeting at Coker Creek. The Benton MacKaye Trail also intersects the Appalachian Trail at several points, creating several additional hiking loops. The AT also originates on Springer Mountain. Access points to the BMT include Wilscot Gap on Hwy. 60, Dial Road crossing and Shallowford Bridge on Aska Road in Fannin County, and
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on Hwy. 515 just south of the Fannin-Gilmer line in Gilmer County. For BMT information call 770-827-1056. The Appalachian Trail ranges from 2,500 feet to more than 4,400 feet in elevation over the 75 miles the trail covers in Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest, some of which is in Fannin County. September and October are some of the best times to hike the AT because of the cool weather and color of the foliage, according to the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club, which manages the trail through an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service. The trail offers unlimited hiking adventure and challenge, with ascents and descents that
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There are numerous trails in and around Fannin County for individuals who love to hike. They include the Benton MacKaye and Appalachian trails, as well as many other local trails that make their way through the mountains.
are sometimes steep. White blazes mark the AT, while other blazes designate side trails and trails to water. Water is available along the trail, but
it is not suitable for drinking and must be filtered. Shelters for camping are also available. For information about the AT in Fannin County, call the
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Arts, crafts among activities at Fall Fest
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s the leaves begin to change, the annual Fall Fest at the State Farmers Market will be held Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26, on East First Street in Blue Ridge. More than 100 arts and crafts vendors are expected. Gates open at 9 a.m. for the arts and By Brianne Collar crafts The News event Observer sponsored by Fannin County Fire Explorer Post 401. Festival coordinator Rodney Patterson said the festival will include a large variety of vendors.
“We expect to have arts and crafts vendors offering such items as pottery, wood carvings, quilts, paintings as well as homemade snacks and canned goods,” he said. The event will also include a silent auction, a variety of holiday items and music each day. Members of Fire Explorer Post 401 will be available throughout the two weekends to assist visitors and vendors, and provide information about the Explorer Post, Patterson said. “It gives the Explorers good Continued on page 29➣
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Blue Ridge resident Donna Wood visited the Fall Fest at the Blue Ridge Farmers Market last year including the booth of the “Birdman,” Floyd Reed of Jasper, who builds cedar birdhouses. Wood liked what she saw and ended up purchasing one of the birdhouses.
➣Continued from page 28 experience by working with the public,” Fannin County Fire
Chief Larry Thomas said. “The members do a great job and the event continues to grow.” The event is free, but do-
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FCHS marching band hosts festival
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ore than 2,000 members of high school marching bands are expected to compete in the fifth annual Blue Ridge Mountains Marching Festival Saturday, Oct. 11 Fannin High School Band Booster By Dub Joiner PresThe News ident Observer Brenda McHan said band members from nearly two dozen area high school bands are expected to participate in the afternoon and evening event. The marching festival will take place on the school’s football field. Bands will range in size from
approximately 40 members to more than 150 members and will come from as far as 150 miles to participate in the festival. Performances begin around 1 p.m. and continue throughout the afternoon and evening until 9:30 p.m. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Fannin County High School and Middle School band programs. The Fannin County High School Marching Rebel Band will serve as hosts for the festival. For more information call high school band booster President Brenda McHan at 706633-8595.
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Builders Showcase spotlights building industry
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rea builders and related businesses will participate in the fifth annual Builders Showcase Saturday, Oct. 4. Fannin County Building Industry By Dub Joiner AssoThe News ciation Observer representative Jean Marie Harrison said the showcase will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the park downtown. The event includes builders, architects, developers, mortgage lenders, Realtors, surveyors, landscapers, energy consultants and others. “Those who attend will get advice on anything related to the building industry, home furnishing and more,” Harrison said. For information about the showcase, call Harrison at 828644-3249.
Ginger Montgomery, of Quinn’s Nursery, tends her booth at the 2013 Home Builders Showcase in Blue Ridge city park. More than 60 vendors connected to the home building industry are expected to participate in this year’s showcase Saturday, Oct. 4.
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The annual fall Arts in the Park, sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, will bring several thousand visitors and more than 100 arts and crafts vendors to downtown Blue Ridge the weekend of Oct. 11 & 12.
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More than 100 vendors are expected to offer a variety of arts and crafts during the fall Arts in the Park Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 & 12, in the downtown Blue Ridge city park. The event is sponsored in the fall and spring by the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association.
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Church Street will be closed during the festival where a number of vendors will be available to offer a variety of food for festival visitors.
The Art Center sponsors two Arts in the Park Festivals each year, one in the fall and the other in the spring in May. For information about the
Arts in the Park event or other arts related activities including classes sponsored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, call 706-632-2144.
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Nearby courses entice golf enthusiasts
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ven though there are no golf courses in Fannin County, several area golf courses are located within a short driving distance that await those who enjoy fall golfing in the mountains. Copper Basin Golf Club offers By Brianne Collar a nineThe News h o l e Observer course for members and any golfer who likes to walk and play, even though golf carts are available. The course is located at 5765 Hwy. 64, Copperhill, Tenn., near the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. For information call 423-496-3579. Whitepath Golf Club, located off Whitepath Road north of Ellijay, offers 18 holes of scenic golf for members and nonmembers seven days a week. The club offers discounted greens fees for Fannin and Gilmer County residents. For membership, tee times and other information call 706276-3080. Butternut Golf Course in Blairsville is a majestic 18hole course with dramatic mountain fairways that is open year-round. The course is located at
The Copper Basin Golf Club hosts a number of tournaments each year for teams like the above players, who took part in the annual club championship. They include, from left, Mike Topolewski, Jackie Suits, Chip Stewart, Joseph Walden, Mike Jacobs and Darren Danner.
20 Union County Recreation Road, off U.S. 19 north of Blairsville. For tee times and other information call 706439-6076. Old Union Golf Course, located on Owen Glen Drive in Blairsville, is open year-round for golf and golf lessons. For information and tee times call 706-745-4653. Brasstown Valley Golf Club, located off Hwy. 515 in Young Harris, has been ranked as one of the top golf courses in Georgia. It offers 18 holes of scenic and championship golf,
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» THE MOVING OF LILLA BARTON April 9 – 26 BY JOHN MACNICHOLAS » DRAMATIC COMEDY The humorous and touching tale of a southern Alabama town’s ethical, spiritual and political dilemma over how to get the Widow Lilla Barton to move out of the parsonage her father built for she and her Reverend husband. An evening of great laughs and drama.
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» RADIO TBS (Trailer Broadcasting Scandals) July 9 – 26 FUNDRAISING EVENT Reader’s Theater: LOVE, LOSS & WHAT I WORE SEPT 24, 25, 26, 27:
(Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) BY NORA AND DELIA EPHRON » COMEDY A play of monologues and ensemble pieces about women, clothes and memory covering all the important subjects—mothers, prom dresses, mothers, buying bras, mothers, hating purses and why we only wear black. Based on the bestselling book by Ilene Beckerman. Reader’s Theatre is a style in which the actors do or do not memorize their lines but use vocal expression to help the audience understand the story rather than visual storytelling.
BY MARK LANDON-SMITH » COMEDY Radio hostesses and society doyennes Vesta Poteet and Dixie Mandrell bring to you the comings and goings of The Luna Del Mar Manufactured Home Oasis and Monkey Empire, and what a jumpin’ place this trailer park is.
» A NIGHT AT THE THEATER August 20 – September 6 BY LAWRENCE CASLER » COMEDY Margaret and Stanley Locker and their friends, Donna and Walter Pace, are at the theatre for their weekly dose of culture. This week’s ordeal is Hamlet. Secrets emerge and friendships unravel amid the audiences’ laughter.
» STEEL MAGNOLIAS October 1 – 18 BY ROBERT HARLING » DRAMATIC COMEDY Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions. The sudden realization of their mortality, when tragedy hits draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
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Families parade pets at Paws in the Park
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pets and a parade of adoptable animals. “We will also have plenty of food, craft booths and a rabies clinic,” Muschamp said. Paws in the Park will also have the second annual 5K run that will start at 8:30 a.m. from the downtown park pavilion. Registration for the 5K race begins at 7:30 a.m. and Paws parade participants need to be in line by 9:45 a.m. on East Main Street in front of the First Baptist Church of Blue Ridge. All proceeds from the event benefit the Humane Society of Blue Ridge. Information about the Paws in the Park event is available at www.humanesocietyofblueridge.org.
The annual Paws in the Park, hosted by the Humane Society of Blue Ridge, will bring a variety of pets and other animals to downtown Blue Ridge Saturday, Oct. 18.
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Music, crafts highlight Cherry Log festival
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he annual fall festival sponsored by the Cherry Log Community Action Group will be held Oct. 4-5, 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at the community center. A variety of bluegrass and gospel By Brianne Collar enterThe News tainObserver ment, along with arts and crafts and food booths, will be featured. Proceeds from the festival are used to help the needy in the Cherry Log community. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and lunch starts at 11 a.m. in the community center. Cherry Log is located just south of the Fannin County/ Gilmer County line on Hwy. 515. Signs will direct visitors to the event. For more information call 706-502-3110.
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