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Carvin’ event draws 1,500 By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The city’s annual Carvin’ in Crabapple festival brought 1,500 people from across Fulton County to Milton in celebration of fall. The festival had activities that entertained everyone – even parents. Attendees carved their own pumpkins with tools available at the festival, decorating them with stickers and paint, while some brought buckets to take their pumpkin seeds home. Kids could get their faces painted or an animal made from balloons before running through the inflatable obstacle course. The costume contest proved to be competitive even with participants broken into categories based on age. Judges from the fire department had to make decisions on whether the penguin, Tic Tac bottle or unicorn deserved to win. In the end, a trio of characters from “How to Train Your Dragon” took home first place. Across from the pavilion, the Police Department and Karate Atlanta hosted Trunk-or-Treat for kids to gather candy before Halloween. The Milton Police combined their event with the city’s three years ago to further community engagement.
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A group of family friends gathered in front of a Milton firetruck at the Carvin’ in Crabapple festival on Oct. 25.
Milton to host annual Veterans Breakfast MILTON, Ga — Those who have served in the United States military, as well as their loved ones, are invited to Milton’s annual Veterans Breakfast – an opportunity for the city to thank, connect and feed these selfless individuals. This year’s event will be on Nov. 8, starting at 9 a.m. in City Hall’s council chambers. There’s no cost to attend, but those who wish to come
should email rsvp@miltonga.gov with the names of those in your party, as seating capacity is limited. Milton has a tradition of paying tribute to those who have been in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force. The Milton Veterans Breakfast allows the city to offer gratitude in an intimate setting and veterans to engage with other members of their special com-
munity. In addition to a warm catered breakfast, attendees will hear from several speakers. These will include Mayor Peyton Jamison, veterans and the featured speaker, retired U.S. Army Col. Richard White. White served around the world for 31 years – including 24 months in combat in
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