October 2016
News from the Hamilton Mill Community Association
Hamilton Mill Contact Information
FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL On-Site Property Management Ph: 678.546.3737 1669 Hamilton Mill Parkway, Dacula, GA 30019 Office Hours: M, W, F 9am-5pm; T & TH 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-12pm Email: PropertyManager@Hmill.com Corporate Office
(for after-hours common area maintenance emergencies)
Customer Care Center: 877.411.1165 After Hours Emergency: 678.624.9453 1235 Old Alpharetta Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30005
Welcome to Our Newest Residents! Kevin Mitchell Drew and Melissa Becker Cameron and Joshua Massey Aginah Jefferson Leah Jester Tanner and Karen Wakefield Jeffrey and Mary Smith Emmanuela Medrea Tag Jeoung Richard Moore
FROM THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS Get to Know Your Board Members
Karen Taylor, President
Megan Kaderli, Treasurer
Kyle Shields, Vice President
Jeff Timler, Member at Large
Chris Singleton, Secretary
Tony Hinnant, Member at Large
Town Hall Meeting in November There will be a very important Town Hall meeting in early November. The date is TBD. Please watch the website and your email for a notice of the scheduled date and time. The purpose of this meeting will be to answer questions about the 2017 budget and to discuss the upcoming task of converting to a POAA. This is an opportunity for all members to ask any questions or express any concerns to the Board of Directors. 2 | Hometown Herald | October 2016
Activities Department Email: hmillevents@gmail.com You are welcome to contact the Activities Office via email at hmillevents@gmail.com for information on planned events, schedule an appointment to view or reserve the clubroom and/ or conference room, or to RSVP for an event. Tennis Shop Ph: 770.945.6452 Jeff Dudacek: On-Site Tennis Pro Gwinnett Police Non-Emergency Ph: 770.513.5700 Street Maintenance Contact Gwinnett County at 770.822.7474 to report a problem with street, curb or sidewalk. Mailbox Replacement/Repair All mailboxes must be the same as a Community-Wide Standard: STYLE 311K • Addresses of Distinction: Ph: 770.436.6198 www.aodmailboxes.com • Imperial Mailbox Systems: Ph: 800.647.0777 These are resources only, no recommendations or assurances are made by the Association.
Amenity Card Replacement Hamilton Mill Amenity Cards are available to good-standing residents. Please call 678.546.3737 or 678.546.1597 to set up an appointment. Replacement cards/tenant cards are $25 each. Check or money order ONLY. No cash or credit cards accepted. Lost Dog/Cats/Animal Disturbances If you have lost your pet, please email the On-Site Property Management and they will be happy to email the community. Please also contact the Gwinnett County Animal Control at 770-513-5100 to report your lost pet or a dangerous pet is running loose.
Inside This Issue
Above: Residents enjoy Chastain Night Festivities
UPCOMING
EVENTS Fall Festival October 22........................... Page 8 Breakfast with Santa December 3....................... Page 14
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Contact Information ................................................. Page 2 New Residents............................................................ Page 2 Helpful Numbers ....................................................... Page 4 A Message from the Board ................................... Page 5 Fall Festival.................................................................. Page 8 October Calendar.....................................................Page 10 Chastain Night 2016................................................Page 12
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Kid’s Corner...............................................................Page 14 Recipes.........................................................................Page 16 Tennis Camps & Workshops..............................Page 19 Tennis News...............................................................Page 20 Events Around Town .............................................Page 23 Like Hamilton Mill, A Hometown on Facebook
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Helpful Numbers Government Services
Emergency ............................................................................ 911 Police Headquarters............................................... 770.513.5000 Non Emergency...................................................... 770.513.5700 Gwinnett Sheriff/Jail................................................ 770.619.6500 County Courthouse................................................. 770.822.8000 Dacula City Hall...................................................... 770.963.7451 Dacula Post Office.................................................. 770.962.4390 Poison Control........................................................ 404.616.9000 Fire Headquarters................................................... 678.518.5018 Station 18............................................................... 678.518.5018 Tag Office............................................................... 770.822.8801 Drivers License Services........................................ 770.995.6855 Property Tax........................................................... 770.822.8800 Voter Registration................................................... 770.226.7210 Animal Control........................................................ 770.339.3200 Gwinnett Senior Services....................................... 770.822.8850
Public Schools
Puckett’s Mill Elementary School........................... 678.765.5110 www.pmseonline.org Osborne Middle School.......................................... 770.904.5400 www.gwinnett.k12/ha.us/OsborneMS.home.org Millcreek High School............................................. 678.714.5850 www.millcreekhighschool.org Dacula High School................................................ 770.963.6664 www.daculahs.org Private Schools
Hebron Christian Academy..................................... 770.962.5423 Dacula Classical Academy..................................... 678.377.0080 Dominion Classical Christian Academy..................770-338-7945 Sugar Hill Christian Academy.................................678-745-4121 Greater Atlanta Christian........................................770-243-2258 Hospitals/Urgent Care
Gwinnett Medical Center........................................678-312-1000 ChoiceOne Urgent Care - Hamilton Mill.................470-326-7300 Northeast Georgia Medical Center......................... 770.219.9000 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.............................404.150.KIDS Utilities BFI Waste Management......................................... 678.963.2800 Northeast Georgia Urgent Care.............................. 770.848.6195
Water Resources.................................................... 770.376.6800 Buford Gas............................................................. 770.945.6761 Jackson EMC/Street Light Outage......................... 770.963.6166 Charter Communications........................................ 678.410.9362 AT&T....................................................................... 800.436.8638 Direct Satellite/Dish Network.................................. 678.714.1495 For a complete listing of Gwinnett County Departments, please visit www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments
Recreation
Hamilton Mill Activities Office.................................... 77.546.1597 Community After Hours emergency........................ 404.835.9100 Millcreek Athletic Association................................ millcreekaa.net Dacula Soccer................................................. dscrevolution.com Bogan Park (for reservations at any park).............. 678.227.0850 Gwinnett County Public Library.............................. 770.978.5154 Gwinnett County Cultural Center............................ 770.813.7500 Lake Lanier Islands............................................... 800.840.LAKE Road Atlanta......................................................... 800.849.RACE
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A Message from the Board
A Message from the Board
Grounds & Facilities Update
Below are some corrections and clarifications based on the Signage article in the September Hometown Herald.
Another summer has come and gone and we hope everyone enjoyed the season. Now that the pools have closed, there will be some renovations underway. The Millview pool is undergoing a complete renovation. Due to piping repairs done many years ago, the concrete has settled unevenly. We had 2 options: a complete tear out of the concrete pad or a refurbishment. Both were researched and the refurbishment was the best option. Some areas of concrete will be replaced and an overlay will be installed over the entire deck. Before the decking is repaired, there will be a complete tear out of the landscaping surrounding 3 sides of the pool. Tree roots are infiltrating the decking and regrading is also necessary to improve drainage. In addition, the mushroom will be refurbished, the lifeguard desk will be rebuilt, and the sidewalk to the slide area will be repaired.
#1 We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the covenants pertaining to sign placement. Signs may only be placed at the front entrance of your subdivision no earlier than 24 hours before the start time and needs to be taken down immediately upon sale end date. Please also remember not to place any type of signage in Hamilton Mill Common areas such as the center island dividers along all of Hamilton Mill Parkway, 4-way stop signs, light poles, and flower beds at each subdivision’s entrance. We have underground irrigation systems beneath the flowering beds that could be damaged. #2 Signage c. One burglar alarm yard sign per lot provided such sign is in good condition and has a surface area not more than 6” x 6” d. Garage sale signs will be permitted on the lot on which the sale is taking place during the hours of 5:00pm Thursday through 5:00pm Sunday. One free standing directional sign (no stakes) may be placed at the neighborhood entrance on the morning of the sale and must be removed at the end of the sale. Signs may not be larger than 18” x 24”. Signage may not be attached to any street sign posts or light posts. #3 Spirit Signs Spirit Signs, Banners, or Flags such as for Mill Creek or any other seasonal team sport, such as soccer, baseball, etc. may be displayed on the day of the event, but not on a permanent basis. These signs shall not exceed sixteen square feet. (2’x8’, 4’x4’, etc.) No signs may be installed in the County Right of Way, on the entry monuments or in Association landscaping. Any damage to landscaping or irrigation will be billed to the Lot owner. Neighborhoods are encouraged to purchase group banners. Graduation banners can be installed throughout the month of May. All other spirit signs require submission of a Modification Request Form.
This is an active construction area with a completion date of December with good weather. The pool is now covered and temporary construction fencing is up. We ask that all children be vigilantly supervised in this area. Further updates for projects for the next year will be presented at the next Town Hall. We hope to see you there. If you see any areas of concern please note that you can report concerns via the hmill.com website. Go to committees, G&F and you will see a tab to report.
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Pool Closing Party 2016
The Pool Closing Party at the Lakeview Pool was a huge success–and what a great way to close down the pool for the season! About 5:00 we started with some tunes by the pool, and a visit from The Atlanta Ice Cream Truck. Kids and adults enjoyed some yummy frozen treats poolside, with a huge variety to choose from! At 6:00, DJ Tony pumped up the crowd with some great energy and awesome music. He got the crowd dancing and the kids singing while we prepared the pool deck for the 30’ HD Projection Movie Screen. As soon as it got dark, the Lakeview pool transformed into an outdoor movie theatre. We served up some free popcorn while we all swam, floated, and watched the classic kids movie, The Sandlot. What an awesome night we had! Thanks to the Scott Lacy Realty Team for sponsoring our Flick and Float. It was a splash of an event!
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Last month we asked for photos from the community to be featured in the newsletter. After school started, we had a few Back to School 2016 photos submitted. Check out these Back to School cuties! Do you have photos of your family and friends hanging out in the community? We would love to feature what our residents are up to in the newsletter! Fall is right around the corner‌ send in those beautiful hike photos or pictures of the leaves changing in your yard to hmillevents@gmail.com.
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Chastain Night 2016 was Saturday night, August 20 and it was a BLAST! We had a HUGE stage, professional lights and sound, and a great turn out from Hamilton Mill residents and guests. With all of the rain, it quickly turned into Woodstock 2016, but that didn’t stop Hamilton Mill from getting their groove on with three awesome bands!
authentic from the outfits to the sound. And for those that were there… we hung in there for as long as we could and danced and sang along in the pouring down rain!
Starting at 6:00, we had Rodney Appleby on acoustic guitar kicking off the night with everything from the blues to Chicken Fried!
If you missed out this year, look for information about Chastain Night 2017 starting next summer. Be sure you are getting all of the communications by logging into HMill.com and requesting a log in, or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OfficialHamiltonMill.
Next up was Saved by the Band, rocking out the music that you know and love. Everyone danced and sang along to David Bowie, Queen, The Cure, Alanis Morissette, Simple Minds and even a little Garth Brooks! Headlining our night was The Return. Rolling Stone magazine hails this band as “The Best Beatles Tribute on Earth”. The Return was totally
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Kid’s Corner
Fun Fall Kids Food Craft Make these adorable owl pretzels for all of your fall festivities, and family gatherings.
How cute are these!?
1. Each owl is made with one pretzel twist, two candy eyes, two mini chocolate chips, one candy coated sunflower seed, and dark chocolate melting discs. For 18 owls, I used one cup of melted chocolate for dipping plus ½ cup in a plastic bag for piping. 2. Use a fork to dip the pretzels into a small bowl of melted chocolate. Tap excess chocolate back into the bowl and place the coated pretzel on a wax paper lined tray. After coating 6 pretzels, put the tray into the refrigerator to set the chocolate for about 5 minutes. Continue until the desired number of pretzels have been dipped. 3. With the coated pretzels on a wax paper lined tray, use a disposable piping bag filled with ½ cup of melted chocolate (or a plastic bag with a tiny bit of one bottom corner cut off) to fill in the eye holes and to pipe dots for the ears and nose. 4. Add the chocolate chip ears, candy eyes, and sunflower seed beak. Return the tray to the refrigerator until the chocolate is set. Recipe courtesy of The Monday Box
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Hamilton Mill Recipes It’s that time of year… fall festivities and Halloween parties. Here are two quick recipes that will surely spook your family and friends!
Brew-Ha-Ha Punch
Trash Mix
With lime drink and pineapple juice, this party punch isn’t scary at all–for the kids or the adults. But putting the punch in a second bowl of dry ice gives it that eerie feeling that’s perfect for a spooky party.
Create the ultimate salty-sweet combo with little pretzel pieces, gummy worms, chocolate-covered candy pieces, and candy corn. Stir in a mixture of dried fruits and banana chips for a creepy and festive snack your guests will love!
Yield: 4 quarts
Ingredients
Ingredients
• 2 cups sugar • 2 quarts water • 2 (0.13-ounce) envelopes lime drink mix • 1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice • 1 quart ginger ale
Preparation
Stir together sugar and 2 quarts water until sugar is dissolved. Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill. Recipe courtesy of www.myrecipes.com
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Yield: Makes 16 cups • 1 (16oz) pkg candy corn • 1 (15oz) pkg pretzel nibblers • 1 (12oz) pkg caramel popcorn and peanuts • 1 (15oz) pkg banana chips • 1 (15oz) pkg candy-coated chocolate pieces • 1 (15oz) pkg dried mango • 1 (15oz) pkg dried pineapple • 1 (10oz) pkg toffee pretzels • 1 (6oz) pkg sweetened dried cranberries • 1 (6oz) pkg worm-shaped chewy candy
Preparation
Stir together all ingredients. Store in an airtight container. NOTE: For testing purposes only, we used pretzel Nuggets, Crunch ‘n Munch, M&M’s, and Craisins. Recipe courtesy of www.myrecipes.com
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October 5th is National Do Something Nice Day Each year on October 5, people across the nation observe National Do Something Nice Day. “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” - Frank A. Clark
This day serves as a reminder to us all – as it is easy to get caught up with hectic schedules and fast paced lifestyles – to stop for a moment and do something nice for a friend, neighbor, or perfect stranger! The “something” can be anything from buying lunch for the person behind you in the check out line, giving a compliment to the clerk, sending flowers or a card “just because”, asking the neighbors over for a barbecue, or mowing the lawn for someone that needs help. It can start a chain reaction!
If you find yourself doing something nice, post it on Facebook or Instagram with #DoSomethingNiceDay along with a photo! “We rise by lifting others.” - Robert Ingersoll
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10 & UNDER TENNIS AT HAMILTON MILL TENNIS CENTER Ages: Location: When: Cost: What to Bring:
4-10 Millview Courts, 2385 Hamilton Mill Pkwy, Dacula, GA 30019 Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm 1x a week/$60 per month or 2x a week/$110 per month Active wear, tennis shoes, tennis racquet
When kids are ready Saturday match-play will be offered! *tennis racquet will be provided if you don’t have your own
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OUR PHILOSOPHY Our players will train hard, have good attitudes, understand the game, and learn the importance of planning, organization, and commitment. OUR GOALS Teach each player fundamentals of tennis, principles of improving in tennis and its physical, mental and emotional aspects. Take the competitive junior/professional player to the next level by providing the total training package on and off the court.
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DAILY TRAINING SCHEDULE Fulltime Program: Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri: 1:00-3:30pm and 5:00-7:30pm Afterschool Programs: Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs/Fri: 5:00-7:30pm *Each session includes 30 minutes with a fitness trainer! Match Play: Saturday: 2:00-4:00pm *Open to all players 10 and Under Tennis: Mon/Weds: 4:30-5:30pm
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Tennis News
Tennis News LEAGUE RULES Match Play October is here and we are in full swing in Alta fall league. 1. USTA rules govern play. With fall tennis you have to be flexible. The kids are back in 2. All players are expected to uphold their commitment. programs, it’s football season, leaves are falling and don’t forget 3. Balls: both players bring a new can of balls. Spin the racket the rained out practices and matches… you have to be ready to see who opens a can of balls. If the match winner opened to play without practicing. The bright side is that it’s nice and the can of balls the loser will give the winner a new can. If the cool weather to play your matches. Every season it is amazing winner did not open a can of balls then there is no exchange (as to watch the ladies league on Thursday and Sunday and men in USTA and Alta rules). and juniors on Saturday and the amount of talent Hamilton Mill 4. Matches are 2 out of 3 sets. Tie-breakers each set. brings to all the matches. As always, you can reach me at Jeff. 5. Opponent is late: there is a 20 minute default time. Our goal milltennis@gmail.com for information on any tennis information. is to play the match without any defaults. Call your opponent if you are running late. 6. Email the shop to report your score immediately after the match. CONGRATULATIONS SUMMER SEASON RESULTS Match Scheduling 1. Don’t wait until the last minute or the last week to schedule USTA your match. 3.5 - Scherruble – Tuesday 40+ 1st place 2. If you have not heard from your opponent by the Wednesday 3.5 - K. Zawojski – Business Women 2nd place of your match week please go ahead and contact them. It 3.5 - Tyson – Weekday Women 3rd place doesn’t matter who contacts who first. 2.5 - D’Adamio – Weekday Women 3rd place 3. Once you have been contacted by an opponent please respond 3.5 - B. Hanes – Men 1st place within 48 hours. Low 3.5 - B. Brundage – City Finalists 4. The goal is to play 1 match per week. You don’t have to play Bradley Brundage, Todd Conrey, Tony Underwood, Tom in order. Taratsas, Steve Hogan, Benny Karaulic, Garrett Jordan, Adam 5. Players can play more than one match in a week. Littleton, James Stephenson, Dennis Grogan, Jeff Hahn, Shane 6. All matches must be played by December 21st. There are no exceptions. Shivadahl,TimFord, Brian Jackson, Daniel Capps Weather If the match is not playable due to wet courts both parties must agree to play the match or it must be rescheduled Alta Mix-Doulbles for a later date. Both parties do not have to be at the courts to A5 – Edwards Senior Men 2nd place cancel. B7 – Eggleston Senior Men 2nd place Deadline All teams and singles participants must be emailed C1 – Mancillas Mixed Doubles 2nd place or registered in the shop by October 21st. B5 – Egan Mixed Doubles 2nd place Cost 10.00 per person B2 – Perkins Mixed Doubles 2nd place Results Division Standings will be determined by the following scoring format: The winner of the match will get 14 points and Winter Adult League Deadline his/her opponent will add the scores of his/her best 2 sets Below are Winter Adult League deadlines to submit if you want together with a maximum of 6 points per set. to move or find a team. Remember to sign the online book well Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total before the league deadline, so you have a chance to be picked Player A- 6 5 7 14 points up by a team. USTA League starts the week of November 2. Player B- 4 7 5 11 points 1. Report the match score and we will convert to points. Results October 9, Thursday women, men will be updated weekly and posted in the tennis shop, emailed October 11, Sunday business women Alta Mix-Doubles starting in January 2017 is 5 lines of mixed to players, and posted at Lakeview. doubles. October 21st deadline for the mixed teams. Jeff Dudacek, Director of Tennis
Adult 101 Tennis Classes
Our Adult Tennis 101 Classes will be starting up again the week These leagues will be for residents only. The levels will be set of September 26th. These classes are designed for adults who have no tennis experience, adults just beginning or haven’t by Jeff Dudacek using USTA ratings. For doubles the higher of played and want to get back into it. You can join the class at any the two partner’s ratings will apply. The schedule will be sent out time, price will be prorated. The cost is $65 for a 5 week session. to all players and posted at Millview and Lakeview. The season Days and times: Tuesday evening beginning September starts the first week in November and runs through December, 27th from 7:30pm-8:30pm. Wednesday morning beginning finishing up before Christmas. Good luck this season! The September 28th 9:30am-10:30am winner of each match needs to email scores to the tennis shop Email the tennis shop at milltennis@bellsouth.net or call 770at milltennis@bellsouth.net immediately after the match. 945-6472 to register for class. Hamilton Mill Singles & Doubles Leagues
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Tennis Tips
Tennis Tips - How to Win a Tennis Match A tennis match begins way before a person walks on the are normal. Even the pros get nervous. As soon as you get court. These tennis tips to win a tennis match are for tennis involved in the match that you are playing the quicker the players that want better results on the tennis court. nerves subside. They never go away. Remember the tennis ball never knows what the score is, how nervous you are or #1 Early preparation how bad you’re playing. Focus on the ball. They are usually able to hit the right shot that neutralizes or even Early preparation in tennis does not just apply to tennis #4 Develop a ritual technique and strokes. It also applies in the preparation for Developing a ritual prior and during a tennis match is a a tennis match. This does not mean making sure there is crucial tennis playing tip. A ritual can be anything that serves enough ice in the beer ‘yeti’ cooler. Preparation begins with to relax a person and take their mind off of the tennis match. knowing where your team match is and who your partner is. A ritual should be performed on a consistent basis so the I know it sounds crazy but do you know where your racket is mind and body begins to associate the ritual with a positive located. Does it need restringing? A new over grip is a must. and calming aspect. How many times do you bounce a Citations always come up before you leave for the match, ball before you serve? Do you come off and on the court kids, husband, traffic and the neighborhood stop light at the with your partner? Tennis is a game that requires a large front so having the basics covered will help. This carries us amount of mental and physical concentration, any break in to tip 2. concentration can cause the person to lose games, sets and then matches. Having rituals in your game will help you when #2 Calm your Emotions the score gets tight. So you’ve realized that the best tennis tip for winning a tennis match is something entirely inside the bounds of your control. #5 Take Time in between points It’s simply early preparation. Starting the mental, physical and It is said that a large amount of time in a tennis match is emotional preparation earlier on at least the day before the spent in the idle time in between each point. It’s necessary to tennis match. On the tennis match day, likely there will be a solidify a person’s routine in between points. Did you know a lot of different emotions inside your mind. You may be feeling three hour 3 set match is actually only 30 minutes of playing nervous, your stomach jittery or how bad your forehand was time? The down time is tennis is huge. Besides of all the last practice. You can’t worry about anything out of your change overs and trips to the bathroom. Taking your time control on match day. All of these emotions and feelings can between the points will balance the rest of the down times. easily become out of control and take over during a tennis match if they are not properly maintained. Find something #6 Strategy about your partner, during warm up or during the match that This is a tip I talk about each month. Every winner of a match will help you calm your nerves. has some kind strategy during the game. It might be as simple as wait until they miss or more complex team work. #3 Reduce the “Nervous Fight” Using the first 5 tips before or during the game is some form Syndrome of strategy but it is your job to figure out what your opponent This tennis playing tip is important for every tennis player has trouble with in the game. Whatever it is the strategy tip competing in league play in front of your team/neighbor. is the crowning tip. Being nervous and anxious is entirely natural. It is the body’s “nervous fight” syndrome kicking into gear. The heartbeats See ya on the courts. may become rapid, palms sweaty, muscles tighten up and become tensed and the mind becomes foggy. Those conditions are not ideal in an important tennis match but they
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Community News
OCTOBER
HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND ATLANTA Treetop Quest October 1-31 Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center Treetop Quest is a self-guided activity comprised of treetop obstacles and zip-lines. Our courses range in difficulty from easy to very challenging, so the entire family will have a blast! Check it out here: www.treetopquest.com/buford
Artober Gwinnett October 1-31 Artober Gwinnett is a month-long celebration of arts and culture in October that informs and inspires the county’s awareness of, and participation in, the arts. Visit Artober.org to learn more about this initiative. #ArtoberGwinnett #ExploreGwinnett
Bubble Run 5k Saturday, October 8 Lake Lanier Islands Come check out Lanier Islands, as they host the Bubble Run 5k. There’s froth, foam, and much fun to be had! You can even shoot foam cannons at the start & finish lines! You can sign up here: www.bubblerun.com
Buford Corn Maze October 1-November 13 4470 Bennett Road, Buford, GA 30519 We are officially open for the 2016 season! Enjoy a corn maze, hayrides, corn box, a haunted forest, and a jumping pillow! Find out more at BufordCornMaze.com.
Lawrenceville Ghost Tours October 1-31, Sun - Thurs, 7:30PM
Come take a 90-minute scary stroll around the beautiful historic courthouse square and by storefronts restored to their turn-of-the-century charm. On our scary stroll you will: Learn about the night that the dead walked down the main street of Lawrenceville; Hear about bizarre paranormal events that have happened recently in the businesses that line the square and step inside the Old Jail and perhaps experience paranormal activity for yourself.
Get out and enjoy all the community around you has to offer!
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