Groundbreaking for New Forsyth County Fire Station #7 Forsyth County officials and guests gathered on August 12 to break ground for the county’s new Fire Station #7, which will be located at 6320 Dahlonega Highway, approximately 0.75 miles north of the current station at 5775 Dahlonega Highway. That structure was constructed by volunteers
on leased land in 1974 and has far exceeded its life expectancy. The new two-bay, 7,333square-foot facility will replace current Fire Station #7 and will serve the Silver City area of north Forsyth County. The project is funded by SPLOST and Impact Fees, and is slated for completion in April 2011.
Cherry Log Fall Festival The annual Cherry Log Fall Festival, a Georgia mountains tradition since 1971, will be held the first two weekends in October: October 2-3 and October 9-10. There will be booths with handmade crafts of many types, and of course, food. Breakfast will be served starting at 7:30am; lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm. Hamburgers, hot dogs, fried pies, and ice cream will also be
available. Home baked cakes, pies, cookies, and other baked goods will be for sale, as well as canned goods, jellies, jams, and Brunswick stew. Free entertainment will be provided in the afternoons and there’s plenty of free on-site parking. The festival is located across from the Cherry Log post office on Cherry Log Street (Old Highway 5), just off Highway 515 between Exits 18 and 19.
Getting Lost In The Big Oranges C
an you imagine North Georgia without her magnificent display of fall colors? I can’t, and I would be lost as well without the orange pumpkins. We are at the time of year when Burt’s Farm rolls out their orange carpet of pumpkins. Soon visitors from all across this country will make their annual pilgrimage to see the acres and acres of big orange balls of all sizes, aligned neatly, row after row. For the young there are small pumpkins and ornamental gourds. For everyone else, carry off the big pumpkins to decorate your yard, window, or doorway. Even businesses seem to love decorating with huge pumpkins, corn stalks, and ornamental gourds of all shapes and sizes. Taking the little tykes for a hunt through the acres of pumpkins is what family memories are made of. Bring your digital camera or video and capture the sights and sounds. Reliving the moment is reliving the adventure. Visiting Burt’s Farm can be a family affair, or it can be a busload of tourists
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just having a good time, or a planned school or private organization field trip. The gates will open September 1 and be open every day until October 31, from 9:00am until 6:00pm. From November 1 to November 10, the gates will be open from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The popular hayrides will start in September, from 12:00pm to 5:30pm on weekends. In October the hayrides will be offered on weekdays from 12:00pm to 5:30pm, and on weekends from 10:00am to 5:30pm. From November 1 to November 10, hayrides will be offered on weekends from 12pm to 5pm. Put your treasured pumpkins in your car, truck, or bus, then go on a hayride through creeks, across bridges, and in some of the prettiest woods in Georgia. Let
the fall colors embrace you and your friends as you make periodic stops to enjoy arranged seasonal settings and be entertained
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by Bob Merritt by the host of singing pumpkins. The trip will finally return you to the barn, where you can buy refreshments, jams, jellies, relishes, and something from the kitchen, like fresh pumpkin bread, pumpkin rolls, and pumpkin pies. Also enjoy apple cider and boiled peanuts. Now that you have your pumpkin picked out, what would a trip to Burt’s Farm be without one of their famous popcorn balls for the road? “You all come back again.” For more information, call 1-800-600-BURT or see the web site at www. burtsfarm.com. For directions, print out a map from the web site, or key your GPS to 4801 Highway 52, Dawsonville, Georgia.