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Junior Master of Ceremonies
Headlining this year’s Dam Dog Walk Pooch Parade will be Presley Berryman, 7, in what organizers say will be the best doggone pageantry event ever. Berryman has been selected to be Junior Master of Ceremonies for the
Pooch Parade on April 28th, all part of Saturday’s 11th Annual Dam Walk and Pageant. The judges will be looking for your best pageantry outfits and winning talents, so dress and come prepared accordingly. A $25-dollar preregistration fee ensures participants will receive a commemorative t-shirt and a spot in the event. The
walk is a fundraiser as well as an opportunity to raise awareness of the many homeless dogs and cats in the community. Proceeds will be used to benefit the medical treatment of shelter animals. During the afternoon the Hart County Humane Society and the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter will have many dogs available for adoption. Participants are urged to walk foster dogs during the festivities on the dam. For more information and registration details call 706-436-0965 or email hartcohumane@yahoo.com. Participants may compete in the following categories: Best Dressed, Cutest Canine, Most Talented, Best Strut and Friendliest Furry Friend during the Pageant portion. This year’s Dam Dog Walk is sponsored by the Purina Company, makers of dog food products. Organizers say generous give-a-ways, gifts and education awareness will be provided by Dezi and Roo Cat Behaviorist, Sit Happens Dog Obedience, Lake Hartwell Veterinary Clinic, Royston Animal Hospital, Hartwell Animal Hospital, Blow-It Up Inflatables, Satchamo’s BBQ and Jimmy Massey Funnel Cakes and more. Registration is from 10 am–2 pm, Pooch Parade at 10:30 am, and Best Dog by a Dam Site Pageant at noon at Big Oaks Recreation Area on Highway 29 near the Hartwell Dam. Local veterinary offices may have the registration forms, if not obtained online. <
Memorial Day Weekend, Time for Annual Hartwell Kiwanis Club Bike Ride By Vince Jackson
Hartwell, GA—The annual Challenge of the Centuries bike ride is 28-years old. Held over the Memorial Day weekend on May 26 and 27 the event offers 35-mile, 100K and 100-mile rides over Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8:00 a.m. Riders will depart from the Hartwell, Georgia YMCA each day with an expected group of 350 to 400 riders. Saturday’s ride will move east along the Hartwell Lake dam into South Carolina over “gentle” terrain and will consist of the SmithMcGee Sojourn of 39.7 miles, Ruckersville Route at 67.3 miles and Calhoun Falls Century ride at 99.6 miles. On Sunday riders will head west, then north for more challenging rides: Ridge View
Venture at 31.2 miles, Pleasant Hill 59.3 miles and Assault on Dick’s Hill 98.9 miles. Riders of all ages and styles are invited to participate. Registration is online at imATHLETE.com or bikereg.com and registration is now open. You can save $10 by registering before May 1. Just search for Challenge of the Centuries on the registration websites. Organizers say family members are welcome to wait for riders at the YMCA. Camping is available on the site and a pool is available. To reach the location from I-85 take Exit 177, near the GA/SC state line. Travel south on GA 77 and arrive in Hartwell, a distance of about 12 miles. Once in Hartwell turn R on to US 29—GA 8—Athens Street and travel .8 mile, turning L onto Opal Extension. The organizers of the ride, the Hartwell Kiwanis Club, say the event benefits the Hartwell YMCA, Dolly Parton Imagination Library and the Boy Scouts of America. Riders may choose to mix and match their bike routes to tailor the two-day weekend to prepare for the 2018 Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (www.BRAG.org) Training Ride. <
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Hartwell Lake Dam Run Set for Saturday, May 5
Spring 2018
Billed as one of Georgia’s most scenic road Online registration is available at active.com races, the Hartwell Lake run features 5K, 10K or a mail-in registration may be obtained from the and Run/Walk Hartwell Chamevents. Particiber of Commerce. pants can enjoy Registration must the beautiful lake be completed by course while runApril 29, 2018 as ning atop Hartregistrations will well Dam. The not be accepted 5K course begins the day of the race. at Singing Pines The registration Photo by Bill Powell Recreation Area fee is $30 per perin South Carolina and finishes in Big Oaks Recson with a no t-shirt option fee of $20. reation Area in Georgia. The 10K participants Bus transportation to the race sites is being will start in Big Oaks, travel down Highway 29, provided in front of the Corp of Engineers’ office crossing the Savannah River Bridge and continue located about 100 yards from the Big Oaks pavilto Singing Pines in South Carolina. At that point, ion. Buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes beginthey will continue on the 5K course ning at 7:00 a.m. to transport parto the finish. ticipants to the race course. The race Again, this year, Classic is now in its 40th year and draws Race Services will provide result runners from across the country. timing using an electronic system The top male and female runutilizing chip-on-the-racer’s-bib ners for the 5K and 10K events technology. The system has been will receive awards, along with the very effective in providing accumasters and grandmasters winners. rate and timely race results for Organizers say camping and lodgeveryone, according to race orgaing is available nearby along with nizers. The 5 and 10K courses are restaurants, marinas and beach faUSATF certified and sponsored cilities. For more information call by the Hart County Running 706-376-8590. < Club. Photo by Bill Powell
Boat Poker Run to Benefit Meals on Wheels-Anderson The Hartwell Lake Poker Run benefiting Meals on Wheels will bring more than 200 boats to Hartwell Lake and Big Water Marina the weekend of June 8-9. Entering its 9th year, the Hartwell Lake Poker Run kicks off the summer boating season in the area. Boaters from all over the Southeast will converge at Big Water Marina, then visit five different scenic locations on the lake to collect poker cards. At the end of the day, boaters gather back at the marina to see who has been dealt the best hand. A cash prize of $1,500 will be awarded to the best hand, with second and third place hands winning prizes of $750 and $500. In addition to the action of the poker run itself, a morning boat “fun run” to Clemson and a night time sponsor party featuring a live auction and local favorite, The Eric Scott Band, will be held on Friday, June 8. Saturday, June 9, poker run day, will feature Radio Rebellion and Tailgate Home-
boys with music from 11:00 am until, including an after event party on Saturday night. Both Friday and Saturday will offer great music, great food and a great time! Even if not participating in the actual boat poker run, the community is invited to join in the festivities, all being held at Big Water Marina. Join in the fun and help support a worthy cause! Online registration for boaters is available through Monday, June 4th for $75. After the 4th, onsite registration is required and increases to $85. Visit the Hartwell Lake Poker Run website at www. hartwelllakepokerrun.com or call 864.225.6800 for event and registration information. All proceeds from this event will help feed the homebound elderly and disabled of Anderson County through the Meals on Wheels home delivery meal program. Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers over 400 meals each weekday and approximately 500 volunteers give their time to assist in this mission. <