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It’s getting close to autumn and that means apple harvest. As the apple houses are gearing up for the season, Gilmer County is gearing up for this year’s Apple Festival. The 39th annual Georgia Apple Festival will be going on the 2nd and 3rd weekends in October – October 9-10 and October 16-17, 2010. Over 300 vendors will be there this year with many crafts and demonstrations as well as good eats! There will also be a parade and antique car show. The car show will be held on Saturday, October 9 at the Civic Center located on Old Highway 5 next to the Lions Club Fairgrounds where the Apple Festival is held. The parade will begin at 10 AM on the following Saturday, October 16.

The festival opens at 9 AM and closes at 6 PM on Saturdays and 5 PM on Sundays. Admission for the festival is $5 for adults, children under 10 are free. Parking at the fairgrounds is limited but there will be free shuttle buses available to take you from the parking areas to the fairgrounds. The shuttle parking areas will be at Gilmer High and Middle Schools, Ellijay Primary and Elementary Schools, and Mountainview Elementary School.

If you are a biking enthusiast, you won’t want to miss the Santa Cruz Bikes Demo Day on September 5, 2010 from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Woodring Branch trail at Carters Lake. There will be plenty of bikes on hand to try including the Blurs, Superlites, Julianas, and the best 29ER dual suspension on dirt, The TallBoy. Come on out to the event and help support the Ellijay Mountain Bike Club. There will be food and drink available.

Woodring Branch trail is a 3.5 mile singletrack for all riders - beginners, intermediate, and advanced. From Ellijay, Woodring Branch is located approximately 13 miles west  on Highway 282.

The event is being hosted by The Cartecay Bike Shop in Ellijay. Contact Cartecay Bikes at 706-635-BIKE for more details and information.

It’s that time of year again where the summer is almost over but the fun is not! Gilmer County Fair will be here August 10 – 14, 2010 at the Ellijay Lions Club located at 1729 South Main Street in Ellijay, GA. Join in the fun and festivities of carnival rides, games, craft and livestock exhibits, entertainment and tasty food. The fair will be open from 6 PM to 11 PM Tuesday through Thursday, and 6 PM to 12 Midnight on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students.

Note: Originally it was announced by the Gilmer Chamber that children under 10 are free and you can save on the price of admission with any donation of a hearing aid, cell phone, or eyeglasses. A recent comment suggests that it is children under 6 for free and $1 off with the donation mentioned.

Start celebrating your independence a day early on Saturday, July 3, 2010 on the square in downtown Ellijay. The festivities begin at 6 PM with the Independence Day Parade. The evening continues with live music and other activities and ends with a great fireworks display at dark.

Have a safe and Happy 4th of July weekend.

Join in the fun on Friday evening, June 18, 2010 at the ETC Pavilion on Legion Road in Ellijay for a picnic by the river. Bring your own basket of food and sit back for an evening of fun and music. Blue Ridge’s own Toccoa River Band will be playing a variety of music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. The gates open at 6 PM and the fun begins at 7 PM. The band will be playing until 9:30 PM.

The Picnic by the River is sponsored by Gilmer Arts and Heritage. Tables are $60 for members, $70 for non-members. Bring a lawn chair price is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. For more information and details, contact Gilmer Arts and Heritage 706-635-5605.

A great way for children grades Kindergarten through 12th grade to get a free ticket to an Atlanta Hawks and an Atlanta Thrashers 2010-2011 game! All they have to do to earn these great rewards is to read at least 5 books between June 2 and August 20, 2010 and they will receive a Check it Out Reading Challenge bookmark (while supplies last), a free youth ticket to a 2010-2011 regular season Atlanta Hawks game and a free youth ticket to a 2010-2011 regular season Atlanta Thrashers game.

Stop by or contact Gilmer County Library to get all the details and to register for this amazing challenge!

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