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Page 2A The Braselton News Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Community calendar Art-Tiques Summer Vintage Market ahead Aug. 25-27 The Art-Tiques Summer Vintage Market is scheduled for Aug. 25-27 at 4852 Hwy. 53 in downtown Braselton. The event, which will be held at the Historic Braselton Gym and surrounding area, will feature over 125 vendors. Booths will include home decor, pottery and local artwork along with rustic, vintage, DYI, farmhouse and repurposed items. Market times are noon to 7 p.m. on Aug. 25,9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 27. For more information, contact Donna Cannella at 706-824-7204. Holder reunion set for Aug. 27 The Holder family reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Hoschton Church of God Gym at 8187 Pendergrass Rd, Hoschton, nearthe intersection of Hwy. 332 and Hwy. 53. Doors will be open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m. "Please bring your favorite dishes," organizers said. For more information, call Kathy [Holder] Puckett at 770-533-0941. Braselton Farmers Market continues weekly schedule The Braselton Farmers Market has shifted to weekly markets on Fridays running through September. Monthly markets will resume in October, There is no December market Each market starts at 4 p.m. The market has also moved to the Braselton Town Green, adjacent to its previous location on Davis St, to allow for more space. Free dentistry day offered on Sept. 16 Dental Care of Braselton will offer a free dentistry day on Sept 16 from 8 a.m, to noon at 2625 Old Winder Hwy. Suite G in Braselton. All patients will received a free cleaning or extraction on a first-come, first-served basis. Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library hosting Sept, book sale The Friends of the Braselton-West Dackson Library will host a Sept 21-23 book sale in the community room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Building at 5040 Hwy. 53. Sept. 21 and Sept 22 hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, while Sept. 23 hours run from 9 am, to 4 p.m. Pooches in the Park set for Sept. 23 in Braselton The seventh-annual Pooches in the Park is scheduled for Sept. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Braselton Park on Harrison St. from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include a marketplace, contests, a lure course, dog treats, a performance by Dixie Dock Dogs and an adoption center. More details will be posted on www.ExploreBraselton.com closer to the event date. Hoschton Fall Festival set for Oct. 6-8 Billed as the largest festival in Dackson County, the annual Hoschton Fall Festival is set for Oct 6-8 in downtown Hoschton. This year's festival includes over 200 vendors, a kids' zone, food trucks and live entertainment. The festival parade is set for Oct 7 at 10 a.m. Bands playing this year's event are Steelin'the Show [Friday, 6-8 p.m.), Few Miles South [Friday, 8-10 p.m.], Danny Dawson Band [Saturday, 6-8 p.m.] and Whiskey Rose Band [Saturday, 8-10 p.m.]. Braselton hosting Oct. 7-8 Medieval Faire The Town of Braselton will host a two-day Medieval Faire on Oct 7-8, featuring live history demonstrations, activities, vendors and food trucks. History demonstrations include examples of daily life, cooking, music, the arms, armor and martial culture.The event will be held on the town green at 9924 Davis St. Free parking is available across the street in the Braselton Parking Deck. For details and performance schedules, visit ExploreBraselton.com or follow the facebook event (aExploreBraselton. Con tact Sloane Meyer smeyer(abraselton,net for more information. Petit Le Mans and Fox Factory 120 scheduled for Oct. 11-14 The annual Petit Le Mans and Fox Factor 120 will return to MicheLin Raceway Road Atlanta Oct, Il-l4 near Braselton. The event will feature four days of on-track battles, culminating in the 10-hour IMSA WeatherTech Championship finale showdown on Oct 14. Attractions include a kids' zone, vendors, food trucks, displays, car corrals, and camping. Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta is located at 5300 Winder Hwy. News briefs Jackson Co. State to county: Property values not high enough Jackson County property appraisals skyrocketted this year and led to some heated meetings between citizens and public officials. Despite that jump in local values, the state now says Jackson County appraisals aren’t high enough. The annual state ratio study of property sales showed that the county’s ratio of sales price vs. appraised price was only 31.96%. The ratio is supposed to be between 38% to 42%. The state sampled 1,012 property transactions from 2022 in the study comparing the property’s actual sales price against what the county had it valued at for property taxes. County leaders called a meeting early this week of local officials to discuss the matter and to possibly file a chal lenge to the data. The county has 30 days to appeal. Hall Co. Hall Co. Fire Rescue to receive new fire boat next year Hall County Fire Rescue is set to receive a new fire boat in 2024 to increase its services on Lake Lanier, according to a press release from the county. The Hall County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted on the $697,000 Capital Projects funded purchase of the vessel during its August voting session meeting. The Fire Rescue boat, crafted by Lake Assault Boats, LLC of Superior, Wisconsin, will be a 3 8-foot landing craft vessel that will provide easy and effective ways of moving patients and equipment on and off the boat. The boat will contain a fully enclosed, acclimatized cab in; a deck with room for rescue initiatives; will pump water from Lake Lanier during fire suppression activities; and is built for quality work performance and longevity, according to Hall County Fire Rescue Chief Chris Armstrong. Delivery of the boat is a 16-month process, with an ex pected delivery of December 2024. Around town Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community Photo by Ben Munro CITIZENS ACADEMY TOURS LIBRARY ADDITION Members of the Braselton Citizens Academy received a sneak peak of the Braselton Library extension on Thursday (Aug. 17). Crews are still working on the two-story addition, which will provide the library with an additional 8,166 square feet. ^ Atlanta Gas Light atlantagaslight.com/safety Smell Gas? Act Fast! Natural gas is a colorless and odorless fuel. For safety reasons, a chemical odorant called mercaptan is added for easy detection of a suspected natural gas leak. This odorant has a distinctive "rotten egg" type odor. Natural gas odors should be reported immediately. IHay olor a gas? jActue rapido! El gas natural es un combustible incoloro e inodoro. Por razones de seguridad, se le agrega un aromatizante quimico llamado mercaptano para que se pueda detector facilmente. Este aromatizante tiene un olor caracteristico a "huevo podrido.” Los olores a gas natural deben informarse de inmediato. If you detect even a small amount of this odor in the air: Si detecta este olor en el aire, por mmimo que sea: 2023 Southern Company Gas. All rights reserved. AGL-22004 Do not try to locate the source of the smell. No intente localizar la fuente del olor. the area immediately and alert others. area inmediatamente y alerte a los demas. Avoid using any sources of ignition, such as cell phones, cigarettes, matches, flashlights, electronic devices, motorized vehicles, light switches or landlines. Evite usar cualquier fuente de ignicion, por ejemplo, telefonos celulares, cigarrillos, fosforos, linternas, aparatos electronicos, vehiculos a motor, interruptores de luz o telefonos fijos. Call Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 or 911 once you are out of the area and in a safe place. Llame a Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 o al 911 una vez que este fuera del area yen un lugar seguro.
