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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, October 23,2019
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Moonshine
musicians as well as the
Dahlonega Gymnastics Hugs
Team.
This year the Swap Meet is
also returning to the festival.
Due to construction on Main
Street Park behind Food Lion
last fall, the swap meet was
cancelled at the 2018 festival,
but the much-anticipated meet
is back for antique car enthusi
asts to enjoy. It will be located
at the front entrance of Dawson
County Junior High School
facing Allen Street near the city
hall.
There will be several road
closures this weekend due to
festival activities that motorists
should be mindful of when
travelling through Dawsonville.
On Friday morning begin
ning at 5 a.m., Allen Street will
be closed for the swap meet
and car show.
On Friday afternoon Hwy. 53
near Jack Heard Road will be
closed to keep traffic from
entering the vendor areas.
The annual parade, headed
by the Grand Marshal, short-
track racing legend Bud
Lunsford, will begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday with opening ceremo
nies immediately following at
9:30 a.m. on the Castleberry
Stage.
Public parking is $10 with
several lots located around the
historic downtown. A free shut
tle service provided by
K.A.R.E. for Kids will take fes
tival-goers to and from the park
ing lots to the festivities.
The festival will be open from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26 and
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 27.
K.A.R.E. for Kids hosts the
festival each year as a fundrais
er to help the 501(c)3 give
Dawson County children
Christmas presents and other
assistance throughout the year.
See the festival guide inside
this week’s paper for more
information on the festival,
including the entertainment and
events schedules and a parking
map.
Jessies Taylor Dawson County News
Hundreds gathered at city hall to check out the variety of classic cars and hot rods during
the three day car show at the festival Oct. 28, 2018.
Rotary Club of Dawson County
marks World Polio Day
From staff reports
Rotary members in Dawsonville are
taking action on World Polio Day to
raise awareness, funds, and support to
end polio — a vaccine-preventable dis
ease that still threatens children in parts
of the world today.Members of the
Rotary Club of Dawson County created
a video that will be posted and shared
on social media as part of a local
awareness building and fundraising
campaign to support the goal of eradi
cating polio from the world. Rotarians
will also be selling umbrellas at their
booth at the Mountain MoOonshine
Festival this weekend to raise addition
al funds to support the cause.
When Rotary and its partners
launched the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative more than three decades ago,
polio paralyzed 1,000 children every
day. Great progress has been made
against the disease since then. Polio
cases have dropped by 99.9 percent,
from 350,000 cases in 1988 in 125
countries to 33 cases of wild poliovi
rus in 2018 in just two countries:
Afghanistan and Pakistan. With polio
nearly eradicated, Rotary and its part
ners are part of the driving force to
sustain this progress and reach every
child with the polio vaccine. Without
full funding and political commitment,
this paralyzing disease could return to
polio-free countries, putting children
everywhere at risk. Rotary has commit
ted to raising $50 million each year to
support global polio eradication efforts.
The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation has pledged to match that
2-to-l, for a total yearly contribution
of $150 million.
Rotary has contributed more than
$1.9 billion to ending polio since
1985, including thousands of dollars
donated by the Rotary Club of
Dawson County.
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 970
NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
ANNUAL MOONSHINE FUNDRAISER
^ 5CT Annual
Mountain Moonshine
Festival'
52nd Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival
October 26-27,2019
VVA 970 members have tickets for sale
Tickets $5.00
GRAND PRIZES
Tickets $5.00
K.A.R.E. for Kids accepting applications
for Christmas assistance in November
Firman Power Generator
$650.00 Value
7500 Running Watts
One Night Stay and
Two Buffet Tickets
RIVERWALK
CASINO * HOTEL
Two Adults Passes
Tennessee Aquarium
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2 HAND MADE
ADIRONDACK CHAIRS
$200.00 + VALUE
AMICALOLA PROPANE DAWSONVILLE,-
$300.00 PROPANE HEATER
AMICALOLA AERIAL ADVENTURES ZIP LINE
PASSES - $200.00
YOUR DONATION HELPS US TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
ALL PRIZE PACKAGES VALUED AT $100.00+
From staff reports
K.A.R.E. for Kids will begin accept
ing applications for assistance for the
2019 Christmas season on Nov. 2.
Applications will be accepted at the
KARE for Kids office at 66 Hwy. 53
West in Dawsonville.
In order to qualify for assistance,
applicants must meet all of the follow
ing requirements: Must live full time
in Dawson County along with the
child or children you are applying for
assistance for and the child or children
must live with you; if your child or
children are school aged, they must
attend Dawson County Schools; your
child or children must be school age
or younger; you must not receive
assistance from any other agency for
this Christmas season.
Applicants must bring copies of
each of the following in order for
applications to be accepted: A Georgia
driver’s license or valid state I.D.;
proof of residency (utility bill, lease
agreement, property tax statement, tax
return); school report card (if child or
children are of school age) or birth
certificate (if child or children are not
of school age); documentation from
day care or preschool in the county;
income verification for the last two
months for all persons employed in
the household; and court documents if
you are the guardian of the child or
children.
Applicants will need to know the
child or children’s exact clothing and
shoe sizes, specific clothing needs and
three specific items that the child or
children would like for Christmas (one
gift under $50 and two gifts under
$20).
Applications will be accepted from
9 a.m. to noon, on Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and
Nov. 16. They will also be accepted
from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 4, Nov. 11 and
Nov. 18, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Nov. 23.
Applications will no longer be
accepted after Nov. 23.
K.A.R.E. for Kids is a 501(c)3 non
profit organization based in
Dawsonville that gives children in
Dawson County Christmas presents
and other assistance throughout the
year.
If you have any questions concern
ing K.A.R.E. for Kids please call
(706) 216-5273 or email kareforkid-
schristmas@gmail.com.
• Restaurant Gift Cards
• Local Merchant Gift Certificates
• Vehicle Service Vouchers
• Tickets for local Attractions and Events
ALL PRIZES AWARDED DURING THE MOONSHINE FESTIVAL
Moonshine Festival Community Partners
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Donate new or gently used coats (mens, womens &
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