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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, October 13,2021 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 3A Your guide to this year’s upcoming Cumming Country Fair & Festival From Staff Reports Fall is officially in full effect at the Cumming Fairgrounds. And guess what’s back this year? That’s right, the fair! The Cumming Country Fair & Festival will be here from Oct. 7-17. Below is your guide to this year’s festival. • Operation hours: 4-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 4 p.m. to midnight, Friday; 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday; 12:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday. • Fair admission: Ages 10 and under can enter for free: Ages 11 and up $10; Cash and credit cards accepted, ATMs are on site; no re-entry once inside fairgrounds. Daily specials • Thursday, Oct. 7: Opening Day, Presented by Northside Hospital Forsyth; pay one price: $20 unlimited rides. • Friday, Oct. 8: Pay One price: $25 unlimited rides. • Saturday, Oct. 9: Free rides: 10-11 a.m.; pay one price: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., $30 unlimited rides, valid until close. • Sunday, Oct. 10: Senior Citizens Day; Free rides: 12:30-2 p.m., (18 & under) with School Coupon. • Monday, Oct. 11: Student Night; pay one price: $20 unlimited rides. • Tuesday, Oct. 12: Pay one price, $20 unlimited rides. • Wednesday, Oct. 13: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Day; pay one price, $20 unlimited rides. • Thursday, Oct. 14: Josh Turner in concert at 8 p.m.. • Friday, Oct. 15: Pay one price: $25 unlimited rides. • Saturday, Oct. 16: Free rides: 10-11 a.m.; Pay one price: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., $30; unlimited rides, valid until close. • Sunday, Oct. 17: Hero’s Day; Free rides: 12:30-2 p.m., (18 & Under) with school coupon; Last Blast, pay one price, $30 unlimit ed rides (per person). • Prices are per person Ground acts Wolves of the World The most unique show on the road today, the show presents the mystical enigmatic wolf-a whole pack in fact, performing right before your eyes. The Sandlofer family explains about the history of wolves. They recount the story of how these rescued wolves are raised in captivity and display the traits of the wolf packs, including the alpha male and female and how they interact. The show even features a hero wolf, who saved a young girl from drowning, showing the wolves to be intelligent empathet- ic animals. • Showtimes: • 5:30 & 8:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday • 3, 6, & 8 p.m., Friday- Sunday Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show • The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show is an action-packed competition filled with laughter and entertainment for the whole family. The show includes log rolling, under hand chopping, standing block chop and so much more. • Showtimes: • 5 & 7 p.m., Monday- Friday • 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday Magic Man TJ Hill Magic Man TJ Hill delivers personalized shows filled with comedy and astonishment taking you on a roller coaster ride of amazement. Audience participa tion is scattered throughout the shows to help make the magic happen. • Showtimes: • 5:30 & 7:30 p.m., Monday-Friday • 1, 4, 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday The Piccolo Zoppe- Boutique Circus • It is time to discover a re birth and return to where it started. The Piccolo Zoppe is a theatrical circus pro duction that revisits a time when the family lost everything during the war. • Showtimes: • 6 & 8 p.m., Monday- Friday • 2, 5, 8 p.m., Saturday & Sunday Brian Ruth 'Master of the Chainsaw' • Brian’s passion for chain saw carving has helped him do the unthinkable by transforming the chainsaw sculpting landscape. He was built from the ground up to represent chainsaw carvers in a way never done. Watch as he takes a two-foot log and turns it into a work of art with just a chainsaw. • Showtimes: • 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 p.m. Monday-Friday • 1:30, 3:30, 6, 9:30 p.m., Saturday • -2:30, 4:30, 6:30 p.m., Sunday • Chainsaw Auction: 7 p.m., Oct. 16 RoboCars Entertainment RoboCars are life-sized trans forming robot vehicles. A black Chevy S10 Pickup and a white GMC Denali pickup. Available for photos daily at the Andean Chevrolet booth. Roaming the grounds daily. Back this year The Great James H. Drew Exposition is a Carnival Midway featuring over 40 rides and numerous games All rides require more than one coupon each. The Petting Zoo provides a fun and educational experience for all ages. There are turkeys, goats, cows, rabbits, llamas, and more. • Open daily during fair hours. • Native Indian Village fea tures traditional perfor mances and demonstra tions that will educate vis- itors about Native American history and way of life. • All day Saturdays and Sundays only. Concerts during the fair Alter Eagles • 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 8 For a decade, The Alter Eagles have been astonishing audiences across the United States with their inspiring tribute to the number one selling band of all time in North America. Having performed over 1,000 shows, making them one of the most prolific tribute acts today. Alter Eagles is comprised of 6 versa tile vocalists who each play mul tiple instruments during the show. The Alter Eagles play all of the Eagles classics, as well as songs from the newer albums and solo careers. Desperado, 7 Bridges Road, Heartache Tonight, One of these Nights, and of course Hotel California (which boasts Rolling Stones 8th greatest guitar solo ever) are just a few in their repertoire. Yellow Brick Road • 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 12 There is no other performer who looks and sounds so much like Elton John, nor any tribute act that provides the experience of being at an Elton John concert the way Gerald Brann and Yellow Brick Road do. Brann not only bears an uncanny resemblance to the international superstar — complete with gap- toothed smile and many of his mannerisms — but recreates Elton John’s vocals and playing to a tee. To capture the essence of the piano man, Brann dresses in rep lica costumes and wears Elton’s trademark outrageous glasses. A trained jazz pianist, Brann has been a lifelong Elton John fan, and his admiration for and love of his music comes shining through as he plays one hit after another with remarkable likeness to the pop music icon. Brann and his talented five-piece band evoke audience participation throughout the entire show — whether singing along to “Rocket Man” and “Your Song,” swaying to “Candle in the Wind,” or hopping and bopping to “Crocodile Rock.” Josh Turner • 8 p.m., Thursday, October 14 MCA Nashville recording art ist Josh Turner, while a multi platinum-selling star himself, is a country music fan first and foremost. He’s even concocted his own version of Mount Rushmore conceived solely of country music legends. Turner’s “Mount Rushmore of Country Music” boasts five faces rather than four — It’s his mountain, after all — Randy Travis, John Anderson, Johnny Cash, Vern Gosdin, and Hank Williams. Check out www.cummingfair. net for more information on ride specials, admission specials, ground acts, concerts, or to buy advanced tickets. Visit them on Facebook at www.facebook. com/cummingfair. Development authority to help fund search for economic director Julia Fechter jfechter@dawsonnews.com During their Oct. 6 meeting, the Development Authority of Dawson County approved a key measure to help the Dawson Chamber of Commerce in the search for a new Director of Economic Development. When the chamber invests in the executive search services of The Chason Group, the DADC will help pay for half of the company’s cost. The development authority’s allotment of funds toward that end is not to exceed $11,250, since Chason provided a bid of $22,500. The chamber is the hiring entity for the director position, which has been vacant for about six weeks. DADC chair Tony Passarello explained that so far, the chamber has done well promoting the director position, and through no fault of its own, hasn’t been able to identify a prime candidate. “I think it’s an expense we need to make because of the position we’re in,” Gary Coates, DADC Director said at the meeting. “We’ve got a lot of things happening over the next year, [and] we need someone in here to help us right now.” The DADC also passed a motion for their attor ney to talk to the Board of Commissioners’ attor ney regarding the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) over SPLOST VII revenue. The directors passed the motion since using a lawyer would be an expense. Through dialogue with the BOC, Passarello and the DADC hope to take steps toward securing funds for an industrial park soon. The project is currently lower on the priority list for SPLOST funds, below items like a new 911 center that have to be funded first. “We could borrow against future revenue... [and] be able to act a little sooner,” Passarello said. 'I think it's an expense we need to make because of the position we're in. We've got a lot of things happening overthe next year, [and] we need someone in here to help us right now.' Gary Coates DADC Director Council COVID incentives proposal dies By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com During the Oct. 4 meet ing of the Dawsonville City Council, no member of the council made a motion to approve or deny the propos al of offering COVID-19 vaccine incentives to city employees, killing the pro posal. The proposal, which council members discussed at the last council meeting, was brought again to the council at Monday’s meet ing. If the program were to be approved, city employees who have been fully vacci nated would receive $250 each. Previously, council mem bers had voiced questions of whether the city could be held liable should any city employees suffer adverse effects due to the vaccine or should the vaccine get recalled later on, but City Attorney Kevin Tallant said at Monday’s meeting that from a legal standpoint the city should be safe from lia bility in this case. “My opinion is that the city would very likely not have any exposure to liabil ity for a few reasons,” Tallant said. “One, this could very likely be a work er’s compensation issue and if it’s a worker’s comp issue of course your worker’s comp carrier would take care of that.” Tallant said that, even if it wasn’t considered a work er’s comp issue, the city would have to be shown to be negligent in offering encouragement to take the vaccine, but that given the CDC and FDA approval for the vaccine the city being proved negligent shouldn’t be an issue. He also said that OSHA has recently suspended requirements to report any adverse impacts, so even if an employee did have an adverse reaction to the vac cine it would not have to be reported as such. Council members had no further questions. Council members voted to approve a request by the Dawsonville History Museum for two new addi tional board members, approved the council's 2022 meeting schedule. According to Dawsonville Mayor Mike Eason, the Dawsonville History Museum currently has a board consisting of nine people and is request ing that the council approve the addition of two new board members. “We have to have a mini mum of three people, not more than 21, and the board also includes as two of its members the city clerk and the mayor, so we have nine members appointed with seven of the public,” Eason said. Eason added once the city council approves the museum to find the two new members, they would come before the council to be approved to fill the spots. “These members, once they’re approved by the Dawsonville History Museum board, come to us to be vetted and to be approved in one of our meetings,” Eason said. Council members unani mously approved the muse um’s request for new board members. Also during the meeting, council members ratified a resolution for Georgia Cities Week, which is cele brated from Oct. 3 to 9. “The purpose of the Georgia Cities Week is to celebrate our city and the services our city provides,” Eason said. “It’s organized to heighten the public’s awareness of the city gov ernment’s role in the quality of life in their communi ties.” In celebration, the city will have a snow cone truck near the playground at Main Street Park on Friday Oct. 8 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., giving free snow cones from the city to those in the park. “The city’s Main Street Park is one of our newest additions, and one of the things it does the most is show our community what we’re all about, and it’s been a great place for our kids and our citizens to gather, walk, exercise and do all sorts of things out side,” Eason said. “We wanna make sure every body understands that the city’s good for our commu nity, it’s a very positive thing, and we want every body to be aware of it.” Notice of Public Hearings Notice is hereby given that public hearings shall be held by the Dawson County Board of Commissioners at the Dawson County Government Center, 25 Justice Way, Assembly Room 2302, Dawsonville, Georgia as follows: • 4 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021 - Public Comment on Proposed FY 2022 Budget • 6 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021 - Public Comment on Proposed FY 2022 Budget • 6 p.m. Thursday, November 4, 2021 - Public Comment on Proposed FY 2022 Budget At the November 4, 2021, Voting Session, the Board will consider and may adopt the FY 2022 Budget.