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Newspaper Page Text6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, April 13,2022 Easter egg hunts coming up in, around Dawson By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com It’s that time of year again for eggs, baby chicks and the Easter bunny to pay a visit. Here is a roundup of some of the Easter events in and around Dawson County between now and Easter Sunday. In Dawson County K.A.R.E. for Kids community egg hunt at Veterans Memorial Park — 186 Recreation Road, Dawsonville On Saturday April 16, local nonprofit K.A.R.E. for Kids will host its 36th annual community Easter egg hunt. The event will include 20,000 eggs, bounce houses, prize eggs, Kona Ice, face paint ing and concessions available to pur chase from the Dawson County High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) program. Event admission is free, and all con cessions and Kona Ice will be available for purchase. Food sales and activities will begin at 11:30 a.m., and the egg hunt will start promptly at 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to https:// www.dawsoncounty.org/parksrec/page/ community-egg-hunt. North Georgia Hair Cutters “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” — 2375 Burnt Stand Road, Dawsonville On April 16, North Georgia Hair Cutters will host a “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” event from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The free event will be in the North Georgia Room and will include Easter crafts, Easter egg dying, a visit with the Easter bunny and a breakfast of pan cakes, sausage, fruit and juice. To RSVP to the event, text “Breakfast Erica Jones Dawson County News Children excitedly pick up plastic Easter eggs full of candy and prizes during the community Easter egg hunt at Veteran's Memorial Park on April 3, 2021. with Bunny” and the number of attend ees to 706-429-4517. For more information, go to https:// www.facebook.com/dahlonegahair/pho- tos/gm.673954490521827/10160285166 173885/?type=3. Church of the Apostles egg hunt — 32 Grant Road West, Dawsonville On Saturday April 16, the Church of the Apostles will host an egg hunt and Easter event open to anyone in the com munity. The event will run from 10 a.m. to noon and will include an egg hunt, bun nies, bouncy house and food. Ages 1 through 3 will participate in an egg hunt at 10:30, ages 4 through 7 will partici pate in a hunt beginning at 11 and ages 8 through 11 will participate in a hunt starting at 11:30. For more information, go to https:// docs.google.com document/d/1 QQTGSDuC vPPm4PTezE sl0Syxv55UN0JwvrSkrLtyQ3w/edit. Around Dawson County Warbington Farms’ annual EGGstravaganza — 5555 Crow Road, Gumming On April 9, 10 and 16, Warbington Farms will host its annual “EGGstravaganza” day at the farm. Admission is $ 11 for kids and $6 for adults, and tickets are sold at the gate. Admission includes an egg hunt and prizes, a visit with the Easter Bunny and characters, unlimited play in the fun park area and lots of family fun. Participants will choose between eggs hunt times each day. Egg hunts on April 9 and 16 will be at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Egg hunts on April 10 will be at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. For more information, go to https://m. facebook.com/events/warbington-farms/ eggstravagan- za-2022/652047172581541/. Egg Hunt at the Collection Forsyth — 410 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming The Collection Forsyth will host its annual Easter event on Saturday, April 16 from noon to 2 p.m. The free event will include an Easter egg hunt, twister, face painting, candy and music. For more information, go to https:// collectionforsyth.com/calendar/ view/759. “Hoppin’ into Halcyon” Easter event — 6365 Halcyon Way, Alpharetta On Saturday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Halcyon Forsyth will host its “Hoppin’ into Halcyon” Easter event. Children can bring a basket or get a free tote bag to collect treat-filled eggs and other prizes from participating mer chants, and Unexpected Pooch will also have treats and photo opportunities for dogs. The event will also include several activities, including petting and groom ing animals from the North Georgia Zoo, photos with the Easter Bunny at Cherry Street, making bath fizzies with Buff City Soap, creating a bunny or chick at Board and Brush for an extra fee, and face painting, balloon animals and additional entertainment. Tickets are $15 per child, and all tick et proceeds will go to Jesse’s House, which provides a safe haven and thera peutic environment for adolescent girls who have been removed from situations of neglect or abuse. Adults do not need a ticket. For more information, go to https:// www.facebook.com/events/8633622277 18 108/?acontext=%7B%22event_ action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surfac e%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D. Hop-A-Long Easter Egg Hunt at The Avalon — 400 Avalon Boulevard, Alpharetta On Saturday April 16, The Avalon will host its “Hop-A-Long Easter egg hunt”. During the event, children will collect 10 eggs and bring them to the trade-in tent to trade for a bag of treats. No reg istration is required. To ensure that chil dren in all age groups can participate, there will be two separate hunts: ages 0 to 3 will participate starting at 8:30 a.m. and ages 4 to 7 will participate starting at 9:30 a.m. The Easter Bunny will also be avail able for spring photos from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, go to https:// www.experienceavalon.com/events/ eventitems/hop-a-long-easter-egg-hunt/. Sawnee EMC celebrates Lineworker Appreciation Day By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com On Monday April 11, Sawnee EMC celebrated Lineworker Appreciation Day, encouraging the community to join in the rec ognition and thank a lineman. According to a press release by the organization, lineworkers are what keep electric cooperatives like Sawnee EMC running smoothing across the nation. These lineworkers work around the clock to keep the lights on in communities across the country, and each year Lineworker Appreciation Day is designed to pause and honor the local line- workers for all they do. “It takes a special level of com mitment, training and resource fulness for our linemen to work through the challenges they face each day,” Sawnee EMC’s Vice President of Operations Chet Blackstock said in the release. “They are the first responders of our electric distribution opera tions and work around the clock until the job is done.” According to the release, Sawnee EMC has about 125 line men who are responsible for keeping the power flowing around the clock over 11,855 miles of power lines that expand over parts of seven counties. “These brave employees are committed to safety, as well as reliability, while meeting the complex challenges of the job,” the release said. “Being a lineman is essential to the life of our com munities and without the excep tional dedication and commit ment of our hardworking employees we simply would not have the reliable electricity that is needed for everyday life.” The release added that, in order for lineworkers to do their job well, it takes not only years of specialized training and apprenticeships but also internal fortitude and a mission-oriented outlook. Sawnee EMC encouraged community members to take a moment to thank a lineworker on April 11 by using the hashtag #ThankALineman on social media “to show your support for those who light our lives”. The organization also posted special lineworker appreciation posts on and around April 11 on social media at www.facebook.com/ SawneeEMC and at www.twitter. com/SawneeEMC. WE DELIVER! 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