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6A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, September 14,2022 Ruby’s Recipes officially open at new location Erica Jones Dawson County News On Sept. 6, Ruby's Recipes officially reopened at its new location, complete with a ribbon cutting by the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. By Erica Jones ejones@dawsonnews.com Local restaurant Ruby’s Recipes is officially open at its new location in downtown Dawsonville, at 104 Highway 9 North. The Italian deli and restaurant first opened back in 2020 off of Memory Lane, where it quickly made a name for itself in the community. Since then, owner Allen Cerinetti and his wife Julia have worked hard to help grow their restaurant’s reputa tion and become an integral part of the community. So when the restaurant space in the old Aunt Dyann’s build ing became available, the Cerinettis jumped at the oppor tunity to relocate their restaurant to the larger area. After weeks of hard work preparing the space, Ruby’s Recipes officially reopened this week in its new location. On Tuesday Sept. 6, as part of the official reopening day for Ruby’s, the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new loca tion. Chamber leadership, busi ness owners and community members flocked to the restau rant to celebrate with the Cerinetti family and to enjoy some of the restaurant’s signa ture dishes. “We have just really grown to love you and your food; this is going to be such a great, great location,"’ Dawson County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Mandy Power said to Cerinetti during the ribbon cutting ceremony. City Council Member John Walden was also present at the ribbon cutting ceremony and commended Cerinetti for his hard work, encouraging the community to come out and support Ruby’s in its new loca tion. “I’m excited for Allen; let’s encourage everybody to get the word out about him being here because this is a great opportu nity,” Walden said. “He serves great food and I’m very excited for him.” Cerinetti thanked everyone in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony and for the restau rant’s first day open, expressing his excitement at the new loca tion and saying that in its new, more visible location, he hopes that Ruby’s can become a true staple of downtown Dawsonville. “I would just love for this place to be the anchor here, to bring everybody business here in downtown Dawsonville so we can grow all together — cause I think this could be an amazing downtown; it’s already an amaz ing community so the infrastruc ture just needs to be there,” Cerinetti said. “Thank you all so much for coming.” Ruby’s Recipes is now locat ed at 104 Highway 9 North in downtown Dawsonville. For more information about Ruby’s, follow the restaurant on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/RubysRecipes/. Photos by Rio White Dawson County News A participant at the library's first STEM day tests out her col orful spinner. Photos by Rio White Dawson County News Examples of spinners included various types of caps ad marbles. The Dawson County Public Fibrary hosted the first of four scheduled September STEM events for children on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Wednesday’s event gave ele mentary-age children the chance to learn about the scientific meth od, types of energy, friction, gravity and more. Participants were able to get a hands-on experience by crafting their own “spinners” that were made from a CD with a twisting mechanism glued on top and a marble glued to the bottom. Each bag that included these supplies had different shapes and sizes of top and bottom mechanisms, giving each child a unique observational experi ence. “I’m hoping that the kids will learn about thinking like a sci ence, taking the time to observe things and asking how and why,” youth services specialist Mary Beth Tanner said. “Almost all these things that we’re doing in the next month have to do with simple machines.” After making a colorful design on the CD itself and gluing the part on, each participant would test the spinner on a variety of surfaces, including a smooth desk or rough sandpaper. Another observation could be made by adding weight to each spinner by placing coins on top of the CD. The fun didn’t stop with the kids participating, as parents also enjoyed watching their children learn and observe in real time. One parent described how her child learned about increasing the spinner’s speed by testing out various methods of lining up the coins on the CD. For Tanner, a former elementa ry school teacher, she enjoys hosting an interactive experience for kids to learn from. The STEM events also give parents ideas on how to teach children about science using materials they may be able to gather at home. “It’s awesome, and I don’t have to grade papers,” Tanner said. “The [parents and children] are having fun together while learning.” The next STEM event at the library will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, and will involve observ ing motion on a roller coaster. Two more STEM events are planned after that. For any questions about the STEM events or any other youth activities, the library can be reached at 706-344-3690. Kids learn about science at interactive library STEM event By Rio White riowhite@dawsonnews.com The event will feature: • DEMONSTRATIONS • EXPERT SPEAKERS • ENTERTAINMENT & HEALTH SCREENINGS First 150 people to turn in the Passport to Prizes Sponsored by m NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE will be put in for one of 3 Door prizes valued at $50, as well as a small sift from Northside Cardiovascular Institute THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 nd FROM 10AM-2PM DAWSON COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES 201 Recreation Rd, Dawsonville
