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CM K A2 | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20,2018 I Baldwin Bulletin » www.bbnews.today » CHRISTMAS IS HERE Polar Express Ride brings jolly in a trolley WIL PETTY/Staff Hank Griffeth, serving as the conductor on the Polar Express goes over a couple of ground rules regarding riding on the trolley. 45-Dtf HEARING AIDS ffl $199 each! - s r FDA REGISTERED ’ 10C% DIGITAL 1/ 100% RiskFREE 45-day trial ✓ FREE shipping ✓ pi™ available *■**,*«* ✓ Lken«d professionals faortrMywn VOTED BEST IN SERVICE 706-816-7199 WIL PETTY wil@bbnews.today One of Milledgeville’s most popular holiday events returned for another year of Christmas cheer. From Dec. 10-14, families from Central Georgia and other areas came to enjoy the Milledgeville Polar Express Trolley Line. Tickets sold out quickly, at $15 a person. This year, Milledgeville Main Street opted to also allow people to buy tickets online rather than in the office. Attendees start by going to the MMS office to pick up their golden ticket for the ride. The staff were dressed for the occasion, with MMS’s Deana Thornton and Milledgeville City Planner Hank Griffeth even participating in the ride itself. After a short wait, the sound of a roaring train echoes through the MMS Office as Conductor Griffeth tells everyone to have their tickets ready for the ride. The trolley was filled to the brim as families were ready to enjoy the trip. On this particular trip, families had trav eled from as far as South Carolina to ride the trolley. After a short recap of trolley rules, mainly to not touch the yellow wire as everyone would go flying, everyone was ready for the journey. Once departing the Milledgeville Main Street office, the route went by Georgia Military College, .The aza CENTER The Plaza Arts Center 305 N. Madison Ave. | Eatonton, GA 706-923-1655 | www.plazacenter.org Connecting the Community through the Arts the GIFT of LIVE MUSIC! A at The Plaza Arts Center Friday, March 1 at 7:30 PM The Gatlin Brothers are a Grammy Award winning trio who have dazzled audiences for more than 60 years with a lifetime of noteworthy achievements and country music hits. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! BUY TICKETS online @ plazacenter.org OR PHONE/VISIT THE PLAZA BOX OFFICE > TUES - FRI 9 AM - 5 PM WIL PETTY/Staff Santa Claus waves to a family at the Codee Rainey Designs, which served as Santa's Workshop. the holiday decora tions at Central State Hospital’s Powell Building and back through Downtown Milledgeville. All the while, children are entertained by listening to an audio book version of the classic tale “Polar Express.” Once the story ends, the passengers’ golden tickets are clipped and everyone is given jingle bells for a holiday sing- along before reaching Santa’s Workshop at Codee Rainey Designs. Everyone gets to take the bells home. The previous year, the final stop was at the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Building. But due to the popularity of the event, as well as how tight spaces were at the CVB building, organizers opted to move to the new location. Once there, children were able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, as well as elves to discuss their Christmas wish- lists. Afterwards there were coloring activities available, decorations to view and free hot chocolate and cookies to devour. Overall, the event takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. Times slightly vary depending on red lights and how long children want to stay in the workshop. planning department and water department. The annex completion is expected to be done by late 2019 or early 2020. In other action, the board: • approved the recom mendations for the 2019 Airport Advisory Committee’s membership • approved a resolu tion supporting the extension of Interstate 14 into Georgia and through Baldwin County • approved the acqui sition of the former “training building property” located on the Milledgeville Youth Development Campus at $0 to be used as a health department. TRUSTED BRANDS! SHOP LOCALLY FOR YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS KENMORE • MAYTAG • HUSQVARNA CRAFTSMAN • KITCHENAID FRIGIDAIRE • LG • SAMSUNG WHIRLPOOL • GE • SEALY HOMETOWN STORE LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED 478-452-4546 _ r ^’ 1831 North Columbia St, j Milledgeville, GA 31061 ANNEX CONTINUED FROM >: A1 website, they handle projects in Georgia and South Carolina. According to docu ments provided to The Baldwin Bulletin, the actual construction bid is $8,995 million. However, there was a five percent contingency added to the project making the final cost $9.44 million. The county broke ground on the annex in September of this year. The administrative building, once completed will house numerous departments including the board of commis sioners, board of elec tions, tax department,
