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May
May 25, 2009 – Memorial Day Celebration at the Veterans Memorial by the Mill at 11:00 AM followed by lunch for the Veterans at the Senior Center.
May 30, 2009 – Movie Under the Stars on Main Street 7:00 – 10:00 PM – Sponsored by the President Theater
June
June 10, 2009 – Centennial Play Practice begins at the High School Auditorium
July
July 4, 2009 – Independence Day Celebration beginning with Parade at 3:00 PM - Line up at 2:15. The Old Fashioned July 4th begins at 5:00 PM at the Mill – with lots of fun, entertainment, games for the kids, food, vendors, Ace’s & 8’s Band. Karaoke, ending with fireworks.
July 25, 2009 = Street Nights – Sharon Braddy – Country Classics Broadcast live on Main Street. Literally, dancing in the street.
August
August 15, 2009 -Centennial Production at the Manchester High School Auditorium – Evening Performance
August 15, 2009 – Planting of the time capsule at 2:00 PM at the Veterans Memorial by the Mill.
August 16, 2009 – Centennial Production at the Manchester High School Auditorium at 4:00 PM
August 22, 2009 – Street Nights on Main Street 7:00 – 10:00 PM
September
September 19, 2009 – Street Nights on Main Street 7:00 – 10:00 PM
September 26, 2009 (Saturday) -- Event Name: Open House
Location: WARM SPRINGS NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY
Time: 10 AM – 2 PM
Description: Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery will open its doors to highlight and showcase the work done on station and by the Fish & Wildlife Service. Hatchery staff will be on hand to conduct guided tours of the public aquarium, boardwalk, and display pool areas. Staff will be giving demonstrations on seining ponds and running heavy equipment. There will be several hands-on activities for kids… a casting competition, “name that mussel” game, and an endangered species coloring contest. There will be prizes for all the games and a door prize raffle. Warm Springs NFH’s Friends Group will also be available to answer questions and to sign up new members. So please join us to learn more about hatchery operations and resource issues that the staff works with everyday. For more information call Jaci (706) 655-3850.
October
October 16, 2009 – Railroad Days Reception in the Community Building at 6:00 PM
October 17, 2009 – Railroad Days at the Mill – 9:00 – 6:00 PM
MANCHESTER GEORGIA RAILROAD DAYS 2009
The eleventh annual Manchester Railroad Days will be held on the traditional third weekend in October [ Friday the 16th and Saturday the 17th] and looks to be one of the best ever.
The Friday evening program will be held in the Manchester Community Building as is customary and will begin at 6:00 with refreshments and a reception for everyone attending the show. There will be a special presentation by the Manchester Arts Council highlighting Manchester’s centennial year with a skit from the Centennial Play .
Saturday’s Railroadiana Show (begins at 9:00 am at the Manchester Mill) promises to be bigger and better than ever. It will be held as it was last year in the exhibition hall of the Manchester Mill.
Outside the mill, will be rides on live steam engines by the North Georgia Live Steamers. These are hand made engines to scale which can pull miniature cars with riders behind them.
Inside the Mill , Over 80 exhibitor tables have been reserved The Columbus Model club will have their HO scale layout and the Atlantic Coast S gauges. The historical societies for the ACL/SAL, The Central of Georgia, and others will have displays. Many vendors and exhibitors will have lots of interesting railroad memorabilia.
Manchester Railroad Museum collection of artifacts has grown to over 200 items and those will be on display at the show, many for the first time. Many of the objects are one-of-a-kind items.
Tasty Treats during the day. Tha Deli, the local restaurant located adjacent to the exhibition hall will be open and providing great food.
In addition to the displays at the Manchester Mill, railfans will find a lot of excitement at the Manchester Observation Deck. A map has been installed showing the routes running through Manchester. The dispatch scanner allows railfans to hear the action down the line. New track work in the Manchester yard by CSX creates even more excitement.
The 1925 historic A, B, &C Caboose will be on display. It was originally built as one of three wooden cabooses for the Florida East Cost in 1925. They were later sold to the AB&A (Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic) which eventually became Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast then later, the Atlantic Coast Line and traveled through Manchester as well as many cities in west central Georgia. The caboose was used by the ACL for a number of years. It is also only one of two still in existence today of the original stock used by the AB&C. The other is a steam engine used for excursions in Maryland.
Contact: Jennifer Elliott Meares - Phone: 706 846-5341 - manchesterga@windstream.net
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October 17, 2009 – Street Nights on Main Street 7:00 – 10:00 PM
November
November 7, 2009 – Veteran’s Day Parade – Time TBA
December
December 5, 2009 – Christmas Parade ending with the lighting of the Christmas Tree over by the Mill.
December 31, 2009 – New Year’s Eve Gala – sponsored by the President Theater – time TBA
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