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New
Dog Park Opened For Business
Members
of the community and the Cobb County Board of Commissioners
cut the ribbon for
the Pitner Road Dog Park on Saturday, May 31. The new park
is located at 2450 Pitner Road in Acworth, and is a seven-acre
development adjacent to the Ernie Gilbert Radio Controlled
Airfield.
The
dog park is comprised of two adjoining but separately-fenced
play areas for off-leash dogs with approximately 2 acres of
space for larger and one acre of space for smaller dogs.
The dog lots have both open-space and shady, wooded areas
with benched seating for dog owners. Each area has dog water
fountains and “poop-mit” stations providing bags for owners
to pick up after their pets. A gravel access road and parking
lot with 50 parking spaces.
A
combination picnic shelter and restroom building (presently
with four picnic tables) sits on a rise and overlooks the
playground and dog lots. A multi-function playground for children
ages 2 to 12 is between the picnic shelter and the dog lots
and can be easily seen from the seating areas of both locations.
MHB Amphitheatre
Announces 2008 Concert Series
Warmer
weather is just around the corner and that means another exciting
season of concerts at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre! The
Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre introduces three new
Summer Concert Series presented by Malon D. Mimms Company
and Waverly Renaissance ; a Country Nights series, Rockin
Nights series and a Summer Stars series. There will be five
concerts in each series, for a total of 15 great summer performances.
Our
Country Nights series will kick-off the summer on May 2. The
series will feature new artists as well as the established
country music performers we all know and love!
| Oak Ridge Boys |
Friday, May 2 |
| Randy Travis |
Friday, May 30 |
| Blake Shelton |
Friday, July 11 |
| Craig Morgan & Danielle Peck
|
Saturday, August 30 |
| Diamond Rio |
Friday, Sept. 5 |
The
Rockin Nights series will focus on classic rock bands from
the 70s and 80s. We'll be bringing in bands whose hit songs
we all remember!
| America |
Saturday, June 7 |
| Eddie Money |
Friday, June 20 |
| Pat Benatar |
Thursday, July 3 |
| Starship with Mickey Thomas |
Saturday, August 9 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revisited
|
Friday, August 15 |
Our Summer Stars series will feature a variety of performers
from comedians to the symphony, and from party bands to balladeers.
We know you'll enjoy the variety and quality of the performers.
| A.J. Jamal, Comedian
|
Friday, June 13 |
An
Evening with the Cobb Symphony Orchestra & The Delfonics
|
Saturday, June 28 |
| Michael Bolton with the CSO |
Saturday, July 19 |
| Kool & the Gang |
Saturday, August 2 |
| Kenny Loggins |
Wednesday, September 17 |
Season
ticket packages offer the best available seating. Each year
Season Ticket holders are offered the first option to purchase
tickets, the first option to improve the location of their
seating, and the option to add additional season ticket seats.
Season ticket prices are offered at a 20% discount off individual
ticket prices, essentially, it's a buy four, get one free
deal!
Tables,
which seat four, are $1,200 per series. Center, Terrace 1
seats are $180 per ticket, per series. Terrace 2 seats are
$155 per ticket, per series and Lawn seats are a terrific
bargain at only $80 per ticket, per series.
Season
tickets will go on sale at the Mable House Barnes Box
Office to 2007 Season Ticket holders on March 31. Season tickets
will go on sale to past patrons of the amphitheatre on April
7 and to the general public on April 14. Single ticket sales
for individual concerts will go on sale at a later date. For
the best available seating options, call to reserve tickets
as soon as possible. Orders may be placed by mail, fax or by
calling the Amphitheatre Box Office, (770) 819-7765.
The
Show Business/Special Events Division team is the management
company for the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre. If you have
any questions about the summer series, sponsorship opportunities,
or the pre-sale opportunity, please call at (770)
819-7765.
We
hope you'll join us for starry summer nights, cool concerts
and hot performers at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre
in 2008!
Local
Athlete Receives Golden Eagle Award
Cobb County's own Kelly Kettles received
the Golden Eagle Award for displaying the utmost in sportsmanship
during the 2008 Professional Tennis Registry's Tennis Tournament
held at Hilton Head. The award was presented to her by Mr.
Dennis Van Der Meer along with a tennis racquet signed by
him. Kelly was voted for this award by her peers, coaches,
volunteers and sponsors of this event. It was her caring attitude,
eagerness to help other athletes and her enthusiastic personality
with everyone that contributed to this honor. Kelly, an accomplished
Special Olympian, said this award was more important to her
than any medal she has ever received. Congratulations
Kelly for making Cobb proud!!!!
Harrison
Tennis Center Receives Grant From USTA
The
United States Tennis Association announced that Harrison
Tennis Center has been awarded a public facility grant
that will go toward funding new QuickStart mini tennis courts.
The grant, in the amount of $25,000, is part of the 2007 USTA
Public Facility Funding Grant program. Along with the grant,
USTA engineers will assist in the design and the layout for
the new courts.
In
addition to the grant from the USTA to build the new courts,
an additional $25,000 in funding will also come from the Atlanta
Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA), USTA-Georgia, the Georgia
Tennis Foundation, A Tennis Association for Kids (ATAK), the
Atlanta Youth Tennis Foundation and Superior Court Supplies.
The Harrison Area Community Tennis Association, headed by
president Jenny Christoffersen, was instrumental in organizing
this fund-raising effort.
The USTA
QuickStart program provides a means to teach tennis to young
children on small size tennis courts. The equipment
includes small tennis rackets and foam type balls that slow
the game down and allows for children to have quicker success
in playing points and games. This program and courts
will also be utilized for children and adults with physical
and mental challenges.
Harrison
Tennis Center is Cobb County's largest public tennis center
and one of the busiest tennis facilities in Georgia. Harrison
Tennis Center has more junior and adult teams than any tennis
center in the area and is the home to several tennis academies
that focus on player development. Harrison also plays host
to numerous tournaments, including national championships
and state championships. This grant will allow Cobb to continue
to be a leader in growing the game of tennis by introducing
new tennis players who will use the resources the county has
to offer.
Parks
Bond Info
Information
and a list of preferred properties with a location map is
now online
