The
2010 Hunt - Cobb's Largest Egg Hunt
Cobb
County's Largest Egg Hunt will take place on Saturday,
March 27th , at Jim
R. Miller Park located at 2245 Callaway Road
in Marietta. The event begins at 10:00am and ends
at 2:00pm. The 2010 Hunt will feature children's
art activities, live entertainment, inflatables,
and concessions. The Easter Bunny will be on hand
to delight the children and there will be contests,
including the Mad Hatter Contest, Decorated Basket
Contest and Sunday Best Fashion Show. Another
special highlight for the day will include Peter
Pan and his friends appearing on stage for a brief
performance immediately following the last egg hunts.
There
will be five egg hunts which will be broken down
into age groups. In each hunt, 
there
will be prize eggs for which there will be special
prizes. The schedule of events is as follows:
10:00am - Park opens
10:30am - 3 years & under hunt
11:00am - 4 & 5 years hunt
11:30am - Special Population's hunt
12:00pm
- 6 & 7 years hunt
12:30pm - 8-10 years hunt
1:00pm - Mad Hatter's Contest
1:00pm
- Easter Basket Contest
1:00pm
- Youth Fashion Show - Sunday Best
2:00pm - Park closes
Admission for The Hunt is free. For more information
please call (770) 528-8875.
Get
Your Cobb County Art, Athletic and Tennis News on
Facebook
If you have an interest in Cobb County arts, athletics
and tennis programs,
you can now get the latest news on programs,
events and announcements on Facebook. News such
as program dates, registrations, inclement weather
notices, participant and team recognition, and more
will be posted on the Cobb Facebook pages. To become
a fan, go to Cobb
County Athletics, Cobb
County Tennis, The
Arts Station, The
Mable House Art Center and The
Mable House Amphitheatre and click the 'become
a fan' button. This is a great way for participants
to receive timely news and information on the specific
programs of their interest.
Volunteers
Recognized by the Board of Commissioners
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners
recognized several volunteers for outstanding service
in helping to provide quality leisure activities
to Cobb's residents. The volunteers recieved
their awards at the Board of Commissioners meeting
on February 23, 2010. This year's recipients are:
Cobb County Volunteer
of the Year for Cultural Affairs Programs
Barbara
Hollis (South Cobb Arts Alliance)
Cobb County Volunteer
of the Year for Recreation Programs
Ace
Acevedo (West Cobb Girls Softball)
Jermaine
Jenkins (South Cobb Youth Basketball)
Jill
Wolfe (Sandy Plains Baseball)
Jack Demarest “Lifetime Achievement Award”
Mike
Aderhold (East Marietta National Little
League)
Georgia Parks &
Recreation Volunteer Award
Steve
and Jennie Turner, Patricia Hobbs, and Sue Carducci
(Cobb
County Summer Swim League)
These individuals reflect the efforts of over 18,000
volunteers who support 80 recreation programs in
the Cobb Park's system.
Cobblestone
Improvements Planned
We
are pleased to announce the Board of Commissioners
has approved funding for major renovations to Cobblestone
Golf Course. The goal of this work is to recapture
the look and quality of play which made it one of
the premiere public courses in the southeast.
Specifically, with assistance from Affiniti Golf,
we will begin in July to renovate the greens replacing
the bent grass with Champion Bermuda. This hybrid
grass has proven to be a very good putting surface
and will be much more tolerant of heat and traffic
than the bent grass. As this work is done, we will
bring back to original size all the greens on the
course. To support the greens grow-in and continued
care, we will be cutting some of the trees to allow
full sunlight on them. And yes, we will have year
round “green” greens with the help of a little paint
during the dormant period.
All bunkers and traps will be completely renovated
with new drainage, liners and sand. This will bring
back the great look and play of fluffy white sand
which has not been present over the last few years.
With this work will come installation of a new irrigation
system to produce the much needed supply of water
for the greens grow-in and general course maintenance.
The work outlined is anticipated to take about nine
(9) weeks. This means with work beginning on or
about July 1st, the course will be fully playable
by mid-September. Please note that we plan to keep
the course open and playable using temporary greens
during the construction and grow-in period. Rates
will be reduced during this time. However, we also
recognize that some of our loyal customers may wish
a complete golfing experience not available while
the work is being done. To address this, we have
asked Affiniti Golf to offer Cobblestone rates at
some of the other courses they manage in the area
and they have agreed to make this happen. We will
provide a listing of these courses and rates on
the Cobblestone web-site when work begins.
Thanks to all of you who have continued to play
at Cobblestone. Come mid-September, we hope and
believe you will be very pleased with the new look
and play on a course which will once again be one
of the best in our area.
2010
Encore Schedule
The
Jennie T. Anderson
Theatre has announced its 2010 Encore Series
schedule. As in the past, a variety of quality
shows will be part of the Encore series. To order
tickets, call the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre Box
Office at (770) 528-8490 or order your tickets online
at www.Ticketmaster.com. See the Encore Series schedule
below:
| March
27 |
8:00pm
|
Frankie
Avalon |
| April
10 |
8:00pm
|
Vicki
Lawrence and Mama |
