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Newsletter for the Week of 02/13/2017
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Thanks to all who attended the State Tourism Product Development Team (TPD) Community Reception on January 31. The team visited Habersham for three days and two nights in November and toured this county from border to border studying Habersham's tourism attractions. These tourism experts from different areas then returned to their respective locations and continued to research and explore marketing possibilities for similar attractions. The team compiled all their findings into a 130 page report and presented this to the Habersham Community. The great part of this is that they not only made recommendations but explained that grant money is available to help implement these and other tourism ideas. The report is on the Chamber website at www.habershamchamber.com. Please take a few minutes and review this. Habersham has so much to offer. Even those of us who are here daily may be surprised with Habersham's offerings through the eyes of a visitor.
Judy
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Thursday, February 23, 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Hosted by Apple Mountain Golf Club
901 Rockford Creek Road
Clarkesville, GA 30523
706-754-2255
Beverages and heavy
hors d'oeuvres served.
Visitors welcome. Come and bring a friend.
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Chamber Chat on Windstream Cable Channel 4:
Mon- 3:00 pm
Tues- 1:30 & 8:00 pm
Thurs- 1:30 pm
Fri- 11:30 am
Sat- 3:00 pm
Sun- 10:00 pm
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MORE Chamber News:
WCHM RADIO
1490 AM
Thursdays
6:30-7:00 am
WCON RADIO
1450 AM & 107.7 FM
3rd Wednesday
8:00 am
The Northeast Georgian
Chamber Connection
3rd Friday
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Last Year's (2016) First Place Winners
5 p.m. Tournament
7 p.m. Tournament
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First Place Team, L-R: Justin Ledford (chamber board member), Brian Mason, Bobby Valentine, Erik Grover, and Chris Barton.
Team: G&F Group, LLC
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First Place Team, L-R: Chris Barton, Bobby Valentine, Rebecca Mason and Brian Mason. Also pictured is Barbara Coker (on far right) Ambassador for the Chamber.
Team: The Torch
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Congratulations to Erin London!
February Member of the Month
Erin London
1425 Washington St
Clarkesville, Georgia
706-754-2089
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Monday, February 13, 2017
Marco's Pizza
103 Market Centre Drive, Cornelia, GA 30531
706-443-1002
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Coffee Corner Antiques
1286 A Washington Street, Clarkesville, GA 30523
706-839-6361
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Northeast Georgia Safety Association
Every Second Wednesday
11:30 am -1:30 pm
Chef's Touch Bistro, 188 North Main Street,
Cornelia
Topic: Slips, Trips and Falls; OSHA Walking/Working Surfaces Standard
*Attendees may purchase lunch
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Non Profit Networking
Next meeting
Thursday, March 23, 8:30 a.m.
at The Torch
800 Cannon Bridge Rd.
Demorest, GA.
Topic is to be determined.
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From State Representative Terry Rogers
A Voice for Northeast Georgia
We are two weeks into the legislative session, and I'm pleased to bring you my first update.
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GBAN Legislative Update
February 10, 2017
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From U.S. Small Business Administration
Disaster News
Deadline approaching in Georgia for SBA Working Capital Loans
Please see the attached SBA disaster assistance news release for Georgia due to drought.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that
March 6 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in
Georgia as a result of drought that began on June 28, 2016.
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3rd Annual
Friday, May 5, 2017
Winners of the Second Annual Chamber Cup held at The Orchard
2016
The wining team was the Habersham County Sheriff's Office; L to R: Randy Brooks (Golf Pro at The Orchard), Don Ansley (his company Ansley Communications was the presenting sponsor of the Chamber Cup), Bryan Wright, Shawn Cragg, Payton Wright, and Benny Loudermilk.
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Saturday, November 4, 2017
Lake Russell 5K & Fun Run
3rd Annual Lake Russell 5K and Fun Run; More information to come, please mark your calendars!!! Sponsorship opportunities are available. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Habersham Veterans Wall of Honor.
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Download pdf(s) and Register Now!
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 Hazel Grove's Run with the Rams
5th Annual 5 K
Mount Airy, GA
Saturday, February 25, 2017
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Be Prepared 5K
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Lake Russell Recreation Area
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2nd Annual Raider 
Race to the Finish 5K
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Habersham Central High School
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Habersham Medical Center
Mountain Laurel Festival 5K
and Kids' Fun Run
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Habersham EMC
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Tacky Prom scheduled for March 10, 2017
80's Adult Tacky Prom - FREE to attend - Friday, March 10, 8 to 11 pm
There will be a cash bar, dancing, games, prizes and a Prom King and Queen. This party is only for people ages 21 and older.
For more info, contact Jessie Owensby at 706-778-8585 Ext. 280
Back to the 80's
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5th Annual Clarkesville Mardi Gras
Saturday, February 25, 2017; 6 - 11 pm
Habersham Event Center, 583 Grant Street
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Admission to the event is $30/pp and includes a New Orleans-style dinner, a live DJ, dancing, a cash bar, silent auction, crowning of the King and Queen, a photo booth and party favors!
For more inofrmation, or to sponsor, please contact
Mary Beth Horton
Clarkesville Main Street Manager
706-754-2220
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Friends of the Clarkesville Library
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Presents Habersham's own
Diana Palmer
20th Anniversary Celebration
Annual Book & Author Luncheon
Noon, March 11, 2017
The Commons Building, Piedmont College
Demorest, GA
Tickets available at the Clarkesville Library - $30
or mail your check to P.O. Box 546, Clarkesville, GA 20523
706-754-4413
Ticket deadline is Saturday, March 4
The Bool & Author Luncheon
is a fund-raiser for the Friends of the Clarkesville Library
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Georgia Department of Labor
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Habersham Community Theater
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
February 23-26 & March 2-5
Call the Box Office at 706-839-1315
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T-BALL SOFTBALL BASEBALL CHALLENGER LEAGUE
 Consider donating a monetary gift to Habersham County Little League Association for the upcoming 2017 Spring and Fall Seasons. Your tax deductible gift will be used to provide a quality athletic program aimed at building healthy athletic and social experiences which build character, enhance good health and promote good sportsmanship.
DONATE TODAY!
PO Box 2241 ~ Clarkesville, GA 30523 ~ 706-426-1903 ~
HCLL.org
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Sneak preview of new play offered at Piedmont College Feb. 23
White County author Emory Jones is adapting his historical novel, "The Valley Where They Danced," into a play-and you are invited to help.
The Piedmont College summer ensemble, North Georgia Theatre, will perform the play in June, and will hold a "read through" of the script at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23, at the college's Swanson Center Mainstage in Demorest.
Jones said everyone is invited to attend the free event, and he and director Bill Gabelhausen will be seeking feedback from the audience. "The actors have had the script for about a month, and will be reading through it without sets or costumes," he said. "This will give us a chance to hear the lines for the first time with an audience."
"The Valley Where They Danced" is set in Sautee Nacoochee Valley about 1919, just after World War I. A young doctor from Macon, Georgia, Tom Garrison, moves to "The Valley" to start a new practice, taking over for the community's long-serving local doctor. Many of the people he meets are based on actual residents of the time, but the story tells a fictional tale of the enduring quality of love.
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Piedmont College names three to Sports Hall of Fame
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For more information, contact: David Price
Director of Public Relations
Piedmont College
706-778-3000 ext. 1152
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston Churchill
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