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secondary headline: Everybody gets in the act to celebrate Grantville's
special day
This Saturday is Grantville Day, but you don't have to remind the
local residents in this western Coweta town. They have been busy getting
everything ready for their big celebration. The Grantville Better Home
Town organization, who took over the reins of the festivities in 2002
from the event's originators, the Grantville Association, are geared
up for a full day of fun and entertainment.
The day begins at 10 a.m. with carnival rides located at the extreme
north end of Colley Park. There will also be a "Moonwalk" provided
at their booth.A children's talent show will be held at the Grantville
Auditorium on LaGrange Street immediately after a parade of all the contestants
which begins at 3 p.m. The show is divided into two age groups; ages
6 - 11 at 3:30 p.m. and ages 12 - 18 at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 for
adults, $1 for children, and no charge for those five and younger.
The Grantville Public Library will run a booth at Grantville Day for
the purpose of selling unneeded books (at very low prices) and to provide
an opportunity for the community to get acquainted with its new manager,
Mary Drake.
Drake, who completed her training at the LaGrange Headquarters Library
on June 3, began working at the Grantville Library on June 4.
The Coweta Writers Group has announced that it will be having a booth
of book-signing tables for local authors at the community festival. Author,
Debbie Kendrick, will be signing her book entitled "Til Death Do
Us Part", which sets forth the results of the author's study
of the Bible's teaching on the subject of marriage.Kendrick is
the Pastor of the Heaven Bound Church of God in Centralhatchee. The CWG
Booth will remain available until late afternoon.
David Wilson, co-founder of the Coweta Writers Group, lives on Griffin
St. in the oldest house in Grantville and is a direct descendant of the
first settler in Grantville. He is the author of several published writings,
several vampire short stories, and the novel "Curse of The Vampire". Wilson
is also playwright, director, and executive producer of the Barbara Nolan
Comic Vampire Dramas, which have been performed annually in the Grantville
Auditorium since the year 2000.
Shanna Walston will display her painting which won last year's
11th Congressional District High School Art Contest. She will also bring
some of her more recent works, including some she has painted on large
gourds which she grows in her garden. Walston is a Dean's List student
at the State University of West Georgia where she is preparing for a
career in elementary school teaching. In addition, an art competition
Stilt walking and juggling will be done by Todd Key, who lives on Post
Street, and is a nationally known professional juggler and comedian.
Earlier this year he provided entertainment for the armed forces in Iraq
under the auspices of the USO. Balloon making by Leah Cebulski and children's
storytelling by "Mother Goose" are sure to entertain the young
ones in the crowd.
Canine agility exercises by Katelyn Key's dog Chandler offers
something special for area dog lovers. Chandler won last year's
Great Dane Clubs of America national agility award, noviceclass. The
Angel Food Ministry who sell donated food at a very low price will have
a booth to promote their outreach work. Additional information is available
at their website, www.angelfoodministries.com.
To top it all off, a street dance will take place beginning at 6 PM
and continuing until the end of the festival at 10 p.m. For information
on Grantville Day, phone Angela Holder at 770-583-3337 or by email at
WHAT: Grantville Day Annual Celebration
WHERE: Downtown Grantville
WHEN: June 12, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
HOW MUCH: Adults, $5; Children $1; 5 and under, free.
FOR MORE INFO: Angela Holder 770-583-3337, e-mail at [email protected].
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