GwinnettForum | Number 25.81 | Oct. 17, 2025
NEW RETIREE: K9 Oli, a seven-year-old Belgian Malinois, has officially retired from service with Gwinnett Police. Oli joined the department in February 2020 and answered nearly 400 calls, supporting Gwinnett and surrounding areas. Throughout his career, Oli assisted with 41 patrol apprehensions, 45 narcotics cases and 155 evidence recoveries. He also participated in 1,436 training sessions, completing more than 1,500 hours of training. Following a veterinary evaluation, Oli was diagnosed with lameness in his left forelimb and early signs of arthritis. These conditions have affected his ability to work. Oli will live with his handler, Corporal Anthony Ottilo.
TODAY’S FOCUS: We may survive Trump, but look at his ecological toll
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A shutdown, streaming TV and electricity
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: “No Kings” rally to be at Civic Center Saturday
FEEDBACK: Braver Angels Georgia offers workshops on disagreeing
UPCOMING: Bomar new president of U.S. Civil Engineers
NOTABLE: Joro spiders may have bacteria to control them
RECOMMENDED: Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Daugherty architecture seen throughout Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: No, it’s not what it may appear, but what is it?
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Great Days of Service are this weekend
We may survive Trump, but look at his toll
By Rick Krause
LILBURN, Ga. | “This too shall pass,” some say, offering solace as President Trump runs rampant. But not all damage is reversible, and the Earth doesn’t “bounce back” on political timelines. Some things won’t pass.
The Trump administration’s environmental policies have had profound, often devastating, and potentially lasting consequences. Political, economic, cultural, and social systems may recover or reinvent themselves. Ecosystems, however, are not so easily restored—and certainly don’t regenerate on command.
Consider the climate and carbon emissions. More than 125 environmental rules were rolled back during Trump’s first term, weakening fuel economy standards, methane regulations, and power plant CO₂ limits. The U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement, signaling a retreat from coordinated global climate action. His second term has continued this trajectory, with executive orders promoting fossil fuel development and rescinding climate-focused directives.
On public lands, the administration has pushed to turn parks, sanctuaries, and refuges over to corporate interests. Fossil fuel extraction has been prioritized, nearly always at the expense of conservation. Expanded leasing for oil, gas, and mining operations has surged. A stark example: the cancellation of the Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada, which would have powered millions of homes with clean energy.
Forests are treated as timber reserves, with little regard for the biodiversity crisis. Logging and deregulation have been favored, including efforts to reduce protections for old-growth forests and endangered species habitats. These actions accelerate habitat loss and species extinction—upon which all life, including human, depends—at a time when scientists warn we’re in the midst of a sixth mass extinction.
Trump’s institutional undermining and attack on science is equally devastating. It hits home for me, a retired geohydrologist and sometime volunteer with the U.S. Geological Survey. My agency is feeling the pain.
Key environmental institutions—the EPA, BLM, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Department of the Interior—have been staffed with individuals tied to fossil fuel interests and climate-change denial, raising concerns about regulatory capture and long-term erosion. Changes to how agencies conduct environmental impact assessments have weakened safeguards for air, water, and wildlife. The Trump Administration is having science deep-sixed, by funding cuts, political interference, misinformation and disinformation, and abandonment of standards.
And the effects of this environmental devastation do not stay within our borders. These examples are just a handful—there are many more.
Not everything passes. Much must be protected before tipping points are reached. And as the slogan reminds us: “Extinction is forever.”
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The shutdown, streaming TV and electricity rates
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
OCT. 17, 2025 | Since we are in the midst of a governmental shutdown at the federal level, let’s go back to previous recent shutdowns.
In office as president for the most shutdowns was Ronald Reagan, who oversaw eight shutdowns, the longest of which lasted only three days. There were three funding gaps between 1990 and 1995, then none until 2013.
In recent times, the threat of a government shutdown has become more frequent, as Congress has found itself engaged in funding fights that are ultimately resolved with massive, yearlong spending packages.
The most recent lapse in government funding, the longest, in late 2018, caused $3 billion in permanent losses, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are expected to feel the impacts of a shutdown if a deal isn’t reached this time around.
Here are dates of shutdowns since 1980, 14 in all, from CBS News.
Date …………. Days …… President
Oct. 21, 1982 ….. 2 ….. Reagan
Sept. 30, 1982 ….1 ….. Reagan
Dec. 17, 1982 …..3 ….. Reagan
Nov. 10, 1983 ….3 ….. Reagan
Sept. 30, 1984 …2 ….. Reagan
Oct. 3, 1984 …… 1 ….. Reagan
Oct. 16, 1986 …. 1 ….. Reagan
Dec. 18, 1997 … 1 ……Reagan
Oct. 5, 1990 ….. 3 ….. Georga H.W. Bush
Nov. 13, 1995 …. 5 ….. Clinton
Feb . 15, 1995 … 21 …. Clinton
Sept. 30, 2013 .. 16 …. Obama
Jan. 19, 2018 ….. 2 ….. Trump
Dec. 21, 2018 … 34 ….. Trump
Oct. 1, 2025 ….. ? …… Trump
High electricity rates: According to a story in the recent New York Times, Georgians are paying the fourth highest electrical rates in the nation, seeing our monthly bill rise to $518 a year. It’s gone up by 33 percent since 2023.
Only Alaska, Hawaii, Connecticut and West Virginia residents pay higher electric bills. Those mega data centers being allowed to come to Georgia by local Planning and Zoning boards must cause lots of this rise in power costs.
The streaming services from the Internet has widened our movie viewing, often enjoying older movies, since there seems to be many shows of lower quality on regular television.
Though it may cost you nothing, the streaming channels have you glued to the set, therefore you are ripe for them to see commercials interrupting the movie. Often they repeat commercials the same night, and boy! is this frustrating. And many advertisements are for medical products, talking of ailments we’ve never heard about. Big Pharma is trying to get us to self-medicate their product and get our doctors to recommend us taking that product!
We’ve found one way to limit this type of advertising. Though they remain on the screen, when the commercial is on, we hit the “Mute” button. The screen may be showing something, but at least you don’t have to listen to it!
Have you noticed how we in our everyday conversation have elongated the courtesy of thanking people? It’s something that has sneaked into common usage.
We as children were taught to say when appropriate: “Thank you.” But today, it has become most different, as you hear most adults adding to the wordage, saying: “Thank you so much.”
So much? To us the simple “Thank you” is sufficient. What is meant by adding “so much?”
The brevity seems enough. “So much” adds little. Think about it.
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“No Kings” Rally to be at Civic Center Saturday
By Mike Wood
PEACHHTREE CORNERS, Ga. | A broad national coalition led by the advocacy group Indivisible has organized “No Kings” rallies nationally on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Metro Atlanta rallies will take place in the Atlanta Civic Center parking lot and in at least five other area communities.
The rallies seek a peaceful day of national protests, action, and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian actions of the Trump Administration. According to the “No Kings” mission, “NO KINGS is more than just a slogan; it is the foundation our nation was built upon.”
In response, the Administration has sought to associate these rallies as organized by Antifa and, in the last four weeks, has taken Antifa-related actions.
President Trump signed an executive order designating Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.” However, no Antifa “organization” exists. Loose associations of people who consider themselves to be part of an anti-fascist movement merely refer to themselves as “Antifa.”
The executive order states “Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.” Explicitly? No national organization exists, much less has a mission statement, by-laws, officers, or official members.
The Administration realizes that there is no “enterprise” that “explicitly” does anything. The president is merely attempting to put the ideas of “Antifa” and “terrorism” into the minds of his voters and other supporters. At a White House “Antifa Roundtable” the most notable aspect was President Trump shifting the executive order definition of Antifa from being an organized criminal enterprise to a more nebulous ideological concept. He stated:
“It should be clear to all Americans that we have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country, radicals associated with the domestic terror group Antifa.
“In July, approximately a dozen Antifa-aligned militants stormed the ICE facility in Texas.
“The epidemic of left-wing violence and Antifa-inspired terror has been escalating for nearly a decade.”
Note the sleight of hand in Italics. It has gone from “Antifa is an enterprise” to “the people who did disagree with federal government actions are somehow associated with, or philosophically aligned with, or inspired by Antifa.” Those are very different distinctions, and they matter.
Perhaps what the Administration is trying to do is label you a terrorist.
If you attend one of the “No Kings” rallies around Atlanta, you may want to prepare for confrontations with federal agents armed to battle so-called “Antifa terrorists.” Attend these “No Kings” rallies anyway to make the voices of true American patriots heard across our country.
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Braver Angels Georgia offers workshops on disagreeing
Editor, the Forum:
Thank you for Jack Bernard’s piece on “Peaceful Understanding.”
Braver Angels Georgia offers these free workshops to help people learn how to achieve peaceful understanding with their friends, neighbors, and others who disagree with them:
Online Workshop: Depolarizing Ourselves.: Tuesday, October 21 from 7-8:30 p.m. online. You may think that it’s those terrible “other people” who cause polarization and endanger our freedom, but in fact, as Pogo said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” We dehumanize and disrespect our fellow Americans in our social media posts, or by “liking” the ugly comments of others. When we get together with our political allies, we enjoy making snide remarks about “those idiots” who vote differently from ourselves. Be brave enough to confront your inner polarizer in this 90-minute workshop. Register here for your zoom link, participant’s guide and reminders.
Skills for Disagreeing Better on Wednesday, October 22 from 6-7:30 p.m. at The Vinings Library, 4290 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta. We will host this workshop, led by two moderators from different political leanings. Learn how to have a civil conversation with someone with very different political ideas than your own in only 90 minutes. You may bring a light snack and a covered drink to the workshop. Register here or call the library at (770) 801-5330 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
– Sharyn Dowd, Mableton
Free speech was given to us to come up with new ideas
Editor, the Forum:
Thanks, Jack Bernard for listing these tragedies. Unfortunately you missed all of the school and church shootings.
There are many people with some sort of mental illness. Although it’s the speech, mainly from “so called” Congressional leaders that provide the fuel for these ill folks. When you hurl around words like “fascist” or “Hitler.”
Although the politicians pushing this rhetoric hide under one of our God given right of free speech, I very much doubt this is the kind of speech that our founding fathers meant. Plato’s law of motion tells us, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, which applies to speech too.”
A person running for Attorney General “tweets” about his opponent that “he would kill this man’s wife and children while he watched.” This is not free speech. It’s anarchy. Free speech was given to us all to discuss ideas and come up with new ideas so we can view both sides of an issue. We all must expect and demand better of our Congressional Leaders; both in speech and transparency.
– Barbara Warden, Norcross
Society relies on binary thinking for decisions
Editor, the Forum:
In many ways our society relies on binary thinking in making decisions. Everything is black or white, male or female, Democrat or Republican.
This simplistic thinking underlies our voting system. We are generally offered two choices. Vote for or vote against funding our schools. Vote Republican or vote Democrat. Simple forced choice doesn’t allow for the myriad of compromised options.
Right now polls are suggesting that most people are blaming both Republicans and Democrats for the shut down. Unfortunately when I vote, I still have to choose one or the other. Some might suggest voting for a third party candidate would be an option but that’s a waste of my vote.
Perhaps voting for specific policy options that the winner has to implement could work. This might force people to actually think more about the effects of their vote.
– Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
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Bomar new head of American Civil Engineers
A Gwinnett Countian is the new president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She is Dr. Marsha Anderson Bomar of Duluth, who was elected at a recent meeting in Seattle, Wash. She is a Transportation Strategic Advisor forGHD, an international consulting firm.
Anderson is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., where she grew up. She has a bachelor of science in mathematics ,as well as a master’s of science in transportation, from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, a master of science in civil engineering from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. from the College of Environment and Design from the University of Georgia.
With a distinguished career spanning transportation planning, traffic engineering and public infrastructure leadership, Anderson Bomar brings a visionary approach to advancing civil engineering’s role in shaping resilient, equitable and sustainable communities.
Anderson Bomar has been active in the ASCE for many years, serving as treasurer on the Board of Directors and as technical region director from 2018-2020. She has also played a key role in ASCE’s Transportation and Development Institute for 20 years, including as president in 2010 and as co-founder of the Georgia Section’s T&DI chapter.
Anderson Bomar’s election reflects her decades of leadership across public and private sectors, including her previous roles as commissioner emeritus for the City of Atlanta Department of Transportation and assistant general manager at Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transportation Authority (MARTA). She also founded and ran her own companies, Street Smarts and Data Smarts, for two decades.
On October 5, Anderson Bomar was also inducted into the National Academy of Engineering’s Class of 2025. According to the NAE, membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature,” as well as to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.”
Joro spiders may have bacteria to control them
Research from Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) suggests that the Joro spider, an invasive species in Georgia, may carry a bacteria that could help control its growing population.
The study, recently published in PeerJ (Mitochondrial and Wolbachia phylogenetics of the introduced Jorō spider, Trichonephila clavata, in North America), was conducted by Dr. James Russell, professor of biology at GGC, Dr. Chris Brown, professor of biology at GGC, and GGC alumnus Nicholas Mierza (’23), in collaboration with researchers from Clemson University, and Southern Adventist College.
Russell says: “Many arthropod species carry the Wolbachia bacteria, and we discovered the Joro spider is no exception. The bacterium creates reproductive barriers. If an infected male mates with an uninfected female, she becomes sterilized. If both are infected, they can reproduce, and only females can pass the bacterium along.”
The research points to the potential of Wolbachia as a biological control tool.
Russell adds: “This particular Wolbachia effect could be used to manage populations beyond the Joro spider. It could help control insects such as mosquitos, which spread diseases that affect humans. This approach offers a less harmful way to address pests that pose health risks.”
Joro spiders, first discovered in Georgia 11 years ago, have spread quickly because they have few natural predators and adapt easily to local environments. Their golden webs are often seen across the state in the fall, with females capable of laying up to 500 eggs at a time.
“This project was a great example of collaboration,” Russell says. “Our partners at other institutions helped us collect specimens, and our team extracted genetic material to better understand the spiders’ makeup.”
Business League honors chairwoman with award
Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Lottie H. Watkins Female First Award by the Atlanta Business League. The award recognizes women who have made groundbreaking achievements in their professions and communities. Hendrickson was honored for her commitment to advancing equity, inclusion and innovation across the country’s most diverse county. The Lottie H. Watkins Female First Award pays tribute to women who break barriers and set new standards of excellence in business and civic leadership.
Raising Hare, by Chloe Dalton
From Sara Douglas Burns, Duluth: We understand doggie doors; but a hare door? Not an animal lover in the traditional sense, British political consultant Chloe Dalton finds a leveret, or baby hare, on a walk in the English countryside. She leaves it. Much later, the tiny fur ball is still in its exact ground depression. Rescuing the infant is life-changing for the author and results in a lovely, touching memoir. She becomes obsessed with learning about leverets. Most die in captivity from shock or starvation; they are nocturnal; they live their entire lives above ground; and they cannot be domesticated. Determined not to make it a pet, Dalton becomes an amateur naturalist, changing her own attitude and lifestyle. Hare often inhabits her home during the day. She eventually concludes that hares are deeply misunderstood, and they are certainly not unpredictable, as Lewis Carroll popularized in 1865 with ‘Wild as a March hare.’
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Daugherty architecture seen throughout Atlanta
Edward Daugherty began the study of landscape architecture after the onset of Modernism and was the first and most important of this new generation of practitioners in Atlanta and the Southeast. Daugherty’s work ranged from small gardens and estates to schools, colleges, cultural institutions, and environmentally sensitive large developments.
Notable achievements of Daugherty’s career include the preservation of the Marietta Square (1961) in downtown Marietta and the subsequent plan for downtown redevelopment in Atlanta (1970), the grounds of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion (1967), the Atlanta Botanical Garden (1981-95), and the Georgia Institute of Technology (1955-75).
Other Atlanta projects of Daugherty’s include the garden at Egleston Hospital at Emory University (later Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta), Canterbury Court, All Saints Episcopal Church, Cator Woolford Gardens, and the Atlanta Historical Society.
Edward L. Daugherty was born on October 20, 1926, in Summerville, S.C., and was raised in Atlanta. He first studied architecture at Georgia Tech and then landscape architecture at the University of Georgia. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture from Harvard University in the early 1950s. Daugherty was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1951 to study town planning in England. He then returned to Atlanta, where he began his professional practice.
Daugherty cited three early and lasting influences on his work. He learned an obligation to public service from Hubert B. Owens at the University of Georgia, clarity of word and design from Norman Newton at Harvard University, and the value of boldness from Atlanta landscape architect William C. Pauley.
Daugherty and his wife, Martha, had four children. Throughout his career Daugherty was active in civic affairs, including Trees Atlanta and All Saints Episcopal Church. He was a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects beginning in 1954 and was made a Fellow in 1971. In 1972 he received an Honor Award in Landscape Architecture for the Historic Walk section of Marietta. In 1987 he received an Award of Excellence for Lifelong Contributions to Landscape Architecture in Atlanta from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. In August 2025 Daughtery died at the age of 98.
- To view the Georgia Encyclopedia article online, go to https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org
No, it’s not what it may appear, but what is it?
At first, it came to mind that this was a ski jump, but it is not so. See if you can figure out what today’s Mystery Photo is all about. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com, and be sure to list your hometown.
Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville succinctly told us about the last Mystery Photo: “This statue is at the entrance to the San Luis Obispo Historic Railroad District, California. It is of two Chinese men working on the railroad by laying down tracks, as Gandy Dancers. It was sculpted by Elizabeth MacQueen. This statue is to honor all the Chinese men and women who worked hard on the railroad to bring the West to the East, across this country.” The photo came from Rick Krause of Lilburn.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas gave more detail: “The larger-than-life bronze statue honors the often overlooked and forgotten role of the “Silent Spikes,” a reference to the Chinese immigrants who played a significant role in the construction of America’s railway system in California and across the country.
“The sculpture depicts two Chinese railroad workers, positioned opposite each other, levering tracks into place with rivets and ties located nearby. They use 5 to 6-foot-long ‘lining bars’ in a coordinated rhythm to nudge and align the steel rails and ties into perfect position before they are spiked down. The rhythmic, synchronized motion of crews using these steel bars looked almost like a dance as they moved the rails in time with chants or songs. For this reason, the statue is sometimes referred to in local publications as the “Gandy Dancers”.
“The statue was created by Elizabeth MacQueen (1948–present), who grew up in Mountain Brook, Ala., in a family with ties to the steel and iron industry. She studied sculpture, painting, and design, first at Los Angeles City College and then at UCLA. The project grew out of decades of local advocacy, including by the Louis family and the Central Coast Chinese community, who wanted to counter historical erasure of Chinese labor on the Southern Pacific lines in the region. It was unveiled to the public on January 18, 2003.”
Also pinpointing the photo were Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C.; Stew Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill.
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Gwinnett Great Days of Service are this weekend
The annual Gwinnett Great Days of Service volunteer weekend returns October 17-19, bringing together thousands of individuals, corporations, schools, civic organizations, and communities to lend a hand with critical needs around the county. Register today at VolunteerGwinnett.net. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a meaningful change in our community!
Pedal Norcross: It’s time to “gear up” for this annual event. Attendees of all ages and skills levels get to explore Norcross on a 4.1 mile group ride, all while promoting safe and sustainable biking practices! This year the event will take place on Saturday, October 18 from 3-6 p.m. starting from Norcross City Hall, 65 Lawrenceville St. There will be free bike and helmet rentals, as well as free bike tune ups, if attendees bring their own bike.
The fall festival at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church will be held on October 19 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. With games, prizes, costumes and trunk-a-treating, it is fun for all ages. Admission is free.
Gwinnett Master Gardeners will meet October 20 at 7 p.m. at the Bethesda Senior Center, 225 Bethesda Church Road, Lawrenceville. Speaker will be Eric Marlow, an UGA Extension Agent who has recently returned from Morocco, speaking of his time there as it relates to agriculture.
Police meeting: Ever wanted to learn about Gwinnett County police services? This is your chance to get the answers you’ve been looking for directly from the county. Join Chief J.D. McClure and other members of his force for a community meeting in Peachtree Corners on Thursday, October 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Peachtree Corners Baptist Church, 4480 Peachtree Corners Circle. County Police will be there to talk about the wide range of services and units within its department. Visit the event page and let us know you’re coming: GCGA.us/CommunityMeeting.
Deutsche Klassic German car show will be in downtown Norcross from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on October 25. There will be over 250 classic German automobiles on display, including BMWs, Audis, Porsches, Mercedes Benzes, Volkswagens, and Opels, car enthusiasts will enjoy a polka band and traditional German cuisine.
Braselton’s Antique and Artisan Festival will be October 25 and 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The largest antique festival in the series takes over downtown for two days of shopping! Explore 300+ vendors featuring handcrafted goods, repurposed items, home décor, boutique, and local art. Enjoy tasty food, live music, and a pet-friendly scene!
The Gwinnett Stripers are partnering with Dippin’ Dots to host Boo! at the Ballpark, a community Halloween event at Coolray Field on Saturday, October 25. It will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Parking and entry are free, but fans must secure their tickets online in advance. The all-ages event, running from 1-5 p.m., includes trick-or-treating on the main concourse; costume wiffle ball, hay rides, tie dying; and more holiday fun, plus lots of food and drink. For local businesses or organizations that would like to get involved in trick-or-treating, call 678-277-0321.
Film Screening: Pride and Prejudice, and Zombies, as part of the Gwinnett Reads Jane Austen series, will be at the Suwanee Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on October 29 at 3 p.m. Enjoy the afternoon movie and popcorn, celebrating the 250th birthday anniversary of Jane Austen.
The 13th annual Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame induction ceremony and banquet will be held in Columbus, Ga. on Saturday, November 1, 2025, beginning at noon at the Saint Luke Ministry Center (301 11 Street). This annual event is open to the public. For reservations, reply no later than October 25 to Debbie.Freeman77@Gmail.com or call 706-575-9173 (after 5 p.m.).
The fifth annual Harvest Festival is Lawrenceville’s homegrown music and arts fest featuring national acts and favorite local performers! It’s on Saturday, November 1, , from noon. to 6 p.m. on the Lawrenceville Lawn as the festival celebrates everything autumn. Save your jack-o’-lanterns for The Great Pumpkin Smash and enjoy other nostalgic games and contests! This free family-friendly event features a wide range of activities and entertainment. Take a stroll through the marketplace, to shop for locally made crafts, goods, and other artisanal products and indulge in an array of fall-themed food and beverages.
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