🌱 Firefighters Called For Vehicle Fire + Scavenger Hunt For Tickets

Hi all. It's me, Nina, your host of the Woodstock-Towne Lake Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in town these days. In this issue, you'll learn about:

• Area firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on Friday.
• Join in on the new scavenger hunt downtown!
• Canton offers new SMS service to residents.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Partly cloudy. High: 62 Low: 43.
• Sunday: Showers. High: 57 Low: 41.

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Here are the top three stories today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

1. Woodstock Fire & Rescue, the Woodstock Police Department and Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services, responded to a commercial vehicle fire on Friday morning. Around 9 a.m., Fire & Rescue was called out for a semi-truck filled with burning garbage near exit 8 on I-575. Lanes were shut down quickly, and firefighters separated the truck and trailer. Once the fire was contained, the truck and trailer were reconnected and the vehicle was moved to Woodstock Parkway for firefighters to handling the smoldering trailer. The road was cleared and opened back up to traffic within 25 minutes. (Woodstock News Post)
2. There's a fun scavenger hunt going on downtown, and you can win tickets to the Woodstock Arts production of "Every Brilliant Thing." The scavenger hunt is free, and will bring you and your family around the area looking for brilliant things. You can bring your photo of your brilliant thing to the Visitors Center on Main Street until January 15, take a selfie at the sticky note display and share it on social media with the tag "@woodstockartsga" to be entered into the contest. Some of the suggested ideas are spaghetti at IPPS, having dessert before dinner at Pie Bar and dancing in public, fearlessly. You can use one of the suggested ideas or make one of your own. Click the link to see all of the suggestions. (Downtown Woodstock via Facebook)
3. Canton now offers an SMS notification system that sends out text, email or voicemail messages about local street closures, traffic and more. Canton residents can choose from five groups - a General Communications group for city press releases, newsletters and important announcements; a Downtown Canton group for notifications about events, traffic and street closures; a Utilities Notifications group for updates on water main breaks, water conservation times and other service notices; a Parks and Rec group for notifications on new amenities, closures, traffic and parking and a Trash and Recycling group for trash collection hours, WastePro updates and recycling information. If interested, you can text your ZIP code to 38276 or visit the enrollment web page here. (Subscription: Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News)

Today and tomorrow in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

Today

• Kids Corner, What A Relief: The kids will explore the Queen of the Forge exhibit at the gallery, and then they'll create a low-relief sculpture using foil. (10:30 a.m.)
• Tea & Tarot: a tarot and tea party mixer for all ages and experience levels held every first Saturday of the month at Forever and a Day, 7830 Highway 92. (1 - 4 p.m.)
• Artisan Wine Tasting: start your new year with a wine tasting at The Gifted Ferret, 1910 Eagle Drive, Suite 400. (5 - 7 p.m.)
• "Every Brilliant Thing": performed at the Woodstock Arts Theatre, 8534 Main Street. (7:30 p.m.)
• The Mike Veal Band: playing live at Guston's Grille, 12195 Highway 92. (9:30 p.m.)
• MadLife Grill Patio Stage (free shows, no ticket needed):
  • Benjamin Frank (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
  • Greg & Doran (2 - 5 p.m.)
  • Holland Roots (5 - 8 p.m.)
  • Layne Denton Band (8 - 11 p.m.)
• MadLife Stage & Studios:
  • Cash Unchained - A Johnny Cash Tribute (7 p.m.)
  • Spiderwebs - A Tribute to No Doubt & Gwen Stefani (10 p.m.)

Tomorrow

• Maker's Mash: Check out and shop local artists and makers at Reformation Brewery, 105 Elm Street. (1 - 6 p.m.)
• Every Brilliant Thing: performed at the Woodstock Arts Theatre, 8534 Main Street. (2:30 p.m.)
• MadLife Grill Patio Stage (free shows, no ticket needed)
  • Jayne Jennings (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
  • Layne Denton (2 - 5 p.m.)
  • Greg & Dallas (5 - 8 p.m.)
• MadLife Stage & Studios:
  • End of the Line - An Allman Brothers Tribute & CD Release Party (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• If you brought your Christmas tree to the Bring One for the Chipper event, today's the day to head over to Hobgood Park for your free tree seedling. Keep Cherokee Beautiful volunteers will be in the parking lot at 6688 Bells Ferry Road handing them out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Cherokee County Communications Division)
• The Cherokee County Animal Shelter will be holding their weekly adoption event this morning, and you can see the available animals here. Milo the bunny is still looking for a new home, and there are several other hopeful furry family members waiting to meet you. Starting at 10 a.m., a QR code posted on the front door of the shelter will become active, please scan the QR code to enter the "virtual line." (Cherokee County Animal Shelter via Facebook)
• The next Creative Corner at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center is on January 21 at 10:30 a.m. This one's for the older set, teens and adults, and you'll be creating bouquets out of recycled beer cans. All materials will be provided, but please bring work or garden gloves if you have them to protect your hands from the metal. There are limited spaces, so please sign up soon if you'd like to attend. (Woodstock Arts)
• These Senior Center programs are currently open for registration, a Senior Center membership is required to attend:
  • January 17: Arts & Crafts - registration ends on January 10 (10 - 11 a.m.)
  • January 18: Brown Bag Lunch & Learn - registration ends on January 11 (1 - 2 p.m.)
  • January 20: Lunch & Learn - registration ends on January 13 (noon - 1 p.m.)
  • February 10: Woodstock Arts Theatre, Murder on the Orient Express - registration ends on February 3.

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That's it for today. See you all next week for another update!

— Nina Lightcap

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