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Chamber Recognizes Acworth Police Officers

Last month, the Cobb Chamber recognized the Acworth Police Department’s C-shift during its annual Public Safety Appreciation Week. The C-shift officers were honored for their commitment and compassion for all Acworth residents. In February 2020, they expanded their regular patrol areas to include a homeless camp deep in the woods, where they discovered a man who was nearly hypothermic. They were able to get the man immediate medical attention and saved his life.

Sgt. Ryan Cantrell, Officer Manuel Negrete, Officer John Hall and Officer Tamara Severtson.

DAR supports Wreaths Across America

The Liberty Hill Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is a Wreaths Across America sponsoring group.

Morrill Worcester is the owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Maine. In 1992, Worcester Wreath had a surplus of wreaths near the end of the holiday season. Remembering his boyhood experience at Arlington National Cemetery, Worcester saw an opportunity to honor our country’s veterans.

Arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery that had been receiving fewer visitors each year. The annual tribute went on quietly for several years, until 2005, when a photo of the stones at Arlington, adorned with wreaths and covered in snow, circulated on the Internet. The project received national attention, and, in 2007, Wreaths Across America was formed to remember, honor and teach.

With the help of local organizations, wreath-laying ceremonies are held around the country through Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit organization.

Individuals and businesses are invited to purchase a wreath for $15, while supporting the Liberty Hill Chapter community projects, at https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/164030.

The deadline to purchase wreaths is Nov. 30. Wreaths will be placed on veterans gravesites on Dec. 18.

Members of the Captain John Collins Chapter Sons of the American Revolution and members of the Liberty Hill Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Constitution Day Celebration

Acworth Mayor Tommy Allegood presented members of the Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution with the annual Constitution Week Proclamation. This year marked the 234th anniversary of the 1787 Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution of the United States was drafted, outlining the fundamental principles by which our nation is governed.

Art House Happenings

The submission deadline for the It’s a New Year exhibit is midnight Dec. 15. Submissions are open to artists who can hand deliver their works. The exhibit will run Jan. 8-Feb. 26, 2022. The artist receptions will be 4-7 p.m. Jan. 8 and Feb. 5. Visit the website for the submission form. Email images of submissions to acworthartsalliance@gmail.com.

The Small Works exhibit will run through November and December. There will be a reception Nov. 6 and an open house 4-7 p.m. Dec. 4. Events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available.

The Art House will present its annual Holiday Gift Shop 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Acworth Community Center’s Tanyard Creek Overlook.

The Acworth Arts Alliance offers classes and workshops, so consider giving the gift of art this holiday season, with gift certificates, classes and memberships available for purchase, as well as small art and gift items. The Art House is open noon-6 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, and is closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. www.acworthartsalliance.org