Moonshine Festival Guide from Dawson County News

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moonshine festival 2023 schedule Enjoy vendors, arts and crafts, food, live music, kids games, petting zoo and more all weekend long!

Friday, October 27th - Car Show registration: 8 a.m. to noon - Car Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- Moonshine Run check-in: 9 a.m.

- Moonshine Run: Departing from Bearden’s at 10 a.m. and ending at Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in Clarkesville

Saturday, October 28th - Festival and Car Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- Car Show registration: 8 a.m. to noon - Parade: 9 a.m.

- Opening Ceremony: 10 a.m.

- Live Music begins: 11 a.m.

- Car Show judging ends: 1 p.m.

- Car Show awards: 4 p.m.

Sunday, October 29th - Festival and Car Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- Live Music begins: 11 a.m.

- Car Show judging ends: 1 p.m.

- Car Show awards: 4 p.m.

- 50/50 K.A.R.E. Raffle drawing: 4 p.m.

No pets allowed, golf carts not permitted.

RV parking available.

Scooter rentals available on Allen Street.

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90 Proof Festival Sponsors

80 Proof Festival Sponsors EVANS WRECKER SERVICE DAWSONVILLE POOL ROOM MATHIS GRADING MODERN WOODMEN UNITED COMMUNITY BANK BAMBOO CAR WASH JASPER GRADING & PIPELINE DISHAROON AUTOMOTIVE GROGAN WASTE SERVICES

60 Proof Festival Sponsors NATURE’S COLOR

Trophy Sponsors TRUE NATURAL GAS EVANS WRECKER SERVICE ATLANTA MOTORSPORTS PARK GEORGIA RACING HALL OF FAME 6

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opening ceremonies Saturday Morning 10:00 am, DJ stage in front of Distillery Welcome to City of Dawsonville John Walden Presentation of Colors JROTC Color Guard, DCHS Pledge of Allegiance JROTC Color Guard, DCHS National Anthem - Harmony Baptist Youth Choir Invocation - TBA Welcome to Moonshine Festival/K.A.R.E. Rhonda Evans Intro of National Moonshiners HOF Shirley Hawkins Presentation of Humanitarian Award Hayley Garrett Special Recognition - Tiffany Buchan Intro of Grand Marshal Gordon Pirkle, David Sosebee Grand Marshal - Red Farmer Theme Song - Harmony Baptist Youth Choir

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moonshine festival entertainment schedule

Saturday

Oct. 28th Shine Stage:

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kirby Brothers 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Sharpsburg Line Dancers 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Nealy Webster 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Clark Brown 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cody Smith 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sole Impulse

Cat Castleberry Stage:

11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Julie Chryssos 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Arkangels 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Bohemian Mayday Band 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. TBA 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jacob Bryant

Sunday

Oct. 29th Shine Stage:

12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Chloe Thurman 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Carpet Capitol Cloggers 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Caleb Wilkie and the Privateers 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. TBA

Cat Castleberry Stage:

12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. TBA 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jukebox Caper 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Lowdown Revival MOONSHINE 2023

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Color Street

123 Therapy

Cornerstone Christian Church

4G Designs

Craftiasamother

Alexandria Williams, The Piedmont Group Bethel Boutiques

Crafts and More

Around the Globe LLC Art Dork Creations Backwood Enterprise’s LLC Backwoods Distillery Bee U-nique Crafts by Gail Beverly Lawson Big Creek Distilling Co. Blue Ridge Mtn ‘Shine Border Home Improvement Brandenia Bright Star Designs Broad Essentials Inc. Bubble B’s Boutique Butterfly mountain Co C3 Outfitters Cambria + Clover Boutique LLC CAMPERS ON MISSION Cape Woolamai Mercantile Co. Capriluna Captivating Laser Engraving LLC Cedar Valley Candles Celebrate Recovery at CrossBridge Community Church

Crochet Grami crockett creek juices Dahlonega KOP LLC Danie Sew Crazy Dawson Co. Wingmen MC Dawson County Government Dawson County Humane Society Dawson County News Dawson County Republican Party Debbie’s Dazzling Jewels Designs by DeLuca / To DIY For Digital Designs by Tammy Dirt Road Designs Donna’s Health Corner, LLC Dragonfly Jewelry Creations Due South Soapworks East Hall NJROTC Booster Club Eclectic Chic {k} Enchanted Lanterns EXOVATIONS Extra Mile Tools Face Painting by Kristina Faith and Glitter Creations Fancynest

Chattahoochee Candles, LLC

Foothills wood designs

Chosen Elegance, LLC

Forest And Ether

Chris’s Crochet Cabin

Frogface Studio

Christ Fellowship Church

GA Mountain Leatherworks

CLC Designs

Gen X Couture

Clean Stitches Embroidery

Get Trashed Inc

Cole’s Grace With Southern Taste Gigi’s Quilts & Things 10

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more vendors Ginny’s Fudge and Nuts

Lilla Rose hair accessories

Glitz C Gypsy

Lisa’s Gifts and Apparel

Gratitude Goodies

Louberry Crafts

Green Mountain Treasure

Louie’s Pickles

Grunt Style

LuLaRoe

Gypsy Brims Hat Co

Made By Bernadine

Gypsyman Hotdog & Catering

Magical Marionettes and Norse horseman blades and accessories

Half Cut Candles handmade jewelry Hannah’s Candles Happy Lawn Heavens Sweet Tooth Hexagon Signs and Graphics Highland Cloud & Co. and A Matter of Taste

Magnolia Willow Farms LLC Mary Kay Me Time AQU LLC Mobile Axe Brothers LLC Modern Woodmen of America Moonfire Boutique

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Hillbillie Handmade

Mountain Top Kitchen

Hinson Synthetics (AMSOIL)

My Feet Orthotics

Hippie Daily Artisanals LLC

My Karma Kreations

Home Fields, Inc.

Nectar of the Vine

Honey Belle Hill

No One Alone - DV Shelter

Honeybear Hills Homestead LLC

Numb Skullz Airbrush

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Oh So Vine

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In the Potters Hand

One Community One God

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Indecisive Bathing Company

Pampered Chef

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Independence Craftworks

Papa Todd’s Tie Dyes

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J&S Decor and more

Pawpaws Rusty mail

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Jazzy Jewels

PedalMouse

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Johnny’s Jewelry

Permanently Bejeweled

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Pink Daisy Designs

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Kandie’s Korn, LLC

Pink Zebra

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Kustom Kutz & Designs

PlumCotton Apparel Co

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PNG Custom Gifts

La Vega Cigar Bar

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Point Blank Pepper Company

LaHoz Food Cooperative

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Ray & Snow

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Ray 101 Boutique

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Real Cajun Market Reds Custom Creations

Tailored Soul Clothing

Renewal by Andersen

Ten Point Boutique

Rhonda’s Double E Sweets

Terps and Shine

Right to Bear

The Carthy Collection

River Rocks Church

The Cowhide Chic

Roofing Resources of Georgia LLC

The Curio Coop

Safer Window Co

The Ice Man - Divine Dips

Sandi Ethridge, LLC

The Nail Studio

Scentsibly Southern Candles

The Outdoor Store

Selena’s Sassy “Spark”les

The Peachy Cactus Boutique

Shackle & Strand Permanent Jewelry

Theresa O’Connell - dba Maggie Hunter Designs

SHC

This and That by Nana,LLC

Shining Cross Designs

Thomas & Co

Sillie Rillie

TJM Designs Ga

Simple Wicks Candle Co

T-N-T freeze dried delights

Slime Time

TT Shots

Snuggle plush crochet

UnA’s Craft Room

Southern Inspired

Vankeith Insurance Agency

Southern Magnolia Customs Southern Showcase

Veritas Classical Schools of Dawson

Squirrely Hippie Chick

Victory Wave USA

Stace Safe

Vineyard & Brew Candle Co

Still There Shine Sauce and Rubs

Vinyl Hound Music

Studio 28 Skin & Brows

Wire Works Creations Inc.

Sunglass Pro’s LLC

Zo Aesthetics - Ash & Co.

The Happy Clover

Warrior Tree Soap

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Rednamed Farmer Grand Marshal

OF THE 56TH ANNUAL MOUNTAIN MOONSHINE FESTIVAL

Red Farmer: Still Racing-Still Winning At 91 years old, we are more than honored that Red Farmer will take off one day of racing to serve as the Grand Marshal of the 56th Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival. Not only does Red Farmer still race, but he still wins. Racing on mostly short tracks now, he started his career in 1948. His first NASCAR license was issued in 1953. Red has won 4 NASCAR championships – first one in 1956 in Modified Division and he won three consecutive championships in Late Model from 1969 – 1971.

Red Farmer was voted Most Popular Driver twice each in both Modified Division and Late Model Sportsman Division. This seems more prestigious since each of these four titles were voted on by his fellow NASCAR license holders and not by race fans.

Another astounding fact that speaks loudly about his character is that Red Farmer has had the same sponsor since 1962 – LongLewis Ford Dealership - and there has never been a written contract between them!

Farmer was named one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history in 1998. He was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021. Red has won an excess of 700 races in his career and he is still counting the wins!

Red Farmer is also known for being a member of the famous Alabama Gang – a group of racers from Hueytown, Alabama in the late 1950’s. Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, and Farmer were the original members, others joined later. Farmer was close with the Allison family in many ways. He was a passenger in the helicopter crash at Talladega in 1993 that left Davey Allison dead. Most likely, both the Allisons and Farmer have turned that tragedy into motivation to honor Davey on the race track and in their everyday lives.

“Racing is something that gets in your blood and you can’t get it out,” stated Farmer in an interview. It is evident that as long as Red Farmer’s blood is flowing, he will be racing.

“Racing is what drives me. I’ll see you at the track!”

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Moonshine Festival We are proud and honored to serve the Dawson County community.

It is the mission of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office to protect the lives and property of our people through professional, progressive, and proactive service. We shall serve with compassion and respect while seeking solutions to improve quality of life, liberty, and safety for all.

We appreciate your support and look forward to continuing to serve you!

Sheriff Jeff Johnson

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moonshine inductees

Dorsey Grady Bearden

APRIL 20, 1931 – JULY 29, 2004

Dorsey quit school in the 3rd grade to work the family stills. He worked for other people but mostly with his brothers, Doc and PeeWee. They had stills all over Dawson, Lumpkin, Gilmer, and Forsyth counties.

Dorsey was one of the premier moonshiners of Dawson County – it was his life. His work life was moonshining and it kept the family clothed, food on the table and a little money in his family’s pockets.

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Butch Dowell

ROCK CREEK, NC JANUARY 1958 –

Butch was raised in Wilkes County, NC. He started making moonshine when he was 20 years old. He was helping his uncle and cousin before going into business for himself. He made moonshine all over Wilkes County.

He got caught twice. The first time was in 1989 then again in 1999. He had to pay fines and had probation. He retired from the moonshine making after that.

Homer “Hammerhead” Odom 4/17/1924 – 10/31/2002 DAWSONVILLE, GA

Hammerhead Odom was the 5th of 10 children born to Ed and Bertie Odom. He went to work moonshining at age 8.

He worked on stills, hauled moonshine, and set up stills. Married in 1950, Hammerhead had 5 children. Moonshining put food on the table for his family. He was known as tight-lipped and a fast runner; agents said if he got his feet on the ground, no one could catch him. He did get caught and served time in Atlanta Pen 1954-55 and lost his voting rights.

In 1964, served in Tallahassee, FL and from there went to Eglin Air Force base for 2 years. He was later pardoned and gained his voting rights back – something Hammerhead was very proud of.

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APPLICATION

If you have any questions concerning K.A.R.E. for Kids, please call 706-216-KARE (5273) or email us at

KAREFORKIDSCHRISTMAS@GMAIL.COM

Will be accepting applications for assistance for the 2023 Christmas season at:

66 Hwy 53 West Dawsonville, GA 30534

(Old City Hall building across from City Liquor)

Thursday Nov. 2nd........ 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday Nov. 7th........... 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 8th..... 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 9th......... 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday Nov. 14th........ 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 15th... 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 16th....... 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You must bring copies of each of the following with you for us to accept your application: - GA drivers license OR State ID - Proof of residency (utility bill, lease agreement, property tax statement, tax return) - School report card (if child(ren) is of school age) or birth certificate if not school age - Documentation from daycare or preschool in the county - Income verification for the last 2 months for ALL persons employed in the household - Court documents if you are the guardian of the child(ren)

You will need to know:

- Your child(ren)’s EXACT clothes and shoe sizes - Specific clothing needs for your child(ren) - Please give K.A.R.E. a list of gift suggestions for your child(ren) that they would like for Christmas

In order to qualify for assistance, you must meet ALL of the following requirements: - You must live full-time in Dawson County along with your child(ren) that you are applying for assistance for. Your child(ren) must live with you.

- If your child(ren) is school aged, they must attend Dawson County schools.

- You must not receive assistance from any other agency, church, or school for this Christmas season.

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