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River Fest returns to Newnan on June 10 By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL sarah@newnan.com
Chattahoochee Bend River Fest will be returning to downtown Newnan. The second annual event will be held June 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. T h i s ye a r, t he event w i l l t ie i n w it h t he Bi ke R ide Across Georgia, which will be based in Newnan. Riders from BRAG will be welcomed into downtown for an evening of festivities, and the entire community is invited. R iver Fest i s hosted by t he Friends of Chattahoochee Bend State Pa rk a nd MainStreet Newnan. The Newnan Art Walk will be held during the event, and River Fest will also include a bicyclingrelated film festival at the Alamo, ex h ibitors , a nd t he ret u r n of canoe tug-of-war. A 25-by-50 foot pool will be set up to host paddling exhibits, the tug-of-war competition, and other activities. There will also be cycling and mountain biking demonstrations, and other outdoor sports demonstrations and exhibits. Last year, River Fest was created to welcome participants in Paddle Georgia and raise community awareness about Chattahoochee Bend State Park. “This year the park awareness goal is the same and we are fortunate
enough for the second year to be able to welcome and celebrate another great group of outdoors folk - up to 1000 BRAG riders,” said Steve St. Laurent, president of the Friends of Chattahoochee Bend State Park. The Friends of Chattahoochee Bend, the Georgia Department of Natural Rescues, Chattahoochee RiverKeeper and BRAG will have exhibit tents set up, as will event sponsors. T h ou g h e vent T- s h i r t s a re already in production, last-minute sponsorship opportunities are available. Sponsors can get their logos on promotional signs and social media, and video airtime during the film festival. St. Lau rent sa id t hey ’d a lso appreciate the donation of familyfriendly, outdoor-style activities for the event. BRAG will be traveling through Coweta June 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13, and there will be roughly 1,000 c yc l i s t s pa r t ic ipat i n g i n t h e event. The total route will cover 408 miles over six days, primari ly i n New na n , LaGra nge a nd Carrolton. “We’d love to see a big turnout by local Cowetans to welcome the cyclists and learn more about the park,” said Vicki Kaiser, chairperson of the Bend Friends’ Mountain Bike committee. The Friends of Chattahoochee Bend is a volunteer orga n iza-
River Fest, hosted by the Friends of Chattahoochee Bend State Park and MainStreet Newnan, returns to downtown Newnan on June 10 from 5 to 9 p.m.
tion serving Chattahoochee Bend State Pa rk , located a long t he Chattahoochee River on Coweta’s western side. Friends members build trails, provide maintenance,
a nd host event s . T he f r iend s group is beginning work on an 11-plus mile network of equestrian trails, and there are future plans for an archery range.
For more i n for m at ion or to become a sponsor, contact St. L au rent at f r iendsofch at tahoocheebend@g ma i l.com or 678-416-5947.
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt garage project recalls local legend
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COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL SPACE IN HISTORIC SPOT By W. WINSTON SKINNER winston@newnan.com Franklin Delano Roosevelt sometimes passed through Newnan on his way to his rural retreat at Warm Springs. That is fact. Some legends have grown up around FDR’s visits to west Georgia, and one of them has a brickand-mortar presence in downtown Newnan. George Johnson, who owns 36 Madison St., noted that – according to local legend – “Roosevelt’s cars were kept here.” While there is no specific documentation that verify the story, the tale has been passed “from owner to owner” as the property has changed hands, Johnson said. Some facets of the building’s history provide at least ancillary evidence that the stories might be true. Johnson sought a certificate of appropriateness from the Newnan Planning Commission earlier this month, but was unsuccessful. He hoped to get approval to apply pearl gray stucco to the front of the building – a proposal that did not appeal to the planning board.
Johnson is planning to put two storefronts in the downstairs space of the building which has housed an antique shop, a hot dog restaurant and the local Democratic Party headquarters in recent years. Johnson wants to create four loft apartments in the unfinished space upstairs. There’s “a complete open loft up here,” Johnson said. “It was used for storage of some type. It’s never been finished.” Johnson plans to use a “garage door” motif on the front of the building and to have a small sign reading “Roosevelt Garage.” The known history of the property is recorded back into the 1800s. In 1885, the land was vacant. Four years later, there was “a single livery stable building that eventually would be divided into two,” Johnson said. Records continues to show a livery station in 1889 and 1911, as well as on a 1906 map. A garage and filling station were on the property in 1927. By 1955, “the front part had been
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