Barnesville, GA Buggy Days 2013 - Barnesville Lamar Chamber of

Barnesville, GA
Buggy Days 2013
September 2013
History
Beauty Pageant
Street Dance
Music
Arts and Crafts
Festival
Farmer’s Market
Contests
Kids Park
Old Fashioned Games
and Fireworks
Welcome to our new members!
“Rolling
Through The
Years”
 Studio 4:13
 McDonalds
September
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September 6: Studio 4:13 Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony (Page 9)
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September 3: Trivia at Slices Pizzeria
September 5, 12, 19 & 26: Famer’s Market
(See page 4)
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September 7: Old School Party at Juss Chill
(Page 9)
September 10: Merchant’s Committee Meeting at
9:00 AM (See page 7)
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September 10: Upson Regional (See Page 7)
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September 14: Miss Buggy Days Beauty Pageant
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September 19: Kid’s Night and the Almost
Anything Goes Games
September 20: Buggy Days Street Dance
September 21-22: Buggy Days Arts and Crafts
Festival
September 21: Parade, Old Fashioned Games and
Fireworks Celebration
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September 22: First Day of Autumn
September 26: Tailgate Business After Hours at
Slices Pizzeria
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Fri
2
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Thu
1
Schedule of Events:
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Wed
September 28: Miniature Golf Night (Page 7)
Rolling through the Years Trivia: Page 3
The Chariot
dates back to
2000 BC by the
Yamna Culture
and hit their
peek about
1300 BC.
The Conestoga
Wagon was
invented in
1717. It was
named after the
Conestoga River
in Pennsylvania.
The horse and buggy made its way to America in 1815. First arriving
in New Hampshire. It is known as a “horse and buggy” in American
English and by “horse and carriage” in British English. Barnesville,
was well known as the "Buggy Capital of the South" in the late
1800s and early 1900s, with several Barnesville companies
producing buggies. The local Barnesville Gazette reported that Mr.
Smith of the J. G. Smith and Sons Genuine Barnesville Buggies
Factory anticipated "for the year 1897 he will ship at least 1,200
buggies" and "is almost sure to double this for 1898."
The bicycle was introduced in 1817 in Manheim
by a German man named Baron Karl von Drais.
The “modern automobile” was introduced in
1886, also by a German man. His name was Carl
Benz . The Ford Model T came to follow in
1908. Ford also introduced what we know as a
V8 engine with their Model A in 1953.
The Volkswagen was
designed by Porsche as a
simple car for Germany in
1938.
The Chevrolet Corvette was
introduced in 1953.
Buggy Days Car
Show:
Antique Car Show
See antique automobiles with their original
Barnesville Buggy Days Parade
equipment. Who knows, you may be able to meet the
owner! This year the show will be set up in front of
the courthouse on Thomaston Street. After the show
the antique cars will be exhibited in the Annual Buggy
Days Parade. Are you the owner of your own classic
car? Bring it to the Courthouse at 10:00 am!
Saturday, September 21, 2013 on Thomaston Street
Set up begins at 10:00 a.m.
Parade Line-Up @Summers Field
Saturday, September 21, 2013 begins at 1:30 p.m.
For More Information Call: 770-358-5884
Farmer’s
<Market
12pm-6pm
Every Thursday
from May through
October in the
United Bank Parking Lot (Off of
Market Street).
See
www.barnesville.org
for a complete schedule of free cooking
Page 5
Game Schedule:
Sept. 6: Eagle’s Landing
(Away)
Sept. 13: Pike County (Away)
Sept. 20: Open
Sept. 27: Taylor County
(Home*)
Thursday
Kid’s Night
Almost Anything Goes Games
Friday
Street
Dance
Visit
www.buggydays.org
for more
information
Juss Chill
Ritz Park Amphitheatre
Saturday
Saturday & Sunday
Buggython Road Race
Buggy Blast Kids Park
Antique Car Display
Live Music
Pie Eating Contest
Great Food
Parade
Arts and Crafts
Old Fashioned Games
Community Contests and more!
Pig Chase & Greased Pole Climbing Contest
Fireworks
No pets! Service Animals
Only
Pasley & Nuce, Inc.
40th Annual Buggy Days
Beauty Pageant
September 14th, 2013 at the Lamar County
Fine Arts Center
Birth-4 Years of age: 10:00 am
5 - 16 Years of age: 2:00 pm
17+ Years of Age : 6:00 pm
Come join us for this all day event with
local entertainment, recognition for all
past Miss Buggy Days title holders, and
appreciation for all of the beautiful
ladies of Lamar County .
Admission: $5 per person
(5 and Under Free)
For more information: 770.358.5884
Georgia Sprint Karting Association
The Georgia Sprint Karting Association has been
chosen to be filmed for a Vintage Kart show on
September 14, 2013!
Don’t forget about the races!
http://georgiasprintkarting.net/
Page 8
Buggy Days Parade
Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 2:00 pm.
(For More Information Call 770-358-5884)
Pie Eating Contest
Saturday at 11:00 am and
4:00 pm at the
Entertainment Stage
Finals: Sunday at 2:00 pm.
Page 9
Buggy Days Chairman’s Corner
As the chairman of Buggy Days, I have the privilege of organizing and planning one of
the best festivals in the country! (Or so I think!) Because of an incredible group of
hard working dedicated volunteers, Barnesville Buggy Days is a huge success. This
year marks a special milestone in the life of our festival. 40 years ago the leaders of
our town decided to organize a celebration that honors the history of Barnesville.
This city was the largest buggy producer in the southeast! People from all over the
country wanted a Barnesville Buggy!
Since its inception, Buggy Days has grown and become an annual homecoming for
everyone. While growing up in Barnesville, every September was always a special
time. Buggy Days has always been an important and fun time for me. I was fortunate
to ride in one of the first parades. I have caught a pig and climbed a grease pole along
with being on a winning team in Almost Anything Goes. My uncle (Reuben Ware)
wrote the official Buggy Days song and my grandfather (Troy Turner) used to belly
dance in the parade. For those of you who grew up going to Buggy Days, you know
what I’m talking about!
We live in the best city in the world! And I am so blessed to be a part of celebrating
Barnesville’s rich history! Buggy Days is always a time where you can renew friendship and enjoy a great week of fun! See you downtown!
678-883-0413
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Studio 4:13
Friday, September 6, 2013
Please join us in welcoming a new Lamar
County business, Studio 4:13, to our
community by attending their Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony on Friday, September 6th
at 11:00 am.
Location: 12 Zebulon Street, Barnesville, GA.
Tim Turner
Buggy Days Chairman
President’s Corner
Can you believe it? It’s Buggy Days! This festival is possibly one of the most rewarding things that I
get to do with the Barnesville Chamber. To so many of us, Buggy Days is more than a festival, it is
homecoming, it is a celebration, and it is a way to honor the history of this town. I remember my
very first Buggy Days. It was four years ago, and it rained. At the time, I had lived in Barnesville for a
little over six months and still didn’t know a soul out here. I remember walking through town during
the time that the rain paused and I remember noticing how happy everyone looked. As I walked
through the streets filled with busy people I noticed how I made eye contact with strangers with
contagious smiles-something that I wasn’t used to, but was intrigued by, it made me feel at home. As a newcomer to
Barnesville, I didn’t yet understand that Buggy Days is looked forward to by thousands of people every year. Families are
reunited and friends have standing annual plans (on the third weekend in September) to reunite at So-and-So’s house
where they will eat, drink and talk about the Buggy Days of the past.
Of course by my second Buggy Days I had discovered the excitement and anticipation of the “holiday” through the friends
that I had made. The importance of buying a new sundress for the Street Dance, significance of getting the new official
t-shirt that we will all wear so proudly, where the perfect spot is on Thomaston Street to watch the parade, and where to
be when the lights go out and the fireworks go up. Not necessarily insider information-just shared experiences of holding
onto traditions that were passed on to them from their parents, passed to me through their friendship, and that I will pass
on to my daughter as she grows older. To me, Buggy Days is a way to revere not only the buggy industry and history that
made this town thrive years ago, but a way to memorialize the culture and the people of Barnesville. To celebrate the
citizens that are smiling at the strangers on the street, creating an atmosphere that feels like home, and making memories
that will be cherished and reminisced years from now. The citizens that just so happen to be our neighbors. Happy Buggy
Days Lamar County-ans! I hope you have the ride of your life!
BARNESVILLE-LAMAR COUNTY
P.O. Box 506
100 Commerce Place
Barnesville, GA 30204
Office: (770) 358-5884
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