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Thousands attend free Children's Fun Festival in Clarkesville

Posted 9:17PM on Friday 26th October 2012 ( 11 years ago )
CLARKESVILLE
Ezra Early of Tallulah Falls visits with Smokey Bear during Thursday's Habersham County E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Habersham Electric Membership Corp. employees demonstrate the dangers of downed power lines by showing the effects of electricity on a whole chicken. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Hall County's hazardous materials truck and Gainesville Fire Department's Georgia Search and Rescue (GSAR) tractor-trailer were among the emergency vehicles on display Thursday in Clarkesville. (Photo/Rob Moore)
People line the fence of the soccer complex to watch a Blackhawk helicopter depart the Children's Fun Festival Thursday night. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Clowns Wrinkles and AnE are shown with one of their younger contemporaries, Karelia the Clown. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Amanda Gregory, Melannie Barrett, Clayton Barrett and Cali Rae Barrett enjoy themselves during the Habersham County E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Ken Davis, public affairs director for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, hands out literature about Ready Georgia and the Ready Georgia app. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Many families dressed in costume for Thursday's Habersham County E-9-1-1 Children's Fun Festival. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Children got a little dose of jail in Clarkesville Police Department's decorated Explorer. "This is the only jail I ever want to see you in," Assistant Chief Danny Clouatre told them. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Gwinnett Braves mascot Chopper visited with parents and children at Thursday night's event. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Ella Chambers, dressed as Dorothy, is shown with Lakeeta Chambers. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Nikki Holt of Rabun County and her horse make their way through the arena. A fun rodeo was held during the Children's Fun Festival Thursday night in Clarkesville. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Community groups like the Clarkesville Lions Club participated in Thursday's event, as did the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Goats, cows, chickens and other animals were part of the petting zoo. (Photo/Rob Moore)

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