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2017 EXPO
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EMETRO TIMES PRESENTS THE 2ND
ANNUAL HOME AND GARDEN EXPO
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Metro Times is proud to present
the 2nd Annual Home and
Garden Expo on Saturday, April
22, 2017, at the Georgia International
Horse Park. With almost 4,000 people
attending last year’s event, huge
crowds are expected this year as local
businesses within the community
provide their expertise and showcase
their products and services.
For the second year in a row, Georgia
Gardener Walter Reeves will present at
the expo. As the star of WSB’s Lawn
and Garden Show, which is Atlanta’s
best source of weekly gardening
information, Walter Reeves is the
morning’s main attraction. He writes
a popular weekly column of garden
tips in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Living Section, has hosted PBS’
Gardening in Georgia television show,
and is also the author of several books.
“The 2017 expo is one of the best
ways for our community to have access
to home and
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Hands Across Rockdale Seeks
Applicants for Community Service
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Largest K-9 Memorial Event Held in
Porterdale
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ands Across
Rockdale is
seeking applicants
and volunteers during
its 6th annual day of
community-wide service
event on Saturday, May
6, 2017. The goal is to
promote volunteerism while
helping those in need within
Rockdale County. There is
so much need that everyone
can help no matter what age
or skill level.
In 2016, almost 300
volunteers were placed at
15 different project sites
throughout Rockdale.
Organizations that benefited
from the community-
wide service event last
year included Conyers
Middle School, Haven
House, Mercy Heart Clinic,
Phoenix Pass, Refuge
Pregnancy Center, Rockdale
Cares, Salem High School,
Walk of Heroes, and many
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T
he 9th Annual K-9
Memorial Event was
held on March 4, 2017
and was the largest event in
the world to honor K-9’s who
have served and protected us.
It was also our country’s only
annual K-9 event for fallen
police dogs.
Holly Cripps and her
husband, Police Chief Jason
Cripps of the Porterdale Police
Department, began We Ride
to Provide, which holds the
event, as a bike ride honoring
fallen K9’s. Over the years, the
event has grown to include law
enforcement K-9’s from across
the country who have died in
the line of duty or who passed
in retirement.
The memorial event on
March 4, 2017, was held in
the Porterdale Gym. The event
began with a pre-ceremony
meeting for handlers that lost
their K-9 partners in 2016 and
was followed by the ceremony.
This year many dogs passed.
They had served from areas
across the U.S. and from as far
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Coffee Break....................................................... 14
Courtesy Ford Truck Buddies Event........... 7
Dave Says............................................................ 6
Deon’s Do’s & Don’ts........................................ 3
Devotional.......................................................... 12
eMetro Education............................................. 15
eMetro Events.................................................... 2
eMetro Health.................................................... 8-9
High Priority Plumbing Comic..................... 4
Home and Garden Expo................................. 5
Largest K-9 Memorial Event Held............... 11
Pet of the Month............................................... 7
Puzzles N’ Stuff.................................................. 7
Talkin’ Trash......................................................... 12
Shelli Says............................................................ 13
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