More Runners Needed for 'Guns & Hoses' Charity Run
The annual Guns & Hoses 5K will be held Feb. 16.
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More runners needed for 'Guns & Hoses' Charity Run
The annual Guns & Hoses 5K will be held Feb. 16.
The Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency would like to see more participants in its seventh annual Guns & Hoses 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. The agency, which is teaming up with the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office for the event, had 650 runners last year and hope to reach 700 to participate during the event on Saturday Feb. 16. CRPA currently has 234 runners signed up for the sheriff's office and 187 signed up for the fire department, said Neely Montejunas, recreation division director with the agency. The race will be held at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. Participants can choose which team — guns for the sheriff's office or hoses for the fire department — and the $5 of the total registration fee …
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Cherokee Firefighters, Sheriff's Deputies To Run For Children
The annual Guns & Hoses 5K and 1-mile fun run will be held next month.
Public safety officials on the first line of defense will come together to raise money for abused and neglected Cherokee County children. Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will once again join forces with the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for the Guns & Hoses 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Feb. 16. The race will be held at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. Runners can choose which team — Guns for the sheriff's department or Hoses for the fire department — and the $5 of the total registration fee will be donated to a local charity. The event this year will benefit CASA Cherokee. Court Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers appointed by judges to oversee the welfare of neglected …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Child Safety Efforts Put Cherokee on Top
The county's fire department was named Lead Agency of the Year.
Safe Kids Georgia has awarded Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services its "Lead Agency of the Year" designation for local efforts to prevent accidental childhood injury. The honor was announced during Safe Kids' May 4 gala at the W Atlanta-Midtown, fire spokesman Tim Cavender said. Cherokee Fire houses the county's Safe Kids program. Led by Capt. Chad Arp, the department's fire safety educator, Safe Kids Cherokee focuses on child passenger safety, animal bite prevention, water safety, and bike and pedestrian safety. Most recently, Safe Kids Cherokee hosted a child safety seat check at the Harmony on the Lake subdivision. "Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services provide vehicles, trailers, fire apparatus, manpower and supplies …
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