Here's your roundup of top stories from Cobb, Cherokee, Paulding, Douglas and Bartow counties for Dec. 30.
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Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school girls basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the boys here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
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Here's your Dec. 28 roundup of high school boys basketball action for Bartow, Douglas, Paulding, Cherokee and Cobb counties.
It's all about holiday tournaments today, so much so that we're breaking the boys and girls scoreboards into separate files. Check out the scores and schedules for the girls here. If you have photos or videos from any of these matchups, we'd love to see them; just click on "Submit Photo & Video." You can post scores in the comments below, email them to GaPatchSports@gmail.com or send them to us on Twitter (@GaPatchSports). Come back Friday for the most complete results we can gather from Thursday's action. We're pulling in scores from Georgia Prep Country, Score Atlanta, Twitter, Facebook, school websites and the other media outlets cited below.
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Here's your roundup of some of the top stories from Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Paulding and Douglas counties for Dec. 27.
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Recycled trees make mulch, fuel, wildlife habitats and more.
After the holiday season is over, residents are encouraged to help the environment by recycling their Christmas trees. Recycling trees makes mulch, fuel, wildlife habitats and other useful material. Keep Cobb Beautiful will sponsor free recycling drop-offs. Trees will only be accepted Saturday, Jan. 7, at select Home Depot locations throughout Cobb. For a list of those locations, visit cobbcounty.org/kcb. County Parks and Recreation specified locations will accept drop-offs now through Jan. 7. These facilities are: Cobb Parks chipper locations and Davey Trees will have free mulch available to residents after Jan. 7. For more information, visit cobbcounty.org/kcb or call 770-528-1135.
You still have time to enter Patch's Deck the House contest to win acclaim, glory, maybe $500 for you and $100,000 for Cobb schools. What else do you have to do on a gray Christmas?
We're a couple of thousand years from Christmas being a celebration of the birth of a Jewish boy in Bethlehem, but maybe we can get back to a simpler, less violent holiday commercialism.
Take Patch with you around Kennesaw on your shiny new iPhone, Android phone, iPad or other mobile device.
If you found a new smartphone or tablet under the Christmas tree or beside the menorah, we know of one must-have application to get the most out of that mobile device around Kennesaw and beyond: Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones that make it easy for you to stay connected. How can Patch help you on the go? Let us count the ways. Patch for iPhone puts all the news, weather, places and events in Kennesaw at your fingertips. Among the app’s features: You can save anything from favorite articles to business listings to your iPhone for easy offline access. And wherever you go, you can use the camera on your phone to add photos to your Patch Neighborhood Gallery. Have an opinion on our app? We love feedback, so let us know what you …
With the help of NORAD, we're tracking St. Nick's path toward Cobb County.
Check out this link to see what Santa Claus sees as he makes his round-the-world trip on Christmas Eve, thanks to the Air Force's North American Aerospace Defense Command, known everywhere as NORAD. You also can follow Santa's progress on the interactive map above. According to NORAD, Santa could get to Kennesaw as early as 9 p.m. and should be gone by midnight, give or take a few reindeer pit stops. To get the latest updates on his progress, call 877-HINORAD, and a friendly volunteer, usually from the armed forces, will help you out. (If you get a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine, be sure to offer thanks for serving our country so you can stay on Santa's good-child list.) Last year, NORAD handled more than 80,000 calls about Santa's …
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A refreshing salad combination of fruits and vegetables for your holiday dinner menu.
In Mexico there is a nine day celebration from December 16 through December 24 called Las Posadas. It typically starts with a parade each night of children enacting the journey of Mary and Joseph that leads them to the stable where Jesus is born. The last house they visit each night is where the posada party is celebrated. The nine days represents the nine months of Mary’s pregnancy. This salad is served on Christmas Eve, the last night of Las Posadas. It is a combination of both fruit and vegetables which makes for a light and refreshing salad. This salad makes a beautiful addition to your Christmas dinner menu. Mexican Christmas Eve Salad (Ensalada de Noche Buena) 2 beets, cut off roots & stems, wrap in foil & set in a baking dish, bake …
Donna Espy-Rypel
11:58 am on Monday, December 26, 2011
I loved the tracker as well! My four-year-old grand-nephew was amazed and then bugged his mom and dad to leave our house to get home before Santa got there! Such a magical time of year... more ›