Polar Bear Run

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church to hold 2022 Polar Bear Run

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Polar Bear Run, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

The 2022 Polar Bear Run at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church is scheduled to take place next Saturday, Jan. 29, starting at 8 a.m.

While the event is for participants of all ages, it’s also one of the earliest qualifiers for the Peachtree Road Race.

A 2K fun run starts at 8 a.m., followed by a 5K timed run and cub run and cub dash follows at 9:15 a.m.

Registration is still underway and can be done by clicking here. Costs range from $25 for the cub races through $35 in advance for the 5K.

The Polar Bear Run is in its 34th year, and proceeds benefit the Johnson Ferry Academy high school music students who need financial assistance to attend an annual summer mission trip.

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Johnson Ferry Baptist’s Polar Bear Run scheduled for Jan. 30

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Polar Bear Run, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

After so many events that didn’t happen in East Cobb in 2020, the organizers of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church’s Polar Bear run dropped some good news recently:

The 2021 Polar Bear Run WILL GO ON! Check out our safety precautions at www.polarbear-run.com, and make sure to get registered as live-runners are limited!

The event is scheduled for Jan. 30, and you can register online at www.itsyourrace.com, or download a registration form at www.polarbear-run.com.

Now through Jan. 8 the cost for the 5K & 2K is $30. From Jan. 8-17 it rises to  $35. Cub runs are $25. Phantom is $35.

The 5K is a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race and gets underway at 8 a.m. The Cub Runs starts at 9 and the Cub 50-yard dash (ages 2-3 and indoors) starts at 9:15.

The Polar Bear Run, which started in 1989, will be in its 33rd year. The proceeds for the Polar Bear Run benefit students in the Johnson Ferry Academy’s high school music group who need financial assistance to attend an annual summer mission trip.

 

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Polar Bear Run; Pope Band Recycling; Walton Chorus Fashion Show; GSO Concert; and more

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Georgia Symphony Orchestra, East Cobb Weekend Events

From dawn to dusk on Saturday, this weekend’s East Cobb leading events on Saturday offer something for everyone.

It’s to be cold all day and all evening, led off by the 31st annual Polar Bear Run at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), which starts around 8 a.m. and raises funds for the church’s music mission trip. The race is one of the first local qualifiers for the Peachtree Road Race, but there are shorter races for kids, including a “Cub Run” for those ages 4-5;

Doing some winter reorganizing and cleaning out? Haul unwanted items over to Pope High School (3001 Hembree Road) between 9-4 for the Pope Band Recycling Day. The cost is $10 a car and additional charges apply for electronics and paint;

Professional organizer Linda Diamond offers tips on Decluttering Your Home from 11-12 Saturday at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road);

The sun’s supposed to come out, warming things up enough for some youth sports activity. The Sandy Plains Softball Fun Day takes place from 12-2 at the organization’s fields at 2977 Gordy Parkway, and they’ll have food, fun, prizes and walk-up registration for the spring season.

Not far way, Sandy Plains Baseball is holding Instructional Clinics at Harrison Park (2653 Shallowford Road) from 11-1 for ages 9-12, and at Sweat Mountain Park (4346 Steinhauer Road) from 2:30 p.m. for ages 5-8. All participants should bring a glove, bat and helmet and arrive at least 20 minutes beforehand;

The arts take center stage Saturday night (and indoors too!). The Walton Chorus Fashion Show is themed “Reaching for the Stars,” and it’s a fundraiser that costs $18 at the door. Showtime Saturday is 6 p.m. at the Walton auditorium (1590 Bill Murdock Road);

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra will performs a “Musical Mirrors Concert” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lassiter Concert Hall (2601 Shallowford Road, photo above). Works by Franz Schubert are featured, and the ticket prices range from $10-$25.

Check our full calendar listings for more things to do in East Cobb this weekend, and beyond.

Did we miss anything? Do you have a calendar item you’d like to share with the community? Send it to us, and we’ll spread the word! E-mail: calendar@eastcobbnews.com, and you can include a photo or flyer if you like.

Whatever you’re doing this weekend, make it a great one! Enjoy!

 

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EAST COBB WEEKEND EVENTS: Polar Bear Run; St. Peter & St. Paul consignment sale; Walton Chorus fashion show; Pope Band recycling; and more

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St. Peter and St. Paul consignment show, East Cobb weekend events

It’s expected to be rainy Saturday and Sunday, but given the winter storms of recent weeks, that shouldn’t be enough to deter those eager to get out and enjoy a good variety of East Cobb weekend events:

  • They start off Friday morning with the kids consignment sale at the Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (1795 Johnson Ferry Road). The hours are 9-6 Friday and from 9-12 on Saturday;
  • Early Saturday morning it’s the 30th running of the Polar Bear Run at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), and the temperatures aren’t expected to be frigid, in the high 40s. Not only has the event become at Peachtree Road Race qualifier, but those staging the Walton Raider Chase 5K are offering a special discount to Polar Bear runners to sign up for that Feb. 10 race. Message them on their Facebook page for details;
  • The Pope High School Band’s annual recycling event returns Saturday from 9-4 at the school (3001 Hembree Road), and the cost is $10 a car. Click the above link for details on what they’ll take and what they won’t accept before you head over there;
  • Staff from the office of U.S. Rep. Karen Handel will be available from 11-1 Saturday at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road) for Mobile Office hours, designed to help constituents sort through Social Security, IRS, immigration and other issues. No appointments are necessary, just show up with documents or other materials you’d like to have addressed;
  • If you’ve got young girls interested in softball, the Sandy Plains Softball Association is having its Fun Day Saturday from 12-2 (2977 Gordy Parkway), which includes walk-up registration for the spring season;
  • Georgia Young Adult author McCall Hoyle will be working with young writers from 3-5 Saturday on sharpening their skills for professional publications at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road). She’s a high school English teacher, and copies of her 2017 book “The Thing With Feathers” will be available for sale for $17. You’re asked to register for the session by calling the library at 770-509-4964;
  • Step out in style on Saturday night to benefit the Walton Chorus at its Fashion Show and Silent Auction fundraiser. “All You Need Is Love” starts at 7 at the school theater (1590 Bill Murdock Road), with student performers modeling current fashions, as well as plenty of raffle prizes. Tickets are $15 at the door and they’re accepting cash only.

Check out our full calendar listings for more things to do this weekend and beyond. Did we miss anything? Do you have a calendar item to share? Your event needs to be geographically located in East Cobb, and ideally we’d like to get it a week in advance. E-mail us: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it.

Have a great weekend!

 

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Jump-start your January with the East Cobb News community events calendar

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Polar Bear Run, East Cobb community events calendar

We keep adding to the East Cobb News community events calendar all the time, so Monday’s post on things to do this week has a few more additions.

It’s going to be a big weekend at Pope High School on Saturday, as we noted earlier, with the community ribbon-cutting for the new gymnasium, as well as the “Bring One for the Chipper” tree recycling event and all kinds of activities at public libraries in the East Cobb area.

That’s just the start of a healthy variety of activities, events and courses for all ages, and for a lot of good causes to start the year. The following is a sample of (mostly) free events throughout the month.

On Monday, parents of students with disabilities can learn more about becoming advocates for their children at a free workshop starting at 10 a.m. at Art It Out (255 Village Parkway, Suite 580). Education Rights 101 is led by Tim Schwartz, an attorney who specializes in students’ rights. You’ll need to register by calling 770-726-9589.

There’s a free concert next Sunday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road) as part of their continuing community concert series. The Summit Trio is made up of three Kennesaw State music faculty members, performing on the piano, cello and violin.

Quilting devotees can meet internally regarded quilter Elizabeth Barton on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 2-4 at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road), who will talk about what inspires her as an artist, as well as a teacher of the craft, as well as design and fabric dyeing. Call 770-509-2725 to register.

Fitness activities always abound in January, and the best-known community run to start off the year is the Polar Bear Run, which now is a qualifier for the Peachtree Road Race. The 30th annual event takes place as usual at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), with several start times, including the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Registration fees range from $25-$35 and signup can be done online here.

There’s so much more to do by checking our full events calendar for this week, this month and beyond. Send your calendar listings to: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post them here!

 

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