Hartwell a Hotbed of Activities Saturday

The City of Hartwell has a number of fun events going on this weekend.

First, the Hart County Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring its Splash of Hope 5K, 5K Color Walk/Run at the Hartwell Marina.  Registration is $20 and starts at 9a and the race begins at 10a.

Medals will be presented to Overall Male/Female winners, Masters Male/Female and 1st, 2nd, 3rd in standard age groups.

From there, you might want to head downtown to the 10th annual Depot Day on Depot St.

Sponsored by the Pilot Club of Hartwell, the event takes place from 9a to 3p and is designed to offer all the usual fun of a fall festival.

Vendors will be on hand selling a variety of times, such as handcrafted jewelry, handmade clothing and wood crafts.

Food vendors will be on site and there will be games and rides for children.

And if you’re a vendor interested in setting up a booth tomorrow at Depot Day you can contact Brenda Spears at 706-376-4286 or Andrea Cleveland at 706-436-5465.

You can wrap up your fun in Hartwell Saturdaynight by attending the Hart County Library’s 2nd Annual Edgar Allan Poe “Tell-Tale Heart Gala from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Savannah River Playhouse.

The event features food from local restaurants, gift basket raffles, door prizes, cake walk, readings from Poe (and others), as well as viewing with astronomer Steve Knight.

Tickets are $20 per person or $30 for couples and are available at the library.

For more information, call 706-376-4655 or see the library’s Facebook page at “Hart County Public Library”.