Registration has started for the fall season of the Horizon Baseball League. The league is divided up into two age groups; 5-12 years old and 13 and older. Baseball season begins on Saturday, September 24th and runs through October 29th. The cost for the league is $15 which covers league expenses. If you are unable to afford the cost of the league opportunities for financial aid are available by contacting Lauren Ham 770-917-1234.

Register online for the Horizon Baseball League by visiting www.acworth.org/aprd or at Acworth Parks and Recreation Department office located at 4762 Logan Road, Acworth, 30101. For more information please visit the above website or call 770-917-1234.

Summer will be here before you know it. Camp Acworth summer day camp provides a safe and active environment for your child to enjoy their summer. Campers will enjoy various outdoor activities including swimming, canoeing, hiking and archery as well as arts and crafts and team sport activities. Campers will take a field trip each week to exciting places like Stars and Strikes, Fernbank Science Center, Zoo Atlanta and the World of Coke. Camp Acworth is for children ages 6 – 11 as well as Middle School Camp for ages 11 – 15.

Camp consists of eight, one week sessions beginning the week of June 6 and concluding the week of August 5 (there is no camp the week of July 4). Normal camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and extended hours are available that allows for early drop off from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and late pick up from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Registration for Camp Acworth and Middle School Camp is now open. The registration fee for City of Acworth residents is $95.00 per week and the non-resident fee is $110.00 per week. Extended hours are an additional $20.00 per week for city residents and $25.00 per week for non-residents.

For more information on Camp Acworth and to register visit www.acworth.org/aprd.

Congratulations to Acworth’s Chef Henry of Henry’s Louisiana Grill for winning ABC Nightline’s People’s Platelist competition!

ABC REPORT: Henry Chandler, the chef and owner of Henry’s Louisiana Grill, in Acworth, Ga., received the most votes from viewers across America to earn the title of the “Nightline” People’s Platelist.

“The one thing about food in Louisiana is in good times and bad it pulls people together,” said Chandler, 51. “I love to cook because I love to see my friends, my family and my customers enjoy the food so much.”

In June, “Nightline” launched the People’s Platelist contest — a search for the best undiscovered chefs in the country. We asked viewers to nominate a beloved local chef for a “Platelist” feature. More than 1,000 viewers wrote in, singing the praises of chefs whose creative and delicious cuisines have dazzled their palettes.

More from ABC: Chef Henry is in the restaurant every day. When he is not in the kitchen cooking or supervising, he is making his rounds in the dining area. He makes it a point to go to each table and talk personally with each guest. He is a hit with the young and old alike. People drive from all over Georgia to eat Henry’s delicious Cajun treats! Take one little boy growing up in a Louisiana kitchen at his nanny’s elbow. Mix in college in Lafayette, Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Christmas Festivals in Natchitoches.

Marinate for three years in European culinary schools. Return to the States for further seasoning. Observe carefully as ingredients ignite. Contain fiery mixture in small town restaurant and present: Chef Henry Chandler!

Read the rest of this story and more about the contest online at http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Platelist/peoples-platelist-winner-henry-chandler/story?id=11737963

You may be aware that the City of Acworth and the Acworth Community has recently been nominated as one of 25 finalists in the United States to compete next week in Kansas City, Missouri for the All-America City Award. This is an extremely prestigious nomination for the Acworth Community! There are several competitions within the big competition. One of those is a video competition. The Acworth Delegation has entered a video into the competition on the Horizon Field, a baseball field for children with disabilities. This is an awesome video! Simply click the link below, scroll to the Acworth video, and vote!

Vote Here – http://www.allamericacityaward.com/

Now, this is where we need your help! We would appreciate any support from you that would include forwarding the above message out through email distribution lists, Facebook, Twitter, other social networking outlets, posting on websites, and etc. Help make this video #1!

Thank you,

James D. Albright, CPRP
Director
Parks and Recreation Department

The Cobb County Parks and Recreation Department recently announced that the Board of Commissioners has approved funding for major renovations to Cobblestone Golf Course. The work will begin in July and will include renovation of the greens and replacement of the bent grass with Champion Bermuda. This hybrid grass has proven to be a very good putting surface and will be much more tolerant of heat and traffic than the bent grass.

During this renovation, they will also bring back to original size all the greens on the course. In order to support this grow-in and continued care, some of the trees will be cut to allow full sunlight on the greens. In addition, the renovations include a plan to have year round “green” greens with the help of a little paint during the dormant period.

All bunkers and traps will be completely renovated with new drainage, liners and sand. This will bring back the great look and play of fluffy white sand. The renovation also includes the installation of a new irrigation system to produce the much needed supply of water for the greens grow-in and general course maintenance.

The work begins July 1 and is scheduled to take about 9 weeks. The improved course will be fully playable by mid-September, however the course will remain open and playable using temporary greens during the construction and grow-in period.

More than 250 families were given bags of canned goods and a turkey this Thanksgiving season, thanks to the help of the Tackle Hunger program. Students from North Cobb High School, North Cobb Christian School, McCall Primary School and Acworth Intermediate School all held canned food drives to support the efforts.

The Acworth Business Association donated money and the First Annual Acworth Turkey Chase 5K Fun Run also provided funds to purchase more than 200 turkeys to be delivered to homes right here in Acworth.

A new record for the Tackle Hunger program was set this year as more than 13,000 canned goods were received, most were delivered to the Acworth Housing Authority by volunteers from North Cobb High School and NorthStar Church. Other families in the area were recipients of the nonperishable goods as well.

For more information or to be involved in the program next year, please email Peter Jezerinac at pjezerinac@acworth.org.