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Close to home
Things to go, do and see in metro Atlanta this weekend
You’ve got a few hours over the weekend and are looking for a nearby diversion – something that doesn’t require reservations or a tank of gas. Welcome to Close to Home! Each week we’ll highlight the quick, quaint and quirky events in your neighborhood. Email submissions to CommunityNews@ajc.com.
Canton Christmas tree recycling
Canton Christmas tree recycling. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. through January (except Sundays and Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Free. Canton City Collection Site, 2525 Ridge Road, Canton. Drop-off your live tree without lights or decorations. 770-704-1544, michelle. poole@canton-georgia.com.
‘Bring One for the Chipper’ in Roswell
“Bring One for the Chipper” event by Keep Roswell Beautiful. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Roswell residents are invited to bring their Christmas trees to one of the two Home Depot locations in Roswell:
■ 1580 Holcomb Bridge Road, Holcomb Woods Shopping Center.
■ 870 Woodstock Road across from Publix.
Trees will be chipped into mulch and available for delivery to the public by Davey Tree. Residents are asked not to drop off trees before Saturday. Participants also will receive a special gift while supplies last. Keep Roswell Beautiful has joined with sponsors The Home Depot, 11 Alive, The Davey Tree Expert Company and the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation to sponsor the Bring One for the Chipper program as a part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees. Vicki Culbreth at 770641-3742 or vculbreth@RoswellGov.com.
Christmas tree recycling in Cobb
Christmas tree recycling. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Select Home Depot locations throughout Cobb and at these county parks:
■ Noonday Creek Park, 489 Hawkins Store Road, Kennesaw.
■ Lost Mountain Park, 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs.
■ Fullers Park, 3499 Robinson Road, Marietta.
Home Depot locations are:
■ 3355 Cobb Parkway, Acworth
■ 1200 East-West Connector, Austell
■2350 Dallas Highway, Marietta
■ 4101 Roswell Road, Marietta
■ 449 Roberts Court, Kennesaw
■ 3605 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta
■ 1062 Richard Sailors Parkway, Powder Springs
■ 1655 Shiloh Road, Kennesaw
■ 2450 Cumberland Parkway, Atlanta
No trees will be accepted with decorations still attached. Free mulch will be available. 770-5281135, KeepCobbBeautiful@CobbCounty.org, KeepCobbBeautiful.org.
Woodstock Christmas tree recycling
Woodstock Christmas tree recycling. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free, including tree seedlings, coffee and donuts. Rope Mill Park, 690 Olde Rope Mill Park Road, Woodstock. No decorations, stands or flocked trees will be accepted since flocked and painted trees are poisonous to the river and animals in the park. This Bring One for the Chipper event is sponsored by the Keep Georgia Beau-
tiful campaign and the city of Woodstock Stormwater Department. Through Jan. 15, bring a shovel to Rope Mill Park anytime from 8 a.m. to dusk to “dip” into the free mulch at Christmas Tree Chip n Dip. Marybeth Stockdale at 770-592-6000 ext. 1952. WoodstockGa.gov.
Christmas tree recycling at CHaRM
Christmas tree recycling by Live Thrive Atlanta’s CHaRM. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Tuesday, Jan. 11 and 13. Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, 1110 Hill St. SE. All trees must be free of lights and ornaments. 404-600-6386.
Christmas tree recycling in Atlanta
Christmas tree recycling by Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. All trees must be free of lights and ornaments. 404-865-8743.
■ Home Depot - Buckhead, 2525 Piedmont Road NE
■ Home Depot - Midtown, 650 Ponce de Leon Place NE
■ Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), 1110 Hill St.
■ Home Depot – Cascade, 1032
Research Center Drive
Avondale Estates Christmas tree recycling
Avondale Estates Christmas tree recycling. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Old compost area by Lake Avondale near Wiltshire Drive and Berkeley Road. Signs posted by the lake will mark the drop-off location. Also, Avondale Estates residents may place their Christmas trees by the curb for pick up on their sanitation schedule. KeepGeorgiaBeautiful.org/bring_one_for_chipper.asp.
Historical Hunting in Lawrenceville
Historical “Sovereign Scavenger” Hunting. All of January: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Fridays,10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, 185 W. Crogan St., Lawrenceville. Pick up your list of historical items throughout the Historic Courthouse property to begin your scavenger hunt and get to know the history of Gwinnett County along the way. 770822-5450, GwinnettParks.com.
Christmas tree recycling in Atlanta
Christmas tree recycling by Keep South Fulton Beautiful. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Cascade Home Depot, Research Center off Cascade, 1032 Research Center Drive SW, Atlanta. All trees must be free of lights and ornaments. 404-906-9875.
Chess Club for Kids in Cumming
Chess Club for Kids. 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday and Feb. 3, March 3 and April 7. Free. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Ages 9 to 14. 770-7819840, forsythpl.org.