ATHENS-The next couple of weeks holds a lot of different and fun events in Athens. You can get dirty with Mud Volleyball or you can listen to some great music on the square.
CASA Mud Volleyball Seeks Mud Slingers
The July 16th fundraiser volleyball tournament for Care Assurance System for the Aging and Homebound, better known as CASA, is set for Swan Creek Park beside Athens High School in Athens, Alabama.
CASA is seeking teams no smaller than 8 members up to teams of 15 members to get down and dirty; sling a little mud; spike, volley and have a good time during their annual fundraiser. Each team must have at least 2 women. Each player is $20.00.
New this year, each teams must also provide a Line Judges – no charge for Line Judges.
Registration is available at Active.com>> http://bit.ly/
Spectators are welcome to come enjoy the fun and watch the mud fly starting at 9:00AM.
Athens-Limestone Civil War Geocache A Technological Adventure in History
Athens-Limestone Alabama is home to a unique tour of Civil War points of interest, battlefields and graves. This adventure also offers a trip through the local Civil War history. It involves computers, government satellites, GPS units and hidden “Tupperware”. Oh – the ability to solve puzzle and sense of adventure on the part of the person or people involved also come into play.
The Civil War Geocaching Adventure is the culmination of what happens when the world of technology and the world of history collide. It was created in 2011 by the Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association to capitalize on this growing trend that has now captured the world’s interest. Adventurers, called geocachers, are traveling not only their own backyards but the world to hunt and find hidden caches (aka hidden “Tupperware”).
What is geocaching?
According to Geocaching.com, geocaching is a “worldwide activity enjoyed by GPS users”. “Seekers” use their GPS to locate a series of hidden “caches” at coordinates specified at geocaching.com by the “hiders”. The “hunt” takes you throughout the community with opportunities to experience different places, people and activities- in this case, Athens-Limestone Civil War history and sites. When “seekers” also known as a “cacher” finds and opens the hidden “cache” you take a trinket and leave a trinket — this keeps the cache full.
What do you need to geocache?
You need a GPS unit (portable because you’ll need to be able to carry it with you), a computer to go to geocaching.com and download the coordinates, trinkets to “trade-in” at the caches and a sense for adventure.
To find caches is easy and free – just log on to www.geocaching.com and check for caches in your area- search by city, state, or zip. Then enter the coordinates into your GPS and go!
For more information about Athens-Limestone Civil War Geocaching or any of our 25 community trails or tracks, please contact the Athens Visitors Center at 256-232-5411 or stop by at 100 North Beaty Street, Athens, AL 35611.
For more information about Geocaching:
www.geocaching.com
Singing of the Square Continues July 15th
The 2016 concert series is sponsored by Jimmy Smith Buick GMC and presented by Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association free to the public. Most shows kick off at 6:00PM and go to 8:00PM. Grab a to-go dinner and dine al fresco while you enjoy this year’s variety of groups and music.
The 2016 schedule will be an irregular one, so grab your calendar and mark the dates and times below.
- July 15th
- 6PM – Henry River Honey
- August 19th
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- 6:30PM – Athens State Community Band
The rain location for the 2016 Singing on the Square will be at the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 511 17915 West Elm Street Athens, AL.
The Vietnam Veterans Building is one block east of the Market Street and Elm Street intersection at the T-junction of Lucas Ferry Road. The Vietnam Veterans Building is approximately 3.4 miles from the traffic light at Elm Street and U.S. Highway 31N.
Alabama Veterans Museum Seeks Militaria Enthusiast and Vendors to Display at October Show
Militaria, defined as firearms and uniforms of historical value or interest, is a large draw to re-enactors, military historians, and a variety of people and enthusiasts. Militaria Shows offer the public chances to see and purchase historical artifacts.
The Alabama Veterans Museum is seeking people to display and sell Militaria items at their October 7th and 8th show at the Limestone County Event Center 114 West Pryor Street in Athens. Set up will be Friday, October 7th from 8:00AM-12:00PM. The show will be open to the public Friday, October 7th from 12:00PM to 7:00PM and Saturday, October 8th from 8:00AM to 6:00PM.
Tables are 6 foot and are $45.00 for vendors and $20.00 for displays.
For more information about displaying, email: info@alabamaveteransmuseum.com or call 256-771-7578
Any interest in attending the event October 7th and 8th have the option of one day admission for $5.00 per adult or a 2-Day Pass for $8.00 per adult. Children under 12, Military, Police, Fire & Rescue & Re-Enactors in Uniform receive Free admission.
Media Release/Cayce Lee
Social Media Specialist
Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association
