For 16 years, Lynn Smith and her team of E-911 dispatchers have tried to get Oscar Mayer to bring its famed Wienermobile to their children’s fun fest. This year, they succeeded.
The company has six branded mobiles that tour the U.S., and tonight, one of them will be at the Habersham County Fairgrounds.
The Wienermobile is just one of the many spectacles kids will enjoy throughout this evening of activities.
Gates opened at 5. The event continues until 8 p.m.
The free event also features trunk or treat, interactive exhibits, a hayride, wrestling exhibitions, public safety personnel and vehicles, and helicopters.
Dozens of booths are set up inside the fairground pavilion where children can visit with over 100 public safety officials who are participating. Their ranks include 9-1-1 dispatchers, firefighters, law enforcement, paramedics, animal control staff, and forest rangers, among others.
Smith and her team have spent the better part of the week getting the fairgrounds ready for the event. For set up on Thursday, they recruited outside volunteers.
“This is the first year that we’ve had volunteers from somewhere else. We’ve got Piedmont College nursing students. They’re coming to help us this year, so we’ll have about 40 volunteers,” says Smith.
Parking is on the baseball side of the fairgrounds complex. The Habersham County Fairgrounds complex is located at 4235 Toccoa Highway, Clarkesville.
