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ROGERS, TRITT HEADLINE CONCERT SERIES AT NORTH GEORGIA STATE FAIR

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The Georgia Lottery Concert Series for the 2014 Superior Plumbing North Georgia State Fair under the covered arena has been announced, including:

• Francesca Battistelli on Friday, Sept. 19, at 8 p.m.

• Mark Wills on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m.

• Jo Dee Messina on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m.

• Travis Tritt on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m.

• Kenny Rogers on Friday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m.

• Craig Campbell on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m.

Francesca Battistelli, a six-time Dove Award Winner and 2011 Artist of the Year, continues to grow, evolve and expand her fan base, including playing the Grand Ole Opry! Already a Christian music super star with hits like “I’m Letting Go,” and Grammy-nominated “Free to be Me,”

One of Georgia’s favorite sons, Mark Wills is a multiplatinum-selling country music star with eight top-10 hits to his name including “19 Something,” “Wish You Were Here,” and “Don’t Laugh at Me.”

Jo Dee Messina debuted in 1996, with the hit single “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” Jo Dee has charted nine No. 1 singles and 16 Top 40 singles while selling more than 5 million records worldwide.

Another of Georgia’s favorite sons, Travis Tritt, burst onto the country music scene in 1990 with his debut album, “Coun-try Club.” His next eight albums and scores of hit singles led him to amass more than 25 million in career sales, two Grammy Awards and three CMA Awards. With songs like, “Here’s a Quarter,” “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” “Help Me Held On,” “Anymore,” and “Can I Trust You with My Heart?” you will sing along all night.

Country Music legend, Kenny Rogers, is the eighth best-selling male artist of all time! Songs like “Lady,” “The Gambler,” “Lucille,” and “She Believes in Me” have

helped Rogers sell more than 120 mil-lion records worldwide. This three-time Grammy Winner and 2013 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee is a true living legend.

Craig Campbell is one of country music’s brightest rising stars. He became one of the most successful new artists of 2011 when his debut album was released and spawned the hit “Family Man.”

Concerts are free with paid admission to the fair.

Come join the fun at the Marietta Mutt Strutt on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the beautiful grounds of Mari-etta First United Methodist Church located at 56 Whitlock Ave., Marietta.

Bring the entire family, including the dog, for a day of fun! Enjoy Bluegrass music with the Cherokee Cut Ups on the main stage, delectable treats from the Food Trucks, Dachshund Races, the Kid Zone

with lots of fun activities for all ages, and the Pet Parade and costume contest. Park-ing and admission are free.

More than 60 vendors will showcase their wares. Be sure to take Fido to the Bone Bar, where nearly 4,000 pounds of dog treats are available for you to scoop, free. Looking for a new family member? Visit the eight Rescue groups who will have furry friends of all sizes.

Bring a chair to set up along the parade route, and settle in to watch Jr. Miss Cobb County, Carley Jaymes Vogel, lead off the parade with a full court of Princes and Prin-cesses, and dogs, in full regalia and compe-tition. The parade route winds through the park, past the Grandparents’ grandstand at Winwood, and ends at the Pavilion, where prizes will be awarded.

All prizes are provided by Costo, and include a new dog bed and more. If you want to participate in the parade, visit www.SweetwaterMission.org for the reg-istration form. The cost is $20 per dog.

For vendor information contact Linda Oviatt at 770-241-4302.

This event is being held to support and raise awareness of Sweetwater Mission, a nonprofit that has been helping families with food, clothing, job training and more since 1968.

Also look for beautifully handcrafted items for sale at the Mutt Strutt, made by the participants in Sweetwater’s newest artisan program for the formerly chroni-cally homeless. Visit www.Sweetwater-Mission.org to find out how you can help.

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SW COBB SOX WIN TOURNAMENTThe Southwest Cobb County Sox youth baseball team has won the Georgia 10U Call Ripken State baseball Tournament. After compiling a stellar 36-6 record this summer with 4 tournament championships, they have earned a berth in the Southeast Re-gional Tournament in Charlotte, NC July 22-26. The majority of this diverse group of eleven young men have been playing together at Southwest Baseball out of Clarkdale Park in Austell since they were 3 years old. The SW Sox team stresses fundamental baseball, positive attitudes, good sportsmanship, and high academic achievement. The Sox look forward to representing Cobb County, the city of Austell, and the state of Georgia when they travel to North Carolina. Team members include, front row, from left, Charlie Bagwell, Brendan Kraus, Malik Olayiwola, Reece Kingeter, Coby Hunt, Rambo Fultz; second row, TJ Sturdivant, Mahkai Pelzer, Corian Davis, Jaden Jenkins, TJ Butler; back row, Harold Jenkins, Patty Oldfield, Rob Kingeter, Andy Kraus, head coach, and Corey Davis.

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Otherside of Georgia Productions will begin filming part one of Test Group movie in Mableton, in August. The Zobie-themed movie will be filming in two locations in Mableton.

Written, directed, and produced by Keith Bailey along with co-producers Albert Roberts and Ginger Paige, the full-length feature film is set to debut Septem-ber 2015 in over 900 theaters across the country followed by international distribu-tion.

Filming is currently ongoing in the greater Atlanta area with a wrap set for November 2014. Thus far, scene locales include The Atlanta Eagle, Atlanta; Camp-bell’s Custom Cars, Hampton; Southern Belle Farm, McDonough; First Impres-sions Barber Shop, Mableton; and Mani & Mani Hotwings Grill, Mableton which will be the next film set coming up August 2014.

Information about the film can be found in IMDb under “Test Group” 2015. To follow “up-to-the-minute” movie pro-gess and “first-look” promotional informa-tion, “like” the Test Group, Atlanta Zombie Film, and BIO-GEN Facebook fan pages. Other social media outlets include Twitter: @testgroupmovie,

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She stood in her living room, smil-ing proudly, wearing a small blue back pack. Addie was ready to go to a pre-school summer day camp this past June. Two and ¾ years old at the time, she was ready to learn new things and meet new friends. The only item in her backpack: a small white bear wearing a shirt that proclaimed SMYRNA.

Addie turned three early in August and, when the Charlotte school year begins, she will continue to be taught at home by her mom. Considering she could sing “Jesus Love Me” all the way through at 18 months, she is quite bright and is receiving an amaz-ing homeschool education.

Addie and her cousin, Lilly Bell, have a love of reading and learning that is advanced for their young age. They have enjoyed books and stories since birth. This is a gift that I would wish for all of the children in our community: books, a love of learning, an excitement about school.

Lilly Bell, whose mother is a spe-cial education teacher in Virginia, attends a small, private day care center where she enjoys stories, creative play, and interacting with friends. She, like Addie, learns quickly and enjoys her “school.”

The new school year has begun in Cobb County and tens of thousands of children have left summer fun behind them for the excitement of the classroom. Here is what I wish for all of students at every grade level:

• Time to be creative and use their imaginations

• Time to have fun and laugh with friends

• An enjoyment of their course work and a love of learning

• Classes that challenge their minds and that offer help when needed

• Recognition and encouragement of each child’s individual talents

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tastes good • Good friends who are supportive• Teachers, parents and community

who are supportiveWe have some amazing schools and

amazing teachers in Cobb County. But the education of our children does not begin and end at the classroom door. The education begins in the homes with young children being read to and talked to and listened to. It

continues at home as the child grows older, with discussions, books, a place and time for studying and time for family togetherness.

As the child turns into a teen, it becomes harder to have family time, conversations and family fun. When our children were teens and busy with homework and clubs and sports, we would schedule family dinner at a restaurant after church on Sunday. With no distractions we could catch up on their lives. That’s when we learned if they had a date for prom, were running for a class office, trying out for a play, or other news.

I miss those first days of school, taking a picture before they went off to school. I remember so many milestones: first day of pre-school and then kindergarten, first time riding a bus (middle school), Peter driving himself and Katie to school for the first time, and first local school day when they were both away in college. Now we await future school beginnings when our grown children have their own first school day milestones for their own daughters.

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– it is a philosophy of care that focuses on enhancing people’s comfort and qual-ity of life during their final months of life. Hospice care can be administered at the patient’s home, hospice inpatient units as well as hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living communities or residential care facilities. It includes expert pain man-agement by treating physical symptoms, while providing emotional and spiritual support.

Myth: Hospice means giving up.Reality: Hospice care is about life,

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The Men of St. Luke United Method-ist Church are sponsoring a “Dinner and a Movie” on September 13, at 6 p.m. The movie will be “GOD IS NOT DEAD!”

The menu will consist of BBQ chicken, baked beans, cold slaw, Texas toast and sweet tea for only $6 a person. The chil-dren’s meal will consist of: hot dogs, chips and tea for only $2 a person.

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The Vinings Down Hill 5K will be held Aug. 16 beginning at the top of Mt. Wilkinson in Vinings and winds around the Cumberland Mall area, and ends at the Lovett School (280-foot net drop). The 1 Kilo Fun Run begins and ends at the Vin-ings Jubilee.

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Cobb County area high school stu-dents got a taste of college life as well as learning more about Georgia’s natural resources and the opportunities available in the conservation and agricultural fields from experts in each field at the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop held at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia June 8-12. The students were sponsored by the Cobb County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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Cobb County area high school students sponsored by Cobb County Soil and Water Conservation District attended the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop June 8-12 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia. From left are Peb-blebrook students Konner Longino and Dennis Munn, Jim Lanier, Cobb County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD), home schooled student Ty Patterson and Osborne student Simone Carter.

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Tenth grade students Konner Longino and Dennis Munn of Pebblebrook High School, home schooled 11th grade student Ty Patterson and 9th grade student Simone Sanders of Osborne High School attended the workshop in middle Georgia while staying at the college. They participated in a wide variety of classes including careers in forestry, soil science, water conservation and the outdoor classes including skeet shooting, how to do a prescribed burn and how to tell the age of a tree.

The forestry segment impressed both Simone and Dennis; as Dennis put it: “I was surprised to find out how much forest rangers are involved in conservation.”

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AUGUST8-24 CATS presented by the Atlanta Lyric The-atre at the Jennie T. Anderson Theater, Marietta. The show that revolutionized musical theatre is opening Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s 35th anniver-sary season. Tickets for CATS are priced from $22 - $57. For reservations and information call 404-377-9948 or visit www.AtlantaLyricThe-atre.com.

• • •14: RETIRED EDUCATORS. Cobb Marietta Retired Educators will meet Thursday, Aug. 14, at 11:30 at the First United Methodist Church lo-cated on Whitlock Avenue in Marietta. Speaker will be Mike Zarem from Teachers Retirement System. Lunch will be served for $15. RSVP to Debby Overstreet at [email protected]. More information can be found at www.cmrea.org.

• • •18: HEALTH CARE SUMMIT. Monday, Aug. 18. Cobb Galleria Centre from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cobb Chamber Event. Online registra-tion at www.cobbchamber.org closes Aug 13 at noon

• • •19: SOUTH COBB AREA COUNCIL. Tues-day, Aug. 19. Presbyterian Village 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Online registration at www.cobbcham-ber.org closes Aug. 15 at noon

• • •20: BUSINESS SEMINAR. How to do Busi-ness with Cobb County FREE seminar hosted by the Cobb County Purchasing Department, the Keep it in Cobb Committee and the Cobb County School District. Attendees will learn about vendor opportunities, meet department reps, network with local business owners, County and School District personnel, and hear about the Local Vendor Presence ordinance. Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Board of Commissioners (BOC) offices at 100 Cherokee Street, Bldg A, 2nd floor BOC meeting room, Marietta. Registration required and space is limited. To register email: [email protected] or call 770-528-3317.

• • •30: STORYTELLING WORKSHOP. SOS Cobb County Storytellers 2nd Annual Youth/Adult Storytelling Workshop Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. – noon. Cobb County Central Library 266 Roswell Street. CONTACT: Gloria Stowers at 678-293-5285. We welcome children, ages 6-12 and youth 13-16 as well as adult storytellers of all ages. Choose your subject or story and pre-pare to be a storyteller. Any questions and to show your interest, contact one of the numbers above. The registration and consent forms can be obtained at the Cobb County Central Library and the Smyrna City Library.

SEPTEMBER2: VININGS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (VBA) meets the first Tuesday of each month for lunch at Social Vinings. Sept 2 Speaker is Rick Wemmers, “How to Achieve Personal Dreams – Quicker.”

• • •4: SMYRNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: lunch meetings the first Thursday of each month at the Smyrna Community Center, 11:45 p.m. Sept. 4 speaker is Joe Brywczynski, WellStar Health Systems. Reservations at smyrnabusi-ness.org.

• • •6: MUTT STRUTT. An event of Sweetwater Mission Marietta Mutt Strutt, Sept 6 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Marietta First United Methodist Church grounds, 56 Whitlock Ave, Marietta. Sweetwatermission.org

WEEKLY EVENTSAMERICAN LEGION POST 264, 6251 Ivey Road, Mableton is offering free Group Fitness Classes every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

• • •BIBLE STUDY MABLETON. Every Wednes-day at 6:30 p.m. Come, have dinner & study the Bible with us. Words of Faith A.M.E. Church 5719 Garner Rd. Mableton. 770 944 3584

• • •BIBLE STUDY AUSTELL: Everyone is in-vited to Bible study at Austell Christian Church, 5624 Edith Street in Austell. There are Bible lessons for people of all ages every Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please call Clay Henry at 678-549-3774 for more information or if transportation is needed.

• • •COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY - NON-DE-NOMINATIONAL. Designed to guide us in aligning the words of our mouth with The Word of God. THURSDAYS starting at 9 a.m. locat-ed at: CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH, 4494 Floyd Road at Concord Road, Mableton.

• • •BOY SCOUT TROOP 61 meets every Monday night at 7:30pm in the Troop Lodge at Bethany Methodist Church at the intersection of Hurt and Hicks Roads. Cub Pack 61 meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Bethany Gym.

• • •FARM - Farmers Atlanta Road Market (FARM) Tuesdays from 4:30 - 7 p.m. 2160 Cooper Lake

Road at St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church. Spe-cial events each month.

• • •MABLETON FARMERS MARKET begins at the Mable House Complex at 5239 Floyd Road in Mableton Thursday, May 22 and Mar-ket days will be every Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 through September 4. The Mableton Farmers Market is a community project of the Mableton Improvement Coalition.

• • •MARIETTA FARMER’S MARKET. Enjoy fresh produce and goods from the Marietta Square Farmers Market every Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. - noon, January through Novem-ber on the Historic Marietta Square. For info, visit www.mariettasquarefarmersmarket.net.

• • •FREE TAIJI CLASS for all Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. South Cobb Regional Library: 805 Clay Road, Mableton and on the second Tuesday of each month at The Mable House, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton.

• • •FREE WEEKLY COMMUNITY DINNER- Please join us! Every Monday night at 6 p.m. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 6216 Love Street, Austell.

• • •SOUTH COBB ROTARY: noon, Thursday, Presbyterian Village, East-West Connector

• • •SOUTH COBB TOASTMASTERS Tuesday at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. South Cobb Regional Li-brary, Mableton 678-799-4425.

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AMERICAN LEGION POST 264, 6251 Ivy Road, Mableton meets every third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Bingo--Mon, Tues, Friday 8 p.m., Sat. 5 p.m. and Sun. 4 p.m.

• • •AUSTELL CITY COUNCIL meets the first Monday of each month for its regular meeting.

• • •AUSTELL CIVITAN CLUB is a non-profit organization serving the community and with a charter to support people with disabilities. Our monthly meetings are the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. located (Threadmill Build-ing) 5000 Austell-Powder Springs Road, Suite 105, Austell. If you have ideas for the commu-nity or interested in becoming an officer, join us! For more info visit www.austellcivitan.com or contact [email protected].

• • •FOOD AND CLOTHING DISTRIBUTION.St. Luke United Methodist Church, 5115 Brook-wood Drive, Mableton, distributes non-perish-able food items and clothing every 2nd and 4th Tuesday distributes non-perishable food items and clothing every 2nd and 4th Tuesday.

• • •“HOBO SUPPER” Second Thursday of each month, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Community invit-ed---Clarkdale UMC Austell—Powder Springs Road, Clarkdale, Georgia. For $6 you get a Drink, Beans (3 kinds), Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, Onions, Pickles, Beets and a large variety of homemade desserts to choose from. Community invited.

• • •JOB SEEKERS: Calvary Baptist Church Aus-tell is launching Job Search classes designed to help individuals focus and improve job seeking skills! The complete list is available at cbcaustell.com/JobNetworking602852. At-


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tend only the sessions needed most! Classes are FREE - and you never know who you may run into who will provide you with your next job opportunity! Location: 4780 Flint Hill Road Austell, in the Youth building. Phone: 770-941-8445.

• • •KIWANIS CLUB SOUTH COBB: The club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Victory International Church, 5228 Brookwood Drive, Mableton.

• • •MOM’S CLUB: Are you looking for a support group of other at-home moms and their chil-dren? If so, the MOMS Club of Smyrna/Vin-

ings West would love to meet you! We are a chapter of MOMS Offering Moms Support In-ternational, and we organize fun, daytime social activities and play dates for the moms and kids in our club. We even have a monthly Moms Night Out! Contact us at [email protected] or visit www.momsclub.org for more info. Our chapter is zoned for Teasley, Nickajack and Russell elementary school residents in the 30080 and 30082 zip codes.

• • •SMYRNA FIRST MOPS offers fellowship with other mothers of children age birth to Kin-dergarten. We welcome women from through-out the community, so you don’t have to be a member of Smyrna First United Methodist Church to join, although we do currently have a waiting list if you need a space in the nursery during our meetings. For more info, visit www.smyrnafirstmops.com. MOPS NIGHT GROUP. Smyrna First United Methodist Church’s MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group Night Group Group meets once a month on Wednesday eve-nings. If you are interested in joining the MOPS Night Group, please contact [email protected] or visit www.smyrnafirstmops.com

• • •MOCHA MOMS: Mocha Moms, Inc. is a na-tional support group for mothers of color inter-ested in enriching their lives as mothers, wives, sister friends, entrepreneurs and advocates for their communities. North Cobb Mochas are a mixture of stay at home mothers, part time, and full- time working mommies. Join us for Mom’s Night Out, playdates, family events, couples’ nights, Sister Circles, get fit days/night, com-munity service projects and MORE. We have planned a truly exciting and enriching year. The annual membership fee is $50. To learn more you can visit our website at northcobbmocham-oms.org

.• • •SMYRNA STITCH-IN GROUP meets the first Monday in the class room at Hobby Lobby, 1355 East-West Connector, Austell. If you like to cross stitch, do crewel work, needlepoint, etc and want to meet women in the area, please come join us. Contact Phyllis Whittingham at [email protected].

• • •SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS – The Gen. Leonidas Polk Camp meets on the 4th Thursday of each month (except for Nov, Dec, & Jan) in the meeting room at the Piccadilly Restaurant, 536 Marietta Pkwy S, Marietta. Our meetings include a presentation on a topic of interest regarding the 1861-1864 era. We begin gathering at 6 p.m. for socialization and dinner followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.. We are a he-reditary memorial organization and welcome all visitors. For further info contact: Jack Williams at 404-256-4208 or [email protected].

• • •SOUTH COBB BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONmeets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 at Presbyterian Village, East-West Con-nector. www.sc-ba.org

• • •SOUTH COBB HOMESCHOOLERS. Are you a homeschool parent in need of support? The South Cobb Homeschool Support group meets monthly at the South Cobb Regional Li-brary at 805 Clay Road, Mableton. If you are interested in attending please email us at [email protected] or call 404-644-8391. Visit our website at schomeschool-

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SOUTH COBB LIONS CLUB meets the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings 6:30 p.m. of each month at the South Cobb Community Center 620 Lions Club Drive, SW Mableton. Contact: South Cobb Lions Club: Phone 470-554-2128 on facebook South Cobb Lions Club or email [email protected]

SUPPORT GROUPSADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC and Dysfunctional Families meets every Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ridgeview Institute in the Profession-al Building North, 3995 S. Cobb Dr., Smyrna. www.ridgeviewinstitute.com/hosp_info_calen-dar_supp.htm

• • •ALATEEN and Al-Anon Family Groups meet every Monday at 8 p.m. at the Ridgeview Insti-tute in the Day Hospital. 3995 S Cobb Drive, Smyrna

• • •CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, The Star Group To help patients and their families feel more hopeful and less alone through the mu-tual sharing of thoughts, feelings, and concerns related to living with, and surviving cancer. Fourth Thursday of each month at Noon. (A light lunch is served) WellStar Cobb Hospital Magnolia Room Group leader: Raymond Coff-man Please call 770-732-3780 to RSVP.

• • •GLUTEN-FREE SUPPORT GROUP. The Live Well Gluten Free Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the office of Chiropractic Specialists, 1154 Concord Road SE, Smyrna. This is a good opportunity for those needing support in the gluten-free life-style. We will share recipes, visit gluten-free restaurants, and lend support to each other. For more information call 404-358-5707.

• • •NAMI SOUTH COBB has monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of each month 7 to 8:30 p.m., except December. Macland Presbyterian Church 3615 Macland Road Powder Springs. Kathleen Breen, 770-943-5322, [email protected]. Our programs are educational and supportive. They provide insight and share information of getting the assistance we need.

• • •OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Meeting Every Monday at 7 p.m. Cumberland United Methodist 2375 Paces Ferry Road, Smyrna.

• • •PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP. Emo-ry-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna offers a new Parkinson’s Disease Support Group from 2 – 4 p.m. on the last Wednesday of Every Month at the Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center. Please join us for this FREE class. Call 770-438-5220 to register or for more information.

• • •RECOVERY INTERNATIONAL Self-help support group for stress, anxiety, depression, etc. Meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4300 King Springs Road SE, Smyrna, in the old rectory next to the church. Contact Alicia Garcia at 678-665-5233 for more information.

• • •REFORMERS UNANIMOUS (RU) is a Christ-centered addictions program that meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at Westside Church lo-cated at 4900 Floyd Road, Mableton next to Walgreens. RU helps adults find freedom from addictive behavior. Call Mark Baker at 404-354-8911 for more information or see www.wbcfamily.org.

• • •VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES SUPPORT GROUP (Pride) meets from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. Contact Gloria Fisher, LCSW, for more details: 770-432-7280.

• • •E-mail your organization’s calendar news to [email protected]. Deadline for SEP-TEMBER issue is AUGUST 23 with publica-tion SEPTEMBER 5. Calendar items are ac-cepted from civic groups, non-profits, schools and church organizations and run as space is available. Due to the increasing number of calendar listings, please keep announcements brief. Please do NOT send calendar announce-ments in flyer format. For more information about submitting calendar items or other news, contact us at 770-426-9388 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Find updated cal-endar items on our website at www.brightside-cobb.com.


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Metal silver fillings were invented in 1833. While metal silver and mercury fill-ings have saved many teeth, there have been significant advances in dental tech-nologies that make tooth colored fillings a better option to restore teeth. Modern tooth colored fillings are a space age resin called composite that is constantly being improved by manufacturers.

Silver and composite fillings age dif-ferently from one another. Silver fillings, also known as amalgam, tarnish and swell, which can cause a tooth to become stained, or in some cases, crack the tooth. The com-posite fillings will slowly dissolve back over many years and are much less likely to cause cracking or damage to the tooth.

In the modern age of dentistry compos-ites are the current best option for decay, as they are constantly being improved upon, use less toxic materials, and are more aes-thetically pleasing. They do not contain mercury and do not stain the tooth.

Doctor Vivian Hudson has spent over 20 years of her career focusing on tooth colored, modern dental technologies. 3M, ESPE, DenMat, and other dental supply manufacturers have asked Doctor Hudson to review their products for ease of use, efficiency, and reliability. In turn Doctor Hudson only uses the healthiest and high-est quality materials in her office. Her commitment to the best materials, the best techniques, and the best care make her an excellent provider to the Atlanta area.

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Trinity United Methodist Church yard sale, Aug 16 from 7 .a.m. – 3. at: 821 S. Gordon Road, Aus-tell. Space rent: $20 per space. Reserve by mail-ing rental amount of $20 to: Trinity UMC, 821 S. Gordon Road, Austell, Payment in person at the church on Friday’s, Aug. 1t, 8, or 15 between noon and 3. (make checks to Trinity UMC, for yard sale) e-mail: [email protected].

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CAREGIVERS NEEDEDBe loved by your clients. Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, dependable people to fill open positions, caring for the elderly. If you enjoy providing companionship, preparing meals, shopping for the elderly, we want to hear from you. Please call 678-354-0102.

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Prepare your Last Will and Testament.• Prepare your Last Will and Testament. This is perhaps the most impor-tant gift you can give loved ones if accident should strike. This document designates the persons who will manage your estate and the persons to whom you want your property to pass.

• Create a Trust. Trusts are not just for the wealthy! If you want loved ones to receive property without the hassle of probate, whether during your life or after, you can place your assets into a trust. This could be particularly helpful for those planning extended trips overseas for the maintenance and care of your estate or loved ones while you are alive, but away from home.

• Designate a Financial Power of Appointment and Advance Medical Directive. These simple documents select

the persons – be it family, friend, attor-ney, financial planner, etc. – you trust to manage your finances or make health care

decisions for you if you are inca-pacitated through illness, accident, age, etc. Should something happen while you are away, your agents will be able to make decisions on your behalf.

• Traveling abroad with chil-dren? Have an Authorization for International Travel, which will allow you to designate another adult, such as family, friends, or a nanny, to travel alone with your children.

Even if you and your spouse are traveling together with your own children, this is an important document to have in case some-thing happens and only one of you can to travel with the children.

These suggestions are meant to be helpful tips to help you leave your wor-ries behind on your next vacation. By talk-ing with a trusted estate planning attorney before you leave, you can travel with peace of mind and have more freedom to truly enjoy life.

Jonathan R. Peak, a guest columnist this month, is an associate at the Meyring Law Firm. Robert S. Meyring, of Meyring Law Firm offers free phone consultations at 678-217-4369. The Meyring Law Firm is located at 2931 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, in Downtown Vinings Village. More infor-mation at www.MeyringLaw.com.

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Join in for a day of camaraderie and tennis as The Greater South Cobb Kiwanis Club will host a Round Robin Tennis Tour-nament to help raise funds for the local club and Project Eliminate.

Project Eliminate is a Kiwanis ini-tiative to eliminate maternal and neona-tal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of nearly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of women each year. The effects of the disease are excruciat-ing – tiny newborns suffer repeated, pain-ful convulsions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.

To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation, thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take $110 million — and the dedicated work and contributions of every member of the Kiwanis family.

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Player and guests alike are invited to participate in a variety of fun filled activi-ties form 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 23. A tennis round robin is a scheduling format that guarantees players the opportunity to play more than one match when they enter an event.

GSC Kiwanis tournament tickets are on sale for a price of $25 per person. For more information on the event, email Her-schel E. Chalk III at [email protected] or Reverend Coakley Pendergrass at [email protected] .

This event is for tennis players of all levels and open to anyone in the Atlanta area, so please feel free to pass this invite along.

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The Cobb County Senior Games begin with an opening ceremony Aug. 20 and conclude with the Closing Ceremony Sept. 16.

Skin Cancer – Tuesday, Aug. 12, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Free; Registration required. Presented by Dr. John Kayal of Northwest Georgia Dermatology. If you are experiencing problems with your skin, register to hear his presentation.

Educated Bite Lunch and Learn -- 11:30 am; $5 / $7 Non-resident. Tuesday, Aug. 19: Lizzie Borden: Guilty or Inno-cent? Lizzie Borden, whose alleged crime, trial and subsequent acquittal in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892 was the cause célè-bre of the day, has continued to fascinate up until the present. Was this church going, Sunday school teaching spinster truly capa-ble of murdering her father and stepmother with a hatchet? Crime historian Russ Aiuto will discuss this famous case, break down the facts, present the evidence and leave it to you to decide: Lizzie Borden, guilty or innocent?

Michael C. Carlos Museum -- Thurs-day, Aug. 21, 11a.m. – 5 p.m. Our first stop will be lunch at Ray’s In the City which is a quintessential downtown Atlanta restau-rant where you will enjoy a delicious meal in an elegant setting. Following lunch you will tour the Michael C. Carlos Museum which collects, preserves, exhibits, and interprets art and artifacts from antiquity to the present in order to provide unique opportunities for education and enrichment in the community and to promote interdis-ciplinary teaching and research at Emory University. $66 Senior Council member; $71 Non-member. Deadline: Aug. 14. Price includes motor coach transportation, lunch and tips. No refunds will be given unless the trip is cancelled.

First Friday Movie -- Friday, Sept. 5: Pompeii, 1– 3 p.m. Free; Registration required; End of summer special. Starring Kit Harrington, Carrie-Ann Moss, and Keifer Sutherland. A slave-turned-gladia-tor finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, he must fight to save his beloved as Pompeii crumbles around him. Rated PG-13

Garden to Table: Benefits of Grow-ing and Cooking Your Own Food -- Thursday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m. Free; Reg-istration required. Terri Carter, coordina-tor for the Historic Mableton Community Garden, will be speaking on the health benefits of home grown fresh fruits and vegetables, will provide pointers for begin-ning a modest home garden and will per-form a cooking demonstration using fresh produce.

Educated Bite Lunch and Learn -- Tuesday, Sept. 16: Cherokee Indian Leg-ends. Storyteller Carol Brown is back by popular demand. You will find that this presentation will not only acquaint you with the myths, stories, and legends that form the backbone of Cherokee tradition, but she will display baskets, pottery, finger weaving, and will give demonstrations of the river cane blow gun.

Photography and Digital Editing -- Instructor: Dick Edwards, 1– 4 p.m. $10 / $12 Non-resident. Sept. 8 – Oct. 13. Improve your photography and digi-tal editing skills. Bring your camera and sample photos on your flash drive to class. Photos will be critiqued with suggestions for improvement offered. Must bring your own laptop.

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At its year end banquet South Cobb Toastmasters celebrated Ms. Joy Ander-son, 1st place triple crown winner in three award categories: Selected the by club members for: “The People Choice Award,” “The Communication Achievement Award” and the coveted “Toastmaster of the Year Award” for her service to the club year ending June 30.

Congrats to Joy who is also a newly elected club officer for 2014/2015 club year. We appreciate her dedication and commitment to South Cobb Toastmasters club 678903. Toastmaster meetings are held every Tuesday at 6:30 pm, the loca-tion is the South Cobb Regional Library, 805 Clay Road. Mableton. We invite the public to attend because we at South Cobb “are fired up!”

Celebrating its 10 year club anniver-sary, Toastmasters enjoys sharing success stories about how club members have used their speaking and leadership skills to enhance their lives and careers.

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Pre-Event Photo Contest

Your dog could be the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDwinner! Just post a picture of him or her on our Facebook Page. Have your friends “Like” the page and “Like” your picture. The dog with the most likes wins the prize package from Costco!

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Enjoy bluegrass music with the Cherokee Cut Ups, chow down at the Food Truck Spot, the youngsters can check out the Kids Zone. Visit the Artisans and vendors who have tons of FREEstuff!

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This is the 227th anniversary com-memorating the signing of the U.S. Consti-tution on September 17, 1787 by 39 brave men at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For the last four years the Constitution Day Committee has been able to deliver Constitutions (with flashcards and teacher lesson plans) to the 5th graders of the Cobb County and City of Marietta Schools who asked to participate. This year we are very excited to announce that we are taking the project to schools across Georgia and need your help.

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FIRST DAY AT RUSSELL ELEMENTARYRussell Elementary School Roadrunners were all smiles as they returned to school Aug. 4. Teachers and staff donned Waffle House, Krispy Kreme and Chick-Fil-A hats as they ushered in the school theme, “Here to Serve.” Dr. Grant Rivera and John Adams, from the county office, along with State Rep. David Wilkerson greeted students as they entered the building. Even the Chick-Fil-a cow was serving up high fives. Teachers “Wowed” the students as they arrived to their classrooms. Fourth grade teachers served each student with a bottle of water and their theme, “Quench your thirst with knowledge.” Third graders were greeted with, “Third grade is a piece of cake: If you work hard” and were served cake to munch on during their morning meeting. “The students were shown how the Russell Roadrunner teachers and staff are, ‘Here to Serve’ our students and parents this school year,” said Princi-pal Peter Manson.

dent, George Washington described as “…the guide which I never will abandon.”

Contact Barbara Hickey at (404-276-0808) or [email protected] if you wish to participate by a tax-deductible donation (payable to Liberty Day, a 501 c3) or are interested in delivering Constitu-tions to the schools.

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Reach 40,000 homes of new customers within 5-10 miles of

Smyrna

Vinings

Kennesaw

Mableton

Acworth

Austell

Powder Springs

Marietta

Greater Acworth

COBB COUNTYI-75

I-285

COVERAGE AREA

At less than

2.5 centsper household*

THE BRIGHT SIDESmyrna/Vinings - South Cobb

770-426-9388 [email protected]

Smyrna/Vinings - South Cobb 770-426-9388 [email protected] Cumberland Boulevard, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339

* Based on a Half page ad at $900 in combina-tion to 40,000 homes.

Each edition of The Bright Side:• Reaches some 40,000 upscale, single-family

homes in your market area. • Reaches homes within 5-7 miles – a 10

minute driving time or less. • Is direct mailed to homes – not thrown on the

driveway or left at the convenience store.• Is also distributed at select advertiser loca-

tions, Smyrna Library, Smyrna Visitors Center, Vinings Welcome Center and Cum-berland Mall.

• Is read. People read it from cover to cover and use the Calendar page in the center to plan activities throughout a full 30 days or more.

• Commit to advertising three times in a row and we’ll write a story about you and your business.

What people say about

The Bright Side:“I get a call every month when

the paper comes out. There hasn’t been a month when I

haven’t gotten a call from the ad.” -- Jason Raper, Jasons’

Lawn Service

“I am very happy with the Bright Side. It provides new business for me and is one of

the top three ads I use. I highly recommend it. -- Greg Snyder,

Little Bear Tree Service

“I love your paper, I read it every month.” -- Shirley Brecht,

Smyrna resident. * Based on a Half page ad at $900 in combina-

Smyrna & Vinings30080, 30082, 30339and Vinings Estates

South Cobb30082, 30126, 30106,

30111, 30168Greater Smyrna, Mableton,

Austell & Clarkdale

Each Edition has a mailed circulation of 20,000+ Homes

Your BusinessCombination Ad Rates

1/2 Page ad$900 in Combination 2.25¢ per household

1/4 Page Ad$450 in Combination1.125¢ per household

South Cobb Bright Side August 2014

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