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Austell, Mableton & Greater Smyrna’s Community Newspaper APRIL 2015Volume 10, No. 4

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Bethany United Methodist Church, the friendly church at the crossroads of 760 Hurt Road, Smyrna, will celebrate its 100th Anniversary with a special celebra-tion service April 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary followed by lunch.

Dr. Gil Watson, pastor of Northside UMC in Atlanta will be the speaker. Dr. Watson grew up in Bethany and went on to pastor churches in the North Georgia Con-ference. Several former ministers also plan to attend, and there will be special music provided by the Chancel Choir, Praise Band and a Reunion Choir.

Bethany was founded in 1915 in the

Grove Park community of northwest Atlanta where it grew and flourished until 1965 when many of its families were moving to the Cobb County area. At that time the members voted to relocate the church to the property located at the corner of Hicks and Hurt Roads in Smyrna. The church has grown in membership and has expanded its facilities and ministries during the 50 years in Smyrna.

Its mission is “To reach out, Make and Nurture Disciples for Jesus Christ.”

The current pastor is Dr. Susan Taylor and the Associate is Reverend Pam McCurdy.

The Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival presented by Superior Plumbing on April 25 and 26 features more than 175 Arts & Crafts booths, 15 food booths, an enter-tainment stage, and a variety of children’s

activities. The Jonquils will be in bloom in the midst of spring time in Smyrna. Bring the family and shop, play, eat, drink and just have a great day together.

Artisans are from all over the south-east feature their own hand-made crafts, paintings, clothing, furniture, jewelry and much more. The huge interactive children’s area presented by LGE Community Credit Union includes big and small inflatable activities, sand art, and more. So whether it’s your child or the child in you, there are plenty of food and activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Peter Hart will be back in 2015, bring-ing his Atlanta Puppet Show to the Spring Jonquil Festival presented by Superior Plumbing. Peter’s festival puppet show has appeal to everyone in a family audience with unique marionettes and puppet char-acters that sing, dance, juggle, play fiddle, break apart and come back together.

New for 2015: Stop by the Robinson’s Racing Pigs and Paddling Porkers Show. You are sure to squeal with excitement as you cheer on the pigs racing for the grand prize of an Oreo! You never know who might win, Brittany Spare Rib is always a favorite, but when it comes to the swimming swine, SPAMOO is the toughest one to beat.

Kids and adults alike will be thrilled to hear Scott Thompson of Peachtree Station performing all the songs you know and love on the Veteran’s Memorial grand lawn adjacent to the Spring Jonquil Food Court.

The Jonquil Jog will kick the festival off Saturday morning at 8 a.m., with the 5K Run/Walk. The jog will be held at the City of Smyrna Municipal Building next to the Village Green. Registration is required, so call 770-319-5401 or on-line at www.smyrnacity.com.

The festival hours of operation are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., on Saturday, April 25, and noon – 5 p.m., on Sunday, April 26. Admis-sion is FREE.

The South Cobb Arts Alliance (SCAA) announced this month that it is launching a new look and logo for the organization cel-ebrating its 43rd year of promoting the arts in South Cobb.

The South Cobb Arts Alliance has a rich history with a great focus on visual arts, performing arts and local heritage. The SCAA is a non-profit organization working hand-in-hand with Cobb County Parks and Recreation and Cultural Affairs Departments to support the facilities and programs on The Historic Mable House complex.

On why the desire to update the logo, Slade Gulledge, President of the SCAA stated, “There is such a great focus on the South Cobb area right now with a renewed vigor for redevelopment and we are very excited about that. We are an arts organi-zation and we wanted to have a logo and look that had movement, imagination and reflected the arts.”

On the future goals for the SCAA, he further stated, “the SCAA wants to play an even more prominent role going forward

to promote the arts in everything we do in South Cobb. We want South Cobb to be known as the Arts Community for Cobb County because we believe we are.”

The logo was developed with the help of April and Scott Wright, the husband and wife team from 524 Creative of Marietta. The South Cobb Arts Alliance operates out of the Mable House Arts Center on Floyd Road and has a full calendar of events which can be found on their website at www.southcobbarts.org.

BETHANY UMC TO CELEBRATE 100THMembers of the 100th Anniversary planning committee gather at Bethany UMC.

May is just around the corner and that means the Mableton Farmers Market will be returning for its sixth season at the Mable House Complex at 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton.

Opening day is set for Thursday, May 28 and Market days will be every Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through Aug. 27.

Nearly all of last season’s farmers and vendors will be returning and a few new ones will be there as well. Visitors will also see food preparation demonstrations and other activities are being planned. More information will be provided as planning continues. The Mableton Farmers Market is a community project of the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC).

The Mableton Farmers Market is a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram (SNAP) retailer again. Customers with SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) EBT cards will be able to purchase eligible food items. Wholesome Wave Georgia, a pri-vately funded non-profit organization dou-bles the value of each SNAP purchase at the Market up to $50 per market day.

The Cobb County P.A.R.K.S. Depart-ment staff hosts and supports the Market and the County Extension Services provide the healthy food preparation demonstra-tions.

The warm weather is here to stay – and the 10th Annual Mableton Day is coming soon.

Saturday, May 16 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. will be one of the best days for the annual spring time event in South Cobb. Come to the Mable House Complex and have a great day! There is a lot to do to, much to see. Get ready to enjoy a true community event. You can be a part of it

all: come as a volunteer, participate in an activity, be a vendor and visit.

First, register for the Mableton Day 5K and Mableton Jr. Fun Run. Registra-tion for the 5K is $20 through April 30.

Registration is open for vendor booths. There is have limited space, so if you want to market to the thousands of people who attend Mableton Day, act now. For more information go to mabletonday.com.

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SPRING UPLIFTING EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH DEPRESSION

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It’s spring and the endless cold and dreary of this winter has finally yielded to warm weather, chasing away the gloom. But for some, the gloom of winter is a gloom of the soul, a debilitating illness that the sights of spring cannot dispel. For these individu-als, the diagnosis is depression, a serious illness that can be treated.

The April European air crash with a focus on the diagnosis of depression by the co-pilot has brought this disease to the fore-front of our consciousness. This is an excel-lent time for all of us to pay attention to our own mental health. If you have not known someone with a mental health disorder, it may be surprising that so many individu-als suffer from depression and other mental health disorders. For me, my first knowl-edge of someone with a mental health ill-ness was my cousin, who received a mental health diagnosis many years ago.

“I feel depressed!” Most everyone has said that at some time or another. We use the term to mean sad, not happy, a little down and out. But for many individuals, adults and adolescents, depression is more than a brief occurrence. It is a very real, serious clinical disorder that can be treated with positive life changing results.

One of the most common mental illnesses, clinical depression, affects more than 19 million Americans each year. Depression occurs in people of any age, any race or ethnic group. Experts tell us that depression is never a normal part of life. It can cause people to lose pleasure in their daily life and even lead to suicide.

The good news is that depression, and other mental health disorders, are treatable. Treatment for depression includes anti-depressant medication, psychotherapy or a combination. The main thing is to seek treatment.

Symptoms of clinical depression include: persistent sad, anxious or “empty” mood; sleeping too much or too little; middle of the night or early morning waking; reduced appetite and weight loss, or increased appetite and weight gain; or loss of pleasure and interest in activities once enjoyed. Other symptoms include restlessness; irritability; persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment (such as chronic pain or digestive disor-ders); difficulty concentrating, remember-ing or making decisions; fatigue or loss of energy; feeling guilty, hopeless or worth-

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of these symptoms for two weeks or more could signal clinical depression. Good health includes good mental health.

I have been fortunate to become knowledgeable about mental health issues through our media work with the Cobb Community Services Board (CSB) and other CSBs statewide. The CSBs are lead-ers in diagnosing and treating mental disor-ders. They are the safety net for Georgians who need assistance with mental health care but who may not have the funds or insurance for a private doctor. Yet, in Georgia and throughout our country, the budgets are lean and growing learner to provide for the treatment of mental health disorders.

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Mended Hearts volunteers, from left, are Marie Thomas-Stanley; Bill Holland; Sig Cohen; Barbara Cohen and Jim Galluzo.

“We are back” Mended Hearts mem-bers are happy to return as volunteers making visits to cardiac patients at Well-Star Cobb Hospital. We have received a very warm welcome by each department and look forward to working with all that need us. Mended Hearts was started more than 50 years ago and is a nationwide vol-unteer group visiting thousands of patients each year.

To become a Mended Hearts Vol-unteer, we must first have a history of having a heart procedure. This ensures to the patients that we understand and have gone through similar circumstance or that we understand because we have been a caregiver of a heart patient. To say it in a simple way we have walked in their shoes. Second, we must go through WellStar Cobb Hospital Volunteer Services program and be accepted as any other volunteer. Next, we have to be accepted by Mended Hearts. We must make at least three visits with an

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By Vic ReynoldsCobb District Attorney

As District Attorney it is my goal to insure the safety of the public, hold those who commit crimes accountable, and see that justice in Cobb County is administered fairly, efficiently and cost-effectively. In March 2013, I partnered with other stakehold-ers to establish the Cobb Mental Health Court.

As prosecutors, we see people with untreated mental illness commit crimes involving trespass, petty theft, unlawful entry into buildings and homes, substance abuse, and assault on others. Expe-rience tells us that if this cycle is not broken these individuals will likely spend much of their lives in the criminal-justice system.

The court is designed for persons with a severe and persistent mental illness that has contributed to the commission of a crime. Defendants agree to an 18- to 24-month program that includes intensive counseling, community-based support groups, drug testing, medication compli-ance and weekly court sessions. Partici-pants are encouraged to complete their education and secure stable housing and employment.

Superior Court Judge Mary Staley oversees the team, which includes represen-tatives from the District Attorney’s Office, the Circuit Defender’s Office, court staff,

the Cobb Community Services Board, the Sheriff’s Office, and Probation. Successful participants may avoid a felony conviction or time in prison. If the participant violates program rules or commits new crimes,

however, a traditional sentence is imposed.

The court holds defendants accountable by requiring them to be active in their rehabilita-tion. By returning participants to a stable and productive life, we are also protecting Cobb residents and reducing the financial burden to our court system. The Mental Health Court has 23 participants and expects to host its first gradu-

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The Cobb County Center for Excel-lence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School presents its spring musical, “Okahoma!” at the Jennie T Anderson The-ater, 548 South Marietta Pkwy, Marietta.

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LESSONS FROM TONGA DRIVE A CAREERBy Robert Meyring

A threadbare faded white T-shirt with bold tropical images and “Tonga Island Watch” across the back is one of the oldest pieces of clothing I own. It’s a sentimental item that takes me back 20 years to a South Pacific country and a Kingdom called Tonga where I lived during a two year volunteer assignment. It reminds me how my work with the TIW group helped unearth my “knack” for taking concepts and turning them into reality.

In this case, the “concept” was that Tongans would clean up their local neighborhoods and beaches of non-biodegradable trash if given some education and incentives. I helped turn this concept into a reality by drafting bylaws and organizing the TIW group into a legitimate nonprofit organization after becoming the group’s director. The group’s legitimacy as a chari-table organization came with the ability to ask anyone for donations, including spon-sors like Coca-Cola, government agencies, and local residents. Coke pledged $10,000 to the group and sponsored Tonga’s first Earth Day. Tonga’s King officially “recog-nized” the group by proclaiming a national “clean up the beach” day, where all school-children were released from school on a Friday at noon and were sent to the beaches with bags to clean up the plastics, metals and other Trash that would accumulate and not biodegrade.

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had the help of many enthusiastic fellow group and board members to run the group. When the group’s board came up with projects, the motivated group members would accomplish tasks, hit milestones and make community projects and events come alive. Tonga 20 years ago compares to Hawaii of the 1950s before US Statehood: it is its own island-nation, it has a king, and it also has issues related to rapid development.

Having originally moved to Tonga simply to work at what I enjoyed, it turned out, I found other work I actually loved. I also had the realization that the work I was doing with this TIW group, was the work that lawyers typically do. It was then I real-ized that the rest of my life would involve the acquisition of a bar license and the accomplishment of a legal career focused on helping people, their family and their business. Now, the concept that is made real in my Firm’s delivery of legal services is the Peace of Mind that comes with the effective resolution of legal issues.

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Whitefield Academy’s K-3 chess team took second place at the Georgia Chess K-8 State Team Championship on Sat-urday, March 21. The K-3 division in-cluded 24 teams. Pictured are third graders Efetobo Aror, Drew Justice, Walker Paxton, Christian Wiggins, and Archer McBride.

The Whitefield Academy K-3 chess team took second place in their division at the Georgia Chess K-8 State Team Cham-pionship on Saturday, March 21. Seventy teams from across the state of Georgia were invited to compete in the event, based on their finish in the metro-Atlanta quali-fier in February where Whitefield placed first in a field of over 40 schools.

The five-round tournament included 24 teams in the K-3 section. Whitefield won its first round easily with a match score of 5-0, winning on all five boards. In the second round, the team suffered a narrow defeat with two wins and three losses. Rebounding well, the players won every game, moving forward in the next round to accumulate four match points. The team finished with 22 wins in 25 games, four more than any other school. The all-third grade team included Drew Justice and Efe-tobo Aror, who each finished with a perfect 5-0 score, and Walker Paxton, Christian Wiggins, and Archer McBride who each came away with four wins.

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St. Luke United Methodist Men’s Min-istry presents Soprano And International Opera Singer Kathye J. Gary in recital Sunday, April 26, at 5 p.m. featuring Music by Handel, Mozart, Strauss, Faure’, Rach-maninoff, Spross, WIllis, Puccini, Roland Carter, John Carter, Bonds, & Crouch.

Kathye J. Gary, Lyric Soprano, has sung under many great conductors includ-ing Robert Shaw, Fletcher Wolfe (direc-tor of the Atlanta Boy Choir) and Thomas Ludwig. Her theatre/opera experiences span over 20 years.

This is Ms. Gary’s first recital debut in Mableton. The church is located at 5115 Brookwood Drive SW, Mableton, and the doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Clay Elementary School’s Gifted Education Specialist Teresa Reddish was named as the recipient of the Mary Frasier Equity & Excellence Award this week by the Georgia Association for Gifted Chil-dren.

Sarah Kessel, Cobb’s Supervisor of Advanced Learning Programs, said Red-dish is an excellent example of what it means to educate and develop exceptional students here in Cobb.

“Teresa is an inspirational educator who is devoted to developing talent within her gifted students and the children of Clay Elementary School,” she said. “She serves as a mentor for other gifted teachers in Area 1 and is a teacher leader in our district.”

The award was presented at GAGC’s annual conference. The award is “pre-sented to an organization or individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in services to gifted students.”

Teresa Reddish, right, with one of her nominators, Art Teacher Heidi Hunt, at the GAGC Conference

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The artwork on display represents some of the best work from all grade levels completed this year. The students produced masterpieces celebrating cultural connec-tions (African, Mexican, Australian, India, German, etc.). Animal studies is also a major theme in the student work. Students also unveiled the impressive Ekphrastic art criticism writing assignments from semes-ter one.

Floyd’s annual art celebration started more than 20 years ago and is a special

At the opening night reception are Dr. Teresa Hargrett, Floyd MS Principal; Susan Thayer, School Board Member Post 2; Dr. Barbara Swinney, Area 1 Assistant Super-intendent; Lisa Collins, Floyd MS Art Instructor; Judith Condon, CCSD Art Super-visor.

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APRIL8-29: GUIDED BIRD HIKES. Five free guided Bird Hikes are scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 8; Wednesday, April 15; Wednesday, April 22, Sunday, April 26; and Wednesday, April 29. These hikes will start from the Visitor Center parking lot, are 2.5 miles in length and the program is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit: http://www.atlantaaudubon.org/field-trips or call 770-427-4686 x 0 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

• • •23: SMYRNA AREA COUNCIL Thursday, April 23 Brawner Hall 7:30 to 9 a.m. Faye DiMassimo, Cobb County DOT Director, and Russell McMurry, Georgia DOT Commission-er, will be breaking down eveyrthing you need to know about the new Transportation Bill, and how it will affect you. Online Registration Closes: April 17 at noon

• • •25-26: JONQUIL FESTIVAL Smyrna Mar-ket Village. Saturday 10-6 and 12 to 5 Sunday. Jonquil City Jog 5 K at 8 a.m. Saturday. The Spring Jonquil Festival will showcase arts and crafts by more than 150 artists/crafters from across the country. The event also offers fun for the entire family to enjoy with continuous entertainment, a children’s section, and a wide selection of festival foods.

• • •25: SPRING GALA. Smyrna International Academy’s 1st Annual Spring Gala - “Building a Legacy”, Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Smyrna American Legion Hall, 160 Legion Drive SE, Smyrna. Silent and Live Auction, Raffles, Wine Pulls, Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvre with Dancing and Mingling. To purchase a ticket: squareup.com/market/international-academy-of-smyrna-pta-2

• • •26: MUSICAL EVENT. St. Luke United Methodist Men’s Ministry proudly presents so-prano and international opera singer Kathy J. Gary in recital Sunday, April 26 at 5 p.m. The church is located at 5115 Brookwood Drive SW, Mableton, and the doors open at 4:30 p.m.

MAY1-3: DRUID HILLS HOME TOUR. 2015 Druid Hills Tour of Homes & Gardens and Artist Market, May 1-3. This year’s line-up features homes envisioned by the renowned ar-chitects Ivey & Crook who worked to further fulfill Frederick Law Olmstead’s design plans for Druid Hills. For more information about all tour events and to purchase tickets in advance visit the website: druidhillstour.org. Proceeds from the tour and events benefit the Druid Hills neighborhood, which is on the National Regis-ter of Historic Places.

• • •2: SENIOR SERVICES EXPO. Cobb Senior Services’ Aging by Design 2015 Summit & EXPO will be held Saturday, May 2 at Cobb Galleria Centre, 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Aging by Design 2015 is open to everyone: adult chil-dren, retirees, soon-to-be retirees, caregivers and seniors…anyone who wants to take control of how they age or is caring for an aging loved one. Cost is $5 and pre-registration is required. Registration may be done at any Cobb County senior center or by calling 770-528-5355.

• • •4: FIRST MONDAY BREAKFAST Monday, May 4 Cobb Galleria Centre 7:30 to 9 a.m. Program: Cobb Executive Women Woman of Distinction Award. Online Registration Closes: April 29 at noon

• • •5: VBA. VININGS BUSINESS ASSOCIA-TION (VBA) May 5. VBA meets the first Tuesday of each month for lunch at Social Vin-ings. Speaker: Reynold Jennings, CEO Well-Star. Networking and speakers from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Lunch $15 for Members; $20 for Non-Members and guests are always welcome! (no industry restrictions). A Business After-Hours is held the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

• • •6: SOUTH COBB BUSINESS ASSOCIA-TION. SCBA meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 at Presbyterian Village, East-West Connector. www.sc-ba.org

• • •7: SMYRNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATON: SBA lunch meetings are the first Thursday of each month at the Smyrna Community Center, 11:45 p.m.

• • •14: BUSINESS EXPO AND JAM AFTER HOURS. Thursday, May 14 Cobb Galleria Centre 3 to 7 p.m. FREE. Online registration at. www.cobbchamber.org Preferred

• • •15: COBB EXECUTIVE WOMEN LUN-CHEON Friday, May 15 The Georgian Club 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Online Registration www.cobbchamber.org Closes: May 8 at noon

• • •16: SMYRNA GARDEN TOUR. The Keep Smyrna Beautiful Garden Tour is Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (rain or shine)! Enjoy gardens, music, artists, food, a plant sale and more! For more information, contact Keep

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16: MABLETON DAY. Saturday, May 16 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Mable House Complex There is a lot to do to, much to see. Get ready to enjoy a true community event.

• • •25: MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION. Smyrna celebrates Memorial Day at the Smyrna Veterans Memorial May 25, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Smyrna Veterans Memorial, 800 King Street (by Smyrna City Hall and the Smyrna Library). The event and parking is both plen-tiful and free. The rain location is the Smyrna Community Center. Sponsors include City of Smyrna, the American Legion, Veterans Memo-rial Association, Cobb Gold Star Mothers and Smyrna Rotary. For good food after the event, head to the American Legion at 160 Legion Drive at Noon to enjoy a delicious barbeque lunch. The cost is nominal and it’s open to the public.

JUNE22-25: BIBLE SCHOOL. Summer Camp and Vacation Bible School/Extreme VBS Registra-tion are underway at Smyrna First United Meth-odist Church, 1315 Concord Road, Smyrna. Please join us this summer for 6 weeks of half-day, themed Summer Camps as well as G-Force Vacation Bible School from June 22-25. All are welcome (age ranges apply). Register online at www.smyrnafumc.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 les-sons 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.

• • •BIBLE STUDY COMMUNITY - 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.

• • •SMYRNA BOY SCOUT Smyrna Boy Scout Troop 11 meets at Smyrna First United Method-ist Church every Tuesday evening 7:30- 9 p.m. Join us for adventure and fun: camping, hiking, swimming, boating, & more! Make new friends; learn cool new hobbies; earn dozens of merit badges; become an Eagle Scout! Contact us at 770-883-1123. Please visit our website: www.smyrnatroop11.com.

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• • •MARIETTA FARMER’S MARKET. En-joy fresh produce and goods from the Marietta Square Farmers Market every Saturday – rain or shine- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., through December 19 along Mill Street on the Historic Marietta Square. For info, visit www.mariettasquare-farmersmarket.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.

• • •KIWANIS CLUB OF GREATER SOUTH COBB meets at the Threadmill every Wednes-day from 11:30-1 p.m.. Call 770-438-6961 for more info.

• • •JONQUIL CITY KIWANIS SMYRNA: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Wolfe Senior Center, 811 Church Street, Smyrna.

• • •SMYRNA OPTIMIST: 7 a.m. Friday, Ameri-can Legion Post 160, 160 Legion Drive, Smyr-na.

• • •SMYRNA ROTARY: noon Tuesday, Brawn-

er Hall, Smyrna. For further information, see www.SmyrnaRotary.com

• • •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.

• • •TOASTMASTERS: Interstate North Toast-masters at 3100 Cumberland Boulevard. We meet every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Visit our web-site: 2823.toastmastersclubs.org

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• • •ATLANTA FREETHOUGHT, Regular Meet-ing at 1 p.m. every 2nd Sunday. 4775 N. Church Lane, Smyrna (a mile inside I-285, just off At-lanta Rd). Our historic building was a church in Smyrna/Vinings for 141 years. We’re a non-profit educational organization and meetings/programs are free and open to the public. Call 678-662-3857 or visit our website, www.atlan-tafreethought.org, for more about us.

• • •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].

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Operation Soldier At Ease is building a home for a disabled veteran in Smyrna just down the road from Campbell High School. The King Springs 5th grade Beta Club has committed to raise funds for the appliances and we are look-ing for the local Smyrna Community to donate new appliances to supplement the Beta Club efforts. If interested in donating to Operation Soldier At Ease, a 501(c)3 charity, please call 770-435-5009 or email us at [email protected]. Now in the building phase, we are continuously searching for donations of flooring, windows, doors, garage doors, paint, decking, insulation and stone. Please contact us if you have any of these resources you may be willing to donate.

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MEALS ON WHEELS Meals on Wheels has a great need for volunteer drivers to deliver meals in the fowling areas: Austell, Smyrna, Mableton, Powder Springs, and Marietta. If you have some time to volun-teer as a MOW driver, or if you belong to an or-ganization that would like to “Adopt-A-Route,” call Shelia Perkins, Volunteer Coordinator at 770-528-5381.

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SOUTH COBB WELCOMES FLEX TRANSIT SERVICE Last week, county commissioners and dignitaries from the Cobb Chamber of Com-merce, Atlanta Regional Commission and Cobb Transit Advisory Board kicked off an exciting new transit option in south Cobb. FLEX service began Monday, March 23, and runs 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Mondays-Fridays. FLEX buses provide curb-to-curb service to riders who make advanced reservations and also transport walk-up riders at des-ignated collection points. As a hybrid service, it offers both convenience and flexibility in connecting riders with their destinations. FLEX is designed to fill gaps in existing fixed-route service. FLEX operates in three “FLEX zones” in South Cobb: in Austell, Powder Springs and along Powder Springs Road. These zones create access to key destinations, like Cobb Hospital, and provide a critical connection to CCT Route 30, which runs from Marietta to the H.E. Holmes MARTA station. It is open to all rid-ers.


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.• • •“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 SEEKING SKILLS. Calvary Baptist Church of Austell presents its workshop se-ries designed to help YOU focus and improve your job seeking skills! The list of the classes is available at /cbcaustell.com/1001296. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays in the Youth Room on the ground floor located behind the sanctuary building. Entrance is located behind the stairs. We start the evening with Open Net-working at 6:30 .p.m. Classes run continuously throughout the year – join us at any point of the schedule! 4780 Flint Hill Road, Austell. Phone: 770-941-8445.

• • •THE JONQUIL GARDEN CLUB meets every 4th Tuesday at the library in downtown Smyrna at 10:30 a.m. The objective of the Jon-quil Garden Club is to beautify and preserve our environment by encouraging conservation and plantings, not only in our own gardens, but in-cluding public places. Anyone interested in gar-dening, floral and landscape design is welcome to attend. For further information, you may contact Marilynn Parker at 770-949-6640.

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

• • •LIBERTARIAN PARTY of Cobb County will host their Evening Social & Chapter Meeting, Event held on the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Meetings Held at Fire Station #1112 Haynes St., Marietta. For more informa-tion like us on Facebook @ Libertarian Party of Cobb County or call Gretchen Mangan at 494.368.2865.

• • •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 throughout the community, so you don’t have to be a mem-ber of Smyrna First United Methodist Church to join. For more info, visit www.smyrnafirstmops.com. MOPS NIGHT GROUP. Smyrna First United Methodist Church’s MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group Night Group meets once a month on Wednesday evenings. If you are inter-ested in joining the MOPS Night Group, please contact [email protected] or visit www.smyrnafirstmops.com

• • •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 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-ers.blogspot.com

• • •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 Con-cord Road SE, Smyrna. This is a good oppor-tunity for those needing support in the gluten-free lifestyle. Share recipes, visit gluten-free restaurants, and lend support. For 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 Dec. 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.

• • •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.

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Do you constantly fight about finances? You can have a post-nuptial agreement that protects you and your assets (and your spending and saving choices). These agreements are drafted in contemplation of remaining married, not divorcing, and can provide often, much-needed autonomy.

Are you a blended family in need of solidified arrangements? Stepparent adop-tions, recovery of overdue child support and alimony, contempt, modifications, and much more can help to protect you and the many branches of your family tree.

“Staying together for the kids.” We’ve

SHADES OF GRAY IN DIVORCE PROCESSall heard and said this and it’s appropri-ate at times. But, you can stay together for the kids as parents without remaining

married and perhaps miserable. Set the example for your kids of what a strong individual parent and spouse is…sometimes that’s “staying together” or some shade of gray in between. A Parenting Plan and/or a Separation Agreement, considering the unique needs of your family, can provide the perfect shade of gray for your family.

For your “shade of gray” and other family law concerns, contact

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FLOYD STUDENTS VISIT CAPITOLStudent leaders from Floyd Middle School take the school’s mission and vision seri-ously: they engage in “Making a Difference” (mission), and serving as part of “a com-munity of actively engaged lifelong learners who are accountable, productive citizens” (vision). The student leaders brought the school’s 2014-15 theme of being “In Pursuit of Excellence” to life as they served as Pages for Rep. David Wilkerson (D-38). It was an exciting day for the students to visit the floor of the State House of Representatives and witness legislation in action. Eighth grade students were able to see first-hand the connections to their study of state government and the legislative branch. From left are Malcom Phillips, David Wilkerson, Jr., Tyree Jackson, Rep. David Wilkerson, Kiara King, Olivia Wilkerson, Brandon Robinson, and George Lester.


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Treat Yourself Tuesday -- Tuesday, April 14: Douceur de France, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Separate checks; Registration required. Meet at restaurant.

All about Cataracts -- Wednesday, April 15, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free; Reg-istration required. Cataracts are extremely common, and most cataracts are a result of the aging process. Although many cata-racts are not significant enough to require treatment, surgical removal of cataracts is usually safe and effective, resulting in improvement of vision. Dr. Steven Corwin, Board Certified Ophthalmologist from Marietta Eye Clinic, will present.

Wild Animal Safari -- Thursday, April 16, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Spend an adventurous day with us as we travel to the Wild Animal Safari in Pine Mountain. Price includes motor coach transportation, admission fees, lunch and tips. No refunds will be given unless the trip is cancelled.

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle -- Monday, April 20, 1 – 2 p.m. Free; Reg-istration required. Hear what Dr. Kenneth McRae with Complete Care Solutions Chi-ropractic has to say about tips for maintain-ing a healthy lifestyle.

AARP Smart Driver -- Wednesday, April 22, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $15 AARP mem-bers; $20 Non-members. Bring a lunch. Check with your insurance agent about a possible discount for taking this class.

Home Safety and Fall Prevention -- Thursday, April 23, 10 – 11 a.m. Free; Reg-istration required. Each year, thousands of older Americans fall at home. Many of them are seriously injured, and some are disabled. Falls are often due to hazards that are easy to overlook but easy to fix. Join others as Debra Brazell with Caring Inc. presents on home safety and fall pre-vention.

Special Event: Aging by Design 2015 -- Elder Abuse: Financial, Emotional and Physical Exploitation. Tuesday, April 21. 6:30 p.m. Free; Registration required (770-528-5355). Held at the Board of Commissioners meeting room, 100 Chero-kee Street, Marietta. If you see something, say something. Most victims of elder abuse have been violated by a friend or relative. Vic Reynolds, Cobb County District Attor-ney, will give an overview of elder abuse, the different types, and how you can help citizens in Cobb County.

Bingo Bash -- Monday, April 27, 1– 3 p.m. $3 /$4 Non-resident.

Wolfe Center ActivitiesThe Wolfe Adult Recreation Center

and Therapy Pool, 884 Church St., Smyrna, is open to anyone 55 years of age and older. There are daily group fitness classes. Classes offered include: chair yoga, gentle yoga, yogalates, low impact aerobics, zumba, sculpt and tone, senior stretch, men’s yoga, intermediate yoga, sculpt yoga, Tai Chi and 30/15/15. And our latest addition cardio fusion class on Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

The Wolfe Adult Recreation Center also offers the following aquatic exercise classes: aqua tone and stretch, advanced water aerobics, low impact water aerobics, hip, knee and back class, ai chi, boot camp water aerobics and aqua zumba. There is also water walking and lap swimming times at the pool.

We are open Monday – Thursday from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The following activities are planned for April check at desk for dates):

Jarred Memories -- Join Jackie for a trip down memory lane. She uses different props to invoke memories from your past.

Quilting Group -- Members with all different backgrounds in sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, etc. are wel-come to attend this informal group

Drawn’ Together -- This is an informal drawing group that meets once per month. No drawing experience needed.

Cornhole -- A simple bag toss game anyone can do.

Dorothy’s Travel Log Power Lunch -- This month’s topic:

Elder Abuse

Aaron Appleby, an Austell/Mableton resident, will be graduating from Lane College in Jackson, Tenn., on April 26.

Appleby attended Riverside Elemen-tary and Lindley Middle School. He also attended Pebblebrook High School where he played four years of football, two years of baseball and three years of JROTC.

He also played four years of football with the NCAA DII at his college and will graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Crim-inal Justice. He is a member of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. He will attend Alabama A&M this summer where he will obtain his Master’s degree in Social Service.

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