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Smyrna and Vinings’ Community Newspaper NOVEMBER 2014Volume 10, No. 11

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Santa will visit Smyrna’s Welcome Cen-ter courtesy of the Smyrna Optimists.

The Holiday Season kicks off with Christmas Tree Lightings, Santa visits, and food and fun and music for all in the Smyrna-Vinings area.

SMYRNA VILLAGE GREENJoin Santa as he lights the Christmas

Tree on Smyrna’s Village Green amid music, fun and food. on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 5 -8 p.m. for “Coming Home for the Holidays.”

Enjoy holiday festivities and musical performances at the Smyrna Community Center and see Santa light the big Christ-mas Tree on the Village Green at 7 p.m. Bring the entire family for all of it and ring in the season downtown.

Roy Acree was confirmed as Smyrna’s new fire chief at the Oct. 6 city council meeting by a vote of 5-0.

A 20-year veteran of the department, Acree has served as Acting Fire Chief twice in the past year. First in September of 2013 following the resignation of Jason Lanyon and again in September 2014 after Paige Day was termi-nated for misuse of a city financial transac-tion card. Acree was nominated by Coun-cilman Ron Fennel.

Acree has worked in Smyrna since 1990 and is the city’s emergency manage-ment director.

He will head a department with a his-tory dating back to 1899, employing more than 100 people and a $4.5 million budget.

“It is the best fire department in the city of Georgia,” the new chief said. “To get to be the Fire Chief is an absolute honor.”

PHOTOS WITH SANTA The City of Smyrna and the Smyrna

Optimist Club will welcome Santa again this year at Aunt Fanny’s cabin on Atlanta Road across from the Smyrna Market Vil-lage. Children can visit Jolly Old Saint Nick following the tree lighting and at Santa House (in Aunt Fanny’s cabin) on Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 and 23 from 6 to 8 each night. Donations for the pic-tures with Santa are given by the Smyrna Optimist Club to the Police Department’s “Shop With a Hero” program.

Skip those long lines at the mall for expensive Santa pictures! On Sat., Dec. 6, bring your family to Keller Williams

Cityside at 3350 Atlanta Road, Smyrna, from 11 – 1:30 to have their picture made with Santa in exchange for a donation of a new, unwrapped toy to be donated to Cobb Christmas. Refreshments will be provided.

VININGS JUBILEEThe annual holiday event in Vin-

ings brings family, friends and neighbors together for an evening of holiday fun during the Vinings Jubilee Christmas Tree Lighting. This year’s event will be Thurs-day, Dec. 4 from 6-8 p.m. in front of the Clock Tower for holiday music, delicious treats, reindeer pony rides, Vinings Express train rides, face painting, balloon twisting, and special guest Santa Claus.

SANTA, LIGHTS, MUSIC KICK OFF HOLIDAYS

Chief Roy Acree

Sam Whitfield

Sam R. Whitfield was named the Smyrna Citizen of the Year in October by the Smyrna Division of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce.

Tom Wood, Smyrna Division Chair, said the award is presented to “a person who has an impact on the city of Smyrna.” Whitfield could not be present for the award ceremony, but the Lillie Glass trophy was accepted by Rotary President Scott Auer.

Whitfield’s career includes being a founder of SunTrust Bank, an Army tank commander in the Korean War and service on the Cobb County School Board. His civic involvement includes 50 years in Smyrna Rotary Club (a charter member) and 60 in the Smyrna Masonic Lodge.

A native of Pickens County, he and his late wife, Grace, have a son, a daughter and a several grandchildren.

In 1964, he was one of 12 men who founded Security National Bank in Cobb County, which later became Trust Com-pany Bank of Cobb County and finally SunTrust Bank.

The Smyrna Rotary Club held a “Sam Whitfield Day” earlier in the month for the charter member who is now retiring from the club.

“But until recently, he was still incred-ibly active, involved with the schools and in club extra-curricular activities. He played the role of the Club Photographer for many years, showed up at Board Meetings, was always at the Cobb Christmas volunteer event,” said Narayan Sengupta.

“And as of 2014,” notes Roy Strick-land, “our local Rotary District sponsors the Sam R. Whitfield Award for Ethics.”

Sam has made a series of very sig-nificant donations to Rotary International, permitting Smyrna Rotary to be engaged with many of Smyrna’s elementary, middle and high schools and even nearby colleges. Those funds have helped tornado victims in north Georgia, polio vaccines to be dis-tributed around the world.

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WOLFE CENTER QUILTING GROUPA quilted hand bag is the current project being made by the Smyrna Wolfe Center quilting group. A few of the projects created are shown with members of the group. The woven handbag can be finished in two to three sessions, according to Nancy Cummings. Some of the women are beginners and some have be quilting for nearly four decades. From left are Rose Boyd, Ann Glover, Pat Stelly, Nancy Cummings, Liz Busse, Deron Bergey, Indira Ramaswamy and Cyrelin Cameron. For more informa-tion contact the Wolfe Adult Recreation Center at 678-631–5541.

The Vinings Business Association (VBA) has announced five finalists for its “2014 Vinings Business or Organization of the Year” award, including: Tommy Clyatt Insurance, The Meyring Law Firm, Social Vinings Restaurant, PrintWave and the Vinings Village Civic Club.

In making the announcement Todd Ash, VBA President said, “We are happy to recognize five Vinings area organizations for their commitment to the Vinings com-munity and for their continued participa-tion. They have contributed to the overall definition of our community and we con-gratulate them on their achievements.”

Each of the finalists will be invited to speak at the Dec. 2 luncheon held at Social Vinings Restaurant, 3621 Vinings Slope Drive, Atlanta, GA 30339, to share some of their secrets on how they have succeeded.

“We encourage all members to attend and we also invite guests, Vinings residents, visitors and interested citizens to attend as

well. Just go to the website, www.vinings-business.com and register at least 24 hours in advance to guarantee lunch,” said Asso-ciation Chair Glenn Christian.

The 2014 winner will be announced at the Jan. 6 luncheon and will be selected by the VBA Board of Directors.

VININGS BUSINESS ANNOUNCES NOMINEES

The Smyrna Optimist Club holds its annual Flippin’ For Kids Pancake Break-fast on Nov. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Smyrna First United Methodist Church, 1315 Concord Road, Smyrna.

All proceeds benefit programs for local youth. Tickets at $5 each are avail-able from any Smyrna Optimist member or available for purchase at the door.

Held the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the breakfast features all you can eat Pan-cakes, Sausage, Syrup, Butter, Juice, Milk, and Coffee.

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THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS AND CHANGES

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There is a discussion going around on Facebook: is it proper for Macy’s to open on Thanksgiving? Most of my Facebook friends who have posted on the matter seem to be opposed. This column is not about the right or wrong of Macy’s deci-sion. It’s about Thanksgiving in general, traditions and changes.

The argument against stores opening on Thanksgiving is that it’s a family time and people shouldn’t have to be away from their families to work on this holiday. It’s a sound argument. My mother worked for years at Macy’s and I doubt that she would have wanted to work on Thanksgiv-ing. However, Macy’s employees in New York have worked for years to bring us the Thanksgiving Day parade that they spon-sor. Watching it on Thanksgiving morning is a part of my own tradition.

My father, on the other hand, worked for Eastern Air Lines. Planes fly on Thanks-giving; it’s a big travel day and for many years he worked at the Atlanta airport on the holiday. Sometimes he was home for the traditional dinner and sometimes he wasn’t.

Airline employees aren’t the only ones working on the holiday. The list is long of those who make a difference on Thanksgiving so the rest of us can have a safe, comfortable day: policemen, firemen, EMT’s, nurses, doctors, other medical per-sonnel, and our military keep us safe and healthy on Thanksgiving; and the clerks who keep gas stations/convenience stores and grocery stores open, and restaurant workers who provide food for those who prefer to eat out on Thanksgiving. There are also football players and others who provide the day’s entertainment, television and radio news reporters, as well as our delivery persons who make sure we have the newspapers with all the Black Friday inserts.

Traditions: for some it is a day of lei-sure and family and for some a day of work. As a married couple, Allan and I worked hard to make Thanksgiving a family day, creating our own traditions. The first year we were married, we invited our two fami-lies for Thanksgiving dinner. My family was early; his was late, the turkey was dry, but we were all together and we survived

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We’ve learned to go with the flow as the saying goes; maintaining traditions when they work and letting go when nec-essary. Thanksgiving 2001 found our son Peter an American student studying at the University of Ulster in Colerine, Northern Ireland. An original plan for the Ameri-can students to have a joint dinner did not materialize and Peter found himself alone, cooking a frozen turkey dinner. Back home, we enjoyed a family dinner, miss-ing our son on Thanksgiving for the first since his birth. Now that both of our chil-dren have grown up, married and moved away, we have alternated Thanksgiving and Christmas with their in-laws.

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TURNING A BABY By Dr. Derek Conte

I had an interesting Sunday a couple of weeks ago.

One of my long-term patients suc-cumbed to cancer at 80. An extraordinary woman of great beauty, charisma and will, I was to attend her memorial ser-vice that afternoon and say a few words. I took care of her for 10 years.

Earlier that morning I got a call from another patient whose wife, also a patient and in her 9th month of pregnancy, was on orders of strict bed rest at home due to her water having broken a few weeks before.

He explained the situation was tenu-ous and she was due to enter the hospital the next day to be closely monitored until her delivery. But the situation was exacer-bated because the baby was in breech posi-tion and a Caesarian section seemed certain as the baby was unlikely to turn by itself in the absence of amniotic fluid.

The husband asked if I did house-calls, if I could come there and perform a tech-nique at their home which can turn the baby head-down. It’s called Webster’s technique and it involves using gentle pelvic adjust-ments to the rear, at the sacrum, and spe-cific pressure points to the ligaments in the lower abdomen. I told him I would come.

When I arrived at their home I tried to manage their expectations because the technique recommends that the procedure be repeated every other day for two weeks. I told them the likelihood of success was limited by time and the fact that the lack of amniotic fluid would inhibit movement of the baby. With that, I proceeded. After the assessment, I carefully located the pelvic

ligaments and applied a gentle pressure in several locations until the straining liga-ments became compliant. It took about 10 minutes and she was able to rise easily for the first time from the bed without the dis-comfort she’d been experiencing.

I refused payment; it was Sunday; I was on my way to a memorial service. They warmly thanked me for coming; I thanked them for their confidence, and asked them to keep me informed. I went on to the memorial ser-vice and celebrated the life of an extraordinary woman whom I had the privilege of caring for and came to know well.

It was unusual to have a day of such extremes. A great sense of quiet followed me that day; very strange and very fulfilling.

The next day, the same husband and father-to-be called my office from the hos-pital. He told me that when they examined his wife that morning they found the baby had indeed turned, head-down, and a Cae-sarian would be avoided. A healthy baby boy was born to them a few days later. I told my staff the story and they were over-joyed.

I was so pleased to have been useful and a part of their lives and am blessed to have this work. This is the way it goes in the healthcare profession; doctors the world over are doing the same, and bigger things, with their patients every day. Many take great personal risks to do so.

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times. He usually remembers who I am when he sees me, but I can see that he’s often searching to recall my name. Then, like catching a thread, he’ll remember that the last time he played tennis, he played against me, and he lost. As a testament to how athletic my father was, the last time he played was actually the only time I ever beat my Dad in tennis and he was in his late 70s then.

I would like to think that by staying active I can prolong the inevitable effects of time on my mind and body. From my family history, it appears that dementia, cognitive disorder; Alzheim-er’s and Parkinson’s disease are lurking on my distant horizon. My grandfather worked as a lawyer over 50 years and was of sound mind when he died of a stroke. When I was a teen, we took care of my grandmother who was physically healthy but with Alzheimer’s disease was mentally gone, fast. Their child, my father, retired over 20 years ago, stayed fairly active, and in the last five years has declined mentally, similar to his mother.

My brother whose life was nearly cut short in a severe accident a few years ago has a lawyer who is in his mid-90s who has been practicing law for over 70 years. This man told me a story about when he had cancer, which was operable, and he had retired at the same time because he was in his late 70s. The doctor said he could not work for at least six months. The old lawyer told me that during the six months he could feel his brain deteriorating every single day. As soon as he was medically released, he came out of retirement, went back to work because he said it’s what he enjoys doing; it’s what he does. As I

spent an hour with my brother’s attorney I learned a lot - or I just heard a lot of what I already knew.

It is my long-term goal to be a long-practicing elder attorney that has the power to mentor younger law-yers as I have been mentored. My daily goals are to enjoy my law practice and practice in a manner that makes my attorney grand-father and my father proud. My lifetime goals include remaining physically and mentally healthy enough to enjoy and remember the times I have with my son as long as I can.

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To relieve overcrowded conditions at a school that continues to grow in popular-ity and enrollment, King Springs Elemen-tary School in Smyrna will provide a dual campus arrangement for its students begin-ning with the 2015-2016 school year.

King Springs’ special needs pre-school, kindergarten and first grade stu-dents will relocate to the former Brown Elementary School located at 3265 Brown Road, approximately two miles from King Springs’ current campus. This location will be known as the King Springs Primary School and will house approximately 310 students.

Brown Elementary School closed fol-lowing the 2012-2013 school year and its student population now attends the new Smyrna Elementary School that opened in 2013.

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It’s important to talk about and docu-ment your healthcare wishes before a healthcare crisis arises. Almost half of Americans say they would rely on family or friends to carry out their wishes about end-of-life care, but most have never expressed those wishes.

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NOVEMBER25: JONQUIL GARDEN CLUB. In this high-ly energetic presentation, Master Gardener Jack Driskell will create five (maybe six) arrange-ments using the flowers and containers you bring. His expertise in demonstrating the prin-ciples of floral design with such alacrity will amaze. For further information regarding reg-istration or inquiries about membership, contact Marilynn Parker at 770-949-6640. You may also want to learn more about the club and upcoming events at: www.jonquilgardenclub.org

• • •27: GOBBLE JOG. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, the 12th Annual Gobble Jog. Benefits MUST Ministries. 10K,5K,1K and Tot Trot. Historic Marietta Square. Prequalifier for Peachtree Road Race. Register: www.gobblejog.org

• • •29: SMYRNA OPTIMIST CLUB’S Flippin’ For Kids Nov. 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at Smyrna First United Methodist Church, 1315 Concord Road, Smyrna. $5 .

DECEMBER2: SANTA ARRIVES. Santa lights the Christ-mas Tree on Smyrna’s Village Green amid mu-sic, fun and food on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 5 -8 p.m. for “Coming Home for the Holidays.”

• • •2: VININGS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (VBA) meets the first Tuesday of each month for lunch at Social Vinings. Business of the Year nominees to speak. Networking and speakers from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Lunch $15 for Members; $20 for Non-Members and guests are always welcome!

• • •4: SMYRNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION: lunch meetings the first Thursday of each month at the Smyrna Community Center, 11:45 p.m. Program: Holiday Festival of the Arts.

• • •4: TREE LIGHTING. Vinings Jubilee Tree Lighting Thursday, Dec. 4 from 6-8 p.m. in front of the Clock Tower.

• • •6: CHRISTMAS AT BETHANY Vendor Show. Get in the Christmas Spirit and join the fun while shopping with over 20 local vendors for Christmas. Mary Kay cosmetics, Tupper-ware, unique jewelry pieces, homemade soaps, stained glass, comfy beds and treats for your pets, yummy baked goods, Thirty One, Plexus, and other varieties of Items for gift giving or keeping. Food and drinks available for pur-chase sponsored by Bethany Youth. Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10-3:30 Bethany UMC, 760 Hurt Road, Smyrna. Intersection of Hurt and Hicks Road. 770-436-2675

WEEKLY EVENTSCOMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY. “Have you ever read the Bible for yourself? Would you like to learn more about God’s word and how to apply it to your everyday life? Do you de-sire a closer personal relationship with God and other believers? Join us for our study of Luke on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Cumber-land Community Church. Children’s programs are available through age 5. Contact Tricia Mar-tin at [email protected] or visit www.communitybiblestudy.org for information.

• • •SMYRNA BUSINESS EXCHANGE: The Smyrna Business Exchange is Smyrna’s pre-mier close contact networking group represent-ing over 30 local businesses. Meeting weekly for almost a decade, members of the Smyrna Business Exchange pass business referrals to one another over a light continental breakfast. The Smyrna Business Exchange meets at the Smyrna Community Center every Thursday morning from 7-8:30 a.m. Call president Jeff Daxe 770-795-5079 (or email [email protected]).

• • •KIWANIS CLUB OF SMYRNA meets at the Olive Garden every Wednesday from 11:30-1 p.m.. Call 770-438-6961 for more info.

• • •SMYRNA GOLDEN K KIWANIS: 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

• • •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

• • •TOASTMASTERS: T-Toasters. Paces West, 2727 Paces Ferry Road. Bldg 1. We meet Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. and welcome visi-tors. Visit www.ttoasters.com to find out more.

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VININGS ROTARY: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Vinings Club, Overlook III, 2859 Paces Ferry Road.

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AMERICAN LEGION, Post 160 Membership Meeting at 7:30 p.m. every 3rd Tuesday and serves breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday of each month and the AMER-ICAN LEGION AUXILIARY, Unit 160 Mem-bership Meeting at 7:30 p.m. every 3rd Tuesday each month. SONS OF THE AMERICAN LE-GION, Squadron 160 meets at 11 a.m. on the 2nd Saturday each month. All of these meetings are at 160 Legion Drive, Smyrna. For more in-formation, access AmericanLegionPost160.org or call 770-436-2501.

• • •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). We’re a nonprofit educational orga-nization and meetings/programs are free and open to the public. Call 678-662-3857 or visit our website, www.atlantafreethought.org, for more about us.

• • •BIBLE STUDY - Christians Moving Into Ac-tion - Smyrna, Vinings & Austell. Join us for our bi-weekly bible study at Campbell Middle School Auditorium on Sundays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30. This is a non-denominational group bible study. Email your anonymous discussion topics and prayer request to: prayers.cu4c.org. Events.cu4c.org for up to date details - email: [email protected].

• • •CUMBERLAND VININGS OPTIMIST CLUB: Meeting for breakfast the 2nd Wednes-day of each month at the Vinings Club, 2859 Paces Ferry Road NW. We are an inclusive club dedicated to community service and welcome everyone to come as our guest to a meeting of your choice.

• • •SMYRNA JONQUIL LIONS CLUB. The club meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday noon to 1:00 at the Smyrna Community Center. Please join us & find out how you can be a part of the world’s largest service organization. Bring your own lunch (drinks provided). For more information contact club president at [email protected] or club secretary at [email protected].

• • •MOMS CLUB of Smyrna West: If you are a stay-at-home mom or part-time working mom whose children are zoned for King Springs Elementary (30082), Norton Park Elemen-tary(30082) or the new Smyrna Elementary (30080. We offer morning and afternoon week-ly play groups and activities. Please contact us at [email protected].

• • •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! Contact us at [email protected] or visit www.mom-sclub.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


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Kindergarten. For more info, visit www.smyr-nafirstmops.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 interested in joining the MOPS Night Group, please contact [email protected] or visit www.smyrnafirstmops.com

• • •SMYRNA LIBRARY READING GROUP: meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., at the Smyrna Public Library, 100 Village Green Circle.

• • •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].

• • •VININGS VILLAGE CIVIC CLUB meets the first Monday of each month September through June at 6:30 p.m. at various locations around Vinings. For further information, e-mail us at [email protected] or visit our new website: viningsvillagecivicclub.org. Members and Guests are welcome.

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.

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

• • •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.

• • •EE-mail your organization’s calendar news to [email protected]. Deadline for DE-CEMBER issue is NOVEMBER 23 with publi-cation the week of DECEMBER 5. Calendar items are accepted from civic groups, non-prof-its, schools and church organizations and run as space is available. Due to the increasing number of calendar listings, please keep an-nouncements brief. Please do NOT send calen-dar announcements 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 up-dated calendar items on our website at www.brightsidecobb.com.


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Opening November 10, the new res-taurant is in the Parkway Pointe shopping center, at the northeast corner of Cobb Parkway and Cumberland Boulevard, just a few blocks away from the site of the new Atlanta Braves stadium.

The Cumberland location will show-case a fresh and exciting look, including the use of the restaurant’s longtime nick-name, T.MAC, while providing loyal Taco Mac fans with the authentic food and craft beer they have grown to love over the last 35 years. The contemporary design of the restaurant is inspired by the cornerstone of the T.MAC experience – genuine food, craft beer on draft and sports on HDTVs.

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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Christmas House Arts and Crafts Show. The show runs Dec. 5 -14, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Sundays. Presented by the South Cobb Arts Alliance, the juried show features 70 artists and crafts people who bring beautiful handmade items per-fect for Christmas or year-round gifts.

Mable’s Tea Room also opens Dec. 5 and runs through Dec. 13, closed on Sun-days. Tea Room hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mable’s Tea Room is a tradition for many, and proceeds benefit the Art Education Support Program of the South Cobb Arts Alliance. Be sure to make reservations for four or more by calling 770-819-3285.

Bring the children out to the grounds of the Historic Mable House on Saturday, Dec. 6 for the annual Candy Cane Hunt. Hours are 10 a.m. to noon. Activities include cookie decorating, crafts, marsh-mallow roasting, photos with Santa, and, of course, the Candy Cane Hunt complete with prizes.

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Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna has served the community since June 1974, offering quality healthcare and serving by its mission “Extending the Healing Min-istry of Christ” to the sick. Now, even as the doors of EAH will close in October, after forty years of service, their legacy of healing will continue. The hospital’s Foun-dation, in place for over thirty years, has raised funds to purchase needed medical equipment and make hospital improve-ments so EAH could fulfill its mission. Throughout the years, The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna has raised money to purchase needed items like Digital Mammography equipment, state of the art hospital beds, OR equipment, ED supplies and more.

The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna felt it was important to continue the hospital’s mission by gift-ing the remainder of its funds to charitable organizations that strive to care for the needy in our community and beyond – A Legacy Gift.

The Foundation hosted an apprecia-

Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna Foundation Board Members, standing in back, honor Legacy Gift Recipients, seated from left, Howard Cox- Must Ministries, Becky Carter – Good Sam, Justin Rader-FBCS, Barbara Kilgore- Missionary for Abobo Sud, Sharon Croyle-VRS.

EMORY-ADVENTIST BOARD LEAVES A LEGACYtion and legacy dinner in Spetember to present the following worthy organizations with a donation: Must Ministries, Good Samaritan Health Center in Cobb, Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia, First Baptist Church of Smyrna, and the Abobo Sud Hospital, Abidijan, The Ivory Coast West Africa.

As the Foundation concludes its duties, we want to thank our donors for their gen-erous support of Emory-Adventist Hospi-tal. You have helped this hospital serve our patients with distinction and improve the health of our community. It has truly been our privilege to care for the patients and families of the Smyrna area.

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Among the Public Safety officials honored by the Vinings Business Association in October are, from left, Officer Jackie Piper, Officer B.R. Jackson, Captain Hawk Hagebak and Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Milton Beck.

With opening day for the new Braves stadium some two years away, planning for public safety and traffic is on the minds of Cobb officials.

Director of Public Safety Sam Heaton said that while much of the work will be handled by Braves security, Cobb Police, Fire, EMS and the Sheriff’s Office are working with the Braves to coordinate a plan for fan safety and traffic.

Capt. Hawk Hagebak, commander of Precinct 3 on Cumberland Boulevard, is helping lead the planning, using his spe-cialized background.

Captain Hagebak served as Com-mander of the Traffic Services Unit, plan-ning and executing hundreds of special events, authored articles about planning presidential motorcades, and served as an Assistant Critical Incident Commander.

“It’s not as large as the current stadium but it will have quadruple the number of entrances and exits,” he said. “We will get you in and out of their easily. It will not be just a stadium, but a destination.”

The Braves handle security well,” said Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Milton Beck. “We will all be working together.”

The upcoming SPLOST will add Fire Station 29 in the Cumberland area.

“We’ve got two years to work on it and were training officers in traffic and crowd management. You will be surprised how well traffic is handled,” Beck said.

Beck and Hagebak made their remarks as The Vinings Business Association (VBA) recognized all Cobb Public Safety departments during its monthly luncheon in October.

Representatives from all Cobb Public Safety in the Vinings area including Police,

Fire, Sheriff’s Office, EMT and Animal Control were invited to attend and each department got an opportunity to be intro-duced and speak about their contributions and importance to the safety and welfare of the Vinings community.

Cobb Police Precinct 3 officers hon-ored included Capt. Hagebak, and Officers B.R. Jackson and Jackie Piper. Also rec-ognized were Cobb EMS Services EMT Hallie Teague and Paramedic Drew Aiken; Cobb Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy Sheriff Milton Beck and Sgt. Daryl Wilson. Vin-ings Fire Station 5 firefighters Terrance Roy and Alvin Ashurst, also were honored but were called to an alarm during lunch.

VBA President Todd Ash, Branch Manager of the Fidelity Bank Vinings, said, “We are extremely grateful and proud to have Cobb County public safety offi-cials recognized for their hard work in making Vinings one of the safest areas in Cobb, this is a small token of our apprecia-tion for their overall hard work and amaz-ingly fast-response times to the needs of the community.”

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EXTRA COPIESLooking for an extra copy of The Bright Side? Copies are available each month in the Smyrna Library, the Vinings Historic Society office, the Smyrna Community Center, Chick-fil-a Cum-berland Mall and Akers Mill, South Cobb Drive Kroger and at many of our advertisers’ locations. Extra copies of our Mableton/Austell edition are available each month in the Mable House Arts Center, Mableton Pharmacy, Floyd Road Kroger, Publix; and in Austell: The Treadmill, Austell Food Store, Food Depot; and advertiser locations. Read the current issue on the web: www.bright-sidecobb.com.


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Wolfe Center Activities The 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.

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 November:

Drawn’ Together -- Nov. 3, This is an informal group that meets once per month.

Quilting Group -- Nov. 6 & 20, Mem-bers with all different backgrounds in sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, etc. are welcome to attend this informal group

Crafty Friday -- Nov. 7, This month we will be making burlap table runners – perfect for you Thanksgiving table.

Bunco -- Nov. 10 & 26, A friendly dice game where no skills are needed. Begin-ners are welcome.

Dorothy’s Travel Log -- Nov. 11, This month, Dorothy will be presenting pic-tures from her recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lunchtime Wellness Chat - Nov. 12, This monthly chat covers different well-ness topics.

Cornhole -- Nov. 13, A simple bag toss game anyone can do.

Hiking Trip -- Nov. 17, We will be cel-ebrating National Take A Hike day with a trip to High Falls State Park.

Paint With Paula -- Nov. 18, A begin-ners paint class using acrylics.

Jarred Memories -- Nov. 18, Join Jackie for a trip down memory lane. She uses different props to invoke memories from your past.

Genealogy 101 -- Nov. 19Thanksgiving Luncheon -- Nov. 21Healthy Foods -- Nov. 24For information on how to become

a member of the Wolfe Adult Recreation Center and Therapy Pool or for more infor-mation on any of the activities, please con-tact us at (678) 631 – 5541 or stop by and take a look around.

Freeman Poole Center CenterHere’s what is happening at the C.

Freeman Poole Senior Center 4025 South Hurt Road, Smyrna. Call 770-801-3400 for more information or reservations.

How to Survive on a Limited Budget -- Tuesday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m. Free; Registra-tion required. Recently retired? Laid off? Lost an income? Surviving on a limited budget or fixed income can be a huge adjustment. A representative from Clear-point Financial Solutions of Atlanta will be presenting on this subject; learn tips to help you survive and maintain status quo when your income has been reduced.

First Friday Movie -- Friday, Nov. 7: Maleficent, 1– 3 p.m. $2 /$3 Non-resi-dent. Starring Angelina Jolie. “Maleficent” explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the classic “Sleeping Beauty”. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent cruelly places an irre-vocable curse upon the human king’s new-born infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seeth-ing conflict between the forest kingdom she has grown to love and the human king-dom that holds her legacy. Maleficent real-izes that Aurora may hold the key to peace in the land and is forced to take drastic actions that will change both worlds for-ever. Rated PG13.

Around the World Show and Tell -- Monday, Nov. 10: Alaska, Grand Canyon, Montana; 10:30 a.m. Free; Registration required. Join Anita Leming as she pres-ents on her travels to Alaska, the Grand Canyon and Montana. In addition to her presentation, she will discuss cruising and land travel. Don’t miss out on hearing all about these beautiful places and seeing the beautiful pictures.

Treat Yourself Tuesday -- Tuesday, Nov. 11: Hibachi Grill, Austell Road. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. On your own; Registra-tion required. Treat yourself to a lunch outing once a month with other seniors at local area restaurants. Get to know other people and enjoy the social gathering. Meet at restaurant.

Thanksgiving Lunch and Dance -- Thursday, Nov. 20, 12 – 2 p.m. $10 /$12 Non-resident. Join us for turkey, dressing and all the trimmings and dance to the upbeat swing sound of The New Horizons Band. Invite your friends to join you for this fun-filled afternoon.

Bingo Bash -- Monday, Nov. 24, 1 – 3 p.m. $3 /$4 Non-resident

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By Joan Armstrong DavisSmyrna’s Jonquil Garden Club was

well represented among the Flower Show entries in both horticulture and design cat-egories at the 82nd Annual North Georgia State Fair at Jim Miller Park, Marietta. Several members won prizes in some very competitive categories.

Faith Iskiyan won a Red Ribbon in the first show with her design of ‘Old Blue Eyes’ and a White Ribbon in design for ‘Carte Blanche.’ Last year Faith took a First in this category and won several other awards as well. Vy Shinn submitted a very creative design in the ‘Purple People Eater’ category and won a Second.

First time entrant, Shirley Priest, was stunned when she won a Blue Ribbon for her horticulture entry. “I decided at the eleventh hour to enter… what a shame I hadn’t been watering during this drought!,” she said.

Congratulations to Meg Perry’s stun-ning celosia (pictured) which took First in Flowering Annual, the Award of Merit, and Best in Show.

In the past, JGC members have volun-teered in many areas of the Flower Show. This year’s team included Marilynn Parker, Vy Shinn, Carol Miller, Lenora Clark, Peggy Woods, and Faith Iskiyan.

JONQUIL GARDEN CLUB SHOWS WELL AT FAIR

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ROWE WINSMyles Rowe was a winner in the 2014 GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge Oct. 26 in Mooresville, NC. Rowe, son of Wayne and Renee Rowe of Smyrna, places first in the TaG Junior class and received his crown at the Championship Banquet Presented by KARTSALE at Team Penske.


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