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South Cobb Bright Side The YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR COMMUNITY NEWS AND EVENTS Austell, Mableton & Greater Smyrna’s Community Newspaper MARCH 2011 Volume 7, No. 3 TM The South Cobb Bright Side 3330 Cumberland Blvd., Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30339 PRSRT-STD U.S.POSTAGE PAID ACWORTH, GA 30101 PERMIT #41 ECRWSS CAR - RT SORT POSTAL CUSTOMER Read us online at www.brightsidecobb.com Send news and ads to [email protected]Outstanding students from across the South Cobb County area were honored at the STAR banquet on Feb. 13 in Marietta. Each year a top academic senior in each high school is named the STAR stu- dent and in turn each names their STAR teacher to share the recognition. They include: At Pebblebrook High School Lindsay Forrister named her 10th Grade American Literature teacher Dominic D’Agostino. At South Cobb High School Emma Edoga named Health Occupations teacher Dr. Ellen Katowitz. At Whitfield Academy Matt Owens named Math teacher Stephen Hellier. Miss Forrister, of Acworth, is daughter of Cindy and Walter Forrister of Acworth. She has applied to several schools but is leaning toward Vanderbilt. And vocal major in drama minor. She has appeared in Steel Magnolias. Of her STAR teacher, she said, “he has taught me a lot. He has always been there as a great supporter.” Owens, a Mableton resident in Vin- ings Estates, plans to attend Vanderbilt and SOUTH COBB AREA STAR STUDENTS, TEACHERS HONORED study engineering. He is the son of Brian and Sharon Owens. He has attended Whit- field Academy since the fifth grade and is captain of the wrestling team. He said his STAR teacher is, “a great guy. He teaches me a lot more than just math.” Miss Edoga is in the Academy of Research and Medical Sciences magnet program at South Cobb High School. She plans to study to be a pediatrician. She plays on the varsity soccer and volleyball team.She is the daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth Edoga of Powder Springs. She said that her STAR teacher, “has helped her a lot, and given me great advice. She is a person you can talk to.” Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins, left, chats with Cobb Commissioner Woody Thompson following the State of the City address. The City of Austell may be forced to cut its budget a second year Mayor Joe Jer- kins told the Austell business Association in February. “We cut the budget $700,000 last year and we will have to cut it again this year,” Mayor Jerkins said. The city’s budget is about $11 million. Jerkins attributed some of the increased costs to health insurance. “Our health insurance has gone crazy,” he said, increasing 3.7 per- cent in the past year. “We haven’t given a raise for five years but we haven’t had any furloughs or layoffs either.” In a department by depart- ment rundown of activity over the past year, Jerkins said that the city’s Police Department is busy, although fines are down. The fire department responded to 876 calls and 25 structure fires and main- tained a 3.83 minute response time. “That’s a good response time and it saves lives,” he said. The city is still feeling the effects of the 2009 flood that put 700 houses underwater. The city has spent $1 million as part of a federal buyout of 23 homes and so far has removed 20 of them. “We can do another 61, if they provide another round of funding,” the mayor said. “It’s still going to take couple more years to get it all cleaned up.” The mayor said. Another 90 homes are still in bad shape. City Judge Ken Nix is running title searches to find the owners. In better news, the mayor said that $600,000 has been spent to revamp Legion Field, “to put it back better than before.” State and federal money along with dona- AUSTELL MAY NEED TO MAKE MORE CUTS IN NEXT YEAR’S CITY BUDGET tions from Lowe’s and Georgia Power helped rebuild the field. A new senior center is being built by the County to replace the one at Legion Field. The city-owned Threadmill mall is 95 percent rented and the Austell Store is leased. The downtown streetscape project will be expanded to cover the north side of the tracks through a $510,000 grant. Jerkins had high praise for the SPLOST programs that brought in $4.6 million. The city has ordered a $450,000 new fire truck that will arrive in August, along with five new police patrol cars. The city’s 911 system will also be upgraded. “ SPLOST is a good thing for us,” Jerkins said. Jerkins also noted that Austell city tax rate of 3.12 bills is the lowest in the County. After the County deducts three mills on the Cobb tax bill for fire service, “Our tax bill is almost nothing,” he said. Spring is just around the corner and the Historic Mableton Community Garden, located on Floyd Road across from the Mable House, is planning for the upcoming season. If you are interested in gardening at HMCG this spring, con- tact Garden Leader Philippa Monthrope at [email protected]. Garden plots for new gardeners will be on a first- come, first-served basis. Senior citizens 60- and-over enjoy special rates. The HMCG is managed by the Mableton Improvement Coalition. From left, South Cobb’s Emma Edoga, Dr. Ellen Katowitz; Whitefield’s Matt Owens; and Pebblebrook’s Lindsay Forrister and Dominic D’Agostino. PEACE POSTER ART CONTEST South Cobb Lions presented winners of the annual Peace Poster Art Contest, an an- nual Lion event of Lions International to promote Art interest in our children, in February. The contest is held in Floyd, Garrett and Smitha Middle Schools. Marie Ow, Floyd Middle School student was a 2nd Place Winner in the District 18-A contest and moved on to the state level. The Lions Club give cash awards to the winners of 1st through 4th place for each area school. Winners (front from left) are 1st Place: Samatha Cole of Garrett, Karten Godinez of Smitha and Marie Ow; Second row are Garrett Principal Dr. Fredick Harris, Teacher Thomas Dunn, Smitha Principal Clint Terza, Teacher Carrie Wilbur, Floyd Principal Susan Turner and Teacher Lisa Col- lins. Other winners include 2nd Place: Hannah Easley of Garrett, Deborah Yussuff of Smitha and Tyler Seay of Floyd. 3rd Place Winners: Diana Nava of Garrett, Devin Maxwell of Smitha and Yeiser Moreno of Floyd. 4th Place Winners: Lilian Guerrero of Garrett, Kaitlyn Brock of Smitha and Juan Nunez of Floyd. COMMUNITY GARDENS GET READY FOR SEASON Meetings have already begun between gardeners and stakeholders to share ideas for the coming year. Plans were made for collaboration with the Mableton Farm- ers Market, garden beautification, and a continuation of social events among other good ideas. The Garden is also looking for a Master Gardener knowledgeable about organic vegetable gardening. 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Outstanding students from across the South Cobb County area were honored at the STAR banquet on Feb. 13 in Marietta.
Each year a top academic senior in each high school is named the STAR stu-dent and in turn each names their STAR teacher to share the recognition. They include:
At Pebblebrook High School Lindsay Forrister named her 10th Grade American Literature teacher Dominic D’Agostino.
At South Cobb High School Emma Edoga named Health Occupations teacher Dr. Ellen Katowitz.
At Whitfield Academy Matt Owens named Math teacher Stephen Hellier.
Miss Forrister, of Acworth, is daughter of Cindy and Walter Forrister of Acworth. She has applied to several schools but is leaning toward Vanderbilt. And vocal major in drama minor. She has appeared in Steel Magnolias. Of her STAR teacher, she said, “he has taught me a lot. He has always been there as a great supporter.”
Owens, a Mableton resident in Vin-ings Estates, plans to attend Vanderbilt and
SOUTH COBB AREA STAR STUDENTS, TEACHERS HONORED
study engineering. He is the son of Brian and Sharon Owens. He has attended Whit-field Academy since the fifth grade and is captain of the wrestling team. He said his STAR teacher is, “a great guy. He teaches me a lot more than just math.”
Miss Edoga is in the Academy of Research and Medical Sciences magnet
program at South Cobb High School. She plans to study to be a pediatrician. She plays on the varsity soccer and volleyball team.She is the daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth Edoga of Powder Springs. She said that her STAR teacher, “has helped her a lot, and given me great advice. She is a person you can talk to.”
Austell Mayor Joe Jerkins, left, chats with Cobb Commissioner Woody Thompson following the State of the City address.
The City of Austell may be forced to cut its budget a second year Mayor Joe Jer-kins told the Austell business Association in February.
“We cut the budget $700,000 last year and we will have to cut it again this year,” Mayor Jerkins said. The city’s budget is about $11 million.
Jerkins attributed some of the increased costs to health insurance. “Our health insurance has gone crazy,” he said, increasing 3.7 per-cent in the past year.
“We haven’t given a raise for five years but we haven’t had any furloughs or layoffs either.”
In a department by depart-ment rundown of activity over the past year, Jerkins said that the city’s Police Department is busy, although fines are down. The fire department responded to 876 calls and 25 structure fires and main-tained a 3.83 minute response time. “That’s a good response time and it saves lives,” he said.
The city is still feeling the effects of the 2009 flood that put 700 houses underwater. The city has spent $1 million as part of a federal buyout of 23 homes and so far has removed 20 of them. “We can do another 61, if they provide another round of funding,” the mayor said.
“It’s still going to take couple more years to get it all cleaned up.” The mayor said. Another 90 homes are still in bad shape. City Judge Ken Nix is running title searches to find the owners.
In better news, the mayor said that $600,000 has been spent to revamp Legion Field, “to put it back better than before.” State and federal money along with dona-
AUSTELL MAY NEED TO MAKE MORE CUTS IN NEXT YEAR’S CITY BUDGET
tions from Lowe’s and Georgia Power helped rebuild the field.
A new senior center is being built by the County to replace the one at Legion Field. The city-owned Threadmill mall is 95 percent rented and the Austell Store is leased. The downtown streetscape project
will be expanded to cover the north side of the tracks through a $510,000 grant.
Jerkins had high praise for the SPLOST programs that brought in $4.6 million. The city has ordered a $450,000 new fire truck that will arrive in August, along with five new police patrol cars. The city’s 911 system will also be upgraded. “ SPLOST is a good thing for us,” Jerkins said.
Jerkins also noted that Austell city tax rate of 3.12 bills is the lowest in the County. After the County deducts three mills on the Cobb tax bill for fire service, “Our tax bill is almost nothing,” he said.
Spring is just around the corner and the Historic Mableton Community Garden, located on Floyd Road across from the Mable House, is planning for the upcoming season. If you are interested in gardening at HMCG this spring, con-tact Garden Leader Philippa Monthrope at [email protected]. Garden plots for new gardeners will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Senior citizens 60-and-over enjoy special rates. The HMCG is managed by the Mableton Improvement Coalition.
From left, South Cobb’s Emma Edoga, Dr. Ellen Katowitz; Whitefield’s Matt Owens; and Pebblebrook’s Lindsay Forrister and Dominic D’Agostino.
PEACE POSTER ART CONTESTSouth Cobb Lions presented winners of the annual Peace Poster Art Contest, an an-nual Lion event of Lions International to promote Art interest in our children, in February. The contest is held in Floyd, Garrett and Smitha Middle Schools. Marie Ow, Floyd Middle School student was a 2nd Place Winner in the District 18-A contest and moved on to the state level. The Lions Club give cash awards to the winners of 1st through 4th place for each area school. Winners (front from left) are 1st Place: Samatha Cole of Garrett, Karten Godinez of Smitha and Marie Ow; Second row are Garrett Principal Dr. Fredick Harris, Teacher Thomas Dunn, Smitha Principal Clint Terza, Teacher Carrie Wilbur, Floyd Principal Susan Turner and Teacher Lisa Col-lins. Other winners include 2nd Place: Hannah Easley of Garrett, Deborah Yussuff of Smitha and Tyler Seay of Floyd. 3rd Place Winners: Diana Nava of Garrett, Devin Maxwell of Smitha and Yeiser Moreno of Floyd. 4th Place Winners: Lilian Guerrero of Garrett, Kaitlyn Brock of Smitha and Juan Nunez of Floyd.
COMMUNITY GARDENS GET READY FOR SEASONMeetings have already begun between
gardeners and stakeholders to share ideas for the coming year. Plans were made for collaboration with the Mableton Farm-ers Market, garden beautification, and a continuation of social events among other good ideas. The Garden is also looking for a Master Gardener knowledgeable about organic vegetable gardening. Please con-tact Philippa if you or someone you know can help.
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CELEBRATION OF OUR MARRIAGE
By Cathy Shattles LipsettEditor/Publisher
He is a morning person and I’m a night person. He likes spicy food and I like plain and boring. He’s hot natured and I’m cold. He likes his office messy and I have to have things neat. Yet, we are a team; soul mates; best friends; and a couple.
We met in college and have been together ever since. We have gone through many stages in our life together, each one exciting and wonderful.
As Allan and I celebrate a very special fortieth wedding anniversary this March, I realize that we have now moved into the grandparent stage of life. Funny, though, I don’t feel any older than when we were in the newlywed stage. Okay, so maybe a few more aches and pains; a little less energy to climb mountains; but no less in love.
I think our marriage grows stronger every year because we continue to move together through each phase of life; in tandem but with our own interests and hob-bies; a couple with our own individual iden-tity. For most of our married life we have worked together; lived together; had meals together; worshipped together; and enjoyed vacations together. We have laughed, cried, celebrated and grieved…together.
Shortly after the newlywed stage, we became business owners; a newly formed team in a new community. These were the years of centering our lives on owning a newspaper, learning to run a business, becoming involved in the community and enjoying stolen moments for short trips to the nearby beaches rather than long vaca-tions.
Almost ten years into our marriage, we became parents and our world turned on the orbit of our precious children. We still owned our weekly newspaper with all that it entailed but children became our primary focus. With the schools in the area not being what we wanted for their education, we sold the news-paper and moved to Cobb County. Thus began the next phase of our marriage. Our world was one of family dinners; family worship, family vacations; PTA meetings; Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts; baseball and ballet.
In Cobb County, most of the next ten years were our political years. Our lives were still centered professionally around journalism, with Allan as press secretary for Rep. Newt Gingrich and me as Marietta School Board Member and Public Relations
firm owner/consultant. We each had our separate roles to play but each supported the other in the marriage, as parents, and profes-sionally. These were the years of being the ones quoted in the press rather than the ones writing the stories.
After our political lives, with our chil-dren growing up and off to college and then married, we settled into running the public relations firm and, eventually, also returning to newspaper ownership. We became empty nesters, with more time for a week-end visit with our children and the occasional longer vacations. However, the first time we went away for a weekend without having to co-ordinate our time with our children was rather confusing.
Now we’ve entered a new phase of our marriage, bringing all the components of our past lives together: journalists; newspaper publishers; parents; and now grandparents. Each phase has been exciting, but with the addition of our children, our in-law children and now our granddaughters, life becomes even more precious.
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PEBBLEBROOK FOOTBALL PLAYERS SIGNFour Pebblebrook senior football players signed to the college they will attend in the fall Feb. 1. The signing was during a school assembly beginning with a few chants by the varsity cheerleaders which included one chant in particular that highlighted the sentiments of everyone participating in the event. “We are proud of you!” was a rhythmic chant that set the tone for the event. Charles McCline, front row, left, signed with Morehouse College; Sertonuse Harris, Western Carolina University, CJ Good-man, Western Carolina University; and Khalid Henderson, University of Kentucky. Back row Coach Randall Smith, Principal Zinta Perkins, and AD Kevin Locke.
Mark your calendars for May 19, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mable House Complex, for the 7th Annual Mableton Day celebration. The day will be filled with family-oriented activities, featuring a 5K race to start the day, followed by various entertainment, games and inflatable devices for the kids, health and wellness programs, arts and crafts for all ages and a classic car show just to name some of the action. The cel-
ebration will promote fellowship, health and wellness, educational and economic development and will showcase student achievement in our local schools. Admis-sion is free of charge.
This year’s celebration will be brought to you by the Mableton Day Coalition, a partnership of three not for profit organi-zations: Mableton Improvement Coalition, Inc.; South Cobb Arts Alliance, Inc.; and the Amateur Advocate Association Inc.
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MARCH14: TOWN HALL MEETING. District Two Commissioner Bob Ott will host a town hall 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, at Vinings Es-tates (Crescent Ridge Clubhouse), 655 Crescent Ridge Trail SE, Mableton.
• • •24: SPRING CHICKEN RUN. Put on your running or walking shoes and join the 10th Annual Spring Chicken Run—A Race Against Hunger on Saturday, March 24 in Powder Springs. The Run is hosted at Macland Presby-terian Church located at 3615 Macland Road. Register on-line at www.active.com, in store at Big Peach Running Co., or print the race form and directions at www.svcamp.org.
• • •24: SHREDING EVENT. Piles of old papers getting you down? A free Document Shred-ding Day will be held on March 24 from 9 a.m. - noon at the Wolfe Adult Recreation Center parking lot, 884 Church Street in Smyrna. Call Keep Smyrna Beautiful at 770-431-2863 for more information.
• • •25: USED BOOK SALE. The Friends of the Cobb County Public Library System’s semi-an-nual book sale will be held Friday and Saturday, March 23-24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 25 from 1-5 p.m. at the Jim R. Miller Park on 2245 Callaway Road in Marietta.
• • •28: COBB FAITH PARTNERSHIP Gen-eral Meeting, March 28: Turner Chapel AME Church. Lunch at 11:45 a.m. with the meeting following at Noon. Includes Have Some/Need Some item exchange table. For more informa-tion, contact us at [email protected], visit our website at www.cobbfaithpartnership.org, or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/cobbfaith-partnership.
• • •30: FLASHLIGHT EASTER EGG HUNT AND MOVIE NIGHT, Tolleson Park, 3515 McCauley Road, Smyrna. Friday, March 30, 7:30 p.m. Children up to age 10 years are asked to bring a flashlight and Easter basket. Follow-ing the hunt, all are invited to watch the full length feature film “HOP.” Register on line for the hunt at www.smyrnacity.com or in person at the Wolfe Adult Recreation Center as of March 5th. Call (678) 631-5541 for information. Reg-istration: $5 per family/$7 family at the gate.
• • •31: EASTER EGG HUNT and more. Saturday, March 31 from 2-4 p.m. Annual Easter Egg-stravaganza ! Front Lawn of Delmar Gardens. Grab the family and hop on over for a fun day of free rides, food, and egg hunts for all ages! 404 King Springs Village Pkwy, Smyrna.
APRIL1: SPRING CELEBRATION at Mt. Harmony Baptist Church. Join us Sunday, April 1 for our annual Spring Celebration from 1 to 3 p.m. We will have our traditional egg hunt along with bungee jumping, obstacle course, 24’ dual slide, character drawing and a DJ. Veterans Highway, Mableton.
• • •9: FIRST MONDAY BREAKFAST. Cobb Chamber event. Monday, April 9. Location: Cobb Galleria Center. 7:30 a.m. General Admis-sion: $60. Members: $25 online; $40 at door. Online Registration Closes: April 5 at noon. Registration at www.cobbchamber.org.
• • •25: SOUTH COBB AREA COUNCIL. Cobb Chamber event. Wednesday, April 25. Location: Coach George E. Ford Center. 11:45 a.m. Gen-eral Admission: $30. Members: $10 online; $20 at the door. Online Registration Closes: April 23 at noon. Registration at www.cobbchamber.org.
WEEKLY EVENTSAEROBICS CLASS. Austell First United Methodist Church offers “Firming After 50”, a free weekly low-impact aerobics with a focus on adults over 50 years of age. Class meets in the church’s fellowship hall every Wednesday night from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. with certified group fitness instructor Cindy Standard. Austell First UMC is located at 5705 Mulberry Street in downtown Austell, just north of the railroad tracks and City Hall. More details can be found at www.blessau-stell.com or by calling 770-948-1806.
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• • •COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY - NON-DE-NOMINATIONAL. Designed to guide us in aligning the words of our mouth with The Word of God. THURSDAYS starting promptly at 9 and ending promptly at 10 a.m. located at: CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH, 4494 Floyd Road at Concord Road. Mableton.
• • •COMMUNITY FITNESS INITIATIVE - The Mableton Improvement Coalition is now hosting a weekly “walk-and-run” activity ev-ery Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. Participants meet near the Amphitheater at the Mable House Complex to walk or run on nearby residential
streets, with various paces and distances avail-able. Participation is free. For more informa-tion, see www.mableton.org.
• • •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 MEALS ST. LUKE UMC, 5115 Brookwood Drive Mableton will be serving a free meal every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. Entrance on lower level in back of church.
• • •FREE WEEKLY COMMUNITY DINNER - Please join us! Every Monday night at 6 p.m. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 6216 Love Street, Austell.
• • •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.
• • •SOUTH COBB TOASTMASTERS Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell.
• • •MONTHLY OR MORE
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 BUSINESS ASSOCIATION meets the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Treadmill Mall Complex
• • •AUSTELL CITY COUNCIL meets the first Monday of each month for its regular meeting.
• • •AUSTELL COMMUNITY TASK FORCE meets every 1st Monday at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell. www.austelltaskforce.org.
• • •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.
• • •FREE MONTHLY DINNER. Leland-Qwest UMC, 81 Veterans Memorial Highway, SE, Mableton, sponsors a free community dinner on the last Wednesday of each month from 6 – 7 p.m. All are welcome. (Enter on left side of the church on the lower level).
• • •“HOBO SUPPER” Second Thursday of each
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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.
• • •THE MOMS CLUBS of Smyrna are non-prof-it support groups for at-home mothers. Smyrna-West chapter includes zip code 30082. Please visit www.momsclubofsmyrnawest.com for more. Smyrna/Vinings-West chapter includes zip code 30082 in the Nickajack & Russell school district. Please email [email protected] for more informa-tion.
• • •NAMI SOUTH COBB has monthly meetings
on the 4th Thursday of each month 7 to 8:30 p.m., except Dec. Calvary Baptist Church. 4780 Flint Hill Rd., Austell. Kathleen Breen, 770-943-5322, [email protected]. Our programs are educational and supportive. They provide insight and share information of getting the as-sistance we need. NAMI South Cobb Connec-tions – Contact: Patricia Kramer, 770-222-3211, [email protected] for information.
• • •PEBBLEBROOK JR FALCONS Association Quality Recreation, Life Skills, Civic Action Pro-grams 2nd Sunday Monthly Meetings 5 p.m. 6th Grade Academy at The Barnes Center Coaches & Volunteers always needed and welcome.
• • •SMYRNA STITCH-IN GROUP meets on the first Mondays of the month at the South Cobb Library - 805 Clay Road - Mableton GA in the large meeting room. If you like to cross stitch, do crewel work, needlepoint, etc. and meet
women in the area, please come join us. If you have any questions, please contact Nadine Amy at [email protected]
• • •SOUTH COBB BUSINESS ASSOCIATION meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 at Mableton Lion’s Club Park Commu-nity Center. www.sc-ba.org
• • •SOUTH COBB KIWANIS: An effort is un-derway to bring a Kiwanis Club to South Cobb County. Under the aegis of the Smyrna Club, a group has been meeting twice monthly at the O’ Charley’s on the East-West Connector, and are working towards a goal of 25 members. If you are interested or would like additional information, please contact Charles Lollis at 770-739-8381.
• • •SOUTH COBB LIONS CLUB meets the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of each month at The South Cobb Community Center. 620 Lions Club Drive in Mableton at 6:30 p.m.
• • •SOUTH COBB SENIORS Friendship Club meets on the 1st Monday of each month 10:30 a.m. at the Lions Club Drive Community Center, Mableton. Newcomers are welcome to come and join the fellowship and lunch, guest speakers and the love of others.
• • •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 the APRIL issue is MARCH 23 with publication the week of APRIL 6. 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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Pulmonary Function - Monday, March 5, 1 – 2 p.m., Free. Georgia Lung Association will educate on lung function
and will do pulmonary function testing to those in attendance. Join us for this very informative and educational seminar.
Live Music & Dance -- Tuesday, March 13, 2 – 4 p.m. Admission: Donation of a non-perishable food item for MUST Ministries Food Pantry. The Muddy River Band will entertain everyone with country music and bluegrass. Put your dancing shoes on and dance the afternoon away! Invite your friends too!
St. Patrick’s Day Meet & Eat -- Thursday, March 15, Cost: $7 / $9 Non-resident. 12 – 2 p.m. Plan to spend your afternoon with us celebrating St. Patrick’s Day! Don’t forget to wear your green! The Mulligan Irish Dancers and members of the Atlanta Junior Ceili Band will entertain. A delicious meal will be sponsored by Arbor Terrace Assisted Living & Memory Care. Sponsors are: Bright Star, Linda Holcombe Nutrition.
Cherry Blossom Festival & Tours --Wednesday, March 21, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Your day will start off at Luigi’s Bistro in Macon, where you will enjoy a delicious lunch in their newly renovated wine cellar. You will get the opportunity to taste and purchase hidden gems of the wine world. A guide will join us for the Cherry Blos-som Festival where you will also tour the Hay House and the Cannonball House. Cost: $67 Senior Council Member / $72 Non-Member. Deadline: March 14.
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MT. HARMONY WEEKDAY EARLY EDUCATION
Mt. Harmony Baptist Church, 561 Veterans Memorial Highway, Mableton, is expanding the weekday early education program to 5 days beginning August/2012. We will now offer Tues/Thursday, Mon/Wed/Fri, Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. We are having an open March 7th from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Come by and register your child for our great new program! Contact trisha@mtharmony for additional informa-tion.
MT. HARMONY BAPTIST SPRING CELEBRATION
Mt. Harmony Baptist Church, 561 Veterans Memorial Highway, Mableton, will hold its annual Spring Celebration Sunday, April 1 from 1 - 3 p.m. We will have our traditional egg hunt along with bungee jumping, obstacle course, 24’ dual slide, character drawing and a DJ.
Covered Bridge Church, the newest church in Atlanta’s Smyrna / Vinings / Mableton suburbs had a spectacular Grand Opening on March 4. In September, God led two churches to join forces and create one unique church. Through this merger, a church in the West Cobb area (westcob-bchurch.com) sent some of its best leaders to start Covered Bridge Church (CBC) at 225 Fontaine Road. Mableton.
Both West Cobb Church and Covered Bridge Church are connected at the hip. Covered Bridge Church benefits from this relationship because we have the energiz-ing excitement you find in a new church, coupled with the resources and leadership you find in a cutting-edge, established church. We enjoy wise leadership, incred-ible worship, dynamic teaching (no video, it’s all live), and amazing attendees with servant hearts.
We also love our community and want to invest our time and money to see it become an even better place to live. We’re all about ‘serving our world’ and we’ve got a variety of projects going on to make that happen. We feed the homeless every week in downtown Atlanta, help struggling families in local schools, serve immigrants in mobile home parks, partner closely with a local thrift store, support new and strug-gling churches around the U.S., sponsor and train churches in Belarus (commu-nist country, former USSR), and we sup-port (and built) a children’s home in South Africa.
For more information, check the website at coveredbridgechurch.org, look around the blog and email us with ques-tions at [email protected]. In the meantime, you’ll get a much better feel for us if you check out our Beliefs and Distinct DNA. We look forward to your visit! Service is at 10:30 and we welcome you to come and visit an Adult Connection Group at 9:30.
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NOTES &NOTICES
Christine Keeley’s chest pain made everything difficult, from walking up a Christine Keeley’s chest pain made everything difficult, from walking up a flight of stairs to going to the grocery store. “My body was crying out in flight of stairs to going to the grocery store. “My body was crying out in flight of stairs to going to the grocery store. “My body was crying out in stress; I just didn’t realize it.” Medication didn’t help. Even resigning from stress; I just didn’t realize it.” Medication didn’t help. Even resigning from stress; I just didn’t realize it.” Medication didn’t help. Even resigning from her stressful job didn’t help. So she went to see Dr. Caras, who determined her stressful job didn’t help. So she went to see Dr. Caras, who determined her stressful job didn’t help. So she went to see Dr. Caras, who determined that angioplasty was her best option.
“After my surgery, I felt better right away. Dr. Caras and his team “After my surgery, I felt better right away. Dr. Caras and his team “After my surgery, I felt better right away. Dr. Caras and his team really listened to me, and helped me learn how to listen to my body.” really listened to me, and helped me learn how to listen to my body.” really listened to me, and helped me learn how to listen to my body.” Christine’s taking good care of herself, participating in WellStar’s Christine’s taking good care of herself, participating in WellStar’s Christine’s taking good care of herself, participating in WellStar’s Cardiac Rehab program and exercising regularly. “Now, I have energy Cardiac Rehab program and exercising regularly. “Now, I have energy Cardiac Rehab program and exercising regularly. “Now, I have energy that goes and goes and goes. I can do anything – even keep up with that goes and goes and goes. I can do anything – even keep up with that goes and goes and goes. I can do anything – even keep up with my grandkids.”
Living well takes planning. It takes perseverance. Living well takes planning. It takes perseverance. Living well takes planning. It takes perseverance. And most of all, it takes heart.
That’s why, every day, across five counties and five That’s why, every day, across five counties and five That’s why, every day, across five counties and five hospitals, WellStar is helping people like Christine hospitals, WellStar is helping people like Christine hospitals, WellStar is helping people like Christine with a world-class cardiac network. From prevention with a world-class cardiac network. From prevention with a world-class cardiac network. From prevention to catheterization and open-heart surgery to to catheterization and open-heart surgery to to catheterization and open-heart surgery to rehabilitation, we put our whole hearts into rehabilitation, we put our whole hearts into rehabilitation, we put our whole hearts into taking care of yours.
If you have heart, you can do just about anything.If you have heart, you can do just about anything.If you have heart, you can do just about anything.
We believe in heart.
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How is your heart? Heart Screenings are available for $99 per individual or $149 per couple.Extended weeknight hours and Saturday appointments available. Call 770-956-STAR (7827) for more information or to schedule your screening today. * Prices and hours available for a limited time. Heart screenings are self-pay only and not covered by insurance.
WellStar Cardiac Network includes:
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Christine Keeley
The flagship Mableton Community Garden at Nickajack Park in Mableton will be entering its sixth year of operation. A kickoff meeting iwill be March 14, 6:30 p.m. at the garden, 3630 Oakdale Road.
The Mableton Improvement Coalition is in discussions with Green Street Proper-ties about establishing another MIC-man-aged community garden between River View Road and the Chattahoochee River. If you are interested in helping build raised bed boxes, shovel planting medium and/or gardening in this area, contact Dave McDaniel [email protected].
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YARD/ ESTATE SALESCHILDREN’S CONSIGNMENT SALES
Spring/Summer 2012 Children’s Consignment Sale. Come visit us at Smyrna First United Meth-odist Church Friday, March 16, 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m.-Noon. 1315 Con-cord Road, Smyrna, (Intersection of Atlanta Road. and Concord Road.)
SERVICESMT. HARMONY WEEKDAY
EARLY EDUCATIONMHBC is expanding to 5 days beginning Au-gust/2012. We will now offer Tuesday/Thursday, Mon/Wed/Fri, Pre-K and Kindergarten classes. Come by and register your child for our great new program! Contact trisha@mtharmony for addi-tional information.
HELP WANTEDCHICK-FIL-A ACCEPTING RESUMES
Chick-fil-A is looking for energetic leadership, hospitality-driven individuals for management and cashier positions as well as cooks. Must be customer service oriented. To apply, send resume to [email protected]
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTSGrowing therapy clinic in Kennesaw is looking to hire Occupational Therapists. If you love to work with kids then this is the place for you. Please fax your resume to 770-218-2201 or email it to [email protected].
CAREGIVERS NEEDEDBe loved by your clients. Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, dependable people to fill open positions, caring for the elderly. If you enjoy pro-viding companionship, preparing meals, shopping for the elderly, we want to hear from you. Please call 678-354-0102.
VOLUNTEERSCSB SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers make a difference in the lives of our cli-ents. The Cobb Community Services Board (CSB) needs volunteers in various office assistance posi-tions including help with data entry and filing, in various program sites in Marietta, Smyrna, and Lithia Springs. Volunteers should have good or-ganizational and computer skills and willing to make a six month commitment of at least one four hour shift per week. For more information contact CSB Volunteer Coordinator Mary Robeck at 770-819-9229, ext. 226. The Cobb and Douglas Com-munity Services Boards provide mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services to more than 10,000 residents of Cobb and Douglas Counties annually.
PLACING NOTES AND NOTICES ADSHolding a garage sale? Selling or renting your home, need an employee, tutoring, teaching, or in –home child care? We accept short reader ads (up to 50 words) for a fee of $25; for both the Smyr-na and the South Cobb editions, cost is $50. Be sure to indicate in which edition you want the ad placed. The ads, with check, should be mailed or delivered to The Bright Side, 3330 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339. (No copy accepted by phone) and received prior to our MARCH 23 deadline with publication the week of APRIL 6. Ad copy should also be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Credit card payment accepted. Home-based business ads accepted only if they do not conflict with our display ad-vertisers. Home sale ads are for homeowners only. For information, call 770-426-9388 or e-mail to [email protected]
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MARKS FAMILY IS MARCH OF DIMES AMBASSADORSJames and Kathy Marks, former residents of Mableton, and their children have been named the “West Metro 2012 March of Dimes Ambassador Family.” James, Ashyln and Kendall are grandchildren of Ray and Karen Belcher of Mableton. The Marks Family will be walking April 28 at Marietta Middle School. If you are interested in walking with them, please visit www.marchforbabies.org.
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