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Birds Roll Out as Fall Rolls In
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Local volleyball rivals Walton and Pope come together for good cause.
A local young man tells his story.
Kell and Lassiter High Schools are featured this month.
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Contributing Writers Don Akridge......................................... 16 Christy Chappelear Andrews................. 18 James Ball.............................................. 4 Dr. Cristi Cheek..................................... 14 David Hecklemoser............................... 22 Jennifer Jarosick..................................... 8 Kara Kiefer............................................ 22
Scott Lemmon...................................... 23 Sen. Chip Rogers................................... 13 Doug Rohan.......................................... 16 Ike Reighard......................................... 36 Becky Smith......................................... 10 Wendell Webb...................................... 26
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www.aroundabouteastcobb.com Keeping you plugged into the latest online happenings by James Ball Welcome to the new “online” column of your AroundAbout —East Cobb magazine! We’d like to thank all of you for taking the time to check out our new site. We’ve experienced what we can only call the warmest of receptions from the online community here in East Cobb. The information in this monthly column will keep you plugged into what’s happening with our online presence at www. AroundAboutEastCobb.com. Articles and information that will appear here in the future will be based on topics such as:
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Age 18 on November18 ‘Thank you for all the memories, smiles & laughter we never would have known without you.’ Dad, Michell, Jenny, Eric, Elias, and Cyril
Max Currie Age 22 on November 8 ‘We’re so glad you’ve come into our life because you have brought joy & light into Rachel’s life.’ Chris & Michell
Happy birthday! (left to right) Colby Flaig, Age 8 and Josh Raab, Age 9 celebrating with friend Max Marchetti.
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Diaperpails and Pigtails by Jennifer Jarosick Halloween is such a mixed bag, especially when you have little ones. Dressing up, trick-or-treating, seeing horror movies and hearing ghost stories are all part of the fall holiday. The difficult task for parents of young children is figuring out how to provide a balance between the sweet and scary parts of Halloween. I’ve learned that we can’t shelter our kids from everything that induces nightmares, but there are a few things we can do to help make our children’s Halloween family friendly, fun and safe. The first time we took my oldest child trick-or-treating, we stopped at a house where the homeowner, dressed as a goblin, jumped out of the bushes. My two-year-old daughter leapt into my husband’s arms and screamed all the way home. Before you go trick-or-treating, scope the neighborhood to find which houses do spooky surprises or decorations every year and try to skip them. You may want to trick-or-treat earlier in the evening to avoid older kids wearing scary costumes that can be frightening and lead to interesting questions you may not be ready to answer. My former playgroup members would go trick-or-treating a few days before Halloween. This is great for three, four and five“Safety is the scary year-olds. It’s a good way part of Halloween for to get the kids ready, teach parents, so here’s a them what to do and say and it’s a fantastic activity for quick checklist to help afternoon Halloween parties. you prepare.” They’re already dressed up! Safety is the scary part of Halloween for parents, so here’s a quick checklist to help you prepare. Review the rules of the road before you leave the house, since kids get excited and tend to forget. Check your children’s costumes to make sure they can easily see through their mask and can climb steps without tripping. Buy some fun Halloween flashlights and glow-in-the-dark bracelets from the dollar store; both kids and parents need to be easy to spot in the dark. Attach a whistle to your child’s costume, especially if you’re trick-or-treating in large groups. If you get separated, your child can blow the whistle. The goal for parents is to have a kid-friendly and safe Halloween season. If you have any suggestions or comments, please visit AroundAbout — East Cobb’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/aroundabouteastcobb. Trick or treat! Jennifer Jarosick is the mother to two children, ages 1 and 5, and is expecting another in December. E-mail her at jenniferjarosick@yahoo.com.
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Yours, Mine and Ours The Ugly Truth Behind Lying to Our Children by Becky M. Smith I left an end-of-the-season sports banquet with my son last spring with a gnawing irritation at the lengths we as parents go to make our kids feel special. Obviously, we always want to make sure our children feel loved and nurtured. That’s biological and there’s no getting around it. However, in this age of political correctness I notice that EVERY child leaves with a mega, Super Bowl worthy trophy. It doesn’t matter if he or she were the team’s MVP or the bench warmer, by golly they’re all going home feeling “I’m the greatest!” The problem is, if everyone is special then no one is. In this modern age, expecting mediocrity has become the norm. I hate to admit it, but it’s our fault as parents, educators and the media for setting the bar for low expectations. Rather “Experiencing success than telling our children they did a great job when and failure is an we know in our heart of important part of hearts they really fell growing up, helping short of their potential, we should let them know the form an ability to cope truth. All of my children when things don’t go have different strengths and our way.” weaknesses. Their father and I praise them when we see them work hard and excel and we have to step in sometimes to help them develop the tools they need to get back on track, even if they don’t like us for it at the moment. A recent study showed that students are graduating with higher GPAs than they did 20 years ago, but they are actually learning less. “A”s are being handed out to “level the playing field” as opposed to awarding the students who truly excel. It’s time to take off the rose-colored glasses and break the cycle of mediocrity. Telling our children the truth about their performance in academics, sports, chores and interactions with others (especially with adults) is a step in the right direction. Experiencing success and failure is an important part of growing up, helping form our ability to cope when things don’t go our way. It define our interests, character and morality. Praise when praise is warranted, guide and give confidence where it is needed, and, above all, love them enough to empower them with the truth! Becky Smith is the energetic mother to a large “Yours, Mine & Ours” blended family with kids ranging from age 15 to 5 months. E-mail questions or comments to bsmith0808@yahoo.com.
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ast month we introduced a new series, “Not my Kid.” Our children are part of our community, and when one of them is in trouble or participating in harmful or dangerous behavior, it affects our community. We are of the mindset “It Takes a Village,” and in that spirit, we will continue to bring you informative and thought-provoking material because it’s not always someone else’s child who gets into trouble – it can just as easily be our own. To follow up with last month’s article on the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, the following is an interview with a young man whose abuse of prescription drugs in his early teens turned his life upside down. The young man’s name has been changed to protect his identity. “Nick,” now 18 years old, comes from a middle class family and attended one of the larger high schools in Cobb County. Unfortunately, his story is not that unusual.
AAEC: How old were you when you started abusing prescription drugs and how did you get started? Nick: 15. My mom used Xanax and Ambien and I was curious and wanted to experiment. I had a lot of leeway and freedom, and looking back, my parents actually had too much trust in me for how old I was. I ended up getting hooked on Xanax, which led me down a path of trying other pills such as opiates and painkillers.
“Parents need to check up on their children to make sure they are where they said they would be and, very importantly, talk to the other parents to verify.”
AAEC: What happened to you once you started taking all of these prescription drugs? Nick: My life got really bad, and I got arrested, and I was totally lost in life. I continued this way of life for two years and actually tried to stop using the drugs. But after two weeks, life got hard again, and I started taking pills again. I ended up getting caught in school with them, which ruined all of my future high school opportunities. AAEC: You mentioned you felt you had too much leeway as a young teen. Can you elaborate? Nick: Parents will give their children money and ask what they are doing, but the kids are lying to their parents. Parents need to check up on their children to make sure they 12
AAEC Did you have a curfew and responsibilities at home? Nick: I had both, but oftentimes, once my parents were asleep, I would go sneak out. A lot of kids do that.
AAEC: Other than taking pills from your mom, how did you get them? Nick: I had started hanging out with kids a few years older than me, and they had resources and more knowledge about pills and what effects they would have. A lot of times, too, a child may go to the doctor with an injury and get prescribed pain pills. He or she will then turn around and sell these pills. And a lot of kids I knew had stolen prescription pads from doctors or nurses. I had a friend who was arrested for forging a doctor’s signature, and that was a felony charge.
are where they said they would be and, very importantly, talk to the other parents to verify. Otherwise, children will go out and spend the money they were given on drugs. I happen to know that the abuse of prescription drugs is huge in Cobb County, and the ages are getting younger and younger, like middle school.
AAEC: What do you feel are signs parents need to look for that may indicate their child may be using or abusing prescription drugs?
Nick: Typically, the teen will avoid contact or conversation when he/she returns home, or it will be very brief. Another sign is if your children come home reeking of cologne or another smell, trying to mask the smell of marijuana and/or alcohol. Finally, waking up more and more in a bad mood when that hasn’t been the norm. Heavy users will wake up grumpy and agitated most of the time. Parents need to keep track of and count all prescription drugs, and lock them up. Do not store them in the kitchen! For most children who abuse prescription drugs, they got their start at home. Nick’s transition into adulthood has been made much more difficult, mentally and physically, by his abuse of prescription drugs. His years of prescription abuse have wreaked havoc on his young body, and he’s still trying to recover. “I wish more than anything that I could go back and not use. I wish I could have set myself up to attend a good college. Because of my drug abuse, my dream to enter the military is gone.” Nick has gone through inpatient and outpatient treatment and will attend Chattahoochee Technical College. Next month’s topic: the categories of prescription drugs and the legal consequences of possession, use and distribution.
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by State Senator Chip Rogers
Too Much Government Should the taxpayers tell government how much is too much? I say, “yes!” Recent polling data shows government spending as the single biggest issue of concern for Americans. In my twenty years of poll watching I have never seen this issue rank any higher than third, until now. Elected officials have long held to the notion that they, and they alone, should have full control over the purse strings of government. And while this works well in some places (the state of Georgia where our budget is balanced and we have the lowest spending per capita in the nation) it doesn’t work well in others (the “Georgians have the federal government opportunity to put where more debt has been voters in charge of how accumulated in the last much is too much when two years than in the first it comes to government 200 years of the United States’ existence). spending.” It is finally time to allow taxpayers to put real spending limits in our Constitution. Twice, I have authored and passed through the Georgia Senate a Constitutional Amendment that limits how much taxpayer money can be spent in a given year. Each time, this effort has been stopped in the State House. In the next legislative session, I plan to offer the Constitutional Amendment again. With spending concerns at the top of voters’ minds, let’s hope this measure finally makes it to the ballot. The state of Colorado is perhaps the most pure example of what spending limits can mean for taxpayers. In 1992, Colorado voters approved the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). The law prevents state government from growing more than the rate of inflation plus population growth. Any tax revenue beyond the limit must be returned to the taxpayers in
the form of a rebate. TABOR was in place between FY 1994 and FY 2005. The results were astounding; $3.2 billion in tax rebates were sent back to Colorado taxpayers. l The state’s income tax dropped from 5 percent to 4.63 percent. l State sales tax lowered from 3 percent to 2.9 percent. l
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In 2005, despite these incredible success stories, Colorado residents voted 51 percent to 49 percent to suspend TABOR for five years. Opponents of TABOR spent millions of dollars convincing voters the spending limits were just too restrictive. They declared government, not the citizens, should spend the money. During this five-year TABOR suspension, Colorado taxpayers missed out on another $3.6 billion in tax rebates. Instead, state government spent the entire $3.6 billion. The result was a faltering Colorado economy with lower job growth and not much to show for all the government spending. It is a classic example of the philosophical difference between those who believe government knows best how to spend money and those who believe private citizens, acting in the best interest of themselves and their families, know best. Georgians have the opportunity to put voters in charge of how much is too much when it comes to government spending. Yes, on the issue of state spending, Georgia is the most frugal state in the nation. But we should put this practice of fiscal responsibility in our Constitution with our own version of a taxpayer bill of rights. Tomorrow’s taxpayers - our children and grandchildren — deserve it. Chip Rogers is the State Senator for District 21. You can call him at (404) 463-1378 or fax him at (404) 657-9887. You also can e-mail Chip at Chip@SenatorChipRogers.com.
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The Tooth Fairy
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by Cristi Cheek, DMD In my line of work, I have the opportunity to see a lot of kids. It is amazing (and startling) to see how fast children grow. One of the first experiences we all have that shows we are growing up is the loss of our first baby tooth around the ages of 5 to 7. My young patients love to share with me stories about their tooth fairy visits and what was left for them. The other day I was surprised by the story told by one of my smaller patients. When I questioned her about her first lost tooth, she was delighted to recount the story of pulling the tooth, placing it under her pillow, and finding $5 from the tooth fairy. I told her that $5 seemed like an incredibly generous swap for a tooth. She then asked me how many more times could she expect to have the tooth fairy come, and I told her about 19 more. Together we figured that at $5 a tooth, she would have $100 by the time her last baby tooth came out. She was excited at first, then crestfallen. I asked what was wrong. Was she not excited about the prospect of $100? She assured me she was, but that her friend had the blind tooth fairy visit her house and got more money for HER tooth. “Blind tooth fairy?” I asked. “Who is that?” She explained that comparing tooth prices in school and in the neighborhood is common practice among recently toothless youngsters, and in comparison, $5 was above average, but her friend “Becky” had received $20 from the tooth fairy. Her $5 now did not seem so impressive. She recounted that on the morning after “Becky” had her visit from the tooth fairy, she was bragging about the $20 bill she found under her pillow, and no one at school could even come close to that amount. Apparently when my little patient went home and told her mother that the tooth fairy must like her friend “Becky” more, her quickthinking mom explained to her about the “blind” tooth fairy. At times where there are just too many little kids to visit in one night to collect their lost teeth, the tooth fairy must employ temporary help, and one of these helpers is known to have a visual disability. Since it is very dark at night, the “Blind Fairy” helper is unable to determine the difference between a 1, 5, 10 or 20 dollar bill. Apparently “Becky” was the lucky recipient of this poor blind fairy’s blunder. Needless to say, my little patient is now hoping that the blind tooth fairy will be the one who visits her when she loses her NEXT tooth. She also has employed a “total darkness/no nightlight” policy on these fairy-visiting nights. I had to speak with the mother at the end of the appointment and congratulate her on her marvelous creativity, and as we talked, the subject came up of what is considered a standard rate for a continued on page 41 14
Dear Everyday Angels: I have experienced some of the most troubling times of my life these past few years. If it could happen, it did! I was feeling like everyone’s victim as my husband experienced the dreaded “midlife crisis.” He walked out the door leaving me scrambling to find a job and raise my children. After a year of exhausting my family’s resources and emotional energy, I was embarrassed and had no pride left. Everyday Angels called me on my worst day to ask questions to see what I needed. You did not even know me. You helped pay my utilities that month, and I could not believe it. I was touched by your response when I asked why you would walk into a stranger’s life and help them? You said it was not you or your organization but it was simply God living through you and that I would be alright. Since that day, I have truly believed that I would be okay and looking back, I know that God sent the people and resources into my life to help me make it and encourage me. I know that there will always be tough times ahead but along with helping me with utilities, Everyday Angels taught me a very important lesson in life. With renewed faith, I now always try to make a difference in the life of others as you all did for me – even if I hardly know them. Thank you for all that you do. If there is anything I can do to assist your wonderful organization, I will. As Everyday Angels begins its ninth year, we’d like to thank our community and readers who have supported us throughout the years. Your cards and donations have helped make a difference, especially during these challenging economic times. We are beginning our new year by re-introducing ourselves to our local school staffs and counselors. There are many needs right here among us. We will reach out within our community for clothing and food as well as helping with utilities and rent. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing God glorified and the devil mortified by our actions. We all have been given unique gifts, talents, and blessings to share and there is certainly an abundance of needs and brokenness surrounding us which allows us to share them. Everyday Angels is a nonprofit organization that provides short-term funding (currently up to a maximum of $425 per month) to those in need in our community. If you would like to offer assistance, please send your donations or gift cards to Everyday Angels, 1025 Rose Creek Drive, Suite 340, Woodstock, GA 30189. No amount is too small. To contact us, please call (770) 615-3349 or email AAeverydayangels@gmail.com.
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New Laws That Will Affect You in 2010 Part 3
What Exactly Is Wealth Management?
by Doug Rohan, Esq. Castan & Lecca, PC
The two words signify a far-reaching kind of financial care
Every year on July 1, a number of new laws from the previous legislative session take effect. This is the last of three articles analyzing these new laws and how they might affect your family. You can find the previous articles in the past two issues of this magazine. We previously looked at: Ban on cell phone use – under age 18. See 2010 HB 23. Ban on texting while driving – all ages. See 2010 SB 360. DUI / Administrative Suspension of License. See 2010 HB 1033. Super-Speeder Law. See 2010 HB 160. Failure to appear for a traffic citation. See 2010 SB 396. 07-01-2010. Elimination of Zero Tolerance policy at schools. See 2010 SB 299. Limited permit for underage speeders. See 2010 HB 258. Now we will examine the last two on our list: Places where an individual can carry a weapon: This new law expands the places where an individual can carry a firearm. Any person who is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a weapon (convicted felon, convicted family violence offender, etc.) can have a weapon without a permit in his or her home, vehicle and place of business. If a loaded gun is on your person, it must be carried in an open and obvious fashion. If carried in a case, it must remain unloaded. An individual with a concealed weapons permit may carry a weapon into any publicly owned building, parks, historic site, and recreational area. Licensed holders also will be able to carry guns into bars where the owners have made it known that guns are allowed. See 2010 SB 308. Effective 07-01-2010. Fleeing and Attempting to Elude as a Felony: This is a new, harsher penalty for something that was already a big “no-no.” If you make the unwise decision to try to run away from the police who are initially trying to stop you for a minor traffic offense, you will now be committing a felony, punishable by a minimum of one year in custody. They also refined the definition of fleeing and attempting to elude as someone who: (1) speeds in excess of 20 miles per hour, (2) strikes or collides with another vehicle or pedestrian, (3) flees in heavy traffic placing the public at risk, or (4) flees the state. The added twist is that even if your driving does not meet any of the four criteria listed above, but you are intoxicated, you still will be committing a felony. See 2010 HB 1231. Effective 07-01-2010. Doug Rohan lives in East Cobb with his wife, Julia, and daughters Vivian and Claudia. He is a bi-lingual attorney with the law firm Castan & Lecca, PC where he specializes in Criminal Defense and Workers’ Compensation claims. He also is a member of AroundAbout — East Cobb Community Board. 16
by Don Akridge, MBA, CPA, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ U.S. Marine Corps Veteran – Emory University Alumnus There’s financial planning, and then there’s wealth management. Think of wealth management as a step up from garden-variety financial planning. One office (rather than one person) provides a range of services for a client: personal financial planning and investment management, tax reduction and estate planning strategies, and occasionally in-house legal resources. Business continuation planning, tax preparation and even budgeting and bill paying are sometimes added to the menu. The difference is really big-picture. Financial planning usually means creating a strategy for accumulating wealth for retirement and personal goals. Investment management focuses on managing financial assets with a performance level in mind. Wealth management, “Good wealth in comparison, considers the total net worth of a management helps you family, a couple or an stay on top of things.” individual. It weighs financial decisions in light of an investment portfolio and additional components of the financial picture such as real estate, insurance, a business, charitable gifting and more. Yet it is also about paying attention to detail. Every successful professional or business owner reaches a point of delegation – there comes a point at which you can’t do it all yourself. Indeed, it can be hazardous to try and keep track of every detail without help. The same goes for your finances – your taxes, your investments, your various accounts. Good wealth management helps you stay on top of things. A skilled wealth management firm pays attention to many of the financial details in your life for you. You can free up your mind. You feel confident because the wealth management firm has an ongoing relationship with you, with regular reviews and communication. Wealth management unites advisors from different disciplines as a team. The team looks at your goals, needs and priorities to determine the right, individualized strategy for guiding your invested assets and enhancing your net worth.
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Support for Cancer Patients Minimizing the emotional and mental strain after diagnosis By Christy Chappelear Andrews, executive director, Cancer Support Community-Atlanta
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, you face a tough battle. Aside from the obvious physical challenges, cancer patients often fight against overwhelming feelings of loneliness, hopelessness and a loss of control – even when they are surrounded by loving and supportive family and friends. When and if you are ready, talking about your cancer with others who understand can help you cope with the uncertainties ahead and provide tremendous benefit during your treatment and recovery. Some days, it’s about the cancer. Worries about burdening loved ones with your disease or how to help them fully understand your struggle can cause plenty of emotional and mental strain. Some days, it’s life itself that challenges you. Finding the right kind of support at the right time can be critical to your emotional, social and spiritual recovery from cancer. It also can teach you more about the cancer itself and help you make more educated decisions throughout the course of your illness.
The value of support groups Over the last 25 years, there has been extensive research on the positive effects of support groups as a method of coping with cancer, improving quality of life and, in some studies, even increasing survival. They help reduce the stressors commonly associated with cancer – unwanted aloneness, loss of control and loss of hope. In fact, research conducted at the Cancer Support Community (CSC) has shown that people who participate in quality psychosocial care, including support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs and stress-reduction classes either face-to-face or online, report significant decreases in depression and stress, increased selfconfidence and zest for life, stronger knowledge of their
disease and a new attitude toward their illness. Support groups are not for everyone; nor are they all the same. Many types of groups are available and, at the Cancer Support Community, all are professionally led by licensed therapists or leaders certified in their field. Some groups are disease specific (breast cancer, colorectal cancer, etc), age or gender specific (young adults, men, women) or for patients at a certain stage of cancer. Groups also are available for loved ones and caregivers.
Partners in your recovery The Wellness Community and Gilda’s Club Worldwide have joined together to become the Cancer Support Community – the nation’s largest professionally led network of social and emotional support for cancer patients, their loved ones and caregivers. In Atlanta, the organization has had a unique partnership with Northside Hospital for 10 years, extending an already powerful network of cancer care. More newly diagnosed cases of cancer are diagnosed and treated at Northside than at any other community hospital in Georgia. CSC-Atlanta hosts many educational, social and therapeutic programs – all of which serve as an adjunct to traditional medical treatment: educational seminars support groups l special support programs for children l gentle exercise classes l art therapy programs l stress reduction programs l other social and educational events l cooking demonstrations – expanding in 2011 l l
Programs are led by licensed therapists and trained professionals who have years of experience in offering encouragement and hope. Everyone whose lives have been touched by a cancer diagnosis, regardless of where they were treated, is welcome to participate at no charge.
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Community Calendar October October 13 – 16 Mistletoe Market Times: Thursday - Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta Information: Hosted by the Junior Service League of Cobb-Marietta. There will be more than 50 merchants. Proceeds will benefit the various programs supported by the League. Call (770) 422-5266 or visit www.jlcm.org.
October 14 – 15 Mt. Zion Preschool’s Annual Market Place and Bake Sale Time: Location:
9:30 a.m. – 1:30p.m Mt. Zion UMC Preschool and Church, 1770 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta
October 15 – 17 Friends of the Library Book Sale Time: Location:
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1 – 5 p.m. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta
October 16 East Cobb Market Time: Location:
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friends & Family
Chiropractic, 2500 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, directly across from Sprayberry High School Information: There will be several vendors selling handmade and unique items, good food, great music, contests and give-a-ways, and much more! For more information, call (770) 826-8951 or visit www.eastcobbmarket.com.
October 16 Southern Invitational Music Festival Time: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Location: Jim Frazier Stadium, Sprayberry High School, 2525 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta Information: Enjoy a full day of music as high school marching bands from all over the southeast perform in both festival and competition portions. Adults $10, students $5 and children 6 and under free.
October 18 Good Samaritan Charity Golf Tournament Time: Registration 10 a.m.; shotgun start 12:30 p.m. Location: Marietta Country Club, 1400 Marietta Country Club Drive NW, Kennesaw Information: The cost is $200 per player
or $800 per team. Proceeds will benefit the Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb. Call (770) 419-3120 ext. 16 or e-mail Ashley.garrison@goodsamhc.org.
October 29 Rock-n-Horror Music Show and Costume Party Time: Roof top bar opens at 6:30 p.m.; Show 8:30 p.m. Location: Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta Information: Tickets $18. Proceeds will benefit the Humane Society of Cobb County. Visit www.humanecobb.org, www.earlsmithstrand.org or call (770) 293-0080.
November 5 – 6 Fall Sample Sale Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta Information: Fundraiser for church’s senior high choir. There will be more than 40 vendors. Call (770) 795-3224.
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Please Send Us Your Homecoming Photos! We will feature them in the November issue • The deadline to October 20. Please identify the people in the photos from left to right. Email your photos to kara@aroundaboutmagazines.com and then look for yourself in print.
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Recent Consumer Product Recalls AroundAbout — East Cobb wants to help keep you and your family safe. The following items have been recalled by their manufacturers in cooperation with the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).
Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite™. Fisher-Price of East
Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded Batteries. Asurion of Smyrna, TN is voluntarily
Aurora, NY, is voluntarily recalling approximately 96,000 in the United States (14,000 were sold in Canada) Little People Play ‘n Go Campsite. The plastic Sonya Lee figure in the play set can break at the waist, exposing small parts which pose a choking hazard to young children.
recalling approximately 470,000 Counterfeit BlackBerry®-branded cell phone batteries in refurbished devices. The counterfeit batteries can overheat, posing burn and fire hazards.
Baby Hammocks. MamaLittleHelper, LLC of Frisco, TX is voluntarily recalling approximately 500 infant and toddler hammocks. The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock’s fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
LCD-TVs. Sharp Electronics Corporation, of Mahwah, NJ is voluntarily recalling approximately 9,000 Sharp 32-inch LCD-TVs. The TV stand’s neck support can break and cause the TV to tip-over, posing a risk of injury to the consumer.
Slow Cookers. Kohls is voluntarily recalling approximately 25,000 slow cookers. The slow cooker’s control panel can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard. Magnetic Maze Boards. Lakeshore Learning Materials, of Carson, CA is voluntarily recalling approximately 18,500 magnetic maze boards. The magnetic maze board’s plastic wand can separate and expose a magnet that can be a choking hazard to children. Also, if a child has more than one of these toys and the magnets detach and are swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or blockages, which can be fatal.
Vertical Gas Smokers. Char-Broil LLC of Columbus, GA is voluntarily recalling approximately 18,450 Char-Broil vertical gas smokers. When the temperature setting is in “low,” the smoker’s hose/valve/ regulator (HVR) assembly does not allow sufficient gas to flow, causing the flame to extinguish. Gas continues to flow and build up inside the smoker. If the smoker is reignited the build-up of propane gas can cause an explosion that bursts the smoker’s door open, posing an injury hazard.
Baby Bottle Warmers. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. of San Francisco, CA is voluntarily recalling approximately 11,000 Beaba express steam bottle warmers. The bottle warmers can overheat liquids and baby food, posing a burn hazard to adults and babies.
Wireless Video Baby Monitors. Circus World Displays Limited (CWD) of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is voluntarily recalling approximately 800 Levana wireless video baby monitors. Wiring in the baby monitor camera can overheat and emit smoke, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
Dehumidifier. LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Co. of China is voluntarily recalling approximately 98,000 dehumidifiers. The power connector for the dehumidifier’s compressor can short circuit, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Television Wall Mounts. Milestone AV Technologies LLC of Savage, MN is voluntarily recalling approximately 131,000 flat screen television wall mounts. The elbow joint components on the wall mount’s arm do not fit together properly, causing the attached television to tilt and possibly fall when the television is adjusted. This could pose an injury hazard to a consumer.
For more information on these and many other warnings issued by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, visit www.cpsc.gov or call 1-800-638-2772. October 2010
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Why Girls Don’t Play Football
Zinfandel
by Kara Kiefer
by David Heckelmoser
As a regular fixture at my son’s football games, I’ve come to a few conclusions regarding why girls don’t play football. The obvious reason is, of course, football is dirty and stinky. However, as I watch more and more football, I’ve come up with the top five reasons girls more than likely will never play football.
1. The uniforms.
There is not one girl out there who would wear an outfit that is designed to make your rear end and thighs look huge. And what’s this about wearing someone’s old uniform? Girls only want NEW!
2. The Yelling. It’s commonplace to see teammates yell at each other on the sidelines, especially if one of them messed up. If you had a group of girls on the sidelines and one of them started yelling at another, things would go much differently. More than likely, the helmets would come off, followed by a loud back and forth exchange. You might even see some hair pulling and crying.
“Girls don’t like to talk numbers when it comes to their weight, much less have it printed on a card for the entire world to see. ”
3. Listening to the Coach. Listening to the coach is not the problem. However, I can’t imagine a group of girls willing to get on one knee to listen to a man. That is an unlikely scenario.
4. Lock-in Camp. You have to all sleep in the cafeteria? On an air mattress? And share a common bathroom? For a week? Definitely not happening.
5. The Stat Card.
During the first home game, we received cards with all the varsity players’ statistics: number, height and weight. Girls don’t like to talk numbers when it comes to their weight, much less have it printed on a card for the entire world to see. Not in this lifetime. If we could get cute, flattering uniforms, refrain from yelling at our teammates and not have to spend a week sleeping on a cafeteria floor, I can see more and more girls going out for football. However, until that time, this girl is perfectly content sitting in the stands cheering on her son! Kara Kiefer is the Editor of AroundAbout — East Cobb. She lives in southwest Cherokee with her husband Mike and sons Brandon and Garrett. 22
Most of you probably think of the blush semi-sweet wine when someone mentions Zinfandel. Actually, it’s a red wine variety that is very popular in California, and it can range from a robust red wine to the blush, semi-sweet Zinfandel. The grape came to the United States in the mid 19th century and has flourished here ever since. The variety’s origin was a mystery until recently when DNA testing traced the Zinfandel roots to an indigenous Croatian grape named Crljenak. It’s found to be genetically identical to Italy’s Primitivo. Outside of the Zinfandel grown in California and Italy’s Primitivo (grown in the Puglia region), there are only isolated plantings in South Africa and Australia. Red Zinfandel has robust red fruits and a spicy, sometime peppery aroma with plenty of tannins and alcohol, with blueberry, raspberry and plum flavors — think of plum and currant jelly. The red Zinfandel grape also is used to make white Zinfandel wine. During the wine making process, the dark skins of the grape spend less time in contact with the juice, giving the final product a blush appearance, and a lighter and semi-sweet result. Occasionally, Zinfandel is fortified, and can be marketed as a California port style. I have had several of these and would recommend looking for them. Think of Zinfandel as the Golden Retriever of red wines because it loves everything at the table and can handle a variety of tastes.
Pairing suggestions: White Zinfandel — fruit and fruit salsa, mild cheese, lighter pasta dishes and roasted turkey. Red Zinfandel — barbecued chicken, pork, ribs, strong cheeses (Bleu), lamb, spicy and grilled sausage. Go for grilled beef with a full bodied Zinfandel. Red Zinfandel wine suggestions from California: Orin Swift “Prisoner;” Buehler, Four Vines “Biker;” Paso Robles, “Seghesio” brand and specifically “Rock Pile Road Vineyard.” Until next time, cheers! David Heckelmoser is a professional member of the Society of Wine Educators, Certified Specialist of Wine CSW, Atlanta Chapter Sommelier Les Marmition.
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Birds Roll out as Fall Rolls in by Scott Lemmon
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obb County will play host to thousands of winged visitors for the next few weeks, as birds from across the country migrate to their fall and winter destinations. This is a very exciting time for birdwatchers and individuals who feed wild birds, because many species not native to the area will be passing through and will be seen at feeders, in birdbaths, in yards and in other natural settings. We’re also on the lookout for those bird species that arrive here to spend the winter, like Juncos, White-Throated Sparrows, Hermit Thrushes and Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers (yes, there really is a bird by that name; it’s not just an insult thrown around in the old spaghetti westerns). Migration is a fascinating part of bird behavior. It appears that age, sex, weather and the availability of food, water and shelter are the major factors in migratory behavior.
“More than 300 bird species found in North America during the summer will make their way to Latin America and the Caribbean, some covering distances of nearly 7,000 miles! The Atlantic Flyway is a major migration “superhighway” that takes many birds through north Georgia.
More than 300 bird species found in North America during the summer will make their way to Latin America and the Caribbean, some covering distances of nearly 7,000 miles! The Atlantic Flyway is a major migration “superhighway” that takes many birds through north Georgia. While migration is still not completely understood, it appears that some birds orient themselves by the stars on clear nights October 2010
while others seem to have a built-in magnetic compass. Some birds travel over large bodies of water, and it is not uncommon for birds to lose one fourth to one half of their body weight during over-water migration. In order to survive their grueling trip, birds accumulate fat prior to migration. This physiological change helps the birds maintain their energy reserves. Not only can we enjoy migrating birds as they pass through our area, but we can also play a role in their survival by providing food, water, habitat and/or shelter to help them conserve and replenish their energy supply during their journey. Scott Lemmon can be reached at (770) 928-3014 or e-mail him at wbuwoodstock@comcast.net.
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“My love of Georgia and desire to make it even better for my children is what inspired me to serve in state government.”
A Public Servant with a Clear Vision for Georgia! Around the Georgia Capitol he is known as the taxpayers’ best friend. Senator Chip Rogers has become the voice of many who want government smaller, more transparent, and less intrusive. Senator Rogers has also gained the trust and respect of members on both sides of the aisle. He was unanimously elected senate majority leader in 2008. Never afraid to take on the tough issues, Senator Rogers has earned a reputation for his willingness to lead. • Senator Rogers authored the first comprehensive state law in America dealing with illegal immigration. His work on this issue has become model legislation in a number of states. • Senator Rogers wrote one of America’s toughest laws against identity theft. • Senator Rogers gained national attention for his successful four-year effort to finally outlaw dog fighting. • Senator Rogers twice passed through the Senate a constitutional amendment to limit state spending and require surplus tax dollars to go into the reserve and back to taxpayers. • Senator Rogers authored and passed into law a comprehensive overhaul of the Georgia property tax system. Beginning in 2011, Georgia property owners will have true fair market property assessments and a fair process for appeals. • Senator Rogers was a driving force behind eliminating the Georgia senior retirement tax. • Senator Rogers led the way to eliminate the Georgia state property tax. • Senator Rogers wrote the law that created the Open.Ga.Gov Website so that everyone can see where Georgia tax dollars are being spent. The Website is recognized as one of the best examples of government transparency in the nation. • Senator Rogers authored the Grade Integrity Act to ensure teachers control the classroom and the grade books so that students receive the actual grades they earn. • Senator Rogers has been an integral part of the leadership team that balanced the last two state budgets by reducing state spending over $3 billion, while not raising taxes.
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“Regardless of how tough the issue, Senator Chip Rogers is always willing to take it on and lead. His hard work and commitment produces real results for Georgia.” — Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
Senator Chip Rogers believes Georgia can become more prosperous and better educated by following the foundational principles of our founders – more economic freedom, more educational freedom, and more personal freedom.
Senator Rogers’ 2011 Agenda • Constitutional amendment to limit state spending and require surplus funds go into the reserve and then be returned to taxpayers. • Expansion of the successful Special Needs Scholarship to foster care children and children in military families. • Tax code overhaul to make Georgia the most business-friendly state in America. During the last eight years, Senator Rogers has established a new standard for open government and constituent interaction. He has held more than 120 town hall meetings in the district, which is believed to be the most held by any elected official in Georgia.
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Let’s Meet Rocky Hidalgo by Wendell Webb
Rocky Hidalgo is the football coach for Walton High School. I recently sat down with him and asked him a few questions.
AAEC: Coach Hidalgo, this is your 15th year with the football program here at Walton and your second year as the head coach. That’s a long time to stay with any organization. What is there about Walton that keeps you here? Coach Hidalgo: It’s a great community. I like the people here, and I like the kids I work with. It’s a great school. I want my kids to grow up in this community, and I want them to go to school here. It’s hard in an urban environment to find a community that has a small town feel like this. AAEC: During your tenure here at Walton, there has been a long run of successful teams. How do you maintain that success year after year? Is it a proven plan, or a certain philosophy that helps make the program a success? Coach Hidalgo: We’ve been fortunate in that most of our coaching staff has been intact for approximately a decade. I think that’s a big part of it. Classes come and go, and players come and go, but our coaches have stayed here. When we have problems of any kind, we sit down and talk about it. We’re all friends. When things go wrong, we’re not going to get down on our kids. We’re going to go out on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and coach them hard to play football the Walton way. We’ve had up years and down years, but our coaches have been consistent. When we have a lot of talent, we have good years. When the talent is not so good, we’ve hung in there and made the most of it, and our kids have hung in there and played hard. AAEC: Your team roster shows very few seniors this year, especially on the offense. With the majority of your players being from the junior and sophomore classes, do you consider this a rebuilding year?
Coach Hidalgo: Last year, we did have a lot of seniors, some of them very good football players. We lost a lot of them, but last year we didn’t have a lot of speed. This year’s team is very different. Depending on the game, we have a lot of juniors starting, sometimes as many as 16-18. We have a lot of talent. This is a very athletic football team, but it’s a young team. When you’re young, you have to work with consistency. But for us, we don’t consider it a rebuilding year. We want to compete for the region championship and get into the playoffs and win some games in the playoffs. I think that with this team we can do that. Our goal is to be 7 and 3, and get into the playoff and win a home game. With the talent on this team, I think that we can compete with anybody in the state. AAEC: In your previous seasons at Walton, is there a season or a team that is special and memorable to you? Coach Hidalgo: Well, of course the two state semifinal teams were special to me, and our first region champion team in 1999, but to be honest with you, the most memorable team we had was the 2005 team. That team started 1 and 5 and was not a very talented team. I think our coaches did a great job coaching them and hung in there, and we ended up making it to the playoffs. We won the first round of the playoffs, and almost won the second round. This was a team that wasn’t very talented, but we got everything out of them, and they gave us everything. AAEC: You played high school football at Denham Springs High School in Louisiana, and graduated in 1991. Denham Springs has a student body of approximately 1,300. What differences do you see today in the talent level and in the game itself compared to when you played? Coach Hidalgo: I think that the innate talent has remained
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the same. With all the training we do, our players are bigger, faster and stronger than we were in 1991. The game itself has changed tremendously. It’s sort of a filter-down effect. The college game is more like the NFL and the high school game more like the college game. What you see now is that high schools are running college caliber defenses in the schemes that they run and on the offensive side of the ball also. The game has changed in what we do day in and day out through the year. It’s a year-round sport now. In order to compete on a state level, you have to be working on football for 200 plus days a year. AAEC: You played at Rhodes College in Tennessee, were captain of the football team one year, and after graduation, you became an outside linebacker coach at Rhodes for a year. Following that, you came to Walton as a defensive coach. What changes did you have to make to your coaching style to coach at a high school level? Coach Hidalgo: Sure it’s different coaching college than high school, but Rhodes is a division three school, and the clientele at Walton was very similar. There wasn’t that much of a change. For me it was a professional decision as to whether I was going to try to stick with coaching at a college level or a high school level. AAEC: You were a college football player, and your wife Kelly
was a college volleyball player. You now have two children, Lila and Deuce. Are you going to encourage your kids to participate in sports, or will you just let them find their own interests? Coach Hidalgo: My dad encouraged me to do stuff, and I think a kid should be involved in extracurricular activities. My daughter, who is 7, is a cheerleader with the Walton youth Raiders. It breaks my wife’s heart because she wants Lily to play volleyball and Lily loves to cheer. We’ll see how that works out. For me, I just want them to be involved in something that makes them happy, but be involved in something, whether it’s the band or chess club or cheerleading, just something. Kids don’t need to go home at 3:30 and just watch TV and play video games. AAEC: Thank you so much for spending this time with Around About — East Cobb magazine. Is there anything that you would like to say to the readership about the Walton football team? Coach Hidalgo: Football’s a great sport. The sport brings a lot to a kid’s life, as well as teaching important lessons. Football’s a hard sport to learn to play, and it’s not always fun to play, but it teaches the kids to overcome adversity and to sacrifice their wants and desires for the good of the team. I think that everybody out there looking for something for their kids to do should sign them up for Walton youth football. We’d love to have them!
Cobb Students Competing for National Merit Scholarships Fifty-three students from nine Cobb high schools are among 16,000 semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship program! These seniors now have an opportunity to compete for the 8,400 scholarships that will be offered in April 2011.
Kell High School: Haley G. Huang and John M. Williams. Lassiter High School: Jeffrey S. Allen, Guido Bacce, Christopher R. Hauser and John W. Landers. Pope High School: Elizabeth N. Aslinger, Warren S. Ma, John J. Shula and Sarah E. Waye.
Walton High School: Abubakar Abid, Varija Agarwal, Ryan D. Barr, Jonathan R. Bauer, Jay V. Dasigi, Meghan K. Davenport, Lirong Fu, Manasa Gummadi, Nolan M. Hackett, Andrew M. Hallacy, Zenas Y. Han, Lauren T. Heffelfinger, Emily A. Hornberger, Michael H. Joh, Alexander V. Letov, Alex M. Li, Kameel Mir, Allen S. Park, Jack C. Roberts and Jason Yu. Wheeler High School: Anthony E. Altshul, Katherine A. Burlas, Matthew J. Hagerty, Michelle Lee, Cara E.
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Mayberry, Alexander D. McIntyre, Jacob C. Moxley, Robert J. O’Neal, Jason J. Rodencal, Conrad J. Rybka and Ethan C. Seville. Semifinalists in the running for a Merit Scholarship must have a record of high performance during high school, earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance and receive a recommendation from his or her principal. The semifinalist and a school counselor work together to submit a detailed scholarship application that includes a written essay and details about the student’s involvement in school and the community. The nonprofit National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) will announce the program finalists in April 2011. Approximately half of the finalists will go on to win one of the 8,400 National Merit Scholarship awards, earning the Merit Scholar title. For more information about the National Merit Scholarship, visit www.nationalmerit.org.
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Cobb EMC Honors Dodgen Middle Teacher of the Year Chris Whittington, a chorus teacher at Dodgen Middle School, has been named Dodgen Middle’s 2010 Teacher of the Year. Whittington was selected by principal Robin Lattizori and was presented the award at a teacher’s breakfast. Don Barnett, director of Cobb EMC, awarded Whittington a $50 American Don Barnett and Chris Whittington Express gift card, a journal and a copy of the New England Primer, the first reading primer for the American Colonies. Congratulations!
Local Volleyball Rivals Come Together for Good Cause Walton and Pope volleyball teams are formidable competitors and among the county’s biggest rivalries. Both teams joined forces by each holding separate food drives for MUST Ministries. The teams each brought their collected donations to a recent match. More than 800 pounds of food was donated from both schools. “Both school’s players are outstanding young women, on and off the court. We may be tough rivals on the court, but there’s a lot more to life than volleyball, and it’s our job as coaches and parents to teach other important life lessons. The joint food drive helped us do that. People in Cobb County can eat today because of what our two volleyball programs did,” said Walton head coach Suzanne Fitzgerald.
Talent Abounds at Pope
Left to right: Alex Ayers, Brianna Sotillofirst place and Jordan Strunk.
Pope High School recently held the event, “Pope’s Got Talent). There were 19 acts featuring 30 students who sang, danced and acted. The students were judged by five “celebrity” judges who awarded first place to Brianna Sotillo, second place to Jordan Strunk and third place to Alex Ayers. Congratulations!
Pope High School Swimmer Shines at National Meet Anna Neumeister recently competed at this year’s Speedo Jr. National Championships. Anna, a Pope senior, competed in the 200 and 400-meter individual relay and 200-meter backstroke. In the 400 individual relay, she made it to the finals, and finished 14th among 134 competitors. “Anna has come along way in her training and the results of her efforts were evident in her performance at Junior Nationals. She has made great strides in reaching her goals of being offered a college swim scholarship and to someday earn a spot on the U.S. National Team,” said coach Mark Schilling. 32
Sprayberry Yellow Jackets Adopt Local Seniors Members of the Sprayberry High School football team recently “adopted” residents at the Winnwood Assisted Living facility. The program is designed to build relationships between seniors and the players. The residents are invited to pre-game activities for Friday night home games, and the players participate in meet-and-greet activities. During a recent gathering, the residents shared stories of their athletic experiences. One of the residents shared that she was on the first professional women’s basketball team called, The Atlanta Tomboys.
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School Information Elementary Schools Addison Elementary School 3055 Ebenezer Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 578-2700 Principal: Genie Byrd Davis Elementary School 2433 Jamerson Road, Marietta, GA 30066 East Side Elementary School 3850 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 578-7200 Principal: Elizabeth Mavity Garrison Mill Elementary School 4111 Wesley Chapel Road Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 642-5600 Principal: Paula Huffman Mount Bethel Elementary School 1210 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 578-7248 Principal: Robin Lattizori Mountain View Elementary School 3448 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 578-7265 Principal: Angela Huff Murdock Elementary School 2320 Murdock Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 509-5071 Principal: Natalie Richman Rocky Mount Elementary School 2400 Rocky Mountain Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 591-5050 Principal: Gail May Shallowford Falls Elementary School 3529 Lassiter Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 642-5610 Principal: Dr. Doreen Griffeth Timber Ridge Elementary School 5000 Timber Ridge Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 642-5621 Principal: Dr. Tracie Doe Tritt Elementary School 4435 Post Oak Tritt Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 642-5630 Principal: Dr. Rebecca Rutledge
Middle Schools
East Cobb Middle School 380 Holt Road, Marietta, 30068 (770) 578-2740 Principal: David Chiprany Hightower Trail Middle School 3905 Post Oak Tritt Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 578-7225 Principal: Dr. Hilda Wilkins Mabry Middle School 2700 Jims Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 928-5546 Principal: Merrilee Heflin Simpson Middle School 3340 Trickum Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 971-4711 Principal: Andrew Bristow
High Schools Kell High School 4770 Lee Waters Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (678) 494-7844 Principal: Trudie Donovan PTSA president: Shelly Nordlinger Lassiter High School 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (678) 494-7863 Principal: Chris Shaw PTSA president: Hazel Perez Pope High School 3001 Hembree Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 578-7900 Principal: Rick Beaulieu Sprayberry High School 2525 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 578-3200 Principal: Erin Barnett Walton High School 1590 Bill Murdock Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 578-3225 Principal: Judith McNeill Wheeler High School 375 Holt Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 578-3266 Principal: Ed Thayer
Private Schools
Dickerson Middle School 855 Woodlawn Drive, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 578-2710 Principal: Carole Brink
Cobb County Christian School 545 Lorene Drive, Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 434-1320 Grades: 3 — 12 Director: Gloria Kelley
Dodgen Middle School 1725 Bill Murdock Road, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 578-2726 Principal: James Snell
East Cobb Christian School At East Cobb Presbyterian Church 4616 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30062 www.eccs.org
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Grades: K — 8 Principal: Teresa Staley Eastside Christian School 2450 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 971-2332, www.eastsidechristianschool.com Grades: K – 8 Principal: Judy Cripps Faith Lutheran School 2111 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 973-8921, www.FaithLCMS.org Grades: Pre-K – 8 Principal: Jack Hibbs Mt. Bethel Christian Academy 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (770) 971-0245, www.mtbethelchristian.org Grades: K — 8 Head of school: Dr. Bob Burris Lower School principal: Vivian Lovett Middle School principal: Julie Smith North Cobb Christian School 4500 Lakeview Drive, Kennesaw GA 30066 770-975-4543, www.ncchristian.org Grades: K3 – 12. Head of the School: Todd Clingman Admission: Beth Wright Omega Private Academy 2960 Shallowford Road, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 529-1717 Grades K-12, Certified Teachers, SACS Accredited/GSNS Approved Director: Kathy Keeton www.Omegaprivateacademy.com Pathways Academy 4010 Canton Rd. Suite 120, Marietta, GA 30066 (770) 973-5588, www.pathwaysacademy.org Grades: 1 – 5 Director: Tina Gross Shreiner Academy 13402 Terrell Mill Road, Marietta, GA 30067 (770) 953-1340, www.shreiner.com Grades: 2K – 8 Director: Sharon Wilensky St. Joseph Catholic School 81 Lacy Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 428-3328, www.stjosephschool.org Grades: K — 8 Principal: Pat Allen The Walker School 700 Cobb Parkway, Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 427-2689 , www.thewalkerschool.org Grades: Pre-K — 12 Headmaster: Don Robertson Woodacres Day School 1772 Johnson Ferry Road , Marietta, GA 30062 (770) 971-1880, www.wacds.com Grades: Pre-K — 8 Head of school: Judith Thigpen 33
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Halloween Happenings and Fall Festivals Harvest Square Arts & Crafts Fair — The fair will feature several local and area artists and craftspeople. Date: Time: Location: Information:
October 16 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Marietta Square (770) 794-5601 or www.mariettaga.gov
Halloween Happenings — There will be games and kid friendly activities, costume contest for children 12 and under and a pet costume contest. Date: October 16 Time: 1 – 5 p.m. Location: Marietta Square Information: (770) 794-5601 or www.mariettaga.gov
The Whole Hawg Happenin’ — Annual barbeque festival with proceeds benefitting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cobb County. Restaurants from Atlanta and Marietta will offer tastes of their best dishes for prices ranging from $.50 - $5. Date: October 23 Time: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Location: Six Flags White Water, 250 Cobb Parkway, Marietta Information: MaryClaire Andres (404) 388-6975
Halloween Hikes — Take your child on a well-lit hike through the forest to meet and learn about the lives of woodland creatures. Dates: Friday and Saturdays, October 23, 29 & 30 Time: 7 – 9 p.m. Location: Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell Information: (770) 992-2055 or www.chattnaturecenter.org.
Fall Festival of Fun — Carnival games, trick-or-treating, costume contests and hay rides. Date: Time: Location: Information:
October 30 4 – 7 p.m. Cobb Safety Village, 1220 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta (770) 528-8875.
Cobb Safe Kids Fall Festival — Children can trick-or-treat and enjoy entertainment that includes arts and crafts, inflatables, costume and coloring contests and more. Parking, admission, games, candy and all contests are free. Date: October 31 Time: 4 – 7 p.m. Location: Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta Information: (770) 528-8875 Scary-etta Trolley Ghost Tour — Advanced reservations required for this 90-minute “spirited” ride. Date: November 5 Time: 8 p.m. Information: (770) 794-5601 or www.mariettaga.gov
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Keep Your Ax Sharp! by Dwight “Ike” Reighard There is an age-old story about two lumberjacks who challenged each other to a tree-cutting contest. When the day of the challenge finally arrived, both men showed up at daybreak, ready to take on the opportunity to defeat the other. As the contest started, one lumberjack began to furiously chop away at his stand of trees and, by the middle of the day, he had felled 20 trees. The other lumberjack had only chopped down half that number because he took the first couple of hours to sharpen his ax. His opponent shook his head in bewilderment because he thought the other lumberjack was wasting time and would fall hopelessly behind. Later in the day, a most interesting thing began to take place. The lumberjack with the sharpened ax was moving faster and more efficiently while the other lumberjack began to labor with an ax that was becoming more dull with each passing tree and with strength beginning to ebb. He realized way too late that the sharper the ax, the faster the trees would fall. What looked like foolishness by his opponent turned out to be the difference in the contest because the sharper ax prevailed. Most of us will never be in a tree-cutting contest, but we are up against life’s challenges every day. The individuals who know how to sharpen their axes early each morning will find themselves outlasting those around them. Here are a few quick tips to sharpen your ax each day. 1. Never neglect your own personal growth on a daily basis. Strive to begin your day by getting smarter and sharper! 2. “As iron sharpens iron, so does the countenance of another.” In other words, you will become like those you spend time with so, spend time with people who sharpen you! 3. Sharpen your mind by reading the Bible and other positive resources available to you. Leaders are readers – no doubt about it! 4. Keep your ax sharp by staying physically fit. You will feel sharper by committing one hour a day to your health. 5. Sharpen your ax by creating an ongoing personal development plan that will help stretch you to your full potential. 6. Have a plan for your life (goals) that require you to keep your ax super-sharp! Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard is a pastor (Piedmont Church) an author, and a speaker/trainer in the corporate world. He can be reached at ike.reighard@piedmontchurch.tv. 36
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East Cobb Area Houses of Worship Apostolic Northside Apostolic Church 2115 Northfield Court, (770) 975-3001
Baha’i Faith Baha’i Faith of Marietta 2601 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 509-0070
Baptist Bible Baptist Church 2025 Eula Drive, NE, (770) 592-2660 Pastor: D.L. Cooper Chattahootchee Baptist Church 375 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 977-2058 Pastor: Rick Shoup http://cbc.us.com Cornerstone Baptist Church 1506 Sawyer Road, (770) 422-3579 Pastor: Carl George Crossview Baptist Church 1100 Piedmont Road, (770) 973-0063 Pastor: Greg Belcher www.crossviewbaptist.org East Cobb Baptist Church 1940 Shallowford Road, (770) 928-2233 Pastor: David York Eastside Baptist Church 2450 Lower Roswell Road, (770) 971-2323 Pastor: Dr. David H. Chauncey www.ebcfamily.org Eastwood Baptist Church 1150 Allgood Road, (770) 973-9011 Pastor: Mike Hatton www.eastwoodbaptist.org Elizabeth Baptist Church 315 Kurtz Road, (770) 427-3325 Pastor: Steve Echols Galilee Baptist Church 2050 Bentley Lake Road (770) 422-6487 Holt Road Baptist Church 675 Holt Road, NE, (770) 971-3052 www.holtroadbaptist.org Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 973-6561 Pastor: Bryant Wright www.johnsonferry.org Liberty Hill Baptist Church 1053 Liberty Hill Road, NE, (770) 422-1406 Pastor: Amos Williams
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Mt. Arbor Baptist Church 2235 Morgan Road, NE, (770) 971-9339 New Life Baptist Church 4010 Canton Road, (770) 592-6880 Pastor: Roger Brink www.thenewlife.org New Providence Baptist Church 3740 Providence Road, (770) 971-3519 Pastor: Charles Whittaker www.newprovidencebc.com Piedmont Baptist Church 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta, (770) 422-2566 www.piedmontchurch.tv Sandy Plains Baptist Church 2825 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 971-8525 Pastor: Dr. Alvin Southerland www.sandyplains.org Sewell Mill Baptist Church 2550 Sewell Mill Road (770) 971-3746 Pastor: David Watson www.sewellmill.org Shady Grove Baptist Church 1654 Bells Ferry Road, (770) 428-0216 Shallowford Free Will Baptist 1686 Shallowford Road, (770) 926-1163 Pastor: Len Blanchard www.shallowfordchurch.com
Catholic Holy Family Catholic Church 3401 Lower Roswell Road, (770) 973-0038 Pastor: Darragh Griffith www.holyfamilycc.org St. Ann’s Catholic Church 4905 Roswell Road, (770) 552-6400 Pastor: Tom Rielly www.st-ann.org Transfiguration Catholic Church 1815 Blackwell Road, (770) 977-1442 Pastor: Monsignor Patrick Bishop www.transfiguration.com
Christian Chestnut Ridge Christian Church 2663 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 971-8888 Pastor: Byron Wells Northside Christian Church 3535 Shallowford Road, (770) 565-6613 Pastor: Jason Burchfield Walking By Faith Christian 1821 Kinridge Road, (678) 560-1144 AroundAbout — East Cobb
Christian and Missionary Alliance Marietta Alliance Church 1787 E. Piedmont Road, (770) 973-2189 Pastor: David Hayes www.macweb.org
Christian Science Christian Science Churches & Reading Rooms 2641 Old Sewell Road, (770) 565-7271
Church of Christ Church of Christ at East Cobb 5240 Roswell Road, (770) 587-5888 Pastor: Ray Hawkins Church of Christ-Piedmont Road 1630 Piedmont Road, (770) 971-9933 Minister: Neil Richey www.pr-coc.com Emmanuel Tabernacle Christ Church 2692 Sandy Plains Road, #A32, (770) 422-3268 Pastor: Dwight Graves
Church of God Church of God of Prophecy 3393 Canton Road, (770) 427-5923 First Church of God 592 Shannon Drive, (770) 461-1925 Mount Paran North 1700 Allgood Road, (770) 578-9081 www.mtparan.com Town Center Church of God 1040 Blackwell Road, (770) 424-4004
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 3195 Trickum Road, NE, (770) 509-9074 Pastor: Bishop Ho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — Paper Mill Ward 95 Holt Road, (770) 578-8734
Community Churches Cobb Community Church at Highlands 4649 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 992-3330 Pastor: Alan Daniels www.cobbcc.com October 2010
Shallowford Falls Community Church 3662 Shallowford Road, (770) 565-7468 Pastor: David White www.shallowfordfalls.com Vineyard Community Church 2692 Sandy Plains Road, #A25, (770) 565-1505 Pastor: Tommy Papevies
Episcopal Episcopal Church of St. Peter & St. Paul 1795 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 977-7473 Rector: The Rev. Dr. Robert G. Certain www.peterandpaul.org Episcopal Church-Annunciation 1673 Jamerson Road, (770) 928-7916 St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church 571 Holt Road, NE, (770) 971-2839 Rev. Jim Nixon www.stcatherines.org
Greek Orthodox Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church 3431 Trickum Road, NE (770) 924-8080 Rev. Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou www.HolyTransfiguration.info
Jehovah’s Witness Jehovah’s Witness 2065 Bells Ferry Road, (770) 427-1881 Pastor: Hope Torkornoo www.watchtower.org
Jewish Chabad of East Cobb 4450 Lower Roswell Road (770) 565-4412 Congregation Etz Chaim 1190 Indian Hills Pkwy, (770) 973-0137 Temple Kol Emeth 1415 Old Canton Road, (770) 973-9205 Rabbi: Stephen Lebow www.kolemeth.net
Korean Bethany Korean Presbyterian Multi-cultural (Korean, Brazilian and American) 4644 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 643-1459 Pastor: Byeongho Choi www.bethanykorean.org Korean Covenant Presbyterian 2100 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 565-4777 Pastor: Paul Sim www.sungyahk.org Korean United Methodist Church 945 Old Canton Road, (770) 321-0020
Lutheran Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 2240 Shallowford Road, (770) 928-7919 October 2010
Pastor: John Guse www.bslc.us Faith Lutheran Church and School 2111 Lower Roswell Road, (770) 973-8921 Marietta, GA 30068 Interim Pastor: Rev. Robert Strickert Jack D. Hibbs, Principal Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 2922 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 971-4600 Pastor: Ronald Grunke www.holytrinitymarietta.org Lutheran Church of Resurrection 4814 Paper Mill Road, (770) 953-3193 Marietta, GA 30068 www.lcrmarietta.org
Methodist East Cobb United Methodist 2325 Roswell Road, (770) 971-3643 Pastor: Brian Germano www.eastcobbumc.org Mount Bethel United Methodist Church 4385 Lower Roswell Road, (770) 971-2880 www.mtbethel.org Mountain View United Methodist 2300 Jamerson Road, (770) 928-0050 Sunday Services at 8:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Pastor: Bill Burch www.mvumc.org Mt. Zion United Methodist Church 1770 Johnson Ferry Road (770) 971-1465 Pastor: Dr. Joe Peabody www.mtzionumc.org Powers Ferry United Methodist Church 245 Powers Ferry Road, (770) 973-5271 Pastor: Jane Nugent www.powerumc.com Sacred Tapestry UMC 3000 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 605-5083 www.sacredtapestry.com St. Andrew United Methodist Church 3455 Canton Road, (770) 926-4961 St. Paul United Methodist Church 244 Kurtz Road, (770) 422-1089 Pastor: Dana Overton-Garrett Wesley Chapel United Methodist 4495 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 993-4919 Pastor: Jim Bocian www.wesleychapelumc.com
Non-Denominational Marietta Vineyard Church 1492 Roswell Road, (770) 977-9496 Pastor: Jeremy Graves www.mariettavineyard.org AroundAbout — East Cobb
North Atlanta Church 2800 Johnson Ferry Road, (770) 518-0303 Overcomers World Church 2300 Shallowford Road, (770) 924-0607 Pastors: Allison and Isaac Crawford overcomerswc.org Restoration Life Church 2692 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 509-1481 Pastor: Ken Kessler www.lifeschoolinternational.org
Orthodox St. Elizabeth Orthodox Church Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Service at the Woodstock Funeral Home Chapel 8855 Main Street, Woodstock (Olde Towne), (770) 485-0504 Priest Frederick Watson www.stelizabethga.org
Presbyterian Christ Presbyterian Church 495 Terrell Mill Road, (770) 956-7572 Pastor: Legree Finch www.christpreschurch.org East Cobb Presbyterian 4616 Roswell Road, (770) 973-4114 Pastor: Richard Holmes www.ecpca.org Eastminster Presbyterian Church 3125 Sewell Mill Road, (770) 977-2976 Pastor: Dr. Tim Erskine www.epres.org Geneva Orthodox Presbyterian 3605 Sandy Plains Road #240-161, (404) 786-9815 Pastor: John Fesko www.genevaopc.org Hope Presbyterian Church 4101 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 971-4673 Pastor: Martin Hawley www.hopepca.org Ray-Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church 4644 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 998-9321 Pastor: Carrie Scott www.rtmchurch.org
United Church of Christ Pilgrimage Church UCC 3755 Sandy Plains Road, (770) 971-0007 Pastor: Kimberleigh Buchanan www.pilgrimageucc.org
Unitarian Universalist Emerson Unitarian Universalist 2799 Holly Springs Road, NE, (770) 578-1533 Pastor: Rev. Jeff Jones
Unity Unity North Atlanta Church 4255 Sandy Plains Road, (678) 819-9100 Temporary Minister: Stephanie Seigh www.unitynorth.org
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Elected and Appointed Officials United States Government: President Barack Obama (D) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. 20500 Website: www.whitehouse.gov e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
(202) 456-1414 fax: (202) 456-2461
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) (202) 224-3521 Senate Russell Courtyard-2 fax: (202) 224-0103 Washington, D.C. 20510 Website: www.saxby.org e-mail: Saxby_chambliss@chambliss.senate.gov Senator Johnny Isakson (R) 1 Overton Park, Suite 970 3625 Cumberland Blvd,
(202) 224-3643 GA: (770) 661-0999
Atlanta, GA 30339 Website: http://isakson.senate.gov
fax: (770) 661-0768
Rep. Tom Price (R), District 6 3730 Roswell Road Marietta, GA 30062 Website: http://tom.house.gov e-mail: tom@tomprice.com
GA: (770) 565-4990 fax: (770) 565-7570
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R), District 11 219 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060 Website: www.gingrey.house.gov e-mail: gingrey.ga@mail.house.gov
(202) 225-2931 GA: (770) 429-1776 fax: (770) 795-9551
State Government: Governor Sonny Perdue (R) 203 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-1776 fax: (404) 657-7332 www.gov.ga.gov.com
Senator Chip Rogers (R), District 21 chip@SenatorChipRogers.com
(404) 463-1378
Senator Judson Hill (R), District 32 judson.hill@senate.ga.gov
(770) 565-0024
Rep. Sharon Cooper (R), District 41 sharon.cooper@house.ga.gov
(770) 956-8357
Rep. Don L. Parsons (R), District 42 repdon@gmail.com
(770) 977-4426
Probate Court Chief Judge Kelli Wolk
(770) 528-1900
Juvenile Court Presiding Judge James Whitfield
(770) 528-2220
Director of Juvenile Court Services Michele Marchant-Wellmon
(770) 528-2290 fax: (770) 528-2214
Solicitor General, Barry E. Morgan
(770) 528-8500 fax: (770) 528-8578
District Attorney, Patrick H. Head cobbda@cobbcounty.org
(770) 528-3080 fax: (770) 528-3030
Cobb County Coroner Brian Frist 150 North Marietta Pkwy Marietta, GA 30060 Cobb County Board of Commissioners 100 Cherokee Street Marietta, GA 30090 www.cobbcountyga.gov
(770) 528-2200
(770) 528-3300 fax: (770) 528-2606
Commissioners: Tim Lee, Chairman tlee@cobbcounty.org
Helen Goreham, District 1 hgoreham@cobbcounty.org
(770) 528-3313
Bob Ott, District 2 bob.ott@cobbcounty.org
(770) 528-3316
Thea Powell, District 3 thea.powell@cobbcounty.org
(770)528-3317
Woody Thompson, District 4 woody.thompson@cobbcounty.org
(770) 528-3312
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Neil Warren 185 Roswell Street, Marietta, GA 30060 www.cobbsheriff.org
(770) 591-6240
Rep. Matt Dollar (R), District 45 matt.dollar@house.ga.gov
Board of Education Dr. John Abraham, Post 4 jabraham.boardmember@cobbk12.org
(404) 656-0254
David Banks, Post 5 dbanks.boardmember@cobbk12.org
Dr. John Crooks, Post 6 jcrooks.boardmember@cobbk12.org
Superior Court Chief Judge Kenneth O. Nix
(770) 528-1800
Magistrate Court Chief Judge Frank R. Cox
(770) 528-8900
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Cobb County School System www.cobb.k12.ga.us Superintendent, Fred Sanderson 514 Glover Street, Marietta, GA 30060 (770) 426-3453 fred.sanderson@cobbk12.org fax: (678) 594-8559
Rep. Bobby Franklin (R), District 43 bobby.franklin@house.ga.gov
County Government:
(770) 528-3300
City of Marietta:
Mayor Steve Tumlin stumlin@mariettaga.gov
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tooth and where and when the idea of a tooth fairy started. After some research, I found that the tooth fairy apparently originated in America in the early 1900s, although many cultures have had their own rituals and superstitions about losing baby teeth even before that time. Centuries ago in Europe, a lost baby tooth would be buried in the ground so that a new tooth could grow in its place. In Mexico and Spain, it is a mouse that takes the tooth from under the pillow. In Mongolia, a baby tooth is fed to a dog, which is considered a guardian angel in their culture, and they believe that their guardian angel will help the new tooth to grow in strong. In Japan and Korea, a lower baby tooth is thrown onto the roof and an upper one is thrown under the house with the thinking that this will help an upper tooth grow down and a lower tooth grow up straight.
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Rosemary Wells, a former professor of Northwestern University Dental School, has become widely known as the nation’s leading authority on the tooth fairy. She had maintained a tooth fairy museum in her hometown in Illinois until her death a few years ago. According to Ms. Wells, tooth rates have kept up with inflation, increasing from 25 cents to $2 over the past 25 years. In our area of East Cobb, according to most of my young patients, one or two dollars seems to be the standard. So let’s get the word out to all fairies that one kid’s grandiose gift can upset many little friends, and their parents, too! Dr. Cristi Cheek, DMD, is the owner of Cristi Y. Cheek, D.M.D., P.C., Family and Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Cheek is also a member of the AroundAbout — East Cobb Community Board. You may contact her at (770) 993-3775 or visit www.cheekdental.com. October 2010
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East Cobb Area Clubs and Organizations Business Organizations The Association for Holistic Wellness Meeting: First Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Location: Meditating Mantis - Historic Roswell Contact: Chris Kell - Chris@ah-we.com East Cobb Business Association Meeting: 3rd Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. Contact: Susan Hampton, (404) 218-6216 www.eastcobbba.com East Cobb Open Networking A referral network for professionals Meeting: Fridays at 7:30 a.m. Location: Capozzi’s NY Deli, 4285 Roswell Road Contact: Tim Langley, (770) 993-0405 East Cobb PowerCore Team Meeting: Thursdays at 7 a.m. Location: IHOP, 3130 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: Amy Caplan, (404) 572-1278 Joy of Connecting A networking dinner for professional women Meeting: 7 p.m., call for date Contact: Betty Goodman, (770) 906-3391 Bsg1011@bellsouth.net www.thejoyofconnecting.com Northeast Cobb Business Association Meeting: Third Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Location: Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road Contact: crba@cantonroadba.org or (770) 423-1330
Charitable Organizations Animals Deserve Better, Inc. Animal rescue and adoptions Contact: Kimberly Brenowitz, (770) 402-0297 kimberlyadb@aol.com Boys and Girls Clubs Contact: (770) 427-0418 Meals on Wheels Contact: Shelia Perkins, (770) 528-5381 MUST Ministries Contact: (770) 426-7667 SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc. Contact: Elizabeth Underwood (770) 801-3465
Civic Organizations Children of the American Revolution Contact: B. Schilling, (770) 643-1010 Cobb American Association of University Women Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 7 p.m. Contact: www.aauwcobb.org Cobb County WWII Veterans Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 1 p.m. Location: Windy Hill Senior Center Contact: Bill Hill, (678) 354-7059
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East Cobb AARP Meeting: 1st Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Location: East Cobb Senior Center 3332 Sandy Plains Road Contact: Martha Boyce, (678) 290-9895 East Cobb Civic Organization Meeting: Last Wednesday at 7 p.m. Location: Government Services Center 4400 Lower Roswell Road Contact: Mark McClellan, (678) 222-3465 www.eastcobb.net East Cobb Civitans Meeting: 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 12 noon Location: Parc at Piedmont, 999 Hood Road Contact: Mary Karras, (770) 422-6485 East Cobb Community Friends for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Meeting: 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Suzanne Strickland, (770) 992-2882 East Cobb Lions Club Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Location: Eastside Baptist Church 2450 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta Contact: Susan Hampton, (404) 218-6216 East Cobb Optimist Clubs Meeting: Mondays at 7 p.m. Location: Shillings on the Square 19 N. Park Square NE, Marietta Contact: Jim David, (404) 683-0196 Kiwanis Club of East Cobb Meetings: Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Location: Scalini’s, 1205 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: Johnny Johnson, (770) 977-2026 www.eastcobbkiwanis.org Rotary Club of East Cobb Meeting: Wednesdays at 7 — 8 a.m. Location: Indian Hills Country Club Contact: (770) 971-2605 www.eastcobbrotary.com President’s Club Toastmasters Meeting: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Location: East Cobb Government Services Building, 4400 Lower Roswell Road Contact: Sean Ryan, sean_ryan@comcast.net VFW Post 2681 Location: 140 Powers Ferry Road Contact: (770) 977-2088 www.vfwwebcom.org/ga/post2681
Political Organizations Cobb County Democratic Party Committee Meeting: 2nd Saturday at 9 a.m. Location: Piccadilly Cafeteria, 536 Cobb Parkway Contact: (770) 420-7133 ccdc@cobbdemocrat.com Cobb Democratic Women Meeting: 2nd Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Contact: Beverly McMurry, (770) 426-6916 btmcmurray@comcaStreet.net Cobb Young Democrats Meeting: Wednesdays at 12 noon Contact: webmaster@ydcobb.org www.ydcobb.org East Cobb Democratic Alliance Meeting: 1st Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Location: Spaghetti Factory, Delk Road Contact: David Lombrozo, (770) 649-8330 Cobb County Libertarian Party Meeting: 1st Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Location: Council Chamber Marietta City Hall Contact: Ted Skirvin, (770) 795-1331 www.cobblp.org Cobb County Republican Party Meeting: 1st Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Location: Williamson Bros. BBQ, Marietta Contact: (770) 421-1833, scottj@applebank.net www.cobbgop.org Cobb County Republican Women Meeting: 4th Friday at 11:30 a.m. Location: Marietta Conference Center 500 Powder Springs Street Contact: (770) 785-2522, www.ccrwc.org
Support Groups Al-Anon Meeting: Location: Contact:
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road (770) 794-2978 www.johnsonferry.org/counseling
Alzheimer’s Support Group Meeting: Third Thursday at 7 p.m. Location: 866 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: Janet Shiflet, (770) 977-4420 Autism Support Group Meeting: 3rd Thursday at 9 a.m. or 7 p.m. Location: Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Room F002 Contact: (770) 971-2880 Blended Families Support Group Meeting: 3rd Sunday at 7 p.m. Location: Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road Contact: (770) 971-2880 Breast Cancer Support Group Meeting: 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7 p.m. Location: St. Andrew United Methodist Church 3455 Canton Road Contact: Sandy, (770) 926-3488 sandy@thepumpkinchurch.org Cancer Support Group Meeting: 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road
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Contact: (770) 794-2978 www.johnsonferry.org/counseling Career Quest Ministry Meeting: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Location: St. Ann’s Catholic Church 4905 Roswell Road Contact: (770) 552-6400 x 6104 Care Partner Support Group Meetings : First Monday of each month at 6 p.m. Location: Sunrise of East Cobb 1551 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: Dawn Reed, (678) 777-7241 or dawn@alohatoseniorsolutions.com. Caregivers/Alzheimers Support Group Meeting: 1st Monday at 10:30 a.m. Location: Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road Contact: (770) 971-2880 Codependents Anonymous Meeting: Monday and Thursdays at 7:30pm Location: Unity North Church, 4225 Sandy Plains Road (Administration Bldg upstairs) Contact: Janet D. 770-578-6368 Website: northgeorgiacoda.org Compassionate Friends support group for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. Contact: Kathy, (404) 429-4953, tcfmarietta.kathy@hotmail.com Erica, (404) 539-4287, erica_beltz@yahoo.com Website: www.tcfmarietta.org Dad 2 Dad, For stay-at-home dads Contact: Richard Collins, (770) 579-5445 Diabetes Support Group Contact: Wellstar, (770) 793-7828 East Cobb CHADD For parents with children who have ADHD. Contact: east-cobb@chadd.net Website: www.chadd.net/300 East Cobb Moms For stay-at-home moms Contact: www.eastcobbmoms.com Foundation for Ensuring Access and Equity Contact: Mychal Wynn, (678) 395-5825 or (678) 620-3685 Website: www.accessandequity.org Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. Location: Transfiguration Catholic Church Blackwell Road Contact: Jeannie DeCarlo, (770) 919-9275 Grief and Loss Support Group All faiths are welcome, not only for Jewish faith. Meeting: 12-week programs Location: Jewish Family & Career Services, 1501 Johnson Ferry Road Suite 100 Contact: Barbara Dolin, (770) 933-0081 bdolin@jfcs-atlanta.org Health and Wellness Support Group Meeting: Wednesdays every other month at 6:30 p.m. Location: Mount Bethel United Methodist
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Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road Room B118 Contact: Gina Murphy, (770) 971-2880 Job Seekers Meeting: 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 8 a.m. Location: Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3125 Sewell Mill Road Contact: (770) 977-2976 MOMS Club of Marietta Northeast Meeting: 1st Monday at 9:30 a.m. Location: Hope Presbyterian Church 4101 Sandy Plains Road Contact: lcstokes@bellsouth.net Moms In Touch — East Side Elementary Meeting: Mondays at 10 a.m. Contact: Movita Stallworth, (770) 321-1783 Mo633@bellsouth.net Mothers and More Meeting: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Location: Saint Catherine’s Episcopal Church, 681 Holt Road Contact: www.mmeastcobb.homestead.com Newcomers of Cobb County Meeting: 3rd Tuesday at 10 a.m. Location: John Knox Presbyterian Church, 505 Powers Ferry Road Contact: Christine, (770) 819-7531 newcomersofcobbcounty@yahoo.com Next Century Youth, Inc. Location: 791 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell Contact: Mary Brooks Green, (678) 278-9278 Website: www.nextcenturyyouth.org Northwest Atlanta Moms of Multiples Club (formerly the Cobb Parents of Multiples Club) Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month Location: North Metro Church on Barrett Parkway. Contact: www.NOWaMOM.org. Overeaters Anonymous Meeting: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 a.m. Location: St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 4905 Roswell Rd Contact: Betsy, (404) 226-4931, www.oa.org Parents of Prodigals (children with selfdestructive lifestyle) Meeting: 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6:45 p.m. Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: (770) 794-2978 www.johnsonferry.org/counseling Parents Without Partners Contact: Ted Perskey, (770) 973-4087 www.Pwpchapter698.org PASA (Parents of All Stages and Ages) Meeting: Fridays at 10 a.m. Free child care available Location: East Cobb UMC Lower Level Activities Building, 2325 Roswell Road Contact: Lisa Hunt (770) 984-0699 Road to Recovery Divorce Support Group
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Meeting: Location: Contact:
Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. Mount Bethel United Methodist Church 4385 Lower Roswell Road Mission House (770) 971-2880
Sexual Assault Support Group Meeting: Mondays at 7 p.m. Location: YMCA of NW GA, 48 Henderson St, Contact: Susan Roberts (770) 427-3390 Single’s Ministry Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: (770) 973-6561, www.jfbc.org Single Adult Ministry Location: Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, 4385 Lower Roswell Road Contact: (770) 971-3447, www.mtbethel.org Treasures in Heaven (miscarriage/infant death) Meeting: 4th Monday at 7 p.m. Location: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road Contact: (770) 794-2978 www.johnsonferry.org/counseling Widowed Helping Others A group for widows and widowers Meeting: Twice each month Location: St. Ann’s Catholic Church 4905 Roswell Road Contact: Marguerite Williamson, (770) 977-8438
Recreation and Hobbies American Needlepoint Guild Meeting: 2nd Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Location: Mountainview Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road Contact: Penny Boswinkle, (770) 394-0065 Bridge Club Meeting: Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Location: 1089 Roswell Road Contact: (770) 973-7717 Cobb Alley Cats A group for people who help stray cats Contact: Sue Verner, (770) 436-6758 Cobb County Special Olympics Contact: (770) 819-3223 www.prca.cobbcoga.org Cobb County Stamp Club Meeting: 2nd Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Location: Jewish Towers, 3160 Howell Mill Rd Meeting: 4th Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Central Cobb Library, 266 Roswell St. Contact: C. Rejent, (770) 330-0790 crejent@stampsclubs.com www.stampclubs.com/cobb Dog Hikers of Georgia Meeting: Sundays at 10 a.m. Contact: Dan Batchelor, (770) 992-2362 Sope Creek Garden Club Meeting: 1st Wednesday at 10 a.m. Contact: Karin Guzy, (770) 955-1303
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Community Information Numbers & Websites Emergency — 911 • AroundAbout — East Cobb • (770) 516-7105 Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Driver’s License Health Department Post Office www.usps.com Recycling Center
Cobb County Government:
Business License Keep Cobb Beautiful Commissioners Engineering Office Traffic Signals Extension Office Jury Phone — State Court Jury Phone — Superior Court Planning and Zoning Senior Services Tax Assessors/Evaluation Taxes: License Plates/Tags Property Tax Voter Registration CCT Bus Service
Children/Family:
Department of Family and Children’s Services Next Steps (Child/Adolescent) Mothers Making a Change Child and Adolescent Services Meals on Wheels MUST Ministries Child Support Enforcement YMCA of Northwest GA, Rape Crisis Center
(770) 980-2000 (678) 413-8400 (678) 784-2180 (800) 275-8777 (770) 528-2500
(770) 528-8410 (770) 528-1135 (770) 528-1000 (770) 528-1616 (770) 528-1600 (770) 528-4070 (770) 528-2626 (770) 528-1804 (770) 528-2004 (770) 528-5355 (770) 528-3100 (770) 528-8247 (770) 528-8600 (770) 528-2581 (770) 528-8465
(770) 528-5000 (770) 514-2300 (770) 499-2422 (770) 514-2300 (770) 528-5381 (770) 427-9862 (770) 528-2410 (770) 427-3390
Clubs/Groups:
AARP Kiwanis Club Lions Club Rotary Club
Public Service:
Fire Departments: 2905 Library Lane 4431 Trickum Road 3892 Oak Lane Georgia State Patrol Non-Emergency 911 Sheriff’s Department www.cobbsheriff.org
Hospitals:
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital North Fulton Hospital Northside Hospital Atlanta
(678) 290-9895 (770) 912-9632 (404) 218-6216 (770) 422-7551
Poison Control Center Cobb Judicial Victim Assistance Domestic Violence Unit Drug Tip Public Outreach/Programs
(404) 589-4400 (770) 528-3047 (770) 499-4665 (770) 590-5520 (770) 499-4719
Libraries:
East Marietta Merchant’s Walk Gritter’s Mountain View Regional
(770) 509-2711 (770) 509-2730 (770) 528-2524 (770) 509-2725
Parks and Recreation: Main Office Aquatic Centers: Mountain View Sewell Park East Cobb Park Mount Bethel Park Sweat Mountain Park Fullers Park Harrison Park Harrison Tennis Center
YMCA
(770) 528-8800 (770) 509-4927 (770) 509-2741 (770) 591-3160 (770) 509-2748 (770) 591-3160 (770) 509-2737 (770) 591-3150 (770) 591-3151
(770) 977-5991
Pets:
Animal Control Animal Shelter and Pet Adoptions Cobb County Humane Society Emergency Veterinary Clinic Cobb County Animal Control Good Mews Animal Foundation
(770) 499-4136 (770) 499-4136 (770) 428-5678 (770) 424-9157 (770) 499-4136 (770) 499-CATS
Schools: Board of Education www.cobbk12.org
(770) 426-3300
Utilities: (770) 528-8000
(770) 205-5400 (770) 499-3900 (770) 499-4600
(770) 793-5000 (770) 751-2500 (404) 851-8000
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Hotlines — 24 Hour Help Lines:
AT&T Residential Phone Service www.att.com AT&T Broadband/Comcast www.comcast.com Atlanta Gas Light Co. www.aglc.com Cobb County Water System water.cobbcountyga.gov Water Emergency Cobb EMC www.cobbemc.com Georgia Power www.georgiapower.com
LGE
770-424-0060
(888) 757-6500 (404) 266-2278 (770) 907-4231 (770) 423-1000 (770) 419-6201 (770) 429-2100 (888) 660-5890
www.LGEccu.org
Community Credit Union
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Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners Carpet Dry Tech.....................................................3 (678) 368-5991
Dentists/Orthodontists Cristi Y. Cheek DMD, P.C.........................................5 (770) 993-3775 www.cheekdental.com
Education/Instruction/Counseling Chattahoochee Technical College........................11 (770) 528-4545 www.chatttahoocheetech.edu East Cobb Prep......................................................7 (678) 381-1369 www.eastcobbprep.com Furtah Preparatory School..................................36 (678) 574-6488 Kennesaw State University, Cont. Ed......................48 (770) 423-6765 www.kennesawedu/coned.com Waldron Dental Staff School................................17 (678) 907-7907 www.dentalstaffschool.com 3020 Roswell Road, Marietta
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English Trades........................................................3 Georgia Custom Interiors....................................19 Hardwood Services................................................3 Mad Hatter Service Co., The.................Inside Front (770) 740-8133 www.madhatterservices.com
Pet/Veterinarian Services & Supplies
Humane Society of Cobb County.........................37 (770) 428-9882 www.humanecobb.org 148 Fairground St. SE, Marietta
Physicians and Medical Services
North Georgia Neurodiagnostics Inc.....................5 (404) 863-1242 Progressive Audiology Center Inc...............................19 (770) 592-4744, (706) 253-7244
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