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Luciano Soriano
Age 7 on Sept. 8 Happy birthday, Luciano! We are so proud of you. We love you 3,000! Love, Mommy and Daddy
Caroline Kitsch
Age 5 on Sept. 17 Happy birthday, sweet Caroline! We love you to the moon and back! MeMe and Chip
James Craig
Age 21 on Sept. 5 Wishing our wonderful son a great Labor Day birthday weekend! You have grown to be a kind and wonderful young man, and we are so proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad
Local News
The city of Kennesaw staff has recognized its inaugural internship program participants and thanked them for spending their summer with local government. Nicholas Hugg interned with the city clerk and city manager, Alexis Vandenbos interned at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, Robert Cole interned with the Department of Information Technology, and Han Olson interned at the Southern Museum.
The goal of the internship program is to allow college students the opportunity to gain experience in local government during the summer. The program currently is limited to the summer semester, and applications for next summer will open in the spring.
Kennesaw interns, from left, Nicholas Hugg, Alexis Vandenbos and Robert Cole. (Not pictured, Han Olson.)
Kennesaw firefighter Dominic Simone rescues a pup from a storm drain.
Cobb Fire Saves Pup From Storm Drain
Recently, Cobb Fire crews saved a mischievous puppy from a storm drain. Tenants in an adjacent apartment heard something making noise, and Truck 8 responded. The crew heard the curious little dog whimpering, approximately 15 feet down.
They tested the air quality in the hole before firefighter Dominic Simone, Kennesaw’s newest hero from Squad 16, grabbed the puppy, with no injuries. The unidentified dog was given to Cobb County Animal Services, and he later was reclaimed.
Innovative Fitness Announces 2021 Grant Recipient
Innovative Fitness awarded the second annual 2021 Chris Conti Memorial Grant to the City of Chatsworth, benefiting the city’s police and fire departments. This year, all nonprofits, public safety organizations, and public high schools in Georgia were invited to apply. Thanks to the grant, a new fitness center will be housed within the Chatsworth Police Department.
The police force presently consists of 19 sworn officers and two administrative staff members in a city of 4,300 residents. The fire department maintains 14 full-time and 14 part-time employees. The newly designed fitness space will consist of the latest cardio, strength and functional training equipment aimed to promote and encourage physical fitness among the police and fire workforce.
“Physical fitness and strength are critical tools for a firefighter,” Chatsworth Fire Department’s Chief Charles M. Baxter said. “Fitness equipment that will allow our personnel to develop their strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance will have a direct positive impact on our ability to serve the citizens in our community.”
Innovative Fitness inaugurated the Chris Conti Memorial Grant (CCMG) in 2020 to honor the memory of its co-founder. The creation of the CCMG aligns with the company’s motto, “See a need, fill a need,” and will carry on Conti’s generosity and desire to give back to others in his community. Innovative Fitness is a national supplier of fitness equipment and athletic flooring and provides a full range of services to their clients in commercial and residential settings.
