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36 The Solo 401(k) A Retirement

6 — 18 COMMUNITY NEWS

36 How Can I Make My Ads More Effective?

22 — 23 College Signings

38 Planting The Right Seed

24 & 26 local proms

39 Plantar Fasciitis & Chiropractic?

30 citizen’s police academy

48 Organizing & Purging 101 Part 1

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32 — 33 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS 34 Pro Wakeboard Tournament 42 — 43 SMOKE ON THE LAKE BBQ 44 — 46 ACWORTH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

49 Adam And Eventually 50 The Eyes Look, The Brain Sees 51 Pint-Sized Chefs

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52 All Things New

28 — 29 BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

53 Laugh It Up!

Crystal Carr and her husband, Rick Caffey, are the owners of Around Acworth, Inc. who publish the Acworth Community Magazine. Crystal has owned several small businesses over the years and is a licensed Real Estate Agent. Rick has also owned several small businesses and is an active member of the Air Force Reserves. He is also a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm. 2

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3459 Acworth Due West Suite 121 Acworth, GA 30101 (770) 529-1516 Fax: (770) 529-1588 Publisher/Managing Editor Crystal Carr editor@aroundacworth.com Advertising Rick Caffey admanager@aroundacworth.com Assistant Editor Cherish Carr Graphic Artists Kristy Alcala art@aroundacworth.com Staff Assistant Marisa Prior

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Message From The Mayor In the city of Acworth, Quality of Life has been a mission for our city’s team. When folks ask me about Quality of Life, they generally will ask what it means — I love to be asked this question! Here's what I say: Quality of Life is why folks want to live in a community. The way we measure Quality of Life in Acworth, is by the quality of our education, church, and parks and recreation opportunities, as well as public safety and city services. Measuring the Quality of Life is important because these are the reasons that folks want to live in an "AllAmerica City." We became the fastest growing city in Cobb County because of our Quality of Life. Our city leaders have learned that Quality of Life creates economic growth and development. We have built a community in which folks want to raise their families and numerous retailers throughout the country have moved to Acworth. We believe that Quality of Life is our most important economic incentive. Let me give you a great example — remember Parks and Recreation is measurement for quality of life. Over the past 10 years, we have created a Parks and Recreation program that not only implements the best youth sports programs in North Georgia, but our staff has created and managed outstanding events that have brought hundreds of thousands of people to our city. We have many businesses that have located to our city because they came through, participated in, and were part of, the many successful events that the Parks and Recreation staff managed. This is economic development that happened because of our city's dedication to building Quality of Life. — Mayor Tommy Allegood

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The City of Acworth and Shoreline Entertainment, LLC is proud to announce the arrival of the World’s Largest Inflatable Water Slide at Dallas Landing Park! The park is located at 5120 Allatoona Drive Acworth. The slide is 36 ft. tall and 175 ft. long. The slide is open Monday — Friday 10 a.m. — 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. — 7 p.m. through August 12. Then, the slide will remain open on the weekends only from August 18 — September 9. The daily slide rates are: $3/one slide, $5/two slides and $20/unlimited slides; parking is $5. Special group pricing is available for groups off 15 or more sliders. Group rates are not available on Holidays. For more information on the slide or to reserve your group slide time, visit www.acworthslide.com.

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Fran’s Chic Boutique Ribbon Cutting

The City of Acworth held a ribbon cutting for Fran’s Chic Boutique. Mayor Pro Tem, Bob Weatherford, congratulated owner, Frances Mathis, on her new business. The boutique is located at 4801 South Main Street (across from the depot), and is open Tuesday — Saturday from 11 a.m. — 7 p.m. Customers will find a variety of dresses, tops, jeans, shoes, handbags and an array of accessories. For more information, call (770) 529-8858 or visit at www.franschicboutique.com.

Premier Wrestling Academy Ribbon Cutting

Recently, the City of Acworth held a ribbon cutting for Premier Wrestling Academy. Mayor Pro Tem, Bob Weatherford, congratulated owners, Alan Cagle & Sam Rakes, on their new business. The facility is located at 4260 Industrial Center Lane. Everyone is invited to experience intense technical training and conditioning in the 4,000 sq. ft. facility. A parent lounge and observation area is also provided. For more information, call (678) 574-8891 or visit www.premierwrestlingacademy.com.

Acworth Farmer’s Market It’s that wonderful time of the year again to enjoy the return of the Acworth Farmer’s Market — open every Friday morning from 7 — 11 a.m. through October. The market is located in Historic Downtown Acworth, along side of the railroad tracks on Main Street. Customers will have a wide variety of garden ripe, Georgia grown vegetables, bedding plants, fresh baked pies, cakes, bread and jams to choose from each week. The Acworth Farmer’s Market is proudly sponsored by the Acworth Downtown Development Authority. For more information on being a vendor or have questions, call (770) 974-3112. 8

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Acworth Barber Shop Ribbon Cutting

The City of Acworth held a ribbon cutting for Acworth Barber Shop on Wednesday, May 23. Mayor Tommy Allegood congratulated Ms. Simin Abdollahi and her family on their new Acworth business. Acworth Barber Shop is located at 4429 South Main Street. Stop by and say hello and take advantage of a great hair cut and shave. For more information, please call (770) 529-7844.

Love the Lake Concert

Come and enjoy a night of music at the beach. On Friday, June 15, artists Steel Dreamin’ take the stage at 8 p.m. Steel Dreamin’ has been entertaining audiences since 2004 with their unique brand of “Caribbean Rock.” They perform traditional island music, pop cover tunes from the past 50 years, world music favorites and more while creating a tropical atmosphere! Concert at the Beach is a part of the Love the Lake Concert Series presented by the City of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association. Tables can be purchased for this concert for $50/City of Acworth residents and $60/non-residents. Purchased tables includes six chairs and a parking pass. Plan to arrive early, as parking at Cauble Park on a first come, first serve basis — parking is NOT guaranteed. For those without a parking pass or if parking is full, additional parking is available downtown where guests may choose to walk or take a FREE shuttle to the park. Shuttles will begin running at 5 p.m., picking up guests at the city hall parking lot and the post office parking lot. For more information or to reserve tables, call (770) 917-1234 or visit www.acworthparksandrecreation.org.

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Kennesaw’s Outoor Movie Series The City of Kennesaw’s Outdoor Movie Series at Swift-Cantrell Park continues on Saturday, June 2, with a FREE showing of The Muppets on a giant inflatable screen. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring a blanket or comfortable low-back chair. Food, beverages and snacks will be available for purchase. Arrive at 6 p.m. for children’s activities, inflatables and giveaways. The film will begin at dark. Parking is available at the park, located at 3140 Old 41 Highway and at Kennesaw Elementary School. For more information, call (770) 422-9714 or visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec.

Camp Acworth Day Camp Trucken for a Cure, a local Acworth-based 3-Day walking team, hosted the First Annual Tennis for Tatas ladies only, round robin tennis event. The event was held at Brookstone Country Club, where 100% of the net proceeds went to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day™ — a series of events in which thousands of men and women come together to raise money and walk 60 miles over the course of three days. Trucken for a Cure will be hosting their next fundraiser, Teeing Off for Tatas, on October 15 at Brookstone Golf and Country Club. For more information, contact Kim Truckenmiller at (407) 474-3717.

Community Blood Drive You don’t need to wear a cape or special suit to be a hero. You can be a lifesaver by donating blood. The City of Kennesaw is hosting a community blood drive on Tuesday, June 12, from 2 — 7 p.m. at the Ben Robertson Community Center. Donating blood is a simple thing to do, but it can make a big difference in the lives of others. The community center is located at 2753 Watts Drive. For more information, call (770) 422-9714 or visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec and click on the calendar entry to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins are always welcome.

NCCS Expands Campus North Cobb Christian School is very excited to announce the recent purchase of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness building on Lakeview Way. This 2½-acre property adds 5,000 square feet of building space and 70 additional parking spaces to our existing campus and will factor into our Master Site Plan as it evolves over the next few years. Many thanks for all the support through prayers and gifts. NCCS feels this purchase provides and ensures an opportunity for growth, together and continuously, paving the way for the future of NCCS.

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Campers will enjoy various outdoor activities, including swimming, canoeing, hiking and archery, arts and crafts, as well as team sports. There will be weekly field trips to exciting places like Stars & Strikes, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Aquarium. Camp Acworth is for children ages 6 — 11 (upcoming 1st — 5th grade school year.) Middle School Camp is available for ages 11 — 14 (attending Middle School for the upcoming school year.) Camp consists of eight, one week sessions beginning the week of June 4 — July 30 (no camp the week of July 4.) Camp hours are Monday — Friday, 9 a.m. — 4 p.m.; extended hours available to allow for early drop off and late pick up. Registration is open, space is limited. The registration fee for City of Acworth residents is $95/week, non-residents are $110/week. Extended hours are an additional $20/week city residents, $25/week non-residents. For more information or to register, visit www.acworthparksandrecreation.org.

PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon Come be part of the 2nd annual PT Solutions Allatoona Triathlon on Sunday, June, 24. The race begins at 7:30 a.m. at Dallas Landing at Lake Allatoona. This race is great for veterans and beginners alike. The swim is inviting for the novice swimmer because the course will be very calm and reasonably short at 500 meters. The bike course is an 18 mile mixed course. Finally, participants will finish with a 5K run. The run finishes with cheering spectators who will deliver runners to the finish line in downtown Acworth. For more information or to register, visit www.ptssports.com/pt-solutions-allatoona-triathalon.

Downtown Acworth Cruise Night On Saturday, June 30, the city will host a Classic Car Cruise in Downtown Acworth. The event will be held from 4 — 10 p.m. on Main Street. The Lake City Cruisers partner with the city and the downtown Acworth merchants to hold these Classic Car Cruises each month that has a 5th Saturday during the Spring, Summer and Fall. The event is FREE to the public. A $2 entry fee is requested for all vehicles in the show with all proceeds going to the Horizon Field, an all inclusive special needs sports facility in Acworth. For more information, call (770) 917-1234 or visit www.acworthparksandrecreation.org.

Children’s Medical Grants The United Healthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered or fully covered, by their commercial health insurance plan. Qualifying families can receive up to $5,000 to help pay for medical services and equipment. To learn more about the foundation, for guidelines & eligibility, apply for grants or to donate, visit www.uhccf.org.

Local Scholarships Awarded Recently, local Acworth resident and dentist, Dr. Terry O’Shea, announced he would be giving three deserving, collegebound high school seniors from Allatoona, North Cobb and Kennesaw Mountain High Schools the opportunity to receive a $500 scholarship to help pursue their educational endeavors. Dr. O’Shea and his staff selected Stephanie Carlquist, Tyler Bowman and Chelsea Beimfohr, to be awarded the Dr. Terry O’Shea Dental Scholarship. Stephanie Carlquist (AHS), plans to attend the University of Georgia, Athens, where she will be using her scholarship money to pursue her education to become a genetics counselor. Tyler Bowman (KMHS), plans to attend Otterbein College in Westerville, OH, where he will be using his scholarship money to pursue his education to become a high school history teacher. Chelsea Beimfohr (NCHS), has been accepted to Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw — awaiting acceptance from the University of Georgia — and plans to use her scholarship money to pursue her education to become a journalist.

Allatoona Navy JROTC Cadet Recognized Allatoona High School Navy JROTC Cadet LTJG Nicole Sofet was recognized as the CoAtlanta Metro Area 2012 Most Outstanding Cadet of the Year by the Navy League, Atlanta Council. Selected as Allatoona’s top cadet, she competed against cadets from 42 other Atlanta Navy and Marine Corps JROTC units through an application and interview process. Cadet Sofet was recognized, along with c/LCDR Amy Rodriguez (East Hall High School, Gainesville, GA,) as this year’s most outstanding. Her selection was based on her ethical and reliable leadership, academic performance, community involvement and positive impact in her school and Navy JROTC program. Pictured above: LCDR Ron Hojnowski, USN (Ret) & c/LTJG Cadet Sofet.

Welding At North Metro Campus Chattahoochee Technical College announced that they will be adding welding to its program offerings. The new welding skills lab at the North Metro Campus in Acworth will provide workforce development training for welders in the region. The lab will be home to all of the 160 hours of training currently provided. Interested students can take individual classes or a full curriculum. Customized training for businesses that have specific needs for skilled welders is available. Workforce Investment Act funding is available for those who qualify. For more information or to register, visit www.ChattahoocheeTech. edu or call the school at (770) 975-4050.

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New Senior Care Service Opens Serving Seniors, a new geriatric care management practice, recently opened in Acworth. People who have lived independently for years eventually experience changes that require a helping hand; that’s where Serving Seniors comes in to help plan and arrange for care in keeping with their own goals for life. An in-home evaluation and a care plan is provided as to what is needed for the senior to continue living a quality, independent life in a cost effective way. Serving Seniors is licensed, a member of the Elder Care Matters Alliance and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. For more information, call (404) 823-2062 or visit their website at www.Serving-Seniors.com. 12

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The Acworth Parks and Rec Dept’s Expanding Horizons Program, which is funded by an anonymous foundation, took twelve students from the Acworth area to New York City for spring break. They spent five days in the Big Apple taking such sites as the Ground Zero 9/11 Memorial, Chinatown, Elis Island, Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. The students also received a glimpse of life as a real New Yorker by traveling everyday via subway and train. This experience is sure to leave a lasting impression on the lives of these young adults.

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Acworth Opry The Acworth Opry has relocated to the Roberts School and will now be an indoor event! The opry will be held the third Saturday of each month through October. There will be two live shows from 5:30 — 6:45 p.m. and from 6:45 — 8 p.m. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Roberts School is located at 4681 School Street, Acworth. For more information, call (770) 917-1234.

Senior Luncheon Join in for lunch, bingo and other special activities on Tuesday, June 19, at the Senior Luncheon. The luncheon is held at the Beach House at Cauble Park at Lake Acworth. Lunch is served at noon. After lunch, there will be several rounds of bingo with prizes. This program is FREE to all seniors! For more information or questions, call Acworth Parks and Recreation at (770) 917-1234.

Horizon Kickball League COME OUT AND PLAY!! Teams are now forming for the summer Horizon kickball league, which runs from June 26 — August 2. This league is open for all individuals who have special needs, ages 5 — 21 years old. Games will be held on Tuesday nights for ages 5 — 12 and on Thursday nights for ages 13 and up. Registration deadline is June 8. The cost for the league is $15, which covers jerseys and league expenses. Opportunities for financial aid are available by contacting Lauren Ham. Register online for the Horizon Kickball League by visiting www.acworthspecialneeds.com or at the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department office located at 4762 Logan Road. For more information or financial aid assistance call (770) 917-1234.

Women’s Sprint Triathlon

The City of Acworth and Georgia Multisport Productions will be hosting the PT Solutions Acworth Women’s Sprint Triathlon on Sunday, August 5. Ovarian Cycle, Inc. is the official charity for the event, and is sanctioned by USAT (the national governing body for the sport of Triathlon.) The triathlon will be held at Dallas Landing and begins at 7:30 a.m. Come out and support over 600 women — young and old — as they swim 400 yards, bike for 13 miles and finish with a 5k run ending in downtown Acworth. For more information, contact Jim Rainey at (770) 926-2367 or jim@gamultisports.com. 14

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Mark your calendars for the Acworth Parks and Recreation Department 2012 Summer Sport Camp Series! ● ● ● ● ●

Speed & Agility Camp: July 9 — 13, Ages 7 — 16 Big Kids Football Camp: July 16 — 20, Ages 8 — 14 Little Kids Football Camp: July 18 — 20, Ages 5 — 7 Cheerleading Camp: July 21, Ages 5 — 12 Baseball Camp: July 23 — 25, Ages 6 — 13

The APRD has hosted these sports camps for nearly a decade, dedicated to developing and nurturing young athletes from all backgrounds. Our seasoned instructors offer a fun, productive and affordable camp for youth of all ages. Whether you are trying a sport for the first time or trying to get that extra edge during the off season, APRD Summer Sports Camps Series are a sure win! For more information, call (770) 917-1234, or to register, visit www.acworthparkandrecreation.org or stop by the office located at 4762 Logan Road.

Pigs & Peaches Bbq Festival The City of Kennesaw is now accepting cooking team entries for a Kansas City Barbeque Society sanctioned, professional contest being held August 24 — 25, during the annual Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival. The contest is also recognized as a 2012 Georgia BBQ Championship. A Backyard BBQ, Anything Butt and Peach Dessert Contest will also take place. It will be held at Adams Park and the Ben Robertson Community Center, located at 2753 Watts Drive in Kennesaw. Over $15,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded. Admission is FREE. Live musical performances will feature classic rock artists The Jagged Stones, an Atlanta-based Rolling Stones tribute band, and the Frontiers, a Journey tribute band. Other genres on stage include bluegrass, blues and country. For more information or to enter, call (770) 422-9714 or visit www.pigsandpeaches.com. Entry deadline is August 1; limited number of entries accepted.

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Come by Summit Baptist Church on Friday, August 3, from 9 a.m. — 9 p.m. and Saturday, August 4, from 8 a.m. — 12 p.m. for the annual church consignment sale. There will be plenty of gently worn baby, kids, juniors and maternity clothes to shop for, plus shoes, accessories, toys, books, games, bedding and tons of nursery and baby items. NEW this season — trendy ladies clothing is now being accepted. Sellers registration runs from June 25 — July 31. Sellers get 75% of sales. For more information or to register, visit www.clothingkids.org.

The City of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association are proud to present their fireworks extravaganzas on Wednesday, July 4, at Cauble Park. There will be LIVE music beginning at 4 p.m. leading up to headliners "FLASHBACK" at 6 p.m. Fireworks will begin approximately at 9:30 p.m. Admission is FREE; however tables are available for purchase. Tables are $50/City of Acworth residents and $70/non-residents. Purchase of a table includes six (6) chairs and one (1) parking pass. Plan to arrive early, as the parking pass allows for parking at Cauble Park on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE availability and is NOT guaranteed. For those without a parking pass or if the parking is full, additional parking is available downtown where guests may choose to walk or take a FREE shuttle down to the park. Shuttles will begin running at 3 p.m., and pick up guests at the city hall parking lot and the post office parking lot. For more information or to purchase a table, call (770) 917–1234 or visit www.acworthparksandrecreation.org.

Go Skateboarding Day On Thursday, June 21, the City of Kennesaw is hosting the 3rd annual Go Skateboarding Day at Swift-Cantrell Park from 6 — 8 p.m. Activities include contests, demonstrations, music, giveaways, food and refreshments. Admission is FREE and activities are for skateboarders of all ages. The park is located at 3140 Old 41 Highway. For more information, please call (770) 422-9714 or visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec.

Dream Dash 5K The second event in the Kennesaw Grand Prix Series of 5K races, the Dream Dash, will be held on Saturday, June 16, at 7 a.m. in downtown Kennesaw. The race for adults and children benefits the Kennesaw Dream Foundation which supports the Kennesaw Teen Center, a non-profit offering an after school alternative for middle and high school kids. Proceeds will provide the resources necessary for the center’s growth. The race is fun for beginners and accomplished runners/walkers alike. The route is a Certified 5K Peachtree Road Race Qualifier course. Cash prizes will be awarded. The entry fee is $25/ person for the 5K and $10/person for the One-Mile Fun Run. For more information or to register, visit DD5K.com or stop by any Big Peach Running Company location.

Wheeler High School: Class of ‘74 Does It Again In May of 1974, like most high schools, Wheeler was having their senior class graduation. The ceremony was located on the high school football field to accommodate students, faculty and guests. Half way through the ceremony, “a huge storm hit the area dumping rain, creating huge winds causing all to escape with their lives to a drier area,” Kathryn Wiley, a then graduating senior that day, recalls. “The graduation was ruined.” Todd Nixon, also from the graduating class, decided that he would like to correct the wrong created by the weather...38 years later! So, Wheeler is accepting back the students and faculty to have the graduation that wasn’t. Rain or shine, all alumni from Wheeler’s class of ’74 are welcome to be part of the re-graduation on June 2, at 6 p.m. in the Wheeler HS auditorium. For more information, visit the Wheeler Re-Graduation page on Facebook or contact Todd Nixon at (678) 492-6732. 16

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This year, through a partnership with Freedom Church, the Freedom Feeds the Hungry campaign is asking that each person bring one non-perishable food item with them to fill the food pantries in Acworth. There will be drop-off points as you enter the event. This will be a great way to help under-privileged families in our community.

Salute to America The City of Kennesaw’s traditional pre-Independence Day Salute to America celebration will take place this year on Tuesday, July 3, from 6 — 11 p.m. downtown. The event will feature live musical performances on two stages, plus one of the biggest and brightest star-spangled firework displays in North Georgia. Admission is FREE. Performers scheduled on the main stage are teen singing sensation Kaylin McClure at 6 p.m., a Neil Diamond tribute show featuring the vocal talents of Conner Lorre at 6:30 p.m., and headlining is The Stranger, the most authentic Billy Joel tribute performance, at 8 p.m. Family stage performers include the band Revolution and singer-songwriters Hannah DeLane and Savannah Jade. Fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, however, you may bring your own in picnic baskets or coolers. Barbecue grills and alcoholic beverages are not permitted. On a first-come, first-serve basis, tables (accomodates up to six people) can be reserved for $75. For more information or to vote on music to be played during the fireworks, visit www.kennesawjuly3.com.

Kennesaw Farmers Market The Kennesaw Farmers Market is now open every Tuesday through the end of October from 7 a.m. — 1 p.m., rain or shine, at 2753 Watts Drive (Adams Park Soccer Field Parking Lot.) The Farmers Market features a variety of vegetables, fruits and herbs grown by local farmers, as well as fresh baked breads, cakes and cookies, landscape plants and flowers, craft items and other assorted goods.

In an emergency, experience matters Emergencies happen. And when they do, rest assured that you’ll get the best care close to home. Northside’s board-certified emergency medicine physicians and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified nurses are just right up the road. We hope we don’t have to see you, but if we do, you’ll be in the best possible hands. Visit us online at www.northside.com.

New Website Gives Back A new, FREE website, www.GetItFreeUS.com was recently started by Acworth resident, Hector Delgado. After graduating from college last year, he started this site to help people in need, as well as to provide a place for others wanting to “go green,” extending the life of an item and reducing landfill waste, by giving away used — but good conditioned items. All categories are FREE to post, with no subscription required. For more information or questions, call (404) 429-1296 or send an email to hdelgado@teloregalopr.com.

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reality TV show The Voice. He placed in the Top 12, but his finish was not enough to guarantee a recording contract. “We are glad to support Pip’s efforts to further his career… He’s a super new talent from our community, and we want to help him be successful.” said Mayor Pro-Tem Cris Welsh, who is assisting with arrangements. Smith-Gilbert Gardens is located at 2382 Pine Mountain Road in Kennesaw. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit their website at http://aneveningwithpip.eventbrite.com.

And The Award Goes To... Congratulations to Day Three Media, a small marketing business in Kennesaw. They were awarded “Best of Marietta” (fourth year in a row) in Production Services and “Best of Kennesaw” in Advertising from the US Commerce Association for 2012. For more information on Day Three Media’s services, please call (678) 735-0493 or visit their website at www.daythreemedia.com.

The spring 3:16 Baseball Skills Clinic was held last month at Acworth Sports Complex. It was a gigantic success as 28 kids from various parks participated. After the event was held, a chapel service was hosted for the parents, and during devotion time a child surrendered his life to the Lord right on the baseball field! A huge amount of thanks goes out to coaches and volunteers for helping with reaching the goal of bringing kids and parents in the baseball community to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. For more information, please visit their website at www.316baseball.org.

Local The Voice Contestant Performs The Voice contestant Pip Andrew will give a live acoustic performance at Smith-Gilbert Gardens on Sunday, June 3. The event, called ‘An Evening with Pip,’ will be an intimate concert under the trees and will be held from 6 — 9 p.m. Proceeds from the event will help raise funds for Pip to record his own song tracks. Tickets are $50 per person. Refreshments and alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Pip, also known as Phillip Arnold to family and friends, worked with Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, on this season’s

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Boarding, Daycare, Training and More! With your summer vacation right around the corner, there are a lot of details to work out. There are hotels to book, rental car or airline tickets to purchase as well as suitcases to pack. And if you’re leaving town and not planning on bringing your four-legged family member, it is also the time of year to be thinking about who will care for him/her. While you are enjoying your summer get-away, shouldn’t they be having a fun time too? There are many options to contemplate when deciding about your dog’s care while you are gone. You could board your companion at a local veterinary office where most of his time will be spent in a small kennel and a lack of supervision at night. You could leave him alone at home and have a pet sitter check in a few times a day, there are a lot of hours spent alone, and when dogs get bored, they can be anxious and destructive. The best option would be to bring him to an enrichment facility that focuses on your canine’s well being 24 hours a day, with plenty of stimulation, love and round the clock care. That place is Pet Play Place, where fittingly, their motto is, “You Leave ‘Em, We Love ‘Em.” Pet Play Place offers complete dog care from boarding (affectionately named “sleepovers”) to doggie daycare to comprehensive training. Pet Play Place is a premier pet care facility serving the Acworth/Kennesaw community since opening its doors in 2006, and it has successfully created an environment for dogs that has become their vacation destination and one they look forward to visiting. If you’ve ever taken your dog to another kennel, you will immediately notice the difference Pet Play Place has brought to the industry.

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“Pet of the Day”– (See your pets name and picture in lights!) Pet Play Place recognizes its “Pet of the Day” each and every day of the week (Monday – Friday). The “Pet of the Day” is displayed with his/her picture and name on our digital billboard which is located directly in front of Pike Nurseries on Cobb Parkway in Acworth for the entire day! “This is a fun and unique way to thank our customers for providing us with the opportunity to care for their pets, while also sharing their dogs’ beautiful faces with the Acworth community for all to see. Our customers have enjoyed the recognition and some have even brought their dogs out to the billboard to see for themselves. It has been a lot of fun,” stated Pet Play Place owner Susan Godfrey. (see this months “Pets of the Day” on page 31)

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Boarding your dog can be stressful on everyone and can be especially difficult for your dog who is use to a certain routine and comfort at home. Pet Play Place is truly a unique pet care facility. At Pet Play Place, Sleepovers are filled with plenty of time to play and exercise both inside and outside, including lots of human and other animal friend interaction. Pet Play Place is an “open - play” facility, which means the guests are continually participating in a bounty of free play in a supervised, safe and open environment; they are not confined to dog runs for their exercise and play time as is the case with most boarding facilities. Adding to the unique boarding experience for your dog are services such as doggy massages, swim time, hot dog “yappy” hour, afternoon biscuits, night-night story time and doggy ice cream. Honestly, your dog may never want to leave. Each animal guest is given a temperament evaluation prior to becoming a member at Pet Play Place. This ensures the safety not only for your dog, but others as well. Other safety precautions include having a staff member on premises 24/7. “Whether it’s 3 o’clock in the afternoon or 3 o’clock in the morning, there is always someone here with your pet,” noted Facility Director, Mark Graziano. “We have our professional staff overseeing the facility every minute of every day. Our team is here on site Paid Advertising

loving on your pet every day of the year. It doesn’t matter if it is a normal busy Wednesday afternoon or Christmas morning, we are going to be here with your pet.” Acworth resident Linda Price brings her dachshund, Gunner, to Pet Play Place. “In addition to the Open Play environment, I have a special respect for the Pet Care Providers. My Gunner visits Pet Play Place regularly and I know that he is given a lot of individual time with the staff. It makes going on vacation easier when I know he is not sitting alone in a cage.”

you will be greeted by your happy, well-trained and family-ready dog. The board and train program also includes follow up lessons and, best of all, is fully guaranteed.

Expanded “Play Areas”

In order to provide our guests plenty of room to run and play, Pet Play Place has recently expanded both their indoor and outdoor play areas. “Due to the trust and loyalty the community has placed on us in caring for their dogs, we needed to expand” – stated Mark Graziano. “We have added 5,000sf of indoor play area as well as another 5,000sf of outdoor play area, of which the majority is grass. We are excited to provide this additional space for our guests”.

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Doggie Daycare

Pet Play Place also provides doggie daycare in a caring, innovative and safe environment. Doggie Daycare is very organized and scheduled. Once your pet is initially registered and temperament tested, the check in process is easy and quick, and your dog is free to participate in “Open Play” with his “friends.” Playtime includes balls, wading pools, bubbles and lots of human interaction. There is even a mandatory quiet or “nap” time, just like in child daycares, where the staff will sit on the ground, signaling the dogs it’s time to rest. The schedule changes daily, mixing it up for the guests. Whatever your dog enjoys doing, he’ll be able to do it, make new friends and return to you happy. Krista Torpey has been bringing her dog, Darby, to Pet Play Place since 2007. Darby is a whirlwind of energy who needs the playtime and socialization that Pet Play Place delivers. “I feel totally safe leaving Darby here,” noted Krista. “She comes home exhausted and happy,” she continued.

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Being part of the community is very important to Pet Play Place, which is why they provide the local “Be a Tree” child dog safety program in this area. The program, which is primarily for Pre-K through fifth grade, instructs children on how to avoid dog bites. “We offer this program for free to all local schools as part of our continuing community outreach,” mentioned Mark.

Franchising Opportunities

Pet Play Place is excited to provide franchising opportunities as well. “As a result of significant interest in the Pet Play Place business model, we are accepting franchise applications,” noted Robert Godfrey – owner of Pet Play Place. “We hope to expand into not only Cobb and Cherokee Counties, but Metro Atlanta as well,” he continued. If you are interested in Pet Play Place franchising opportunities, please email info@petplayplace.com or call (770) 919-8738 and ask for Robert or Mark. The summer is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to visit Pet Play Place for your boarding, training and doggie daycare needs. You may contact the facility and see for yourself the difference that makes Pet Play Place the ONLY premier facility for your dog’s needs.

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As anyone with a new puppy knows, training can be a tough obstacle to overcome, especially if you work full time and/or travel. Pet Play Place has the ideal solution for families with training needs. Customers can board their dog for a two-week period where they will experience the same privileges and fun that any sleepover guest has, but also receive comprehensive, individualized 2687- C McCollum Pkwy • Kennesaw, GA 30144 training sessions with a private trainer. Upon pick-up, Join us on Facebook! •

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College Signings North Cobb High School

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Softball Georgia Gwinnett College

Softball Berry College

Softball Union College of Kentucky

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Volleyball Martin Methodist College

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Allatoona High School

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Baseball Albany State University

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Harrison High School

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College Signings North Cobb High School

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Prom 2012 Allatoona High School

Malonte Brathwaite & Shyanne Taylor

Katie Fuller & Hunter Young

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Lauren Hendricks, Katie Fuller, Amelia Fitzpatrick, Julie Hess & Alex Thoresen

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Allen Prewett & Julie Hess

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Age 4 on June 18 Happy Birthday! We love you! Mommy, Daddy, Zoe & Zach

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Age 6 on June 29 Happy 6th Birthday! Love, Mommy, Daddy & Mimi

Age 21 on June 10 Happy 21st Birthday Addie! Love, Dad, Stacy, Tay, Max & Soso

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Age 6 on June 19 Happy 6th Birthday Jazzy! Love, Mommy, Daddy & Jillian

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Happy Father’s Day! Love, Victoria & Gary Mason

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Stacy & Hud Bradshaw Celebrating 9 years of marriage on June 4

Lynda & John Kalinowski Celebrating 12 years of marriage on June 3

Betty & Gaven Patton Celebrating 18 years of marriage on June 3

Celebrating 102 Years!

Yelena & Konstantin Lozovaya Celebrating 21 years of marriage on June 30

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Stephen & Kelly Hofmann Celebrating 22 years of marriage on June 9 Elise Bell Celebrating 102 years on June 26 Happy Birthday!!! Elise has 4 children, 10 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. She came to America in 1930 from Sweden.

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Citizens Police Academy

Recently, the Acworth Police Department (APD) held their 12th annual Citizens Police Academy (CPA) class. The CPA class is designed to educate citizens of Acworth about their police department. It is not intended to train them in police work, but rather to give an understanding into the rules, regulations and policies that the police must follow. The 13 week training consists of both classroom and practical application courses. Some of the training consisted of visiting the 911 Dispatch Center and the morgue, touring the jail, court procedures, law, vehicle stops, crime scenes, use of force continuum, taser and firearm safety, ethics, radar, laser, K-9, drug & DUI enforcement, special investigations and firearms training at the shooting range.

Vacation Bible School Cedarcrest Church presents Adrenaline: Beyond the Gold!

Kick off this year with Adrenaline Rush, a family fun night, on Sunday, June 3. VBS will follow, June 4 — 7. The dinner and VBS will be held at North Cobb Christian School, located at 4500 Lakeview Drive, Kennesaw. For more information, call (678) 460-3500 or visit their website at www.cedarcrestchurch.com.

Kennesaw United Methodist Church presents Operation Overboard!

Join the fun June 4 — 8, from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m., for Operation Overboard! This is a FREE event for rising Kindergarteners through rising 6th graders. The church is located at 1801 Ben King Road, Kennesaw. For more information or to register, visit www.kennesawumc.org or call (770) 428-1543.

First Baptist Church Acworth presents Amazing Wonders Aviation

VBS will be held June 4 — 8, from 8:45 a.m. — 12 p.m. Everyone get ready to soar during “Amazing Wonders Aviation“ at FBC of Acworth! All children ages 4 (as of September 2011) — 5th Grade are welcome. The church is located at 4583 Church Street. For more information or to register, visit www.fbcacworth.com or call (770) 974- 3021.

Kennesaw First Baptist Church presents Amazing Wonders Aviation

VBS 2012 is cleared for takeoff! Starting June 4, at 6 p.m., watch amazing things happen as kids encounter God like never before — all against the backdrop of some of the world's most marvelous natural wonders. The church is located at 2958 North Main Street, Kennesaw. For more information, call (770) 427-3109 or visit www.kfbc.org.

New Hope Baptist Church presents Amazing Wonders Aviation: Encountering God's Awesome Power!

VBS will run June 11 — 15, from 6:30 — 8:45 p.m. All 2 year olds — 12th grade are welcome! Family fun night will be on Friday evening. The church is located at 3814 New Hope Church Road. For more information, call (770) 546-0266 or visit www.newhopeacworth.org.

Northwest Christian Church presents Kaleidoscope: A Preschool VBS

“Kaleidoscope” VBS will be held June 4 — 6, from 6 — 8 p.m. A special event just for 3, 4 & 5 year olds! During these fun evenings of games, crafts, Bible stories and more, your kids will be learning all about the colorful life of Moses and how God watches over everyone. The program is FREE. The church is located at 3737 Dallas-Acworth Hwy. For more information, visit www.nwcc.net or call (770) 425-2525.

Harvest Baptist Church

Join in the fun June 4 — 6, from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. All children Kindergarten — 8th grade are welcome. There is NO COST, just come ready for a time of Bible teaching, preaching, fun and outdoor games. The church is located at 3460 Kellogg Creek Road. For more information, call (770) 974-9091 or visit www.harvestbaptistacworth.org.

Due West Methodist Church presents SKY: Where Everything is Possible with God!

VBS will be held on June 11 — 15, from 8:45 a.m. — 12 p.m. During this amazing experience, children will explore God’s boundless love for his children. Everyone (kids, teenages and adults) will participate in a high-flying, unforgetable time! All children age 4 years (must turn age 4 on or before September 1, 2012) — 5th grade are welcome. The church is located at 3956 Due West Road. For more information, call (770) 427-3835, or visit www.duewest.org.

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Vacation Bible School Hillcrest Baptist Church presents Sonlight Express: Jesus and Me

VBS will be held on June 10 — 15, nightly beginning at 6:45 — 9 p.m. All children are welcome; Pre-school — 12th grade. The church is located at 6069 Woodstock Road. For more information or to register, call (770) 917-9100 or visit their website at www.hbcacworth.org.

St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church

Join the fun and fellowship June 11 — 14, from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m. All 4 year olds through rising fifth graders can experience the power of God through music, skits, snacks, games and more. Not to be left out, all rising sixth graders to adults can volunteer to guide these children on their wilderness journey with John the Baptist. Cost is $35 per child. Fee includes a t-shirt, CD, all crafts, as well as take home goodies! The church is located at 1618 Ben King Road, NW. For more information, call (770) 428-7139, or visit www.stcatherinercc.org.

NorthStar Church

REACT and join the ADVENTURE at “Reaction” Adventure Week, June 18 — 21, from 6:15 — 8:30 p.m. Children pre-k — 5th grade, will experience a live worship band, interact with crazy characters, challenge friends in ultimate games and journey through some of the Bible's most REACTIVE Bible stories. This hands-on, action-packed experience goes way beyond your normal VBS. It's an experience you'll never forget! The church is located at 3413 Blue Springs Road, Kennesaw. To register, go to www.adventureweek.org. For more information, call (770) 425-2525 or visit their website www.northstarchurch.org.

Shiloh United Methodist Church

Join the fun at Son Surfer VBS, June 18 — 22, from 6 — 8 p.m. All children ages K — 6th grade are welcome. A light dinner will be served nightly at 5:30 p.m. The church is located at 3860 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw. For more information or to pre-register, call (770) 590-1333.

Wildwood Baptist Church

VBS will be held on June 18 — 22, from 6:30 — 8:30 p.m. Children who will have completed kindergarten — 5th grade (as of the end of this school year) are welcome. We will also host a preschool VBS for children ages three (as of September 1, 2011) and up. Our VBS is FREE to the community. The church is located at 4801 Wade Green Road, NW. For more information, call (770) 428-2100 or visit www.wildwoodbaptist.org.

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church

VBS will be held on June 18 — 22, from 9 a.m. — 12 p.m. For more information, please call (770) 427-3545 or visit their website at www.kirkwoodpc.org.

Mars Hill Presbyterian Church

VBS will be held on June 18 — 22. For more information, please call (770) 974-4395 or visit www.mhchurch.com.

First United Lutheran Church presents Pandamania: Where God is Wild About You! Join the fun June 20 — 24, from 6 — 9:15 p.m. Kids, come and join in praising God, learning about Bible stories and having fun! VBS is for kids ages 3 years — 5th grade. Dinner will be served nightly at 6 p.m. for $5/person or $10/family (during dinner, all children are to be supervised by their parents/guardians). The church is located at 3481 Campus Loop Road, Kennesaw. For more information, call (770) 427-0325 or visit www.fulc.org.

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2012 Pro Wakeboard Tour

The 2012 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour made its return to Dallas Landing Park recently. The event brings riders and visitors to our city from all over the world. Fans enjoyed watching the live water shows, shopping for water-sports accessories, fashions and equipment from top vendors, fun in the sun and plenty of chances to win free stuff.

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The Solo 401(k) A Retirement Savings Vehicle Designed For The Smallest Business

Don Akridge, MBA, CPA, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ U.S. Marine Corps Veteran – Emory University Alumnus

The solo 401(k), or solo (k) as it is sometimes called, allows a selfemployed individual to set up a 401(k) plan combined with a profitsharing plan. You can set up one of these if you work for yourself or own a small business with just 1-2 full time employees, including yourself (the second FTE must be your spouse.) You & your business can save for the future at the same time. Imagine nearly tripling your retirement savings potential. With a solo 401(k), that is a possibility. Here is how it works:

• As an employee, you can defer up to $17,000 of your compensation into a solo 401(k) in 2012. • As an employer, you can have your business make a taxdeductible contribution of up to 25% of your compensation to the plan in 2012. • Total employer and employee contributions to a solo 401(k) are capped at $50,000 this year; if you are 50 or older, in which case you can also make a $5,500 employee catch-up contribution. The dollar-figure contribution limits stated above are subject to annual COLAs, of course. If you aren’t incorporated or are simply a sole proprietor, the 25% annual employer contribution limit is slightly reduced.

How Can I Make My Ads More Effective? Over the 13 plus years that I owned and operated a direct mail community magazine, one of the most frequent questions I heard from advertisers was, “Why am I not getting responses to my ad?” As I pondered this question over the years, I have reached a conclusion which has become very clear to me. Put simply, most ads do not have the three key ingredients necessary for an ad to be effective and generate desired results. Assuming that your ads are targeted at the proper audience, these keys are: Don Kyle

1. Is there a headline (or other attention-getter) that will cause prospects (your audience — readers, viewers, listeners, web visitors, etc.) to look at (or listen to) your ad? 2. Is there a compelling message for your prospects? 3. Is there a call to action or an offer in your ad? If you do not have an attention grabbing headline or image, your prospects will not bother to look at your ad, regardless of how great your product or service may be. This is probably the most important factor as you want your prospects to look at what you are offering. Keep in mind that people are most attracted to people and animals (animate objects) rather than “things.” This can definitely help attract prospects to your ads. If your message is not compelling, why would prospects look any further to your offer or call to action? Finally, if you do not ask prospects to take action, they will not. Be sure to emphasize how prospects can contact you (and of course, where you’re located.)

If you are 50 or older and self-employed, you could potentially put as much as $55,500 into a solo 401(k) in 2012. Now add your spouse to the mix. Is he or she age 50 or older and a full-time employee of your business? Then the two of you could contribute up to $110,000 to the plan this year.

Business owners are very good at what they do within their business; however, this talent normally does not carry over to ad design. Therefore, it makes sense to take advantage of those who do, by example, the resources at the advertising medium you choose.

You can skip contributions in a lean year. Employer and employee contributions to a solo 401(k) are wholly discretionary. You determine how much goes in (or doesn’t) each year.

Ads utilized by competitors in your field, preferably in markets other than your own, are another great resource in designing your ads. I have seen many clever and effective ads over the years in other locales. However you decide to design your ad, make sure you address the three key factors stated above. Remember, the goal of your ad is to cause your prospects to take action and contact you.

You can create a Roth solo (k). The Roth version of a solo 401(k) is just like any other Roth account: you contribute after-tax dollars in exchange for tax-free growth and eventual tax-free withdrawal. If you don’t want to go Roth, you can simply have a traditional solo 401(k) with pre-tax dollars going in, tax-deferred growth and eventual taxed withdrawals. continued on page 54 36

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Please feel free to submit questions about your business and I will address them in future columns. Don Kyle is the CEO and Founder of Small Bizz MBA, a company which assists businesses with marketing, branding and advertising needs. (404) 580-6331, dkyle@smallbizzmba.com. If you need assistance promoting and growing your business, feel free to contact me.

Acworth Police Department Planting The Right Seed When I study and compare our crime rates here in Acworth, I realize how great it is to be in a community that is safe. We really do have it pretty easy here. Knock on wood; our citizens go through the day without the fear of coming home to find their home burglarized or worse, becoming a victim of some of crime against their person. A few months ago, I went on a ride along with one of our sergeants. I had not been in the patrol car more than fifteen minutes when a call came out regarding a crime in progress. The sergeant and I were close and intercepted the vehicle of the perpetrators who were fleeing the scene. We initiated a traffic stop and before you know it, there was a foot chase. A long story short, we finally had two young men in custody. Later that afternoon, I watched as detectives interviewed these young men. I found myself wondering how these two, who have just reached adulthood, could find themselves in these circumstances. The situation was senseless. What they did to find themselves in an interview room was senseless and their lives will forever be affected. Truth known, almost every time I see our youth in these situations, there is a common theme and the same question runs through my mind. Where is the investment? Where are the parents? Now don’t get me wrong, I have seen kids in trouble and it seems that the parents have done everything right, but for some reason the kid just seems to keep making the worst choices. Unfortunately, most of the time I find myself looking back at the home. I recently read an article in which the author was making an analogy in the terms of reaping what you sow. “Years ago, Chinese farmers decided they would eat the big potatoes and use the small ones for seed. Eventually, nature reduced all their potatoes to the size of marbles! Those farmers learned through bitter experience that they could not keep the best things of life for themselves and use the leftovers for seed. The harvest would reflect the planting.” Parenting is a lot like planting potatoes. You can’t hold back. As the Chinese farmers realized in their planting, we must be willing to put our best back into the ground so that what we reap will be a product of the best. Planting the right seed in our children which includes, time (a lot), discipline (a lot), sacrifice (a lot), wise counsel (a lot) and reward (a lot), sure does increase the chances of getting a child raised up without meeting the police on negative terms. I wonder if the “a lots” equal something pretty close to love? — Chief Wayne Dennard 38

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APD Receives Tommy Nobis Award The Acworth Police Department is honored and proud to announce that they were awarded two prestigious awards on Wednesday, April 25, during the Tommy Nobis Galaxy of Stars luncheon, held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta. The Nobis Works organization was founded by former Atlanta Falcon great Tommy Nobis and serves businesses throughout Metro Atlanta and 16 states. Nobis Works helps individuals with all types of disabilities to enter or return to employment and to enjoy productive and independent lifestyles while contributing to the greater business community. Since 1977, the organization has helped more than 22,000 individuals find dignity and workplace success. The police department was originally nominated in the Volunteer Advocacy category, one of seven categories of awards, which honor both individuals and groups who participate in helping people with disabilities. The police department was extremely honored and excited to win the Luminary Award for Volunteer Advocacy for their work with “Covering the Bases,” a 24 hour event in its fifth year now. The event was created to raise money and awareness for the “Horizon Field” at the Acworth Sports Complex. The field is specially designed to allow those with disabilities to participate in sports activities, such as baseball and kickball. The winners of all seven categories at the Galaxy of Stars luncheon were then judged for the top award — the “Governor’s Award.” Once again, the Acworth Police Department was selected for this award and was proud to accept on behalf of all those individuals who have assisted in “Covering the Bases” over the years. The Acworth Police Department would like to say thank you to all of those who have come out and supported the “Covering the Bases” event, as well as the Horizon League, over the past four years and would also like to invite anyone interested to join them at this year’s event, being held September 14 — 15.

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Plantar Fasciitis And Chiropractic?

Dr. Sherri Ziomek

As the warmer weather has set in, more people have been inclined to travel outdoors and become active. However, some people have had trouble with their feet adjusting to this increase in activity. These people have experienced a painful sensation on the arch of their foot or in their heel, usually worse first thing in the morning and getting better once they take a few steps. The pain may come and go throughout the day. So what's

causing this? It is called Plantar Fasciitis. Plantar Fasciitis is inflammation of the connective tissue that travels on the bottom of your foot from your heel to your forefoot. It can also be known as a heel spur, although they're not necessarily the same. The plantar fascia is a very thick band of tissue that covers the bones on the bottom of the foot. It extends from the heel to the bones of the ball of the foot and acts like a rubber band to create tension, which maintains the arch of the foot. If the band is long, it allows the arch of the foot to be low, which is most commonly known as having a flat foot. This fascia can become inflamed and painful in some people, making walking more difficult. Our tendency is to locate the source of pain and then rub it, poke it, heat it up, cool it down, inject it or cut it out. While any of these may be effective, they are treating the end result

and not the source of the problem. The most common cause of Plantar Fasciitis is a subluxation (mis-alignment) of the joints in the lower half of your body. Although the source of the misalignment may be in your foot, it is significantly more common for this to be occurring in the low back or pelvis. When your low back or pelvis becomes subluxated, it alters your gait (walking or running pattern.) This causes 2 things: leg-length differences leading to muscle-length differences. This leads to excessive pull on the plantar fascia due to the altered mechanics. One leg becomes longer, there is reduced dorsiflexion (bringing foot up towards shin) in the leg, the achilles tendon becomes tight and the arch of the foot begins flattening â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this creates increased distance between the forefoot and heel and increased tension on the plantar fascia. If this added tension on the fascia is not lessened, the body begins to change the soft tissue of the fascia into stronger tissue â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more bone. This is called a heel spur. A heel spur develops on the front of the heel bone because this is where the fascia inserts and is its weakest link. A heel spur cannot be removed except by surgery, so it is imperative to receive proper treatment at the onset of symptoms to prevent spur formation. A few suggestions to try before it gets to this point are getting adjusted and stretching. If your pelvis or low back is out of alignment or you're putting increased stress on the foot, you may not have proper nerve supply to the muscles of the foot and leg and your walking/running biomechanics can be off. continued on page 54

The 3rd Annual Smoke on the Lake Backyard BBQ Festival held at Cauble Park & Lake Acworth, brought out BBQ fans from all over. Twenty-three teams participated in the competition in the amature and professional categories; while others came out simply to get their fill of smokey, juicy goodness. Kids and adults alike were also able to enjoy a variety of activities and live music.

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April Luncheon 1. Dave Hubbard, Guest Speaker; Kim Wigington, Lunch Sponsor and Marvon Williams, ABA President. 2. Outgoing Acworth Police Chief Michael Wilkie accepts a going away gift from the ABA. 3. The Old Mill Restaurant catered the April luncheon. 4. The ABA presented $300 scholarships to the following students: Jenny Kim (KMHS), Nick Geter (NCCS), Lauren Brooks (NCHS), Corey Crunk (KMHS), Amanda Fenton (KMHS), Tyler Bowman (KMHS), Rebecca Fant (KMHS) and Casey Linch (AHS).

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The 4th Annual Acworth Business Association Golf Tournament was held May 15, at Cobblestone Golf Course. Participants enjoyed a day on the greens, along with breakfast, lunch, range balls, raffle tickets and goodie bags.

Congratulations to the top three teams: 1st Place, Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chevrolet (Daniel Diemer, Calvin Diemer, George Wright & Adam Everett); 2nd Place, North Cobb High School (Matt Williams, Chris Nicol, Phillip Page & Dave Chiprany); and 3rd Place, Askew Electric (Rusty Brown, Robert Askew, Robert Morgan & Sean Guthrie.) All proceeds benefitted the Horizon Field and the ABA Gifts of Love Program, helping to offset the operational costs of the leagues, so services can continue to be provided for free or the lowest cost possible.

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Organizing & Purging 101 — Part 1

Jeff Glover

I have been getting asked lately about storage solutions and what I have done in my home to gain more space. You can never have enough storage, right? How about changing your mindset to I have too much stuff for the storage space I have. Do you really need 20 types of Tupperware, broken bikes, the boxes of baby clothes, endless kitchen gadgets, books, magazines and so on?

My exception to this is preparedness storage, which is different, and I will address that separately. You get my point. Maybe you have enough storage and it just needs to be organized better. In my home, I throw things out and my bride keeps it. In her defense, she has gotten much better and I have been more sympathetic to her hoarding — I mean keep-saking. As an example, our kids baby clothes are now down to one box and she has thought of making a memory quilt using those clothes — a great idea. Unless you are saving baby items to be used within six months by someone else, they will be out of style and not wanted. I am a big proponent of garage and yard sales. If you don’t need the stuff, I can assure you someone does. I have sold stuff at yard sales that I would never have thought someone would

need, and even laughed as I set the item out in the yard. Sure enough, I get that one person who pulls up to our sale and says, “I have been looking for one of these for months. I cannot believe I found it.” Go figure. My wife and I like going room by room and pulling out everything, putting it in the middle of the floor. I then like to decide the areas that are available for storage and build a storage system that will hold what I have, which will give me the flexibility for new items that may need a home in the future. This seems kind of obvious I know, but when you step back and see everything strewn all over the floor, you gain a whole new perspective on all your stuff. As you start deciding what to keep and what to throw out, be RUTHLESS!! If you haven’t used it, fixed it, worn it, read it, played with it or even knew you still owned it, THROW IT OUT!! Ironically, you will probably discover areas where you have been wasting money. Like finding six partial bottles of shampoo, half used toothpaste, body lotions, clothing duplicates and so on. However, I can hear some of you thinking, well I need to keep (fill in the blank) in case of an emergency though. Fair enough, but the boxes of books, baby clothes and whatever else won’t be as important as say, a three month supply of dried beans or pasta if there is a food or storm emergency. Then there are grandma’s antiques. Just because they were important in the continued on page 54

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Adam And Eventually With the desire to live longer, the goal of true anti-aging is to prevent certain diseases of aging and keep the body younger. Many entities within the field of medicine all started with the notion that there are some outcomes that cannot be changed because they were never preventable to begin with. Associations of lung cancer with cigarettes and hepatic diseases with Dr. Nedra Dodds excessive alcohol consumption brought the notion of Preventative Medicine more into the forefront. Every day, the field of medicine makes further strides toward the associations of cardiac disease, Alzheimer’s and certain cancers. Diseases that primarily affect women, namely cancers of the cervix, ovaries and breasts, have been and are still elusive to have distinct associations and what is labeled as preventative care for these arenas are mediocre at best, as there does not exist true prevention, but early detections of an existing disease. It will truly be a great day when a public labeling of particular foods, toxins or lifestyle indulgences get a Warning: If you are a woman this may be hazardous to your health. Even when people have a genetic predisposition for certain

diseases, the true goal is in the prevention, even at the point of knowledge, and not just the cure. Prevention of diseases, such as breast cancer, starts with the dissemination of information so that people recognize they have choices. The fact that even in the age of information, facts are poorly circulated and patient’s choices have been edited. Challenging a system that will always be dynamic, such as the practice of medicine, is a patient’s right. Arming oneself with knowledge is power and there is always strength in numbers. In the area of breast cancer detection, patients should be made aware of the advances in newer and safer screening examinations and the increasing research between the association with vitamin deficiencies and the development of tumors of the breast. Also, gaining ground is the ability to manipulate a woman’s hormones, who is genetically predisposed for breast cancer to decrease her risk of developing the disease. A growing belief within the field of anti-aging is that inflammation is at the root cause of many illnesses and diseases, and its prevention and treatment with natural supplements along with significant dietary changes is still key. We can look to history and find comfort and confidence in science and the practice of medicine. Still labeled as the continued on page 54

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The Eyes Look, The Brain Sees Our eyes take in the sights around us, but it is our brains that actually see. Visual and auditory processing involve recognizing and interpreting information taken in through the senses of sight and sound. Although there are many types of perception, the two most common areas of difficulty involved with a learning disability are visual perception and auditory perception. In fact, 80% of Dr. Julie Poteet what we perceive is from the visual system. Since so much information in the classroom and at home is presented visually and/or verbally, the child with a visual or auditory perceptual disorder can be at a disadvantage. A visual processing or perceptual disorder is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision. In fact, many people with a visual processing disorder do not even need glasses, but they seek out vision exams in hopes that simply prescribing glasses will rectify their problems with reading and processing the world around them. Visual processing disorders can be treated and it is always best to identify the problem as early as possible. It is often said by educators that children are learning to read up until third grade, and thereafter they are reading to learn. Visual processing disorders will hinder a

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child’s ability to successfully learn to read at the appropriate pace. A person struggling with visual processing issues will often display some of the following symptoms: • Reading reversals (“was” for “saw,” “on” for “no,” etc.) • Poor reading comprehension and poor recall of visually presented material • Trouble with spelling and sight vocabulary • Trouble distinguishing differences among similar objects or forms • Skipping of small words when reading • Oral reading that is smooth at the beginning of the page, but becomes more labored the longer a child reads • Yawning shortly after reading begins • Misjudging spatial relationships of objects in the environment, often bumping into furniture or misstepping on stairs and curbs Continued on page 54

Pint-Sized Chefs

Tiffany Hughes

We have pictures of me as a little kid, standing in my grandmother’s kitchen, covered head to toe in flour and grinning from ear to ear. Some of my fondest memories of her are in that kitchen. I was a picky eater as a kid, but I always loved to cook, thanks to her. So when my own son came along, I made sure to instill the same love of cooking in him that I got from my grandmother.

Exposing children to meal preparation at an early age will broaden their taste buds, while teaching them that cooking is fun. Kids will be more willing to eat something they have been involved in preparing. Pizza is a great kid-friendly dish to make. You can use premade crusts (such as Boboli,) or even buy pre-made pizza dough (such as Pillsbury Thin Crust Pizza dough.) My son and I have made everything from regular old pepperoni and cheese to cheese-steak pizza to veggie pizza. To make the veggie pizza, we simply roll out the dough onto our pan and bake it at 400° for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let the crust cool while the veggies are prepared.

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Cook your favorite veggies in a little olive oil, just until tender. Add salt, then spread approximately 3 tbs. ranch dressing over the crust, top with the veggies and either shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese. Return the pizza to the oven just long enough for the cheese to melt. Cheese-steak pizza can be made by substituting ½ pound thinly sliced roast beef and 6 slices of Monterey Jack for the veggies and mozzarella. Baked potatoes are another great dinner option which really gets my son’s creative juices flowing. We top them with salt and pepper (or in his case, a generous dose of Old Bay,) cooked broccoli and cheddar cheese, sliced leftover steak and horseradish cream sauce, or shrimp and parmesan cheese. The possibilities are endless. Make sure to rub the skins with olive oil and sea salt when wrapping them in tin foil before baking so they will be tasty to eat. Remember, the more kids are involved in meal planning and preparation, the sooner they realize there’s more to eating than chicken nuggets. So be adventurous and enjoy the kitchen time with your kids! Happy cooking! Tiffany Hughes is an Acworth resident who enjoys spending time with her family and furbabies. Check out her Cooking Geek Facebook page where you can find additional tips & recipes, or email her at creativecook11@yahoo.com.

All Things New Life is challenging and we are not going to make it through unscathed. We will face various addictions, relational challenges, financial strain, career difficulties, sickness, complications, trouble and the list could go on and on. What most people long for is a fresh start or a new beginning. Let me challenge you to desire something more. I don’t want you to be limited to J. R. Lee experiencing a new beginning or a fresh start. I want you to experience the fact that God can make all things new in your life! Let me explain. Jesus promised to prepare a place for those who love Him just before He left this earth a few thousand years ago. This is what He said… Revelation 21:4-6 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Have you been abused, abandoned or betrayed? Have you suffered or wept? Jesus tells us that He will wipe away the tears from our eyes. Not only that, He will remove the reason for our pain! That means no more cancer, financial struggle, addictions, divorce or even dieting! That’s good news but it gets even better…

5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making

everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy & true.” The good news? God has never made a promise that was too good to be true! He always keeps His word. Even when it doesn’t feel possible — God will ultimately prevail. It’s not just a promise for the “spiritually elite.” It is a promise for you and me. 6 He said to me: “It is done.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.” I remember coming home from baseball conditioning my freshman year of High School. I was so thirsty that I grabbed the first thing I saw when I opened the refrigerator — a gallon of milk. After guzzling it straight out of the jug for a few moments, I noticed something was wrong. The milk was spoiled to the point that it more closely resembled cottage cheese. What I thought would quench my thirst just left me disgusted. (I still will not drink milk to this day.) Isn’t that how life is? We are thirsty for something that will satisfy us and we are willing to try just about anything (pills, beverage, relationship, success, financial gain,) but nothing seems to work. Want to know why? The only thing that will satisfy your thirst long-term is Jesus. Only He can give you what you are really looking for. Only He can make all things new! continued on page 55

Thank you Acworth Community Magazine! The DeRiche Agency Inc. is a new small business. We specialize in day program services to adults who are afflicted with Developmental Disabilities. Reaching this selected group of people is difficult at best, but then we found Around Acworth! They were so helpful in working with us to have the right advertising tools that helped us grow from a few participants to our team of participants and staff. We hear almost daily, “I saw your ad in Around Acworth,” so thank you Around Acworth for your magazine and for being there for us; helping us to grow and to thrive while we become a member of the community. — Debbie King, Owner

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Laugh It Up!

C. A. Phillips

This year is the 20 year reunion for the graduating class of my high school. I don’t talk about it too much, but I've been bitter since Senior Superlatives day, when I was the runner — up in the vote for "Wittiest" student among my peers. What did they know? I have always felt like I was robbed. There's no question I was the wittiest! Ironically, I was a distant 438th in the vote for "Mr. Humility."

That same year, at our Senior Class dinner/party, I did receive a pretty distinguished and unique honor: I was awarded the “Most Likely Not to Receive an Award” Award. Seriously. And, guess who presented that certificate to me: the girl who is now Mrs. C. A. Phillips! Who’s laughing now?!!??! Bwaaaahahahaaaaaaa…

site’s analysis of my responses: Your wacky sense of humor rocks! It appears that you can laugh at just about anything, including yourself — which is way cool! And hey, if you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at right? Just kidding. Of course you know you have to make sure you're not offending anyone right?! In any case, most people probably get a kick out of your wit and most likely love hanging out with you. We think you're pretty funny too! Why does all this matter? Well, scientific studies have proven that laughing people are more creative and more productive, and hence are better teammates in a work environment. Further, it has been shown that laughter can add up to eight years to someone's life! So, I’m really 30 in “laughter years!” Here are some additional benefits of laughter, as posted by Lonnette Harrell on helium.com:

But, all maniacal laughter aside, I have always believed that my sense of humor — even at inopportune times — is an asset that has been genuinely beneficial over the course of my 38 plus years. And, I just confirmed that notion, as I took a "humor selftest" online at www.queendom.com.

• Laughter reduces the level of stress hormones, and increases good hormones like endorphins, which act as natural painkillers

I scored a 60. In real life, that is a failing grade. But, on the sense of humor scale, I am up there with Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, and people who voted for Obama. Here’s the web

• Hearty laughter exercises the diaphragm, the abdominals, and stimulates the heart

• Laughter strengthens the immune system, leading to less sickness

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the total account balance (whichever is smaller.) In certain cases, hardship withdrawals are permitted prior to age 59 ½. If you have money in a SEP, an IRA or an old 401(k) somewhere, those assets may be rolled over into a solo 401(k). There are some demerits to the solo 401(k). As you are setting up and administering a 401(k) plan for your business, you have to see that it stays current with ERISA and IRC regulations. Obviously, it is much easier to oversee a solo 401(k) plan than a 401(k) program for a company with 15 or 20 FTEs, but you still have some plan administration on your plate. You may not want that, and if so, a solo 401(k) may have less merit than a SEP or traditional profit-sharing plan. The plan administration duties are relatively light, however. If the assets in your solo (k) exceed $250,000, you will need to file Form 5500-EZ annually with the IRS. If they don’t, no such annual filing is necessary. What if you hire more employees? If that occurs, your solo 401(k) will be redefined under the IRC as two plans: a standard 401(k) plan and a profit-sharing plan. This makes retirement plan administration more complicated. One other detail worth mentioning: the passage of EGTRRA made solo (k)s much more attractive for small business owners. Prior to EGTRRA, the contributions had to count toward the maximum profit-sharing contribution for the business, which was typically 15%. If the Bush-era cuts really do sunset in 2013, their expiration could theoretically affect solo 401(k)s. On the whole, solo 401(k)s give Small Business Owners increased retirement savings potential. If that is what you need, then take a good look at this option. These plans are very easy to create, their annual contribution limits far surpass those of IRAs and stand-alone 401(k)s, and some custodians for solo 401(k)s even give you “checkbook control” – they let you serve as trustee for your plan and permit you to invest the funds across a variety of different asset classes. Don Akridge is President of Citadel CPA, Financial Planning & Investment Services founded in 1994 and conveniently located off Chastain Road between I-575 & I-75 in Kennesaw. Phone (770) 952-6707. Securities offered through 1st Global Capital Corp. Member FINRA, SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through 1st Global Advisors, Inc. Created by 1st Global or Peter Montoya, Inc. for use by our financial advisors.

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Secondly, stretch the Achilles tendon. Do this by putting your foot in a toe up position against a wall or cabinet then leaning forward until you feel a stretch in your calf. Alternate with your leg straight and with your knee bent — this works both muscles in the calf. Good Luck and Be Well. Dr. Sherri Ziomek graduated as Valedictorian from Life University. She has been involved with chiropractics since the age of ten. Even then, she realized the importance of regular chiropractic care; to feel and perform at her personal best. You may reach her at Discover Chiropractic & Rehabilitation at (770) 423-9010. 54

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previous century does not make them vital now. The money and space that her antiques would take up in your home could be used to store some water in case of an emergency or at least the items needed to purify. I am going to send out a challenge to my readers. Pick one room in your home that is in need of a storage makeover. Go through it, throw out what you don’t need and next month, I‘ll give you some ideas on storage solutions you can do yourself, and more elaborate ones that you can have a contractor, like myself, build for you. Jeff Glover can be reached at (404) 694-0550. He is the owner of Jeffrey C. Glover, LLC, specializing in construction, renovation & remodeling. He is also a licensed real estate agent with Prudential – Georgia Realty. Jeff was voted the 2008 Acworth Citizen of the Year.

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Greatest Killer, Smallpox was documented as early as 10, 000 BC and was responsible for an estimated 300 — 500 million deaths alone during the 20th century. After a successful vaccination campaign throughout the 19th and 20th century in 1979, the World Health Organization certified its eradication, and to date, remains the only infectious disease to have been eradicated. Philosopher Renee Descartes stated that, “I think therefore I exist” and this process is the basis of modern science. If we can think of a future without diseases and suffering, only time will be the great dictator of what can become a reality. Dr. Nedra Dodds is the Medical Director and Owner of Opulence Aesthetic Medicine located in Kennesaw at 600 Chastain Road, Suite 224, at Village Town Park. You may reach her at (770) 591-3429.

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• Confusing right and left and having a poor sense of direction While visual processing disorder is just one of the many reasons a child may struggle with schoolwork, if left untreated, it can lead to intense frustration and loss of self-esteem. That is why it is so important to understand that it is not just 20/20 vision that makes us see what we see. Dr. Julie Poteet is in practice at Acworth Family Eyecare. For more information, contact them at (770) 974-3153 or www.acwortheyes.com.

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Do you need God to make all things new in your life? We would love to talk to you more. Send a quick email to Pastor@FreedomChurch.TV. I would love to hear from you! J.R. Lee is the Pastor of Freedom Church, located at Barber Middle School, 4222 Cantrell Road in Acworth. You may reach J.R. by calling the church at (770) 529-6006 or visit the church website at www.freedomchurch.tv. Also, check out his blog at wwwjrlee.tv.

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• One researcher found that it took ten minutes on a rowing machine to reach the heart rate produced by one minute of enthusiastic laughter • Studies by UM Medical Center in Baltimore found that laughter may prevent heart disease, and also lowers blood pressure So, how do you think you’d do on a sense of humor test? Take a minute to take the 10-question exam and see where you stand. You can find it here: http://www.queendom.com/jff_access/ the_sense_of_humor_test.htm. If your score is above 50, then congrats! If you are hovering in the 30s or 40s, then you may need to go roll a neighbor’s yard, inhale some helium and talk like a Munchkin, or rent the Naked Gun or Airplane! movies tonight. Now, pull my finger. C.A. Phillips serves as the Married Couples Pastor at NorthStar Church in Acworth/Kennesaw, GA, and has lived in Kennesaw for nearly 30 years. Email him at ca.phillips@ northstarchurch.org, or check out his blog at www.caphillips.com

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BAPTIST Antioch Baptist Bible Church 5871 Glade Road, (770) 529-1546 Pastor: Dr. Edward Kirsche, Sr.

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Awtrey-Westwood Baptist Church 5855 Awtrey Church Road NW, (770) 974-0023 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. Loy Frix Calvary Baptist Church of Acworth 4361 Westside Drive, (770) 974-4965 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 6:30 p.m. www.calvarybaptistacworth.org Cedarcrest Church Meets at Allatoona High School, (678) 460-3500 Sunday Service: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Children’s Service: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Student Service: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: George Wright cedarcrestchurch.com First Baptist Church of Acworth 4583 Church Street, (770) 974-3021 Sunday Services: 10:45 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Service: 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. David M Joyner www.fbcacworth.com Harvest Baptist Church 3460 Kellogg Creek Road, (770) 974-9091 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Dan Reed www.harvestbaptistacworth.org Hickory Grove Baptist Church 2862 Hickory Grove Road Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Wendell King Hickory Heights Baptist Church 221 Dabbs Bridge Road, (404) 488-3667 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Phil Miller www.hickoryheights.org Hillcrest Baptist Church 6069 Woodstock Road, (770) 917-9100 Sunday Services: 9:30 & 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday Alive Groups: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Wed. Services: Youth/6:30 p.m. & Adults/7 p.m. Pastor: Mike Maxwell www.hbcacworth.org Iron Hill Baptist Church 5172 Groovers Landing Road, (770) 974-2951 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. (Child.) 10 a.m. (Adult) Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Dan Guider www.ironhillbaptist.org Johnson Ferry Baptist Church @ Cedarcrest 3950 Cobb Parkway, Suite 604, (678) 460-3510 56

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Keystone Baptist Church Meets at Harrison High School 4500 Due West Road, (678) 230-5317 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: Terry Nelson www.keystoneonline.org Morning View Baptist Meets at Lewis Elementary (770) 443-5600 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Pastor: Sammy Burgess Mount Olivet Baptist Church 2385 Acworth Due West Road, (770) 974-8335 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church 3814 New Hope Church Road, (770) 312-5562 Sunday School & Adult Bible Class: 10 a.m. Sunday Services: 11 a.m & 6 p.m. Wednesday Service: 6:30 p.m. Pastor: Richard Goodwin www.newhopeacworth.org Northwest Baptist Church 3575 Acworth Due West Road, (678) 608-1400 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Doug Burrier Piney Grove Baptist Church 1605 Mars Hill Road, (770) 428-5122 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. www.pineygrove.net Redemption Baptist Church 4160 New Hope Church Road, (770) 529-0509 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday School & Adult Bible Class: 10 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Jerry Black Sardis Missionary Baptist Church 2741 S. Main St., Kennesaw, (770) 428-4031 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 8 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study/AWANA: 6:30 p.m. Pastor: James Wright Jr. www.sardismbckennesaw.org Summit Baptist Church 4310 Moon Station Lane, (770) 975-4595 Sunday Bible Study: 9:15 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:45 a.m. Int. Pastor: Dr. Allan Purdie www.summitchurch.org Thankful Baptist Church 928 Kennesaw Due West, Kennesaw, (678) 797-0611 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: John Harris www.thankfulbaptistkennesaw.org The Entire Bible Baptist Church 4980 North Cobb Parkway (770) 926-1464 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Services: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Bill Avery

Western Hills Baptist Church 700 Mars Hill Road, Kennesaw, (770) 425-7118 Sunday Service: 11 a.m. Pastor: Steve Baskin www.westernhillsbaptist.org Wildwood Baptist Church 4801 Wade Green Road NW, (770) 428-2100 Sunday Services: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Wednesday Service: 6:30 p.m. Pastor: Ric Cadle www.wildwoodbaptist.org Zion Hill Baptist Church 4255 Taylor St., (770) 974-8221

EPISCOPAL Christ Episcopal Church 1210 Wooten Lake Road, (770) 422-9114 Sunday Services: 8, 9 & 11 a.m. Christian Ed: 10 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. www. christchurch.episcopalatlanta.org St. Teresa's Episcopal Church 5725 Fords Road, (770) 590-9040 Sunday Services: 9 & 11 a.m. Wednesday Service: 5:30 p.m. www. saintteresa.episcopalatlanta.org

JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness 3795 Lakeview Way, NW (770) 975-1266

LUTHERAN Living Hope Lutheran Church 3450 Stilesboro Road, (770) 425-6726 Sunday Services: 9 & 11:15 a.m. www.livinghopevision.com Pastor: John Schubert First United Lutheran Church 3481 Campus Loop Rd., Kennesaw (770) 427-0325 Sunday Services: 9 & 11:15 a.m. Pastor: Tony Prinsen www.fulc.org

PRESBYTERIAN Acworth Presbyterian Church 4561 Church Street, (770) 974-6552 Sunday Service: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Fred Boozer (Interim) www.acworthpresbyterianchurch.org Christ Community Church Meets at Kennesaw Comm. Ctr., (770) 529-2600 Sunday Service: 0:30 a.m. Pastor: Mike Glass www.christcommunitycobb.org Heritage Presbyterian Church 5323 Bells Ferry Road, (770) 926-3558 Sunday Services: 9 & 11:10 a.m. Pastor: Sid Gunter www.heritagepres.com

Victory Baptist Church 5717 Priest Road, Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Services: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Bro. Donald E. Lewis

Kirkwood Presbyterian Church USA 618 Acworth Due West Road, (770) 427-3545 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Catherine Cavazos www.kirkwoodpc.org

West Ridge Church 3522 Hiram Acworth Hwy., (770) 222-2125 Sunday Services: 9:15 & 11:15 a.m. Pastor: Brian Bloye www.westridge.com

Mars Hill Presbyterian Church USA 3385 Mars Hill Road NW, (770) 974-4395 Sunday Services: 9 & 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Dr. Bryant C. Harris www.mhchurch.com

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church 1618 Ben King Road, NW, (770) 428-7139 Saturday Vigil: 4:30 & 6:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7 & 9 a.m., 12 & 1:30 p.m., 5 p.m. (Life Teen) Pastor: Rev. John M. Matejek www.stcatherinercc.org St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 680 West Memorial Drive, (770) 443-0566 Saturday Vigil: 4 & 6 p.m. (6 p.m. En Espanol) Sunday: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Reverend: Adrian Pleus www.saintvincentdepaulchurch.org/

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Congregation Ner Tamid www.nertamidonline.com (678) 264-8575 Friday night Shabbat Services on the Second and Fourth Friday of every month.

UNITED METHODIST Acworth United Methodist Church 4340 Collins Circle, (770) 974-3312 Sunday Services: 8:30, 9:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Pastor: James Gwin www.acworthumc.org County Line United Methodist Church 1183 County Line Road, NW, (770) 428-0511 Sunday Services: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Scott Pickering www.countylineumc.org Crossroads United Methodist Church Meets at Bentwater Village on Cedarcrest Rd, (706) 616-7900 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: Brian Funderburke www.crossroadsum.org Due West Methodist 3956 Due West Road, (770) 427-3835 Sunday Services: 8:30, 9:39 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:39 & 11 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Tom Davis www.duewest.org Kennesaw United Methodist Church 1808 Ben King Road, (770) 428-1543 Sunday Service: 8:30, 9:45 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 & 11 a.m. Saturday: 6 p.m. REVIVE Pastor: Wallace Wheeles www.kennesawumc.org New Beginnings United Methodist Church 2925 Mack Dobbs Road, (770) 421-9980 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: Scott Brown www.nbumc.org

OTHER CHURCHES Acworth Christian Church 4476 Northside Drive, (770) 974-1358 Acworth Church a Church of God of Prophecy Ministry 3891 Nance Road NW, (770) 975-1124 Sunday Services: 10:50 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m. Pastor: C. Neal Wright www.acworthchurch.com Atlanta Church of Christ 4461 Bretton Ct NW, (770) 529-1250

Calvary Chapel Northwest 50 Shallowford Road NE, (770) 926-5524 Pastor: Josh Blevins www.ccnorthwest.org Christ the King Church of Greater Atlanta 6464 Highway 92, (770) 924-9161 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.; Prayer Thursday: 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Jason Tomczak www.ctkatlanta.com Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Sunday Services: 9 & 11:30 a.m. 5095 Holt Road NW, (770) 975-1788 Cobb Vineyard Church 3206 Old Highway 41, (678) 574-0005 Sunday Services: 10 & 11:30 a.m. Pastor: Thomas Cooley www.cobbvineyard.com Dayspring Church 6835 Victory Drive (770) 516-5733 Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Senior Pastor: Tony Crawford www.dayspring-online.com

Love Community Church 5598 Bells Ferry Road, (404) 663-1828 Acworth (next to McDonald’s) Sunday Service at 10 am Pastor: Donna Lucas New Covenant Full Gospel Inc 5653 Priest Road, Acworth (770) 974-0685 NorthStar Church 3413 Blue Springs Road, (770) 420-9808 Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Pastor: Mike Linch www.northstarchurch.org Northwest Christian Church 3737 Dallas-Acworth Hwy, (770) 425-2525 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Pastor: Ron Mobley www.nwcc.net Prayer & Praise Christian Fellowship Church 6409 Bells Ferry Road, (770) 928-2795 Sunday Service: 11 a.m. Christian Living Class: 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Larry Baker www.prayerandpraise.org

Eagle Pointe Church 5100 Old Stilesboro Road, (770) 421-1643 Sunday Services: 9:30 & 11 a.m. Pastor: Howard Koepka www.eaglepointe.org

Refuge Ministries 2714 Valleyhill Drive, (770) 975-5733 Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Tuesday Bible Study: 7:30 p.m. Sr. Pastor: Bishop Vincent J. Jones www.refugeministriesonline.com

Faith Family Church 5744 Bells Ferry Road, (770) 926-4560 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: J. Tommy White, Jr. www.faithagchurch.com

River Church Of Acworth 3450 Acworth Due West Road NW, (770) 974-8180 Sunday Services: 10 a.m. Pastor: Dave McClanahan www. riverchurchofacworth.org

Firm Foundation Church 96 Blazing Ridge Way, (928) 606-6906 Sunday Service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday Service: 7 p.m. Pastor: Canyon Shearer www.ReformAcworth.com Four Points Church Meets at Picketts Mill Elementary 6400 Old Stilesboro Road, (678) 402-6632 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: Brent Stephens www.fourpointschurch.tv Freedom Church Meets at Barber Middle School , (770) 529-6006 Sunday Service: 9:45 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Pastor: J.R. Lee www.freedomchurch.tv Joshua Gospel Tabernacle 4161 Southside Drive, Sunday Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday Service: 7:30 p.m. Pastor: Tim Houston www.joshuagospeltabernacle.com Journey Church of Acworth Meets at Russom Elementary School Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: Douglas Crumbly www.jcacworth.org Kellogg Creek Church of Christ 3510 Kellogg Creek Road, (770) 974-2814 Sunday Services: 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday Service: 7:30p.m. www.kelloggcreekchurchofchrist.org LifeBridge Church Meets at NCG Acworth Cinema (770) 421-1018 Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. www.mylifebridgechurch.com

River of Life Church Meets at Northwest Family YMCA, (770) 598-4090 Sunday Services: 10 a.m. Pastor: Randy McGovern www. riveroflifechristiancenter.net RiverStone Church 2005 Stilesboro Road, (678) 384-5200 Sunday Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Pastor: Tom Tanner www.riverstonewf.org The Rock of Atlanta 146 Kelli Clark Ct., (770) 975-ROCK Sunday Service: 10 a.m. www.therockofatlanta.com Unity of Kennesaw Meets at Big Shanty Elementary, (770) 422-9552 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Service & Youth Ministry: 11 a.m. Rev. Kelly Thomas www.unityofkennesaw.org Victory North Church Meets at Palmer Middle School, (770) 794-7366 Sunday Service: 10 a.m. Pastor: Jeff Hidden www.victorynorth.org Vintage 242 Church 8492 Hiram Acworth Highway, (678) 383-2299 Saturday Service: 6 p.m. Sunday Services: 9 & 11 a.m. Pastor: Steve Hambrick www.vintage242.com Woodstock Christian Church 7700 Highway 92, (770) 926-8238 Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sr. Minister: Mr. Lynn T. Eynon www.woodstockchristian.org

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Chabad Jewish Center of Acworth www.Jewishwestcobb.com (678) 460-7702 Shabbat services: 1st Saturday of each month at 10 a.m., Last Friday of each month at 7 p.m. Rabbi: Zalman Charytan

Branches of Christ 5946 Jacobs Road, (770) 917-4964 Pastor: Steve Pettit www.branchesofchrist.com

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Cherokee (770) 345-0400 Cobb (770) 980-2000 Paulding (770) 445-6016

COUNTY GOVERNMENT: Board of Education: Cherokee (770) 479-1871 Cobb (770) 426-3300 Paulding (770) 443-8000 Burn Permits: Cherokee (770) 720-3525 Paulding (770) 505-2876 Business Licenses: Cherokee (678) 493-6108 Cobb (770) 528-8410 Paulding (770) 443-7571 Commissioners: Cherokee (678) 493-6000 Cobb (770) 528-3300 Paulding (770) 443-7550 Courthouse: Cherokee (770) 479-1953 Cobb (770) 528-1300 Paulding (770) 443-7527 Driver's Licenses: Cherokee (770) 720-3693 Cobb (770) 528-3251 Paulding (404) 657-9300 Extension Office: Cherokee (770) 470-0418 Cobb (770) 528-4070 Paulding (770) 443-7616 Fire Department: Cherokee (678) 493-4000 Cobb (770) 528-8000 Paulding (770) 222-1160 Health Department: Cherokee (770) 928-0133 Cobb (770) 974-3330 Paulding (770) 443-7881 Jury Phone: Cherokee (770) 479-9011 Cobb (770) 528-1800 License Plates/Auto Tags: Cherokee (678) 493-6000 Cobb (770) 528-4020 Paulding (770) 443-7585 Senior Services: Cherokee (770) 345-5312 Cobb (770) 528-5364 Paulding (770) 345-5312 Tax Assessor: Cherokee (678) 493-6120 Cobb (770) 528-3100 Paulding (770) 443-7606 Taxes — Property: Cherokee (678) 493-6414 Cobb (770) 528-8600 Paulding (770) 443-7581 Traffic Signals: Cherokee (678) 493-6077 Cobb (770) 528-8162 Voter Registration: Cherokee (770) 479-0407

Cobb Paulding Zoning: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 528-2300 (770) 443-7503 (770) 493-6101 (770) 528-2004 (770) 443-7601

CHILDREN & FAMILY: Boys & Girls Clubs: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 720-7712 (770) 427-0418 (678) 363-8570

Child Support Enforcement: Department of Family & Children Services: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(404) 921-1490

(770) 720-3610 (770) 528-5000 (770) 443-7810

GEORGIA STATE PATROL (404 624-7000 HERO (Highway Emergency) (404) 635-8000 HOSPITALS: Wellstar Cobb Wellstar Kennestone Wellstar Paulding

(770) 732-4000 (770) 793-5000 (770) 445-4411

HOTLINES: AIDS Information Alcohol Treatment Referrals Battered Women's Shelter Child Abuse & Neglect Crime Victim Helpline Domestic Violence Hotline Drug Abuse Helpline GA Mental Health Crisis Poison Control Rape Crisis Hotline Rite Call (Child Health Care) Suicide Hotline

(800) 342-2437 (800) 662-4357 (770) 427-3390 (770) 528-5015 (800) 338-6745 (800) 334-2836 (800) 338-6745 (770) 422-0202 (800) 222-1222 (770) 428-2666 (404) 250-KIDS (800) 784-2433

LIBRARIES: Cherokee Co. Libraries (770) 479-3090 Cobb Co. Libraries (770) 528-2320 Acworth Libraries (770) 917-5165 NON-EMERGENCY 911: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 479-3117 (770) 499-3911 (770) 443-7629

PARKS & RECREATION: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 924-7768 (770) 528-8800 (770) 445-8065

PETS & ANIMALS Animal Control: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(678) 493-6200 (770) 499-4136 (770) 445-1511

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Animal Shelter: Cherokee (770) 345-7270 Cobb (770) 590-5610 Paulding (770) 443-3565 Emergency Veterinary Clinic: Cherokee (770) 924-3720 Cobb (770) 424-9157 Humane Society: Cherokee (770) 928-5115 Cobb (770) 428-5616 Paulding (770) 445-1511 Lost Pet Hotline: Cherokee (770) 345-7270 Cobb (770) 428-LOST Paulding www.paulding.gov/animal Pet Buddies Food Pantry: “Donating pet food to keep pets in homes & out of shelters”

(678) 310-9858 www.petbuddiesfoodpantry.org

POST OFFICE: Acworth Kennesaw Oak Grove

(770) 966-8133 (770) 422-4103 (770) 592-2800

RECYCLING: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 516-4195 (770) 528-1135 (770) 443-0119

SCHOOLS

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SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Cherokee Cobb Paulding UTILITIES: Cable (Comcast)

(770) 345-3300 (770) 499-4600 (770) 443-3010

404-COMCAST (266-2278)

Electric: Acworth Power Cobb EMC Georgia Power

(770) 917-8903 (770) 429-2100 (888) 660-5890

Gas: Atlanta Gaslight Co.

(770) 994-1946

Water: Cherokee Cobb Paulding

(770) 470-1813 (770) 423-1000 (770) 222-6868

CITY OF ACWORTH: www.acworth.org City Hall (770) 974-3112 Acworth Housing Authority (770) 974-3012 Parks & Recreation (770) 917-1234 Police Information (770) 974-1232 Acworth City Jail (770) 974-0295 Downtown Development (770) 974-8813 Municipal Court (770) 974-0965

Acworth Community Magazine — (770) 529-1516

COUNTY SCHOOL WEBSITES Bartow: www.bartow.k12.ga.us Cherokee: www.cherokee.k12.ga.us Cobb: www.cobb.k12.ga.us Paulding: www.paulding.k12.ga.us

Harrison High School 4500 Due West Road, Kennesaw 30152 (678) 594-8104 Principal: Donnie Griggers

Acworth Intermediate School 4220 Cantrell Road, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6600 Principal: Deborah Morris

Kennesaw Elementary School 3155 Jiles Road, Kennesaw 30144 (678) 594-8172 Principal: Wanda Floyd

Allatoona Elementary School 4150 New Hope Church Road, Acworth 30101 (770) 606-5843 Principal: Jim Bishop

Kennesaw Mountain High School 1898 Kenn. Due West Road, Kennesaw 30152 (678) 594-8190 Principal: Dr. Kevin Daniel

Allatoona High School 3300 Dallas Acworth Highway, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6503 Principal: Scott Bursmith

Kleven Boston Elementary School 105 Othello Drive, Woodstock 30189 (770) 924-6260 Principal: Les Conley

Awtrey Middle School 3601 Nowlin Road, Kennesaw 30144 (770) 975-6615 Principal: Jeff Crawford

Lewis Elementary School 4179 Jim Owens Road, Kennesaw 30152 (770) 975-6673 Principal: Kristi Kee

Baker Elementary School 2361 Baker Road NW, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6629 Principal: Shea Thomas

Lost Mountain Middle School 700 Old Mountain Road, Kennesaw 30152 (678) 594-8224 Principal: Robert Downs

Barber Middle School 4222 Cantrell Road, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6764 Principal: Lisa Williams

McCall Primary School 4496 Dixie Avenue, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6775 Principal: Thomas Farrell

Bullard Elementary School 3656 Old Stilesboro Road, Kennesaw 30152 (678) 594-8720 Principal: Dr. Patrice Moore

McClure Middle School (Cobb County) 3660 Old Stilesboro Road, Kennesaw 30152 (678) 331-8131 Principal: Susan Wing

Chapman Intermediate School 6500 Putnam Ford Road, Woodstock 30189 (770) 926-6424 Principal: Susan McCarthy

McClure Middle School (Paulding County) 315 Bob Grogan Drive, Dallas 30132 (770) 505-3700 Principal: Dr. Dick Hutnik

Durham Middle School 2891 Mars Hill Road, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6641 Principal: Dr. Susan Galante

North Cobb High School 3400 Highway 293, Kennesaw 30144 (770) 975-6685 Principal: Dr. Phillip Page

East Paulding High School 3320 E. Paulding Drive, Dallas 30157 (770) 445-5100 Principal: Scott Viness

North Paulding High School 300 N. Paulding Drive, Dallas 30132 (770) 443-9400 Principal: Dr. Mark Crowe

E.T. Booth Middle School 6550 Putnam Ford Road, Woodstock 30189 (770) 926-5707 Principal: Dawn Weinbaum

Oak Grove Elementary School 6118 Woodstock Road, Acworth 30102 (770) 974-6682 Principal: Jennifer Scrivner

Etowah High School 6565 Putnam Ford Road, Woodstock 30189 (770) 926-4411 Principal: Keith Ball

Palmer Middle School 690 N. Booth Road, Kennesaw 30144 (770) 591-5020 Principal: Cathy Wentworth

Ford Elementary School 1345 Mars Hill Road, Acworth 30101 (678) 594-8092 Principal: Dr. Jami Frost

Pickets Mill Elementary School 6400 Old Stilesboro Road, Acworth 30101 (770-975-7172 Principal: Sheila Chesser

Frey Elementary School 2865 Mars Hill Road, Acworth 30101 (770) 975-6655 Principal: Joyce Piket

Pitner Elementary School 4575 Wade Green Road, Acworth 30102 (678) 594-8320 Principal: Sherri Hill

Shelton Elementary School 1531 Cedarcrest Road, Dallas 30132 (770) 443-4244 Principal: Penny Noel Vaughan Elementary School 5950 Nichols Road, Powder Springs 30127 (678) 594-8298 Principal: Dr. Barbara Swinney

PRIVATE SCHOOLS Brookstone Montessori School (770) 426-5245 1680 Brookstone Walk, Acworth 30101 Principal: Linda Grier www.montessori.com Brookwood Christian School (678) 401-5855 4728 Wood Street, Acworth, GA 30101 Principal: Kim Wigington www.brookwoodchristian.com Cornerstone Prep (770) 529-7077 1720 Mars Hill Road, Suite #8, Acworth 30101 Administrator: Jeanne Borders www.cornerstoneprep.org First Baptist Christian School (770) 422-3254 2958 N. Main Street, Kennesaw 30144 Principal: Kim Dahnke www.fbcskennesaw.com Furtah Preparatory & Montessori School (678) 574-6488 5496 Highway 92, Acworth 30102 Headmaster: Fred Furtah Montessori Director: Denise Glass www.furtahprep.org Harvest Baptist School (770) 974-9091 3460 Kellogg Creek Road, Acworth 30102 www.harvestbaptistschool.org Hopewell Montessori School (770) 917-0507 450 Harmony Grove Church Road, Acworth 30101 Director of Ed: Laura Morris www.hopewellmontessori.com Jacob’s Ladder Preschool & Kindergarten (770) 974-3021 4583 Church Street, Acworth, GA 30101 Director: Jamie Azar www.fbcacworth.com Lyndon Academy (770) 926-0166 9914 Highway 92, Woodstock 30188 Headmaster: Linda Murdock www.lyndonacademy.org Mount Paran Christian School (770) 578-0182 1275 Stanley Road, Kennesaw 30152 Headmaster: Dr. David Tilley www.mtparanschool.com North Cobb Christian School (770) 975-0252 4500 Lakeview Drive, Kennesaw 30144 Head of School: Todd Clingman www.ncchristian.org

School Contact Information

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kennesaw Charter School 1370 Lockhart Drive, Kennesaw 30144 (678)-290-9628 Principal: Kay Frey

Roland Russom Elementary School 44 Russom Elem. School Lane, Dallas 30132 (678) 574-3480 Principal: Gina King

Omega Private Academy (770) 792-7431 5330 Brookstone Drive, Acworth 30101 Principal: Kathy Keeton www.omegaprivateacademy.com Shiloh Hills Christian School (770) 926-7729 260 Hawkins Store Road, Kennesaw 30144 Administrator: John D. Ward www.shilohhills.com St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School (770) 419-8601 1618 Ben King Road, Kennesaw 30144 Principal: Sr. Mary Jacinta, O.P. www.scsiena.org The Walker School (770) 427-2689 700 Cobb Parkway North, Marietta 30062 Headmaster: Jack Hall www.thewalkerschool.org

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BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

A cworth A rea C lubs & O rganizations

Acworth Business Association (770) 423-1330 www.acworthbusiness.org Cherokee Chamber of Commerce (770) 345-0400 www.cherokee-chamber.com Cobb Chamber of Commerce (770) 980-2000T www.cobbchamber.org KSU Small Business Development Center (770) 423-6450

www.sbdc.kennesaw.edu LeadsNet Business Referral Group

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

www.leadsnetgroup.com No Fee Referral Network - Acworth Contact: Betty Motter (770) 256-4864 www.nofeereferralnetwork.com West Cobb Business Association (770) 850-3921

www.westcobbbusiness.com

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Children Child Advocacy Council (770) 345-8100 Cherokee County Habitat for Humanity (770) 345-1879 www.cherokeehabitat.net Cherokee County Humane Society (770) 928-5115 www.cchumanesociety.org Cobb County Habitat for Humanity (770) 432-7954 www.cobbhabitat.org

Atlanta Water Ski Club

(770) 425-3679

Cherokee Soccer Association 770-704-0187 www.csaimpact.com

Acworth Optimist Club Contact: Debbie Ward

(770) 974-0670

Children’s PEACE Center (770) 917-8815 www.childrenspeacecenter.org

Acworth Masonic Lodge 4497 McLain Circle

(770) 974-3577

Cobb County Radio Control Modelers Club www.ccrc.info

Air Force Aviation Heritage Foundation (770) 529-9003 Ext. 40 www.afahf.org Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts of America (770) 989-8820 Girl Scout Council of North Georgia (770) 974-4278

(404) 819-8896

Girl Scout — Camp Pine Acres (770) 974-6696 Junior League of Cobb — Marietta (770) 422-5266 www.jlcm.org Kennesaw-Acworth Lions Club www.kennesawacworthlions.org Kiwanis Club of Kennworth Golden K Contact: Marjory Everett (770) 966-0100 Sigma Gamma RHO Sorority Contact: Jackie Ajudua, (770) 529-5654 VFW Post 5408 (Acworth & Kennesaw Post) (770) 974-0958 www.vfwpost5408.orgCherokee

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS County Democratic Party (770) 345-3489

Foothills Running Club John McCusker,

(770) 924-9504

Friends and Neighbors Club (F.A.N. club) Judy, (770) 514-7819 Kennesaw Futbol Club Carrie Crawford, (404) 630-8805 www.kennesawfc.org Northwest YMCA (Brookstone Area) (770) 423-9622 West Cobb Lacrosse Club (770) 641-2222 http://eteamz.active.com/westcobblacrosse

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS Active Adults Living with Arthritis (AALA) Contact: Marcia (770) 605-7960 Celebrate Life International www.CelebrateLife.org Celebrate Recovery Contact: Sheryl Banister

(770) 428-2100

Cherokee Focus (770) 345-5483 Grandparents Support Group (678) 699-3400 MOMS Club of Acworth-West www.acworthwestmomsclub.weebly.com MOMS Club of Acworth-East www.momsclubacwortheast.clubspaces.com

Here Am I Ministries, Inc. (770) 529-4644 Contact: Rev. DeAnna Fountain

Cherokee County Republican Party (770) 592-0575

Homeward Bound Pet Rescue (706) 698-HOME www.homeward.petfinder.com

Cobb County Democracy For America www.dfalink.com/cobbcounty

Humane Society of Cobb County (770) 428-9882 www.humanecobb.org

Cobb County Democratic Party (770) 420-7133

Newcomers of Cobb County (770) 234-5068 Meets 3rd Tuesday www.newcomersofcobbcounty.com

Lung Cancer Alliance Georgia Contact: Edward J. Levitt (770) 590-7898

Cobb County Libertarian Party (770) 425-2856

Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue & Adoption (770) 325-PETS www.mostlymutts.org

Cobb County Republican Party (770) 421-1833

Parents of Prodigals Mt. Calvary Baptist Church (770) 424-4387 Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday

Papa's Pantry (770) 591-4730

Cobb County Republican Women’s Club (770) 785-2522

www.papaspantry.org

Paws for Disabilities www.pawsfordisabilities.org Pet Buddies Food Pantry www.petbuddiesfoodpantry.org (678) 310-9858 60

Southern Hope Humane Society (770) 445-7294 www.hopehumane.org

Republican Women of Cherokee County (404) 747-3353 www.rwccga.com

RECREATION & HOBBIES Atlanta Yacht Club

www.atlantayachtclub.org

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Moms in Ministry @ Summit Baptist Church (770) 794-0442 Every other Tuesday AM email: mnm@summitchurch.org

Sisters of Support (Breast Cancer Support) Contact: Sandy, (770) 926-3488 Widows / Widowers Grief Support Recovery (770) 590-0334 www.burnthickory.com West Cobb Mothers and More www.geocities.com/wcobbmothersandmore (770) 314-1211

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:

PAULDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

President Barack Obama (D) (202) 456-1414 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue fax: (202) 456-2461 Washington, D.C. 20500 Website: www.whitehouse.gov e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov

240 Constitution Blvd. (770) 443-7550 Dallas, GA 30132 fax: (770) 443-7537 Website: www.paulding.gov

Commissioners: David Banett , Post 4

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) (202) 224-3521 416 Russell Senate Office Building fax: (202) 224-0103 Washington, D.C. 20510 Website: http://chambliss.senate.gov e-mail: use contact form on website

CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Senator Johnny Isakson (R) (202) 224-3643 1 Overton Park, Suite 970 GA: (770) 661-0999 3625 Cumberland Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30339 fax: (770) 661-0768 Website: http://isakson.senate.gov Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R), District 11 (202) 225-2931 219 Roswell St., Marietta, GA 30060 GA: (770) 429-1776 Website: http://gingrey.house.gov fax: (770) 795-9551

Rep. John Linder (R), District 7 (202) 225-4272 90 North Street, Suite 360, Canton, GA 30114 GA: (770) 479-1888 Website: http://linder.house.gov fax: (770) 479-2999

Governor Nathan Deal (R) (404) 652-7003 State Capitol, Room 111 fax: (404) 652-7123 Atlanta, GA 30334

Senator Chip Rogers (R), District 21 (770) 516-0543 e-mail: ChipRogers2@comcast.net fax: (404) 463-1385

(770) 479-1871

Board of Education: Janet Read (R), Post 4 e-mail: janet.read@cherokee.k12.ga.us

(770) 516-1444

Rick Steiner (R), Post 5 e-mail: rick.steiner@cherokee.k12.ga.us

(770) 704-4398, x4370

COBB COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Office Superintendent, Fred Sanderson

Board of Education: Lynnda Crowder-Eagle (R), Post 1 e-mail: lcrowder-eagle.boardmember@cobbk12.org

Kathleen Angelucci (R), Post 4 e-mail: kangelucci.boardmember@cobbk12.org

(770) 426-3300 (770) 426-3453

PAULDING COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Superintendent, Cliff Cole

(770) 443-8000

Board of Education: Kim Curl, District 6

(770) 445-2600

Senator Bill Heath (R), District 31 e-mail: billheath@billheath.net

(770) 537-5234

CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Senator Lindsey Tippins (R), District 37 Rep. Charlice Byrd (R), District 20 e-mail: cbyrd@legis.state.ga.us

(770) 426-4619

Rep. Ed Setzler (R), District 35 e-mail: esetzler@legis.state.ga.us

(404) 656-0126

CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

1130 Bluffs Parkway (678) 493-6000 Canton, GA 30114 www.cherokeega.com

Commissioners: Buzz Ahrens (R), Chairperson e-mail: lbahrens@cherokeega.com

Jason Nelms, (R) Post 4 e-mail: jnelms@cherokeega.com

(404) 557-5069

(678) 493-6001 (678) 493-6000

COBB COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

100 Cherokee Street (770) 528-3300 Marietta, GA 30090 fax: (770) 720-6361 Website: www.cobbcounty.org

Commissioners: Tim Lee (R), Chairman e-mail: tlee@cobbcounty.org

Helen Goreham (R), District 1 e-mail: hgoreham@cobbcounty.org

(770) 528-3313

JoAnn Birrell, District 3 e-mail: joann.birrell@cobbcounty.org

(770) 528-3317

(770) 528-3300

Sheriff Roger Garrison (R) (770) 720-6393 90 North Street, Suite 330 Canton, GA 30114 www.cherokeega-sheriff.org

COBB COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Sheriff Neill Warren (R) (770) 499-4609 185 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060 www.cobbsheriff.org

PAULDING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Sheriff Gary Gulledge (R) (770) 443-3010 247 Industrial Way North Dallas, GA 30132 www.paulding.gov/gov/sheriff.asp

CITY OF ACWORTH

Mayor Tommy Allegood

(770) 974-3112

CITY OF ACWORTH BOARD OF ALDERMEN (770) 974-3112

Butch Price, Post 1 e-mail: bprice@acworth.org

(770) 974-4321

Gene Pugliese, Post 2 e-mail: gpugliese@acworth.org

(678) 575-0596

Bob Weatherford, Post 3 e-mail: bweatherford@acworth.org

(770) 974-3533

Tim Richardson, Post 4 e-mail: trichardson@acworth.org

(770) 974-5259

Tim Houston, Post 5 e-mail: thouston@acworth.org

(770) 917-1883

A ppointed O fficials

Superintendent, Dr. Frank Petruzielo

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STATE GOVERNMENT:

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Rep. Tom Price (R), District 6 (202) 225-4501 P.O. Box 425, Roswell, GA 30077 GA: (770) 565-4990 Website: www.tomprice.com fax: (770) 565-7570 e-mail: tom@tomprice.com

(770) 443-7550, x4009

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Advertising Acworth Community Magazine (770) 529-1516 www.acworthcm.com 3459 Acworth Due West Road, #121, Acworth

GhostNet, Inc (770) 852-2292 www.ghostnetinc.com

James D. Haley (770) 974-1494 4807 S. Main Street, Acworth

My Mechanic Joe (770) 591-6640

Banking/Financial Services

LGE Credit Union (770) 424-0060 www.lgeccu.com

Business Consulting

Discover Chiropractic & Rehabilitation (770) 516-9900 www.discoverrehab.com 3940 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw Lake City Chiropractic (770) 529-0566 4500 S. Main Street, #104, Acworth

The Mad Hatter Services Company (770)740-8133 www.madhatterservices.com 5220 Atlanta Highway, Alpharetta Washworks Pressure Wash (770) 598-9890 www.washworkspressurewash.com

Williams Orthodontics (770) 592-5551 145 Towne Lake Parkway, #201, Woodstock

Jewelry/Appearal Glitz & Glamour (770) 529-4993 www.glitzandglamourinc.com 4857 N. Main Street, #210, Acworth

DeRiche Agency, Inc. (678) 490-3761 3175 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw

Citadel Professional Services, LLC (770) 952-6707 225 Town Park Drive, Kennesaw

Health & Beauty Bella by Alethea (678) 908-3491 www.beautybyalethea.com

Catering

Chiropractors

Mr. Junk 1(877) 675-8651 www.1877mrjunk1.com

Dr. Glenn Resse (770) 429-8989 www.drglennreese.com 2320 Baker Road, Acworth

Lawn Maintenance/Landscaping Acres of Green (770) 335-7251 Abracadabra LawnScape (770) 966-1585

Financial Services/investments

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners

Clements Catering (770) 485-5543 www.clementscatering.com

Jeffrey C. Glover (404) 694-0550 www.bren-abby.com

Mathnasium (770) 966-0600 www.mathnasium.com

Business Services

Carpet Dry-Tech (678) 368-5991

Fountain View Dentistry (770) 926-0000 www.fountainviewsmiles.com 1816 Eagle Drive, Woodstock

Education/Instruction/Counseling

Small BIZZ MBA (404)580-6331 www.smallbizzmba.com

Strategic Payment Systems (770) 427-8246

Dr. Fixit, Ph.D. (770) 974-2390 www.drfixitphd.com

Dr. Terry O’Shea (770) 974-4146 www.acworthdental.com 4427 Carnes Street, Acworth

Barber Shop

Hair by Michelle (770) 846-3530 www.myhairbymichelle.com Opulence Aesthetic Medicine (770) 591-3429 www.aestheticartsbyopulence.com 600 Chastain Road, #224, Kennesaw The Salon by Jackie (770) 485-4241 5878 Lake Acworth Drive, Acworth

Home Improvement/Repair & Service Bam Fence (678) 525-1125 www.bamfence.com

Dentists/Orthodontists

AutoBuffs Express Carwash (678) 213-1313

ADVOCOS (678) 213-0649 ext 302 www.advocos.com

Acworth Family Dentistry (770) 974-8211 www.acworthfamilydentisty.com 3104 Creekside Village Drive, # 301, Kennesaw

Automotive

Buck’s Barber Shop (770) 966-0504 8876 Dallas Acworth Highway, #110, Dallas

Relaible Heating (770) 594-9969 www.reliableair.com

Computer Services/Repair

Attorneys/Legal Services

Citadel Professional Services, LLC (770) 952-6707 225 Town Park Drive, Kennesaw

Heating & Air Conditioning

Just Cut Lawns (678) 414-4749 Lawn Doctor of Acworth (770) 517-2129 Reece Property Management (678) 360-8129

Martial Arts/Self Defense Georgia Wing Chun Kung Fu (770) 324-4385 111 Kelli Clark Ct., Cartersville

Optometrist/Eyewear Acworth Family Eyecare (770) 974-3153 www.acwortheyes.com 3459 Acworth Due West Road, #101, Acworth

East Cobb Pediatrics (770) 795-4553 www.eastcobbpeds.com 3895 Cherokee Street, #160, Kennesaw

Painting Steve’s Painting (770) 231-9494

Photographer

Recreation and Fitness LifeQuest Fitness (678) 973-0635 www.lqfit.com 3362 Acworth Summit Blvd., Acworth

Governors Family Medical Group (770) 975-9077 www.governorsfamilymedicalgroup.com 4900 Ivey Road, #1826, Acworth

Bill Kettering Photography (770) 509-9280 www.billketteringphotography.com

Pest Control

Restaurants/Food Services Fast Eddie’s Sports Cafe (770) 529-5191 3330 Cobb Parkway, Acworth

Kennesaw Pediatrics (770) 429-1005 www.kennesawpediatrics.com

Hole-in-One Pest Solutions (770) 445-2215 www.holeinonepest.com

JD’s Bar-B-Que (770) 974-8434 www.jdsbbq.net 4424 S. Main Street, Acworth

Northside Hospital (770) 720-5100 201 Hospital Road, Canton www.northside.com

The Mosquito Authority (678) 294-7597 www.themosquitoauthority.com

Rico’s Mex Mex Grill (770) 917-9791 3770 Southside Drive, Acworth

Resurgens Orthopaedics (678) 354-2883 3698 Largent Way, #103, Marietta

Pet Services Barbara’s Neighborhood Pet Care (404) 452-7409 www.barbarasneighborhoodpetcare.com Pet Play Pace (770) 919-8738 www.petplayplace.com 2687-c McCollum Parkway, Kennesaw

Physicians and Medical Services Acworth Immediate Care (770) 975-6540 www.urgentnow.com 4450 Calibre Crossing, Acworth

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Discover Chiropractic & Rehab. 19 Lake City Chiropractic 39 North Cobb Spine & Nerve Institute 7

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Restaurants/Food Services Clement’s Catering Fast Eddie’s Sports Cafe JD’s Bar-B-Que Rico’s Mex Mex Grill

19 35 53 37 48 15

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