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In each issue, we include a three-month calendar.

Turn to pages 18-19 for details on neighborhood events like Woofstock and the Vinings Jubilee Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Pull out your planner and pencil in a few of these must-attend happenings.

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This is why I’m so thrilled that we’re back with our 2nd Annual Top Teachers issue. Thanks to your nominations, teachers like Hannah Cousar of Atlanta Classical Academy are changing the classroom one student at a time. Turn to page 31 to read more about Mrs. Cousar and others like her.

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After I graduated with my master’s, Dr. Grow arranged a meeting for me to meet with the executive editor of People magazine. That in-person get-together at our school’s job fair landed me an internship at People’s New York City headquarters followed by a full-time job offer less than three months later. One teacher believing in me played a major role in what I call a career of a lifetime!

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Hidden History in Vinings Brought to you by The Christine Bradley Team Photos & Article by Leah Martin Sometimes secrets are hidden in plain sight. You may not be aware, but Vinings is speckled with cemeteries dating back to the Antebellum period.

Two fine examples are tucked away beneath the shade of office buildings on top of Vinings Mountain - known also as Mount Wilkinson. Buried here, are the founders of our community which include the families of Pace, Wilke, Yarbrough, Carter, Randall, and McAfee. The early settlers quietly watch over the city, undisturbed, atop the mountain.

If you look closely, you will find smaller family cemeteries in the community. Just off Woodland Brook, between Rebel Valley & the new John Weiland development, you will spot a collection of headstones. Resting in peace, lie the family who once owned, occupied, and farmed the land.

History is all around us, if we just open our eyes! The Vinings Historic Preservation Society is committed to preservation & education so that Vinings never forgets its noted & unique identity.

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DATE NIGHT IN VININGS/SMYRNA Catch up over an old-fashioned ice cream float at JoJo’s Candy Shop. With seven frozen dessert flavors, like mint chocolate chip, and over 100 soda options (root beer, orange Fanta), you can craft a sugary concoction for your sweetie.

4199 Paces Ferry Rd. SE. JoJosCandyShop.com Set up a romantic picnic for two in the green space at Smyrna Market Village. Thanks to Ordinance 2018-04, which was approved in February, you can now savor an alcoholic beverage alfresco from any of the development’s restaurants. SmyrnaCity.com

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The City of Smyrna will soon launch its first-ever Smyrna Youth Council. High school students selected to be a part of the committee will assist with events and attend government meetings

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Put a twist on game night at Punch Bowl Social. Challenge your partner to board games and bowling before sharing the 4-ounce Watermelon Polo Bowl beverage in front of the graffiti-adorned “I Love You So Much” wall. The Battery Atlanta, Ste. 720.

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Meet experts who can help you with your next home improvement project at the Fall Atlanta Home Show (Sept. 7-9). While there, browse over

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Don’t want to knock down a wall to create more space? Jill Barnes, a design project manager at Cortland Partners made this cramped Smyrna bathroom appear larger by simply adding ample lighting and a full-wall mirror to reflect light and brighten the space. Another trick used to make the room look bigger? Hanging the shower curtain at almost ceiling height, to draw the eye upward. CortlandPartners.com

Support local artists and craftsmen by shopping at The Little Marketplace. New to Smyrna, this eclectic co-op offers everything from rustic barn doors to antiques.

Bring in your worn wooden furniture and the staff will go to work giving it new life with a fresh stain or coat of paint for a fee.

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Packed with vitamins and nutrients, the oil moisturizes sans the greasy feeling,” says Adysson Schultz, a salon staffer at The Posh Spot. 3621 Vinings Slope SE. ThePoshSpot.com

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Van Michael Men is cutting to the chase of men’s fine grooming.

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to our fitness floors with boutique-style studios for yoga, barre, cycling, boxing and kickboxing classes, along with boot camps. We are also launching two new programs this summer called Aqua HIIT and Warrior.

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Not for the faint of heart, Aqua HIIT is a high-intensity interval training water aerobics class that features a variety of equipment and high-tempo music. You can now find this series on our Group X schedule.

Warrior is hosted in our PIT studio and is also on the Group X schedule. This 45-minute class features 3 stations and incorporates cardio, work on the floor, and work with weights.

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Mingle Join us from 1-5 p.m. on June 16 for our Big Summer Bash pool party.

Vino connoisseurs will love our

Wednesday Wine Down from 7-9 p.m. on July 17. And in August, we’ll host a Back-to-School Party.

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Go to Camp Our camp programs run through August 3. Plus, we have a tennis camp!

Join a League Make new

friends in one of our sports leagues. Some of the most popular ones are the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA), the United States Tennis Association (USTA), and our Top Dog Sports Tennis league.

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from singles to families and kids can get involved at Windy Hill Athletic Club during the summer months. Visit the club and see what is right for you and your crew.

As the general manager of Windy Hill Athletic Club, Karen Foley considers it her mission to help members achieve their fitness goals, no matter how big or small. A fitness enthusiast herself, Karen loves to bike, cross-train and play tennis. She encourages members to focus less on sticking to a tedious exercise routine and more on working out in a fun environment however they like to move.

With world-class indoor and outdoor tennis courts, swimming pools that rival those of Five-Star hotels, state-of-the-art fitness

equipment, and social events for the whole family, Windy Hill offers members a place to practice a healthy lifestyle and the coaching team to help them do so. The club’s promise is “to inspire you through movement, community, and personal attention,” which Karen lives by every day.

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Bezoria.com 4. Known for massive 14-inch pancakes (try the seasonal Pumpkin Spice flavor), satisfy your sweet tooth at OY! Restaurant with the Decadent Challah French Toast Casserole. Far from ordinary, this traditional Jewish bread is smothered in buttery caramel sauce and covered in warm syrup.

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OYRestaurant.com 5. With more than 15 gluten-free options on the menu, Guaco Joe’s satisfies cravings with ease. A popular GF pick, the Seafood Enchiladas come with two shrimp corn tortillas covered with pico de gallo, pepper jack cheese, chipotle crab, avocado, and lime sour cream.

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Alongside classic milkshake flavors, the new restaurant also serves decadent handspun creations like the Chunky Elvis with peanut butter, Ghirardelli® chocolate, banana, and walnuts.

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SEPT. 29-30 Woofstock Smyrna Market Village 11am-7pm on Saturday 11am-6pm on Sunday Free entry You and your pooch can enter the owner/pet look-alike contest. While there, enjoy live music, vendors, arts and crafts, and food trucks.

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Atlantic Station 9am $15 Support Best Friends Animal Society and additional animal organizations by participating in a celebratory walk and exploring a festival with food trucks and vendors.

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OCT. 13 Handmade Halloween & Haunted Firehouse Old Smyrna Firehouse 2889 Alexander St. 4pm, Free entry Join the Indie Arts Alliance as they celebrate Halloween with spooky handmade costumes and a haunted house.

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in the Vinings area from roughly 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1600.

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St. Benedict’s Episcopal Church 7pm $23 Savor a low-country boil dinner during a live show with a hypnotist. Expect auctions and a raffle benefiting the church’s mission and outreach.

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Smyrna Library 100 Village Green Cir. SE. 1-6pm, Free entry Head to the second floor to see stunning landscape and architectural pictures captured by Atlanta-based photographer Barry Vangrov.

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Cobb Galleria Centre 10am-5pm on Saturday Noon-6pm on Sunday Prices vary Indulge your sweet tooth and spend the day learning, eating, and competing with dessert enthusiasts from around the country.

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“The Sound of Music”

Vinings Jubilee Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 7:30pm Prices vary The famous story of the von Trapp family returns to the stage. With its Tony-, Grammy-, and Academy Award-winning score, this classic production is sure to entertain.

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Vinings Jubilee at Tower Stage 6-8pm Free entry Kick off the holiday season and enjoy activities for the whole family like face painting, train rides, and pictures with Santa Claus!

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The Fall Jonquil Festival

Coca-Cola Roxy 7pm Prices vary The California rock band headlines this tour, which will also feature electro-pop Canadian singer, Lights.

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Smyrna Village Green 10am-6pm on Saturday Noon-5pm on Sunday Free entry Browse over 150 arts and crafts booths while local performers entertain. Afterward, sample food from a wide selection of vendors.

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NOV. 13 Ina Garten Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre 7:30pm Prices vary Ina Garten, host of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa,” culinary icon, and author of 10 best-selling cookbooks, will share stories and participate in an audience Q&A. CobbEnergyCentre.com/Events/Detail/Ina-Garten

Did You Know?

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1260 W. Spring St., Ste. B. 6:30-9:30pm Free entry Get in on an evening of music, dancing, and spoken word at this cozy café.

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Smyrna Public Library 3-4pm Free entry Learn from various guest speakers such as author Jeff Clemmons. Past topics have included the transformation of Downtown Smyrna.

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Date: July 28 | Location: Van Michael Men Details: Atlanta Braves shortstop “Charlie Clutch” mingled with attendees and signed memorabilia from baseball cards to bats.

Date: July 3 | Location: Taylor-Brawner Park Details: Families and friends gathered to enjoy live music by Julie Gribble, all while sampling an assortment of fare from over a dozen popular food trucks such as Cousins Maine Lobster.

4. Charlie Culberson, Julius 1. Gigi Salhuana, LeAnn Leagans 2. (Back row, L to R) Tommy Welch, Melinda Welch 5. Ryan Lottinger, Zach Broussard 6. Greer Howard, Charlie Culberson, Beth Keener (Front row, L to R) Zachary, Kenzie, Grady 3. Davis, Tim Hall, Charlie Culberson

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ccording to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, at least 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder in the United States. And for almost 20 years, Ginair Goodwin-McKerrow has worked diligently to reduce that daunting number. The licensed psychotherapist specializes in helping her patients overcome eating disorders, body image issues, and depression.

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A longtime member of the Vinings community, Ginair discovered her calling during an internship at Ridgeview Institute, a mental health facility in Smyrna. Reminiscing fondly, Ginair says, “I loved working with adult and adolescent women with eating disorders.” The facility hired her and shortly after, Ginair went on to open her own practice in 2006.

The wife and mother of two has not only devoted her professional life to battling eating disorders, but also her personal life.

She has worked with the Eating Disorders Information Network for two decades and even won its Celebrity Dance Challenge, “Dancing for Body Esteem” in 2011. In addition, Ginair serves on the board of local charity, Children Helping Children.

When Ginair isn’t in her office, you can find her having fun with her family kayaking along the Chattahoochee River or spending quality time together at the Cochise Riverview Club. “For us, Mother Nature is the draw of being in Vinings and near the river,” she says. If you catch her at Canoe, which her husband, George, owns, she’ll most likely be digging into the house-smoked salmon and the Popcorn Ice-Cream Sundae. AtlantaCenterForWellness.com

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A desire to bring her treatment approach, which focuses on collaboration, connection, and care to even more patients led her to co-found the Atlanta Center for Wellness with Ephrat L. Lipton and Joanne “Joey” Pulley in June 2017. The mental health facility features nearly 30 clinicians that tackle challenges such as addiction and trauma and provides services for wellness, stress reduction, mindfulness and more.

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rom the moment she stepped onstage donning her Christmas best and a dinosaur mask for her kindergarten play, Sarah Clay Lindvall has loved performing.

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The musical genius—Sarah knows how to play every instrument in the orchestra—has a bachelor’s of Music in Music Education: Choral Music from Georgia Southern University and a master’s in Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre from New York University.

“It is a privilege to work with a program that is well established and provides excellent arts opportunities for local students,” Sarah says. “Being able to add my own flavor, I work hard to ensure efficiency, to expand programming, and to help build a greater sense of community. My team and I want educators to connect deeply, so that they can discuss issues and develop solutions for their classrooms. By creating this community, we can better support students in their endeavors.”

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Offstage, you can find Sarah shopping at Vinings Jubilee, grabbing a delicious bite at FIGO Pasta or The Public House at Vinings, and then burning off the calories at Pure Barre. When in need of a night in, she loves entertaining in her newly redecorated pad with her hubby, and their favorite family member, Binx the cat. ArtsBridgeGa.org

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After relocating from New York City to Atlanta in September 2017 for her husband Brian’s career, Sarah quickly found a new home at the ArtsBridge Foundation. Her experience as the founder of several music programs in the Big Apple prepared her for this role. She now works tirelessly as the Director of Arts Education and Community Outreach, aiding the organization in its mission to serve and inspire students and educators by offering professional performances, hosting school-wide theater programs and training, and directing the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards program.

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ccording to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 12 million Americans have sleep apnea, a disorder characterized by cessations in breathing during sleep. Although sleep apnea is common, many individuals are unaware that they have it. In fact, it is estimated that only 16 percent of people with sleep apnea receive treatment.

The most widely used treatment for sleep apnea involves using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to deliver constant and steady air pressure to the airways via a hose and mask worn over the nose.

However, drawbacks and limitations of the CPAP machine have made way for more modern treatment alternatives, including oral appliance therapy.

Atlanta Smiles & Wellness, a comprehensive dental practice in Atlanta, has helped hundreds of sleep apnea patients get a good night’s rest with oral appliance therapy. Here, our team shares more information on oral appliances and their benefits.

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There are two main types of oral appliances: the mandibularrepositioning device (MRD) and the tongue-retaining device (TRD). MRDs are designed similarly to sports mouth guards that hold the lower jaw in a protruding position during sleep, creating more space at the back of the throat so air can freely flow through.

This in turn eliminates snoring. MRDs are now available for people who are missing many or all of their teeth.

Oral appliances are crafted using high quality materials. Latex-free and

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Benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy Portable. Perhaps the biggest complaint patients have about CPAP machines is that they are bulky. Oral appliances are quite the opposite.

Small and discreet, oral appliances are very easy to move and travel with.

“I’ve had sleep apnea and snoring problems for over 20 years. I have tried everything, surgery, CPAP, you name it I’ve tried it. Then Dr. Kovitch made me an appliance and changed my life. I do not snore anymore at all and finally get to sleep in the same room with my girlfriend all night.” —M Reeves Comfortable. Many patients feel that the mask connected to CPAP machines is uncomfortable to wear, and some patients have difficulty keeping it in place while they sleep. Others complain that the air pump is noisy or causes bloating.

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Top Teachers Make The Grade

Standout Educators Receive an A-Plus For Their Commitment To Our Kids

By Stacy Moser

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hen you talk with teachers who are successful in their classrooms, the same concept comes up again and again. They speak about instilling a sense of

confidence and pride in their students—and they’re passionate about the process.

Their strategies and techniques may differ, but one common theme emerges: They

view students as individuals who may struggle, and even fail at times, but all kids have the potential

Shay McNeil

Kirsten Muller

Hannah Cousar

Griffin Middle School

St. Benedict’s Episcopal School

Atlanta Classical Academy

8th Grade Math Teacher

1st Grade Lead Teacher

Kindergarten-4th Grade Science Teacher

Shay McNeil forbids any student who enters her classroom to utter the words, “I hate math.”

“Because it’s a challenging course, they rarely start off liking the subject,” she laughs. “I work all year to retrain their perceptions—whenever they’re frustrated, I ask them to say aloud that they love math!”

She says middle schoolers “are in that stage where they no longer believe in unicorns, but are still fascinated by dragons. They’re impressionable, but are developing their own opinions. They come in and give me a little more every

Kirsten Muller has taught for 13 years.

She’s a big fan of musical theater and she brings a fun-loving attitude to

I tell them to kiss their brains and remind them that ‘the man who thought twice was a genius.’ And, day.

well, they just think a little longer after that.”

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her classroom. “I

love to teach by singing, using different voices and telling jokes with my first-graders. They are always the stars of my show!” she says. “I want my students’ parents to know how much I care about their kids. Yes, I make sure students are academically challenged.

Many grow into fluent readers in first grade and there’s nothing as magical as that! But, more importantly, I want kids to know I see the qualities that make each of them unique and I want to embrace that. I am a parent of three. Parenting is tough work. I get it. The parents and I work as a team—we listen to each other and always do what’s best for their child.”

Hannah Cousar admires the boundless thirst for learning inherent in her students.

“I love their natural dispositions of curiosity and enthusiasm, their honesty and eagerness to learn new things.” Her classroom is filled with bounty from Mother Nature— she encourages her students to bring in whatever they find outdoors. “I’ve been given huge cow bones, a partially decayed possum, a hornet’s nest, a frog that had been run over, and a live snake! It’s exciting to share in a child’s delight when they discover the beauty of a small robin’s egg or a special rock. The joy for me is opening up the world of nature for them.”

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to achieve great things as long as they sense that their teacher believes in them.

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Tonie Hutt Smyrna Elementary School

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2nd Grade Teacher Tonie Hutt says she encourages a sense of family with all the students in her classroom.

worry about kids who are upset when school is out for the summer. Some of our kids consider school their safe place and it’s their family away from home.” That’s one of the reasons Tonie (aka “Farmer Hutt”) spends her summers managing the school’s organic garden with parents and students. She facilitates harvesting and accompanies students to the Smyrna Outdoor Market to sell the produce they grow.

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Heidi Gray helps her students relate with the past in her history classes. “I try to teach with modern-day examples because kids have very little frame of reference for many things we talk about. It’s my job to bring those ideas to life for them.” She says sensing what’s on her students’ minds is a key to connecting with them. “I try to be sensitive to their needs, both intellectual and emotional. It’s a delicate balance. I challenge them to achieve their very best, but I know that my class isn’t the only class they’re taking. They have many demands placed on them. We have no idea what kids are actually dealing with daily, so I want to support them however I can.”

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“We lose, win and learn together, because we are a family,” she explains. “I

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On Sept. 8, join local nonprofit Children Helping Children as it celebrates 10 years of giving back with Cocktails in the Clouds. The fundraiser will benefit the organization’s signature event, Little Hands ... big LOVEFEST!, a

service-oriented festival hosted entirely by teens. Expect creative libations, funky music, and comedians. 887 W. Marietta St. NW., Ste. S109.

Facebook.com/CHC.Atl

your time to the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Depending on your availability, you can get involved as a troop leader, cookie helper (organizing and managing cookie booths), or simply be an event volunteer.

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Pet supply store, Uptown Pups, has transitioned from being a for-profit business to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Now, each time you pick up an item (food, toys) for man’s best friend, a portion of

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the proceeds from your purchase goes to local pet organizations like

The Bear Project, Releash Atlanta, and PAWS Atlanta.

2355 Cumberland Pkwy. SE., Ste. 30.

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With an overhaul of several exhibits underway,

the Smyrna History Museum plans to reopen

in September 2019. Assist the Smyrna Historical Society in preserving some of your most important moments by scanning in personal photos filled with the city’s history. When you’ve finalized your picks, email them to: smyrnahistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Your images could become a part of some of the museum’s new exhibits slated to debut when the facility reopens.

Facebook.com/SmyrnaHistoricalSociety

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Have a passion for protecting the community? The

Smyrna Public Safety Foundation needs your help at local events. Lend a hand by giving out brochures and educating passersby at the public safety table at the Taste of Smyrna (Sept. 15) and the Fall Jonquil Festival (Oct. 27-28).

SmyrnaPSF.org/Volunteer

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