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On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, the United States came under attack when four commercial airliners were hijacked and used to strike targets on the ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in New York, Washington, D.C., and Penn-sylvania. We move on, but we will never forget.

On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Austell Business Association and the City of Aus-tell sponsored the Fifth annual “Concert in the Park – In Remembrance of 9/11.” Al Holley performed gospel at noon, Ramb-lin’ Grass provided bluegrass at 3 p.m., and Rambunctious at 6 p.m.

“On this tenth anniversary of 9/11, we remembered those brave firefighters and police officers who put their own lives

Lea Ellen Rich of the Austell Business Association honors “Wounded Warriors” includ-ing Staff Sgt. Adam Emory; MH2 (FMF) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, Fleet Marine Force Dustin Kirby; Captain John Kroll; Sgt. First Class Charles Hutchinson; Staff Sgt. Zoyie Jackson; Staff Sgt. William Lowman; and Staff Sgt. Clarissa Hines.

before others,” said Lea Ellen Rich of the Austell Business Association.

At the even, the ABA recognized 33 firefighters and 41 police officers from the City of Austell, with a “Memory” pin, as a token of our appreciation for their dedi-cation and service. We remembered our armed forces, fighting to preserve our free-dom. The Wounded Warrior Project honors and empowers wounded warriors who have incurred service connected injuries on or after 9/11. They offer a variety of programs and services free of charge.

They were honored to have five Wounded Warriors present and two who could not attend. Honored were Staff Sgt. Adam Emory; MH2 (FMF) Hospital Corps-man 2nd Class, Fleet Marine Force Dustin Kirby; Captain John Kroll; Sgt. First Class Charles Hutchinson; Staff Sgt. Zoyie Jack-son; Staff Sgt. William Lowman; and Staff Sgt. Clarissa Hines.

They all received a plaque for their sac-rificial service. The dedication was opened in prayer by Rev. Robert Moore and was closed by Rev. Lin Harrison. The last hour everyone stood to their feet as Rambunc-tious played “God Bless The U.S.A.” We will never forget… 9/11/11

Austell Public Safety officers were also honored at the concert.

It’s time for the annual Storytelling Festival at the Mable House.

Bring the family out on October 22 for the annual festival that is full of fun and history. There will be storytellers, crafts, a petting zoo, live music, tours of the historic house and so much more. This could become an annual tradition for your family.

Bring your lunch or purchase lunch at the festival as the South Cobb Lions present their annual BBQ. Girl Scout and Brownie troops are welcome, as well as the public.

The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information please call 770-819-3285.

The historic Mable House is located at 5239 Floyd Road in Mableton.

Producers and staff from Boston-based Vital Pictures were in Mableton during September to film a segment of a PBS doc-umentary to be titled “Coming of Age in Aging America.” Subjects covered by the production crew included the Mableton Community Garden, Mableton Improve-ment Coalition’s Community Fitness Ini-tiative, and the Mableton Farmers Mar-ket. The documentary is scheduled for broadcast in late 2012. At right, Debbie McGee of Delightful Dee Personal Chef and Catering Service serves up a pasta sample at the AARP booth. Below, mem-bers of the film crew talk with Roy John-son of Mableton who sells jelly and pre-

serves at the market each week. The film crew included Producer Susan Sprecher, and Executive producer Christine Her-bes-Sommers. The market has closed for the season, but will be back next spring.

The Cobb School Board voted to close Imagine International Academy of Mable-ton, rejecting the school’s petition for a two-year charter renewal by a vote of 4-3.

The vote came despite a crowd of more than 100 school supporters, includ-ing students, who had supported the school with impassioned pleas, e-mails and letters to the board.

The five year old school has some 620 students and is located at 6688 Mableton Parkway.

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We met her when she was one week old and home with her parents in Arlington, Va. It was a hot September day and her par-ents and grandparents thought it would be nice to try out the new pram and take Lilly for a short stroll.

Lilly, at her early age, knew it was too hot for an outing. She protested for all of the Fairlington community to hear. It was a short walk with am angry baby who was soon cool and calm back inside. Her mother captured the moment perfectly for all of us when she told Lilly: “you must forgive us; we’re first time parents and we make mis-takes.”.

Her mother captured the moment per-fectly for all of us when she told Lilly: “you must forgive us; we’re first time parents and we make mistakes.”

They may be first time parents but they are doing an excellent job. Her parents, our son Peter and our daughter-in-law, Ann-Bailey Lynn Lipsett, are remarkable par-ents already, m e e t i n g Lilly Bell’s demands with a calmness and patience.

Lilly is surrounded by love from her parents and her two sets of grandparents. Her maternal grandparents, Beth and Jon Lynn, of Warrenton, VA, live closer to her Arlington home than we do and are a won-derful support for her and her parents. I see in our future many more trips to Arlington with a stop in Charlotte to visit her cousin Addie.

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The 18 students who received their degrees in June were already a history making class, as they were the first to graduate from Chattahoochee Technical College’s As-sociate Degree Nursing program taught at the Austell campus of the college. Now they done it again with a perfect first time pass rate on the national certification exam that is the last step before officially calling them registered nurses. All 18 have passed the NCLEX exam, which is designed to test knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. NCLEX examination results are an important component used by boards of nursing to make decisions about licensure. National statistics show that so far this year about 89 percent of first time test takers of the NCLEX have passed. “This is a huge testament to the caliber of students and instruction at Chattahoochee Technical College,” said Interim Program Director Quetina Pittman. “They are setting the precedent for future classes in this program.”

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SOUTH COBB LIONS UPDATESouth Cobb Lions President Sheldon Roush, left, and Terrence Ramsey, Director of Recreation Services for Cobb County, as Ramsey updated the club on what is going on with Parks Service and also stories of his life as a ACC Official. He is an ACC Foot-ball Official. Guest Speaker at the Oct. 3 meeting will be Ellen Cox of Southern Guide Dog along with Deidri Cumbie - Graduate of Southern Guide Dog. Southern Guide Dog trains dogs for use of the Visually impaired and is supported by donations from many sources of which one is the South Cobb Lions Club. South Cobb Lions BBQ will be Oct. 22 Saturday 11 am - 6 pm, October 23, Sunday 11am-3pm on the Mable House Historic Grounds 5239 Floyd Road Mableton, Georgia in conjunction with the StoryTelling Festival on Saturday October, 11am - 4 pm. will have many free fam-ily fun things: Storytellers, Hayrides, Music, Children’s Craft Projects, Blacksmith, Weavers, Quilters, Puppet Shows, Petting Zoo (12:30 pm-2:30 pm), Pony Rides (11 am-1 pm). South Cobb Lions Club thanks the South Cobb Area residents for thier support. Checkout info on StoryTelling at www.MableHouse.org.


By Keri NinnessAngela and Mike Santone, of Mable-

ton, both work in corporate America. They have two lively boys, Joseph and Andrew. Like any working parents, they need dependable childcare. A few years ago, they realized that, while they loved their nanny, they needed more flexibility. Nei-ther of their jobs guaranteed a 9-5 sched-ule. “If I had an early meeting pop up, “Angela states, “I needed to have the kids taken care of.” They also found that they desired weekend date nights or the ability to go to a social function.

During high school, Angela’s family hosted exchange students and she remem-bers that experience fondly.

“Having someone doing a cultural exchange in your home creates an aware-ness of the world. I realized I wanted that for my boys.”

The family was referred to Cultural Care Au Pair by friends. They are currently hosting their 2nd Au Pair and have been with Cultural Care for four years. Their current au pair, Lucia, quickly became a part of their family. The Santone’s chose Lucia from a pool of thousands of carefully screened au pairs from more than 21 coun-tries. When asked what drew them to her, Angela states, “we wanted someone who was close to their own family. If she had a good relationship them, she would prob-ably be close to her host family.” She also states, “Lucia was already in college, with ambition and work ethic that she would bring to our home.” In addition, Lucia spoke great English (as well as Spanish that has only strengthened her children’s Spanish speaking skills) and drove, taking some of the burden of the ever-increasing chauffeuring one does with two active chil-dren.

While Angela and Mike will tout the benefits of having live-in childcare, like the affordability of 45 hours a week of childcare (weekends too), the flexibility

CULTURAL EXCHANGE AIDS FAMILIESto choose those hours themselves , like having someone to cook for and clean up after the kids, Angela says the best part of having Lucia is the cultural exchange. “These au pairs come to the United States with a limited view of our country. It is wonderful that, in exchange for fantas-tic childcare, we get to open her eyes to a whole new world, to share life with her, to share America with her. ”

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Chattahoochee Technical College’s Associate Degree Nursing program has now been granted full approval by The Georgia Board of Nursing. The news comes on the heels of the recent announce-ment that the program’s first graduating class recently achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the state licensing examination.

According to the Chattahoochee Tech-nical College Dean of Health Sciences Ron Webb, that 100 percent pass rate was one of the deciding factors in the approval for the program that only received its ini-tial approval in 2009. The Georgia Board of Nursing requires that programs have a first time pass rate of 80 percent or more to move from the developing program status to full approval.

The first 18 students in the program graduated in June 2011. Since that time they have been studying for the NCLEX exam, which is designed to test knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. NCLEX examination results are an important component used by boards of nursing to make decisions about licensure. National statistics show that so far this year about 89 percent of first time test takers of the NCLEX have passed.

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By Gary A. WitteWhen a slow day at work can mean

anything from pushing a stalled car out of traffic to helping with a felony-level drug seizure, you might be a Cobb County police officer.

And the wide range of job require-ments call for a unique assortment of gear.

The patrol car serves as a mobile office for eight hours a day, if not more. A laptop computer mounted on the dash-board and a printer hidden in the armrest help track calls, write reports or issue tickets.

The trunk typically contains other types of hardware – a shot-gun, a rifle or both – for more dangerous tasks.

Having spent nearly four years patrolling south Cobb County, Officer Philip Cronin said he believes every aspect of policing has a sizable impact on the public.

“It’s easy to get jaded,” he said of the work. “What’s become humdrum to us is really a big deal to people.”

Few officers would con-sider Precinct 2 boring on a rou-tine basis. The south Cobb area, which includes Austell, Mableton, Powder Springs and the Interstate 20 corridor, has one of the high-est emergency call rates in the county.

Senior Shift Sgt. Jeff Perry said he believes working the eve-nings in Precinct 2 for two years is the equivalent of working five years in another zone.

He praised his officers’ professional-ism, skill and their ability to handle tough situations.

“They know what to do and I’m happy to let them do it,” Perry said.

The shift runs from afternoon until late evening, which brings with it an even higher volume of calls at the already busy precinct. During each shift, officers are assigned to patrol certain areas.

“Some days can be pretty bland,” Cronin said. “Some days it’s nonstop.”

One recent Thursday, Cronin was assigned as the central car, meaning he would backup the officers in each beat. For the next eight hours, he constantly drove throughout the precinct, rarely stopping for anything that didn’t involve public safety or law enforcement. During this time, Cronin listened to a lot of stories.

There was the woman who said her Texas tag was current, even though the year portion of her sticker had apparently been

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Cobb County Police Officer Philip Cronin helps Austell resident Michael Jones push his stalled car out of the intersection of Factory Shoals Road and Six Flags Drive July 7.

scraped off. There were the half-dozen people practicing on the official driver’s license course who said they didn’t see the “no practicing” sign.

There was the man who, when stopped, offered a friend’s license claiming it was his.

Another man apparently tried to scrape the “ID only” from his identification card to pretend it was a driver’s license.

One driver earned a measure of appre-ciation when, after being pulled over for

running a stop sign, he readily admitted his license was suspended.

“I hate it when people lie,” Cronin said. “I just wish they’d be honest. It’s nonstop.”

Even when no lying is involved, there can be guilt by omission. For instance, when a crop of marijuana plants were dis-covered in the woods behind an apartment complex that evening, no one seemed to want to claim ownership.

The nine plants were each about five feet tall, set in black plastic containers arranged in the woods behind one of the apartment buildings. An assortment of empty water jugs lay nearby in the pine straw.

Cobb Officer J.M. Massengill found the hidden plants when he was checking the area because of a burglary call at the complex. Cpl. E.D Smith, Officer M.P. English and Cronin, after contacting the drug unit, uprooted them.

“Each plant is a felony,” Cronin said when asked about their value. There were no arrests, but the marijuana was hauled off to be destroyed.

FALL JONQUIL FESTIVAL OPENS ON SMYRNA VILLAGE GREEN SEPT. 22-23

The City of Smyrna’s Fall Jonquil Fes-tival will be held Oct. 22 and 23 on the beau-tiful Village Green in downtown Smyrna.

The Fall Jonquil Festival will show-case arts and crafts by more than 150 art-ists/crafters from across the country.

The festival has a history of over 20 years.

The event also offers fun for the entire family to enjoy with continuous entertain-ment, a children’s section, and a wide selec-tion of festival foods. There will be more than a dozen food booths, and plenty of children’s activities will be available in addition to music and dancers on the local

entertainment stage.Friends of the Smyrna Library will have

its book sale during the Fall Jonquil festival, so plan to get some phenomenal deals on all types of books imaginable. Keep Smyrna Beautiful will be selling Jonquil Bulbs and promoting a cleaner Smyrna. In addition to many other worth while causes plan to get your pecans from the Smyrna Golden K Kiwanis Club and support their community programs

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MABLETON ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL SET OCT. 22In an amazing show of support for the

Mableton Community and the Amateur Advocate Association, several regional area rock bands and tribute artists are donating their time and talent for the first annual Mableton Rocks Music Festival to be held at the Barnes Mable House Amphi-theatre on Saturday Oct. 22, from 3 - 10 p.m.

The lineup includes nationally known tribute bands White Winged Dove, Police Academy, and People are Strange, as well as regional favorites the Cosmic Gypsies, The Band Benefield, Shakin Grace, The Highway Band, and many more! Mableton Rocks will offer concert-goers a diverse collection of music and entertainment throughout the day with hits and originals from every decade including oldies, clas-sic, southern and alternative rock and roll! Rain or Shine, this event will also include various vendors, attractions, high energy and fun for everyone!

Proceeds benefit the Mableton Com-munity, area after school programs and non-profit organizations which further the development of our local community

SALUTING PUBLIC SAFETYA “Salute to Public Safety was the theme of the September gathering of the South Cobb Business Association. Public safety officials, from police, fire and the Sheriff’s office were hojnored. Jim Hickey, a Ma-bleton consulting engineer told of progress and layout of the new World Trade Center Memorial in New York City. New Precinct 2 Commander Capt. J. D. Adcock was introduced to the group. Here, Capt. Ad-cock, SCBA President Wayne Dodd, and Police Chief John Houser share a moment. Students from Harmony Leland Elemen-tary School performed several patriotic songs prior ot he meeting. (Photo courtesy DeirdréeDsign Photography & Graphics)

and supports programs encouraging civic involvement.

Melissa Banks one of the founders of the inaugural event said, “This is going to be an exciting event and an opportunity to come together with your community, to “party with a purpose” and of course to let everyone know that Mableton Rocks!” This is just the beginning of an entire series of community events we hope to develop for Mableton!

For Tickets, visit the Barnes Amphi-theatre Box office, ticketmaster.com or by calling 770-819-7765. Tickets range from $15 for general admission up to $25 for premium table seating. Coolers welcome. Outside food and beverages permitted or may be purchased at venue.

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OCTOBER13: RETIRED EDUCATORS. Red Cross representatives, Gail Slomovitz and Alice Ir-vine, will speak on Disaster Preparedness and Home Safety at the Oct. 13 meeting of the Cobb Marietta Retired Educators Associa-tion, 11:30 in the Freeman Poole Multipurpose Center, 4025 South Hurt Road, Smyrna, Lunch will be provided by Mother’s Finest at a cost of $9 per person. Email Debbie Overstreet at [email protected] to make a reservation. More information about this organization can be found at www.cmrea.org.

• • •14-15: BOOK SALE. The Friends of the Cobb County Public Library System’s semi-annual book sale will be held Oct. 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 16 from 1-5 p.m. at the Jim R. Miller Park on 2245 Callaway Road in Mari-etta.

• • •17: CAREER TRANSITION MINISTRIES: Broadening Your Horizons. Thinking Inter-nationally. Hear Jim Peeler, an international business executive consultant, speak on how to take current skill sets and re-shape them for the international marketplace. Monday, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. (Presentation at 7) The Warehouse First Presbyterian Church 68 N. Marietta Pkwy. For more information, call Bill Lins, 404-558-1579 or Bob Sabin,770-795-9084.

• • •18: AUSTELL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONmeets the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Treadmill Mall Complex

• • •22 - 23: JONQUIL FESTIVAL. Village Green Smyrna Oct. 22 & 23. Fun, food, entertainment, an event for all ages.

• • •22 & 23: SOUTH COBB LIONS BBQ will be Saturday, Oct. 22. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 23, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the Mable House Historic Grounds 5239 Floyd Road Mableton, in conjunction with the Story Telling Festival on Saturday. Will have many free family fun things: Storytellers, Hayrides, Music, Children’s Craft Projects, Blacksmith, Weavers, Quilters, Puppet Shows, Petting Zoo (12:30 - 2:30 pm), Pony Rides(11 a.m. - 1 p.m.). South Cobb Lions Club thanks the South Cobb Area residents for their support.

• • •22: SPOOKTACULAR CHASE, Vision Reha-bilitation Services of Georgia’s signature fund-raising event, Saturday Oct. 22, 2011. Formerly known as Race to See, Spooktacular Chase --presented by the estate of Charyn Darby, will feature a timed 5K (Peachtree Road Race quali-fier) and a 1K walk. This year’s event, Spook-tacular Chase, will offer something for everyone – a 5K run, 1 K walk and a “carb-up” Spooktac-ular Supper the night before along with a silent auction.” For more information, www.vrsga.org or call 770-432-7280.

• • •22: STORYTELLING. It’s time for Storytell-ing Festival at the Mable House! Bring the fam-ily out on Oct. 22 for the annual festival that is full of fun and history. We will have story-tellers, crafts, a petting zoo, live music, tours of the historic house and so much more. This could become an annual tradition for your fam-ily. The festival hours will be from 11 a.m. -4 p.m. For more information please call 770-819-3285. Checkout info on Story Telling at www.MableHouse.org.

• • •25: OCTOBER HAUNT AFTER HOURSpresented by The South Cobb Business Asso-ciation, The Cobb Chamber, and 11 other local Business Associations with sponsorships by area businesses. Six Flags Over Georgia. From 5 to 7:30 p.m. Come experience Great Network-ing, Professional Entertainment, American Fes-tival Games, Costume Competition (costumes not required) and Just Plain Fun with your busi-ness associates! Cost: $10 per person. RSVP at www.sc-ba.org or www.cobbafterhours.com

• • •26: SOUTH COBB AREA COUNCIL. Cobb Chamber event. Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Coach George E. Ford Center at 11:45 a.m. General Ad-mission: $30; Members: $10 online, $20 at door. Online Registration Closes: Oct. 24 at noon. Registration at www.cobbchamber.org.

• • •29: MEDICATION DISPOSAL DAY on Sat-urday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the 240 Lemon Street, Marietta Police Department. For

more information on this event, contact Mari-etta Police Officer, Ben Mixon at 770-794-2361 or contact Keep Smyrna Beautiful at 770-431-2863.

NOVEMBER2: SOUTH COBB BUSINESS ASSOCIA-TION meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 at Mableton Lion’s Club Park Commu-nity Center. www.sc-ba.org

• • •3: HOW TO NETWORK EFFECTIVELY SESSION. Cobb Chamber event. Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce at 2 p.m. This is a free event. Registration is pre-ferred by: Nov. 1 at noon. Registration at www.cobbchamber.org.

• • •7: FIRST MONDAY BREAKFAST. Cobb Chamber event. Monday, Nov. 7 at the Atlanta

Marriott Northwest at 7:30 a.m. Higher Educa-tion Panel: Kennesaw State University – Dr. Ken Harmon, Interim Provost; Life Univer-sity – Dr. Guy Riekeman, President; Southern Polytechnic State University – Dr. Lisa Ross-bacher, President; Program: Education. Gen-eral Admission: $50; Members: $20 online; $35 at door. Online Registration Closes: Nov. 3 at noon. Registration at www.cobbchamber.org.

• • •10: SMYRNA AREA COUNCIL. Cobb Chamber event. Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Smyr-na Community Center at 7:45 a.m. Program: Smyrna Citizen of the Year. General Admission: $30; Members: $10 online; $20 at the door. On-line Registration Closes: Nov. 8 at noon. Regis-tration at www.cobbchamber.org.

• • •12: HANDS ON CHRISTMAS is coming Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The First United Methodist Church of Smyrna invites children of all ages to this annual craft fair. Come make dozens of amazing holiday crafts to take home or give as gifts! Stay for lunch in our Candy Cane Cafe and have your picture taken in our life-size Nativity. The Gift Mart will also be open that week from Wed night through Sat-urday. For more information email Melanie Wright at [email protected].

WEEKLY EVENTSAEROBICS CLASS. Austell First United Methodist Church offers “Firming After 50”, a free weekly low-impact aerobics with a focus on adults over 50 years of age. Class meets in the church’s fellowship hall every Wednesday night from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. with certified group fitness instructor Cindy Standard. Austell First UMC is located at 5705 Mulberry Street in downtown Austell, just north of the railroad tracks and City Hall. More details can be found at www.blessau-stell.com or by calling 770-948-1806.

• • •AMERICAN LEGION POST 264, 6251 Ivey Rd, Mableton is offering free Group Fitness Classes every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

• • •BOY SCOUT TROOP 61 meets every Monday night at 7:30pm in the Troop Lodge at Bethany Methodist Church at the intersection of Hurt and Hicks Roads. Cub Pack 61 meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Bethany Gym.

• • •COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY - NON-DE-NOMINATIONAL. Designed to guide us in aligning the words of our mouth with The Word of God. THURSDAYS starting promptly at 9 and ending promptly at 10 a.m. located at: CONCORD BAPTIST CHURCH, 4494 Floyd Road at Concord Road. Mableton. All adults welcome!!

• • •COMMUNITY FITNESS INITIATIVE - The Mableton Improvement Coalition is now hosting a weekly “walk-and-run” activity ev-ery Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. Participants meet near the Amphitheater at the Mable House Complex to walk or run on nearby residential streets, with various paces and distances avail-able. Participation is free. For more informa-tion, see www.mableton.org.

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FREE TAIJI CLASS for all Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. South Cobb Regional Library: 805 Clay Road, Mableton and on the second Tuesday of each month at The Mable House, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton.

• • •FREE WEEKLY COMMUNITY MEALS ST. LUKE UMC, 5115 Brookwood Drive Mableton will be serving a free meal every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. Entrance on lower level in back of church.

• • •FREE WEEKLY COMMUNITY DINNER - Please join us! Every Monday night at 6 p.m. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 6216 Love Street, Austell.

• • •REFORMERS UNANIMOUS (RU) is a

Christ-centered addictions program that meets every Friday at 7 p.m. at Westside Church lo-cated at 4900 Floyd Road, Mableton next to Walgreens. RU helps adults find freedom from addictive behavior. Call Mark Baker at 404-354-8911 for more information or see www.wbcfamily.org.

• • •SOUTH COBB ROTARY: noon, Thursday, Presbyterian Village, East-West Connector

• • •SOUTH COBB TOASTMASTERS Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell.

• • •TURKEY SHOOT, American Legion Post 216, 3914 Ewing Road, Austell. 770-943-7030. Every Saturday Sept. 3rd - Dec. 3rd 1 -5 p.m. $5 per shot. Turkey, Ham and Specialty Meats.

MONTHLY OR MOREAMERICAN LEGION POST 264, 6251 Ivy Road, Mableton meets every third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Bingo--Mon, Tues, Friday 8 p.m., Sat. 5 p.m. and Sun. 4 p.m.

• • •AUSTELL CITY COUNCIL meets the first Monday of each month for its regular meeting.

• • •AUSTELL COMMUNITY TASK FORCE meets every 1st Monday at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell. www.austelltaskforce.org.

• • •BLIND & LOW VISION SUPPORT Group (Pride) meets from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. Contact Gloria Fisher, LCSW, for more details: 770-432-7280

• • •CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, The Star Group To help patients and their families feel more hopeful and less alone through the mu-tual sharing of thoughts, feelings, and concerns related to living with, and surviving cancer. Fourth Thursday of each month at Noon. (A light lunch is served) WellStar Cobb Hospital Magnolia Room Group leader: Raymond Coff-man Please call 770-732-3780 to RSVP.

• • •PRIME TIME DANCE at the Paulding Com-munity Center the second Friday night each month from 7 til 10 p.m. Ronnie Akers, aka, RA the DJ will be taking request. Popular Country/Western, oldies, and line dancing. Instructions on the latest Line Dances. Ages 40 +, $5. at the door. All proceeds benefit the Paulding County Senior Center. Couples & singles welcome - 54 Industrial Way, Dallas 770-443-8873.

• • •FREE MONTHLY DINNER. Leland-Qwest UMC, 81 Veterans Memorial Highway, SE, Mableton, sponsors a free community dinner on the last Wednesday of each month from 6 – 7 p.m. All are welcome. (Enter on left side of the church on the lower level).

• • •“HOBO SUPPER” Second Thursday of each month, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Community invit-ed---Clarkdale UMC Austell—Powder Springs Road, Clarkdale, Georgia. For $6 you get a Drink, Beans (3 kinds), Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, Onions, Pickles, Beets and a

large variety of homemade desserts to choose from. Community invited.

• • •MABLETON IMPROVEMENT COALI-TION (MIC) is a nonprofit citizens group formed to promote quality growth and rede-velopment in the 30126 zip code. MIC’s Board of Director’s meetings are the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., generally at the Mable House Arts Center in Mableton. Everyone is welcome. Visit www.mableton.org to confirm meeting location.

• • •THE MOMS CLUBS of Smyrna are non-prof-it support groups for at-home mothers. Smyrna-West chapter includes zip code 30082. Please visit www.momsclubofsmyrnawest.com for more. Smyrna/Vinings-West chapter includes zip code 30082 in the Nickajack & Russell school district. Email [email protected] for more information.

• • •NAMI SOUTH COBB has monthly meetings on the 4th Thursday of each month 7 to 8:30 p.m., except Dec. Calvary Baptist Church. 4780 Flint Hill Rd., Austell. Kathleen Breen, 770-943-5322, [email protected]. Our programs are educational and supportive. They provide insight and share information of getting the as-sistance we need. NAMI South Cobb Connec-tions – Contact: Patricia Kramer, 770-222-3211, [email protected] for information.

• • •NEWCOMERS OF COBB COUNTY. We meet each month on the third Tuesday 10 a.m. for our general meeting, at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 505 Powers Ferry Road, Marietta. Please call for details! 770-234-5068 or Email: [email protected]. www.newcomersofcobbcounty.com

• • •PEBBLEBROOK JR FALCONS Association Quality Recreation, Life Skills, Civic Action Programs 2nd Sunday Monthly Meetings at 5 p.m. 6th Grade Academy at The Barnes Center Coaches & Volunteers always needed and wel-come.

• • •CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER LINE HIS-TORIC AREA COMMITTEE meets every third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the the Mable House Arts Center. The committee deals in a variety matters to further the recommenda-tions of the River Line Master Plan. Visit www.mableton.org to verify meeting dates, times, locations and for more details about what the committee is working on.

• • •SMYRNA STITCH-IN GROUP meets on the first Mondays of the month at the South Cobb Library - 805 Clay Road - Mableton GA in the large meeting room. If you like to cross stitch, do crewel work, needlepoint, etc. and meet women in the area, please come join us. If you have any questions, please contact Nadine Amy at [email protected]

• • •SOUTH COBB KIWANIS: An effort is un-derway to bring a Kiwanis Club to South Cobb County. Under the aegis of the Smyrna Club, a group has been meeting twice monthly at the O’ Charley’s on the East-West Connector, and are working towards a goal of 25 members. If you are interested or would like additional informa-tion, please contact Charles Lollis at 770-739-8381.

• • •SOUTH COBB LIONS CLUB meets the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of each month at The South Cobb Community Center. 620 Lions Club Drive in Mableton at 6:30 p.m.

• • •SOUTH COBB SENIORS Friendship Club meets on the 1st Monday of each month 10:30 a.m. at the Lions Club Drive Community Cen-ter, Mableton. Newcomers are welcome to come and join the fellowship and lunch, guest speakers and the love of others.

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a business expression I’ve heard: “Measure your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.” I heard that years ago and it had less meaning then than it does now. These days, it seems nobody’s job is secure, the future is more uncertain, and fear seems to be in vogue again. Forget: “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It seems people are now intent on trashing FDR for creating some kind of culture clash-invok-ing Ponzi scheme. We’re beyond realizing that one company will no longer employ a person’s whole future, yet many people will stand idle at less-than-fully-employed and do little or nothing to change their own future. If it’s all about what society has done to you, the victim, then it would seem to be out of your con-trol. If it is instead about what you can do, where you shine, and what you can add to society then it would seem like you are in control of your future.

The main thing a successful person gives up on a regular basis is his or her comfort zone. How else could a person ever take a risk, business or personal, and reap the reward? All successful people experience failure, they just try not to lose the lesson when they lose. A recent eco-nomic commentator said that in this new world economy people are going to need to produce their own product, whether it’s a good or service. But the new difference is that each person earning his or her living by selling that product is going to have to produce a product to such a degree of exceptional quality that they can put their initials on it, like an artist.

So do you need to professionally pro-duce your own goods or services? Will you need to produce in the near future? If you do, or if you will soon sell to the public, will your product stand out? Will you be proud to have your initials on it? For most consumers, the brand and quality of the

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product are the two most important things they want from any good or service. Your “initials” on the product and your pride in

the good or service produced is the product’s brand. If your ini-tials and brand do not exude the pride and quality that gets your product noticed among - and hopefully above - your competi-tors, then you have not met the basic threshold of acceptance needed for customers to buy your product and you will need to go a little further outside your comfort zone.

Ironically, the more “com-fort” you give up, the more likely you will have success to measure it by.

Robert S. Meyring, managing partner of the Meyring Law Firm in Vinings, offers free 10 minute phone consultations at 678-217-4369. Visit MeyringFirm.com.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR ON STAGEBeauty and the Beast JR. will be pre-

sented by The Theatre Project at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre. The show dates are Nov. 4 at 7 p.m., Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., and Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5, chil-dren 12 and under are free.

You can also enjoy this experience by purchasing a table for $30. Tables seat 4 people. Bring dinner and the family and enjoy an evening that is sure to bring excitement.

Tickets and tables will be on sale start-ing Oct. 3. You can purchase tickets and tables by calling 770-819-3285 or coming to Mable House Arts Center. We hope to see you there!

MAKE YOUR TEA ROOM RESERVATIONS

It is almost that time of year again. Christmas will be here before you know it. Many people have made a yearly tradition of shopping at Christmas House and eating at Mable’s Tea Room.

Mable House Arts Center will begin taking reservations for Mable’s Tea Room on Oct. 3. There is no cost to make a res-ervation; you only pay for what you order. You can make reservations by calling 770-819-3285 or by coming to Mable House Arts Center.

The November issue of The Bright Side will be

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Austell will hold its city election Nov. 8 for Mayor and two council posts.

Mayor Joe Jerkins is unopposed for reelection as is Ward 2 Councilman Scott Thomas.

City Councilwoman Virginia Reagan in Ward 4 is challenged by Lance Lamber-ton.

Randy Green, in At-Large Post 2 is challenged by Suzanne Thomason.

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Jesus and You …A Relationship Made In HeavenTrue Christianity is not a religion. It is a close

and personal relationship with the Almighty Cre-ator God of the Universe, the God that is, the God who calls himself simply, “I Am,” the God who knows each of us be�er than we know ourselves.

This relationship is the answer to the mess sinful mankind has made of the world; an envi-ronmental, economic and social mess that some would like to blame on the Creator, but which honest minds will acknowledge has been caused by the creature.

To learn more, read the Bible. You might start with Psalms in the Old Testament and John and Hebrews in the New Testament. And Go to Church. The church sponsoring this ad is Smyrna Presby-terian located on Atlanta Road in Smyrna. Come join us this Sunday. Bring this ad and receive a copy of the New Testament and Bible study aids.

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Monday Movie Madness -- Monday, Oct. 10: The Thing About My Folks, 1 p.m. Cost: $1 / $2 Non-resident.

Treat Yourself Tuesdays -- Tuesday, Oct. 11: Red Lobster, E-W Connector & Austell Road. 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Cost: On Your Own; Registration required. Treat yourself to a lunch outing once a month with other seniors at local area restaurants near the Center.

Live Music & Dance -- Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Admission: Donation of non-perishable food item for MUST Ministries Food Pantry. The Muddy River Band will entertain everyone with Country Western and Blue Grass.

Educational Seminar -- Tuesday, Oct. 18: Virtual Dementia Tour, 1 – 4 p.m. Free; Registration Required. Experi-ence what those with dementia are living with via a virtual dementia tour. Learn and understand dementia like never before.

Bunco -- Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1 – 3 p.m. Free. Join us for a fun, easy game of dice that promises to be a good time and a chance to win prizes!

Bingo Bash -- Monday, Oct. 24, 1 – 3p.m. Cost: $3 / $4 Non-resident.

Blood Pressure Check -- Monday, Oct. 24, 12 – 3 p.m. Free. United Home Care will check your blood pressure.

Benefits of Adequate Sleep -- Tues-day, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. Free; Registration Required. Create health rather than react to disease! Gay Brownlee, Certified Health Coach, will facilitate this very important and informative seminar on the benefits and importance of adequate sleep.

AARP Driver Safety -- Wednesday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. Cost: $12 AARP Mem-bers; $14 Non-Members

Mercier Apple Orchard Trip -- Thursday, Oct. 27, 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. For our annual apple trip, we will be travel-ing to Dillard for lunch at the Dillard House located in a picturesque valley in the North Georgia mountains. After lunch, we will then travel to Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge for apple time. Cost: $58 Senior Council Member / $63 Non-Member. Deadline: Oct. 20. Price includes lunch, motor coach transportation, admission fees, snacks, tax and tips. No refunds after payment deadline date. Full refunds will be given if the trip is cancelled.

Square Dance Club -- Every Tues-day, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Come for the fun of it and join others in the excitement that Square dancing brings about.

Wii Bowling -- Every Tuesday & Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Free

Scrabble -- Every Wednesday, 12:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., Free. Come join in on the fun with this word game.

Life Enrichment Support Group -- Every first Thursday. 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free. Take time for yourself and join us for an informal support group; resources will be available for you.

SENIOR CENTER NEWSBRIGHT SIDE PHOTOS MAKE GREAT

GIFTS AND MEMORIESIs there a photo of you in this issue of The Bright Side? Is there a

photo that you like? The Bright Side is now offering prints of photos taken by our staff to

the public through our website. Log on to www.brightsidecobb.com and click on “PHOTOS” to

view the pictures and order. While not all photos are available, there are also photos that we took

and didn’t get to use. Photos are only available through the website. Photos are arranged by month. Thanks for reading The Bright Side.

CHURCH NEWS

BAKE SALE, CONCERTThe Extensions of Grace Sunday

School Class will be hosting a “Bake Sale & Silent Auction” on Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m-2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Austell, 5991 Love St., Austell.

“The Sound of Lost Mountain” Blue Grass band will be there from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of a digital sign for the church.

The GOLDEN GEMS from Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church will be singing again at the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Thornton Road at I-20 West on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.

On the fourth Tuesday of each month, they minister to the residents of Powder Springs Nursing and Rehab and also Sweetwater Valley on Lee Road in Douglas County.

You are invited to come and join us in worship. Mt. Pisgah is located at the inter-section of Blair Bridge and South Gordon Road . Reverend Michael C. Crawford is the pastor.

GOLDEN GEMS SING

TRUNK R TREATTrunk R Treat at Sharon Baptist

Church, 3405 S Cobb Drive, Smyrna, on October 30 from 5 p.m. to 7. The commu-nity is invited. For more information call 770 435-1801

UPWARD BASKETBALLCalvary Baptist Church, 4780 Flint

Hill Road, Austell, will be hosting an UPWARD Basketball/Cheerleading Kick-Off Carnival on Saturday, November 5th, from 5-7 pm. Games, food, and lots of fun for everyone. For information, call 770-941-8445.


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YARD/ ESTATE SALESNEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE

Cooper Lake Estates Neighborhood Garage Sale on October 15th from 8 AM - 2 PM. Baby and kids items, housewares and much more! Locat-ed off of Cooper Lake Road near King Springs Road.

FALL YARD SALEThe Extension’s Second Annual Fall Yard Sale will be held Friday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. - noon at The Extension Men’s Campus, 1507 Church Street Ext, Marietta. The Yard Sale will raise funds for The Extension, Inc. and its programs. For more info: visit www.theextension,org or call 770-590-9075

HELP WANTEDCAREGIVERS NEEDED

Be loved by your clients. Comfort Keepers is seeking mature, dependable people to fill open positions, caring for the elderly. If you enjoy pro-viding companionship, preparing meals, shopping for the elderly, we want to hear from you. Please call 678-354-0102.

VOLUNTEERSTHANKSGIVING DONATIONS NEEDED

Help provide food for families with members with mental health or developmental disabilities. The Thanksgiving food donations are needed more than ever this year for clients of the Cobb Com-munity Services Board. The agency provides Thanksgiving baskets for more than 400 to 500 people (total, not individual baskets). Contact Mary Robeck at 770-819-9229, ext. 226 for de-tails. The Cobb and Douglas Community Services Boards provide mental health, developmental dis-abilities, and substance abuse services to more than 10,000 residents of Cobb and Douglas Coun-ties annually. The Cobb and Douglas Community Services Boards provide mental health, develop-mental disabilities, and substance abuse services to more than 10,000 residents of Cobb and Doug-las Counties annually.

CSB SEEKS HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERS Holiday Sponsors are needed to provide refresh-ments, gifts, and/or entertainment for our day cen-ters for adults with mental health or developmental disabilities. Holiday Sponsors, groups or individu-als, are needed to “adopt” individuals or families for Christmas to provide a gift. The people needing to be adopted are adults with mental health disabili-ties, and, in some cases, their families. For some of the clients we serve, the gifts we provide could be the only gifts they will receive. Volunteers are need-ed to sort and wrap gifts approximately one week before Christmas. For more information about any of these possibilities, call Mary Robeck at 770-819-9229, ext. 226. Questions about these types of activities are usually answered more efficiently by phone than by e-mail, but either way of contact is fine. The e-mail address is [email protected]. The Cobb and Douglas Community Services Boards provide mental health, developmental dis-abilities, and substance abuse services to more than 10,000 residents of Cobb and Douglas Counties annually.

PLACING NOTES AND NOTICES ADSHolding a garage sale? Selling or renting your home, need an employee, tutoring, teaching, in –home child care? We accept short reader ads (up to 50 words) for a fee of $25; for both the Smyrna and the South Cobb editions, cost is $50. Be sure to indicate in which edition you want the ad placed. The ads, with check, should be mailed or delivered to The Bright Side, 3330 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30339. (No copy accepted by phone) and received prior to our SEPTEMBER 23 deadline with publication the week of OCTOBER 1. Ad copy should also be e-mailed to: [email protected]. Credit card payment accepted. Home-based business ads accepted only if they do not conflict with our dis-play advertisers. Home sale ads are for homeown-ers only. For information, call 770-426-9388 or e-mail to [email protected].


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ATKINS CROWNED MISS WHITEFIELDWhitefield senior Anna Kate Atkins of Marietta. was crowned Miss Whitefield at the school’s homecoming celebration Sept 17. Atkins, a member of the Varsity Soc-cer Team, National Honor Society, and National Art Honor Society, was crowned by Headmaster Dr. John Lindsell and last year’s Miss Whitefield, Anna Panu of Smyrna. Atkins was one of five girls representing the senior class. Other senior representatives included: Hannah Rae Faulk of Atlanta, Tyler Harrison of Buckhead, Sophie Lee of Smyrna, and Fantasia Remonvil of Riverdale. The representatives from oth-er Upper School classes were: Freshmen Sydney Burke and Kate MacPhail, both of Mableton; sophomores Alice Fugate of Vinings, Frances Hamilton of Vinings, and Kerry Anna LeMasters of Atlanta; and juniors Avery Evans of Smyrna, Caitlin Hesse of Mableton, Mary Claire McClellan of Atlanta, and Kayla Reeder of Mableton. The WolfPack Varsity Foot-ball team defeated the Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (SACA) Warriors during the homecoming game, 22-0.


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Vinings

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Each edition of The Bright Side:• Reaches some 40,000 upscale, single-family

homes in your market area. • Reaches homes within 5-7 miles – a 10

minute driving time or less. • Is direct mailed to homes – not thrown on the

driveway or left at the convenience store.• Is also distributed at select advertiser loca-

tions, Smyrna Library, Smyrna Visitors Center, Vinings Welcome Center and Cum-berland Mall.

• Is read. People read it from cover to cover and use the Calendar page in the center to plan activities throughout a full 30 days or more.

• Commit to advertising three times in a row and we’ll write a story about you and your business.

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Your BusinessCombination Ad Rates

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October 2011 South Cobb Bright Side

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