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50 Years Young HOOP It Up In Roswell 

The Roswell Adult Recreation Center located in Grimes Bridge Park provides wonderful and conveniednt programs and events thoughout the yar for mature adults to get out and bevcome physically active, socially engaged and to discover that being physically active really can improve one's quality of life.

One of our biggest opportunities is coming up in September. We would love for anyone who is interested to come out and take part in the fun! We are very excited to be starting up a brand new, organized men's 3-on-3 basketball league. It will considt of a 6-8-game regular season concluding with a single elimination tournament. Teams require a minimum of three players on the roster with a maximum of eight players total. All games will be played half-court, side-to-side at Hembree Park on Saturday mornings beginning September 6th.

If you ar einterested in our new and exciting basketball league, there will be a meeting on August 20th at 6 pm at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center at 830 Grimes Bridge Rd., Roswell, GA 30075. Please feel free to contact Mary Rummell at 770-641-3950 for any further details or questions. Fees to be announced.

Two Holes-In-One

The Traverse City Record-Eagle reported recently that Bob Hickey, 66, of Grayling, Mich., hit not one, but two holes-in-one in the same round of play at the Marsh Ridge golf course in Gaylord, Michigan. The odds of doing that are 67 million to one. Hickey, a long-haul truck driver, played a 7 iron for his first hole-in-one on the 167-yard 10th hole. On the 17th hole, he drained it from the tee 147 yards away. These were his first aces.

Sole Sisters Go Cruisin'

The Sole Sisters are all about girlfriends having fun, sharing great times and experiencing gal pal getaways. These shoe-lovin' women know that spending relaxing, uninterrupted time with their girlfriends is the perfect getaway and a must on the list of girlfriend traditions. Let your traditions begin by joining the Sole Sisters on their 3rd Annual "Flip Flops in Paradise" girlfriend's getaway cruise, April 6-10, 2009, aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas. A deposit now with the balance due in January 2009 will hold your spot on this high seas adventure.

Let the fun begin by visiting www.thesolesisters.com.

Home Place Communities

Greenbrooke Senior Community located at 149 Gerenfield Rd., Hiram, Ga., has a variety of events/classes offered for senior for the month of September. Just some of them include: walking club, table talk, knitting classes, dominos, mahjong, poker, Bible study, lunch club, and much more. They would love for you to come and join them. Please call 770 505-1099 for registration, times and for more information.

Ballground Seniors

Activities at Cobb Senior Centers

WINDY HILL - 770-801-5320
Hot Dog & a Hobby in the Lobby, Thurs., Sept. 18, Noon-1 pm. $3 members, $4 non-members. Relish a cuisine de frankfurter at Windy Hill. Swing by and pick up an All American hot dog with all the fixin's. And while you're here, stop by our Hobby in the Lobby to see beautiful works of art from the Greater Atlanta Gourd Group. Call the center for details.
Flamingo Dance Club, Sat., Sept. 20, 7:30-10:30 pm. $7 member, $10 non-member. Dance and listen to your favorite music and enjoy a live band. Call the center for info.
Create a "Bling" Bracelet, Mon., Sept. 22, 1-4 pm. $25 supply fee payable to instructor. Add a little sparkle to your fall wardrobe. Join Judy Purvis and create a beautiful beaded braclet perfect to give or enjoy. Call the center for details.

EAST COBB - 770-509-4900
The Inquest of E. Cobb Centeer, Tues., Sept. 16, 1-3 pm. Cost: Free, registration required. The East Cobb Players are proud to present their first dessert theatre performance, The Inquest of E. Cobb Centeer. Come enjoy this mystery satire about the demise of eccentric and wealthy E. Cobb (Cobby) Centeer. Desserts and punch will be served. Call the center for info.
How Does Your Garden Grow? Putting Your Garden to Bed for the Winter, Thurs., Sept. 18, Time: TBD. Cost: $3 residents, $4 non-residents. Registration required. Master Gardener Renee Chastain-Fink will conduct a seminar on preparing your garden for fall and winter. Call for info.

C. FREEMAN POOLE - 770-801-3400
Caregiver Support Group, Tues. Sept. 16, 2-3 pm. Cost: Free. Are you a caregiver for a spouse or a parent? Take this time for yourself by joining us for an informal support group. We will be sharing ideas, issues and solutions with each other while having resources available for you. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by The Court at Vinings Place. Call the center for info.

WEST COBB - 770-528-8200

NORTH COBB - 770-975-7740
Food For Thought: Search and Rescue Dogs, Thurs., Sept. 18, Noon-2 pm. $4 member, $5 non-member. Meet Tracey Sargent, an amazing woman who has devoted her life to helping others. Tracey will be bringing her rescue dogs to hsare their stories of search and rescue missions. Lunch included. Call the center for information.

The above are just a few of the activities at the Cobb County Senior Centers. For more information on these and many other activities, call your local senior center.

Parkinson Disease Support Groups in NW Georgia

Meeting locations and times:
Floyd County: 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6 pm-8 pm; 5th Avenue Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 416 N. 5th Avenue, Rome.

Polk County: 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm-8 pm; Polk Medical Center, 424 N. Main Street, Cedartown.

Whitfield County: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6 pm-8 pm; Dalton/Whitfield Senior Center, Capps Road, Dalton.

Also, a Young Onset Parkinson Network Conference will be held Aug. 7-9 at the Omni/CNN Center Hotel in Atlanta, and the Southeastern Parkinson Network Conference will be held Nov. 6-8.

For more information on these meetings or how to start a support group in your area, call James Trussell at 706-235-3164 or 706-413-3264. Or visit www.gaparkinsons.org.

A Taste of Kennesaw, September 6, 2008

The Kennesaw Business Association and the City of Kennesaw invite you and your family to sample over thirty-five local restaurants from the Kennesaw and Cobb County area. The event takes place Saturday, September 6th starting at 11 am and ending with a concert at 8 pm by Great American Rock and Roll Revival with Butch and the Buckheads and Elvis (impersonator). There will also be continuous entertainment throughout the day on two entertainment stages.

The event is held downtown Kennesaw. Main Street and the Depot parking lot will be filled with delicious treats and fun activities. Admission is free with food samples costing $1 to $3 each. Parking will be available throughout the downtown area as well as Adams Park and First Baptist Church of Kennesaw.

For information visit www.kennesawbusiness.org and call 770-423-1330.

Meals On Wheels Needs Volunteers

Cobb County is fortunate to have Meals on Wheels, a program, bringing homebound, frail seniors a hot meal on a daily basis. Each day, Cobb Senior Services prepares more than 225 meals (more than 50,000 a year) to be delivered to seniors in need.

Currently, there is an urgent need for volunteer drivers. There is a waiting list of seniors needing Meals on Wheels, but there is shortage of volunteers, particularly in Marietta, Mableton, and Austell. Cobb Senior Services is currently looking to churches, businesses and civic organizations to "Adopt-A-Route." Ideally, these groups will provide volunteers and take ownership of a specific route.

If you have some time to volunteer as a MOW driver, or if you belong to an organization that would like to "Adopt-A-Route," call Shelia Perkins, Volunteer Coordinator at 770- 528-5381. Cobb Senior Services will provide all the training for this wonderful outreach to Cobb's senior residents.