Cherokee Fresh Market Dates: Open Year Round Dates: Saturdays, May 25 – Labor Day Times: Saturdays, 9 A.M
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Find your WellStar. When you need a doctor, you want an expert who’s not just an excellent physician but who’s right for you and your family. You’ll find that doctor among the experts of the WellStar Medical Group, a team of more than 500 primary care physicians and specialists, all working together to help you and your family get well, stay well and live well. And, with more than 100 locations, the care you need is always close by. To find your WellStar, call 770-956-STAR or visit wellstar.org/doctors. We believe in life well-lived. The vision of WellStar Health System is to deliver world-class healthcare through our hospitals, physicians and services. Our not-for-profit health system includes WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center (anchored by WellStar Kennestone Hospital), WellStar Cobb, Douglas, Paulding and Windy Hill hospitals; WellStar Medical Group; Health Parks; Urgent Care Centers, Health Place; Homecare; Hospice; Atherton Place; Paulding Nursing Center; and WellStar Foundation. TOWNELAKER | May 2013 1 May 2013 Volume 19, Issue 1 24 64 Featured Articles In Every Issue 24 Mother’s Day Pictorial Around Towne. 4 Wishing all moms a special day. Community News. 10 & 12 Birthdays. 14 54 Farmer’s Markets Event Calendar. .22 Find Cherokee County’s fresh produce. Everyday Angels. 28 TLBA . .30 50 & 51 On the Cover 64 Aquatic Center Church Listings. 84 Marietta Plastic Surgery. Preview the facility. Clubs. 86 Photo by Dan Carmody, Studio 7 Elected Officials. 89 Photography. 74 Woodstock History School Information . .90 Our fascinating past. Classifieds. .91 A digital version of the Community Numbers . .92 magazine, along with 78 Faces and Places Advertisers Directory. 94 information on how to contact us, submit a story or photo, Friday Night Live and TrailFest. Real Deals. .96 or advertise is available at www.townelaker.com. Contributing Writers Peter Allen ...............................................41 David Hecklemoser ..................................39 Don Akridge .............................................18 Shelley Herod ..........................................38 Kim Anker ................................................47 Robyn Hohensee .....................................32 Kyle Bennett ............................................74 Sheila & Kurt Johnson ..............................21 Bonnie Clark ............................................26 Kara Kiefer ...............................................27 Rick Coughlin ...........................................48 Dee Locklin ..............................................36 Michael Caldwell .....................................16 Claire Mabry ............................................42 Sonia Carruthers ......................................55 Bill Ratliff .................................................67 Jyl Craven .................................................34 Chicka Elloy ..............................................40 Lynne Saunders .......................................20 Patty Ponder is the Market Director for TowneLaker. She Jason Fleeman .........................................62 Dr. Doug Thrasher ....................................68 can be reached at G. Lora Grooms ........................................76 Jodi Tiberio ..............................................72 (770) 615-3322 or [email protected]. Dr. Scott R. Harden ..................................44 Dr. Van Tran .............................................46 2 TOWNELAKER | May 2013 TOWNELAKER | May 2013 3 COMMUNITY AROUND TOWNE The People, The Places and BY KARA KIEFER The Pleasures that make Towne Lake What’s New? The Leaning Ladder will be opening in May Victoria Corpora recently at 105 E. Main Street, Suite 126, in downtown opened her own personal Woodstock. The store will carry premium stlying business, Vi-Va Fashion olive oils and vinegars from around the world. Co. She provides personal Customers can learn about the health benefits styling, shopping and wardrobe as well as pairing options for the products. The consultation for women and Leaning Ladder also will carry pastas, rubs and men. Visit her website at www. unique accessories. vi-vafashionco.com, email her at [email protected] or call What’s Coming? her at (678) 713-6337. Kara is the Editor of Cheeseburger Bobby’s continues building in the former Townelaker magazine. The Cherokee County Aquatic location of Wolf Camera, 2295 Towne Lake Parkway. According She lives in Towne Lake Center is currently accepting to Cheeseburger Bobby’s representative, the eatery is expected with her husband Mike registration for swim lessons at to be open the early part of August. and their two sons the new facility off I-75 and Sixes Brandon and Garrett. Road. Classes for ages six months Feel free to send your What’s Closed? comments or questions to adulthood will be offered; the to editor@townelaker. first session begins May 6. For We are sad to report the closing of Woodstock Art & Glass, com. more information, visit http:// formerly located at 8670 Main Street in downtown Woodstock. crpa.net/page/aquatics-center- swim-lessons. Tuscany Italian Restaurant recently introduced a new tapas menu, available in the bar/lounge area. The new menu is featured with a new specialty cocktail menu. Tuscany is located at 250 Cinema Way. www.mytuscanygrill.com. CONTEST CORNER Congratulations to Janet Zust The Century House (right). She was the first to find Tavern recently our hidden picture on page 28. announced that Janet won a gift certificate to Hot former Bacchanalia Dog Heaven. Executive Chef Daniel Porubiansky is now Congratulations to Doug Cranford. partner and new He was the first to spot the phrase Executive Chef. Daniel “Pick up a family pack” on page 52 of the April issue. Doug won said, “We love it here, gift certificates at Canyon Burger and since downtown Company! Woodstock has brought life to the area in a way we never could have May Finds: imagined, I only see If you know the answer to the Find the this destination getting contest question or find the hidden hidden bigger, and I’m excited picture, be the first to e-mail picture: to jump in and be a part [email protected]. Please of it.” provide your name, contact phone Be the first to number or email address. find the phrase: Contest rules: A winner is eligible “Dog Bites” once every 12 months. 4 TOWNELAKER | May 2013 TOWNELAKER | May 2013 5 COMMUNITY BOARD Townelaker Publisher AroundAbout Local Media, Inc. The TowneLaker Community Board consists of well-respected Market Director community leaders, from different walks of life. Our Board assists Patty Ponder us in many ways including contributing to our magazine, judging [email protected], (770) 615-3322 our annual Trailblazer award and providing valuable feedback. Our Board consists of four members: Dr. Doug Thrasher, Colin Morris, Gay Executive Editor Grooms and Dr. Scott Harden. Kara Kiefer [email protected], (770) 615-3309 Dr. Doug Thrasher — Doug is the Senior Pastor Art Director at Hillside United Methodist Church. He has Michelle McCulloch [email protected], (770) 615-3307 lived in the Towne Lake area and served at Hillside for six years. He and his wife, Debbie, Digital Marketing Director live in Eagle Watch, and they have two married James Ball children and four precious grandchildren. Doug [email protected], (770) 615-3310 can be reached at [email protected]. TowneLaker, a publication of AroundAbout Local Media, Inc., is a monthly community magazine. The magazine’s goal is to build a sense of community Colin Morris — Colin is a freelance writer and and pride in the Towne Lake and surrounding area stay-at-home mom to three children whom by providing its residents with positive stories and she describes as “two ninja sons and one dog- timely information. It distributes a total of 16,250 free copies. Approximately 14,800 are direct loving daughter.” She and her husband have mailed to homes and businesses and an additional lived in Woodstock for the past 13 years, and 1,450 are placed in racks around the community. she grew up in Marietta. It also has 2,000+ digital viewers of the magazine online each month. TowneLaker welcomes your comments, stories, and advertisements. The deadline is the 10th of the previous month. G. Lora (Gay) Grooms — Gay has been Subscriptions are available for $24 per year. Send teaching, writing, directing, and performing in check or money order to the address below. the Atlanta area since 1990. She opened the The viewpoints of the advertisers, columnists Towne Lake Arts Center — now the Elm Street and submissions are not necessarily those of the Cultural Arts Village — in 2002. She credits Editor/Publisher and the Publisher makes no claims her four now grown children for teaching her as to the validity of any charitable organizations almost everything she knows about working mentioned. TowneLaker is not responsible for with creative young minds. Gay can be errors or omissions. No part of this publication reached at [email protected] may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the Publisher. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2013. TowneLaker Dr. Scott R. Harden — Scott is a family dentist 2449 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock, GA 30189 at Fountain View Family & Cosmetic Dentistry For Advertising:(770) 615-3322 serving Woodstock and Cherokee County for 25 years. 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