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Story on page 8 October 2014 Vol. 28, No. 10 Page 2 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta Is it a legitimate opportunity or a Pyramid Scheme? by KELVIN COLLINS two plans can seem unclear, but Here are some tips to consider tunity out with the BBB before President/CEO, BBB of Central there is one key distinction – before you make your decision: joining. Georgia & the CSRA, Inc. MLM’s are legitimate, and pyramid • Don't pay or sign any contracts schemes are illegal, so it’s very in an "opportunity meeting" or any Keep in mind, a legitimate important to do your homework. other high-pressure situation. Insist company will portray an honest on taking your time to think over a picture of the opportunity, includ- Many people have found The BBB offers the following decision to join. Talk it over with ing the possible risks, rewards, and success in direct selling for compa- questions to ask before deciding your spouse, a knowledgeable challenges. A pyramid scheme, nies which use a multi-level com- whether or not to join an MLM: friend, an accountant or an attor- however, will enthusiastically sell pensation plan. Unfortunately, not • Does the compensation come ney. you on the promise of making tons all opportunities are legitimate, and primarily from recruiting others as • How do you feel about the way of money with very little effort. it’s easy to get caught up in the opposed to the sale of the product? you were recruited and do you feel Unfortunately, self-deception is the enthusiasm and big promises of a • Does the product or service comfortable approaching friends hardest to recognize so take the pyramid scheme posing as a trust- seem too good to be true, and is it and family in this same manner? time to research thoroughly before worthy company. So how do you priced at an expensive rate? People don’t appreciate having getting caught up in the hype. tell the difference? BBB provides • Do you feel pressured to join? their friendship exploited, this usu- consumers with information to help Is the emphasis placed on the ally ruins relationships. For more tips you can trust, determine whether or not a compa- “opportunity” rather than the value • Beware of those that don’t com- visit bbb.org. ny is trustworthy. of the product? mand the respect themselves and ********* What is a Multilevel Marketing • Are there promises of large lean on the credentials or character Plan? Multilevel Marketing is a profits for minimal work and little of others. Kelvin Collins is president- method to sell goods and services experience? • Can you survive off of the sales CEO of the Better Business Bureau through other distributors. These • What is the marketability of the of the product without recruiting of Central Georgia & the CSRA, plans promise that if you sign up as product? Is there a similar product other distributors? Pyramid Inc. serving 41 counties in Central a distributor, you will receive com- on the market for less money? schemes survive by pulling in new Georgia and the Central Savannah missions from sales you make, as distributors and little attention is River Area (CSRA). This tips col- well as sales of the people you If you answered yes to any of placed on the product. umn is provided through the local have recruited as your distributors. these questions, you are probably • Realistically, how many people BBB and the Council of Better On the contrary, a pyramid looking at a pyramid scheme. can be enrolled in any given area Business Bureaus. Questions or scheme’s commissions are primari- While a Multilevel Marketing Plan before saturation occurs? If every- complaints about a specific compa- ly based on the number of distribu- can be a legitimate and exciting one in your neighborhood is selling ny or charity should be referred tors recruited and generally ignore new venture, the bottom line is, do hamburgers, then pretty soon it is directly to the BBB at Phone: 1- the marketing and selling of prod- your research as you consider a going to be difficult to sell ham- 800-763-4222, Web site: www.bbb. ucts and services. MLM opportunity. It could be a burgers. org or E-mail: info@centralgeor- The difference between these pyramid in disguise. • Check any company or oppor- gia.bbb.org or [email protected]. October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta • Page 3 The Next Chapter A New Choice for Dialysis Services Experience Dialysis on Your Schedule Book Recommendations by musical expertise lends itself ANNE B. 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Page 4 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta Poets’ Corner OCTOBER summer breeze in a Summer sky. only woman who loves only me... by Thomas A. Garman Wish foods with rich tastes are all Happy, sunny thoughts of adventures calorie-free. Starburst – red, gold, brown and and many plans were made in Forever to forsake me from the label fading green hopes that Summer would never “fatty.” Drips down silently from Roman- end. candle trees. Okay, back to reality. “They” say A crazy quilt of leaves from the loom As imaginations were put to the test, positive thinking makes wishes of autumn we always, somehow, came up come to be. Yeh, close your eyes, Atlanta Manager/Editor Lays underfoot... cinnamon spice of with the best. click your heels and count to three, Ann Tunali the seasons – just like “Dorothy.” Phone: 770-698-0031 My October. Toys were not the only thing Fax: 770-395-7271 enjoyed; secret hiding places to Only “in my dreams” am I the Website Harvest – food for bodies, food for explore and fun games always mistress of a sexy male genie www.seniornewsgeorgia.com souls gave us joy. granting me my every wish freely. www.seniornewsga.com Spills over the countryside to wean Email: [email protected] us from summer. Books were read and stories enacted Wishes of the mind are formed SENIOR NEWS Old gold mornings, evenings with as if we were on stage as actors in a world of fantasy. A wish 7511 Auden Trail bon-fire eyes, and actresses. is a hope that’s cheery that might Atlanta, GA 30350 Days full of yesterdays gush from come to be. God’s cornucopia – Lightning bugs were caught at night My October. to make our jars sparkle with light. Wishing is my mind’s editing ability; adding more pizzazz to my Advertising Account Executives Wanderings – through cornshocks Yard sprinklers, too, will not be for life as I see. 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My heart waits A CHEERY HOPE Almighty.” Susan Larson the fulfillment by Olga Angela Chapman Mary Frances When we love and live again in I won’t be greedy. I think they Lisa M. Petsche God’s October. Wish I had a chocolate biscotti... key is content to be... with my Dr. Anne B. Jones Hmmm... and some orange blossom possessions earthly... for better or ********* honey for my spiced tea. for worse. For whom is ME... for better or for ********* SUMMER MEMORIES Yeh, yeh, yeh... Wish I had a lot of worse. Published monthly. Business Office is located at 115 Bigham by Beverly Bryson Norton money... Wish I had the winning My contentment of spirituality I can Drive, Warner Robins, GA 31088. ticket of tonight’s lottery... Wish I keep for eternity! Approximate Monthly Readership: As Summer comes to an end, had a home pretty to my eye but Metro Atlanta, 65,000; Augusta, And Fall is set to begin; for the rest of me, comfy and wish So for now, I’ll just be happy with 27,000; Macon/Central Georgia, Childhood memories of days gone by privacy on a deserted island in the my lightly buttered toast and black 21,000. Editorial and advertising copy deadline is the 15th of the flow through my mind like a warm sea... Wish I was a good man’s coffee. month. Preference is given to edito- rial copy submitted earliest. Publishers do not accept any lia- bility whatsoever for any material supplied by advertisers or editorial organizations including the use of “The Most Deadly Virus” trademarks, logotypes, slogans, or other service marks, or any claims by DANIEL W. GATLYN, USN Ret. your emotions on a genuine threat to and, filled with pseudo accolades. made by such organizations and Minister/Journalist survival! 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All of the medications we carry are approved by Canada’s health protection Branch (Canada’s regulatory body, similar to the United States USDA). Page 6 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta Marc, Roman, Constantin and Charles Chatov: Chatov Retrospective... 100 Years of Painting now on exhibit at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Arts Special to Senior News with multiple genres of the day, while paintings and portraits hang in Marc, painting solidly within the tradi- over 450 public and private tion of realism at its finest, explores collections in the United MCMA is pleased to present the world today through modern and States, Mexico and abroad, Chatov Retrospective – 100 Years of mythological themes. Shown is ‘They including at the Georgia State Painting, a group exhibition of three have eyes but see not, ears but hear Capital, Emory Hospital, generations of painters which will not’ by Marc Chatov. University of Georgia, remain opened through December Beyond an impressive display of University of Southern 24th. virtuosity in the various media and California Thornton School of In the exhibition Marc Chatov artistic movements represented, this Music, King & Spalding, and presents a series of artwork that traces exhibit makes a deeper statement: the Lovett School. His recent his family legacy from his father born Unless one opens one's eyes to the portrait of Georgia Writers Hall in 1900 to the present, including a new beasts we confront in our daily lives, of Fame inductee; Dr. Ferrol generation of Chatov. The installation one cannot fully see the beauty that Sams, is included in a private is comprised of original mural paint- unfolds in front of us around every collection. Marc is also a well- ing studies, realistic figure, portrait corner. Indeed, in the eyes of these known and popular instructor. and still life paintings, and abstract artists, it is the hardness of daily exis- He honed his teaching skills as expressionism. As such, the tence that elevates beauty to its place an assistant to Roman and Retrospective has much to offer the art of triumph. Constantin in the Chatov enthusiast. Through their long careers, Marc Chatov is an Atlanta-based Studio and gradually took over Roman and Constantin experimented artist who has exhibited paintings in their classes in 1984. Today it museums and galleries nationally. His stands as the longest running work “Grape Picker” recently received art atelier in Atlanta. an “Award of Excellence” by Oil Roman Chatov (1900- Painters of America and currently 1987) was born in 1900 and hangs in the OPA Eastern Regional came to New York in 1922 ‘They have eyes but see not, ears but hear not” Group Show at Eisele Gallery where he studied at the Art by Marc Chatov. (Cincinnati, OH). Marc is a recipient Students League and the of the Georgia Governor’s Artist of National Academy of Arts. He Excellence Award and his fine art was a noted mural painter and costume designer. Among his most notable works are his murals commis- sioned for New York’s Russian Tea Room, which are currently in the Lincoln Center Library of Fine Art and Museum of the City of New York collections. His works have been shown in galleries and museums on two continents and are represented in many private and corporate collec- tions. Roman was honored with the ~ CLASS SCHEDULE ~ “Governor’s Award in the Arts” from the Georgia Council for the Arts and 9:45 AM SIGN-IN... LOWER LEVEL OF Humanities in 1983. HOLLANDER SENIOR LIVING & MEMORY CARE Constantin Chatov (1904-1993) was a renowned portraitist, who paint- 5399 Northland Drive • Atlanta, GA 30342 ed hundreds of prominent subjects including Margaret Mitchell, Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh as commis- 404-477-3800 sioned by MGM. He began his career, Class Starts at 10:00 a.m. however, as a concert pianist in Russia and studied music at the Curtis MONDAY • TUESDAY • THURSDAY Institute of Music in Philadelphia in the 1940’s. He was a concert pianist in Now Saturday Mornings at 10:30 a.m. New York and an accompanist for the Ballets Russes until an injury to his right hand ultimately ended his profes- sional music career. In 1950 he studied painting at the Art Students League in New York and by the 1960’s was acclaimed for his figure paintings and portraits. Constantin was an influential member of the arts community and received the 1983 “Governor’s Award in the Arts” from the Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities. Charles Chatov is an Atlanta based artist. In 2009, Charles moved from New York back home to Atlanta and has since developed a national reputation for his style of tattoo art. He still frequents the Chatov Studio where he sketches and paints with his father in the family atelier. Like the elder Chatov painters, Charles not only tries to depict beauty in all its mysterious and contrasting forms, but he infuses his soul into each work of art. The Marietta Cobb Museum of Arts is located at 30 Atlanta Street SE, Marietta. You may contact the muse- um at 770-528-1444 or by visiting www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org. October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta • Page 7 Lost Pet Scams... are you at risk? by KELVIN COLLINS pets for the sole purpose of selling Business Bureau of Central Bureaus. Questions or complaints President/CEO, BBB of Central them to unsuspecting buyers. Georgia & the CSRA, Inc. serving about a specific company or chari- Georgia & the CSRA, Inc. Flyers and classified ads looking 41 counties in Central Georgia and ty should be referred directly to the for a pet’s owner can have the the Central Savannah River Area BBB at Phone: 1-800-763-4222, unintended consequence of alerting (CSRA). This tips column is provid- Web site: www.bbb.org; E-mail: A lost pet is a devastating a scammer to a money making ed through the local BBB and the [email protected]; or, experience but the BBB warns pet opportunity. Buyers of these pets Council of Better Business [email protected]. owners to be wary of scammers may never know that they were that defraud heartbroken pet own- duped. ers who have publically advertised the loss of a pet. The advertisement BBB provides the following can help you get your pet returned tips to prevent falling victim to a but it can also open you up to pet loss scam: potential scams. Below are some • If you must place an ad, include of the more common scams that only essential information. Refrain target pet owners. from providing information about unique markings or physical attrib- The Pay-Me-First Scam utes. This can be used to verify In this scam the pet owner the real owner. receives a phone call from a person • If you get a call from someone claiming that they have the lost pet who claims to be out-of-state, ask in their possession. This person them for a phone number where asks that the reward money be sent you can call them back. Scammers to them before they return the pet. typically do not want you to know If the pet owner refuses, they will any of their personal information. often threaten to hurt the pet in • If a caller claims to have your order to pressure the pet owner into pet in their possession, ask them to sending money. Once the scammer describe something about the pet receives the money, they are never that wouldn’t be visible in pictures, heard from again. which may have been posted. You can also ask them to send a current CLASSES NOW FORMING The Truck Driver Scam picture of the pet for you to review. Someone claiming to be a • Never wire money or use a long-haul truck driver tells you that prepaid debit card to pay anyone he came across your pet while on you don’t know. This is a common his route. He then asks you to send thread in many types of scams. him money so that he can send • Always ask for registration your pet back to you, or he may paperwork and a bill of sale when ask you to wire him money to purchasing a new pet. board your pet until he can send • Consider having your veterinar- your pet back with another truck ian implant an identification driver who's heading your way. microchip into your pet to increase your recovery chances. The Tag Team Scam You receive a call from some- For more tip you can trust, visit one who says that they think they bbb.org. have your pet. After talking to you ********* for a while and getting information Kelvin Collins is 1670-D NORTHEAST EXPY. NE, ATLANTA, GA 30329 about your pet, they apologize and president/CEO of the Better www.cooperslowreyorgancenter.com say that they're sorry, but it turns out that it's not your pet after all. They then give all the information about your pet to a partner. This is a set-up -- in a short time, the scammer uses the information received about your pet only to have a second person call and claim to have found your pet who will try collect any reward money in advance.

The Airline Ticket Scam In this scam, someone calls and claims that your pet somehow ended up in another state. They ask you to send money for a kennel and an airline ticket and they'll ship your pet back. Once the pet owner sends the money, the scammer walks away with it, leaving the owner without their pet and less money in their bank account.

Pet Flipping Scam This scam works by the scam- mer stealing pets or claiming lost Page 8 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta On the Cover Woman finds prophet-able career in pot making by SUSAN LARSON woman whose hands were covered “It was just his job,” he replied. are included in how-to books on in clay. “My daughter’s a potter,” he “Some people are farmers. Some ceramics and are exhibited world- ON THE COVER proudly said as he handed her a card. carpenters. Some potters. No big wide. And, of course, she will be dis- Pam Koehler-Camp works in her The woman, coordinator for the deal.” playing her wares at the Stone studio in Cornelia. Celtic Arts Festival, called his As she examined his works, she Mountain Highland Games sched- daughter that evening and asked if discovered he used rose leaves in his uled for October 17-19. she had anything to exhibit. She had designs – the same technique that Each pot bears a tag reading, only six pieces, but that was enough had already become her trademark. “Every pot is a prayer as God led me When she was in her 90’s to mold her new career. All six Two years after laughing at the to this place, using my art for God’s God told her she’d give birth... and pieces sold within three hours at thought of being a potter, Koehler- purpose.” Her studio is called, “And Sarah laughed. competitive prices. Camp started teaching at the Joan Sarah Laughed” (www.and- When she was in her late thirties, A month later she exhibited Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts sarahlaughed.com.); but, she's taking Pam Koehler-Camp was a highly some bowls in a shape she happened in Duluth and has been conducting her new calling in life quite serious- paid accountant who’d just gotten a to like. A Japanese tourist bought classes there ever since. Her works ly! dream promotion, yet a voice inside them all to take home for a tea cere- her told her she’d become a potter. mony. He said they were the perfect And she laughed. size and shape. Koehler-Camp had never Within months she developed touched a ball of clay in her life. her own style of Celtic pottery with Then, in April of 1996, as though traditional symbols as well as a answering a divine call, she abruptly whimsical style of her own incorpo- quit her fast track job and enrolled in rating leaf prints in the design. a pottery class. At first she was so About a year later, a relative intimidated she only observed, then from Florida visited and said, “Since for 10 hours a day, six days a week, you’re a potter, I thought you’d like she threw clay in her basement in some of your great-grandfather’s Lilburn. Three months later, she sold stuff.” It was then that she learned out at her first pottery show. her great-grandfather was the first What gave birth to this new commercial potter in Florida and that found talent? When Koehler-Camp his pieces are still exhibited at the threw her first decent looking pot, historical society and several muse- she made up business cards and gave ums. a few to her dad. While entering a “Why did I never know this?” liquor store, he held the door for a she asked.

Pam Koehler-Camp shows some of her creations.

Pam Koehler-Camp... just relaxing! October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta • Page 9 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide seeks Georgia volunteers for 2015 Season Special to Senior News of Spanish-speaking taxpayers Helen Lowenthal. “We could not www.aarp.org/taxvolunteer seeking assistance. do it without our volunteers, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Qualified AARP Foundation who make an indelible mark on is offered in conjunction with AARP Foundation Tax- Tax-Aide volunteers receive free the communities they help.” the IRS. Aide, the nation’s largest free, tax training and are reimbursed For more information on AARP Foundation is a chari- volunteer-run tax preparation on a limited basis for qualified how you can join the AARP table affiliate of AARP. Learn and assistance service, is seek- program-related expenses. They Foundation Tax-Aide team, visit more at www.aarpfoundation. ing volunteers across Georgia to help taxpayers at sites around our Web site at org. help taxpayers who are seeking the state, learning new skills assistance preparing and filing while giving back to countless their 2014 tax returns. communities. While some tax Whether you’re handy with a preparation and computer expe- calculator, can organize to per- rience are needed to prepare tax fection or have a ready smile, returns, other positions are AARP Foundation Tax-Aide available which do not require needs your skills. this experience. Volunteers do not need to be “Last year, nationally, our an AARP member or retiree to 35,000 volunteers assisted 2.6 participate. Tax-Aide is particu- million people in preparing and larly in need of volunteers who filing their tax returns,” said are bilingual in English/Spanish Georgia Recruitment Specialist to support the increasing number

CALLING VOLUNTEERS FOR TAX-AIDE Whether you’re handy with a calculator, can organize to perfection or have a ready smile, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide needs your skills. Volunteers prepare tax returns, greet program users and ensure things run smoothly at locations throughout Georgia and nationwide. Sign up AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers to train for the 2015 tax season at aarp.org/taxvolunteer. Page 10 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta Taking Care Supporting a relative in long-term care... there are ways to stay connected! by LISA M. PETSCHE beliefs; routines and habits; likes and If the person shares a room, news about friends and relatives, and dislikes; and what brings comfort inquire about private areas for visit- involve them in family decision- when they are upset. ing. making. When a person moves into Such information can help staff • Develop a regular pattern of vis- • Notify relatives and friends of the a long-term care facility (commonly maximize your relative‚s quality of iting so your relative knows when to new address and phone number (get known as a nursing home), he or she life in several ways. It assists them expect you and can anticipate your your relative their own extension) experiences in viewing the person as a unique next visit. Telephone between visits and encourage them to call, write or numerous losses. and interesting individual rather than if transportation issues, other com- visit. Offer to join them for the first These may simply someone with a set of physi- mitments or your own health prevent visit if they express anxiety. include: a house or cal needs. This is especially valuable you from getting in as often as your • Plan activities outside the institu- apartment that if your loved one is unable to com- loved one would like. tion. Go for a walk around the neigh- holds many fond municate or their disease has caused • When you visit, bring flowers borhood or to a nearby park, or take memories, posses- behavioral changes. from your garden or favorite foods. a drive. If your relative uses a wheel- sions, pets, live-in It also guides staff in individual- Change room decorations to reflect chair, get them registered with the Lisa Petsche companions and izing your relative's care plan. As the seasons and holidays. local accessible transportation serv- supportive neigh- well, staff can use psychosocial • Actively listen to what your rela- ice so you can take them to a restau- bors, along with autonomy and pri- information to engage the person in tive has to tell you. Show interest in rant, the mall or community events vacy. conversation – putting your relative their daily activities, and allow them (inquire about accessibility before If you have a loved who one has at ease and building rapport with to express their feelings about their making plans). been admitted to residential care, them; introduce them to residents situation. Assist them with problem- • Continue to include the person in you can help with their adjustment with similar backgrounds or inter- solving if necessary. family celebrations. If members‚ by reinforcing their identity and ests; and match them to recreation • Keep them informed about cur- homes aren‚t accessible, choose a ensuring as much continuity in their programs. rent events by supplying a radio or restaurant or banquet hall that is, or life as possible. One way to do this There are also many direct ways television, arranging for a newspaper ask staff to help you plan a gathering is by sharing information with staff, you can help your relative feel val- subscription or sharing news when onsite. Videotape or photograph to help them get to know the person. ued and connected to their pre- you visit. events your relative isn't able to Valuable personal information admission life: • Re-create routines from home, attend. includes birthplace and other places • Bring in possessions to person- such as playing cribbage, watching a • If feasible, arrange for them to lived; family of origin; education; alize their room – for example, a favorite TV program together or come home for a few hours – for work history; successes, disappoint- piece of furniture (get approval first), sharing a meal. special occasions or perhaps Sunday ments, losses and other challenges; bed comforter, photographs, hand- • Encourage your relative to try dinners. Check with staff regarding significant relationships (past and crafts, knick-knacks, plants, grand- some recreational programs (offer to the facility's temporary leave of present); pastimes and skills; person- children‚s artwork, window clings, a accompany them the first time if absence (TLA) policy; you may be ality and coping style; cultural and wall calendar with special occasions they're reluctant) and attend a resi- able to take your relative out religious background; values and marked. dent council meeting. Join them for overnight or for a weekend if their special events. care needs can be met. • Encourage their participation in ********* care planning. Ask staff to enable Lisa M. Petsche is a social them do as much as possible, to help worker and a freelance writer spe- maintain their abilities and self- cializing in boomer and senior con- esteem. cerns. She has personal and profes- • Keep your relative up-to-date on sional experience with elder care.

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Booth Western Art Museum welcomes Suzy Bogguss as featured entertainer of the Cowboy Festival & Symposium Singer-songwriter set to perform on October 25 at the Grand Theatre To learn more or to purchase Booth Western Art Museum, an tickets, call 770-387-1300 or stop Affiliate to the Smithsonian by the front desk at the Museum. Institution, is a 120,000 square foot In addition to Suzy Bogguss’ museum located in Cartersville, show, the 12th Annual Georgia, where guests are invited Southeastern Cowboy Festival & to See America’s Story by explor- Symposium will feature gunfight ing the American West through re-enactments, Native American contemporary Western artwork. dances, exhibition opening recep- The Museum also houses a tion, Featured Artist evening lec- Presidential Gallery, Civil War art ture by Krystii Melaine, cowboy gallery, and Sagebrush Ranch, an church, and many more Western interactive children’s gallery. Open activities. For more information on since August 2003, Booth Museum the schedule of events, call the is the only museum of its kind in Museum or visit www.boothmuse- the Southeast and is the second um.org. largest art museum in the state of Georgia. To learn more about About Booth Western Art Booth Western Art Museum, visit Museum www.boothmuseum. org.

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Special to Senior News Haggard. “We are excited to welcome CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA Suzy Bogguss and her band for this year’s Cowboy Festival & Symposium. She has been enter- ooth Western Art Museum taining audiences since the late 80s is proudB to welcome American and we believe her music will be a country music singer-songwriter great fit for the Museum and the Suzy Bogguss as Featured event. She had success with songs Entertainer for the 12th Annual like “Drive South” and “Hey Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Cinderella” and we’re looking for- Symposium. On Saturday, October ward to her songs that relate to the 25, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the historic Booth like “I Want to Be a Grand Theatre, the Grammy Award Cowboy’s Sweetheart,” says Booth winning Bogguss and her band will Museum Director of Marketing perform a series of hits from her Tom Shinall. career along with pieces from her latest release, Lucky. Tickets for the concert are available to Booth Museum members beginning August 1 and will be available to the general public on August 18. Suzy Bogguss broke into the country music scene in 1989 after winning Top New Female Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music. Suzy’s popularity garnered attention as she was recognized as one of the women in country music that helped define ‘90s country. Bogguss went on to sell over 3 mil- lion albums, score a Grammy Award and notch a string of Top 10 songs including “Outbound Plane,” “Drive South,” “Hey Cinderella,” “Letting Go” and “Aces.” Her suc- cess continued with the release of singles including “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart,” “Someday Soon,” “Somebody to Love,” and “Cross My Broken Heart.” Suzy’s latest album Lucky features a dozen songs written by Merle Page 12 • OctoberA 2014 • Seniortl Newsa • Atlantan t a CCAALLEENNDDAARR

ATLANTA METRO AREA 30101, 770-975-7740 Opportunities Directory • West Cobb Senior Center: 4915 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs, For additional Opportunities list- GA 30127-4488, 770-528-8200 ings, please visit our website at: Neighborhood Centers: www.seniornewsga.com (Seniors age 60+) ********************** • Austell Neighborhood Center: 4915 Senior Citizen Services Austell-Powder Springs Rd., Austell, 1705 Commerce Drive, NW, Atlanta. GA 30106, 770-819-3200 For information on programs offered • Marietta Neighborhood Center: call 404-351-3889. Cecelia Desilets (l) and Mary Cook show off the cardinal quilt craft- 1150 Powder Springs St., Marietta, ed by members of the Busy Bee Club in celebration of their 40th year ********************** GA 30064, 770-528-2516 Cobb Senior Services participating in the Prater’s Mill Country Fair. This hand-appliqued • Senior Wellness Center: 1150 and quilted piece will be sold during the Fair at Historic Prater’s Mill • Administrative Office: 1150 Powder Springs St., Suite 100, Powder Springs St., Suite 100, on October 11th & 12th. Fair hours are 9 - 6 Saturday and 9 - 5 Marietta, GA 30064 Sunday. For complete details visit www.pratersmill.org. Marietta, GA 30064, 770-528-5355 • North Cobb Neighborhood Center: • For events & activities: www.cobb- 4100 Old Highway 41, Acworth, GA seniors.org 30101, 770-974-2984. Center): 6500 Vernon Woods Drive, • Alpharetta/Crabapple ********************** Multipurpose Centers: Sandy Springs, 404-613-4900. Neighborhood Senior Center, 12624 Fulton County Senior Services • H.J.C. Bowden Senior Broadwell Road, Alpharetta, 770- (Seniors age 55+) The Fulton County Government • East Cobb Senior Center: 3332 Multipurpose Facility: 2885 Church 751-9397. coordinates a variety of services at Street, East Point, 404-762-4821. • Auburn Avenue Neighborhood Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta, GA 20 senior centers. For the nearest 30066, 770-509-4900 • Harriett G. Darnell Senior Senior Center, 300 Auburn Ave., NE, center or more information call the Multipurpose Facility: 677 Fairburn Atlanta, 404-224-3140. • Freeman Poole Senior Center: Fulton County Senior Information 4025 South Hurt Rd., Smyrna, GA Road, NW, Atlanta, 404-699-8580. • Bethlehem Neighborhood Senior and Assistance at 404-613-6000, or • Helene S. Mills Senior Center, 87 Thayer Street, NE, 30082, 770-801-3400 visit www.myfultoncountyga.us. • North Cobb Senior Center: 4100 Multipurpose Facility: 515 John Atlanta, 404-577-6017. Old Highway 41, Acworth, GA Wesley Dobbs Avenue, Atlanta, 404- • Camp Truitt Neighborhood Senior Senior Multipurpose Facilities 523-3353. Center, 4320 Herschel Road, College • Dorothy C. Benson Senior Park, 404-762-4802. Multipurpose Complex (Includes Neighborhood Senior Centers • Cosby Spears Neighborhood Senior Sandy Springs Neighborhood Senior Center: 355 North Ave., NE, Atlanta, 404-876-4031. • Dogwood Neighborhood Senior SENIOR RETIREMENT FACILITIES Center: 1953 Bankhead Hwy., Atlanta, 404-792-4964. Azalea Estates Assisted Living Lenox Summit Apartment Homes • Fairburn Neighborhood Senior and Retirement Community 2449 East Club Drive, Atlanta, GA Center: 109 Milo Fisher St., 105 Autumn Circle, Fayetteville, GA 404-231-1580 Fairburn, 770-306-1555. www.azaleaestates.com • Fulton County QLS Senior Center: 770-461-0039 Life Care Center of Gwinnett 4001 Danforth Road, SW, Atlanta, 3850 Safehaven Drive 404-699-1686. Baptist Towers Lawrenceville, GA •Hapeville Neighborhood Senior Senior Retirement Community 770-923-0005 Center: 527 King Arnold St., 1881 Myrtle Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA Hapeville, 404-762-3660. www.ncr.org Park Trace Apartments • New Horizons Neighborhood 404-758-4562 700 Atlanta Avenue, Decatur, GA Senior Center: 745 Orr St., NW, 404-371-0887 Atlanta, 404-730-7100. READY TO Benson Manor • Northside Shepherd Neighborhood LEAD 2348 Benson Poole Road Myrtle Terraces Senior Center: 1705 Commerce Dr., Smyrna, GA A Senior Community NW, Atlanta, 404-352-9303. Richard Woods has over twenty-two www.rhf.org 1326 Myrtle Street, SE • Palmetto Neighborhood Senior years of Pre-K through 12th grade 770-435-6406 Gainesville, GA 30501 Center: 510 Turner Ave., Palmetto, experience in public education. 770-538-0938 770-463-4990. Choice Care Senior Living, LLC • Roswell Neighborhood Senior Classroom Experience 278 C S Floyd Road Ross Memorial Health Care Center: 1250 Warsaw Rd., Roswell, • Social Studies Teacher, 14 years Loganville, GA Long Term Care Facility 770-640-1583 • Department Chairperson 770-554-8600 1780 Old 41 Highway • St. Paul Neighborhood Senior • Statewide and regional recognition www.choicecareseniorliving.com Kennesaw, GA 30152 Center (Tuesdays & Thursdays): 501 for teaching strategies 770-427-7256 Grant St., NE, Atlanta, 404-688- Georgia Health Services Network 7501. Administration Experience P.O. Box 2966 The Zaban Tower • Sandy Springs Neighborhood • Assistant Principal Loganville, GA 3005 3156 Howell Mill Road, NW Senior Center (In same location as • Principal 770-466-7711 Atlanta, GA Dorothy C. Benson Senior • K-5 Curriculum Director www.georgiahealth.us www.wbjh.org Complex): 6500 Vernon Woods Dr., • Home School Director 404-751-2255 Sandy Springs, 404-705-4901. Hollander Senior Living • Southeast Neighborhood Senior Business Experience & Memory Care Vineville Christian Towers Center: 1650 New Town Circle, SE, 5399 Northland Drive, Atlanta, GA 2394 Vineville Avenue, Atlanta, 404-624-0641. • Small Business Owner www.hollanderseniorliving.com Macon GA ********************** • Purchasing agent for domestic 404-477-3800 478-743-4661 and international laser company continued on page 13 October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta • Page 13 CALENDAR MSCA in Buckhead, 3200 ********************** tions call 404-892-6836 or visit from page 12 Downwood Circle, Suite 550, The East Point Library www.atlantasacredharp.org. Palisades Building. For additional 2757 Main St., East Point ********************** Roswell Recreation & Parks information call 404-351-0205, ext. 404-762-2094 Monthly Song Circle Offerings 110, or visit www.mscatl.org. ********************** Fri., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. Group • Roswell Recreation Senior Citizens ********************** Buckhead Library singing just for fun... no performanc- Club: Meets each Wednesday. Alzheimer/Caregiver Support 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta es. Open to all. Folk music, old stan- Activities include trips, parties, guest Group Meeting ********************** dards, spirituals, political songs, pop, speakers, social functions and other First Mon. each month, 10:30 a.m. Scott-Candler Library freedom songs, country, show tunes, activities. For membership informa- Free respite care for your loved one 1917 Candler Rd., Decatur and more. East Lake location. For tion call 770-641-3950. during meeting, must call in 404-286-6986 directions and more information call • Monthly Luncheon: Second Wed. advance. Aloha to Aging, Inc. locat- ********************** Bob at 404-378-5424. of the month. Must RSVP one week ed in the Mt. Bethel Community Atlanta World War II Round ********************** in advance. Call for more informa- Center, 4608 Lower Roswell Rd., Table Volunteers Needed To Deliver tion. Marietta. Call 678-439-1177. Preserving History. For information Food • Scrabble Club: First and third Tues. ********************** call John Kovach at 770-928-4579 or South Fulton Senior Services of each month, 10 a.m. and Mondays Square Dance Class visit our website at http://atlantawwi- Inc. (SFSS) is a non-profit agency. at 1 p.m. Call in advance to play, Singles & couples welcome; free iroundtable.org. Its mission is to provide a range of 770-641-3950. childcare, ages 5+. Hosted by ********************** services and activities which pro- ********************** Kennesaw Square Dancers. Call 404- Monthly Sacred Harp Singing mote wellness, wholeness and self- Lawrenceville Senior Center 808-8689 or visit www.squaredeal- Thurs., Oct. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Early suffiency for adults, sixty (60) years 225 Benson Street, Lawrenceville ers.com. American hymns sung in powerful, of age and older, who reside in South 770-822-5180. ********************** exuberant style, as seen in Awake My Fulton County. ********************** Senior Ballroom Dance Soul. Beginners welcome, instruction SFSS has serviced the South Gwinnett Senior Center First & third Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., provided. Emory Presbyterian Fulton Community for 21 years. In 225 Bethesda Church Road, Mason Mill Park, 1340 McConnell Church, fellowship building, 1886 N. Lawrenceville, 770-822-5147 Dr., Decatur. Live band, refresh- Decatur Rd. For details and direc- continued on page 14 ********************** ments. Call 404-679-1349. Council on Aging ********************** Meets the first Wed. of each Friends of Smyrna Library NOTICE TO ALL VETERANS month in the Dorothy C. Benson 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna Who Have Honorably Served Their Country in War & Peace www.friendsofsmyrnalibrary.org Because of the lack of burial space land devoted to a national cemetery, we at Senior Multipurpose Complex, 6500 * Gwinnett Cemetery Group proudly... have dedicated a Garden of Honor to 770-436-8062; Third Thursdays accommodate honorably discharged Veterans and SPOUSES. As an Veron Woods Drive, Sandy Springs. Honorably Discharged Veteran who does not already own cemetery property, you qualify for a space For complete details call 404-613- ********************** at NO CHARGE. Payment of endowment care and deed transfer fees required. However, you must Georgia Center for the Book register for the space and show proof of an Honorable Discharge Certificate for the space. Spaces will 4900. be granted on a first come, first-served basis. To assure a reservation for you and your spouse mail ********************** DeKalb County Public Library coupon below to: 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur Service & Planning • 87 Scenic Hwy. • Lawrenceville, GA 30046. Bartow County Senior Center Gwinnett Memorial & East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceville • White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Duluth 404-370-8450, www.georgiacenter- *Not Affiliate With Any Government Agency Cassville, 770-383-7383 Service & Planning • 87 Scenic Hwy. • Lawrenceville, GA 30046 www.bartowga.org forthebook.org ********************** I'm interested in taking advantage of this special opportunity ********************** Veteran Address Fayette Senior Services Roswell Library 115 Norcross St., Roswell City State Zip Phone 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville Spouse's Name Number In Family 770-461-0813. Call for complete 770-640-3075 details on services offered. ********************** CLUB 55 The Bridge Community Center ~ MEDICAL SERVICES ~ 225 Willowbend Rd., Peachtree City www.thebridge-cc.org Club 55: For adults 55 and older. DENTAL Zounds PruittHealth Hearing Aids Worth Wearing Meets every 4th Wed., 1:30-3:30 SERVICES Committed to Caring p.m. for bingo, foosball, video www.ZoundsHearing.com 1700 Mulkey Road 678-352-1940 games, movies and more. For details Northbridge Dental Austell, GA 30106 • 580 E. Crossville Rd., Suite 340, 770-941-5750 visit [email protected]. Wizforteeth.com; 678-319-0210, Roswell, GA ********************** 678-352-9890 Alzheimer’s Support Group • 440 Ernest Barrett Pkwy., Marietta, Seniors Helping Seniors On the third Monday of every DERMATOLOGY GA Marietta, GA month at 7:00 p.m., Cypress Court 678-694-8860; 678-477-2176 and Vinings Place and the Greater SERVICES HOSPICE CARE www.seniorcarenorthmarietta.com Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s SERVICES Association are sponsoring an Georgia Dermatology of Conyers Silver Companions Alzheimer’s Support Group. This 1349 Milstead Road, Conyers Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care 404-918-4407 support group is intended for fami- GaDerm.com www.seasons.org www.SilverCompanionsGA.com lies and friends of a loved one 770-785-7546 855-803-5289 afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease. For additional information and direc- DIALYSIS VITAS Hospice Care PRIMARY & tions call 770-803-0100. SERVICES VITAS.com; 404-843-6544 PREVENTATIVE ********************** 404-250-1806 CARE SERVICES Parkinson Disease Support Groups Reliant Renal Care For information on Parkinson www.ReliantRenalCare.com PHARMACY JenCare Neighborhood Disease Support Groups in the metro 678-402-6048 SERVICES Medical Centers area, please contact Lynn Ross, 1720 Powder Springs Road, SW, 404-419-0184 Atlanta, GA LMSW, Coordinator, American ThriftyMedsNow.com Parkinson Disease Association 1-866-999-7928 Information & Referral Center, Emory University, at 404-728-6552 HEARING VISION or [email protected]. SERVICES NURSING & SERVICES ********************** REHABILITATION Multiple Sclerosis Center of Decatur Hearing Aid Service Low Vision of Georgia - Dr. Atlanta 917 N. Indian Creek Dr., Clarkston, Options for Senior America Brian Saunders Support group meetings second GA 404-634-1111 www.IALVS.com Tuesday each month, 4-5:30 p.m., 404-299-1141 www.optionscorp.com 877-948-7784; 770-948-7784 Page 14 • October 2014 • Senior News • Atlanta CALENDAR spectrum of computer-related courses including ********************** from page 13 learning beginning, intermediate, and advanced Congregation Beth Shalom Microsoft Windows applications (word processing, 5303 Winters Chapel Rd., Atlanta order to enhance the level of support and services, database, spreadsheets), discovering the Internet, 770-399-5300; www.bshalom.net volunteers are needed to help deliver meals on how to buy a computer, the ins and out’s of email, ********************** wheels. Service areas include: East Point, learning how to use a mouse, basic typing skills, Congregation Chabad of North Fulton Hapeville, College Park, Union City, Fairburn, buying and using a digital camera, digital photog- 10180 Jones Bridge Rd., Johns Creek, 770-410- Rico, Palmetto, and Chattahoochee Hills. If you raphy and Adobe Photoshop elements, 9000; www.chabadnf.org. would like to become a volunteer for meals on PowerPoint, buying and selling on eBay, designing ********************** wheels, please contact Debra Hood or Adam web pages, and fun with graphics. Alzheimer’s Support Group Surfus at 404-559-0070. SeniorNet programs at the MJCCA are avail- 4th Thurs. of month, 6:30-8:00 p.m., GoldenCrest ********************** able to both members and non-members. Trained Assisted Living, 2160 Lake Harbin Rd., Morrow. Get Connected with SeniorNet volunteer instructors teach computer classes that For details call Gery Saunders at 770-961-2200. at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of are specially designed and paced for older adults. ********************** Atlanta Classes are limited to 12 students each allowing Care & Share Support Group SeniorNet is an international, non-profit com- for a meaningful learning experience. All classes First Mon., 6 p.m., Arbor Terrace of East Cobb, puter learning program designed to teach adults are held in the ORT Computer Technology 886 Johnson Ferry Rd., Marietta, 770-977-4420. ages 50 and over computer literacy. The Marcus Resource Center at the MJCCA Zaban Park cam- ********************** Jewish Community Center of Atlanta bears the pus. Harmony Grove UMC unique distinction as being one of only three The Marcus Jewish Community Center of 50 Harmony Grove Rd., Lilburn SeniorNet learning centers operating in the metro Atlanta (MJCCA), "The Center of the Jewish 770-921-7747 Atlanta area. Community," is committed to strengthening the • AARP Driver Safety Program: Saturdays, Nov. 1 The SeniorNet curriculum covers a broad quality of life in Atlanta, and is recognized as one of the most highly-regarded centers internationally. continued on page 15 From preschoolers and children, to teens and sin- gles, to adults and seniors - the MJCCA attracts a diverse audience from the entire community. Visit us on the web at www.atlantajcc.org. ********************** Volunteers Need for Meals on Wheels Senior Connections needs volunteers to deliver We provide dependable, friendly seniors to help with services hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors in your like companionship, transportation, shopping, personal care, light housekeeping and more. area. Three convenient pickup locations in Chamblee, Decatur and Lithonia. Call 770-455- Like getting a little help from your friends. Seniors Helping Seniors Marietta 7602 or register to volunteer online at TEL: 678-694-8860 (O) / 678-477-2176 (M) www.seniorconnectionsatl.org. Call for new class www.seniorcarenorthmarietta.com offerings. ********************** New Neighbors League Club Prospective member orientation, first Wed. each Committed to Caring We are a skilled nursing center. We provide An Affordable Apartment month at the New Neighbors Welcome Center, 479 S. Atlanta St., Roswell. Luncheon and program 24-hour nursing services. We offer excellent Community for Seniors second Wed. each month at various locations. Rehab service specializing in Physical, Volunteer orientations are conducted every Speech, and Occupational therapies. We also Now Accepting Applications Monday at 1 p.m. For complete details call 770- 993-7886. offer hospice services. PruittHealth-Austell Applicants must be at least 62, meet income ********************** accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private pay, and guidelines, have good rental and credit history Volunteers Need for Meals on Wheels most commercial insurance. Please contact: & an acceptable background screening. Meals on Wheels volunteers needed in DeKalb Priscilla Briley, Admissions Director, at neighborhoods. Deliver hot, nutritious meals to Two Months FREE Rent homebound senior neighbors in your area. Three 770-941-5750 convenient pickup locations including Chamblee, On Studio Apartments! Scottdale and Lithonia. Call Senior Connections at 770-216-2574. 2394 Vineville Avenue Macon, GA 31204 ********************** 478-743-4661 Congregation Shema Yisrael 4549 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta. Call 404- 943-1100. 1700 Mulkey Road The Open Synagogue holds services every Sat. at Austell, Georgia 30106 10:15 a.m., Jewish Family and Career Services.

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