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Time is running out to save $$$$ for this year. Homeowners have until Wednesday, April 1, to apply for a homestead exemption for this tax year. Homeowners must apply one time only, after that exemptions are automatically renewed. It is not necessary to reapply if the home has been refinanced. The applicant’s name must appear on the deed and the applicant must occupy the property to qualify. Most new property owners will receive an application from Cobb County by mail after the first of the year. Applications and payments must be received or U.S. postmarked (metered postmark not accepted as proof of timely mailing) by the deadline of April 1. Forms and detailed information is available at cobbcounty.org/tax.
The Hunt 2009 at Jim Miller Park had to be canceled due to inclement weather, but the Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is planning two community wide hunts this weekend. Ward Recreation Center, located at 4845 Dallas Highway, Powder Springs, will host an event 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, April 3. For more information, call 770-528-8885. Ron Anderson Recreation Center, located in Wild Horse Creek Park at 3820 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs, will host an event 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, April 4. For more information, call 770-439-3611.
Job Fair 2009
Six Flags White Water is holding a 2009 Job Fair that will take place at Six Flags White Water on March 28 from 10a.m. until 4p.m. Applicants are required to fill out an online application at www.sixflagsjobs.com before attending the fair. Please be prepared to go through multiple interviews and screenings. Applicants must be at least 15 years of age to attend the Six Flags White Water Job Fair. Six Flags White Water has positions to fill in the following departments:
Food Service
Aquatics (Lifeguards)
Park Services
Admissions
Parking Lot
Security
Merchandising
Applicants must Provide a commitment of employment to begin in late May and continue through the end of the season, and must be able to work all Saturdays and Sundays.
The Hunt 2009, scheduled for Saturday, March 28, at Jim Miller Park, has been canceled due to inclement weather and forecasts of heavy rain. 
Information will be forthcoming on any future plans.
Cobb County Master Gardeners and Friends of Master Gardeners will present a series of programs at Smith-Gilbert Gardens, 2829 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw. The gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The programs are free, but there is a $5 admission to the gardens.
• Saturday, March 21
9:30 a.m. Spring Walk
10:45 a.m. Preparing Your Spring Vegetable Garden
• Saturday, March 28
9:30 a.m. Attracting Birds and Wildfire to Your Garden
10:45 a.m. Black Gold – Build a Low-Cost Compost Bin
• Saturday, April 4
9:30 a.m. Xeriscaping Your Cottage Garden – How to Develop an English Cottage Garden
10:45 a.m. Plant Explorer
• Saturday, April 18
9:30 a.m. The Queen of Flowers – Rose Regimens
10:45 a.m. Pot ‘em Up! – Secrets of Floral Design
• Saturday, April 25
9:30 a.m. Decorating From Your Spring Garden
10:45 a.m. Georgia Gold Medal Plants
For more information, visit cobbmastergardeners.org or call 770-427-2117, ext 3059.
Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs will host The Hunt 2009 Saturday, March 28, at Jim Miller Park in Marietta. The event will feature egg hunts, children’s activities, music, a petting zoo, inflatables, concessions, a visit with the Easter Bunny and the “Mad Hatter” contest. Admission is free and the park opens at 10:30 a.m. and closes at 2 p.m. Event schedule:
• 11 a.m.: 4 and 5 year olds egg hunt
• 11:30 a.m.: 6 and 7 year olds egg hunt
• Noon: special population egg hunt
• 12:30 p.m.: Mad Hatter contest
• 1 p.m.: 8 and older egg hunt
For more information, visit cobbcounty.org/PRCA
Mrs. Pauline Mills Lowery, of Roosevelt Circle NE, entered into rest Sunday, March 8, 2009 after a brave struggle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 2 p.m. at Stone Springfield A.M.E. Church in Stapleton, Georgia. Pauline was a native of Jefferson County, Georgia, a member of Turner Chapel A.M.E. Church, and President of Ace Special Tours in Marietta. She was a woman of great strength and faith and will be greatly missed by all of us at Habitat. She is survived by her loving son Phillip, as well as a large extended family. Condolences may be sent to: Phillip Lowery, 389 Roosevelt Circle, Marietta, GA 30060.
Registration began March 2 but you can call to check on openings and/or get on the waiting list…
Cobb County Head Start is a non profit preschool program serving low income families of three and four year old children, including those with disabilities. We will begin taking applications on March 2nd for the 2009-2010 school year. Applicants must provide proof of age (birth certificate), proof of income for the household for the last 12 months, and Georgia immunization form 3231. For further information, please contact the Head Start office at 461 Allgood Rd., Marietta Ga. 30060 or by phone at (770) 424-1961.
New amendments to the state water restrictions allow residents to use drip irrigation and soaker hoses on established plants for a full hour between midnight and 10 a.m. on assigned watering days. The new rules come with restrictions and do not change the existing rules regarding use of other watering methods, including the 25-minute hand watering limit and the odd-even day schedule. Even and unnumbered addresses may water on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Odd numbered addresses may water on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
Under the new amendments, established plants are defined as trees, flowers, vines and shrubs. However, soaker hoses and drip irrigation cannot be used for turf or lawn grass. The additional rules define drip irrigation as systems manufactured and sold specifically for delivering water through small flexible pipes and emitters slowly and directly to the soil around the base of individual plants in a manner that minimizes evaporative losses, pooling, runoff and wetting of plant foliage.
A soaker hose is one connected to a typical outdoor faucet and that is manufactured and sold specifically for delivering water slowly and directly to the soil around the base of individual plants by allowing water to seep from it in a manner that minimizes evaporative losses, pooling, runoff and wetting of plant foliage, according to the amendments.
Up-to-date statewide Environmental Protection Division guidelines are available at cobbcounty.org/Water
Don’t be in the dark! For streetlight repairs/outages in Cobb County, please contact your power company at the appropriate number listed below:
Cobb EMC – (770) 429-3432
Marietta Power – (770) 794-5125
Georgia Power – 1-888-660-5890 (after answer, press 2, then 4, then 1)
Greystone – (770) 942-6576
For all other streetlight inquiries, please contact Cobb DOT at (770) 528-1690 or (770) 528-1691.
You can also visit their website at https://www.cobbcountyegov.org/secure/dot/dot-streetlight.htm where you can fill out an online repair request.
The CobbWorks Mobile Career Center, a free job resource, will be available at select Cobb County public libraries in March and April. This partnership was formed to make job searching tools accessible to the community. The portable facility is a bus filled with 12 computer stations were residents can complete an online job search, resume and cover letter. The computers have Internet access, allowing people to search from local, state and national jobs. Professional job counselors from CobbWorks will be available to help individuals plan job searches, apply for jobs, develop resumes and cover letters and answer career development questions. Visitors to the mobile career center can continue their work inside libraries where they can access newspaper classifieds, use computers and check out books on job hunting and career management. Services are free and printing is available from computers and copy machines for 10 cents per page. The career center will be available:
Tuesday, March 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
South Cobb Regional Library
805 Clay Road, Mableton
Wednesday, March 4, 2-4 p.m.
Central Library
266 Roswell St., Marietta
March 17, 2-4 p.m.
Merchant’s Walk Library
1315 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta
Thursday, March 19, 2-4 p.m.
Merchant’s Walk Library
1315 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta
Tuesday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Stratton Library
1100 Powder Springs Road, Marietta
Participants should bring a thumb drive to save their work and a notebook to take notes. Services are provided on a first-come, first-service basis and computer usage at the mobile career center is unlimited unless there is a line. Then it is limited to one hour sessions. The bus is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call CobbWorks at 770-528-4300.
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