County by county news for Tuesday

Topics will include how Medicare enrollment periods work, expectations for health care costs, how Medicare works with private insurance and planning for higher health care costs in retirement. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended.

Information: www.elliottandassoc.net or 770-451-2446. Veronica Fields Johnson

Afternoon tea for Emory foundation

The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna will host a Ladies Afternoon Tea from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 20 at The Gardens of Kennesaw Mountain, 1127 White Garden Circle, Marietta.

Attendees will hear guest speaker, Martha Lanier, present The Power Of Choice: How to overcome Challenges and Manage Stress.

Lanier is a breast cancer and heart attack survivor. Proceeds Benefiting the Good Works of The Foundation of Emory-Adventist Hospital.

Information: 770-438-5233 or www.smyrnacares.org.

Sandra Marshall Murray

Historic black church hosts Herman Cain

WSB talk show host and 2012 Republican presidential contender Herman Cain, an ordained minister, will speak at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at Old Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 731 Friendship Church Road, Powder Springs.

The church’s pastor, the Rev. Brendan A. Jenkins, also was licensed and ordained as a minister at Antioch Baptist Church North with Cain.

The oldest church in Cobb County, Friendship was founded in 1854 as a slave church on the same property where it is located now, Jenkins added.

Information: thehermancainshow.com, oldfriendshipmbc.com, 770-690-0915 or 770-426-8577.

Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC

Marietta gun safety seminar next week

The Marietta Police Department’s Training Unit will host a Firearm Safety Seminar 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Marietta City Hall Council Chambers, 205 Lawrence St.

The lecture-based seminar is designed for civilians, and will cover topics including safety, laws, and alternative weapon usage. Information packets will be provided.

The seminar is free, and open to all ages.

Please do not bring any firearms or weapons to the seminar.

Information and reservations: e-mail dbaldwin@mariettaga.gov your name, telephone number and number of requested seats, or call 770-794-5370.

Sandra Marshall Murray

Schools head to hold public forum

Marietta City Schools Superintendent Emily Lembeck will speak at a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at Marietta High School’s Performing Arts Center, 1171 Whitlock Ave. The forum is part of a series of open meetings during the school year about the district’s plans and progress.

Coffee Talk is free and open to the public. Information: www.marietta-city.org. Tucker McQueen for the AJC

GWINNETT

Request absentee ballots beginning Monday

Registered voters may request an absentee ballot by mail for the Nov.r 5 election beginning Mondayor cast their ballots in person Monday to Nov. 1 at the Gwinnett County Elections Office, 455 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville.

Saturday voting will also be available at the elections office on Oct. 26 and satellite offices will be open Oct.r 28 to Nov. 1.

Information: www.gwinnettelections.com. Karen Huppertz for the AJC

24-hour pet adoptions this weekend

The Gwinnett County Animal Welfare & Enforcement Center will host a Pet Revolution including 24-hour pet adoptions beginning at 7 p.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 884 Winder Highway, Lawrenceville. Events include “Run Fur Their Lives 5K” race, “Kitty Crawl Fun Run,” “Bone To Be Wild” motorcycle ride, rescue and shelter adoptions, educational seminars, shot clinics, an artisan market, games and food.

Information: 770-339-3200 or www.gwinnettcounty.com, select Police then Animal Welfare and Enforcement.

Karen Huppertz for the AJC

Duluth Citizens Police accepting applications

The Duluth Police Department is beginning a Citizen Police Academy. Citizens are invited to apply and attend this free academy designed to introduce citizens to the various functions of police work. The thirty-hour course will begin January 23 and end on May 24, 2014. Each class will be approximately three hours, meeting every other Thursday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 3276 Buford Highway in Duluth. Contact Major Woodruff at dwoodruff@duluthpd.com, 678-512-3705, or www.duluthga.net/departments/police.

Karen Huppertz for the AJC

Lilburn Daze celebrates 40th anniversary

The Lilburn Daze Arts & Crafts Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 in Lilburn City Park. The opening ceremony at 9 a.m. will include a dedication of “Adventure Mountain,” the first sculpture and water feature in the park. Event includes arts, children’s activities, music and food. Proceeds are returned to the community as scholarships, youth art competitions, school and library equipment, public safety and health support. Info: www.lilburndaze.org.

Karen Huppertz for the AJC

College waiving application fee

Georgia Gwinnett College will waive its $20 application fee during the week of Oct. 14-20 to encourage students to submit early applications because the requirement to provide high school transcripts and Compass/ACT/SAT scores, etc. add a lot of steps to the process. Complete applications online at www.GAcollege411.org. Deadline for the fall 2014 semester is May 1. GGC will hold an Open House Oct. 19; registration is required.

Information: visit www.ggc.edu.

Karen Huppertz for the AJC

NORTHSIDE

Louisiana man charged with Fulton robberies

Vincent Anthony Baiamonte III, 27, of Hammond, La.,was arrested Sunday night in Baton Rouge, La., and charged with the Sept. 30 armed robbery of a CVS store on Crabapple Road in Roswell, and the robbery the following morning of the Wells Fargo bank on Crabapple Road in Alpharetta.

In both robberies, the suspect was wearing a Harley-Davidson T-shirt.

Baiamonte was being held Monday in a Baton Rouge jail, awaiting extradition to Fulton County. Mike Morris

Roadwork set on Cherokee highways

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a $4.1 million contract for safety improvements to Ga. 20 and Ga. 140 in Cherokee County.

The project will include improving signage and pavement markings on both highways, guardrails and edge line/centerline rumble strip installations.

Work is set to be complete by the end ofJune of 2014, but no start date has been set.

Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Marching band exhibition in Cherokee

The Etowah High School Eagle Band will host the 17th annual Cherokee County Band Exhibition 7 p.m. today at the school, 6565 Putnam Ford Road, Woodstock.

Marching bands from all of Cherokee County’s high schools will perform their halftime shows, as will the Reinhardt University Screaming Eagles Band.

Tickets are $5 and $7.

Information:cherokee.k12.ga.us/Schools/etowah-hs/ Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Forsyth sets electronic recycling event

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful will hold an electronics recycling event 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Cumming Fairgrounds parking lot 3 off Castleberry Road.

Laptops, CD players, cellphones and microwaves are among the items that will be accepted with a minimum donation of $5 per carload.

Information: forsythco.com. Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Cherokee schools plan leader bus tour Oct. 29

The Cherokee County School District plans its first-ever bus tour for business and community leaders Oct. 29.

Get On Board with CCSD Schools! is set to give 40 leaders an inside look at three high-performing schools, showcasing the district’s educational record and inviting the community to increase involvement with the schools, including establishing more partnerships.

Mark Woolsey for the AJC

Registration open for kids golf tournament

Registration is open for the All Kids Count Classic golf tournament, scheduled for Oct. 22 at Ansley Golf Club, 5500 Settingdown Drive, Roswell.

The tournament benefits the Foster Care Support Foundation, whose mission is to enrich the lives of Georgia’s foster care children.

Information: www.fostercares.org, 770-641-9591. Mea Watkins

ATLANTA

Morningside-Lenox Park to hold ball

The Morningside-Lenox Park Association will hold its sixth annual Monumental Ball from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 18 at Magnolia Hall in Piedmont Park, 600 Evelyn St., N.E.

Proceeds from ticket sales go to the security patrol, and a cash bar will benefit the Piedmont Park Conservancy.

Tickets: $50 at Fourteen West Realtors, 1411 N. Highland Ave. www.monumentalball.org/tickets.html, or at the door. Mea Watkins

Google to sponsor Mini Maker Faire

Google will be the presenting sponsor of the 2013 Atlanta Mini Maker Faire, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Georgia Institute of Technology, 225 North Ave. N.W.

The free event will showcase robots, electric cars, 3-D printers, vintage computing, textiles, painting, artificial intelligence, music, sculptures, crafts, home fabrication and more. Information: makerfaireatl.com. Mea Watkins

Atlanta school board election forums set

Voters can hear from Atlanta school board candidates at three upcoming forums sponsored by 100 Black Men of Atlanta.

Each of the three forums will cover three of the nine Atlanta Board of Education races that will be decided on Election Day on Nov. 5.

The events will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, on Oct. 22; The Temple in Midtown Atlanta, on Oct. 23; and Cascade United Methodist Church, on Oct. 24. Mark Niesse

Benefit for playwright this Friday

The Ivy & Roses Community Fund, Inc. and Pi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will host a benefit tribute to Author and Playwright Pearl Cleage 8 p.m. Friday at the Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree Street. The show includes theatrical performances, readings, and live music.

Information: celebratepearl2013.brownpaperticket.com or www.pialphaomega.com.

Sandra Marshall Murray

DEKALB

Tucker to fund cityhood study

Tucker Together has become the latest cityhood group to raise enough money to fund a study to determine whether it should become a new city in DeKalb County.

Group director Michelle Penkava said the group reached its $30,000 goal in just one month and will soon hire the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University to create a financial and service study for the area.

At least three other cities, some with overlapping borders, are under review in DeKalb. Organizers for a city of Briarcliff, Lakeside and Stonecrest are also funding studies. April Hunt

Parks committee meets Wednesday

The committee that helps DeKalb County decide how to spend its parks bond funds will meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gresham Recreation Center, 3113 Gresham Road, Atlanta.

The Parks Bond Advisory Committee and Initiative for a Green DeKalb Advisory Council meeting will include an update on recreation programs.

Information: 404-371-2082.

April Hunt

7th grader recognized for heroics

Lily Massey, a seventh grader at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, has been honored for her act of heroism during a house fire by firefighters from the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Station 8 and Station 1 and her principal, Jim Lee.

On June 24, Lily, age 12, awoke to the sound of a smoke detector and the smell of smoke. She alerted her parents, and everyone was able to escape the house without injury.

The house was a total loss.

At a school assembly, Lily was presented one of the fire department’s highest awards, the Life Saving Award for her act of heroism.

In addition, Lee gave Lily the IHM Hero Award for her quick actions and calm thinking. Nancy Badertscher

DeKalb to host event for waste disposal

Household hazardous waste can be disposed safely 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 19 at the central transfer station, 3720 Leroy Scott Dr.

Examples of the waste to be accepted are aerosols, cleaners, paint, flammables, fluorescent lights, batteries, mercury and photo and swimming pool chemicals.

Items not accepted include biohazards, medical and agricultural waste, pharmaceuticals and nonhazardous waste.

April Hunt

Senior home seeking donations of linen

Mountain View Personal Care Home is seeking donations for a linen shower that will take place 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at 3675 Kensington Road.

The facility is home to 32 seniors and needs new twin sheet sets, pillow cases, blankets and throws, mattress pads and comforters, along with bath towels and wash cloths. Items can be delivered at the shower or 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Tours and food will be offered at the shower, along with descriptions of volunteer opportunities.

Mail tax-deductible gift cards or donations to Mountain View Personal Care Home, Box 85, Avondale Estates, Ga., 30002. Staff

SOUTHSIDE

Fayette selects water engineering firm

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners has named CH2M Hill as the official “on call” engineering firm for the county’s water system. The selection was made from a group of nine companies that submitted bids.

CH2M Hill had already been consulted recently to help identify deficiencies that led to weeks of water contamination in the county. Jill Howard Church for the AJC

Henry town hall on Common Core

State Rep. Demetrius Douglas is hosting an informational town hall Oct. 17 in Stockbridge on the ABC’s of Common Core Standards. State and local education experts will provide information about the Common Core Standards.

The 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. event will be at Stockbridge City Hall, 4640 North Henry Boulevard in Stockbridge. Tammy Joyner

Tri City Venture to be discussed Wednesday

Lake City, Morrow and Forest Park have formed a joint venture to develop an Opportunity Zone to offer tax credits to local employers who hire new workers.

The Tri City Venture has been in the works for more than a year as city managers in the three cities worked in conjunction with the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

It’s the first step in developing an alliance among the three cities that share common borders and demographics.

Officials and administrative staff in the three cities will hear a UGA presentation that is open to the public 4 p.m. Wednesday at Morrow Center, 1180 Southlake Circle in the Southlake Mall complex.

Tammy Joyner

Homeowners group sets candidates forum

The Parks at Durham Lakes Homeowners Association will present a Meet the Candidates Fairburn City Council forum at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Southside Theater Guild, 20 W. Campbellton St., Fairburn.

The event includes questions from the public. Information: 404-275-4739. Laurie Hoffman

Stockbridge candidate forum Oct. 10

Candidates in Stockbridge’s mayoral and City Council races will be featured at a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Merle Manders Conference Center, 111 Davis Road in Stockbridge.

The event will be broadcast live online on the city’s website. There are four candidates for the mayor’s seat and seven vying for two spots on the City Council.

Information: www.cityofstockbridge.com. Monroe Roark for the AJC

Clayton hosts town hall on Obamacare

State Rep. Demetrius Douglas is hosting an informational town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act also known as “Obamacare” 10a.m. - noon Oct. 19 at the Lovejoy Community Center, 11622 Hastings Bridge Road in Lovejoy.

Tammy Joyner