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Marshalls Sports Bar and Grill, 1180 Sigman Rd. Conyers
$500 cash prize for the best costume!Tickets $25 includes admission & one entree or alcoholic beverage.
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Bar open Mon-Sun 5-11pmRestaurant Fri & Sat 5-11pm
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Open Late On High School Football Friday Nights!Bring Your Ticket Stub in After the Game
and Receive... 10% Off Your Entire Bill!$5 Late Night Special!
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$5 Lunch Specials!Monday - Friday 11AM-3PM
LIVE MUSIC EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT!
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Individual Eyelashes$120
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Mon-Sat 9AM-8PM & Sun 12PM-6PM
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Mon-Fri 10:30 – 8, Sat. & Sun. 11 – 4
Hey, Mom!What’s For
Supper?
Senior Citizen Day is
Every Wednesday!
Rolled Sandwiches • Salads • Platters• Boxed Lunches Vegetarians Welcome
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Now Located in Olde Town Conyers !Massages: 20, 40, 60, 90 & 105 minutesSpecialty Services including:Stone Sea Science Face Massage Hand & Foot Reflexology Seaweed Wrap • Dead Sea Mud Back Treatment
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OctoberSpecial!
60 minute massage $35
Exp 10/31/10
To book your appointment or for more informationDaisy 678.862.7225 Daisy Smith
Formerly with Travis Salon
LuAnn Orchowski, CPA, P.C.Certified Public Accountant
882 Main Street, Suite 140 – Conyers, GA 30012 (770) 922-2800 • www.orchowskiCPA.com
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• Payroll Services• Bookkeeping
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Specializing inSmall Business & Farms!
ZUMBA for the Cure!Saturday, October 9 at 9a.m.Parker Road Annex Building Field
1400 Parker RoadLaugh, Dance & Make a Difference!
Cost : $25 adults/$15 youth (16 & under)Make checks payable to TL Fitness LLC
Mail to 1343 Business Center Dr, Conyers 30094For information, please call (770) 679-0085
BODYTECHFITNESS CENTER
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Get a new fall look with agreat cut or gorgeous color.
Mary Will Make You Look Your Best! Mary Zarna, Color Specialist
at Reflections1035 Green StreetConyers Ga 30012
For an appointment, 770-922-7775
Unique Clothing, Accessories & Giftsfor Your Special Little One
Carrying the finest selection:v Skivvy Doodles v Zutano v Monday’s Child
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Monticello, GA
706/468-7747
A Specialty Boutique by Jackie Pate for Infants & Children
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875 Flat Shoals Rd SE, Conyers770-761-6601
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20 lbs. -- Fresh Choice Angus Ground Chuck1 -- 3 lb. Choice Angus Chuck Roast20 -- 5 oz. Boneless Pork Loin Chops
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1 -- 5-7 lbs. Boston Butt Pork Roast20 lbs. -- Boneless-Skinless Fresh Chicken Breast
Please order in advance. Available Monday-Thursday only.
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Stretch your grocery budget withquality meats from The Meat Mart!
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939 Bank Street (behind BB&T in Olde Town in the yellow house)
770-761-9922A little slice of heaven, from our oven to you!
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(55 up)
$1 OFFAny
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Exp. 10/31/10Offer not valid
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It’s No treat to Be trIcked
By scary INvestmeNt moves
If you have been around children at Halloween, you know they will soon acquire large amounts of free candy, obtained by impersonating various creatures. As an adult, you’re unlikely to encounter too many monsters after Halloween ends. Yet as you go through life, you will find some things that are truly alarming — such as scary investment moves.Here are a few of these frightful actions:* Investing too conservatively — You could try to avoid investment risk by putting all your money into very conservative investments. However, as you’re probably aware, those investments typically pay very little in the way of interest, so your money could actually lose purchasing power, even with a mild rate of inflation. * Investing too aggressively — Just as investing too conservatively can be counterproductive, so can investing too aggressively. Obviously, you would like your money to grow, but the invest-ments with the highest growth potential are usu-ally also those that carry the greatest risk to your principal. * Putting too much money in too few investments — If you put too many of your investment dollars into just one or two types of assets, and a down-turn hits those assets, your portfolio will probably take a big hit. * Waiting too long to invest — As an investor, your biggest asset may be time. The more years in which you have to invest, the greater the likelihood that you can make progress toward your important financial goals.* Taking a “timeout” from investing — During peri-ods of significant market volatility, such as we’ve seen the past few years, you might be tempted to
take a “timeout” from investing and stick all your money into very conservative vehicles until every-thing “blows over.” But the financial markets will never be totally calm, nor will they be predictable. Market rallies can start unexpectedly; if you’re not invested when that happens, you may miss out on growth opportunities.* Ignoring tax-advantaged investment opportu-nities — When you invest in a tax-deferred investment account, such as your 401(k) and a traditional IRA, your money has the opportunity to grow faster than it would if it were placed in an investment on which you paid taxes every year. If you aren’t contributing to your 401(k) and you haven’t opened an IRA, you’re missing out on a great chance to build resources for retirement.To make sure you don’t fall victim to these scary investment moves, you need only follow a few simple principles. First, take the long view — you will see ups and downs in the short term, but his-torically the market has performed well over the long term. (Keep in mind, though, that past per-formance is not guarantee of what will happen in the future.) Second, diversify your holdings among a variety of investments. Diversification, by itself, cannot guarantee a profit or protect against loss, but it can help reduce the effects of volatility. Try to build a diversified portfolio based on your risk tolerance, time horizon and long-term goals. And finally, consider boosting your 401(k) contributions whenever your salary increases and fully funding your IRA each year.Halloween comes but once a year, but scary investment moves can haunt you for a lifetime — so take the right steps to help avoid them.
Elly DaltonFinancial Advisor, AAMS863 Flat Shoals Road, Suite 300Conyers, GA 30094770-918-0725www.edwardjones.comMember SIPC
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by Elly Dalton Financial Advisor
Call or stop by my office for more information or to schedule a complimentary portfolio review.
Making Sense of Investing.
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Professional Lawn Care SpecialistsComplete Lawn Care Programs
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TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY THRIVEGive, advocate and volunteer to support United Way’s efforts to drive sustainable change in education, income, health and homelessness so that all individuals and families in Rockdale County thrive.
Get involved in the 2010 United Way Campaign and participate in one or more upcoming events:
Read for the Record … October 14
Breakfast with Santa ... December 4Conyers First United Methodist Church
Holiday Networking ... December 9Granite Mountain Harley Davidson
If Not You…Who?If Not Now….When?
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$1 OFF Maze AdmissionWith coupon. Not valid with other offers.
Beginning October 8 - Haunted House at the Maze Every Friday & Saturday thru October, 6:30-11PM$5.00 admittance in addition to Maze Admission.
October 9 - Okefenokee Joe and storytelling October 15-17 - Native American Festival
with crafts, food, and entertainment.
Special fun at Halloween October 29-30Wear your costume and win a prize!
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GOING GREEN WITH ALPACA!With world focus now on going green and making a soft imprint on the earth, the al-paca is taking center stage on the agricul-tural scene. Alpacas are fairly new to North America with the first importation of this small camelid into the U.S. in 1984.
4-H, FFA and like clubs are increasingly in-volved as youngsters enjoy interacting with the gentle, humming alpaca which weigh between 100 lbs. and 200 lbs. at maturity. As five alpacas can be supported on just one acre of good pasture, the aspect of raising alpacas for the gentleman farmer is easily within reach. City dwellers are included in the opportunity with many larger alpaca farms offering boarding services. This eco-friendly animal needs to be in a group of at least two to prosper, requires only about two pounds of grass hay or grass per day per 125 pounds of body weight, plus some mineral supplementation. They tread gently on soft, padded feet, much like a dog’s foot, that do not tear up pasture as hooved animals do. Alpacas have only four teeth on the bottom and a hard gum called a dental pad on the top of their mouths, allowing them to nibble off only the tops of grass with less disturbance to plant roots than other grazing livestock. They also have molars at the back of their jaws for chewing cud.
Articles in publications such as The Wall Street Journal along with TV ads have
spurred interest in the investment opportunities and tax benefits of ownership. The relative ease of raising this gentle, fiber animal ap-peals increasingly to those heading into retirement.
The number of alpaca farms is increasing in Georgia and across the U.S. There are two types of alpaca. The Huacaya (wa-kai-a) has dense, highly crimped, soft fleece that grows perpendicular to the body. The Suri (sur-rey), rarer of the two breeds, has a straighter, very lustrous fiber that drapes down the side of the body.
Alpaca are sheered once a year. Recognized as the elite, natural fiber, there are 22 natural colors. White and fawn fleeces are very eas-ily dyed. Each alpaca can produce between 4 and 10 pounds of prime fleece each year. The fiber is spun into yarn and can then be knitted, woven or felted. Alpaca fiber does not contain lanolin, is hypoallergenic, and appeals to those who cannot wear wool.
The Georgia Alpaca Association is presenting The Royal Alpaca Chal-lenge on November 6 & 7, 2010 at the site of the Olympic equestrian events, the Georgia International Horse Park, in Conyers, GA. You will have the opportunity to talk direct-ly with the owners who raise and show these unique, fiber animals. Children and adults will delight in this free, family friendly event! www.RoyalAlpacaChallenge.com or [email protected]
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