Aviation Wing Dedicates New Plaza for Flag Day

1. The has appropriately chosen today--Flag Day--for its latest dedication: A Flag Plaza. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which begins at 4 p.m., and includes a variety of speakers and a flag-folding ceremony performed by a local Boy Scouts troop.

Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee, Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin and Maj. Gen. Larry Dudney will be among those making remarks. For information, call 770-794-5710.

2. For your civic duty enjoyment today, there's the meeting at 9 a.m. at .; the Marietta Welcome Center board of directors meeting from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Welcome Center at 4 Depot St.; and the Cobb Municipal Association meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, 240 Interstate North Parkway.

3. The Cobb Extension staff will host a financial workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. today at 678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 200. In this free workshop, participants learn how to achieve financial balance and economic freedom through setting financial goals, creating a spending plan, tracking expenses and developing healthy financial habits. For information, call 770-528-4070.

4. The Cobb Alliance for Smart Energy will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the . The group will present a video on coal ash risk and implications for Georgia, plus plans for probable Cobb EMC board of director elections this year. For information, visit www.cobbemcwatch.org, call 770-592-9424or send an email to tbarksdl@aol.com. Admission is free, but ordering food is encouraged.

5. Today is Flag Day, but it is also the birthday of the U.S. Army, Family History Day and Pause of the Pledge Day. Wave your flag, Marietta!