County Schools Chair Holds Town Meeting at Osborne High

1. Alison Bartlett, chairwoman of the , will hold a town meeting at 6 p.m. today at Osborne High School. As with any county school board meeting of late, you can expect fireworks. And you can expect Marietta Patch to be there providing live coverage, so come back tonight for on-the-spot reports.

2. The Cobb Community Relations Council this week announced its recipients of the first-ever Creating Community Awards, a new program designed to promote positive relations and inclusion in Cobb County. A recipient for each district of the county was chosen.

The recipients include: Intellectual Diversity Club of in District One; Georgia Ballet in District Two; Temple Kol Emeth in District Three; and /Cobb Symphony Orchestra and Chorus/Dr. Oral Moses in District Four.

The recipients will receive their awards at the Creating Community Awards Dinner on March 18 at The Ford Center in Powder Springs. For information, call Ellen Spiceland at 770-618-5125 or visit ccrc.cobbcountyga.gov.

3. 's Training Lab Facility remains the place to be for environmental and horticulture training. The latest seminar to be hosted there is one on growing blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. Registration is required for the free seminar which runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 770-528-4070 for details.

4. For you civic duty enjoyment today, consider sitting in on Cobb Libertarian Party meeting at 's council chambers. Party members meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and then head to for more socializing. The party is actively seeking candidates for office, so your political aspirations are only a meeting away!

5. Pop Quiz? What are Marietta's International Sister Cities? Today is the day to know because... yep... it's International Sister Cities Day. For Marietta, they are Heredia, Costa Rica, and Linz am Rhein, Germany.