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Keep Smyrna Beautiful needs help at the Smyrna Birthday Celebration and Fireworks on Saturday night, August 1st.

If you can help please meet them at the Keep Smyrna Beautiful tent at 5:30 or contact Virginia Davis, Assistant Director of Keep Smyrna Beautiful at 678-631-5519.

Volunteers are needed 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. to help distribute litter bags to participants, work at our booth making aquifer sundaes (a fun edible water education activity!) and set up recycling bins.

A table has been reserved for Keep Smyrna Beautiful volunteers to enjoy the music and fireworks after the shift ends. A Keep Smyrna Beautiful T-shirt will be given to those who volunteer.

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• What was the name of Bo and Luke Duke’s car?
  
• In what year was the film Chariots of Fire released?
  
• Who won the 1999 World Series?

What do all of these questions have in common?

Nothing unless you’re out for a night of fun with friends at Trivia Night. While some people might consider it trivial, others find it a great way to spend time with friends, have fun and test that long-term memory.

Trivia nights are popular amongst residents of the Smyrna Vinings community.  There are several restaurants and taverns that host trivia nights throughout the week.

Most restaurants will offer some form of discounting or gift certificate to the winner and some have even more grandeur prizes for the winner. Following is a list of local Smyrna Vinings restaurants that are currently hosting trivia nights.

Monday

Bella’s Pizzeria – 8:30PM

Padriac’s – 7:30PM

Tuesday

Blue Moon Pizza – 8:00PM

Lime Tacqueria – 8:00PM

Mellow Mushroom (Paces Ferry) – 7:30PM

New York Pizza Exchange – 7:30PM

Varners Tavern – 8:00PM

Vintage Tavern – 8:00PM

Zucca – 8:00PM

Wednesday

Johnny’s Pizza – 7:30PM

St. Angelo’s Pizzeria – 8:00PM

Varners Tavern – 10:00PM

Thursday

Jock & Jills – 8:00PM

Kaysons – 7:30PM

Mexico Lindo – 7:00PM

Friday

Jock & Jills – 9:00PM

Saturday

Varners Tavern – 9:30PM

Now to add a little more fun to trivia night. We want to know which one is your favorite spot for trivia. So we’ve added an extra poll to the 2009 Best of Smyrna Vinings contest. So now through August 31st, vote for your favorite Smyrna Vinings Trivia Night.

And if your favorite spot isn’t included, be sure to add a comment. Let us know when and where and we’ll add them to the list.

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Week in review:

Last week we predicted home loan rates to be volatile with little net change for the week and that is exactly what happened. Rates improved during the week but ended the week right about where they started out. As we have experienced over the past few months, announcements by the US Treasury to sell record levels of debt kept home loan rates from improving.

What to expect:

This week there are a number of economic reports to digest. Reports on consumer confidence, unemployment claims and the manufacturing sector are set for release. Additionally, we will need to see how well the sale of approximately $200 Billion in government debt goes. If there are plenty of buyers and demand is high, home loan rates may come down this week. If the opposite is true, rates could make a quick move upwards.

Breg-ometer:

Next 7 days: Direction this week depends largely on Treasury auction results

Next 30 days: Home loan rates should hover in this same general area

Next 90 days: See below

Expanded 90 day view: With so many factors in play, it is impossible to determine where home loan rates will be 90+ days out. In general, the Fed has said it has the desire to keep rates low. However, several Fed members have gone on record recently to say the Fed will need to raise rates at some point in the near future. The best bet to take advantage of historically low rates is to act soon.

Courtesy of:

Bob Bregitzer

770-466-3562

www.bobbregitzer.com

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Do you want to challenge yourself in a new way, get fit and have fun? Would you like to carve out time for yourself and give back to your community?

Northwest Atlanta Moms is all about getting in great shape while having a good time!

Team members will train to run or walk the Zooma women’s half marathon in November. Members also have the option of raising money for St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital.

They will meet on Thursday evenings at 6:00 PM beginning with an orientation meeting on August 6th. Training will commence the following Thursday and run though November 3rd. Their culminating event, the Zooma half marathon, will take place on November 8th. They will also have a post-race celebration party to talk about the race and congratulate one another! Finally, several seminars on proper pacing, technique and equipment are planned for various times throughout the season.

For more information, visit the website www.momsinmotion.com or email Bethany at BethanyRutledge@gmail.com.

Moms In Motion, Inc. is a national women’s community where mothers are encouraged to carve out personal time using fitness teams as the medium. “Busy women really need time to themselves in order to recharge,” says MIM founder Jamie Allison. “The result is not only improved health and fitness and new friends, but overall happier families.”

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The week in review:

Last week we received two different reports showing inflation was potentially starting to heat up. When inflation is rising, you can expect home loan rates to be rising as well. Last week we saw home loan rates increase by approximately .25%.

What to expect:

It’s a quiet week for scheduled economic reports, but that does not mean we won’t see market volatility. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, will be providing testimony on Tuesday about the economy. His comments could spark the market to move in either direction. Also, we are in the middle of earnings season for 2nd quarter results. If companies report good earnings and forecasts, we could see rates continue the upward trend.

Breg-ometer:

Next 7 days: Expect volatility with no change to slight improvement in rates

Next 30 days: We expect to be in the same range the next month

Next 90 days: Neutral

Courtesy of:

Bob Bregitzer

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