It's Time to Start Talking Football

Even when they get down to business, East Cobb business leaders aren't always all business. 

For its late summer quarterly breakfast, the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce has created a highly anticipated event on its schedule when it invites local high school football coaches to talk about the upcoming season. 

The 2013 season will be the subject of this Wednesday's Pigskin Preview breakfast from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Indian Hills Country Club. 

The six East Cobb-area coaches (and some of their players) are the special guests: Derek Cook, Kell; Jep Irwin, Lassiter; Matt Kemper, Pope; Billy Shackelford, Sprayberry; Rocky Hidalgo, Walton and Mike Collins, Wheeler. 

Kell and Walton will be playing the in the season-opening Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome on Aug. 24. (Here's the full schedule for all six East Cobb teams)

The cost for the event is $35 general admission; $15 for chamber members online by 12 p.m. Monday and $25 at the door. 

Here are some other notable events of interest in East Cobb this week: 

Tuesday
The latest "How to Do Business With Cobb" seminar is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. at the East Cobb Government Service Center. 

Learn how your business can become a vendor with Cobb County Government and network with other business owners. To RSVP, e-mail Inger.Eberhart@cobbcounty.org or call 770-528-3317.

Thursday
The latest East Cobb Book Discussion Group topic is Walter Isaacson's biography of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Groups will meet at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road. Books will be available for checkout. 

Saturday
Put your running shoes on to help benefit the Walton High School track and cross country teams. The East Cobb Road Race starts at 8 a.m. at Merchants Walk, and signing up online is easy.

Sunday
Church festivals are coinciding with the start of a new school year, but Mt. Zion United Methodist Church has a special reason to celebrate. 

The congregation's annual kickoff celebration takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and will be the first for new senior pastor, the Rev. Susan Landry. She was called to succeed the Rev. Joe Peabody, who retired in June after 52 years at Mt. Zion. 

Mt. Zion is located at 1799 Johnson Ferry Road.