If you know of (or have any of your own) any kids that are interested in playing football, make sure you register for Jon Dwyer’s football camp.  Go Steelers!

 Former Kell High School Football Standout and GA Tech star running back, Jon Dwyer of the Pittsburgh Steelers, will host his annual youth football camp at his alma mater, Kell High School in Marietta, May 31^st – June 1^st . 

The camp is open to youth, ages 5-116.  Participating campers will enjoy two  days of activities, fundamental drills, and positive reinforcement from some of the country’s top NFL athletes, Georgia Tech players and area high school coaches.  The camp will provide drinks, lunch and camp shirts.

Proceeds from the camp will benefit The Kell High School Football Program and

The Jonathan Dwyer ADD Neuro Lab.

Campers can register online:

http://jondwyeryouthcamp.eventbrite.com/

Friday, May 31^st  8:30AM – 4:00PM

Saturday, June 1^st  10AM – 2:00PM

Please read below and email your opinions to !

First, Jeffry’s Sports Bar in Braselton has been sold to new ownership. We had a core group there last season, but not really enough to be able to promise much business to the new owner. We haven’t approached him yet.
—–INPUT REQUEST! Would plan to attend Jeffreys regularly, or would you prefer another location?

Next, the General Manager of the new Tilted Kilt in Suwanee is a Steelers fan. He has an agreement with another Steelers Fan club, The Pride of Pittsburgh Fan Club, to host Steelers games this year. They don’t have an issue with our Fan Club joining them (we are all one Steelers Nation – right?) so this is a possibility for 2012. If you haven’t been to a Tilted Kilt, they have pretty women servers in “smallish” Scottish themed outfits. Visit them or their web site at http://suwanee.tiltedkilt.com/ They are at the intersection of Satellite and Old Peachtree, very convenient to get to from I-85.
—–INPUT REQUEST! Would plan to attend at Tilted Kilt? Also, if you have been attending at Twisted Tavern in Suwanee, do you still plan to go there, or would you plan to go to Tilted Kilt, which is only a couple of miles away?

—–INPUT REQUEST! We need input on Dave & Busters this year. Do you plan to attend again this season? We haven’t arranged it again for this year yet — should we?

We don’t see any changes needed for the Three Dollar Cafe in McDonough, or Pepperoni’s in Alpharetta. If you have any input on those locations, let us know! Thanks for your help, and here’s to the Steelers having another great year in 2012!!! Go Steelers!!!!!!

“Jerome Bettis will be making an appearance at the Buckhead Dick’s Sporting Goods from 4-6 p.m. Thursday – signing autographs, posing for pics, spreading the word about concussion testing/management.

It’s all part of a campaign by Dick’s Sporting Goods partnering with ImPACT to test 1 million middle- and high-school kids this year for free. See www.DicksSportingGoods.com/PACE for details.”

Hope you can make it!

We especially like the number one pick, Defensive End, Cameron Heyward. He is the son of former Pitt and NFL star Craig “Ironhead” Heyward. He was born in Pittsburgh and went to high school right here at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, GA. He lists his current address as Suwanee.

See the Steelers official the web site for more details on the picks.

http://www.steelers.com/schedule-and-events/draft-2011.html

Preseason:
Friday, Aug. 12 at Washington at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 18 against Philadelphia at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27 against Atlanta at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 1 at Carolina at 8 p.m.

Regular Season:
Sunday, Sept. 11 at Baltimore at 1 p.m
Sunday, Sept. 18 against Seattle at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 25 at Indianapolis at 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Oct. 2 at Houston at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 9 against Tennessee at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 16 against Jacksonville at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23 at Arizona at 4:05 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 30 against New England at 4:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 6 against Baltimore at 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Nov. 13 at Cincinnati 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 20 Bye
Sunday, Nov. 27 at Kansas City at 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, Dec. 4 against Cincinnati at 1 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8 against Cleveland at 8:20 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19 at San Francisco at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24 against St. Louis at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 1 at Cleveland at 1 p.m.

Is the only measure of a great season winning the Super Bowl? It depends on your perspective. As Steelers fans, we hold our team to the highest standard. They have trained us, and spoiled us, that way. When you have been to 7 Super Bowls and won 6, the Steelers Nation expects only the best.

We love our bragging rights. But look from the perspective of the lower echelon: four teams have never even been to the Super Bowl. Clevelend, Jacksonville, Houston, and Detroit. Never. Zero. Zilch. They have never spent the 2 weeks between the Championship game and the Super Bowl watching the talking heads on TV analyzing their team. They have never gone shopping after the big game to buy new “5 Time Champs”, or “one for the thumb” leather jackets and t-shirts, only to find them obsolete after 3 years. They have never experienced a season with more than 16 or 17 games.  By mid-January, they are analyzing the top picks in the draft and hoping for a miracle.  I have experienced this eight times in my life and I am more thankful for each one.  Unless you are too young to read this, you have experienced this 3 times now.  How great is that??!

I don’t know how you feel about the loss, but for me, I’m glad I got to see a few more games, a few more big plays, a few more tense 4th quaters, a few more chances to question the play calling, and a chance to party with some good citizens of the Steelers Nation. It was a great, fun season! Hats off to the Packers. They have a good group of players and a good, loyal group of fans.  Thanks God it wasn’t the Cowboys…