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editor’s note

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NORTHEAST ALABAMA

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spriNg 2013 SUMMER 2013

appy holidays from Northeast Alabama Living!

Living, an upscale lifestyle magazine published by the Anniston Star, showcases the people of Calhoun County.

What better way to celebrate the holidays, we thought, than by taking the lyrics to the traditional carol “The 12 Days of Christmas” and recasting them with people from right here at home? (Granted, we did have to take a few liberties with the numbers.)

You’ll never guess where we found our partridge.

Our lords-a-leaping are pretty special, too.

As are our ladies dancing, and our maids-amilking.

Well, not maids exactly.

We hope you enjoy this holiday keepsake edition of “The 12 Days of Calhoun County

FALL 2013

Back roads travel

Out of the ruins

the spiciest foods in town a Civil War-era home restored

After a tornado destroyed their home, Rita and Jerry King rebuilt it by hand

Constant gardener Braxton Harris turned an overgrown lot into a showplace

Team spirits: SeC cocktails

Indulge MeMories

of the Kentucky Derby

shop Dogs The faMilies

greet customers with style

who host the pro cyclists

at a Talladega County resort

Mane evenT

Horse culture in northeast alabama

You can read current and past issues of Northeast Alabama Living magazine online at AnnistonStar.com/Living.

Christmas” from Living magazine.

And we hope you will consider giving back to the people of Calhoun County this holiday season.

Drop some change — no, scratch that, drop some bills — in one of the Salvation Army’s red kettles. Or give to Christmas Clearinghouse, which helps local families put food on the table and gifts under the tree; donations can be mailed to Christmas Clearinghouse, 431

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Gurnee Ave., Anniston AL 36201.

Because the real gift is in the giving.

Happy holidays,

Lisa Davis Editor, Northeast Alabama Living magazine ldavis@annistonstar.com

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