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WEDDINGS COWETA LOVES BRAVES BASEBALL FOCUS ON TURIN PLANT AZALEAS THIS SPRING AN ARTISTIC FAMILY IN MORELAND CELEBRATING

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Features 12 Living Life by Design The legendary Stan Topol’s design projects range from Sir Elton John’s Atlanta home to his latest effort underway at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta.

Join us for a visit with Topol in his Coweta County log cabin home.

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20 Art in the Family Oil paintings, etchings, sculpture, pottery — all can be found at the home of Moreland’s art-loving Sizemore family.

34 The only game that counts Newnan native Tim Cash has played professional baseball but today he’s “playing for an audience of one” as national director of a ministry that hosts evangelistic baseball camps.

43 To Have and To Hold: A Celebration of Weddings in Coweta

44 A Unique Wedding Ceremony For Melanie Rose Thompson and Jamal Booker, the church location was the only thing traditional about their Oct. 15, 2005 wedding. The results had guests raving that the ceremony was like none they had ever seen before.

48 Two Sisters, Two Weddings Engaged within 24 hours of each other, two of the Williamson sisters of Newnan got married in 2005.

Meet Christy Williamson Bass, bride of Benjamin Bass, and Whitney Williamson Cummings, bride of Adam Cummings.

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66 Father of the Groom What do fish bait and handkerchiefs have to do with planning a wedding? A recent father of the groom shares his story.

70 Getting Married, Staying Married With decades of marriage to their credit, two local couples give their advice on how to have a lasting marriage.

Departments 26 Newcomers After commuting from LaGrange to Peachtree City for more than three years, construction engineer James Tomlinson and family have relocated to Newnan.

28 Coweta Cooks SummerGrove resident Orazio La Manna, recently hired as executive chef for Turner Field Sports and Entertainment, shares his recipes for a meal centered around a traditional Rack of Lamb.

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60 38 The Thoughtful Gardener One of the most magnificent shrubs in the local gardener’s landscape, the azalea is a versatile plant and also a hardy one when given the right start.

76 Community Profile Sure you know about Turin’s annual tractor parade, but did you know the town is also home to a historic school building that will soon serve as a black history museum?

80 Local Heritage When Nathan Hunter of Turin returned from the Civil War, he was a man forever changed. Today Hunter is buried at Tranquil Cemetery in Turin.

83 Let’s Go Hills and Dales Estate in LaGrange, a private home for 166 years, is now open to the public and a feast for the senses in the spring.

88 Antiques and Collectibles Martha Bridges loaned us some vintage matchbooks which will recall Coweta businesses of yesteryear for many local residents.

90 The Bookshelf In Every Issue

10 Editor’s Letter 92 Out and About 94 March/April Calendar 97 Index of Advertisers 98 My Coweta MARCH/APRIL

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EDITOR’S LETTER

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By the time this issue hits the streets we’ll have less than a month of winter remaining, and I hope the weeks pass quickly. It’s been a pretty mild winter, even by Georgia standards, yet still I’m eager for it to move on.

I long for longer days, warmer temperatures, sunnier skies and, more than anything, the pastelcolored landscape that only spring can bring us.

This longing only increased when, just days into the new year, a dear friend sent one of the most gorgeous floral arrangements I’ve ever received. The greenery was lovely to begin with, but each day a new flower blossomed. One day a daffodil, another day a tulip, another day a hyacinth. My co-workers and I enjoyed seeing what new wonder had unfolded each morning when we arrived at the office.

So it’s not like my winter was completely flower-less. And thanks to the new sewing hobby, and with more than a little help from the new quilt shop downtown, I’ve been stitching up a fabric garden with a magnificent array of roses.

Taking my first vacation day of the year on a sunny Wednesday in January, I hauled rose-print fabrics, sewing machine, ruler, rotary cutter and self-healing mat to the Court Square for a day of quilting lessons.

The other ladies in the class were all

experienced sewers, and their fancy machines whirred quietly, perfectly along. Zuh zuh zuh zuh zuh. Zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh-zuh.

From my work station, things sounded a little differently. Zuh zuh zuh zuh ker BLONK ker BLONK ker BLONK. It’s really difficult to keep secret the fact you don’t know how to install your bobbin when the sound effects are so apparent to the rest of the class.

But God bless our instructor and my classmates, they endured my newbie mistakes so graciously I ended the day mighty encouraged — and with the first of several machine-stitched quilt blocks I would sew over the next few weeks.

Then I took a few days and went to Savannah and Charleston where a sewing friend and I made a tour of all the local needlework and sewing shops. Now I need to schedule the rest of my vacation days for the year just so I can work with all the great fabrics and patterns I’ve collected.

In studying the old quilt patterns that inspire so many of the ones available today, I can’t help observing that flowers seem always to have been a love of quilters and appear in many of

their designs. Were they, too, wintertime stitchers longing for the arrival of spring?

As the season approaches, there’s just one challenge I haven’t yet solved: how to get the sewing machine table out on the front porch.

See you in the springtime!

Fondly,

Angela

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LIVING LIFE DESIGN

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“I don’t think interiors should be fashionable – I think they are fashion. I don’t believe in trends. I do believe in personal style. I do believe in manners.”

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“Before I even rounded the bend in the drive, I knew it was mine,” says Stan Topol of Cabingate Farm, his home on Bruce Jackson Road in Newnan.

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Never one to collect merely for the sake of collecting, interior designer Stan Topol actually uses all of his quilts and rugs as part of his home’s decor.

Paris. New York. Los Angeles. Newnan.

While Newnan may be a fabulous place to live and work, it is not normally a town mentioned in the same breath with the world powerhouses. But more and more world travelers are calling Newnan “home.”

In 1992, Stan Topol was ready for a change. The internationallyrecognized, Atlanta-based interior designer was looking for a new hometown. He decided to keep his office, Stan Topol & Associates, in Midtown Atlanta, where it had been since the company’s founding in the 1970s. He became very discouraged by his efforts until a chance meeting with a woman in an antiques shop in Alpharetta.

“She advised me to move to an old town, a place with roots. Some place like Newnan,” Topol said. He recalled the story as if it were a couple 14

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of weeks back, rather than over a decade ago. “I looked at so many houses and nothing was working.

Then I saw this log cabin. It was the very last house I was supposed to look at. Before I even rounded the bend in the drive, I knew it was mine.”

His voice is soft and gentle; it’s one of gentility and refinement.

Raised in Greenville, Miss., Topol’s Southern manners and charm must have served him well when, early in his career, he was associated with the inestimable Billy Baldwin, known to many as “the dean of American interior design.” Through this connection, Topol met some of New York society’s most famous personalities such as Babe Paley, Slim Keith and Gloria Guinness. His memories and experiences from this exciting period were just the beginning of what has become his

He’s an internationally-known interior designer with offices in Midtown Atlanta, but Stan Topol says he has no regrets about moving to Newnan.

Cabingate Farm, shown in scenes opposite, also is home to Topol’s two English Cocker Spaniels and 11 Thoroughbred and Warmblood horses.

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The master bedroom at Cabingate Farm is dressed in traditional Irish linens secured with Irish coin “buttons.” Topol added a bedroom after purchasing the home from its previous owners.

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“I learned something from Billy that has been my motto from the beginning and it has worked pretty well: ‘We’re going to do it my way – the right way!’” Topol laughed softly, but his eyes are steel – no mess-ups.

“I always wanted a log cabin, ever since I was a little boy,” said the designer. “And I use all of my collections at home. I don’t believe in ‘collecting’ just to say ‘it’s valuable.’ I use my quilts, my rugs. I love them all.”

Cabingate Farm is extremely comfortable and comforting. There are stories behind every piece in the house. The master bedroom, which Topol added after purchasing the home from its previous owners, is awash with morning light, and horses and pastures are visible out of all three walls of windows. The bed is dressed in traditional Irish linens that are secured with one-of-akind “buttons” made from Irish coins.

The living area is highlighted with Amish and Americana quilts, pillows and two chairs upholstered with old Amish quilts. The pattern was so difficult to piece, the upholsterer said ‘Never come back!’ upon completing the job.

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A highlight in the television room is a wall mounted piece cut from an old Opera House backdrop and some handmade puppets and baskets from the Island of Crete in Greece. It is said that nothing can be handmade in remote Crete because materials are unavailable, yet where others are unable to make things happen, Topol seems to find a way.

His home is made complete by his English Cocker Spaniels, Little Bill Cody and Oskar, who go to the office with him and return home to the farm at night. They love running around and visiting the 11 Thoroughbred and Warmblood horses that grace the pastures of Cabingate Farm as well. Because he is

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so busy, full-time caretakers live on the property to care for all the animals and keep up the property when he’s traveling.

Because Topol travels to clients all over the country and his office is in Atlanta, he doesn’t get to socialize in Newnan as much as he’d like. Most of his socializing revolves around his horses and fox hunts, organized by Hal and Linda Berry. But even when it comes to the hunt, he really enjoys the social aspect of it — the food, the gathering, the time spent with nice people who love animals.

In fact, it was through these hunts that he met Joan and René Latiolais, a Newnan couple whose home he recently renovated.

“I absolutely adore Joan and René,” Topol said. “She has such a decorator’s eye. It is rare to work with such a client. When she came to my office for our preliminary meeting, I finished my presentation and she said to me, ‘Can’t you do better?’ I knew this was going to be a great relationship. And it is.”

“I hope to have many more clients in Newnan,” Topol said. “I think there is a misconception that folks think that they can’t afford our services. But our company handles all sizes of projects and I would welcome the opportunity to talk to people.”

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A strong supporter of The Shepherd Center, Stan Topol says almost everyone knows someone who has been helped by the center. To make a donation to the Shepherd Center Design Project, write to The Shepherd Center - a Catastrophic Care Hospital, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 303091402, call (404) 352-2020 or e-mail webmaster@shepherd.org.

in the works, including a renovation of the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale; a Florida home; two homes in Santa Fe, N.M.; and a home in L.A. But he’s most excited about personally being asked by Mrs. Alana Shepherd of The Shepherd Center to oversee and coordinate a team of talented Atlanta designers to make the center a much more visually stimulating and exciting space for patients and visitors alike.

“I have absolutely no regrets about moving to Newnan,” Topol said. “I love it here. Especially now that we have our movie theaters! I really think that as long as you like hanging with the people you work with and live with, you have some great friends and if you are lucky enough to have a horse and a great dog, you have it made.” NCM

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Art in the Family

By Kathy Bohannon, Photos by Bob Fraley

At home in Moreland are Dale and Daniel Sizemore, seated, and Nancy and James Sizemore.

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When Dale Sizemore first noticed Nancy Miller, he may have seen her as the “brainiac” of his college Renaissance to Modern Art class. In turn, she noted that the name “Sizemore” emblazoned on the back of his shirt might just be a good conversation starter.

After a brief chat, the two discovered they had things in common, just enough that they began enjoying lunch dates, and eventually Nancy tested him with some Middle Eastern cooking.

“I wanted to make sure he was bold enough to try any foods.

I didn’t want to get serious about him otherwise!” she quipped.

The couple was married on Dec. 29, 1976 at Moreland United Methodist Church. After living in Texas for a few years, the young Sizemores returned to Moreland, where Nancy’s family had a long heritage.

“I wanted (our future children) to have roots,” Nancy said.

Roots weren’t all the Sizemore children would enjoy in Moreland.

Nancy and Dale nurtured their children’s artistic abilities in many ways, encouraging them to express themselves with a variety of

Dale Sizemore, above left, teaches art at Newnan High School, and wife Nancy Sizemore, at right with son Daniel, teaches art at Northgate High. Son James Sizemore, above, is majoring in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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mediums. With both parents accomplished potters, the boys in the Sizemore household grew up knowing terms like feather-combed slip, throwing and salt firing.

Each of the Sizemores is enjoying individual success as an artist. Dale graduated from the University of Georgia with a BFA in Art, after marriage earned an MFA in Ceramics from the University of North Texas, then returned to UGA for his Master of Education degree. He is in his 23rd year as a teacher at Newnan

Sculpture, pottery and painting are all produced by Moreland’s artistic Sizemore family.

High School. Dale was the 2002 Teacher of the Year for Coweta County and one of 200 teachers selected to participate in the 2003 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund trip.

Nancy also attended UGA and earned her BFA in both Ceramics and Art Education. She is a Pottery and Visual Arts teacher at Northgate High School, having returned to teaching after being a fulltime, self-employed potter for nine years. Both Nancy and Dale exhibit at Newnan’s Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art

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The Sizemores’ 21-year-old son James attends the Savannah College of Art and Design and is a painting major. He held his first one-man show in December at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan. While the rest of his family leans toward the three-dimensional, James prefers the two-dimensional world of oil painting and etching. His favorite artists are Ernst Fuchs, Marc Chagall, and Georgia artist Eddie Owens Martin, a.k.a. St. EOM. His biggest inspiration is his girlfriend Jeri Lee, and she can be seen as a figure in many of his works.

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filmmaking and is a music enthusiast.

The youngest of the clan is Daniel. At 18 years old, he is a freshman at UGA, majoring in Sculpture. That choice isn’t very surprising to his parents. Daniel began sculpting in his early years, scooping up clay and creating objects while his mother threw pottery in her studio. “I like to make sculptures that lead the viewer’s eye in a direction,” he said. “As the viewer walks around my sculptures, I try to make (the piece) change gradually so that it looks like it is moving instead of the viewer.”

Daniel gleans his inspiration from nature, and enjoys both organic and geometric forms as well as Asian art.

Daniel looks forward to his artistic development.

“I really want to experiment in many different mediums while in college so I can have an idea of what I want to do when I leave,” he said. Daniel attended Governor’s Honors in the summer of 2004, and one of his pieces was exhibited in the art show there. He also exhibited in the 2003 and 2004 All-State Festival of Art and Design. Five of his pieces were accepted for the Georgia High School Ceramic Arts Awards and Symposium, where he received first place in sculpture, second in vessels, and was awarded one of the top three portfolio awards.

Members of the Sizemore family have enjoyed traveling to Italy, England, Ireland and Wales. “(We) always come back rejuvenated and excited about working and teaching in the arts,” Dale said.

Though his art may take him elsewhere, James said Coweta County was a great place to grow up. “I love Moreland,” he said. “I love the days, whether they’re sunny or gray. I love the nights, always dark. My friend and I go out riding our bicycles and it’s especially exciting at 2 o’clock in the morning when the moon is bright.”

Spoken like a true artist. NCM

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NEWCOMERS

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NCM: James you, your wife Wendy and children Jackson, 13, Emily, 10, and Audrey and Alana, both 6, moved to Newnan from LaGrange.

Not a long distance move – what was the impetus for the move to our fair city?

JT: I’ve been coming to Newnan

move was, I’m a construction engineer with a company called Group VI which does real estate, property management and construction. They’re in Peachtree City, and I did the commute from LaGrange to Peachtree City for three-and-a-half years and, finally, it was enough.

forever, because my adult soccer league plays here, so I’ve actually seen the city grow and change over the last few years. But the reason for the

NCM: Since you had seen some of the growth and changes happen in Newnan, did you have your home

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JT: We had a relocation company help us because we knew what schools we liked and the general area.

The funny thing is, we met the former owner of our house at an Auburn-Alabama football tailgate a couple of years ago. We’re Auburn fans, by the way!

NCM: How has the move been for everyone?

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JT: Overall, it’s been fine, but maybe a little harder for a couple of us than others. Having the church (Newnan Presbyterian Church) has been really good. Once we met Pastor Harry Barrow, we knew that was the place for us. Now Wendy is the Youth Director and the kids and I are involved in Sunday School and Youth.

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imagine what Newnan was like before all of the construction. I would like if it were a smaller-town feel and people all knew each other. For example, I recently ran out of my asthma prescription, and a chain pharmacy gave me a real runaround about it when it was after hours. In LaGrange, the pharmacist knew me and my doctor and it would have been no problem. However, I called my pharmacist in LaGrange and he recommended a local independent pharmacist up here that gives that kind of service. Those are the kind of things you lose and sacrifice when you get too big. On the other hand, my wife is from Tampa and she likes all the new things. It reminds her of how she grew up, and there is something for being able to hop in the car and having lots of choices for dinner.

NCM: We certainly appreciate your time, and welcome to Newnan!

JT: Thank you for asking me. NCM

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COWETA COOKS

Newnan’s celebrity chef pitches winning menus at Turner Field

By Janet Flanigan, Photos by Bob Fraley

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As a boy, young Orazio La Manna knew his destiny was to create wonders at the piano. But his “piano” is not the musical instrument.

Rather, this piano is what professional chefs sometimes call the stovetop, and Chef La Manna plays it very, very well. His culinary talents play out not in a fine dining restaurant but in Atlanta’s own Turner Field.

At age 15, he began fulfilling his gastronomic destiny with a rigorous, classical European-style chef ’s apprenticeship. La Manna has enjoyed a long and rewarding career and has worked with many stellar organizations including the illustrious Four Seasons Hotels and the Corel Center (home of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Team). He was also a member of the Team Canada Culinary Olympic Team several times.

Five months ago Canada’s loss became Georgia’s gain when La Manna was hired as executive chef for Turner Field Sports & Entertainment, in charge of supervising the entire food service operations at Turner Field.

La Manna, his wife Valerie and son Nicholas just completed construction of their home on the lake in the SummerGrove development in Newnan.

“I was in charge of the kitchen, and Valerie got everything else,” the chef said with a laugh. “We are so excited about moving into the new house. We love it here in Newnan.

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He fairly bubbles over with enthusiasm for Newnan, for his family and for his job. “I may be from the last generation of truly apprenticed chefs, but I believe in classical training,” said the toquetopped chef, chatting in the My South Cooks Suite on the Lexus Level of Turner Field. “I really believe in classical cooking with a twist; that’s my signature. I like it simple, elegant and uncomplicated, so the flavors match.”

His classic perfectionism carries over in his duties running the topof-the-line 755 Club, a gorgeous, contemporary, airy space that features views of both Turner Field and the downtown skyline. The large private club is available for weddings, receptions and business events and catered by La Manna and his staff.

He is also in charge of the My South Cooks Suite where the chef performs live cooking demonstrations in the baseballthemed kitchen suite. Other duties on his roster include creating menus for the Chop House and Luxury Suites, and supervising and preparing menus for the Owners’ Boxes for both the Braves and visiting teams.

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HERB-DIJON CRUSTED RACK OF LAMB WITH RED CURRANT WINE SAUCE AND ROASTED OYSTER MUSHROOMS

browned. Add the red currant

RED BELL PEPPERS

jelly and fresh thyme and cook for two minutes. Add the vinegar and

1

wine, reduce heat and simmer

red bell pepper, sliced julienne

until almost dry. Add the demi

2

tablespoons olive oil ounce tomato juice

1

tablespoon olive oil

glace, reduce until the sauce

1

2

8-rib lamb racks, frenched

coats the back of a wooden

1/2 teaspoon sugar

(which means pre-trimmed)

spoon, and season with salt and

Salt and pepper to taste

pepper. Remove from heat and

Wash the pepper thoroughly, cut in

tablespoons Dijon mustard

strain through a fine mesh sieve.

half and remove the seeds. Slice into

2

1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary

strips. In a medium fry pan over

OYSTER MUSHROOMS

1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

medium heat, sauté the red pepper strips in the olive oil for two

1

tablespoon olive oil

minutes. Add the sugar and tomato

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a

1/2 pound oyster mushrooms

juice and cook until peppers are

large sauté pan over medium heat and

1

sprig thyme

tender. Season to taste with salt and

add oil. Season the lamb with salt and

1

tablespoon white wine

pepper.

pepper and sear in the pan. Brown on

1

tablespoon butter

CILANTRO CHUTNEY

all sides, brush with Dijon mustard and sprinkle with the fresh herbs. Place in

Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over

the oven and cook for 30 minutes or

high heat. Add the oyster

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until desired doneness. Remove from

mushrooms and sauté until tender

1/4 ounce green chili, seeds

oven and set aside.

and slightly browned, about two

tablespoons chopped cilantro removed and chopped

minutes. Add thyme, wine and

1

small garlic clove

RED CURRANT WINE SAUCE

butter and cook until dry.

1

ounce white wine

1

RED BLISS POTATOES

Salt and pepper to taste teaspoon olive oil

1

shallot, peeled and chopped

1

clove garlic, peeled and chopped

2

tablespoons red currant jelly

2

sprigs fresh thyme

2

tablespoons olive oil

3

ounces red wine

2

sprigs rosemary

1

tablespoon sherry vinegar

1

clove garlic, finely chopped

Grind the cilantro, green chili and 8

small red bliss potatoes,

garlic together. Add white wine and

washed

season with salt and pepper.

To serve: Place a portion of roasted

1/4 cup demi glace (available at specialty grocery stores)

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees or

potatoes on a dinner plate.

bake in same oven as lamb. Toss

Arrange half a lamb rack on plate

Place a small saucepan over medium

the potatoes, olive oil, rosemary

and garnish with the oyster

heat and add the oil. Add the shallot

and garlic in a bowl. Place in a

mushrooms and bell peppers.

and garlic and sauté until lightly

small roasting pan and roast in

Drizzle with the wine sauce and

the oven for approximately 25

garnish with cilantro chutney.

minutes or until tender.

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The only game that counts

By Alex McRae, Photos by Alex McRae and the Cash family

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rom the time he could lift a baseball, all Tim Cash wanted to do was throw it. As he starred on the pitcher’s mound at Newnan High, DeKalb Community College and Troy University, Cash dreamed his arm would carry him all the way to baseball’s Major Leagues.

When he was drafted by the Houston Astros in 1984, Cash didn’t think twice about leaving college. “It was the pros,” he says. “That was the ultimate. I knew I was on the way.”

Then an ankle injury in 1985 knocked him to his knees. Literally.

“It really made me think twice,” Cash says. “My life wasn’t focused on anything else. I started asking myself if I couldn’t play baseball, what would I do? Then I asked myself why I was on this planet. I knew the answer to that question would determine what I should do. So in November 1985, I got down on my knees and accepted Christ. That answered all my questions.”

His fastball didn’t get any better, but his personal life did. “I realized the dream I once had wasn’t as great as the dream I started living,” he says. “It was a life-changing experience.”

Tim Cash, son of Earl and Glenda Cash of Newnan, was interested in baseball as a Little Leaguer, below left, as a young boy meeting legendary ballplayer Phil Niekro, center, and at the beginning of a pro baseball career, at right.

Today Cash serves as national director of a baseball ministry and works with players such as friend John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves, opposite.

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Drafted by the Houston Astros in 1984 and traded to the L.A. Dodgers in 1988, Tim Cash of Newnan joined the baseball ministry UPI in 1989.

When he reported to spring training in 1986, Cash teamed with other players who shared his faith, including the Astros’ power-hitting third baseman Glenn Davis and pitcher Jeff Calhoun.

Cash’s minor league salary was meager but in late 1986, Calhoun and his wife paid for Cash to attend a Christian leadership conference in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He met Tom Roy, who in 1981 had founded Unlimited Potential, Inc. (UPI) to spread the word of God through personal witness and evangelistic baseball clinics.

Cash and Roy became friends, and Roy was there to provide support and encouragement as Cash worked his way through the minor leagues and some troubling injuries.

Cash came back from the 1985 ankle surgery and a 1987 elbow injury suffered when he was with the Astros’ AA farm team in Columbus.

In 1988 Cash was traded to the L.A. Dodgers and assigned to the club’s AAA farm team. He was still recovering from the last injury, but he was just one step below the Major Leagues. Once again, Cash’s hopes soared. But not for long.

In August 1988, a shoulder injury ended his playing career.

Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Cash told Roy he felt led to work in UPI’s baseball ministry. In January 1989, he joined Roy and UPI in Warsaw, Ind. In 1993, Cash moved to the Atlanta area, where he now lives with his wife, Barb, and five children, Rachel, Benji, Jesse, Hannah and Caleb.

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Cash now serves as UPI’s National Director. His job description is simple: stay active in the professional baseball community and be available to anyone who wants to talk about Christ.

“You never know what’s in a person’s heart,” he says. “Lots of players know they need something, but don’t know what. I’ve got an option for them that a lot of them find right.”

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The three shared the stage with Cash, a close friend and spiritual coach who had a role in bringing them all to Christ. After some humorous baseball stories, the Major Leaguers and Cash shared their personal testimony and explained how serving God has made them better ballplayers and better people. At the end, the crowd cheered like the Braves had just won the World Series.

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But they also learn these guys were once struggling for direction. And they learn how to find a better life.�

Baseball has an offseason, but Cash doesn’t. During the regular season, Cash hosts a weekend chapel service and a Wednesday night Bible study for the Braves. He will spend five weeks at spring training in Florida sharing his testimony with any players who want to listen. He also hosts a yearround Atlanta area breakfast Bible study for athletes and coaches a little league team. He says his life has never been better.

Once upon a time, Tim Cash dreamed of bringing the crowd to their feet with a string of strikeouts.

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THE THOUGHTFUL GARDENER

Azaleas:

Jewels of the South

Story, photos and artwork by Katherine McCall

“In the South, perhaps more than any other region, we go back to our home in dreams and memories, hoping it remains what it was on a lazy, still summer’s day twenty years ago.”

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his quote by Willie Morris is one of my favorites and, for me, the memory is not of a summer’s day but a South Georgia afternoon in the spring filled with my grandfather’s precious azaleas. We are slowly walking down the long, sandy drive that leads to the house, myself barefoot and he in his shiny black wingtips. On either side enormous azaleas wrap us in a secret world of flamboyant hot pink blooms topped by an azure Georgia sky peeking through the towering pines.

There are at least 200 azaleas, all rooted by him and all lovingly raised in his homemade cold frame. When the plants were knee-high, my Mother remembers, metal buckets in the floorboards of his Bonneville splashed well water as he drove down the drive to water each one himself. Enjoying those azaleas is one of my most intense and treasured memories of childhood. Their exuberance and loveliness 38

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This Azalea Indica plant grows at Redwine Farms on Happy Valley Circle. Below, H.C. Jernigan of Newton, Ga. enjoys azaleas with granddaughter Katherine McCall in 1966.

were, and are, the essence of Easter and a hallmark of the South.

Don Hastings in “Gardening in the South” calls them the “jewels of the garden which make the landscape of the South unique.” He goes on to point out, “Our jewels, as a group, are better here than perhaps anywhere else, and we should make the most of them.”

My grandfather did just that, and he planted a loving memory in my heart that has endured.

In contrast to the physical beauty of the azalea, its history is somewhat unremarkable. The original native azaleas, Azalea nudiflora, were found thriving in the woodlands of North America.

Their description from Stephen Elliot in A Sketch of the Botany of South Carolina and Georgia, 1821, still describes them: “A shrub 2-8 feet high, producing many stems from the root. ... This is one of the most beautiful plants which adorn the forests of North America. Some of the varieties are considered by many persons as the most ornamental of our shrubs … Grows in rich, dry soils and along the margins of swamps and creeks.

Flowers March-May.”

“It is a flower of unsurpassed beauty in its season …

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But it was the introduction of the Japanese and Chinese azaleas in the mid-1800s that began the widespread plantings of azaleas. Following the example of Rev. Drayton at Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, people began planting Azalea indica all over the South. Fruitland Nurseries in Augusta was the first nursery to offer

azaleas to gardening enthusiasts in this area. (This nursery would later become the site of the Augusta National, home to the Masters Golf Tournament.) Robert Nelson of Fruitland Nurseries offered the following description of Azalea indica in The Southern Cultivator, 1857: “This beautiful shrub, so well known as a greenhouse plant, is perfectly hardy in this latitude … It is a flower of unsurpassed beauty in its season, March and April; and those only who have seen it in its perfection can form an idea of its richness and grandeur. The azaleas are near kin to the far-famed Rhododendron, almost as beautiful, and much easier of cultivation. The colors are very different, as crimson, purple, white, red, salmon, scarlet and variegated …

New varieties are raised from seed which should be saved as soon as ripe.”

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plants well is a challenge, but an even greater challenge is to assemble them into a pleasing garden.... Fortunately, with the large number of species and hybrids from which to choose, one can usually find an azalea to fit the needs and requirements of the site. It is doubtful if any other group of woody plants is so versatile.”

Not only are azaleas versatile but also they can prove to be somewhat hardy if given the right start, most importantly good soil and some shade. Don Hastings recommends preparing a deep bed with hummus and perlite, then planting shallow (leave the root ball about an inch above surrounding soil). Azaleas are acid lovers and will do better in soils with a pH above 6.2. Do not let mulch accumulate around the lower stems as it can cause crown rotting. As always, purchase your plants from a nursery that can provide advice and recommendations for selection and planting. NCM

SELECTING AZALEAS Mike Cunningham of Country Gardens Farm in Newnan shares his top 10 picks for azaleas.

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Reblooming varieties.

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3. Gumpo Azaleas.

Low growing variety.

Late season blooms.

Pink or white.

4. Watchet. Repeat blooming variety. Pink flowers.

5. Red Ruffles. Larger growing variety. Red hose in hose ruffled blooms.

(Hose in hose means each trumpet-shaped flower has another trumpet-shaped flower inside it.)

6. George Tabor. Very large growing plant with large lavender blooms.

7. Amagasa. Compact grower with very rich, deep pink blooms.

8. Hinodigiri. Small to medium size plant with early season red blooms.

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Melanie Rose Thompson of Newnan and Jamal Booker of Annapolis, Md. were married on Oct. 15, 2005 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Olive United Methodist Church in Newnan. The couple met while students at different colleges in Atlanta.

Mt. Olive United Methodist Church in Newnan was the setting for Melanie Thompson’s wedding to Jamal Booker on Oct. 15, 2005. Like many couples today, they chose a number of contemporary touches to make the ceremony uniquely their own.

Jamal’s best friend and Melanie’s ex-boyfriend, who both attended school with Jamal, ended up as roommates for one week because of a mix-up of room assignments.

Jamal and Melanie met briefly through them but only spoke that one time.

Months later, one of Melanie’s best friends, who attended another institution, had a friend who needed to get in touch with his cousin. She asked Melanie to contact his cousin, and it turns out that he was Jamal’s roommate.

Melanie and Jamal became friends and the rest is history.

Jamal proposed to Melanie on Dec. 1, 2002. He was visiting for Thanksgiving and told Melanie he had missed his flight. He took Melanie to Centennial Park where a singer serenaded her. When he proposed, Melanie happily said yes.

Melanie selected her dress because it was unique. “It was actually the first dress that I tried on,” she said. She chose Mt. Olive as her location because it is her family church. But that’s where tradition ended in the planning.

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“After the ceremony we had people telling us it was one of the most unique wedding experiences they had ever been to,” says Jamal.

“They actually made an announcement before the ceremony to have open minds because it was going to be like something they have never seen before,” says Melanie.

The bridesmaids entered carrying candles in their bouquets. The groomsmen entered from the back carrying bamboo sticks, which had a biblical meaning. They met the Poplar Grove in Newnan was the site of Melanie and Jamal Booker’s October wedding reception.

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girls and did a four step and took them to their seats. Instead of having the bridesmaids on one side and the groomsmen on the other, the girls sat in front and the guys stood behind them on both sides. Tropical trees and plants gave the church the look of the Garden of Eden.

The couple arranged for a Praise Team to usher in the spirit before the ceremony, which many guests had never seen at a wedding before.

Melanie and Jamal were married by her brother, who is a minister.

The couple wrote their own vows.

Their reception was held at Poplar Grove in Newnan where a six-piece band performed. Melanie and Jamal enjoyed a seven-day honeymoon in Spain and Morocco.

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The Williamson family had quite an exciting year in 2005. Both Whitney, 27, and her sister Christy, 25, were married last year, and they have very fond memories of the occasions.

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Christy Williamson of Newnan and Benjamin Bass of Bremen were married on July 16, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Newnan. The couple met through Ben’s cousins during college and dated for six and a half years.

Their wedding date is sentimental to them because it falls during the week of their seven-year anniversary.

Benjamin and Christy took up hiking as an extracurricular activity to spend time together. The activity was special to both of them, so on Christmas Eve 2004, Ben asked for Christy’s hand in marriage after a hike at Raven Cliff Falls in Helen. Christy happily said yes.

One of Christy’s fondest memories was the night before her wedding. She, her mother Nancy, Whitney, and their

older sister Brooke had “girl time.” It was the first time all three sisters had been at home together since Brooke left for college.

Christy’s wedding day began

Christy & Benjamin with her bridal brunch.

After getting their hair and nails done, she and her bridesmaids dressed in the bridal room of First Baptist, her family church. Christy’s gown was a Maggie Sottero design.

The ceremony was performed by Scooter Thompson, Christy’s youth director during high school, who wrote personalized vows for the couple.

About 200 people were in attendance. The reception was held at White Oak Golf and Country Club. The couple arrived in style in a ’64 red Mustang convertible. Christy and Ben honeymooned in St. Lucia. They now reside in Carrollton.

Williamson-Bass photos appear courtesy of Susan Smith Ramsey of Smith’s Studio, Carrollton

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Whitney & Adam Whitney Williamson of Newnan and Adam Cummings of Alpharetta were wed on Oct. 1, 2005 at 6 p.m. at Something Special on Greenville Street in Newnan. The couple met in college at the University of West Georgia and dated for seven and a half years.

at the Ritz Carlton’s Atlantic Grill on Dec. 23 of 2004 in downtown Atlanta. His friend “cancelled” on them, and they were left alone to dine in a private booth with rose petals and candles. The waiter brought Whitney a platter and, to her surprise, she found her ring amongst a bed of rose petals.

Christy’s proposal was planned for the next day, so Adam and Ben made sure the sisters didn’t talk to

One day Adam and his friends were outside Whitney’s apartment building playing football. The ball sailed into her neighbor’s back windshield and shattered it. It turns out the windshield was already broken and the guys had only made it worse, but a spark was definitely lit between Whitney and Adam.

Adam masterminded a plan to make Whitney’s proposal a surprise.

He arranged for an elegant dinner

each other for 24 hours. They were ecstatic to learn they were both going to be brides.

Like Christy, Whitney also wore a Maggie Sottero design. “When I put the dress on, I just knew I had the perfect dress,” she said. “It made me look like I was a princess.”

Whitney wanted to get married in Newnan and heard about Something Special from her sister.

She went to visit the location and

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was immediately taken by the gorgeous settings and the beautiful garden. She was sold on the all-inclusive package which included a wedding coordinator.

Whitney’s wedding day began with her bridal shower. She says that during the ceremony, she didn’t see the people in the audience or even notice them. All she saw was her and Adam.

About 130 people were in attendance.

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“Everybody danced, from the little kids to grandma.”

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oweta area offers many choices for wedding receptions

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The wedding reception is your chance to relax and enjoy your first

hours as husband and wife. Regardless of your wedding style, the Coweta area offers plenty of reception venues. From the intimate garden party to the ballroom bash, this list of sites can help in planning your postnuptial celebration.

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The Special Events Center

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in Newnan is located at 299 Bullsboro Dr. within a mile of I-85 and near “restaurant row.”

Owned by Mark and Debbie Barronton, the center offers an in-house chapel and a bridal suite. The facility can seat 300 people with delicious food prepared by the center’s staff or an out-of-house caterer. With Cakes by Debbie you can have a traditional tiered cake or out-ofthe-ordinary creations. For details on the facility, call 404427-6415 or 770-252-0769.

in Newnan is located at 83 Greenville St. Since 1859, this Georgian mansion has stood out among Newnan’s historic residential gems. Owner Mike Meyer has been providing a charming atmosphere for receptions for eight years. Brides often select the home’s gardens for exchanging vows. Meyer, a Master Gardener, designed the landscape to enchant the senses year-round. The home features parlors, dining rooms, a kitchen/keeping room, music room, grand ballroom, and bridal and groom suite changing rooms.

Guests can have a sit-down dinner or a buffet. Learn more about packages at www.sspecial.net or call 770-251-1206.

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Something Special in Newnan, opposite, and the Major Long House in Newnan, above, are just two of the many sites available to local brides planning a wedding or reception.

The Major Long House in Newnan is an antebellum home meticulously restored and furnished with a collection of fine antiques.

The home, at 21 LaGrange St., comfortably seats 200250 people. The house is within two blocks of the four major downtown churches. Owner Georgia Shapiro may be reached by calling 770-253-5686. To view photographs of the facility, visit www.majorlonghouse.com.

Oak Grove Plantation and Gardens is available for weddings and receptions. The plantation with bed and breakfast is on 20 acres, four of them planned, themed gardens.

These spectacular grounds, with everything from rose to herb gardens, have been featured in Southern Living.

Located at 4537 North Highway 29 in Newnan, Oak Grove, circa 1830s, is owned by George and Liz Tedder. Call 770-463-3010 or 770-841-0789 for complete details. The plantation’s Web site is www.oakgrovega.com.

Poplar Grove is located at 3010 Poplar Rd. in Sharpsburg. This facility includes an attractive 2,000 square-foot ballroom tastefully faux painted. There is a dance floor and a wet bar. Poplar Grove has a kitchen, garden courtyard, and entry hall with area for banquet serving, and a loft area that overlooks the entry.

Contact Nancy at 770-2536070 or visit on the Web at www.poplargrove.net.

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SummerWind Farm on Country Club Road in Newnan offers breathtaking vistas for brides planning a wedding here.

Serenbe Southern Country Inn is a bed and breakfast, conference center and farm in the Chattahoochee Hill Country. Serenbe’s wildflower meadow or the Lake Pavilion — to open this summer — are ideal spots for celebrations. Serenbe, owned

by Steve and Marie Nygren, is on Hutcheson Ferry Road in Palmetto. The bed and breakfast dates back to the early 1900s.The portal page for the Serenbe Community, farm and inn is www.serenbe.com. For assistance with planning, call 770-463-2610.

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SummerWind Farm For horse lovers, SummerWind Farm is available for events. In addition to thoroughbreds, the farm is also home to Greyhounds. The farm’s natural beauty and breathtaking vistas will make for a picturesque affair.

SummerWind can be found on Country Club Road in Newnan. Its site, www.swfarmgeorgia.com, has an events section, or call John Parker at 770-5021272 for information.

Senoia’s Veranda Historic Bed and Breakfast Inn first opened as a hotel in the early 1900s. Named for the porch that surrounds most of the home, the Veranda is owned

by Rick and Laura Reynolds.

Indoors, the inn can accommodate 100 wedding guests, and more for outdoor receptions with gardens to enjoy. The grand home is located at 252 Seavy St. To find out more about the inn, call 770-599-3905.

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Located at 602 E. Main St., the house is owned by certified wedding planner Vickie Brown.

The mansion is situated on three acres with several spots for ceremonies including a covered veranda overlooking a waterfall and sapphire pool. The mansion features crystal chandeliers, a grand staircase and seven fireplaces. The second floor has a bridal changing bedroom with salon, and a groom’s room. For information, call 706637-4933 or visit on the Web at www.victoriabelleweddings.com.

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Cochran Mill Nature Center is perfect for those who love the outdoors. Nestled in the woods next to a one-acre pond, a rustic log cabin lodge offers a peaceful setting for a reception. The center, which provides environmental education programs, is on Cochran Mill Road in Fairburn. For information on rentals, call Mary Beth at 770-306-0914 or visit www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org NCM

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The date is set, location secured, dream dress ordered and being made. The next critical step during the busy wedding season may well be the selection of the wedding cake, and the Coweta County area is home of two of the South’s most talented cake designers.

Like so many great Southern cooks, Angie Mosier of the Blue-Eyed Daisy Bakeshop in Palmetto learned the art of cake decorating from her mother. Literally beginning by her mother’s side as a little girl, Mosier turned out cakes with her Easy Bake Oven. She graduated to full-size cakes and eventually began offering her beautifully decorated cakes for weddings and other occasions to friends and associates.

Mosier was trapped in a corporate job and working her wedding cake business on the side when fate came calling in the form of her good friend and nationally-known garden designer Ryan Gainey.

He asked her to design a cake for a magazine photo shoot, replicating a marble garden statue filled with marble fruits, flowers and leaves. Her success with that cake led to a full-time business. She eventually branched out into food styling and has had cakes and other pastry appear in such magazines as Town and Country and Veranda.

Eventually Mosier and her husband Johnny met Steve and Marie Nygren, who proposed they open a bakeshop at the Serenbe Community, with the result being the architecturally delightful Blue-Eyed Daisy Bakeshop.

Soothing exposed brick interiors, hardwood floors, and beautiful farm tables combine the warm, cozy feeling of a local “in” spot with an old time bakeshop that invites lingering over a cup of coffee and house confectionary.

The Blue-Eyed Daisy features Southern style sweets and savories made using the freshest local This colorful cake was created by Sharon Alexander of Sweet Sensations bakery in Newnan.

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Custom wedding cakes at Sweet Sensations include the contemporary style cake at left and the miniature pink cake at right.

ingredients. It has become a local hangout of sorts, in addition to serving as wedding cake central.

“I can make any kind of cake, and do all of the fondant frostings, the basket weaves, everything,” Mosier said. “But in my heart I love the old-fashioned cakes that look like something a loving relative would make. I like that you can see the brush strokes of the knife in the frostings. I think that my cakes look really tasty and they are!”

Mosier often uses her grandmother’s recipe for butter cake or “plain” cake, as she called it. “I want guests to eat the cake with little left over,” Mosier said, smiling. “I love using fresh flowers on a cake when it’s appropriate. It’s especially

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replicate a photo that you bring in,” she said. “I do custom creations, and I want to design something unique and special for that event and to try and recreate something from someone else’s event will inevitably end up a little bit disappointing because things are never how they seem like they will be. It’s better to create your own dream together.”

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Local wedding cake bakers Angie Mosier, at left, and Sharon Alexander, right, encourage brides to seek a one-of-a-kind cake rather than copying someone else’s design. The calla lily cake, center, was created by Alexander.

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“If I could have my way, I’d do all fondant cakes,” Alexander confides. “I love the way they look and the fact that everything on them is edible. I love making flowers,

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ribbons, leaves. It’s all so classy looking. I can make buttercream look smooth but I would prefer that everything that leaves here is the fondant frosting.”

Alexander echoes much of Mosier’s advice to brides when it comes to selecting a wedding cake. “I am creating a custom cake for them and don’t want to recreate someone else’s design for them; it’s not fair to the bride, it’ll never turn out right for them,” Alexander said. She also says a bride should bring a photo of her gown and know where the wedding will be held. Alexander will help with cake and filling flavors because she offers 14 cake flavors and 15 fillings. However, most local brides stick with the Vanilla with Buttercream frosting, while Atlanta brides are often a bit more adventuresome in their choices.

Sweet Sensations recently increased its menu to include sandwiches as well as the cakes, cookies and other goodies made in the shop. “People kept asking us for a few lunch items and so we added yummy homemade sandwiches on Kaiser rolls,” Alexander said.

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Father of the Groom

A MAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE WEDDING DAY MIGHT SURPRISE YOU

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ou never know where love will lead you. Or when.

Sunrise was still hours off when I parked in the puddle of light in front of the all-night convenience store a few miles outside Pine Mountain.

The platinum blonde behind the counter almost choked on her chew when I raced in and hollered, “This is an emergency! I need some red wigglers!”

She stepped back, eyed me cautiously and said, “Huh?” “My son’s getting married in 10 hours,” I bleated. “I need red wigglers. Worms. You know … fish bait.”

My expression stopped her in mid-chew. She took another step back. “And they got ’em at the hardware store in town,” she squeaked.

As I dashed out the door, she added, “But they ain’t open yet, neither.”

I drove off, found the hardware store, sat on my hands to stop the shaking and settled in for a long wait.

Since the day my son announced he was getting hitched I’d wondered what my role would be. As his best man I knew I had to make it through the ceremony without fainting or losing the

hit high gear.

I gulped nervously each time his bride and her family sailed flawlessly through another of the thousand chores required to pull off a picture-perfect event.

As I watched my son book honeymoon hotel rooms, attend dozens of pre-nuptial parties and master the art of saying “Yes, dear” to everything his sweetie suggested, my blood pressure crept up.

When his mom planned and pulled off a fabulous rehearsal dinner to which my only contribution was a dash of cash, I shuddered.

“My son’s getting married in 10 hours,” I bleated. “I need red wigglers. Worms.

You know … fish bait.”

The last two words seemed to register. She exhaled slowly, then waved her hand toward the dark expanse beyond the parking lot and said, “They sell ’em over at West Point Lake. But they ain’t open yet.”

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Until the wedding machinery

Everyone else had made the march to wedding wonderland without a misstep. When the big day finally rolled around, I was the only one left who could possibly ruin the ritual.

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When the guys decided to kill the time killing fish I said “Great” and sought some bait.

It worked like a charm. No fish were harmed, but hooking tree limbs and each other kept the guys occupied and left me free to tend to other chores.

Bridesmaids and brides get familiar with their getups long before wedding day. Grooms and groomsmen usually pick up their rented gear on the way to the wedding and don’t try it on until minutes before the ceremony starts.

Missing cufflinks, shirt studs or suspenders can be a problem, and I was determined my baby boy was going to be looking his best. I checked his outfit from tie to shoelaces and did the same for mine. No problems.

When I had taken care of fishing and formalwear I turned my attention to sins of the flesh, which I planned to counter with the dozen handkerchiefs I bought on sale at the hardware store.

The wedding was taking place on the lawn of a charming historic farmhouse. The house also served as the pre-ceremony holding area for the boys and dressing room for the girls. That left plenty of opportunities for some unplanned “show and tell.”

I stood guard at the door to the

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Mattie and William Conner of Newnan were wed on March 5, 1965 and have now celebrated 40 years of marriage.

This relationship was a second marriage for both and is a testament that things can definitely work the second time around.

“OK, I’ll tell you a little short story,” says William. “Back when I was a teenager, I had a wisdom tooth and it had to be cut out. I went to the dentist. In the short time that I was under that gas, I had a dream. I dreamt I married a blond-haired woman and she ran away with another man. And it came true.” To his disbelief, this dream would play itself out to be his first marriage,

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Mattie experienced a similar disappointment with her first marriage. She found herself a single mother with four young children.

Understandably, her pain caused her to avoid men altogether. William asked Mattie out on a date several times, and each time she stood him up. After about three or four tries, he finally got a date with her.

His persistence paid off. The couple dated for three months and decided they wanted to marry. They exchanged their vows in a small ceremony with family at Mattie’s apartment in East Point. “When we got married, they said it wouldn’t last a month,” says Mattie. “(But) it’s not how long you go with someone, it’s how well you know them.”

Mattie was very cautious about bringing a new man into her children’s lives. She was very happy to find that William loved children and her children loved him.

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There are two sides to every story, and each person should be allowed to tell his side.

But if you have to tell your side, never argue.

Never argue in front of the children. Don’t argue with your kids about money. Whatever you can afford, that should be all right with them.

Mind your own business and leave other people’s business alone. In other words, everybody’s business is nobody’s business.

When they got married, William and Mattie Conner were told it wouldn’t last a month. After more than 40 years of marriage, they are now in a position to share with others the secrets of a long and happy wedded life.

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James and Katie Gay James and Katie share their advice:

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Put God first, and when you do, everything else will just fall in place. When you go to God with all your problems, He’ll take them and He’ll work them out for you.

Stay together. There are going to be ups and downs, but if you stay together there’ll be more good times than bad.

“When it gets too thick, don’t thin out,” says James.

Talk things over. Don’t just hold it within yourselves. Talk about things before you get married, so when you do get married, things won’t be so difficult.

In raising your children, don’t ever say ‘Oh, when your dad comes home,’ or vice versa.

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James Gay was one of the first African-American postal clerks in Newnan. Katie Gay was the first African-American school patrol worker in Newnan and the second African-American to be employed at Woolworth in Newnan.

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James was home on furlough for only a few days from the Army/Air Force (the Army and Air Force were joined then) where he was stationed in Eagle Pass, Texas. The couple had dated for five years. They had planned on getting married, although not that particular day, but they were eager to exchange vows. A friend witnessed the ceremony.

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Katie, their family, and a faithful friend gather to celebrate their wedding day.

James and Katie have four children, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

The couple renewed their vows on their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Katie wanted to renew their vows on their 25th anniversary, but James said maybe on their 50th. The years rolled by, and on their 49th anniversary, Katie reminded him of the promise

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he made to her.

“See, we never really believed that we would live to be as old as we are,” she said. “Here it is, just about 60 years, and it’s just almost unbelievable that we would live to be married this long.”

“The blessings that God has showered us with, to be still here and still together … It’s been just great,” says James. “I wouldn’t want it any better.” NCM

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When you’re in Turin, it’s hard to tell which decade of the modern age you are passing through — and just maybe that’s part of its charm.

“It’s a small town where everybody helps look after everybody else,” says Mayor Allen Smith.

Turin, which began as the town of Preston in 1827, is rich in history. Slow down while passing through and you’ll find that Turin is on the move. The town is growing, and its leaders are making positive changes to lay the foundation for the future.

Turin is one of two cities in Coweta County that supplies its own water. The town — which in 2000 had a population of 230, now believed to be approximately 270 — supplies water to Sharpsburg, says former mayor Harry P. Van Gorden. That income keeps the town running while Turin’s cut of the county’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax keeps the water system running.

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The town hall will soon move from the Turin Community Center into the Walter B. Hill School next door to China Grove Baptist Church.

This “Rosenwald School” was built in 1920 as part of the Rosenwald rural school building program, an effort to improve the quality of public education for African-Americans in the early 20th-century South.

This school served the black community in East Coweta until Eastside was built in 1952 and the county took over management of local schools. From 1957 to 1969 the building served as the volunteer fire station, and one wall was removed to make room for the fire engine, according to Smith. When the county fire department opened station 3, the building fell into disrepair.

The restoration project began in 2004 and is still going strong. When the renovation began, “The only thing keeping the school building up then was the termites were holding hands,” says Van Gorden.

Once completed, an area inside the school will serve as a black history museum, and Van Gorden anticipates visitors will be able to read accounts of those who attended the school. Former students have been asked for pictures and to document their experiences, and the museum hopes to offer video interviews of students for visitors to watch and check out on DVD.

Leroy Johnson, former city councilman and county commissioner, stops to chat with former mayor Harry P. Van Gorden in downtown Turin.

It’s a small town where everybody helps look after everybody else.”

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The contractor kept what could be saved of the original structure so two sides have original siding, and the traditional paint scheme will be used. There will be computers for Internet and museum research available to the public.

“This is something that will really be of historic value to Turin,” said Van Gorden.

The railroad is the reason Turin is where it is. Preston was located approximately one mile south of Turin’s present location, and when progress came their way the residents moved the town to accommodate it.

In 1889 the residents submitted the name “Preston” in seeking approval from the state legislature to incorporate, but the town of Preston,

near Plains, submitted its application a month ahead.

Undeterred, community leaders asked school children what the name of the town should be. A lot of the laborers were of Italian descent and had heard a presentation on the shroud of Turin (the cape that covered Christ’s body), or so Smith’s version of the legend goes.

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In 1890 the name was approved.

In the 1920s and teens, Turin was a center for cotton. When the banks went bust Senoia took off and grew because their bank didn’t close.

For outsiders Turin’s main draw may be the annual tractor parade, but the beauty of the town, according to Van Gorden, is that the town’s representatives are not governing by agenda.

“They are actually looking at what is best for the town and the residents,” Van Gorden said. “That’s the most important thing that a lot of politicians seem to forget. They don’t know most of the people. In Turin, that’s not a problem.”

Someday, says Van Gorden, the city might be forced to collect property taxes, which is not something that is done now.

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Turin United Methodist Church began as a rural church at Tranquil, the name brought by South Carolina settlers.

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History is not something that happens only to famous people in faraway places. Historic events — the ones we study in school — impact places like Turin and people like Nathan Young Hunter.

The war in Iraq has been much on my mind. Coweta County has already lost two young men to the current war. The

Nathan Hunter, above at left, survived the Civil War but remained tormented by it. His first wife, Cecelia, married him while still a teenager. Joshua Skinner, at left, reads the simple inscription on the tomb of Hunter, his great-great-greatgrandfather, at Tranquil Cemetery.

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soldier of today is the parent of tomorrow, later a grandparent and, eventually, a great-great-grandparent a yellowed photograph, a name neatly written in a Bible, a character in stories passed down.

Nathan Hunter was my greatgreat-grandfather. He was one of seven men in my family tree to serve in the Confederate Army. As far as I can tell, the others returned and picked up the pieces of their lives.

For Nathan Hunter, however, life after the war was never the same. The hell of it, the death, the hunger, something changed him.

The Hunters are inveterate storytellers. My grandmother, Carney Hunter Trammell, and her sisters, Ophelia and Hettie Hunter, talked family history when they got together. I was very close to my grandmother and was often along on those trips - the proverbial “fly on the wall” as stories about lives past unfolded.

There were lots of stories about Nathan Hunter. He was bad to drink, they said. He could be mean sometimes. It all went back somehow to the war.

Nathan Hunter’s parents, John and Abigail Johnson Hunter, came to Coweta from South Carolina.

Although I can’t document it, I suspect they were members at Tranquil Methodist Church near the town of Preston, which later became Turin. They are buried in Tranquil Cemetery just outside town. The church changed with the times, moved to town and continues as Turin United Methodist Church Nathan Hunter married Cecelia Carolyn Benton before he became a soldier. She, too, came from a pioneer Coweta family. They had several children, including my greatgrandfather, R. T. “Dick” Hunter Sr. Cecelia died young. There was a

stepmother, Lula Kelly from Columbus, but she also died. She was always remembered in my aunts’ stories for protecting Nathan Hunter’s children from him when things got out of hand.

Lula also died, and Nathan Hunter married a third time to Adelaide Thurmond Uquhart, a doctor’s widow. Their marriage was stormy and brief, ending in divorce.

Aunt Hettie never blamed “Miss Adelaide,” feeling the woman had taken more than anyone should have.

Cousin Luesta Dunn was not as charitable, painting Adelaide as a cold, high-toned prude.

At one point, Nathan’s younger children lived in “a little house in the yard” of his older son, John, in Turin.

I can remember Granny pointing out the spot.

After his marrying days were over, Nathan Hunter’s life seems to have calmed a bit. He doted on his daughter-in-law, Jennie, who saw a strange man ride up on a horse in her yard one day, only to learn that her tipsy father-in-law had gotten his hair and beard died jet black. There also was a story about the Hunter men enjoying a little nip while seining for fish. Nathan castigated his sons for their behavior, but one of them replied, “Pa, this is just like you used to do.” He bowed his head and said, “You should’a shot me.”

These stories were told lightly, always with a playful touch of Hunter humor. There also, however, was some pathos mixed in stories of children living in their brother’s yard, their mother dead, their father loved and loving but tortured by experiences he could not forget.

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Hills&Dales A L AGRANGE LOVE STORYEstate

By Jackie Kennedy, Photos by W. Winston Skinner

“You know how I have ever loved beautiful plants and flowers. ...

I do not say they were parts of my life – they were life itself.”

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The story of Hills & Dales Estate in LaGrange is a love story – the true tale of four women and the love they shared for one grand garden.

The estate, which remained a private homeplace for 166 years, is now open to the public. Located at 1916 Hills and Dales Dr. near downtown LaGrange, its 35 acres feature formal boxwood gardens and a grand Italian villa atop the property’s highest point.

Springtime at Hills & Dales is a feast for the senses. Smell the Southern

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sweet fragrance of magnolias, wisteria and roses. Feel the warm breeze as it caresses the ancient boxwood. See the deep faith displayed by the gardener who paid tribute to her Lord in her plantings. Get a taste of homegrown history as you learn of the ladies’ love of plants and dedication to their garden. And hear the chirps of robins and their feathered friends who make this mix of sunny hills and shady dales their home.

Thus the name: Hills & Dales.

Ida Cason Callaway named the estate

almost a century ago. “If anyone asks us why we named it Hills & Dales, we take them on an automobile ride through the farm, over sunny hills and shady dales.”

Prior to that, the boxwood garden was known as Ferrell Gardens. The story begins in 1832, when Nancy Ferrell first planted her formal garden amidst cotton fields.

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fields into six terraces with stone walkways and brick retaining walls and planted numerous boxwood, several shaped to form words, such as “GOD” and “GOD IS LOVE,” to symbolize her deep faith.

“You know how I have ever loved beautiful plants and flowers,” Sarah Ferrell is quoted. “I do not say they were parts of my life – they were life itself.”

After Sarah’s death in 1903, the gardens slowly declined, until 1911 when LaGrange textile magnate Fuller E. Callaway Sr. purchased the estate.

“He had grown up playing in the boxwood gardens,” says Bill Black, special projects assistant for Hills & Dales. “He walked with Sarah Ferrell through these gardens and they talked about the plantings. She reportedly even suggested that he one day buy the property.”

Spring is a beautiful time of year to visit the gardens at historic Hills and Dales Estate in LaGrange.

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Fuller’s wife, Ida, an avid gardener, welcomed the opportunity to care for the pristine estate.

Here in the garden that Fuller Sr. admired as a child, the couple built their home, on the same spot where the home of Sarah and Judge Blount Ferrell originally stood.

Renowned architects Neel Reid and Hal Hentz designed the Italian-style villa to complement the historic gardens.

In 1916, Fuller and Ida moved into their new home in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary. The housewarming/anniversary gala was the event of the season

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The 13,000-square-foot abode features classical architectural elements such as ionic engaged columns and a Roman temple-style portico and has been heralded as one of Neel Reid’s greatest lifetime achievements.

Yet it was the surrounding gardens the women of this estate considered their great achievement. Just as Sarah Ferrell took her role as garden keeper seriously, so did Ida Callaway. “My heart is so full of the love of flowers, ‘God’s smile on the earth,’ and of interest in everything that grows,” she said in 1920.

Ida passed her love for gardening down to both her sons and their wives. Older son Cason eventually opened nearby Callaway Gardens with his wife, Virginia, while Fuller Jr. oversaw operations of the LaGrange mills his father had founded. Upon Ida’s death in 1936, Fuller Jr.’s wife, Alice, became the garden’s caretaker. For the next 62 years — the same number of years Sarah Ferrell tended the garden — Alice Callaway lovingly cared for the local treasure.

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Initially overwhelmed at the task of tending to Hills & Dales, she eventually became comfortable with her calling.

“I was a novice,” she once said.

“But to me, it was never work.”

Alice Callaway was in her garden just two days before her death in 1998.

To honor the wishes of Alice and Fuller Callaway Jr., the family home opened to the public in October 2004. A 7,000-square-foot Visitor Center greets guests with an exhibit gallery, orientation theatre and gift shop. Visitors may tour the home’s first floor and the historic gardens.

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The historic Hills and Dales Estate is open year round. The estate is closed on Mondays and on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Regular hours from March to September are Tuesday through Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 1-5. House and garden tickets are $10 for Adults/Seniors, $6 for students (age 7 to those with college ID). Children 6 and under are not admitted to the house. Garden-only tickets for Adults/Seniors are $6.

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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING

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Martha Bridges of Newnan recently shared with us this unusual collection of vintage matchbooks from local businesses. The matchbooks actually belonged to a relative of her husband Robert and were found well-preserved in a trunk. “We just got them last summer,” Mrs. Bridges said.

If you’re like us, you’ll enjoy seeing how many of these businesses you remember — and which ones are still with us today.

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By Cathy Pickens St. Martin’s, $23.95 Reviewed by Holly Jones Literary detectives are often too good to be true: Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, even television detectives like Jessica Fletcher, Matlock or Remington Steele. They have perfect hair (or mustaches), perfect jobs, perfect homes, perfect cars, even perfect accents.

And they have the genius to solve the perfect crime.

Disgusting, isn’t it? Makes you want to dislike detectives, or at least crime solvers.

But not anymore. With Avery Andrews, Cathy Pickens has created a sleuth with her feet on the ground — or stuck in the mud.

Avery is a lawyer from the small, South Carolina town of Dacus. She has a meddling mother, an indulgent father, and an entire town that wants to tell her how and where to live her life. She is prone to migraines and hypoglycemia, and you don’t want to mess with her if she hasn’t had coffee, food or sleep.

In “Done Gone Wrong,” Pickens’ latest book, Avery has returned to Charleston, where she once worked, to help a friend with a case.

The case involves a pharmaceutical company and their supposed “miracle drug” to cure depression. A man taking the drug went on a shooting spree in the factory where he worked before killing himself. The victims’ families want their lawyer Jake Baker and Avery to help prove that the drug caused the man’s violence and his suicide.

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Before Avery knows it, the guy she thought had stood her up for a dinner meeting is dead in a car crash that was supposed to look like an accident. A single mother who could be a potential witness against the pharmaceutical company is missing. And Avery has been drugged, run off the road herself, left for dead by two men who were supposed to kill her, and held at gunpoint.

“Done Gone Wrong” isn’t a terrifying thriller, but it is a fun, quirky mystery with book and street smarts. Its main character has quite a few problems, which make her less than perfect. But in this case, and this book, that is definitely a good thing.

“If You Want Me to Stay: A Novel”

By Michael Parker Algonquin Books, $19.95 Reviewed by Holly Jones A coming-of-age story is defined as “a type of novel where the protagonist is initiated into adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, often by a process of disillusionment.”

A better definition may be found in Michael Parker’s heartwrenching novel “If You Want Me to Stay.”

Joel Dunn Jr. is a 14-year-old boy trapped by love and music, because poor Joel believes that love means leaving. Joel’s mother and older sister both abandon Joel and his younger brothers, Carter and Tank. The boys live with their father, who leaves in a different way while following the songs in his head. Teddy Pendergrass, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye - music fuels Joel Sr.’s life as well as his madness.

Joel loves his father and his brothers, he even loves his father’s music. But deep down he believes himself a failure at love, because he has never been able to leave his family like his mother and sister have. He does, however, think of himself as a mature adult, feeding and clothing his brothers and trying to keep his father safe, sane and with a positive song in his head.

But Joel misses his mother, and frequently holds conversations with her in his own mind — conversations where his

mother invites him to come and stay with her.

Joel’s ability to love and leave are tested when Joel’s dad takes a pair of scissors to Carter and starts shoving unpeeled bananas down his throat. So with his dad’s truck, which he can barely drive, and his baby brother Tank in tow, Joel goes in search of his mother.

There are heartbreaking moments in this book that let the reader know Joel is only 14, and not as mature as he thinks he is. Moments like when he convinces himself that his mother has died in a house fire, so he doesn’t have to face the fact that she doesn’t care about her sons.

Then you see him trying to protect Tank from not only their father’s sickness but also their mother’s rejection, and Joel seems older than his 14 years.

By the end of his two-day journey, Joel is disillusioned and goes through a painful initiation, but he does experience love and learns that he is not the failure he thinks he is. And perhaps unfortunately for Joel, though fortunate for Michael Parker’s readers, this sad boy-hero does come of age.

“The Osceola Community Club”

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Ham in a Blanket contributor is women’s club president Jerrianna Bransford Markham. Eaton writes, “A haughty woman of thirty-six years whose chicken-plucked eyebrows were frozen in a perpetual scowl, Jerrianna was the wife of John Crawford Markham, owner of Osceola’s only industry — a sawmill located near Lake Larson. Puny as a drawingher-last-breath consumptive, yet on the move every second, Jerrianna was a jittery self-important woman whose place in Lemmon County society — second place, lagging far behind Caroline Delamere — brought her continual frustration.”

Fund-raising cookbooks themselves can speak volumes about a community, and Osceola’s is no different. Frances Mosley’s Garden Club Cake recipe tells you about the civic life of this woman, but Rebecca Dunn’s Squirrel Pilau recipe conveys quite another message. And while the Squirrel Pilau may not be a hit with modern-day readers, fans of oldfashioned desserts are likely to enjoy at least reading the recipes for Stained Glass Cake, Scripture Cake and Tomato Soup Cake.

The recipes are cleverly woven into the book’s plot, which centers around those long-ago summers Cassandra spent at the home of her Nanny Ellie. The young girl’s innocence displayed alongside the grown-up woman’s recollections will make these stories resonate with those who grew up in small southern towns and appreciate the nostalgic look back.

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March 3-5, 10-12, 2006 “Lend Me A Tenor” — Newnan Theatre Company’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor,” which opened Feb. 24-26, continues. In this comedy the Cleveland Grand Opera Company has booked world-famous tenor Tito Morelli to perform Otello, his greatest role, at their gala seasonopener. Through a hilarious series of mishaps, Morelli is thought to be dead, and the company’s assistant is talked into putting on the costume to fool the audience. However, Morelli regains consciousness, and soon there are two Otellos. Performances of this Main Stage production will be Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults (age 12 and up), $10 for senior citizens (55+) and children (11 and under). Info: 770-683-NCTC.

March 24-April 9, 2006 “Sylvia” — Newnan Theatre Company’s production of the A.R. Gurney comedy “Sylvia” is the story of a stray dog wearing a heartshaped tag bearing the name “Sylvia” who suddenly puts a 22year marriage in serious jeopardy.

Performances are March 24-26, March 31-April 2 and April 7-9.

Performances of this Artist Series production, intended for mature audiences, will be Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for adults (age 12 and up), $10 for senior citizens (55+) and

March 25 and 26, 2006 “Auntie Mame” Production — The Newnan-Coweta Preservation Trust in partnership with the Newnan Hospital Auxiliary will present “Auntie Mame” at the Charles Wadsworth Auditorium on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 26, at 2:30 p.m.

Local talent is well represented, with Larry Anderson directing the play and Martin Rudy the music. Ginny Lyles stars as Mame, with Dale Lyles as Mr. Babcock, the conservative banker.

Mary Frances and Marc Honea portray the insufferable Doris and Clyde Upson, and Dr. Jeff Allen doubles as Brian O’Banion and Dr. Shurr. Tickets are available at Scott’s Bookstore, Newnan Hospital Gift Shops, the Coweta County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Farmers and Merchants Bank, and Bank of Coweta.

Tickets for reserved seating are $15, general admission $10 and seniors $8.

A portion of all proceeds will be used for scholarships awarded by the Newnan-Coweta Preservation Trust and the Newnan Hospital Auxiliary.

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Tickets are available at Farmers and Merchants Bank at White Oak, Scott’s Bookstore, Veranda European Day Spa, Virtu Ltd. in Peachtree City and at the center itself. For tickets by mail, call 770-254-2787.

VISUAL ARTS April 21, 2006 Spring Art Walk — The merchants of Main Street Newnan will hold their Spring Art Walk from 5-8 p.m.

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Bridal & Special Events Show — The South Metro Bridal & Special Events show will be March 5, 2006 from 2-5 p.m. at the Wyndham

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April 20, 2006 Taste of Newnan — From 5-8:30 p.m., sample specialties of local restaurants and caterers on the Courthouse Square in downtown Newnan while enjoying entertainment. Info: 770-2538283.

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April 22 and 23, 2006 Sharpsburg Spring Festival — The 22nd Annual Sharpsburg Spring Festival will be April 22 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dealer space is available. Info: Sharon at 770-252-9400.

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Retirement & Assisted Living

April 29, 2006 Master Gardeners’ Annual Plant Sale – Enhance your garden with plants grown by Coweta County Master Gardeners. Experiment in your gardens without going broke as plants are sold at very reasonable prices – cheap, cheap, cheap! This event is a chance to mingle with likeminded garden fanatics and ask master gardeners questions about weeds, insects, diseases, pruning and plant identification. Proceeds from the sale will help support local University of Georgia Extension Program projects such as 4-H, Junior Master Gardener and operation of an educational greenhouse. The event will be held at the Ag Building, Coweta County Fairgrounds, 275 Pine Rd. in Newnan, from 8 a.m. until sellout. For more information, visit the Web site at www.coweta.ga.us or call the Coweta Extension Office at 770-254-2620.

COMING SOON

Hand Real Estate 2525 Hwy 34 East, Newnan, Georgia 30265 Business (770) 254-8333 Fax (770) 251-9455

Curtis Williamson U.S. Marines (Ret.) Managing Broker

Pager: 770-707-5579 curtis.williamson@c21hand.com

June 1, 2006 Newnan-Coweta County Night at Turner Field — Local organizer Randy Cox has announced that Newnan-Coweta County Night at Turner Field will be June 1. The Braves are playing the Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:35 p.m.

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Jennifer Register, Realtor

Cell: 678-378-4436 jennifer.register@c21hand.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated

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Monica Watkins Art/Marketing Director 5 1/2 East Broad Street Newnan, Georgia 30263

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Cox said players and two coaches will need to be in line on the Hank Aaron Drive ramp at 6:15. The ramp is across from aisle 127. Ticket prices for the lower level in the outfield will be $20, and tickets are $12 each for the upper level from first to third base. Everyone will need a ticket except children 2 and under.

Cox will collect money on April 30, 2006 from 2-4 p.m. at the Recreation Department on Hospital Road. Tickets must be purchased with cash, and checks will not be accepted. Cox asks that monies be collected as a team, and he will make sure each team sits together.

Players will need to wear jerseys to to participate in the parade. If a coach is not going but some of their players would like to go, they may participate in the parade with one or two parents as long as the adults have matching jerseys. For more information, call Cox before 9 p.m. at 770-254-1601 or anytime at 770301-7795. NCM

Want to see your event in our calendar listings? The deadline for submitting events for the May/June 2006 issue of Newnan-Coweta Magazine is April 1, 2006. E-mail information to angela@newnan.com or mail it to “Magazine Calendar,”c/o Newnan-Coweta Magazine, P.O. Box 1052, Newnan, GA 30264.

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These are the people who make Newnan-Coweta Magazine possible.

Please let them know you appreciate their support!

Hollberg’s Fine Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 HomeLife Communities/Fox Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Home Source Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Hullabaloo Gifts/My Favorite Things . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 J. Andrew’s Bridal & Formal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 J. T. Jones & Associates Realty, Inc./The River Club. 82 Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services . . . . . . . 24 Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Katie’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Kids R Kids, Newnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Kimble’s Events By Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 The Lazy Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Lee-King Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The Lighthouse Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Little Caesars Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Lindsey’s Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Main Street Newnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Mary Kay, Jennifer Hassani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Mega Granite And Marble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Moonray Video Productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 More Than A Picture, L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Morgan Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Newnan Bridal & Prom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Newnan Diner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Newnan Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NG Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Nick's Pizza Stop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Norwalk Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Oakhurst Wedding/Special Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Panoply Interior Design & Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Parks & Mottola Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Parks of Olmsted/United Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Partners in Faith/Dr. McAlpin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Peanut Butter Kisses Children’s Boutique . . . . . . . . . 64 Powers Professional Appraisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Publix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Quail Ridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Radiation Oncology Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 R. S. Mann, Jr. Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Scott’s Book Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sew Exclusive, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Shelter Rescue, Michelle Humphries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Smaltz Laser & Cosmetic Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 The Social Butterflies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Southern Bath & Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Southern Touch Catering, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Stemberger, Cummins & Arnall, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 StoneBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ten East Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 The Times-Herald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Three Sisters Bridal & Occasion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 United Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 University of West Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 VR Mergers and Acquisitions/Neri Group . . . . . . . . 30 Watts Furniture Galleries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wesley Woods of Newnan-Peachtree City . . . . . . . . . 23 2 Have & Hold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

Aberdeen Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Ace Hardware, Franklin Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Angie’s Cleaners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Anna’s Linens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ansley’s Attic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Applause Salon & Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Atlanta Market Finds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Banana Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Bank of Coweta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Bank of Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia, Inc./ Palmetto Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Barronton’s Special Events Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 BB&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Big League Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Kelley Brummett, DMD/J.M. Threadgill, DDS Family Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Buffalo Rock/Pepsi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Butcher Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cakes by Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cakes by Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Camden Village & Village Walk of Stillwood Farms . 17 Canongate Golf Clubs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Center for Allergy and Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 The Centre for Performing & Visual Arts of Coweta County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Century 21, Hand Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Champ’s Clock Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Childrens Dental Care, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Christie Hayes & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Commonwealth/ United Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Computer Renaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Connie’s Antiques & Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Coweta County Farm Bureau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Coweta Pool & Fireplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Dalton West Carpets, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Design Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Don Jackson Lincoln-Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Dunaway Gardens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Edward Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Elegante Surfaces, L.L.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Ensemble Pour Deux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Etain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Exit Realty Unlimited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Fayette Ceramic Tile, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Five Star Team, Keller Williams Realty . . . . . . . 75 Functional By Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Gallery on the Square . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Jackson T. Giles, M.D./PAPP Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Gina’s Divined Creations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 GNC, Newnan Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Harbor Pointe/Summit Realty Southeast. . . . . . . . . . 25 Harper Group/ReMax Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Heritage Quilts & Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Heritage Retirement Homes of Peachtree . . . . . . . . . 93 The Heritage School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

May/June Advertising Deadlines Contract Ads: March 22, 2006, New Ads: March 31, 2006 Call 770.683.6397 for details and advertising information.

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MY COWETA

Around the world with the

“Lee Boys”

By Bob Lee

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he “Lee Boys,” the sons of Dock and Bloise Lee, lived at 1090 Posey Rd. but moved there before the road had a name or electricity.

Dock Lee Sr. came from Lavonia, Ga. and Bloise Stamps Lee grew up on Happy Valley Circle. Bloise’s parents and grandparents lived on Happy Valley Circle also. Her grandparents James Stamps (1795-1873) and Elizabeth Freeman (1815-1922) are buried in the George Smith Family Cemetery on Happy Valley Circle.

Dock and Bloise were married in Newnan but lived the first six years of their marriage in Lavonia. In 1918 they decided to move to Newnan.

They rented a freight car and put the animals and farm equipment in one end of the car and three children and themselves in the other end. When they arrived in Newnan they removed the wagon and the mules from the freight car and transported their household and farm equipment to Posey Road. The third son, Robert Elgin, was born shortly thereafter on Posey Road Sept. 15, 1918. In 1928 the family built a home from the trees harvested on their farm. The house still stands today. The family operated a dairy farm from this location for many years.

All the Lee children went to a three-room grammar school in Madras. The “Lee Boys” drove the first school bus in Coweta County.

Dock, Jim and Bob Lee on Posey Road

Dock Lee Sr. made an agreement with Marvin Starr, school superintendent, to drive a covered wagon with side seats from their home on Posey Road to McCollum and back to the Madras School. The Lees furnished the wagon, mule and driver and received one dollar a day for the service.

Dock Lee Jr. went to Newnan High School and two years at Bowden State College. He joined the Marines and remained there for eight years. James “Jim” Lee went to Starr High School in Turin and later went to work for the government. Robert “Bob” Lee also went to Starr High School. After graduation he and Jim drove a 10-cent taxi in Newnan.

They would pick up and drop off customers anywhere in the city limits of Newnan for 10 cents.

One day, Bob had a fare to Columbus, Ga. The gentleman wanted to be dropped off at the post office in Columbus. When Bob and his passenger arrived at the post office there was a large sign that read, “Join the Navy and See the World.”

Bob parked the cab and went in and signed up for the Navy. That

January of 1937 he went to Norfolk, Va. for basic training.

After Dock left the Marines he joined Pan American Airways.

Shortly after that Bob left the Navy and joined Pam Am as well. Middle brother Jim joined Dock and Bob in 1943 at Pan Am. All three brothers flew with Pan Am as flight engineers on the Boeing B314 Flying Boats, Navy PB2Y3R Flying Boat, L-49 Constellation, Douglas DC 4 and the Boeing 377 Strata Cruiser. When the jet age began Pan Am trained the brothers as pilots. They flew on the DC8, Boeing 707 and Boeing 747.

Dock was on the first commercial flight that flew into Russia.

Bob says, “After four years in the Navy and 39 years with Pan Am, there was not much of the world that I did not see.”

Dock retired after 33 years with Pan Am and now lives in Tacoma, Wash. He is 92 years young. Jim retired after 33 years and now lives in Tavares, Fla. He is 89 years young.

Bob retired after 39 years and has lived on the Lee Family farm on Posey Road for 35 years. He is 87 years young. NCM

Do you have a story of life in Coweta County you’d like to share? Send submissions of 300-400 words to “My Coweta,” c/o Newnan-Coweta Magazine, P.O. Box 1052, Newnan, GA 30264. You may also e-mail them to angela@newnan.com.

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Palmetto Community Now Open

Call (770) 463-2460 for information.

ASSISTED LIVING IN MAIN BUILDING ONLY. Typical Studio Unit

Typical Cottage

Independent Living: • Garden Apartments with 1 Bedroom, 1-1/2 Bath • Garden Apartments with 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths.

Each apartment will have a: • Complete kitchen • Fully enclosed 2 car garage w/ceiling storage • Private patio DIRECTIONS: From Newnan, take Hwy. 29 north to Palmetto, GA. Turn left on Church Street. Turn left on Toombs. Cross over Hutchinson Ferry Rd. Take the second street on the right. The Retirement Center is on the left.

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Founded in 1972, Bank of Coweta remains determined to offer the finest in financial services. Over the years we have made quality, service, and convenience a tradition.

We’ve grown from one branch on Jefferson Street in Newnan to seven branches in the areas of Newnan, Senoia, and Thomas Crossroads. Our affiliation with SynovusŽ gives us the flexibility of making local banking decisions while providing stronger financial services.

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