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80 Years: The Right Care. Right Here. Allergy & Immunology
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Eugene S. Hurwitz, M.D. Center for Allergy & Asthma 37 Calumet Parkway, Bldg. F Suite 201 Newnan, GA 30263 (770)683-4050
James G. Burson, M.D. PAPP Clinic 2959 Sharpsburg-McCollum Road Newnan, GA 30265 (770)502-2090
Leonard L. Sacks, M.D. (770)951-1665
Scott R. Arrowsmith, M.D. 130 Governor's Square, Ste. C Fayetteville, GA 30215 (770)631-9991
Gregory Alvarez, D.P.M. Michael F. Dombek, D.P.M. Robert B. Weinstein, D.P.M. Ankle & Foot Centers of GA 2326 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)251-6100
Theodore M. Lee, M.D. Peachtree Allergy & Asthma Clinic, P.C. 820 Ebenezer Church Rd., Suite 101 Sharpsburg, GA 30277 (770)254-8502
Anesthesiology Thomas F. Hardman, M.D. Richard C. Mims, Jr., M.D. Pradeepkumar R. Nalla, M.D. Timothy J. Powell, M.D. Neil R. Seeley, M.D. Kenneth A. Shaw, M.D. Kevin J. Sheahan, M.D. G. Eugene Spier, M.D. Southern Crescent Anesthesiology (770)251-2060
Cardiology Nimish N. Dhruva, M.D. Thippeswamy H. Murthy, M.D. Charles W. Pettus, M.D. Sumandeep S. Sangha, M.D. Jose A. Torres, M.D. George J. Vellanikaran, M.D. Cardiac Disease Specialists, P.C. 58 Hospital Road, Suite 106 Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-0611
Dentistry Gordon C. Fraser, Jr., D.M.D. Cleland Periodontics 1605 Highway 34 East, Ste. A Newnan, GA 30265 (678)423-5000 Donald M. Galbo, D.D.S. Galbo Dental, P.C. 203 Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd. Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-3595 John D. Harvey, D.D.S. Periodontics & Dental Implants 166 Jefferson Parkway Newnan, GA 30263 (770)254-0401
Dentistry - Pediatric Hans J. Andringa, D.D.S. Children's Dental Care. P.C. 38 Jefferson Parkway Newnan, GA 30263 (770)304-5757 Frank R. Faunce, D.D.S. Smiling Faces 302 Stevens Entry Peachtree City, GA 30269 (770)631-4888 Barry K. Marcum, D.M.D. Eric D. Mobley, D.D.S. Peachtree Pediatric Dentistry 310 Stevens Entry Peachtree City, GA 30269 (770)486-0054
Dermatology Mark J. Holzberg, M.D. Mark R. Ling, M.D. Peter M. Randle, M.D. Dermatology Specialists of Georgia 128 Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd. Newnan, GA 30263 (770)254-0864
Emergency Medicine Victor M. Camacho, M.D. Kevin T. Cleary, M.D. Diane Dodgen, M.D. George W. Ellard, Jr., M.D. Jay A. Erdman, M.D. Ross E. Greenberg, M.D. Robert J. Halpern, M.D. Selwyn Hartley, M.D. Clifton Lavenhouse, M.D. Wesley L. Leigh, M.D. Roger Olade, M.D. James D. Sloderbeck, M.D. Coweta Emergency Physicians, L.L.C. (706)354-5770
Hadley N. Heindel, III, M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616
Family Practice M. Steven Cook, M.D. 38-A Hospital Road Newnan, GA 30263 (770)251-4700 Christine M. Danforth, M.D. Karen T. Hacker, M.D. William L. Powell, M.D. White Oak Family Practice of Newnan 1615 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)252-6767 Kevin R. Greenwell, M.D. Georgia M. Theriot, M.D. PAPP Clinic 51 Hospital Road Newnan, GA 30263 (770)251-5540 Donald L. Griffin, M.D. Archie D. Walden, M.D. Crystal A. Young, D.O. Premier Medical Group of Coweta, P.C. 2700 Highway 34 East, Bldg 300 Newnan, GA 30265 (770)304-0987 Theresa M. Hudson, M.D. 85 Clarke Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)252-5440
Nephrology Andre D. Feria, M.D. Kidney Clinic (706)885-1900 Shazia Khan, M.D. Kidney Clinic 103 Werz Industrial Drive Newnan, GA 30263 (770)304-3724 Braham N. Taparia, M.D. 1565 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)252-2727
Obstetrics/Gynecology Brian S. Chadwick, M.D. Charles L. McCord, M.D. Georgia OB/GYN 3345 East Highway 34, Ste. 102 Sharpsburg, GA 30277 (770)252-5290 Walter M. Lonergan, II, M.D. Heide H. Moeling, M.D. Charles V. Slomka, M.D. Lawrence E. Steigelman, M.D. Heather S. Turner, M.D. PAPP Clinic 59 Hospital Road Newnan, GA 30263 (770)251-9631
Second location: 2959 Sharpsburg-McCollum Road (770)502-2060
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Jonathon C. Bender, M.D. Peachtree Hematology & Oncology Consultants, P.C. (678)829-1060
Mirza A. Kajani, M.D. Digestive & Liver Specialist 58 Hospital Road, Ste. 105 Newnan, GA 30263 (770)251-2300
Gerald A. Goldklang, M.D. Georgia Cancer Treatment & Hematology Ctr. (770)460-1134
Internal Medicine Guy C. Arnall, Jr., M.D. PAPP Clinic 1755 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)254-6040 William E. Barron, M.D. Cleland Child, M.D. Lewis R. Collins, M.D. Kay N. Crosby, M.D. Mary M. Kim, M.D. Andrew T. McDonald, M.D. Evangelos J. Moraitis, M.D. James M. Smith, M.D. Stan W. Smith, M.D. James E. Warren, Jr., M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616 Miriam J. Burnett, M.D. 777 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 701 Atlanta, GA 30315 (404)530-8200 Linda C. Cunanan, M.D. Romel C. Cunanan, M.D. Cunanan Medical Center 109 Bullsboro Newnan, GA 30264 (770)251-4140 David C. Hart, M.D. Ken H. Park, M.D. David E. Vann, M.D. PAPP Clinic 2959 Sharpsburg-McCollum Road Newnan, GA 30265 (770)502-2040 Joseph W. Williams, M.D. Benjamin E. Woods, M.D. 770 Greison Trail, Ste. F Newnan, GA 30263 (770)251-4120
Lawrence N. Gynther, M.D. Clark-Holder Clinic, P.A. (706)882-8831 Palamalai Mahizhnan, M.D. South Atlanta Hematology & Oncology (770)996-0622 Ruth R. Sarmiento, M.D. Premier Hematology & Cancer Care (404)762-8944
Ophthalmology Jay S. Berger, M.D. 58 Hospital Road, Ste. 203 Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-9900 Oren N. Fass, M.D. Ronald S. Weber, M.D. Thomas Eye Group 2700 Highway 34 East, Bldg. 100 Newnan, GA 30265 (678)423-7700 Jackson T. Giles, M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616
George M. Ballantyne, M.D. Michael V. Cushing, M.D. Michael P. Gruber, M.D. Chad M. Kessler, M.D. Jack H. Powell, III, M.D. Georgia Bone & Joint Summit Healthplex 1755 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)502-2175
Pathology Frederick E. Gilbert, M.D. Michael McEachin, M.D. (770)253-1912
Pediatrics John E. Carter, M.D. James B. Thomas, M.D. Jasmina M. Warren, M.D. Robert L. Whipple, IV, M.D. Newnan Pediatrics 189 Jefferson Parkway Newnan, GA 30263 (770)304-2220 Malcolm H. Cole, M.D. Children's Clinic 58 Hospital Road, Ste. 208 Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-0170 Lewis W. Jackson, M.D. Jamison R. Roberts, M.D. Nirmala Seshadri, M.D. Newnan Pediatrics-Thomas Crossroads 2959 Sharpsburg-McCollum Road Newnan, GA 30265 (770)502-2020
Pediatric Cardiology David W. Jones, M.D. Georgia Pediatric Cardiology (678)289-1988 Jeremy S. Khan, M.D. Eduardo Montana, Jr., M.D. Children Cardiovascular Medicine (404)943-0289
Pediatric Endocrinology Quentin L. Van Meter, M.D. Van Meter Pediatric Endocrinology, P.C. (678)961-2100
Plastic Surgery Philip H. Beegle, M.D. Atlanta Plastic Surgery, P.C. (404)256-1311 Paul D. Feldman, M.D. Edward S. Gronka, M.D. Joseph J. Raniere, M.D. Advanced Aesthetics, P.C. (770)997-8424
Everett J. Mason, D.P.M. Crossroads Podiatry 3229 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 (770)251-8940 Bhavin V. Mehta, D.P.M. Warm Springs, GA (706)655-5700
Pulmonology Shankar Kandaswamy, M.D. Vijay M. Patel, M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616
Radiation Oncology Diana A. Santiago, M.D. Geetha S. Rao, M.D. Newnan Radiation Therapy Ctr. 211 Millard Farmer Ind. Blvd. Newnan, GA 30263 (770)254-9600
Radiology Timothy W. Baker, M.D. Scott K. Carroll, M.D. Linda S. Huff, M.D. Joel E. Lightner, M.D. Pardeep K. Mittal, M.D. Steven G. Rogers, M.D. Radiological Services of Newnan (770)253-1912
Surgery Aaron Alford, M.D. Glenn M. McAlpin, M.D. Partners in Faith, Inc. 2700 Highway 34 East, Ste. 200 Newnan, GA 30265 (770)251-6118 Garnet R. Craddock, M.D. PAPP Clinic 2959 Sharpsburg-McCollum Rd. Newnan, GA 30265 (770)502-2054 Clifford A. Cranford, M.D. Joseph W. Parks, III, M.D. Frank S. Powell, M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616
Urology Donald P. Finnerty, M.D. Bob B. Mann, Jr., M.D. PAPP Clinic 15 Cavender Street Newnan, GA 30263 (770)253-6616
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Jeffrey D. Schultz, D.D.S. 182-A Jefferson Parkway Newnan, GA 30263 (770)304-5577
Newnan Hospital 60 Hospital Road, P. O. Box 997, Newnan, GA 30263 Phone: 770-253-2330 www.newnanhospital.org
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Features 12 Please Give Making out your Christmas list? Don’t forget to consider some of the many worthwhile charities here in Coweta County.
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18 Turkey Talk You’ll quickly run afoul of Neil and Nell Jackson if you even suggest they have a certain bird on the Thanksgiving table.
22 Count on the Caterers If you’re planning a big holiday spread this year, look to Coweta’s caterers for some timely tips on entertaining.
30 Portrait of a Painter Newnan artist Martin Pate creates portraits of local residents as well as historically-accurate commissions for the National Park Service.
36 Moreland Profile From writers Erskine Caldwell and Lewis Grizzard to its legendary Fourth of July celebration, Moreland is a town known for its local sons and celebrations.
42 Fire up the Band Behind the scenes, countless Cowetans are hauling band equipment and raising money for new uniforms.
47 Stories in Stained Glass In many Coweta churches, the beautiful windows themselves deliver a message.
50 An Angel of Our Own The director of the Newnan Senior Center, on the job for 25 years now, collects angels, but admirers say she is one.
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64 All Aboard for Christmas He’s a serious county administrator most of the year, but Christmas brings out the fun-loving child in train collector Tom Corker of Newnan.
72 The Thoughtful Gardener A well-chosen pine makes a great addition to the local landscape, and for many of us pines bring memories of Christmas as well.
76 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW! Santa goes on the record with writer Cameron Johnson in our exclusive Q&A.
80 It’s a wrap From homes to gifts, we offer tips on wrapping up a great holiday season.
86 Antiques and Collecting Kim Frederking’s Victorian era Christmas ornaments sparkle on the parlor tree at her historic Coweta home.
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40 Local Heritage “Mr. Moreland” Bill Miller is a former mayor and longtime fan of this Coweta town.
90 Let’s Go If your family needs a more “non-traditional” celebration this Thanksgiving or Christmas, check out the attractions in Pine Mountain and Warm Springs.
98 The Bookshelf In Every Issue
11 Editor’s Letter 102 November/December Calendar Save the date for these holiday arts and entertainment happenings in Coweta County.
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oo many years ago to count, a simple treasure from my girlhood disappeared. It was a large metal pin-back button bearing the image of a Precious Moments character. She was offering seed to the birds, I believe, and the simple message inscribed on the button was this: “Those who give have all things.” “Giving” is greatly on my mind as we head into the holidays this year, and I’ll bet it’s on yours, too. In early September, we were moved to tears and, mercifully, to action as we learned folks across the Gulf Coast had lost homes and lives because of Hurricane Katrina. More damage came with Hurricane Rita. Good-hearted people, including many here in Coweta County, rose to the occasion. A friend’s company sent a huge transfer truck full of food and supplies to Mississippi. Another friend and her husband sorted clothing donations at a local drop-off point for the relief effort.
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Still others gave clothes, money, food or whatever they could. You can’t help wondering what Christmas will be like for the hurricane victims. While reaching out to these individuals needs to remain a priority, some community leaders are wondering if all the hurricanerelated needs will put a strain on holiday giving here at home. For that reason, it seemed appropriate to kick off our Thanksgiving and Christmas issue of Newnan-Coweta Magazine with a reminder of some local needs. We’ve spotlighted 10 Coweta groups long known for helping others, and many churches, civic groups and individuals will be assisting as well. Our community has a well-deserved reputation for generosity, and this year will be no exception, I know. The hearts in this county are big enough to help all who need it, whether local families experiencing a
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hardship or visiting families recovering from the hurricane. Thanksgiving will be here in just a few short weeks, but the recent disasters have already made me unusually thankful to the Lord for so many things I’ve taken for granted: A roof over my head. Running water. Clean clothes. A good job. And most of all — the knowledge that all my loved ones are alive, safe and well. What a great blessing! May the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays find you counting your blessings as well. Fondly,
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As we enter the holiday season, our thoughts naturally turn to giving gifts. These local organizations help meet needs all year long and deserve special consideration as the year draws to a close. Can you help?
Alliance for Children’s Enrichment Serves: Children and families of Coweta County who are experiencing poverty or a special needs situation such as a life-threatening disease or terminal illness Needs: ACE sponsors two different gift drives in the community each Christmas. One drive, designed to reach thousands of Coweta children living at the poverty level, provides a $10 toy for each qualifying boy or girl 2-12. ACE director Jan Taylor said about 28 percent of children in the local school system qualify. There is also a drive to assist special needs families. “These families are adopted individually,” Taylor said, and they give ACE a wish list for each member of the family, usually listing such items as coats and socks. “It won’t be frivolous stuff,” she said. The $10 toys and small stocking stuffers are always welcome as Christmas nears, and wish lists for the special needs families will be available from ACE the Monday after Thanksgiving. Location: 8 Carmichael St., Newnan Information: 770-254-3339 or email cjantaylor@aol.com
American Red Cross
Serves: Although it is not a government agency, the American Red Cross is chartered by Congress to provide special services to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and to disaster victims. The Red Cross also provides blood and blood products. Each day, 1,200 people in the Southern Region must give blood to meet the needs of patients. The region includes 102 counties in Georgia. Needs: Coweta Red Cross Director Sheila Davis said because of blood shortages usually experienced at this time of year, special holiday blood drives are planned. A Community Blood Drive will be Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Newnan, and another drive will be Dec. 22 from 2-7 p.m. at Crossroads Church. Location: The Red Cross office is at 770 Greison Tr., Suite G Information: 770-253-2056
Angel’s House Serves: Children of Newnan and Coweta County who need emergency shelter Needs: Digital camera, picture printer, big TV for family room, 16 closet organizers, 16 shoe racks, spice rack, silverware for large family, shoe store gift cards, scrapbook materials, gift cards for winter clothes, telescope, scooters (Razor type), bicycle helmets (all sizes), bike racks, toy storage cabinet, art supplies, electric griddle, 8 toy boxes with lids for boys’ room, 8 hope chests for girls’ room, picture frames, footballs, basketballs, kick balls, skateboards (with elbow and knee pads and helmets), board games, clothing for kids 6-17, gift cards/passes for dining, movies, bowling and skating. Location: Private, for security reasons, so call for drop-off information Information: 770-251-7050. Mail donations to Newnan-Coweta Children’s Shelter, P.O. Box 657, Newnan, GA 30264
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Community Welcome House
Serves: The Community Welcome House, a private, nonprofit organization, serves as a safe haven for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. In 2004 the Welcome House admitted 102 women and children and received more than 375 calls for service. So far this year, the shelter has admitted 136 women and children and fielded some 350 calls for service. Needs: Donors may choose to contribute a wish-list item such as diapers, cleaning supplies, perishables or a monthly household utility bill; an entire family’s wish list; or gift cards to be used for emergency admissions at the shelter just before Christmas. Financial contributions for general operating expenses may be made at United Community Bank on Bullsboro Drive in Newnan, and donors may also sign up for designated giving through automatic payroll deductions at United Community Bank. Location: Private, for security reasons; drop-offs may be made at 147 Jackson St. Information: 770-304-0966, www.communitywelcome house.com 14
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Coweta Community Food Pantry Serves: Coweta County residents year-round, and in recent months it has also served Hurricane Katrina victims. Needs: When the cupboards ran dry after the hurricane, the community responded to a special emergency food drive, donating some 25,000 items. “We’re in pretty good shape right now” to last through Thanksgiving, said Board Chairman Renee McGraw. “I think we’re gonna make it.” The Newnan Junior Service League helps stock the food pantry each year with its annual Can-AThon held the Tuesday after Thanksgiving on the Court Square in downtown Newnan. This year’s event will be Nov. 29 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Items needed include dried foods (macaroni and cheese, rice, cereal, grits), canned meats (tuna, stews), canned fruits and juices, baby food. Location: Although the food pantry temporarily relocated to Go Kart World to serve hurricane victims, it is normally operated out of a facility on Beavers Street, just off Greenville Street near downtown Newnan. Information: Abigail Cole, 770-502-1091
Coweta County Department of Family and Children Services
Serves: At Christmas, foster children and other children currently being served by Coweta DFACS. Some Coweta children in out-of-state group homes are included. Needs: “The biggest need is going to be for our teenagers,” said Frances Smith, longtime foster parent and coordinator of this year’s gift drive. “Mainly, we try to give them gift cards.” Smith maintains a list of children, their ages and needs. Any individual or group who would like to sponsor one or more children may contact her for a “wish list.” There is also a need year-round for more foster parents, and Coweta DFACS regularly holds orientation meetings at its office. For information on foster parenting or these classes, call the Homes for Georgia’s Kids Hotline, 1-877-210-KIDS, or Coweta DFACS at 770-254-7234. Location: 533 Hwy. 29 North, Newnan Information: 770-683-9217 or 770-310-5041
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Habitat for Humanity Serves: A non-profit, ecumenical Christian housing organization, Habitat for Humanity partners with people in need to build and renovate decent, affordable housing. Houses are sold to those in need at no profit and with no interest charged. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials. Partner families invest hundreds of hours of labor into building their homes and homes of others. Mortgage payments go into a revolving fund used to build more houses. Needs: Financial contributions are always welcome, but for those who find it easier to give equipment and materials, the following are needed: Office — laptop computer, PowerPoint projector; Construction Site — power tools (saws, drills, screw guns, generator, finish nail gun), drywall lift, hand tools, new building materials. Location: The Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity Home Store, specializing in building materials for do-it-yourselfers, is located at 1082 E. Highway 16 in Newnan. Proceeds from warehouse sales support the building projects of the local Habitat chapter. Information: 770-252-9049 or Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity, Inc., P.O. Box 2607, Newnan, GA 30264
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Newnan-Coweta Humane Society Shelter Rescue Serves: Animals who end up at the local animal control facility. Humane society members rescue animals, arrange for foster home space and find homes for a limited number of these pets. Needs: Coarse cat litter, toys for cats and dogs, dog and cat food, old but clean towels and blankets, collars for dogs and cats, leashes, dog beds, dog crates of all sizes, dog houses, kitty condos, stainless steel feeding bowls, volunteers, 5-10 acres of land to build a facility, foster homes, monetary donations. Location: Although it presently has no facility of its own, the humane society has a mobile unit, MARTHA, which stands for Mobile Adoptions and Rescue Transport Helping Animals. With MARTHA, the group holds mobile adoption events, visits schools to educate children about responsible pet ownership, and helps with rescue transport. Information: 770-253-4694 or e-mail shelterrescue@direcway.com
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Turkey Talk Why ‘Thanksgiving’ isn’t mentioned at this Coweta home
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Nell Jackson spends an afternoon away from the Newnan Seed Store relaxing with her pet turkey at her home on Bohannon Road. The family’s bird, opposite, hitches a ride with Neil Jackson.
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ot every turkey goes numb at the mention of November. In fact, if a certain gobbler living at Nell and Neil Jackson’s place on Bohannon Road plays his cards right, he could be the guest of honor at Thanksgiving dinner. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets leftovers,” says Nell. “But we wouldn’t eat that turkey. No sir. He’s a pet.” He sure is. When she arrives home after work on a cool fall afternoon, Nell barely gets her truck parked before the turkey ambles over to say hello. Nell says, “Hi there, pretty boy. Come see me,” and before you know it, the turkey is in her lap being petted like a puppy. The bird gets the same kind of attention from Neil, who calls him “Tom.” Neil says the turkey likes to tag along when he and the family Labrador retriever, Dude, go for their afternoon ride on the four-wheeler. “He looks like a road runner chasing after us,” Neil laughs. When Nell was growing up on a Carroll County farm, there were plenty of animals around, including a cow, a mule, a hog and a flock of chickens, but everyone knew the critters weren’t there to provide companionship. “They were food and that was that,” she says. Nell’s family never raised a turkey, but the farm next door had several and Nell admired the big birds. “I thought they were gorgeous,” she says. “I loved to watch them strut around. But we didn’t eat them. We ate hens.” Nell didn’t have turkey for Thanksgiving until she married Neil in 1951. And even then, she served a chicken, too. “I think they have more flavor,” she says.
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The Jacksons opened Newnan Seed Store in the early ’50s. In addition to feed, pesticides, udder balm and possum traps, they sold baby chickens, ducks and, sometimes, a turkey or two. But even though she sold them, Nell never toyed with the idea of taking a turkey home until about five years ago when a customer made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. The man had a dozen turkey eggs and asked if Nell wanted them. She thought it over and decided to hatch a batch in her home incubator. She and Neil soon found themselves raising a dozen young birds. They were fun to watch, but
required some maintenance. Before they could fly, Neil had to pick the babies up and place them on tree branches each night for safety. As the turkeys matured, some wandered off, some were lost to the local critters and one was even killed when it tried to cross the road. Eventually, only one remained. But that bird changed Nell’s outlook on turkeys forever. It all started with some small talk. Nell says turkeys are like any other animal. “You’ve got to talk to them and pet them and love them and they’ll like you,” she says. “That turkey was no different.” When Nell came home from work, the turkey would meet her at
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the gate, plop down and wait to be petted like a dog. Whenever she was outside, the turkey stuck to her like glue. “It followed me everywhere,” she says. “He wanted some love and he got plenty.” He found some trouble, too. The Jackson place, like all others in rural Coweta, is home to plenty of wild animals. One day a man doing some painting at the house heard a commotion and looked over to see the turkey being killed by a bobcat. When Neil suggested she not take in another bird, Nell took his advice. For a while. But last summer she decided to give turkeys another try. Nell took two baby birds home. One was quickly lost, probably to a hawk. But the other bird didn’t just survive, it thrived. And Nell thinks it may stand a better chance against critters since the turkey has its own body guard. Dude the dog spends his days lounging on a sleeping bag on the back porch. When the turkey moved in, he decided to share Dude’s bunk. The dog wasn’t crazy about the idea at first, Neil admits, but grudgingly allowed the turkey to share his spot. Things have now reached the point where Dude even tries to lick his feathered friend. “I think Dude really likes him now,” Neil says. “But I’m not sure how the bird feels yet.” Nell hopes her “pretty boy” will be around a while, but realizes that one day he could fall victim to a predator or leave to take a mate, perhaps one of the wild turkeys on the property. But as long as the turkey is around, he’ll be treated like a king. Especially when America’s national feast day rolls around. “Thanksgiving?” Nell says. “We won’t even mention the word.” NCM
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One of the very best parts of the holiday season is the round of holiday festivities. It is fun to be on both the giving and receiving end of these parties, but sometimes the party giver can find it a daunting task. Oftentimes, if you decide to invite friends into your home, the easiest course of action is to hire a professional caterer and let them do the majority of the work so you can enjoy the merrymaking! But even if you work with a caterer, it is still important to think about your party in advance of meeting with your caterer so you can maximize your catering opportunity. Brother and sister catering business
owners John and Jennifer Hanna of Contemporary Catering have handled every type of event during 13 years of catering Newnan’s soirees, and Jennifer Hanna has some handy tips for planning this year’s holiday affairs. “I ask my clients to think about what kind of walk-around scenario do they want to have at their event. Do they prefer that guests use a knife and fork or have all finger foods? Flow is very important to the life of the party,” she says. Hanna comes from a family of great cooks but understands wonderful food is only part of the equation for a great party. She will usually present everything the client wants and work
backward within the budgetary parameters, pricing on a per-person basis and/or a per-tray-of-food basis. “During the holidays we prepare so many trays of party foods, it’s just amazing,” Hanna says, noting that Contemporary Catering begins gearing up for the holidays at the end of summer. Fortunately, most of us don’t have to plan that far in advance. Some of Contemporary Catering’s most popular items include their mini desserts, such as key lime and pecan pie, and their luscious chocolate chip cookies. Their Pineapple Cream Cheese Dip served with Fresh Apple Slices and gourmet bread is usually selected by most party givers, and
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“During the holidays we prepare so many trays of party foods, it’s just amazing.” Jennifer Hanna of Contemporary Catering
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Hanna doesn’t hesitate to say that their lasagna is “the best in the world!” The catering is also an artistic enterprise, creating themed buffets incorporating flowers, trays of food, ice sculpture and decorations. For those who want to prepare their own food for a holiday gettogether, Hanna has a few tips to keep the party festive yet allow the hosts to enjoy themselves and not spend the entire party in the kitchen. “Keep the menu basic, with items you know everyone loves like chilled shrimp, spinach dip, shaved ham and turkey and fine breads,” she says. These items don’t require last-minute preparation and can be laid out on pretty platters and tables made festive with a lovely centerpiece. Other holiday colors, such as silver and blue, or pure white, rather than the traditional red and green, make a gorgeous statement and set off the table beautifully. Yvonne Pate of Newnan is so enthusiastic about her catering that she’d feel as much a guest as party planner in helping you create your event. “I talk about what type of party the client wants and many times, at the beginning they aren’t really sure, so we talk about the atmosphere, age of guests, decorations, the flow and then we get to the food,” she says. Financial considerations are important, and Pate tries to work with each client on an individual basis to make the event happen as the client envisions. Pate has been cooking since the age of 10 and informally catering for about 10 years, but she finally took the plunge and formed Bon Von’s Gourmet Catering in 2005. She credits her husband and business partner Charles Pate, her extended family and college sorority sisters as
Local caterers Wesley Caldwell of Contemporary Catering, below, and Yvonne Pate of BonVon’s Gourmet Catering, at right, know that wonderful food is part of what makes a great holiday party.
This elegant spread at the Newnan Country Club was a recent project of Contemporary Catering.
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giving her the inspiration for starting her company. Pate can assist with centerpieces, floral design and other accessories necessary to carry off the party of the season. What are Bon Von’s menu favorites? “Oh, the Hot Spinach Dip! Turkey Pinwheels! The Wings! The Red Velvet Tower!” Pate enthuses about all of these, and you get the
feeling every menu item is a favorite. Her company offers a full menu of options from a range of hors d’oeuvres, salads, pastas and grains, meats and seafood items, to desserts and beverages to help any host or hostess make holiday magic. Pate seconds Jennifer Hanna’s recommendations for party do-ityourselfers to keep the menu basic
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Even if you are a great cook, this rule still applies: Keep your menus on the simple side, but high on quality. If you want to prepare some things from scratch, make items that can be done ahead of time so you won’t spend all of your time in the kitchen. Your guests want to visit with you at the party.
With some of their recent local catering projects are, from left, Makinzi Garland and Brittany Oxford of Contemporary Catering, Jeannie Pace-Barnes and Yvonne Pate of BonVon’s Gourmet Catering, and Wesley Caldwell of Contemporary Catering.
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A nomadic life indelibly leaves its mark on those who have lived it, and Maureen Martin is no exception. Born into a military family and then as a young military wife, she has had the opportunity to live in places that most of us dream of — The Netherlands, France, Italy — not to mention travels worldwide. And now as the wife of David, a former Navy F/A 18 Hornet Aviator and current Delta pilot, and mother of three, her adventures continue. Her travels imprinted on Martin impressions of culinary distinction.
She just can’t help it; cooking has gotten in her blood and it pours out of her like the oil of ripening olives grown under the Tuscan sun. Martin’s gastronomic efforts are mostly self-taught. She’s had a smattering of classes in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, but her real influence has been found in the countries and peoples of her visits. Her favorite cuisines remain those she learned when living in Italy and the Provence region of France. But when the family returns from a trip abroad, she’ll immediately try to emulate that country’s cooking style, be it an
Maureen Martin brings a bit of Provence to Newnan By Janet Flanigan, Photo by Bob Fraley
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Argentine cookie served in cafes with coffee, or handmade Mexican tortillas, taught to her by Mexican locals on a church mission trip. Martin’s family lived abroad when her husband was in the Navy, and it was there she gradually began sharing
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her gifts with others. As the wife of an officer, she was obliged to entertain frequently and learned many skills. Here in Newnan she was very modest about her gifts, but friends kept pestering her for help catering local events. She finally agreed to help only friends, churches and non-profits with “A Taste of Provence” catering, but because her heart was bigger than the hours in the day, she eventually decided to cook just for fun because the time away from daughters Bonnie, Katherine and Emma was too great. During her catering days she had many popular dishes, and some of the most requested include her Béchamel Crab Cakes, her Lemon Curd, Artichoke and Chicken Buffet, and Artichoke and Bacon Wraps. It is her joy for the table, her passion for her family and others that keeps her creating and finding new ways to please others the way she knows best – in her kitchen.
Recipes courtesy of Maureen Martin Campanelle Pasta with Asparagus, Porcini, Parmesan and Pine Nuts 1 pound campanelle (bellflowershaped) pasta, or other favorite pasta 1 pound fresh asparagus spears 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 3-5 shallots, sliced thin 2-3 garlic cloves, roasted 1/2 pound porcini or shitake mushrooms, sliced thin 1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving 1/2 -3/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted Juice of one small lemon, plus zest 1/2 cup chicken stock 1/4-1/2 cup fresh flat leaf Italian parsley or basil, coarsely chopped Remove tough ends from asparagus. Boil water seasoned with salt. Blanch asparagus spears for 2-3 minutes until tender. Immediately immerse asparagus in cold water with ice. Cut asparagus on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces and set aside. In a large sauté pan,
heat olive oil. Add shallots and garlic and sauté until soft and starting to turn golden. Add mushrooms and sauté for 3-5 minutes. Add vermouth/white wine. Cook another 2-3 minutes on medium heat, then add stock. Let simmer until sauce reduces a bit. Add lemon juice. Cook pasta in boiling water according to package directions. Drain well, then add pasta to sauté pan. Add pine nuts, 1/4 cup parsley or basil, and asparagus. Season with salt and pepper. Immediately prior to serving, add approximately 1/2 cup Parmesan to pasta. Transfer the pasta to a warmed dish. Sprinkle with 3-4 tablespoons of the cheese, 2 tablespoons of parsley and basil and lemon zest. Serve remaining Parmesan over individual portions. Serves 4. Note: Grilled chicken/scallops/ shrimp can be added to this pasta as well.
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Recipes courtesy of Maureen Martin Béchamel Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Relish This popular recipe came about as a “mistake.” Martin was supposed to serve Béchamel Crabmeat Stuffed Raviolis at a Commanders’ Luncheon, back when her husband was in the Navy, when things suddenly went awry. The ravioli fell apart when they were boiled and Martin, thinking quickly, took the crabmeat stuffing, patted it into crab cakes and voila! The rest, as they say, is history… Béchamel Sauce 3 tablespoons butter 3 heaping tablespoons flour Salt to taste White pepper to taste 1-1/4 cups Half & Half, scalded Begin by making a roux, melting butter and whisking in flour, stirring constantly. Keep whisking, and add salt and pepper to season. Cook approximately 3 minutes until light tan in color. Heat Half & Half to scalded temperature (heated just below the boiling point), and add it gradually to the roux. Whisk in to avoid lumps until sauce thickens. Let simmer until reduced to approximately one cup. Set aside in bowl and cover with plastic wrap until room temperature. Sauce will have custard-like consistency.
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Crab Cakes 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup green onions, finely diced 1/4 cup sweet red pepper, finely diced 3/4 cup water cracker crumbs, coarsely crumbled (Martin uses white pepper water crackers) Salt White pepper Sauté green onions in butter until translucent. Add sweet red peppers and sauté an additional minute. Add onion/red pepper mixture to Béchamel sauce, then mix crabmeat and crumbs. Carefully add crabmeat mixture to sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Form into either 12 medium size crab cakes or 24-30 silver-dollar-size crab cakes. Sauté crab cakes in additional butter until light brown on both sides and serve with Red Pepper Relish. Red Pepper Relish 3/4 cup roasted red peppers, diced 1/4 cup flat leaf Italian parsley or basil, chopped 1-2 cloves roasted garlic Balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Combine roasted pepper, parsley or basil, and roasted garlic. Drizzle balsamic vinegar on top and mix with spoon. Season with salt and pepper. NCM
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Anna’s Linens was founded by its current president and CEO, Alan Gladstone, who named the company after his mother, Anna. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, Anna’s Linens is a rapidly growing specialty retailer of quality and value priced domestics and home furnishings. The company has been furnishing homes since it opened its first store in Los Angeles in 1988. Now Anna’s has over 200 locations in 15 states with plans to continue their growth pattern into other new markets. Anna's Linens offers an assortment of soft home furnishings, including sheets, bedding, towels, bath accessories, tabletop, window coverings, and decorative accessories, all at guaranteed low prices. Anna's Linens offers uncompromising value on quality merchandise for the home and has commissioned itself to be the national leader in value priced home retailing. The Anna’s Linens motto is to “Sell steak cheap, not cheap steak”. Anna’s first opened in Georgia in Atlanta in 2003 and now operates 9 locations in Georgia. The Newnan location opened in March of this year, a great addition to the Anna’s family. Visit our Newnan location in the Home Depot Shopping Center to see our great values on high quality merchandise for your home. For other Anna’s Linens locations, check us out on-line at www.AnnasLinens.com. Get ready for the holiday season! Anna’s offers a great assortment of holiday decorations and gifts. Give the perfect gift…Anna’s Linens Gift Cards are also available. Anna’s is your bed, bath, windows and holiday headquarters in the Newnan area! NEWNAN PAVILION @ The Home Depot Shopping Center Between PetSmart & Office Max (770) 254-4944
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Newnan artist Martin Pate says painting portraits taught him about perfecting details, but working with historians taught him the most about artistic accuracy.
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His talents drew raves but jobs were scarce. After pitching his portfolio close to home in Charlotte, N.C., and Columbia, S.C., Pate reluctantly turned to Atlanta. Again, he found disappointment at every door. Pate was ready to give up when he got a call from a design studio he had visited the day before. A new job had come in that was perfect for Pate. The studio asked him to come back the next day to talk things over. He was overjoyed. And scared to death. The next day was Friday, May 15, 1981. On Saturday, May 16, Pate was set to marry his high school sweetheart, Rhonda Reynolds. The rehearsal dinner was on the 15th. Pate was afraid if he made the interview he’d miss the prenuptial party. He was about to ditch the interview, but a frenzied phone call to Rhonda convinced him he could get hired and hitched in the same weekend. He did the interview, got the job and after a whirlwind honeymoon, settled in Atlanta. When he finished his first assignment he was proud of his work, but shocked by the size of his paycheck. “I knew I was going to have to look for freelance work to survive,” he says. Pate picked up other illustration jobs. He started what became a lucrative portrait business. And he and Rhonda began searching for a place to raise a family which now includes son Taylor, 20, and daughter Bracey, 16. During an unscheduled visit to Newnan they fell in love with a home on Wesley Street and moved in. The house turned out to be as good for business as it was for child-rearing. Pate’s across-the-street neighbor was John Ehrenhard, head of the
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Southeast Archaeological Center (SEAC) of the National Park Service. SEAC had just uncovered a 5,000year-old Native American site on the Savannah River and wanted an artist to paint the village as it had looked in its prime. Pate got the job. It changed his perspective on painting forever. Doing portraits had taught Pate the importance of perfecting the details, making sure the slope of the nose, cast of the eye, puff of the cheek was perfect. Once he had to change a haircut to get it right. But he quickly learned that when it came to artistic accuracy, historians were pickier than parents. He still laughs about the moment he learned that creative license and history don’t mix. He was doing another park service commission, a series of 16 paintings depicting Custer’s Last Stand at the
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Visit Moreland in the first week of July, and you’ll probably catch the scent of barbecue and Brunswick stew wafting through the air. It is the signature event of the quiet hamlet, and has been for almost 60 years. Begun in 1947, the annual Fourth of July barbecue has seen a few changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: the night before the event several local men hold court all night long, solving the world’s problems over steaming pots of stew and smokers full of ’cue. Antiques stores in Moreland, above, bring some visitors to town. One of the many active churches in Moreland is First Baptist Church, at right.
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Moreland is a wonderful place to soak up some history, take a stroll or just simply greet a neighbor from your front porch. The celebration includes the Puckett Station Arts and Crafts festival, named after the town’s original moniker of Puckett Station. The town, which was later named in honor of railroad physician Dr. John Moreland, is less than a mile in radius, and has two famous sons to call its own. Lewis Grizzard was a southern writer and humorist who put Moreland on the map while working as a columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Author Erskine Caldwell penned several novels including “Tobacco Road” and “God’s Little Acre.” Grizzard became well known as a southern humorist, penning books and entertaining audiences all over the world as he shared tales of growing up in Moreland. In 1994, Grizzard’s funeral was held at the Moreland United Methodist Church, and many of the townspeople he wrote about were present for his service. A museum honoring his memory is located on Highway 29 in Moreland. In 1992 Caldwell’s birthplace was moved from the outskirts of town to the town square and renovated to serve as a museum. Visitors enjoy the extensive displays of artifacts depicting the life and times of the author. Many of the people of Moreland are churchgoers, filling pews on Sunday and gathering for potluck on Wednesday. The Moreland
A center of cultural life in downtown Moreland is the historic Moreland Mill building, once home of a hosiery mill.
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The Erskine Caldwell Birthplace, at left, was moved to the Moreland town square in 1992 and renovated for use as a museum. A more recent addition to Moreland is the town’s new post office, right.
Elementary School is a fixture of the community as is the Boy Scout hut and the old Moreland Hosiery Mill. Nearby, the city park is freshly groomed for visitors. The old post office was recently closed and a new, larger facility was built nearby. It is just one of many signs of growth in the small community.
Several old stately homes surround the town, with rambling porches just perfect for sipping tea and waving at passersby. Though it is small and rural, Moreland isn’t sleeping away the days of progress and technology. The town has worked with the Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Development Commission
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illiam R. Miller has a long resume, and that’s just talking about his Moreland doings. He’s been a mayor and councilman, a leader in the Methodist church, a helper with the annual July 4 celebration and a dreamer who put shoe leather to his dreams for what the little south Coweta town could be. Mr. Bill is 89 years old – and quick to let you know he has had 90 birthdays. “That first one was a dandy,” he says, infectious laughter his exclamation point. Mr. Bill grew up in Ohio in small farm towns a lot like Moreland. “I worked on every farm around there,” he says. He also remembers taking his farmer father a cup of cold water – an early example of his inborn desire to help others. He met Moreland native Miriam Camp by corresponding with her. Both were involved with the American Country Life Association and initially thought the other was a professional staff member at their respective colleges. They married soon after he returned from World War II. Mr. Bill always liked Moreland. On his first visit – a few days after their 1945 nuptials – he found the town “neat.” He remembers, “It was November, but it was still nice and green.” His second visit was when their older daughter, Emily, was a tot. He recalls “peach blossoms all over the place – even in the back yard. Everybody had a peach tree.” A desire to help was something Miriam Miller, who died several years ago, also held as an important virtue. She and Mr. Bill were involved in many projects together, including editing the 1988 county history published by the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. “If she saw a problem and did nothing about it, she assumed she was part of the problem,” her husband says. “She was a good person.” After they were married, the Millers studied at Ohio State University. Bill Miller then spent a career in extension and rural development work. The family
lived in Ohio twice and in Massachusetts and Kentucky. In 1970, they returned to the Peach State. Mr. Bill worked the final two years toward his retirement at the University of Georgia. “Miss” Miriam’s mother, Sonora Camp, came to live with them in Athens. When Mr. Bill retired, he and Miriam bought Mrs. Camp’s pleasant Victorian home in Moreland and restored it. Retiring to Moreland was always in the back of Miriam Miller’s mind. “Once we got back to Georgia, I knew we weren’t going to live anywhere else,” Mr. Bill says. He chuckles as he recalls his wife’s cool response to a job offer in Alaska. Mr. Bill continued to work for several years, first with the Coweta County Health Department and then with the Department of Family and Children Services. At DFACS, he worked with older citizens and helped organize the Council on Aging. The Millers’ across-the-street neighbor, Sara Haynes, urged Mr. Bill to run for mayor. When he demurred, she asked if he would serve if elected. When she got a “yes,” a write-in campaign was mounted. He won and set to work with two main goals – to see that both town cemeteries were maintained and to get a water system. There already was a group that maintained Southview Cemetery. A cemetery trust was formed, and the older cemetery, Founder’s, got a good cleaning. “It was overgrown to the fence, including six or seven graves,” Mr. Bill says. “It took a little longer to get the water,” he admits. The town began to take on other projects. “There was a time there of unlocking – of getting people to think about the whole community,” he says. “God functions in many ways without our knowing it,” Mr. Bill says. “God expects us to be helpful. He hopes we’ll be helpful. He gets involved when we’re helpful.” NCM
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When the dog days of summer are over and the smell of fall is in the air, it can mean only one thing: it’s football time. Fans gear up in their team colors and get ready for the action. The players gear up but in a different way, putting on pads and helmets and getting ready to settle it all on the field. Around Coweta County, there is no better way to spend a Friday night than in the
stands at a local school stadium surrounded by strangers who, for one night, aren’t strangers anymore. They all have something in common, their team. And as great a game as football is, Friday nights wouldn’t be the same without the unseen but not unappreciated volunteers. They fire up the grill and fire up the band. They are here for the love of the
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for two years and now acts as a consultant who still helps out occasionally. “I work in concessions at some home games, have chaperoned, and work with the equipment crew at
other times,” he said. His favorite memory? After two years of frustrating scores in competition, the band won grand champion at South Gwinnett High
(www.northgateband.org) to the folks who pop the popcorn in all the schools’ concessions, they do it not because they have to but because they want to. Longtime East Coweta High School band volunteer Sam Harkness said that against his daughter’s wishes, he became involved five years ago when she was a freshman. “At that age, daughters are embarrassed by their parents, but think that everyone else’s parents are ‘cool,’” Harkness said. “Through working with other parents of band members, I learned that this was the rule, not the exception. On the advice of other involved parents I stuck it out and, after other band members told her how ‘cool’ her dad was, she got used to me being there and accepted me as part of the program.” Harkness was project coordinator Plenty of Cowetans contribute time and money to help make band season a memorable experience for all of Coweta County. In performance are, top from left, the bands of Newnan High School, Northgate High School and East Coweta High School. Sam Harkness, right, is part of the equipment crew for East Coweta’s band.
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School’s competition. “That made up for two dry seasons, and watching the Marching Band celebrate on the field was payment for the entire effort put into every halftime show and competition up until that point,” Harkness said. Much effort goes into making a halftime show a success, according to Harkness. “Unless you are involved in a program, you will never understand,” he said. “If you only see the band perform at halftime but are not involved in every aspect that takes place behind the scenes, then you are clueless. Only a few people might grasp the entire scope of planning and work that go into getting the show on the field.” Some people sew flags for the Color Guard. Others load and unload the pit equipment, chaperone the bus ride up and back, join the band in the stands, coordinate logistics and buses,
and transport the band trailer and equipment to away games and competitions. Harkness noted that only the Uniform Coordinator will understand the headaches involved with that job. Nancy Jackson, president of the Newnan High School Band Boosters, said these volunteers handle the fundraising which is used to pay for uniforms, props, flags, instructors, instrument repairs, new instruments and some travel. The NHS Band Boosters for the past two years have been raising money for new uniforms for the band. The uniforms they are wearing now are 12 years old, and it will cost $48,000 to replace them. Band Boosters build props, sew flags, alter and repair uniforms, run the concession stand, and coordinate one of their biggest fundraisers, the Old South Marching Festival and Competition held each October.
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They also bring in water and snacks for the kids to have after they have performed. One of their responsibilities is chaperoning 160 kids on the buses, at the games and at parades. If the band travels out of the state to represent the county in one of the pre-bowl game parades, volunteers go along and pay their own way, just like the kids do. Fundraisers in the group come up with the ideas that will help get the money needed for their budgets, then make appeals to students, parents and the public. As at the other schools, Northgate Band Director Alan Armstrong said volunteers are integral to the success of his school’s band program. He said volunteers handle thousands of logistical details “that allow our instructional staff to focus on just that, instructing the
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Clockwise from upper left: First Baptist Moreland, White Oak Presbyterian. Opposite page: First Methodist, Newnan.
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iniature angels adorn the windowsill in Ida Johnson’s office, their shimmering white robes and golden wings glistening in the sunlight. Their faces are multicultural, but they all share the same sweet, mystical smile. They seem to be huddled together, carefully guarding the window of their beloved caretaker. When Johnson gives a tour of the Tommy Thompson Senior Activity Center, also known as the Newnan Senior Center, she proudly showcases the seniors’ talents and warmly acknowledges each senior she passes with warmth and care. She knows each person by name, age, and even home address, and she cherishes each one. From the hugs and adoring smiles she receives, it is plain to see that they also cherish her. She calls this her ministry. Johnson has served as director of the Newnan Senior Center for the past 13 years, and for 32 years she has been first lady at Zion Hill Baptist Church on Pinson Street in Newnan. Christmas Day has a special meaning for this Newnan native; it is the day she calls her birthday. She was
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born on the day which epitomizes generosity and giving, so perhaps this path was always her destiny. Johnson smiles as she recalls how she began this journey. Out of curiosity, she applied for a job at the center as a temporary van driver. She received a call that same day saying that she had been selected. “I firmly believe that God’s direction led me here,” she says. She began working at the center on Sept. 1, 1980 and has been there ever since. Working with clients is the aspect of her job she loves most. Johnson admires the senior population and values their love and appreciation for life. She respects their wisdom. During her tenure, she has implemented the Walking Club, the Travel Club, the Care Giver Support Group Meeting, weekly Bible Study, the Bowling Group, and a program in which seniors have devotional services at the Newnan Hospital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (formerly Beaulieu Convalescent Center). She also expanded the radius in which clients are given transportation to the center. Initially,
clients were transported only from within two miles outside the city limit. Now, the van also transports from Senoia, Palmetto, north Coweta, west Coweta, Turin, Sharpsburg, and Powers’ Crossroads. It was Johnson who expanded the Meals on Wheels program to remote areas such as northeastern Coweta County. The first delivery included 23 meals, the food purchased with her own money, the deliveries made by volunteers from Zion Hill Church. The Meals on Wheels program provides nourishment for many of the community’s homebound seniors. In addition to her many duties at the center, this busy woman has served as first lady of Zion Hill since 1973. She knew her husband was going to become a pastor even before he did. “The pieces fit perfectly in the puzzle,” Johnson says. “I knew I was right where God wanted me to be.” Rev. and Mrs. Willie J. Johnson have now been married for 44 years. The couple celebrated their July 29 anniversary by renewing their vows during a revival service at Macedonia Baptist Church in Jackson. Johnson helped her husband
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The angel figurines on her windowsill, at top, were mostly gifts from Ida Johnson’s friends at the Newnan Senior Center. The director, who celebrates her birthday on Christmas Day, has worked with the center for 25 years now. Above left, Johnson visits with a group of seniors during a recent weekday at the center, and at right, Nevel Smith sneaks a hug.
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Quilting is one of the many daily activities for Coweta seniors offered at the Newnan Senior Center. Director Ida Johnson joins Phyllis Morris and Annie Lee Newsom at the quilt frame, above left. Ethel Mae Clark and Hilmer Arrington, center, help Johnson prepare some of the Meals on Wheels deliveries. Working with clients such as Phyllis Morris, busy at the sewing machine above right, is the best part of her job, Johnson says.
build their church from the ground up. Before they arrived at Zion Hill, the church had been trying to build a new church for 20 years. After a groundbreaking ceremony in 1974, the church was finally built with the help of members. Johnson herself even drove the truck to the dumpster during construction. The new facility was opened in 1976 and renovated in 2002. She says she can’t imagine her life without serving in this capacity. “The
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Gifts that say coweta With its rich history and unique attractions, Coweta County is filled with great ideas for holiday giving.
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figurines of Coweta landmarks, businesses and homes.
The Male Academy Museum sells figurines of Coweta landmarks, businesses and homes. Museum docent Debi Rogers said the statuettes’ artist will create a figurine upon request using a submitted photo of the desired home or building. Figurines are $12-$16. The museum is located at 30 Temple Avenue in Newnan and also sells Coweta history books, posters and other souvenirs. Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-2:15 p.m. Info: 770-251-0207.
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The Coweta County Welcome Center is beefing up its gift shop just in time for the holiday season and will feature locally-made crafts, mugs, artwork and more. “We also have Male Academy Museum mugs and Erskine Caldwell mugs, and we’re hoping to get Callaway Gardens items and ‘Gone with the Wind’ memorabilia,” said Angela White, director. Among the items currently featured: this Cowetathemed afghan ($49.95). To check out the Coweta and Georgia merchandise (various prices), stop by the Welcome Center at 100 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive in Newnan, open Monday through Friday, 9-5 and Sunday, 1-5. Info: 770-254-2629.
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Always a classic gift idea, the Newnan Junior Service League cookbook “A Taste of Georgia” is available at many bookstores and gift shops throughout Coweta County. First published by the league in 1977, the book provides hundreds of great Southern recipes, and proceeds from its sale help support the group’s philanthropies. “A Taste of Georgia” has sold about 200,000 copies. The book retails for $18.95.
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K-Gourmet teas Newnan-based K-Gourmet Teas’ tins are sold at local stores and can also be purchased online. The company boasts a large selection of iced, green, white, children’s, herbal and black teas. In light of recent studies showing the numerous health benefits of sipping the popular beverage, the teas are sure to please any tea connoisseur. Prices start at $8.95 for a four-ounce tin. To check out the selection or for information on local vendors, visit www.kgteas.com.
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handmade lotions, candles For lovers of handmade, great-smelling lotions and candles, The Soy Garden collection can’t be beat. Based out of owner Heather Thompson’s Newnan home, the company features body butters, wickless candles and more. Scented and unscented items are available. The four-ounce body butters start at $10, and eight-ounce candles are $8. For more information on where to find the soy products locally or to order them online, visit www.soygarden.com.
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The folk art paintings of Newnan artist Sherry Cook Turner (varying prices) are available at Paper Appointments in downtown Newnan, one of the many local businesses supporting Coweta artists by featuring their work. Turner works with a range of subjects, including landscapes and local buildings and attractions. Her new encaustic works have a lustrous enamel appearance. For more ideas for locallyproduced artwork, visit the Newnan-Coweta Art Association’s annual Holiday Art and Craft Show, set for Nov. 11-13 at Newnan’s Historic Railroad Depot between East Broad and Washington Street. Info: 770-304-2157 or 770-583-2200.
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Geraldine’s Bodacious Cheese Straws, started by Newnan native and resident Geraldine Cunningham, have found their way into large-chain grocery stores as well as local gift shops. The snacks come in a variety of flavors, including Chipotle and Sesame Garlic Cheese. Geraldine also makes popular dessert bites in key lime, chocolate latte and gingerbread. To purchase these tasty gifts (retail $5.99), shop online at www.geraldines.com or visit your local grocer. 201 Newnan Crossing Bypass • Newnan, Georgia • 770-251-6500
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Sprayberry’s Barbecue
Possibly Newnan’s most famous landmark, Sprayberry’s Barbecue offers T-shirts, gift baskets, logo mugs, baseball caps and more in a variety of price ranges. Restaurant owner Donald Sprayberry Jr. said the whole hams and smoked turkeys are always popular holiday items. And, of course, the bottled sauce is a giftgiving classic. Sprayberry’s has two Newnan locations, 229 Jackson St. and 1060 Highway 34. Info: 770-253-4421 (Jackson St.) or 770-253-5080 (Hwy. 34.).
Atlanta Burning hot sauce and barbecue sauce At Uncle Bob’s Pumpkin Patch in Newnan, visitors can pick up Newnan’s own Atlanta Burning hot sauce and barbecue sauce. Bob Witt has been making the “secret formula” for more than 30 years. Witt said the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta and a few local gourmet shops also carry the
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candied and glazed pecans Bill and Nelle Ashmore of Sharpsburg have been selling their “House of Ashmore” customized packages of candied and glazed pecans since 1985. Individual varieties — including Peach, Spice, Orange, Praline, Bourbon Praline, Jalapeno, Glazed and a Sugar-Free variety — come in bags featuring artwork by Newnan’s David Boyd. Tins with assorted pecans are also available. One-pound bags range from $6.50 (pieces) to $8.50 (candied). Some local residents have a tradition of compiling workplace orders and then having the Ashmores deliver. Info: 770-251-1977. 58
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She’ll Love This Gift! condiment. A five-ounce bottle of hot sauce runs for $5, as does a 16-ounce bottle of barbecue sauce. Both can be purchased at the farm at 3781 Happy Valley Circle in Newnan. Info: 770-253-8100.
11 The Senoia Coffee Company offers coffees, teas, chocolates and other edible gifts in a range of prices. A member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, the company roasts its own coffee. A one-pound bag of the Senoia House Blend is $9.25. Senoia Coffee Company is located at 1 Main Street in Senoia. Info: 770-599-8000.
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Main Street Newnan’s 2005 collectible Newnan Christmas ornament, designed by Jack Jones, depicts an image of downtown store Arnall Grocery. The ornament is number 15 in a series, and production is limited to 1,000 ornaments each year. They’re available signed and dated by the artist, and the $7 collectible item is available only while supplies last at the Main Street office at 6 First Avenue in Newnan, participating downtown businesses, The Male Academy Museum and the Coweta County Welcome Center. Info: 770-253-8283.
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He may have a serious job as Coweta County’s Administrative and Operations Director, but Tom Corker of Newnan lets his playful side come through at Christmas when the trains come out.
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each holiday season. He does it not only for his and wife Ellen’s enjoyment, but also for fellow train lovers and wide-eyed children. Why? “Because it’s Christmas!” he says joyfully, sounding less like Coweta County’s Administrative and Operations Director than one of Santa’s jolly elves. Visitors to the Corkers’ historic LaGrange Street home enter a cozy living room with a stunning Victorian Christmas tree in one corner. Despite its collection of City of Newnan ornaments, handmade crimson angel topper and lovely vintage baubles, there is time for only a glance at the tree before Tom Corker drops to the floor to act as tour guide for the miniature Dickens village tucked under the branches. His first official duty is to start the train, led of course by a genuine Santa Fe electric engine and tender.
The train was a gift to Ellen when she reminisced about the train she’d had as a child. “That’s what started the whole train thing,” Tom said. In the early 1980s, the Corkers began attending train shows and building their collection. They have found pieces of their displays everywhere from department and discount stores to yard sales, from Coweta County to Tom’s native Virginia. A village featuring the classic redemption story of “A Christmas Carol” was sparked by the gift of a miniature Pickles Antiques Shop years ago. The Corkers decided the shop “needed a friend,” Tom said, so Victoria Station came home with them. And so it began. Now, dancers spin through Fezziwig’s while an errand boy hurries across a bridge carrying
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With a warm fire crackling nearby, a K-Line Industrial Village decorates the den of the Corker home at Christmastime.
The Corkers feature Coca-Cola items in nearly every holiday display in their home, an homage to Ellen’s aunt. Her aunt worked for Coke and was able to help various members of the family through hard financial times.
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Scrooge’s gigantic goose and the doomed Jacob Marley rattles his ghostly chains. A barrister slinks off to the seedy Tallyho Tavern for a nip of Christmas cheer, and Tiny Tim peeks wistfully into a store window as the train weaves around and through the wintry English village, puffing its pellet-powered smoke, trailing cars carrying candy canes, a bobbing horse, Hershey’s cocoa, a train whistle and other goodies. A holiday caboose signals the train’s end, and it’s on to the den for the next display.
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A nod to the real trains of Tom’s youth, the K-Line Industrial Village features the hard-working, hard-living men of railroad song and story. Lights and trees deck the buildings and Santa waves out of a chimney at the train, which carries a Coca-Cola barrel loader and a light-up, spinning Coke bottle. The green beacon and a light-up, bubbling water tower sheds light on the town’s work trucks, while a worn-out old man rests on the back of a rescue unit, smokes a pipe and lifts a hardened hand at the circling train. Tom included an RF&P car – a familiar sight on the trains in his hometown of Glen Allen, Va. – among the Ewing oil tanker, CocaCola gondola and log cars. He settles for a Santa Fe caboose on his industrial train, but he is searching for a more authentic light-up caboose. “The caboose used to hold a potbellied stove, and it was the place all the men came to warm up and eat,” he said. And with that observation, it’s on to the hobby room for the Coca-Cola tree and the ’50s village, complete with “tacky light tour” house. Bought from a neighbor’s yard sale, the house screams “Merry Christmas!” from a flashing sign on its roof. Pink flamingos wear wreaths on their necks in front of the house, and a goofy, tree-adorned glass station wagon is parked in the drive. The No. 1 Fire Station stands close by in case of decoration disaster. Elsewhere in the village, a baker rushes fresh donuts to a waiting cop as synchronized traffic lights change color. A delivery truck heads toward the Lionel Electric Train store, where just outside an ecstatic boy examines his new purchase with his dad. Scale cars, all 1950s or earlier models, line the streets – a 1940 Ford, a ’57
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Chevy and a pink Cadillac. Tom, a former radio man, pays homage to his previous career with the WSNO Radio figure. Above, ’50s retro ornaments and all things Coca-Cola, along with a few folk-art Santas, grace a half-size tree as a train featuring a bobbing reindeer spreads holiday cheer. One last nostalgic sigh, and it’s time for the most unusual of the displays. “Everyone needs to have Christmas,” Tom says as he introduces Area 51, complete with nuclear reactor and train with alien beacon, pop-up alien car and Orion constellation car. A loader brings in fuel for the reactor, which in turn dumps its glowing waste onto another car. A second train features Looney Tunes characters. “Looney Tunes told us that aliens exist,” a not-completely-straight-faced Tom explains. “And Porky Pig was the first to experiment with instant aliens, of course.” More treasures pop up around every corner of the Corkers’ home. A snow globe boasts the tiniest train in the house, while the adorable North Pole Express smiles its way through plastic acrobatics in the hallway. A wooden trolley runs the length of a set of downtown Newnan wooden buildings on the antique buffet, and an elaborate Coca-Cola holiday can pyramid decorates the sunroom. Ellen’s original bride doll – only brought out at Christmas during her childhood – joins a Coca-Cola Christmas Santa, a vintage child’s chair and Priscilla, the Rich’s Pink Pig around the living room tree. “This just helps you remember Christmas as it was,” Tom said. “We like the idea that we’re giving joy to the people who come by for the holidays.” NCM
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s Southerners, the pageantry of our lives is played out under the soughing branches of the pine. This tree is an inescapable backdrop, coloring our memories with swaying tallness, fragrant needles, and everpresent brown cones. (How many pine cone battles did you fight as a child?) In the words of poet Wilson Flagg, “It is difficult to realize how great a part of all that is cheerful and delightful in the recollections of our own life is associated with trees.” My Atlanta grandmother recollected an unusual “pine tree story” the Christmas season she was invited to a formal luncheon. The hostess was a formidable Buckhead matron, a Mrs. Smith, who was very proper and a stickler for all forms of etiquette. After arriving, pleasantries were exchanged, and the women sat down to a table set with the full complement of sterling silver, bone china, crystal, and a beautiful, seasonal floral arrangement. So it came as a surprise when, at the end of the meal, the hostess asked all
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the guests to carry their own plates to the kitchen. The women exchanged glances. Was this a point of unknown etiquette dug up from some dusty volume, or had she finally made her first breach? The group marched single file, carrying the aforementioned china through the butler’s pantry and into the kitchen where they found Mrs. Smith standing with the back door open to the chilly afternoon air. She regally commanded, “Ladies, I have hated this Haviland china since the day I married when it was thrust upon
me. Would you please throw your plates against that stand of pines in the backyard, and I’ll inform my husband tonight that we are in need of a new set of china.” My grandmother gleefully reported that it was one of the most enjoyable luncheons she ever attended. She never forgot the sight of those well-suited women eagerly throwing Haviland china like Frisbees against the gnarly bark of the towering pines. The pines of my grandmother’s time and my time are quite different than those found by the Cherokee Indians, discoverers, naturalists, and missionaries who traversed our state in the past. The Spaniard explorer Hernando de Soto, during his quest for gold in 1539, found vast oceans of Long-needled pine forests stretching anywhere from 60 to 90 million acres. It was the largest single tree ecosystem in the South and depended heavily on fire for its survival. The Longleaf pines found at that time could reach up to 125 feet in height and had a low
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“What thrills me most about longleaf forests is how the pine trees sing … — Janisse Ray (“Ecology of a Cracker Childhood“)
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Want pines? Pine seedlings are available from the Georgia Forestry Commission. They can also be ordered from their Web site, www.gfc.state.ga.us, or obtained at the Coweta County office at 137 Corinth Rd. (770-254-7218).
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understory of grasses and forbs. Naturalist and explorer William Bartram in his “Travels” (1791) observed: “Now the pine forests opened to view, we left the magnificent savanna and its delightful groves, passing through a level, open, airy pine forest, the stately trees scatteringly planted by nature, arising straight and erect from the green carpet, embellished with various grasses and flowering plants.” Today, the immense Longleaf pine forests have been reduced to a few small stands across the Southeast, and other Pinus species have moved in. Generally, here in Coweta, we see Loblolly and Shortleaf, although a variety of others do well here as evidenced by Mr. R. J. Slayton’s nine beautiful Virginia White pines fronting Happy Valley Circle, creating a row
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of enormous, perfectly shaped Christmas trees. Slayton tells of his father buying 1,000 of them from the forestry service in Virginia, then planting 12 of them in the front of Slayton’s yard in the 1980s. Nine have flourished, pushing their soft, short, green needles to the Georgia sky. As in Slayton’s case, the Virginia White pine provides a beautiful privacy screen and noise barrier. Likewise, other species can fulfill other needs, serving as windbreaks, accent trees, and foundation plantings and providing shade. The U. S. Forestry Service recommends grouping pines together: “They create a light shade which allows grass and other plants to easily grow beneath the canopy. People often complain about the dropping needles, but these may be
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the same people who complain when it rains.” How apt! Most native pines are relatively free from pests and are easy to grow, tolerating a wide variety of soils. Be sure to research your particular cultivars, as each one has its specific
requirements. Although it has been said “familiarity breeds contempt,” I hope to never tread that road in regards to the pine. The value of a well-chosen pine or grouping of pines to the thoughtful gardener’s landscape cannot be understated. They are tall, soughing representatives of us … they are us. Janisse Ray expresses it well in the “Ecology of a Cracker Childhood”: “What thrills me most about longleaf forests is how the pine trees sing. … I lie in thick grasses covered with sun and listen to the music made there. This music cannot be heard anywhere else on earth.” So for this season of giving why not plant a pine to remember your roots, your region’s roots, your country’s roots and the Creator who made it all possible? NCM
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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NCM: Thanks for coming, Santa. I know you’re a busy man and it wasn’t exactly a short trip to Newnan.
think they know
SC: All right. You’re welcome. It’s good to be here.
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NCM: Santa, you are here! So who is minding the shop at the North Pole?
hottest interviews. In this NewnanCoweta Magazine exclusive, we go behind the scenes with Santa Claus as the man himself opens up about his diet, how to stay off the local “naughty” list, and his famous friendship with Newnan Police Chief Buster Meadows.
SC: Mrs. Claus oversees stuff at the North Pole when I’m gone. The elves are busy researching what the kids like this year — you know, the popular toys. They work real well when I’m gone. Plus I had to come down here to soak some sun up. Get a tan and all. NCM: How did you make it down here? Driving a sleigh around in West Georgia at this time of year seems kinda conspicuous. SC: I travels lots of different ways. People let me borrow their vehicles, and a lot of times on airplanes people don’t know they’re sitting next to me, so there are lots of ways for Santa to get around that won’t draw too much attention. NCM: You mentioned that the elves are staying busy and out of trouble. How is production coming with Christmas looming on the horizon? SC: Production is going real well, and we’re ahead of schedule right now. Toys are accumulating, and I think we’ll have enough to go around. It’ll get a lot busier the closer it gets to Christmas. The reindeer are all feeling well, eating good and saving up their strength for the big night ahead. NCM: Ahead of schedule? Does that mean you’ll have time off before Christmas Eve? SC: No, not necessarily. It’s about the same every year. It’s just been a real good run and we’ve been able to stay one step ahead for once. As usual, we’ll be busy right up until the night of Christmas Eve. NCM: Well, we know you’ll be busy with the presents, but what about your list, Santa? Can you tell the readers who in Coweta County might be on your “naughty” list right now? NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
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SC: He’s doing pretty good.
SC: About 33 years now. I guess you could say he’s known me for 50 but helped me for 33.
NCM: We have learned that you and Buster are quite good friends. How long have you known each other?
NCM: If Buster is helping you in Newnan, how many other helpers are there in the area?
SC: I’ve known him for quite a while now. He’s been a big help.
SC: They’re around.
chief? How’s he looking on your list right now?
NCM: How did you come to know Newnan’s gregarious chief of police? SC: He likes to help Santa out during the Christmas season. He helps me get my list together every year. SC: There are always some who are naughty. They’re “mischievous” more than “naughty” but they usually improve towards Christmas. They usually don’t get so bad that they can’t turn it around. The list changes every day. You can go on and off the list in a hurry sometimes. Santa tries to look for the good in everybody.
SC: Not exactly! He helps weed people out and helps me put names with faces.
NCM: What about your friend Buster Meadows, the Newnan police
NCM: How long have you known Buster?
NCM: How does he help you with that? Is he helping you because he has ready access to the Georgia Criminal Information Center database?
NCM: I mean, besides the guys who drive the big brown trucks. SC: Right. There are lots of helpers around, and you may never know when one of them might be around watching — or if Santa is watching, for that matter. NCM: So you better be good for goodness sake? SC: That’s it! NCM: Let’s talk about Santa’s diet, if we may. Do you eat chocolate chip cookies every day? SC: Well, you know, Santa tries to eat a balanced diet every day. But on the night of Christmas Eve, I eat the cakes and cookies and milk that the
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kids leave out. Some are even starting to leave out fruits and vegetables for me and that’s real good, too.
parents. We all work together to come up with some more appropriate …
NCM: But when it comes down to it, which do you prefer? The cakes or the carrots?
NCM: So you do a lot of parent conferencing? SC: Yeah. (Here Santa laughs.)
SC: Sweets upon sweets! (Santa chuckles.)
NCM: What’s the best part of being Santa Claus?
NCM: Well, now that we know how you get your figure, can you tell us how the young people can get in touch with you?
SC: Being able to share with others.
SC: They can write letters addressed to “Santa Claus, North Pole, USA,” or speak to me at malls or when I’m downtown talking to children. Also, parents often call to inform me what their children want for Christmas. Those are about the main ways. NCM: But what if a child asks for an elephant or a race car? How do you handle that? SC: Well, if a child asks for something that he’s not quite ready for yet, I will have to talk with his
NCM: So there’s more to it than just having an army of elves at your command and magic reindeer? SC: Naw. It’s being able to share with others and seeing the joy on their faces when they open their presents and see what they received on Christmas morning. Santa likes to make sure they’re enjoying themselves. NCM: So after all the presents are delivered you stick around for a while before heading back home to the North Pole? You stay to see a job well done? SC: Oh, yes.
NCM: That’s a long night, eh? SC: It’s non-stop until we get finished and return to the North Pole. NCM: After such a night of cookies, cake, and vegetables with ranch dressing, what do you look forward to for breakfast? SC: A good breakfast of cheese grits, scrambled eggs with cheese, butter and biscuit, sausage and homemade pear preserves. And then a nap for the rest of the day. (Santa smiles and gets a dreamy look in his eyes while describing the scene.) NCM: Wow! Santa, you never cease to amaze! Thanks for coming down and keep up the good work. Do you have any last words for the kids before heading back to work at the North Pole? SC: Mind your manners, respect your mom and dad, and always be on your best behavior because you never know who’s watching. (Santa winks, and then he’s gone.) NCM
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t’s a wrap! By Janet Flanigan, Photos by Bob Fraley
Fortunately, there are people like I have a wonderful friend named my friend to present special people with thoughtful treasures. Newnan’s Phyllis Shepherd. She has Marilyn who lives in California, and been teaching people she seems to do how to create their everything effortlessly. own cards, wrapping She’s funny, got great papers and other taste and her house is unique items with her impeccable. She might stamping business not know this, but I since first learning think one of her great how herself in New talents is wrapping Mexico 13 years ago. gorgeous gifts. They She is bursting are so exquisite, I don’t with clever ideas that care what is inside. I will make holiday just love looking at the gifts special. For gift crisp, quality wrapping toppers, she has paper, tied with heavy dominos stamped on French ribbon, and the reverse side, edged then there is always in seed beads and some thoughtful with a hole drilled in accoutrement attached the top that makes to it. And Marilyn’s them perfect for tying holiday decorating? It’s on silk cords or pretty perfect, so don’t get ribbon. me started! Instead, I “Stamping on got some tips from a empty Altoid tins, couple of local experts turning them into who share practical works of art, is the advice on making latest craze in other people feel stamping and would special by being on the be a gift in and of receiving end of special itself for the holidays gifts and holiday when added to a decorating. Pat Craven of Patricia’s Florist and Interiors demonstrates the holiday package,” We don’t all have “wish box” she suggests families use to create excitement and Shepherd says. to be as talented as suspense at gift-giving time.
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Stampin’ Up demonstrator Phyllis Shepherd of Newnan shows some of her rubber-stamped Christmas designs.
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For an unusual gift presentation, Phyllis Shepherd of Newnan likes to rubber stamp designs on gift and treat bags.
ou don’t have to be talented to present special people with thoughtful treasures. She also teaches her students how to turn new paint cans into stamped gift holders to be filled with goodies for the holidays, a great twist on the bags and gift boxes of old. For gift wrap, she uses special rollers that allow students to learn how to make their own custom wrap. She also teaches how to make handmade cards, and they are ingenious. Many designs are based on miniature file folders, tiny accordion envelopes, or have little peek-a-boo
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home. Yet many times, the “decorator” feels uninspired or insecure when it comes to holiday design efforts. Pat Craven of Patricia’s Florist & Interiors is another seasoned professional with a myriad of ideas on how to make some simple decorating changes to liven things up and create a new sense of fun and wonderment for the holidays, no matter what your age. As an interior designer Craven has an eye for all areas of decorating, and when it comes to the holidays, she really loves doing things with garlands, centerpieces and mantles. “A lot of people don’t know how to put a garland up correctly, and they forget to hang it inside and out,” Craven says. “You have to make sure you have enough material, hide the hardware and make sure it all hangs in the right direction.” She says there is nothing wrong with traditional red bows, but there is so much more that can be done. “My older clients love to see garlands strung with keepsakes from their past and even childhood, and those with young children like little teddy bears, blocks and baby toys,” she said. She also suggests holiday decorating with a college or sports theme, John Deere items or another hobby in mind. For something more traditional, sugared fruits are always pretty (real or fake), and ribbons and bows of other colors — such as all white, blues and silvers — lend a festive air as well. For family fun, Craven suggested family members each make a wish box at the beginning of the holiday season in the hopes that some of those wishes can be filled on Christmas morning. To make a Wish Box, take a box with a removable lid and wrap it in plain wrapping paper,
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wrapping the box and lid separately. Then allow each family member to decorate the wrapped box with their name and begin a listing of “Christmas wishes” that could fit inside the box. As other “wishes” occur to the person, they can add them to the box (as long as they let someone in the family know!). It will create excitement and suspense for everyone to see what is inside when the boxes are finally opened up together. However you decide to celebrate the holidays, whether it’s the same way you’ve always done it or you try something new and special, just do it with a joyful heart and remember the old adage it is better to give than to receive. When you see the happiness on the faces of others, you’ll know it’s true. NCM
Interior designer Pat Craven suggests decorating for Christmas using a collegiate or sports theme, such as the Georgia Bulldogs decor displayed here.
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Carefully wrapped in tissue paper and padded with foam peanuts, the glittery ornaments in Kim Frederking’s closet come down each Christmas to grace a small tabletop tree in the ladies’ parlor of her Newnan home. There are smiling spun glass angels, scrap paper ladies bearing bowers of roses, feather-light birds in various poses, and numerous baskets, balls and bulbs decorated with tiny tinsel, the finest grade glitter, and wire so thin it might be mistaken for a strand of hair. The hues are softened shades of silver and gold, faded pinks and reds,
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she said, noting that authentic Victorian-era ornaments are getting much harder to find, and impossible to find at a bargain. Online auctions and antiques sellers price them from about $75 on up to hundreds of dollars for a single ornament. “I try to do my front rooms as period as I can,” said Frederking, who has more contemporary ornaments on the family tree at back of the house. There, daughters Amanda, 11, and Emma Rose, 8, get to hang ornaments they have crafted over the years as well as the Christopher Radko ornaments the family collects. In recent years, the Frederkings have begun to select new ornaments to represent
and a stray piece of tinsel or wire is a hazard a collector soon learns to accept. Frederking’s favorite among all these treasures, the one that makes her say “aah” when she first spies it in the box, is a delicate pink glass swan ferrying a paper scrap Santa Claus. Frederking and husband Scott purchased their home on East Broad Street in 1990 and soon began restoring it to its turn-of-the-century appearance. The Queen Anne Victorian style home is one of the oldest of the Cole family homes in Newnan’s Coletown neighborhood, and it was the move to this home that prompted Frederking to begin collecting vintage ornaments. “I just buy what I like,” she said, and she found the ornaments’ muted color palette appropriate for use in a historic home. Yet decorating vintage meant she had to accept that such ornaments are rarely found in perfect condition. Because they were used much as ornaments we might pick up at Target today, she said, they show some wear. “I used to be able to go Scott’s (antiques) show and pick them up,”
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something of significance in the family’s life that year: ballerinas and tennis rackets reflect the girls’ interests at the time, a “Dorothy” slipper recalls the time one daughter performed in “The Wizard of Oz,” and last year a dog ornament was purchased after the family acquired
a new pet. “That’s been really fun,” Frederking said, adding that she will probably divide the Radko ornaments between her two daughters when they set up housekeeping on their own one day. Although Christmas trees have
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appeared in this country since the 1700s, decorated trees didn’t become popular until the 1800s. According to greeting card and ornament manufacturer Hallmark, it was a dimestore magnate who popularized the concept of having an ornamentladen Christmas tree. F.W.
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Woolworth stocked his stores with German-made ornaments in 1880, and a decade later he had sold $25 million worth of them, a nickel and dime at a time. Ornaments of that era were primarily German hand-cast lead and hand-blown glass. Later — and
more expensive — ornaments were embellished with silk and wool thread, chenille and tinsel, and spun glass angel and butterfly wings. Germany faced almost no competition until 1925, when Japan began exporting ornaments to the U.S.
Though Frederking’s small, vintage-ornament-filled tree in the ladies’ parlor is her favorite one to decorate, the grandest tree of all is, naturally, the one reserved for family. “They get the biggest,” she said. NCM
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The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are supposed to be all about traditions, right? It’s the way you’ve always done it: getting together with special people, with favorite dishes that you’ve always prepared, served at a particular time of day … the familiar routine. Unfortunately, life’s circumstances sometimes make facing those beloved holiday routines impossibly painful. Or for others, the norm is something you just can’t do this year.
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Such was the case for my family several years ago. In the span of three months we lost, first, my larger-thanlife father-in-law and then my fabulous father, my sweet daddy. It was almost more than my mother could stand, and my family had to find a way to help her cope. My sister Luann and I decided we needed a completely different Thanksgiving celebration, one that would give our family new memories and traditions to build on, so we decided to go out of town and let someone else do the cooking,
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spending our energies on each other. We chose the familiar Highlands area of the North Carolina mountains, having often visited friends in Cashiers, Highlands and Lake Toxaway. We rented a hotel cabin from Mitchell’s Lodge and Cottages which was rustic (read “not fancy”) but clean, with a full kitchen, three bedrooms, a pull-out sofa, dining area and large living area to accommodate four small children. There were cabins of several sizes as well as an old-fashioned lodge-style
hotel. We ate out for all meals except breakfast and our first supper there, and it was a very cathartic experience. Probably the best thing that came from the weekend was having our Thanksgiving meal at a local restaurant. We expected to have a wonderful meal at this fine establishment, but surprise! The meal was so awful, all we could do was laugh about it. My mother told us she wanted to cook the Thanksgiving meal next year, and we all felt the first steps toward holiday healing had begun. NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
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“There are so many families that come to Callaway Gardens for the holidays because they have some kind of change,” said Callaway Director of Media Relations Rachel Crumbley. Callaway provides homey environs in their Cottages (2-4 bedrooms) and Villas (1-4 bedrooms), and guests can even have meals catered directly into their home away from home. Callaway also has hotel rooms providing easy access to all of the resort’s amenities, and for
Thanksgiving and Christmas Executive Chef Thierry Connault has planned a gourmet buffet table. Visitors can choose to stay overnight for Callaway’s annual Fantasy in Lights Extravaganza, which runs Nov. 18 to Dec. 31. New Year’s Eve packages are offered as well. Nearby, the Little White House in Warm Springs recalls the era when FDR and Eleanor came down south for a little R & R. Visitors can join the presidential couple in a parade of
getaway starts A memorable holiday with the perfect place! Innkeepers Paul and Donna Haynes invite you to stay in the elegance of their turn-of-the-century Victorian home or cozy family cottages while enjoying the festivities in beautiful Pine Mountain. • 4 spacious guest rooms • Full southern breakfast with 12’ ceilings • 3 unique private • Beautifully appointed cottages antiques • Perfect for couples or • Private baths families
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antique cars and live folk music Nov. 19 from noon to 4 p.m. On Nov. 25, FDR will chat with guests at the Little White House from 6-9 p.m., with the last ticket sold at 8:30. There are many accommodations available in the Warm Springs area, from pine cabins to antebellum mansions, all close to the Warm Springs Restored Therapeutic Pools and Springs Complex, Bulloch House Restaurant, The Little White House and State Park, National Fish Hatchery, Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari, Roosevelt Stable, Red Oak Covered Bridge, Pine Mountain Trail, Butts Mill Farm and Gospel Singing Crusade. The Hotel Warm Springs Bed and Breakfast is located right in town, and during FDR’s time hosted many kings and queens, movie stars such as Bette Davis, and the president’s staff. The president himself visited the ice
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cream shop downtown. The Mountain Top Inn sits on top of Pine Mountain, halfway between Callaway Gardens and Warm Springs. The inn offers guests a choice of cabins sitting on one-acre wooded sites, cabin rooms or themed rooms, where guests can feel they are getting away to a park yet with easy access to area activities. For a more elegant place to stay while taking in the sights, two antebellum beauties are located in Greenville and allow a graceful way to be pampered and then enjoy all the sights. The Georgian Inn is run by gracious and friendly innkeeper Angela Hand, a 50-year resident of Greenville who knows all the local haunts. Greenville also offers the Grand Wisteria bed and breakfast owned and operated by Rick McManus and Ivan Smith, who bring their professional experience from long careers with
Florida’s fabled Boca Raton Hotel. McManus was Boca’s Director of Floral Operations, and his creative nature has restored Grand Wisteria to its proper Federal period style. Smith was Director of Banquet Operations at Boca Raton, so eventually a small, elegant restaurant may be opened at The Grand Wisteria. Both The Georgian Inn and Grand Wisteria offer full breakfasts and the opportunity to stay in historic homes lovingly cared for and filled with antiques and stories. There are many places to go and create your own new traditions this holiday season. Take some stress off the cooks in the family and make it a time of togetherness for everyone to enjoy. Taking a break from “the way it’s always been” doesn’t mean things have changed forever, but sometimes we have to make a change to get back to where we were before. NCM
Need a holiday getaway? If you’re thinking of visiting the Pine Mountain/Warm Springs area, call or visit these sites for more information on holiday rates and packages and to check out Web tours of different getaways. • Mitchell’s Lodge and Cottages, 1-800-522-9874, relax@mitchellslodge.com • Georgian Inn, 706-672-1600 • Grand Wisteria, 706-672-0072, www.grandwisteria.com • Hotel Warm Springs Bed and Breakfast, 1-800-366-7616 • Mountain Top Inn, 1-800-5336376, www.mountaintopinnga.com • www.warmspringsga.com • 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292), www.callawaygardens.com
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The Bookshelf “Sweetwater Creek” By Anne Rivers Siddons HarperCollins, $24.95 Reviewed by Holly Jones Anne Rivers Siddons is back. And with her she’s brought the South and the secrets she’s famous for. In “Sweetwater Creek,” Siddons brings her fans to the Lowcountry of Charleston, S.C. and the plantation home of the Parmenter family, including Emily Parmenter, a 12-year-old girl largely ignored by her predominantly male family and whose only friend is a Boykin spaniel named Elvis. The Parmenters are dog breeders. Walter Parmenter, Emily’s father, aspires to have the greatest hunting dogs in the country, an achievement he believes will get his family accepted into the highest tiers of Charleston society. Emily could care less about society. Since her mother abandoned her family and her brother committed suicide, the family’s dogs, their home and Sweetwater Creek, which runs alongside the plantation, are Emily’s entire world. And, unhappy though that world may be, she has no desire for it to change. It changes dramatically, however, when Lulu Foxworth arrives. Lulu comes from old Charleston money. She is a college student and soonto-be Charleston debutante. Lulu is everything Walter wants the Parmenters — or at least Emily — to be. But as with Emily, society is the last thing on Lulu’s mind. She has run away from her life and wants to hide at the Parmenters. Lulu’s parents claim she is suffering from exhaustion, and the only thing that can help her recuperate in time for her debutante season is time with the spaniels — and Elvis. While Walter is thrilled with their new guest, Emily’s brothers are smitten, and even Elvis seems to have found a new best friend. Emily is furious. In Emily’s opinion, Lulu is a “changeling” or something
out of the “Arabian Nights,” stories Emily loved when she was younger. But there is something decidedly dark about Lulu that no one sees but Emily. The more Emily gets to know Lulu, the more she sees the darker side of Lulu’s otherwise luminous personality and the more she feels she has to protect this intruder. A strange and wary friendship is formed between the two girls, one spanning both age and class and with the roles between younger and older girl often reversed. As with all Siddons books, the secrets hidden in the friendship soon come to light. They are not the darkest secrets Siddons has ever written, but they are certainly page-turning. They prove, once and for all, that Anne Rivers Siddons is back.
“The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society” by Augusta Trobaugh Dutton, $24.95 Reviewed by Holly Jones In the tradition of “Arsenic and Old Lace” and, well, “Goodbye, Earl” comes “The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society” by Augusta Trobaugh. These are not violent ladies. They are good, Christian, Southern ladies, fiercely protective of both their town and their friends. And with the exception of Memphis, all the ladies were named after hymns, because “girl babies were named after lyrics of hymns in the Baptist Hymnal and boy babies were named straight out of the Bible.” Beulah, Sweet, Zion, Wildwood and Memphis all live in the small town of Tea-Olive, Ga., a town desperately fighting development and progress. The story begins when another friend and founder of the Bird Watching Society — Miss Love-Divine — dies, leaving the other members a piece of land for their bird sanctuary, and leaving the money from the sale of her home to the library, which Wildwood runs. When a retired judge from New York suddenly buys Miss Love-Divine’s house, the ladies have mixed emotions. They are happy the library is getting the
money, but they are worried about the judge’s intentions where their town and developers are concerned. Then Sweet, the only never-married member of the group, gets swept up in a whirlwind courtship and marries the judge, and things get even more disturbing. Sweet is no longer allowed to see or talk to her friends, especially Beulah or Zion. Her car seems to have a permanent flat tire, she is not allowed out of the judge’s house, and strange bruises keep appearing on her face. Beulah and Zion know what is going on, even if Sweet refuses to admit it at first. And Zion has a plan. It’s not murder, of course, because “thou shalt not kill.” It is simply doing “whatever has to be done,” and it has to look like an accident, otherwise Sweet might be blamed. With Zion carefully calculating and Beulah prayerfully worrying, the judge’s life is in as much danger as Sweet’s is. However, the judge doesn’t know he’s in danger — and he simply refuses to die. The judge does get what he deserves, although not in the way Beulah and Zion had planned. Trobaugh has written a sweet and sometimes funny story about some great Southern ladies — with just a touch of wickedness.
“The Official Guide to Christmas in the South” By David C. Barnette William Morrow, $14.95 Reviewed by Angela Webster Only a fellow southerner could understand such holiday compulsions as having both “everyday” and “special” Christmas china, and only a fellow southerner would bother to study the psychology of owning the various Christmas china patterns. While Spode Christmas Tree is a classic and earns southern motherly approval, Fitz and Floyd’s St. Nicholas is said to signal “new money.” “People from places like New York might call ‘everyday Christmas china’ an oxymoron,” says author David C. Barnette. “We might call people who hang dream catchers in their prosperity
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November/December Calendar THEATRE Dec. 2-18, 2005
“Oliver!” — A Main Stage series show, “Oliver!” will be staged by Newnan Theatre Company Dec. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18. Friday and Saturday shows start at 8 p.m., Sunday matinee performances begin at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens. Special rates available for groups of 10 or more. Newnan Theatre Company is located at 24 First Ave. in Newnan. Info: 770-683-6282, e-mail nctc@numail.org or visit www.newnantheatre.com.
Christmas Party and Musical “A WinnieThe-Pooh Christmas Tail” Saturday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the Huddleston Elementary School Stage in Peachtree City. Doors open 30-minutes prior to curtain. Admission is $12, and reservations are required. Admission includes the 60-minute performance, party with games, a souvenir and holiday desserts. Info: 770-251-7611 or www.fcft.net/WinniePooh.
at 7:30 p.m. at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County. The gala concert event features the Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra and a 70voice choir that includes the Landmark Christian School choral department and performing artists from New York, Chicago, and Atlanta. Tickets are $25-$60, and discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. Ask about Saturday’s Fine Arts Enthusiast Package. Info: 770-251-2791
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Young Singers Concert – The Young Singers of the Centre Choral Performance will be Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts. Info: 770-2542787
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Strings will present a concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts. Info: 770-254-2787
Dec. 18, 2005 Masterworks Concert — A Masterworks Choral Performance is slated for 3 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts. Info: 770-254-2787
DANCE Dec. 2 and 3, 2005 “The Nutcracker” — Georgia Youth Ballet will perform its 10th annual “Nutcracker” Dec. 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. at the Centre for the Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan. This year’s show will feature new costumes, sets and choreography. Info: 770-716-9858 or http://www.gyb.us.
VISUAL ARTS Nov. 11-13, 2005 Holiday Art and Craft Show — The Newnan-Coweta Art Association’s Annual Holiday Extravaganza will be Nov. 11-13, 2005 at Newnan’s historic railroad depot between East Broad and Washington Street. Offerings will include original paintings and prints, jewelry, crafts and
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Dec. 4, 2005 Christmas Parade — Main Street Newnan’s annual Christmas Parade in downtown Newnan will be Dec. 4, 2005 beginning at 3 p.m. Floats will line up at O.P. Evans Middle School, walking units at the Jackson Street park, and cars on Jackson Street. Info: 770-253-8283. Main Street also has several special shopping events planned during the Christmas season. Visit www.mainstreetnewnan.com for details.
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Nov. 5, 2005 Miss Georgia USA Pageant — The Miss Georgia USA and Miss Georgia Teen USA pageants will be held at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts Nov. 5, 2005. Tickets for the preliminary competition are $20, and tickets for the pageant are $30. Info: Coweta County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 770-254-2627.
Nov. 10, 2005 Taste of Home Cooking School — The Taste of Home Cooking School sponsored by Newnan
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Christie Hayes Stephanie O’Neal Realtor Kelly Lashley Realtor Cell 678.410.7279 Closing Coordinator Cell 770.301.6214 christieh@kw.com Cell 770.328.3061 StephanieOneal@kw.com NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
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Main Street Newnan’s annual Christmas Parade in downtown Newnan will be Dec. 4, 2005 beginning at 3 p.m.
WE COULDN’T BE MORE THRILLED (FOR OUR CLIENTS)
We’re pleased to announce that Edward Jones has been ranked “Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Full Service Brokerage Firms” by J.D. Power and Associates. We’ve Art Holbrook Clayton Hicks always believed that long-term 6 Jefferson Pky. 13A Jackson St. investment strategies, neighborhood Newnan, GA Newnan, GA face-to-face made sense sense for for offices and meeting face to face made 770-251-3500 770-251-8391 our clients. It’s nice to know they agree. To experience a different kind of customer service, call or visit us today. MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING
Utilities, The Times-Herald and NewnanCoweta Magazine will be held at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. Everyone who attends will receive a free copy of the Taste of Home Cooking School Brand Name Cookbook, which includes the recipes Home Economist Michelle Roberts will prepare on stage. Cookbooks will be tucked in gift bags that contain valuable national food company coupons and product brochures along with promotional items from local retailers. Door prizes from national and local sponsors will be given away as well as the completed feature recipes. Info: Joni Scarbrough, 770-683-5516, Ext. 153
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MLK Day Parade — Newnan Chapter #483 Order of the Eastern Star is now organizing the 19th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade Celebration, planned for Jan. 14, 2006 at noon in downtown Newnan. This year, attendees are asked to bring a canned good to donate to the food pantry. Info: Deloris W. Smith, 770-253-1607.
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These are the people who make Newnan-Coweta Magazine possible. Please let them know you appreciate their support! Fabulous Finds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Five Star Team/ Keller Williams Realty . . . . . . . . 83 Gallery On The Square . . . . . . . . . 94 Gandolfo’s New York Delicatessen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 GCO Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Jackson T. Giles, M.D./ PAPP Clinic Ophthalmology. . . 15 Glendalough Manor . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Globe Telecommunications . . . . . . 63 Christie Hayes & Associates Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Heirloom Pianos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Heritage Retirement Homes of Peachtree City . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The Heritage School . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Hills & Dales/ Callaway Mansion . . . . . . . . . . . 95 HobbyTown USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hollberg’s Fine Furniture . . . . . . . 20 The Home Source Realtors . . . . . . . 4 Honeybaked Ham Co. & Cafe . . . . 25 Ivey Cottage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 J. Andrew’s Bridal & Formal . . . . . 93 The Jefferson House . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services . . . . . . . . . . 53 Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C. . . . 45 Katie’s Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Kids R Kids Learning Center . . . . 79 Kimble’s Events By Design . . . . . . 94 Knox Company, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lee-King Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lindsey’s, Inc. Realtors . . . . . . . . . 45 Line Creek Liquor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Little Caesar’s Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Main Street, Newnan . . . . . . . . . . 61 Maritime Sales & Leasing . . . . . . . 62 Mary Kay Cosmetics/ Jennifer Hassani . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 McKoon Funeral Home . . . . . . . . 74 MegaGranite & Marble. . . . . . . . . 28 Merle Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Milano’s Italian Restaurant . . . . . . 97 Moe’s Southwest Grill . . . . . . . . . . 97 More Than A Picture . . . . . . . . . . 88 Morgan Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Newnan Bridal & Prom . . . . . . . . 62 Newnan Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Newnan Hospital Auxiliary . . . . . . . 6 Norwalk Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Oakhurst Wedding/ Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Panoply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Paper Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Parks & Mottola Realtors . . . . . . . . 6 The Parks of Olmsted/ United Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Partners In Faith/Dr. McAlpin . . . 34 The Plaid Rabbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 PeachState Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The Pool Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Powers Professional Appraisals. . . . 89 Quail Ridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Red Orchid Thai Cuisine . . . . . . . 96 Reese Dry Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 R.S. Mann, Jr., Jewelers. . . . . . . . . 62 Scott’s Book Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Senoia Coffee Company & Cafe . . 97 Sew Exclusive, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Shady Creek Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Simple Treasures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 The Skin Experts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Smaltz Laser & Cosmetic Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Southern Bath & Kitchen . . . . . . . 24 Southern Cabinet Works . . . . . . . . 83 Southwind at Stillwood Farms. . . . . 5 Stay Beautiful, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Stemberger, Cummins & Arnall, P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 StoneBridge Community. . . . . . . . . 3 Summit Realty/ GameDay Condos. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sweet Sensations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 A Taste of Lemon Restaurant . . . . 94 TeaFusions Teahouse . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ten East Washington Street. . . . . 103 The Times-Herald . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Town & Country Restaurant. . . . . 96 Travel & Gift Boutique at Avery Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Trinity Custom Homes . . . . . . . . . 17 Unique Necessities . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 United Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . 93 United Realty Group/ The Commonwealth . . . . . . . . . 99 University of West Georgia . . . . . . 68 Valentine Heating & Air Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Villages of Stillwood Farms . . 69 Watts Furniture Galleries. . . . . . . . 95
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Aberdeen Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ACE Hardware, Turkey Creek Rd.. 44 ACE Hardware, Franklin Rd. . . . . 67 The Added Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Advanced Integrative Massage . . . . 82 AIS Computer Services . . . . . . . . . 45 Andre’s Off The Square . . . . . . . . . 97 Angie’s Cleaners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Anna’s Linens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Ansley’s Attic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Applause Salon & Spa . . . . . . . . . . 59 Atlanta Bread Company . . . . . . . . 96 Atlanta Dental Team . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Atlanta Market Finds. . . . . . . . . . . 59 Audibel Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Banana Beach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Bank of Coweta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Baptist Retirement Communities of Georgia, Inc./Palmetto Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 BB&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 The Bead Bungalow . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Brothers, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Dr. Kelley Brummett/Dr. J.M. Threadgill, Family Dentistry . . . 83 Buffalo Rock/Pepsi . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Burdett/Stephens Group Realtors. . 84 The Butcher Shoppe . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cakes By Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cambridge Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Carriage House Country Gifts & Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Carter K Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 The Centre For Performing & Visual Arts of Coweta County. . 75 Century 21/Hand Real Estate . . . . 89 Childrens Dental Care, P.C. . . . . . 41 Chin Chin Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . 27 Chipley Murrah House Bed & Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 City Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Coldwell-Banker Bullard Realty/ Michelle Humphries . . . . . . . . . 74 Computer Renaissance . . . . . . . . . 70 Contemporary Catering, Inc . . . . . 97 Coweta County Farm Bureau Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Coweta Pool & Fireplace. . . . . . . . 82 Dalton West Carpets, Inc . . . . . . . 75 Design Communications. . . . . . . 104 Don Jackson Lincoln-Mercury . . . 60 Edward Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Ensemble Pour Deux. . . . . . . . . . . 92 Exit Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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to spend more and more time during the holidays together in our home. I don’t prepare the abundance of food that mom does. After all, overeating just isn’t good for By Yolanda Jones Colton, Photo by Bob Fraley any of us, but the all the rest of it. We are old enough to be menu is similar. You can find our family on truly grateful for the traditions passed Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve down through family history. worshipping at Newnan Chapel. We’ll My earliest memories of enjoy lunch in Alabama with our family Thanksgiving are of our home on Thanksgiving or Christmas, but overflowing with family and an there’s nothing like returning home, abundance of delicious food. My home to Newnan, Ga. mother prepared the traditional foods: As a family we enjoy decorating the turkey/dressing, giblet gravy, ham, green Christmas tree on Thanksgiving Day as beans, potato salad, macaroni and we sip hot chocolate and apple cider. We cheese, collards, corn, sweet potato pie enjoy riding throughout the city wooing, and all the trimmings. She began her cooing and aahing over the beautiful preparations days before Thanksgiving. decorations. We enjoy the “early bird” There was always a formal “grace.” shopping on the first Christmas My father usually said or appointed he holiday season is upon us, a time someone to say words of gratitude for all shopping day. But there is nothing like when our hearts and minds turn to give returning “home.” we had. We were grateful not only for thanks, put out festive decorations, The holidays, for many of us, can be the food but also for the opportunity to enjoy trips to shopping centers, and synonymous with joy — and also stress. hum Christmas tunes while entertaining feast together one more time. This year We become bombarded with more will not be an exception. and celebrating. decisions than at any other time of year. In my memory, those family I’m one of seven children born to We’re wondering where to go for traditions are more centered around Earl and Johnnie L. Jones of Hissop, Christmas. What should we give as gifts Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and Ala. As a child, I remember observing New Year’s. I might have looked forward that won’t break our bank accounts? the holidays in the traditional way. How can we fit all those holiday to Christmas more, for there just Thanksgiving was one of the most activities into our already busy days? important holidays in our home, ranked seemed to be more time to really When and how can we say no to up there with Easter and Christmas. I’ve celebrate at Christmas. And now as we overcommitment? felt this way all of my life. I’ve learned to celebrate Christmas, to see the joy, We’ve learned that the holidays, appreciate the holidays more as an adult. gleam and glitter on the face of a child especially Christmas, are not about or older adult means the world to me. Most children, if I had to hazard a Of course, I’m older now and some people, and not about things — it’s guess, likely view the holidays as a bit of about one Person, Jesus. things have changed. I moved to a wash. Spending time with family who So my nuclear family and I are Newnan in the ’80s and married my are not far enough away to really miss, beginning to share the holidays with college sweetheart, Gregory Colton. they end up at a wobbly kiddie table each other. You might find us quietly at God has blessed us with a wonderful with siblings and cousins and then home where we’re enjoying life, love and son, Gregory Myles Colton, an eighth watch a football game or parade on TV living in the beautiful town of Newnan, grader at Evans Middle School. We’re — experiences which kids are probably too young to appreciate until they move blessed to worship and serve at Newnan the city of homes and friendly people. There’s no time like the holidays, Chapel UMC under the pastoral or become adults. and there’s no place like home … leadership of Dr. Carol Helton. Yet, For adults, though, it is an entirely home … Newnan, Ga. NCM things have changed. We’re beginning different matter. We’re old enough to realize how important – and how nice — it is to see one’s family again, to really appreciate the meal that was cooked and
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Palmetto Community Now Open
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Call (770) 463-2460 for information. Assisted living in main building only. Independent Living: • Garden Apartments with 1 Bedroom, 1-1/2 Bath • Garden Apartments with 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths.
Each of these apartments 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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