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The Arts 161412109 Affairs to Remember 30282418 The Great Outdoors 40383634 Faith 45444342 A Taste 5047 In This Issue
Health & Wellness 5652 Yesterdays 64626058 Mountain Homes 66 68 Features 777674727132 The Compass 78 April 2013
Georgia Mountain Laurel
April 13th / May 11th
April 4th
Toccoa Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert
May 25th and each weekend thru October Art in the Park
STEPHENS COUNTY
Gran Fondo Bike Race/Ride Downtown Clayton Info: 706.212.0241
Rose Lane Gym, Toccoa Info: 706.886.2222
April 13th Barrel Racing for Babies Rabun Arena, Tiger Info: 706.982.0896
May 11th Spring Art Fest 330 Foster St., Cornelia Info: 706.778.4654
April 27th Martin Spring Festival Martin Info: 706.779.2372
Cabbage Patch Tea Party Babyland General Hospital Cleveland Info: 706.865.2171
May 3rd March for Babies Pitts Park, Clarkesville Info: www.marchforbabies.org
April"25th
RABUN COUNTY
May 4th
May 4th Winefest Habersham Winery, Helen Info: 706.878.9463
April 13th
April 12th Chattahoochee Chain Gang Grant Music Room, Clarkesville Info: 706.754.3541 grantstreetmuicroom.com
April 6th Springfest 2013 Helen Festhalle, Helen Info: 706.878.1908
Bud Break Wine Highway Weekend More details to be announced Info: 706.379.1236 www.mountainwinecountry.com
The Kudzu Queens Cabaret
at Smithgall Woods Helen Info: 706.878.3087
April 13th
April 7th / May 5th Masterpiece Mixer Yonah Mountain Vineyards Tasting Room, Sautee Village Sautee-Nacoochee Info: 678.928.1100
April 20th Mountains of Hope Day Clayton Info: 706.782.1608; 706.982.9197
May 31st June 2nd 13th"Annual"US"Riders"News" Motorcycle"Reunion"&" 7th"Annual"Southeast"Victory"Run Helen Info: 478.237.3761 www.victoryrally.com
May 4th
Northeast"Georgia"Mountain"Chapter" of"Ducks"Unlimited"Annual"Banquet Dillard"House"Banquet"Room Dillard Info:"706.490.4574
Professional"Women’s"Luncheon Kingwood"Resort Clayton Info:"706.782.1041"" 1.877.782.1041
April 5th
April"13th"&"the"third"Saturday"of" each"month"during"Spring"-"Fall Swinging in the Vines Music Series Sautee-Nacoochee Vineyards Sautee Info: 706.878.0542
May 23rd Senior Expo
HABERSHAM COUNTY
at The Habersham Community Theater Clarkesville Info: 706.839.1315
April 2nd"& each Tues. & Fri. through Sept. 6th Bingo Helen Festhalle, Helen Info: 706.878.1908
April 27th Fourth Annual Taste of Sautee Sautee Village, Sautee Info: 706.878.0144
April 13th Burton Blanc Release Tiger Mountain Vineyards Tiger Info: 706.782.4777
Spring Arts & Crafts Show Downtown Toccoa Info: 706.282.3309
April 16th The Sons of Jubal
Currahee Club, Toccoa Info: 256.648.1766; 678.446.4627
The Marvelous Wonderettes The Schaefer Center, Toccoa Info: 706.282.3309
May 30th 31st / June 1st 2nd “Hansel and Gretel the Musical”
April 27th Contra Dance
Botanical Preparations for Spring April"20th"&"the"third"Saturday"of" each"month"April"-"September Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals
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April 25th Taste of Toccoa Historic Downtown Toccoa Info: 706.282.3309
May 5th
Mountain(Happenings(-(April(&(May,(2013
Sage and Farmers’ Market Stephens County Market Building Toccoa Info: 706.886.2132
May 30th 40th Annual Helen to Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race Helen Info: 706.878.2271
Evan Oglesby Foundation’s 1st Annual Celebrity Golf Tourna ment
at the Sautee Nacoochee Community Association Sautee Info: 706.878.3300
May 25th Bavarianfest Helen Festhalle, Helen Info: 706.878.1908
May 25th 24th Annual Pig Out Barbecue
“The Dixie Swim Club” North Georgia Community Players The Dillard Playhouse, Dillard Info: 706.212.2500
First Fridays Music Pickin’ on the Porch Sautee Village, Sautee Info: 706.878.0144
April 6th First Visit Tour
April 19th 21st, 26th 28th
at The Georgia Baptist Conference Center Toccoa Info: 706.886.3133
April 19th 20th Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Downtown Cornelia Info: 706.778.8585, Ext. 280
April 19th 21st, 25th 28th “The Big Five-Oh”
April 14th
April"9th"and the"2nd"Tuesday"of"each"month Second Tuesday Get-Together Helen Arts & Heritage Council Chattahoochee Street, Helen Info: 706.878.3933
April 21st Festival of Arts Courthouse Square, Downtown Homer Info: 706.870.4310
May 18th 51st Annual Mountain Laurel Festival Pitts Park & Downtown Clarkesville Info: 706.778.4654
WHITE COUNTY
April 13th 14th
April 6th
April 27th 28th Yonah Band of Cherokees 2013 Spring Pow Wow Gabby’s Cabins, Cleveland Info: 404.803.0669
at Unicoi State Park Helen Info: 1.800.573.9659
~"Affairs"to"Remember"~
April"18th
www.ngcommunityplayers.com
May 3rd
April 13th
Twelve Rivers Art Festival
May 17th Southern Worthersee VW Audi Show Helen Info: 706.878.2271
April 16th 17th “God of Carnage”
Young Harris College Jazz Band
at The Rollins Planetarium
on"Saturday"April"20th"from"8:00"AM"–"9:00"PM,"the" people"of"Rabun"County"will"come"together"to"help" many."“Pay"it"forward”"was"something"that"a"dear"friend"of"mine" always"left"folks"with"when"parting."That"friend,"Gail"(Mama" Gail)"Thompson"Ramey"who"meant"so"much"to"so"many"left"this" earth"in"February"of"this"year."Gail"was"a"breast"cancer"survivor" and"a"great"encourager"for"others."Mountains"of"Hope"is"a"“pay" patients."
May 10th 12th
April 15th
First Friday Fest
Young Harris College Art Exhibit
April 4th
April 5th
April 11th 14th, 18th 20th Theatre Young Harris Presents “Becky’s New Car”
April 13th Pops on the Plaza
Gardening for Pleasure Free Seminar
Blairsville Chamber of Commerce Community"Room,"Butternut" Creek"Golf"Course,"Blairville Info: 706.745.3714, 706.835.1862
TOWNS COUNTY
April 27th 28th
~"Affairs"to"Remember"~
The"day"will"include"a"HUGE"all"day"yard"sale,"silent"and" live"auctions,"activities"for"the"children,"a"corn"hole"tournament" team,"businesses"and"groups"welcome…"there"will"be"prizes)," bake"and"cake"sale"throughout"the"day,"breakfast,"lunch"and"din ners"will"be"sold."Call"today"to"set"up"a"photo"session"with"Cass" Watts"or"Melissa"Henderson"for"your"children"during"the"after noon"hours"and"then"join"us"at"4:00"PM"as"local"church"choirs" sing"followed"by"the"Rabun"County"Middle"School"chorus,"the" gospel"singer"Susan"West."
Mother’s Day Arts & Craft Show Brasstown Valley Resort Young Harris Info: 706.379.4606
at The Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds Hiawassee Info: 706.896.4191
PEARLs JWC 5K & Mile Fun Run Ramey Boulevard, Clayton Info: 678.612.1820 www.pearlsjwc.org
April 27th
Pink"balloons"and"wrist"bands"bearing"the"words"of"“Mama" Gail”…"“pay"it"forward”"will"be"on"sale"that"day"and"those"pro ceeds"will"go"to"her"family"for"expenses"from"the"horrible"car" accident"that"took"her"life."At"11:00"AM"we’ll"be"visited"by"the" Appalachian"Angels"a"group"that"are"riding"to"raise"funds"for"the" Ramey"family"that"day."Over"two"hundred"riders"will"stop"in"for" a"moment"of"silence/prayer"in"Gail’s"memory"and"over"200+"bal loons"will"be"released"in"her"honor."
www.CelebrateClayton.com
Rodney Atkins in Concert
Rock House Park, Downtown Clayton Info: 706.782.1520
May 17th 18th
“The Big Show at the County Fair” Bankers Hour, presented by United Community Bank
May 17th
April 27th Jukebox Saturday Night
A"Pay"it"Forward"Event"in"April
Young Harris College Young Harris Info: 706.379.5195
Please"make"plans"to"make"Mountains"of"Hope"part"of"your" day,"shop"the"yard"sale"or"silent"auction,"enjoy"a"hotdog,"buy"a" cake"or"bag"of"cookies,"donate"your"time,"whatever"you"have"to" give"no"matter"how"small,"let’s"make"it"our"mission"to"make"a" difference"in"the"life"of"a"cancer"patient"that"day."For"more"infor mation"please"look"for"us"on"facebook"(Mountains"of"Hope"Day)" or"call"706.782.1608.
April 12th, 19th, 26th
Georgia Mountain Eggfest
Young Harris College Concert Band
April 6th Spring Fest “Taste of Young Harris”
May 14th 18th
May 4th 5th
April 19th 21st, 26th 28th May 3rd 5th, 10th 12th Hamilton Gardens Rhododendron Festival
April"12th,"26th"&"the" 2nd"&"4th"Friday"of"each"month Enchanted Valley Squares Towns County Senior Center Hiawassee Info: 706.379.2191
May 10th July 12th Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens
April 27th
May 5th 9th
Alzheimer’s Support Group Cadence Bank, Blairsville Info: 770.789.2044
April"1st""(1st"Monday"of"each" month"except"for"holidays," then"2nd"Monday)
by"Tracy"McCoy
"www.gmlaurel.com"-"April"2013"-"21"""
Tacos & Trivia Union County Community Center Blairsville Info; 706.439.6092
together"to"remember"those"who"have"been"lost"to"cancer,"en courage"those"who"are"battling"cancer,"celebrate"cancer"survi vors"and"give"much"needed"funds"for"those"who"face"a"diagnosis." The"recipient"of"the"money"raised"that"day"will"be"the"Sid"Weber" Memorial"Cancer"Fund"who"has"helped"over"300"families"to"the" tune"of"$400,000"since"2009."Our"goal"for"this"event"is"$15,000!
April 12th
We#still#need#items#for#our#yard#sale,#silent#auction#and#peo ple#to#give#of#their#time.#So#many#local#businesses#have#given#as# well#as#individuals#and#we#are#so#thankful#for#your#generosity!#It# is#an#honor#to#ease#the#burden#or#offer#encouragement#to#those# in#our#county#who#have#been#touched#by#this#disease.#Many# folks#will#be#honored#that#day;#bring#a#photo#of#your#loved#one# for#the#memory#wall#at#this#event#so#we#can#remember,#encour age,#celebrate#and#give!
Celebrate Clayton Main Street, Clayton Info: 706.212.9995
April 9th 14th
Chris Young in Concert
at Young Harris College Young Harris Info: 706.379.4307
Young Harris College Concert Choir
Blairsville Kiwanis Mountain Fair Airport Industrial Drive, Blairsville Info: 706.781.6552
UNION COUNTY
April 4th and every Thursday
W
month"thru"October
Crusade 4 Christ Rabun Arena, Tiger Info: 706.782.4601
Rabun County Spring Fair Rabun County Arena, Tiger Info: 706.982.3014
www.GeorgiaMountainFairgrounds.com
The Artist Market Place Brasstown Valley Resort & Spa Young Harris Info: 706.379.4606
April 23rd
April 11th May 10th
April 16th “Acapalooza”
Continued"on"page"22
April 20th 21st 5th Annual Spring Arts Festival Mayors Park, Young Harris Info: 706.897.6179
May 17th Lorinda Jones Concert
May 11th
Trackrock Spring Hammer-In Trackrock Campground & Cabins Blairsville Info: www.georgiaknifemakersguild.com
May 25th
Evening"of"Song"with"“Two"into"One”
Memorial Day Parade Downtown Blairsville Info: 706.745.6341
April 6th Spring Flea Market Macon County Community Building Franklin Info: 828.349.2090
“Annie Get Your Gun!”
April 12th 13th
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May 18th
7th Annual Tri-State Business Women’s Expo Union County Farmers’ Market Blairsville Info: 706.781.1050
Herman’s Hermits Rock & Roll May 10th Chick-Fil-A Leadercast
at Blue Ridge Community Theater Blue Ridge Info: 706.632.9223
Annual United Community Bank Yard Sale UCB parking lot, Blairsville Info: 706.745.2151
May 16th 19th, 23rd 26th, May"30th 31st,"June 1st 2nd “A Bad Year for Tomatoes”
May 31st June 2nd, June 7th 9th “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Licklog Players Community Theatre 34 Creek Side Circle, Hayesville Info: 828.389.2787
May 24th 27th Memorial Day Celebration May 25th"-"Radio Deluxe
April 19th Mountain Fling
April 25th Annie Jr. by Macon Middle School Chorus May 4th
Highlands Road Gem Show
American Cancer Society Relay for Life Union County Farmers’ Market Blairsville Info: 706.835.8384, 770.297.1176
Georgia Symphony Orchestra
Mountain(Happenings(cont.
May 25th 26th Spring Arts in the Park The Art Center, Blue Ridge Info: 706.632.2144
May 31st
April 22nd 27th Earth Week Classes
April 19th Hilly Billy Dance with High Mountain Squares Macon County Community Building Franklin Info: 828.332.0001
May 17th
Sonic Car Show Sonic in Franklin Info: 828.349.0986; 561.271.0162
May 25th and each Saturday Night thru October Pickin’ on the Square Downtown Franklin Info: 1.866.372.5546
April 25th 28th
May 10th 12th
at&The Lodge at Copperhead Blairsville Info: 706.835.7433
~"Affairs"to"Remember"~
Downtown Blairsville Block Party Downtown Blairsville Info: 706.745.1631
May 10th 12th, 20th 22nd “The Dixie Swim Club”
May 23rd 26th, 30th June 2nd “Love, Loss and What I Wore” Martin-Lipscomb"Performing Arts"Center,"Highlands Info: 828.526.8084
12th Annual Mother’s Day Gemboree Macon County Community Building Franklin Info: 1.866.372.5546
April 27th Ronny Cox Trio
MACON COUNTY, NC
May 11th
April 20th
PAC Youth Theater presents “John Lennon & Me” The Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts Center, Highlands Info: 828.526.9047
May 2nd Breakfast & Health Fair Macon County Community Building Franklin Info: 1.866.372.5546
May 9th 12th
CCCRA Summer Concert Series On the Square, Hayesville Info: 877.389.3704
May 16th 18th Collective Spirits The Bascom, Highlands Info: 828.787.2896
at The Highlands Playhouse Highlands Info: 828.526.2695
May 25th
April 11th 14th, 18th 21st, 25th 28th “Don’t Talk to the Actors”
Three River Fly Fishing Tournament Highlands Info: 1.866.526.5841
April 6th, 27th / May 18th Contra & Square Dance
April 5th 7th, 12th 14th “Crimes of the Heart”
May 10th Brasstown Ringers
April 20th 1st"Annual"Family"&"Friends"Golf"Outing Chatuge Shores, Hayesville Info: 828.389.3704
CLAY COUNTY, NC
Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble
April 27th
May 10th
April 26th Grace Adele Duo
Airing of the Quilts Downtown Franklin Info: www.MaconCountyQuiltTrail.com
May 18th
May 24th Anne and Rob Lough
Corner of Hwy. 441 by-pass & Highlands Road Info: 1.866.372.5546
The Mike Snider String Band
Veterans’ Appreciation Fishing Rodeo at the Chattahoochee National Forest Fish Hatchery Info: 706.838.4723
April 11th Mary Cox Concert
April 12th, May 24th Paul Constantine Live April 20th"-"The Plowboys April 27th"-"Audio Alliance May 3rd 12 Gauge Persuaders May 17th"-"Midnight Express May 18th"-"Clay Coley
May 25th 26th 6th Annual Blairsville Spring Arts & Crafts Downtown Blairsville Info: 706.897.6179
May 3rd
May 3rd Irons in the Fire May 24th Susan Riley & the Junction Band May 31st Paul Constantine at the Peacock Playhouse 301 Church Street, Hayesville Info: 828.389.2787
April 13th
April 6th Tartan Day Scottish Tartans Museum, Franklin Info: 828.524.7472
May 28th Village Nature Series Bees with Austin Curto Village Commons, Cashiers Info: 828.526.1111
at the John C. Campbell Folk School Brasstown Info: 828.837.2775; 800.FOLKSCH
at the Smoky Mountain Center for Performing Arts, Franklin, NC Info: 866.273.4615; 828.524.1598 www.GreatMountainMusic.com
May 18th Armed Forces Day Downtown Blairsville Info: 706.745.5493
April 27th
Vince Gill Live!
Friday Night Concert Series Downtown on the Square Blairsville Info: 706.745.5493
Senior Follies Variety Show May 18th Taste of Home Cooking School
April 26th / May 24th Labyrinth Walk Otto Labyrinth Park, Otto Info: 888.773.2491
May 16th 18th
Highlands Playhouse Lock-up May 23rd 26th daMon on the Keys
April 18th 21st
April 5th
April 5th
May 4th Chamber Yard Sale Hayesville (details TBA) Info: 877.389.3704
The Shows of Franklin, North Carolina
Franklin, North Carolina
Franklin, North Carolina
Dining Guide
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Dining Guide
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mountain#lands#were#distributed#by# a#lottery,#or#drawing,#for#land#lots.# Veterans#from#the#Revolutionary# War#and#the#War#of#1812#received# acreage#for#their#service.#My#greatgreat-great#grandfather,#Thomas#
The$Storyteller$ -#Tree#and#Janie#P.
tree.#Both#of#these#“old#timers”#are#located#near#Tiger#Mountain#and#each#has# observed#“lots#of#living#a-going#on”.##Thus#a#story:
F
Burton#Community#in#what#became# the#county#of#Rabun.#A#neighbor# and#friend#of#his#was#Gold#Tooth# as#a#guide#with#the#Colonial#Militia# as#these#troops#defeated#British# Redcoats.”
was#a#need#for#portholes#in#the# outside#wall#of#the#stairwells.#These# 2”#by#5”#rectangular#openings#were#
by#Janie#P.#Taylor
~#Yesterdays#~
62#-#April#2013#-#www.gmlaurel.com################
by#Indian#war#parties.#Around#1855,# bubbly#glass#panes#were#installed# where#the#glow#of#the#lamp#light# was#visible.
or#the#past#one#hundred#and#eighty#one#years,#the#white#house#on#the#hill#has#
“Tree,”#I#replied,#“The#original#log#house#is#being#restored#with#strong#steel# underpinnings#to#support#the#structure.#Additions,#from#over#the#years,#have#been#
#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#63###
someday#I#will#be#felled#by#either#the#wind#or#an#axe.#Just#pass#the#word# years.”
Want$to$hear$more$from$The$Storyteller... Available$at$Prater’s$Books$and$The$Georgia$Mountain$ Also$available$through$Amazon.com
“Yes#Tree,#what#is#it?”#I#questioned.
“Tree,#I#promise#to#pass#the#word#onto#Renn,#Arren,# V.J.#and#Preston,”#I#stated.#With#a#tiny#rustle#of#the#leaves,# for#all!
Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you takeIrvingit. Berlin
“Now,#Janie#P.”#said#Tree.#“Do#me#one#big#favor,#or#last#request,#if#I#may.”
~#Yesterdays#~
“In#the#20s,#hard#times#were#at#hand,”#Tree#remembered,#“During#the# Great#Depression,#you#and#your#family#came#here#to#stay.”
“I#remember#too#when#the#hand-dug#well#was#replaced#with#a#supply# from#a#clear#spring#through#a#system#of#pipes#into#the#house#by#the#power#of# use?” be#placed#in#the#new#bathroom#being#added.”
the#two#dormer#windows#were#added,#and#the#large#loft#(with#hand-hewn#wide#
The#answer#was,#“Yes,#yes,#yes.”
was#built#from#soapstone#cut#out#with#a#cross-cut#saw#from#the#quarry#near#the# pulled#by#a#team#of#oxen,”#Tree#mentioned,#“A#heavy#load#indeed!”
Ralph#Reed#(brothers),#Ralph#Heddon,#Leland#Owens# and#Ronald#Vandiver.#Ron,#now#deceased,#had#from#his# youth#traveled#the#West#and#was#the#best#informed#on# for#the#Dubois#and#Wind#River#area#of#Wyoming.
In#recent#years,#another#sort#of#movement#began#across# America.#As#vehicles#got#better,#with#fuel#reasonable#and# good#roads,#people#in#large#numbers#traveled#to#sightsee,# verse#terrain,#majestic#mountains,#roaring#rivers,#rippling# streams,#lovely#shorelines#and#great#beauty.#One#can#travel# a#lifetime#and#not#see#it#all.
My#Air#Force#career#reinforced#my#earlier#love#for#the# those#years#in#Colorado.
After#retirement,#I#went#on#a#few#hunting#trips#to#Colo rado#that#led#to#adventure,#scenery#and#wild#experiences# four-wheel#drive,#crew#cabs#and#camper#covers#were#ideal# for#travel.#In#later#trips#with#friends#and#relatives#we#con and#sightseeing.#The#earliest#of#my#trips#were#with#Ray#and#
Winfred#McKay#and#Dan#Ingersoll.#On#one#journey#we# went#to#Wyoming,#Idaho#and#Montana,#then#on#into#Al ranges.##I#have#hundreds#of#photos#and#stories#in#binders# recording#these#western#and# other#trips.
n#North#Georgia,# many#of#today’s# families#descend ed#from#pioneers.# My#forebears,#Wil liam#and#Sarah#Trout man#Justice,#settled#in# Rabun#County#about# 1830#after#moving# from#Buncombe#County,#North#Carolina#by#wagon#down# the#Indian#Trace#through#Highlands.#Many#descendants#of# as#well.#
I
The#urge#to#travel#is#in#my#genes
Being#a#descendant#of#pioneers,#I#tended#toward#out door#activities,#history,#camping,# sightseeing#and#photography.# Growing#up#I#read#many#of#Zane# Grey’s#western#novels,#adventure# stories#and#explorations,#such#
Bob#N.#Justus
America.#My#adventures#in#the# training#in#Texas#and#later#was# before#serving#in#Denver,#Colo rado,#for#four#great#years.#In#this# and#explored#with#friends,#my# wife,#or#sometimes#all#alone.##A# couple#of#large#mule#deer#tro phies#in#my#den#and#other#me in#the#early#1960s.
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Our#last#outings#in cluded#Winfred,#Dan,#Gary# Kilby#and#me.#Dale,#Gary’s# brother#was#on#one#trip.#Ev erett#Miller,#Gary’s#father-inlaw,#also#went#on#one#trip.#In#
#Wyoming#became#our#most#visited#state,#although# all#western#states#were#visited#during#these#travels.#On# and#then#went#north#through#Oregon#to#Washington,# route#going#east#through#Idaho.
or#more#trout#including#four# species:#rainbow,#brown,#
~#Yesterdays#~
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distribution,#such#as#3M#LED#Advanced#Light. It#lights#up#a#room#as#beautifully# compromise.#It#uses#one#quarter#of#the#energy#used#by#an#incandescent#light#
less#water#and#save#money.#The#Environmental#Protection#Agency#(EPA)#says#that# products#with#the#WaterSense#or#EnergyStar#labels#will#cut#down#on#your#water# usage.#For#example,#replacing#faucets#and#aerators#with#WaterSense#models#can# save#you#an#average#of#700#gallons#of#water#per#year.#Replacing#your#shower head#could#save#2,900#gallons#of#water#per#year#and#a#new#toilet#could#save#you# less#energy. Clean&Green&–ing#power.
THE#CRAFT#OF#EFFICIENT#LIVING Green#Ways#to#Beautify#Your#Home
66#-#April#2013#-#www.gmlaurel.com################ ~#Mountain#Homes#~
it’s#a#living#space#that#has#everything#you’ve#ever#wanted#as#a#show#place#to#
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#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#67### ~#Mountain#Homes#~
The#technology#is#contained#in#a#prod uct#from#Air#Oasis™#and#goes#by#the#name#of# tionary#system#that#literally#destroys#germs#in# the#air#you#breathe.
through#our#heating#and#air#conditioning#sys tem.
~#Mountain#Homes#~ W
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Air#Oasis#-#High#Tech#Air#Cleaning
by#David#Miller
68#-#April#2013#-#www.gmlaurel.com################
It’s#possible#through#recent#technology#that# has#come#on#the#scene.#And#the#good#news#is# that#it’s#easy#for#a#professional#to#install#and#it#
hile#we#are#all#aware#of#how#impor granted#that#the#air#in#our#home#is#
aeroallergens#up#to#99%.#Tests#also#revealed#a#reduc tion#of#odor#causing#VOC’s#(volatile#organic#com pounds)#up#to#85%#and#MRSA#(methicillin#resistant# staphylococcus#aureus)#on#surfaces#up#to#63%.
version#for#a#1000#sq.#ft.#home,#a#nine-inch#for#a#3000#
For#complete#information#contact#Webb’s#Heating# Clayton,#Georgia#30525.#You#may#reach#them#by# phone#at#706.782.1703#or#go#to# www.webbsheatingand#cooling.com.###Get#your#air# tested#for#free#this#month#with#a#spring#service.#
on#a#regular#basis.#The#Nano#HTC#™#technology#was# cleaning#method.#
#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#69### ~#Mountain#Homes#~
In#a#technical#sense#the#system#is#comprised#of# and#more.
throughout#the#entire#house.#
#Your#local#profession#can#set#up#the#system#which# is#installed#in#the#supply#duct#of#an#air#handler.#When# the#air#system#is#turned#on,#the#forced#air#passes#by#the#
We Love Our Home!
70#-#April#2013#-#www.gmlaurel.com################ ~#Mountain#Homes#~
It#would#thrill#me#if#I#could#report#that#my#own#tenth#
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and#I#turned#another#year#older,#but#not#necessarily#even# digit#age,#I’d#just#as#soon#have#stayed#nine.#In#fact,#given#the# chance#to#regroup,#learn#all#those#states#AND#their#capitals# and#start#over.#
Georgia$Mountain$Laurel truth,#I#hope#we’re#both#still#around,#because#we#each#still# have#a#lot#to#get#done!
ly#made#it#into#double# digits.#“The#best#@*%##maga
by#John#Shivers
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Then#there#was#the#Spanish#actor#and#singer,#Antonio# Banderas,#who#was#born#in#Malaga#on#my#birthday#in#1960.# richer#than#I#am.#
typed#the#previous#line,#I#couldn’t#help#but#feel#the#grip#of# Father#Time#clamping#harder#on#my#shoulder.#For#an#old# too#strong#for#someone#so#ancient.#But#his#reminder#that#the# that#time#waits#for#no#man.
My#birthday#was#on#Monday#that#year.#I#would#have# not#been#awarded#national#holiday#status,#no#doubt#I#was# slaving#away#at#the#old#grammar#school#on#College#Street#in#
as#someone#once#labeled#it,# has#turned#ten#years#old.#(And#because#I’m#more#than#six# times#as#old#as#the# Laurel ,#I#can’t#remember#which#reader#it#
lessons.#I#mean,#what#ten#year-old#Georgia#boy#gives#a#hoot# that#Des#Moines#is#the#capital#of#Iowa?
Show.#Fergy#boy#proved#less#than#popular#as#Barney#Fife’s# replacement#and#was#dropped#without#explanation#after# eleven#episodes.#Boy#do#I#ever#understand#how#ignominious# that#must#have#been.#I’ve#been#the#drop-ee#more#times#than# I#can#count.
So#You’re#Ten.#Now#What?
eorgia$Mountain$Lau rel
#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#71###
~#Features#~
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launched#four#days#later,#failed#as#well.#Probably#because# the#people#launching#it#hadn’t#learned#about#Des#Moines# either!
$Laurel#of#Highlands#(Highlands#North# Carolina)#next#came#the# Georgia$Mountain$Laurel#(Clayton,# Laurel #of#Asheville#(Asheville,#North# Carolina)#was#borne.
founders#Marjorie#Fielding#&#Janet#Cummings
giving#hearts#of#people#that#live#in#or#travel#to#the#North east#Georgia#region.
ly#the#story#of#the#American#engine#called#entrepreneurship.# they#grew,#so#too#did#the#complexity#of#managing#all#three# titles.#It#was#in#this#atmosphere#that#Janet#and#Marjorie#came# to#the#decision#to#sell#both#the# Georgia$Mountain$Laurel#and# Asheville# Laurel#while#retaining#the#original#Highlands# Laurel
by#David#Miller
Janet:#Marjorie#and#I#have#been#friends#for#over#30#years.# jorie#was#married.
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he# Georgia$Mountain$Laurel
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about#their#publishing#careers,#it#became#very#clear#that#they# both#have#deep#admiration#for#each#other#as#well#as#their#
Marjorie: #We#saw#the#need.#At#that#time#there#was#only#one# printed#media#and#that#was#a#newspaper.#Highlands#and#Ca readers#with#details#about#the#community.#The#demographics# of#people#with#a#second#home,#tourists#and#locals#seemed#to#
10$Questions
~#Features#~
jorie#was#with#us#via#telephone#from#a#well#deserved#and#long# things#and#what#follows#is#a#snapshot#of#what#Janet#and#Mar jorie#had#to#say#about#their#careers#in#publishing.
ing#a#long#story#short,#we#used#that#fact#as#the#beginning#pro
Georgia&Mountain&Laurel: #Why#did#you#decide#to#create#a#
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72#-#April#2013#-#www.gmlaurel.com################
A#Conversation#with# Georgia$Mountain$Laurel
that#covers#the#region#and#its#creation#was#the#brainchild#of# two#women#that#love#the#people,#culture#and#mystique#of#the# mountains.#They#are#Marjorie#Fielding#and#Janet#Cummings# both#of#whom#have#been#friends#and#business#partners#for# over#thirty#years.
Being#the#ten#year#anniversary#of#the# Georgia$Mountain$ Laurel,#it#was#thought#that#a#conversation#with#its#founders# ranging,#enlightening#and#engaging.#As#they#shared#thoughts#
Janet:
we#started#the#Laurel#of#Asheville.
the#area,#we#believed#it#to#be#a#natural.#Marjorie#lived#in# called#home.
Marjorie:
Janet: ing#and#the#opportunity#of#what#we’ve#been#able#to#achieve# we#couldn’t#have#done#it#without#them.
~#Features#~
Marjorie: is#home#for#our#careers.
Marjorie: #I#agree#and#can’t#add#much#to#that!
community#and#visitors#to#the#area.#Marjorie#and#I#believe#
Janet: GML: #If#you#could#put#into#words#what#you#want#others#to#
Marjorie:
GML:& What#led#you#to#venture#out#and#launch#other#Laurel#
for#what#we#do.#I#also#want#to#say#what#a#wonderful#trea sure#and#how#blessed#we#are#to#do#what#we#love.#Everyone# has#been#so#welcoming#and#helpful#in#all#the#communities# we’ve#served. #The#people#we#have#met#along#the#way#have# direction.
#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#73###
GML:
east#Georgia#area.#We#started#the#Georgia#Mountain#Laurel# as#a#result#of#the#same#template#we#used#in#Highlands.#Then#
Janet:&Again#it#was#seeing#a#need.#We#wanted#to#show#read ers#what#was#available#for#eating,#shopping#and#the#cultur about,#by#and#for#the#region#was#a#great#foundation#on#which# to#launch#a#monthly#publication.
GML: #Do#you#have#any#plans#to#go#into#any#additional#pub lications?
part#of#how#and#why#we#succeeded.
I’ve#never#been#in#the#presence#of#royalty…until#now.
swimming#events#in#2011#and#2012.
lace#up#your#running#shoes#and#go#26.2#miles…in#a#single# became#a#runner.#
I#was#honored#to#visit#the#Tiger#resident’s#home#and#see# meets#and#marathons.#She’s#done#well#in#seven#countries# too.#She#still#holds#the#course#record#for#her#age#group#in# the#Canadian#Ironman.#She#has#won#so#many#races#or#holds# records#in#Georgia#and#National#swimming#events#I#can’t# even#list#them.
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I’ll#explain.
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tential#and#suggested#she#train#to#become#a#triathlete.#She# said,#“If#you’re#gonna#train#me,#train#me#for#an#Ironman.”
Meet#my#friend#Margo#Schneider.#The#term#“sports#roy alty”#comes#to#mind.#If#you#are#an#athlete#and#someone#calls# you#a#beast,#there#is#no#higher#praise.#Margo#is#just#that,#a# beast.#
How#did#I#meet#Margo?#She’s#a#neighbor#weighing#not# much#more#than#a#hundred#pounds.#When#she#joined#a#
#www.gmlaurel.com#-#April#2013#-#75### ~#Features#~ neighborhood#project,#I#saw#the#letters#‘tri’#in#her#email# address#and#I#got#curious. “I#will#never#stop.#I#will#always#swim.#I#will#always# run,”#Margo#told#me.#She’s#going#to#become#part#of#ath She#has#four#competitions#between#now#and#June’s#Pan# American#Masters#Games. #Wow. But#why? Margo#tells#me,#“I’m#very#competitive.#You#get#such# a#high#from#racing.” these#Northeast#Georgia#Mountains. summer,#raising#$5K#for#local#cancer#patients#receiving# non-medical#help#through#the#Sid#Weber#Memorial#Can Rabun#Gap,#GA#30568.#All#money#stays#local.)
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by#John#Shivers#-#Illustration#by#Terry#Sells themselves#at#home#in#the#camp#of#the#enemy#more#than# once. seen#it.#But#we’ll#be#in#big#trouble#if#he#ever#does.#Some#
“He#hasn’t#seen#it,”#Dil#vowed.#“Trust#me.#He#hasn’t#
The#two#raccoons#were#closeted#in#their#bedroom#high#in# roon’s#house.#The#deep#woods#outside#Rabun#Gap,#Geor gia,#snuggled#up#against#the#western#mountains,#were#the# of#the#one#issue#the#boys#were#studying,#they#had#made#
issues#and#was#thumbing#through#it.#“Says# here#that#some#McCoy#woman#owns#this# these#two#guys#loose#on#us.”#He#thumped# who#can#call#‘em#off.”
All#in#all,#it#was#a#very#interesting# and#the#boys#found#themselves#confronted# with#mirror#images#of#two#guilty#raccoons.# When#they#read#the#attached#story#about# more#exposes#of#their#extra-curricula#ac tivities.
~#Features#~
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“So#get#your#shoes#on.#It’s#open#season# on#McCoys,#and#we’re#going#hunting!”
“We#gotta#get#to#McCoy#and#convince# her#to#see#things#our#way.#I#mean,#every body#in#the#mountains#probably#reads#this# and#I#do#in#Rabun#Gap.#What#happens#in# Rabun#Gap#needs#to#stay#in#Rabun#Gap!”
he#threw#the#issue#he#was#holding#to#the# privacy#and#laid#us#wide#open#to#being# grounded#‘til#ten#years#after#we’re#eligible# to#draw#our#Social#Security.”
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With#23#female#and#10#male#contestants#already#on#board#she#and# about#the#new#event.#Currently#those#entered#are#from#age#3#to#38# ginning#at#3:00#PM.
years.#And#we’ve#been#in#every#one#so#far,# Even#though#the#multi-colored#cov Georgia$Mountain$Laurel,#was#clearly#visi and#the#boys#had#made#several#trips#until# their#bedroom.#As#they#thumbed#through# the#pages,#they#found#articles#by#a#woman# named#Janie#P.#Taylor#who#wrote#about# loway#who#authored#articles#of#encourage many#of#their#woodland#neighbors#written# by#Jean#and#Richard#Hyatt.#
Dena#Carver#is#one#such#per son.#A#mother#of#nine,#yes#I#said#
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