New Albany magazine
Fall/Winter 2016
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Inside 40 COVER STORY An old cabin transformed
23 FOODS Chefs in training
9 Entrepreneurs What they think
49 HOBBIES Digging for history
Tally and Carol Riddell give an abandoned log church new life. By Doyle Caviness
Profiles of six local people who have started businesses here recently. By J. Lynn West
31 HIDDEN UNION Making Damascus Steel
See what the community’s culinary arts students have cooking. By David Johnson
Unon County man ‘under the radar’ is one of the best-known Damascus steel makers in the world By J. Lynn West
61 SCENE Who’s who at area events
Union County paleontology offers hands-on look at ancient history. By Jill Smith
58 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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We have 21 pages of photographs highlighting New Albany social events. By David Johnson
59 LOCAL GROUPS
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Our cover story for this issue is on Tally and Carol Riddell’s cabin nestled on a hillside giving the Riddells the perfect getaway and bringing a bit of history to Union County. And an intriguing story on Chad Nichols who has brought back the art of making Damascus Steel to form his knives turning a hobby into a business. Our friend, Jill Smith, tells about fossils found in Union County dating back 67 million years. Finding a dinosaur tooth in Union County is pretty exciting. The food feature for this issue is from our children that attend the culinary arts class at New Albany High School. Also a Q & A with some business owners giving you an insight into who they are and why they chose to do business in New Albany. There are pages filled with folks attending multiple events throughout the year. As always, we have included a calendar of events and list of the clubs and organizations in this great community.
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Community ntrepreneurs Story and photos by J. Lynn West For New Albany Magazine
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e salute those who have enough faith in the growth of our community to have recently opened businesses here. Following are profiles of six representatives of those entrepreneurs.
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ROBIN
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CULVER Robin Culver and her husband Billy own R&B Furniture, HMC Sales and Endless Summer Tanning Salon and Boutique. She manages the tanning salon and boutique where they have tanning and wellness beds, spray tans and related products. All employees are certified by the National Tanning Institute. In the boutique she has clothing, jewelry, pottery, home décor unique items and more. The furniture store has name brand furniture suites and appliances while HMC is a liquidation outlet store. They also sell storm shelters. She and Billy have been married 27 years and have two children together. Daughter Haley, 17, is a high school senior and son Hunter, 12, is in the seventh grade. Both attend West Union Attendance Center. She is a graduate of W. P. Daniel High School and went on to get a B.S. in elementary education from Blue Mountain College and Master’s in Special Education from Ole Miss in conjunction with her teaching. She supports local schools and donates to as many charities and fundraisers as she can.
NATIONAL PARK.
A. NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE OFF WHEN I WANT TO, THE LONG HOURS, AND NOT
Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A:
SPENDING ENOUGH TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND
A. TEACHER
FRIENDS.
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO?
Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:
A. YES. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED. GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND
A. I ADMIRE MY MOTHER AND DADDY THE
PRIVILEGES THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AS A
MOST FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK AND
BUSINESS OWNER.
SACRIFICES THEY MADE IN ORDER FOR MY
LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN MY LIFE.
BROTHERS AND
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO
I TO HAVE THE THINGS
WE NEEDED GROWING UP, BUT THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE WHO HOLDS A SPECIAL
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE JANIE SMITH WHILE TEACHING AT INGOMAR ATTENDANCE CENTER. I ADMIRE JANIE BECAUSE SHE IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN AND SHE DOESN’T MIND TELLING YOU WHY. JANIE ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING NICE TO SAY ABOUT EVERYONE. SHE IS SOMEONE I LOOK UP TO AND CONSIDER A DEAR FRIEND. SHE IS ALWAYS
Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
PLACE IN MY LIFE.
OF WORKING WITH
SO POSITIVE AND BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE.
JANIE MADE ME WANT TO BE A BETTER PERSON. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM: A. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THAT I AM AN INDEPENDENT BEAUTY CONSULTANT FOR MARY KAY AND THAT I AM REALLY SHY.
A. IF I COULD KEEP THE KNOWLEDGE AND I WOULD GO BACK TO WHEN I WAS 25. BUT IF NOT, I WOULD JUST STAY WHERE I AM NOW. EXPERIENCE AT MY CURRENT AGE, THEN
Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS: A. I THINK I HAVE BEEN A GOOD MOTHER TO MY CHILDREN. I HAVE RAISED TWO RESPECTFUL, WELL-MANNERED AND COURTEOUS KIDS. (EVEN THOUGH I THINK THEY AREN’T SOMETIMES) MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM PROUD THAT I HAVE INSTILLED THE LOVE OF GOD IN THEM! Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?
Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY:
A. “SLOW DOWN, ROBIN!”
Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
A. DONATING MORE TO OUR LOCAL
SHOPPING SPREE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO
SCHOOLS AND SPONSOR MORE LOCAL
AND WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB?
A. I DON’T WATCH MUCH TV, BUT WHEN I DO I LIKE TO WATCH ANYTHING ON THE INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
EVENTS AROUND TOWN.
THE QUIZ
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE: A. THE TITANIC AND THE NOTEBOOK. Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD: A. HOP IN OUR RV AND TRAVEL WITH MY I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE GRAND CANYON AND YELLOWSTONE HUSBAND.
Q. IF YOU COULD HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE I THINK IT IS ALSO
IMPORTANT AS A BUSINESS OWNER TO
A. A CAR LOT SO I COULD GRAB 4 BRAND
SUPPORT OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES BY
NEW CARS FOR EVERY PERSON IN MY FAMILY.
SHOPPING HERE IN MY HOMETOWN.
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
A. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN I GET TO GO HOME AND SPEND TIME WITH MY
A. BEING MY OWN BOSS, MEETING NEW PEOPLE, AND FEELING PRIDE IN ESTABLISHING SOMETHING OF MY OWN.
HUSBAND, MY KIDS, AND OUR THREE DOGS.
Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
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MATT
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HARRIS Mathew Yarbrough Harris is an attorney who has been practicing here since 2000. He and his wife JJ (Gay) have been married since 1994 and have children Sarah Kathryn, who is a junior at New Albany High School, Hannah, a sophomore, and Matthew, who is in the sixth grade at New Albany Middle School. He received a B.B.A. in managerial finance from Ole Miss in 1989 and his juris doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1999. He is active in First United Methodist Church, the New Albany Kiwanis Club, Business Network International and is a trustee on the New Albany Municipal Separate School Board.
THE QUIZ
A. TOO MANY TO SINGLE ONE OUT Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I MOST WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS:
A. AT THE TIME, I WAS YOUNGEST EAGLE SCOUT IN MISSISSIPPI (13 YEARS, 19 DAYS OLD) Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?
A. VIN SCULLY Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM:
A. SLOW DOWN Q. IF YOU COULD HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE SHOPPING SPREE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB?
A. RAN A MARATHON IN 2011 Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY:
A. BASS PRO SHOP – COOKING AND FISHING SUPPLIES
A. BUILDING A LARGE RECREATIONAL LAKE FOR THE PUBLIC
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?
Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
DECOMPRESS
Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
A. ONE, HELPING GET THINGS DONE; TWO, SOLVING PROBLEMS; AND, THREE, CLIENTS
A. GAME OF THRONES, 30 FOR 30
Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS
A. LATE NIGHT – WATCH TV OR READ AND
SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE: A. HARRY POTTER, LORD OF THE RINGS, GLADIATOR, CADDYSHACK, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
A. ONE, PEOPLE ONLY HEAR WHAT THEY WANT TO; TWO, UNNECESSARY RED TAPE ON SIMPLE THINGS; AND, THREE, UNNECESSARY CONTENTIOUSNESS
Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD:
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO?
A. HOP IN MY RV AND TRAVEL OUT WEST; I WOULD FOLLOW OLE MISS IN MY RV.
A. YES
IF DURING FOOTBALL SEASON
Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I I WOULD BE A:
THOUGHT
Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. 35. OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BUT STILL TOO YOUNG TO CARE.
A. VETERINARIAN OR PHARMACIST Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:
Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS:
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MADISON
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MCMILLIN Madison is the owner of English Breakfast Women’s Couture in downtown New Albany. She is the daughter of Roger and Frankie McMillin and has siblings Sally and Rutledge McMillin and Will Neely. She became a businesswoman after a year of college and works with the Main Street Association.
Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY: A. GIVING NEW ALBANY A HUMANE SOCIETY! Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
A. URBAN OUTFITTERS – CUTE TOP. Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. SPENDING TIME WITH MY SPECIAL SOMEONE AND RELAXING.
A. FASHION, JEWELRY AND STYLING
THE QUIZ
PEOPLE
Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
A. NEW GIRL, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, ENTOURAGE.
A. BOOKKEEPING, DEALING WITH DESIGNERS, STEAMING CLOTHES
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE:
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO?
A. PRETTY WOMAN, GIRL, INTERRUPTED Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD:
A. IN SOME WAYS. LIFE THROWS SOME UNEXPECTED THINGS AT YOU. IT’S ALL PART OF THE “BIG PLAN.” I JUST GO WITH THE FLOW.
A. BACKPACK AROUND EUROPE Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A:
Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
A. ACTRESS
A. 22, BECAUSE I’M HAPPY BEING ONLY 22
Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:
Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS:
A. MY MOM
A. OPENING MY STORE AND CHASING EVERY DREAM I’VE EVER HAD
Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I MOST WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS:
Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?
A. JOHN MALKOVICH AND BLAKE LIVELY A. PLEASE SLOW DOWN Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM: A. ALLERGIC TO GLUTEN
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ROBBINS Anna K. is a general practice attorney in New Albany. She is a public defender for circuit, youth and justice courts, and also is the attorney for the Town of Blue Springs. She started out her career working for late Chancellor Talmadge Littlejohn, whom she credits for providing invaluable experience. She is the granddaughter of Marshall and Shelia Robbins and Inez and the late Paul Hill, and daughter of Steve and Paula Robbins. She is single and has a brother, Will. She is a graduate of New Albany High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and English from the University of Mississippi, after which she obtained her juris doctor degree from the university. She is involved in Hillcrest Baptist Church and in the grassroots campaign to develop a Humane Society and animal shelter in Union County.
THE QUIZ Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
A. WHEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WANTED TO BE AN ATTORNEY FROM ABOUT THE 10TH GRADE ON.
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO?
Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:
A. I BELIEVE GOD HAS PUT ME IN THE POSITION I AM IN FOR A REASON, AND I STRIVE TO DO MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY
A. I MOST ADMIRE MY GRANDFATHER, MARSHALL ROBBINS. HIS WORK ETHIC AND LOVE FOR GOD AND FAMILY WILL LEAVE A LEGACY I CAN ONLY HOPE TO CARRY ON. Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I MOST WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO MEET AND TALK WITH SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBERG. I IMAGINE SHE’D HAVE SOME INTERESTING STORIES TO TELL. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM:
Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS: A. ANY TIME I CAN GET A GOOD RESULT FOR A CLIENT IS A PROUD DAY FOR ME. I SEE PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CRISIS IN BE ABLE TO HELP THEM THROUGH THAT
Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY:
Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?
A. I’D DEVELOP A MENTAL HEALTH/DRUG
A. PLEASE WATCH BEHIND YOU WHEN YOU BACK UP. PLEASE. AND STOP DRINKING SO MUCH DIET COKE.
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE:
SUCH A NEED FOR SUCH SERVICES THAT
A. I NEVER WATCH A MOVIE TWICE (BY CHOICE), BUT I ENJOY ANYTHING WITH ACTION. NOT SO MUCH A FAN OF COMEDY OR HORROR.
Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
ENJOY BEING IMMERSED IN NEW CULTURES
A. I WOULD PROBABLY PICK AN AGE THAT IS OLDER THAN I AM NOW (26). I THINK THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
THEIR LIVES, AND IT MAKE ME PROUD TO
AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT FACILITY IN
A. I WOULD TRAVEL THOUGH EUROPE. I
Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
A. THAT I AM TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS BUT NOT SNAKES.
A. BLUE BLOODS, FIXER UPPER
Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD:
ABILITY EVERY DAY.
UNION COUNTY. IN MY PROFESSION, I SEE ARE JUST NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA.
AND GET A GOOD RESULT FOR THEM.
Q. IF YOU COULD HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE SHOPPING SPREE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB? A. NEIMAN MARCUS IS THE PLACE, AND I
A. I ENJOY HELPING PEOPLE, AND WHETHER I AM DOING FAMILY LAW OR CRIMINAL DEFENSE, I AM HELPING SOMEONE.
WOULD GRAB A LITTLE OF EVERY FABULOUS
Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS
A. THE BEST PART OF MY DAY IS ANY TIME SPENT WITH THOSE I LOVE.
AND SEEING HOW OTHER PEOPLE LIVE.
SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A:
A. I DESPISE TALKING ON THE PHONE,
THING THERE.
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?
WHICH IS QUITE NECESSARY IN MY LINE OF WORK.
I HATE IT WHEN I AM UNABLE TO
GET A GOOD RESULT FOR A CLIENT.
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LOGAN
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RUTLEDGE New Albany native Logan Rutledge owns Deco Restaurant + Bar, but his real occupation is taking distressed or underperforming properties and putting them back in service. He comes from a family with six brothers and has a bachelor’s degree from Ole Miss and his master’s degree from Tulane. He is a civic volunteer and has served on the New Haven and Red Cross boards as well as working with Main Street..
THE QUIZ
A. AN AVID READER Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY: A. THERE’S NOT ENOUGH PAPER IN THIS MAGAZINE FOR THE LIST BUT, FOR STARTERS, I WOULD HAVE BIKE LANES. EVERYWHERE. Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
Q. IF YOU COULD HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE SHOPPING SPREE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB? A. BARNES AND NOBLE OR AMAZON.COM. BOOKS Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. TALKING WITH MY SPECIAL SOMEONE AFTER A LONG DAY.
A. BRINGING A STRUCTURE BACK TO LIFE, SHOWCASING ITS HISTORY AND SEEING THE
Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
USER HAPPY
A. CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND CHAPPELLE’S SHOW
Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE:
A. UNEXPECTED COSTS, DELAYS AND
SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
SUPERFLUOUS REGULATIONS
A. SCHINDLER’S LIST Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD:
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO? A. YES
A. CIRCUMNAVIGATE THE WORLD Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A: A. VETERINARIAN Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:
Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. I’M NOT THERE YET BUT THE LATE 30S SEEM TO BE THE MOST FUN YEARS (FOR MOST PEOPLE). I’LL GO W/THAT Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS:
A. MARY JENNIFER RUSSELL A. TOOK OFF A SEMESTER IN COLLEGE TO Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I MOST WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. ELON MUSK Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM:
ONLY WORK
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WINDOM Devin Windom is the man with the referee uniform on who keeps Game Tyme highlights moving and the grill smoking. He is the husband of Catania Spears and son of Lottie Nash and the late Issac Walker Sr. He has sons Wesley, Isaiah, Joshua and Deddrick. He also is a member of the “Great Class of 1996” of W. P. Daniel High and works with the elders at nursing homes.
THE QUIZ
A. HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE
A. VAN-ATKINS. NOTHING BUT DIAMONDS.
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY
Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? Q. THREE THINGS THAT I ENJOY ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
A. MIDNIGHT (PEACEFUL)
A. MEETING NEW PEOPLE, FEEDING MY COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
(SOMETIMES I GET THE HONOR OF FEEDING FAMILIES FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE
USA), AND WORKING Q. THREE THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS SATISFYING ABOUT MY OCCUPATION ARE:
Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:
A. NOT BEING AT A FINANCIAL LEVEL TO EXPAND LIKE I WOULD LIKE, NOT HAVING
A. ESPN/MCGYVER
MEGA SCREENS TO SIT BACK AND WATCH THE GAMES OUTSIDE, AND AN ENCLOSED
Q. MY FAVORITE MOVIE IS OR MOVIES ARE:
PATIO.
A. BOYS IN THE HOOD
Q. DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE DESTINED TO PERFORM THE ROLE YOU DO?
Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES I WOULD: A. VISIT RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Q. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT I WOULD BE A: A. BASKETBALL COACH Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I MOST WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. PEYTON MANNING
A. NO Q. IF I COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. “50” I WOULD BE HALF A CENTURY Q. SOMETHING I HAVE DONE THAT MAKES ME PROUD IS: A. MAKING MY FAMILY HAPPY Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?
Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT I AM:
A. SLOW DOWN, YOU’RE ALMOST OUT OF
A. A SPORTS STATISTICS JUNKIE
Q. IF YOU COULD HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE SHOPPING SPREE, WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHAT WOULD YOU GRAB?
Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY BY:
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FOOD
A STUDY IN CULINARY ARTS Story and photographs by David Johnson For New Albany Magazine
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ix students in the culinary arts class at the New Albany Career and Technical Education Center share dishes they prepared at school.
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PECAN PIE
Melinda A. Cooper Melinda A. Cooper, a student of East Union Attendance Center, is the daughter of Pamela J. Cooper and Gregory Cooper. Melinda Cooper said she became interested in culinary arts at an early age. “My grandfather started cooking with me when I was young,” Cooper said. “Ever since then I have loved cooking and have wanted to become a chef.” Cooper said she chose pecan pie because it is one of her favorite dishes and she is using an old family recipe.
Melinda Cooper displays a pecan pie she made from an old family recipe.
PECAN PIE Ingredients 3 eggs 1 cup pecans 1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons butter Pinch of salt 1 cup dark Karo syrup 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 Pillsbury pie crust
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Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees. First cream the butter, sugar and cornstarch. Add the eggs, syrup, vanilla, salt and
pecans. Bake in uncooked pie crust. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 300 degrees for 30 minutes.
GRILLED TILAPIA WITH LEMON AND CAPERS
Chris Hines and Xzavien Rutherford Chris Hines and Xzavien Rutherford, both students of New Albany High School are the sons of Crystal Hines and Chenele Rutherford respectively. Hines said he became interested in culinary arts through his friends. “My friends had this class and I wanted to learn how to cook,” Hines said. Hines said Mrs. Anita Alef is an inspiration for him. “She is really good at cooking and takes it so seriously,” he said. Both Hines and Rutherford chose to make grilled Tilapia with lemon slices and capers.
Chris Hines and Xzavien Rutherford prepare the tilapia for the grill.
GRILLED TILAPIA WITH LEMON AND CAPERS Ingredients 4 pieces of Tilapia 2 lemons 1 teaspoon of capers 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Directions Thaw Tilapia pieces and season with garlic powder, black pepper and salt. Slice lemons. Grill the fish for three to four minutes per side or until slightly browned. Place on serving dish and garnish with lemon slices and capers.
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FRIED CABBAGE
Ariel Johnson Ariel Johnson, a New Albany High School student, is the daughter of Shainka Shumpert. Johnson said she became interested in culinary arts because she wanted to learn how to make a variety of dishes. “I really wanted to learn how to cook and make different foods,” Johnson said. She said that her teacher, Mrs. Anita Alef, has been an inspiration to her. “[Mrs. Alef] is always coming up with different ideas,” Johnson said. “She always inspires me to push myself.” Johnson said she chose to cook fried cabbage because she wanted to make something different and surprising.
Ariel Johnson chops up a head of cabbage for her fried cabbage dish.
FRIED CABBAGE Ingredients 1 head of cabbage 1 onion 1 bell pepper 1 package of bacon 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning 2 tablespoons of seasoning salt
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cooked, add cooking oil to a separate large skillet and cook the cabbage, stirring it until it cooks down and begins to cook through. Add seasonings, then onion and bell pepper. Stir until you are able to smell all of the ingredients. Add bacon and let it simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from skillet, add extra seasonings and serve.
ZUCCHINI PASTA
Mikael-Olivia Knowlton Mikael-Olivia Knowlton is a student at New Albany High School and is the daughter of Leah and Todd Knowlton. She said she became interested in the culinary arts when cooking an egg. “When my mom first taught me how to make a scrambled egg, I was immediately captivated,” Knowlton said. She said her some of her biggest inspirations in her cooking come from independent bloggers, such as Gather & Feast. Knowlton said she chose to make zucchini pasta because the dish is completely gluten-free and from the Paleo diet, one based on the types of foods believed to have been eaten by early humans, consisting chiefly of meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit, and excluding dairy or grain products and processed food. “I am allergic to wheat/gluten, so I really enjoy this dish,” Knowlton said. “And the Paleo diet interests me.”
Mikael-Olivia Knowlton displays her zucchini pasta dish
ZUCCHINI PASTA Ingredients 2 Zucchinis, spiralized thinly or fettuccine-style 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped Basil leaves, minced and scattered Salt and pepper to taste
Favorite pasta sauce 1/2 pound ground beef (optional) Optional side of garlic bread Directions Cut lengthwise slices from zucchini using a vegetable peeler or spiralizer, stopping when the seeds are reached.
Turn zucchini over and continue ‘peeling’ until all the zucchini is in long strips; discard seeds. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir zucchini in oil for one minute. Add garlic, salt and pepper. Garnish with pasta sauce mixture and basil leaves.
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SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
OSean Mosley OSean Mosley is a student of New Albany High School and is the son of Neshia Lipford. Mosley said he became interested in culinary arts through his uncle Lan, who is also his inspiration. He chose to make sweet potato casserole from a recipe referred to as “The Best Sweet Potato Casserole Ever” in his household because his family cooks the dish often.
OSean Mosley mixes the ingredients for his family’s sweet potato casserole.
SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE Ingredients 1 60-ounce can sweet potatoes 3 tablespoons white sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
extract 1 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup flour 1 cup melted butter 1 10-ounce bag miniature marshmallows Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease 13x9 baking dish. Heat sweet potatoes in microwave for four to five minutes, drain and mash. Combine with white sugar, eggs, 1/2 cup of melted butter, milk and vanilla. Place in baking dish. In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, chopped
pecans, flour and 1/2 cup melted butter. Sprinkle over top of sweet potato mixture. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and add miniature marshmallows. Place back in oven and bake for five to 10 minutes, until marshmallows are melted and golden brown.
APPLE DUMPLINGS
Megan Whiteside Megan Whiteside, a New Albany High School student, is the daughter of Brent and Lori Whiteside. Whiteside said she has had an interest in culinary arts from an early age. “I have always enjoyed learning different recipes and trying new things with my grandmother,” Whiteside said. She said her grandmother, Jane Ford is an inspiration for her. “One day I hope to cook as great as her,” she said. Whiteside chose to make apple dumplings because she has always loved apples and the orange juice sauce in the dish. NA
Megan Whiteside displays her apple dumplings.
APPLE DUMPLINGS Ingredients 2 8-ounce cans of crescent rolls 2 Granny Smith apples 1 cup sugar 1/2 stick of butter 1/2 cup of orange juice
crescent roll. Place in a baking dish that has been greased. Bring orange juice, sugar and butter to a boil and pour over apples. Bake until brown, approximately 35 minutes. Spoon juice over apples occasionally while baking.
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A distinctive Damascus steel pattern from the multiple layers
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er of the metal. Chad Nichols is not a Union County native, but he has firmly planted his roots here. He grew up in Chattanooga and his family moved to Tupelo when he was 15 to work in the furniture business. Nichols also worked in the furniture industry for awhile but disliked the cutthroat nature he saw in it. His wife, Sonja, is from Union County and Nichols said he found her “at the other end of the road.” Two months before they were to be married they found a place in the wooded hills north of Ellistown and that’s where they have stayed for the past 15 years. “We really don’t get away from here much at all,” he said. Nichols didn’t get into the metal business at first. “I made my first knife at age 10 or 11,” he said. It was nothing fancy and he thought little about it at the time. A dozen or so years later that would change. When Nichols was bout 23 he built his shop “just to tinker and mess
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around in,” he said. He remembered that first knife and decided to start making more. He just drifted into dealing with Damascus as the best material. As noted, the original method of making Damascus steel had been lost but metalsmiths had been trying various forging and welding methods to acieve similar results. Nichols gradually taught himself. “I failed chemistry the first time,” he said. “But I started screwing up and had to figure it out. You never learn by doing something right, only by figuring out what you did wrong.” Nichols did not elaborate on his method of producing such high quality steel, but said it is simple, if precise. He primarily uses high-performance carbon steel, but can use other metals such as gold, silver or platinum to produce results more akin to Japanese blades and processes such as Mokume. One needs to control the cleanlliness and relative impuratives of the material, the reduced oxygen level and the temperature, he said. High pressure is not necessary. In fact, if the factors are correct, one blow is sufficient to bond the layers of metals that form a Damascus laminate. If one goes to Nichols’ shop expecting to see a lone craftsman hunched over an anvil and hammering a billet
Hammering a billet
(sandwich of metals) by hand, he will be disappointed. Nichols used to do it that way, but, today, he sees no reason not to take advantage of technology and advanced quality materials. His two shops contain some imposing, massive equipment, such as a 20,000-pound grinder that looks like it is from the 19th Century but is capable of 0.002-inch accuracy, 2 CNC milling machines large enough to fill a room and an assortment of devices to soften, hammer, twist and otherwise manipulate the steel. “I just got it one piece at a time,” he said. “It looks old but it’s good.” “The old way was to put good and bad metal together An example of a Boker Nichols Damascus steel knife
and the result was all right,” he said, but he aims higher than that. Today, he uses mostly steel, titanium and copper alloys. Nichols used to make knives but now he sells mostly raw material to contacts who are dealers or craftsmen. “This stuff is very expensive to make,” he said. Steel costs $20 per pound, titanium costs $35 and zirconium, $59. Adding to the expense is the waste. Nichols displayed a bar and said that by the time he had finished with it 60 percent of it would have been removed. “I sell by the square inch,” he said, and that immediately gets into the hundreds of dollars. His relatively small shop goes through six tons of steel a year, he said. Nichols, who has six employees and his wife who has been drafted into 34 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette
A billet can contain many layers of metal
the business said he sells all over the world, with one of his best customers being the Boker Kinfe Co. in Germany, that has been around since 1865. There is a code of honor among knife dealers and collectors, he said, so craftsmen who use his steel to make knives include that information in their advertising. With Nichols’ reputation, it’s also a good selling point. It’s easy to find knives made from Nichols Damascus on the internet, but not so easy to buy them; they typically appear to be sold as quickly as they are listed. Some go for hundreds to thousands of dollars and Nichols said one sold for $29,000. “The custom knife world is a huge industry,” he said, and there are collectors. But Nichols equated the value of the knifes to collectable sports cards. “They’re just worth what people think they’re worth,” he said. Nichols doesn’t have to worry too much about competition because few have the skill or knowledge. “Only one or two people do as much as I do with the same quality,” he said. “It’s hot, nasty work, but it beats working at a real job,” he said. For more information go to www.nicholasdamascus.com. NA
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Riddells transform abandoned country church to cozy getaway Story and Photos by Doyle Caviness For New Albany Magazine
In Union County, sitting half way up a steep ridge sits a 20 by 30 foot cabin whose old logs have been soaked full of love for so long that you can feel it as soon as you walk in the doorway. This is Tally and Carol Riddell’s cabin, a project they began in October of 2012. The big logs that make up the walls of the cabin were hand cut and hewn out of huge Poplar trees in Decatur County, Tennessee way back in the 1890s and were first put together as a small two-story structure. The lower floor became the Cub Creek Hall Missionary Baptist Church and the upper room served as a Masonic Lodge. There, preachers preached, songs were sung, souls were saved, and no telling what went on upstairs during the Masons’ meetings! Eventually, the building was abandoned and after a while, a gentleman from the area rescued the old logs. After moving to Union County and having previously owned a cabin on their farm near Guntown in Lee County, the Riddells began to miss the get-a-way that such a place provided. So, it was decided that indeed a cabin should be added to the property. Combing the 230-odd acres of hills and pasture land, Tally found the perfect spot, part way down a ridge, where beneath a canopy of trees, the cabin would stay cool in the summer. A fire place would keep the indoors cozy during the winter months. Now the question became, what sort of cabin to build? The answer came when Tally found the Decatur County, Tennessee man with the rescued logs. Getting the 30-foot long logs to the building site was one thing, getting the long heavy logs down a
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The stone fireplace and rough mantle are the focus of one end of the cabin.
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collectively get in the way of things; however the Riddells’ sense of style and gift for organization keeps everything in check. From the 1890s era hand-crafted church pew from Ingomar Methodist Church to the modern appliances complete with running water and electricity, Cub Creek Hall Cabin has all that is needed for an anytime getaway. No need to drive eight hours to the Great Smoky Mountains, no need to drive seven or eight hours to the Ozark Mountains. All that is needed is there with those old love soaked logs time and time again. NA
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Fossils tell an exciting Union County story Story by and photos courtesy of Jill N. Smith Director Union County Heritage Museum for The New Albany Magazine What if you could take a stroll in Union County and find a treasure? You can! And there are people who are looking for and finding incredibly old, and many times rare, objects regularly for their fossil collections. Because there are several places in Union County where fossils are abundant. Recently George Phillips, the Paleontology Curator
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The rare tooth belonged to a type of Ceratopsian, or horned dinosaur, one of two horned dinosaur fossils to be found in the southeast United States. The other was a lower jaw bone found earlier this year in North Carolina. The tooth is currently being studied by experts in Claremont, California. It’ll stay there until analysis is complete, Philips said. A cast of the tooth has been sent to the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany, where there is a large and continuously growing fossil collection, spanning the Late Cretaceous Age, from about 65 million years ago through the Pleistocene Age – also known as the Ice Age. Another very rare find was discovered at the Blue Springs Fossil Site a few years ago. Phillips, who, again was working in Union County, was at a site which had been uncovered when the Toyota plant was being built. “The Blue Springs fossil site, the result of a large borrow pit dug in 2007-2008, is an unprecedented exposure of one of the richest and most famous fossil beds dating to the
An unnamed fossil hunter with this large nautaloid found at Blue Springs.
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A young visitor looks at the Duck-Billed Dinosaur bone at the Union County Heritage Museum.
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studying the site: Geological Survey of Alabama / University of Alabama, University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MÊxico, Kent State University, Mississippi Office of Geology, Loma Linda University, Natural History Museum, London and many others. Along with academic institutions there are many civic organizations that utilize the site. Among those are the following: Alabama Paleontological Society, Birmingham Paleontological Society, Mississippi Gem & Mineral Society, North Mississippi Gem & Mineral Society, Georgia Mineral Society, Eastern Missouri Society for Paleontology, Dallas Paleontological Society the Memphis Geology Society and others. As you can tell from the partial lists above, people have traveled from as far as St. Louis, London, and Mexico City to collect fossils at Blue Springs. And it’s not only adults. Many parents take their children there to begin fossil collection and classes from West Union School have take field trips there and the Pontotoc second grade Excel class makes an annual visit the site to spend the day looking for and find the
This tooth was found at the Blue Springs site by a secondgrader from Pontotoc.
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Ethan Jones of Ga. looks at fossils in a display case on June 8, 2013 at the Fossil Road Show at the Union County Heritage Museum.
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ancient treasures. They came this week for their annual visit and took home a good collection, said teacher Kim Baldwin. “We’ve had student who have found mosasaur teeth, crabs, and many wonderful fossils,” she said as she brought her students to the museum before heading out to Blue Springs recently. They come to the museum to see the Blue Springs Collection so they will know some of the things to look for when they get to the site. However, it’s not just dinosaurs and ancient sea creatures that have fossilized and remains in what is today Union County. The Ice Age landscape brought many large mammals migrating to the region ahead of the glacial sheets of ice. The migrating herds of bison, mastodone, woolly mammoth, giant sloth, saber tooth cat, short faced bear, dire wolf
era – the Jurassic Age, when the enormous asteroid hit in the Gulf of Mexico, creating a huge dust storm that may have been the reason that the dinosaurs eventually became extinct and the beginning of the age of mammals. The dust settled in places that are not being discovered. And Not only did they come to look, they did find evidence of the great fallout of dust in more than one location in the area. What does all of this mean? It means that there are a lot of interesting things that have happened here in Union County throughout the ages. Come the Union County Heritage Museum to see some of those things. And be sure to look down as you stroll around the area, because you never know what you might find. NA
and others created an interesting environment for the nomadic humans who also migrated here a bit later . Giant elephant tusks were found in the northern area of Union County 17 years ago. Teeth and a jawbone were also found for the big elephant known as a mastodon. The specimens were sent to a lab at the University of Illinois for conservation and research and were found to be the largest that had been studied there at “the mastodon factory” as it is known. Once preserved, they were brought back to the museum in New Albany and are on permanent display. Scientists from the American Museum of Natural History visited Union County more than once looking for evidence of the huge event that has shaped the earth’s history known as the K/T Boundary site. It all goes back to the dinosaur
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Calendar of Events DATES, EVENTS AND HOURS MAY CHANGE. Compiled by Vickie Duke for New Albany Magazine
Nov. 13: Holiday Open House. 2 to 3 p.m. Holiday shopping in and around downtown New Albany. Dec. 1, 8 and 15: Christmas shopping in New Albany. Downtown stores open until 7 p.m. 662-534-3438. Nov. 10-12: Christmas carols at the New Albany Civic Center by the Talahatchie River Players Nov. 12: Ingomar Mound Event. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 662538-0014. Nov. 15: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-538-0014. Nov. 26: Small Business Saturday. Shop Local. 662534-3438. Nov. 28: New Albany and Union County Christmas Parade. Downtown. 6:30 p.m. Free. 662-534-1047. Dec. 1: Downtown Christmas Tree Lighting in Cooper Park.
Dec. 2-4: Nutcracker, New Albany Ballet Company. Magnolia Civic Center. Tickets: 662-539-6010. Dec. 10: New Albany Christmas Spectacular variety show. New Albany Civic Center. 534-4354. Dec. 10: Santa on Caboose and Christmas Crafts for Children, Union County Heritage Museum. 10 a.m. – Noon. 662-538-0014. Dec. 13: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-534-1991. Jan. 17: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-534-1991. Feb. 10-12: “Beauty and the Beast” New Albany High School production. 662-5341805. Feb. 14: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-534-1991.
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Feb. 16: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Noon. 662-5380014. March 4: Great American Clean Up, Keep New Albany/ Union County Beautiful. 9 a.m.-11 a.m. 662-534-3438. March 14: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-534-1991. March 16: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Noon. 662-5380014. April: No New Albany Home & Garden Show. has been announced for this year. 662534-1916. April 18: Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon. 662-534-1991. April 20: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Noon. 662-5380014.
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4-H Club of New Albany : Gina Wills- 662-534-1916. gina@ext.msstate.edu American Legion PatterHenry-Lowrey Post 72: Mike Bennett – 662-3170216. michaelcbennett@ bellsouth.net American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72: Connie Kelly – 662-3161135 conniedkelly@ bellsouth.net Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County Auxiliary: Reba Dunson – 662-538-2101 reba.dunson@bmhcc.org Boys and Girls Club of New Albany: Marquel Conner – 662-534-2150 mconner@bgcnms.org Daughters of the American Revolution Ishtehotopah Chapter: Sheri Smith – 662-5345515. jfsmith00@hotmail. com Dogwood Hills Garden Club: Linda Pannell – 662-534-7500 Friends of the Library: Anita Buster – 662-5345124. arbuster@gmail. com Gideon: Paul Anderson – 662-316-3513 Historic North Side District Garden Club:
Marci Lindsey – 662-5874758 hndgardenclub@gmail. com Junior Auxiliary of New Albany: Emily Tucker – 662-507-2241. www. najanet.org etucker2@ wm.com Junta Club: Jill Shaw – 662538-2065 Kappa Kappa Iota Sigma Chapter: Anita Buster – 662-534-5124. arbuster@ gmail.com Kiwanis Club of New Albany: Morgan Akins – 662-266-3775. www. newalbanykiwanis.org MS Wildlife and Fishery: 601-432-2400 New Albany Civitan Club: Lyndsi Davis – 662-3166531. New Albany Garden Club: Samantha Morris – 662-538-4505. samanthasmorris69@ gmail.com New Albany Lions Club: M. Lance Presley – 662534-4217 presleyeyecare@ bellsouth.net New Albany Main Street Association: Carly Cooper – 662534-3438. carly@ newalbanymainstreet.com
New Albany Mother’s Club: Belinda Russell – 662-534-2689. belindarussell59@gmail. com New Albany Rotary Club: Bob Cornelius – 662-534-7473. bob@ corneliuslawfirm.com New Century Club: Lynn Madden – 662-534-8122. frankorlynn@maxxsouth. net Pilot Club of New Albany: Melissa Manning – 662-266-9559 jaymanning32@yahoo. com South Side Neighborhood Association: Larry Dykes – 662-231-3421. larryd3275@yahoo.com Tallahatchie Arts Council: Karen Tuck – 601-7410967. tallahatchiearts@ gmail.com Tallahatchie River Players: Evelyn Mason – 662-317-9275. www. tallahatchieriverplayers. com tallahatchieriverplayers@ gmail.com Trail Life: Scott Kirkland – 662-317-0213 Union County Development Association: Phil Nanney – 662-534-4354.
www.ucda-newalbany. com Union County Good Samaritan Center: Peggy Hitt – 662-5340931. unioncogoodsc@ yahoo.com Union County Historical Society: Jill Smith – 662-538-0014. www. ucheritagemuseum.com Union County Homemaker Volunteers: Mariette Collins - 662-316-3354. Union County Literacy Council: Nancy Meacham – 662-5341930. uclc@yahoo.com Union County Master Gardeners: Joyce Morrison – 662-538-5333. www. newalbanygardening.com Union County Museum Guild: Lynn Madden – 662-538-0014. www.ucheritagemuseum. com Union County Retired Teachers Association: Anna Quinn – 662-534-3238. kennethanna@bellsouth. net UNITE: Collett Cross – 662316-0808. cbcross@bellsouth.net
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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Sponsored by New Albany Main Street Held Nov. 8, 2015 at Magnolia Civic Center
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Carol Tate, Ray Tate and Melissa Cottone
Christi Lewis, Cailyn Rape and William Hill
Ann Hill, Connie Bryant, Linda Taylor and Linda Defer
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AGAPE VALENTINE BANQUET Sponsored by Agape Health Services Held Feb. 6, 2016 at Hillcrest Baptist Church
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Betty Smith and Julia Wilson
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Barbara and Ray Gafford
Bryan Dunnam and Melissa Coleman
Donna and Ken Anderson
Adam and April Hardy, Vicki and Brian Bramlett
Sandra and George Gafford and Lottie Gullick
Paul and Susan Hall and Stacy and Tee Peaster
Jewel Rowan and Shirley Gaines
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Chad and Lauren Bailey, Donna and Paul Sizemore and Tommy Peters
Justin and Emily Roberts and Mitzi Jo and Andy Wilbanks
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Rickey and Sherrell Settlemires
Olivia, Tamera and Randy Dunnam and Mary Hargrove
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JUNIOR AUXILIARY CHARITY BALL Sponsored by The Junior Auxiliary of New Albany Held Feb. 6, 2016 at Oaks Country Club
Emily Tucker, Katie Kidd, Crystal Young and Michelle Hall
Audrey Anna Young and Mason Chapin
Ben and Lindy McManus
Carol Peters and Greg Roaten
Dorothy Robbins, Betty Weeden and Sheritie Faulkner
Chad and Amy Jeter
Erica Crotts, Ginger Adair, Heather Suber New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 65
Eric and Tammy Thomas
Jeremy and Joni McLarty
John and Susan Tate and Chuck and Rhonda Cooper
Jessica and Rob Cagle
Josh and Katy Anna Richardson
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Mason Chapin, Thomas Moore, Cade Hall and Hayden Basil
Lee Allen and Haley Holt
Steve and Andrea Hill and Paige and Phil Young
Leslie Swords and Jim McKinney
Joey and Marci Lindsey and Katie and Dillion Clark
Rebecca Dewberry and Leslie Gray
Will and Sally Bowlin
Sam and Sara Kitchens
Kim Hill and Jamie Clayton
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SNOWFLAKE BALL Sponsored by the Pilot Club of New Albany Held Feb. 27, 2016 at First United Methodist Church
Ashley Kidd and Bella Kidd Adam Roberts, Delilah Price and Tilaya Price
Aiyanna Brock and Trent Jones
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Avery Watson and Tim Watson
Bobby Bullock and Laken Bullock
Allyson Beard and Darwin Beard Brandon Davies and Allie Davies
Cierra Good and Brandon Good
Claire Windham and Derek Windham
Curt Langley and Julianna Langley Kaitlin Lansdell and James Lansdell New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 69
Kamille Beard, Kai Beard and Kwadis Beard Brent Fleming and Janiyah Fleming
Ella Weeden and Justin Weeden
Gregory Smith and Megan Smith
Damon Ladner and Kate Ladner
Mark and Laney Whitt Danica Baker and Matt McDonald
Paul Lewis and Hailey Lewis
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Ava Lianna McLeroy, Annalise Nicole McLeroy and William Christon James Pegues and Carly Pegues
Tyrell Frazier and Ty’Lea Frazier
McKenzie Wise and Shane Wise
Emma Claire Ferrell and John Ferrell
Madeline Whisenant and Matt Whisenant
Jaysen Manning and Emily Manning
James Smith and Jadyn Smith
Skyla Beaty and Steve Denton New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 71
Perry Reed, Gracie Woolam, Sidney Howell and Jason Howell Sofia Lopez, Eduardo Lopez and Rosa Lopez
Gary Johnson and Myaisa Bradley
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Desrae Finley and Barron McKenzie
Layla Hood and Brandon Hood
Steve Garrison and Mallory Garrison
Nathaniel Stinson and MacKenzie Fooshee
John Swain and Holly Swain
Anthony Reddick and Kayley Ellington Kayla Shaffer and Bro. Don Shaffer
Thomas Blanche and Julia Blanche
Johnny Thompson and Ansley Thompson
Leigha Jarvis and Eric Jarvis
Jason Malone and Lyric Malone
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‘MUSIC AT THE MAGNOLIA’ DINNER THEATER Sponsored by Tallahatchie River Players Held March 5 at The Magnolia Civic Center
Joe and Sheri Young Jeff Barkley and Stella and Ed Byrd
Billy and Martha Kate Wiseman and Joe Parks
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Jean Dillard, Joy Fisher and Anne Holmes
Kaye and Billy Powell
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UNITE ANNUAL MEETING Sponsored by UNITE Held March 31, 2016 at Hillcrest Baptist Church
Donna Lemmons, Faire Lee Hall, Eveyln Mason and Peggy Hitt
Drew Shands and Moises Lemus
Karen Corpstein, Brenda Robertson and Joyce Morrison
Mary Hargrove and Windy Faulkner
Susan Feather, Cathy Martin, Jessica Jordan and Nancy Meacham
Mike and Gloria Bennett New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 75
Rebeka and Travis Wiseman
Jay Herrington, Mary Ann Herrington, Bill Everett, Linda Everett, Sara Stephens and Nancy Saul
Libby Harrison, Anne Holmes and David Holmes
Billye Jean and John Stroud
Mary Jeanette Wynn and Joyce Sumners
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FRESH START/YOUTH GENERATION BANQUET Sponsored by Fresh Start Held April 16, 2016 at New Birth Community Fellowship Hall
Kevin White, Henry Cobb, Pearl Walldrop, Mary Montgomery, Vanessa Brocks, Paulette Turner, Dorothy Harris and Charles E Harris
Jimmy Edwards and Tony Hannah
Darlene Howell
Halle Carter, Gretta Carter and Vanessa Brocks
Te`Kyra Gray, Shuniyah Coleman, Te`Keira Gray, Paris Green, Tre`Miyah Gray, Kayla Martin
Charles E Harris and Dorothy Harris New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 77
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UNION COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM ANNUAL MEETING Sponsored by The Uinion County Historical Society Held May 6, 2016 at First United Methodist Church
Frank Madden and Zack Stewart Frances and Norman Dunlap and Kay Sappington and Charles Sappington
Sonya Beard and Janice Knox
Gwyn Pennebaker and Nancy Saul
Byrne Phyfer, Jim Owen and Bill Robertson
Betty King and Jan McMillin
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LITERARY LUNCHEON AND FAULKNER AWARDS PRESENTATION Sponsored by Faulkner Literary Festival Committee Held Sept. 23, 2016 at First United Methodist Church
Courtney Eaker, Nisey Eaker, Steven Eaker and Billy Eaker
Jeanna Graves and Deanna Graves
Tom Cooper and Tally Riddell
Makenzee Whaley and Ann Marie Fetter
Terry Turner and Judy Turner
Constantina Clark and Kathryn Hood New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 79
Linda Womack and Renelda Owen
Mike Staten, Angie Staten, Diane Tate and Hugh Tate
Jane Ford and Carol Riddell
Libby Harrison and Joyce Sumners
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Lanta Brewer Craig, Katherine Dye and Mary Beaty
Jean Dillard and Mary Tate Pannell
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NEW ALBANY MAIN STREET ANNUAL MEETING Sponsored by New Albany Main Street Held Oct. 6, 2016 at New Albany Event Hall
Clockwise from left, Benny Rakestraw, Alan Greer, Colt Doom, T. Wayne Mitchell, Annette Hickey and Joanne Lesley
Billye Jean Stroud and Margaret Rogers
Allen Jackson, Gracie Jackson and Mike Carroll
T. Michael and Jenniger Beam
Jay Herrington and Margaret Maxwell
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LOOKING BACK
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his is believed to be a parade downtown when there were large 4-H clubs throughout the county. The clubs held a big annual rally at the gym with a parade and movie at the Magnolia. Note that parking in the middle of the street was not only legal, but encouraged.
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