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Plug in to Kitchen Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 New Belgium Brewery – A Visit to the Mothership . . . . . . . .6 Entrepreneur Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Halfpipe Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 School’s Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Meet Your Neighbor – Diane Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Kitchen Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 May/June Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Children’s Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Fun and Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Freedman’s Finds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Recollections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sports: Braves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Paparazzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Passenger Rail – Call to Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Kindling – Part 3 – Flickering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Back in the Day – Concord School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Business Card Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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Kitchen Drawer is proud to be part of a most generous community. Thomaston’s Smoke on the Water festival raised $21,000 for six local Volunteer Fire Departments and the Harbor House children’s home, while Taste of Henry in McDonough raised $30,000 for A Friend’s House children’s home, among others. As usual, opportunities for local down-home country fun abounded during the weekend of April 23-25 with Barnesville’s BBQ and Blues festival (the largest FBA-approved event in the U.S.), and the sun came out for the annual Great Griffin Mayfling. Senoia and Griffin were two of the nine cities chosen by the Georgia Cities Foundation to be stops on the April 14-16 Heart and Soul of Georgia bus tour. Liberty Technology and Kitchen Drawer HQ was highlighted as an example of a successful downtown business, while we worked together with the City to produce a video highlighting Griffin’s rich history and tremendous promise. The video was viewed by tour participants and is soon to be released on the interwebs. If you somehow missed all of this fun, it’s not too late! On May 8, participate in the annual

Duck Dash 5K Fun Run-Walk, hosted by UnitedBank, to benefit Stepping Stones. Then head on down to the Bluebird Festival in Thomaston – our own Ben Johnson is plugged in to the Advisory Board of this event! And Griffin has a Triple Threat in store for June. The inaugural Doc Holliday Beer Festival, followed by June Jam street party kicks off “Summer Soul” on June 5. On the following day, Griffin will welcome the 1,500+ cyclists of the BRAG 2010 (Bike Race Across Georgia), accompanied by a “Wild West Fest” that evening. Meanwhile, Kitchen Drawer’s Art Director, Carrie Jones, is busily training for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure in October. Follow her progress on www.carriewalks60miles.blogspot.com or sponsor her at www.the3day.org “Donate to a Participant.” So let’s start some chatter, people! Post your party plans, pretty pictures, and pet peeves on www.kitchendrawer.net, Facebook, or Twitter and stay plugged in this summer. And as always we couldn’t do this without our advertisers. Please support us by supporting them.

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Published as a novel in 2007, Who’s There was originally written by Sandra Jones Cropsey as a play, which had its world premiere at Main Street Players’ theatre this spring. “Who’s There became for me my own quest to find meaning in a world that sometimes does not seem to offer any,” says Cropsey. “All-in-all, I could not have been more pleased with the final product. God blessed me with the opportunity to work with some truly gifted actors, and the small black box theatre belonging to the Main Street Players created just the right warmth and ambience for the play. We ran the show for eight performances and received standing ovations at every one.” Coming June 3–13 from Main Street Players: Teachers, The Musical! Visit www.mainstreetplayers.org for details. 2

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ust five years ago, West Memphis, Arkansas was the closest place one could travel from Georgia to get Fat Tire beer. In order to make the 400-mile trip worthwhile, my then boyfriend and I would buy as many cases of Fat Tire and Sunshine Wheat that his Toyota truck would hold, and bring them back to Georgia where we would later sell beers “2 for $5” at Widespread Panic concerts. This venture allowed us to enjoy the beers we were so fond of, spread the word of New Belgium Brewing in the Southeast, make a little profit, and have a LOT of fun. It was amazing to see how many people in the South were already fans of these beers, being that the brand had no presence in the area. Even if they hadn’t tasted the beer, many had at least heard of Fat Tire.

t o t t i s A Vi As the years went by, awareness of the brand grew in the Southeast, and once demand grew, supply soon responded. I remember sitting in a restaurant in Chattanooga with a friend when I saw Fat Tire listed on the menu. “What?! Fat Tire in Tennesee??” I quickly called the waiter to our table for interrogation. He had no clue. After asking his manager, our waiter returned and said, “He said that it was coming, and that’s all we know.” One week later, Fat Tire made its way to Chattanooga, and a few months after that, it headed down to Georgia. I was excited. Even though the beer-peddling business would be no more, I was glad to no longer have to make that drive to get the beer that I loved so much.

New Belgium Beginnings New Belgium Brewing (NBB) is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is the third-largest craft brewery in the U.S. and eighth-largest U.S. brewery in general. The story begins with a man and his wife who, while bicycling through the

streets of Belgium, discovered some of the best-tasting beer in the world. This man, Jeff Lebesh, was intrigued by the Belgian-style method of brewing beer. You see, German brewing allows the use of only three ingredients: water, hops, and barley-malt, whereas Belgian brewing allows experimentation with a variety of ingredients. After his tour in Belgium, Jeff returned to his home in Fort Collins where he began experimenting with different ingredients and brewing small batches of beer in his basement. From there, Fat Tire was born — a toasty, malty amber beer that has been winning praise since its inception. Jeff ’s wife Kim helped to spread the word of this creation by going door-to-door and having friends try it out. Friends shared with their friends, and as the love of Fat Tire spread like wildfire, so did production, and the rest is history…

The Mothership and Its Feather-Light Footprint I got the chance to visit the brewery in Fort Collins, Co. (named, “The Mothership”) last October. It was all that I had dreamed it would be and more. I felt like a kid in a candy store, surrounded by NBB-themed artwork and (770) 412-0441

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architecture, tons of merchandise, and, most importantly, a dozen of my favorite beers fresh on tap. The aroma of the place was out of this world! It was like fresh-baked bread, but even better. The tour was remarkable. Through his story, our tour guide captured Jeff Lebesh’s passion for making quality beer while leaving the smallest possible environmental footprint along the way. Since its inception in 1991, NBB has placed environmental sustainability at the forefront of its core values, and it shows — NBB was the first brewery in the U.S. to use wind energy as a major power source. The brewery also treats its own wastewater, capturing the biogas and burning it to provide electricity and heat.

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they also get their very own New Belgium Brewery cruiser bike! I got the chance to speak with an employee of 12 years and hear his viewpoint of the company. Bryan said it is a fun and dynamic job that he gets to work with his close friends. Although New Belgium now has about 380 employees, they’ve still managed to preserve the close-knit company culture that they have held for so many years, but as Bryan said, “It takes a lot more energy now to do so.” Maintaining close bonds is something that the company strongly believes in, and they will always continue in their efforts to keep things that way.

New Belgium Brewing Pedals into Georgia Thanks to our good friends at Dender Distributing, New Belgium brews are available at a store near you! Dender is proud to provide all New Belgium brews available for consumption in Georgia. So, if you’re a beer fan like myself and haven’t picked up a six-er of Fat Tire or Ranger IPA yet, what are you waiting for? It is here, and ready to be enjoyed to its fullest! And be sure to try all of the New Belgium beers at the Inaugural Doc Holliday Brewfest in Griffin on June 5th—Cheers! 7

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s a child of the eighties, I remember trying to get that “Savage Tan.” We never used sunscreen; we used oil. Who wanted SPF? — the darker, the better. Now that I am almost 40, I can already see the damage those summers caused me. Now that summer is fast approaching, “Do we or don’t we?” What about skin cancer? The most common form of cancer, approximately 90% of the more than one million skin cancers diagnosed in the U.S. each year can be traced to UV exposure. Despite this fact, hundreds of thousands of people routinely visit tanning beds where the UVA rays emitted are two to three times more powerful than those that occur naturally from the sun.

sunscreen daily. An SPF of 30 is recommended for daily use, regardless of the weather. At the beach, a higher SPF should be worn and reapplied every two hours or whenever you come out of the water. Sunscreens come in many forms, from creams to gels, so pick the one that is right for you. When going to a tanning salon, begin gradually to avoid burning. Cover your face and any other areas that don’t get exposed to sun. If you are still unsure; the self-tanning industry has come a long way since the days of the orange, streaky tan, and many tanning salons now offer spray tans. Whatever your choice, remember to be safe – wear sunscreen and enjoy your summer. Angelique Jones

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Eternal Hope Hospice was started by a group of local business and medical professionals who saw the need to design a Hospice program around hope. “Hope is the blanket in which we wrap our problems. It is the desire that all things will work toward our good. It is our goal that every family entrusted to our care will have ‘eternal hope,’” said Clinical Director Lori Grogan, R.N. Hospice is not to be feared or dreaded! It was designed to be embraced by families as a service to help care for loved ones during a life-limiting illness. Hospice is not a place but a concept of caring. If viewed correctly, it can be one of the most memorable experiences families have to cherish. “Families who benefit the most from hospice are those referred to the program early in the disease process,” stated Dr. David Hitson, Medical Director for Eternal Hope. “Historically, physicians are hesitant to talk to patients about hospice for fear they will be perceived as ‘giving up.’ On the contrary, most patients and families are relieved to know they have a choice,” said Hitson. “In fact, most patients and families already know about hospice but are not really informed about all the services a hospice has to offer. Patients who are referred to hospice late in the disease process are not afforded the time to benefit from the program. At Eternal Hope it is our ministry to love on our families…not only care for them but also encourage them.” “Focus! That’s a major difference between traditional home health and hospice. Under hospice the focus is shifted to caring for the family as a unit…not only the patient,” said Brenda Meeks, Volunteer Coordinator for Eternal Hope. “Curative plans of treatment are exchanged for quality of life plans. This is the foundation of our program. And caring for families is where our volunteers excel. Our mantra says it all: ‘Honoring life, offering hope, radiating love!’” 240 Odell Dr., Suite C, Griffin | 770-229-HOPE (4673) | www.eternalhopehospice.com

Extreme Embroidery, a Christian-owned and operated business, was opened by Mark, Rita, Greg and Andrea Poole in 2006 with only a one-head embroidery machine in a small rented room on Williamson Road. The family ran the business on evenings and weekends, and all advertising was done by word-of-mouth. As larger embroidery jobs came in, it became necessary to purchase a larger four-head machine to handle the workload and, along with it, an employee who could sew during the day. By the end of the first year, they had hired a second employee and initiated regular business hours. Business continued to grow and, by the end of the second year, Extreme Embroidery had outgrown its original space and moved to its current location on Everee Inn Road. The company is now in its fifth year and, in addition to embroidery, offers screen printing and heat press, as well as a selection of purses, bags and gift items. In 2008, in an attempt to diversify the business and to reach more customers, Vision Trophies and Engraving was formed as a partnership with Dr. Kevin Napier. Shortly after the opening of Vision Trophies, Griffin Trophy became available for purchase. It was purchased in June 2008 and made a part of Vision Trophies. With the purchase came a large customer base, inventory and the need for more employees. The two businesses operate well together out of one location and provide multiple services to their customers. Mark credits the success of these companies to great employees, faithful customers, hard work, and the sacrifices of his wife Rita, daughters Abbey and Madison, and parents Swayne and Vivian, but he realizes that without God’s blessings, none of it would be possible. Because God has so blessed these two companies even in the tough economy, both companies are able to give back to the community through donations and sponsorships. “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I, who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” — Gal. 2:20 924 Everee Inn Rd., Griffin | 770.467.0675 | ExtremeEmbroidery.com, VisionTrophies.com | Monday-Friday 9-5

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Greer Insurance Group is an established independent insurance agency serving Griffin and the surrounding communities. The agency provides all types of insurance, including personal lines, commercial lines, farm insurance, employee benefits, life and health. Greer Insurance Group is the culmination of Carlisle & Co. Insurance, Ray Barron Insurance, and the Griffin branch of Hutchinson-Traylor Insurance. The agency’s roots date back to 1959 in Griffin. Adam Greer worked with the Hutchinson-Traylor Insurance Agency from its original purchase of Carlisle in 1999, and eventually acquired the agency with his brother Kyle in July of 2008. With more than 80 years of combined insurance experience, Greer Insurance Group has the staff and expertise to handle all of your insurance needs. As an independent insurance agency representing more than 30 different insurance companies, Greer Insurance Group can match your specific insurance needs to the best coverage available at the most competitive premiums. “We are a full-service insurance agency that treats every customer as we would want to be treated,” says Adam. “Quality service and superior insurance products are our top goal.” Greer Insurance Group prides itself on relationships based on knowledge, trust, and honesty. Whether you are in need of a third-party review of your current coverage or a complete insurance plan, Greer Insurance Group can provide you with an evaluation, along with the information you need to make educated insurance decisions. Adam is a graduate of Riverside Military Academy and the University of West Georgia and holds the Certified Insurance Councilor (CIC) designation. Adam is a member of the Griffin Rotary Club and serves on the Board of Directors for Stepping Stones. Kyle attended Henry County High School and Georgia Southern and holds the Commercial Lines Coverage Specialist (CLCS) designation. Kyle is a member of the Griffin Exchange Club. Both Adam and Kyle are married and have three children each. Greer Insurance Group would like to thank all of their loyal clients for the trust they place in the agency. Protecting you, your family, your property, and your business is their specialty. Contact them today to discover how Greer Insurance Group can be of service to you. 123 South Hill Street, Griffin | (770) 227-2258 | www.greerinsgroup.com

We, Alan and Danni Banks, owned and operated Banks Commercial Refrigeration Company for eight years in Concord. Through our refrigeration company we identified a need in our community for a household appliance repair and service company. Our thorough research revealed that a Mr. Appliance franchise would offer a level of service far exceeding that of any other appliance company in the area. We began operating our own Mr. Appliance franchise on January 20, 2010 and are now doing even more to meet our customers’ expectations for loyal and ongoing customer service. We are members of the Pike County Chamber of Commerce, Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce and support the Pike County Schools athletic department where our two teenage children have attended all their lives. Our faith and involvement in our local growing Church is something that we have in common with all our employees. Our technicians are certified in all major home appliances. We perform drug and full background checks on all of our employees. Our service technicians drive late model, well-stocked vans because our goal is to resolve your appliance repair challenge the first time out. And our technicians are required to wear nametags, shoe covers, use doormats, and leave a “no-trace” clean-up area at the customer’s home. We service Spalding, Pike, Butts, Lamar and Upson counties, and surrounding areas within a 50-mile radius. Our vision for Mr. Appliance Concord: “Provide quality service and dependable customer care for our community and surrounding areas.”

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I suspected a number of things had changed since I’d stopped skating. Two obvious changes were the local skate shop closing (Sk8side Boardshop) and the erecting of the new skate park in Griffin City Park. The common view of skaters is that they’re a nuisance; they’re annoying, and they’re vagrants. However, many view teenagers in general that way. The profound difference between skaters and their peers that I noticed while I skated was that skaters tended to be more open-minded individuals who were supportive of each other while constantly trying to better their skating skills.

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A major complaint among the skater community is that there is no longer anywhere to skate. This complaint should have been answered by Griffin’s new skate park; however, the issue persists and continues to grow. Why do these “unappreciative punks” keep complaining about an issue that has been resolved? The object of the skate park was to make the skaters feel accepted by the community, but also to confine them. Though most skaters in the area will readily express appreciation for their sanctuary, the skate park failed to take into consideration the essence of skating culture – overcoming obstacles. Skateboarders have a continuous desire to find new spots with different ledges and handrails to be conquered, and if you can do so with a really “sick” technique, it is all more satisfying. One skateboarder commented on the dangers of skating in town. “You can get in serious trouble for just having a hobby.” He went on to relate to me stories of people getting arrested for riding boards in the downtown Griffin area before the skate park was opened. Although the park was not created out of intolerance (rather, it was a generous and genuine gift for Griffin-area

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When I was 14 years old, I decided that I was going to take up skateboarding. Though there was that ever-present appeal of learning to do some totally boss and impressive tricks, there was more to it. Skating was a gateway into a culture of new people, different music, and no rules. We would skate a spot until we were chased away or we lost interest, and then there was always a new spot to go to. I skated for four years, and in that time I was engaged in far more interesting conversations, and made many more friends than I ever had in school.

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skateboarders), it had the unintended consequence of engendering a “go back where you belong” attitude from those citizens unfavorable to public skating. Part of the distaste that many have for skaters is that skaters seem to have no desire to contribute to society; in fact, they are counterproductive. Many of the sidewalk surfers will unabashedly admit to using recreational drugs on a fairly regular basis. I have no intention either to pass judgment or advocate their habits. However, the fact that many will admit to such activity does not necessarily indicate that skateboarding leads to drug use. As any scientist will assure you, correlation does not mean causation. When prompted to give their opinion though, most citizens have no problem with skater kids. Some will even go on to praise them for having a hobby or interest. Among the benefits of a youth having involvement in skateboarding are physical activity and learning perseverance. As we are generations into the skateboard culture, the stigma is fading, and now skaters are just becoming another part of our society. Many people now are related to a skater and have gained appreciation for the difficulty and, thus, the patience and concentration required by this particular

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When asked when they feel they will stop skating, the sincere response is often “When my bones are too brittle and I can’t move.” Their strong devotion to skating might raise concerns about their focus in other areas of life. However, to address such concerns, a former eighth-grade teacher informed me that most of the kids in her class who skated made excellent marks, and not just on the curbs they grind on. And I personally know several skaters who have attended college and technical school and weren’t promptly chased off by campus security. Skateboarding has been steadily increasing in popularity since the 1970s and is now a recognized international extreme sport, involving people of all backgrounds. It is no longer a white-boy thing, or an American thing, or a rebellious, destructive thing. Any able-bodied young person can do it. So grab a 9-inch-wide, 7-ply, concave piece of wood, slap some trucks and wheels on that mug, and bust one out!

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School’s Out!

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“School’s out, school’s out, teacher let the mules out.” We sang that silly little rhyme in much simpler times 50 years ago, but it did express a deeply felt, if little understood, emotion in a ten year old. I was free for three seemingly endless months ahead. Combine youth and the promise of that kind of freedom, and it is an exhilarating feeling. Many fantastic memories were created during the summer. Simple things stick with you for the rest of your life: the sound of a summer rain on a tin roof, the crack of a watermelon as it is cut open, the coolness of a fan blowing over a sweat covered body. But most of them, for me anyway, involved the outdoors. Camping out was an anticipated event and we planned trips to the back yard as carefully as Lewis and Clark planned their expeditions. From our “mess kits” that held all the essential cooking utensils to sleeping bags that were way too hot in the summer, everything was assembled and checked dozens of times. And we took enough groceries with us to feed an army, or to almost feed three or four hungry kids. Cooking breakfast over a campfire was always an experience. After waking up in the tent, our voices sounding strange in the early morning stillness, breakfast was the main job for the next few hours. We always had enough firewood and kindling to heat a house for a week stacked and ready for our breakfast fire. And we always managed to get one started, even in the rain. Our Cub Scout training paid off!

After breakfast it was time to get to work on our projects. We built tree houses and forts, dammed the creek, dug endless holes for some unknown reasons I can not remember and generally stayed busy all day. Lunch was usually a can of something, from pork and beans to Vienna sausage, accompanied by saltine crackers. Sometimes we splurged and roasted a bird that got in BB gun range, but usually we were in too big a hurry to take that much time for food. One of my favorite projects was a “log cabin” we built. Our carpentry skills were not good, and we really didn’t understand how they were built, but we got by. We found four small trees making a good square and started cleaning out the woods of saplings that made the walls when nailed to the trees. Almost too late we remembered we needed a door, and we managed to figure out how to construct one beside one of the trees by making something of a frame with another sapling. It was an opening running from ground to roof, but at least we could get inside. The roof was more saplings laid across the top of the walls. We tried to make a thatched roof, but sweetgum leaves don’t work very well. Our bushy roof would slow the rain down a little, but it was not a good place to get out of the rain. All our work was done with hatchets and we would have been upset if our parents had made us work that hard around the house. We cut hundreds of trees down with a little boy’s hatchet – I can not imagine doing that now.

We knew to fry the bacon first so we would have grease for the eggs, and the bacon usually got done – at least on one end. I loved the taste of both kinds of bacon in the same slice. Rubbery and greasy on one end and black and crisp on the other; it all tasted good.

Growing up wild in Georgia was a wonderful way to spend summers. I wish I could recapture that feeling now, but youth is for the young, and is a special time in all our lives. I am just thankful I have those memories.

Our eggs ranged somewhere between fried, scrambled, raw and burnt. But we never let a bite go to waste, even if they did crunch a little from missed shells or other “organic” additions. I still think a little ash from the fire made them taste better.

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Diane Lamb never thought she could manage a preschool...or provide a weekly chapel service...or lead 16 teachers of 135 students. That was 21 years ago, and Diane is now comfortably doing all these things and more as the director of the First Baptist Church of Griffin’s weekday education program. The school has been voted the “best of the best preschool” in Griffin for the past three years. “I love it!” Diane declares enthusiastically. “We are more than a school; we are a ministry to the community.” Diane’s love of children and passion for education have been constant throughout her life and career. After being an active full-time mom to her own children, serving in parent-teacher associations, substitute teaching, and even driving a school bus, Diane began helping out at First Baptist Church’s preschool, where her son attended. “I wanted to get out of the carpool line,” she jokes. When the director job came open, it never occurred to her to apply. With some encouragement, however, Diane mustered the courage to interview for the job and soon found herself in charge of a growing preschool. growing haPPy, Diane discovered that she has a talent for organizing healThy Children and managing; she has been an integral part of Diane’s more than 21 years in education making First Baptist Church’s weekday education have given her some valuable insights program a leader in preschool education in Griffin. into childhood development. “The most important gift you can give your children is the gift of time,” she says with Pulling TogeTher Diane is quick to share the credit for the school’s conviction. “It can make all the difference success. “It’s not my program. It’s God’s, the church in the world.”Diane takes her responsibility administration’s, the students’, and the teachers’.” for the children at the school very seriously. She praises the support of the pastor of First Baptist, “You never know what a difference Dr. Bill Hardee, and the Children’s Minister, Denel you’ll make in a child’s life. We try to do James. “Denel and I are on the same page,” she says. what we would do for our own children. They’re children for such a short time, “We keep each other informed.” and they’re adults forever,” she says. Diane also lavishes praise on her staff. “The staff makes me look good.” Diane’s administrative assistant, Diane reports that the children who have Lynn Pitts, keeps her “organized and grounded.” attended FBC Weekday are academically Managing a large staff is challenging as well as competitive with other children as they rewarding for Diane. “You want everyone to pull the enter public or private elementary school. wagon in the same direction,” she says with her “Three-fourths of our four-year-olds are reading,” Diane states, crediting this ready smile. success partly to the introduction of sight Continued professional development for the staff words. However, Diane quickly points helps First Baptist Church’s weekday education out that FBC promotes a well-rounded program thrive. Diane is currently the director of approach to education. “Academics all District 6 of the Georgia Preschool Association. balance out down the road,” she says. She attends, and encourages the staff to attend, “We want the children to develop socially preschool conferences. Her foremost professional and emotionally as well.” goal is to see the school grow and improve.

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The success of the educational program at First Baptist is known in the community as well, with many former students bringing their children back to the school. “We’re even beginning to see some third-generation students,” says Diane, laughing as she promptly adds, “I haven’t been here that long, though!” Two of the teachers, Diane O’Connor and Jill Matlock-Carter, were students at First Baptist Church preschool.

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Although Diane puts a tremendous amount of effort into her career, she maintains a balanced approach in her personal life as well, devoting plenty of time to her family and friends. She has been married to her husband, Dave Lamb, for 44 years. “We only knew each other for five months and five days when we married. We eloped, too!” she says with a grin. Diane and Dave are very active in their church and community. Dave, who has a degree in Chemistry from George Mason University in Virginia, serves as the chairman of the GriffinSpalding Water Authority. He is the church treasurer and a deacon at First Baptist of Griffin. Diane is a member of the Marie Fort Garden Club, which provides community beautification projects around town. Her hobbies include playing bridge, reading, and walking for exercise. The couple values their friends, especially their longtime friendship with Tom and Gail Gardner. Of all her accomplishments, Diane most treasures her role as wife and mother. Diane and Dave’s daughter Carla is a nurse who is married to Ethan Harper, a Fayette County detective. Carla and Ethan are the proud parents of 17-month-old Evan. Diane and Dave’s son, David Lamb, is an accountant who is married to the former Sarah Evans of Great Falls, Virginia. Both David and Sarah are recent graduates of the University of Georgia. Laying a solid foundation for a happy, successful and well-rounded older childhood and adulthood: Diane Lamb has done just that, not only for her own children and grandson, but also for hundreds of children at First Baptist Church’s weekday education program. Her genuine love for her family, the staff, and the parents and students at First Baptist Church’s preschool is obvious. She says, “I enjoy being with people – the students, the parents, the teachers. I enjoy watching the children grow.”

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start for the Braves in right field. The amount of pressure on this young man is enormous, but if he lives up to his tremendous billing, the Braves will be a force to be reckoned with offensively. Bullpen A prevailing theme throughout the Braves roster is the return of big names coming back from big injuries. Ultra-talented, yet much maligned, closer Billy Wagner comes into the season looking to return to his form of latter years as one of the most dominating pitchers in the game. Japan-born setup man Takashi Saito and sidearm-pitching Aussie Peter Moylan look to be the 1-2 combo to set up Wagner in the later innings. With a ball club built to make a run at a playoff birth, the 2010 Atlanta Braves peer into the new decade looking to rewrite the struggles of the past few years. If the pitchers stay dominant, the hitting provides enough support, and the bullpen holds strong in the end, this team will once again be playing games when it matters; in the October chill of the postseason.

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When I thought I’d discovered what I needed I’d be content for a while, and then the swarm would descend and destroy, and I was left in the aftermath, trying to rebuild. Those people who pity Moe, they don’t realize she never needed their pity, never needed anyone’s pity. She’s the strongest woman alive. She was Joan of Arc in a former life, in some other when, in some other where. No matter how many lives she lives, she will always be extraordinary. She is a titan, Atlas, because only a goddess could have endured the weight she’s bourne without buckling. Sometimes my thoughts are like fireflies. They are luminous and gentle, light with kindness. But sometimes they are like red wasps – aggressive and relentless, heavy with malice. The bad thoughts sting and sting my brain until I can’t sleep or eat. And soon my mind is full of holes – until bits and pieces of my thoughts drop away and nothing makes sense; reality is as thin and fragile as paper. Some people

are just born with a hive full of wasps in their head. I read once that smoke kills wasps.

I knew Moe was pregnant, and that’s why I shot out my eye. I thought if I opened the way, the wasps would fly out and leave me in peace. I wanted our baby to have a father who never embarrassed her or confused her. I watched Moe that night, naked in the moonlight, as she approached my bleeding body. Her fear of losing me was pungent, a sulfuric undercurrent carried in the backbeat of the crickets’ drone. I saw the ghost of our daughter leave Moe’s body and sail off into the night sky toward the stars, back to the Guf of Souls. Something deep within me sputtered, flickered, and was smothered. I wanted to follow her up and away, but I looked back at Moe, terrified of life without me, and I couldn’t leave her. After that night I was her only desire, the center of her world, the point around which all things revolved. That night she became my bee charmer. Flickering – Part 3 continued on page 42

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When Becka and her daddy, Robbie, came to stay with us, I started hiding my glass eyes. Moe followed Robbie around more closely than his shadow. So at first I just did it so I’d have an excuse to distract her from her vigil. I hid the first one inside the pocket of Moe’s bathrobe. She spent two days searching for it and finally we left Robbie and Becka home, and Moe and I went to go pick out a new eye. I just wanted Moe’s time and attention again. It had been just the two of us for so long. I can be selfish. I’ve always known this about myself, but I never tried to change it until that day. Becka was sitting on the front porch swing when we pulled into the driveway. The moment we stepped out of the car the world seemed to slow down. I don’t know how I knew, but something was wrong. Becka absently pushed the swing with the tip of her left toe. The neighbor’s dog Trixie yapped and jumped at the gate. A flock of blackbirds littered the sideyard. Becka slipped out of the still-moving swing and turned toward the door. I grabbed Moe’s arm. She paused and looked at me. And I saw her register the eerieness I felt. I didn’t know what we would find inside, but I knew I wasn’t going to let Becka go in that door. “Becka,” I called, “Come see my new eye.” She paused and turned, her hand resting on the screen door handle. When she saw Moe walking toward the porch, she darted past her, ran through the yard and stopped beside me. “What color is it,” she asked, staring up at me. “Green, like my other eye.”

“Aren’t you tired of the same old green?” “Yes, I am,” I answered, wrapping my arm around her. We walked to the back yard and sat down against the base of an old pine tree. I confessed to her that I hadn’t really lost the other glass eye, that I’d hid it in Moe’s bathrobe pocket. Becka started giggling, then she was laughing so hard she couldn’t breathe, and then when we heard the sirens approaching, she cried. About a week later, we were sitting at the table having scrambled eggs with ketchup. Becka looked over at me and winked. Moe left the table to grab a cup of coffee, so Becka did a quick check to see if she was in the clear, then held out her fisted hand across the table towards me. Slowly she opened it, and there was my green glass eye. She giggled, and when she heard Moe’s feet shuffling back toward us, she closed her fist and went back to eating her eggs. It was Becka’s idea to hide the glass eyes in a mason jar, and it was my idea to bury them so Moe wouldn’t find them. The next glass eye I bought was a blue one because blue is Becka’s favorite color. Sometimes I wish I’d have never told Becka about the wasps because she’s convinced a queen has gotten into her head and has been building a nest. She swears at night is when they are most busy, and that’s why she can’t sleep. I’ve told her people are either born with the wasps or they’re not, but she swears that sometimes when really bad things happen even someone who wasn’t born with them, like her daddy, can be infested. We buried him almost six months ago, but she thinks he’s working in Mozimbique. I don’t blame her. Maybe that’s where we go when we die. Flickering – Part 3 continued on page 42

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BECKA

hate Aunt Moe. I do. Uncle Joe’s not here to stop me, so I can hate her if I like. It’s all her fault, you know, the fire and the police, Mama and Daddy. She drove them all away, and I’ll never forgive her, EVER! She’s the only thing that they all had in common. Only her, and she can’t deny it. She knows that I know what she’s done and that’s why she cries a lot; guilt – her own guilty conscience. Sometimes when she thinks I’m asleep, she talks to him, to all of them sometimes. I’ve seen her with my own eyes. I have; I swear. She sits at the kitchen table and flips through a big box of old pictures. She talks to them, the pictures – the people in the pictures. She talks to my Mama a lot,

asking her for help. My Mama’s dead. I know she is even though I still sometimes pretend she’s not. So why would anyone ask her for help? She couldn’t even help herself. My Mama was killed. I don’t remember how long ago it happened. Sometimes it’s like she’s always been dead. I was home that night, though I don’t remember everything. I was asleep under Mama’s and Daddy’s bed. I used to like to pull the covers down on each side and make a fort so I could pretend I was Maid Marian waiting for Robin Hood to come rescue me from the Sheriff ’s evil minions. It was near Thanksgiving because Mama was on the phone with Aunt Moe deciding who was going to cook what. Aunt Moe and Uncle Joe always came to our house because Uncle Joe loved to go on adventures away from home, even if it was only an hour drive.

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But sometimes they are like aggressive and relentless, heavy with malice. Mama never screamed. The bed hitting hard against the wall woke me. At first I thought the noise was thunder. That’s right, it was storming that night. That’s why I was under the bed. I was scared of the storm. Daddy wasn’t home, so Mama let me sleep under her bed. I used to hate it when Daddy would come home because I had to go to my room. I shouldn’t have hated it. I wish I never knew Aunt Moe.

why no one knew how sad he was; no one knew the wasps were building their nest. I would have known, but I was still pretending I was somewhere else. Mama didn’t tell me how long I should pretend. But whether my eyes were open or closed, all I could see was the slobber on the man’s clenched teeth. I think a wasp got into my head the day the man with the slobbery teeth hurt my Mama.

I could hear Aunt Moe’s screams coming through the phone my Mama’d been holding – her screams and the headboard slamming into the wall. Those sounds drowned out everything else – everything except the man’s ugly grunts. My Mama didn’t make a sound. The man on top of her had slobber coming out through his clenched teeth. I could see him in the mirror over the headboard when I crawled out and stood at the foot of the bed. Mama’s eyes were scared. They told me to stay quiet and hidden; to go back under the bed so the man wouldn’t grunt on top of me. Her eyes were scared for me. Her eyes told me to close my eyes and ears and pretend I was somewhere else, so I did.

Uncle Joe is hiding in the dead book basement again, and I’m here alone with Aunt Moe. I wish Uncle Joe would come home. I wish Daddy would stop working so much. Uncle Joe called me today and asked me to go dig up our mason jar full of glass eyes. It’s hidden in the compost heap out behind the house, but I have to be careful so Aunt Moe doesn’t catch me. She hates me. She hates everyone. That’s why everyone’s gone and left her. Uncle Joe wants me to bring him his glass eyes. I have to help him, but I think he might leave me too and never come back. Aunt Moe says we have to leave the house by 9:00 am, so I have to shower and put on my blue dress we got just for today. I don’t hear the buzzing today. Maybe the wasps have gone to pay their last respects.

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If you have ever driven through the small town of Concord, you probably took notice of beautiful Magnolia Farms and its stables. You may have seen children taking riding lessons or an event taking place in the arena that lies next to the stable grounds. What you may not realize, however, is that before this property was an equestrian center, it was a school for many people who still reside in our community.

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“It was around the year 1925 when the new Concord School was built. Unlike the school in nearby Meansville, Concord School offered classes all the way through high school. Our school wasn’t nearly as large as most schools today, with only eleven in the graduating class of 1941,” recalls Pilkenton, valedictorian of the Class of 1941. “We were able to fit all eleven grades in the building that became the horse stables. Across the street from the school was a two-story dormitory for teachers. Most of the teachers were from different places in Georgia and were unmarried, so they would stay here during their teaching career at Concord School.” “Concord was a very close-knit community, and our teachers weren’t just in our school lives, but many of them were also our Sunday school teachers, as well as in our community art clubs, says Strickland. “It was almost as if we never got away from them – more like they were a part of our family than just in our presence at school.” Rumble counters, “We appreciated them, though, as Concord was accustomed to getting a lot of attention for its notably good teachers.” The criteria

for hiring a good teacher was somewhat different from today’s, as is apparent in the text of a letter written to Mr. R. H. Strickland in 1925:

Mr. R.H. Strickland, Concord, Ga. Dear Bro. Strickland: Your letter and telegram were both received and I just waited to hear from a teacher to answer you. Mrs. W.R. Hall of Wadley, Ga. is the best qualified teacher before us from the standpoint of education, experience, age, and settled habits and the only one willing to teach for what we can pay. She is a middle

aged widow with A.B. and A.M. degrees and highly recommended. She has agreed to work for $100.00 per month and wants to teach the subjects we need a teacher for. They are her first choice and she is a specialist in them. From her correspondence she appears to have a fine Christian spirit and ability to command the respect of pupils to bring out the best in them. She is a Methodist willing to assist anywhere. Personally I am anxious to use her and ask that you get the board to approve her and let me know early as convenient.

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I paired up with local historian Lynn Cunningham to help gain a better perspective of Magnolia Farms’ rich history. She graciously introduced me to several former students of the Concord School that occupied the property before Magnolia Farms: James Adams, George Norris, Margaret Pilkenton, Betty Rumble, and John Strickland. They tell the story of life at the Concord School in their own words.

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Anyone who lived inside the city limits would plays that were performed and the people who played in them as well as many other things.” have to walk to school, but those outside the city limits had the privilege of riding the bus. Strickland Rumble adds, “We would meet once a week in unfortunately barely missed out on that privilege: the auditorium for assembly programs and to sing hymns. “I lived just on the edge of the city, so I had the longest walk to school, and my next-door neighbor “Our school had a shop, a lunchroom, a wonderful would get to ride the school bus. I never found auditorium, a baseball field, a clay basketball this to be fair, especially when the weather was bad.” court, and a playground among many other things,” Rumble recalls. Norris also fondly remembers When the school in Meansville burned down, that playground. “Someone in the community many of those students were moved to Concord School after they finished that school year at the had made a slide that is much different than the old bank in downtown Meansville. They came slides you see today. It didn’t have stairs to climb,

J.M. Cook., Bowden, Ga., July 20, 1925

“Learning was our top priority, but helping out members of our community was right up there with it. If anyone near school ever needed help School life was very much connected with with anything, school would let out for it” betty rumble community and family life, as Strickland recollects,

“Although we didn’t have the technology that we do today, word could somehow still spread like wildfire. If I ever got in trouble at school, it seemed the whole town would know about it before school was even dismissed. Not only would I get a spanking by my teacher, but I would also get one from my father as I’d pass by his shop on the walk home, and then one more from my mother once I got home.”

to school on buses, but had to detour onto County but rather just laid directly on the bank that is Farm Road (which was still dirt at the time), since now a staircase leading into the horse arena.” the bridge on Highway 18 was still being built. Rumble adds, “We also had see-saws and a lot of field area for baseball and softball games.” “We welcomed them with open arms,” remembers Strickland remembers that the biggest baseball Strickland, “and loved having the extra people rivalry was with Warm Springs. to join us on the baseball field and for our school plays. When walking down the auditorium hallway, “Learning was our top priority,” says Rumble, “but you could see all of the graffiti on the wall where helping out members of our community was right students would write the names of the different up there with it. If anyone near school ever needed help with anything, school would let out for it. I can remember a few times when they would release the students from school and send us to pick cotton for local people who needed some help. Although picking cotton wasn’t something we looked forward to, anything to get us out of school early was exciting.” One major event that made a great impact on everyone interviewed was the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. In April of 1945, just at the end of World War II, Roosevelt passed away at the Little White House in Warm Springs. ‘His body was taken by train to Washington D.C., and the train passed right through Concord on its way. Our teachers let us out of class and we could see the tracks from the school, so we all were able to stand and watch as Roosevelt’s body was being transported. Many of us shed tears as we saw the flag-draped coffin on the back of the train come by.’

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Although the old school-turned-stables burned down, and the railroad tracks have been torn away and since paved over, the history of Concord School still remains just as present as always. Next time you are in Concord, take a second glance at Magnolia Farms. It wasn’t that long ago when you could hear the crack of baseball bats, children’s voices singing hymns, or the clatter of a typing class.

Lynn Cunningham’s daddy’s people are from Pike County as far back as 1832, so she feels at home there. Lynn was born in Cobb County, but up until the time she married she would come back to Pike once or twice a month to visit family. Lynn was the administrative assistant to the director of staff development for Cobb County schools, retiring after working there for about 28 years. As soon as she and her husband retired, five years ago, they moved “home” to Pike County.

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