Volume 2 Issue 4 Kitchen Drawer Illustrated by Kitchen Drawer Illustrated

FREE TO A GOOD HOME

SEPT/OCT ‘10

G N I N E T S I L WE’RE

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., is officially recognized as Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oldest Brewery With over 180 years of brewing tradition and five generations of Yuengling family ownership, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc,. holds the American Brewing Industry record for the longest, continuously operated brewery.

J O B

OHNSTON weN & ullard llp aTTOrNeyS aT law

divOrce aNd cuSTOdy iSSueS BuSiNeSS, cONTracT & cOrpOraTe diSpuTeS willS & prOBaTe MaTTerS car wreckS & perSONal iNJury real eSTaTe Griffin Location 124 North Hill Street Griffin, Georgia 30224 770-227-8929 phone 770-229-9810 fax

McDonough Location 38 Hampton Street McDonough, Georgia 30253 678-583-1390 phone 678-583-6528 fax

This train keeps a rollin’

y mama always told me that the kitchen is the heart of a home. In like manner, local media is the heart of a community, and here at KD we have heart for days. In spite of national magazine page counts slimming and even the venerable Rolling Stone using ambush journalism and printing covers that would make Maxim blush red, we have motored on the track set before us without deviation.

We are truly Plug In

the ... d little l u magazine that co

Kitchen Drawer helps those who help themselves. The best way to promote your event, your success, your story (and to be considered for publication in Kitchen Drawer magazine) is by registering at kitchendrawer.net. Take advantage of this free venue and unlimited space for posting your own events, pictures, stories, etc. And as always you can chat us up on Facebook and Twitter!

MEET OUR STAFF STAFF PICKS

The Kitchen Drawer team shares their favorite local dishes

Ben Johnson Publisher

Laurie Cochrane Editor

Carrie Jones Art Director

Ashley Green Manager

Nicole Scibetta Designer

Slices’ Roasted Red Pepper & Smoked Gouda soup

6th Street Pier’s Saigon Shrimp

J. Henry’s Blackened Chicken Pasta

Joe’s Sandwich Shop’s Turkey Reuben

El Toro Loco’s Acapulco Cheesesteak

www.kitchendrawer.net

What’s In Your Kitchen Drawer? Doctoberfest 2010 Beer Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Plug in to Kitchen Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Meet Our Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Meet Your Neighbor – Brian Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 En Garde! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 GSHA (Griffin Spalding County Hospital Authority) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Back in the Day with Charlotte Frye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 September–October Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Kindling – Part 5 – Enkindled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Kitchen Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Fields of Doves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Freedman’s Finds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Vent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Paparazzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 39, 43 Sports: Lebron’s New Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Music: Chris Nylund – Mag Tard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Business Card Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Contributing Photographers Stephen Berna, stephan@libertytech.net Beau Gentry, bgentry71@gmail.com

Contributing Writers Amanda Cera, amandaocera@yahoo.com Taylor Gantt, the ganttinator@gmail.com Ronnie Garrison, http://fishing.about.com Rachel Scoggins, vrscoggins@bellsouth.net Allison Smyly, allison_smyly@bellsouth.net Cathy Willis, bubbleskid@gmail.com

Contributing Designers Cristin Bowman, www.laughingfig.com Leilani Durden, www.southern-persuasion.com Courtney Kuhlman, www.courtneykuhlman.com John Powell

September/October 2010 www.kitchendrawer.net

5 OFF a

Bottle of Wine

Thursdays only

Check Facebook for weekly specials

Lunch Coming Soon...

6thstreetpier.com

405 N. Expressway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Beside Southern Crescent Tech

129 S 6 Street Griffin, GA 770-233-1220

(770) 412-0441

Griffin, GA 770-233-1220

Street Pier

129 S 6thStreet Griffin, GA 129770-233-1220 S 6thStreet

Street Pier

Elwood Pier

th Elwood Pier

6 6

Street Pier

Elwood Pier 129 Sth 6 Street 129 SGriffin, 6 Street GA Griffin, GA 770-233-1220 770-233-1220

Exp Oct 31

6 6

th th

Elwood Pier

25.00 50.00 Half-Price 25.00 50.00 50.00 Equal or lesser value

129 S 6thStreet Griffin, GA 770-233-1220

Street Pier

129 S 6thStreet Griffin, Griffin, GAGA 770-233-1220 770-233-1220

Elwood Pier Elwood Pier

StreetPier Pier Street 129 S 6 Street

th th

Elwood Pier

$econd Entree $$

When it comes to providing care for your family,

Quality Counts. Trust your care to

Spalding Regional Medical Center

The facts are clear. Validated information from the federal government shows Spalding Regional Medical Center ranks above state and national averages, as well as above the local six-county area average on quality indicators used for measuring safety and efficiency in hospitals.

Close to Home. Far from Ordinary. 601 South 8th Street â&#x20AC;˘ Griffin, GA 30224 (770) 228-2721 â&#x20AC;˘ www.spaldingregional.com Call (770) 467-6136 for a physician referral.

Hospital Quality Measures 95.0%

94.1%

Spalding Regional Medical Center

National Average

93.1% 92.97% State Average

Area Hospitals Average

*Center for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) Process of Care measures were developed by the federal government to report how often hospitals provide recommended care for patients treated for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care improvement process rate. For more information, visit the CMS Hospital Compare Web site at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. *Q308-Q209 data shown. Local Hospitals is an aggregated overall percentage of the hospitals in Spalding, Upson, Butts, Henry, Clayton and Fayette counties.

Open 7 Days

(770) 227-7750 1107 etheridge Mill Road Griffin, Ga 30224

W e e k ly s p e c i a l s Monday Corona & Corona Light - $2.50 Tuesday Modelo especial - $2.50 Wednesday Margarita (16 oz.) - $3.50

Thursday 99¢ Draft Beer Bud • Bud Light Michelob Ultra • Miller Lite Friday Chicken Fajita Lunch (11-3) - $4.99 pitcher of Beer (11-5) - $5.25

Now AvAilAble

• Long-term care • Assistance with daily activities • Meal preparation • Light housekeeping • Skilled nursing • Wound care • Home IV therapy

126 W. College St., Griffin • (770) 233-0902 Mon-Fri: 7:30 am - 7:00 pm • Sat: 8 am - 6 pm • Sun: 12 - 5 pm 8

(770) 412-0441

meet

your

neighbor. Scoggins

Social change isn’t just a buzzword; it isn’t something that only happens in Atlanta, other cities, or parts of the world. It is happening right here in Griffin. Brian Miller, 28, didn’t always want to start a nonprofit organization. After graduating from Griffin High in 2000, he went to college and graduated from Clemson with a master’s degree. He then went to New York to become the next great architect. After a few years, he got laid off. In addition to that, he lost a five-week-old nephew. But instead of seeing these things as setbacks, he took them as a sign. After losing his nephew, Miller knew he wanted to do something with youths. “It’s what God was telling me,” he states. “I needed to be more responsible, make the most out of every opportunity. I wanted to do something special, make something out of my life. Life is so short. One minute you’re here, one you’re not.” It was time to come home.

The Message Miller began speaking to students all along the eastern seaboard. He talked to the kids about three things: 1) the power of making positive choices; 2) the stereotypical myths about success; 3) the way one’s actions affect people in all directions. He wanted to leave the students with something positive that would affect them personally and also carry over into their interactions with others. “A lot of solutions are ‘band-aid’ solutions, because there are no followups, anything tangible,” he says. “We have to come up with powerful initiatives to combat negative cycles.” For example, Miller says, “I could give [homeless] people t-shirts or shoes, but they don’t learn anything. If I teach them a skill, it’ll last beyond that workshop.” Thus, Sole Plus was born. Miller started thinking about what he loves. First, he loves shoes and considers himself a “sneakerhead.” He loves art and has always loved helping people; as a kid, he would collect change after church and send his collections to a children’s house in Macon every week. His combined interests provided the framework for the Sole Plus initiative. “I wake up every day excited about it,” he said. “I don’t view it as a job; it’s a passion of mine.” www.kitchendrawer.net

Brian Miller The nonprofit organization is founded on the Pablo Picasso quote, “Art washes away from the [sole] the dust of everyday life.” The organization believes that it gives people a way to do just that by giving them a therapeutic way of expressing themselves through the design of canvas shoes. And literally, it gives people in need a new pair of shoes. In other words, wearable advocacy.

The Contest Sole Plus sponsors both design contests and workshops. Students are provided with shoe templates so they can express themselves through the design. According to the purpose of the organization, “it is a unique and focused program that gives today’s youth a boisterous voice to bring awareness to the artist’s chosen cause.” The art for the contest shoes has to have a social message, something important to the artist, and through this, it teaches the student about social change. Elizabeth Turner, a 2010 graduate of Spalding High, was a finalist for the 2009 design competition. Her design reflected the issue of high school bullying using the phrase “Walk a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes.” Turner’s inspiration came from a boy who sat with her at lunch each day. After a while, the boy told her that lunch was the only bit of sunshine in his entire day because, when he ate with her, the bullies left him alone. Her shoe design consisted of a sun on one toe cap, a moon on the other. Turner explains, “As people, we are all different. Just like the sun and the moon, two very different entities, we must work together to achieve a common goal. Even though we are different, we need each other to exist. In no way should anyone be bullied because they are different. There is no place for bullying in school or in society.” This is just one example of the way students have used the design contest as an avenue to raise awareness and express social advocacy. In the pilot program, Miller chose three high schools to test out the design contest: Spalding High, Tri-Cities High School (an arts magnet school in Atlanta) and another in South Carolina. There was a competition among the high schools for the best art depicting a social message. Students submitted

by Rachel

designs, via a template, which were judged on the message conveyed and its artistic execution. Now they have expanded the contest to five regions: Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, and West. The organization has schools participating all the way from Alaska to Miami. The winners from each region get to travel around that region and donate shoes. Furthermore, the five winning designs are put online for voting and the top three artists go abroad to donate shoes to children in an underprivileged country. “It’s a way to open their eyes on a number of levels,” Miller says. “They can see the way things are in other parts of their own region, other regions around the country, and other parts of the world.” Miller also hopes the students realize the practicality of their artistic talent through learning to design shoes. “People are ‘educated out’ of their art,” he explains. “When they are good at drawing, they get the question, ‘What are you going to do with that’ and ‘How are you going to make money?’” Miller aims to show these students that instead of begging parents for expensive shoes, they could have a lucrative career in design. Instead of dreaming of being a basketball player, they could be an agent or get into sports marketing.

The Exhibit

Sole Plus has garnered the attention of several national companies. Converse has given the organization tremendous support. They ship as many shoes as needed and have already donated around 300 pairs. Sharpie is another sponsor and supplies their efforts. Red Bull has also signed on as a sponsor. But so far, Sole Plus has received very little monetary sponsorship. Everything has been paid for out of Miller’s pocket, and unfortunately, he cannot do it anymore. To help gain some monetary support, Sole Plus is hosting an art exhibit entitled Art Sole Life in October. The event will be held in Atlanta and will feature a mixture of high school, college, emerging, and community artists. The artists will be telling stories about everyday life through shoes, plus showcasing some of their own original artwork. “We have our finger on the pulse on the art community in Atlanta. It has a way to move people the way other venues can’t.” The exhibit will also showcase what the organization is doing with students and screen a documentary about the problem of homelessness in Atlanta. The event is open to the community, but is currently limited to ages 21 and up because they are as yet unsure who will be sponsoring the event and they don’t want to censor the artists. “We have the attention of the kids – they love what we do; now we need community support. We need other people in positions to take it to another level.” 10

The documentary that will be shown is to shed light on the homeless situation in Atlanta. “The word ‘homeless’ has such a stigma attached to it,” Miller states. He prefers to use the word ‘transitioning.’ The organization tries to choose people in the homeless shelters who can shed light or share an inspirational story to help eliminate the negative stigma attached to the idea of being homeless. Sole Plus donates shoes to homeless people. “Some days, I’ll pile up shoes in my car, drive around Atlanta, and see someone who needs shoes and give them to them and talk to them.” Miller also hands out shoes through mobile food banks. Sole Plus relies on shelters to locate children. This makes it a seamless process because it’s not easy to identify students in need. For example, a shelter recommended a kid who never had any positive male interactions. Miller offered a pair of shoes to break the ice and then proceeded to connect with him. Sole Plus also helped two girls in South Carolina who were in shelters and excelled in academics and sports despite horrible backgrounds. This showed the girls that someone was paying attention to them and their successes. Although Sole Plus is an organization with a strong vision for positive change, gaining attention from the media and community has been difficult. “It’s so hard to get attention and get something going that is good. Our society is so obsessed with sex, drugs, and things like that, and it’s hard to do something good for society.” PR contacts won’t return his calls, money is growing thin, but the interest from the schools and children continue to increase. “It’s hard, but I have to keep pushing,” he said. “I can’t let any frustrations get in the way of the goal of the organization. It’s bigger than me and my frustrations.”

The Rewards “At the end of the day, I feel really good about what I’m doing. It makes the struggles worth it.” Miller is also an author, whose book is entitled Turning Red Lights Green. In his book, he challenges people to do something positive, to use negative life-changing experiences to propel themselves forward. This is exactly what he has done in his life. “We’re trying to leave our mark – our footprint – on people’s lives,” or as one of the Sole Plus taglines states, “changing the world one sole at a time.” Sole Plus is philanthropic, giving back to youth, engaging in art, and bringing the homeless epidemic to the forefront. In other words, it’s bigger than shoes. You can visit Sole Plus online at http://soleplus.org/ and Art Sole Life at http://www.artsolelife.com/.

(770) 412-0441

Old-Fashioned Values For Nearly 60 Years

El Durango

HAPPY HOUR

Mexican Restaurant (770) 229-1555

4 – 6 Monday–Friday Buy 1 Get 1 Free Margaritas & Draft Beer

Saturday Special 99 Cent Draft Beer All Day Saturday

Hours Mon –Thurs 11am –10pm Fri 11am –11pm Sat 12 pm –11pm Closed Sun

650 N EXPRESSWAY, GRIFFIN

AICPA

GSCPA Never Underestimate The Value SM

-In Downtown Griffin-

sharps

since 1951 Jewelers 124 West Solomon Street

770.227.2595

& Company, llC Cavanaugh 123 W t s .|G , G . 30223 est

aylor t

riffin

(770) 412-0000

Income Tax Preparation - Corporate, Partnership & Personal – Free Electronic Filing & Free Direct Deposit with Return Preparation – Computerized Bookkeeping Services – Business Consultation

& Express Lube

Indulge Yourself with

CompleteCarCareCenter

Superior Service.

www.nbmshop.net

770-228-8888 phone 770-228-3488 fax

1412 Bowling Lane | Griffin, Georgia 30223

www.lindseyorthodontics.com

We service all major household appliances.

770-884-0000 mrappliance.com Independently owned and operated.

120 W. College St. Griffin, Ga. 4080 Hwy. 42 South Locust Grove, Ga. wxw4.85 w . k(Banks).indd i t c h e n d r1 a w e r . n e t MAG_Col-2.35

6/8/2010 9:16:55 AM

(770) 228-1223 (770) 914-7994 11

• Georgia Bulldogs • Atlanta Braves • Classic Hits & Current Favs

WHO KNEW A FRESH LAYER OF INSULATION WOULD HELP ME WEATHER THE SEASON? There was money hiding in my attic. Not anymore. I’m saving $240 a year just by adding insulation. What can you do? Find out how the little changes a d d u p a t To g e t h e r We S a v e . c o m .

www.southernriversenergy.com

T O G E T H E RW E S AV E .C O M

Listen Online at

Fun101FM.com Sandy Bales

Doug Lane Certified Financial Planner

VP Trust Officer

™

let us help you achieve your financial goals

Investment Management Financial, Retirement & Estate Planning Investment & Trust Services 525 South Hill Street • Griffin, GA 30224 • 770.412.4948

(706) 647-7121

(770) 412-0441

En Garde! F ed up

Students Hunter Davis and Michelle Christine Westbrook with Kevin Murdock

with discrimination from his own government, Maestro Arkady Burdan, former Russian army captain and head fencing coach for the Soviet Union hoped to offer his coaching talent to the U.S. Burdan, who is Jewish, wasn’t allowed to send his top Jewish fencing students outside of the U.S.S.R. to compete. Instead, lower-ranked non-Jewish Russians won in Europe, while his best students quickly reached the competitive ceiling at home. In 1989, Burdan walked into the Atlanta Fencer’s Club right off the street and announced in very broken English that he was the world’s top fencing coach, one of the youngest ever to earn the title of “Maestro.” Intrigued, Lourdes Duerson, a student at AFC, followed Burdan when he was laughed out of the building and wrote down his contact information. Duerson’s son attended Counterpane, a Montessori school in Fayetteville, and she wondered if Burdan would be interested in teaching middle school-aged

www.kitchendrawer.net

Design by Cristin Bowman

boys there. Supremely overqualified for the position, Burdan began his class with five or six lucky and unsuspecting young teenagers at Counterpane. One of those boys was Kevin Murdock. “Physical Chess” Now 31 years old, Murdock trained under Burdan for six years and has, in turn, taught fencing for six more. Fencing was a perfect fit for Murdock’s diminutive stature and strong individuality that made him ill matched for many team sports. “Fencing is sometimes referred to as ‘physical chess,’” says Murdock, “so that makes it a great lifetime sport. When you’re young you have strength and speed on your side, but when you get older you can still win if you have the ability to adapt and outthink your opponent.” As one might expect, fencing also fine-tunes hand/eye coordination. “My reflexes got so good that if I knocked over a glass of water, I could catch it before it spilled.” Continued on page 14.

Continued from page 13.

There are three styles of fencing: sabre, epee, and foil. Burdan teaches sabre, which descended from cavalry fighting. Thus, sabre is characterized by a more aggressive slashing style, as compared with the “prance and poke” style of epee or foil.

it to have to keep doing it.” And, according to Murdock, fencing is “pretty close to perfectly safe,” particularly with the advent of Plexiglas masks. “The biggest danger in fencing is maybe wearing a knee out after 25 years or so.”

Most of Murdock’s students say that they watched sword fighting as little kids and always wanted to try it. Often, like Murdock, they’re attracted to a sport that not everybody can play, and one where you can develop your own style and stand or fall on your own merit. “If I won, I wanted it to be me who won; if I lost, I wanted it to be my fault,” Murdock explains.

Murdock’s classes emphasize overall fitness – his students do sit ups, push ups and cardio – but Murdock is a bit more laid back than his old Soviet coach. “If I coached the way Maestro did, I’d probably get arrested for child brutality,” Kevin laughs. “We practiced two hours a day, six days per week, with no air conditioning. It was about 900 degrees. If you missed one practice, the next time you showed up Maestro would pretend he’d forgotten your name. We had a real sense of accomplishment though – of being pushed beyond what we thought we could do.”

Not Just for Prep Schools Anymore Fencing is a perfect solution to physical fitness for homeschoolers, and Murdock is committed to making this traditionally aristocratic sport affordable. “It occurred to me that most of those households are single-income because someone is staying home to teach the kids.” Along with his low rates, Murdock encourages a free two-week trial with borrowed equipment. “I don’t want anyone who’s not enjoying

Kevin’s class meets Tuesdays 6 pm–7:30 pm at Church of Joy on Williamson Rd. Lessons are $40/month-to-month, with discounts for multiple family members and first two weeks FREE! Contact him at kevin_murdock2000@yahoo.com.

(770) 412-0441

Moody

Funeral Home “Our Family Serving Your Family” • Professional Service • Cemetery on Site • Cremations

Stuart Ogletree Providing Insurance and Financial Services

27 YEARS IN BUSINESS

629 W. Taylor Street, PO Box 565 Griffin, GA 30224 Office: 770-227-3204

America’s Country! THE BEST IN NEW & CLASSIC COUNTRY MUSIC LAMAR COUNTY NEWS PIKE COUNTY NEWS

www.kitchendrawer.net

GSHA Griffin

spalding county hospital authority

authority takes grant applications, considers the impacts of the programs and services each organization or program provides, and makes decisions on how the funding will be distributed every year the

(770) 412-0441

Spalding County’s Benevolent Giant

The Griffin-Spalding County Hospital Authority (GSHA) is little known, but impacts our community in a big way. The mission of the Authority is to help improve the health of the people of Spalding County by addressing root causes of problems. It promotes education and awareness to help citizens understand major health issues, builds partnerships with healthcare and other organizations to help those in need, and awards grants to improve the health and well-being of people in Spalding County. The GSHA grants funds to organizations and programs such as the Hope Health Clinic, the school nurse program, the medical and dental clinics at the County Health Department, Midway Recovery, adult literacy, the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, Meals on Wheels, the Food Pantry, and many others, all based in Spalding County. The sale of the Griffin-Spalding hospital in 1986 presented a unique opportunity for the Hospital Authority to establish, under the guidelines of state hospital authority law, a method to fund indigent care in Spalding County. When a clause in the original contract permitted renegotiation for the sale of the hospital to Tenet Healthcare in 1995, the Hospital Authority received additional funds. The interest from funds received from the original sale and the 1995 renegotiation have resulted in over $1 million annually being distributed back to the community in recent years.

says. One key aspect of being prudent with the funds is the Authority’s policy to reinvest 20 percent of the returns for additional growth. Another key component in protecting the fund for future generations is preserving the principal. “There are many communities that have health needs for their citizens and no way of funding them. This was a unique opportunity presented to the members of the Hospital Authority to produce funds for health-related issues for years to come,” says Pfrogner. Along with the responsibility to choose how to distribute funds among so many worthy and needy organizations come tough choices. Every year the Authority takes grant applications, considers the impacts of the programs and services each organization or program provides, and makes decisions on how the funding will be distributed. Just because an organization received funding in a previous year does not necessarily mean it will receive it the following year. According to Pfrogner, “Sometimes we don’t have the funds to fund people at the level they request, but we do the best we can and discuss each grant request very thoroughly.” Pfrogner stresses that although the GSHA is able to help many organizations, most still rely on funding and donations from other sources.

The benefits of the Authority grants are evident across the community.

The benefits of the Authority grants are evident across the community. A registered or licensed practical nurse is now available to each school in the county. The Hope Health Clinic is able to provide health care to those in need who often have no other way of getting care. The Authority has been a partner with the school system and the health department in the establishment of a dental clinic for children, for which there was a great need. Adult literacy programs now flourish in churches and other non-traditional locations, so that the opportunity to earn a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is more widely available to those with limited transportation options. The Council on Aging is able to deliver more Meals on Wheels; the Food Pantry and Soup Kitchens have received funding to be able to help more people. According to Bonnie Pfrogner, current chairman of the GSHA and member since 1987, all eight members of the Authority take very seriously their responsibility to be prudent with the funds administered. “We want to support programs that are having a positive impact,” she www.kitchendrawer.net

by Allison

Smyly

GSHA

Pfrogner adds that all the voting members of the GSHA board are volunteers. They are Bonnie Pfrogner – Chairman, James Dunaway – Vice-chairman, Cal Oxford – Treasurer, John Abbott, Eddie Grogan, Charles Heggie, Enid Lofters-Jones, and Brian Upson. The Authority’s secretary is Yvonne Langford and the attorney is Mike Peek. Ryan McLemore represents the Griffin City Commission and Eddie Freeman is the representative from Spalding County Board of Commissioners. Pfrogner explains that four members of the Authority are appointed by the city and four by the county. Since the members serve staggered terms of four years each, the City and the County have a turn to appoint or reappoint a member to the board each year. Although members of the Hospital Authority board are not paid for their work, there is nonmonetary compensation: the rewards of knowing that those in need are being aided by this important asset to Griffin-Spalding. Pfrogner, who has been part of a wide variety of local activities over the years, says, “This is one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever been involved with because of the results...and the thousands of people who have benefited.” 17

B CCSP approved We accept Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurances

• Private Home Care • Assisted Living • Out of Home Respite • Home Hospice • Palliative (Long-Term) Care Suites • InPatient Hospice Suites

621 Carver Road • Griffin, GA 30224

(770) 468-4504 • www.CMHospice.com

T he O rThOpaedic and S pOrTS injury c enTer Dr. A. Bruce Reid Certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

• General Orthopaedics • Sports Medicine • Total Joint replacement

Dr. C. Thomas Hopkins, Jr. Certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons Certified by American Board of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Griffin Office

Office HOurS 8 am – 5 pm (Monday – Thursday) 8 am – 3 pm (friday)

ThOmasTOn Office

770-227-4600

w w w. G r i f f i n b O n e s . c O m

706-646-2785

717 South 8th Street Griffin, GA 30224

330 West Main Street Thomaston, GA 30286

(770) 412-0441

Back

in the

Day

“ The best years and happiest years – when we were flying” – Charlotte “Dandy” Frye

With Charlotte Frye

ilot Charlotte (Dandy) Frye was a “pretty independent woman for her time,” according to her son Warren, a retired welding instructor at Lockheed. At a time when most women focused exclusively on their families, “she got past that stage and wanted to do something else,” recalls her son. Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1893, Charlotte Barbara Fogg moved to Atlanta when she was five years old. She married surgeon Augustus Frye in 1916 and lived in Griffin until her death in 1983. In 1931, Dandy’s husband, unbeknownst to her, was taking flying lessons at Candler Field in Atlanta. When she found out, Dandy didn’t put a stop to it – she signed up too, and she learned to fly from Beeler Blevins and Wesley Raymond. At the time there were only six licensed female pilots in the State of Georgia. Dandy loved to fly and purchased her own plane, a closed-cabin Beachcraft Staggerwing D-17 that pioneered retractable landing gear that was cranked up and down by hand. The Fryes were instrumental in getting an airport established in Griffin, and Dandy was an enthusiastic and competitive flyer. She participated in air shows and actively promoted aviation in Georgia. Billy Knight, long-time reporter from the Griffin Daily News recalls asking Dandy to wave to him and his classmates at Northside Grammar School. Dandy obliged by “waving” her plane wing up and down at the delighted schoolchildren as they waited in the yard for her. Dandy was a charter member and vice president of the Georgia chapter of the legendary Ninety-Nine’s club for female pilots, named simply for its 99 members which included Amelia Earhart. Dandy and Earhart were friends, and Dandy shared Earhart’s advocacy of flying in general and lady pilots in particular. Dandy was also a member of the Atlanta Aero Club, the Georgia chapter of the National Aeronautical Association, and the Carolina Aero Club.

www.kitchendrawer.net

To learn more about Charlotte Frye and other Georgia pilots, visit the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins: www.museumofaviation.org Thanks to Wally Brown and History of Griffin Museum for their loan of Ms. Frye’s materials. 19

Warren remembers being “dragged along” to Candler Field with his mother when he was about eight years old. “I didn’t really want to be there, so, being a kid, I got into all the trouble I could.” Warren climbed the giant bamboo behind the control tower to get up onto the roof so that he could examine the revolving green and white lights installed there. “From the roof I could see across to where Amelia Earhart was at the time. She was standing out on the field, surrounded by my mother and the other 99’ers.” Like other moms, Dandy had to perform mundane tasks like picking up her children from school, but the Frye kids might be picked up in a plane! Warren remembers a time when his mother flew to Athens to pick up his older brother, Augustus, from UGA for the weekend. “She was trying to find the landing field up there. She saw a place with no trees, but someone was burning a big pile of trash in the middle of it. She kept circling around and finally decided to land in a farmer’s cornfield (because you could do that back then), and she taxied up to the house. A lady came out of the house, looking at this plane in her cornfield. My mother had on her helmet and goggles, but as she walked up she took them off. The woman gasped, ‘Lordy me, it’s a WOMAN!’ That’s how unusual it was to see a lady flyer back then. So then she told my mother where the field was. Turns out my brother had built that bonfire to show her where the field was and which way the wind was blowing.” Flying in the 1930s was neither as safe nor as comfortable as it is today. Most of the small planes had open cockpits, which meant low temperatures at higher elevations and a great deal of noise. Racing these planes also caused them tremendous mechanical stress. As she left for home after winning one race from Atlanta to Miami, Dandy’s plane was wrecked. She had just taken off and was about 200-400 feet off the ground when a cracked cylinder caused the engine to shut down. Dandy hadn’t built enough speed to circle back and land on the runway, so she had to bring the plane down on its belly in the swamp, with the landing gear retracted. The pilot who had taken off just in front of her likewise had trouble, but he made the decision

to circle back. He didn’t make it to the runway and was killed. The Frye’s children, Dr. Augustus Frye, Jr. and Barbara Frye Hothorn followed in their parents’ footsteps and became pilots too. Dr. Frye, Sr. taught his daughter to fly on an unused dirt runway in the Griffin airport, and Barbara became the youngest person at the time to get her pilot’s license. Augustus earned his instrument rating with his wife, Eleanor, in the plane. She recalls “a number of white-knuckle flights, and the dumb radio had a tendency to go out. But we had a lot of fun.” Augustus remembers flying his two sons out west and has loads of hair-raising tales. One time in Idaho, a pack of mules refused to yield the runway until, in danger of running out of fuel, Augustus fired his gun over their heads. Augustus says, “Once the flying bug gets you, you might as well just give up. It’s a real addiction.” Dandy flew the mail from Griffin to Atlanta as part of Griffin’s Centennial celebration and the 20th anniversary of airmail service in May of 1938. Charlotte Frye was the only woman pilot sworn in by the Postmaster and became one of the first female airmail pilots. Charlotte Frye was enshrined on May 18, 1991 in the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame as one of Georgia’s pioneer women pilots and one who actively promoted aviation in her state during the 1930s. Her flight jacket and one of her trophies are exhibited in the Aviation Museum in Warner Robins. Dandy relinquished her license when all private pilot licenses were revoked at the United States’ entry into World War II. In light of Dandy’s aheadof-her-time passion and initiative, we asked her son Warren, “Would you consider your mother a feminist?” With no hesitation, he answers, “I’d consider her a pilot.”

(770) 412-0441

Griffin

Georgia

DOCTOBER DAY S 2010

October 22 - 23

saturday night

Fridayt nigh

Great Griffin Grub Grab Downtown Food Festival

Saturday

Mitch Morris and the Lost Pioneers

The Ben Ratliff Band Buckeye band

y a d i l l o H Doc f o e m o H

www.doctoberdays.cityoFgriffin.com

Find Us On

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Saturday 4

Poetry Group A Novel Experience

Governmental Affairs Meeting Griffin Welcome Center

Foll

Mac Class Liberty Technology

7 PM

7:30 AM

2 PM

Atlanta Motor Speedway

6 Fried Chicken Sunday Farmhouse Resturant Serenbe 11:30 AM

Artisans’ Guild LEAF Meeting of Griffin Meeting Griffin Safehouse Welcome Center Coffee 2 PM

Storytime for Kids Barnesville Library

8 PM

11AM

OCC Chopper Board Meeting Poker Run Griffin Welcome Center Foreign Film Club Griffin Fairgrounds 3:30 PM 4:30 PM A Novel Experience “Driving Miss Farm Heritage 7 PM Daisy” Day Main Street Pike County Players 9AM

Race Weekend

Fortson Library New Book Fundraiser Hampton 2 PM

Fried Chicken Sunday Farmhouse Resturant Serenbe

Artisans’ Guild Violin & Viola of Griffin Meeting Lessons Safehouse Gordon College Coffee 3:30 PM 8 PM

Business After Hours Eternal Hope Hospice

Brown Bag Lunch Group American Rust by Meyer A Novel Experience

9/16–9/26

7 PM

United Way Boat Race Dundee Lake 9 AM

Slow Exposures Dixie Swim Club

Family Karaoke Night WiseGuys Wings

5 PM

“Barbara & Frank” Griffin Concert Assoc.

11:30 AM

“Dixie Swim Club” Main Street Players

Buggy Days Ritz Park Amphitheatre Friday on the Square Zebulon | 7 PM

6:30 PM

5K “Run from Domestic Violence” Promise Place 6:30 PM

March of Dimes Spalding County Pet Adoption Doggie Do’s/ Humane Society

11 AM

6:30 PM

ZZZ’s in the Trees Panola Mountain State Park 6 PM

Artisans’ Guild Violin & Viola of Griffin Meeting Lessons Safehouse Gordon College Coffee 3:30 PM

a24

8 PM

30 Storytime for Kids Barnesville Library 11AM

“Sylvia” Gordon College Theatre 7 PM

( 7 7(07 7) 04) 1421 2- -004444 1

Follow Kitchen Drawer on

Sunday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Alzheimer’s Spalding Homecoming vs. Memory Walk Eagles Landing Peachtree City

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH SUSAN G KOMEN 3-DAY FOR THE CURE OCTOBER 22–24, 2010 www.the3day.org

s y

Monday

“9 To 5: The Musical” Fox Theatre 1:30 PM

7:30 PM

8 AM

Poetry Group A Novel Experience

Mac Class Liberty Technology 2 PM

7 PM

Artisans’ Guild of Storytime Violin & Viola Griffin Meeting for Kids Lessons Safehouse Zebulon Library Gordon College Coffee 3:30 PM

Breakfast with Buddha by Merullo A Novel Experience

11:30 AM

8 PM

Marillier by Palahniuk A Novel Experience

9 Serenbe Farmers Market 9 AM

Official Cowboy Day Rock Ranch

Foreign Film Night A Novel Experience

10 AM

7 PM

Storytime for Kids Barnesville Library

Fried Chicken Sunday Farmhouse Resturant Serenbe

11AM

Artisans’ Guild of Griffin Meeting Safehouse Coffee

11:30 AM

Job Fair Expo Event Center Griffin 1 PM

LEAF Meeting Griffin Welcome Center

Serenbe

16Farmers Market 9 AM

Hot Air Balloon Rally Rock Ranch

2 PM

Board Meeting Griffin Welcome Center

10 AM

3:30 PM

8 PM

Kiwanis Fair | South Hill Street | Griffin, GA

Fall Plant Sale UGA Research Garden

Home School Day – Reptiles Cochran Mill Nature Center 10:30 AM

Intuit 19 Breakfast & Learn Griffin Welcome Center

8 AM

Intuit Lunch & Learn

22Griffin

“A Little Night Music” Griffin Choral Arts Lamar Fine Arts Center

Days2010 22october- 23 saturday night

Fridayt nigh

Great Griffin Grub Grab Downtown Food Festival

Saturday

7:30 PM

HCCC Huggins Room McDonough | 1 PM

Georgia

Doc’tober Mitch Morris and the Lost Pioneers

The Ben Ratliff Band Buckeye band

Hom iday Doc Holl e of

Hatch Market Downtown Griffin Doctoberfest Beer Festival Downtown Griffin

Doctober Days 2010

www.doctoberdays.cityogriffin.com

Purchase Mega tickets before October 3rd

“Legacy of Floyd Cramer” Violin & Viola Griffin Area Lessons Concert Gordon College Association 3:30 PM Griffin Auditorium 7:30 PM

w wwww. k. ikt icthce nhdernadw re ra. w n eetr . n e t w

Al Smith Midtown Jazz Session Apache Cafe Atlanta 8 PM

Family Karaoke Night WiseGuys Wings 6:30 PM

Downtown Trick or Treat Griffin 4 PM

Piketober Fest Zebulon Square 5 PM

31 Trick or Treat?

25b

When I say "good," you say "neighbor." Teresa S Grubbs, Agent 426 South Hill Street Griffin, GA 30224 Bus: 770-227-2512 www.teresagrubbs.com

Now that's teamwork. Call me for your insurance needs and see how it feels to be on a #1 team. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.速 CALL FOR A QUOTE 24/7.

P097313

State Farm Home Office, Bloomington, IL

BUY ONE GET ONE

Buy any pizza and get one of equal or lesser value FREE Ad and Photo creation by www.partyofsevenphotography.com

770-227-1733 Valid at Griffin Location Only With this coupon. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases.

Expires on October 31st Expires on April 30th Expires on April 30th

Proudly supporting local schools and sports programs

(770) 412-0441

K I NDLING

Part 5

Enkindled by AMANDA CERA Design by John Powell

he Turcott twins lived with their grandparents in our neighborhood, so I’d tell Aunt Moe I was going over to the vacant field around the corner to play freeze tag with them. Instead I headed to the woods to lie under the tree and wait for the wasp invasion. One time Jenny and Jesse came with me to see the delicate gray hive, but they wanted to throw rocks at it and knock it down with sticks. I told them the hive belonged to old Mr. Johnson, who lived in the red and white rusted trailer out off Hornbuckle Road. Everyone believed he was an evil psycho who liked to steal mean kids and lock them in his basement and use them as fertilizer for his rose garden. They never came back to the woods with me, but they never bothered the wasp nest either. Every day for two weeks I lay under that tree on the soft green moss and waited. Two wasps always came down to fly near me, but they never tried to go inside my head or my nose. After a month, they would be waiting when I arrived at the tree. I would sit down by its base and the wasps would land on my hand or my leg. They became my friends. Not once did they try and invade my head. Then I convinced myself I needed to give them a larger target area. In mid July I was ready to put my plan into action. I’d given Scooter, the town troublemaker, ten dollars to buy CO2 cartridges for me. He’d come through, even though the scumbag made me kiss him before he’d hand them over. His breath smelled like stale cigarette smoke and Listerine. I waited until midnight to sneak out in to the backyard and dig up the jar full of glass eyes. I dug through the dirt with my bare hands, throwing handful after handful of black dirt over my shoulder. I’m sure in the moonlight I must have looked like a lunatic out digging through the compost heap. When I had the mason jar in my lap, I grabbed the BB gun from beside me and began to pump the stock. The canister wooshed as I pumped and pumped. I knew Aunt Moe would probably wake with the first shot, so I had only one chance to do this. I pumped the gun barrel until my strength failed me, then I positioned the gun between my knees and tried to lean back to aim the barrel at my left eye. My arms were too short to reach the trigger and hold the gun in place so I found a “Y” shaped stick to use to push the trigger. Just as I was repositioning the rifle to take my shot and obliterate my left eye, I felt a sharp sting against my right cheek, then another on the outside of my thigh. I looked down and my hands where they touched the rifle were covered with wasps. I pushed

the rifle away and jumped to my feet. The mason jar of glass eyes shattered against the metal of the gun. Did you know that when they are dying, wasps release a pheromone to warn other wasps away from danger? They also recognize features and scents. I believe those wasps had, over those long, lonely summer days, accepted me as part of their hive and wanted to protect me from danger. I believe they must have smelled my fear, just like I sensed from Uncle Joe that afternoon of the fire, and they came to protect. Things have changed so much here in Frog Town, even the name has been officially changed, but the locals, the real locals all still call it Frog Town. Just like the wasps, once this town claims you as one of its own, it recognizes you, protects you. Scooter’s in prison now for beating a man nearly to death out at the Riot House Bar and Grill down near Tuckaseegee Boulevard. I can’t say it surprised me when I heard about it, but it does make me wonder if we are born to a certain destiny or if the people in our lives make the difference. Aunt Moe never let me feel sorry for myself. “Everyone’s had a skinned knee. Just make sure you’re one of the people who puts a BandAid on the scrape and lets it heal rather than one of those that amputates the leg and uses the handicap as a crutch for the rest of her life.” I can’t say that made much sense to me back then. Actually, it gave me nightmares, but I think I’ve figured it out. All humans are damaged. Some of us use those trails to make us stronger and wiser; others allow themselves to be broken. My Aunt Moe was the strongest woman I’ve ever known. She hid her vulnerability behind her practicality. The night of the fire that killed Uncle Joe, she took me inside and gave me a nice, warm bath. She scrubbed the dirt underneath my fingernails. She washed and combed my hair, then dotted my face with calamine lotion to stop the mosquito bites from itching. She tucked me in bed beside her and told me to get some sleep because tomorrow would be a busy day. “I won’t let this break you,” she said, holding my face snugly in her calloused palms. The next day was a blur for me. Aunt Moe wouldn’t let me out of her sight, even though she was a gracious host to all of the neighbors who came by to offer condolences for our loss. Every time I’d try and slip out the side door, she’d be there to distract me with a tray of cookies or little triangularly cut pimento and cheese sandwiches. “I need you to take this to Ms. Dalphina who’s standing over by the hearth,” she’d say and then shoo me back inside and over toward whichever cluster of visitors she’d been referring to.

(770) 412-0441

The Turcott twins and Scooter both came to see me that evening. I was instantly “cool” by virtue of the fact that everyone knew Uncle Joe had burned down the old library. It was neat, at least to the residents of Frog Town under the age of 14, to have crazy people in your family. For the rest of that summer, I took swimming lessons and attended pool parties and played Old Man Kick the Can with the neighborhood kids. And every night, after I came in, I was ushered off to the bathroom for a warm bath and a first aid session for the day’s scrapes and bites. Most evenings I talked about how Scooter had pulled all the girls’ pigtails or how we’d climbed the fence into the Haywoods’ orchard to steal apples for a snack. But on nights when I was quietly and somberly missing Uncle Joe, it was Aunt Moe’s voice that filled the bathroom. “One day, when you’re old enough, I’m going to show you a secret. I keep it hidden in the kitchen drawer. When you’re old enough, I’m going to take it out and show you the secret to happiness, the reason for life.” Do you have a drawer in your house where you keep all of your miscellaneous stuff? A spot for matchbooks, restaurant takeout menus, business cards from people you’ve met at some conference, picture hangers, needle and thread, batteries, hair ties, paint swatches that you collected while intending to paint the den? Aunt Moe’s was the last drawer at the end of the counter by the tall white trash can. Anytime I was looking for anything, that’s where she sent me. “Where’s the fingernail file?” I’d yell down the hallway from my bedroom. “Check the kitchen drawer,” she’d call back, straining to be heard over the drone of the vacuum. “Where’s the super glue?” “In the kitchen drawer, toward the back, beside the batteries.” I can’t tell you how many times I searched through that drawer looking for her secret, not knowing what I was looking for. I figured if it meant that much to her, I’d know it when I saw it. I’ve been here all week cleaning out Aunt Moe’s things from the house, and tomorrow the new owners will move in. The last thing to pack is the kitchen drawer. I take each thing out, slowly fingering the batteries, the matchsticks as if they are priceless. I pull out lilac ribbons I used to wear in my hair, a sachet of dried rose petals from my prom, brochures from school plays and chorus concerts. Tucked in an envelope beneath the faded white shelf liner of the kitchen drawer is a picture. It’s from the last Fourth of July party we spent on the lake before my Mama died. Uncle Joe has one arm wrapped

www.kitchendrawer.net

protectively around Aunt Moe and with the other he’s making rabbit ears behind my head. I’m sticking out my tongue and my Mama and Aunt Moe are laughing at me. My dad is in mid stride trying to get back into the shot before the camera snaps the photo. I remove it from the drawer and hug it to my chest. I want to sink into that moment, to climb inside the photo and taste the char of the hot dogs and the sweet, juicy meat of the watermelon. I want to remember how the breeze dried my tongue as it poked out between my lips. I want to hear the laughter of my Mama and Aunt Moe, to feel the brush of Uncle Joe’s rabbit ears behind my head, to hear my daddy’s footsteps. I want to be weightless again. In my subdivision, there is a house two doors down and across the street. A family used to live there. The mom would throw a tennis ball to the golden lab while the little girl rode her tricycle around in circles in the driveway. The dad would spend hours trimming bushes and weeding the flowerbeds. The bank foreclosed on the house, and the grass is knee-high; the crepe myrtle is top-heavy and sags toward the earth; blackberry vines have invaded the beds, and ivy has encroached on the sidewalk. On my way home, I drive by the abandoned house. I slow my car, then brake to a stop. I pull Aunt Moe’s kitchen drawer photo down from above the car’s sun visor. I look from the photo to the yard, and the sadness of the house gains mass. I feel the weight of all the “afters” emanating from the thorny blackberry vines. I stare back at the photo in my hand, and I know what I’m going to do. I pull my car into my garage and hop onto my riding mower, and head back down the driveway. My heart grows lighter as the mower blades trim away the excess grass. I circle the yard with dried thatch spilling out around me. A tennis ball, faded the no color of hay, lies in the sod, waiting to be retrieved. When the grass is finished I grab my trimmer and hack away at the ivy and blackberry vines. I trim away the “after” for my mother and father. I pull weeds for my Aunt Moe and Uncle Joe. I slice limbs and brush for myself and for the little girl who rode so happily in concentric circles in the driveway. In my sweat and blisters, I honor the broken dreams, the innocence lost. I wipe my forehead with the back of my arm, and then stand straight, stretching my back. The porch and front door have emerged from the bushes and the sidewalk is clear of ivy. A breeze rustles through the quiet afternoon, and I stick out my tongue. The wind tastes of hotdogs and watermelon.

I don’t know if Hungarians would recognize this easy version of their dish, but they would probably eat it. Why? Because it’s good.

Chicken Paprikash

(Paprikáscsirke)

Approx. 1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut in into smaller pieces 3 Tbl. butter

2 Tbl. paprika

HUNGARY? Use Your Noodle!

PAPRIKASH ME If You Can

for our readers CATHY W I LLIS

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup carrot, sliced thin 2 cup diced celery

2 tsp. black pepper

1 cup chicken broth 8 oz. sour cream Salt to taste

3 cups cooked brown rice (or white rice, or noodles)

In a large skillet, melt butter on medium heat. Add paprika and cook approximately 1 minute. Then add chicken, onion, carrot, celery and pepper. Stir in chicken and vegetables. When chicken is about halfway cooked, add broth. Cook another 10 minutes or until chicken and vegetables are all done. Stir in sour cream, salt to taste. Serve over rice or noodles. Serves 4-5.

& Gifts

House n e p O s a m t s i r Ch November 6th

(770) 412-0441

Salon Performance

A Full Service Website & Design Company

714 W. College Street (next door to J-Henry’s)

(770) 227-7229 With so many people on unemployment, we’re reaching out to help those who are tightening up on spending. By Appt. Only - Angela

One New Man

September and october 2010 - mon. & Thu. 12:30-5:00 p.m.

Short Hair Perms $45 • Foils $50 • Cuts - Kids 10 & Under $8 and Men $12

2 Cor 9:7 - Each should give according to what he has decided in his heart, not grudingly or under compulsion, for “God Loves A Cheerful Giver.” In the name of Yeshua=Jesus

Conner-Westbury Funeral Home

Crematory On-Site | Pre-Arrangements | Bronze Memorials & Stone Monuments 770-227-2300

Locally Owned and Operated

1891 West McIntosh Rd | griffin, GA 30223 | www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com

Cheap, ugly and clunky is no way to run a website. Stop the madness and step up to a better way. Great websites. Fun people. Eyesore. es bsit We n ig Des h s Fla SEO / M SE S CM ases ab Dat ng ti e s Ho enanc int a M y Cop

678.692.8512 info@eyesoreinc.com www.eyesoreinc.com

M-F 9:30–6 | Sat. 9–1 125 South Sixth Street | Griffin (770) 227-9185

122 W. Solomon St. Griffin, Ga. www.fletcherandcompany.com

LaMont Sudduth Matter of Perception

(770) 227-4008

• Huge Selection of Frames • Original Prints & Etchings • Oil & Watercolor Paintings • Custom Matte Design • Shadow Boxes • Framing Your Favorite Things For 53 years

www.kitchendrawer.net

From Front Yards to Barn Yards W e Finance it all! You don’t have to be a farmer to qualify for a home loan. We can help you finance homes in town or out in the country for up to 30 years. And if you’re interested in purchasing or refinancing lAnd, we can lock in a FIXed rate loan up to 20 years. Call now before rates go up! loanS Fo R :

Rural land Recreational/hunting tracts Farm improvements Refinancing existing short-term land loans to long-term fixed rates

loanS FoR:

home purchases Refinances Improvements Investments Construction

Ri ck y G Ri ce

Wa n d a S m i t h

770-468-0671 (cell) rgrice@agsouthfc.com

770-468-2361 (cell) wsmith@agsouthfc.com

1298 Enterprise Way | Griffin, Ga 30224 | 770-228-8958 | www.agsouthfc.com

cell) c.com

Fields of Doves

By Ronnie Garrison

hey often look like little gray rockets skimming across the field, and hitting them is a challenge. But dove shoots are an exciting and very popular way to hunt in the early fall. Few other hunting experiences can come close to the fun and fellowship of gathering for a big lunch, then trying to fill your limit of doves on a hot September field. My dad was the agriculture (ag) teacher at Dearing High School until the late 1950s when it became an elementary school and he was named principal. His contacts with area farmers meant he got invited to dove shoots most Saturdays during season when I was growing up, and I usually got to tag along. I made a pretty good bird dog, marking birds as they fell and retrieving them for him. It was a proud day when he let me bring along my little .410 single shot. I just knew I would make doves fold with it just like he did with his 12 gauge. I missed several birds that day and realized it was much harder than it looked! For several years I stayed in the blind with dad, and he would tell me which birds I could shoot at – with “at” being the key word. He taught me to never shoot at birds too low to the ground to avoid hitting other hunters. He also trained me to wait till they got close enough to actually have a chance of hitting them, and to never “sky bust” one, wasting shells on birds way too high to have a chance of hitting. Another highlight on the trail of growing up was the day I was allowed to go to a blind all by myself. It was on a shoot at Uncle J.D.’s farm and everyone on the field was kinfolk. I didn’t really notice then, but I think my blind was set off an extra few feet from the regular spacing of the others. A dove flew between me and Uncle Adron, and I was shocked when it fell after my shot. I ran over and picked it up as Uncle Adron walked up. I told him it was my first dove and he said something about “good shot” but he had shot too. I was sure www.kitchendrawer.net

I had hit it and he told me to take it, no big deal, since he probably already had very close to a limit. I examined that bird like it was gold dug up on Treasure Island. It had been flying left to right between me and Uncle Adron, and when I found the shot had hit the right wing I was sure I had hit it. After all, the wing on my side was the one hit. I guess I ignored the way doves dip and dive, twist and turn, as they fly. My dream now is to go to Argentina to shoot doves. Here in Georgia, the limit is 12 birds a day, 30 in possession. In Argentina, doves are considered pests and destroy a lot of grain. There is no limit, and many go there with the goal of shooting 1,000 birds a day. I have been told of hunters with a loader in the blind, putting shells in a second shotgun so there is no down time reloading for the shooter. A few years ago I was returning from a trip to Antarctica and flew from Buenos Aries to Atlanta. There were several dove hunters on the flight, and I talked to them. At baggage claim in Atlanta an older man was struggling with an ice chest on the luggage conveyor and a young lady helped him get it off. She looked at the taped up ice chest and asked,“Bringing fish home?” He replied,“No, doves.” I thought she was going to get sick. Must have been a city girl. I have many fond memories of dove shoots through my teen years. It’s a great way to introduce young shooters to the thrill of hunting and still keep a close watch on them as they learn. Happy hunting! You can read more from Ronnie Garrison at http://fishing. about.com. About.com is a part of the New York Times Company. 33

Visit Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s booth at Antique Griffin

t er Ha

n Desig e g a t Vin

Candle Projecto r

e Cigarett

carved ivory knife

dispense

Barbed wire sh owcase

(770) 412-0441

www.kitchendrawer.net

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Climbing High to Remove Your Liability, One Tree at a Timeâ&#x20AC;? Certified Arborist & Tree Climbers

Emergency Cleanup

Pruning Complete Removal Stump Grinding

Minor Grading/Bobcat Work

Bush Hogging Cabling

The Tatum Tree Team

Call Coleman Tatum @ 678-410-2774 | www.tatumtreepro.com

PAPARAZZI Young Hines performing at the Wolf’s Den

1910 Griffin Baseball Team

Dr. Hopkins of Griffin Orthopedic getting sworn in to the Board of Regents by Governor Sonny Perdue

Law Firm of Stephen D. Ott Ribbon Cutting

Emma Jean Taylor representin’ FNB

Brittany Munson and Chad Proctor are gettin’ hitched Oct 2nd

Daybreak Rotary at the Foundation Seminar in Columbus, GA

Dan and Kathy Slade

www.kitchendrawer.net

Josh and Holly Presley welcome baby Brady

Robert English wins the Bluebird award for best peaches! 37

Mich

224 S. Hill St.

(770) 227-2281

Thank You, from All of Us to All of You. 24-Hour Service

770-872-0105

Fir col

Scrumptious.

Commercial & Residential Cleaning Specialist

116 N. Hill St. Downtown Griffin (770) 233-8315

You work hard!

Let Squeaky Clean do the dirty work for you!

Pik

Mention this ad and receive 10% off

NOW OPEN FREE Chick-fil-A sandwich coupon with any service

Call us today! 770.468.9475 www.squeakycleaninc.org Find us on 38

Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9-7 | Wed, Sat 9-5 1305 W. Taylor St Griffin

(next to Timâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Country Cooking)

770-233-0319 (770) 412-0441

U B

IZZARAPAP Ashley Long’s First Annual “Glam Night” Michelle Richardson, Bag Lady Unique Boutiques

Seetal Patel and son 1906 6th Street Suspension Bridge under construction

First Baptist Church 1885, torn down to columns in 1964 and rebuilt with same design

Mr. and Mrs. Banks of Mr. Appliance

Pike County 4th of July Tractor Parade

US Congressman Mac Collins, Denise Balentine and Herman E. Talmadge www.kitchendrawer.net

Jonathan O’Steen belts it out at the Now and Then Concert

Matthew Floyd and Anna Brower at the Corner Cafe

The Tobers slingin’ home brews in the Phish lot

EternalHope HOSPICE

• Life Insurance • Medicare Supplement • Health Savings Accounts

Honoring Life...Offering Hope...Radiating Love

• Annuities Eternal Hope Hospice is dedicated to patients and their families in offering comfort, compassion, and dignity to those with life-limiting illness.

• Long Term Care • Disability Insurance • Health Insurance (Individual or Group)

For infomation about our services, please call:

Eternal Hope Hospice 240 O’Dell Rd., Suite C Griffin, GA 30224 770-229-HOPE (4673)

Tim Furlow, CLU, ChFC 207 East Taylor Street Griffin, Georgia 30224 timfurlow@bellsouth.net

www.eternalhopehospice.com “When you live with hope in your heart, in your mind, and in your spirit, you have discovered one of life’s most powerful secrets.”

A UGA degree is closer than you think! TAG agreements available. ■ UGA’s Griffin Campus provides the atmosphere of a small

college, but the benefits of a major public research university. A UGA degree offers quality and value. UGA ranks among the nation’s top 25 public universities and among the top 10 “best values.” ■ With small class sizes, you’ll get to know your fellow students and the faculty. ■ You can take advantage of local internships or work in one of the research labs on campus. ■ By earning a UGA degree, you join a network of more than 260,000 alumni. ■

Finish your bachelor’s degree at the Griffin Campus! Agribusiness (B.S.A.) Biological Science (B.S.A.) Consumer Economics (B.S. F. C.S.) Environmental Resource Science (B.S.E.S.) Food Industry Marketing and Administration (B.S.A.) General Business (B.B.A.) Microbiology (B.S.) Special Education (B.S.Ed.) Spring semester application deadline: Nov. 20, 2010

Griffin Campus

770-412-4400 • www.uga.edu/griffin 40

(770) 412-0441

Wonder what it’s like to be a hospice volunteer?

Call Brightmoor Hospice today and let’s talk! Call now 770-467-9930 and ask for our Volunteer Coordinator

3223 Newnan Road | Griffin, GA 30223 (770) 467-9930 | www.brightmoorhospice.com

GRIFFIN

OB-GYN

CLINIC,

P. A .

Joel E. Cox, M.D. • Bryan K. Krepps, M.D. • James B. Dunaway, Jr., M.D. • Megan B. Potter, M.D. Enid I. Lofters-Jones, M.D. • Sunil M. Alexander, M.D. • Holly B. Harrison, PA-C

Obstetrics & Gynecology Normal & High Risk Pregnancy Infertility Laparoscopic Surgery Diagnostic Ultrasound Mammography Bone Density Exams OFFICE HOURS:

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Saturday by Appointment www.griffinobgyn.com

3D/4D Ultrasound

503

www.kitchendrawer.net

8TH

S T. G R I F F I N ,

GA.

(770)

227–5505 41

Ashford Place A PA R T M E N T C O M M U N I T Y

The relaxing place to live

657 Carver Road | Griffin | (770)229-5572

Daily SpecialS Monday

Hoodburger, Fries and Coke - $5.99

Tuesday

Philly, Fries and Coke - $5.99

Wednesday

Chicken Sandwich, Fries and Coke - $5.99

Trin Rota

Thursday - Friday - Saturday

Delivery available ($30 Minimum order)

call ahead for Speedy Service

133 Spalding Village, Griffin, GA â&#x20AC;˘ 770-228-4200

4 p.m. until closing all you can eaT FiSh Includes Slaw, Fries or Onion Rings and Drink - $10.99

U 42

(770) 412-0441

PAPARAZZI Diane and Dave Lamb The Californias at the Wolfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Den Jessica Whatley

Welcome Home Troops!

1915 Fashion Show Carol and Tim

Trine Vingsnes from Norway poses with Rotary President Jim Ogletree and John Quinn

Deane House (built between 1830-1840)

Beau Kelley at Moonwalk for Charity Benefit

United Bank Taylor Street Business After Hours www.kitchendrawer.net

Maddox & Harding, LLC a t t o r n e y s a t L aw

Boarding & Grooming Whether it’s a short visit or an extended stay, our four-legged friends will always have a place to hang their collar. Too Good To Be True THURSDAYS

Divorce • Personal Injury • Family Law • Auto Accidents • General Civil • Criminal

maddoxharding@yahoo.com

(770) 567-3882

(770) 229-4578

15 Jackson st., Zebulon

113 east solomon st., griffin

Lamar County Schools World Class TeaChers for World Class sTudenTs

30% Off

Bathing or

Free Nails

with bath at regular price.

(770) 228-9009 1550A Flynt Street Griffin, GA 30223 doggiedosbysuzan@bellsouth.net Email once for monthly specials

doggiedos.net

For employment information Contact Sherrelle Ogletree at personnel@lamar.k12.ga.us 100 Victory Lane, Barnesville, GA 30204 770-358-5891 www.lamar.k12.ga.us (770) 412-0441

Lebron’s New Kingdom

Taylor Gantt

The decision that shook the landscape of the NBA

ree agency in the National Basketball Association has always been an important part of the overall picture of the league. Teams use it to acquire the final members of their lineups, players use it as leverage to maximize their financial earnings, and the media uses it as material to fuel season debates. The star players around the league, after their current contracts have expired, are always tempted to test the waters of free agency and see what interest they garner from teams. Lebron James, fresh from an early playoff exit with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was in this exact situation. Widely considered the best talent in basketball, James was the hottest commodity coming into the 2010 off-season. Teams were desperately trying to woo “King James,” enticing him with money and fame (New York), legacy and a chance to follow in his idol’s footsteps (Chicago), or loyalty to his birthplace (Cleveland). Every line of logic was used; every available dollar was thrust at him. All he needed to do was simply choose – where would he take his unprecedented skill? All-Star and former world champion Dwayne Wade had his own ideas for James – playing with him in Miami. Wade was also a free agent, but he had no desire to leave his beloved “The Big Three” LeB ron James, Dwayne home. Instead of catering to the pleas of owners and general managers, Wade implored several of the league’s hottest free agents to join him in South Florida and play with him on the Miami Heat. Seemingly, this was wishful thinking on Wade’s part. Because of the NBA’s salary cap, a team can give players only so much money, and if two or more superstars decided to join forces, someone would have to swallow a pay cut. But this didn’t deter Wade from trying to convince his fellow players that the chance of competing for multiple championships far outweighs taking a little less money. Wade’s campaigning finally paid off as Chris Bosh, an All-Star power forward from the Toronto Raptors, decided to sign with the Heat. And soon afterward, James went on national TV and announced that he too would join the Heat, thus forming the proverbial super team that many thought impossible.

www.kitchendrawer.net

So what does this new “Big 3” mean for the future of free agency, player relations, and James’ legacy? Well, this free agency period has shown what happens when players communicate their thoughts in an open way. Instead of letting the money dictate their actions, star players are beginning to decide that winning is more important. Sure, James could have had more money in New York, but the team would have been no better than the one with which he spent the first seven years of his career. James realizes that an athlete’s window of peak performance is not very wide, and that his long-term best interests were served in Miami with two of his friends and fellow All-Stars. James has received a lot of flack for his move, much of it coming from his hometown of Cleveland and several retired players still close to the game. But at the end of the day, can you fault him for abandoning the ship in Cleveland that has been sinking year after year in the post season? James was never provided with a teammate who could compliment his ability, but instead had to make the best of the mediocre players around him. He single-handedly brought a franchise back to life, yet he’s treated as a Judas Iscariot by the spurned city he left behind. Those who vilify Lebron must not understand the Wade, and Chris Bos h futility he endured during the playoffs each year, knowing that he was the only one on his team who could lead them to victory. Although heavily scrutinized, condemned, and debated, Lebron made the best decision for himself and his legacy. With these “Three Kings” united in Miami, the 2010 NBA season is heavily anticipated. This writer isn’t about to crown Miami NBA champs yet, but they will provide an excellent challenger to the top teams of the Eastern Conference, such as Boston, Orlando, and Atlanta. Only time will tell if this union sparks a new trend of star players uniting. This coalition of talent will set the precedent with its performance this season. Will they live up to the hype surrounding this summer? We’ll see.

chris nylund

design by cristin bowman

Chris Nylund

has known since he was 14 that he wanted to be in a band. He went to a Bush show and when Gavin Rossdale came out, he heard all the people – specifically girls – screaming and freaking out. He immediately realized he wanted to do that. The next week, he took all the money he’d saved up from allowance and bought his first bass. Everything else just happened from there. Nylund, originally from New Jersey, moved to Griffin during high school and graduated from Griffin High School before going to college. He got an associate’s degree in Music from Andrews College then a double degree in Music and English from LaGrange. Although music is his true love, he started teaching high school English to pay the bills. That’s how he ended up in Macon the first time and why he returned to Griffin after graduating. But the real world never deterred him from following his dream. Nylund’s first band was a punk rock band in high school. Since then he’s been in four or five bands – and not just rock bands. He’s also performed in jazz bands and jazz combos, pit orchestra for the theater, and choir. Nylund now fronts the popular local Macon band Mag Tard. During his first year of teaching, Nylund started playing in a Macon band called Lie In Wait. Through that band, he met other Macon musicians. After Lie In Wait fizzled, he hooked up with Dan Zook, Justin Cutway, and Miles Williams to form Magnificent Bastard. After losing Williams as the drummer, due to full-time work and school, Vinnie Thomas (formerly of Lie In Wait) joined the band last May. And now they have shortened the title of the band to Mag Tard. 46

Nylund describes Dan Zook as “a 42-year-old man with a mohawk.” Zook owns two companies: Zooksearch, which does document retrieval, and Magnolia Street Press, a t-shirt company run out of his house with all eco-friendly, biodegradable dyes and chemicals. Justin Cutway, a fifth-grade teacher in Macon, also does solo work. He has been nominated as the best songwriter in Macon the last 3–4 years by The 11th Hour (Macon’s version of Creative Loafing) readers’ choice awards. Vinnie Thomas is the band’s Griffin resident, who works full-time for Griffin Pawn Shop. Although these men all have day jobs, they have created a successful band. Mag Tard was voted best new band three years ago in 2007 by The 11th Hour. Mag Tard’s first gig was Bragg Jam in Macon three years ago. Last year they had the honor of headlining the festival. Bragg Jam is a music festival that takes place the last weekend of July to remember two Macon musicians. Last year was the 10-year anniversary. It’s a big charity event – in 2008 they raised around $60,000 that all went to local charities. “We know all the people who run it, and we try to help out as much as we can,” Nylund says. Mag Tard has played both Eagle’s Way and Safehouse in Griffin, and last Christmas played at the Griffin Auditorium for the Safehouse Christmas show. “Both of those places are really awesome for the simple fact that they give kids something to do on a Friday or Saturday night that doesn’t involve anything illegal,” Nylund says. “Eagle’s Way brings in bands from all over the place to play that aren’t necessarily Christian, which I think is cool because the ultimate goal is to keep kids out of trouble and give them something to do.” Nylund enjoyed playing those venues, despite the fact (770) 412-0441

vinnie

justin

Mag Tard

that they were by far the oldest people in the room. “But it was okay,” he says, “because the kids were receptive, although the kids thought we were a ska band because Dan plays the sax” – one of the most unique things about Mag Tard. Sometimes the saxophone sounds like a keyboard. “Dan plays the sax through a couple of effects peddles and a guitar amp.” Nylund doesn’t know exactly how to explain Mag Tard’s sound. “We’ve been called punk rock with a sax player,” he explains. The unsigned band is composed of members with a variety of musical tastes, which keeps things interesting. Mag Tard’s sound expanded when they changed drummers. “Vinnie is an outstanding drummer, and he is really good with the songwriting process,” Nylund says. Some of the songs on the latest EP have four-part harmonies, which they never had before. “There are harmonies and back-up vocals on every single track. Before, I did most of the vocals,” he explains. “I don’t think that before Vinnie joined there was any of that.” Mag Tard released a self-titled EP in December, which was mastered at Chase Park in Athens. It contains three songs and was released via a digital download card. “We would have loved to release it on vinyl,” Nylund states, “but that’s expensive and time-consuming.” They recorded the EP at Star Motel Records in August, then sent it to Athens to be mastered. Their last record was 10 songs, which they released on CD and sold at shows. They have played enough shows that they can record without any money out of pocket. The band has enough of a draw locally and enough people who support them that they can produce their own music. “We use the money from gigs to www.kitchendrawer.net

dan

buy more shirts or pay for a recording. The money stays in the band,” Nylund says. The next step for Mag Tard is working on a new album. They are mixing four songs they have tracked, and have done two other songs they are ready to record. The new music is allowing Nylund to exercise his musical knowledge and talent. He plays keyboards on a few tracks in addition to his usual guitar. The band is planning to release a full-length album this fall, along with a tour around the Southeast. “We want to promote our music, promote Macon, the Macon music scene, and hope someone notices it,” Nylund says. Nylund loves the Macon music scene – even preferring it over the Atlanta scene. “Maybe it’s because it was where I got my first job after college,” he explains, “but Macon has a special place in my heart. The scene in Macon is smaller. It’s very small and eclectic – like we’ll play shows with hip-hop acts. We will put together a show with other local bands and end up with 250 people – which for a local band is a lot,” he says. “All the bands here are really close and try to book shows together or book shows for each other.” Nylund’s zeal for the Macon music scene is paying off – Mag Tard is featured on the Macon Noise Compilation Volume 1, out this summer. The CD is a project of the Macon Musicians Guild in conjunction with the Macon Noise fanzine. The compilation is composed of all Macon-based bands. The number of acts was so overwhelming that they had to split the project into two volumes. Volume 1 features 30 bands, one track by each band. Continued on page 48. 47

chris nylund Mag Tard tries to shoot for anywhere between two to five shows per month. Five shows is more likely during the summer (because it’s easier for the teachers). “We’ve been concentrating on writing new material with Vinnie,” Nylund says. They have played shows in Griffin, Milledgeville, towns around Macon, and are looking to branch out. In April, Mag Tard participated in the 500 Songs for Kids benefit at Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta. This was a charity show that featured artists such as Butch Walker, Gavin DeGraw, Arrested Development, Cee-Lo, Zac Brown Band, and Mute Math. In May, they played a show with Macon’s Citizen Insane and Griffin’s Blue Druids to raise money for a local Griffin man (and friend of the band) who was seriously injured in an accident. At this show, Nylund and band mate Vinnie were part of a Fugazi cover band called Re: Peter. On July 24, Mag Tard will play at the Macon Mellow Mushroom one-year anniversary celebration.

Continued from page 47. Nylund is now putting his passion for music to a different use: educating youth. After spending a few years as a high school English teacher, he is currently working at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame as the assistant curator and educator. He is in charge of educating kids about music when they come on tours through the Hall of Fame. He also works with the establishment’s collections. This summer, he participated in the Otis Redding Singer Songwriter camp, where he worked with aspiring teenage songwriters. Although he is busy sharing his enthusiasm for music with a new generation, Nylund’s true passion still lies with his band. “I think it’s good when you can’t describe a band,” Nylund says. “I think that’s a testament that they’re trying to do something different.” Mag Tard can be found online at http://www.myspace.com/ magnificentbastardmacon.

Legacy. integrity. Vision.

Member FDIC

www.fnbgriffin.com

Phone Internet TV for business starting at

$99

(770) 412-0441