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Plug In............................................................ 2 Staff Picks...................................................... 3 Bank Street Cafe Makes a Comeback ..... 5

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Tiny Houses................................................... 9 Artist Profile: Southside Photography....... 14 On The Joys of Owning a Pond............... 17

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CARE, Inc..................................................... 21 Kitchen Table............................................... 29 Record Heaven...................................................... 35 Sports: Tim Tebow...................................... 41 Vent.................................................................... 43 Strangers on the Street ............................. 47

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By Pamela Guerra

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friend Sam commented as we perused the dinner menu of the recently reopened Bank Street Café. “How is it?” he asked our server. “It’s delicious,” she replied in a sweet Southern drawl. “And it comes with the best cheese grits…” I was considering their other offerings – such as the portabella fettuccini, wild mushroom ravioli with \Z]NÆM WQT IVL [UWSML \]ZSMa TMO – but at the mention of grits, particularly the kind covered in cheese, my ears perked up. “Did you say the trout comes with cheese grits?” “Yes ma’am. These grits will have you addicted for life.” We would have been foolish to ignore that kind of a recommendation, so after we both ordered the trout, Sam and I sat in giddy anticipation of the meal. “I’ve never been here before,” he said while peering over the balcony. We were seated on the second story, W^MZTWWSQVO \PM UIQV ÆWWZ JMTW_ “I haven’t either,” I said. “I really like it so far, though.” It was around 6 p.m. on a weeknight, and the \IJTM[ _MZM [TW_Ta [\IZ\QVO \W ÅTT _Q\P customers. No area, however, was quite as crowded as the bar. This came as no surprise considering Bank Street’s beer [MTMK\QWV <PMa PI^M ÅN\MMV JMMZ[ WV tap from breweries across the United ;\I\M[ IVL I [QOVQÅKIV\ [MTMK\QWV WN bottled beer as well. As the sun set, a server came over to light the candles on each table, giving Bank Street a more intimate feel, though the lively bustle of the patrons continued to infuse the space with an energetic air. “This seems like the new after-work hangout,” I commented as I observed the place.

Bank Street Café is located in the PMIZ\ WN LW_V\W_V /ZQNÅV WV ;W]\P Hill Street, just a short walk and an M^MV [PWZ\MZ LZQ^M NZWU UW[\ WNÅKM[ in the area. The space that the café now occupies began as the Savings Bank building. Opened on October ! ! ;I^QVO[ *IVS ÅZ[\ KWVL]K\ML business on West Solomon Street before moving to the building on South Hill Street in 1902. In a 1962 IZ\QKTM IJW]\ \PM JIVS \PM /ZQNÅV Daily News declared this location to be “what was then considered a modern banking house.” The name WN ;I^QVO[ *IVS _I[ WNÅKQITTa KPIVOML to Commercial and Savings Bank on January 21, 1928, and according \W /ZQNÅV PQ[\WZQIV ?ITTa *ZW_V Q\ was the only local bank that did not fail during the Great Depression. Renovations and improvements were made to the building to meet the needs of increasing business until the bank moved into the space next door in October of 1935. As for the stone-front building that Bank Street Café now occupies, it became the home to several different businesses over the years, such as Searcy and Company and The Kiddie Shop. In the 1990s, however, Arthur Willis, the current landlord of the property, reinvented the building NZWU IV WNÅKM [XIKM IVL \PM ÅZ[\ incarnation of Bank Street Café was established. The building has been either a restaurant or a bar ever since. In the 1990s, John Wynne purchased Bank Street from his friends Kevin and Linda Lokey, with the help of Jim Ogletree of United Bank. John and his wife Julie aimed to create a place that was eclectic and cutting edge for /ZQNÅV <PM ¹;W]\PMZV OW]ZUM\º dinner menu included items such as shrimp and grits, portabella burgers, and jambalaya, while lunch offerings were packed with daily specials, homemade soups, and build-your-own sandwiches. Julie said, “We feel that we left a mark on the city, a trend for downtown…We had some of the best live music in the Southeast, like Larry Keel and Kevin Kenny. [Bank Street] 6

_I[ IT[W \PM [M\\QVO NWZ WVM WN ;PIVVWV 4ISM¼[ ÅZ[\ U]ZIT[ QV /ZQNÅV º The café’s space became Hollywood Hills in the early 2000s, but the Bank Street legacy was not quickly forgotten. David Fountain, manager of the current Bank Street Café, said he and owner Tracy Wallace “had always talked about how much we loved the building and how we’d love to see Bank Street happen again.” Fountain, who had previously managed Slices Pizzeria for Wallace, recounted how Wallace approached him in September of 2011 and let him know that he was purchasing the building. Fountain and Wallace then “embarked on the daunting task of remodeling,” tearing down the existing interior and recreating Bank Street completely. Fountain said that he envisioned a place that was “clean and easy and had great food, great drinks, and great service.” With some help from his sister Kristen Fountain Davis, Fountain personally did the design work. “Tracy really let me do what I wanted…it’s been a great learning experience and he has been a great mentor,” he said. After demolition of the interior, Fountain realized that he wanted to focus on the beauty of the building – from the 19th-century marble he found to the original hardwood in the back area – and he allowed the architecture to dictate the design. Natural materials were also used to give “texture” and “feeling” to the rest of the space. As for the food, offerings from the previous Bank Street menu make an appearance, along with original items courtesy of Ben Price. During the day, Bank Street offers sandwiches, salads, and soups and a discounted early bird menu starting at 5 p.m. “We are focusing on quality ingredients. We use as much stuff as we can from Georgia and are looking to expand to using primarily local ingredients,” said Fountain. The current Bank Street also hearkens back to its previous incarnations by featuring jazz music every Thursday night with local band The Regal Brothers as well as music on the weekends by the likes of Mike Williamson, Ben Ratliff, and Matt McDaniel. “It’s crazy to think that the building has been around for 110 years or so,” commented Fountain. He said that they found records of people trading horses and buggies for $50 and heard stories about a “ghost in the back hall from a bank robbery and murder,” though he has yet to ÅVL IVa ZMKWZL[ WN \PM M^MV\ ¹*]\ Q\¼[ N]V \W [KIZM W]Z waitresses,” he added. The waitress that served my trout and grits didn’t seem too spooked, however, when she brought the meal to the table. “How is everything?” she asked when she returned \W ZMÅTT W]Z LZQVS[ “Delicious,” Sam replied. The waitress then looked at me, but I couldn’t speak. I was too busy spooning food into my mouth. I was certainly haunted by the time I left Bank Street – haunted by how delectable the food was. )[ 1 _ZQ\M \PQ[ \PM ÆI^WZ WN \PW[M KPMM[M OZQ\[ [\QTT TQVOMZ[ in my mind. ( 7 7 0) 412 - 0 4 41

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ŶĚƌĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƌLJƐƚĂůΖƐ ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ďĞŐĂŶ ŝŶ KĐƚŽďĞƌ ŽĨ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ĂƐ ƚŚĞLJ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŝŶ ĂƌŶĞƐǀŝůůĞ͕ 'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ͘ ƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ŚŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚ that the housing market was not going to be their friend. “We had looked at a house or two in town, ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ǁĞŶƚ ƐŽ ĨĂƌ ĂƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉƌĞĮŶĂŶĐŝŶŐ͕͟ Andrew recalls. “ The amount banks were willing to loan us was scary, but not half as scary as the payment terms!” ŶĚƌĞǁ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞΖƐ ŝĚĞĂ ĨŽƌ Ă ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ĐĂŵĞ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ĨĞĂƌ͘ /Ŷ ŚŝƐ ǀŝĞǁ͕ ƚŚĞ ͞ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ĚƌĞĂŵ͟ ŽĨ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ Ă ƋƵĂŝŶƚ home in a nice-­‐enough neighborhood seems to have metamorphosed into a desire for a corner lot in an exclusive gated community with homeowner ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶͲĂƉƉƌŽǀĞĚ ĐŽůŽƌ ƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶŝĐƵƌĞĚ lawns. As Andrew puts it, “Keeping up with the Joneses got blurred into actually BEING the Joneses.” The Odoms believe that the American dream of home ownership has become a nightmare for many,

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ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ ƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ ƚŽ ŽǁŶ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƐƚƵī͕ and to get it “right now,” leading to bondage to the loan ŽĸĐĞƌ͕ ůĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ĐĂƌĚƐ͘ As the couple searched the Internet for real estate deals, Crystal discovered a website for Tumbleweed Tiny Homes. Immediately enthralled, Andrew and Crystal spent days scouring websites, reading about ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĞŵŝŶŐůLJ ŶĞǁ ͞ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ͟ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞŝƌ extensive travels (he as an Internet entrepreneur and she as a missionary), both Andrew and Crystal had ƐĞĞŶ Ăůů ƐŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŐƌĞĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ could be content with a home that would be much smaller than the typical American dwelling. “We knew that if other families could thrive in a small footprint, then we could too!” remembers Andrew. They were intrigued, ĂŶĚ ŝŶŝƟĂůůLJ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚ to build a “micro-­‐ home” on a standard ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞLJ began compiling ideas, plans, and budgets. ^Ɵůů͕ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ seemed amiss.

be done mentally and spiritually. Tiny houses aren't ũƵƐƚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ϮϬϬϬ ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨĞĞƚ ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐŚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ϮϬϬ ;ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨĞĞƚͿ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝƐƟŶĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ need and want.” The couple has found ways to ŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĂƌĚƌŽďĞƐ ;ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ĂŶ exercise to wear only 33 items of clothing for three months), scale back on their food choices to rely less on refrigerated and frozen items, and convert their media to digital devices and back-­‐up storage. They have even ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŵŵƵƚĞƌ ďŝĐLJĐůĞƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ƚŽ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ŵŽĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͘

ŶĚƌĞǁ ƌĞĂĚŝůLJ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ă ƟŶLJ ŚŽŵĞ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƐŽŵĞ ŵĂLJ ĮŶĚ Ă ƟŶLJ ŚŽŵĞ ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ϮϬϬͲϲϬϬ ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨĞĞƚͿ ĐŽŶĮŶŝŶŐ͕ ŶĚƌĞǁ ĮŶĚƐ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ůŝďĞƌĂƟŶŐ͘ Andrew's Tiny ZĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ website presents ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƚŽ ͞ůŝǀŝŶŐ small,” including a necessary ƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐůƵƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĨŽĐƵƐ Andrew and Crystal on the basics, now know that what ease of cleaning was missing was the and maintenance, mobility to which lower energy Photo by Susy Morris they had become costs, a smaller accustomed. As they carbon footprint, ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŶŽƟĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ and mobility, if the home is built on a trailer. The website ͞ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ͟ ǁĞƌĞ ďƵŝůƚ ŽŶ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌƐ͘ ŶĚƌĞǁ ƌĞĐĂůůƐ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĂǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƟŶLJ ŚŽŵĞƐ ŵĂLJ ĐŽƐƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƉĞƌ ŚŝƐ ĞƉŝƉŚĂŶLJ͗ ͞ ͲŚĂ͊ ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ͘ dŚĂƚ ůŝƩůĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƐŝƚƐ ŽŶ ƐƋƵĂƌĞ ĨŽŽƚ ƚŚĂŶ ůĂƌŐĞƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ƐŝŶĐĞ ĐƵƐƚŽŵͲŵĂĚĞ͕ ďƵŝůƚͲ a trailer!” The missing piece of the puzzle was found. in furniture and half-­‐appliances may be more expensive Andrew and Crystal decided that they were going to ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ͘ ďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŽŶ Ă ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞLJ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ĐĂƐĞ ŽĨ ũŽď ůŽƐƐ͕ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞů͕ Žƌ According to the Odoms, there is more to the Tiny for other reasons. As Andrew puts it, “New job; new House movement than simply downsizing living space; ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͖ ŶĞǁ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ͘͟ ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŽŶ Ă ƚƌĂŝůĞƌ ĨƌĞĞĚŽŵ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞďƚ ŝƐ Ă ŬĞLJ ŵŽƟǀĂƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ͘ ͞ Ğďƚ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ Įƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞΖƐ ĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ in America is a form of bondage,” says Crystal. “It ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůLJ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ͕ ƚŽ Įƚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůĚƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ďĂĐŬ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚƌƵĞ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘͟ landscape rather than damage it. The couple readily discuss their personal history of consumer debt and their eventual decision to break ŶĚƌĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƌLJƐƚĂů ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶŝƟĂů ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ĨƌĞĞ ŽĨ ŝƚ͘ ͞tĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ůĞƐƐ ƟŵĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĂŶ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ Ă ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐLJ ƉĂƌƚ͘ ŶĚƌĞǁ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ŽĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ ƟŵĞ ĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ “Even in 2009, we knew that some work needed to each other,” Andrew says, “but to do that, we had to

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lower our overhead and conserve our resources.” ƟŶLJ ŚŽƵƐĞ ǁĂƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ KĚŽŵƐ͕ Ă ůŽŐŝĐĂů ƐƚĞƉ ŝŶ achieving their goal of a mortgage-­‐free life. “We're a cash-­‐on-­‐the-­‐barrel family now,” notes Andrew. “If we can't pay cash, we obviously don't ...there is more to the Tiny House movement than simply downsizing living space;; freedom from debt is a key motivator for them. “Debt in America is a form of bondage,” says Crystal. “It holds people back from achieving their true potential.” ŶĞĞĚ ŝƚ͘͟ ŶĚƌĞǁ ƉƌŽƵĚůLJ ĚŝƐƉůĂLJƐ ƌĞĐĞŝƉƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝƉƚ for cash purchases of lumber, building materials, and ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚŽŵĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŶĞĐĞƐƐŝƟĞƐ͘ dƌƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐŽĂů ŽĨ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĚĞďƚͲĨƌĞĞ͕ ŶĚƌĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƌLJƐƚĂů ĂƌĞ ǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŽ ĮŶŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŶLJ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ŵŽŶĞLJ ŝƐ available, although they have already completed the ĨƌĂŵŝŶŐ͕ ƐŝĚŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌŽŽĮŶŐ͘ ƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƚŚĞ KĚŽŵƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŶLJ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ďƵƚ ĂƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ůĂŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĮƚƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ homesteading and micro-­‐farming needs. “Our home has a small carbon footprint,” Andrew says. “We don't want to disturb the land.” dŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ KĚŽŵƐ ĂƌĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ŝƐ ƟŶLJ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ŶĚƌĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƌLJƐƚĂů ǀŝĞǁ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ůĂƌŐĞ͘ Andrew says, “Since we started, we have learned a lot. But I think we both agree that what we have really ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ ŝƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŵĂdžŝŵŝnjĞ ŽƵƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŽƵƌ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂƐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘͟ Andrew and Crystal Odom share what they are learning on their tiny house journey on their website, www.tinyrevolution.us;; their Facebook page, www.facebook.com/tinyrev;; and on their YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ tinyrevolution2010, which features instructions and how-­to videos.

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JESSICA HORTON CATHERINE JARRET

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THE S OUTHSIDE P HOTOGRAPHIC S OCIETY

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The Southside Photographic Society was formed in January of 2012 by a core group of people with a common interest in photography who wanted to share that passion with other like-­‐minded people in ƚŚĞ 'ƌŝĸŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘ dŚĞ ĐůƵď ŶŽǁ ŚĂƐ ŶĞĂƌůLJ ϮϬ ĂĐƟǀĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ϵϯ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ the group on Facebook. The society holds several shows a year at places such as Liberty Technology, : DŝĐŚĂĞůΖƐ &ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ ŝŶ 'ƌŝĸŶ͕ ĂŶĚ A Novel Experience in Zebulon. Members ǀŝƐŝƚ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐĂůůLJ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ůŽĐĂů ƉůĂĐĞƐ so that they can work together and learn from each other. They share knowledge and experience so that all can get the help they ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƉŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌƐ͘

STEVEN KNIGHT

The Southside Photographic Society meets Ăƚ >ŝďĞƌƚLJ dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ŝŶ 'ƌŝĸŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The society welcomes members of all experience levels and with interest in all genres of photography; however, minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Membership dues are $12 a year per family; ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŝŶŝƟĂů ǀŝƐŝƚƐ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚƐŝĚĞ Photographic Society on Facebook; e-­‐mail the club's president, Steve Knight, at saknight1@comcast.net; or call Steve at 706-­‐540-­‐3762.

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Christian Women’s Center

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Meme’s Blackberry Cobbler

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Tim Tebow. Just saying the name to anyone acquainted ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ ƐƉĂƌŬƐ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ͘ Whether his unorthodox playing style, his eagerness ƚŽ ƚŽƵƚ ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŝƚLJ͕ Žƌ ŚŝƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ŽŶͲĮĞůĚ performance, the topics for discussion about Tebow are vast, indeed. DĂŶLJ ĨĞůů ŝŶ ůŽǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ dĞďŽǁ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŚĂŶĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ Denver Broncos’ quarterback job midway through last season. He immediately made an impact, leading his ƚĞĂŵ ƚŽ Ă ϳͲϭ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ ƐƉƵƩĞƌĞĚ at the end of the season, losing their last three games. ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŶĐŽƐ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂLJŽīƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵůůĞĚ Žī ĂŶ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ƵƉƐĞƚ ďLJ ĚĞĨĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĞĞůĞƌƐ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ĂŶ ϴϬͲLJĂƌĚ ƚŽƵĐŚĚŽǁŶ ƉĂƐƐ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͕ courtesy of Mr. Tebow.

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Elway was never truly sold on Tebow. Even during the peak of the team’s success, in the blaze known as ͞dĞďŽǁͲŵĂŶŝĂ͟ ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͕ ůǁĂLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ĐŽŵŵŝƚ ƚŽ dĞďŽǁ ůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ͘ ĞŝŶŐ Ă ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ^ƵƉĞƌ Bowl championship quarterback himself, Elway was ĐŽŶǀŝŶĐĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ dĞďŽǁ͛Ɛ ŝŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ ƉƵƚ Ă ĐĞŝůŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚŽǁ ŚŝŐŚ ƚŚĞ Broncos could rise. The availability of Peyton Manning, who already has a championship to his name, made Elway’s choice to move Tebow even easier. Despite the enormous publicity Tebow brought to the Broncos, the inconsistencies in his game were too weighty for Denver’s management to ignore.

Although the Broncos lost to the Patriots in the next ƌŽƵŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŐĞ ǁĂƐ ƐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϮ ƌŽŶĐŽƐ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ŝƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ůĞǀĞů͕ ůĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚĂƌŝƐŵĂƟĐ͕ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů quarterback. Alas, John Elway, General Manager of the ĞŶǀĞƌ ƌŽŶĐŽƐ͕ ŚĂĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉůĂŶƐ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽīͲƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ůǁĂLJ ƐŚŽǁĞĚ ŶŽ ŚĞƐŝƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ Ă ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ ,Ğ brought in accomplished veteran quarterback Peyton Manning, while in the same breath trading Tim Tebow to the New York Jets.

/Ĩ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͕ DĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ŚĂƐ Ă ĨĞǁ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ ůĞŌ͘ dĞďŽǁ ŚĂƐ ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƌĞĂĚ ůĞŌ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƟƌĞƐ͕ ŐŽŝŶŐ Why did the Broncos decide not to reload and try again into only his third year in the league. Manning is cool, with Tebow? Throughout the season, the pros and cons ĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĂĚůLJ ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ͕ LJĞƚ ŚĂƐ of having Tim Tebow as a quarterback were made very the mobility of an unplugged vending machine. Tebow ĐůĞĂƌ͘ KŶ ŽŶĞ ƐŝĚĞ͕ dĞďŽǁ ǁĂƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚůLJ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚ͕ ĮŶĞůLJ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ůĞĂĚĞƌ͕ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ ƚƵŶĞĚ ĂƚŚůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽīͲƚŚĞͲĐŚĂƌƚ ŝŶƚĂŶŐŝďůĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƚŚůĞƟĐ ƚŚĂŶ ŚŝƐ ŽůĚĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉĂƌƚ͕ ďƵƚ ŚĞ ůĂĐŬƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚ͕ ŚĞ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ƌĞĮŶĞĚ ƐŬŝůů ƚŚĂƚ DĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ĨŽƌ͘ did not have the passing ability to consistently threaten ĚĞĨĞŶƐĞƐ͘ ĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶ ŇĂǁ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ For years to come, this decision will be hotly debated ƐŽůŝĚ ƐŬŝůů ƐĞƚ͘ sĞƌLJ ƌĂƌĞůLJ ĐŽƵůĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀĞƌ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ƐƚƌŝŶŐ amongst those in the sports world. If Manning brings together successful drives. Rather, they were forced to the Broncos back to glory, Elway will be lauded as a rely on the defense to keep the game close and hope hero. Anything short of resounding success will leave that Tebow could miraculously deliver a late victory. ƚŚĞ ĚĞŶŝnjĞŶƐ ŽĨ ĞŶǀĞƌ ǁŝƐŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ͞ŐŽŽĚ Žů͛ ĚĂLJƐ͟ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ϳͲϭ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĂŬ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽĨ dŝŵ dĞďŽǁ͛Ɛ ĨŽƵƌƚŚͲƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ŚĞƌŽŝĐƐ͘ reality is that many of those games easily could have ďĞĞŶ ůŽƐƚ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŽīĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘ Photo credit: csmonitor.com w w w.k it chendr aw er.net

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e  was  a  student  at  Boston  University,  working  on  becoming  a  CPA.  He  had  a  room  at  Miss  Benson's  boarding  house.  For  six  months  now  he  had  been  walking  the  ten  blocks  to  class  each  day,  leaving  at  8:10  a.m.,  sun,  rain,  sleet,  or  snow.  He  was  a  serious  student  with  good  grades,  but  few  friends.  As  an  older  student,  he  had  neither  time  nor  money  for  frivolity.  This  had  not  bothered  him  during  the  long  winter  months,  but  with  spring  in  the  air,  he  felt  strangely  lonely. +H KDG QRWLFHG KHU IRU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH RQ D 0RQGD\ DQG every  day  they  had  passed  each  other  at  precisely  8:25.  6KH ZDV XQFRPPRQO\ EHDXWLIXO ZLWK D UHÂżQHG DQG intelligent  face.  She  was  petite,  with  a  quick,  energetic  walk.  He  thought  her  white  shoes  an  unusual  choice  for  the  cold,  wet  March  days.  Her  body  was  a  mystery,  wrapped  in  the  dark  green  wool  coat  she  clutched  around  her  as  protection  against  the  wind  that  howled  down  the  canyon  of  Standlin  Avenue. After  seeing  her  for  two  weeks,  he  impetuously  decided  to  follow  her.  Would  he  be  arrested  for  harassment?  He  just  knew  that  he  wanted  to  see  more  of  her.  Had  she  worked  all  night?  Perhaps  a  husband  and  children  were  waiting  for  her. After  he  had  trailed  her  for  a  block  and  a  half,  she  entered  DQ RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ +DG VKH QRWLFHG WKDW KH ZDV IROORZLQJ KHU" +H ZDWFKHG KHU OLQJHU EULHĂ€\ DW WKH GRRU RI DQ expensive-­looking  boutique  and  then  go  through  a  door  with  a  brass  marker:  Dr.  Marcus  Gillan,  Family  Dentistry.

Now  she  had  his  name,  address,  and  phone  number.  He  knew  nothing  about  her  except  what  was  on  her  name  tag  â€“  Helen.  Wasn't  a  war  fought  over  a  beautiful  woman  named  Helen?  It  seemed  a  reasonable  thing  to  do. As  a  young  person,  he  had  always  dreaded  dental  visits.  Now,  he  could  hardly  wait.  He  literally  counted  the  hours,  dividing  them  into  times  of  sleeping,  eating,  bathing,  dressing,  and  of  course,  studying.  He  could  do  most  of  these  and  think  of  her  at  the  same  time.  Studying  was  a  problem.  Oh  well,  there  was  more  to  life  than  books. The  weekend  seemed  interminable.  Finally,  he  was  happily,  excitedly  on  his  way  to  the  dentist,  hoping  that  'U *LOODQ ZRXOG ÂżQG D FDYLW\ VR WKDW KH ZRXOG KDYH WR return  yet  another  day. She  placed  a  paper  bib  around  his  neck  and  adjusted  the  chair.  Wonder  of  wonders,  Dr.  Gillan's  survey  revealed  a  small  cavity.  To  spare  him  a  return  visit,  Dr.  Gillan  GHFLGHG WR ÂżOO LW RQ WKH VSRW :KLOH WKH QRYRFDLQH ZDV taking  effect  and  Dr.  Gillan  was  checking  on  other  patients,  he  learned  that  Helen  was  going  to  classes  four  nights  a  week  to  complete  her  nursing  degree,  that  it  ZRXOG WDNH KHU IRXU \HDUV WR ÂżQLVK DQG PRVW LPSRUWDQWO\ that  she  would  go  with  him  to  feed  the  ducks  at  the  campus  pond.

They  began  meeting  for  coffee  at  the  corner  deli.  On  Fridays,  they  walked  in  the  park  together.  Once  or  twice  they  found  time  and  money  for  a  movie  and  popcorn.  They  learned  that  they  both  enjoyed  hiking,  canoeing,  How  long  had  it  been  since  his  last  dental  visit?  More  than  and  skiing.  They  held  hands  while  window  shopping  six  months,  anyway.  Surely  everyone  needs  a  semi-­annual  at  expensive  stores.  They  kissed  under  the  lamppost  by  her  apartment. checkup,  he  thought.  On  impulse,  he  followed  her  into  WKH RIÂżFH 7KH VPLOH KH KDG KRSHG WR VHH IRU WZR ZHHNV There  was  no  money  for  an  expensive  ring.  The  sterling  greeted  him  as  he  opened  the  door  and  entered  the  small  band  with  the  inscription,  â€œLove  is  eternal,â€?  was  theirs  waiting  area.  â€œMay  I  help  you?â€?  she  asked. for  thirty  dollars. His  knees  turned  to  soup.  What  should  he  say  now?  Will  Dr.  Gillan  was  incredulous,  as  were  their  families  and  you  marry  me?  Will  you  at  least  have  dinner  with  me?  IULHQGV Âł%XW +HOHQ \RX YH RQO\ NQRZQ KLP IRU ÂżYH Instead,  he  stammered  out  a  request  for  a  checkup. weeks!â€?  So  they  gave  it  another  week.  Dr.  Gillan  was  the  best  man.  Helen's  roommate  was  her  only  attendant.  She  â€œYou're  in  luck.  We  have  a  cancellation  on  Monday,â€?  she  never  held  him  to  the  promise  of  a  diamond  ring  when  replied.  Glory  be,  she  wasn't  wearing  a  ring  on  either  hand. money  became  available.  Two  grown  sons  and  58  years  later,  he  has  promised  never  to  tell  their  grandchildren  that  â€œWill  you  be  here  on  Monday?â€?  he  asked  brazenly. he  followed  her  through  the  streets  of  Boston. “Yes,  Monday  through  Friday,  but  we  close  early  on  Fridays.â€?

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