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typical “guy” film answer like Cool Hand Luke (blech) or Braveheart (gag me!) when, to my surprise, he sat back, thoughtfully contemplating his response and after a minute or so said, “It’s A Wonderful Life”. No one and, I repeat, NO ONE had ever given me that answer. You see, the thing is, that is MY favorite movie, like, of all time! Nothing else even comes close. In fact, I place that movie in a category all its own. I was hooked. I love discovering people's favorites. Another one of mine is the song, "Beginnings" by Chicago. I love everything about it. The vocals, the lyrics, the horns, they all put me in the best mood. When was the last time you thought about your favorite anythings? I think the year that has just passed may have caused many of us to com-

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JANUARY 2021

FEATURES 16 The Skinny on Skin Care Katie Belle Glendye shares her skin health expertise

20 The Doctor is “In” Fayetteville pain physician is in a class all his own

24 For Love of Nature Local nonprofit brings all things nature to our community

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28 Ultimate Accomplishment: Hiking the Appalachian Trail Retired airline pilot treks the Appalachian Trail

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Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Culinary Creations

32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Healthy Lifestyle


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AROUND TOWN

NEW BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR OWN! Journey into Simple Living by Peachtree City author, Annie SinghQuern, seeks to empower busy women to embrace a simple living lifestyle for deserved joy, meaning and peace. The book offers a thoughtful compilation of 75 self-care practices, reflective exercises and resources, including a self-care calendar and a vision board. Journey into Simple Living can be found on Amazon, in local shops

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CULINARY CREATIONS

cook i n g f rom t he hea r t ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY SUSAN WALWORTH THE MYSTERIOUS ROUND CANISTERS ON HER COUNTER HOLD MANY OF THE SAME VALUABLES THAT CENTURIES AGO LURED EXPLORERS TO THE EAST. Inside are not gold or jewels, but spices that have flavored the dishes Meera Sarin uses to feed her passion for helping special needs students and giving back to her community. Meera, who emigrated from India in 2012, studied home science at the same college Kamala Harris’s mother attended. After becoming a home economics teacher, she noticed students who needed help they were not receiving. She had learned about physical disabilities and those labeled “pagal”, which means “mad”, but Meera knew there were other needs. Meera eventually became the director of a special needs school, working with students who had dyslexia and autism. “It was my passion. It’s still my passion,” she said. Once here, she joined Southside Support for special needs families, volunteered at the Joseph Sams School, and conducted art and dance therapy workshops for area schools. Meera has donated dinners to local nonprofits to use for auction items for the past several years. “[Since my husband passed last year,] cooking became my therapy and my way of giving back to the community,” she said. Here, she has learned to incorporate local ingredients in her dishes but doesn’t compromise on spices. “There is no Indian cookery without spices,” she said. The secret of Meera’s delicious food, however, can’t be found in a spice box or a recipe. “I cook with my heart,” she said. “If you don’t have a passion and love for cooking, food will never taste right.” 12

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SPICES HELP LOCAL WOMAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

Meera Sarin doesn't follow a recipe, but cooks with her heart.

Mixed Vegetable Pulao + 1 cup basmati rice + ½ cup carrots and peas + 2 Tbsp oil + 1 tsp cumin seeds + Salt to taste + 1 tsp Biryani masala Rinse the rice well and heat oil in a deep, thick-bottomed pan. Add cumin to hot oil and when it splutters add the vegetables and sauté for a few minutes. Add the rice, salt, Biryani masala and 2 cups of water. Cover and bring to boil then lower heat to simmer until rice is done. Serve hot.

Meera's spice boxes flavor the dishes she uses to give back to her community.

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CULINARY CREATIONS (CONTINUED) Mixed Vegetable Pulao

Chicken Dum garnished with cilantro

CHICKEN DUM + 1 chicken cut into pieces + 1 onion, chopped + 8 cloves of garlic, minced + 1 Tbsp ginger, shredded + 1 large tomato, finely chopped + ¼ cup chopped cilantro + Juice from half of a lime + A few mint sprigs finely chopped (optional) + 1 green chili, finely chopped + 6 to 8 black peppercorns + 4 cloves + 1 cinnamon stick + 4 green cardamom seeds finely powdered + 1 tsp cumin seeds + 1 cup yogurt + ¼ cup heavy whipping cream or half and half + Salt to taste + 1/8 tsp garam masala + ¼ tsp red chili powder + 2 Tbsp cooking oil (Ghee or any cooking oil) Heat oil in a thick, flat-bottomed pan. When it starts smoking, add the cumin seeds. When cumin seeds splutter, add chopped onions and sauté for 5 minutes. Add all other ingredients except cilantro and lime juice, mix well. Cover and cook until done. Add lime juice. Serve hot, garnish with cilantro. 14

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the skinny on skin care THE SKIN SOCIETY SAYS OUR SKIN IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

ARTICLE ANNIE SINGH-QUERN PHOTOGRAPHY DEBBIE MCFARLAND

The Skin Society Team: L - R; Martha Miller, Suzan Parden, Katie Belle Glendye, Julie Johnston, Becca Stallings

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"A chieving skin heal t h is like a team sport. I t t akes you and your aest hetici an working t oget her t oward a go al."

LET’S FACE IT - OUR SKIN IS SOME

skin. “Blood feeds our skin cells and takes

SERIOUS STUFF. As our largest organ

toxins away. When we undergo stress, our

spanning about 22 square feet, the skin pro-

skin gets the last of what’s left over for

tects our internal organs, regulates our body

nourishment,” explains Katie Belle.

temperature and allows us to communicate

Katie Belle's relationship with her skin has

with our environment through thousands

not always been a love affair. She received

of nerve endings. However, our skin is con-

a wake-up call about 13 years ago. An

stantly under the brunt of daily living: sun,

up-close photo portrayed that her skin was

stress, poor diet, dehydration and hormonal

much older than what her biological age

imbalances. These stressors, over time, can

showed. This aging, Katie Belle says, came

drastically impact our skin. Adequate sleep,

from years of “sunning” in tanning beds. She

eating well and staying hydrated can help

then became intrigued when she learned

our skin achieve normalcy. Nourishing our

that aging could be salvaged if she took

skin with the right skincare products and

care of her skin. “I wanted to help my skin

seeking regular treatments are other smart

and solve the damage in my skin.” Working

ways to care for our skin.

for a couple of dermatology practices after

Katie Belle Glendye, owner and mas-

a specialized education in skincare provided

ter aesthetician of The Skin Society in

Katie Belle with a solid foundation in skin

Fayetteville, says that skin health, backed

health. In February 2018, she opened The

by science, is one of the best ways to care

Skin Society. Katie Belle is quick to point out

for our skin. As such, Katie Belle and her

that The Skin Society is not a spa. The Skin

team of skin health specialists at The Skin

Society’s founder has formed a dedicated

Society treat the skin as serious business.

team of skin health experts to include three

The fiery ball in the sky is responsible for

licensed aestheticians with 30 years of com-

90% of aging and other skin issues. “The

bined experience, a medical doctor, a cos-

sun is the skin’s worst enemy,” Katie Belle

metic injector, two first-impressionists and

warns. It can cause skin spots, dehydra-

Greta, a two-year-old Labradoodle.

tion, and skin cancer. Drinking copious

“Achieving skin health is like a team

amounts of water and wearing a hat and

sport,” she explains. “It takes you and your

sunscreen, are good ways to protect our

aesthetician working together toward a

faces from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet

goal.” This includes monthly skin health

rays. Stress can also wreak havoc on the

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THE SKINNY ON SKIN CARE (CONTINUED) and daily home use of physician-grade products. A typical skin health diet, coined as “the core four”, that Katie Belle recommends includes a cleanser, an exfoliant, an antioxidant and sunscreen. Exfoliants are used at night for repair and gentle removal of dead skin cells. Antioxidants and sunscreen (> SPF 30) are daytime products that protect against free radicals and the environment. The skin health treatments offered by Katie Belle and her team are designed to elicit specific skin results. HydraFacial deep skin treatments cleanse the skin and remove toxins. Microneedling stimulates collagen growth under the top layers of skin in an area called the Dermis and helps to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. The Skin Society strives to educate the local community on the importance of skin health and help its members achieve goals by offering medical-grade treatments and skin health products. “Since the skin takes care of us, we owe it to take care of our skin,” reminds Katie Belle.

Greta keeps watch over the skin health products

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THE D O C T OR IS “IN”

SEVEN QUALITIES THAT PUT THIS PAIN PHYSICIAN IN A CLASS ALL HIS OWN.

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ARTICLE PAM REID | PHOTOGRAPHY DEBBIE MCFARLAND

DR. ZWADE MARSHALL KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE

before the students began to trust Mr. Marshall and he

TO BE A PATIENT AND KNOWS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO

found ways to be helpful and add value. In addition to

FEEL RELIEF FROM BEING IN COMPETENT HANDS.

teaching, Mr. Marshall gave students SAT prep after

Having dealt with severe childhood asthma and recalling

school, wrote college recommendation letters, coached

the look of fear on his mother's face whenever he had an

both the girl's soccer team and the boy's swim team, and

attack, Dr. Marshall feels grateful for the comforting and

yet today he is emphatic when he says "those students

reassuring care he received from his grandmother who

gave me so much."

was a nurse. Memories of the bright lights and sterile

Full circle: in August of this year, Dr. Marshall received

hallways in hospitals and emergency rooms remind Dr.

a job application at his practice from a successful nurse

Marshall of how comforting it was to see the doctor who

practitioner. During the interview, the candidate identi-

would give him the breathing treatment he so desper-

fied herself as one of his former high school math stu-

ately needed. At a young age, Zwade knew he wanted to

dents. "The sense of fulfillment that I remember getting

reassure and comfort people like his grandmother and

as a teacher and seeing the student apply for that job

doctors did for him time and time again. He was moti-

- it's as high as when you have a patient come back and

vated to become a doctor.

tell you the procedure you did for them has changed

Involved. After graduating from Emory, Zwade wanted

their lives and improved their level of function."

to do something impactful within the community. He

Intellectual. Dr. Zwade Marshall earned his joint medi-

didn't want to go lockstep from college to medical

cal and business degree from Emory University and com-

school to residency, so he applied to be a high school

pleted his residency at Harvard University's Brigham

mathematics teacher at an inner-city school in Decatur.

& Women's Hospital. He is Board Certified in

During this experience, he was able to see first-hand

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Dr. Marshall's list of

the challenges and barriers economically disadvan-

accomplishments and distinctions is both impressive

taged people have to contend with on a daily basis. "It

and extensive for a doctor in practice for ten years. He

was a time that set me up to understand the human

specializes in pain management for back pain, facial

condition and understand people, as well as some of

pain syndromes, headaches, chronic abdominal pain,

the challenges people have to encounter." It wasn't long

pelvic pain, cancer pain and peripheral neuropathy.

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Dr. Marshall provides a comprehensive approach to

Patients worry about the stigma of not being able to

the many chronic pain conditions that significantly

function the way they used to - whether sexually or

affect the body. His practice - Regenerative Spine

physically - or having to compensate for an illness on

& Pain Specialists - is located at 874 W. Lanier Avenue

their job, and keeping their employer from knowing

in Fayetteville, and he has plans to open two additional

they really can't lift something for fear of losing their

locations in McDonough and Newnan within the next

job. "There's so much that's packed into when some-

fifteen months.

one in pain comes to see me, and having lived as a

Invaluable. Dr. Marshall's philanthropic inter-

patient in my life, it helps me speak to them in a way

ests are varied and one most notable is the

they identify with and can hear the concern and the

H.E.R.O Mission (Health and Education Relief

desire I have to help them." People drive miles - some

Organization) - an annual week-long medical mis-

over an hour and pass twenty pain doctors - to be

sion where he takes some of his co-workers and col-

seen by Dr. Zwade Marshall.

leagues to Guyana - where the good doctor is from

Informative. Proper spine hygiene is some-

- to provide cleft palate and clubfoot treatment for

thing Dr. Marshall stresses. There are lifestyle

children. He invites local physicians and medical stu-

choices considered very helpful to prevent spine

dents to be part of the mission so they can be trained

degeneration over time. Good diet and exercise are at

on how to do anesthesia and how the operative sur-

the top of the list. Most people don't realize that every

geries are done. Within the week they will see 70 - 85

five pounds on your belly equate to fifteen pounds

cases. Parents travel for days to be there when Dr.

on your back. So if you have ten pounds of excess

Marshall and his team arrive. There's a sense that if

weight on your belly, it equates to thirty pounds on

they don't go on this mission, the quality of life for

your back. That's like carrying around a backpack full

these individuals is severely impaired.

of rocks. That in effect will wear on your spine over

Innovative. In his medical specialty, Dr. Marshall

time. Having flexible glutes and hamstring muscles

treats patients who typically come to him after they've

and a strong core supports your spine. Non-impact

exhausted other options. They may have seen their

exercises like swimming, walking and Pilates espe-

primary care doctor, a surgeon, a chiropractor, or a

cially are proven to reduce the incidents of lower

physical therapist. They're coming after whatever

back pain in patients as they age. "If you begin to feel

was recommended previously did not work. "I get to

pain, that's a symptom of an underlying issue and you

be the doctor that gets to the solution that's going to

shouldn't ignore it."

be helpful." Dr. Marshall can see at times that patients

Intentional. Dr. Marshall wants people to know

don't have much faith in what the outcome is going

that medicine has evolved and changed a great

to be - there's a level of skepticism or perhaps some

deal over the course of the past decade, and doc-

jadedness due to prior medical encounters. Incredibly

tors understand they are truly in a service industry

hands-on, Dr. Marshall goes over imaging reports and

with patients more activated and engaged than

MRI's directly with patients and speaks to them in

they've ever been. "I am a collaborative physician

layman's terms. "When patients are relieved from pain

that respects the patient's opinions of what their

and can function the way they used to, it is extraor-

healthcare should look like." If a patient is into holis-

dinarily rewarding." Restorative function in their life is

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ARTICLE JENNIFER CONFORTI | PHOTOGRAPHY JENNIFER CONFORTI

Barn on property circa 1890.

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SOUTHERN CONSERVATION TRUST, IS BRINGING NATURE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WEBSTER DEFINES CONSERVATION AS “PREVENTION OF WASTEFUL USE OF A RESOURCE”. I had to read that a couple of times and let that really sink in. Land is definitely a resource and wasteful use of land should certainly be prevented. How much do you know about conserving land? Admittedly, until I sat down with Katie Pace Quattlebaum, Executive Director of Southern Conservation Trust (SCT) in Fayetteville, I knew nothing about it. I had been to a few of our popular Fayette County nature areas, but now that I know the what, the why and the how behind these beautiful properties, I have a newfound appreciation for them. Southern Conservation Trust is focused on making sure that everyone has access to nature. They develop public nature areas, provide environmental education and conserve tens of thousands of acres of land, waterways and valuable habitat each year, and they have been doing so since 1993.

Southern Conservation Trust Executive Director, Katie Pace Quattlebaum

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FOR LOVE OF NATURE (CONTINUED)

In 2016, after running the marketing department for another nonprofit, Katie felt led to leave that position and search for another job, one that would harmonize with her love for the outdoors. "My husband Tom and I were talking about having a baby and I decided to leave that position [as it involved international travel]. I was looking for something that fit my outdoor lifestyle and this position came available." When Katie was hired as Executive Director in 2016, the organization had 4 local nature areas; Line Creek, Sams Lake Bird Sanctuary, Flat Creek and Morgan Grove, all of which were in disrepair or closed to the public. One of Katie’s first orders of business was to hire a Parks and Education Director, Nick Kilburg. “Nick could go in and just fix stuff when it needed to be fixed.” The 4 nature areas sprung back to life. Katie set about the business of creating awareness for her land conservation mission and she leaned into her knowledge of public relations and social media to do it. If anyone has ever had anything to do with a nonprofit organization, this is no easy feat, but Katie’s passion for her purpose is great and the community responded. Today, Southern Conservation Trust is managing 46,000 acres of land in the Southeast and is likely to add 10,000 20,000 more acres in the near future. “We are working in Texas and Colorado and as far east as Virginia." As a 501(c)3 and a qualified land trust in the United States, SCT is able to hold conservation easements. This means they can expand their conservation efforts outside the state of Georgia. "We are the fastest growing land trust on the East coast,” Katie says with a smile.

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Some of the SCT Staff. Back row, L - R: Jesse Woodsmith, Nick Kilburg, Katie Pace Quattlebaum. Front row L - R: Caroline Creel Akeman, Angela Goddard


Gray Rat Snake, "Danger Noodle"

The newest gem that SCT will be sharing with

an indoor classroom and provide learning oppor-

the community is The Nature Center in the historic

tunities for students and community organizations.

Bennett-Graham-Brewer house on Beauregard

It will be wheelchair accessible, special needs

Blvd. in Fayetteville just south of the square. "This

inclusive and even be equipped to serve those who

nature center is going to be our hope to give back

are visually impaired. "The whole center will be ani-

to the community," Katie says. "We’ve spent the last

mals and habitats that are native to Georgia. Goats,

four years working really hard to build up our fund-

chickens, rabbits and hopefully a cow in the future!"

ing and build up our staff and to fulfill our mission. A

Katie exclaims. Her number one priority is making

nature center has always been something that our

sure SCT is giving back to the community that has

organization has wanted to do but we didn’t have

given them so much. The Nature Center is the per-

the way to do it. We came across this beautiful, his-

fect way to do just that.

toric home last year and it just felt right. I knew we

Katie is busy planning the Grand Opening

could make this work. We really think this will be a

of The Nature Center at 305 Beauregard Blvd

blessing to the community.”

in Fayetteville, on Saturday, March 20, 2021.

The Nature Center will be Fayette County's

Please save the date as this will be a community

go-to for all things education about our environ-

event. I will most certainly be there and I cannot

ment. There will be a butterfly garden and a sensory

wait to touch a baby alligator!

garden, a baby alligator enclosure and all sorts of turtles, native snakes and mammals. They will have

For more information or to donate go to www.sctlandtrust.org or call 770-486-7774. CityLifestyle.com/FayetteCounty

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Sunset over the Grayson Highlands from Wilburn Ridge just off the Appalachian Trail

ARTICLE JACKIE BOEHEIM | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

ULTIMATE ACCOMPLISHMENT:

HIKING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL GREY EAGLE TAKES US ON A JOURNEY THROUGH ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST SCENIC TRAILS.

RON’S JOURNEY BEGAN IN 2006 WHEN HE RETIRED AS AN AIRLINE PILOT. Despite his new role as a retiree, Ron still felt young. What’s one to do when their energy level doesn’t match their new status in the world? If you’re like Ron, you walk the Appalachian Mountains Trail, a series of lead-in trails culminating with the Appalachian Trail. Ron is passionate about the Arthritis Foundation and marrying this with his desire to hike the trail only made sense. His journey was supported by donors who would give to the organization that means so much to him. Ron kept

that would keep his donors involved in the hike. Excuse me here

a detailed online journal

while I change his name from Ron to “Grey Eagle” because no one goes by their actual name on the trail. Grey Eagle prepared for this journey by diving into literature, calling upon experienced hikers and frequenting REI. He also stocked up on freeze-dried and home-cooked dehydrated meals as well as high-protein snacks. Keeping his energy level up and his backpack weight down made this a tricky undertaking. Practice hikes allowed him to perfect the right ratio of weight to nutrition. After a year of intense preparation, Grey Eagle began his hike on the Alabama Pinhoti Trail, a popular 137-mile hiking trail and southeast region Appalachian Mountains Trail Connector. He was filled with excitement and nerves as he took the first of some 6,400,000 steps that would be taken. “The hardest part was when I watched my wife drive off and the car disappeared over the hill. Then the enormity of the adventure really sunk in.” What followed was a 6-month journey,

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Mount Katahdin; highest mountain in Maine and the Northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail

“. . . WH EN I SAW MY WIFE D RIVE O FF . . . T H E E N O R M I T Y O F T H E A D V E N T U R E R E A L LY S U N K I N .”

"Grey Eagle" entering Maine and approaching Mahoosuc Notch

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ULTIMATE ACCOMPLISHMENT: HIKING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL (CONTINUED)

filled with experiences to last a lifetime. Coming

of food and critical supplies to a post office along the

face-to-face with glorious rock gardens, majestic

trail labeled “General Delivery” for Grey Eagle to pickup.

waterfalls, wavering weather and wildlife. Managing

The most delightful moment for him was approaching

the rumble of hunger was a constant job. “I stopped

the summit of Katahdin and embracing the trail sign. Not

every hour or two for about 10 minutes and always

only was this the end, but he wasn’t alone. Grey Eagle’s

ate something and drank a lot of water (at least 3

son, Eric, joined him on the last week of the hike. After a

liters a day).” Even with this constant eating, he lost

2,534-mile trek, Katahdin came into view. What a beau-

about 25% of his body weight.

tiful and majestic sight it was for these hikers. They spent

The toughest mile for Grey Eagle was entering

the last night camping at the Katahdin Stream.

Maine and approaching Mahoosuc Notch. This is one

Katahdin Baxter Peak Elevation - 5,267 Ft

mile of climbing up, down and in-between rocks and

Northern Terminus Of The Appalachian Mountains Trail

boulders. Some spaces are so small that it requires the

“After so many times thinking about giving up and

hiker to crawl or slither under the boulders to make it

doubting that I could make it, there it was, the end goal,”

through. This is a mentally and physically exhausting

Grey Eagle remembers. “The good Lord sustained me

mile, but once accomplished, exhilarating. “I would

and kept me safe and it was finally over.”

like to point out that I could not have completed this

If you are encouraged to embark on this same jour-

challenge without the support of my family and espe-

ney, Grey Eagle suggests you do a series of multi-day

cially my wife, Jeannie. She provided constant encour-

test hikes leading up to the push-off date. This will

agement especially during the times I didn’t think I

help you get in shape, allow you to check your gear and

could go on.” Jeannie would send weekly packages

decide what you really need.

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Students must supply bandana; over-the-ankle leather boots; full-fingered gloves; long, durable pants such as jeans; and long-sleeve shirts. Motorcycles and helmets

will be furnished for your use during class. Call Eric Allen at 678-364-1442 or visit georgiamotorcycleriders.com.

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Learn how to play the fastest growing sport in America PICKLEBALL! We offer free use of equipment and beginner classes. For more information call Sharon Conrad at 678-478-3390 or go to www.ptcpickleballclub.com.

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Food, Fun, Gifts, Music...Saturday’s market brings approximately 60 vendors offering a variety of fresh produce, poultry, beef and pork, bread, sweet treats, honey, eggs, prepared foods, and so much more. Whether you’re looking to create a feast or simply don’t want to cook at all, we have you covered.

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ARTICLE JENNIFER CONFORTI | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE CHIROPRACTIC CARE CAN BE AN INTEGRAL PIECE OF ONE'S PERSONAL

HEALTHCARE.

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