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Over the next 10 years, his crimes would land him in prison, to which he escaped five times, be put on America’s Most Wanted list, and is believed by some to have robbed over 60 banks. If this is true, that’s more than Jesse James and John Dillinger combined.

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DOWNTOWN KRINGLE KRAWL Wednesday, Dec. 9

Expect one hell of a holly jolly time.

Enjoy $1 to $2 drink specials at 13 different bars, an ugly christmas sweater competition, and an after party at Macon Beer Company with live music and all the Nashville Hot Chicken your little heart desires.

Tickets are only $5 and will be available at every participating venue; Bearfoot Tavern, BJ’s Billiards, Bourbon Bar, Dovetail, Downtown Grill, The Hummingbird, Just Tap’d, Key Club, Lemongrass, The Mill, Parish on Cherry, The Rookery and Tic Toc Room. The festivities begin at 6 p.m. and end at closing time.

This event is presented by the newly formed Macon MGMT, a collective of downtown restaurant and bar owners working together to foster a better downtown community and to help improve your downtown experience. For more info visit their facebook page.

THE NUTCRACKER OF MIDDLE GEORGIA 30 Year’s of Magic at The Grand

It began as the dream of one woman, Jean Evans Weaver, a Macon dance instructor who envisioned an annual local production of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet that would rival those presented by the country’s premier city ballet companies. The dream quickly caught fire, and since its humble beginnings in 1985, has ignited the spirits of thousands of volunteers, contributors, and performers who, together, have created Nutcracker of Middle Georgia, Inc. In its first nineteen seasons, more than ninety-two thousand people witnessed the unfolding magic of the world’s most beloved ballet, performed in Macon’s magnificent Grand Opera House.

The fledgling company that began with no costumes, scenery, or money has evolved into a proficient team of passionately committed volunteers who create the spectacular sets and costumes that make each production come alive.

While a select group of professional guest artists have taken the Macon production to a higher level each season, the majority of the cast is an amateur ensemble, and exceptionally high proportion of children in the program add vibrancy and sparkle to each performance.

Clara & the NutcrackerAccording to Managing Director Marianna Gebara, it is the collective effort of many individuals that has made Nutcracker of Middle Georgia such a remarkable success story, “The success and longevity of this organization,” comments Gebara, “belongs to every dancer who has performed in the show; every volunteer who has worked backstage, sold souvenirs, made costumes or raised money; every parent who has driven his or her child to rehearsals; and every individual who has purchased a ticket dung the past nineteen years.”

As the curtain rises each year, Nutcracker of Middle Georgia continues to fulfill its original vision of providing the region with high-quality performances of the Nutcracker, while working with local school systems and other civic organizations to promote greater interest in the performing arts. Production dates are Dec. 9-13. For tickets visit thegrandmacon.com or call the Box Offic at 301-5470.

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Wednesday, Dec 9

Friday, Dec 11

Celebrating the College Hill Corrdior Commission Join the College Hill Alliance and the College Hill Corridor Commission for an evening of fond reflection on one of the community’s most endearing, game-changing neighborhood revitalization projects. Where we go from here will also be revealed – and celebrated with food, drinks, live music by Robert Lee Coleman and the Night Owls and other special guests.

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Tattnall Square Center for the Arts, 1096 College Street, in the hip and historic College Hill Corridor. Kindly RSVP before December 5: info@collegehillmacon.com.

Choral Society of Middle Georgia - Handel’s Messiah Presented by Townsend School of Music - Mercer University at St. Joseph Catholic Church. 7:30 p.m. Admission $10. This favorite holiday event continues a long-standing tradition in our community. Join us to hear why Handel’s Messiah is so popular around the world.

Thursday, Dec 10 “A Christmas Story” The Musical Presented by Theatre MaconDecember 4 - 13. Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. (“You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!”) “A Christmas Story”, The Musical, is the hilarious accoutn of Ralphie’s depserate schemes to ensure tht this most perfect of gifts ends up under his Christmas tree. With splashy production numbers, this show captures the warmth of the film and is faithful to al the sublime silliness that made the film so special. Adults $25, Seniors $20 (60+), Students $15 (through age 22). Performances at 8 p.m. 478-746-9485 “Little Women the Musical” Presented by Macon Little Theatre - Thru Dec. 13. Produced nationally and internationally, Little Women has been praised by critics for its ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. This timeless captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache, hope, and everlasting love. Adults-$20, Seniors(60+)-$15, Students(5-23w/CollegeID)-$10. 4220 Forsyth Rd. 478-471-PLAY. Cottage Christmas: Holiday Bake Sale & Open House Historic Macon invites you to Cottage Christmas, an open house of the Sidney Lanier Cottage and holiday bake sale. Come to enjoy the festive decorations of the Sidney Lanier Cottage on Thursday, December 10 from 4p.m. to 7p.m. Goodies like cookies, cakes, quiches, jams and jellies will be available to purchase. Stock up on treats for all of your holiday events and let Historic Macon volunteers take the stress out of your holiday! Campers from the Otis Redding Music Camp will carol while you sample baked sale items and get in the holiday spirit at one of Macon’s architectural treasures. Pre-orders will be taken on some of the most popular items and can be placed online at historicmacon.org. It’s one of Macon’s sweetest holiday traditions. 935 High Street

Saturday, Dec 12 Fish “n Pig Boat Parade, 5:30 p.m.

Last year, the event brought many impressive decorative boats.

We will meet at the Fish-N-Pig where hot chocolate and cookies will be served. Other than park admission and boat fees there is no registering for this event. This year the boat route will be from Fish-n-Pig to the end of Sandy Beach and back. All boats stay at idle speed and stay in a line.

Circle with Shel: Last reading of the year 11 a.m. The Mount de Sales Key Club leads readings of passages from Shel Silverstein works. The Circle Sculptures were inspired

by Silverstein’s “The Missing Piece.” The event is free and open to everyone in an effort to promote community service, civic engagement and literacy through public art. 285 Spring Street Christmas on First Street Join us for Middle Georgia’s largest family Christmas event on December 12th in Rosa Parks Square. We will have free pictures with Santa, a bounce house for the kids, craft beer for adults, and even snow! Looking for Macon Made Christmas gifts for the family? Check out our holiday market open from 4:00pm to 10:00pm in Rosa Parks Square. The First Street merchants will be hosting a variety of games and crafts for everyone such as a cake walk, growler decorating, card making, a tacky sweater contest, and more. Grab a cup of free hot chocolate and get into the holiday spirit with Christmas Carols provided by St. Joseph’s Chorus and The Well Methodist Church. We wish you a very merry Christmas on First Street!

Sunday, Dec 13 Mercer University Children’s Choir: Sing and Rejoice 3:00 p.m. The angelic voices of the Mercer University Children’s Choir sing in the season of rejoicing. A joyous concert featuring music and readings for the season. Tickets $10 / $40 family.

Riverside United Methodist Church, 735 Pierce Ave. Macon.

“The Second Mother” Screening Presented by Macon Film Guild at Douglass Theatre - The Second Mother (Brazil, drama/comedy, 112 min., rated R for some language and brief drug use) Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo, is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up, the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means. “[Director] Muylaert’s guiding principle seems to have been fearlessness, and her film . . . is superb on all counts.” - Wall St. Journal. $5 general admission.

Screening at 2PM, 4:30PM, & 7:30PM. Discussion after the 4:30 screening. 355 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Wednesday, Dec 16

The SoChi Gallery to Host Star Wars: The Force Awakens Pre-Opening Gala - 534 Second Street in Downtown Macon from 5:30pm until 8:30pm. Proceeds from the Gala will benefit Joshua’s Wish Foundation. Movie fans are invited to enjoy this free red carpet gala. Photo opportunities with Star Wars characters, themed signature cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Star Wars cosplay is encouraged. This will be a family-friendly experience catered to adults. For more event information, see the Facebook page: http:// bit.ly/StarWarsGala. Star Wars: The Force Awakens premieres on Thursday, December 17 at AmStar16 Macon.

The Palace of the South Christmas Gala - 7-9 p.m. Come delight in the season at the most festive Hay House. Enjoy a self-guided tour featuring numerous Macon interior and floral designers as they compete in a room design challenge with a theme from the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” This evenging will be highlighted with Theatre Macon’s performances scenes from “A Christmas Story” and songs from their Christmas Cabaret. Hor d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.

John Berry, The Christmas Concert at The Grand Opera House Grammy Award nominee John Berry returns with his nationally touring Christmas concertto the Grand Opera House for this annual holiday favorite event. Berry’s 1995 album O Holy Night launched his annual Christmas concert tour, which is now in its 17th year. Audiences nationwide agree, selling out each stop on a regular basis, and joining together to celebrate with song and good company what the season means to them – family, friends and faith. Tickets $37. Visit thegrandmacon.com or call the box office at (478) 301-5470.

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First Saturday Village Market at Mercer Village 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Designed to attract true artists who hand craft their product or grow produce locally and need an outlet. Some of the produce is organic and identified as organic by farmers.

The market is open to local artists who produce jewelry, dog clothing, hard and soft candies, melons, cucumbers and more.

Radiant Amber Caldwell Master Cosmetologist Esthetician Bridal Specialist

Special Events Ice Skating at Macon Centreplex November 22 - December 31, Doors open 30 minutes prior to each session. Non-skating guests admitted free. Concessions available. For after-game skates, the start of skate session is dependent upon when the hockey game ends.

Schedule subject to change. Visit http://www. maconcentreplex.com for updates. Regular admission is $10 per person; after-game admission is $10 per person without game stub or $8 per person with game stub; $8 per person with military ID; group rates available.

Turn of the Century Christmas Tours at the Cannonball House - Thru Dec. 31. 10 a.m.

- 3:30 p.m. Celebrate Christmas in Macon at the Cannonball House. Tour this 1853 Antebellum home and celebrate the holidays with an Edwardian Themed Christmas. $8 for adults, free for children. 856 Mulberry St. Holiday Artists’ Market Presented by Middle Georgia Art Association - Unique, one of a kind gifts. Give the gift of art while supporting local artists. Open 12-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday.

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Farmer’s Markets Wesleyan Farmer’s Market: Twice Monthly 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9a.m. - 1 p.m. The Wesleyan Market provides the Middle Georgia community with the opportunity to buy from and speak directly with local farmers, producers, and artisans. All vendors sell local, organic products from the Macon/Middle Georgia area.

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Mulberry Market in Tattnall Square Park Mulberry Market is a producer-only farmers’s market in historic Tattnall Square Park in Macon, Every Wednesday from 3:30-6:00. We accept EBT benefits! Join the My Market Club for exclusive benefits and support 8 local farms.

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Macon’s First Friday Every first Friday of the month, downtown Macon businesses celebrate with drink and dinner specials, live entertainment and late hours. Gallery hop from Macon Arts to the Arts Exchange and much more. 5-10 p.m. Free event sponsored by NewTown Macon.

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Yappy Hour every 3rd Thursday at the Macon Dog Park 5pm – 8pm. Macon Bibb Parks and Rec received a Knight Neighborhood Challenge Grant for Yappy Hour. It is a once a month “happy hour” at the dog park for people to gather in a social setting with their pups! Dog demonstrations, live music, and give aways. Patrons will also have the opportunity to purchase beer or wine from our vendor and be entered in to drawings for door prizes!

For the Kids Storytime at Barnes & Noble Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Singing, snacks and great children’s books are the regular features of our children’s Storytime events.

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Storytime at the Library Thursdays and Saturdays at Washington Library - Little Bookworms (for kids 4 and under) 10:30am. Fridays 10:30am at Riverside Library.

Story Times consist of a variety of activities including read-aloud stories, finger plays, special guests, songs and puppets. New lap-sit storytime for babies and toddlers Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Learn age-appropriate books, nursery rhymes, songs, finger plays, and activities for babies and toddlers.

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By Andrea Honaker

Want to request a recycling container? Go online to SeeClickFix. com or download the app, or call 478-803-0499 or 478-751-7400.

Have questions?

Look for collection information and updates at maconbibb.us, or call the Solid Waste Department at 478-803-0499.

Need some recycling tips?

Get in touch with the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission at pcarswell@kmbbc.org or 478330-7054.

Being a good steward of the environment just got a whole lot easier in our area. Under the Solid Waste Management Plan passed by the Macon-Bibb County Commission on Nov. 17, all residents will be eligible to participate in curbside recycling.

“Jan. 4, we’re going to start our New Year off with a New Year’s resolution. We’re going to do more to recycle,” said Mayor Robert Reichert. “I’m excited about the direction we’re taking as a community. I would urge people to be serious and intentional in their efforts to join the 21st century and dispose of your solid waste in an environmentally sensitive way. We’ll do our part, but we need you to do yours.”

Currently, 2,000 homes in the former city limits -- chosen for a pilot program years ago -- do bi-weekly, singestream recycling in 65-gallon carts. As a separate service, Advanced Disposal Services collects recyclables bi-weekly from volunteer households, which use 18-gallon bins, in the former unincorporated area of the city, said Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department Director Kevin Barkley.

Anyone can leave newspapers out on pickup day for recycling, but 25,000 people don’t have full recycling services available to them. That’s about to change.

“Now, we’re offering it county-wide through all the city, former city and to all the county residents with a 65-gallon container on a bi-weekly basis on their collection day,” Barkley said. “Single-stream is comingling all the materials that are recyclable into one container, and making it simple and easy.”

Under the new plan, the Macon-Bibb Solid Waste Department will collect recycling as well as bulk waste, such as large furniture pieces. ADS has been contracted to handle garbage and containerized yard waste. Yard and bulk waste will be picked up weekly on regular collection day, with two cubic yards of each allowed per household.

Residents’ solid waste fees will increase to $20 per month, beginning with their January bill, to accommodate these new services. Collection days may change, and the new schedule will be posted online at maconbibb.us when it’s available.

“We’re trying to standardize the service, and at the same time, we standardize the fee,” Barkley said. “We’re hoping that in providing this better service and more service to the residents that we keep the community clean and that we can reach our future goals with the landfill and recycling.”

Reichert said the new disposal policies have been in the works since the city and county consolidated two years ago and Barkley came on as the new Solid Waste Department director. Change was necessary because the current county landfill is filling up and will have to close in the future. At the rate materials are coming in, it would be at capacity in about 3.8 years, Barkley said.

In addition, yard waste is no longer allowed on site, since the inert landfill that held it has been closed in compliance with new Environmental Protection Division regulations. To reduce the input into the landfill, Macon-Bibb’s garbage will be sent to the Wolf Creek Landfill in Twiggs County, and yard waste is already going there. However, people can still drop off bulk items at the Macon-Bibb landfill. The plan is for this landfill to stay open until other facilities can be built, and Barkley hopes they’re up and running by 2020.

“By converting some of the waste into recycling and taking some of it over to the Wolf Creek Landfill, then this landfill will have enough capacity until we can get the funding to close it and get the other infrastructure in place, and then we’ll close this and start doing the newer projects with it, [such as] a recycling center and transfer station,” Barkley said.

The Solid Waste Department’s first order of business is getting new green trashcans to the people who don’t have them or whose containers are dilapidated. Barkley said about 2,000 residents requested new bins, and the goal is to have them all out by the end of the year. The county currently has about 1,700 blue recycling containers, which should start being delivered in January, and money is in the budget to order additional bins if needed. But to receive a container, residents must request one through SeeClickFix.com or by calling 478-803-0499 or 751-7400.

“It’s kind of like a snowball effect,” Barkley said. “Once we get them out in the community, and people see them and neighbors see them, they’ll want to join in and children in the home will want to participate. We’re really hoping that it will pick up some momentum and go forward.”

Many residents have been calling for expanded recycling services for years, and a number of people have reached out since the plan passed to say they’re ready to start recycling, Reichert said. The new practices will get the residents involved in cleaning up their community and help Macon-Bibb become more environmentally sensitive and forward-thinking.

“We have a lot of residents in Macon who are very passionate about recycling. They’ve wanted to do curbside since I came here,” said Pam Carswell, president and CEO of Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission. The commission worked with the government on the Solid Waste Management Plan. “It’s time. Macon’s ready. The residents are behind it. … It’s a community effort. We’re all going to work together to make it successful.”

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On one fateful day in the mid-60’s a group a long hairs pooled their money together for two plates. Mama Louise felt sorry for them and gave them all a heaping helping. A friendship between her and The Allman Brothers Band was born. A friendship that took her on quite a ride that included a seat on the tour bus in 1972 and lifelong friendships with Gregg and the rest of the band. In 2007, Mama Hill passed on, but Mama Louise kept on keepin’ on. She calls us every other day, saying “y’all ready yet! I’m ready to go back to work.” To which we reply, “We’re almost there Mama.”

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(Forward from the author, Brad Evans) Some believe that they can measure people by being around them just a little while. I wonder, sometimes, if I would have met Roy Flowers 40 years ago, if I would have known to be afraid. I have had lunch with him regularly for over a year now, and after one of our meetings I went up to 20’s Pub on Riverside, a place where an older crowd goes for happy hour.

I walked in and asked aloud if anyone knew Roy Flowers.

Several people raised their hands. One man had served time with him. Another remembered being in high school, and how just hearing the name struck fear. He even said he felt that fear when I came in and asked about him, that he half thought Roy was going to come in behind me and do god knows what. It’s hard to imagine now, as Roy is as gentle and kind of a man as I’ve ever met, always quick to ask about my family, and tell me about his own. But it’s hard to look at any man, and know the things inside him, and if there was ever a story about early promise gone wrong, this man, Roy Flowers, can tell it. I decided to tell his story from his point of view, as he’s told it to me over the last year and a half.

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The Motivating Youth Foundation to Hold 5th Annual Car Raffle Tickets are $25 - Drawing to be held Dec. 23!

by Mary Lathem Led by former NFL player and Maconite Roger Jackson, Bibb County’s Motivating Youth Foundation is currently preparing for its 5th annual car raffle. All proceeds gained from the raffle will go toward the Motivating Youth and Omega Psi Phi scholarship funds for local students. This year, the drawing will take place at Mid South Credit Union at 4:00 p.m. on December 23.

Seven years ago, Jackson envisioned a program that would help Macon’s youth build a path toward graduating high school and attending college. Bibb County’s Board of Education had just cancelled thirteen afterschool programs due to lack of funding, and Jackson saw a great need for educational assistance in his beloved hometown. One year later, Jackson’s plans became reality in the form of the Motivating Youth Foundation, which now offers daily afterschool assistance to nearly 250 students in the Bibb County area. Currently located in the Family Investment Center on Main Street, the program emphasizes excellence in language arts and math. “The kids pride themselves (on doing well in school),” said Jackson, “We emphasize how important it is, and the kids have really accepted that.”

With two state-certified instructors leading every class, the program is able to offer individualized attention to each enrolled student. To ensure that every student receives assistance that caters to their personal needs, the instructors maintain contact with each child’s regular teachers and place emphasis on the educational growth that takes place from kindergarten through 3rd grade. “(K-3rd grade) is the most important time in education,” said Jackson, “That’s when (students) build their foundation… if they miss out on building a foundation, then

they’re always playing catch up.”

Jackson believes that focusing on these foundational years is one of the best ways to ensure college readiness upon graduation. A majority of the Motivating Youth Foundation’s graduates go on to be the first in their families to attend college, and the program currently boasts around 118 students on the honor roll at their respective schools.

Though the Motivating Youth Foundation has experienced a great deal of success since opening in 2009, Jackson and his team work tirelessly to ensure that the program’s influence stretches as far throughout Middle Georgia as possible. One of the most obvious examples of the organization’s impact in the Middle Georgia community is providing several college scholarships each

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year using the proceeds of its car raffle. The idea of gathering funds in this way began with the raffle of a donated $1 million home in 2011, but the organization found that this would not be a feasible option each year. This year, the winner of the raffle will receive a choice between a Chevy Camaro, a Chevy Equinox, or $15,000 in cash, and prizes of one $1,000 gift card and one $500 gift card to Ken’s Stereo will be available to the 2nd and 3rd place winners. To date, the organization’s raffles have funded 64 scholarships for Middle Georgia’s college-bound students.

Though Jackson enjoyed a successful career in the NFL playing for the Denver Broncos, he never lost his allegiance to his hometown and community. “Macon is my home – there’s no better place than this,” said Jackson. “There’s a need for young people (in this community) to be shown that they can be successful.” Jackson credits former NFL players such as J.T. Thomas, a fellow Maconite, for encouraging him to pursue a career in football and inspiring him to give back to his community. “(Thomas) always came back and spoke to us young athletes,” Jackson said, “I knew that was part of what I had to do (after the NFL).”

Though the car raffle is an exciting opportunity for one lucky member of the Middle Georgia community, Jackson strives to keep the raffle’s main purpose at the forefront of the event. “I’m just trying to help young kids,” said Jackson. “It doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor, everybody needs a little help.”

Raffle tickets are available for purchase online and in select locations for $25 each. You must be 18 years of age or older to participate. For more information on the car raffle and the Motivating Youth Foundation, please visit www.moyofoundation.com.

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1. I played football, baseball, and ran track for FPD. 2. My txt reply is usually less than 6 letters 3. Terrified of public speaking 4. Sold mistletoe in college 5. When I eat a meal I eat one thing at a time and I don’t like my food to touch.

6. avorite movie is Lonesome Dove.

7. Can ride for hours in a car without speaking 8. Member of KA Fraternity 9. Started and sold a trash business in college 10. Growing up loved BMX and roller skating other than hunting of course 11. Will not eat cole slaw or potato salad.

There are many labels a man can give himself. For Clint Ward, many know him as a father, husband, business owner, hunter, fisherman, even a three-quarter grand slammer. There is one label Ward never saw himself adding, and that is author.

Meet Clint Ward

By Nicole Thurston

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He grew up in Macon, Georgia and attended FPD, where he played sports and did all of the typical things a middle Georgia boy would do.

He and his father run Ward Construction and build dwellings for the multi-family market.

Outside of his family, his other greatest love is hunting and he’s been at it since he got his first BB gun at the age of 6 years old. He credits his father with instilling his love of the outdoors, “One man questioned my dad on why he would spend so much time and money on this expensive hobby of mine. My dad’s response has stuck with me, “It all goes back to the old saying,” Dad said, “Teach your kids to hunt, and you won’t have to hunt your kids.” My parents always looked at the outdoors as a way to help build my character.”

Ward is a very private and humble man, and expressed how difficult it is sometimes for men to communicate what they are feeling. He found that spending hours out in the wilderness, just soaking up everything around him, that he would sit and ponder life, love, and lessons. “I went on a mission trip to Haiti on the spur of the moment. I was up late one night talking with a bunch of guys and one of them asked me about a time I fell off a mountain. They told me I needed to write that down. I thought, why would anyone care what I’ve got to say? One of the guys said to me, “What makes you think that it’s up to you?”

And with that he began to write.

In his first book, Looking Back: Stories of Hunting, Fishing, Family, & Faith, Ward tells his story in 37 easy to read chapters about his hobbies and what he learned out in nature. As if you are sitting around a campfire and listening to someone, Ward takes you all around the world on a journey and shines a light on the power of quiet, nature, and coming face to face with life and death.

One major underlying theme is faith and Ward chooses to share his journey, something that was never quite easy to express. “I keep my faith to myself. I’m very guarded.”

Ward lives with his wife, Christa of fourteen years, his son Stokes, and his two daughters, Jarrett and Dallas.

You can meet Clint Ward and pick up a copy of his book on December 14th at Dovetail from 6 – 8pm.

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The Rookery There isn’t a place downtown that has been serving us longer. Two time winner of Best Burger in Macon in the Readers Choice Awards. Sandwiches, fresh salads and house specialties. LD BAR $-$$ 543 Cherry Street, 746-8658 Texas Cattle Company Macon’s original premier steak house and banquet facility. Featuring hand-cut, choice-grain, aged beef, fresh seafood, in-house ground steak burgers and banquet accamadations for groups of 5-50. TCC will buy your dinner on your birthday, simply bring in a valid ID after 4 p.m. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Prices from $5.99 - $24.99.

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Lunch Spots Harpin’s A mid-town lunch favorite, serving chicken salad, pimento cheese, deli sandwiches and fresh salads and daily soup specials. Call ahead for take-out or try their new Take ‘n Go cooler. 3378 Brookdale Ave. (478) 742-5252 Grow is Macon’s only farm to table lunch restaurant, specializing in local meats and produce. Healthy food with Southern flair. Open Mon-Sat 11-3pm. Check out the facebook page for this week’s menu. Reservations accepted.

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Specialty The Backburner Under new ownership with a new chef, this longtime Macon favorite has a refreshed menu featuring gourmet entrees including duck, sea bass, New York strip, lamb, oysters and more. Elegant dining experience on Ingeside. LD • $$-$$$ (478) 746-3336 The Downtown Grill Slightly upscale dining serving specialties like Andouille- crusted rainbow trout, cranberry and goat cheese stuffed filets and desserts to die for. Also features an extensive wine list and it’s own humidor. Free valet parking. D • BAR • $$-$$$ 562 Mulberry Street, 742.5999 Dovetail Featuring farm to table cuisine and a fully stocked bar of premier bourbons measured by “the finger.” Southern crafted small plates and inspired entrees in a cozy, lodge-like atmosphere. Located above the Rookery, they do accept reservations. LD • BAR • $$-$$$ 543 Cherry Street, 238.4693. Hours: Serving lunch Tues-Sat 11am-2pm. Dinner Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5:30-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays Edgar’s Bistro City-chic and a foodie’s dream!

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Trump imitating NY Times reporter Kova leski, right.

Could Trump Ruin The GO P As 2015 dwindles down, we are now less than two months away from the first test of the nation’s political pulse also known as “The Iowa Caucuses” that occur on February 1. The Republican candidates are dwindling as well as we are down to a scant choice of fourteen down from the original seventeen as first Scott Walker, then Rick Perry and most recently Bobby Jindal have all withdrawn from the show.

(All three are sitting or former Governors so things are not looking so good for former Governors George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee and Jim Gilmore along with sitting Governors John Kasich and Chris Christie. Just saying…)

As of this writing, the frontrunners are Donald Trump followed by Dr. Ben Carson, and then in a dead heat are Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz with the rest so far behind they aren’t even worth mentioning at this point, including the first choice that I’ve mentioned in past columns, Carly Fiorina. Keep in mind though that Iowa has produced two surprises in the last two caucuses: Mike Huckabee in 2008 and Rick Santorum in 2012 so another “dead” candidate can rise from the ashes again, but we won’t know until Groundhog Day. What we do know right now is that our party is a mess largely in part because of our main frontrunner Donald Trump.

I started out actually liking Trump to a certain degree and still do respect the fact that he just flat is not afraid to say things, whether they are politically correct or not. The problem that I have with him is that he not only is not afraid to say anything but he is extremely loose with his facts as well, a quality that is common place in politics, but not on the level that Mr. Trump is playing at. Add that to the fact that Trump has pissed off every segment of society except for us old white guys, and I think Trump spells disaster for the GOP. (For the record, Trump even went after old white guys when he said that Senator John McCain, a former POW in the Vietnam War, wasn’t a war hero, and “likes people who weren’t captured.”

Putz….)

Although I can’t stand most of Trump’s rhetoric, as he is coming across as not only a bully and also a loudmouth know it all, he brings a great deal to the national dialogue about immigration, gender equality or any other subject that he has spouted off about. The problem is we can’t afford a problem finder at this point in our history. We need a problem solver and with the exception of his tax code reform plan, Trump has yet to give any specifics about any policies other than saying, “We’re going to do fantastic things!

We’re going to make America great again!

I’m going to hire the smartest people in the world!” Why doesn’t he just promise us a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage like President Obama did? At least Obama telegraphed his punches.

I’m not saying that a candidate has to be

an expert in all things, but he could be more modest such as former candidate Herman Cain was when asked about his lack of foreign policy experience. Cain said, “When they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stanstan, I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know?” At least Herman gave an honest answer that I can respect.

The Donald, when asked a similar question said, “I’m going to be so good at the military it will make your head spin,” and while I agree with his stance of “bombing the shit out of terrorists”, I would feel a hell of a lot more comfortable hearing it from someone that I would trust to do it.

Frankly, I don’t trust Trump to be everything he says he is. Further, a leader has to get along with both parties in Congress.

Trump can’t even play nice with his own party. Back in the 80’s most Democrats hated Ronald Reagan and vilified him as Satan every chance they got, but President Reagan could even get along with former Speaker of the House the late Tip O’Neill, to the point of even having a pretty good friendship. I don’t see Trump being friends with even our current Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican. Can you imagine the closed door meetings he would have with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi?

Talk about gridlock….

Most recently, Trump’s lack of class came out when he gave a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition, a group he was supposed to be courting. In his speech, Trump referred to Jewish people as “good negotiators”, used stereotypical Jewish words when he said, “Obama, oy-oy-yoy”, said he was “a good negotiator like you folks”, and was booed when he said he wanted to wait “until I talk to Bibi (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu)” when asked about his commitment for Jerusalem to be the undivided capital of Israel. In response he told the booing crowd, “Just relax OK? You’ll like me very much, believe me.” Really?

A few days before that, Trump gave a very unflattering impression of a reporter that has a physical disability, and made fun of the reporters speech pattern just because the reporter, Serge Kovaleski, wouldn’t back up Trump’s claims that “thousands” of people cheered when the World Trade Center was destroyed on 9-11. Kovaleski had written an article, which Trump cited, back in 2001 stating that “a number of people” in Jersey City, NJ had been detained for celebrating.

Trump has since denied knowing Mr. Kovaleski, who says that he and Trump know each other well and are on a first name basis as he had interviewed him and in Kovaleski’s words “interacted with him at least a dozen times” as a reporter. Trump says, “Despite having one of the all-time great memories, I certainly do not remember him,” and that Kovaleski should “stop using his disability to grandstand and get back to reporting for a newspaper that is rapidly going down

the tubes.” Trump shows the kindness of Atilla the Hun. Yet throughout all of his nonsense and lies, Trump continues to lead in the polls by a fairly substantial margin. Why? It’s very simple. People are tired of the political correctness of our society and can appreciate a loudmouth like Trump. The common person’s rights continue to be violated in the name of PC and they have hit a point where they want a revolution in their government and a return to a more normal time. They are tired of watching innocent people in San Bernadino, California get slaughtered by people of cultures that seem to be more protected than our own, and they are mad. They are tired of hearing that police officers are afraid to defend themselves against someone they are trying to arrest resists because a riot may break out in their town because of their actions. They are tired of being afraid to run in an American institution like the Boston Marathon in fear of being hurt or killed. In short, they are afraid of terrorists of all shapes and sizes, all creeds and colors. Donald Trump is the spokesman for them in much the same way Governor Wallace was in 1968 and Ross Perot was in 1992. The difference is

that both Wallace and Perot ran 3rd party while Trump is cannibalizing the Republican Party during the primaries BEFORE his 3rd Party run, which I promise you will in fact happen. After the dust of Iowa, New Hampshire and the SEC primaries are settled I sincerely hope that a more civilized candidate rises to the top of the crowd; a candidate that can be respected by his or her constituents while being respected abroad as well by Putin and the Iranian leadership and be feared by ISIS. While I do think that Trump will be feared he certainly won’t be respected. The Republican Party needs a candidate that can get along with Israel, who is our greatest ally, instead of mocking them with stereotypes. Lastly, we need a candidate that is actually liked and respected by a majority of our own party and who is not part of a political dynasty (Yes, I’m looking at you Jeb.) or someone who could have played the role of Blake Carrington in the old TV series Dynasty and will bring our party back to respectablity. We’ve had enough drama over the past eight years. It’s time we put a grown up In the White House and that certainly doesn’t describe the wooden-headed Mr. Trump.

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Op-Ed Remembering Live Music Champion Alex Cooley

by Jared Wright

COOLEY WITH CHUCK LEAELL

Have you ever spun a yarn that begins by tallying the number of pale hippies in a muddy river on a sweltering, clothes-optional midsummer’s day? Ever reminisced fondly about the short time that backwoods cops and firemen shared water with those freethinking freaks in a veritable lion-and-lamb empyrean paradise? Ever rolled a joint on the back of an Allman Brothers Band record, inhaled deeply to the static crackling as the needle meanders on the outer edges of the disc, then exhaled wide-eyed as it pops, catching the groove to the guttural, banishment blues of “Don’t Want You No More”?

You may not realize it, but you at least partially have Alex Cooley to thank for those memories. The legendary Georgia impresario passed away on December 1st at the age of 74, leaving behind troves of that sort of recollection catalyst through his involvement in producing live music in settings ranging from multi-day outdoor festivals to intimate listening rooms.

Middle Georgians no doubt remember Cooley best - consciously or not - for his part in producing the Atlanta International Pop Festival. After an astonishingly successful first year, the fest moved to tiny Byron, Georgia for its second iteration and became perhaps one of the defining moments of the second half of the 20th century for the region. If the tall tales are to be believed, the entire Southeastern United States showed up to the Middle Georgia Raceway, along with unborn children, long-lost cousins from Tibet, four bears, an unidentified number of unidentified flying objects, only the good acid, and several parachuters. Realistically, around 200,000 people were there to see a lineup that included B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Grand Funk Railroad and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the latter performing just two weeks before his untimely death to the largest American audience of his career. Those acts mixed with more local fare, undoubtedly thanks to the cajolery of Phil Walden. The crowd was treated to performances by the Hampton Grease Band, Johnny Jenkins and a fledgling,

still largely unknown Allman Brothers Band, who threw their gear into a van and made the short drive up from their newly adopted hometown of Macon. The festival was no doubt a major milestone on the band’s road to success, as it put the band in front of the largest gathering of people in one place the state has ever experienced short of the Olympics coming to Atlanta in 1996.

Beyond the two Atlanta International Pop Festivals, Cooley’s influence on Georgia’s music scene was absolutely immense.

In the mid-70s, he opened up Atlanta’s first major music hall devoted to rock and roll, the Electric Ballroom, which saw some of the decade’s biggest and best musical stars grace its stage. He booked shows at the Great Southeast Ballroom, which shepherded Atlanta’s burgeoning punk scene and earned notoriety as the first venue in the United States to host the Sex Pistols. The Fox Theatre and the Roxy are both extant as Atlanta landmarks thanks in large part to Cooley’s preservation efforts. Through festivals like the always fondly-remembered Champagne Jam and Music Midtown, which ran annually for twelve years and brought a mix of superstars and unknown acts to the streets of Atlanta, Cooley made it possible for hundreds of thousands to take part in the communal musical experience.

Through a steadfast belief in the cultural value of live music, Cooley singularly defined a half century of music for the state of Georgia and beyond.

As the year comes to a close, pay tribute to Alex Cooley and his memory by going to see some live music, creating more memories, preserving an experience that transcends creed, color and class, one that Cooley fiercely supported and advocated throughout his life.

Jared Wright is a member of Field Note Stenographers, a collective of local musicians who write about shows in Middle Georgia.

He is also a musical historian, curator and archivist. See more at fieldnotestenographers.com.

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FORMER TOUR MANAGER OF THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND & AUTHOR OF NEW BOOK

WILLIE PERKINS

William “Willie” Perkins left a promising career in the corporate world when he quit his job as a bank auditor in 1970 to become the tour manager of the Allman Brothers Band. During it’s peak years Willie was behind

the scene, handling the bands finances and making sure they got paid. Remember the highly energetic tour manager in the movie Almost Famous? That was partly based on Perkins. After the band broke up for a second time at the end of the ‘70s, Perkins stayed on the road with Gregg Allman and his solo band. These days, Perkins lives right here in Macon, where he is president of Republic Artist Management and the independent label Atlas Records. We caught up with Willie to talk about his new book, which he co-authored with Jack Weston, The Allman Brothers Band Classic Memorabilia 1969-1976 (Mercer University Press).

How did you first get involved with the Allman Brothers? I met and befriended the band through their original tour manager, Twiggs Lyndon. When Twiggs killed a clubowner in Buffalo, NY over a payment dispute they called and asked me to take over as tour manager in June 1970. I was in that position until their first breakup in June 1976. I later managed Chuck Leavell’s Sea Level Band and was Gregg Allman’s co-personal manager in the 1980’s and co-personal manager of the ABB twentieth anniversary tour in 1989.

of collectibles such as instruments and equipment, t-shirts, passes, show posters, show tickets, photos, autographs and more. Some of the items are housed here in Macon at the Big House Museum. There is a moving introduction by Duane’s daughter, Galadrielle and a nice back cover blurb from actor, director, writer and musician Billy Bob Thornton who is a longtime fan of the band.

When was the first time you saw them perform?

I first saw them perform at a free concert in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park in spring of 1969 and was immediately mesmerized.

What’s your favorite Allman Brothers collectible?

Probably the original guitars and amps owned by Duane Allman, Berry Oakley and Dickey Betts as they exist today. These instruments played on some of the most memorable recordings and concerts in rock and roll history and are insured for over seven figures.

Tell me about the book?

The book was co-authored by band memorabilia collector Jack Weston. We catalog and describe various items

What about your most memorable moment with the band? Many, many memorable moments including the final shows at Fillmore East and Watkins Glen with The

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Grateful Dead and The Band in an intimate gathering of about 500,000 fans. Mostly however, just the legitimate brotherhood and family of arguably America’s biggest and best band based right here in Macon, Georgia!

What’s next for Willie Perkins?

There is already talk of an expanded, updated, super-deluxe hardcover coffee table version of the book in a year or so, plus I have other writing projects under discussion.

My first book “No Saints, No Saviors” about touring with the band is in it’s fifth hardcover printing. I also own and operate a small blues record label, Atlas Records.

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Ray Wylie Hubbard COX CAPITOL THEATRE When it comes to down ’n’ dirty roots ’n’ roll, nobody in the wide world of Americana music today does it better than Ray Wylie Hubbard. Except, it seems, for Hubbard himself. After riding a decade-long career resurgence into the national spotlight with 2012’s acclaimed The Grifter’s Hymnal and his first ever appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman (“I didn’t want to peak too soon,” quips Hubbard, 68), the iconoclastic Texas songwriter is back to continue his hot streak with The Ruffian’s Misfortune — his 16th album (and third on his own Bordello Records, via Thirty Tigers) — due out April 7, 2015.

Sister Hazel COX CAPITOL THEATRE Sister Hazel’s creative train just keeps rolling. Platinum-selling group, Sister Hazel, will be performing at Cox Capitol Theatre in Macon, GA Thursday, December 10. The show will debut some of the brand-new Sister Hazel songs like “Kiss Me Without Whiskey”as well as popular fan favorites like “All For You.” Doors open at 7:00pm and tickets start at $25. Attendees at the concert will be able to pre-order the highly anticipated ninth studio album, Lighter In The Dark, due out on February 19th. Lighter In The Dark is the first Sister Hazel album to showcase the band’s Country/Southern Rock side.

Coming on the heels of their successful release of 20 Stages, a Live CD/DVD/LP release in 2014, the band is excited to release their first new studio album in four years. Fans ordering the CD through live shows or the digital album from iTunes will receive a instant download of “We’ve Got It All Tonight.”

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These guys put on one hell of a show! To quote a line from their single they are “a hard act to follow!” So come check out one of their shows and witness firsthand what everyone is talking about!

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After playing to standing ovations in Atlanta, Scott Colson’s The Ghosts of Rock will be staged at The Cox Capitol Theatre December 18th, 19th, and 20th. This musical and multimedia theatrical event explores the history of Rock and Roll – from the delta blues to early rock-and-roll to southern and classic rock. All music in The Ghosts of Rock is performed by a compilation of exceptional musicians brought together to form the band The Bottoms specifically to play the live blues and rock and roll for The Ghosts of Rock Experience. www.GhostsofRock.com.

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Big K.R.I.T. COX CAPITOL THEATRE Whoever said “Hip Hop is Dead” obliviously hasn’t heard the spoken words of the 22 year old fresh out of Mississippi’s womb, a constant movement of innovative beats and hypnotizing lyrics that keeps your ears fiendin’ for the next track. Meridian, MS native Big K.R.I.T. has done more than established his place in the game, he’s letting all MCs “overstand” that fact that he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. K.R.I.T. is young enough to be ahead of his time and old enough to be just in time to resuscitate the corpse of hip hop. Quoting the young talent “you like me shawty, I like me too” gives the young Krizzle the confidence to place hip hop on his back and demand the attention of his predecessors.

Ghosts of Rock COX CAPITOL THEATRE, FRI/SAT/SUN This Christmas, enjoy a Rock Musical twist on the Dickens’ Classic! It’s 1983 and Rock is in Trouble! The Rock Gods (Jimi Hendrix, along with Jim Morrison and a surprise visitor – From Kiss) look down and see peril with the coming of the 80’s electric pop scene. Case and Point – the BellBottoms, a boy band led by two Very talented but misguided brothers, controlled by “The Man” and the corporate music machine that shelters them from all things Rock and Roll.

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The boys are visited by 3 Ghosts of Rock – Past, Present and Future. They merge with the spirits of blues and rock legends from Muddy Waters to Chuck Berry to Led Zeppelin and take a fast-tracked, hilarious musical journey to get the rock and roll mileage they desperately need. The question is, will they be inspired to break away from the The Man… and Rock? Come Find Out! Show at 7 p.m. Tickets $15.

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