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hen we reflect on this past year, an English traditional Christmas carol comes to mind. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.” The lyrics go, “God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day!” A message that brings us hope and puts our focus back on “the real reason for the season.” Regardless of which holiday your family celebrates, the days between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day seem to bring out the best spirit of good cheer in everyone. We hope that this is true in 2020, as well. Capping off this year of changes and challenges we get the good cheer started by giving you our annual Holiday issue of Statesboro Magazine with special wishes for a blessed season of Comfort and Joy! Comfort and joy are exactly what we experienced when we spent the day celebrating the coming holidays with Joel & Azure Rountree and their children Henry, 15, James, 12, Anna, 10 and Sarah, 9. The Rountrees of Nevils opened their home to us to share their annual holiday traditions and classic recipes for us to enjoy. In our feature “Heirloom Christmas Ornaments,” Azure and the children showed us how to make three precious keepsake treasures to hang on the tree or to use as an added decoration for gift packages. Inside you’ll find craft supply lists and instructions for creating these heirloom ornaments with your own children or grandchildren, while you are spending more time at home together this holiday season. Azure wouldn’t let us leave without sharing some of her favorite holiday recipes. In “Make, Bake and Decorate” you’ll find three tasty recipes to try with your family and friends. Azure shares her take on rich Crock Pot Crab Stew, a Christmas Eve tradition in her family. And the pièce de résistance, the recipe for the Red Velvet Marbled Cake with Peppermint Buttercream Frosting featured on our cover! It has just a hint of peppermint, and I promise, tastes just like Christmas. Inside this issue you will also find the best places in Bulloch County to purchase that perfect holiday gift. Whether picking up a special item for your loved one in person or ordering on-line, you’ll find a great selection of potential presents inside our 2020 Gift Guide. It’s just as easy to Shop Local and contribute to the local business community while you are checking items off your list. Thank-you to our advertisers, community partners and dear readers for supporting Statesboro Magazine during this extraordinary year. We could not do our mission of showcasing the very best people, places, things and events that our area has to offer, if it weren’t for you. May the holidays renew your spirit and bring you joy! We wish you many great blessings in the coming year.
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Rev. Dr. H. William Perry Bill Perry grew up in Live Oak, Florida, a small town just south of Valdosta, GA. After graduating from Stetson University, he earned three degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2004, he retired as pastor of First Baptist Church of Statesboro after serving that congregation for 22 years. He and his wife, Margaret, registrar of Statesboro High School before her retirement in 2005, have two daughters, five grandsons, and one granddaughter. Bill has been very much involved in community life in Statesboro. He is an avid reader and has been a runner since 1973.
Lazar Brown Oglesby Lazar Brown Oglesby is the owner of Honey Catering and Café and Dolan’s BBQ both located in Millen and Honey Too located in Statesboro. Lazar attended Ogeechee Technical College where she earned a Culinary Arts degree. In 2012 Lazar followed a lifelong dream and opened Honey Catering and Café. She enjoys cooking Southern food with an adventurous twist! Lazar is known for her famous cheesecakes of which she has over 100 flavors. Lazar recently started the Honey Blog to share her recipes and stories.
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Carolyn Altman Carolyn Altman is the Director of the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University. She holds degrees from Cornell University, Portland State University, and the University of Nebraska and has published, produced, and taught creative work of all forms, including dance, film, and writing. She spends as much time as possible outside, and has backpacked the Pacific Crest, telemark-skied the Northwest, white water paddled the Northeast, cycled Europe, and bike raced throughout the South. These adventures provide opportunities to learn local plants and how people live among them. Her son, Colby Parker, and daughter-in-law Jordan Miller, are USAF musicians who join Carolyn on wildflower expeditions in the Rockies and river trips through the Ogeechee cypress.
Ric Mandes Ric Mandes, a popular essayist, retired after 27 years as Director of Public Relations and Development for Georgia Southern. His memories about growing up and living in South Georgia inspire his writings. He’s a published author and former newspaper columnist for the AJC.
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Frank is the national award winning freelance photographer who holds the distinction of shooting 20 years’ worth of covers for Statesboro Magazine. He retired from Georgia Southern after having been responsible for capturing the University’s history on film and video for 30 years. Throughout his career Frank’s enjoyed all aspects of photography, including sports, still-life, landscape, and architecture. He and his wife, Mandy, are the proud parents of teens, Jack and Cate.
Hunter is an award winning multidisciplinary Graphic Designer and Senior Art Director from Reidsville, Georgia. McCumber earned both his undergraduate and masters from Savannah College of Art and Design, where he found his passion for illustration and all thing mid-century modern. Currently based in Greensboro, North Carolina, Hunter enjoys spending time (exploring, enjoying, absorbing) the creative aspects of the "The Gate City" while working with several agencies around the Southeast as a designer and illustrator.
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For some it’s dancing sugar plums that represent sweet holiday treats, for us it’s this FABULOUS red velvet swirl cake created by local baker, business owner, and mother of four, Azure Rountree. Can’t you just smell the peppermint buttercream frosting? Our gift to you – the recipe’s inside. Along with other treats, our annual Gift Guide and tips for creating heirloom ornaments with the family. All captured by award winning photographer Frank Fortune. #TheFortuneImage
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NOVEMBER 6 ONE: DONALD CHAVERS 7:30 P.M. | $20/PERSON - $18/MEMBERS/MILITARY/FIRST RESPONDERS $12/STUDENTS EMMA KELLY THEATER | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The energetic pastor of Agape Worship Center has a passion for using song to help those who are hurting and uses it daily in his ministry work. His melodious voice brings peace during the storm, hope during times of despair, and comfort during mourning. The third child of Donald Sr. and Evelyn Chavers, the Bulloch County native and Statesboro High School graduate believes in community and serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity of Bulloch County and as a commission member for the Creek on the Blue Mile.
FRIDAYS - TUESDAYS AT MIDNIGHT STATESBORO MAIN STREET MARKET2GO
Order the season’s freshest local fruits, vegetables and homemade baked goods, preserves, jams, jellies, candies and relishes. You’ll also find locally sourced meat, seafood, spices, dairy and eggs. Home and garden items, honey and locally grown flower bouquets. Shop online Friday – Tuesday at midnight at statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net. Pick-up on Thursday afternoons at the Statesboro Visitors Center, 222 South Main Street or in Sylvania at the Victory Garden General Store, 124 West Telephone Street.
NOVEMBER 7 EAGLE FOOTBALL | GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS TROY UNIVERSITY 3:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. | ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM
Cheer on the Eagles as they face the Troy Trojans for Homecoming 2020 at Paulson Stadium. Advanced tickets required. Social distancing observed. For more information visit gseasles.com.
NOVEMBER 12 EXHIBIT: CHRISTINA LEMON & LAUREN LAMPE OPENING RECEPTION 5:30 P.M. | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MAIN GALLERY | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
NOVEMBER 5 BAREFOOT COMEDY: MIKE SPEENBERG 8:00 P.M. | $15/PERSON EMMA KELLY THEATER | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Raised on hush puppies and fried bologna, Mike Speenberg has taken his own unique brand of generational comedy all over the country. Fueled by stories of home and family, love of country, and being drunk in public, Speenberg’s comedy hits home with everyone of us who have lived through crazy step-parents, above ground pool parties, and square pizza with canned corn. His live shows are being called a “Perfect blend of Jeff Foxworthy and Dennis Leary.” In 2014 Mike was also a National Semi Finalist in Comedy Central’s “UP NEXT” Comedy Competition. Creative Loafing has called him “the Cynical Voice of His Generation.” For tickets visit AverittCenterfortheArts.org.
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In this body of work, Lauren P. Lampe and Christina Lemon visually express themselves and their thoughts through the lens of their encounters with technology Digital Intersections. Each piece in the show is evidence of how technology influences their current studio work. This is specifically relevant as both were trained in traditional craft and hand-skills. It was the 90’s when they met and the beginning of the influence of the digital age on hand-crafted objects and techniques. Cristina’s work features one-of-a-kind and limited edition designs in sterling silver, copper and enamel and mixed media. Lauren’s series of digital collages evolved out of a 100 day pattern design challenge in which she participated in during this past spring. For this series she scanned sketchbook drawings and manipulated layers of them using Adobe Illustrator software. Many of the collages are layers and layers of sketchbook drawings blended to make bold dynamic compositions. Additional artwork: by Christina Lemon can be found at www.Silvermeadowdesigns.com and Lauren P. Lampe at www.laurenlampe.com.
2020 November & December NOVEMBER 19 – 22 DANCING WITH THE STATESBORO STARS 10TH ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER 19 – 6:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 22 – 3:00 P.M. $20/PERSON. ADVANCE TICKETS ONLY. FOR TICKET INFORMATION VISIT WWW.DANCINGWITHTHESTATESBOROSTARS.COM.
This is the 10th Anniversary of Save Haven Domestic Shelter’s annual community fundraiser. Safe Haven is a program of Citizens Against Violence, Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation. It is the emergency safe house for adult and child victims of domestic violence serving Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven and Washington counties. Save Haven is open 24 hours per day/7 days per week. The length of time at the shelter is based on personal plans and progress towards independence. There is no charge for services provided at the shelter. For more information please visit www.safehavenstatesboro.org.
NOVEMBER 13 PAINT-N-PARTY 6:00 P.M. | $35/PERSON INCLUDES SUPPLIES ROXIE REMLEY FINE ARTS CENTER | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
No experience necessary! Just come and have fun with friends and your favorite beverage! (21-years-old to drink alcohol). Price includes a 16 x 20 canvas and art supplies that you will use to create your very own masterpiece. Don’t wait, sign up today! Our instructor, Lorie Ward, will guide you through the steps to paint your version of the painting-of-the-month. Call us at 912-212-2787 to register.
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NOVEMBER 14 EAGLE FOOTBALL GEORGIA SOUTHERN VS TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY 3:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. | ALLEN E. PAULSON STADIUM
The Eagles host the Texas State Bobcats for Senior Day and Celebrate Agriculture Day. Advanced tickets required. Social distancing observed. For more information visit gseasles.com.
NOVEMBER 19 – 22 SNOW WHITE BALLET STATESBORO YOUTH BALLET PERFORMANCE 7:30 P.M. | $25/PERSON - $23/MEMBERS/MILITARY/ FIRST RESPONDERS - $15 STUDENTS EMMA KELLY THEATER | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
A princess, seven friendly dwarfs, and a jealous evil queen. Snow White is based on the familiar story originally written by the Grimm Brothers in the 1800s. It tells the story of a princess named Snow White—after her pale skin, red lips, and dark hair— whose stepmother, the evil Queen, is filled with envy over Snow White’s beauty as her magic mirror continues to inform her the Princess is the most beautiful in all the land. Join us to see the suspenseful and magical story unfold through ballet. Tickets are available at AverittCenterfortheArts.org.
NOVEMBER 21 CLAYTON HACKLE & FRIENDS LIVE! DOWN ON THE FARM HOMETOWN CONCERT 3:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M. $20/PERSON AT THE GATE DUTCH FORD FARM WEDDING & EVENT VENUE METTER, GEORGIA
Join Clayton Hackle and fellow musicians: Men of Praise, Skyler Smith, Micahlan Boney, Rachel Wiggins, Seth Vangiller and Allison Chassereau for an outdoor concert at Dutch Ford Farm in Metter, GA! In an effort to thank his hometown for all of the support he has been given, local country music artist Clayton Hackle has partnered with Dutch Ford Farm to bring a first-class concert experience to Candler County. In the process of bringing the local community together for a fun-filled day of music, Clayton and Dutch Ford Farm would like to donate 25% of all ticket sales to Candler County native, Kelly Franklin. ** To allow for a safe concert experience, we encourage social distancing and the usage of face coverings while at the venue.
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NOVEMBER 24 – DECEMBER 28 TMT FARMS CHRISTMAS LIGHTS EXTRAVAGANZA DRIVE-THRU 5:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. FUN FAMILY EVENT | DONATIONS ACCEPTED 16710 OLD RIVER ROAD NORTH STATESBORO, GEORGIA
TMT Farms Christmas lights drive-thru will be open November 24th - December 28th! Admission is free, however, we ask that you bring non-perishable food items. Cash donations are also accepted. We will also accept pet food, and supplies, to help out area rescues! The food will be distributed to needy families throughout Bulloch and surrounding counties. The monetary contributions are used to purchase gift cards for needy families. Please help us Feed the Hungry!
DECEMBER 4 F1RST FRIDAY – HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 5:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. | FREE PUBLIC EVENT DOWNTOWN STATESBORO
Statesboro’s annual downtown holiday celebration! Bring the kids to visit with Santa Claus, eat at Chili Town, watch the Golf Cart parade and light the Christmas tree at the courthouse square! Craft booths and vendors. Live entertainment.
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The Christmas Tree Lighting is held the Wednesday following Thanksgiving each year. Enjoy caroling and hot chocolate. Local choral and ensemble groups showcase their talents as the community celebrates the holiday season.
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THE LADY LEGENDS & GUESTS LIVE! DECEMBER 10 – 12: 7:30 P.M. DECEMBER 13: 3:00 P.M. $25/PERSON - $23/MEMBERS/FIRST RESPONDERS/MILITARY - $15/STUDENTS EMMA KELLY THEATER | AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Celebrate some of the legendary ladies of country music with talented local singers Brandi Harvey, Christie McLendon and Rachel Elkins and a five-piece band. This talented trio covers some of the most popular tunes from the 1930s to the 1990s. The 30-song set includes music from The Carter Family, June Carter, The Good Sisters, Kitty Wells, The Davis Sisters, Patsy Cline, Wanda Jackson, Dolly Parton, Jeannie C. Riley, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Bobby Gentry, Lynn Anderson, Tanya Tucker, Jessie Colter, Barbara Mandrell and Reba McEntire. Members of the band include Statesboro’s Jake Hallman (piano) and Claxton’s Micahlan Boney (fiddle, mandolin). AverittCenterfortheArts.org.
DECEMBER 11 DECEMBER 3 – 5 ALL FIRED UP! HOLIDAY SALE DECEMBER 3: 4:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. DECEMBER 4: 10:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M. DECEMBER 5: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. FREE ADMISSION/OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ROXIE REMLEY FINE ARTS CENTER AVERITT CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Shop for one of a kind gifts at the Averitt’s annual show. Choose from ceramics, fine arts and jewelry.
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EGSC President Robert G. Boehmer to retire; Dr. Dawn Cartee named interim President Bob Boehmer has announced his retirement from East Georgia State College, effective December 1, 2020. Dr. Dawn H. Cartee has been appointed interim president. The Board of Regents named Boehmer EGSC’s fifth president in September 2013 after one year as interim president. Prior to coming to EGSC, Boehmer served as the University of Georgia’s associate provost for academic planning, associate provost for institutional effectiveness and professor of legal studies, among other academic and administrative roles. During Boehmer’s tenure at EGSC, the college’s foundation grew from $987,000 in assets to nearly $3 million. The Correll Scholars Program was established and overall scholarship awards went from $79,669 to $308,466 annually. For the first time in the college’s history, bachelor’s degrees were offered, and the annual College Readiness Tour of local high schools was launched. Dr. Cartee has extensive higher education experience in Georgia, serving in key leadership positions at three institutions over a nearly 30-year career. She most recently served as director of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. In that role she initiated a strategic planning process resulting in the first strategic plan for the Georgia Center since 2009. Dr. Cartee also sought and secured $15 million to fund an extensive facilities renovation project of the interior and exterior of the Georgia Center. Prior to leading the Georgia Center, Dr. Cartee led the reaffirmation process with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for two different institutions while she served as president of Ogeechee Technical College and vice president for academic affairs at Southeastern Technical College. Under Dr. Cartee’s leadership as president, Ogeechee earned Technical College of the Year honors twice, in 2015 and 2011. Ogeechee was cited for achieving the highest graduation rate in the system, the largest growth in high school enrollment, increased overall student enrollment, higher than average retention, high performance on adult education postsecondary entrance goals, superb licensure pass rate among graduates, and continued strong delivery of specialized workforce training. Dr. Cartee earned four degrees from Georgia Southern University: an Ed.D. in Educational Administration, Ed.S. in Educational Leadership, an M.Ed. in Adult Education and a BBA in marketing. 12 statesboromagazine.com
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JAM Student Activity Center Expansion Opens at East Georgia East Georgia State College held a ribbon cutting for the Jean Anderson Morgan Student Activities Center Expansion Project on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Local and state leaders were in attendance, as well as a limited number of community members, EGSC students, faculty and staff. The event began with Dr. Bob Boehmer, President of EGSC, welcoming the guests to the college. After welcoming guests to the event, students Megan and Morgan Bryant sang God Bless America. Swainsboro Mayor Charles Schwabe spoke next about the time and effort that was placed into building the expansion to the JAM Center. Regent Everett Kennedy, who serves on the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents for the twelfth district, spoke to attendees about how the student center will benefit the students of EGSC. The expansion project, which began in 2018, was completed over the past summer and has added approximately 15,000 square feet to the existing facility. The new addition has provided much-needed student activity space, including a large multi-purpose room, digital gaming, larger game room, offices and a meeting room for the Student Government Association, Student Publication offices, and Student Life administrative space. The existing portion of the JAM Center was repurposed for a larger College Bookstore, as well as open computing space and student group study nodes. Dr. Steve Wrigley, the 13th Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, was also at the event to help EGSC celebrate. Chancellor Wrigley said the real reason for this special building is for students. Georgia Senator Billy Hickman, House Majority Leader Jon Burns and Representative Butch Parrish were also in attendance at the event. Due to COVID-19 and social distancing requirements, a limited number of attendees were on site for the ceremony. To watch the ceremony, visit http://www.ega.edu/2020JAMRibbonCutting.
Georgia Southern Art Student Lann Le’s Senior Exhibition, “Good Without” Lann Le, a senior in the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art at Georgia Southern University, is drawing inspiration from public response to the COVID-19 pandemic for her senior thesis exhibition, “Good Without.” The interactive exhibition, will run from Nov. 9 to Dec. 4, and will explore what items people can live without, a choice many people have had to make due to the pandemic. Le said she got the idea for the exhibition after seeing how society reacted to COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S. After getting approval from her professor, Bridget Conn, Le wanted to showcase items people believe they can live without. She approached students, professors and strangers on the internet and in person to ask what their choices would be. She also made a website and Instagram account to keep a log of images of the items. Both will continue to be updated until next August. Le’s exhibition, which will be housed in the Fine Arts Gallery on the Armstrong Campus, will feature physical items, photographs, audio and collages installed in an interactive environment. Le wants “Good Without” to be as interactive as possible. The exhibition will run alongside the work of four other seniors in a larger exhibition, titled “Meraki.” For more information about “Good Without,” visit goodwithout.site.
Local Student Madeline Brown Chosen for Congress of Future Medical Leaders
Madeline Brown, a sophomore at Southeast Bulloch High School, has been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders to be held November 21-22, at the Paul E. Tsongas Center, on the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s campus. The academic honors-only program is for high achieving students who plan to pursue a career as a physician or medical researcher. https://bit.ly/35K7YVQ #STEM #healthsciences #CTAE #StudentSuccess
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Erica Deaton, Ogeechee Technical College’s 2020 GOAL winner, finished as a regional finalist in the state GOAL competition Tuesday, September 29. As OTC’s GOAL winner, Deaton competed at the regional level against students from six other technical colleges and was announced one of nine state finalists back in August. In her competition speech she explained that her journey back to school was ignited by a gift from her husband and nurtured through fond memories of her childhood. “For years my husband had encouraged me to go back to school and finish my degree. He had even been kind enough to gift me with his post 9/11 G.I. Bill,” she explained. “Growing up, my childhood had centered on Sunday afternoons spent at my aunt’s house, where my entire family would come together to share a meal, tell stories, laugh… with this passion in mind, I began to seek out programs in culinary arts, and that is how I found Ogeechee Technical College.” For Deaton, food is about more than taste, it’s about community. Bryan Richard, OTC’s Culinary Arts instructor, nominated Deaton for the GOAL competition and knew she would be an excellent candidate. “I have been Erica’s instructor for the past two years and throughout her course of study Erica has demonstrated a determination and a commitment that exceeds her peers,” said Richard. “Her devotion to her studies, the Technical College System of Georgia, and ultimately the Culinary Arts profession, is an inspiration to her classmates as well as a confirmation to me as her instructor.” Deaton will have the opportunity to continue to share her story on behalf of Ogeechee Tech at various local events, whether in-person or virtual. After graduating, she hopes to one day own her own food truck, but ultimately would like to realize the dream of opening her own restaurant.
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his holiday season, we visited with the family of Joel and Azure Rountree of Nevils for two of our festive features: “Heirloom Christmas Ornaments” and “Make, Bake & Decorate.” A mother of four, Azure is well known in the area for her mouth-watering treats and candies which she sells through “Azure’s Gourmet & Sweets,” a business she created after encouragement from local friends who enjoyed eating her candy and baked goodies. A long time vendor at Statesboro’s Main Street Farmers Market and Market2Go, Azure became famous for her pralines and other treats after Paula Deen, one of TV’s most successful Southern cooks, became her first customer and mentor back in the summer of 2013. Now Azure is a monthly Food Contributor for Moments Magazine, Vidalia Advance Progress and the Glennville Sentinel. She has been approached by TV’s Shark Tank, been “tweeted” by Southern Living for her Derby Cake Pops, had her recipes featured on the Pottery Barn Blog and taught classes at Honey Too Catering in Statesboro and at Williams Sonoma in Savannah. In addition to creating tasty treats and fun desserts, Azure most enjoys spending time with her children, Henry, 15, James, 12, Anna, 10 and Sarah, 9, both homeschooling them and making crafts and special meals and desserts for the family to enjoy. “I think one of the things I love most about the holidays is spending quality time with the children,” she said. “We love to do crafts, make ornaments and bake special holiday treats together in the kitchen.” Each year she chooses the special designs and gathers craft supplies to engage her family in creating handmade heirloom ornaments, which will not only hold memories, but showcase the skills and talents of her children at every age. The priceless decorations are used to not only adorn the Christmas tree, but also to be given as gifts to family and friends, used to ramp up Christmas package wrapping ideas, and used as easy Christmas decorations throughout the house. With less community events planned this holiday season, many of you are experiencing more time at home with loved ones. Azure hopes to inspire other area families to use this time together to create ornaments and holiday décor items that will be cherished for years to come.
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PEPPERMINT LOLLIPOP PHOTO ORNAMENT SUPPLIES NEEDED: • Ball Ornaments • Jumbo Craft Sticks • Ruler • White Acrylic Paint • Red Acrylic Paint • White Card Stock • Glitter • Glue • • Scissors • Photo of Your Child • 2 cups, One Large and One Slightly Smaller • Thin Red Ribbon • Christmas Sting • Glue Gun • Glue Sticks • Black Pen
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“My all-time favorite ornaments on our Christmas tree are the photo ornaments where I can look back at how my kids have grown over the years,” said Azure. “It warms my heart to see their sweet faces on our tree. These peppermint lollipop photo ornaments are a great way to cherish your kid’s adorable faces in the most wonderful way!”
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With a ruler, measure out a strip of paper to 1.5 cm, then cut it. Using that strip of paper as a guide, draw lines at an angle on the craft sticks. Paint the sticks like a peppermint using the white and red paint, then let the sticks dry. Cut a piece of card stock into four squares. Using the large cup, make an outline of a circle by drawing with a black pen around the mouth of the overturned cup. Then do the same using the smaller cup, making another outline inside of the circle created by the large cup. Now the fun begins with the glitter and glue. Let your kids add glue to the outlined circles, covering the circle completely. Then they can sprinkle the glitter onto the glued area. Let the glittered circle dry, then cut around it. Using the mouth of the smaller cup again, make an outline around your favorite photo of your child, then cut it out and place in the center of the glittered circle. Glue photo in place with a glue stick. Heat up a hot glue gun and glue the glitter-framed photo to the top of the “peppermint” stick. Carefully place a length of thin red ribbon just below the photo lined in glitter. Hot glue the ribbon in the shape of a bow. When the hot glue is set, turn the ornament over and add a piece of string to the top making a loop. Glue the string to the ornament and let it cool completely before hanging on the tree or decorating a special gift.
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One thing that Azure treasures most on the family Christmas tree are the snowman handprint ornaments that her children make. “I love seeing those sweet little fingers and how they have grown over the years,” she said. “Your kids will have fun painting these and you will get to appreciate it year after year, as we do.” 20 statesboromagazine.com
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SNOWMAN HAND PRINT ORNAMENT
SUPPLIES NEEDED: • Ball Ornaments • Acrylic Paint (white and various colors) • Paint Pens • Paper Plates • Small Paint Brushes • Christmas Hooks • Large Mug or Jar (for hanging ornaments on while working)
DIRECTIONS: Add a thin layer of white paint to a paper plate. Carefully have your child place their hand down in the paint making sure to coat the hand. While you hold the ornament, starting at the palm of your child’s hand, gently place their entire hand on it. If you feel they have too much paint on their hand, have them blot their hand on a separate plate and then put it on the ornament. Attach a Christmas hook and hook the ornaments on the mouth of a large mug or jar to dry. Once dried, let the kids paint each finger adding a mouth, eyes and buttons, turning them into snowmen with various colors of the acrylic paints or paint pens. Place the ornaments back on the side of the large mug or jar to dry completely. Before you finish the ornament, make sure to write their name and the year on the back.
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“Each year, the kids and I love making crafts for the Holidays,” said Azure. “These bead ornaments are some of the most fun ones that we have made together. I hope that you and your kids will make these fun ornaments together. Your children will feel so special once they see their very own Christmas ornament creations. You may also attach them to gifts so that friends and family can place them on their tree and remember your sweet kiddos.” S
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DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 400°. Fill multiple cupcakes liners with the different colors of beads. This will make it easy for your kids to grab the beads they want to use. Line up the cookie cutters on a sheet pan. Next, have the kids fill the individual cookie cutters with their favorite colors of beads. They can use the toothpicks to move the beads around inside the cutters. After they make one layer of beads, make sure to add a second layer. This will ensure that the beads melt together and you won’t have any holes in the ornaments. Once the pan is full, place in the oven for 25 to 35 minutes. Bake until the beads are melted. Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Once cooled, pop the ornaments out of the cookie cutters. Each will retain the shape of the cookie cutter mold. With scissors, snip any pointy edges, then sand the edges to smooth them. Heat up the glue gun and when it is ready, lay the ornaments flat side down and place a piece of Christmas string in a loop at the top. Glue the string and let cool completely. Note: Avoid using the shiny metallic pony beads because they do not melt. Just use the regular plastic ones.
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RED VELVET MARBLED CAKE WITH PEPPERMINT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
INGREDIENTS:: • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour • 1/3 cup Cornstarch • 1 teaspoon Salt • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda • 2 cups Vegetable Oil • 2 cups Sugar • 7 Large Eggs • 1 cup Buttermilk • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract • 1 teaspoon White Distilled Vinegar • 1 (1-ounce) Bottle Red Food Coloring • 1 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
PREPARATION: Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and line four round 8-inch pans with wax paper, then grease the wax paper. Dust each pan with flour and set aside. Combine the three cups of flour, cornstarch, salt and baking soda, then sift into a medium size mixing bowl. In a larger mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, beat together the vegetable oil and sugar, then beat in the eggs, one at a time. Beat in the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Beat in vanilla extract and white distilled vinegar. Remove 2.5 cups of the batter and set aside. Then, add the red food coloring and cocoa powder to the remaining batter in the large mixing bowl and beat until well combined. Divide the red batter between the four cake pans. Using a small spoon, drop dollops of the white batter over the red and carefully swirl with a knife. Bake on the third (middle) rack of the oven for around 25 minutes or until a cake tester or inserted toothpick comes out clean. Remove cake layers from the oven and let cool. When cooled, remove from pans and set aside on wax paper.
PEPPERMINT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: INGREDIENTS:: • 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature) • 1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening • 8 cups Powdered Sugar • 8 Tbsp. Milk • 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract • ¼1/4 tsp. Peppermint Extract • White Food Coloring • 2 (6.5-ounce) Bags Peppermint Twist Hard Candy
PREPARATION: In a large mixing bowl and with an electric mixer, beat together the butter and vegetable shortening. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar, adding the milk halfway through, then beat in the vanilla extract, peppermint extract and white food coloring. Cream until fluffy. Place one cake layer on cake stand or plate of your choice. Frost the layer, then add the next layer and frost, repeating until all the layers are stacked. Frost the top and sides. Place peppermint twists in a large freezer bag and seal. Crush slightly with a rolling pin. Add the crushed peppermints around the bottom of the cake and sprinkle some on top.
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NOTE: If making the trees pictured here for added decoration, you will need some waffle cones and you will need to double the frosting recipe. For the cone trees, add green food coloring and more powdered sugar to have a more stiff and durable frosting to work with. Frost the trees with a spatula with the green frosting, then add the frosting to a pastry bag and using a star tip, pipe the frosting like branches beginning at the bottom of the cone tree and working upward to the top. Add powdered sugar to a sifter and sprinkle over cone trees for “snow.� „
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“There is nothing more soothing during the Holidays than a warm cup of winter cider,” Azure said. “I make this delicious recipe each year and it is a great way to spread holiday cheer while you entertain friends and family at Christmas time.” Azure’s honey bars, brownies, cake pops, pralines and cookies are available at Statesboro’s Main Street Farmers Market2Go. StatesboroMarket2Go.LocallyGrown.net
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CROCK POT WINTER CIDER ITEMS NEEDED: • 12 cups Apple Cider (Around 3/4 of a Gallon) • 4 cups Orange Juice • 2 Cinnamon Sticks • 1 tsp. Whole Cloves • ¾3/4 cup Raw Sugar • Cheesecloth
DIRECTIONS: Add the apple cider and orange juice to a crock pot. In a circle of cheesecloth, combine the cinnamon sticks and whole cloves, then tie them up and place the ball of spices in the crock pot with the cider and orange juice. Stir in the raw sugar. Cook on low heat for three hours, then let simmer on warm and serve in holiday mugs.
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INGREDIENTS: • 5 (10-ounce) cans Cream of Celery Soup • 3 (12-ounce) cans Evaporated Milk • 1 quart Half & Half • 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (cubed) • 2 (8-ounce containers fresh Claw Crab Meat (20 ounces total) • Salt & Pepper (to taste)
DIRECTIONS: Run fingers through the crab meat to pull out any pieces of shell, then combine all ingredients in a crock pot and stir together. Cook on low heat for 4 hours. Once done, skim and remove any froth and butter from top of the stew and stir to make the remaining stew creamy. Serve with your choice of crackers.
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“A tradition in our home every Christmas Eve is to make Crab Stew,” said Azure. “This is one of our family’s all-time favorite recipes and it is simply a delicious way to enjoy the Holidays and a special treat for the night Santa arrives!” S
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AMERICAN RULE HOW A NATION CONQUERED THE WORLD BUT FAILED ITS PEOPLE, BY JARED YATES SEXTON
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From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation’s founding to the twenty-first century, which examines and debunks the American myths we’ve always told ourselves. Sexton’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek and the New Republic. He is an associate professor in Georgia Southern’s department of Writing & Linguistics and one of Statesboro’s The Write Place 2012 alumni. jysexton.com amazon.com penguinrandomhouse.com
ELI HILL A NOVEL OF RECONSTRUCTION, BY KATHARINE DU PRE LUMPKIN, EDITED BY BRUCE E. BAKER AND JACQUELYN DOWD HALL
University of Georgia Press: “Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin’s 1946 autobiography The Making of a Southerner is considered a classic testament of a white southerner’s commitment to racial justice in a culture where little was to be found. Lumpkin’s unpublished novel Eli Hill, which was discovered in Lumpkin’s papers after her death, contributes to the same struggle by imaginatively re-creating a historical figure and a moment in the violent white resistance to Reconstruction.” ugapress.org amazon.com walmart.com
A THOUSAND MOONS BY SEBASTIAN BARRY. VIKING
“From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzling new novel about memory and identity, set in Tennessee in the aftermath of the Civil War, Winona Cole, an orphaned child of the Lakota Indians, finds herself growing up in an unconventional household on a farm in west Tennessee. Raised by her adoptive parents John Cole and Thomas McNulty, whose story Barry told in his acclaimed previous novel Days Without End, she forges a life for herself beyond the violence and dispossession of her past.” amazon.com penguinrandomhouse.com
THE WONDER BOY OF WHISTLE STOP BY FANNIE FLAGG
A heartwarming novel that answers the question – Can you really go home again? - With a continuation of characters from the Whistle Stop Café in Social Circle, Georgia. A book about secrets of youth rediscovered, hometown memories, and the magical moments in ordinary lives, from the beloved author of Fried Green Tomatoes. “Reading this novel is like entering a second childhood.”—Kirkus Reviews amazon.com penguinrandomhouse.com
THE DIRTY SOUTH: A THRILLER BY JOHN CONNOLLY
It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. The New York Times bestselling author of A Book of Bones and “one of the best thriller writers we have,” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author), goes back to the very beginning of Private Investigator Charlie Parker’s astonishing career with his first terrifying case. “Brilliant...Connolly is writing at the top of his game.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review. amazon.com simonandschuster.com
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SURVIVING SAVANNAH BY PATTI CALLAHAN
It was called “The Titanic of the South.” When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she’s shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. The luxury steamship carried Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. amazon.com penguinrandomhouse.com patticallahanhenry.com
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ALL WE CAN SAVE: TRUTH, COURAGE AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE CLIMATE CRISIS EDITED BY AYANA ELIZABETH JOHNSON & KATHARINE K. WILKINSON.
All We Can Save illuminates the expertise and insights of dozens of diverse women on climate in the United States—scientists, journalists, farmers, lawyers, teachers, activists, innovators, and designers, across generations, geographies, and race—and aims to advance a more representative, nuanced, and solution-oriented public conversation on the climate crisis. Intermixing essays with poetry and art, this book is both a balm and a guide for knowing and holding what has been done to the world, while bolstering our resolve never to give up on one another or our collective future. The anthology includes an essay, The Seed Underground, by local Georgia Writers Hall of Fame inductee and two-time Statesboro - the Write Place Festival headliner, Janisse Ray. amazon.com janisseray.com
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MEMORIAL DRIVE: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR BY NATASHA TRETHEWEY
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet turns her gift for storytelling into a memoir in this slim, elegant account of her mother’s murder and all that transpired after it, including how the author transformed the pain of her loss and a life steeped in racism into words that transcend hatred and violence to uplift others. In 2010, Trethewey was a featured writer at the 2010 Georgia Literary Festival held in Statesboro. She is the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States, and is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. harpercolling.com amazon.com
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ASSAULT & REVERIE AND OTHER STORIES: A TAI & TREY COLLECTION BY TINA WHITTLE
Tai Randolph couldn’t care less about fancy violins, not even multi-million-dollar ones. She’s at the symphony for strictly personal reasons, to celebrate with her best friend Rico’s current beau, a bassist making his debut with the Atlanta chamber orchestra. It’s also an excuse to wear that red dress, the one her own beau—security agent Trey Seaver—has a particular fondness for, and to avail herself of the open bar at the after-party. Unfortunately, things aren’t proceeding according to plan. Follow the latest in a series of seven Tai & Trey adventures from nationally acclaimed mystery writer, Tina Whittle, two-time Statesboro - the Write Place Festival headliner who now resides in Savannah. E-book available at amazon.com.
THE BEST COOK IN THE WORLD: TALES FROM MY MOMMA’S TABLE BY PULITZER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR RICK BRAGG.
From the beloved, bestselling author of All Over but the Shoutin’, a delectable, rollicking food memoir, cookbook, and loving tribute to a region, a vanishing history, a family, and, especially, to his mother. Wonderful family stories are woven between seventy-four mouthwatering Bragg family recipes for classic southern dishes passed down through generations. Bragg was the featured writer at Statesboro – the Write Place Festival 2014. He currently writes for both Southern Living and Garden & Gun magazines. He now resides in the Pleasant Valley community of Calhoun County, Alabama, at the foothills of the Appalachians. amazon.com penguinrandomhouse.com
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LORI GRICE PHOTOGRAPHY
Christmas is the perfect time to commission Lori Grice to create the legacy family portrait you have always dreamed of. Lori is offering a limited number of portrait experience commissions, which include one 30-inch canvas portrait, for only $2,350. Gift Certificates available. Contact Lori Grice at info@lorigrice.com, call 912.764.7274 or visit Lori’s gallery at 34 East Main Street in Downtown Statesboro.
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AZURE’S GOURMET & SWEETS
Selling a variety of sweets like, Pecan Pralines and Honey Bars, you can find these sweet treats at Market2Go with the Statesboro Main Street Farmers Market. Order online at statesboromarket2go.locallygrown.net
GRAPEVINE AT H’S
At the Grapevine at H’s we specialize in providing the most distinctive selection of wines in the region. We also carry specialty gift and food items. Choose from our variety of products to create a Holiday Cheer gift basket, perfect for any occasion. Call Deborah today for pricing and information. 912.871.7779.
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BERNARD’S JEWELERS
Established in 1970 and proudly serving the community ever since, our dedicated team is here to help you find the perfect gift for when the moment really matters. Come see us for the perfect holiday gift this season and let us provide you with an experience you will never forget. www.bernardsjewelers.com 912.764.5379
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THE WAREHOUSE
The Warehouse is a locally owned and operated business that has maintained an excellent reputation for over 30 years! We have over 35,000 square feet of flooring, furniture, unique home accessories and designer fabrics. Anything you need to decorate your home can be found here! Come see us today for the perfect gift this holiday season! 8550 U.S. Hwy 301 South www.WarehouseBoro.com 912.681.4465
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Le t us ho s t you r hol i d a y cel eb r a ti o n th i s ye ar ! The Herald Center provides a convenient, central location in Effingham County that includes a large hall, 1500 sq. ft. covered patio and large garden area that can accommodate a tent and dance floor. Our facility will be professionally decorated for the holidays, including Christmas trees, table cloths and centerpieces. All of the festive dĂŠcor is included in one of two holiday packages.
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ou’ll find that the more you give, the more you receive in peace, love and understanding throughout the year. The year-end holidays are a time of reflection that inspire many people to reach out to those who are in need. One way to help is by volunteering with one of Bulloch County’s many non-profits. These organizations exist to support the elderly and infirmed, to raise money for medical research, and to provide shelter for those who need it most. Keep your giving spirit going year round by contributing to one of these worthy organizations. To qualify for a tax deduction in the current calendar year, make your contributions by December 31st.
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OGEECHEE AREA HOSPICE
THE HEARTS & HANDS CLINIC
200 DONEHOO STREET, STATESBORO, GA 30458 | 912-764-8441 OAHOSPICE.ORG
127 NORTH COLLEGE STREET, STATESBORO, GA 30458 | 912-681-9519 THEHEARTSANDHANDSCLINIC.ORG
Ogeechee Area Hospice is a not-forprofit corporation operating in the best interest of our Community. Ogeechee Area Hospice was the first hospice to serve Bulloch, Evans, Candler, Jenkins, Screven, Tattnall and in the nearest parts of Emanuel, Bryan and Effingham counties. We continue to be the only not-for-profit hospice in our area. Ogeechee Area Hospice exists for the sole purpose of providing expert comfort and bereavement support to persons affected by a life threatening illness and/or grief. We carry out this important mission by caring for anyone in our service area who is hospice eligible, regardless of the patient’s ability to pay or insurance status. Holiday needs: Being a non-profit we depend highly on our communities support. Monetary gifts are utilized for the clinical operations of our agency, to help fund of our bereavement and volunteer program. Your investment will also go to help maintain our beautiful state-of-the-art Inpatient Center. Your support could make a difference in so many people’s lives.
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The Hearts & Hands Clinic is a 501(c)3 organization that provides free medical and dental care to low income, adult Bulloch County residents who are medically uninsured, ineligible for Medicaid and Medicare, and suffer from chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, seizure disorders, and asthma. All patients live under 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The need for medical assistance has increased drastically in our community due to the economic impact of COVID-19. Financial gifts provide necessary healthcare services including prescription medication, lab draws, blood glucose testing supplies, and diagnostic tests such as X-Rays and Ultrasounds.
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SAFE HAVEN OUTREACH CENTER: 204 NORTH COLLEGE STREET, STATESBORO, GA 30458 M-F 8:30AM – 5PM MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 2494, STATESBORO, GA 30459 SAFEHAVENSTATESBORO.ORG 912.764.4605 1 .800.33.HAVEN 1.800.334.2836
Safe Haven is a program of Citizens Against Violence, Inc., a nonprofit, 501(c) (3) corporation. They provide emergency shelter and outreach services for adult and child victims of domestic violence, and are dedicated to ending the cycle of family violence through prevention, education, outreach and housing programs. Safe Haven is proud to serve the counties of Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Jenkins, Screven and Washington. In 2019, Safe Haven served our community: • arranging 24,120 nights of safe shelter • answering 5,476 calls to their 24/7 crisis line • – providing 12,067 services and 8,760 hours of support by a trained advocate through their Emergency Shelter This figure includes both Emergency Shelter and Housing program stays, on a nightly basis per program participant. Donations to Safe Haven may be used on necessities required for survivors who flee a domestic violence situation, including: health and personal hygiene supplies, children’s items, counseling sessions, transportation services, pet assistance, and legal aid. Funds are also utilized to provide prevention services and community engagement.
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The Bulloch County Historical Society is dedicated to educating the community — young and old — about the rich history of Bulloch County with various societysponsored programs. Such programs include Historical Markers, Hideaway Tidbits, Tales of the Tomb, Family Tree Eagle on Parade, The Ole’ Scarecrow Statesboro Medicine Show Puppet Show for Bulloch County third graders, Special Projects, and Exhibits. To join or donate, visit our website.
What does Unitied Way do? To drive lasting change in our community, United Way of Southeast Georgia helps the community as a whole by addressing all needs of an individual. We partner with local nonprofits, businesses and government to address our community’s greatest needs and build pathways for individuals and families to independence and happiness. Why United Way? We’re Efficient. We’re Effective. We’re Accountable. We’re Local. We Get Results. Holiday Needs: Financial gifts from those in our community help us and our funded partner agencies provide solutions to many different issues that are faced almost daily by those needing help. Your gift today could be the one that ends up making a difference in someone else’s life tomorrow. Visit unitedwaysega.org for a full listing of member agencies.
The Humane Society of Statesboro & Bulloch County, Inc., is an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 animal welfare organization that works to end the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals in Bulloch County through its rescue program and its spay/neuter program. Holiday Needs: We are always in need of volunteers to help at our monthly adoption events and at our thrift store, ReTails, as well as being a temporary foster parent for a cat or dog while in our care. Different supplies needed are dog & cat food, leashes & collars, cat litter, wire crates, gift cards to PetCo, Wal-Mart, Tractor Supply, Anderson’s General Store, etc. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. S
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Cheer & Thanksgiving! WRITTEN BY LAZAR BROWN OGLESBY
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n this season of cheer and thanksgiving I reflect on all of the things for which I am thankful, both old and new. I am thankful for a healthy and loving family, a fulfilling job which feeds my creative zest for life, the birth of a risen Savior, multiple communities supportive of my small businesses, three dogs that bring me much joy, a husband who humors my crazy whims in life/business, and friends who ground me and care about me. I once read that if you remain friends with someone for more than seven years you will maintain the friendship for a lifetime. I am fortunate to count those types of friends on two hands. My favorite friendships began in childhood, grew through college, and into adulthood. We may not talk every day but we celebrate life’s moments big and small through group texts, social media likes and comments, occasional lunch dates, and girls’ nights. My college roommate, Anna Griffin Herington is a busy wife, mom of two, and a first-grade teacher. My mother has a photograph of Anna and me as babies rolling around on a blanket before we could even walk. We took dancing together, completed 4-H projects, fought like cats and dogs during our hormonal middle school years, graduated high school, and moved into a two-bedroom apartment in Statesboro to complete our college years. I think we both cultivated our love for cooking in that dull cramped kitchen. We were unrestricted to make mistakes as well as make a huge mess as we learned the art of cooking. We were free from the tutelage of our mothers, but often called “The Martha Sisters” (a name we created for our mothers and a few of their friends who rivaled the original domestic diva, Martha Stewart), with even the smallest cooking queries. I always looked forward to a particular dish Anna cooked for her boyfriend, John. A beautiful roasted pork loin studded with slivers of garlic and the exotic flavor of marjoram, but my most coveted part of their date night dinner was the little bowl of rice covered with gravy made from the pork’s pan drippings and sour cream that Anna always saved for me. I guess the way to John’s heart was in fact through his stomach since they have been married for 15 years. Anna graciously shared her recipe for me to include in Buzz Worthy Bites. I think this dish would steal the show on any holiday table. People often asked how I learned to cook. Of course, I watched my grandmothers, granddaddy, and my mother cook many a good meal as I was usually underfoot in their respective kitchens, and a culinary arts degree from Ogeechee Technical College laid the proper foundation
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PORK TENDERLOIN WITH SOUR CREAM GRAVY INGREDIENTS:
2 pork tenderloins 1-2 garlic cloves, sliced 1 Tbsp. marjoram Salt & pepper to taste Juice of 1 lemon 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1-2 cups sour cream PREPARATION:
Use a knife to slice small slits in the pork tenderloins, and place slices of garlic into the slits. Coat pork in marjoram, salt, and pepper, then rub with lemon juice and olive oil. Roast pork in oven at 350° for 45 minutes to one hour. Remove pork from baking dish and slice. Place baking dish on top of stove. (I use a glass Pyrex dish which is probably not recommended). Heat pan drippings and add sour cream until the consistency of gravy. Add a little more lemon juice or zest at the end. Serve gravy over pork slices and cooked white rice. (Note: I had a difficult time finding marjoram. You may substitute oregano).
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GREEN BEAN BUNDLES INGREDIENTS:
2 cans (14.5 oz.) Whole Green Beans 1 cup Catalina (Kraft®) Dressing 1 lb. Bacon PREPARATION:
Drain green beans and place in a bowl. Pour Catalina dressing over beans and stir to coat. Let marinate three hours or overnight. Cut bacon pieces in half and wrap around a bundle of green beans. Place the bundles seam side down on baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes until the bacon is done. You may substitute fresh green beans for canned.
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Melt butter and place in a bowl with remaining ingredients. Mix until just combined. Spoon into greased miniature muffin tins. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes until the muffin tops turn golden brown.
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crispy drumsticks with our favorite side dishes, my Aunt Kim’s green bean bundles and sour cream muffins (aka fat bread). We weren’t big on desserts but there was always a box of Little Debbie® Cosmic Brownies to satisfy our sweet tooth. Sunday afternoons all of the friends piled up at our place to indulge in our favorite take-outs: Vandy’s, Zaxby’s, or Wendy’s and binge watch Anna’s box set of Friends, the complete series. The Thanksgiving episodes were always our favorites. I don’t think we realized at the time Friends would make history and become a cult favorite. We just loved the characters because they reminded us of ourselves. We didn’t have a chick, a duck, nor a Monkey named Marcel, but we did have a raucous squirrel who ate an entire gingerbread house off of our screened in porch at Hawthorne, Apartment #7. Those were the good old days. S
ADULT COSMIC BROWNIES INGREDIENTS:
2 sticks Butter 8 oz. Semi-sweet Chocolate 2 cups Sugar 4 Eggs 2 Egg Yolks 3 Tbsp. Bourbon Vanilla Extract 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch ½ cup Cocoa Powder 1 cup Flour Icing: 3 cups Milk Chocolate Chips 1 cup Heavy Cream PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 325°. Line a 9 x 13 baking dish with foil and spray with cooking spray. Place butter and chopped chocolate in saucepan and warm over medium heat until melted. Stir constantly until smooth. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and stir in sugar. Beat in eggs and egg yolks one at a time. Add vanilla. In another small bowl mix cornstarch, cocoa, and flour. Add dry ingredients to chocolate mixture and stir until just combined. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Bake 35-40 minutes. Allow to cool. While the brownies are cooling make the icing. Place chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl. Pour heavy cream over chips and microwave for 40 seconds. Stir and microwave an additional 20-30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Pour icing over brownies and spread to the corners. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes before cutting in bars. I left my brownies plain, but you could top with rainbow sprinkles for a cosmic affect, or top with chopped pistachios and peppermint for a holiday treat.
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Right Plant, Right Place WRITTEN BY CAROLYN ALTMAN
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ardeners are hopeful people. We plant a pebble and have faith a green plant will appear. Usually, we are rewarded. The trick is keeping that plant alive. Putting the right plant in the right place is key. Not all plants grow in all places. What is the trick to finding a plant that will do well in our climate? Find the USDA Hardiness Zone on the label. The USDA divides the country into zones based on lowest average winter temperature. Why lowest? A plant has mechanisms to protect itself from heat, but little ability to manage cold below its range. There are 13 zones, which are subdivided further, since there can be microclimates and variations within a zone. Currently, Statesboro is in Zone 8b, which means our lowest average winter temperature falls between 15 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit, well below freezing. How do our 8b plants survive these temperatures? During the growing season, a plant works hard. It puts out leaves to help in food production, moves food and water up and down its stem, and produces flowers, seeds, and fruit. As the days shorten, and there is less light for the plant to use for the food production process, it’s just not worth it for the plant to work so hard. It drops fruit and leaves, pulling energy back into itself and slowing down for the winter. It’s like me after a tough week; I need a quiet day on the couch to regroup. A plant doesn’t go dormant overnight. It takes time to slow down in the fall, and like me on Monday morning, it takes time to get going full swing in the spring. Different plants have different time schedules, which is why our seasons transform from one delight after another. If cold strikes, plants must keep their systems working by producing “antifreeze” inside their cells to lower their freezing points so they don’t burst and synthesizing proteins to keep spaces between cells from freezing and drying out. Plants can only do this for so long, and only to a certain low temperature. If the cold is below range for too long or hits at the wrong time - when the plant is not far enough into dormancy in the fall, or too far out of dormancy in the spring- the plant cannot save its own life. You, dear gardener, can prevent tragedy. Heed the USDA Hardiness Zone, which is usually marked on the plant label. If it isn’t, prevent heartbreak by looking it up. Also, consider your yard and its microclimates. Hard surfaces hold heat, making the beds around them warmer. South-facing building walls warm up nearby beds. Hedgerows block drying winds. Ponds keep the land around them warmer, while low places are cooler, since warm air rises. By knowing your territory, you can keep your zone 8b plants happy, and maybe provide a safe-ish place to try that zone 9 plant you fell in love with in Florida. Speaking of Florida, you’ll note I said we are currently 8b. A few years ago, the USDA shifted the zone map to reflect climate warming data, changing us from a long standing 8 to 8b. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, by 2040, we will be firmly zone 9, with a climate similar to central Florida. Local fruit tree grower Marcus Toole has been keeping track of Statesboro’s weather data. According to his data, for the past 8 years, Statesboro has been zone 9. 58 statesboromagazine.com
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As the climate zones push north, the plants we can grow follow. Up north, trees that once were native to one location now can only grow further north. Some Florida tropicals can now survive here. The speed at which this warming is happening has implications for your home landscape. While it is intriguing to try new plants, it is challenging to deal with the insects and diseases that accompany a warmer climate into a landscape. Plants need time to evolve defenses against new threats, and the zones are shifting faster than those adaptations can take place.
Help your plant’s metabolism in any temperature by providing regular water. Mulching helps plant systems function by making it easier to pull water from soil. During cold, tenting fabric or plastic above a plant (avoid having the tent touch) may prevent frost damage. Good stewardship is your best hope. Choose plants wisely, and put them where they can grow strong and stress free, ready to reward your faith. S November/December 2020
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the spiritual pathway
The Guidance Counselor WRITTEN BY REV. DR. H. WILLIAM PERRY
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had just returned home after picking up Levi from the dog groomer. We spent a few minutes in the yard before going into the house. After a couple of minutes Levi started scratching on the door, wanting to go back out. “Levi,” I said. “You were just outside! Come sit down.” But he wouldn’t. He kept scratching on the door. So I got his leash, put it on him, and we went out to the driveway. A car passed by, slowed down, stopped and turned around. It came back and turned into our driveway. The driver let down the window and I immediately recognized a friend I hadn’t seen in a while. She lived in a nearby town where I had served as interim pastor some years before. We chatted for a minute, and then she said, “I have an important decision to make that will greatly affect our family. I asked God to give me a sign. Then I saw you and asked, ‘Is he my sign, Lord?’” After we talked a while longer she said, “I know now that you’re my sign. God is telling me what to do. I feel so confident now.” Me? A sign? I went outside because of the relentless scratching of my dog. Was God using Levi to get me in a place where the friend could see me? It felt very strange. But then I remembered that in the Bible, God used a donkey to guide his servant, Balaam, to go in the direction 60 statesboromagazine.com
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He wanted him to go. If God could use a donkey, (called an ass in the King James Version of the Bible), maybe He could use my dog and me. When we try to serve the Lord life can get really strange. But I’m convinced God can and does use us, and He does guide us. Years ago a pastor friend over in the southern part of Central Georgia invited me to come to his church in a small rural community to preach in revival services. One morning he took me out into his front yard, telling me he wanted to show me something. “Look over there in that tree line,” he said to me. I looked and saw butterflies flying along the trees. “Watch them,” he said. I saw the Monarch butterflies fly across the highway, then turn left in his front yard, fly a hundred yards or so and turn back to the right. “They’re heading down to Mexico,” he said. He went on to tell me that he had lived there for eight years, and that every year at this time the butterflies take this same route heading south. “They don’t live long enough to fly back, but the next generation of the Monarchs takes the same route their ancestors took.” It struck me that God must guide them. He takes that much interest in butterflies. Since God guides little creatures like insects we can rightly believe He guides us. Be sensitive to His still small voice speaking to you. S
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the view from here
Football Highlights WRITTEN BY RIC MANDES
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went to a football game this weekend. With banners highlighting school colors and bands adding to the cadence of the crowd, this beautiful October afternoon became a magnificent obsession. The game was played on God-given real grass. The sun’s reflection on the stands turned the stadium into an autumn Christmas tree. Squads of bodies, built from Wheaties and pumping iron, ran up and down the field exercising territorial protection by reaching out and smacking each other with great intensity. I’ve always considered it an odd sort of way for young men to get to know each other. I love football. I’s my favorite sport. I like to get right in the middle of it and shout, jump and scream. And I do. But then I must admit, truthfully, I enjoy this event for another equally important reason: I am a people watcher. Two trips to Europe have brought me the Eiffel Tower, the dual-lane carriage ways of countryside England; the cliffs of Dover; the Louvre; the Vatican; and the bullfights of Barcelona. But what I enjoyed the most about those journeys was people watching. Give me an afternoon, a sidewalk cafe, and come back for me later. On this October football afternoon, I got my fill. Fans streamed to and from concession stands and restrooms. I saw young ROTC cadets serving as guides. They helped folks find their seats in the stadium. Many of them will in a few years be making the military a career. On this afternoon, they offered the “yes, sir/no sir” touch. They smiled and kept people at ease. I saw an elderly gentleman discover a long lost friend in the crowd. I 62 statesboromagazine.com
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watched as they struggled through the throng toward one another. And while the fullback broke loose and scored, these dear people missed it. But it was fine. Their hugs and smiles filled the moment. I saw three fraternity brothers find each other at the hotdog stand, quite by accident. They had graduated together just a few years ago and had lost touch. They celebrated, as did the old men . . . exchanging addresses and phone numbers. I saw the lonely. I saw those not to be lonely. I saw happy people. I saw little boys really into the game, with their dreams of “one day.” And then I saw the man, with stumps for legs, in the wheelchair. He was right in the middle of it all. He was action. He roared like a lion. When there was a fumble, he pounded his fists. And when something good happened, he’d turn and smile and shout, “How about that?” During halftime, he pushed his way to the concession stand and bought a Coke. When he moved through the crowd, he said cheerfully, “excuse me.” The game was exciting, dramatic. But the man in the wheelchair became my contest. I was his fan. I cheered his every move: to the concession stand; to the fist pounding; to his roar. He was involved. He was on the field. He scored when his team scored. And when the game ended, he yelled “Victory! Victory! Victory!” loud and clear. Sports are made of heart, courage, and attitude. I expect to experience that when I buy my ticket. I did, too, on this October afternoon . . . as much, if not more, from action taking place in a wheelchair, than on the field. S
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of William James Middle School (WJMS), Deena Scarborough of Portal Middle High School (PMHS), Brantley Burns of Southeast Bulloch High School (SEBHS), Hayley Ward of Statesboro High School (SHS), and Heather Gonzales, who is serving as a virtual art teacher for students from multiple schools this year. Bulloch County Schools is committed to ensuring that the arts flourish in our schools. The school district has more than 30 full-time fine arts faculty who provide music, choral, symphonic band, visual arts, drama, and musical theater instruction for Pre-K through 12th grade students. In addition to classroom instruction faculty host artists in residence, exhibit student art in school, local and now virtual galleries, host fine arts events and performances, encourage the use of fine arts for community service projects, and help facilitate students’ participation in local, regional, state, and national fine arts-related competitions. www.Facebook.com/BullochCountySchools
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