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MOWOC offers an annual “Community Champions” program in which local law enforcement officers, firefighters, city councilmen, and county commissioners help deliver meals. Officer Ed Lee participated in the program in 2015 and will return to volunteer again this month. Above: Newnan Police Officer Lee assists Coordinator Kathy Shrader in packing a cooler with meals to be delivered.
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local United Methodist Church cooking lunch to offer to the nearby seniors and families t the Meals on who were unable to attend a Wheels of Coweta service due to age, illness or facility, the day disability. The communitybegins when Kathy inspired effort was officially Shrader arrives just before 9 established as a local Meals on a.m. The nonprofit organization Wheels chapter in 1981, though operates from a small building it was not designated as a located at 61 Hospital Road in 501(c)3 until nearly 1994. downtown Newnan. The foundation is a member Shrader is one of only three of the local Newnan-Coweta paid employees and acts as Chamber of Commerce and is organizer and manager, assistregistered with the Meals on ing in the coordination of the Wheels Associations of Amerthree main services the local ica and of Georgia as the offifoundation provides: homecial chapter in Coweta County. delivered meals, home repairs The organization operates and friendly visitor services. under the direction of a volunThe Coweta-based organizateer board of directors. The ten tion began in the 1970s with the board members, three partBy MAGGIE BOWERS maggie@newnan.com
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time employees and nearly 80 local volunteers work together to offer assistance to Coweta clients who are in need of meal delivery because of illness, disability and, primarily, are senior-citizens unable to properly care for themselves. MOWOC has recently taken on the challenge of hosting three-day canned food drives within local Kroger grocery stores. The event, known as Cram the Van, began in October of 2015 at the Thomas Crossroads store location. The store manager, Gene Eden, also serves as a MOWOC board member.
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FAMILY FEATURES
f you are like most Americans, you might have lapsed a little on your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier. Getting back on track is easy and guilt-free, and can be done with just a few steps. Celebrity chef and registered dietitian Diane Henderiks offers three simple ways to help you get back on the right track and make sure you are eating the right foods: n
Eliminate sugary drinks, like soda, as they don’t offer any nutritional value.
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Identify ways to reduce the amount of food you eat, as we all tend to eat more than we need to.
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Most importantly, limit the amount of carbohydrates you eat — this means trying to reduce the amounts of pastas, breads and sugars you
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are consuming — and focus on eating more fiber-rich vegetables, healthy fats and optimal protein. “It’s easy to transform your favorite meals into healthy, low-carb meals that are rich in flavors and will satisfy you,” Henderiks said. Henderiks has transformed some of her favorite meals into low-carb deliciousness for each meal of the day, including dessert, because you can still enjoy your favorite sweets and all of their great flavors with a few twists that make them healthier. Living a low-carb lifestyle can also be effective in helping you lose and keep off unwanted weight — just in time for spring. Find more recipes that make it easy to eat low-carb all year long at Atkins.com.
Barbie Beach
documentary headed to Cannes Film Festival By SARAH FAY CAMPBELL sarah@newnan.com
Turin’s Barbie Beach fascinates and puzzles locals and tourists alike. And now, it’s set to fascinate visitors at the Cannes Film Festival. “Barbie Beach,” a nineminute documentary about the long-standing naked Barbie doll installation along Ga. Hwy. 16 and its creators, Steve and Lynda Quick, has been accepted into the “short
film corner” at the venerable film festival in Cannes, France. Ten movies from the short film corner will be chosen for the competition, said Courtney Dixon, the movie’s creator. It’s rare for a documentary short to be chosen for the competition, she said. She plans on submitting the movie to many festivals, through Oscar season. Cannes, which takes place May 11 through 22, was the
first festival that the film has been submitted to. Dixon, a video producer, grew up in Coweta and attended East Coweta High School. Her grandfather still lives in the area, and she’s driven past Barbie Beach many times. “I was always like — these people are crazy. Why? Like, why?”
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PHOTO COURTESY COURTNEY DIXON
A documentary crew films Lynda and Steve Quick at Barbie Beach, along Hwy. 16 in Turin.
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