Validity Magazine October 2014

Validit y Gunning Gals Vintage F lair

Complimentary October 2014

ŠValidity Publishing, 2014

Vol. 4, Issue 10

Keg Springs Winery Bringing Wines

to

C e ll a r M a s tbe r’ s W in e C lu

Life!

Ask Us for Details!

Open Wed - Sun • Noon to 6 • 361 Keg Springs Rd. • Hampshire • 931-285-0589 • KegSprings.com

Live Music April through October 2nd & 4th Saturdays

On The Downtown Square

Square Market & Cafe

www.squaremarketcafe.com

Call Us To Reserve Your Date For A Christmas or Holiday Event

Mon - Thurs 9 aM - 4 pM Fri 9 am - 9 pm • Sat 10:30 am - 9 pm

Dinner menu at 5 pm • Fri - Sat nightS Needle working Supplies & Custom Canvases the

needle nest

Voted

Best 2014

Best Wait Staff Best Soups Best Cozy Restaurant www.columbiadailyherald.com

facebook.com/squaremarketcafe

36 Public Square • Columbia, TN

Columbia Health Foods & Wellness Center Vitamins, minerals and Herbs

806 Walker St. Columbia, TN 38401

931-381-9910

www.bethsneedlenest.com

The Old Curiosity Book Shop OPEN LATE!

TUES – SAT 10am – 8pm SUNDAY 12pm – 5pm CLOSED MONDAY

12 Public Square, Columbia, TN 931-548-BOOK “Come find your next favorite book!”

White’s

Organic Juice & Smoothie Bar 106 W. 7th St Columbia, TN 38401

931-381-1240

You Gotta Love it!

806 S. Main Columbia, TN M-F 8-5:30, Sat 8-4

Serving Columbia

Since 1950

new and previously owned furnishings

Please Call For Appointment Phone/Fax 931-380-1082 805 S. Main St., Columbia, TN 38401 OfficeWarehouseTN@gmail.com

Alexander’s

Mattress World 901 South Garden St. Columbia

931-381-0954

www.tedssportinggoods.com

Do It All Downtown!

.

“Voted Best of Maury County 2014”

Your upside down destination for guns, gear and so much more!

,

Just off the square!

Catering Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Our Place or Yours!

Soup, Salad, Sandwich & Daily Hot Buffet

26 Public Square • Columbia, TN 38401

www.PieSeNSaTioNS.com

www.FosterIns.com

Office Warehouse

931-388-1148

Columbia, TN

We Specialize in Memories to DVD, All Video Formats Including 8mm and Super 8 Home Movies, including Slides

931-388-8365

t & Pila s se Clas

Historic & Hip

107 West 7th. St. • Columbia, Tn. 38401

Insurance Agency, Inc.

Yogaes

116B W. 7th St. • Columbia Wall.candy@artlover.com • 931-388-8499

“Where Quality and Price go Hand in Hand”

Camera Shop

204 W. 4th St Columbia, TN 38401

open mon. - Sat. 10-5 or by appointment

931-840-3636

Square Market & Cafe Is Available

Mon. -Thurs. Nights For Private Parties

WallCandyCustom FramingandGallery

931-223-5846

The Stump Family•piesensations@yahoo.com

109 E. 6th Street • Columbia, TN 38401

931-388-7109

www.heavenlycreationstn.com TuESday - Friday 11:00-2:30 • SuNday BuFFET 10:30-2:30

Historic Downtown Riverwalk

Table of Contents

Inside this issue of

Validity

: h t n o m is h t W E N Watercolor Artist Returns Home Brilliant watercolors resonate from a Centerville artist.

October 2014

Page 10

Fresh and Abstract

Vol. 4, Issue 10

By Cody Crawford Artist Jordan Weisenauer at Dixie Folks Gallery in Pulaski.

Royal Flush Pheasant Hunting & Stylish Ladies

Page 14

Amber’s Drive

By Becky Jane Newbold

By Shane Newbold

An energetic fusion band plays bluegrass, country and R&B.

Page 18

Page 16

Find a Festival

On the Cover

By Becky Jane Newbold

Becky Yannayon at Royal Flush Preserve

A few festivals for your autumn R & R. Page 20

Cover Photo & photo right: Brandon Yannayon

In Every Issue:

Fall In The Raw

Student Profile

Ariel’s Garden Discovery

By Katie Hayes

By DeeGee Lester

By Cassandra Warner

Raw foods for a nutrient rich autumn.

Get into STEM with an enthusiastic young scientist.

Planting and harvesting the fall garden.

Ornithology Report

One Attorney’s Opinion

By Bill Pulliam

By Landis Turner

Giant flying dinosaurs! Right here in Tennessee.

Questions for Landis.

Page 6

Apple Watch Review

By Cody Crawford Complete your Apple ecosystem with a new smart watch.

Page 12

Page 26

Also in this Issue:

Page 28

Reality Perspective, Page 5 From The Publisher, Page 5 America Bless God, Page 33 Cerebral Meanderings, Page 34

Page 33

Page 27

Validity Magazine is published monthly in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Validity Magazine reserves the right to edit editorial and advertising submissions for appropriateness of the publication. Reproduction of any part of Validity Magazine without permission of the publisher is prohibited. Distribution of this magazine does not constitute an endorsement of information, products or services. Views expressed in Validity Magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. Every effort has been made to insure accuracy of the publication contents. However, we do not guarantee the accuracy of all information nor the absence of errors and omissions.

Validity Magazine, Published 12 times per year, monthly, Vol. 4, Issue 10 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Validity Magazine, P. O. Box 516, Hohenwald, TN 38462-0516. Address Service Requested.

Subscriptions are available on an annual basis at $20 per year.

Mail check or money order to: Validity Subscriptions, P.O. Box 516, Hohenwald, Tennessee 38462.

. 4

Validitymag.com

Publisher Becky Jane Newbold, info@ValidityMag.com, 931-628-6039.

Managing Editor Shane Newbold, info@ValidityMag.com, 931-628-6039 Director of Digital Innovation Cody Crawford, cody@validitymag.com, 615-768-9479 Contributing Writers, Bill Pulliam, Cassandra Warner, Charles Newbold Jr., Cynthia Rohrbach, Justin Crawford, Katie Hayes, Landis Turner Contributing Photographers, Anthony Scarlati, Katie Hayes Technical Advisor, Larry Bartley

Our Mission

Validity Magazine exists to reflect rural lifestyles of rural communities along the Natchez Trace Parkway in both storytelling and photo journalism. This local publication is designed to promote positive life experiences by delivering authentic, relevant content on healthy living, nature, outdoors, technology, gardening, entertainment and travel to the people who enjoy the small town experience.

From The Publisher

L ooking for a Home

H

ome is more than a house. I have realized this concept at a higher level recently.

Deep down, I believe we all are looking for the perfect place.

A peaceful “home” encourages, loves and listens. A backdrop for childhood memories, “home” is the center of our lives and a hub from which all our daily realities spread.

Rabbi Simon Jacobson wrote in Toward a Meaningful Life – The Wisdom of the Rebbe, There are “three key elements in building a peaceful home life... the relationships between family members, the atmosphere of the home itself and the way the home is run.”

He speaks of a strong foundation in our relationships, an atmosphere of emotional and spiritual warmth and harmony. When there is harmony, in

By Becky Jane a home it extends to the community, he continues.

Newbold Take his advice this month as you engage in your community and with your family. And remember what the Roman historian Sallust wrote, “Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.”

Here in Validity territory, we are blessed to be among friends who we feel are like family.

Three years in, this month, we love being able to say our home extends from middle Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi. Thank you for being part of our lives.

Reality Perspective

Success

“D

iligently pursuing and training at a specific endeavor for ten years or 10,000 hours will make you an expert/professional in your field.” This comment was relayed to me from my son, who had received it as wise counsel from Brett Walker, father to the amazing, female, musical ensemble: Redhead Express. It makes sense. Stick to anything for a decade, and you will know a lot about it, maybe even more than most everyone else.

The cellist, who had practiced and performed for 14 years, was discouraged that she had made a couple of mistakes during the recital. After she apologized to the pastor of the small-town MethodBy Shane Newbold ist church, he asked, “Did you make a mistake? I am quite sure none of the parishioners detected the errors. Besides, your talent and expertise goes far beyond what any of us could do regarding playing the cello. Are you forgetting the standing ovation? We are appreciative of the hard work you endured as much as the wonderful music.”

Starving artists abound. Many musicians struggle between the melodies and lyrics that come from their soul, but will never be played on commercial radio. Altruistic “songs from the heart” rarely debut top forty charts. Should they

compromise, “sell their soul to devil?” Chasing the beast may not be all that it is cracked up to be. How is success measured here? Satisfaction in the musical poetry, or did the song hit the charts?

Observing the sculptors, painters, potters, etc. at the craft shows reveals two worlds: The art they love, which is usually not for sale, and the stuff that keeps them from working a day job. Artists glow when a person is interested in discovering the deeper meaning of works that are particularly significant to the creator.

We all appreciate the counter salesman who has stayed the course in a seemingly thankless job. He/she wastes no time in retrieving the right item for the customer’s needs. And especially when the clerk/server is cheerful. Expertise at any level should be applauded.

Validity will be three years old this month.

Far from “it takes ten years to become expert,” the humble magazine is achieving success in less than exponential increments. But we are certainly moving forward.

Our prosperity can only be credited to those who support us and are successful in their own right.

As many hours as the publisher spends preparing Validity for each month’s print, expertness may be realized before the 10 year standard.

For now, it is just one day at time trying not to make mistakes.

Father to four and best friend to Becky Jane for 27 years, Shane Newbold lives life to the fullest birdwatching, fishing, motorcycling and enjoying his family.

Father to four and best friend to Becky Jane for 27 years, Shane Newbold lives life to the fullest birdwatching, fishing, boating and enjoying his family.

119 N. First St. • 931-363-7508

Downtown Pulaski, TN

Volunteer Traditions

Men’s Suits starting at $89.99 Free Alterations

Tuxedo Rentals

Open Sunday 1-5 starting in November Free Gift Wrapping!

www.outlookclothing.com Downtown Pulaski, Tennessee Validitymag.com

5 .

Validity Recipes A Taste of

Southern Charm Since 1908

Call for Reservations

931-759-7394 For great food with a side of history, visit Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House Restaurant in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

This stately establishment, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is no longer a boarding house but is still a great place to enjoy a real home-cooked meal. In fact, Mr. Jack Daniel himself was a noon-day regular. Miss Bobo’s menu varies daily but always includes generous helpings of favorites like country ham, chicken with pastry, fried okra, blackberry cobbler and many other specialties.

Fall in the Raw

Dinner 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Central Time, Monday - Saturday.

We also offer a 3 p.m. seating on busy days.

Be sure to call several days in advance because spaces fill up pretty fast.

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

By Katie Hayes Taylor

295 Main Street • Lynchburg, TN 37352 • 931-759-7394 Bring this ad & enjoy

20% Off In Our Gift Shop

with the purchase of dinner

. 6

Validitymag.com

I

ntrigued by the recent hype surrounding the benefits in consuming more raw fruits and vegetables, this month, I set out on a mission to make raw recipes more accessible to folks with busy schedules like me. First of all, what is “raw

food” anyway?

Most raw food consumers agree an ingredient is considered “raw” if it is not heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

Why does this matter? Many believe fruits and vegetables in their natural states contain more nutritional value than when cooked. Additionally,

more enzymes are found in raw food. Enzymes help us digest food and absorb nutrients.

If the positive nutritional aspect of eating more raw foods doesn’t implore you to try one of these recipes, the beautiful fall colors of the ingredients will!

Validity Recipes

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Yields 1 large cheesecake Ingredients for Crust: 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup pitted dates

¼ cup sugar Pumpkin, peeled and chopped (can substitute ½-1 cup canned pumpkin, but will not be considered “raw”) 1 cup water 1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon each of nutmeg, ginger and cloves ½ cup chopped pecans Instructions: 1. For the crust, first process rolled oats into a fine flour using a highpowered blender or food processor.

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Filling: 2 cups raw unsalted cashews soaked in water for 4 hours or overnight Juice from ½ lemon ¼ cup pure maple syrup ¼ cup coconut oil

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake

Validitymag.com

7 .

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Validity Recipes

Raw Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake

. 8

Validitymag.com

thick, but not impossible to pour. Pour filling into crust, and let sit in refrigerator or freezer until thick.

3. Place pecans around the edge and enjoy! recipe inspired by thisrawsomeveganlife.com

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Next, add the dates, and process until a thick paste-like meal forms and sticks together. Pour crust into a large bowl and knead with hands to form a ball. Press this down into a springform pan or a pie pan.

2. For the cheesecake filling, blend the all ingredients together in a highpowered blender, adjusting liquids as necessary. The mixture should be

A Spanish translator by day, Katie Hayes Taylor is an avid runner who finds creativity in the kitchen relaxing. Her passion is finding new recipes that are outside the box, fresh and seasonally grown.

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

2 tablespoons honey, and salt and pepper to taste. Pour glaze over beets and dehydrate along with walnuts for 2-3 hours at 105-120 degrees F. The texture when finished should be a little crispy, yet tender.

3. A few minutes before the walnuts and beets are finished, make the dressing for the salad by combining orange juice, lemon juice, diced shallot, ½ cup walnuts, sage, ¾ cup olive oil, and salt and pepper in a food processor.

Process until smooth and creamy. Store in refrigerator for up to dressing, spiced walnuts, and one week.

4. Before serving, toss glazed beets together. mixed greens, apple, recipe inspired by rawmazing.com

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Raw Autumn Salad

Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Serves 2-4 Ingredients: 1 ½ cups walnuts, divided 2 beets 2 tablespoons orange zest ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 cup olive oil, divided 3 tablespoons raw honey or maple syrup, divided ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice Juice from ½ lemon 1 tablespoon diced shallot ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped Salt and pepper to taste 1 Gala apple, sliced 4-6 cups spinach or mixed greens Instructions: 1. First, prepare the spiced walnuts in advance. Combine 1 tablespoon honey, salt and pepper to taste, and orange zest. Stir mixture with 1 cup of walnuts and dehydrate in oven at lowest temperature (between 105-120 degrees F) for 4-6 hours.

2. While walnuts are dehydrating, prepare the glazed beets. Peel and thinly slice the beets and lay separately on baking sheet. Combine balsamic vinegar, ¼ cup olive oil,

Validity Recipes

www.TopoftheWorldFarm.com

Top

of the

World Farm 

grass fed

beef

grass fed Photo Katie Hayes Taylor

Raw Autumn Salad with Glazed Beets and OrangeWalnut Vinaigrette

lamb



pasture finished

 

pork pastured

chicken

Price info: topoftheworldfarm@gmail.com

901-491-0183 Validitymag.com

9 .

The Art of

David Beale T

rekking to Centerville in October for the second year in a row, David Beale will be found at the Wild Duck Soup Emporium teaching a watercolor workshop. The trip will be a sort of homecoming for Beale, whose father, Dr. Irvan Beale, painted vibrant watercolors of the region, many of which can still be seen on display around Centerville, including at Breece’s Café on the town square.

Residing just outside Cortland, New York with his wife, David Beale didn’t begin as an artist.

“I’m a sort of Renaissance man, having done many things in my life, which is not always a blessing,” he remarked. Trained as a classical composer following two years in the Peace Corps, he ended up spending over 20 years as a remodeling contractor. He and his wife now live in a small cottage he built on the edge of a seven-acre wildlife pond.

Becoming hooked on watercolor when his wife enrolled the two of them in an evening course, Beale has painted since 1995. “One of the things I’m most grateful for is that I began painting a year before Dad passed away,” he commented. “It meant a lot to him.”

A picture frame shop came on the market in . 10

Validitymag.com

2001 in Cortland, and Beale made the leap to focus more on art as a career. He purchased The Picture House Gallery and Frame Shop, began teaching watercolor classes and became part-time director of the Cultural Council of Cortland County a few years later.

David now teaches watercolor workshops across the country and abroad. In addition to the Centerville workshop, he has scheduled 2015 workshops in Sedona, Arizona in April and in Southwest Ireland in September. David has had paintings included in many national exhibits, including The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, widely considered to be one of the top five of its kind in North America, the Pennsylvania

and Philadelphia National Watercolor Exhibits, the Northeast Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit, and exhibits in Memphis, Portland, Oregon and Peoria, Illinois.

“I consider it a compliment,” claims David, ”when students produce good work that doesn’t look like my own.”

“He listens and responds to students as individuals who have unique personalities and means of expressing themselves,” stated Antonia Meadors of Wild Duck Soup Emporium. “His classes are always fun and supportive.” The workshop is scheduled from October 22 through October 24 with a student exhibit on Saturday, October 25.

For more information, call Antonia at 931-729-0690.

Come See Us!

Historic Hickman County www.VisitCenterville.com

LibErty PharmaCy

FLU SHOTS $20 Cash & Covered by Medicare

Dine at the Historic

Pharmacy • Medical Needs • Gifts

Wed. - Sun. 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

111 S. Public Square Centerville

401 W. Public Square Centerville, TN 37033

931-729-3541

Fax -931-729-4874

Liberty Clinic Pharmacy 146 E. Swan Street, Centerville

931-729-2999 • Fax- 931-729-3393

Come & speak with our Pharmacists They are here to help you with all your pharmacy needs

Please Ask About Our $5 Cash Generic/30 Day Fill Program Pharmacists: T. Melvin Mays, DPh., Linda H. Mays, DPh., Christy Mays, Pharm. D., Cassie Coleman, Pharm. D., Jason Lindsey, Pharm. D.

Food That Satisfies

BreecesCafe

(931) 729-3481

Walk on the Wild Side!

Now Booking Christmas Parties!

David’s Body Shop, LLC

While in town, Shop Remember When, next door!

Remember When 108 S. Public Square • Centerville

Fine Gifts & Collectibles It’s Not Too Early To Start

SHOPPING for CHRISTMAS!

Open 7 Days

Wes Crowley, Owner

4840 Hwy 100 • Lyles, TN 37098 Phone: 931-670-7500 • Fax: 931-670-7507

davidsbshop@gmail.com • Open M-F, 8-5:30

Chert Cheap Groceries & General Store 109 N. Central Ave., Centerville

OPEN Fresh Produce &

M. - Sat. 9 - 5 Sun. 11-3

Mon - Sat.* 8a.m. - 7p.m.

931-729-0052

931-996-2034

*Closed Last Saturday of the Month

Steve & Colleen Friesel, Owners

Antiques c: 863-990-9351

Validitymag.com

11 .

Tech Savvy

Use of the Apple Watch will require an iPhone; the watch isn’t compatible with other hardware.

Style – The Apple Watch comes in two different sizes, 38mm and 42mm.

Apple offers the watch in three different materials, pple has finally come to and Sony) have had for about a stainless steel, market with a wearable de- year. The Apple Watch was analuminum vice such as their competi- nounced September 9 and will be and gold, in tors (Samsung, Motorola released to the public early in 2015. two different colors each.

The stainless

By Cody Crawford steel version comes in silver and space black, the aluminum comes in silver and space gray, and the gold comes in yellow or rose.

In addition to the different colors and materials available, there will also be six different styles of watchbands made by Apple.

No matter what size, material, color or band a person has, the design of the Apple Watch is

Apple Watch Review

A

Hickman cOUnTY

Alan Potts

LEWiS cOUnTY

Bud Malone

Agency Manager chris Ducharme, agent 825 Hwy 100 , Centerville, TN 37033 Phone: (931) 729-2292 Fax: (931) 729-9921

Agency MAnAger Blake Warren, Agent 483 E. Main Street, Hohenwald, TN 38462 Phone: (931) 796-5881 Fax: (931) 796-1477

maUrY cOUnTY

PErrY cOUnTY

Kenny Norman

Agent 1412 Trotwood Ave, Ste. 70, Columbia, TN 38401 Phone: (931) 380-3636 Fax: (931) 840-9686

Jones & Lang

Sporting goodS, inc.

1412 Trotwood ave. suite 3 Columbia, Tn 38401

Mitchell Rhodes

Agency Manager 106 Polk Street, Linden, TN 37096 Phone: (931) 589--2528 Fax: (931) 589-2410

Bates Garage

Complete Automotive Repair Since 1942

129 West end • Centerville, tn 37033 David Bates, owner

931-729-3792 Validitymag.com

NHC

Most Major Insurance Accepted Medicare Participant ome are Certified Home Care Agency Highly Experienced Staff Available 24/7 Care is our

H

931-388-8060 Fax: 931-388-1202 Toll Free: 1-877-396-0496

www.jonesandlang.com

CLAiMS: 1-800-836-6327 www.fbitn.com

. 12

the same. A rectangular form with rounded corners, the watch will have a dial on the side for zooming in and out on the screen. Made to feel like a traditional watch dial that sets the time, the dial on the Apple Watch will have a range of uses, from navigating the apps on the watch to selecting content inside an app. During the release of the Apple Watch, many wondered if it even had a touchscreen, since the presenters discussed the side dial at length.

The Apple Watch does contain a touchscreen for swiping, pressing and tapping the small display. The watch can tell a tap from a press through a pressure sensor. It turns out, the watch has many methods of interaction, through three buttons, the dial and the touchscreen.

The screen is a retina display, made from sapphire for a scratch resistant face. The Sport versions of the watch (the aluminum material designs) are strengthened with Ion-X glass.

C

C

business.

931-381-1234

nHCHomeCare50@yaHoo.Com

Embassy Inn 235 E. Main St. Hohenwald

931-786-1500

EmbassyInnHohenwald.com

6 or 6 Plus to use NFC. And you can pay with your watch anywhere that supports Apple Pay. Charging – From initial comments by Apple, it seems the Apple Watch will need to be charged every day, but that will remain to be seen. The

The Apple Watch

Communication – The Apple Watch is meant to be a powerful communication tool. With it, a user will be able to text, call and email their friends, as well as send emoticons, drawings, sound bytes and taps. Sending a tap would alert the person via a buzz on their wrist. Siri is available on the watch, so messages can be dictated using Siri or by selecting from commonly used words.

Perhaps the oddest method of communication offered on the Apple Watch is the ability to send a friend your heart rate. A heart rate sensor on the back of the watch would calculate it and make it available to be sent.

GPS – Turn by turn directions will be available on the Apple Watch. The watch will vibrate when the turn is being approached so a wearer will not have to take his/her eyes from the road while driving.

Health – The Apple Watch will collect health data based on readings from the accelerometer, gyroscope and heart rate monitor. The watch will allow you to see how many steps you have taken per day, as well as how many minutes you have been active and how long you were standing versus sitting. The health data will sync with the Health app available with iOS 8.

Music – It is not quite clear how Apple intends to do this, but the Apple Watch will allow you to listen to music without being tethered to an iPhone.

So there must be a way to store some music on the Apple Watch, although there has been no word on how much storage it has.

Payment – This is arguably the most anticipated feature Apple incorporated into their products this year. Near Field Communication, or NFC, provides the ability to make payments via a digital device. Apple has inserted an NFC chip into the watch, allowing people to pay for purchases with what Apple has dubbed Apple Pay. Although paying through NFC is already much more secure than paying with a magnetic swipe credit card, Apple has added to the security by using a transaction number instead of card information during transactions. The merchant you’re paying never has access to any of your card data.

Although you’ll need an iPhone to be able to use the Apple Watch, you won’t have to buy the iPhone

charger uses inductive charging, so there are no openings on the watch where water might get in and damage the device.

One last note: The Apple Watch is merely water resistant, not waterproof. It might last a run through the rain, a sweaty

workout, but don’t take it into the shower or for a swim.

Cody Crawford holds a degree in software engineering from Middle Tennessee State University and is Director of Digital Innovations at Validity Publishing.

12th Annual g oat s music & mor e

F E S T I VA L F r e e

C o n c e r t s

-

A l l

A g e s

F r i d a y, O c t o b e r 1 0 t h Festival & Goat Shows begin friday, October 10th at

Joe Diffie with special guests

the entice band GOAT SHOWS

|

KIDS GAMES

|

9 a.m MUSIC BEGINS AT

5:00 P.M. Sat ur day

1:00 p.m.

ARTS & CR AFTS

|

FOOD

|

RIDES

S at u r d a y, O c t o b e r 1 1 t h

also performing

shaun murphy & Don ray band designed by:

PRESENTED BY:

www.17studios.us

w w w . g o a t s m u s i c a n d m o r e . c o m

R O C K

C R E E K

P A R K

Ol d Fa r m ing ton R oa d - Le w i sbur g, T N

Validitymag.com

13 .

Artist Jordan Weisenauer major to art. Now 24, he is a professional artist, working iagnosed with Type 1 dia- mostly on commissions and is betes at age 20, Jordan highly respected in the art comWeisenauer changed his munity.

By Cody Crawford

D

“Abstract Landscape” by Jordan Weisenauer

“Jack’s Landscape” by Jordan Weisenauer

His website boasts over fifty original works. “I view eve-

“Ms. Nucky” Oil and Acrylic Mix

.

14

Validitymag.com

rything as a metaphor for something else,” he stated in a recent interview. “Just as a director would place an apple in a scene, I like to arrange my pictures so that they mean something.”

Jordan’s favorite painting is one in

“Folks” by Jordan Weisenauer

mostly gold, a man standing by a bannister with a dog (view at www. weisenauer.com). He talked about the color, how it was mixed from green and purple. “That’s kind of my transition from what I do now to what I want to do in the future.”

Part of a series “On the Dark Side of the Moon”

Jordan’s art can be viewed and purchased at the Dixie Folks gallery in Pulaski, Tennessee, owned and operated by Matthew Fulkerson. On a recent visit there, Matthew pointed to one of Jordan’s large pieces displayed prominently in the back of the gallery.

An angel bent over a table, studying a book. A thin, white hand reached down from above, and two blue hands reached up from a cavern in the floor.

When asked about the painting, Jordan laughed. “I did that at a paint party and painted it in front of an audience. You always see demons in red, but I did a blue hand reaching up instead.” He said he completed the painting in about two hours and touched it up when he got home.

F ayetteville...

22nd Annual

Host of Christmas Past®

November 2014

Friday, Nov. 7 • 5-9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8 • 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9 • 1-5 p.m.

Join us for a magical holiday experience.

With an array of music, food, exhibits, shops, candlelight and Christmas spirit the entire community joins together for an unforgettable weekend.

Part of a series “On the Dark Side of the Moon”

“In purgatory, which hand are you going to reach for?” he explained. “When I see it now, that’s what I think of. I don’t think I was having those thoughts at the party.”

Jordan stretches his own canvases and mixes his own colors. “I take it more seriously than I probably should,” he commented. “I like to think of painting as a science.”

Some events require tickets.

Visit us online for more information.

A Sample of the Weekend’s Events

SNOW Kidz Zone Fun Bounce Pictures with Santa Claus Live Music Saturday Kiwanis Reindeer 5k Silent Auction Featuring Local Artists High Tea - Lace, Linens & Luxury Ventriloquist Lesha Everett Flat Creek Dancers Ten Thousand Villages Cemetery Stroll Elves Workshop Horse Drawn Carriage Rides Alpha Kappa Home Tours Sunday Christmas Movies at the Lincoln Theatre “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”

by Carriage House Players Candlelight Walking Tour Street Dance Saturday Night Craft Show, Hot Chocolate with Mrs. Claus

& More!

HostofCHristmasPast.Com 208 Elk Avenue South, Fayetteville, TN 37334

931-433-1234 or 888-433-1238 Validitymag.com

15 .

Amber’s Drive: Left, Denny Rudolph, Jim Huish & Daniel Mason

By Becky Jane Newbold

G

reat music sometimes comes from the most unlikely of places.

Lifelong songwriter and musician, Denny Rudolph, pours passion into every lyric and every note. But dreams of a musical career definitely took a back burner to his day job as a financial advisor. Online and after hours, like most truly in love with the art, Denny wrote and shared words and tunes with other songwriters, always developing his gift.

Less than a mile away but unknown to Denny, Daniel Mason was working on a similar dream.

Denny and Daniel met on Facebook and the music clicked.

When Daniel asked Nashville singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Jim Huish to join them the sound and song list exploded.

. 16

Validitymag.com

All it took was one performance in downtown Columbia and fans came out of the woodwork.

“I had a different vision...let’s just say Amber’s Drive wasn’t in my five year plan,” Denny commented with a grin during an interview last month.

Now the acoustic, instrumental backdrop and the three part harmonies of the trio blend perfectly to create a sound uniquely “Amber’s Drive.” Daniel, Denny and Jim integrate vocal harmonies in the pop, funk, blues, rhythm & blues and country styles, and their signature “acoustic country R&B” emerges.

And things do get a little out of hand onstage. Kinetically driven, Jim’s vocal contribution amazingly never wavers when his energetic performance on the Cajon (Spanish box drum) gets a little crazy.

By their third show, last fall

the “crowd reaction was amazing,” Daniel said, driving the trio to pour all extra time and energy into their craft. “People kept asking our name and all we had was, “Daniel, Denny and Jim.” Their hang out at Denny’s place was where the music began to develop. Denny and Daniel’s families and Jim all became fast friends.

And the sign on the street corner, Amber Drive, solved the issue of a name for the band.

Jack Ponti of Merovee Records, longtime mentor of the songwriters, was given the opportunity to hear a first recording and quickly scheduled a conference call. “Your music is unique.

It’s the best we’ve heard in a long time.”

“Our jaws dropped,” Jim exclaimed. We were anticipating critique.”

“Our faces went white. And when we got off the phone, we screamed like little girls,” Denny admitted.

“The serendipity from joining a songwriter group to a management deal; that was a weird experience,” he added.

No longer a hobby, Amber’s Drive works hard to achieve virtuosity. “Now it’s a business, like a second job,” Jim shared.

“Our rehearsals are awful: six hours of maybe two songs? Nobody wants to sit through that.

Its like watching sausage being made,” Denny explained. “Its not pretty to watch in the beginning, but in the end you have something really good.”

A lasting friendship has emerged.

“Being around these two has elevated my game,” Denny added.

“Denny’s work ethic has helped us grow,” Jim interjected.

“Artists are not always good business men. Denny has been so instrumental.”

“He understands what it takes,” Daniel added in agreement.

Photo Amy Richmond/www.amyrichmond.com

Photo Amy Richmond/www.amyrichmond.com

Photo Blair Renee Photography

Amber’s Drive

vis drea Da hoto An Cover p

Photo Blair Renee Photography

Pick 5,

family support,” Denny said.

Three men coming from a broad range of styles to create a unique sound.

“We take our songs and Amber’s Drive ‘em.”

Maclyn Massey Member since 2008

And We Will Donate

$50

To the school of your choice!

(Only at listerhill Credit UniOn.) Sign up for the Pick 5 account today. We’ll make a $50 donation to the school of your choice and you can and earn 5% Annual Percentage Yield on the first $1000 in your savings account.* After all, making money is fun.

Shouldn’t managing it be fun, too?

Photo Amy Richmond/www.amyrichmond.com

But for Amber’s Drive, their priorities are in two places. “We check our egos at the door,” Denny remarked. “We know we have two clients: the venue owners and the listeners.”

“We just love the people we are getting to meet.

The connections we make with the music, they just touch us,” Jim reflected.

Wearing their signature Windsor Neck Ties, Amber’s Drive is hitting the local scene strongly.

Fans boast CD purchases, one fan holding the CD for a selfie on Mt. Fuji in Japan.

Sporting T-shirts on social media, sharing videos and often purchasing as many as 20 CDs to share with friends, the fan support is humbling.

“Probably the most emotional show, was our second CD release party at Kimbros,” Daniel stated. The audience sang on every song and shouted out to us.” “That was cool,” Denny added.

“We’ve been fortunate. People believed in us, helped us out.

We have great

p roj e c t a l l ow e d u s I n 2 010 , t h i s r $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 to s c h o o l s to g i v e o v e i n No r thwe s t Al ab a m a .

Amber’s Drive cd “Jump Off This World” The Spring Hill band touches a wide range of fans, from age 3 to 83. Check them out at www. ambersdrive.com, on Facebook or on Twitter @Amber’sDrive.

listerhill.com/pick5 *School must be located in a Maury County, TN or surrounding counties. Offer ends November 8, 2013. Accounts active as of November 8, 2013 will be eligible for $50 donation. Some restrictions may apply. 0.5% Annual Percentage Yield on all balances above $1000. Rate subject to change. Fees may reduce earnings. See Credit Union Representative for details. Federally Insured By NCUA.

Validitymag.com

17 .

Brandon Yannayon Photography

Royal Flush

By Shane Newbold

Joyce Hitt of Nashville

. 18

Validitymag.com

Brandon Yannayon Photography

F

lying pheasants, bird dogs pointing, retrievers fetching and girls gunning. Or more appropriately, wing shooting ladies, sporting vintage attire from the glory days of upland bird hunts, demonstrating their markswomen’s skills on rocketing pheasants.

Royal Flush, a 400 acre bird hunting preserve in Giles County, provides the experience during their annual continental pheasant hunt for women only. Ladies can invite their gentlemen to participate in the white tablecloth dinner after the hunt, but only the gals get to shoot.

Twin brothers Rick

and Randy Chambers also offer quail and pheasant hunts to the general public from November through February. Royal Flush’s charming and lovely hostess, Becky Yannayon, includes fresh homemade bread and fried pies to the over the top cuisine at the feast.

Overnight accommodations complete the adventure for weary hunters relaxing by the wood fire in the preserve’s cabins.

Plenty of upland birds, good dogs, exceptional food and a hunting paradise: I need to practice on the skeet range. A superb southern bird hunt is as good as a Royal Flush. It cannot be beat!

©Validity Publishing, October 2014

Photo Kim Swift Art of the Ordinary Media

Anne Ruark of Nashville and shooting instructor Kris Martin of Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Becky Yannayon of Becky’s Fried Pies

Photo Kim Swift Art of the Ordinary Media

Joel Walker of Chattanooga,Tennessee and his retriever

Royal Flush Shooting Preserve 3160 Hurricane Creek Rd, Lawrenceburg 423-802-5467

Mon - Sat, 9-5, Closed Sunday

Take a Wagon Ride Tour of

Amish Country!

4001 Hwy. 43 N., Ethridge, TN 38456

931-829-2433

www.AmishWelcomeCenter.com

Fall Hollow Campground & R estaurant

Photo Kim Swift Art of the Ordinary Media

“...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, Shall Not be infringed.”

Mon. - Fri. 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Guns • Ammo Knives • Stun Guns Pepper Spray Tasers • Optics AR Accessories Hearing/Eye Protection

931-295-3440 18 W. Linden Ave. Hohenwald, TN 38462

Restaurant Open: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5-9 p.m.

Bicyclists, Travelers & Storytellers

www.FallHollow.com

Welcome

RV & Primitive camping Bed & Biscuits At the intersection of Hwy. 412 and the Natchez Trace Parkway

©Validity Publishing, October 2014

931-796-1480 Bill & Kathy Roper

Validitymag.com

19 .

Festival!

Warrior Dash, October 4th

Photo Joyce Woodard

Find A

Way Farm Mud Mall Arts and Crafts Festival. The fun and games will take place starting at 8:30 a.m. at 520 Milky Way Road in Pulaski, Tennessee. For more information on attending this event, call the Giles County Chamber at 931424-4044 or visit www.gilescountychamber.com.

Courtesy Photo

Waynesboro Harvest Market Waynesboro - October 4th

Looking around for something fun to do this month? We found a few festivals in the area!

Milky Way Farm Mud Mall Arts and Crafts Festival & Warrior Dash Pulaski - October 4th

National Banana Pudding Festival

Mount Pleasant’s Mid-South Barbecue Festival October 17th - 18th

Validitymag.com

Prepare your taste buds, banana pudding lovers! The 5th Annual National Banana Pudding Festival happens October 4-5 at River Park in Centerville, Tennessee.

The festival takes place between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday and between noon and 5 p.m. on Sunday. This event boasts a range of

Courtesy Photo

Courtesy Photo

Arts & Ag Harvest Market at Grinders Switch Winery October 18th

Photo Tonia Horton

Centerville - October 4th - 5th

Giles County’s Milky Way Farm will accommodate several events this year on the weekend of October 4. The Warrior Dash last year drew an estimated 8,000 people for a mud race and other festivities. This year, in addition to the Warrior Dash, the Giles County Chamber of Tourism and Commerce is introducing the Milky

. 20

The Harvest Festival on the Square in Waynesboro, Tennessee is planned for Saturday, October 4 beginning at 9 a.m. Live music all day, jumping gym for kids and toddlers, pony rides and petting zoo, games, old cars, food vendors, retail vendors, arts and crafts, educational booths, organizational booths and much more.

Centerville’s National Banana Pudding Festival, October 4th - 5th

Get On Your

Billie’s Birthday 5K Fun Run will raise awareness and money for The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee. It will be Saturday, October 11 at 8 a.m. To sign up, visit https://runsignup. com/Race/TN/Hohenwald/ BilliesBirthday5kFunRun. The Middle Half Murfreesboro Half Marathon will be October 11. To register, visit www.themiddlehalf.com.

The Arrow Lake Scarecrow 5K begins at 9 a.m. in Mount Pleasant on October 18. To register, visit http://visitmountpleasanttn.com/arrowlake-5k-run.html.

In Lynchburg, the Jack Dash, a 7-mile run and 5K run/ walk, is planned for October 25. To register, visit www. jack-dash.com.

Always consult with your physician before beginning any new exercise regime.

D I S C O V E R

*

1-32& 2, !#,20 *

Courtesy Photo

The Goats Gallop 5K will take place Saturday October 11 at 7 a.m. To register, visit www.goatsmusicandmore. com/goats-gallop-5k.

AD TITLE: Discover South Central TN Ad

The Banana Split Duathlon is a 5K run or a 5K run/30K bike ride. The race starts at 8 a.m. at River Park in Centerville. To register, visit http:// www.active.com/centervilletn/duathlon/races/bananasplit-duathlon-2014?int.

Goats, Music & More, Lewisburg, October 10th - 11th

fun, including craft vendors, food, live music, dancing, puppets and a taekwondo team. In addition to ten different banana puddings available for tasting, a pudding-eating contest and a banana pudding cook-off will be held. Admission is charged and active duty military members get in free with an ID. For more information, visit www.bananapuddingfest. org.

Goats Music and More Festival Lewisburg - October 10 -11 Lewisburg will host one of the region’s most unique festivals with the Goats, Music & More Festival on October 10-11 at Rock Creek Park.

The goats are the highlight of the festival, and goat shows with fainting goats and Boer goats are planned.

There will also be food vendors, arts and crafts, children’s activities and live music. Joe Diffie will perform Friday night and the Marshall Tucker Band will play Saturday. Admission is free. For more information, please visit www.goatsmusicandmore.com.

Pasta • Calzones • authentiC Pizza • Fire-Grilled steaks & ChiCken

Everything Tastes Better At Emeralds!

Quality Has Made The Difference Since 1977

Open 7 Days

931-722-5611 128 West Courthouse Square • Waynesboro, Tennessee Validitymag.com

21 .

PUBLICATION: Group Tour Magazine Co-Op

Courtesy Photo

The Warrior Dash is a muddy affair in Pulaski the weekend of October 4th. To register, visit https://www.warriordash. com.

Output: Color

Are you a runner?

October is the perfect time of year to run a 5K! Check out these races around our region.

AD SIZE: 2.25” X 4.75”

Feet!

AGENCY: White | Thompson

Damien Boggs, left, is scheduled to be among the performers at Vines & Vintage, a wine, antique and artisan market on the grounds of Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill November 1st.

Oktober Heritage Festival

Mid-South Barbecue Festival

The Oktober Heritage Festival and 21st Annual Fall Classics Car and Truck Show is planned for October 10-11, 2014. Friday and Saturday starting at 9 a.m., downtown Hohenwald will have arts and crafts, food, a Kids’ Corner and more. Saturday, the Pilot Club will host a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. The car show will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 11 on the courthouse lawn. The Oktober Heritage Festival will be held in the parking lot at the corner of N. Maple St. and E. Linden Ave. in Hohenwald. For more information, call 931796-4084 or visit www.hohenwaldlewischamber.com.

Another fall festival to check out is the MidSouth Barbecue Festival in Mount Pleasant on October 17-18, 2014. A barbecue competition, BBQ food vendors, a children’s costume contest, craft vendors and entertainment are just a few of the activities scheduled for the day.

The Classics for a Cause Cruise-In will also take place. For more information, visit www.visitmountpleasanttn.com/downtown-festival.html or contact Donna Morency 931-379-9837, email dmorency@mountpleasanttn.org.

Hohenwald - October 10-11

. 22

Validitymag.com

Arts & Ag Harvest Market Hickman County - October 18th

Courtesy Photo

On October 18, the Arts & Ag Harvest Market will take place at Grinder’s Switch Winery, 2119 Hwy 50 W. Loop, Centerville, Tennessee. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Harvest Market will have homegrown farm goods, arts and crafts, music and wine. For more information, visit http://artsandagtour.wordpress.com.

Mid-South Barbecue Festival, Mount Pleasant

Vines & Vintage celebrates Tennessee wineries at Rippavilla Plantation.

Courtesty Photo Vines & Vintage, Rippavilla PLantation

21st Annual Fall Classics Car & Truck Show, Hohenwald, October 11th

Courtesy Photo

Mount Pleasant Oct 17th - 18th

Grand Ol’ Chili Cook-Off Leiper’s Fork - October 18th

Copyright Jimmy Stratton / Music City Photo

Love chili? The Grand Ol’ Chili Cookoff in Leiper’s Fork is the festival for you. Located in the field on the corner of Floyd Rd. and Old Hillsboro Rd., the festival is planned for October 18 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Chili and live music will abound, with the Austin Brothers playing progressive country blues. A dance floor will be set up in front of the stage. To learn more, please visit http://www.grandolchilicookoff.com.

Paint the Town Purple

Turkey Shoot

Lawrenceburg - October 25th

Leiper’s Fork - November 1st - 2nd

Paint the Town Purple is a fall festival where all proceeds benefit victims of domestic violence. Hosted by the Shelter, Inc., the festival is planned for October 25 at the Public Square in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Events will include live music, a pie eating contest, a silent auction, clowns, Sparky the Firehouse Dog and food and craft vendors. For more information, call 931-7621115 or visit www.mainstreetlawrenceburgtn.com/events/paint-thetown-purple-2014/.

Test your marksmanship and raise money to help area families in need enjoy the holidays. Shoot to win a frozen turkey or ham at the Annual Leiper’s Fork Turkey Shoot at Preston Farm on Old Hillsboro just before you enter town. Saturday November 1 and Sunday November 2, 10 a.m. - dusk. For more information visit www.visitleipersfork.com or call 615-595-8190.

Vines & Vintage

Spring Hill - November 1st

Leiper’s Fork Courtesy Photo

Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill will host Vines & Vintage, a wine, antique and artisan market on Saturday, November 1 from noon to 6 p.m., 5700 Main St. Live music and food will also be on tap.

Dixie Crossing and Damien Boggs will be performing at the event, which is one of only six Tennessee sanctioned wine festivals for the year. For ticket information, visit www.rippavilla.org/vinesvintage.asp or contact Rippavilla at 931-4869037 or rippavilla@bellsouth. net.

4145 Old Hillsboro Rd 615.628.8139 thewestandcompany.com Validitymag.com

23 .

“A Taste Of Southern Tradition”

Located on Royal Flush Shooting Preserve Giles County, Tennessee

Making Pies For 3 Decades

beckysfriedpies@yahoo.com

T ENNESSEE

S TATE C HAMPIONSHIP

SERVINʻ UP THE BEST BBQ IN THE SOUTH....

O CTOBE R 17 & 18 MOUNT PLEASANT, TENNESSEE

LIVE MUSIC

GREAT FOOD

P H ONE : 931.379.9837

V I SIT M OUNT P LEASANT TN . C OM

Hohenwald Municipal Golf Course Public is Welcome Free Mulligans

All Day, Everyday

Our Pro Shop is OPEN!

829 Columbia Hwy. Hohenwald, Tn 38462

931-796-5421

Open 7 a.m. - Dusk

931-309-4355

www.HohenwaldGolf.com

April’s Attic If I’m Not Open - I’m Shopping!

My Centerville store is open one week each month So, I’d better make it count! I hand pick every treasure in my 1,600 square foot store You Never Know What You’ll Find Because I Never Know What I’ll Find!

So, mark your calendar & come see me!

Next Open Dates!

October 13th - October 19th November 10th - November 16th Monday - Sunday 9 - 4 In Centerville take Hwy 50 west 5 miles & look for our signs.

We’re near the winery!

Visit www.aprils-attic.com or Call 931 628-0374

Oops! This photo (Wayne County Music History, September 2014) was incorrectly identified. Band members of Ravenz, left to right, include Eddie Thompson, Gary Adams, Dexter Riley, Dwight Bunch, Billy Joe Kilburn, Danny Thompson.

The staff of Validity Magazine regrets this error and any confusion it may have caused.

True Love Poured Into Every Pizza!

Pizza Joint Channel 2 - WKRN-TV

See Our Menu Online:

www.TruelovesPizza.com Wed - Thurs 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Fri - saT 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. sun 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Closed monday-Tuesday

1144 RiveRside dR.

Columbia, TN

facebook.com/Trueloves-Pizza-Grits

931-388-7770

680 East Main St. Hohenwald, TN 38462 Validitymag.com

25 .

Student Profile

Jack Utley

W

hen looking at dreams and opportunities in life, most people have a natural tendency to hesitate (“I’m not sure about this”), procrastinate (“I’d better wait until a better time”) or sabotage themselves.

Stratford STEM Magnet High School sophomore Jack Utley is not one of those people.

The son of Michael and Tracy Utley, he was homeschooled through elBy DeeGee ementary and Lester middle school and early discovered the appeal of science. “I’ve always liked math and science,” Jack said. “It’s my way of thinking and I’m really interested in biological science, which is the science of living things. I definitely lean toward plant/cellular biology – anything microscopic.”

As he prepared to enter high school in Metro, he was originally slated to attend Hillsboro, but after being placed on a waiting list, he switched to Stratford STEM Magnet, which was located across the street from his home. From the beginning, he hit the ground running.

“I was one of the few freshmen

. 26

Validitymag.com

to select the ISR (Interdisciplinary Science Research) pathway,” Jack says. “It’s really great and I love how they focus everything on science.” He was particularly pleased to see that Stratford went beyond the typical classroom focus to include regular interaction with Vanderbilt scientists. “I knew that ISR was associated with Vanderbilt, but I didn’t expect Vanderbilt scientists, such as Dr. Tiffany Farmer and Dr. Kimberly Mulligan, would be available in the classroom and be helping us out almost every day (through the university’s Center for Scientific Outreach). We normally have a least one scientist in the classroom.”

Utilizing Project Based Learning, Jack and his classmates conducted a variety of experiments, including one on water quality. The program included field trips to the Metro Water Department Treatment Plant and to the Drinking Water Treatment Plant and field/ classroom experiments on testing for chemical levels in the water.

Jack next grasped an opportunity to participate in Stratford’s Project Expo as well as the MNPS Project Expo at Trevecca Nazarene University. His project involved a computer software gaming design and he created a game with real world physics. As a freshman, he captured a first place award in the Business/Marketing/Technology

Jack Utley

category.

His biggest opportunity came when Stratford Academy Coach Dr. Jennifer Berry sent him an email announcing applications for a summer internship at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS), which offers internship experiences at both high school and college levels.

“After Dr. Berry sent the email to me, she arranged an interview with Brandon Knight, the high school coordinator for ISIS. I was pretty surprised when I was selected as the youngest intern for the program” The high school project focused on the creation of a software design and circuit boards for bicycles to improve bike safety. The team of 11 students worked every day from 8-12, throughout the summer. “Toward the end, we were putting in longer hours,” Jack said.

“The students were in charge of the entire project. I had team experience with robotics, so that was not new, but it gave me more opportunity to work as a member of a team. I worked with bike lights and spent a lot of time soldering,” he laughed. “But I also spent time working with the software to allow the lights to do patterns.”

As he begins his Sophomore year, Jack looks forward to chances for more internships and other opportunities, including his second year as a school Ambassador, meeting with potential students/parents

as well as representatives from the community and around the US who visit the school. He is often called upon to make presentations about Stratford’s STEM programs and the value of MNPS Academies.

“I’m accustomed to speaking and it’s never really scared me, but I think I’ve gotten better at speaking to groups; particularly groups of adults.”

The many opportunities have simply whetted his appetite for more. “I believe that STEM is the best education for college and career preparation. I want to continue with Stratford’s ISR program and follow up with a major in biological science in college.” He’s still unsure of his college choice with almost three years of high school before him.

His advice to other students: “I want everybody to have interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and to work hard so that they can have a good career that makes the most of their education.” As Jack continues through high school, all sySTEMS are go for him to launch a successful future.

A 1968 graduate of Lewis County High School, DeeGee Lester serves as Director of Education at the Parthenon.

Her articles have been published in children’s magazines and journals.

She is author of three books and co-authored a two-volume pictorial history of Sumner County.

Courtesy photo

All SySTEMs Go!!

Ornithology Report

Giant Flying Beasts pI

came across a news story about a recently discovered, enormous, extinct seabird that once lived off the coast of what is now South Carolina. With a wingspan of about 20 feet and built like a

By Bill Pulliam giant albatross, it likely cruised the ancient oceans in much the way modern seabirds do, but on a larger scale.

When I see articles like this, I think about the giant flying dinosaurs that we can still see, alive and well, here in Tennessee. As I wrote in the October 2012 issue of Validity, the dinosaurs never went extinct.

They still exist by the billions; we call them “birds.” The differences between living birds and extinct dinosaurs are smaller than the differences between whales, bats, chimpanzees and kangaroos, yet we class all of those as mammals. Many of the great 20th century vertebrate biologists joked that birds are little more than “glorified lizards,” anatomically speaking.

Sometimes the connection between our living birds and the extinct dinosaurs seems more obvious. This is especially true when you gaze upon some of our contemporary, giant, flying dinosaurs.

One of the largest and most impressive of these modern giants is a common sight in parts of Tennessee and northern Alabama: the American White Pelican.

Among North American birds, the wingspan of the White Pelican is exceeded only by that of the California Condor. The condors are extremely rare, being found in the wild only in very small numbers in a few places in Arizona, Utah and California. The White Pelican, on the other hand, is a widespread bird that can be seen by the hundreds, quite close to home in the mid-South.

The slightly smaller Brown Pelican is familiar to beachgoers on the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. The American White Pelican, however, is mostly an inland bird. They nest in huge colonies in the central and northern U.S. and Canada, and spread over much of the continent outside of the nesting season. In our vicinity, White Pelicans might turn up any time of the year, but they are most numerous in autumn and winter.

Though pelicans can look ungainly and ponderous on the ground, when they take wing, they are magnificent aerialists. A squadron of White Pelicans on the wing in the sky overhead provides a spectacular airshow. The bold blackand-white patterns on their wings shine as they soar in graceful circles

or flap majestically towards a destination.

So, where can you go to see these creatures? Well, an individual bird, or even a whole platoon, can show up almost anywhere in this area occasionally. For example, I saw a lone bird on Arrow Lake near Mount Pleasant a few weeks ago, and a larger flock was there earlier in the summer. A year ago I spotted a flock of nearly 100 high in the sky west of Hohenwald near the Perry County line.

Your best bet for seeing pelicans, though, is near the big lakes and rivers. Closest to the Validity readership in Tennessee, the best spots are Kentucky Lake from Duck River north to Big Sandy and Paris Landing. In northern Alabama, east of Florence on Wilson and Wheeler Lakes is a major wintering area. I suspect that flock I saw near Hohenwald was probably cutting the corner of the Tennessee River between Kentucky Lake and Wheeler. Farther west in Tennessee, Reelfoot Lake and the Mississippi River corridor are good spots.

There are other big white birds in these areas, especially the Great Egrets and young Little Blue Herons. But these other birds are dwarfed by the pelicans. On the ground or the water, the enormous orange bills of the pelicans are hard to miss. When a flock is overhead, the striking pattern of black flight feathers against the otherwise white birds is eye catching. And, those huge orange bills can still be seen through binoculars even a mile or more away.

The American White Pelican is also one of North America’s great conservation success stories. They nest in shallow inland wetlands in the prairie and intermountain states and provinces, which made them vulnerable to many kinds of disturbances. In the mid-20th

century, their populations dropped drastically.

As is often the case in the real world, this population shift seemed to come from multiple causes. The two major suspects were increased use of specific types of pesticides, and the draining of many wetland nesting areas. With tighter regulations on pesticides and wetland conservation and restoration programs, pelican numbers have rebounded.

This population recovery is becoming increasingly evident here in the southern states, far from the nesting grounds. Numbers in the “core” areas around the big rivers and lakes have climbed from dozens to hundreds to thousands, and sightings away from these areas are on the rise. The recent encounters in Maury, Lewis and Lawrence Counties are evidence of this trend.

Farther east in the U.S., where White Pelicans had become virtually non-existent, they once again are being seen regularly.

The American White Pelican story is one of many examples that conservation programs, especially for wetland species, have indeed worked and yielded dramatic results in just a few decades. The story is not the same across the board for all birds, however. While many are doing well, many others are not.

Other conservation efforts have not been able to reverse declines of numerous species. The recently-issued State of the Birds 2014 report, issued by a consortium of dozens of agencies, universities and organizations, identified about a third of North American birds as “watch list” species whose numbers are declining. Next month I’ll talk more about this report, and what even individual homeowners and landowners can do to make a difference for these birds in trouble.

Bill Pulliam got started in birdwatching by his junior high science teacher in 1974, and has been an avid birder ever since in 48 U.S. states and 7 foreign countries. He is currently the Tennessee editor for eBird, a online project that compiles millions of observations from tens of thousands of birders around the world.

Validitymag.com

27 .

Autumn Joy In October’s Garden

Photo Cassandra Warner

the big, beautiful bloom, the look to have an early harvest in the *Take out the summer annuals on her face confirmed the name spring. and put them in the compost and of this flower, it was definitely Au*Sow lettuce seeds or set trans- replace them with fall flowers so tumn Joy. It is always a delight to plants in a protected area or in a their roots get established before resee small children as they discover the beauty in nature and begin to comprehend from where their food really comes.

PLANTING

*Fall is the best time for planting trees and shrubs. Remember to keep them well watered until we have sufficient rainfall. *Yes it’s fall, but think spring bulbs. Start buying and planning where to plant. November and December are the best time for planting spring bulbs. Consider planting some fragrant ones in areas where you spend most of your time outdoors entertaining, relaxing, coming and going so you can delight often in the fragrance as well as the beautiful blooms. *You can start planting daffodil bulbs in October. *On or around the first killing frost, plant garlic and shallots. *Sow radish seed for a late crop. *Sow spinach seed now to let overwinter, and cover it with straw

Photo Cassandra Warner

A

utumn joy is the feeling that abounds in October’s garden. Autumn Joy Sedum is always a beauty in October with its big, beautiful flower heads in rich tones of deep rosy pink to burgundy and russet. My greatgranddaughter, Ariel, 16 months old, was out in the garden with me a few days ago discovering all kinds of flowers, butterflies, birds, bees and yes, a big, ole watermelon. She smelled the sweet scents of roses and felt the softness of the petals and she wanted to eat them.

But

By Cassandra Warner that’s okay, they are edible.

She also loved the smell of the calendula. One was loaded with blooms and she smelled and smelled, sighing ummm, ummm after each smell. Then she located the big striped watermelon and patted it lovingly. After that, she found the Autumn Joy Sedum.

When she reached out to touch . 28 Validitymag.com

container to make a beautiful edible fall salad bowl. Add some pansies or violas for your salad bowl also. *Hardy perennials can be planted now, and most can be divided or moved now.

ally cold weather arrives. Consider some violas, pansies, snap dragons, calendulas, dianthus, primrose stocks, chrysanthemums, diascias, asters, ornamental kale and cabbage, as most of these will give fall through spring color.

the dehydrator, checking after 3-4 hours. Then rotate trays and turn over the strips, this helps to keep the strips from sticking to the tray.

Just depending on the moisture of the melon, it can take from 12-24 hours, and it is well worth it. You can also search the internet for dehydrating watermelon and see the pictures and instructions there.

HARVEST

PRESERVING THE HARVEST

African Blue Basil

I always plant a couple of types of basil. This year a garden friend, Lelia, told me about African Blue Basil. The bees really love it. We have bees so I wanted to try some.

It has become a show stopper, 4 1/2 feet tall by 5 feet wide with gorgeous foliage and covered in pretty purple and lavender blooms with a luscious fragrance. The bees are so happy, they cover the whole plant all day long. They started feeding on it in August and are still present.

So, happy bees, a happy me!

The African blue basil is a sterile hybrid of an East African camCalendula phor basil and a standard garden For extra flavor you can add garlic, glass jar and cover the leaves with variety Dark Opal. It is considered ginger or grated citrus rind to the oil. a tender perennial. It can be over*Dehydrate watermelon if you wintered in pots. Place in a sunny butters. *These are best used within 6 have eaten all you can this summer, location indoors and don’t over wamonths. Just break off a piece of and if you want to have a real taste ter. This basil does not go to seed. the herb oil to use in soup, sauces, treat this winter. Wash watermelon It is propagated by cuttings. Take stews and salad dressing and you well. Cut in half, then square the tip cuttings in early fall, cutting a can once again savor the flavor of half so you can get square pieces. 4-6 inch stem before it begins to Cut into 3/4 inch slices and cut that flower. Remove the leaves from the your summer herb garden. *The herb butters can be used into about 4 inch strips. Take out bottom, place in a glass of water on pasta, vegetables, chicken, meat, the seeds if you grow your own, or and change the water everyday unbuy the seedless, as they work really til it roots, then transfer to a pot for seafood and even popcorn. *Another option to preserve well. Place the strips on trays, and the winter. Since it does not go to fresh basil leaves is to put them in a dry at about 115 to 125 degrees in seed, you can let flowers bloom all

Ariel pats a big, ole watermelon

Photo Cassandra Warner

Photo Cassandra Warner

Preserving herbs in oil or butter is easy and keeps that vibrant fresh taste. For use all winter, you can preserve that “fresh from the garden flavor” in just a few easy steps. *Wash herbs, remove leaves from stems and discard the stems.

Spin in a salad spinner to dry leaves or dry with paper towels. *Place 2-3 cups of leaves in food processor with 1/3 cup oil pulse, scrape down sides of the bowl from time to time until you have a chunky paste and all the leaves are chopped. Place 1 cup of the herb oil in a 1 quart zipper lock bag. Spread it out in the bag in a thin, flat layer, then freeze flat. *For herb butters, use 2-4 tablespoons of leaves in 1/2 cup butter, process same as for herb oil.

HERBS IN THE GARDEN

Photo Cassandra Warner

*Before the first frost, harvest everything left from summer crops. *Harvest shell (dry) beans when plants and pods are brown. *Harvest root crops as needed.

What you leave in the ground, the cold weather will sweeten. *Harvest leafy greens such as kale and chard as needed. Frost won’t hurt them, it can actually improve their flavor. *Harvest pumpkins and gourds before first frost. *You can begin to harvest sunchokes now. Harvest no more than what you can use within a week.

Harvest them as needed through February. *Dig sweet potatoes before a frost kill the vines.

Autumn Joy Sedum

Validitymag.com

29 .

No tricks... just straight forward talk about life insurance for your little ghosts and goblins.

Call me today for details.

Jason Ray Waynesboro, TN 931-722-5592

Dalyn Patterson Linden, TN 931-589-5411

Photo Cassandra Warner

Trick or Treat

you want. For a bushier plant, pinch off flower stems.

There are many uses for African blue basil and other basils for that matter. Add buds and leaves to salad, rice, soup or stews. Use flowers to top a pasta dish, add to sour cream used for baked potatoes or sprinkle buds over roasted potatoes.

Add flowers to ice trays and float flower stems in ice teas. Use leaves, young stems and flowers to brew tea.

Use long flower stems as a garnish in soups and salads, or make a beautiful fragrant flower arrangement. The blooms will last 3-4 weeks if water is changed regularly. The flower stems can also be dried to use in potpourris. Then, of course, you can make pesto. Here is a recipe I found from Edible Sarasota:

African Blue Basil and Lavender Pesto

Terry Keathley Hohenwald, TN 931-796-3800

Jamie Turnbo Columbia, TN 931-388-8095

Tommy Hight Columbia, TN 931-388-2009

Ann Barnick Columbia, TN 931-840-9555

® AUTO • HOME • LIFE

. 30

We’re your Shield. We’re your Shelter.

ShelterInsurance.com

Validitymag.com

2 cups fresh African blue basil leaves and flowers coarsely chopped and lightly packed 1/2 cup raw unsalted almonds (you can toast the almonds in a hot, dry pan over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes until slightly browned and fragrant, for a toasted flavor) 1/3 cup water 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic coarsely chopped 1-2 teaspoons dried lavender

buds 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Salt to taste 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese Combine all ingredients except cheese in bowl of food processor.

Process, adding additional oil or water until desired consistency is reached. Stir in cheese, use immediately or store in air tight container for up to 1 week, or freeze in ice cube trays for later use.

Now if you are not convinced to try African blue basil in your vegetable garden or flower garden for the bees and other beneficial insects or as edible landscaping, then consider this. Legend has it that basil is planted because it brings good luck. It is also said that it has protective powers and is used to attract wealth. That all sounds pretty good to me!

MAINTENANCE

*As Japanese beetles return to the soil, treat for grubs with milky spore, reducing winter mole destruction. *Pigweed can set 100,000 seeds and survive in the ground for 40 years, so that’s about 100,000 rea-

Shredding the leaves will help them decay faster. Using them as mulch shredding gives more protection for plant roots. *Remove all rotten fruit from the ground around trees. *Turn crop remnants under 6 inches to add organic matter to the soil. *Start doing fall clean up in the garden, and add any plant material to the compost pile that does not have diseases or pests.

sons to pull weeds! *After a killing frost, cut back asparagus fern stalks to the ground, add some aged manure or compost to the bed and apply mulch 3-4 inches thick. *If you planted buckwheat as a cover crop, turn under after frost kills the plant. *As leaves begin falling, pile them up and mow over them for making leaf mold, to use as mulch or to add to the compost pile.

You Gotta See

Linden Tennessee Shop Our

Sparkey & Ringo’s “A Fun Place To Shop”

Made in the

U.S.A.

*Keep the compost pile moist and turn it. The more you turn it, the quicker it makes. *After the first frost, dig and store tender bulbs like dahlias. Store in a cool dark area.

Birds are flitting around the garden. Bees are buzzing the blue basil.

There is a crisp blue fall sky, leaves are turning colors of gold, yellow, orange and red, and the fall garden provides a fabulous feast. May you find and discover an abundance of

f o o Pr

Firm #2236

227 West Main Street Linden, Tennessee 37096

931-589-2455 office

Duncan’s Hardware & Building Supply Linden, TN

931-589-2155

Hohenwald • Linden 201 Mill Avenue

Hohenwald, TN

931-796-1511 Soap, Lotion & Candle Supplies

Open Tue, Thurs, Fri, 12-5, Sat, 10-4

931-589-3800

Sparkey & Ringo’s

Join Us! Live

Music Fridays

120 & 122 East Main St. Linden, TN 37096

104 S Mill Street Linden, TN 37096

931-589-2394

Leah Stewart Affiliate Broker

931-299-0300 cell leahstewartuc@gmail.com

www.richardsonresales.com

Dale & Teresa Yoder, Owners www.milksoapberry.com

Sanders Market Historic Hotel Fun Events Artsy Southern Eatery Closed Mondays

www.commodorehotellindentn.com

Originally from Texas, Cassandra Warner is a transplant to the garden of Tennessee. Gardening has been one of her passions for forty years.

“Gardening connects you to the miracle of life and provides healthy exercise and stress relief. Mine has been a learn as you grow school, and I plan to always ‘Keep it Growing’.”

Shopping • Art • Food • Fun!

1220 Squirrel Hollow Drive

Ladies Clothing

Autumn joy to fill your hearts and gardens.

Sanders Service Center Since 1962 2871 Hwy. 412 E

At the Intersection of Highways 100 & 412 Linden, Tennessee

The South’s Finest Since 1946

931-589-9507 • 931-589-6200

Where Art Flows As Freely As Our Rivers 110 Main Street • Linden, TN 37096 931-628-2678 www.buffaloriverartisanscoop.com

106 S. Mill St. Linden, TN 37096

931-589-5009

www.ArmstrongPie.com

America Bless God S

urely you have seen them peppered about, those bumper stickers and marquees, pleading, “God Bless America.” But why, we might ask, would God bless America (or any other nation for that matter) when growing numbers of its citizens make a mockery of Him, even shaking their fist in His face? We are more likely to bow the knee to what is “politically” correct than to honor the heart of God. If we want to honor God’s heart, we have no furBy Charles E. ther to look than to DeuterNewbold, Jr. onomy 28. Read it and see for yourself. There are two parts to this narrative, each with conditions. In the first part, God told of all the ways in which He would bless Israel “if ”…. There is always that agonizing, “if.” If they diligently obeyed His voice and carefully observed His commandments, all these blessings not only would come upon them, but these blessings would overtake them.

He promised to bless them in the city and in the country, to bless the fruit of their body, the produce of the ground, their herds, their basket and kneading bowl, and their coming in and going out. He promised to cause their enemies to be defeated and flee, coming in one way and fleeing before them seven ways. He promised to command the blessing on their storehouses and bless all they set their hands to do. Can you imagine God commanding His blessing upon you? Even overtaking you?

and your neck, and ...

“But!” There is always that agonizing, “But!” It begins the second part of this passage of scripture. God said, “But, it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.” The blessings of obedience are reversed in the acts of disobedience. The list of curses is much longer than the list of blessings. (The passage is too long to quote for this column. You really should read it. It is profound).

We simply cannot make up God to be what

we want Him to be and think He is okay with that. Malachi 3:6 reads, “For I am the LORD, I do not change.” Yet, that is what we have done in the courts of our land, in our personal lives, and in many pulpits. We want God to bless America while we live as we please. When He does not bless our stuff, we get in a huff. We get mad at Him and assert, “God is dead.”

Jesus, who is the summation of all that God requires of us, proclaimed, “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33.

We need only to chase after God. “He is a re-

Explore Historic

HoHeNwald, TN www.HohenwaldTN.org Southern Lady 24 E. Main, Hohenwald, TN 931-796-3554

Closed Thursday

Levi’s For The Family

Steaks • Catfish • Ribs

River Rat Grill Open 11 a - 9 p Closed Wednesday

35 North Maple Hohenwald, TN 38462

Mel’s Place Open Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

More Than Just Junk!

New & Used Appliances, Furniture, Tools, Electronics & More

No Reasonable Offer Will Be Refused!

51 S. Maple St. 931-628-7766

We accept Discover, Master Card. Visa, American Express Diner’s Card

Fresh & Homemade Every Day!

931-796-4330

Duncan’s Hardware & Building Supply

Serving Breakfast All Day!

You Work Hard

At

Stewart Family Chiropractic

We Know What It Takes To Get You Going Again

487 E. Main • Hohenwald, TN • 931-796-2565 . 32 Validitymag.com

Hohenwald • Linden 1220 Squirrel Hollow Dr.,

Linden, TN

931-589-2155

210 Mill Ave.,

Hohenwald, TN

931-796-1511

M.-F., 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. M.-F., 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Skipper’s Korner Kitchen Full Menu Plate Lunches Daily Open Mon. - Sat., 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.

R

123 North Park St. • Hohenwald 931-796-1255

warder of those who diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6.

2 Chronicles 7:14 is still relevant. “If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Well then! We might want to reverse the words on our bumper stickers. Rather than pleading, “God Bless America,” we might want to plead “America Bless God.” Bless Him by pursuing Him—His Kingdom and His righteousness. We might just find out how miraculously God will involve Himself in our lives and in our nation—America or otherwise.

Ask An Attorney

Questions for Landis Dear Landis, Is it true that a preacher cannot serve in the Tennessee legislature?

GOJ, Lobelville

now serves as state chairman of a major political party. *****

In your last column you wrote that in order to charge a suspect, That used to be true, but not the grand jury has to find “probanymore. I served on the board of able cause.” Exactly what does governors with Selma Cash Paty, a that mean?

Curious, Hampshire very good lawyer in Chattanooga.

She ran against the Reverend Paul The definition I like is: A reaMcDaniel. Selma lost and filed a lawsuit under a law stating that sonable suspicion, supported by Charles Elliott Newbold, Jr. no preacher, rabbi or priest could circumstances sufficiently strong has served as pastor, teachserve. The supporters of the law to justify a prudent and cautious er and is an author callbased their arguments on the need person’s belief that certain facts are ing forth Christians to live to maintain separation of church probably true. the laid-down life for Jesus “Probable Cause” is stronger and state and preserve for clergy Christ.

He and his wife, their main job of caring for souls. than “reasonable suspicion,” but Nancy McDonald Newbold The trial court ruled that the law much weaker than “true, beyond live in Knoxville, Tennessee was invalid under the United States a reasonable doubt.” Reasonable where Charles continues his Constitution. The Tennessee Su- suspicion will justify a brief stop writing. preme Court reversed and frisk. Probable cause justifies and upheld the law. an indictment, arrest or search. A The preacher went to conviction requires that the “finder the Supreme Court of fact” (jury or judge) find that of the United States, the defendant is guilty beyond a which ruled that the reasonable doubt. There are times Tennessee statute when a scintilla of doubt may exist, clearly violated the but all twelve jurors must find that they are “morally certain” of guilt constitution.

I always liked Sel- and “their minds rest easy” with ma, but I’m glad she that verdict.

Our criminal justice system is lost that case. I can think of two good leg- the best in the world. The prosecuislators who were both tor tries to prove the defendant is In Print & Online lawyers and minis- guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. ters. Representative The defense lawyers work to preFor details call: Tommy Burnett, a vent that. Both sides must act in Church of Christ lay a lawful and ethical manner. The 931-628-6039 preacher, was princi- judge referees the trial and instructs pally responsible for the jury on the law which applies or email: passing several im- to the case. The jury decides the portant bills. He also facts, including guilty or not guilty. info@validitymag.com kept a lot of bad bills “Not guilty” does not mean “innofrom passing. Tom- cent.” It means that the prosecutor my is deceased. Sena- has failed to prove guilt beyond a tor Roy Herron was reasonable doubt. Our system is a Methodist minister based on the proposition that it is and a valuable asset to better to let ten guilty people go public life. Roy lost a free, than to imprison or execute race for Congress and an innocent person.

Advertise With

Validity

Be Social! Look Us Up!

I don’t agree, but some think that an acquittal should be expressed as “not proven” or “not proved guilty.”

In civil cases, a plaintiff has

By Landis an easier burden Turner to bear before winning his case. His standard of proof is “the preponderance of the evidence.” Imagine the blind lady holding the scales of justice. However the scales tip down toward one side, even very slightly, that side wins.

Under Tennessee law, judges must remain impartial and must not comment on the evidence or tell the jury how they think the case should be decided. In federal court, the opposite is true. Judges may state which witnesses they believe and those they believe are liars.

I once tried a federal case in Jackson in which the government had used an undercover officer to infiltrate a gang of moonshiners.

He went so far as to buy the sugar used in their still. The jury felt this was unfair entrapment so, in spite of their obvious guilt, all “went free without a day.” (The clerk used antiquated language when drafting orders of acquittal). The judge berated the 12, even telling them they had failed their duty in a disgraceful way. When the order of acquittal was handed to the judge, the irate judge signed it, but not before adding “much to the court’s disgust.”

I have often wondered what people will think of our courts when they read that order 100 years from now.

This column discusses legal issues of general interest and does not give legal advice on any reader’s personal situation. The law is not a one-size-fits-all hat. Consult a lawyer of your choice.

Landis Turner is a graduate of the University of the SouthSewanee and Vanderbilt University School of Law. He is a former president of the Tennessee Bar Association.

Validitymag.com

33 .

Cerebral Meanderings by Shane Newbold ACROSS 3 invalidate 9 wrongdoer 11 sea monster 13 distrustful of human integrity 15 a style of speech 18 transfix 19 something or someone before 20 a tale often amusing 22 words used together with same beginning letter 24 clever 25 departure from the norm 26 steal, take without permission 32 imagined experience through others 36 the decline of something of worth 37 incompetent 38 conversation or fabricated imaginary experiences 39 secretive 40 more appropriate term for treadmill 41 maintain 1 2 4 5 6 7 8

VAlidity IQ

1

3

4

5 6

8

7

9 10

11

12

13

14 15

16

17 18

19

20

21 22 23 24

25

26

27 28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

DOWN achievable contradictory terms finish or superb a nice word for stingy tasty hello or goodbye formal, systematic essay

37

38

39

40

10 multiply 12 imprudent and unwise 13 amorously cuddling 14 injection of drugs 16 a small word that should never end a sentence 17 home of all wisdom and

Now you can Subscribe to Validity

Subscriptions to Validity Magazine are now available! It’s Easy: Complete this form or simply send us your name, address, city/state/zip along with a check or money order for $20 to start your one year subscription (12 issues). Please include a “best” method of reaching you (phone or email) in case we have any questions.

Make checks payable to Validity Magazine.

Thank you for subscribing to Validity!

Publisher Becky Jane Newbold

Send to: Validity Magazine

P. O. 516 Hohenwald, TN 38462

Please Print: Name: ________________________________________ Street/Box#: ___________________________________ City: ____________________ State: ____ Zip: ________ P hone: _______________ Email: _____________________ . 34

2

Validity IQ: Comprised of words from past Cerebral Meanderings. Good Luck! After creating the puzzle, I failed it myself. --SN

Validitymag.com

41

knowledge 21 person between you and the boss 23 master of terminology 27 representing the most perfect 28 sabotage (informal)

VAlidity IQ Answer Key

29 30 31 33 34 35

tangent nearness bad breath an assertion of support preventive treatment opposite the right angle

Play Hard • Relax More

Hiking Biking Canoeing

Boating Fishing Live Music

Shopping Antiquing Golfing

Dining Sightseeing Exploring

Historic Tours

126 Main St. Clifton, TN Hand Dip Ice Cream Soda Shop

931-676-3915 Groceries & Meat Market/Butcher Shop Fresh Cut Deli Meats & Handmade Sandwiches Full Line Hardware Store

Clifton Marina

Best Burgers on & RV Park the Tennessee Tennessee River Marker 158.5 River!

111 Harbor Dr., Clifton, Tennessee

Restaurant, RV Full hook-ups, Fuel, Showers, WI-FI

931-676-5225 • cliftonmarina2007@yahoo.com Gene Davidson, owner/operator

for the

“Best” Of Your Life!

Now that we have your atteNtioN, Call 931-722-3575 Or Visit

www.WayneCountyChamber.org

to plan your next Get-Away!

Miss Hazelbea’s

Bed & Breakfast

Wagon Wheel Cafe Homecooking, Antiques, Gifts & Collectibles

931-722-9050

931-676-3988

See our daily specials on Facebook!

www.pillowstreetbnb.com

100 Public Square Open 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Waynesboro, 38485 Daily

Dusty Diamonds DD

89 Vendors!

Antiques

Natchez Trace Mile Marker 355 215 E. Broadway St. • Collinwood, TN 38450

Sweets & Treats Lite Lunches Bobby & Bonnie

& Consignment

L&B Clothing Made In America 112 North Public Square • Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Open 1st & 2nd Weekends of the Month

www.WayneCountyChamber.org

Handmade Chocolates

10% off!

Consignors Welcome

931-722-3575

931-724-9900

Mentio this ad fon r

With Loads of Collectibles, Furnishings & Whimsical Finds!

100 Court Circle Waynesboro, TN 38485

WiFi

Just 2 blocks from the Historic Natchez Trace Parkway

Pillow Street

305 W. Pillow St. Clifton, TN 38425

Specialty Coffee & More

Clifton Collinwood Waynesboro

Thurs. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Call for Drop-off Appointments 532 South Main Waynesboro, TN

931-722-9100

931-722-3664 • Open M - Sat.

Tiger Lily Antiques

Next to Dollar General

Owner Melba Duncan

531 Hwy 64 West • Waynesboro, TN 38485

Open Wed. - Sat. 12 - 5 • Sun. 1 - 5

931-722-6473 • Cell: 931-332-3360