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46 Classic Timepieces with King Jewelers

48 A Festive Fourth

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Your Social Secretary

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Your Bone Vivant with Ollie

18 Beauty Junkie

with Julie Jorgensen 20 Effortless Style

with Katie Rushton 22 Fashionable You

Summer Swim Style 31 A Southern Gentleman Is...

with Michael Smith

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32 Styling Your Everyday

with Katie Jacobs 34 Keeping Score

Tennessee Titans 42 Date Night

Back to the Basics

34 50 From Our House to Yours

The Jones Residence 54 Eat, Drink & Be Merry

with Chef’s Market 64 Arts & Culture A La Carte

with Andrea Davis

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COMMUNITY

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Mayor’s State of the City

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Did You Know?

24 Days Gone By

Bountiful Blooms from

Back in Time 26 Your Charitable Self

Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition 40 Your Community Partner

Driven to Succeed 58 Up the Road

Drive-In Dreaming 60 Your Education

Swimming Without Stress 62 Your Kids

with Ginger Jones

16 Gallatin Chamber Golf Tournament 19

Experience Goodlettsville

21 Relay for Life, Southern Sumner 23 Dancing Through the Decades 30 Bourbon & Burgers

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36 Gallatin High School Reunion 37 Robert Covington

Steak Supper & Auction 38 Middle Tennessee

Strawberry Festival 44 Hendersonville Area

Chamber Luncheon 57 Bledsoe’s Fort Colonial Fair 61

Portland Music on Main

63 Family Health & Fitness Fair 65 Music on Main

BUSINESS

Letter from the Publisher

SOCIAL

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36 The Scoop

News from the Community 39 We’re in the Money

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YS MONTHLY | Publisher’s Letter

In Summer

Dear Readers,

As the summer moves in with a bang, I rejoice at my favorite season. Heat, humidity, bugs and all! No matter what, the sun on my face and a summer breeze, truly do make for my happy place for four months or so out of the year. Even when there is no beach in sight! The month of June has all but come and gone now, but what a month it was! I celebrated my daughter’s third birthday with a Princess Party in the backyard, complete with a bounce house and a visit from everyone’s favorite “Frozen” Queen, Elsa.

Nothing like a dozen or more toddlers and such in 100 degree heat to say as snowman Olaf (from that same Disney flick we watch at least 3 times a day) “In Summer!”

That joyful day, Father’s Day, other birthdays and so many wonderful summertime activities, make summer go by as fleeting as it feels sometimes. A fleeting season of warmth and delights, not seen in the other three seasons of the year. My heart leapt with joy when I saw my first firefly of the year dancing across my backyard. I love the sounds of splashing in a pool and laugh at my daredevil princess who already believes herself a mermaid and wants to go to the pool, any pool, every day now. Barbeques and picnics, fish fries and summer concerts, these are all the mainstays of our passing

season of warm days and sultry nights, big storms, star filled skies and long, long days.

What is not to love right?

As I write these languid thoughts I think about how, in summer, everyone slows down just a bit, relaxes just a little, lightens not only the tie and the shoes and the dresses to a cooler and breezier state, but adopt the mindset of vacation time and leaving early on Fridays and a baseball game to watch. But, I am reminded too of things that happen in our world to disturb our reverie, whether summer or not. Most recently, the tragedy in Orlando of a lone gunman destroying the lives of 49 innocent Americans and their families – forever. No longer, a summer of sun and fun and frivolity for them or in fact our nation as a whole. I am struck by the diversion of this crime against the season, when we celebrate our nation and all that is good and great about America. Politicizing this event seems abhorrent to me in deference to the lives lost and shattered, although we have seen plenty of that in recent weeks.

What I choose to take from it is a wish, no, a prayer, for peace. The peace I feel as I watch my child running across the yard, splashing in a pool or looking in wonderment at a firefly

“May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!”

– Daniel Webster for the first time. The peace we hope to feel daily when we have been undisturbed by hate and evil in our midst. My prayer is that we all find our good, share it, pay it forward, and do not incite more evil and negative activity, thoughts or blame. I pray that we be the people that “We the People” were meant to be; That we perpetuate the founding principles of the country we were given to preserve. It’s a privilege to be an American, but that doesn’t mean we get to forget just what that means; Equality for all, no persecution of those who may be different, respect and dignity for the weak and the disenfranchised - for whatever reason. We, as citizens, uphold our laws and we should strive to be better in all ways, as a nation and as individuals. To be American is to be the best and that starts in our hearts, not in our gun cabinets.

Enjoy your summer! Happy 4th of July! And may God bless America and Sumner County!

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LAURYN GILLIAM 5 Sense Living

Lauryn is a seeker of fun, student of life and lover of exploring mindful ways to enlist the 5 senses in all her experiences. Her column takes us on a sensory tour of all things arts, culture and dining.

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Katie is a graphic designer, photographer and stylist. She is the art director and creator of stylingmyeveryday.com, a food and lifestyle blog with a focus on styling, entertaining and DIY.

Ginger is a Speech-Language Pathologist and the owner of Jones Therapy Services, which provides speech-language, occupational, and physical therapy in 7 locations across Middle and East Tennessee.

JULIE JORGENSEN Beauty Junkie

Julie is our go-to gal for all things beauty - She scouts out the best deals and the best beauty tricks around. She treats readers to some hilarious insight into the world of what it takes to be fabulous!

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MICHAEL SMITH

The Southern Gentleman Is... thesmithgroupad.com Michael Smith runs The Smith Group Advertising and he, along with his team, keep the momentum of bringing marketing talent going in Sumner County. Michael will be contributing his Southern Gentleman advice, stories, tips and musings to Sumner County.

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Here are just a few events to add to your Social Calendar this month. Visit YourSumner.com for more events.

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Freedom Festival

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Bold Enough Rodeo Challenge

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GET CONNECTED We’re capturing the beauty of summertime in Sumner County. Old Hickory Lake is the perfect place to enjoy a beautiful summer day.

Drakes Creek Park, Hendersonville

The Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce presents the Freedom Festival each year to support the Chamber Foundation. Guests will enjoy live music, vendor and food, kids’ activities and a fireworks show. hendersonvillechamber.com

Triple Creek Park, Gallatin

The 8th annual Bold Enough Rodeo Challenge is an IPRA sanctioned event that benefits the Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition. This event has grown larger every year, attracting spectators from Middle Tennessee and participants from all over the Southeast. sumnercoalition.org

Americana Celebration

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The annual Americana Celebration will be fun for the whole family with live music and entertainment, kids’ activities, vendors and food trucks and the annual fireworks show beginning at 9pm. whitehousechamber.org

COMING NEXT ISSUE

2016 Health & Wellness Issue

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Find out where to get The Peach Truck peaches in Sumner County.

We’re pinning tasty recipes for grilling up a manly meal that the ladies will enjoy too.

SOCIAL | Mayor's State of the City

Story & Photography by Desiree Fisher The annual “State of the City” address was held on May 3rd at Bluegrass Yacht and Country Club in Hendersonville. Mayor Scott Foster came out to discuss the great things happening in Hendersonville, as well as the outlook for the future. The Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce members look forward to this luncheon each year as a way to gain insight straight from the horse’s mouth and, of course, network with fellow business leaders. For more information, visit hendersonvillechamber.com.

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SOCIAL | Gallatin Chamber Golf Tournament Sponsored Event

Story & Photography by Desiree Fisher The Gallatin Chamber of Commerce held their 2016 Annual Golf Tournament on May 6th at Long Hollow Golf Course in Gallatin. Members of the business community came together for a great day that included an 18-hole scramble and prizes awarded in two flights, closest to the pin, longest drive and other fun competitions. Golfers started the event with a delicious lunch, served under the gazebo and then “Tee Off” began with a shotgun start at noon. For more information on Gallatin Chamber of Commerce events, visit gallatintn.org.

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LIFESTYLE | Beauty Junkie

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BY JULIE JORGENSEN

Have y’all managed to catch your breath yet?

I swear, between Mother’s Day, Steeplechase, the end of the school year and Memorial Day, the spring went by in an absolute flash. But, with the close of a busy springtime comes the warm welcome of summer: Weekends by the pool, evenings on the patio, and hopefully a trip or two down to the beach. Back before we knew any better (don’t make me tell you again to put on your sunscreen), all this going and doing in the gorgeous Tennessee sunshine would leave us freckled, bronzed and/or pinkcheeked. Alas, we now know full-well that pretty youthful flush comes with a price, and I have enough scars as it is from preliminary skin-cancer removal procedures. Thank you very much. As luck would have it, there are eleventy-hundred products at our wellmanicured fingertips to recreate that beautiful glow quickly and safely. Don’t look now, because I’m about to make you blush.

Let’s first cover the important differences between blush, bronzer and highlighter.

You’d have to live under a rock to not know what blush is, honey.

Formulated in liquid, powder or cream (or cream-to-powder), blush will make you look ten years younger in a flash. On a different note, bronzer reproduces that weekend-in-Rosemary tan, but can 18 YOURSUMNER.COM |SUMMER 2016

also be used for some pretty awesome contouring—more on that later. Finally, highlighter is usually a pale shimmer used to accent the “high” points on your face, further creating a more youthful look. Don’t get overwhelmed. We’ll walk through where you put what, and it’s not totally necessary to load up on all three on a routine basis, unless you have a fulltime glam squad (and, if you do, I’m totally jealous). If nothing else, make sure you have a go-to blush in exactly the right shade in your makeup bag.

The formula depends primarily on your skin type: cream blush works great on dry skin, for example, and a pressed powder has greater staying power for normal or oily skin types. A liquid bronzer can be tricky to apply unless you’re a product-application expert, so stick to a powder or stick formula. Strangely enough, fabulous highlighters can be found in every formulation possible.

Finding the right shade of all three products is key. Nothing makes you look like a cartoon character like screaming circles of rouge (as our grandmothers call it), on your cheeks or stripes of dirty-looking bronzer. As Jimmy Fallon would say, “Eew!” Choose a bronzer only a couple of shades darker than your natural skin tone, and pick a matte one if you’re going to use it for contouring. Shimmer is good for faking a tan.

A cream blush will naturally be dewier than a powder. For all-day wear, I like to layer a cream formula over a powder. A blue-based pink, pale peach or sheer plum is perfect for lighter skin, while those of you lucky enough to have a neutral or olive skin tone will look fabulous in berry or rose shades. Highlighters are gold, ivory or something in the pink family. Since I’m fair, I find that a pearly pale gold adds warmth without being harsh or obvious.

Where you put

what matters as well. Contouring can be a daunting notion, what with a million video tutorials on YouTube about it, but don’t sweat it. The subtlest swipe of matte bronzer with a slanted brush underneath your cheekbones, around your hairline, and under your jaw will slim your face in a flash. Highlighter takes it up a notch. I use my ring finger to pat some on my brow bones and the very top of my cheekbones. Lastly, blush goes right on the apples of your cheeks. Make sure everything is blended nicely, and voila! You’re contoured.

That wasn’t that difficult, now was it?

So now you may be asking yourself, what bronzer/ blush/ highlighter should I buy now that I’m all studied up on all three?

Fret not, honey, the Beauty Junkie has done the homework. Y’all have heard me sing the praises of Beautycounter cosmetics before, and this is no exception. I just love the Color Pinch blush in Hibiscus, a gorgeous pink cream that comes in a foolproof chubby stick. The Color Sweep blush duos are amazing too and come in a split pressed powder compact that gives you two complimentary shades.

The Color Contour matte bronzer in the lighter shade is nothing short of perfect for contouring. Another favorite is Guerlain Terracotta Light, a fabulous mosaic compact combining bronzer with the tiniest bit of shimmer that gives the perfect tawny glow.

Also, I’ve always been a huge fan of Nars The Multiple, the ultimate multi-tasker that comes in matte and shimmer finishes and a myriad of shades. It’s not uncommon for me to keep three of them in my makeup bag: Riviera for blush, South Beach for bronzing, and Copacabana for highlighting. Finally, the nice people at Benefit have been churning out the cult classic High Beam highlighter for years, and I just love it. It’s the perfect pearly pink in a nail-polish-like bottle that lights up your pretty face like a dream. Now try to act innocent the next time someone asks you why you’re blushing. We’ll keep it our little secret!

Love, The Beauty Junkie

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SOCIAL | Experience Goodlettsville Story & Photography by Erica Brown The Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce hosted Experience Goodlettsville at Moss Wright Park this spring. Residents and business owners mingled on the lawn of the Bowen House while a band played on the front porch. Residents strolled from station to station meeting the business owners and entering to win prizes. Residents, young and older, enjoyed a relaxing afternoon complete with food vendors, live music and even games and activities for the youngest of the crowd. To learn more, go to goodlettsvillechamber.com.

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LIFESTYLE | Effortless Style

SIMPLY DASHING ELEVATE YOUR STYLE WITH A CLASSY BOW TIE

BY KATIE RUSHTON

For the men’s issue, it’s only appropriate that we talk men’s fashion!

Men typically aren’t into fashion and trends as much as us ladies, so we thought it would be great to put together a column on a big trend in menswear right now…bow ties.

Bow ties have become more and more popular over the last several years, and they are still going strong this season. If you guys like the idea of sporting a bow tie but aren’t sure how to pull it off, let us help!

One of the most important things to know, if you are going to wear a bow tie, is that it’s always best if you tie it yourself. The pre-tied clip on bow ties are oh so obvious to spot. If you aren’t sure how to tie one, ask someone at the store where you bought yours from to show you how, or if you aren’t comfortable asking for help, google it. There are so many great videos online that will give you step by step instructions. Plus, if you find a great tutorial online, you can practice in the comfort of your own home.

Bow ties come in many different solid colors, as well as all kinds of prints and patterns. If you are new to the bow tie game, keep it simple with a solid color your first go around. Light blues and pinks are both hot colors right now, and both are appropriate for the summer season.

Once you get more comfortable wearing your bow tie, then you can branch out beyond the solid colors and opt for a fun print.

One last thing to think about with bow ties is what kind to wear to specific functions. Lighter weight fabrics, like cotton and linen, are great options for wearing to casual events. However, if you want to sport your bow tie to a wedding or formal event, go with a fabric like silk or wool.

Make sure to stop by our blog, effortlesstyle.com, for more on men’s summer trends and how to wear them!

SOCIAL | Relay for Life - Southern Sumner The Relay For Life - Southern Sumner fundraiser took place on May 21st at Volunteer State Community College. This year’s event raised over $38,000 for the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. It unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. For more information, visit relayforlife.org.

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SOCIAL | Dancing Through the Decades

Story & Photography by Erica Brown The Hendersonville Chamber of Commerce recently held their 45th Annual Gala at Fairvue Plantation. The theme for the night was "Dancing through the Decades," and guests were in full costume from several different decades. Fairvue Plantation hosted the event with hors d’oeuvres, dinner and a slideshow of the Chamber throughout the years. It was a fun, upbeat night with music and dancing. Presenting sponsors included Tristar Hendersonville, The Goddard School, Hendersonville Christian Academy and Remax.

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COMMUNITY | Days Gone By

Bountiful Blooms from Back in Time FIELD TRIP TO RESTORED CARNTON GARDENS SURE TO INSPIRE

BY HOLLIE DEESE

Justin Stelter is the first one to admit just how lucky he is to have his job. As the director of garden and grounds at Carnton Plantation in Franklin for more than ten years now, it’s a gig he never could have even imagined - and one he didn’t even know was available when he got it.

Stelter had been studying economics in college with a minor in Spanish. He was nearing graduation day when he realized he didn’t want to sit behind a desk for the next forty years. He just loved working outside too much. So when a friend on the board of Carnton Plantation, author Robert Hicks (The Widow of the South), invited him out to see the grounds, he gladly went. From there, it was a bit of an ambush. “We arrived at the garden and there were four board members, sitting on the ground pulling weeds,” Stelter remembers. “We introduced ourselves and they said, ‘We understand you’re here for the job.’

I looked at my friend Robert, because I’d been blindsided. I said, ‘What job?’”

The job was as head gardener at the home built in 1826 by former Nashville mayor Randal McGavock. Shocked, Stelter let the members know that, while he paid his way through college mowing lawns, his degree had nothing to do with historic gardening. Still, they thought Stelter was their man and asked him to write up a two-page 24 YOURSUMNER.COM |SUMMER 2016

paper over the weekend about what he would do with the grounds.

So Stelter did just that, and a few days later he was the new head gardener with absolutely no experience. “If Carnton had a huge budget, they could have done a national search for a person with twenty years of experience, who had been trained in England, that had studied art and landscape architecture and design history and plant botany,” Stelter says. “I was none of those. I was just a hard worker who knew that I was at that crucial time in my life.”

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Last day for registration: August 11, 2016 at noon Cost: $15 day of tour

Stelter knew how important his new job was and how much what the work would mean. “We have a strong community, and so after looking at the budget, looking at the garden, and honestly, after just hard work getting the garden weeded, I joined about twenty local organizations,” he says. Over the years Stelter has developed a masterful knowledge of the history of gardens in the mid-state and a network of experts at the landscape architect’s fingertips who can fill in any obscure blanks, especially as a board member of the Southern Garden History Society or his work with the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society, the National Rose Society, the Middle Tennessee Perennial Plant Society and more. “Any time I had a question about plants which I knew very little

about I would go to these organizations and ask the experts,” he says. “When we wanted to put in a hosta planting in our pre-1869 garden at Carnton, I didn’t know what turn of hostas were available in the mid-south prior to 1869. I did some research and read some books, but then I went to Cornelia Holland, who was the president at the time of the Middle Tennessee Hosta Society. She put me in contact with the American Hosta Society, and pretty soon, I had a couple of different papers submitted to me from around the country. But, the one that stood out was about how hostas migrated through early America in gardens.”

Through his research Stelter was able to identify and then prove that there were five species of hostas available prior to 1869 in middle Tennessee. He located them and planted them, and that’s just one of dozens of examples of how the garden has progressed.

A TRIP TO THE GROUNDS On August 13th, Stelter will be hosting a field trip for the Sumner County Master Gardeners of the mid-19th Century kitchen and ornamental garden he has meticulously reconstructed to be absolutely accurate to the time it first bloomed. Carpooling from Mansker’s Station in Goodlettsville or just meeting on the grounds, Stelter will be on hand to show off all of his meticulouslyresearched restoration.

“I will start them on the back lawn and show them what archaeology has shown us over the years - where we know the paths were in the privy, and the slave quarters. I’ll walk them around the house and show them where archaeology shows the early garden, which was just a door yard garden. Then I’ll take them to the garden that we interpret today, which is an 1847-1869 period garden.”

Stelter considers the Carnton garden one of the top ten in the nation for that period, which is focused on a short, twenty-year period. By comparison, when Stelter does work with the Hermitage, those gardens have a more layered history that interprets about eighty years of successive generations.

“It creates some challenges but it also really keeps us hyper focused,” he says. “We get to see the Civil War happen and it’s ramifications on gardens, but we also get to see that whole build up to the Civil War. People forget how incredibly strong a nation from an economics standpoint we were in the 1840’s and 1850’s.

That doesn’t happen again until the 1880’s and 1890’s with the industrial revolution because the impact of the Civil War just devastates, at least here in the south.”

Enthusiasts who make it out for the field trip will also see the different styles of fencing that were common place in 1850’s and 1860’s, as well as five different plantings for the purpose of education, including daffodils that were available in the middle Tennessee prior to 1869 as well as roses, hostas and peonies. “We have some unique features, that quintessential mid-19th century interpretation or stylistic interpretation,” Stelter says.

Since 1995 Stelter has not only held key gardening roles at Carnton Plantation but at Rachel’s Garden at The Hermitage where he served as the Historic Garden Consultant from 2009-2012. Currently, at the historic Carter House, Stelter is leading a representative in the planting

of the 1869 orchard and is in the process of creating a one acre mid-19th Century vegetable garden.

Downtown Franklin residents could soon be in for a blooming treat, as well, when Stelter begins work on the city garden downtown.

“It’s got a lot of old bones from about the 1880’s and 1910,” he says. “In America, we call it the golden age of American gardening.

They’re looking at a garden from a much grander standpoint. We’re creating a plan, a re-adaptation, for that garden right now.”

Stelter is also working on a mission statement and plans for other areas, like Grassmere at the Nashville Zoo and dozens of historical residential properties.

“The real problem with Middle Tennessee gardens is that we’re nowhere near the caliber of great 19th century Virginia gardens or, for that matter, great English gardens. But, we’re trying.”

One of Stelter’s future goals is to connect what he calls the great three gardens – the Hermitage’s early English garden, Carnton’s ornamental and kitchen garden and Cheekwood. – to better promote the area’s history through horticulture. “If I can, I want to connect those three gardens and bring groups into Middle Tennessee to better understand those three gardens, the differences between the three and how the development of those gardens mirrored the development of America in the west.”

And just maybe, he will someday start digging into whatever happened to the gardens at mapmaker Daniel Smith’s historic Rock Castle in Hendersonville. “They lost the land to the lake and it’s tragic that documentation might be lost,” he says.

“I really think since Daniel Smith was a legendary mapmaker, I can’t believe that there’s not some notes about his personal property around that just hasn’t surfaced yet or maybe they’re there and no one’s looked.”

To learn more about the tour in August go to the Sumner County Master Gardener’s Facebook page or contact Carnton at boft.org.

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COMMUNITY | Your Charitable Self

SUMNER COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COALITION

BY HOLLIE DEESE

For the eighth year, The Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition is hosting the Bold Enough Challenge Rodeo, presented by the Aegis Sciences Foundation. Since 2009, the community event has been used as a way to raise money for the non-profit, and now the Rodeo has become the coalition’s premier annual fundraiser to support its mission of eliminating substance abuse and building a thriving, drug-free community. “It’s grown massively, starting with a small little group of sponsors who wanted to throw this little event. Now we have upwards of 3,000 people show up,” says Justin SweatmanWeaver, executive director of the coalition.

“It’s become a big deal for Gallatin and it brings a lot of people from outside of the community, and outside of Sumner County, honestly.”

The International Pro Rodeo Associationsanctioned event will take place on July 8 and 9 at Triple Creek Park in Gallatin and is expected to draw its largest crowd ever from people all across middle Tennessee and Kentucky and contestants from all over the Southeast.

BOLD ENOUGH RODEO GROWS IN EIGHTH YEAR

government to develop and implement environmentally-based strategies. “Rather than spending all of our time and energy working on programs and trying to change people one at a time, we’re actually trying to change the way that the community works in terms of substance abuse and addiction,” says Sweatman-Weaver. “We do a lot of community-based education around underage drinking and tobacco and prescription drugs.”

The anti-drug coalition sponsors events like

8th Annual Bold Enough Rodeo Challenge

According to Sergeant Chris Poarch of the Tennessee Army National Guard, the Coalition’s key partner for the Rodeo since 2009, the Bold Enough Challenge has seen massive growth in its eight years. “We anticipate up to 3000 attendees each night,” Poarch said in a release. “In recent years we’ve had to double our seating and expand our selection of vendors to accommodate the crowd. We’ve created an event that locals love and out-of-towners will drive hours to come see.”

Advance tickets for each night are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12. Tickets at the gate are $15 for adults. Children under age 6 are free.

Buy tickets online at sumnercoalition. org/rodeo or in person at Perkins Drugs and Gift Shoppe in Gallatin and Sumner County Co-Op. Sales are final, rain or shine.

BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY The anti-drug coalition works under grants from the Department of Mental Health and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from the federal

Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition Sumnercoalition.org 102 Public Square, Gallatin 615-461-8243

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Triple Creek Park, Gallatin July 8-9, 2016, 7-10 p.m.

Gates open at 6 p.m.

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the prescription drug disposal days with local law enforcement, works with local chapters of Students Against Destructive Decisions and the Victims Impact Panel, as well as offering a training course at Volunteer State Community College. “What we’re really trying to do is change the consequences and resources that are available to people around those issues,” Sweatman-Weaver says. “That includes some policy work where we’re trying to change the system.

For example, prescription drugs are a huge issue and one of the reasons that is an issue is because prescribing of opioids has very little regulation. We’ve done a lot of work as a coalition to get some stronger regulation on those, with some better tracking to reduce doctor shopping and that type of thing.”

At last year’s rodeo Sweatman-Weaver says the group made $20,000, and with that money they were able to purchase more than 500 drug safety cabinets that were placed in local homes with children.

They also bought body cameras for the Westmoreland Police Department as well as drug-testing kits that were installed in several law enforcement vehicles. This year they hope to raise $25,000. “Every dollar that we make off of this rodeo goes right back into the prevention work,” he says. “Rather than trying to convince young people not to start using these substances, we’re actually reducing the access to them.”

Competitions at this year’s rodeo include calf roping, steer wrestling, saddleback bronc riding, breakaway roping, team roping, barrel racing, trick riding and of course, bull riding. There will also be a mechanical bull, pony rides and a variety of food vendors.

This event is smoke and alcohol-free.

For more information, go to sumnercoalition.org.

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FEATURE | Watersports on Old Hickory Lake

BOAT LIFE

IS JUST RIGHT.

BY HOLLIE DEESE

The Trantum brothers grew up on Old Hickory Lake, and there is something about the pull of the water that just won’t let them leave. That, and the fact they opened a business together in 2005 that necessitates them to stay.

Luke, 33, and Andrew, 36, opened TNT Watersports in Hendersonville in December 2005 after the Malibu boat dealership in town, where they both worked, closed. They jumped at the opportunity to start their own business, which was only a natural fit for the two lake lovers.

“We always grew up on the lake,” Luke says. “Our parents always had a boat as long as we can remember. We always liked water-skiing, knee boarding when we were younger. We got into wake-boarding when that came out, and we still like to go out there and wake-board and wake-surf.”

At TNT Watersports, the Trantums pass on their love of everything water through boat sales and service. They sell Malibu, Nautique and AXIS boats as well as Hyperlite and Ronix products.

“We have a pro shop with wakeboards, skis, knee-boards, life jackets,” Luke says.

“We also have a full service department.”

Summer is certainly the busiest month, and traffic on the lake is only growing as the population in and around Nashville continues to find how much of a jewel Old Hickory Lake is. It’s great for business, but it can put a cramp on their own time enjoying life on the lake.

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“We always want to be out there more,” Luke says. “Any free chance, every weekend we’re off, we’re out on the water. We love being out there with our customers, and that’s what we’re known for doing. We have a lot of fun.”

Want to have fun too? Here are just a few other boating and towing activities you can enjoy in Sumner County.

WAKE-BOARDING A combination of water skiing, snowboarding and surfing, riders are towed behind a motorboat at speeds up to 40 mph. The type of boat matters, because some boats are designed specifically for the sport while others that are not may create a wake that is just too difficult for riders to tackle. Old Hickory Lake is great for the sport since it is more open than other area bodies of water like Percy Priest.

WAKE-SURFING Less intense than wake-boarding, Trantum says it is the perfect water sport for older people who don’t want the sometimes painful experience of falling at high speeds, as well as little ones just getting started. “Wake-surfing has been huge for us the last three, four years because it is really nice and easy,” Luke says. “We have people doing it from the ages of four years old all the way up in their seventies.” Instead of 40 mph speeds, boats typically go between 9-12 miles per hour.

“It creates a big wake behind it, then you can actually surf that wake without even holding on to a rope or handle or anything. And when you fall, it doesn’t hurt. You just sink right into the water.”

KNEE-BOARDING Another tow sport for boats, riders on Old Hickory are pulled behind a motorboat on a specialty board that they kneel on, secured to the deck with an adjustable Velcro strap over their thighs. There is an easier learning curve for beginners, and a heightened sense of security since riders are so much closer to the water than if they were standing.

WATER SKIING Perfect for riders of any age, skiers are pulled behind the boat on either one ski or two. Old Hickory Lake is perfect for the sport since it covers 22,500 acres, has eight marinas and more than 40 boat access sites. Looking for like-minded individuals? Consider joining up with the Old Hickory Lake Ski Club to be included in group activities and outings.

STAND-UP PADDLE-BOARDING Growing quickly in popularity because of how easy it is combined with the total cardio workout it provides. Lessons can be had right on the lake from SUPFit Paddle Co. starting at $40 for 1.5 hours of instruction.

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SOCIAL | Bourbon & Burgers Sponsored Event

Story & Photography by Desiree Fisher The 2016 Annual Gallatin Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament was kicked off with a Chamber after hours, “Bourbon & Burgers,� on May 5th. The event, sponsored by Long Hollow Golf Course, was a great way for the Chamber members and golfers to mix and mingle before the tournament. For additional information on the golf tournament and Gallatin Chamber events, go to gallatintn.org.

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LIFESTYLE | A Southern Gentleman Is...

Vacation Pressure

BY MICHAEL SMITH

Well, here we are Sumner County... Full swing into vacation mode. Families are breaking away from their usual grind to take a week or so of family time and for a little R&R. Or at least that’s the initial plan. The typical hotspots of Destin, Panama City, and 30A are littered with happy hordes of Sumner Countians. Families all joyous and enthusiastic as they leave the driveway...

But things soon change as alliances form, strategies are put in place, and Dad gets voted off the island. Yes Dad. The one guy trying to make this moment a lasting memory that kids, when they become adults, look back upon in wonderment.

That’s right... This article is dedicated to all the dads out there who had a dream. Just like good ole Clark Griswold - a dream of the perfect (yet, as we all know, unrealistic) family vacation. But, as we (and Clark) soon find out, this utopian dream is much harder and much easier to attain than we ever “visualized” possible.

Vacation Pressure: the stress we dads put upon ourselves during vacation to predetermine a positive and pleasant family outcome.

The burden on dads during vacation time is immense. We dads are officially meant to be in “the happy business” during vacations. One unhappy member of the family and - BAM - the negative vibes sweep through the tribe like a case of small pox. TRIP OVER! Or so it would appear. The thing this experienced dad would have to say to younger fathers, is relax. Let the drama unfold. It actually

VACATION PRESSURE:

The stress we dads put upon ourselves during vacation to predetermine a positive and pleasant family outcome. will typically become a much expected and eventually funny part of most family trips and many memories are made sometimes out of the chaos. Usually, I would constantly worry about everyone having a good time, which in turn would take away from my trip, which in turn would trickle down to the family then eventually ruin everybody’s fun as you enter the Vortex of Hell. Life as you know it is forever changed then cats and dogs start sleeping together and so on and so on. Anyways... As I look back, it’s obvious, I wasted a lot of time worrying about creating the perfect memories for my wife and kids. If I had it to do all over again I wouldn’t change much - just simply enjoy myself more and take the pressure off of myself to always be the “fun guy.” Stop worrying about the battles, bickering, and relentless pressure to always please EVERYONE. Stop distressing about the long lines. Stop tormenting myself over the ever-present question: “Is everyone having the absolute best time of their whole freaking life?” My advice, just enjoy the moment and create your own memories.

My kids are grown now. The youngest will graduate from The University of Tennessee next year. The oldest works in Ft. Lauderdale

as a crew-member on super yachts. My middle child was killed tragically last summer on Center Hill Lake at twenty-one years old.

She is no longer able to contribute to the pandemonium and craziness that comes with the territory of a good ole fashioned family vacation, and that hurts my soul. Truly, it rocks me to my core realizing there will never be another prize fight over the best bedroom overlooking the ocean. No more meltdowns over restaurant choices. No more booming voice singing Drake songs at 1:30 in the morning after a night on the beach.

You see - suddenly those vacation memories, good or bad and sometimes rather silly, have become oh! so significant enduring memories. While no one ever expects to lose a child, you never know what journey God has in store for you. My family has really come together because of events this past year. Our stories of Lauren usually involve some huge malfunction during one of our family vacations. Remember when Lauren did this... Remember when she did that...

Almost always moments we laugh about now were the moments that we had a complete melt down-pressure cooker-family dramaJesus take the wheel moment. It’s ironic how things flip.

So my advice to you dads is simply R-E-L-A-X. Enjoy EVERY moment. Enjoy your family. Stop trying to create the perfect vacation and absorb each second like a sponge because a content dad makes everybody happier.

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LIFESTYLE | Styling Your Everyday

Poolside Party INVITE FRIENDS OVER FOR A COOL COCKTAIL BY THE POOL

BY KATIE JACOBS

When the weather turns hot, there’s no better place to enjoy the spoils of summer than by the pool. Adults and children alike, can slip into their swimsuits and take a dip in the cool water for fun family memories that last a lifetime.

Invite friends over for poolside fun late in the afternoon, when the intense heat of the day begins to die down. No need to worry with a bunch of fussy decorations, let the pool be the star. Be sure to have fresh towels out for guests and brightly colored floats in the pool. Serve light and refreshing food (like fruit skewers and cucumber dip), before cranking up the grill for burgers and hot dogs. Make a big batch of lemonade for the group, and display it in a drink dispenser like this Mason Jar (left) from Pottery Barn. Use outdoor glassware, so no one has to worry about breaking a glass by the pool, and always have a designated adult watching swimmers.

SPIKED SUMMERTIME LEMONADE serves 8 to 10 1 cup sugar 1 cup water, plus 7 cups 6 lemons, juiced 2 cups Vodka Ice cubes Optional garnishes: pomegranate juice, fresh lemon slices, mint, or strawberries

Directions In a saucepan over a medium heat, combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn down to a simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

In a pitcher or drink dispenser, combine the syrup, 7 cups water, lemon juice, vodka, and ice and stir to combine.

Garnish with a splash of pomegranate juice, fresh lemon slices, mint, or strawberries.

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Weekend afternoons or evenings spent poolside with family and friends is a treat that only summer can afford, and nothing screams summertime-fun more than lemonade. This sweet and tart childhood favorite turned boozy adult cocktail will be your new favorite warm-weather refresher.

PACKING FOR THE POOL

If you’re heading to a pool party or just going to relax solo poolside, you’ll want to be sure and pack a pool bag full of the necessities.

First, choose a large (preferably washable) tote bag. Tightly roll up a beach towel, and slide it vertically into the bag, so you can slip it out first thing. Use smaller waterproof bags (or plastic sandwich bags) for sunscreen and a change of dry clothes—to reuse later for a wet bathing suit. Take snacks and a bottle of water, a book, magazines and headphones for your iPhone. Don’t forget a hat and sunglasses plus any cosmetics (lip gloss, eye makeup remover, hair ties, etc).

LIFESTYLE | Keeping Score

TENNESSEE TITANS FROM A WINNING PAST TO A HOPE FOR A WINNING FUTURE! Do you know your Titans? Well, the Tennessee Titans are one of thirty-two professional football teams in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise is based in Nashville and has won more than 400 regular season and postseason games, captured one conference championship, nine division titles and clinched twentyone playoff appearances in their history. The organization began play as the Houston Oilers in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. The franchise relocated to Tennessee in 1997 and opened a downtown Nashville stadium in 1999. Later that season, the team made its first appearance in the Super Bowl.

with building a consistent playoff contender. It marked the first time since 1981 in which the franchise hired a general manager and head coach in the same offseason.

As the Titans enter 2016 with new leadership at the top of football operations, they are poised and ready for glory once again! General manager Jon Robinson and head coach Mike Mularkey were named to their respective posts less than two weeks after the conclusion of the 2015 regular season, charged by controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk Jon Robinson was hired as Titans general manager after spending two years as director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“As we visited with Jon and researched his career, his proven track record for scouting talent, leadership skills, and ability to build relationships make him an ideal candidate to lead our football operation,” said Amy Adams Strunk, Titans controlling owner and co-chairman of the board of directors. “Jon is a proud Tennessean who is excited to be coming home, and we look forward to the future of our football team under his leadership.” Mike Mularkey was named head coach of the Titans and has served as the interim head coach for the final nine games of the 2015 season. “The vision Mike presented for our football team during this search as well as the character, integrity, and leadership skills he displayed during the last two months of the (2015) season makes him the right coach for the Tennessee Titans,” Strunk said upon appointing Mularkey head coach on a full-time basis.

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track record for developing young quarterbacks and dynamic offenses, and he also brings continuity for our franchise quarterback. We understand this may take time as we rebuild the roster and bring in new coaches for Mike’s staff, but we believe he has the experience and expertise to build a consistent winner.” Mularkey has twenty-one years of NFL coaching experience, including three seasons as a head coach and eight as an offensive coordinator, with coaching stops in Jacksonville, Atlanta, Miami, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. In five of the eight seasons he was a coordinator, Mularkey’s team went to the playoffs. He joined the Titans in 2014 as tight ends coach and was elevated to assistant head coach prior to the start of the 2015 season.

And what about the team? With the second overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Titans selected Marcus Mariota, the former Oregon quarterback and 2014 Heisman Trophy winner. Mariota later became the first quarterback in franchise history to start in Week 1 of his rookie season and recorded 12 total starts. He missed four contests due to injury. Mariota unquestionably raised the bar for franchise rookie quarterbacks, breaking the club’s rookie records for attempts (370), yards (2,818), completions (230) and touchdowns (19).

Don’t forget the cheerleaders! The talented and smart ladies keep the crowd excited and pumped up at every game! Follow the Titans Cheerleaders on social media @titanscheers (twitter, insta, and snapchat). Register now for Junior Titans Cheerleaders and Junior T-Racs! Information at titansonline.com/cheerleaders.

2016-2017 promises to be a season of wins and success for our Titans. Make sure you go and cheer them on to victory right here in Nashville. Check out the schedule for this upcoming season and get more information at TitansOnline.com.

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SOCIAL | Gallatin High School Reunion

Story & Photography by Desiree Fisher The Gallatin High School classes of 1950 to 1960 held a reunion in May at Gallatin First United Methodist Church. Guests watched historical Gallatin High School videos, enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and viewed items from each of their graduating classes. It was a wonderful afternoon of catching up with old friends, sharing memories and reminiscing.

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HENDERSONVILLE CHAMBER ANNOUNCES DYNAMIC NEW LEADER The Board of Directors of the Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce today announced that Kathleen Hawkins will be the organization’s new President and CEO. Chamber Board Chair Kori Langford said the Board unanimously voted to hire Mrs. Hawkins, who will officially begin her duties on July 1. The national search for the new Chamber executive required almost two months to complete and considered both local and out-of-state candidates.

“We said throughout the search that we would be done when we found the right person and we have definitely found the right person in Kathleen Hawkins,” said Mike Incorvaia, Chairman of the search Committee.

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THE BIRTH CENTER DIRECTOR AT TRISTAR HENDERSONVILLE RECEIVES PATIENT EXPERIENCE HEALTHCARE HERO AWARD

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JoAnn Perdue, Nancy Erickson & June Gregory

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TriStar Hendersonville underwent an $18.5 million expansion project to move its existing obstetrics services to a newly constructed 22,000-squarefoot women’s center in addition to adding Sumner County’s only Level II NICU, and lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding services. Jan Alexander, RN and Director of the Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville, was recently recognized for her commitment to patient experience at the Nashville Business Journal’s Healthcare Heroes Award Reception.

For more information, visit TriStarHealth.com/Hendersonville.

CONGRATULATIONS GALLATIN CIVIC CENTER FOR BEING VOTED BEST PARK RECREATION CENTER IN SUMNER COUNTY!

GALLATIN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS In 2011, the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce launched a series of Limited Edition Commemorative Christmas Ornaments.

The Gallatin Christmas Ornaments are $20 and are available at the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, located at 118 West Main Street. If you’d like to have the ornaments mailed, contact the chamber office at 615-452-4000.

Shipping is available nationwide. The ornaments are produced by ChemArt, the same company which produces the White House Historical Association and the Baldwin Brass ornaments, collected for years by people all over the world.

SOCIAL | Robert Covington Steak Supper & Auction

Story & Photography by Erica Brown Members of the White House High School football team served the community at the annual Robert Covington Steak Supper on May 14th at White House High School.

The weather was perfect for grilling and gathering as a community, coming out in support of the local team. The Blue Devil Quarterback Club hosted the event complete with a steak dinner, silent and live auctions, including a trip to Cancun. The dinner and auctions help support the High and Middle school teams to buy new equipment and maintain the current equipment such as helmets and lawn care equipment. Next year the school plans to take on the task of maintaining the town football field and will need the equipment necessary to take care of that task.

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SOCIAL | Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival Story & Photography by Desiree Fisher The 75th Annual Middle Tennessee Strawberry Festival brought thousands to downtown Portland this year. The theme was “There’s No Place Like Home," and this unique event shows why. Guests enjoyed countless festivities including vendors, a parade, a free Ronnie McDowell concert, fireworks, plenty of activities for the kids, strawberry eating contests and so much more!

Learn more at middletnstrawberryfestival.com.

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BUSINESS | We’re in the Money

BACK TO THE BASICS Vince Lombardi needs no introduction concerning football. At the beginning of each training camp, he would tell his players, “Gentleman, this is a football.” And then he would tell them they wouldn’t see it again until they had mastered the fundamentals of the game.

I thought that point really hit what we do as advisors at Paul Winkler Inc., which is try to get you to focus, not on the short run, but what your overall goals are. Whether you are in retirement, close to retirement, or far away from retirement, it’s important to make sure you go “back to the basics.” This is extremely important when we are dealing with down markets, and are tempted to make changes. Here are some tips to remember: 1. DON’T LOSE YOUR PERSPECTIVE. In the last forty-five years a globally allocated 60/40 stock/bond portfolio has never had a negative rolling five-year return. Resisting recency bias is the greatest struggle for most investors. I’ve witnessed this at times with clients, and one of the main reasons investors fail. You don’t have to be irrationally long-term, but focusing on the short-term is just as irrational. One of the main points of emphasis is remembering why the portfolio allocation was structured, and realizing there are bumps along the way. Continue to work closely with your advisor to make sure planning goals are still on track.

2. TURN OFF THE NEWS. Most of the financial media isn’t there to help you. They’re there to get your attention so they can earn a profit selling ad placements. Unfortunately, there is no emotion more powerful than fear. This is why financial TV ratings surge during bear markets. You tune in, get scared out of your wits, get caught up in the hysteria, sell in panic, rinse, wash and repeat. Most clients I talk to tell me they have turned off financial TV shows.

3. STOP LOOKING AT YOUR ACCOUNT. A research firm found that investors who don’t log into their accounts perform better than investors who login regularly. The best thing most investors could do is lose their password to their account about once every five years. If you have a reasonable plan in place you just need to let time do the heavy lifting for you.

4. FOCUS ON SOMETHING ELSE. Get your mind off the short-term swings in the market. There is nothing you can do to control the markets. Excessive activity is the illusion of control during the course of creating inefficient portfolio frictions. But that’s what our survival mentality tells us to do. Get your mind off your portfolio by focusing on hobbies or work. Sitting around worrying about your portfolio isn’t going to help you or your portfolio.

Does this sound familiar to you? If so, feel free to give our Gallatin office a call at 615-461-8653, or check us out at paulwinkler.net. We can set up a free initial consultation to determine if our office can help you with your current situation.

Until next month, Jonathan

Jonathan Walker, CFP® Paul Winkler, Inc. Creating Confident Investors™ jonathan@paulwinkler.net 150 N. Water Ave. Gallatin, TN 37066 Tel: 615-461-8653 Fax: 615-851-4597

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COMMUNITY | Your Community Partner

Driven to Succeed Covington Collision Center, Westmoreland

BY HOLLIE DEESE

Rocky Covington, 38, and his twin brother Bucky have always done a lot of things together. It naturally comes with being part of a package deal when you are born just minutes apart. And growing up they both gravitated toward music.

“My first instrument was the acoustic guitar, and Bucky got a drum,” Rocky remembers. “Somewhere along the lines, we swapped. I got the drum and I gave him my guitar.”

All through middle school the two of them went through musical training, Bucky playing the trumpet, the trombone and guitar, while Rocky took on the drums, percussion and trombone.

“By the time we started singing in rock bands, and classic rock bands, and country bands, we already had a background of music in general,” Rocky says.

But for the past three years the two of them have been growing their car collision center in Westmoreland, helping motorists get back on the road following any number of issues, from a cracked windshield to scraped bumper and all wrecks in between. They do mobile estimates and even offer pickup and drop-off services too.

“We started out a little slow; but the past year we have just been slammed and very fortunate,” Rocky says. “I think it’s just because we’ve been here a

“I like doing the collision repair. It’s very easy to do good customer service if you’re doing something that you like doing and you’ve got a lot of expertise in.” while and word-of-mouth has just been getting out. People obviously know my brother, and I think that our last name might help out a little bit.”

If the name Covington sounds familiar it is because Bucky appeared on the fifth season of “American Idol.” The two even tried out for the iconic, now-defunct singing competition at the same time, just not together. And it may have been what was needed to give one twin the edge over the other.

“We didn’t want to go on as a twin gimmick, so we were about 20 minutes apart,” Rocky says. “We each had different judges and I went first. I didn’t do a good job and kind of knew I didn’t do a good job. I think Bucky said he watched me do what I did and pretty much showed him everything what not to do.”

It worked out for Bucky too, who finished in eighth place the year Taylor Hicks won.

“He went out there and did a really good job,” Rocky says of his brother. “It was a great show with awesome opportunities.

You really can’t replace that in our lives. It definitely was a milestone, I’m sure, in Bucky’s life and even in mine. I’ll never forget the things that we got to do.”

Today, the brothers’ focus is on building their car collision business. Bearing the same name as their father’s shop in Hamlet, N.C., the Covingtons have carried over the respect to cars and customers they learned from their father, and his father too.

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“Me and Bucky were supposed to be third generation to take it over,” Rocky says of the old family business back where they grew up. “My grandpa started it, and my dad runs it now, and we were going to be third generation. Obviously, the music thing kind of took off for us, so we come over here in this area.”

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And Rocky still performs too with his own band, MedRock, performing locally around middle Tennessee at places like AweDaddy’s in Gallatin.

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“Bucky comes up here and does shop talk pretty much, or he works on his own stuff but it’s usually just me and a couple other employees,” Rocky says.

“We pretty much always are a part of the Westmoreland football team,” Rocky says. “And I always do the Little O League baseball. For some reason I just love to watch the little kids run around those bases. Of course, all my friends are having kids now, so it’s kind of cool when they wind up on the team. We try to support all the athletes around here, because me and my brother did that growing up. We know how important it is.”

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Rocky handles the day-to-day operations at the garage while Bucky spends more time on music, but it isn’t out of the ordinary to see the two of them jamming on stage together from time to time.

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“I like doing the collision repair,” he says. “It’s very easy to do good customer service if you’re doing something that you like doing and you’ve got a lot of expertise in.”

The Covingtons also like get as involved in the small, tight-knit community they have grown to love as much as possible.

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At the garage Rocky says he loves working on newer cars and insurance jobs, staying fairly busy doing any and all kinds of collision repairs and paint jobs. And it shows in the work.

“I used to do drums and tour manager for my brother, but the shop got a little too busy and I had to come off the road,” Rocky says.

“Now I just do percussion with them on some gigs.”

And the fact that their business only continues to grow proves to Rocky and his brother that they made the right decision bringing their skill set to Sumner County.

“We really want to thank everyone for standing by us and trusting us when we were such a new business in town,” he says. “It’s really paid off. “We love the people, love the small town. There’s no traffic and everybody waves at each other.”

cook up some southern goodness Hams & Jams Country Market at the Loveless Cafe is reminiscent of those quaint stores tucked away on a country road. Here you can browse our pantry items, southern-inspired home goods and unique gi items.

Don’t have time to stop by? You can always find what you’re looking for online. Either way, it’s easy to take home a li le bit of our southern goodness.

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LIFESTYLE | Dining

DATE NIGHT BACK TO THE BASICS

BY ANNA ROBERTSON

What happened to the good ole days when your sweetie took you out on a date to dinner and a movie? Well, ladies and gents – this is something that I suggest you get back to doing. There is nothing better than a delicious meal with conversation, and then heading over to the theater to see a good flick. And this date night is even better when you are strolling around a beautiful, historic Square.

The Gallatin Square is offering up just this – dinner and a movie. Four of the restaurants that are located in downtown Gallatin and around the Square are offering movie tickets to the Palace Theatre to their customers. The participating restaurants are Swaney Swift’s on the Square, Starr Ranch, Crescent City Po Boys and Prince Street Pizza & Pub. Just head over for your dinner on select Thursdays and then receive two tickets for a feature film showing that same night at 7pm.

Tickets are limited to the first 200 customers on each select Thursday. For more information, go to downtowngallatin.com.

Upcoming nights for Dinner and a Movie: June 30 – Zootopia July 7 – Creed July 14 – The Martian

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SOCIAL | Hendersonville Area Chamber Luncheon Story & Photography by Haley Anthony The Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon on June 7th to recognize their Board of Directors and to present four major awards. Kathleen Hawkins was recognized at the beginning of the presentation as the organization’s newly elected President and CEO. The Small Business of the Year award was given to Actor’s Point Theatre Company, while the Large Business of the Year award was given to Park Place Retirement Community. Linda Bolt was awarded Volunteer of the Year. The Ralph G. Hanning Lifetime of Service Award was presented for its 10th year, going to Stephen C. Brown for his ongoing work with the Hendersonville Samaritan Association. The Board of Directors for 2015-16 were recognized for their service and the Board of Directors for 2016-17 were introduced. For more information on the Hendersonville Area Chamber events, visit hendersonvillechamber.com.

Chris Rippy & Mike Gaughan

Amy Raines, Carol Maynard, Greg Wilson & Linda Bolt

Kori Langford, Zach Hunt & Rob Thompson

Dewayne & Kaye Scott

Incoming and outgoing members of the Chamber Board of Directors

Scott Foster & Bobby Williams

Charles Lea, Ted Bloodworth & William Wright

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Stephen Brown & William Wright

Brooke Blackwell & Gina Bennett

Sarah Alexander, Julie Lukon & Sarah Stratton

Paul Varble, Julie White & Kenny Nolen

Kyle Dunn & Scot Robinson

Hilary Marabeti & Kori Langford

Linda O’Connell & Nancy Myers

John M. Johnston, Susan Gaimari & Deb Daugherty

Scott Aleridge & William Slater

Mark Bentle & Heather Steele

FEATURE | Classic Timepieces with King Jewelers

CLASSIC TIMEPIECES WITH A CLASSIC JEWELER

BY JOHNNY BIRDSONG

Every man should have a nice pair of shoes and a nice watch...

According to David King of King Jeweler, those two items will make the man, no matter what other circumstances in life surround him. I couldn’t agree more and since both of those accessories are somewhat obsessions of mine, I couldn’t wait to use this issue, designed for the gentlemen in mind, to sit down with my friends at one of Nashville’s most prestigious jewelers and find out a little bit more about not just classic timepieces but the history of the King’s own business.

It’s no accident that timepieces and the luxury and history of the watch, are a hallmark of King’s. The business was started by none other than a former watchmaker, so of course the attention to detail and significance of the man’s watch are a cornerstone.

One of the more impressive reasons why this is an ideal place to find that perfect watch, is the level of expertise and historical reference on all the major and not so major watch brands and products of the last century, that David King possesses. If its historical significance you crave, most expensive, best running, most notable or more modern, whatever your fancy, David can guide you and provide the facts with no bias, as in his opinion, all watches are uniquely valuable for their attributes and what that means to the wearer.

The history of the timepiece, in the more modern age, starts with the Pocket watch, which then turned to what we know as the modern wristwatches in the 20’s. King’s became entrenched in the watch business in the 50’s and 60’s.

And, to this day, continue to sell brands like Rolex, Cartier and Mont Blanc to the discerning watch buyer.

With the advent of the Smart watches, including brands such as Apple, Breitling and TAG Heuer, a new era of timepiece was born; much like the “Quartz Revolution” of the 70’s when the battery operated (versus mechanical operation of the majority of fine watches), became the trend. Everyone thought that battery watches would be the end of mechanical watches. Just as today, 46 YOURSUMNER.COM |SUMMER 2016

so many think a Smart watch - where you can get your email - is a must. Fortunately, that is not the case for those who are serious timepiece collectors and buyers.

“Fine watch making is fine watch making,” notes King and despite the trends this is what holds value and holds the history for even modern day watchmakers. Literally, centuries of craftsmanship are the cornerstone to a great timepiece and consumers do know the difference. They appreciate the art and science, and generations of mechanics behind a mechanical watch. “For most men the choice of watch has to do with the unique movement of that watch, how you wind it and how it feels on your wrist,” says David.

This passion for timepieces is a huge aspect of this fifth generation of the King’s business and David and his brother have grown this category thanks to their own special love for and admiration of the timepiece. David recalls his first encounter selling a watch when he was first starting – he thinks maybe his first week of work – at the family store in South Florida. “A man in his 80’s came in and took out his old watch, which he said my grandfather had sold him when he was a young man. He told me he would never buy a new watch unless it came from King’s!” David goes on to tell how the gentleman showed the details of how the watch worked and said “Beautiful things sell themselves,” which started David’s love affair with the classic timepiece business. He knows that with a watch, you can combine the mechanics and the aesthetics, which is what the world’s greatest watch brands extol.

Men have always loved watches, whether the pocket watch passed down from their own grandfather or the investment piece they were finally able to afford. What makes some watch brands more desirable or expensive is based on a number of factors from function, to how it’s made and from where. Many of the finest watches are made within house of their designer – parts and all.

King says there have been as many as 6,000 watch brands over the last century. Some of

King Jewelers celebrates 100 years of excellence with five generations of Kings who have owned and operated King Jewelers while building an outstanding reputation steeped in quality, value and first-class service. Here is just a brief synopsis of the history of this unique business: the more notable like Rolex are, of course, forever popular.

But, there are so many brands that also have their own special following and history. Luckily, King has been able to specialize in many, in every price point, from Swiss Army to Harry Winston.

Those independent watch brands like Chopard and Breitling, are family owned and operated to this day and can claim every part of the watch being made in house. Others like Rolex and Jaeger LeCoultre, for example, make watch parts for their own watches and also supply watch parts to other great watch companies.

When you are walking around the store perusing your timepiece options, David says that purpose and lifestyle are what apply most to watch purchasing. Each person has their own style and what they will do with the watch and where they will wear it. Especially if they are going to wear one for a long period of time. Price point does not necessarily indicate the quality of a watch.

Just like a man, each watch is uniquely different and appealing to taste and use. He says, “It’s a piece of art. Art evokes emotion. You feel something when you look at a watch. It’s a conversation piece. What’s important to a man? It’s that first impression – usually made with the shoes and the watch,” David concludes.

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Immigrant, Louis King crossed the Atlantic and established his roots in the United States.

Originally a watchmaker, he settled the family in Philadelphia, working days in a factory and repairing watches at night.

1902 Catching the “Gold Rush” fever, Louis headed west to Salt Lake City, where he opened King & Co, a pawnshop and trading post that stocked mining supplies, guns and suitcases. Here, the King family provided the miners with supplies while purchasing the precious stones and metals mined locally. Having acquired a large gold inventory, Louis eventually decided to specialize and focus on jewelry exclusively.

1912 In January 1912, the King family moved the business to the heart of Salt Lake City, reopening as King’s Jewelers. A family legacy was born.

1931 Louis’ son Abraham introduces King’s Jewelers to Miami Beach.

1938 For more than 30 years, King Jewelers thrived by catering to local residents, tourists and celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis Jr., all of whom frequented what was unquestionably one of the most famous stores in Greater Miami.

Like the watches they sell, King Jewelers has a history of quality and craftsmanship that is about more than popularity or the sale. It’s that first impression when you walk in their store.

See for yourself and find the timepiece that makes your first impression unforgettable.

Visit their location in Nashville located at: King Jewelers 4121 Hillsboro Pike Nashville, TN 37215 615.724.5464 kings1912.com

2001 David King ushered in the fifth generation of Kings to own and operate the company. By 2004, David and his parents relocated King Jewelers again to Aventura, FL and opened an exclusive men’s salon and timepiece boutique to compliment the ladies jewelry collections.

2008 The King family decided to expand their regional presence in the Southeast as they celebrated the grand opening of King Jewelers Nashville, TN in late 2008. Today, David manages the Nashville store located in the Green Hills shopping area.

2012 The King family celebrates its 100 year anniversary, maintaining the outstanding reputation in quality, value and first class service that distinguished the founder. After 100 years, King Jewelers still remains the luxury destination for fine jewelry, Swiss watches and wholesale diamonds.

FEATURE | Independence Day

A FESTIVE FOURTH IN SUMNER COUNTY

BY HOLLIE DEESE

When Gallatin’s fireworks celebration was abruptly cancelled back in 2011 because the vendor hired to do the display was a no-show, it was hard to come back from the blow that did to the community’s perspective of the annual Fourth of July celebration.

But, come back it has thanks in no small part to James Gill, director of the Sumner County Food Bank. The year before Gill took over the celebration there were just five booths. Last year, his first in charge, there were 40. This year he anticipates more than 50, in addition to the sponsorships he has been able to get. “Last year we had between 7,000 and 8,000 people,” Gills says. “This year we’re anticipating 10,000 to 12,000.”

A resident of Gallatin for thirty-two years, Gill says this is the type of event that is needed in the area to bring the community together. “I believe that the Fourth of July is an opportunity for families to come out and spend the day, and there’s not a $15 ticket to get in,” he says. “There’s so many families that can’t afford to go see a good show and have a good time. When they come here, they come here free and have a great day. If it’ll help unify families or just put some smiles on some kids faces. That sounds like dime store novel, but that’s where my heart is. You come, you enjoy the day, enjoy the music.”

Gill, who is also the pastor at Liberty Baptist Church in Gallatin, says the event is strictly family friendly – that means no alcohol, and no inappropriate lyrics from the bands playing music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.

“I just think it’s that one time of year that I want to make it just as family friendly as possible,” he says. “There will be no music played with any vulgarity or any suggestive lyrics. That may seem hard to do, but there’s plenty out there.”

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by the fire department, dunking booth with the chief of police and live music. There are 14 food vendors scheduled to be on hand, as well as two helicopters for kids to sit in.

At 9 p.m., the $30,000 fireworks display begins and is scheduled to last 29 minutes.

“That’s $1,000 a minute,” Gill jokes.

But Gallatin is not the only one. Here are all the ways to celebrate Independence Day in Sumner County: City of Gallatin Fourth of July Celebration Triple Creek Park July 4 at 4 p.m.

Hosted by the Sumner County Food Bank, there will be food vendors, activities, live music, a foam tower and 30-minute fireworks display with the color guard.

Goodlettsville’s Fourth of July Celebration Moss-Wright Park July 4 at 4 p.m.

Presented by the City of Goodlettsville at Moss-Wright Park, there will be a performance of patriotic music by the Goodlettsville Community Band, food vendors, face painting, children’s games, pony rides, foam tower, activity zone with

inflatables, a four-station euro bungee, a three-station rock climbing wall, baseball and fireworks display set to music.

Hendersonville Freedom Festival Drake’s Creek Park July 3 at 5 p.m.

Presented by the Hendersonville Area Chamber of Commerce, there will be local entertainment, a live auction, food vendors, retailers, kid zone for additional charge and a fireworks display set to music.

Portland’s July 4th celebration The Bridge at Highland July 4 at 7 p.m.

Live music and activities begin at 7 p.m., with a fireworks display as soon as it is dark.

White House Americana Celebration July 9 at 3 p.m.

Presented by the White House Area Chamber of Commerce, “American Idol” finalist and hometown favorite Clark Beckham is headlining, along with the WannaBeatles, Tommy Ross & TCB and Marshall and Friends. There will also be multiple food trucks and carnival open July 4-9.

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LIFESTYLE | From Our House to Yours

THE JONES RESIDENCE GALLATIN, TENNESSEE

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Beth Wilee Jones may not be from Sumner County, but after more than a decade living here it has certainly become home for her and her family.

The overall result is an eclectic mix of family antiques and new market finds.

The Inglewood native’s husband, Lee Jones, is from Goodlettsville, and his grandfather owned a farm on Walton Ferry Peninsula. Lee’s father left that farm at age eighteen to serve in the Army Air Corp. during World War II, and it is where the Jones’ first house together was located.

There is easily enough room for 30 or more between the bar, dining room, foyer, patio and deck or more so the end result is one that

“My husband is an avid golfer as was my father,” she says. “My husband’s mother and father graduated from Gallatin High school 1938.

It felt right to follow our family history.”

The couple joined the club at the Fairvue Plantation in 2006, and in 2009 moved to their current Fairvue Plantation property. The European Cottage Drees home was built new from one of their floor plans, but customized by Jones, an interior designer whose work with her company The Interior Collection has been featured on HGTV. “We have ten foot ceilings and instead of the typical 6’8” doors I asked to have the 8’ doors throughout,” she says. “Then I added hardwood throughout the main floor, except for the bedroom.”

Jones also repainted all of the rooms before moving in, then scaled all of the kitchen cabinets up to flow with the 10’ceilings. In the master she added an upholstered headboard to soften the heavy furniture, and in the Foyer there is a Baroque-style china cabinet that houses fine crystal and porcelain. Maruyama Occupied Japan porcelain figures passed down in the family are front and center of the case.

And a cherry drop leaf table sits across from the China cabinet and is used to seat additional people for dinner. It has also has been used as a server for buffet style serving at parties. The breakfast table was purchased from a friend when the couple was married, and about five years ago she purchased new chairs to change the look of the table.

“We have inherited a collection of antiques such as a Sheraton-style dining table with four leaves and six chairs, and I purchased two upholstered captain’s chairs to so I could accommodate eight people at the dining table,” she says. “On the wall in the dining room is a collage of old family pictures flanking the sideboard.

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is perfect for family gatherings and entertaining with friends.

“I host a lot of showers and brunches for people, and my mom and my sister and her family come over on Sunday for lunch quite a bit after church,” she says. “It’s just a good house for the kids to play and all of us to be really together.”

Gatherings are even more meaningful during the holidays when the Jones’ put out their large, ¾ size manger scene in their front nook

against the stone wall and under the Japanese maple tree every Christmas, or during Halloween when her husband puts skeletons out dressed up as one of the Beatles album covers. Last year it was “The Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

Spring is also a special time at the house for the Jones family as they can watch the golfers of the fairway behind the house from under the shade of their historic catalpa trees with fabulous large white blooms and large tree leaves.

In fact, after doing a bit of research Jones learned the significance of those catalpa trees. Their house backs up to the original carriage road leading from Nashville Pike to the Fairvue Mansion built in 1832 by Isaac and Adelica Franklin, and the northern catalpa trees in her backyard are part of the original trees that shaded this carriage way into the property.

“We just got curious as to what kind of tree it was, and then in just reading the history of the property we found out that those were something that she brought home to the plantation from different travels,” she says.

And while it may have been family that first lured them to Gallatin, it is their love of the Sumner County community as a whole that has made them stay - along with the lake, golf opportunities and distance from crowded Nashville.

“Sumner has everything we need,” she says. “It’s just a little bit more laid back than it was in East Nashville. It’s just not as fast-paced. And whether you live on the lake or not you see it in so many different places. It’s nice to have it, just for the view. And while this home is a builder-grade spec home, to us it is a gathering of history from our family just like the Fairvue property tells the history of the Franklins.”

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THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Hello there, SC Dog Lovers!

Wooooo doggies! I sure do love playing outside, but it has been H.O.T. – hot! With these hot days we get here in Tennessee, I wanted to remind everyone the importance of keeping us pups safe in the heat. We get hot, too, but don’t sweat like you do and can overheat especially quick. Here are some tips to make sure we do not get over-heated or injured during these dog days of summer: • Always keep a bowl of fresh, cool water around for pups to have access to.

• Never leave pups outside for long periods of time in the extreme heat and humidity. Higher humidity levels make it more difficult for dogs to cool their bodies down.

• Make sure dogs have shade to go in when they are outside.

Ollie’s big sis, Lady, loves to swim to stay cool this time of year!

• Limit their exercise to when it is cooler, like morning or night.

• Always test the pavement before taking your dog for a walk.

If you cannot hold your hand on the pavement for 10 seconds comfortably, then walk your dog in the grass or on dirt trails.

• Kiddie pools and sprinklers aren’t just for the kids. They are great for your pups, too! My momma loves spraying me with the hose!

• Never leave your dog in a car at any time on warm days! Did you know that even when it’s in the low 70’s outside, inside a parked car it can get up to 110 degrees within ten minutes? This can cause over-heating and even death, so think twice before assuming only a few minutes to run into the store is not harmful to the pups.

I hope you enjoy the summer months and all of the fun that can be had - swimming, getting sprayed with the garden hose, gobbling down cold treats and chasing after the lightning bugs!

Stay cool, SC! Wiggle bottom and slobbery smooches to you and yours!

Ollie Pup See more of Ollie and his adventures at facebook.com/OlliePupBoxer, on twitter @OlliePupBoxer and #OlliePup

LIFESTYLE | Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Savor the Flavor of

SUMMER

BY JIM AND CHERYL HAGY, OWNERS OF CHEF’S MARKET

Summertime is here, and tomatoes are ripening on the vine as we speak! We’re making BLTs and tomato pies by the plenty, as well as occasionally sneaking in a bite of tomato warm from the sun, as the juices run down our arms over the sink. But there’s nothing quite like our heirloom tomato cobbler perfectly seasoned with fresh basil and topped with blue cheese biscuits to bring out the freshness of the flavor. We make these biscuits on Sunday mornings at our house, but the blue cheese addition really gives the cobbler a wow factor.

Of course, what man wouldn’t agree that everything is better with bacon? So for our gentleman readers, we’re sharing our secrets for pork belly, marinated with garlic, brown sugar, sherry and soy sauce, to compliment the tomato cobbler.

Pork belly is likely something you’ve seen on trendy restaurant menus these days, but perhaps you haven’t yet tried it at home.

You can request this cut of meat from your local butcher or grocery to give this recipe a try. Unlike most meats that marinate, you’ll want to keep the top of the pork belly very dry throughout the process, patting it with a paper towel before cooking, so you can create a crispy top that will almost remind you of the flavor profile of a pork rind – only better!

We’re rounding out the meal with one of our family’s summer favorites – bubble bread! Of course, this cheesy goodness is great year round, but our taste buds are programmed to remember this recipe any time we start thinking about summer vacations and lazy days on the beach. One of our most memorable summer vacations was on Captiva Island, and The Bubble Room should never be missed while there. The namesake restaurant is famous for this amazing bread, which they serve with every entrée. Best of all, it’s as easy to make as it is delicious to eat, so we are able to make it from our home, as a mini-vacation for our mouths any time we please!

Enjoy!

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Visit chefsmarket.com for more information and menu selections.

PORK BELLY 2 pounds of pork belly, thaw overnight Small roasting pan with a rack 1 cup salt 2 beers Marinade 1 cup soy sauce 1 1/3 cup dry sherry 4 Tablespoons brown sugar 2 cloves garlic, minced Pat skin of pork belly until it is completely dry with a paper towel.

Combine soy, sherry, brown sugar and minced garlic marinade ingredients in a bowl, and pour into a rectangular pan that is large enough to hold the pork belly. Place pork belly into the container, making sure only the meat touches the marinade and the skin stays completely dry. Place in fridge for several hours or overnight. Preheat oven 350 degrees. Lay the belly fat side up on the roasting rack. Pour beer into the bottom of the pan. The pork belly will cook above the liquid. Make sure the pork belly is level. Spread one cup of salt evenly across the pork belly skin.

Place into top half of oven. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove pork belly and increase oven temperature to 450F. The salt will have formed a crust which you can remove in one piece. Return pork belly to the oven. Bake for another 30 minutes until skin is completely bubbly and crisp. Let pork belly rest for ten minutes before cutting and serving.

Serves 6-8

PORK BELLY AND TOMATO COBBLER SERVED WITH BUBBLE BREAD

BUBBLE BREAD

TOMATO COBBLER Tomato filling 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter 2 large onions, sliced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 pounds cherry heirloom tomatoes 1/4 cup coarsely chopped basil 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour salt and coarsely ground black pepper Biscuits 1 cup King Arthur Unbleached Self-rising flour 1 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles Add olive oil and butter to a medium sauté pan over medium heat.

Add sliced onion,s and season with salt and pepper. Cook and brown onions, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 18 to 20 minutes. Add garlic and cook for one minute more. Remove pan from heat, add balsamic vinegar and set aside. In a large bowl, toss together clean whole cherry tomatoes, chopped basil and flour. Add caramelized onions and toss together until everything is evenly coated in flour. Season with salt and pepper. Place rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Pour the tomato and onion filling into a square 8×8-inch baking dish. Place in the oven and bake tomatoes filling for 25 minutes.

Biscuits: Mix flour and cream in a bowl with a fork until smooth and cohesive.

Sprinkle blue cheese crumbles and mix. Scoop 1-ounce balls of dough and pat into thin biscuits. Remove the partially cooked filling from the oven and carefully place 6 biscuits atop the tomato filling in the pan. Brush biscuit tops with whipping cream and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return warm filling and biscuit dough to oven and bake for 17-20 minutes, until the biscuits are golden brown and cooked through, and the tomato mixture is bubbling. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 15 minutes before serving. Tomato Cobbler is best served warm. Serves 6 56 YOURSUMNER.COM |SUMMER 2016

2 loaves of soft baguette, sliced in half lengthwise 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened 4 Tablespoons butter (1/2 stick), softened 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 cup of blue cheese dressing freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup grated cheddar cheese 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese 1 cup swiss 1 teaspoon coriander Allow butter and cream cheese to get to room temp. In a food processor, add cream cheese, butter, mayo, parsley, crushed garlic, kosher salt and parmesan cheese. Blend until smooth. Set aside. In a bowl mix the cheddar, mozzarella, and swiss cheese. Once mixed add the coriander. Set aside. Slice the bread lengthwise so that you have two pieces. Place the bread on a cookie sheet, and put it under the broiler for a few seconds until golden brown. This pre-toasting step will ensure that your bread doesn’t get too soggy from the rich cheese topping. After toasting, generously spread the cream cheese butter mixture onto the bread. You should have just enough cheese to coat the four pieces of bread. Next with a rubber spatula, spread the blue cheese on the bread. Sprinkle the top with a mixture of the cheddar, swiss and mozzarella mixture, and return to the broiler until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown. Slice the loaf into 2 inch slices.

SOCIAL | Bledsoe’s Fort Colonial Fair Story & Photography by Erica Brown Bledsoe’s Fort Historical Park recently hosted the 9th Annual Bledsoe’s Fort Colonial Fair at the historical park in Castalian Springs. The weather was perfect for the event that ran Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The 18th century colonial fair presents the time period of 1750 thru 1790 and life during that time on the historic site. During the event there was no shortage of entertainment ranging from The Amazing Budabi Brothers who juggled with fire to The Traveling Caudells. There was also a rifle match with the prize of a handmade knife from Tippy Curtis.

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COMMUNITY | Up the Road

Drive-in Dreaming

BY HOLLIE DEESE

CATCHING NEW RELEASES UNDER THE STARS IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK Tell anyone that you recently caught a movie at a drive-in theater, and you’ll likely get bombarded with questions of where, when and how, mixed with a healthy dose of their own memories and nostalgia.

Long ago drive-ins could be found all over the state, but over time as they were forced to compete with mega-size movie plexes, and then, mandated to convert all of their equipment to digital to coincide with Hollywood’s output, many of the drive-ins that were left were forced to close up shop due to the cost to upgrade equipment.

Between 1972 and 1987, the number of Tennessee drive-ins shrunk from ninety-eight to nineteen, with far fewer in operation now. But that hasn’t stopped a few theater owners from bringing back that special kind of nostalgia that comes from a movie under the stars.

Ray Rhoten had already had a love of historic theaters, purchasing the sixty-year-old Oldham Theatre in Winchester in 2000 and the equallyold Capri Theater in Shelbyville in 2000, then completely renovating and updating them both.

But the ex-sheriff made an even bigger leap when he decided to open a drive-in theater in 2004, almost on a whim.

In fact, Rhoten points to the fact that first-run movies are available for outdoor screening is one of the reasons drive-in are making a comeback.

They’re coming back and of course being with the family outside watching a movie, that’s an appeal all in itself.

“My daughter Montana Ray was 8-years old and she, my wife and I were driving by this piece of property between Tullahoma and Winchester and there was a ‘For Sale’ sign there,” Rhoten says. “I looked around at Montana and I said, ‘Montana, I’m fixing to build a drive-in and name it after you.’ She said ‘Awe, daddy,’ and didn’t even know what a drive-in was.”

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Rhoten called the man he had bought the Capri from and with his guidance built the three-screen Montana Drive-In in Estill Springs. Open year-round, the theater runs six movies a night Thursday through Sunday, and it isn’t unlikely to see as many as 1,200 people gathered on a weekend in the summer catching the latest release.

“Drive-ins went out when they started building the MegaPlex 14, 18, 20 screens and drive-ins were playing B-rated movies,” he says. “They weren’t playing the first round movies so of course they naturally went out. But now that they’re coming back and of course being with the family outside watching a movie, that’s an appeal all in itself.”

Rhoten says the place is packed with kids whenever they have a family-friendly flick - “The Incredibles” was the first movie ever screened at Montana - making it an affordable option for some quality togetherness.

“I charge $7 for adults and $6 for a child for two movies,” he says. “That’s pretty cheap entertainment for a family to go out if you compare that to a ball game or a concert at a huge venue in Nashville. A movie is cheap entertainment, and a family needs a little entertainment.”

Distance from Nashville: 45 miles FRANKLIN DRIVE-IN Franklindrive-in.com 6520 Nashville Road Franklin, KY 877-586-1905

First film shown: 1969 Admission: $15 for carload of three people, $20 for four or more.

Cash only at the box office, credit and debit available at concessions.

Of note: For an extra $5 fee you can get a permit for outside food and drink, so load up the cooler with sandwiches and snacks the whole family will love without having to miss a moment in the food line.

HIGHWAY 50 DRIVE-IN Hiway50.com 1584 Fayetteville Highway Lewisburg, TN 931-270-6266

Distance from Nashville: 58 miles First film shown: 1946 Admission: Adults age 12+, $7; Kids age 6-11, $5; Children under age 6 are free

Of note: New ownership took over in 2013 and they closed the facility for major renovations, including the necessary conversion to digital and an upgraded audio processing board for enhanced sound.

MACON DRIVE-IN Macondrive-in.com 3570 Scottsville Road Lafayette, TN 615-666-4411

Distance from Nashville: 49 miles First film shown: 1950 Admission: Adults age 10+, $6; Kids age 5-9, $3; Children under age 5 are free

Of note: The second-oldest continuously-operated drivein is just south of the Kentucky line and has run movies continuously for more the 50 years. The 70’ screen offers two new releases each weekend, and the concession stand serves cheeseburgers, hot dogs, onion rings and, of course, popcorn.

Distance from Nashville: 85 miles MONTANA DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER Montanadrivein.com 10251 Tullahoma Highway Estill Springs, TN 931-649-3454

First film shown: 2004 Admission: Adults age 12+, $7; Kids age 11 an under, $6

Of note: No outside food or drinks are allowed, but the concession stand is certainly splurge-worthy with a full restaurant menu’s worth of items, including roasted chicken, hamburgers, hand-dipped chicken tenders and of course, drivein staples like popcorn and candy. And any place that has funnel cakes is pretty special in our book.

Distance from Nashville: 55 miles MOONLITE DRIVE-IN Themoonlite.com 931 W. Main St. Woodbury, TN 615-563-7900

First film shown: 2005 Admission: Adults $7; Kids age 5+, $5; Children under age 5 are free

Of note: Only open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays a $6 pass will allow you to bring in outside food and drink. Same price applies to all shows, although on Sunday there is only one feature as opposed to two the other nights.

Distance from Nashville: 60 miles PINK CADILLAC DRIVE-IN 2506 Highway 100 Centerville, TN 931-729-2386

First film shown: 1955 Admission: Adults $9, free for children under $12

Of note: Like driving back in time, not much has changed for this theater since it opened in the mid-1950s for this mom-and-pop operation that can hold 200 cars. Originally named the Bel Air DriveIn, it was reopened in 2008 with the new name but same old appeal.

SPARTA DRIVE-IN Spartadrivein.com 220 Roberts-Matthews Highway Sparta, TN 931-739-8000

Distance from Nashville: 87 miles First film shown: 1958 Admission: Adults $7; Kids age 5-12, $3; Children under age 5 are free

Of note: Available for private party rentals, consider it another option for family get-togethers. The concessions offer all kinds of food that kids will love, like chicken nuggets and grilled cheese sandwiches, while chili can be added to hot dogs or in their signature chili pie.

One part of the Blue Moon Drive-In chain, it is now independently owned. And, it’s pet friendly!

Distance from Nashville: 46 miles First film shown: 2003 Admission: Adults $8; Kids age STARDUST DRIVE-IN 6-11, $6; Children under age 6 310 Purple Tiger Drive are free Watertown, TN Of note: Opened by Barry and 615-237-0077 Dawn Floyd, inspired by a 1998 trip to the now-closed Sumner Drive-In Theater in Gallatin to see “The X-Files” movie. After a five-year process of research they sold their house in Nashville, moved to Lebanon and opened The Stardust in Watertown in 2003. The second screen was added two years later. A $6 pass allows people to bring in outside food and drink.

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My Facebook feed has already filled with pictures of toes in the sand, drinks in hand and highlights of the ever-popular 30A that includes the trendy Florida beaches, a secret to the world twenty years ago. If Facebook friends aren’t showing their pictures of the Emerald Coast, they’re posting pictures of their children playfully swimming in the neighborhood pool or perhaps jumping off a dock down at Tims Ford Lake.

I grew up in Florida with a pool in my backyard and a lake beyond that, and I frequently ask myself why I never heard about drownings or accidents when I was younger. Then I came to the obvious conclusion - no internet. No Google to open up and research statistics about child drownings in the area; no websites that allowed someone to become more prepared in case something like that happened in your own pool.

When it’s time to load my kids up in the car to drive to the neighborhood pool, there is a checklist for them on what they need to bring. I only have a few on mine - lots of sunblock, water and a swim vest for my youngest child. He’s five and getting to the point of trying to insert more independence without his swim vest. However, I am not ready to allow him such freedom.

The first thing on any parents’ swimming checklist should be to start their children, as early as infancy, in swimming lessons.

There are various types, but one specifically that has taken a quick lead into being the most advanced method around - Infant Swimming Resource (ISR).

In general, children ages six months to one year learn the ISR Self-Rescue® skill of rolling onto their backs to float, rest and breathe until help arrives.

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Older, more active children will learn the complete ISR Self-Rescue® sequence of swimming until they need air, rotating onto the back to float, then rolling back over to continue swimming. ISR students are taught to repeat this sequence until they reach safety. Of course, this is not a substitute for active monitoring of your children while at the beach or pool, but it can certainly ease some of the stress of you may experience otherwise.

Additionally, little children should always wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets whenever they are in or around water. Water wings, floaties or inflatable toys should not be used, as they can suddenly deflate, which could potentially lead to a drowning.

There are several important things to remember when traveling to the beach with children. First, observing the warning flags is essential to understanding the water and beach conditions, as well as any potential hazards. Ignoring these warnings can lead to unfortunate situations that could have been avoided.

Swimming in areas where there are lifeguards is crucial to maintaining a “safer” environment as they are better equipped to handling an emergency.

Swimming in the ocean takes different skills and even the most knowledgeable swimmer can get caught up in a rip current. Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that are common along the East, Gulf and West coasts of the U.S. If caught in a rip current, the swimmer should stay calm and not fight the current.

Swimming parallel to the shore until out of the current is key. Once free, the swimmer should turn and swim towards the shore.

Permanent rip tides often exist near piers, so swimming near them is never a good idea.

Oftentimes, pools can seem less intimidating, because the atmosphere seems less hectic than that of the beach or even a lake. However, drownings can happen as easily in a pool as they can in a natural body of water. Make sure your children don’t run near the pool. Kids should also never push or jump on other people in the pool. This can lead to knocking someone unconscious, leading to a possible drowning. Eating food or even chewing gum in the pool is dangerous as choking can also lead to a potential drowning. Lastly, diving in pools, unless otherwise stated by a lifeguard, should not take place. There have been countless deaths as a result of someone diving in a pool that was too shallow, causing a skull fracture.

No one is immune from drowning and the statistics for children is overwhelming.

Children ages 1-4 have the highest drowning rates, and most of those fatalities occurred in a swimming pool. Drowning is responsible for more deaths in this age group than any other cause, except congenital abnormalities.

Making wonderful, happy memories with our families and children during the summer months is always important. Becoming informed of water safety, of all kinds, will help to ensure that those summer memories remain happy and not tragic.

For more tips, go to cdc.gov.

SOCIAL | Portland Music on Main

Story & Photography by Erica Brown Members of the Portland Chamber of Commerce hosted Music on Main at the Portland town square in June. Residents gathered in anticipation of country music favorite, Bucky Covington’s, appearance. They enjoyed music from Addison Johnson as the opening act. Bucky didn’t disappoint for sure and even brought a film crew along to capture this performance and fun event. Residents young and older enjoyed a relaxing evening complete with food vendors and games for the younger crowd from local business sponsors. These events are free and are hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce in each of our local cities. Come out and enjoy a night of free music! More info can be found at: portlandtn.com.

Emma Carmen & Brianna Conyer

Dana Cecil, Michelle Briley, Dannette Campbell & Sophie Briley

Lindsay & Makayla Luck

Kim Nelson, Alexis Johnson & Brianna Patterson

Grace Davis, Brianna Mason, Nyll Burrow, Adrianna Davis & Ronda Murphy

Henry Hinton & Dianne Vann

Savanna Felts, Beverly Robson, Addison Felts, & Caleb Felts

Savannah Faulton & Connor Wyatt Mills

Payton Wardlow & Stevi Rone

Kellie Maxim & Cedar Everly

Brandon, Makayla Bryant & Kaitlyn Harris

Officer Michael Bates & Kurtis McKelvey

Christin Carney, Cheryl Roach & Carey Toth

Tia, Brinley, Trent & Tralyn Street

Audriu & Matthew Bush

Nicole Borkowski, Emily Flatt & Paul Fuqua

Chris Dryden, Michele Wood & Neil Hanley

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COMMUNITY | Your Kids

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BY GINGER JONES

Being a parent of boys is a wonderful thing.

It means a busy house full of laughter and happiness and sometimes behavior that errs on the wild side. So, what’s most important to stress, as you help your little fellows transition into responsible adolescents, teenagers and grown men? Here are a few things you’ll want to focus on with your young “men.”

As with any child, model good behavior for your boys. Parenting goes far beyond what you’re telling them to do, how you’re correcting them and what you’re teaching.

What your little ones are going to learn from you is mostly taken from what they see you doing. They’re more observant than you think! If you display constant (or nearconstant) kindness, patience and generosity, they’re going to pick up on that. It won’t go unnoticed! Seeing mom and dad acting this way is the clearest indicator for them, at an early age, that this is the way to behave.

Always remind yourself that you have a little, impressionable audience.

With boys, it’s important to emphasize kindness and sensitivity. Make them aware of how their actions and words have an effect on others, and try to instill a deep sense of empathy in them. This can be done through fun games and activities that teach them lessons about feelings or through books that cover these topics. Amazon has tons to offer on the subject, like “Stand in My Shoes” by Bob Soronson, or “Hey, Little Ant” by Philip M. Hoose. Add these to an at-home book club, and discuss with your child how the book made them feel and what lessons they think they can learn from it.

Encourage emotional expression in your young man. Often, boys are taught the age old ‘boys don’t cry’, but your kids need to know that it’s okay to express when they’re upset, hurt or lonely. They also need to know it’s okay to express when they’re happy

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and excited! Encourage open talks about feelings. Model for them healthy ways to express their emotions, so they learn not to be overcome by them. Remind them that boys do cry, just as much as girls, and there’s never anything wrong with that.

When it comes down to it, parenting boys and girls isn’t all that different. Each child is an individual with their own thoughts and feelings that translate into unique actions. You’ll spend your entire life figuring out how to best teach your children. That’s just parenting!

SOCIAL | Family Health & Fitness Fair Story & Photography by Erica Brown The Family Health and Fitness Fair was recently held on the plaza at the Streets of Indian Lake. Visitors enjoyed demonstrations from Hendersonville Martial Arts and 9 Round.

Our local firefighters were on hand to show the families the firetrucks, as well as the local police department with their SWAT vehicles on display.

Two local farms were also there with produce from their gardens. The weather was perfect for the day full of visiting several vendors, learning about exhibits about health, food and exercise.

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I am completely fascinated with Cirque Du Soleil’s TORUK The First Flight. The “live immersive multimedia spectacle” is certainly something I’ve never experienced before, as I’m sure no one has. The show uses cutting-edge visuals, puppetry and stagecraft buoyed by a soaring cinematic score to bring to life James Cameron’s 2009 Fantasy/Science Fiction film, AVATAR. Narrated by a “Na’vi Storyteller” and populated by unforgettable characters, TORUK - The First Flight is a mythical tale set thousands of years before the events depicted in the film and before any humans ever set foot on Pandora.

Even if you have been to a Cirque Du Soleil show, this one is definitely not the same. I interviewed Cirque’s direct touring publicist, Laura Silverman, and asked what makes this show so unique compared to the rest. “This show is so different!” she exclaims. “For starters, we are really focusing on a specific story line. For the first time, we have an English speaking narrator who is bringing the audience into the action. We are also using the entire arena floor and bringing Pandora to life with incredible video projections.” She goes on to say that there are definitely acrobatics, but they are really helping to move the story along versus being the main focus, as in some of the other Cirque shows. “Additionally, we are using large scale puppets, kites, boomerangs, and of course the video projections to help tell the story.

TORUK - The First Flight is an opportunity to see Cirque du Soleil in a stunning new light and experience a different type of show than the company has previously presented.”

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AVATAR. It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just that I have two small children, so the movies I watch usually involve finding a fish or a galaxy far, far away. Well, there’s good news for me and the few other people that haven’t seen the movie. I asked Laura if you have to see it to understand the show, and she said, “Definitely not! TORUK - The First Flight is a prequel to AVATAR, taking place thousands of years before the events that happened in the film. It is a stand alone story. If you have seen the film, then perhaps you will recognize the Na’vi and some of the creatures, and if you haven’t, you can go watch the film afterwards.” Additional good news for me and many others is that the show is family friendly. Laura says that viewers of all ages love it.

Ralu, Entu and Tsyal are the three main protagonists of TORUK The First Flight. And guess what…The performer who plays Ralu, Jeremiah Hughes, was born right here in Nashville. He moved away when he was very young, but still has several family members who live in the area and remembers visiting as a kid, especially for the holidays. Before joining TORUK - The First Flight, Jeremiah, who began dancing at age 11, was a performer in Viva Elvis at Aria in Las Vegas, as well as an aerialist at LIGHT Nightclub.

Speaking of Nashville, the Bridgestone Arena is where the show will be performed. I was curious as to why that venue was chosen and asked Laura why it’s not going to be in a theater and what the set up will be. “One of the other really unique and incredible elements of TORUK - The First Flight is the size and set up of the stage,” she explained. “We take up the entire arena floor! So, no, with this show there are no floor seats. The stage is set to the same dimensions as a hockey rink, which is why we are playing Bridgestone Arena. We are trying to create a truly immersive experience and bring Pandora to life and having such a large stage and set helps us achieve that!”

Well, it all sounds amazing to me, and I can’t wait to see it. It will be my first time experiencing a Cirque show, so I really don’t have a frame of reference. However, Laura says that those who have experienced a Cirque du Soleil show before, should come with an open mind, wanting to experience a completely different yet equally magical show.

For more information and tickets, go to cirquedusoleil.com/toruk.

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SOCIAL | Music on Main

Story & Photography by Erica Brown Members of the Goodlettsville Parks and Recreation and Goodlettsville Chamber of Commerce hosted Music on Main at Goodlettsville City Hall. Goodlettsville residents gathered on the lawn of City Hall to hear the Margarita Beach Band play. Residents young and old both enjoyed a relaxing evening complete with food vendors and games for the younger crowd. Some of the children even joined the band at times to help with the music. For more information on the Goodlettsville Chamber, go to goodlettsvillechamber.com.

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Anna Gregory, Aubrey & Graham Taylor

Betty Moore & Betty Pace

Kayla & Kaylin Smith

Declan, Kristie & Steve Vollers

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