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Falling Under Fall’s Seasonal Spell I just can’t help it. As much as I love summer, I “fall” for fall every time it arrives. Maybe it’s the cooler weather; the technicolored transformation of the leaves on the trees; the ushering in of a whole new wardrobe (from my boxes in the attic); or the thrill of the long awaited football-watching and tailgating weekends. Or maybe it’s all of the above, plus even more, which we will explore in this month’s issue of Fieldstone. As you’ll see in this issue, October isn’t just the month of trick-or-treating and scaring yourself silly, it’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which tends to bring “scary” to whole new level; one that, unfortunately, hits too close to home for a number of people in Fieldstone Farms. Yet as frightening as something like cancer is, you’ll see that it doesn’t keep your friends and neighbors in our community down. In fact, you’ll see how people in our community, once again, make it a point to help those in need. In that same vein, we’d like to thank all of those who make it a point to support Fieldstone magazine. Whether it’s our advertisers, many of who are local business owners and/or residents of Fieldstone Farms, or the talented writers, photographers and designers who help put each issue of Fieldstone together, as well as those who help deliver each issue to the more than 2,100 homes in our community, we know we couldn’t do it without you, and we thank you for your many contributions. As a reader of this publication, we hope you’ll support those who support us every month, and make it possible for us to bring you this magazine. As always, if you have an idea for something you’d like to see in Fieldstone, please let us know. Send your comments or suggestions to suzanne@ fieldstonemagazine.com. And don’t forget to check us out online at fieldstonemagazine.com. You can also “Like” us on Facebook to stay up-todate on any information or events that arise between issues. Enjoy this first month of fall, and don’t wait too long to get those jack-o’lanterns out on your porch for Halloween. Even though I love helping my boys get their costumes together and “taste testing” their candy before they tear into their haul, assisting with the pumpkin carving at my home, and seeing all the other creative masterpieces lighting up the neighborhood at night, has got to be one of the best reasons to get excited about the arrival of fall.
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About the Publisher Suzanne Gallent is a native of Chattanooga and a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. After an 18-year career as an account executive and project manager for a number of Nashville’s foremost marketing, advertising and public relations firms, she left it all behind to pursue her most challenging and rewarding job yet, full-time motherhood. She has lived happily ever after in Fieldstone Farms for eight years with her husband, Chip, and her two sons.
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Chip and I enjoying a “devilishly” good time with our neighbors on Halloween in Fieldstone.
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Contents
Credits
A Survivor...and Proud of It........................................................6-7
Publisher Suzanne Gallent Suzanne@fieldstonemagazine.com
Can Fear Be a Good Thing?........................................................... 8 With a Little Help from My Friends............................................ 9 Fit and Healthy 4 Life..............................................................10-11 Cancer Can’t Keep This Family Down......................................11 Meet RCG...........................................................................................13 The Perfect Pour..............................................................................14 The Secret Is Out!............................................................................15 Calendar......................................................................................16-17
October Contributors Peter Alderman Brian Bachochin Cindy Chamberlain Susan Shifay Cheung Dianne Christian Maria Dinoia Sydney Duncan
Around the Neighborhood.........................................................18
October Cover Photo Christi Kline (949) 302-5608 Christi@AuthenticCapture.com
Kids Klassifieds.................................................................................19 Real Estate Facts..............................................................................20 Amassing a Wall of Masterpieces.............................................21
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A Change of Seasons.....................................................................23 PHAT for Fat Loss............................................................................24 Homeplace to Neighborhood....................................................25 One Harrowing Account of Our Local Heroes..............26-27 The Fieldstone View.......................................................................28 Help Me, Rhonda............................................................................29
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Focus on Fieldstone Cindy Chamberlain wife, mom, teacher & survivor
A Survivor.. and Proud of It
by Cindy Chamberlain - Northridge
“I don’t have time for this right now.” That was my first thought when my doctor’s office called to say that my mammogram results were unusual. It was September 2006. I was about to turn 41 years old, was a busy wife and mom, and this was my second year as Teaching Director for the Franklin Community Bible Study class. My daughters, Lauren and Rachel, were 13 and 10 respectively, and my husband, Clay, traveled almost weekly. I did not have time for this.
After the second mammogram and ultrasound, I was more concerned than before. The ultrasound looked like “snow” from an old TV screen with a big, black circle right in the center. At this point, I had to call my mother in Birmingham. My father was out of town on his annual fishing trip, but when I called, my mom had a friend over. I chose to go ahead and tell her while she was not alone, and after we had a good cry, I promised to keep her posted.
Unfortunately, since it was likely they would need an ultrasound too, I would have to go to the hospital for the second mammogram. When I called to schedule it, I was told the soonest I could be seen was two-and-ahalf weeks later. I shared my concerns with a few close friends, who promised to pray for me, but I never told my parents. My mother was a two-time breast cancer survivor, and just the thought of me having an unusual mammogram would have sent her reeling.
My doctor called the next morning, got me an appointment for the next day with a surgeon and I was scheduled for surgery two days after that on Friday, October 6, 2006. Rather than a needle biopsy, the surgeon recommended an excisional biopsy, which would remove the lump completely. My parents came in to help take care of my girls, and by that afternoon, my family and I were informed that I had breast cancer.
A few days before that two-and-a-half weeks were up, I stepped into the shower and, though I never did breast exams before and wasn’t intentionally looking for anything, I absent-mindedly ran my hand across my chest and felt something. That was a Saturday. So first thing Monday morning, I called my doctor. She was less than thrilled that the hospital was making me wait so long for my next appointment and called back to say she got me one for later that same day.
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From that moment on, life began to change very quickly. My busy wife/mom/Teaching Director life became one filled with doctor visits, statistics and information overload. I had lunch with my friend, Debbie Murry, and tried to explain what was going on in my life. She said, “I feel like we are talking about someone else, not you.” I felt exactly the same way. People kept telling me I was sick, but I felt fine! In fact, I had been training for a halfmarathon.
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I was lucky because my cancer was caught very early. After many consultations with various doctors, it was decided that I would begin chemotherapy in November. Four rounds of chemo over the course of 12 weeks would then be followed by a double mastectomy and reconstruction, once my body and blood counts had a chance to recover. Sitting in a recliner at the oncologist’s office, watching poison drip into my body from an IV pole, is an experience I never want to repeat. One of my chemo medications was rightly called “the red devil.” This stuff was evil. I would leave the oncologist’s office with a headache, and extreme fatigue was the overwhelming side effect for me. Taking a shower would require a nap afterward. I started losing my hair about two weeks after the first treatment, so I went to Great Clips one evening and had them shave my head. Finally, I felt like I was just a little bit in control of my life. I can never express my gratitude to all the people who cared for me and my family during chemo, surgery and my recovery. Dinners were delivered to my house three to four times weekly. My neighbors paid to have a housekeeper clean my house. My friend, Kathy Birdsong, with whom I had been training for the half-marathon, ran it wearing a shirt with my initials on it, then gave me the shirt. I was, and still am, blessed beyond measure.
working hard. Life is good, God is great, and I am a survivor… and proud of it. Cindy Chamberlain is a homemaker and certified FitCoach at Koko FitClub. She has also been the Teaching Director for the Franklin Community Bible Study class for the last seven years. She and her husband, Clay, have lived in Northridge in Fieldstone Farms for 11 years with their two daughters, Lauren and Rachel.
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My last round of chemo was in January 2007. The day after President’s Day in February, I spent six hours under anesthesia having a double mastectomy and reconstruction. Within two weeks, I began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. By early April, I was starting to feel like myself again. My hair began to come back in and it was super-curly for the first time in my life! (I’m sorry to say it didn’t last.) I attended Lauren’s 8th grade graduation and missed as few of Rachel’s soccer games as possible. Even in the midst of chemo and surgery, I did not feel God leading me to step out of my position as Teaching Director. He provided teachers to fill in when I couldn’t be there, and the class survived. In fact, I think the fact that we all pulled together to get through a year of hardship just made us that much stronger. I’m coming up on the 6th anniversary of my diagnosis and I wouldn’t change a thing about my treatment choices. I ran that half-marathon the following December with Kathy and several other friends, and we are still running today. Last December, I joined Koko FitClub in hopes of strengthening my upper body, only to learn that they had a program for women recovering from breast cancer. Looking back on the days when I couldn’t pull myself out of a pool due to lack of upper body strength, I wish that Koko had been available for me. I now work at Koko and am thankful for the opportunity to spread the word about this wonderful program. Lauren is 19 and a sophomore at Auburn University, while Rachel is 16 and a junior at Brentwood Academy. I’m still teaching at CBS and Clay’s still traveling and
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Can Fear Be a Good Thing?
by Sara Hamill - Belmont
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I love everything about it: fall weather, the costumes, decorations, pumpkin carving and candy. For one night a year, the neighborhood collectively engages in some fun together. But I think the real appeal of Halloween is the idea of being scared. It may sound far-fetched, but it actually gives us an opportunity to explore fear in a healthy way. We approach it, expect it, but know there isn’t any real danger. The next morning, it’s over without any lingering emotions, and we’ve learned what scares us and why. Fear is one of our trickiest emotions. Understanding it as a good thing is very difficult for most of us. What could possibly be good about feeling scared? People who are perpetual thrill seekers know. Fear releases adrenaline and creates in us a heightened feeling. People can perform incredible feats of strength and heroism in the face of fear. It alerts us to danger, and causes a physical protective reaction so we can cope. Fear is wired in to protect us so that we can be aware of when we are in danger both physically and emotionally. Fear is really our friend. Our problem comes in confusing the true emotion of fear with anxiety. Real fear usually only lasts for a period of time. When the danger is resolved, the fear should leave. Anxiety is prolonged fear. It comes into our lives when we start fearing the fear instead of living in the reality of today. For example, if I am in a terrible car accident, I would naturally experience the fear of that event while it is happening, and it would alert me to react. But, if I forever refuse to get in a car because of what might happen, my normal fear has become anxiety. It is affecting my ability to live a normal, productive life. Anxiety is exacerbated by stress. Stress from life circumstances can cause us to start living in the past or the future, while ignoring the present. We continually process old situations that were emotionally scarring and then we project onto the future all of our worst-case scenarios. Sometimes we justify that thinking as being practical or being a realist, but the truth is, no one can change the past or predict the future. Sometimes we think by “getting ahead of” any possible outcome, we can somehow change the way things go. But life is unpredictable, and we have no idea what tomorrow will hold. Anxiety and worry only create the illusion that we are in control, while taking their toll on our long-term emotional well-being.
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Ridding ourselves of anxiety requires a mental reworking. Depending on the severity of the anxiety, professional help from a therapist can often assist us in learning new ways of thinking. Overcoming anxiety is not as easy as letting go of the worry. Nor is it something we need to be hijacked by for the rest of our lives. We can walk ourselves daily through some mental exercises to help alleviate anxiety and to relearn a more productive way of thinking. First, we need to ask ourselves what we are really worried about. For example, many of us have anxiety around public speaking, but what we are actually afraid of is the possibility of being judged by our audience. So our first task is to acknowledge the real worry: judgment, and get to the heart of why that bothers us. We might be surprised. It’s like picking up a lifeless rock, only to find that there are many living, breathing things making a home under there. Our emotional lives are a lot like that. They appear to be one thing on the surface, but have a whole life of their own underneath. Secondly, we need to decipher anxiety from real danger. Anxiety often makes our bodies think we are in danger, but we really are just uncomfortable. For example, we need to ask ourselves, “Will speaking in public actually harm me?” Most likely, the answer is no, so it is not a real danger and therefore, not real fear. It is anxiety over what might happen, not what is really happening. Third, we need to start looking at the reality. What is the chance that the “things” that I am worrying about will happen? If they do happen, what can I do about the situation? (I might be able to do something or nothing.) How much about this situation do I really control? (Since I only control myself, probably not as much as I think.) What is the best thing that might happen or did happen? (Good things happen too!) What can I do about this situation today? What is my reality today? When we start thinking about the reality of today, we find there is only so much we can really accomplish. We start letting go and finding joy in the moment, while lessening our worries about things already done or things yet to come. Letting go of anxiety and worry frees us to be truly present in our own lives and with others. Sara Hamill, a native Nashvillian, has been a Fieldstone Farm resident since 2003. She currently works as Restore Ministries Program Director, coordinating support groups for the Maryland Farms, Christ Church, and Brentwood YMCAs as well as church partners. She can be reached at shamill@ymcamidtn.org.
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With A Little Help from My Friends
by Susan Shifay Cheung - Dalton Park
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, indeed, “cancer awareness” has been front and center for me recently. Up until now, I’d always associated cancer as a serious disease affecting older people. I wasn’t prepared for a much younger person to be so sick. Relaxing by the clubhouse pool one July afternoon watching my kids splash in the water, I took a phone call from my good friend, Alyssa Volker. She had the test results back from her colonoscopy done much earlier than the standard age 50, due to family history and troubling symptoms. Numbly, I heard her tell me she had adenocarcinoma of the colon, or in stark terms, colon cancer.
emotional trial. Here’s where the lesson of sustained friendship kicked in and I learned to be okay with noncommunication, as Alyssa recovered quietly at home. The most practical thing I did was to help another of our friends set up a meal chain. Between Alyssa’s friends in Fieldstone Farms, her church community and a separate meal chain organized by her colleagues at Belmont University, where she works part-time as an Instructor of Classical Voice and Aural Skills, we made sure she didn’t have to worry about cooking for more than a month.
This may be cliché, but no man is an island. We may think we are, but the truth is we get a whole lot Alyssa was one of the first people I of help from our friends, if only we met when we moved to Fieldstone let them onto the island. Maybe it’s Farms more than three years because most of us are modest that ago. It was one of those “we just we’re surprised when people rally clicked moments” when we found around. We shouldn’t be; people ourselves seated next to each other, Best Buds Alyssa Volker and Shifay Cheung like to be asked. We’re embarrassed as we waited for my son and her about being a burden, so we don’t daughter to finish with their Kindergarten testing at ask enough for help. Well, forget your qualms and please Hunters Bend. I found out she she’d just moved to the ask when people offer and please accept what is offered. Wheaton Hall section of Fieldstone Farms. We had a lot As an older mom of young children, Alyssa’s health in common, as both of us had relocated from upstate journey is a wake-up call for me to stay on top of my New York after our husbands had been offered jobs in own health. After all, I’ve sworn to my kids that I’ll be a Nashville. Our friendship was further cemented when our fit and healthy grandma when the time comes, boogying husbands and children seemed to get along. on down to 80s music. Don’t assume because you’re not My immediate reaction to Alyssa’s news was to ask what I could do to help. Walking along with her during this health journey, through her biopsy, surgery and postsurgical recovery, has been a huge lesson in friendship. I’ve learned the nature of support is to be there for someone, even if you’re not asked to do anything. Just let it be known you’re there for them. If they need their distance, don’t push, but be a listener when they come to you for emotional support. Do what you can when practical help is needed. You may feel helpless as a friend, but you don’t turn away when periods of silence ensue.
in your dotage that all is okay. Health is not something to be taken lightly. Be your own fierce advocate when you sense something isn’t right. Go with your gut feeling, even when it may not be the prescribed time to have the tests.
In early August, Alyssa underwent more than three hours of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to remove 12 inches of her sigmoid colon, where the tumor was located. The surgeon also took out 29 lymph nodes for further tests. Thankfully, the surgery determined that her cancer was at stage one. The margins (the edges of the tissue they removed) and lymph nodes were negative for cancer. I can’t tell you the relief I felt on hearing the good news. I think I jumped for joy.
October shouldn’t just be Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It should be Health Awareness in General Month. Scratch that; we should really be vigilant about our health every month.
If you’ve ever had major surgery, you’d know that the process of post-surgical healing is both a physical and
Reflecting on Alyssa’s experiences, I wonder how many others in the Fieldstone Farms community may be suffering stoically behind closed doors. I’m not advocating being nosy neighbors on a mission to discover the neighborhood ills, but be aware and connected somehow. Ask and reach out, if you have an opportunity to help.
Susan Shifay Cheung has turned her hand to many forms of writing in her various roles, over the years, as corporate trainer, management consultant, journalist and freelance writer. You can contact her at y2s2cheung@yahoo.com.
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Fit and Healthy 4 Life
by Sydney Duncan
It’s the sad truth for most of us living in America today, with fast food drive thru’s and microwavable dinners cutting meal preparation time down to seconds. It appears to be an easy enough task to eat healthy then, just cut out the obvious negatives; fried foods, candy, soda, etc. Problem solved, right? Unfortunately that is not the case. A number of factors get in the way of healthy living in this day and age, two major ones being the preservatives that weigh down our packaged foods, and pesticides pumped throughout our fruits and vegetables, the very core of what the majority of us categorize as “healthy”. Add a dash of a sedentary lifestyle, and you have one deadly mixture on your hands, or even worse, on your family’s hands. Eyes opening to the importance of this epidemic, two women with a common initiative ban together to make their community a healthier place. “It was a terrible year of constant sickness, sleepless nights and frazzled nerves,” Melanie ‘Mel’ Stewart says of her first born son, who was at the time two years old. After taking him to a variety of different doctors, a diagnosis of sinus disease was finally made. Treatment began with a round of antibiotics, soon mounting up with several additions including a steroid spray. Try as the might; nothing seemed to be working for the young boy. It was then that Mel was introduced to a woman who had an amazing amount of knowledge about Chinese medicine, nutrition, and herbal remedies. Applying what she was taught about all the foods to eliminate from her son’s diet and what herbs and vitamins to begin, Mel claims that within 10 short days he was clear for the first time in a year. This revolution ignited a spark and she began her own personal studies in Chinese medicine, herbs, and nutrition. In October 1998, the beginning of a tragedy started to unfold for Mel when her younger brother was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Already having reached stage 4B (the final stage) at diagnosis with no previous symptoms, and with the cancer being of unknown origin, doctors were uncertain of treatment, except that it would include chemotherapy, which is
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the use of chemicals to affect fast replicating cells, including cancer cells, hair and intestinal cells. It is a grueling process that leaves its patients sick and hazy, ironically enough since it is the very thing being used to cure them. If your intestines were distressed by the chemo, would certain foods not cause further distress? Mel says that the spark became a flame, beckoning her to learn all that she could to help her brother obtain proper nutrition capable of supporting his immune system through the rough trials ahead. Unfortunately though, due to the aggressive nature and advanced stage of his cancer, Mel’s brother passed away only six months after diagnosis at the age of 26. “The devastation of that loss left a raging wildfire of desire to help others avoid the tremendous pain of losing a loved one to this horrible disease,” Mel explained passionately, the intensity in both her voice and eyes making it clear that this wildfire had yet to be extinguished. In honor of her brother, Mel went back to school and in 2005 obtained her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science, followed by receiving her Masters in Holistic Nutrition. Just learning the information though wasn’t enough for Mel; her thirst to teach others drove her to do more, a quality that she and Patty Norem had in common. Having started running 15 years ago after the birth of her fifth child as a way to lose weight and relieve stress, Patty soon learned that running could accomplish both these things and more! Through the activity, she has met her best friend, her husband, and through marathons has been to new and exciting places she otherwise never would have gone. Patty became certified as a running coach through Road Runner Coaches of America, her goal being to help others who would like to make running a part of their life. When the 2010 flood hit, Mel and Patty both found themselves at a loss. With their homes underwater, the stress continued to pile on, and it didn’t help much that Patty, Mel’s next door neighbor, was constantly insisting Mel go for runs with her. Mel found the idea
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absurd; go running while her home was falling apart? How could that help anything? It wasn’t until she finally gave into her neighbor’s request that a new opportunity presented itself. With Mel’s stress now lightened and mind open, the two women were able to pull their knowledge of health and fitness together to create Fit and Healthy 4 Life, intending to get their community in shape!
A typical workout consists of a walk/run, a core workout, and nutritional education. It may sound boring, but those participating can vouch that it is far from it! With new neighbors making friends and long term residents meeting new people, the social aspect of Fit and Healthy 4 Life is just as rewarding as the content itself. Everyone is encouraging and energetic, and there is always lots of laughter!
Their biggest initial problem was marketing. When it comes to healthy living, the women know their stuff but marketing wasn’t exactly their forte. Soon they did manage to round up enough members of the community to get started. The group consisted of both men and women of all ages, “Our oldest participant is 74 and had not worked out since high school. He loved it so much, he wrote a song about it!” Mel said, her proud smile radiating.
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Both women concur that the most rewarding aspect of running this program has been seeing people succeed in doing something that they thought they couldn’t do. Their reactions make Mel and Patty’s efforts more than worth it in the end; and the best part is, the people that they work with make the job a blast! They conclude their 10 week session by completing a 5k race and celebrating after they cross the finish line.
Sydney Duncan is an art focused junior at Franklin High School. She enjoys all creative pursuits (anything from drawing to film making), loves to dance (no matter how horrible she may be at it), and is infatuated (because obsessed is a strong word) with the comic book universe.
Cancer Can’t Keep This Family Down
by Katy Jones - Summer Haven
Cancer is an insidious disease that can strike anyone at any time. It knows nothing about age, race or status. It often comes surprisingly to those who least expect it. For Ann Dotson, a 70-year-old grandmother, it came during an annual check-up a couple of years ago; a visit with her doctor that would change her life completely. During a mammogram, Ann’s doctor found a lump on her breast. The diagnosis was cancer. Fortunately it was caught early, only in stage one, and was contained. She immediately notified her family, but Ann says everyone stayed very optimistic and was extremely loving and extra supportive in her time of need. Her husband, Marc, and her son, Gary, remained by her side at the hospital throughout the surgery. “My biggest fear in this situation was that I would have to go through chemo,” says Ann. “I have been little all my life. I’m only 115 pounds, and if I had to have chemo I’d be around 95.” Fortunately, that nightmare never came. Chemo was deemed not necessary for Ann, even though she did have to endure radiation. Surprisingly, around the same time, her daughter-inlaw, Melissa, learned that she had developed a brain tumor. Although it was noncancerous, they were both terrified. Through their shared experience, Ann and her daughter-in-law grew closer together. The ordeal forged a strong relationship between the two as they supported each other during their surgeries. Ann’s surgery was in
January 2010 and Melissa’s was in June of the same year. Ann is thankful she could be strong for both of them and could help her daughter-in-law. They both live in Fieldstone Farms, so living close to each other allowed her to support her daughter-in-law, as well as be there for her grandsons, Jacob and Matthew. Ann Dotson doesn’t dwell on her cancer diagnosis. She is simply thankful for her health. At the end of September, she finished her anti-cancer medication and doesn’t expect to ever have to take it again. She is grateful that her treatment rarely had side effects, and that she was able to continue work. On August 12, 2012, she and Marc celebrated 50 years of marriage. Just three days later, her son, Gary, and Melissa celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. There is much to celebrate in the Dotson family these days, but Ann Dotson’s greatest celebration is this: she is a cancer survivor. Katy Jones is a senior at FHS, where she is a member of the Rebel Review newspaper staff. She has played softball for the Rebels, and participates in the school’s criminal justice honors courses. She hopes to one day pursue a career as an attorney.
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Meet RCG - Voice, Data & Wireless Made Easy
by Jessica Holbrook
RCG is your one-stop-shop for all things telecom. What makes them different? Their team! RCG offers a combined staff experience of 150+ years in the telecom industry and it shows. RCG has mastered the art of simplifying the chaotic world of telecom and makes it easy for their clients. Service with a smile in its truest form. RCG offers solutions for a variety of telecommunication needs: Is your company in need of wireless management? RCG will manage your monthly Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T accounts to ensure you are on the best plans to fit the needs of your company. Who has time to go through those confusing invoices each month? RCG DOES! RCG will update you on your latest usage habits and where you can save money – one bill at a time. They will also be a point of contact between you and the carrier. No more waiting on hold and having to listen to dull elevator music just to see when you’re eligible to upgrade your phone. Let RCG do it for you so you can focus on what is important – your business. Is your company in need of data, voice, and internet communication services? Whether you’re looking for a new telecom vendor, a new phone system, or even reconditioned equipment, they offer ways to help. The first thing they to do is listen. Their commitment is to what works best for you! Therefore, RCG does not represent only one brand. Nor do they recommend only one type of system. Through the years, they have built strategic relationships with the leading names in telecommunications. Those relationships and RCG’s expertise help you integrate your management information and telecommunications requirements into a cost-effective tool.
Is your company in need of cabling services? If your communications go over it, RCG can install it. It doesn’t matter if its computer cabling, video cabling, or phone wiring, RCG’s technicians can handle every aspect of your structured cabling needs. Would you like your employees to have access to RCG’s Employee Value Program? The Employee Value Program offers employee discounts on monthly services through all major phone carriers. Your employees will obtain the benefits of having a personal contact, no hold times, free consultations, and priority billing resolutions. Each employee will also have access to their own private online portal. Membership is included at no charge when a new line of service is activated through EVP online or over the phone. Meet Melinda! Melinda Curran is Founder and President of Resource Communications Group, LLC and has focused on growth and improving customer satisfaction since 1993. Before founding RCG, Melinda worked for BellSouth and then AT&T in a variety of sales roles; always exceeding quota and maintaining an above average retention rate within her client base. Her experience began in the small to mid-market space where she maintained in excess of 800 accounts as an inside account executive. Melinda received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Belmont University and she continues her education through various training offered by carriers and partners. For more information, please visit www.myrcg.com to see a full list of offered services and current partners and clients. To speak with an expert, call RCG’s main line at 615.567.2222.
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The Perfect Pour
Gentleman Jack - Lynchburg, TN
It’s football time in Tennessee, as well as everywhere else around this great land. To honor this great Southern tradition, this month’s “Perfect Pour” column is going to focus exclusively on bourbon and whiskey, because these spirits seem to directly influence the school spirit exhibited at many a college football game. So what’s the difference between bourbon and whiskey? Well, the simplest explanation we can find states that only the state of Kentucky can produce bourbon with its name on the label, because the name comes from Bourbon County in the central bluegrass region of Kentucky. It’s said that this county was named in 1785 to honor the French royal family and was once the major transshipment site for shipping distilled spirits down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. Barrels from there were stamped with the county’s name, which then became the name of this kind of whiskey. We’ve also heard that whiskeys are not bourbons because they add flavoring during the distillation process. Ironically, there are currently no distillers in Bourbon County, KY, but there are plenty in other counties in the state, and in surrounding states. Let’s check out a few below!
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The oldest continuously operating distillery in America, during Prohibition, the distillery was permitted to remain operational to make whiskey for “medicinal purposes.”
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Burnished gold in color, this bourbon brings a mélange of aromas to the nose: honey, vanilla, oak, toffee and a suggestion of coriander are all there. The body is big, and on the palate, this becomes a very spicy, masculine whiskey with a complex spicy mustiness and notes of leather, tobacco, overripe oranges and a surprising smokiness not often found in a bourbon.
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Full-bodied with fruit and spices with a finish that is silky, warm and pleasant. And now for something completely different… a melancholy quote from an accomplished actor and drinker, who had the misfortune of living during a very dry time in our nation’s history. “Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.” – W.C. Fields
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The Secret Is Out! Pay attention, style gurus, because Alison Wolf & Co. is open for business. Who is Alison Wolf? She’s none other than Fieldstone magazine’s own hair expert, and the author of our reoccurring “Tangled Secrets” hair column. And now, after eight months in Tennessee, Alison has once again become the master of her own universe (at least at the salon, because her two boys rule the rest of her life) by opening her own salon – Alison Wolf & Co., located at 1731 Mallory Lane (in Cool Springs just behind the Cracker Barrel and Krispy Kreme). When talking with Alison about what a person goes through when trying to choose a hairdresser, she said that she realizes that going through this process isn’t easy for anyone. She said, “It’s intimate, in a way, because you are putting your outward image in someone else’s hands, and that’s a big deal.” Alison’s first salon, Island Sanctuary, was a small, boutique shop in Florida with just a few stylists working at any given time. “It was very cozy and personal,” she said, “but here in Tennessee, I have taken that concept to an even more personal level: one-on-one, completely private hair services, where there is no one in the studio but me and my client during their service.” This doesn’t mean that a friend or family member can’t tag along (that’s completely up to you), but Alison realized that, often, this is the only time many of her clients get to have to themselves, whether they’re busy mothers or working women – or both!
confidence, joy and pride to someone, in regard to their personal appearance, is a privilege that I take very seriously.” So, whether you are new to Franklin, you’re in the market for a fresh, new experience in regard to hair salons, or you’re just curious about meeting the woman behind the fun “Tangled Secrets” column, Alison invites you to visit her studio. She’s located is Cool Springs, just behind what she refers to as the “evil” Krispy Kreme (and, no, please do not bring her any). A consummate professional, Alison promises that you will not be disappointed, and that she will work tirelessly to give you the look you have always wanted until you are 100% satisfied. Alison Wolf & Co. takes appointments Monday through Saturday. Simply call the studio at (615) 435-WOLF or Alison’s cell at (386) 237-5274. You can also find her online at AlisonWolf.com and at Facebook.com/ MusicCitySalon, and on Twitter at @MusicCitySalon.
A one-on-one studio experience is a treat that many people don’t even know is available to them. Breaking away from the conventional, multi-chaired, multistaffed salon has given Alison the ability to control the environment that she creates for her clients. She says, “There is something nurturing and special about being in a quiet, relaxed setting, where you can have someone’s undivided attention – and that works both ways. I am at my most creative and efficient when I have no peripheral distractions. Just you, and me, discussing all the things that you have ever wanted to do with your hair (okay, we talk about other stuff too), in absolute privacy.” If that sounds too good to be true, we assure you, it’s not. Alison says she’s been successful in her career because she follows a tried and true formula, which consists of offering the best service possible, doing the finest work available, doing it for a fair price and putting an emphasis on integrity. So if it’s just Alison and her clients in her studio, who is the “company” in “Alison Wolf & Co.”? Well, she says that it’s a bit of a play on words, because the company is actually all of her clients. Alison continued, “I have the complete joy of going to work every day and being with friends. Many of my clients during the past 20+ years have become just that, friends – intricate parts of my life that I could never do without, and making them happy never feels like work. Having a creative gift to bring self-
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Fieldstone’s November Issue Deadline Information
Contributor Space Reservation: October 15th – Fieldstone is YOUR community magazine so if you have something positive to offer, please let us know! Contribution space is always free to residents of Fieldstone Farms but space is limited so reserve your space as soon as possible. Contributor Submission Deadline: October 17th – Please have your text and pictures in to us by the 17th. New Advertiser Space Reservation: October 15th – If you would like to advertise with Fieldstone in November, please let us know as soon as possible. Once again, space is limited but if you need any help with your ad, Fieldstone’s graphics department can do it! Please contact us as early as possible to allow us enough time to get it perfect for you. Advertiser Artwork Deadline: October 17th – If you wish to submit your own camera-ready artwork, please have it to us by the 17th.
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Komen Race for the Cure Maryland Farms Pumpkinfest Downtown Franklin
Local P hone Numbers Emergency............................................... 911 Poison Control..............................936-2034 Crisis Intervention........................269-4357 Franklin Police...............................794-2513 Williamson Co. Sheriff.................790-5550 Franklin Fire Dept.........................791-3275 Williamson Medical Center.........435-5000 Animal Control..............................790-5590 Schools Hunters Bend Elementary...........472-4580 Walnut Grove Elementary...........472-4870 Grassland Middle.........................472-4500 Franklin High.................................472-4450 BGA.................................................794-3501 Columbia State CC.......................790-4400 Williamson Co ALC.......................790-5810 Services Middle TN Electric Service . .......794-1102 Comcast.................................800-266-2278 Direct TV................................866-505-9387 Local Government Franklin City Government...........791-3217 County Clerk.................................790-5712 Franklin Library.............................595-1250 Veteran Affairs.............................790-5623 Miscellaneous The Fieldstone Club.....................790-9124 Senior Services..............................376-0102 Voter Registration........................790-5711 Chamber of Commerce...............794-1225
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Around the Neighborhood.. Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - Fieldstone 50+ Coffee Club 50 Plus hosts coffee at the Clubhouse every Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. All age groups are welcome. Contact Patricia Hampton at hamdoo1994@att.net. Every other Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. - Fieldstone Bridge Group The group will meet on October 3rd, 17th and 31st from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse. Contact Mike Hartland to participate - 472-8114. October 9th, 1:30 p.m. – Fieldstone Book Club The club meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse. Contact Shirley Fette at Shirley3799@att.net for more information. Everyone is welcome! October 16th, 6:00 p.m. - HOA Board Meeting Join us at the Clubhouse for the monthly meeting. October 17th, 9:00 a.m. - Fieldstone 50+ Coffee Club We will be going to Nett’s Country Store in Bethel ( just south of Lieper’s Fork). Meet at the Clubhouse at 9:00 a.m. for caravan departure. October 17th, 6:30 p.m. – My Masterpiece Art Class Class takes place at the Fieldstone Clubhouse. Contact Betsy at betsy91@gmail.com for more information.
Fieldstone Cub Scout Pack 597
October 1st - 6:00 p.m., Third Pack/Den Meeting of the Year at the Clubhouse October 12th-14th, Camping trip to Boxwell Scout Reservation. Caravan leaves from Hunter’s Bend at 4:00 p.m. October 15th - 6:00 p.m., Fourth Pack/Den Meeting of the Year at the Clubhouse
Fieldstone Farms 6th Annual Holiday Bazaar
Please join us for our 6th annual Fieldstone Farms Holiday Bazaar and Marketplace at the Fieldstone Farms Clubhouse. There will be lots of wonderful things to choose from....everything from gift ideas to services with 30 vendors set up all in one place. Free admission - and there will be drawings for gift baskets as well. So mark your calendars to attend this annual event and get some early Christmas shopping done! Saturday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 4th from 1pm to 5pm each day. Reservations for a vendor table space will start on Monday, October 1st at 10am at the Fieldstone Farms Clubhouse. Once you have paid, you get to pick your spot. The cost is $20 if you bring your own 6ft or 8ft table or $30 to rent a table (only 8 tables are available) from the Club. For further information, please contact Tammy Jirjis at tjirjis@cmacommunities.com or 615-790-9124. Hope to see y’all there!!
Franklin High Flags
The Franklin High School band would like to thank Fieldstone Farms for its participation in our first US Flag set up on Labor Day. 160 flags were set up at various homes within Fieldstone Farms and they looked beautiful. If you saw them and would like to place an order, your subscription could start with the Veterans Day holiday. Please email FHSflag@gmail.com and provide your street address. Someone from the FHS Flag committee can provide you ordering details at that time.
October 31st - 6:00 p.m., Fifth Pack/Den Meeting of the Year at the Clubhouse
Bring Your Racquet, We’ll Serve! Come join us at our Free Tennis Social.
Take part in our exciting, organized Round Robin. All levels of players are welcome...and bring your friends, too. We’ll be serving food and drinks, and there will be prizes for our winners, donated by Publix, Molly Maids, Miss Daisy’s Southern Cooking at Grassland Foodland and The Coffee House (opening soon) Second & Bridge, Downtown Franklin. So, whether you’re awesome on the court or just chillin’ in the bleachers, you’re sure to have a great time. Sunday October 7th, 2-4pm. RSVP - Carol Stansbury @ carolstansbury@comcast.net or Tammy Jirjis @tjirjis@cmacommunities.com.
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Kid’s Klassifieds
Do you babysit, mow lawns, wash cars, pet sit, etc. in our neighborhood? Then send us your information and we will post it in our classified section. 18 and younger only please – Thank you! Need care for your pet, but don’t want to pay for boarding? Contact Vaughn Hamill at vaughn.hamill@ gmail.com or 595-7996. Availability:
Rent–A–Teen - For all your technological issues • • •
Solve tech problems with computers, cell phones, Ipods, TVs, cameras, video players, etc. Answer any and all questions – No question is too simple. Help shop for the ideal product to fit your needs.
Hourly rates - available weekends only. I am a Franklin High School student and have been passionate about technology since I was very young. Ben Bergman: 595-5573 or rentateen42@gmail.com. Call or email for a free quote.
September-May: Morning and Evening May-August: All day Williamson County School Holidays: All day
Rates: 1-2 visits per day: $10/day; 3-4 visits per day: $12/day. References available upon request.
Morgan Polston - Babysitting, Pet Sitting, House Sitting MTSU student available on weekends, local neighbor.
I love kids - so let me be your babysitter!! Call Courtney Cook at 557-6365. 17 years old, American Red Cross trained, 3 years experience, junior honors student. Need help studying to improve grades, ACT/SAT scores, or standardized test performance? Call Caleb Gaddes - 438-6596 or email caleb.gaddes@gmail.com. 18-year-old senior at Franklin High School. AP student with honors. References available upon request. Beginner Guitar Lessons - I am a 15-year-old Fieldstone Farms resident and have been teaching beginner guitar lessons in my home for three years. I have openings for a limited number of new students. $10 per half-hour lesson for ages 10-18. Contact Arin at: brewbeat@comcast.net Are you looking for a certified & reliable babysitter? Meredith Wilken - 521-6449 or mkwilken@hotmail.com 12 years old, honor student, Red Cross Certified, 7th grader at Grassland Middle School!
Contact morganlpolston@gmail.com.
Grassland’s Bravo Creative Arts Center is excited to present a premiere production of Disney’s “ The Little Mermaid” In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch Ursula, and convince Prince Eric that she’s the girl with the enchanting voice.
The cast of more than 100 local children and teens will perform the well known favorites like Part of Your World, Kiss the Girl, Under the Sea plus new songs written for the Broadway musical like She’s In Love, Human Stuff and One Step Closer. Live on stage October 12, 13 & 14 at The Father Ryan Center For the Arts 700 Norwood Drive ( just off Franklin Road) Evening performances are October 12 & 13 at 7pm. Matinee performances are October 13 & 14 at 2pm.
Need a babysitter you can trust? Call Kayla Turner at 866-7921 or 791-9311. I am a 16 year old junior at Christ Presbyterian Academy. I live in Wexford and love kids. 4 years experience.
Tickets are $10 advanced, reserved or $8 General Admission at the door. For more information, please call (615) 599-5314.
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Amassing a Wall of Masterpieces Wednesday, September 19, saw another large group of excited people squirming in their chairs as they got ready to create the latest in a growing collection of artistic delights at the My Masterpiece Art Class. Held in the Fieldstone Farms clubhouse, instructors, Margaret Crawford and Betsy Bergman, once again took a slightly intimidated group of students and turned them into “accomplished” artists. This month, the task at hand was to create a whimsical tree, standing on a hill and surrounded by an inviting sky.
Each artist had her own interpretation on the same idea, and each was a masterpiece. Next month, whatever the My Masterpieces ladies bring for us to paint, you can bet it will be another piece worthy of adorning a wall in its painter’s home. If we keep this up, we’re going to have to find a lot more wall space!
Fall Call of the Wild Fundraiser
Walden’s Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center’s “Fall Call of the Wild Fundraiser” benefits 2500 injured and orphaned animals annually. This year’s fundraiser is on Thursday, October 25th at 7:00pm. The event will be held at the world famous Sound Kitchen Recording Studio located at 112 Seaboard Lane, Franklin, TN 37067. Tickets for the event include the following: ▪▪
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Join the fun at the next My Masterpiece Art Class at the Fieldstone Farms clubhouse on Wednesday, October 17, from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. And mark your calendars for upcoming classes on November 14 and December 12. Classes are $35 per person and include all the painting materials – you bring your own drinks and snacks. To reserve a spot at an upcoming class, e-mail Betsy Bergman at betsy91@gmail.com. You can also catch up with what’s going on with the classes at Facebook.com/ MyMasterpieceArtClass.
Food is provided by Bound’ry. Drinks, Silent Auction and Special guests including our Animal Ambassadors! Walden’s Puddle receives no State or Federal funding and is supported by individual donors and Foundations through grant funding. For more info, visit: www. waldenspuddle.org
Brenthaven Church Bazaar
To make reservations by credit card, contact Lane Brody at 615-714-4002. To pay by check, mail to: Walden’s Puddle, P.O. Box 641, Joelton, TN 37080. You will receive confirmation so please include your phone number, e-mail and address. Please make your reservation today. Seating is limited.
Please join us on Saturday, November 3rd from 9:00 AM—3:00 PM at Brenthaven Church, 516 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN 37027 Shop for beautiful hand-made items and homemade baked goods from more than 20 vendors including items made by Brenthaven’s Creative Ministries Team. For more information, please call 373-4826.
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High Hopes Proudly Presents Amy Grant & Friends High Hopes Inclusive Preschool and Pediatric Therapy Clinic will host our 15th Annual Hats Off to High Hopes fundraiser on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 6:30pm. The goal of the event is to raise $100,000 to benefit High Hopes’ pediatric therapy and preschool programs and highlight our important work in improving the lives of children with special needs. The dinner event will be held in Liberty Hall at The Factory at Franklin. Legendary singer/songwriter Amy Grant headlines the party which will include live music,
silent auction, cocktails and more. Comedian Henry Cho will emcee the event. Chicago-tribute band Make Me Smile will also be a part of the rocking evening. Tickets are $150 each. For an additional $50, guests can mix and mingle with Amy Grant at Patrons Hour from 6:00-7:00pm prior to the event at Liberty Hall. A limited number of $50 balcony seats are available for the show only. For more information, please call (615) 522-5616 or visit our website www.highhopesnash.org.
2012 Christmas Village benefits the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Christmas Village 2012 marks the 52nd year of this annual charitable event, a wonderful Nashville tradition. This event was founded by Berenice Denton and Barbara Fridrich of the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club, and started as a one-day event in 1961 at the Hippodrome on West End, netting $1,020. Today Christmas Village is recognized as a premier consumer show in the southeast spanning six buildings at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, with approximately 260 merchants and drawing more than 25,000 shoppers. Merchants from all over the United States will set up booths selling limitless choices of gifts, clothes, jewelry, holiday decorations, antiques, food and much more. It truly is the place for one-stop shopping! Operating Christmas Village requires more than 1,500 volunteer hours from over 200 dedicated volunteers each year. Members of the Nashville Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club organize and plan the show under the direction of two co-chairs and a Board consisting of approximately thirty members. Kendra Melnyk and Angela Bostelman are serving as the co-chairs for the 2012 Christmas Village. The proceeds from Christmas Village primarily benefit the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, as well as other Pi Beta Phi philanthropies located here in Tennessee. The Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center is a world-renowned center dedicated to serving those with diseases of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck, and hearing, speech, language and related disorders. The Center restores health and the ability to communicate to thousands of
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people every year through patient care, professional education and clinical research. Additionally, funds provided by Christmas Village helped open the Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute, which provides speech, language, cognitive, occupational and physical therapy for older teens and adults who have experienced a traumatic brain injury through accident or stroke. Currently, the Institute’s largest population of patients is comprised of Iraq War soldiers who are struggling to overcome blast-related brain injuries and associated problems. Since the inception of Christmas Village, over $8 million has been donated to these worthy causes described in the preceding paragraphs. Christmas Village has a rich heritage that continues to serve as a wonderful Nashville tradition that brings many fond memories to generations of shoppers. Christmas Village 2012 Dates and Times Friday, November 9, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 11, 2012 - Noon - 6:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $8 at SunTrust Bank. Tickets at the door are $10 or are available to purchase online at www. christmasvillage.org.
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A Change of Seasons
by Brian Bachochin - Tenberry Wells
Of the times throughout the year to watch the seasons change, this is my favorite. The explosion of colors overtaking the trees, the invigorating, crisp morning air fall truly is a beautiful, and even inspiring time of year. I didn’t always feel this way. Thinking back to when I was a kid, I remember that the transition from summer to fall used to bring me down. The cool breezes and shortening days spoke of summer’s passing - and like many kids, I didn’t look forward to the end of summer at all! But it wasn’t just that the close of summer meant the end of summer break - there was more to it than that. As I observed summer in its final throes prior to succumbing to the season’s change, a sort of melancholy would seep in, and in the midst of all of the vibrant colors of autumn the thought of something slipping away only left me feeling blue.
In Ecclesiastes chapter 3, the Bible reminds us that “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die” ...and frankly, time for only so much in between. The man who wrote those words spent a lifetime accumulating experiences of every kind. Having spent the larger portion of his life in so many diverse pursuits, eventually the author, Solomon, in the autumn of his life came to discover a depth of wisdom that, if we’ll let it, flower with age and experience (Ecc. 12:1314). The years that pass in our lives eventually come together to form the eras of our lives, marked by various milestones and labeled in terms like “the good old days.” And even as we look back on days past with fondness, there can sometimes seep in a melancholy as we realize that a new season may be upon us. In those times, I’m reminded that God leads us into every new season of our lives with the intention of showing us the unique beauty of each.
Funny how things change. Now that I’m a little older, I’ve come to appreciate the beauty in the changing seasons. Winter’s cold gradually gives way to spring’s warmth, eventually giving birth to the high heat of summer, which over time cools as fall makes its entrance. Each season has its own place in the order of time, and each brings its own unique beauty to bear upon its arrival. Seasons of life can be like that as well. One minute we’re off to our first day of school, the next we’re sending our own children off to theirs! Every experience becomes a page in our story; each moment a brush stroke, as though from the hand of some invisible artist, adding depth and detail to the portrait of our lives, until one day we find ourselves revisiting the previous chapters; pondering the fuller picture, every detail bringing us back in time.
As busy as things can get in life nowadays, I do try to enjoy this colorful time of year - taking a drive through some of the beautiful wooded areas, and maybe head out to a Fall Fest or two. When I do, I find myself appreciating the Artist behind each season’s scenic masterpiece - and it always reminds me that His skillful hands are leading me through the seasons of my life as well. Brian Bachochin is Pastor of Calvary Chapel Franklin, which meets Sunday mornings at 10:00am at the Fieldstone Club. Brian, his wife Julie and their daughter Nina have lived in Fieldstone Farms since 2007. You can follow Brian on twitter @brianbachochin, and listen to his verse-by-verse Bible studies on Calvary’s website: www.CalvaryChapelFranklin.com.
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P HAT for Fat Loss
by Scott Fishkind - Clarendon
Loss of excess body fat is a primary concern for a majority of the population. While there’s no doubt that nutrition is at least 85% of the equation, exercise is a critical part of getting the desired results as well as achieving a more optimal level of fitness. For many years, it was believed that steady-state aerobic conditioning within a specified heart-rate zone was the best way to burn body fat. While that type of training certainly has many excellent benefits, Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) has proven to be far superior for the goal of body fat reduction. This training approach utilizes resistance training based exercise circuits (including body weight exercises) to create a metabolic disturbance which forces the body to use energy during the recovery process. This is referred to as the “afterburn” or EPOC effect (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption) which keeps your body burning fat for many hours after the workout is over. Fitness author Craig Ballantyne uses the term “turbulence” for this metabolic stress placed on the body and calls his approach to training “turbulence training”, but it is essentially MRT. This method of training also enhances one’s resting metabolic rate (RMR) by the creation of lean body mass (i.e. muscle). In addition to providing excellent fat loss results, MRT is excellent for developing muscular strength, endurance, and overall cardiovascular conditioning. In a nutshell, it gives you the most “bang for your buck” in terms of overall fitness benefits. There are many ways metabolic resistance training workouts can be structured and in this article I want to specifically discuss the “Peripheral Heart Action Training” system (aka PHAT). This system was developed by Dr. Arthur Steinhaus and was made popular by Mr. America/ Mr. Universe Bob Gajda back in the 1960s. It is a circuit training method that primarily alternates lower body exercises with upper body exercises. There are many advantages to this type of approach: ▪▪
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Alternating lower/upper body exercises also limits lactic acid build up which helps reduce muscular fatigue.
PHAT may be used in a variety of ways depending on your goals. Since this article is focused on fat loss, I’ve listed some sample circuits that can be done most anywhere and are excellent for metabolic conditioning: Bodyweight Squat/Push-up/Alternate Reverse Lunges (or plyo lunges)/Burpees (aka Squat-thrusts) This portable circuit utilizes resistance tubing: Band Rows/Squat/Push-up/Split Squat/Mountain Climbers. (Note: you can also use the elastic tubing or bands during the squats, push-ups, and split squats to provide additional resistance). You can perform these circuits several times in a row, resting between each circuit long enough to recover sufficiently to continue. One way you can intensify any circuit is by incorporating different work to rest ratios. For example, 30/30 (i.e. 30 seconds work/30 seconds rest), 45/15, 20/10 etc. When using shorter work intervals, the key is intensity! You want to work as hard as possible while using good form for the prescribed work periods. For these types of circuits I recommend using an interval timer such as a “Gym Boss”. You could also use repetitions instead of time (such as 5-8 reps each) resting as little as possible between each exercise. In this type of circuit the repetitions are moderate because the key is not to go to “failure” on a given exercise; rather it is the effect of the circuit as a whole that is the focus. While I’ve barely scratched the surface of PHAT training, I hope this will at least give you a starting point to this highly effective approach to training. Fieldstone Farms Resident Scott Fishkind is a Certified Personal Trainer (ACE) and Certified IMPACT instructor (NESTA) specializing in Fitness Boot Camp Classes and In-Home personal Training. He may be reached at 615804-9396, email: info@time4youfitness.com, or www.time4youfitness.com
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Homeplace to Neighborhood
by Rachel Norris - Summer Haven
As I have researched our neighborhood’s history, an unexpected gift has come to me, finding in Mrs. Susie Sims – a living heroine, kindred spirit and friend. I am inspired not only by the stories she tells of Cecilwood Farm (the farm land that is now Fieldstone Farms) and her life adventures, but also by her grace and love for friends and family, and the poems she writes still. She has shown me how one woman – one mother – can make a difference in a community simply by being herself, taking nothing for granted and intentionally pursuing her convictions.
A lifetime later, she drove her daddy out to the farm for the last time, and remembers him saying, “Susie, do whatever you all want to with the farm. I’ve enjoyed it all my years, and I hope you will, too.” He said, “I want it to go to the little boys who will play in the creek and fish in the river and do all the things we like to do.” Susie added, “And it did.” “It was a big decision, who we sold it to. We wanted it kept whole as long as we could tend it. People said, ‘You could have made a lot more money selling it off in pieces,’ but we didn’t want to do it that way. It wasn’t about the money; it was about the land. When it got to be too much, and we decided to sell, we picked somebody that we thought would please him.”
I wish you all could sit and listen to her talk about her father, Mr. Cecil Sims, their beloved tenants and neighbors, and the land. The towering old trees. The creek and all their adventures as children. The rail-fences and beehives her father built, including a glass-walled hive so that all the kindergarteners in Nashville could make a field trip to the Sims’ farm and ride in the kindergartener-sized wagon he made for them. Her simple words, soft voice and pleasant smile are weighted with gold. Glimpsing her love of this Mr. Cecil Sims place, my heart aches that she had to give it up. I asked her how she could bear it. I knew from her poem, “Homeplace,” that the upkeep became too much for them physically and financially. But the emotional connection was so deep. She told me of a time when she was still young, when her father began to teach her how to hold the land loosely, long before she would have to make the final break. She and her sister had gone down to the creek to spy into the next field, a field the Sims had sold off to be developed. “I remember we crawled into the creek on our knees, our heads ducked down low, because we just couldn’t bear to see the trees coming down, the land split. Then Daddy came over and said, ‘Get up. Get up! Get up and take a good long look at your creek. Its going to bring happiness to many, many boys and girls.’”
In 1987, Susie and her husband, Frank Shearer Irvin, chose the Harlon Company for their integrity and vision. They agreed to keep the signature white fences that lined all of Mr. Sims’ fields, along with the curves and hills and natural beauty of the land. They agreed to keep the beechlog homestead, although its foundation was later deemed too rotten to retain. Yes, some of the land’s beauty was lost as the fields turned into today’s streets. But we can still enjoy the same sunsets Miss Susie watched from her father’s sleeping porch, and we can still fulfill Mr. Sims’ wish of boys fishing in the river. This fall, more than ever, I plan on letting my boys have muddy feet and mosquito ankles and toes scraped by rocks in the waters flowing toward the Harpeth. Join us, neighbor? Rachel Norris lives in Summer Haven with her husband Jay and her children Cas, Jake and Molly. She is an active member of Sarah Polk Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (sarahpolkdar.org), which meets on the first Thursday evening of each month in Cool Springs.
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One Harrowing Account of Our Local Heroes
by Peter Alderman - Wexford
There’s no doubt that the flood of May 2010 stretched our firemen from Station No. 4 to the limits. What follows is just one account of what they had to endure. After seven exhausting hours of water rescues when we thought the worst was over, the men finally were able to settle down at the station. Their bodies ached and their minds replayed endless reruns of scenes of the day’s events. After two hours of reprieve around midnight, their worlds again swirled into response. An explosion and fire in Fieldstone Farms had just erupted in the waterlogged night. Engineer, Shawn Williams, drove fire truck Ladder 4 into three feet of water, burying the bumpers. He lowered stabilizing riggers that sunk beneath the “murky soap.” The burning house was still 500 feet away, because hydrants were hidden under the depths of the muddy, rushing flood of water. Firefighter/paramedic, Kirk White, jumped out of the truck. His boots immediately filled with water and his gear became saturated. The 80 pounds of equipment he wore quickly doubled to 160 pounds. His colleagues splashed into action as they hooked up more than 700 feet of hoses and dragged them 500 feet to the fire through the three feet of swirling water with the burden of weighted equipment. Debris, pieces of doors and roofing, like shrapnel from the explosion, floated all around them and at them. Bricks and mortar submerged beneath the water made every step a hazard as they trudged toward the fire. Electricity had been shut off to try to prevent what they were now going to fight. It seemed the firemen were trapped in a wet, dark, horrific nightmare. The blaze leaped to the sky. Flames licked the two adjacent houses. One of those homes was already beginning to burn. Lieutenant Rick Cotton feared for his men’s safety. The situation was just right for another explosion. Would the weakened structure collapse on the firefighters wading below? The concern was intensely real, and danger lurked among the debris, the flames and the chaos. Ladder 4, Rescue 10, Engine 10 were on the scene, and two tower trucks and an engine from another department answered the call, as well. This was mutual
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aid: one fire department helping another in the time of disaster. Eight hours later, the scene was stabilized. The firemen returned to Station No. 4 for a brief rest, albeit very brief, as they were soon called back to water rescues and medical assistance, providing aid and transporting people to Red Cross shelters. There are 18 firefighters at Station No. 4, who provide protection and care to the Fieldstone Farms residents, as well as to the folks south, all the way to Mack Hatcher, and East to Franklin Road. At any given time, there are approximately six firemen are on duty for 24 hour shifts. Aside from fighting fires, they roll out for medical calls, swift water rescues, high angle rescues (rappelling off high cliffs, buildings), hazard material calls, bomb scares and even to save the occasional cat from a storm drain. 70% of the calls they receive are for medical responses, primarily falls of any kind. Fire calls have decreased due to fire prevention education and smoke alarms. The firefighters are constantly taking in-service education. Forty hours are required per year and 30 to 40 specifically for medical training. They participate in ongoing training for handling hazard materials, high voltage wires, building supplies and burn time, weapons of mass destruction, meth labs, railroad tanker accidents, and so on. For these firefighters, the station is a home away from home, and their coworkers a second family. As firefighter/paramedic Kirk White stated, “The fighters must be tolerant of their colleagues and open to diversity.” They are like family, Lieutenant Cotton said, “I’m as concerned for my guys’ safety as I am
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colleagues, “The residents of Fieldstone Farms are always appreciative. Sometimes people even apologize for troubling us.” Engineer Williams commented, “It’s good to know that when people need help, we do the best we can to help them… that we can make a difference. Even if it is saving a kitten in a storm drain.” Lieutenant Cotton wants the Fieldstone Farms community to know that the firefighters are there for them in any emergency and that they welcome visits from children. Just call Coordinator Jamie Melton at (615) 791-3270 to schedule a visit.
for taking care of the problem at hand.” Shawn Williams responded, “That’s true, and the most difficult part of the day is the waiting.” All the firefighters say that they think of their families when they’re at the station. Lieutenant Cotton said, “It is most rewarding when people appreciate what we do, and we really appreciate the Fieldstone Farms community support.” Paramedic/ Firefighter Kirk White echoed the same sentiments of his
Author’s comment: In the darkness of night, as we swim in our dreams, a siren lingers in the back of our minds and fades into oblivion. We rest in the comfort of our homes and the serenity of our lives with our families, while our Fieldstone Farms firefighters, or for that matter, all firefighters, risk their lives at a moment’s notice to keep us safe. Let’s salute the men and women who put us first and their own lives second. A humble “thank you” from all the Fieldstone Farms residents to you, our community heroes, for your service and sacrifice. A multi-award-winning educator of nearly 40 years, Peter Alderman has taught more than 2,000 children during his career. He is currently writing several historically themed children’s books, presenting writing workshops to elementary and middle school students.
Children Invited to Enter 2012 Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest A grand prize of a ride on a fire truck is being offered to the winners of the 2012 Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest, sponsored by the Franklin Fire Department. Entries should illustrate the theme, “Have 2 ways out!”
The contest is open to children with a Franklin mailing address in grades K-4, including home-school students. The first place winner in each grade level will receive a ride on a Franklin fire engine. All participants will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Target gift card. Entries may be any size and may be drawn, colored, painted or three dimensional. Adults have the opportunity to win a prize, too. The sponsoring adult of each participant (teacher, parent, grandparent, etc.) will be entered into a drawing to win a $25 gift card from Chili’s on Columbia Avenue. The poster contest deadline is Friday, November 2, 2012, at 5 p.m. Entries should be submitted to Franklin Fire Administration in City Hall, 109 3rd Avenue South, Franklin, TN 37064. An entry form must be completed and attached to the back of the poster. The entry forms are available on the website at www.franklintn.gov/fire.
First place winners will advance to the State of Tennessee competition at the end of November. State winners will be announced in December. For complete contest rules and ideas for your poster, please visit www.franklintn.gov/fire. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme, “Have 2 ways out!” focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice. Make a map of your home (visit www.franklintn.gov/fire for a downloadable form to help with this). Mark a door and a window that can be used to get out of every room. Choose a meeting place outside in front of your home. This is where everyone can meet once they’ve escaped. Draw a picture of your outside meeting place on your escape plan. Have a grown-up sound the smoke alarm and practice your escape plan with everyone living in your home. Have 2 ways out!
Selected posters will be displayed in City Hall from November 9 – 29, 2012 and in other City of Franklin communications.
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The Fieldstone View ?
with Maria Dinoia - Wheaton Hall
Heading in to Fall, what’s your favorite thing about the season?
Fall is my favorite season of the year. Of course football starts so I am always excited about that. Go Vols! Also, when the leaves start to change and the heat gives way to cooler nights, what could be better? It is the best time of the year to be able to enjoy all of the beauty a place like Tennessee has to offer.
I anticipate the weather that Fall brings, the lower humidity, the crisp mornings. Everyone can enjoy being outside again, especially after our sweltering summer! I also enjoy Halloween, the decorations and costumes. Not to forget Thanksgiving... a time to celebrate our many blessings with family and friends. – Montez Gary
Football, Football, Football!!! – Shannon Smylie
– Courtney Caldwell I look forward to the cooler weather and spending time biking and hiking with my family. – Nikki Williams
Maria Dinoia is a Thirty-One gifts consultant and freelance writer whose word eloquence has appeared on countless websites and in publications. She resides in Fieldstone Farms with her husband, Len, and their three children. She can be reached at mariadin@bellsouth.net or through her website, www.mythirtyone.com/MariaDinoia.
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Help Me, Rhonda!!! An Advice Column for Fieldstone Farms
Dear Rhonda,
Is it OK to Facebook “Friend” your child’s teacher? I checked her page and several of my neighbors have “friended” her but I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable if she doesn’t want to “friend” every parent in her class each year.
- Facebook Friend-er Dear Facebook Friend-er,
This is a question that comes up every school year. We do live in “Mayberry” and it’s quite common for friends and neighbors to be Facebook friends with everyone from their kid’s teachers to Peter at Publix. Some teachers are reluctant to mix business and Facebook, however, I know several teachers at my son’s elementary school that are Facebook friends with their student’s parents (myself included). This is slowly becoming the norm. I say, send the request. If she or he is uncomfortable, they will just “ignore” the request. I enjoy getting to know my children’s teachers, and Facebook is a great forum for them to share anecdotes about their families instead of always talking about ours. Happy Facebooking!
Dear Rhonda,
With the cold weather sneaking in, I am in the mood for Fall. Any recipe suggestions?
- Ready for Fall Dear Ready for Fall,
This recipe is to die for. I purchased this Pumpkin Bundt cake at the Hunters Bend Hoe Down Bake Sale last year, and I begged and pleaded Lisa Lewis for the recipe!! Thank you for sharing! Enjoy!
Pumpkin Bundt Cake 1 package of yellow cake mix (18 1/4 oz) 1 package of instant butterscotch pudding mix (3.4 oz) 4 eggs 1/4 cup water
Dear Rhonda,
I recently gave a friend of mine some items for her daughter. I drove by during our recent community yard sale, and noticed she had the items out for sale. Do I have the right to be bothered by this?
- Feeling Slighted Dear Feeling Slighted,
1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup canned pumpkin pie filling Grease and flour the bundt pan. In a large bowl mix all the ingredients for about 4 minutes until well mixed. Pour into pan and bake at 350 for about 50-55 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Glaze:
First off, you can’t help how you feel. Secondly, once you give something to someone, it is no longer yours to fret about. If your friend felt the need to sell the items, so be it. There are many things in this world to worry about, yard sale loot is not one of them. Time to move on. Best of luck!
2 Tablespoons melted butter 1 cup powdered sugar 1-3 Tablespoons half-n-half cream Dash of cinnamon Mix well. You might need to let it sit for a few minutes to thicken. Then drizzle over cooled cake. Stand back and marvel at your greatness. A monumental responsibility comes with serving this dessert. You will gain mind control of the people you serve this to. After one bite, they will obey your every command. They will want more. Please be careful and serve responsibly.
Got a question? Contact Rhonda at askrhonda@live.com or to submit a question anonymously visit: askrhonda.us.
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A Request to Help “Calm the Senses” Hello. My name is Brooke Harden and I am a junior at Franklin High School. I have been involved with Girl Scouts for 11 years and am a member of Troop 2496. I am now working on my Gold Award Project and wanted to ask for your support. I had the chance this summer to participate in my church’s mission trip to North Carolina. My job was to work in a camp for disadvantaged youth and adults in a camp named Camp Joy. It was an eye-opening experience for me, and one that I enjoyed very much. This experience is what inspired the focus of my current Gold Award project.
I would appreciate any support you could give me in trying to gather the items needed to put together a sensory room for the school. I have attached a list of the materials I will need to build this room in the hopes that you may be able to donate one of them. I would also gratefully accept any monetary donations. Thank you so much for your thoughtful consideration. I am going to set up a Facebook page called Hunters Bend Sensory Room so you can track my progress. I hope to have all donations by November 1 so I can plan the completion of the room and actually complete this project while I’m on my Christmas break this year. Materials Needed:
I discovered that Hunters Bend Elementary School was in need of a “sensory room” when meeting with a teacher named Mrs. Francine Nunez. A sensory room is a classroom set up specifically to allow kids with special needs to be able to explore their own senses while touching different materials. This room also allows the kids to blow off steam, calm down or just give them a comfort zone.
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If you can help, please contact Brooke via email at ashleighb31@att.net or call her at (615) 591-9176.
Help Collect Box Tops for Education People often buy homes based on the quality of the local schools. You can help maintain your home’s resale value by raising money for the elementary and middle schools in your zoned area. We are not asking you to buy anything, just help collect Box Tops for Education which are on many products that you already buy and you are probably throwing away. Box Tops look like the logo shown (usually pink), must state official coupon, and must not be expired for the schools to earn 10 cents for each one. Our local elementary and middle schools (Hunter’s Bend, Walnut Grove, and Grassland Middle) need your help to keep these little pink treasures out of the trash. A
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dime may not seem like a lot but the money really adds up quickly. You can get a complete list of participating products and register to support the schools at www. btfe.com. Collection drives are going on now so please check your pantry right away. You can drop off your Box Tops for Education in the collection boxes for each school at the Fieldstone Farms Publix (customer service area), in the school offices, or give them to a neighbor who has a child attending one of the schools. If you have any questions, you can contact Amy Redmond, Box Top coordinator for HBES at boxtopshbes@yahoo.com or ask the other schools for their Box Top coordinator’s information.
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Halloween Trivia & Fun Facts
Because of the unknown, Halloween is the one of the most captivating holidays, often celebrated by both adults and children. The element of surprise makes it fun and unpredictable. Enlighten yourself with Halloween trivia and fun facts to enjoy the holiday even more.
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Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
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Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
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Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
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Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
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Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
“Halloween” was made in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget.
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The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
The movie was shot in the Spring and used fake autumn leaves.
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The mask used by Michael Meyers in the movie “Halloween” was actually William Shatner’s mask painted white.
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Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
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Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
The character Laurie Strode, played by Jamie Lee Curtis was named after John Carpenter’s first girlfriend.
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Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
While the setting for the story is in Illinois, the vehicles have California license plates.
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Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.
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Black cats were once believed to be witch’s familiars who protected their powers.
Monster Trivia & Folklore
Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
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If you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.
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Worldwide, bats are vital natural enemies of nightflying insects.
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The common little brown bat of North America has the longest life span for a mammal its size, with a life span averaging 32 years.
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Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger.
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In 1962, The Count Dracula Society was founded by Dr. Donald A. Reed.
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To this day, there are vampire clubs and societies with people claiming to be real vampires.
In about 1 in 4 autopsies, a major disease is discovered that was previously undetected.
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There really are so-called vampire bats, but they’re not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
The Ouija Board ended up outselling the game of Monopoly in its first full year at Salem. Over two million copies of the Ouija Board were shipped.
Credit: http://www.halloween-website.com/trivia.htm
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