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Meet Newnan fine art photographer Billy Newman, whose nature-themed artwork is held in both private and corporate collections.
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DAMES FOR DOLLARS Now here’s a women’s club that just makes cents. These “dames” enjoy time together while watching their dollars grow.
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HONEYMOON HAPPINESS Once their Big Day is over, the bride and groom finally get to relax on a honeymoon vacation. Hear from two local couples who share their honeymoon experiences.
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS Choosing the right flowers is a big part of wedding planning for today’s brides. Hear how several local brides incorporated meaningful blooms into their day.
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Selecting invitations was an enjoyable part of their wedding planning for Matt and Jennifer Riggs of Newnan. Find out how they made their wedding invitations especially memorable.
Rebecca Miolen died in a tragic horse accident last fall, but this one-of-a-kind young lady will long be remembered thanks to a 4-H Club scholarship being established in her name.
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A LEGACY IN THEATRE You may have heard about the new Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, but you may not know that owners Mark and Bethany Smith are residents of Coweta County.
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GARDENING PASSION BLOOMS Master Gardener Rosalie Gage shares some planting ideas for those Cowetans who can’t wait to go play in the dirt again.
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BEAUTIFUL BEDROOMS Whether you’re newlywed or already-wed, these tips from a Newnan designer will help you fashion a romantic bedroom.
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RING BLING It’s time to say goodbye, Gretchen Deichelbor says. To her ring collection, that is! This Coweta woman is finally parting with a massive collection of rings.
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COWETA COOKS Most weekdays you’ll find him practicing law at Harwell, Brown and Harwell in downtown Newnan, but in his off-hours, Gary Brown really gets cooking.
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MEET A READER In this new feature, we’ll introduce you to some of your fellow Newnan-Coweta Magazine readers, beginning with Newnan’s Becky Wood.
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SADDLE UP An especially “Awesome” horse in Senoia recently won a national championship, but will the rural nature of his community remain?
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LOCAL HERITAGE From the archives of The Times-Herald, we stroll through Easters past in Coweta County.
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
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> FROM THE EDITOR’S PEN
Coming soon, to an iPod near you …
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year ago I was at a conference and won one of the door prizes, an iPod Nano. It was months before I got comfortable downloading music on the thing, and I decided that although it was nifty, my portable CD player – while lacking in hipness did the same job in much easier fashion. Thank goodness I got that iPod for free. And then I discovered the world of podcasts. “Online radio” is how one podcaster defines them, and now I regularly download new podcasts. I listen to Alex Anderson’s “Quilt Connections,” NPR’s “On the Media” and “The Dave Ramsey Show.” New podcasts catch my attention each week, such as the “Passion ’07” podcast where I just caught an interview with one of my favorite Bible teachers, Beth Moore. I can listen to these while sewing or cleaning, and I love that I’m being so efficient. Unlike programs on the radio, these podcasts are available any time I care to listen, and that, to me, is their great selling point. You won’t be surprised, then, to learn podcasts are coming to Newnan-Coweta Magazine’s web site, where we’ll go behind the scenes with some of the people and stories in the magazine. (Don’t have an
iPod or other MP3 player? No problem; you can hear the podcast on your computer.) Those of you who read our parent publication, The Times-Herald, may already be aware our newly-redesigned web site debuted Feb. 1. Art Director Deberah Williams and Webmaster Steve Hill made sure we were ready by launch day, but that was just the beginning of many features we are planning. We’ve already been talking to the folks on staff about blogging, that wildly popular Internet practice of posting to a “web log,” and I hope we’ll eventually have blogs on everything from politics and history to video games, film and TV, gardening and more. (I’ve already volunteered to do the “Tea Blog,” but of course that won’t be everyone’s cup of, well, you know.) If you haven’t yet visited our new Web site, please stop by soon. Go to newnancowetamagazine.com and register for the free e-mail newsletter we’ve got in the works, take a survey, and tell us what you think about this issue of the magazine. Is there a particular feature you enjoyed? We’d like to know. Until next time … see you on the web! Fondly,
Angela McRae, Editor angela@newnan.com
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The Peaceful Artist —
Billy Newman By Janet Flanigan, Photos by Bob Fraley
“Dawn” by Billy Newman
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t’s always interesting to see what inspires certain people in their craft, learning who is their muse or what is the driving force behind their work. Is it pleasure? Pain? Do they see beauty in the world, or is it a complicated place full of hard, cold angles? Fine art photographer Billy Newman of Newnan seems to find beauty in the small moments. He sees the world the way we wish we would and captures private scenes we
wonder how we miss. It started when he was in the eighth grade and took a canoe trip down the Chattahoochee River. “I took photos to record the float,” Newman said. “I remember when I got the photos back I was just fascinated by the pictures; I’m sure they weren’t even that good. But what fascinated me was the fact that I had a visual recording of the whole trip. I thought it was great!” While photography held an
interest for Newman from that point on, he left his childhood home in Atlanta to go to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study physics. But all the while, he kept up with photography by working at the Daily Tar Heel newspaper, which was run by the university’s journalism school. During his sophomore year, Newman left physics behind as he decided to pursue photography as a career and transferred to Brooks Institute of
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Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif. Upon graduation he moved to New York City and opened his own film lab and was quite successful. He still was taking some photography on his own, but since he was living in the city he was mostly taking shots of urban landscapes. After several years, Newman began to notice the work load at his lab was dropping off because technology was allowing many of his customers to process their own work. He closed his lab and returned home to Atlanta to rethink his career. It was during this time that he met and married his wife Nan and decided to fulfill the latest part of his destiny. “I’ve only been doing fine art photography for about the last five or six years,” Newman said. “When I’m shooting, I have to be in the right state of mind as to what will appear as a good image. If it’s not there, I just won’t find the shot, but if I’m there, oh yeah!”
Fine art photographer Billy Newman of Newnan, opposite top, talks to a visitor at his home studio. At opposite left is his “Tango,” and below, the artist-photographer captures another image on film.
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It was after marrying wife Nan Newman that Billy Newman decided to pursue his love of fine art photography. Above, his work “Latent,” and at left, “Light As.” Opposite are some of the lenses he uses in his work.
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said. “It’s my life’s work buried in the ground.” Newman says taking pictures “is like spiritual food to me, you lose yourself in your work and in the whole process and you just need to do it.” The artist feels his whole journey led him to where he is today, and until recently he didn’t have the maturity to take the shots he takes or handle the business and responsibilities that he has now. He shoots film about five hours a week, and then the bulk of the week is spent working with art dealers, galleries and other unglamorous sides of the business. Ultimately, out of 14,000 shots (400 rolls of film), he’ll select 20 final shots to use for showing and sale. Every single final work that is saleable ends up titled. Newman said he personally thinks it is “lame” for artists to work so hard and put their passion into something that ends up as “untitled.” A large portion of Newman’s customers have been corporate customers, partly due to the fact that
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his work is represented by art dealers, who in turn work with corporate interior decorators, who place art in upscale office space. He is also represented by two local galleries: Panoply in downtown Newnan and StudioSwan at Serenbe, which will probably bring more of his art into homes. He does not take any commissioned projects. One of Newman’s latest passions is playing with antique camera lenses by adding them to his own camera lens and watching how they change and distort the original shot. Newman says these distorted images make them particularly popular with corporate clientele. Ultimately, artists produce their work partly for themselves and partly for us, their audience. While they are compelled to produce their art, they are compelled for us to look as well. In Newman’s case, his hope is that as you gaze upon the images, you will see “not how beautiful a flower or plant can look, but so that you may find what I found many years ago – inner peace.” NCM
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Why Wi-Fi? Your guide to the where and why of Coweta Wi-Fi By Cameron Johnson, Photos by John Beck
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hese days, when many of us who work or play with laptop computers crack them open, we expect to have wireless access to the Internet. Even if outside of the range of any conceivable wireless router, we look at those bars to check the signal. No bars? Well, that equals disappointment — and disconnected from the world we know and love, we deal with our disappointment by pushing on to make short work of what work we can accomplish without that unseen umbilical cord pumping fresh information through our computers and into our brains. It is a letdown to visit a restaurant to find that we can’t connect to that precious pipeline of information — even if we’ve never known the place to have Wi-Fi (slang for “wireless fidelity”) before. In a true sign of the times, the disappointment of not having an Internet connection is becoming less and less frequent. Each month the number of free “hotspots” grows in Newnan and around the state as more and more restaurants and bars add free Wi-Fi to the menu. “For someone who is in a food and beverage business, it just doesn’t make sense to me (to not offer wireless Internet),” said Scott Whitaker of StonePoint Church in Newnan. Whitaker’s new church doesn’t have an office, so he and his staff meet at restaurants, subdivision club
houses, and coffee shops that are free Wi-Fi hotspots, like Cambridge Coffee and Taco Mac. What’s Whitaker’s reaction when asked to pay for Wi-Fi at a restaurant in a day in which only suckers pay for it? “I’m usually frustrated by it,” Whitaker said, “but you see, I just bought a new cell phone. One of the reasons I got the phone I got is because I got tired of going into places and not having wireless connections.” Despite his new technology, Whitaker said “the city should be wireless.” He has different Wi-Fi locations for different agendas, too. That local coffee shop that asks patrons to pay for wireless? He’ll go there when he doesn’t want to be bothered. “I’ll come here (Espresso Lane) to have meetings, plan our worship services. I’ll go to Cambridge to do administrative stuff, like send out emails, reply to e-mails, do accounting online.” There are those in Newnan who work out of the home and use these hotspots frequently, and when that happens, said Whitaker, sometimes they become office mates, sort-of. At one location, he said, five or so people frequently work there in the mornings. “In some ways we’re co-workers. We just work for different companies.” When “co-workers” are in the
store working, doing basically the same thing, said Whitaker, having that personal connection helps to break up what he calls the “crowded loneliness,” or being by yourself while surrounded by people. “It helps to kind of break out of your shell a little bit,” said Whitaker. “This is an office day,” said Jim Marshall, who as the southeastern sales rep for a large company works primarily from home. Marshall is part of the “office” crew at Espresso Lane, and said, “It’s easy to work, and it has a nice background noise.” Marshall goes to Cambridge Coffee to check and respond to emails before cruising across the street to Taco Mac to continue his workday. He says he patronizes only restaurants and hotels that offer free wireless Internet access. “I look for that. Absolutely,” says Marshall. “Traveling like I do, I don’t understand why all restaurants and bars don’t do that. It gives you a good reason to stay longer.” There are places in Newnan and Coweta County that offer free Wi-Fi that might surprise you. There’s Krystal, and you won’t find a friendlier staff than that of the franchise on Bullsboro Drive. More and more people are coming in with their laptops, said manager Tiffany Taggart. Are patrons working or goofing off? Taggart says she has no idea. “There are guys in business suits, and they seem to be working,” she
"It’s easy to work, and it has a nice background noise." — Jim Marshall, on why he likes to crack open his laptop at Espresso Lane
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Coweta County computer aficionados have many choices when it comes to free wireless Internet access. From left are Scott Whitaker at Cambridge Coffee in Newnan, Kristy Hendrix at Senoia Coffee Company, and Donald Monroe, foreground, and Vezndu Montford at Taco Mac in Newnan.
said. “Others come in for two or three hours. We have free refills on soft drinks and coffee. We’ll service them with whatever they get. It’s not a problem. “It’s interesting to see them come in and work. We have a fun atmosphere, and we’re very friendly. Some people will talk and tell you
what they’re working on, and some just sit by themselves and work quietly.” At Krystal, the doors open at 5 a.m., and for those earlybirds looking to work over breakfast, Taggart says hers is the place. It’s really quiet in the morning, and “we treat our customers nice.” NCM
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hings didn’t turn out so well for Romeo and Juliet, but a Coweta couple are determined to prove that at least one theatre-inspired love story can have a happy ending. Right now, though, after a twoyear sprint to open The Legacy Theatre in Tyrone, Mark and Bethany Smith are just hoping for a day off.
“We really need to catch our breath,” Bethany says. For a while it didn’t look like they’d even catch each other. Bethany grew up in Indiana, but after a brief taste of college, followed her heart to New York and found work as a singer, dancer and choreographer, both off-Broadway and with several large cruise lines. After high school Mark left Bristol, Va., to study theatre at
Abilene Christian University. Work then took him from coast to coast. The pair met by chance in 2001 when they played opposite each other in a summer production in Kentucky. After they split for the summer Mark found his attention wandering, mostly back to Bethany in New York. “I was interested, that’s for sure,” he says. In 2002, he went to the Big Apple. “I was just going long MARCH/APRIL
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Opened in November, The Legacy Theatre in Tyrone represents a dream come true for owners Bethany and Mark Smith of Coweta County.
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UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS AT THE LEGACY THEATRE IN TYRONE “Song & Dance” by Andrew Lloyd Webber, April 13-May 6, 2007. Disney’s “High School Musical,” July 31-Aug. 5, 2007 Showtimes are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
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enough to get her to leave,” he says. As talk turned to marriage they both felt New York wasn’t the place to raise a family and looked for other options and locations. Bethany told a friend about her long-held dream of operating a professional theatre. She mentioned Lexington, Ky. as a possible site, but her friend told Bethany that a recent study said the prime spot for a new theatre venue was south metro Atlanta. Bethany tucked the information away, but she and Mark continued to visit other potential locations, including Lexington and Asheville, N.C. Nothing clicked. Then, with a wedding in the wings, Mark came across a job opening for a film and drama teacher at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn. It didn’t take them long to realize they had found their new home. “The people were great, and we saw the local theatre opportunities at once,” Mark says. “We knew this was it.” They were married in the spring of 2004. After completing summer theatre obligations, the couple moved to Coweta County, Mark jumped into his new job at Landmark, and Bethany soon found work as a teacher and choreographer at Doris Russell School of the Performing Arts in Tyrone.
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Starting a new life in a new place was hard, but Bethany’s dream never dimmed. In the summer of 2005, they were performing again in Kentucky. One evening, Bethany went to Mark and said, “I know you’re busy, but do I have your permission to pursue my dream?” Mark was swamped as he prepared to direct a production of “King David Oratorio” scheduled to open in Coweta County in November 2005. It was a massive task, but Mark told Bethany he’d join her effort as soon as “King David” closed. Bethany got busy. Soon, she had a head full of ideas and a fist full of business plans and blue prints. With help and advice from family and friends, Bethany and Mark spent 2005 looking for partners, financing and the perfect site. They finally settled on a piece of land on Highway 74 in Tyrone. Over the next year, the couple spent every spare minute choosing plays, calling potential cast members, lining up sponsors and patrons, and overseeing construction of the 180-seat theatre. “Sometimes we’d just wave at each other as we headed in different directions,” Bethany says.
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Their first production, “A Christmas Survival Guide,” was scheduled to open on Nov. 24, 2006, but construction delays and other holdups put the project further and further behind schedule. “We just didn’t know what all could go wrong,” Bethany says. A week before opening night the theatre still had not been approved for occupancy. The show was sold out, family and friends were flying in for the occasion, and Bethany was frantic. “We went through every passion, anxiety, up and down you
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could script,” she says. But with 48 hours to spare The Legacy Theatre was approved, and Bethany and Mark stood anxiously backstage as the curtain rose for the first time. The audience greeted them with a standing ovation, a tribute to both the jewel box of a theatre and the tireless efforts of the pair who made it possible. “We both had tears in our eyes,” Bethany says. “That’s when we knew we’d made it.” Sales are good, the theatre’s family-oriented shows are drawing big crowds, and support continues to build, but Mark and Bethany know keeping the theatre running may be harder than getting it open. “We think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Mark says. “We just hope this story has a happy ending.” NCM
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Dames For Dollars By Alex McRae, Photos by Bob Fraley
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ne night a month, these babes are all business. The meal alone is enough to draw a crowd, and between salad and dessert, culinary compliments fly like hot-buttered bullets. But the 16 women gathered at a Newnan Country Club home aren’t just here for a feast. Dinner conversations range from a grandchild’s latest accomplishments to workplace woes to a successful raid on a Mississippi slot machine. But as soon as the dishes are stacked and the beverage glasses refilled, the women settle in for some serious money talk. And these girls know what they’re talking about. “We were all good friends and one day we were just sitting around talking like we always did,” says club president Melinda Mansour. “Then somebody said ‘Why don’t we try and make some money?’ so that’s what we did.” Dames For Dollars, as the 19 original members dubbed themselves in 1995, are something of a curiosity in the investment world: not a cartel dedicated to profit at any cost, but a social club with something at stake. In this case,
thousands of dollars. Members invest a fixed amount each year into the club’s account, determine their own market strategy, buy stocks and bonds and then hang on for dear life. In the early years, the ride was rough. Members went white-knuckled in the late ’90s as the stock market soared and sank with the dot.com revolution. More hand-wringing followed as Wall Street took another pounding in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001. Each dip and rise in the
market caused gloom or glee, but Dames For Dollars weathered the storms and managed to make a tidy profit along the way. “We knew once we survived the dot.com bust we could survive anything,” says member Joan Griffies. The club has prospered using a strategy which isn’t taught in business schools. Professional securities analysts bury themselves in corporate reports seeking Wall Street winners. The Dames For Dollars don’t forget to look at their pocketbooks. “We all drink Cokes and shop at Target so it made sense to invest in them,” says Mansour. “We invest in other things, too, but we watch what we do and don’t get too far out on a limb. So far it’s working out for us.” As the business meeting begins, members are advised about possible future investments, including Standard & Poor’s Global Index Fund and a Phelps Dodge mutual fund. Alternative energy companies will also be investigated along with mortgage heavyweights Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. After a few questions, Mansour delivers the treasurer’s report. The news is good, the fund is MARCH/APRIL
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Fellowship and finances equal fun for these ladies. From left are Joan Griffies, Katie Brady, Teresa Lovett, Carolyn Sears, Lynn Duffey, Libby Carlson, Connie Clifton and Debbie Smith.
fatter, and smiles greet the numbers, along with a few suggestions. “Let’s go to Vegas,” says Rebecca Frey, the evening’s hostess and one of the club’s newest members. “Too far,” says Griffies. “Let’s go to Biloxi.” When the laughter dies down, more reports follow on the group’s
current investments, including one report that gets everybody’s attention. Sara Lee Corporation is one of the club’s lackluster performers, and a report that Sara Lee has spun off Hanes Hosiery into a separate corporate entity brings cheers. “That’s the only good thing that girl’s ever done for us,” one
member remarks. Other news follows, but the women have no complaints. About the investments or each other. Some of the members go way out of their way to keep up with their money ... and their friends. Debby Jackson Dutton travels from Murphy, N.C. to attend meetings. Betty Hoffman, who serves as the group’s CPA, makes the 90mile round trip from West Point. And not just to protect her investment. “These are some of my closest friends,” she says. “I wouldn’t miss a chance to see them.” Club treasurer Debbie Smith says the group’s ties go well beyond dollar signs. “We’ve made some money,” she says, “but it’s also brought us all closer together personally. There’s not a thing one of us wouldn’t do for the others.” Only one thing is missing. Men. Years ago, members offered their
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never a conflict with vacation plans. “It’s about money, sure,” says Griffies. “But it’s also about having a good time. If we didn’t enjoy this, we wouldn’t do it.” NCM Enjoying refreshments, at left, are Betty Hoffman, Debby Jackson Dutton, Rebecca Frey and Donna Hendrix. Below are Melinda Mansour, Carol Starnes and Gail Zoeller.
spouses an opportunity to join. Not because they wanted the men’s expertise, but so the boys wouldn’t feel left out. The men passed — twice — but there are no tears over the group’s lack of testosterone. “Now we’re asking why we ever bothered to ask them to join in the first place,” says Griffies to smiles and laughter.
Although they are serious investors, members work hard to keep a balance between finance and fun. The December “meeting” is a Christmas party, and while Mansour executes electronic trades year round, the club does not meet in June, July and August to make sure there is
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Cedar Waxwings gorge on the ripe berries blossoming on her holly tree. She finds harmony with Mother Nature by way of the plentiful wildlife that have taken up residency in her family’s utopia.
A resident of Coweta County since 1986, Master Gardener Rosalie Gage has cultivated her own bit of Eden on 15 acres off McIntosh Trail. Mild temperatures this winter have meant Gage hasn’t had to wait for spring to see some colorful blooms and blossoms.
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While she takes pleasure in her winter wonders, she, along with other Coweta gardeners, eagerly prepares for April showers and May flowers as winter melts away to permit new life. “I didn’t really become a passionate gardener until we moved to Coweta County and I had a clean slate — my own landscape that I could work with,” said Gage. Three years after they moved to Coweta, Gage decided to devote time to becoming a self-taught gardener. During that time, she was in frequent contact with her son, who worked at a plant nursery. “I let the landscape tell me what would fit, and I also did a lot of reading,” she reminisced. Gage started putting down her roots with her first garden, which she tucked beneath her bay window so she could enjoy the fruits of her labor from indoors. The small garden originally held the flowering plant Abelia, roses and a type of Abelia called Edward Goucher.
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Her first try wasn’t as successful as she’d hoped. The roses “didn’t do well,” in Gage’s words, and her Edward Goucher grew out of control. It was in 1996 that Gage became a certified Master Gardener and planting, pruning and fertilizing became a way of life. Her property now includes colorful colonies of perennials and shrubs in gardens enveloping her home. The Bench Garden was a Mother’s Day gift from her son, the Friendship Garden was cultivated by those near and dear to her heart, and her Hosta Garden offers a glimpse of native China. She monitors years of patient progress as seedlings and cuttings reach new heights. An unseasonably warm winter had little effect on this county’s plant life. Rosalie Gage’s Potting Shed, at left, was built as a direct result of her gardening passion. Below, plants are enjoying a mild winter at the Gage home.
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“I think azaleas when I think about spring in Coweta, and I think about daffodils,” said Gage. “The daffodils bloomed a couple of weeks early but, overall, the plants are pretty smart … they become accustomed to an area.” Coweta also offers a hospitable climate zone for lenten roses — which offer spring’s earliest buds — spiraea prunifolia — more commonly known as bridal wreath spiraea — quince, viburnum, pansies, forsythia and dogwoods. Enjoying these plants in the spring and summer means digging in with the necessary preparations during the brief window of opportunity mild temperatures afford. “As a basic rule of thumb, if a plant is summer-blooming or fallblooming, then prune it in the spring; if it is spring-blooming, then prune after bloom,” suggested Gage. During the winter and early spring, gardeners can begin by removing the fallen leaves that have accumulated. “It is important to cut back dead perennials — clear them out of your garden so they don’t spread disease.” Gage suggests planting woody vines during March and April, such as climatis, shrubs and roses. Roses should be pruned in February, and Gage suggests doing it on Valentine’s Day each year. “After the danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed, plant seeds of Morning Glory and the Moon Flower combined in a trellis or arbor. That way you can enjoy blooms in the morning and at night,” said Gage, who delights in the amalgamation because it also makes great scents. Springtime prompts the pruning of evergreen shrubs. It is
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also the time of year for fertilizing summer-blooming shrubs and all of the spring-blooming plant life that has already bloomed. Gage recommends using weathered mulch instead of newly ground mulch because it takes nitrogen from the soil. “Don’t pile it up against the trunk, because that provides a place for disease and insects,” Gage said. Caladium, Elephant Ears and Dahlias are to be planted at the end of April. “Don’t love (garden wonders) too much because that can be equally destructive,” Gage said. Gage encourages anyone interested in gardening to participate in the Master Gardener Association’s annual garden tour, which is usually held in May. “That is a good way to learn about what does well in this area, and you can discover a plant you love,” she continued. Also, a great place to find plants is the Master Gardener Plant Sale April 13 and 14 at the Coweta County Fairgrounds on Pine Road. To see a sampling of the shrubs and perennials mentioned by Gage, visit local public gardens, such as Dunaway Gardens. Master Gardeners also periodically offer day-long seminars on perennials. For more information about upcoming events or opportunities, contact the Coweta County Extension Service at 770-254-2620.
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increasingly yearned to learn the gastronomic arts, so he began taking courses with some of the world’s top culinary teachers including the New York Cooking School, The RitzCarlton Culinary Arts program and the Alliance Française d’Atlanta with Chef Anthony Ferré. “I’ve found I really love French cuisine but you can’t eat like that every day, so I love cooking everyday food, too,” Brown said. “It’s wonderful preparing anything for people.” This recipe for Maple Syrup Bread with Custard Sauce is a family one that Brown enjoyed as a boy growing up here in Newnan. “It is very comforting, and I think it’s a great dessert for blustery winter and spring weather,” he offered. Even the best home cooks need to eat out once in awhile for inspiration, and Brown has a few local favorites.
“Of course, I enjoy Ten East Washington and André’s here in town. I also love this Thai place over on Old National Highway that looks a little ‘questionable’ from the outside, but inside it’s just great – the food is unreal! I love ethnic foods – Vietnamese noodle houses, Thai, all the authentic places. But my most memorable meal was at the original Le Cirque (in New York City) in the late 1980s. I specifically remember I started with a whole foie gras. I can still taste it today …” Brown wistfully remembers the event. “Today, if I could eat at any American restaurant, I would go to Zuni Café in San Francisco because of chef and co-owner Judy Rogers,” Brown said. The way this attorney researches his culinary adventures, it won’t be long before he tastes his first famous Zuni Burger and Shoestring Potatoes – case closed.
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Whisk first three ingredients in the top of a double boiler. Put water in the bottom of a double boiler and heat mixture, stirring constantly until it thickens to the point where it coats the back of a wooden spoon, approximately 20 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla extract. Cool and cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming on the surface. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Syrup Bread 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 egg, beaten 1 cup sorghum syrup 2-1/2 cups plain all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 cup hot water Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the beaten egg. Add syrup and blend. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the wet mixture and blend. Add the hot water and blend until smooth (mixture will be soupy until this point). Bake in a prepared 9 x 13 pan until a cake tester comes out clean, approximately 40-45 minutes. Cut bread into squares and top with custard sauce. Enjoy! NCM
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Tell us who you are:
I’m Becky Wood, a single mother with two remarkable children. Describe yourself as you think others see you in 10 words:
Happy, hopeful, nurturing, giggly, energetic, positive, team player, empathetic – that’s enough. What are some activities you and your family enjoy?
Going to the beach, eating out, riding bikes, and I love to garden and collect art. Which person has been your biggest inspiration?
I have two people: My son Lewis (12) and daughter Ciara (13). When you are out in public, what rude behavior makes you want to pull your hair out?
When they blow their nose at the table! Would you rather be blessed with great looks or incredible smarts?
Great looks. Sadly, society seems to open doors for beautiful people … Do you have a “greatest” regret?
When my daddy died, I didn’t make it to his side in time to see him in the hospital before he passed away. Where is your favorite place on earth?
The island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. I love a place there called the Soggy Dollar. They don’t have a dock so you have to swim in your clothes, so your dollars get “soggy.” It’s beautiful and so much fun. What age have you discovered, so far, to be the most difficult to get through? The best?
The best? My best were my late thirties and the worst were this last year because I got divorced. What’s your favorite book? Movie?
My favorite book is “Angels Among Us” by Della Reese. Movie is the classic “The Sound of Music.” Comedy or Drama?
Comedy! What was your childhood dream? Do you still dream it sometimes?
To be an actress. Yes, I love to dream about it, but that’s all it is. What’s your favorite thing to do in Newnan?
Walk uptown on a pretty night and eat dinner out with Ciara and Lewis. NCM
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> SADDLE UP
Senoia horse is IBHA’s All Around World Champion By Martha A. Woodham, Photos by Bob Fraley
f barns were shoes, some could be compared to a pair of expensive Manolo Blahnik stilettos, fancy but artificial, housing horses with stratospheric prices. Cedar Ridge Ranch in Senoia, on the other hand, feels like a favorite pair of comfy slippers, easy to slip into, where you feel at home whether you
can be kids and have fun with their horses without anxious parents hovering nearby, where adults can live out their childhood dreams of riding a horse, a peaceable kingdom ruled by a pretty buckskin stallion with a heart of gold. This king is not so big — only 15.2 hands in a horse world where 17 hands is often the norm for horses —
have two legs or four. The big yellow barn at Cedar Ridge is a relaxed place, where people and horses mingle, where short-legged dogs and long-haired cats co-exist tranquilly. It’s a safe place, where kids
but he lives up to his name, Awesome Impact. He is the 2006 All Around World Champion in the International Buckskin Horse Association (IBHA). While many buckskin horses are of the American Quarter Horse breed, a
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buckskin is not a breed of horse but a color, usually a warm yellow to dark gold with black or dark brown mane, tail and legs. Awesome is so quiet and mannerly, you would never know he is a stallion. No rearing and squealing. No fighting with other horses, although sometimes he does give the equine equivalent of catcalls when a pretty girl walks by swishing her tail. Sometimes he nips, but he never kicks or strikes out with his front feet. And he has the endearing habit of liking to have his tongue massaged. With a little coaxing, he sticks it out for a tickle. Awesome lives in the big yellow barn with 24 mares and geldings as his neighbors, so easygoing that his owner, Diane Rajani, often rides him bareback with just a halter without the controls of a bridle or saddle. “He’ll do anything you want him to do. He’s a pretty nice horse,” Rajani, mistress of Cedar Ridge, says in an understatement. “I knew he was a neat horse, but I appreciate him more after the show.” Apparently the judges at the IBHA world championship show in August in Denver thought Awesome is a pretty nice horse, too. They awarded him ribbon after ribbon in classes that tested Awesome’s versatility. He won five reserve championships and one championship, which gave him
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enough points — 316 — to be named All Around Champion. His closest competition amassed just 146 points. Awesome was clearly awesome. Although the stallion previously had been ridden only Western — like the cowboys ride, for readers unfamiliar with the horse world — Awesome also had to perform in an English bridle and saddle. It’s a different way of riding, almost a different style of movement, but Awesome rose to the challenge, a difficult feat for most horses who are very much creatures of habit. “It was fun to watch him be so versatile,” says Rajani, who has had the 6-year-old horse since he was 3. “A lot of horses can do one thing well, but it’s not often you can find a horse who can do everything.” Even jump. Horses ridden in the Western style don’t usually jump obstacles, while horses ridden English often do. Rajani and Kevin Ester of Laurens, S.C., Awesome’s trainer and rider at the world championships, were surprised to find that the horse would be required to jump in one class. While most horses can jump, they usually need lots of training to jump well. Ester practiced a few times in the warm-up arena before the class
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and then entered the ring to compete. Apparently, Awesome was a natural. He cleared the obstacles with ease. It’s been a long road to Awesome’s triumph for Rajani, who started riding at age 7. Her supportive parents bought a pony for Diane and her brother to share, but soon she was riding Quarter horses at local shows. Rajani had planned to go to college, but her love of horses detoured her to a training job in Texas. From there, horse opportunities led her to Oklahoma and then to Coweta County in the 1980s, where she trained Appaloosas for developer Stan Thomas. She went back to Oklahoma to work for a trainer but eventually came home to Coweta. Rajani was working for the Coca-Cola Co. and training a few horses on the side on a Coweta farm when she met her husband, Russ, a Delta Air Lines pilot, who came to her for a riding lesson. After they married 10 years ago, he saw how getting up at 5 a.m. to take care of four horses, working all day in Atlanta and then riding in a lighted ring at night was wearing Rajani down. So he bought her a farm and convinced her to quit her day job.
She laughs at the thought that running a boarding barn and training horses would be less time-consuming and exhausting than working for a global corporation. Her business has grown so that the couple finds it difficult to get away for vacations. Now she plans to add another component to her operation: breeding Awesome. Awesome’s photo appears in lonely-hearts ads in horse magazines and on the Web, a single guy in search of some attractive mares. The ad doesn’t mention that Awesome likes to take long walks on the beach or go dancing, but it does list his impressive wins, a sure comeon to horse owners looking to upgrade their stock. It will be a year before he has babies on the ground — horse pregnancies take 11 months — and another two before they are in the show ring, but Rajani is excited about seeing what he will produce. As a trainer, young horses are her specialty. “I like starting colts,” she says. Working with young horses, whose behavior can be unexpected and erratic, is something fewer trainers want to take on. Too many risks of accidents. “There is an immense satisfaction
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in starting a young horse that nobody has ever done anything with yet, and training it into the right horse for the owner,” Rajani says. “I am blessed to have the ability to produce a horse that does exactly what the owner needs it to do.” On a recent afternoon, sunny but cool, several boarders who keep horses at Cedar Ridge gather at the picnic table outside the barn to chat. Several of the Rajanis’ four dogs come by for a pat, and the cats jump onto the table, well, because cats are cats. Rajani’s SUV is parked nearby, its back door open so Taffy, a lab mix with cancer, can enjoy being a part of things. A couple of kids saddle up and take off to ride the trails on the 82-acre farm, and after they leave, Rajani and her boarders talk about the housing development going in next door. Cedar Ridge is on the edge of Coweta County, just a step from Meriwether, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, but the development fever that is sweeping Senoia is reaching the farm. Roads are being cut on the land next door, where a number of new houses are scheduled to be built. The developer has already put in a turn lane on the quiet county road. The Rajanis worry that the newcomers who will be their new neighbors will not understand the ways of horses. There is concern about four-wheelers trespassing on the trails; there already has been some vandalism by kids with guns. “We’ve been spoiled by not having a lot of neighbors,” says Rajani. Times are changing in her peaceable kingdom. Learn more about Cedar Ridge Ranch at www.cedarridgebuckskins.com. NCM
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Winds of Heaven By Pat Miolen
Rebecca Miolen died as she lived, loving horses, and now her stepmother tells why a 4-H scholarship will carry on her work
ight years ago I met a shy little 11-year-old girl who later became my stepdaughter. Born in South Korea with a bilateral cleft palette, she was placed in an orphanage at 3 days old and adopted by her father, now my husband, at 6 months old. Nine surgeries tried to correct the defect, but anemia kept her from having much success. She had gone through a lot and was quiet and withdrawn. Years later, when I met her, I mentioned horses one day and she came alive. Her eyes twinkled and she couldn’t stop talking. She had always dreamed of riding a horse and felt there was one out there meant for her. I took her to ride a friend’s horse and she wanted pictures made. She was so excited I thought she would never calm down. I worked at the County Extension Office and a man called needing a home for his old horse, Lightning. A thin, weak, old gelding being fed with younger horses, he wouldn’t last long without help. I took him home, and Rebecca came every chance she got and helped nurse him back to health. She brushed him more that first week than he had probably been brushed in his life. That horse brought so much joy to Rebecca, she became a different child, full of love and bubbling with happiness. She was the apple of her father’s eye, and he was so pleased at
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the change in her. That might have had something to do with him asking me to marry him. Our 4-H Pony Club leader called about a rescue mare she was having trouble placing. Pepper, an Appaloosa mare, had been abandoned with a foal. She had been starved and not ridden for more than a year. A veterinarian volunteered to treat her. I took Rebecca to see Pepper and warned her the mare was green and it might not work out; others had tried to ride her and given up. Rebecca had a rough first ride but found it exciting. She begged me to let her take Pepper and try, saying she needed a challenge. Rebecca had natural balance, no fear, and a lot of determination. I prayed a lot, gave in and took Pepper home. Soon, Rebecca came to live with us full time; she just had to be with the horses every free minute. The next year was very eventful. Rebecca invited every child she met to ride Lightning and took them trail riding with her and Pepper. The mare continued to be a challenge but slowly began to trust Rebecca. She gained so much confidence, a little too much, as she ran Pepper bareback on the dirt road and fell, breaking her arm. That did not slow her down; we just helped saddle the horse for a while. Rebecca joined the 4-H Pony Club, became an officer, and attended every clinic she could. She showed Pepper in local shows and did well. Rebecca’s confidence and selfesteem improved. She accepted leadership roles in school and clubs and entered competitions. She even joined the cross-country track team, thinking running would help her keep fit and
make her a better equestrian. Rebecca learned more about Horse Rescue at the Georgia State Horse Fair. She talked to Georgia Equine Rescue League and Foal Rescue and got involved. She
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organized a yard sale and reserved the county fair building. She made fliers, wrote newspaper articles, made an educational exhibit on rescue, and prepared a donation jar. She ended up with 36 volunteers. Rebecca brought her horses and sold pony rides. The group ended up making $560. For horse rescue. She didn’t stop there. Rebecca took long trail rides and found a badly neglected horse she reported to the Department of Agriculture. She would report two more cases in two years. She found a mule with a displaced hip in a muddy pen with too many horses. My poor husband was talked into buying that three-legged mule. Maggie was a pony we bought to rescue. She was a 12 hands pinto, mare thin except for a pot belly. Someone had used a wire in her mouth and damaged the muscles in her bottom lip, causing it to droop. Two weeks after we bought Maggie we found her hay belly was a foal. It was a miracle, but the foal was healthy. Rebecca imprint trained her and worked with Maggie. Our granddaughter was able to ride Maggie in drill team and local parades. Since trail riding made Rebecca aware of problems with people trashing our environment, she joined AdoptA-Stream and was on its board. For that work she received a Presidential Environmental Award from President Bush at the White House. Rebecca’s anemia got worse during high school and developed into a rare auto-immune condition. She kept fighting the illness and working with horses. She represented Georgia at the National Horse Judging Contest and, upon returning home, was hospitalized with a dangerously low red cell count. Chemotherapy helped, and she made the Dean’s List in college and rode on the Collegiate Rodeo Team. She was 19 years old last fall. Things got worse again, and she had to come home in October. When sick, weak and depressed, she got on her horse and her spirits lifted. She forgot all her problems when she was on the back of a horse. She quoted an Arabic proverb, “The air between a horse’s ears are the winds of heaven.” On Nov. 8, 2006 Rebecca went for a ride on her horse and had an accident. She died doing what she loved most and left on the “Winds of Heaven” to be with God. On April 28, 2007 a fundraiser will be held at the Coweta County Fairgrounds to establish a 4-H Memorial Scholarship in Rebecca Miolen’s name. The scholarship is founded to encourage young people to be involved in community service. The auction of horse and farmrelated items will include Rebecca’s tack, books and saddles. The 4-H’ers are asking for donations of horse and farm-related items, which will be tax deductible. Horse jewelry, original artwork and pocketbooks, bridles, t-shirts and antiques have already been collected. For more information or to donate, call the Coweta Extension Office at 770-254-2620 or James and Pat Miolen at 678-378-0072. NCM
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By W. Winston Skinner
Easter is a time of celebration — a time of new beginnings. Some of my most pleasant childhood memories relate to Easter. Easter floats around the calendar, but usually is close to my birthday. Granny Carney used to make me a “rabbit cake” for my celebration at her house — made by cutting layers of devil’s food and coating them with seven-minute frosting. I have particularly fond memories of my fifth birthday party, which included a big Easter egg hunt in the pasture next to “the little house” between Moreland and Luthersville where I lived with my parents – soon to be joined by not one, but two little brothers. Cowetans have been celebrating Easter since the county was settled. Recently, I looked back through the Times-Herald newspaper archives at Easter issues in 1866, 1889, 1902, 1919, 1928, 1937 and 1959. If there was any mention of the holy day in 1866, I couldn’t find it. There were advertisements on the front page of the paper in those
days, and J. Lorch and Company — located on the southwest corner of the court square — had a front page ad the issue before Easter offering “a new and large supply of ready made clothing” as well as “ladies and gentlemen’s boots and shoes, all variety of children’s shoes,
boys and gentlemen’s hats, notions of all kinds.” There also were cloaks, corsets and “hoop and balmoral skirts.” There were ads for millinery inside, and the focus
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of the news copy seemed to be on the recent war. In 1889, the paper featured articles entitled “A Dutch Lullaby” and “Very Old Snakes.” Under the “Home Affairs” columns, there was a one-line item, “Good Friday,” followed by “Next Sunday is Easter.” In the news columns at least, there seemed to be more of a focus on the impending celebration of Confederate Memorial Day. Knowing the long heritage of many Coweta churches, my suspicion is that Easter was certainly celebrated in those early years, but probably with more of a family and devotional focus. By 1902, Cowetans were shopping for the season. One ad proclaimed “New Spring Goods!” The “Home News” column advised: “Visit Boone’s for your Easter outfit.” I noticed that much of the advertising seemed to focus on new clothes for men with Orr & Powell offering suits from New York and Philadelphia. MARCH/APRIL
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The local news columns offered some insight on the Easter of 1902. “Milltown Topics” related, “We celebrated Easter with song and praise.” In Grantville, Mrs. C. P. Clower held an Easter egg hunt for her Sunday school pupils. “That they enjoyed themselves was attested by the sound of their merry voices and happy laughter.” Boone’s was still around in 1919, running a full page ad headed “Style Supremacy” and offering “Easter Millinery” and “the most wonderful showing of ladies’ Spring Ready-to-Wear ever shown in Newnan.” Rival Stripling’s ran its own full page ad dotted with a drawing of a chick chirping at an egg labeled “Easter Week.” There was a poem, “Lent,” by Antoinette Whitlock and reports of a pre-Easter shopping trip to Atlanta by Mrs. J. R. Cole and Miss Cecil Cole from Sharpsburg. A news column from Madras reported: “The Easter egg hunt on the school grounds Friday afternoon was much enjoyed by the little people.” The economy must have been booming in Newnan in 1928. There were numerous advertisements for clothing, including a separate notice for silk ties for $1-$1.50 “For Easter Morning” at Kersey and Prather. J. A. Addy suggested people get their clothes dry cleaned for Easter. J. R. McCalla focused on the children: “Quite a number of these attractive children’s books would make a nice gift for Easter. There are some fine illustrated Bible stories, and other books also, that will be very appropriate.” Candy, perfume, face powder and flowers were also hawked as appropriate gifts for the season. The local A&P noted the desire to serve good food on Easter and offered “a fresh selection of tasty and attractive staples” and “an assortment of quality and fancy delicacies.” The news columns also took note of the season.
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There were articles about an Easter service at St. Philip’s Lutheran Church in Senoia to be led by a military chaplain, an Easter cantata — “The Morn of Victory” — at Central Baptist and a “lovely children’s party” which was an Easter egg hunt for about 50 children given by “the Misses Arnold” for their nieces, Frances and Ethel Cook. A box with the word “Easter” and John 3:16 was on the front page of the 1937 paper. R. A. Brown’s Wesley Street nursery offered Easter lilies. Ann’s Beauty Shop recommended “a more stylish method of Permanent Waving” to help customers “get ready for Easter.” There were the usual ads showing new fashions, and a unique one urging: “Take That Easter Trip on Dunlop Tires.” The last year I checked — the only one not selected at random — was my birth year, 1959. Corsets and Easter rabbits and baskets joined the clothes and shoes advertised at Alford’s, “A Good Place To Trade.” Elizabeth Bowers, who would later return to Newnan and write a popular column, contributed a piece, “Easter and Oak Hill Cemetery,” and there was an article about the mailing of Easter Seals. The “Today” page featured oval photos of young Coweta misses in Easter finery. Flowers were growing in popularity with a large ad from Keheley Florist and a full page from Arthur Murphey, Florist. The editorial cartoon featured a cross as a backdrop. In front was the world with a couple of trendy sputnik craft hurtling around it. “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Matthew 28:20” was the message. I have no doubt that the joy and timeless message of Easter will continue to bring joy in Coweta County in 2007 and beyond.
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Most every event begins when a host extends an invitation, whether formal or casual, politely requesting the presence of honored guests at their cherished event. In the world of weddings, this invitation can be a much-pondered, deeply treasured representation of an important day the bride and groom will always remember. There are many things to consider – from endless paper and font choices to the phrasing of the language and the selection of color and art work – before invitations can be printed and shipped to their destinations. In an industry with so many options, most couples are unsure of how and where to begin, and this small, folded piece of paper has many scratching their heads on how to proceed. Only several months ago, Jennifer and Matthew Riggs of Newnan were among the sea of wedding hopefuls searching for a special way to invite their guests to participate in their perfect day. During their wedding planning, the couple happened upon a local graphic designer who provided the insight and tools needed to capture their special feelings of the event for others to read and enjoy. Jennifer and Matthew utilized the services of Molly Morrow, owner of M Cole Design located on West Washington Street in Newnan, and with her expertise they arrived at the invitation of their dreams. They decided upon an elegant invitation of black, pink and white to match their wedding colors, adorned with their flower
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of choice, the calla lily. The couple met six years ago at church summer camp when they were 15 and 16 years old. They soon became friends and started dating, and later decided to marry. Matthew proposed on Jennifer’s birthday on November 2, 2005. They scheduled their wedding to fall as close as possible to their June 23rd anniversary. They married on June 24, 2006, which is also Matthew’s birthday. Jennifer, 22, and Matthew, 23, said they were inspired by an invitation from a friend’s wedding, which Morrow also designed, and decided to contact her when they began planning their own wedding. “We didn’t want something typical,” said Jennifer. “We were kind of out-of-the-box on all of our wedding plans,” she said. Jennifer and Matthew exchanged their vows at sunset in a romantic, outdoor wedding held on a dock overlooking a small lake. A lush, green field was located close by. The idyllic location was Matthew’s parents’ home on Welcome Sargent Road in Newnan. Jennifer and Matthew said they wanted their invitations to reflect their “fun, yet elegant” wedding choices. “What we were trying to do was give people a glimpse of what was to come. In a sense our invitations embodied our wedding – it was
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formal, but yet it wasn’t typical. It wasn’t traditional necessarily. It was fun, and it was a little different,” said Matthew. A photographer by profession, Jennifer said she is drawn to square formats, which influenced her preference for the shape of her invitations. “It happened to be that the company Molly works with has a
square format invitation,” said Jennifer. Morrow spoke of the many elements couples can consider. “There are so many different options of paper and layouts and fonts and colors. You can make your invitations unique,” said Morrow. The couple selected sparkly white and pale pink paper and a
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matte black for their design. “It helped that we had a ton of options to choose from,” said Matthew. While the couple wanted something that was different, they still wanted their invitations to be formal. “We started by thinking of symbols of our wedding that could give a glimpse of what the wedding would be like. We settled upon our flower to be the calla lily,” said Jennifer. “The calla lily became the common thread,” said Matthew. The calla lily was featured on the fold-out invitation, response card, wedding program, reception map, and thank-you notes. Morrow took the couple’s idea of having the calla lily as the centerpiece and worked to create a design element to convey their theme. The couple was even able to put a special touch on the wording of their invitations. They found this decision to be complicated because there were many traditional and formal selections. Also, according to tradition, the names of the bride’s and groom’s parents are listed first on the invitation, but the young couple opted to alter the tradition by listing their names first, immediately followed by their parents’ names. Morrow handmade all 150 invitations and wedding programs. “We designed the programs so that people would remember the invitations,” said Matthew. “It made me happy that all of the little details were tied together. This kind of made things more perfect,” said Jennifer. Matthew was pleased that Morrow was so receptive to their suggestions. “We were able to have some input,” said Matthew. “You don’t get that in a designer often,” said Jennifer. In addition to their printed invitations, the couple worked to keep their loved ones informed of
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Flowers are the perfect choice for decorations at any occasion, and for most brides, they are a top pick to add a splash of color at their wedding festivities. According to tradition, flowers of different types represent distinctive qualities and characteristics. Selecting a flower with a particular symbolic
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theme of “simple but elegant.” Julie exchanged vows with her husband Michael on Nov. 12, 2006 in an intimate outdoor ceremony at the Lake Redwine Plantation Clubhouse in Newnan. The orangehued bouquet of flowers fit perfectly with the bright colors of the fall leaves and made for exquisite pictures. The couple was married underneath an arch of fall flowers of orange, burgundy and yellow. Julie’s bridesmaid carried a bouquet of fall flowers and mango calla lilies which added to the effect. The couple’s reception was also accented with fall flowers which were found as decoration on the wedding cake and as part of the fall-inspired pumpkin centerpieces. “With the fall trees and the fall colors, the pictures were gorgeous,” said Julie’s mother, Debbie Olmstead. “We had no clue that when she selected the mango calla lilies they would match the trees that were
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almost a backdrop to her pictures.” “I really didn’t realize how beautiful things turned out until I got the pictures back and saw my bouquet with the orange leaves behind it. It was perfect,” said Julie. Melissa Bedenbaugh of Senoia decided to go with tradition when making her flower choices for her early autumn wedding to her husband Sidney. The couple was married on Sept. 23, 2006 at Jefferson Street Baptist Church in Dublin. The bride selected an elegant bouquet of white roses and pearled stephanotis. According to the circa 1913 book “The Language of Flowers,” white roses signify the phrase “I am worthy of you.” They also symbolize
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and I share for one another. The stephanotis means happiness in marriage, and to me white symbolizes charm and spiritual love.” “For the bridesmaids, I chose pale pink roses with fuchsia (dark pink) tips,” Melissa said. “When I think about friendship I am reminded of the famous quote, ‘Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart.’” “I selected the pink rose because it represents a state of grace/gentility and dark pink represents praise and thankfulness. For me, the colors also represent the grace God gives us through friendship. The dark pink tips represent praise and thankfulness. I wanted to praise and show thankfulness to God on our wedding day because it was a time for us to celebrate the love God has put in our hearts through friendship and each
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would work the best,” she said. Karen married her husband, Captain Tanner James Spry of the United States Army, on June 10, 2006 at Central Baptist Church in Newnan. A reception followed at Dunaway Gardens in Roscoe. The couple currently resides in Savannah. Karen’s bouquet was an all white cascading bouquet consisting of Akito roses, stephanotis, dendrobium orchids and Casablanca lilies. Traditionally, white roses symbolize “innocence and purity” and the stephanotis represents “happiness in marriage and desire to travel.” The orchids symbolize “beauty and refinement,” and the lilies denote “purity and majesty” and the phrase “It’s heavenly to be with you.” Karen’s bridesmaids carried colorful bouquets of stargazer lilies, blue iris, pink miniature carnations, yellow snapdragons, yellow buttons, pink roses, white daisies and delphinium. Colorful flowers also decorated the sanctuary at Central Baptist and the couple’s wedding cake. Pink and green flowers adorned the reception hall. The iris symbolizes “faith, hope, wisdom and valor,” and the pink miniature carnations denote the phrase “I’ll never forget you.” The snapdragons stand for “gracious lady,” and the buttons signify “single blessedness.” The pink roses indicate “perfect happiness,” and the white daisies represent “innocence.” “I think that the best thing is picking a florist you know will work with what you want, but giving that florist the ability to be creative,” said Karen. “If you can find a florist that you can work with, and give them a budget, they will be able to come up with something that you would have never been able to do,” she said. NCM
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Can you tell us a little about yourself and your bride? Luke Headley: I was born and raised in Newnan. I never left except when I went to Auburn. After graduating 10 years ago, I started selling real estate. I worked for Lindsey’s for eight years and, for the past two years, I have owned my own real estate brokerage in Newnan [LHI]. My wife, Beth, works at Stifel Nicolaus in downtown Newnan. I’ll have to check her business card for her title. She is licensed to trade stocks. I don’t think they could operate without her, but it doesn’t say that on her card! Luke and Beth Beth and I were good friends at Newnan High School. Headley She actually dated one of my best friends — I’ve always thought a lot of her. I didn’t talk to her in college. She went to LaGrange College. I met a friend in LaGrange who worked with her, and Beth and I rekindled our friendship and dated awhile. We were close friends and eventually evolved into something more. We got engaged April 25, 2006 and married Sept. 30, 2006. It was a quick engagement, but the engagement part didn’t get here quick enough. I think we didn’t get engaged soon enough.
Nathan Bliemeister: I’m from a small town in Kansas called Cimarron. I met Morgan Beaty in Myrtle Beach in July 2005. Morgan is from the Newnan area and is 19 years old. We have been dating for a year and a half and engaged for 6 months.
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Kevin Kookogey: My fiancée’s name is Emily Brown. She lives in the Dunwoody area of Atlanta. I live in Newnan, so there is about an hour drive between our houses. I am 20 years old, and she turned 20 in February. We met during summer semester at North Georgia College and State University in 2005. We began dating in July 2005 and got engaged while ice skating in Dahlonega on Nov. 27, 2006. Emily Brown and Kevin Kookogey MARCH/APRIL
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How are you feeling at this point? Are you wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into? Luke: One word — relieved. We had an outside wedding (at Dunaway Gardens). Our biggest concern was the weather. What would we do if it rained? Everything went off without a hitch. The concern was, we were having this big important event with 200plus attending. It was never, hey, I’m spending the rest of my life with this lady — I knew in my heart that was right. Nate: I am very excited about starting my new life with Morgan and am anxious to see what the future holds for us. We are getting married on April 28, 2007 at the Sea Captain’s House in Myrtle Beach. Kevin: At this point, we have been engaged for just over one month, but we have been together for 18 months. I know I have made the right decision and am with the woman I am meant to be with. We have a long road ahead (in regards to) planning the wedding. Time flies when we are together, so it will seem short, and it will be fun.
Morgan Beaty and Nathan Bliemeister, Photo courtesy of Beachwalk Photography
What has been the best part of planning a wedding and being engaged? Luke: The most flattering concept is everybody we invited to the wedding was there to honor the bride. All of our closest friends plus friends from South Carolina and even New York. Throughout the planning process, we’d look at the list and go, “Wow, they’re coming.” We were very pleased with the percentage of people we invited who came — about 90% actually came.
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What has been the worst part of the planning? Luke: Making the guest list. We wanted to keep it small, but 60 turned into 80 and so on. It was very difficult to whittle down the list. We didn’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but we wanted to keep the wedding intimate.
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Luke Headley and his bride, the former Beth Kennedy, on their honeymoon.”This picture was taken by Delta First Officer Todd Rivers,” Headley said. “He was our FO on the flight back from our honeymoon in St. Lucia. He's a good friend and happened to be on our flight.”
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Kevin: The downside has been some differences we have had when it comes to important decisions about the wedding. We try not to jump down each others’ throats as best we can, and we don’t let the wedding stand in the way of our relationship. Our marriage, as a whole, is much more important than just the wedding day.
What advice do you have for other grooms? Luke: Pick a thing or two that is the most important to you and stick with it. The rest is hers. For me, it was having my preacher, Dr. Joel Richardson, perform our wedding. Also planning equals less headaches, and Beth did an excellent job of handling potential headaches. She really did, and I’m the luckiest guy in the world! Nate: The only thing I’d like to add is that you never know when you will find your soul mate, but when you do, you’ll know it. Kevin: My advice for future grooms is to do it your way. Don’t let every idea become something you strive to do at the wedding. Don’t let planning a wedding distract you from your relationship. Have fun with planning this important day with the one you love. NCM
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“There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it,” wrote Charles Dudley Warner. He could have been thinking of the start of any journey, maybe even that of a marriage and the honeymoon. Thank goodness for the honeymoon, when the bride and groom can finally relax and unwind from their whirlwind of festivities. Several theories abound as to the origin of the honeymoon, but it is thought that the ancient Teutonics drank mead with honey for 30 days during a full moon after the marriage
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symbolizing sweetness, but it wasn’t until the 18th century that a getaway trip became de rigueur. Love is always in the air in Newnan, which means weddings abound, too. Many engaged couples agree that one of their favorite and least stressful parts of planning their wedding extravaganza is the honeymoon. After the planning and sharing of the big day with friends and family, the time of unwinding and slowing down is almost like a gift for all the hard work. Newlyweds Aaron and Carolyn
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Carolyn and Aaron Barnard enjoyed a romantic honeymoon in Los Cabos, Mexico following their December 2006 wedding.
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After the wedding, it was time for some R&R for Carolyn and Aaron Barnard, shown in these three photos enjoying their honeymoon in Mexico.
Hawaii as their honeymoon destination but quickly found that all airline flights were booked, even using Carolyn’s father’s “Platinum Flyer”
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Matt and Maegan Brass, here and at right, got plenty of time in the water during their recent honeymoon in Jamaica.
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Barbados, but ultimately the allinclusive Los Cabos and Dreams Resort was the choice. They spent their first night at the Ritz-Carlton in
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Buckhead and flew out to Mexico the next day, refreshed and ready to go. Los Cabos (“the Capes” in Spanish) is between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo, travelers’ destinations that can meet most any desire. Cabo San Lucas was developed beginning in the 1970s through the Mexican government strictly to be a tourist destination and it has been wildly successful. San Jose del Cabo is a more laidback pre-Colonial town, wonderful for sightseeing, and many feel it is the “heart and soul” of the real Cabo. This beautiful town is filled with gorgeous architecture, burbling fountains, secret passages and lined with bougainvillea and palm trees, which makes many honeymooners vow to make return trips to San Jose. Carolyn and Aaron enjoyed their time in the Dreams Resort so much that when they journeyed to visit the city of Los Cabos, they decided to spend minimal time there before heading back to the resort. “All-inclusive resorts are extremely popular with honeymooning couples,” says Mitchell Hicks, owner of Uniglobe McIntosh Travel. The great thing about allinclusives, he said, is that they include all meals, sports activities (except maybe motorized watercraft), drinks, taxes, tips and transfers. “That way young couples can
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Matt and Maegan Brass, here and below, enjoyed laid back beaches and cool ocean breezes on their Jamaican honeymoon.
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it’s nice to know what to budget on the honeymoon.” Hicks surveyed his travel agents, who work closely with the clients planning their trips, and he reported that in addition to resorts, cruises are extremely popular for newlyweds. “Cruise destinations are port driven, in that the couples select their cruise based upon where they want to go, and the most popular lines are still Royal Caribbean and Carnival,” Hicks said. “They offer the same concept as the all-inclusive resort where most items and activities are paid for up front.” Hicks’ staff says other popular honeymoon destinations include Italy, Aruba, Grand Cayman, the Mayan Riviera and Negril, Jamaica. Negril, Jamaica and Sandals Resort was the only honeymoon choice for Matt and Maegan Taylor Brass after their Jan. 20, 2007 wedding. They wanted laidback
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he flowers, the cake, the vows, the honeymoon, the bedroom … the bedroom? No, we’re not doling out relationship advice to newlyweds. But we do have a few tips for making the boudoir perfect for those who’ve recently wed as well as couples who’ve shared the sheets for a number of years. Experts say the bedroom atmosphere is important to maintaining romance in a relationship. Noted interior designer Alexandra Stoddard has said, “Stepping into your bedroom should be like entering a private
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heaven on earth. Here you unplug technology without apology: you come together in utter privacy and oneness in love. In this sanctuary you can be restful, sensual, refreshed, revived and soothed.” Who wouldn’t want such a refuge in their own home? The question for most folks, especially for young married people, is how to create such a room, especially on a budget. Interior designer Cheryl Simpson of CCS Interior Designs in Newnan has created a 10 point checklist for anyone who would like to create a more romantic bedroom, because romance isn’t the sole property of newlyweds.
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This inviting guest room suite is in the Serenbe home of Darrell and Sandy Martin of Palmetto. The Martin home was the Cooking Light 2006 FitHouse, which promotes a healthful, creative and active lifestyle. Cheryl Simpson decorated many areas in the home, including this cozy room which features so many elements perfect for a newlywed bedroom.
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Simpson advised to first identify a style that both of you like – whether it’s country floral or safari inspired. The key word here is COMPROMISE – you must both be comfortable in the room and remember that your decorating doesn’t have to last forever, but you should both enjoy the room.
Next, you both must come up with a budget and stick to it. Simpson says that you don’t need a lot of cash to create romantic surroundings. “It’s the little touches — pillows, candles, photos of each of you — that make your room unique.”
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“Books – there’s nothing more romantic than reading to each other!” This is advice she gives with pleasure to young marrieds.
How should the room function? Do you want a sitting area? Desk area? Television or no television in the bedroom? Of course, the decision is entirely up to you. When you choose to have a TV in the boudoir, there are all kinds of ways to make it less obtrusive and more romantic. Special pedestal arms allow mounting the televisions up high on the wall. Antique armoires are another way to hide a multitude of multi-media sins. New flat screen TVs are almost like artwork.
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Simpson says quality bedding is an absolute “must.” First you start with the best mattress and box spring you can afford. Then she suggests buying either a down mattress pad (or poly-filled if allergies are a problem) for a gloriously comfortable night’s sleep. Top quality sheets are also imperative for a romantic bed, Simpson says. She recommends at minimum a 300 thread count in 100 percent cotton, satin or flannel. “Don’t put anything scratchy on your bed. Scratchy sheets will not soften up with washing,” Simpson warns. “I tell my clients they can get really fine quality sheets at places like Target or on sale at nice department stores if they don’t want to spend a fortune.”
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When dressing the bed, think of styles comfy and plush that invite you to jump in and sink down. Duvet covers are a wonderful way to achieve the softness and change the look of your bedding in an affordable way. Monogrammed pillowcases are also a wonderfully romantic touch for newlyweds to use to make their bedroom their own space.
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Another way to create an alluring focal point for the room is to purchase a canopy or four-poster bed. Try draping sheer fabric or hanging it from the ceiling and over the bed to create a sense of intimacy or enclosure – talk about romance!
“Lighting,” says Simpson, “is incredibly important to setting the mood for the bedroom. Of course, this is the case in any room.” Don’t rely on stark overhead lighting. Provide softer lighting with bedside lamps and task lighting when necessary for desks and work areas.
Candles, candles, candles – nothing says love like candles. Simpson suggests combining both scented and unscented so the scent is not overpowering, and woodsy scents are the most gender neutral.
Finally, Simpson reminds young married couples “to remember that this is not your mother’s bedroom or your best friend’s room – it’s uniquely your own.” The important thing is how you make it your space together. NCM
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Ring Bling By Meredith L. Green, Photos by Bob Fraley
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rings,” says Gretchen. “I was a Donut Dolly in Saigon (Vietnam) in 1966. I watched as a man broke a glass CocaCola bottle and held it with tongs over a fire to fashion it into a ring. If I hadn’t seen him do it, I would have never believed that it was made from a Coke bottle.” Donut Dollies were volunteers for the American Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas (SRAO) program. Dollies were used to boost
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morale by providing refreshments and leading recreational games for the soldiers. The Donut Dollies inherited their name from the women in Korea in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s who made 20,000 doughnuts a day when the ships came in (Vietnam was said to be too hot for doughnuts). Gretchen still keeps in touch with other Dollies and frequently attends reunions. Gretchen fondly remembers her first ring as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a gift from my parents with my
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birthstone, a peridot,” says Gretchen. The stone has a transparent color with subtle greens ranging from greenish yellow to dark olive. “I’ve noticed they’ve changed peridot now, so it has a bit more green in it. Mine was such a washed out color that I started noticing other stones.” “Collecting rings is something I began doing without a lot of forethought,” explains Gretchen. It wasn’t until Gretchen placed the rings in an old pipe box she designed as a case that she “noticed I had quite a few of them,” a number she estimates to be approximately 250. “I thought, ‘What am I going to do with them?’” says Gretchen, who has three grown sons. “Women who have collections like this, don’t have daughters!” Fortunately Gretchen has two granddaughters in different states who have grown to appreciate the
birthstone rings that their grandmother gives them for Christmas each year. “No one has ever returned one yet,”quips Gretchen, who has decided it is time to disperse her collection between her granddaughters. “I can attach things to each ring, usually by the age of my sons,” says Gretchen as she holds up a tiny gold ring with a ruby that she bought for her oldest son when he was three years old. “He will retire from the military in August,” she says. Not all of the rings are sentimental, however. “Some of the rings are ones I saw that I thought looked kind of neat,” says Gretchen, whose collection includes spoon rings, mood rings, crocheted rings, insignia rings, copper enamel rings, nugget rings, rings with watches, cameo rings, elastic beaded
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THE BOOKSHELF Magic Time By Doug Marlette Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $25 Reviewed by Holly Jones
voters in Mississippi, but he has also gotten himself arrested and beaten for his efforts. Lige and his associates have their headquarters at an abandoned juke joint known as Magic Time just outside town. History is repeating itself. Or maybe When Carter pulls up to the crumbling building for the first time, he finds himit’s that his past is haunting him. Either self facing the wrong end of a Smith and way, Carter Ransom would prefer to Wesson. block out the events in his life, and so it But on the other end of the gun is a is that this well-respected columnist collapses in the newsroom of the New York pretty girl from New York whom Carter falls in love with at first sight. Soon, Carter Examiner. At his sister’s insistence, Carter soon and Sarah are inseparable, working for the finds himself back in his childhood home civil rights movement and living together. Or at least they are inseparable until Sarah is killed in a church bombing with three other members of the movement. Flash forward to the summer of Carter’s collapse. The Ku Klux Klan member convicted of Sarah’s murder has been released from prison. And this same Klan member is the star witness in a new case against the man who supposedly orchestrated the bombing. Suddenly, Carter finds himself digging up aging witnesses and clues for a gorgeous but driven prosecuting attorney. He’s opening old wounds and remembering first loves from a past he’s tried to forget. Magic Time tells the story of a complicated but powerful part of American history. More important, it is the story of people who lived through this history — people who learn that the past doesn’t always haunt, sometimes it heals.
in Mississippi, surrounded by both friends and ghosts. The plan is for Carter to recuperate a few days before heading back to New York. But the longer Carter is home, the more he realizes that to truly heal, he’s going to have to face his pain and his past. Doug Marlette’s Magic Time takes place during two summers separated by 25 years, the two most important summers of Carter Ransom’s life. In the summer of 1964, Carter returns to Mississippi after dropping out of law school and wants to try his hand as a journalist. It’s not the easiest time to be a reporter in the South. Carter’s childhood friend, Elijah “Lige” Knight, has been helping register 94
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The Devil in the Junior League By Linda Francis Lee St. Martin’s Press, $22.95 Reviewed by Holly Jones “The Junior League of Willow Creek, Texas, is tres exclusive, one of the oldest and most elite women’s societies in the country. And we work hard to keep it that way. Outsiders need not apply.” To attempt to join the JLWC, “a woman’s reputation must be beyond reproach, she must gain the full endorsement of six members in good standing who have known her for a minimum of five years... and pass the interview process with the membership committee.” According to Linda Francis Lee’s novel The Devil in the Junior League, all this is
even more difficult than it sounds. But Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware - nicknamed Frede, pronounced “Freddy” - has her family’s money, her husband Gordon’s good name, her own art gallery, and everyone knows she will be president of the JLWC some day. The morning Frede’s story begins, she wakes up feeling that after years of trying, she is finally pregnant. Life is cream-colored cashmere perfection, or so she thinks. Unfortunately, not being pregnant is just the first of Frede’s disappointments. That same morning, another woman shows up at Frede’s house, also claiming to be pregnant with Gordon’s baby. And if this isn’t devastating enough, Frede soon discovers she has unknowingly signed away her house and her fortune to her cheating husband. Desperate, Frede decides to find a lawyer. With no money or credit, her only hope is her neighbor, a man decidedly not “JLWC acceptable.” Howard Grout meets Frede at the door in faded jeans and a “naked chest.” He is loud and crass, his house overdone with palm trees, “naked art” and “black velvet Elvis paintings.” But he does agree to take the case on one condition: Frede must get Howard’s wife Nikki into the JLWC. Frede and Nikki have known each other since first grade, but their paths (and tastes) parted in high school. Nikki these days is into wearing “hot-pink leop-
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ard-print spandex.” Frede has her work cut out for her. While trying to transform Nikki, Frede undergoes her own transformation. It doesn’t involve pink spandex, but it isn’t beige anymore either. Perfection, Frede learns, is highly overrated. Lee’s Junior League is a fabulous, stay-up-’til-two-in-the-morning-’til-youfinish, laugh-until-you-cry piece of Frede’s own artwork. It is friendship at its best and worst, Texas at its biggest and most beautiful, and a colorful lesson of love and life. And most important, it is open for everyone.
There Goes My Everything By Jason Sokol Alfred A. Knopf, $27.95 Reviewed by Angela McRae Many books about the civil rights movement have told its story through the eyes of the movement’s key players, but Jason Sokol has written a thoughtful new book about ordinary whites who were witness to this time of important change in our country. There Goes My Everything: White Southerners in the Age of Civil Rights, 1945-1975 may offer a starting date which at first seems a bit early to be labeled “civil rights era.” Sokol, however, makes the case that the beginning of change came with World War II. After blacks and whites worked together sideby-side overseas, and worked well together, some whites started to question the segregated society they encountered back home. One soldier wrote to his hometown paper in Fort Worth, Texas, “I am afraid that all race prejudice is gone from the boys who have fought this war.” After seeing black men die trying to save their white buddies, the soldier said he could no longer support the Jim Crow laws. Not everyone had gone to war and befriended a black man, of course, so back home that radical new mindset was not well-received. Some were openly hostile to blacks, but others genuinely believed the segregation of the races was just fine with everyone. Some were like the woman from Selma, Ala. who in 1952 told her interviewer, “We in the South are the ones in the whole United
States who love the colored people.” As proof, she called her black servant and asked, “Now Bascum, down here the white people and colored people understand each other, don’t they?” “Yes, Ma’am,” the man said. And that, as far as she was concerned, was that. Sokol somehow manages to tell the story of pro-segregation whites without making them either villains or victims. He also notes that some whites were much more open to civil rights than others, among them Ellis Arnall of Newnan. “The civil rights years were hard on white southern moderates,” Sokol writes. When integration arrived and some whites wanted to either close schools or gradually integrate them, it was Arnall, by then a former Georgia governor, who said, “There’s no middle ground on whether schools are opened or closed. … There comes a time when a theoretical issue develops
into an actuality.” The author teaches at Cornell University, and his writing is at times a bit dry. Stick with him, though, for these fascinating eyewitness accounts are a worthy addition to the history of the civil rights movement. NCM
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Lee-King Pharmacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Lindsey’s Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Main Street Newnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Meadowlark Gardens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Meiller Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Metro PCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Milli Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Morgan’s Jewelers, Court Square . . . 68 Morgan’s Jewelers, Newnan Crossing Bypass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Murray’s Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Newnan Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Newnan Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Newnan Lakes Chevron . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Parks & Mottola Realtors . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Patricia Recklett, Veterinarian. . . . . . . 51 Peachtree Hematology-Oncology Consultants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 The Plaid Rabbit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Plumyumi Day Spa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Radiation Oncology Services . . . . . . . . . 3 Red Door Consignment Co.. . . . . . . . . . 56 Rocky’s Barber Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 R. S. Mann Jewelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Scenic Homes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Scott’s Book Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Selective Designs/Parkside Pools . . . . 7 Serenbe Stables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Sew Exclusive, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Shops of Beard & Company . . . . . 33 Southern Crescent Equine Services . . 49 The Southern Federal Credit Union. . . 19 Ten East Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 The Times-Herald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Traditions in Tile & Stone . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Tulla White Catering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Uniglobe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 University of West Georgia. . . . . . . . . . 32 Ward Law Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Watts Furniture Galleries . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Wesley Woods of Newnan-Peachtree City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Woodland Parks at Summerlin/ Keller Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 The Wynn House on Spring/Bob Shapiro Photography/The Major Long House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 1-800-Got Junk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Seth Floyd Jr. of Newnan, a local children’s photographer, submitted this photo and says, “I recently took my son Trip to the Georgia Aquarium and took some pictures of his first trip there. He is 4 years old and loved it. His favorite things there were the sea lions and penguins.” If you have a photo you’d like us to consider sharing with readers, please send a digital image (JPEG format, minimum 300 dpi) to angela@newnan.com.
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