2014 October Franklin Living

October 2014 Vol. 4 Issue No. 9

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Hunting in Alabama

H Hunting is a large part of the ffall season in North Alabama

Family camping

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One local family makes it a priority to spend time outdoors

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Thrill of the hunt

A Russellville man takes his hunting to a whole new level

Exploring Cane Creek

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Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve offers fun for everyone

8 What To Do 12 Wellness 20 What’s Hot 22 Hunting information 27 Classifieds 28 Cooking with Sam 36 Looking Back

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FROM THE EDITOR ith campgrounds, lakes, wooded areas, and an abundance of wildlife, there is no shortage of opportunities for the people of Franklin County to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.

And there’s no better time to commune with nature than in the fall months when the weather turns crisp and the leaves have all turned vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow.

This month’s issue of Franklin Living focuses on the fall season and some of the activities that make this a great time of year.

In Franklin County and in other parts of the country, fall is a favorite time for many because it signals the beginning of hunting season. I have never been hunting myself, but I have heard many stories from my dad who grew up dove hunting all over Franklin County with his father, Pie Seal. As I’m sure it is for many people, hunting became a way for my dad and grandfather to bond over the years, and when my brother got old enough, my dad passed on the tradition to him, and they were out in the woods the first Saturday of dove season this year.

In this issue, we explore the reasons why some people live for camouflage, deer stands, bows, arrows, and early mornings sitting in the woods. We also talked with local resident Ray Aderholt who has taken his hunting to a whole different level with guided big game hunts in Alaska.

But hunting isn’t the only thing that can be done outdoors in the fall months. This time of year is a favorite for many campers because the weather is much more comfortable than the typical hot and humid Alabama summers or the stormy and rainy Alabama springs. Camping may seem like something only people who REALLY love the outdoors can participate in, but the Strickland family, from Russellville, proves you don’t have to be Euell Gibbons to have a great time in the outdoors.

This issue also features a look at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, which is located about five miles across the Franklin County line in Colbert County and is a frequent stop for many area nature lovers. My husband and I have been to Cane Creek several times, and we love the fact that it is close to home but offers a unique nature experience with its 15 miles of hiking trails and scenic views of waterfalls, canyon overlooks, and natural wildlife.

This fall, I’m sure there will be lots of football watching and time spent indoors enjoying yummy soups and staying warm by the fire, but don’t forget about the different opportunities to unplug and get outdoors to enjoy God’s beautiful creation. We have been blessed in the North Alabama area to have so many great opportunities at our fingertips. Grab someone you love and take advantage of all our area has to offer!

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FCNI managing editor Kellie Singleton with her husband, David, and their dog, Phoebe.

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WHAT TO DO

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Join the Russellville High School Marching Come explore all Hundred as they host the charm the small, the Tri-State Kudzu Southern town of Red Klassic “Festival of Bay has to offer at their Bands” where bands annual Founders Fest from all across the area celebration in downwill meet at the RHS Stadium to strut their town Red Bay. Take part in games and con- stuff and be judged in many categories. tests, enjoy the enterAdmission to the Tritainment, see the arts State Festival will be $5 and crafts, and enjoy (children ages 6 and the delicious food. under are free). Parking will be $5 and includes one (1) Kudzu Klassic Movie night at “Festival of Bands” the Roxy Program.

The RHS Band Parents September 27 will be serving a full The historic Roxy menu of grilled hamTheatre will celebrate burgers, pizza, hot its 65th anniversary dogs, nachos, funnel this year on September cakes, etc. at the con27 with the showcession stand, located ing of the nationbehind the stands by ally recognized music the upper gate. documentary Muscle Shoals on Saturday, Spirit of Hodges September 27, at 7 October 11 p.m. Admission is $5.

The Spirit of Hodges See and hear the musiFestival is celebrated cians that have come through Muscle Shoals, each October in one of Franklin County’s most Alabama to make music enduring communiwith that special unique ties. The event includes sound. Hear the story food, a car show, kids’ of how Rick Hall’s leggames, a train ride, endary Fame Studios contests and prizes. recorded artists such as The Rolling Stones, Russellville Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, The Homecoming Osmonds, and so many October 17 more to create “The Muscle Shoals Sound.”

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OUT & ABOUT

One of the highlights of each year is the annual Franklin County Watermelon Festival held in downtown Russellville. This year’s festival brought folks from across the county out to enjoy the food, fun and entertainment.

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WELLNESS

Hunter Safety

ALWAYS WEAR A FULL BODY HARNESS ALWAYS WEAR HUNTER ORANGE All persons hunting any wildlife species (except turkey and migratory birds and while hunting legally designated species during legal nighttime hours) during dates and in areas open by regulation to gun deer season, including youth deer season and muzzleloader deer season, are required to wear an outer garment above the waist with a minimum of 144 square inches of hunter orange or either a full-size hunter orange hat or cap. Hunters are not required to wear hunter orange when hunting from a stand elevated twelve (12) feet or more from the ground, when hunting in an enclosed box stand, when traveling in an enclosed vehicle, or when traveling on foot no more than twenty (20) feet directly between an operating enclosed vehicle and a stand where the hunter is exempt from the hunter orange requirement. The hunter orange must be worn when traveling on foot between an operating enclosed vehicle and exempt stand when the distance is more than a direct distance of twenty (20) feet. A small logo and/or printing is permitted on the front of hunter orange caps; otherwise, hunter orange must be of solid color and visible from any angle. Only hunter orange, commonly called blaze orange or ten-mile cloth, etc., is legal. The various shades of red, as well as camo-orange, are not legal.

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Falling from treestands is the leading cause of injuries to hunters in Alabama. Injuries from treestand accidents could be minimized or prevented by wearing a full body harness.

Alabama regulations now require all hunters utilizing a treestand on wildlife management areas to wear a full body harness.

Always use a pull-up rope to pull equipment from the ground to your treestand. Never carry a gun, bow, or other equipment while climbing up or down a tree. Always pull guns up to your treestand unloaded. The use of portable treestands is highly recommended.

Never erect permanent stands without landowner permission.

SAFETY TIP Many hunters travel to and from their hunting area, tree stand, or blind just before dawn and after dusk. It is recommended that hunters use a small pen light while traveling to and from their stands or hunting area. A small red flashing light can be purchased that pins to a hat or other visible area. Use of a small light will help with the problem of identification of hunters during low light condition. This recommendation does not legalize the use of lights to hunt game animals.

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unting for many people in the South is a way of life and something that they grew up with and became familiar with. And one of the most popular species to hunt in Alabama is deer.

According to outdooralabama.com, the state of Alabama has over 1.3 million acres of public land that can be used to hunt on. And with generous STORY BY MATT WILSON season lengths and limit totals, Alabama is a unique area to hunt with a wide variety of PHOTOS BY CONTRIBUTED game that can be hunted.

Randy Lowery has been involved with hunting for 20 years and is just as excited for the upcoming deer season as he has ever been.

“My whole family has been hunters,” Lowery said, “so I grew up hunting and was involved with it since I was real little.”

Lowery said he remembers going out with his grandfather and learning what deer hunting was all about. He said it wasn’t just about harvesting the animals.

“Deer hunting is really a year-long process,” Lowery said.

“It’s a big process that is always going because you have to manage the property the right way and you have to manage the animals and really just respect everything.”

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Lowery said being a part of that process is the real pleasure.

“I remember when I killed my first deer when I was seven years old and that feeling is something you never forget,” Lowery said. “But deer hunting is about more than just that, and nowadays I enjoy the process of keeping the land taken care of and making sure the animals are healthy and growing.”

Lowery pointed out that deer hunting has evolved over the last 10 to 12 years.

“Deer hunting has changed a lot over the years and a big thing was when they cut out the dogs,” Lowery said. “That’s when everybody had to learn to really hunt.”

Running dogs to help stalk the deer is a practice that is permitted in some areas of the state and restricted in other areas.

Dogs are not allowed in the hunt in Franklin County.

Lowery said he has been blessed to have family land on which to hunt.

“I have lots of places where I can go out and hunt, and I’ve actually got some contacts around the Midwest that I want to try out,” Lowery said. “I hunt on Bull Mountain down in Marion County and a few places around Franklin County. But there is some great public land in Alabama to hunt deer on.”

Matt Fuller, who enjoys duck hunting, also got involved with

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hunting g wh when he was young. g “I guesss I grew up with it,” Fuller said. “My uncle and my m dad d were hunters so I was around it. Nobody reallyy hunted hu ducks except for my greatgrandfather. I started started hunting ducks when I was five or si ix, but I have really gotten gotte into it in the last three or four g six, ye ear a s, and I use my great-grandfather’s great--gra years, old duck call.”

Fuller e ssaid aid ducks are pickyy ab about where they will land, but he sa aid d there are some good places placces locally to hunt for them. said “Theyy wo w n’t come in and land land if the food isn’t right or if they can’t won’t find n goo nd o d places to nest,” Full ler said. s good Fuller “But I go out to Cedar Creek Lake sometimes. There are so ome good mallards and wood ducks some that come out there and there e are ar some diver ducks, too.”

The excitement of the hunt is w what drew Fuller into duck hunting, but a larger concept of the th he sport s is what has kept him interested.

“Killing a zooming bird, that exc excitement, that is a special feeling,” Fuller said. “It will get you fired fired up. u “But I really like to be able to o go out there with some friends and laugh and cut up and have a g good time. The camaraderie is a good part of the sport, too.”

Fuller said with television sh ow and the work of some organizashows tions, the sport of duck hunting huntin ng is i really starting to grow.

“There are hunting shows all all on T.V. and Ducks Unlimited does a really good job of promoting tthe sport and helping it grow,” Fuller said. “People that want to gett into int the sport really should and it’s really not that hard to do.

“People need to do their homework ho ome and not expect too much when they first get started. You’re Yo ou’r not going to go out there and shoot a bunch of ducks your first firs few times, but if you do some research and learn about what whaat you’re yo shooting at, you can have a good time. You learn a lot about abo out yourself in the outdoors.”

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Campfires and family memories n today’s busy, fast-paced world, slowing down and enjoying some of life’s more simple pleasures is becoming increasingly rare.

This is especially true for the younger generation that has grown up with all manner of electronic devices and gadgets at their fingertips and could work an iPhone by the age of three better than most adults.

In times like these where it’s easy to get swept up in the electronic age, however, there are several families who are making it a priority to stop, slow down, and savor more natural forms of entertainment that can only be found in the great outdoors.

The Strickland family, from Russellville, is one of such families.

STORY BY Kevin and his wife, LeAnn, have KELLIE SINGLETON three children – 13-year-old Ellyse, PHOTOS BY LEANN STRICKLAND eight-year-old Addie, and seven-yearold Drew.

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Kevin said all the children are active in sports and extracurricular activities, so they get a good dose of being outdoors, but he and LeAnn decided years ago that they wanted their children to appreciate nature and the amazing things it has to offer.

“I have always loved the outdoors, even when I was young,” Kevin said.

“Growing up, our family vacations always included camping. Until I was a teenager, I really thought hotels were just for people with lots of money. When we would go on a vacation, we stayed at a campground every time. The beach, the mountains – it didn’t matter where we went… we camped.

“Looking back on that, we had some really great times and made a lot of great memories. I never felt like I was missing out on anything by camping all the time, and it really helped me develop a great appreciation for nature that carried over into my adult years as well.”

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Kevin said once he and LeAnn had a family of their own, he knew he wanted them to have similar experiences.

“I wanted to teach our kids a love of nature and teach them to appreciate the simple things,” he said.

“Going camping and hiking as a family was a good way to accomplish this.”

LeAnn said they have taken camping trips to several different state parks and nature preserves, with their favorite being Fall Creek Falls State Park near Chattanooga, Tenn.

“State parks are a great option, especially for families, because many of the parks offer activities for the family throughout the day,” she said.

And as fun as it can be to get up a spontaneous camping trip, especially if you plan to stay somewhere locally, LeAnn said planning can be very important if you want to maximize your family’s experience at one of the state parks.

“It is important to get the park’s schedule and plan your day according to the activities you want to enjoy with your family,” she said. “This way you won’t miss out on anything.

“The activities may include guided hikes, scavenger hunts, and educational programs learning about local wildlife and foliage.”

And even though most children and teens seem like they will completely waste away without access to their cell phones or other electronics, both Kevin and LeAnn have put a ban on such things when they are enjoying time outdoors as a family.

“With my kids, and I’m sure as with most kids these days, they are constantly tuned in to some kind of electronic gadget, but when we camp, they are not allowed to have electronics at all until bedtime, and by that time they are too exhausted from the day to even want them in their hands for very long before falling asleep,” LeAnn said.

“As a mom, I enjoy camping because it gives our family a break from all the ‘running’ we do on a daily basis – from working full-time to being the taxi for three very active children.

“It is a time we can all relax. It gets the children out enjoying nature and being able to see and encounter all the fabulous things God has created for us to enjoy.

“It puts a smile on my face when I overhear them talking to their friends about the things we enjoyed as a family while camping.”

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Franklin County’s Deer Hunting Season Antlered Bucks

Antlered Bucks

By Stalk or Dog Hunting

No Dog Season

Unantlered Deer

Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

Privately Owned or Leased Land Only

Jan. 16-Jan. 31

Nov. 22-Jan. 31

Unantlered Deer

Special Muzzleloader

Bow & Arrow & Spear

Open PermitPublic Land

Privately Owned or Leased Land and National Forest Service Land Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

Dec. 15-Jan. 1

Nov. 17-Nov. 21

Oct. 15-Jan. 31

Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

Deer Hunting Season: National Forest Service Lands (except Wildlife Management Areas) Antlered Bucks

Antlered Bucks

Unantlered Deer

Bow & Arrow & Spear

Bow & Arrow & Spear

By Stalk or Dog Hunting

Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

Same as Open Permit for County

Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

Stalk Hunting Only (No Dogs)

No Dog Season

Nov. 22-Jan. 31

Dec. 15-Jan. 1

Nov. 17-Nov. 21

Oct. 15-Jan. 31

MAJOR CHANGES FOR 2014–2015 • Reduced two doe per day to one.

• Extend the February Deer Season Zone.

• Bag limits on National Forest Service Lands reduced to one deer per day.

• Removed prohibition on suppressed firearms for hunting.

• Bag limits decreased for Bobwhite Quail.

• Allow Raccoon and Opossum trapping season extensions by special permit.

• Air Guns, .30 caliber or larger, approved for special muzzleloader season.

• No release of feral or domestic hogs. (All feral hogs taken must be killed on site.)

Hunting dates and bag limits: www.outdooralabama.com & the Alabama Hunting & Fishing Digest, 2014-2015.

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2014-2015 Bag Limits All persons hunting on private lands of another must have written permission from the landowner with few exceptions. Hunting by the aid of bait is illegal in Alabama. All required hunting and fishing licenses must be in possession when hunting or fishing. An antlered buck and turkey harvest record must be in possession every time a person is hunting deer or turkey. It is unlawful to utilize or possess more than one harvest record. Any party controlling hunting rights, may by choice, be more restrictive on season and bag limits than those stipulated here.

ANTLERED BUCKS Bare antlers visible above natural hairline – Statewide – one a day.

White-Tailed Buck Limit – three during all combined seasons. One of the three must have at least 4 antler points 1” or longer on one antler. A point is an antler projection of at least one inch in length from base to tip. Main beam tip shall be counted as a point regardless of length.

UNANTLERED DEER (except spotted fawns) During the Unantlered Deer Gun, Special Muzzleloader, Bow and Arrow, Spear, and Special Youth (under 16) Seasons, one unantlered deer may be taken per day in addition to one antlered buck per day. There may be special exceptions for selected areas with one deer per day limit on National Forest Service Lands.

DUCK November 27 – January 25 • 6 Ducks a day and may include no more than 4 Mallards (no more than 2 of which may be a female), 3 Wood Ducks, 1 Mottled Duck, 1 Black Duck, 2 Redhead, 2 Pintail, 1 Canvasback, and 3 Scaup. Possession limit is 3 times the daily bag limit.

TURKEY • Gobblers only—one a day, five during combined fall and spring seasons.

• Special Youth Hunt—Saturday & Sunday prior to opening of the spring season, in accordance with rule 220-2-.119.

• Special Disabled Hunt—one day prior to all opening days. Participants must meet medical requirements of regulation 20-2-.109(d).

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• 8 a day — 8 in possession • No running of dogs during daytime or after 3:00 a.m. during and in areas of spring turkey season.

BOBCAT(1,3), COYOTE(2), FERAL SWINE(2) AND FOX(3): No Bag Limit • No Closed Season Hunt during and in areas of spring turkey season.

1. Bobcat - See tagging requirement (above).

2. Coyote and Feral Swine – trapping by landowner or his agent.

Feral Swine – upon capture, it shall be unlawful to release any live feral swine. See regulation 220-2-.86 3. Bobcat and Fox – Trapping is limited to legal fur bearer season by licensed fur catchers only.

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Thrill of the hunt ometimes after hunting for years, you have to change things up – you have to head up steep cliffs and mountainsides instead of up tree stands and into duck blinds; you have to head to the wilds of Alaska instead of the green fields of Alabama.

Ray Aderholt found that calling after years of deer, turkey and other game hunting, and that’s when he decided to do some research and find an outfitter to take him on a big game hunt.

“I’ve been hunting for 43 years and I wanted to do something besides the kind of hunting I had been doing for a while,” Aderholt said.

“I wanted to go after some bigger game. I wanted to hunt a brown bear.”

In 2000, Aderholt began looking into big game hunting on the Internet and hunting magazines that he regularly read. And that’s when he knew he wanted to go for some of the most dangerous animals to hunt, such as the mounSTORY BY KELLIE SINGLETON tain goat and thousand-pound bears.

“Mountain goats are some of the most PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED dangerous animals to hunt,” Aderholt

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“They live on the face of mountains thousands of feet up off the floor and you have to scale up there just to get where you can shoot them.”

Aderholt said when he decided to start going after big game, he wanted to start out on some of the hardest animals to get because he knew he wasn’t getting any younger.

“I knew that to get to some of the animals, it was going to be difficult, so I decided I better start with the hard ones while I was still mobile,” Aderholt said. “Then I would work my way backwards.”

Aderholt is an active man who regularly exercises and participates in Iron Man competitions.

“I don’t ever want to slow down, and I don’t plan on it at all,” Aderholt said.

So the excitement that comes along with going after different animals than a hunter in Alabama might find was appealing to Aderholt.

“If you are a hunter like I have been for a long time, then you just want to keep going after bigger animals, different animals,” Aderholt said.

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“I’ve hunted all kinds of animals and I prefer bow hunting, but the thrill of going after bigger animals is there.”

Aderholt remembered one of the five times he has taken a trip to Cordova, Alaska for big game hunting when he killed a brown bear.

“Well, we were in Alaska up near the Brooks Mountain Range, up around the Copper River, and we were after a brown bear,” Aderholt said.

“We were about a mile up in a ravine and we saw the bear. The bear actually started after us, he started to attack us. When he got about 30 yards from us, I shot him and it dropped him.

“I had one shot and had to make it count. Luckily I did.”

Aderholt said fear has to be put out of your mind when you’re in a situation like that.

“You can’t have any fear in a moment like that,” Aderholt said.

“If there is a 1,000 pound bear coming at you and you let fear creep in, then you’re going to be in trouble.”

Aderholt said that anyone who is interested in getting involved with big game hunting should do some research.

“Folks need to do some homework, they need to do some research on what there is to hunt and where you have to go to do it,” Aderholt said.

“They definitely need an outfitter to guide them and take them on the hunts.”

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FOOD

Cooking with Sam Recipes by Sam Warf

Grilled Duck Breasts with Red Wine & Orange Sauce

Turkey Meat Loaf 3 cups chopped yellow onions 2 Tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. Kosher salt 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp. thyme leave 1/3 cup worcestershire sauce 3/4 cup chicken stock 1 1/2 tsp. tomato paste 5 lb. ground turkey breast 1 1/2 cup plain dry bread crumbs 3 large eggs 3/4 cups ketchup Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a medium saute pan, on medium heat, cook onions, olive oil, salt, pepper & thyme. Cook until onions are clear. Allow to cool.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, shape into a rectangular loaf on ungreased sheet pan.

Spread ketchup on top. Bake 1 1/2 hours. *A pan of hot water in oven under meat loaf will keep it from cracking.

2 cups orange juice 1/2 cup honey 2 Tbsp. sherry wine vinegar 4 cup dry red wine 2 cups chicken stock 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 3 duck breasts, about 12 oz. each, skin on 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1. Mix red wine and orange juice.

2. In a large heavy skillet, add vinegar, cook 2 minutes, add wine & orange juice mixture, cook 8 minutes, add chicken stock, cook until you have a syrupy reduction, approx. 10-15 minutes.

3. Remove from heat. Add pumpkin pie spice, cook until sauce looks like it has a satiny gloss - keep warm.

4. Using a sharp knife, remove about one third of fat.

Spread oil over breast.

5. Sprinkle 2 tsp. of salt & pepper over each breast and press into meat.

6. In a heavy skillet, skin down, cook on low heat 7-8 minutes, until skin is crispy. Turn over cook 3-4 minutes, transfer to cutting board to rest 5 minutes.

7. Cut breasts in half, slice thin. Spoon sauce over slices.

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Deer Teriyaki Marinade 1/2 cup canola oil 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup tomato juice 1/4 cup brown sugar 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1/4 tsp. black pepper 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 1/2 lbs. deer tenderloin 1. Thinly slice tenderloin.

2. Mix ingredients well.

3. Place meat and sauce in gallon ziplock bag.

4. Refrigerate in marinade for several hours, best overnight.

5. Grill 6. Boil remaining sauce, pour over the cooked meat or reserve for a dipping sauce.

Buttermilk Fried Rabbit Simple brine: 1/2 cup Kosher salt & 4 cups water. Soak rabbit for 12 hours.

2 rabbits cut in pieces 2 cups buttermilk 2 Tbsp. Italian seasoning 1/2 cup mixed chopped herbs - oregano, thyme & parsley 1 Tbsp. garlic powder 2 tsp. cayenne 2 cups flour 2 cups vegetable oil 1. Mix buttermilk & mixed spices. Add rabbit and cover for 8 hours in fridge.

2. When ready to fry - use a heavy cast iron frying pan on medium heat (325 degrees).

3. Take rabbit out of buttermilk and let drain.

Do not shake off buttermilk.

4. Mix flour & salt together in a plastic bag.

5. Put a few rabbit pieces in bag and shake until coated well.

6. Fry for 12-15 minutes.

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2. Arrange quail breasts side down in 3 qt. casserole dish.

3. In a small bowl, blend pineapple, worcestershire, mustard, rosemary & cornstarch.

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Cane Creek offers unique experience T

here are many places within Franklin County’s borders that offer a good place to commune with nature, but located just outside of Franklin County past the Crooked Oak community is an outdoor lover’s paradise that is quickly gaining national attention.

Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve is a 700-acre privately protected and maintained scenic natural area in the Little Mountain region of Colbert County.

The property is owned by Jim and Faye Lacefield, who have lived in their home on the property for 35 years and graciously opened up the acreage to the public in 1996.

“For the first 14 of the years we lived here, we had only 40 acres that ended STORY BY just below the waterfall,” Jim said.

KELLIE SINGLETON “In the early 1990s after our kids got PHOTOS BY off to college and didn’t need as much KELLIE SINGLETON of our financial help as we expected, we

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started to add some adjoining acres.

“We added the largest part [220 acres] in 1996, the year we officially opened it as a preserve to the public.”

Even though 1996 was the year the preserve was officially opened to the public, the Lacefields had been letting people visit the land all along and don’t mind the scores of visitors that visit their property each week.

“We get to meet interesting people from near and far every day at Cane Creek,” Jim said. “We have had over 6,000 guests each of the last two years.

“People come here because they want to come here. This makes them more open to understanding what a nature preserve is about, and they usually help us in protecting the land and its life.

“We are happy to share this beautiful land with others and know that people will enjoy it far into the future when natural wild and scenic places such as this get harder and harder to find.”

In fact, the Lacefields have made sure the property will always remain the beautiful, scenic retreat that it is now.

“We placed the land in a conservation easement with the Nature Conservancy in 2003, which will ensure the property is protected from development in perpetuity,” Jim said.

“We are still the legal owners of the land, but we have already made steps to ensure it will be a preserve forever no matter who owns it, such as the Nature Conservancy or some other organization.”

According to Cane Creek’s informational page on Facebook, the preserve is situated around a complex of small sandstone canyons in the upper portion of the Cane Creek watershed of the Tennessee River basin.

The area has rugged topography that includes a number of waterfalls, creek cascades, boulder fields, and rock shelters.

The hiking trail that descends to the main Cane Creek Canyon has approximately 350 feet of elevation change from ridge top to creek level and is listed as “moderate” in difficulty.

There are 15 miles of marked and maintained hiking trails that lead hikers to scenic canyon overlooks, rich wildflower areas, creek access points, pioneer cabin sites, and other natural, cultural and archeological features.

Cane Creek is the perfect place for families, couples, or lone hikers to spend time marveling at the beautiful North Alabama scenery any time of the year.

“The preserve has an exceptional combination of an unusually scenic landscape, having a wide variety

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of special natural features, but also a rich variety of native plants and animals,” Jim said.

“Some of these plants and animals have disappeared in many parts of North Alabama but are thriving here where they are carefully protected from human disturbance as much as is possible.

“Every day of the year there are things worth seeing while out hiking the preserve.”

Cane Creek Canyon is open year-round during daylight hours at no charge.

A visitors’ sign-in log is located at the

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Lacefields’ home and must be filled out before entering the preserve. There are also maps of the preserve located near the sign-in log that can be used to navigate through the property.

Camping is also available at Cane Creek with a 24-hour notice.

For more information about Cane Creek or to download trail maps, hiking guides, and camping permits and rules, visit the Friends of Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve Facebook page.

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OUT & ABOUT

One of the highlights of each year is the annual Franklin County Watermelon Festival held in downtown Russellville. This year’s festival brought folks from across the county out to enjoy the food, fun and entertainment.

Dale Bearden Sydney Medley, Stewart Halcomb of The Springs, Cassie Medley, Holly Helms of The Springs, and Jamie Medley

Deedra, Ashton, and Barry Moore

Joey, Leah, and Tessa Rushing

Russellvville police officers Chad Sheffield and Joey Franks

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Teresa Seal and Lee Page

Tom McKnight and Sen. Roger Bedford

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LOOKING BACK

Looking back photos and information courtesy of the Franklin County Archives

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PARTING SHOT

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”

– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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TifÀn Motor Homes

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Milton Harris

Milton Harris’ association with TifÀn Motorhomes is much different than that of many of the

company’s 1,200 employees.

Many have worked at TMH for decades while others have had family members at the plant for years, working to produce a product line that meets its customer’s needs.

One of those customers has been Harris, who has owned six TMH products, including two Phaetons that were as recent as 2012 models.

Now, he is seeing things from a different perspective.

“I have a much better appreciation of the complexity and craftsmanship that goes into making these operate,” said Harris, who has been working in the main plant’s tool room since April.

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2013 so they could be closer to Linda’s family.

Following a lengthy and diverse career, Harris found himself to be somewhat bored in retirement and approached TMH about possibly working part-time at the plant.

The Jackson, Miss., native holds a master’s degree in economics from Mississippi State University. Before beginning an 11-year career in the banking industry, he attended law school and served six years in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War era.

After more than a decade working in the trust department at a Jackson bank, Harris and an associate opened a tractor dealership in Jackson that they operated for several years.

He most recently completed a 17-year stint as the administrator for two large medical groups in Florida.

In the meantime, he spent more than 30 years as a Church of Christ minister in several states, including New Mexico, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama. Since moving to north Alabama last fall, he still preaches frequently and leads regular Bible studies at Eastside Church of Christ in Russellville.

Harris’ life experience and perspective as a motorhome owner provides him with a unique look at the company’s products.

“Before I ever bought a motorhome, I investigated it closely and all I’ve ever owned has been TifÀn-built coaches,” he said.

His Àrst was a used 2004 Allegro and he has since purchased a 2005 Phaeton, 2009 RED, 2010 Phaeton and two 2012 Phaetons.

“We have really enjoyed our motorhomes and the time that it allowed us to spend together,” he said.

While living in Florida, his family took advantage of the sunshine and made several trips in their motorhome around the state, particularly in the Orlando area. But, they have also traveled across the country on several extended trips to places such as Chicago, Ill., and out west to Arizona, Montana and Utah.

“We did quite a bit of short-term traveling, but we also took several extended trips in our coaches,” he said.

Today, his ability to see the ongoing work inside the production plant gives him a better understanding of all the hard work that goes into producing a Àrst-class motorhome.

“I am amazed at how it all works and how it all comes together,” he said.

“From the chassis all the way up, so many people are involved and it is truly remarkable how it works. The intricate details make these coaches what they are and a lot of people are involved to make it all possible.”

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