What’s Inside
Kaci Bolls Bec Feldhaus
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Murray’s Home Team
VOLUME 15 - NUMBER 4 - HOMECOMING 2010 Printed in the USA www.mymurraylife.com Managing Editor Robert Valentine
Logan Abbitt & Ben Taylor
Associate Editor/Operations Manager Rita Oldham
Natural Moments John Pollpeter
Assistant Art Directors Kyle Smith | Gina Felder
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Battle of the Bands
Internet Consultant Justin B. Kimbro, K-Squared Designs, LLC
Features Famous Murrayans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Logan Abbitt Center Stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Kenny Darnell Day Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Logan Abbitt
Departments Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Robert A. Valentine Notes N’ Neighbors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Murray Life Staff Women’s Toolbelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rita Oldham Pet Paws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Tom Rottinghaus Count On It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Murray Life Staff Savvy Shopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kim Cottingham A Laughing Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Murray Life Staff Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 From Fast to Fabulous Money Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Ron Arant Recipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Rita Oldham Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 What’s Happening & Where Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Robert A. Valentine
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