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Plug In/Staff Picks.................... 3 Alaskan Adventures................. 4 Sports: Holding Back............... 11 Artist Profile: KFD Designs........ 13 Camp Stephens........................ 15 Paparazzi................................ 19, 21, 35 Winter Wildlife........................ 22 Calendar................................. 24 Meet: Tim Perez....................... 27 Vent........................................ 36 Kitchen Table........................... 40 Bluebird Greenhouse................ 43 ?k^^]fZg l ?bg]l''''''''''''''''''''' 45 Rescue Boat............................. 47 Distribution List......................... 48

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Looking back over the past few decades, a few old-fashioned celebrations come to mind. Billy “White Shoes” Johnson always added a little flavor with his touchdown dance, throwing a split or two for good measure. Around here, everybody knows plenty about Jamaal Anderson’s “Dirty Bird,” a “key” component in the Falcons’ one-and-only Super Bowl trip in 1998. And of course, “Neon” Deion Sanders trademarked the touchdown dance that cornerbacks are still doing down to this very day. These celebrations were relatively simple, noninflammatory, and fun to watch. But predictably, the bar was raised by players in our current NFL. When thinking of memorable touchdown celebrations nowadays, Chad Ochocinco (formerly Johnson) comes quickly to mind.

Mimicking Tiger Woods by using a pylon to knock down an imaginary putt, proposing to a team cheerleader, and reviving a ball using CPR all come to mind. Add an extensive river dance/ salsa experience to his repertoire, and the ultimate post-touchdown entertainment stands before you. Joe Horn, a usually workmanlike, no-nonsense receiver, is infamous for pulling a cell phone out of the goalpost padding after a score and pretending to make a call. Tony Gonzalez made dunking over the crossbar after catching a touchdown vogue. These instances are a little edgier than their predecessors, but still nothing too crazy. What’s the harm in a little fun?

The NFL reined back on touchdown celebrations, most notably in 2006 and 2009, by giving officials the go-ahead to flag excessive celebrations for 15 yard penalties, which can be game changers on special teams, or levy fines on the player. Simple celebrations are still allowed, but anything deemed “excessive” by referees or the league, like the use of props or group celebrations, are subject to potential fines and possible suspensions. The league’s main concern is players taunting their opponents after scores, leading to on-field altercations. The most notable example of this scenario turned true is the game when Terrell Owens celebrated on the Dallas star. After scoring once, Owens went over to the painted star in the middle of Cowboys Stadium and lifted his arms skyward. Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith rebutted T.O. by running to the star and spiking the ball after his own rushing touchdown. Then, after another

score, Owens began jogging back down the field to the star to duplicate his first transgression towards the Dallas Cowboys, but as he arrived and began his taunt, a Cowboys defender streaked down the field and tackled Owens in mid-celebration, almost sparking a huge brawl between the teams. These moments are exactly what the League is trying to avoid – unnecessary instances of aggression that could lead to serious consequences.

For the most part, touchdowns are usually celebrated with a small dance, a spike, or a hug from a few teammates. The NFL has done a pretty thorough job of weeding out the bombastic celebrations of the past, but despite heavy fines, some players just can’t help themselves. Just this month, Bills receiver Steven Johnson, after catching a touchdown pulled up his jersey to show a message on his undershirt that read “Why So Serious?’ Maybe it was a message to the League to ease up on players, or maybe he was just quoting the Joker in The Dark Knight. Either way, with fines usually amounting to a mere pittance compared to the millions most players make, it’s hard to deter a player with the will to go the extra mile.

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if they had a horse. If they didn’t have a horse, they went to Camp Stephens.” At the camps, the young men were issued uniforms and guns and transformed into soldiers.

Camp Stephens is tied to other local history in little known and sometimes surprising ways. The property is located on the McIntosh trail, the old Native American trade route widened

by Creek Chief William McIntosh to facilitate passage of horse-drawn vehicles, which opened up more land in Georgia for settlement. The legendary John Henry “Doc” Holliday spent his boyhood days in a home on the McIntosh trail. His father, Henry B. Holliday, sold property to the Confederate government in 1861, which became Camp Stephens. Edward Reynolds, great-great-great nephew of Alexander Stephens and resident of Griffin, knows many fascinating tales of his prominent family’s history.

Camp Stephens is currently leased from the Griffin Historical Society by Spalding County Parks and Recreation so that this important site may be preserved. Since Spalding County began maintaining Camp Stephens about 2 ½ years ago, workers have cleared overgrown areas and flagpoles have been erected. The grounds are maintained nicely, making the site a welcoming place for a reflective stroll.

Visitors may tour Camp Stephens, now usually peaceful and quiet, and imagine the apprehension felt by the young soldiers mustered from the camp as they went to face the unknown perils of war. The earthworks and trenches the soldiers built are still visible, though trees and shrubs have softened the landscape that once was scarred by cannon balls and bullets fired by the soldiers during training. Although now covering about two acres, at the height of its use as a training ground in the early 1860s, the camp was quite large; some believe it was one of the largest confederate camps. In a letter dated March 16, 1862, Private Ashbury Jackson wrote, “there are about 4000 soldiers here now,” with more coming every day.

Louis Greene explains that Camp Stephens was an ideal location for a training camp. He said that Camp Stephens and Camp Milner are two of the highest elevations in Spalding County, which would have provided a strategic advantage if Civil War combat had come to Spalding County. Camp Stephens is close to the McIntosh Trail, an east-west route, and the then-dirt road that is now Georgia Highway 3.

The railroad runs quite close by the camp. Two year-round fresh water springs refreshed the trainees at Camp Stephens.

Private Jackson wrote, “The camp is situated ½ mile east of the railroad which runs from Atlanta to Macon...ours is the prettiest location in camp with woods on the east and north, and down a slant 150 yards south is a very good spring.” Fresh water still bubbles from the underground springs from which Private Jackson and his fellow soldiers drank.

Using a little imagination, the modern visitor can picture what daily life must have been like in the camp. Private Jackson wrote, “We spend our time mostly drilling, but a good portion however is spent in cooking and eating, the latter being the most pleasant task of all.” In his letter, Private Jackson listed some of the “plentiful” food the soldiers enjoyed, including fresh and pickled beef, bacon, syrup, meal, flour, rice, and coffee. He also wrote, “We have preaching in our regiment on Sundays.”

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Camp Stephens is not always quiet, even now. Civil War and historical re-enactors from around the country have taken an interest in the site. In recent years, the park has been enjoyed by diverse groups for a wide variety of purposes, both historical and recreational. Louis Greene says, “We would welcome any group that would portray it (Camp Stephens) in the right atmosphere.” Mr. Greene stresses that the park is available to all as a site for recreation, but that visitors should respect the historical significance of the site. “We created this as a park to document history.”

Griffin resident Joe Harrell works tirelessly to preserve and educate the public about the area’s history and to promote local tourism. He believes that Camp Stephens could be an important part of a comprehensive plan to attract tourists and at the same time preserve the unique and irreplaceable local history. He feels sure that local sites such as Camp Stephens, locales related to Doc Holliday, Oak Hill Cemetery, and historical buildings such as the Oddfellows building, the opera house, and others could bring historical tourism that would be a boon for the area. “There’s just so much here that people don’t know about,” says Joe. As historical tourism in the area expands, local leaders will be wise to tap the extensive knowledge and resources of Griffin resident John P. Jennings, who provided much of the historical information for this article. Mr. Jennings has amassed an impressive collection of writings, artists’ renderings, photographs, and maps of local historical sites, including Camp Stephens.

“I will never forget to love and remember loved ones at home,” wrote Ashbury H. Jackson almost 150 years ago.

“We have prayers in our tent every night and hope that we are remembered by the love(d) ones at home.” Love and remembrance – a need of the modern soldier, as well as of those from earlier days. A visit to Camp Stephens can remind us of the sacrifices of those who risk their lives in combat, both yesterday and today.

Camp Stephens is open during daylight hours. The east tract is located at Stephens and Jackson Street. The west tract is at 500 E. McIntosh Road. For more information and directions, visit http://spaldingparksandrec.com or call Spalding County Parks and Recreation at 770-467-4750.

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As a bored yet easily excitable youth, Tim Perez quit high school to join the Navy. While in the Navy, he also spent time in biker gangs, where he accumulated his abundance of tattoos. “I was just being rebellious. I’d see somebody with one, and I’d get two. Then I’d see someone with two, so I’d get four. I was just seeing what I could get away with.” Now there are tattoo policies in the military, but back then, Tim says, “The culture allowed that – tattoos, drinking, and fighting – maybe even fostered it.”

Still, Tim acknowledges that he would have served many years in prison if not for the Navy.

A hang-­gliding accident in Guam left Tim with brain trauma that caused him to lose most of his memories before the age of 18. Now Tim’s sister is his go-­to person for childhood memories. Tim began skydiving instead of hang-­gliding because, he explains, “it’s safer.” Among other things, Tim has also been a scuba diver, boxer, power lifter, explosives technician, black belt, and a firefighter. “I have a list where I’ve survived 11 times something where I should have died,” Tim says.

Tim recognizes many positive mentors who were stabilizing influences along the way.

Some were fleeting, like the police officer who took the time to sit down next to him in jail and say, “Tim, you’re better than this. You’re smarter than this.” Other mentors were for life, like his wife, Marlene. Tim reflects: “It was really her steadiness, her vision, tolerance, and love that helped me accomplish everything I have today.” Tim met Marlene right at the end of his gang days, and right

Back in the day, people asked me why I liked to slap people so much. I’d simply inform them, “Because they needed it.”

before he went to Beirut. “Over there I started to turn all of that energy to having an accomplished military career, and that took me away from the drinking and trouble. I earned the title of Navy Warfare Surface Specialist, and that gave me a lot of positive reinforcement. When I got a taste of that, I said ‘I’m done.’” Tim came back from Beirut knowing that he no longer belonged with the outcasts;; he belonged with Marlene.

Soldier

After Tim left the Navy, he joined the Army National Guard as an infantryman. “During my Army career, I got commissioned as an officer, earned the Pathfinder badge, Air Assault badge, and Expert Infantry badge. I was also fortunate to serve in the Sinai desert on a peacekeeping mission, as a platoon leader.” Tim retired as a Captain after a total of 23 years of military service. His son is now serving in the Navy as a corpsman.

Tim is a patriotic, first-­generation American;; his father emigrated from Panama. “I know there’s a lot of con-­ troversy about immigration,” he says. “My dad was not a citizen when he came here, but he served 26 years in the Air Force, and now three generations of his family have served – two in combat. I understand the plight of people trying to make their lives better. I say, “Let’s have a heart.”

Tim carries with him one of the more traumatic experiences of his stint in the military – literally. “In 1993, we were on a training maneuver, and I had just gotten out of the vehicle with my buddy, when he got hit by a five-­ton truck. He died in my arms. His father gave me his rucksack. After that, when I’d do road runs, I’d carry weights in that rucksack in his honor.”

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At this point, it will come as no surprise that Tim Perez can fly. “I started flying as a hobby, for something to do. I went on to become the most qualified Master Flight Instructor in the Southeast. I made it work – nobody financed it for me.” Tim recently passed the interview and the check ride to work for the FAA. “I’ll be the guy who shows up and gives check rides and qualifies pilots. I’ll be the guy climbing in the cockpit of an airline and inspecting them.

Tim flies Lear jets for charter companies, helicopters for an Atlanta sheriff’s office, and twin-­engine airplanes for his job as an aerial mapping pilot.

Actor

Tim always had an interest in acting. When The Wronged Man was filmed in Griffin, he saw a newspaper article advertising for extras. The casting director asked Tim, “Would you like to be a prisoner?” And Tim’s 28

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acting career was born. He was cast as an extra in other roles, including gang member, soldier, and psychot-­ ic. So is Tim afraid of being typecast? He quickly responds, “The second part of that word is ‘cast.’” Tim took small roles here and there, then, through networking, he picked up lead roles in two independent Christian films, Pitching Hope and September Skies. In the latter, Tim had to fight a computer-­generated demon, which he found challenging – but not because of the demon: “I don’t have any fear;; never have,” Tim says. “So I had to imagine – How would I look if I were scared? It’s funny to see myself with a ‘fear look’ on my face.”

Tim also stars in the on-­demand series, Money, Power & Respect. “I play retired Colonel Elroy Brady who has gone rogue and clones himself as super soldiers in a one-­world-­government conspiracy.” Tim’s inspira-­ tion? “Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Mel Gibson, and Kris Kristopherson are all tough-­guy actors I look up to. I don’t mean to be arrogant, but I see me being at their level someday, as an actor.”

Candidate

“I want to be a positive light and force in other people’s lives, which is why I ran for [Spalding County] sheriff in 2008,” Tim says. “From that position, I would be able to make a positive difference on an entire county, not just a few individuals. Emmanuel Lewis [who starred in the TV show Webster] endorsed me with a video and allowed me to use his name. I met Manny when he came to me for flying lessons. Then I did some touring with him and flew him around. “

Motivator

In January, Tim and Marlene will also begin participating in “Horses for Heroes,” a program designed to help active-­duty and returned veterans deal with their rehabilitation from injuries and disabilities of all kinds. “I had this on my heart to work with veterans. I know horses, and I know what vets deal with.”

In somewhat the same vein, Tim is available to do motivational speaking. He realized his potential to help others when working with the “Scared Straight” program. Now he speaks mainly to youth groups through churches, but is open to other types of engagements. “Basically my message to people is ‘Get out of your rut;; get off of your butt, and go make it happen.’ I want to do something that will make a difference in people’s lives. Period.”

For more of Tim, see Timothy D. Perez and Timothy D. Perez Fan Page on Facebook.

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On December 10th, Griffin Area Resource Center granted Bluebird Market use of its greenhouse facility to encourage local farming and gardening within the community. Kitchen Drawer was on-‐site at Blue-‐ bird’s “Christmas Gathering” on December 20th, where they invited the public to tour the greenhouse facility, meet local farmers, and sign up for an opportunity to grow locally over the winter season.

GARC’s greenhouse garden was previously used as a garden rehabilitation center, and Jan Rogers said she plans to continue to promote garden rehabilitation within the facility in addition to the new community gardening initiative.

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