July 2014 Madison Living

July 2014

‘Down’ size with

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Mike and Sue Bish ‘down’ size but keep home’s style

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Gregg Parker Staff Writer Nick Sellers Staff Writer

LET’S EAT GRAND TOUR OF A BIG COUNTRY

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LILY POND ART STUDIO: A FULL PALETTE OF PAINT, PLAY, STUDY AND FUN

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THE SKY IS NO LIMIT FOR RADIO-CONTROL ENTHUSIASTS IN NARCA

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HEALTH BODY CREATIONS AIMS FOR MORE NATURAL, BUT NO LESS INTENSE, HEALTH AND FITNESS

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YMCA: EMBRACE THE BENEFITS OF PLAY

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ARTS & CULTURE ‘PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN’ GEARS UP FOR 12TH YEAR

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home HOME MIKE AND SUE BISH ‘DOWN’ SIZE BUT KEEP HOME’S STYLE

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HOME

‘Down’ size with

style

Mike and Sue Bish ‘down’ size but keep home’s style CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The immaculate entrance to the Bish home uses rustic brick, stacked stone and shake shingles. The gazebo has comfortable seating and a hammock for warm weather. Curly fronds of a succulent fill a stonefaced pot. The Bishes’ back porch adds outdoor living space in a setting of ferns, Japanese maple and evergreen shrubbery.

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WRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKER PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARAH BREWER

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or about one year, Mike and Sue Bish have been settling into a different home, adding touches of their personalities to rooms and in the lawn’s landscape.

They wanted to downsize and have their living space on one floor, along with easy yard maintenance.

“The floor plan was exactly what we wanted, but the ‘feel’ of the home is what actually sold us,” Sue said. “We walked in the front door, stood in the foyer and said, ‘This is it!’”

Ceilings vary from room to room -- coffered in the living room, tall with an iron insert in the dining room and cathedral with wood beams in the breakfast area.

“The backyard totally sold me,” Sue, a Master Gardener, said. The lawn is low maintenance but has lush landscaping, waterfall, porch, patio and gazebo.

The Old World European house has white brick and stone. The house has three fireplaces, 13 rooms and 2.5 baths in approximately 3,150 square feet.

“I really love the keeping room ... cozy with a fireplace. The back wall is all windows and over looks the porch and backyard landscaping. It’s a wonderful room to relax and talk with guests,” Sue said.

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ABOVE: In her decorating schemes, Sue Bish incorporates birds or a bird motif in each room.

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Conducive to work, their comfortable office has oversized built-ins with abundant storage.

The kitchen’s unique custom cabinets in weathered vanilla, caramel walls and unusual granite draw Sue in to cook. An L-shaped bar that overlooks the living room and breakfast area is conducive for entertaining.

In the master bath, the previous owner refurbished an antique clawfoot bathtub. , Peering through festooned draperies, sunlight dapples through leaded glass and palladium windows and sparkles from the chandelier’s crystals.

By decorating with “surprises in every room,” Sue softens their traditional furniture to give an eclectic feel. In each room, she subliminally incorporates a bird theme. “Mostly, Mike and I want to be comfortable in our home, and we want our guests comfortable, also.”

The living areas predominately use brown, gold and clay tones. However, bedroom colors are more soothing and welcoming.

“I’m still getting to know my plants. I lost 15 shrubs, mostly Indian Hawthorns, from the cold winter,” Sue said. Seizing the opportunity to individualize her garden, she “yanked out all dead shrubs and replaced with some viburnum, variegated euonymus, azaleas, unusual daylilies and iris.”

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Open-concept living is easy with the kitchen design and adjacent rooms. Tasseled draperes lend elegance to the bath with its clawfoot tub and chandelier. Kitchen cabinetry extends into the breakfast room for easy serving and a unified look.

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prolifically, along with Knockout roses and “an endless supply of Stella de Oro daylilies.” One of Sue’s favorite plants is the unique Black Dragon Cryptomeria, or Japanese cedar.

This fall, she will plant daffodils, Lilies of the Valley and other spring bulbs.

A manmade waterfall flows from the top of the property and attracts numerous birds and other wildlife -- particularly a noisy frog. At the pond, Sue plans to embellish more plants with existing sun ferns, a hibiscus and weeping Japanese maple.

Mike works for Wyle Corporation, and Sue is retired. Nine years ago, they relocated to Madison from Columbus, Ohio when Mike retired from the U.S. Army and started a second career.

“We absolutely love it here and have no plans to ever leave,” she said. Their daughter Amy and granddaughter Emma live in Scottsdale, Arizona.

For four years, Sue has served with Madison Beautification and Tree Board and Master Gardeners of North Alabama’s board of directors. She also volunteers with other civic groups. She speaks to North Alabama groups about ‘lasagna gardening’ (no-till, layered soil preparation) and frequently guest hosts on Ken Creel’s garden show on WTKI radio.

Mike is an avid golfer. The Bishes attend Asbury United Methodist Church.

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Saffron’s buffet

LET’S EAT

Grand tour of a

big country

Spicy, grilled, hot and colorful, a piping dash of Tandorri mixed grill tempts diners.

Familiar Indian offerings like the spinach dish Sag Paneer and chicken tikka masala accompany more far flung menu items.

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Indian restaurant Saffron promises more than ‘the usual’ (and some of the usual, too) in a menu to reflect a complex country.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE LEFT: The dining room at Saffron’s restaurant in the Village Shoppes of Madison on County Line Road.

A traditional greeting awaits as an image of the Hindu Lord Ganesh guards the entrance to Saffron. Owner Tamil Krishnan serves up snacks and finger foods such as a basket of fryums with tamarind sauce and mint sauce.

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amil Krishnan offers a simple message for customers at his Madison restaurant: Indian cuisine is not simple.

“Most Indian restaurants stick with only northern Indian food,” he explained. “We go for a wider sample.”

As owner and founder of Saffron Restaurant on County Line Road, Krishnan, who often goes by “Kris,” hoped to set his establishment apart with fare that reflects more of the breadth of India, a country of 1.2 billion people and hundreds of varied regions and languages…and cooking styles.

No, Saffron doesn’t offer a map to go with such offerings as its ginger chicken, saag chicken, Tandoori shrimp or its popular chicken Tikka Masala, but Krishnan said a trip across his menu is a tour of much more of India than diners are likely to find elsewhere.

“We give the whole of Indian cuisine,” he proclaimed. “It’s a lot of work and you have to have more manpower and more inventory, more ingredients. We took a little chance because we wanted to serve everything.”

As diners perused Saffron’s paneer saag (spinach), aloo gobi (potatoes and cauliflower) and the wellliked fried snack dishes known as chaat, Krishnan pointed out four specific regional flavors he sought to

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represent: Northern Indian, the most common genre in Indian restaurants in the United States, Southern India with spicy dishes more likely to include meat or seafood (also his own home region. He hails from Chennai, capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu), Indo-Chinese fusion, a product of India’s long northeastern border with China, plus tandoori, a distinct northern Indian school of cooking.

It’s a distinction Krishnan insisted customers notice, even if those most likely to actually spot the finer points of his creations, the area’s Indian community, are a small minority.

“80% to 85% of the customers are American,” he said. “Even Americans appreciate it. When they see different things, they want to try it.”

Krishnan and his partner Dimple Patel opened Saffron in March of 2013, after years of running restaurants for other owners in Virginia and Maryland. In setting up shop, Krishnan said he considered locations in Jones Valley, on Highway 72, even in Franklin Tennessee before he discovered the compelling allure of fast-developing Madison and the home where he ultimately settled in the Village Shoppes of Madison. “One day I was running around and I came by and saw this place. Everything came into place,” he exclaimed. “It’s wonderful. This place is growing. It’s the last location we looked at but

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ABOVE: Saffron restaurant owner and manager Tamil Krishnan and his partner Dimple Patel serve up a traditional Indian feast.

when we started running the business numbers, we think it’s the best location.”

It’s a location Krishnan admitted also brought challenges, its distance from both Huntsville and Decatur cutting into crowd for Saffron’s regular lunch buffet. “They have to make an effort to come here,” he said. “Right now, we are paying the bills and surviving. We’re doing okay but, the way I wanted to see it, I need a little bit more. I see a lot of potential.”

One avenue the business has sought to exploit is the vast world of input easily available on the internet from both satisfied… and not-so-satisfied… customers. Online reviews, message boards, Facebook posts, all become grist for the process of refining the Saffron experience. “We check everything. I want to know what everybody’s really thinking,” Krishnan said, acknowledging the process has the potential to be painful. “Sometimes they don’t want to say things in front of us but they are free to write it.

There’s bunch of them who say ‘something is not good’ or ‘the food is not good’ or ‘sometimes the phone rings and nobody answers.’ I’m working on those things. In general they’ve been very positive.”

Krishnan predicted more fine tuning, improvement and innovation in coming months, including still more variety he did not want to reveal prematurely. “We are planning to introduce a main Indian dinner specialty,” he said. “That will be a surprise.”

Charles Molineaux is an anchor and investigative reporter with WAFF 48 News.

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ARTS & CULTURE

‘Parrots of the Caribbean’

gears up for 12th year

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ther than a few minor adjustments, such as moving the band area from a back corner of the fenced-in field behind Main Street to the stage area near the newly renovated barn, the Rotary Club of Madison’s “Parrots of the Caribbean” annual event on August 23 will be the same engaging community event as it has been the past 11 years.

For all the charitable endeavors the Rotary Club carries out every year, much of the annual funding for those acts occurs on one late August Saturday every year.

“Everything we do is funded by ‘Parrots’,” said Debbie Overcash of Madison’s rotary club.

The event is scheduled to run from 5:30 – 11 p.m. and will be held at 58 Martin St. The barn, scheduled to officially open later this year as a music and entertainment venue, will function as the unofficial epicenter of the evening’s activities.

“The barn has been remodeled and it really is the showcase,” Overcash said.

Mayor Troy Trulock, himself chosen as the 2011 Madison Veteran of the Year by the local rotary club, shared the same sentiments on the plans for this year’s event with the remodeled barn.

“I think it’s a great community event,” Trulock said.

“It’s already a great event, but it can be the best it’s ever

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Ron and Sandra Klein. Scott Smith, Paula Cushman and Pat Smith.

Amy Bell and Charles Sturdivant. Debbie Overcash and Emily McIntosh with Carla Daily.

Amanda and Tommy Parker enjoy last year’s libations.

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“It’s already a great event, but it can be the best it’s ever been this year.”

— Mayor Troy Trulock been this year.”

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the night of the event. All guests must be 21 years of age or older, as Turner Beverage will supply wine, beer and signature “Parrot-ritas” for the night’s festivities. Summer Fun is providing the food.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Four on the Floor, a five-piece band from Fayetteville, Tenn.

The ensemble concentrates mainly on oldies hits, including 50’s pop, 60’s soul and 70’s disco and dance tunes, according to the band’s website.

“We had people in Florida come up to see Four on the Floor last year,” Overcash said of the band’s repute.

Among the many charitable acts Rotary Club of Madison performs for the city are the scholarships awarded to individual students from Bob Jones and James Clemens each year.

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giveaways at the Salvation Army, anonymous Thanksgiving baskets sent to area families and mission trips to Honduras.

“We have a great Madison Rotary Club,” Trulock said. “They do a lot of work for a lot of people.”

Madison’s rotary club puts on other functions, such as Madison Street Festival in October, but the money raised during “Parrots of the Caribbean” is always a year-long benefactor for the club and its members.

Last year’s event sold almost 700 tickets in addition to numerous corporate partnerships.

In addition to entertainment from Four on the Floor, there will be silent and live auctions. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, but outside coolers are not allowed.

Visit Madison Rotary Club’s website at madisonalrotary.org or send an email to madisonrotary@gmail.com for more information on the event.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Dennis with his daughter Laura. A large chunk of last year’s event-goers take in the sights, sounds and smells. Larry Muncey and John Stringer of the Madison Police Department with John’s wife Amanda. The Curtis’ sit a spell during 2013’s Parrots of the Caribbean. Tim Melueg, Tommy Overcash and Sandy Morris don the official event shirts. Paula Cushman, Gail LeCroy and Carla Day show off last year’s pink shirts.

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ARTS & CULTURE

Lily Pond Art Studio

A full palette of paint, play, study and fun

ABOVE: A rainbow of paints awaits the next artist at Lily Pond.

WRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKER PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO

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lexible scheduling and non-stop art options are making Lily Pond Art Studio the go-to place for creative self-expression, relaxation and good-natured fun.

Since opening in 2013, the studio has received motivating feedback from customers. The convenient location and “bright and pretty” furnishings garner compliments, owner Nicole Radowski-Stanik said.

“Guests appreciate the flexibility we offer and the laid-back atmosphere,” she said. “Art should be fun.”

Wine-and-painting parties have attracted a following, with several groups of ‘regulars.’ Madison Arts Council has sponsored after-hours parties.

“People unwind and have some creative fun,” she said.

During Open Studio on Monday-Thursday, guests can choose from any studio design and receive as much or as little instruction as needed. “We feel very 18 Madison Living

strongly, even though these are our designs, this is your art,” Radowski-Stanik said. “You should be able to hang it in your home without it clashing with your decor.”

Evening classes on Monday-Saturday are BYOB, unless designated for families or teens. Guests can check the studio calendar online to determine the scheduled painting and price.

With 10 people or more, an evening class can adapt into a private event. “Only you and your friends will be in the class that night,” she said. Guests select their own design. On family night, most people design a monogram or personalized ornament.

For a two-hour sports team party, Lily Pond supplies an 8-by-10 canvas board, pizza and soft drinks. “This is a good time to hand out trophies,” Radowski-Stanik said.

For a birthday party, a child can invite 10 friends to paint a canvas for an hour, followed by another hour of cake, gifts and games. For an American Girl party,

girls are encouraged to bring their favorite theme doll.

“Teen events have been a lot of fun,” RadowskiStanik said. For Halloween, the “Nightmare Before Christmas” event included movie viewing, a costume contest and five designs.

“Doctor Who” events have been the most popular.

Attendees decide to paint Weeping Angels, Daleks, Cybermen or Tardis.

Youngsters can choose among four themes for summer camps: American Girl; “Masters” to study great master’s techniques; the wildly popular “Minecraft”; and a tribute to the stellar movie hit, “Frozen,” complete with a performance by Elsa and Anna.

In opening a new business, the major “lesson learned” has been “advertising is key. Madison is getting so big, word-of mouth-just isn’t enough any more. We now get calls or emails daily stating, ‘We saw your ad ...,’” Radowski-Stanik said.

Her business partner is Nan Tippie. “I couldn’t

have done this without Nan,” Radowski-Stanik said.

Both Madison residents, they appreciate the town’s community-oriented nature.

After-school fundamentals classes are steadily growing. “Students have covered ‘Principles of Art,’ painted self-portraits in acrylic, learned techniques in chalk and oil pastels and basics in sculpture.

Mommy & Me classes open after Labor Day. In Tadpole class, a child and Mommy and/or Daddy can make handprint trees and tissue-paper butterflies.

The Polywog class keeps young artists at work in the classroom, while parents can “socialize with a cup of coffee or run a quick errand. Grocery shopping without kids, yea!,” Radowski-Stanik said.

Lily Pond Art Studio is located in Village Shoppes of Madison, Suite D, 12120 County Line Road.

For more information, call 256-374-6028, email to nicole@lilypondartstudio.com or nan@ lilypondartstudio.com or visit lilypondartstudio.com, Facebook/LilyPondArt or Twitter @lilypondstudio.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A painting slowly takes its form at Lily Pond Art Studio. Cheryl Westlake and Tami James dip brushes in paint during a session at Lily Pond Art Studio. Nicole Stanik demonstrates a brush technique that she used to paint “Peacock Feathers.” Rows of easels resemble toy soldiers in formation, ready for the painting to begin.

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ARTS & CULTURE

No limits

The sky is no limit for radio-control enthusiasts in NARCA

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ith motors purring, shiny and confident vessels launch skyward and resemble their full-scale counterparts when the North Alabama Radio Control Association (NARCA) has a “fly day.”

NARCA is a registered model aeronautics charter club. Founded in 1987, the club launches from a flying site on Carroll Road in Harvest.

“We fly off Mr. George Epps’ private, light-aircraft field,” NARCA president Rick Nelson said.

“A local businessman, George Epps has been involved in full-scale aviation his whole life and enjoys our activities. The field is a grass strip with plenty of room for a club our size to enjoy. Mr. Epps has graciously hosted our club for more than 20 years,” Nelson said.

NARCA’s 50 members range from ‘newbies’ to individuals with 40-plus years of experience in the modeling hobby. They fly all forms of radio-control aircraft, including fixed wing, helicopters and gliders.

The youngest flier is 12 years old, the oldest more than 80 years.

Nelson got involved with radio-control equipment in 1975. “Building a miniature airplane and then

seeing it fly gives a very satisfying feeling, almost as satisfying as getting it back down again,” Nelson said. A new plane’s first flight is especially thrilling.

“Even longtime flyers get nervous when it’s time for a maiden flight.”

“Almost all new members cite the openness and friendliness of the membership as the main reason they choose to join,” Nelson said. Beginners receive “cub support” in flight training to advanced 3D stunts and can opt for a training membership.

The club holds numerous flights, such as races through pylons (upright structures that guide navigation), glider events and CUB aircraft flight days.

For Nelson, pylon races are most exciting. Four pilots fly around a pair of pylons 400 feet apart and in 60-meter patterns. “It’s a rare race that some mishap or another doesn’t take place. Planes fly quite low at about 70 mph,” Nelson said.

“Pylon racing with model airplanes is just like Talladega car racing but in the air,” club publicist Clifford Lanham said. Pilots must have steady nerves but high-level moxy to win. The 2014 pylon race is scheduled for July 19.

NARCA’s five-day glider events attract builders and pilots from Texas, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama’s neighbors. Gliders’ wing spans vary from six feet to an impressive 27-foot extent. “Watching

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A replica of a Navy plane comes in for a landing. Members of the North Alabama Radio Control Association meet monthly. A pilot adjusts a component of his radiocontrol airplane. Some NARCA pilots choose to create replicas of military aircraft.

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these pilots keep these gliders up in the sky for 30 minutes to over an hour is amazing,” Nelson said.

However, the Aerotow event is his favorite activity.

Powered planes tow gliders into the sky up to 500 feet.

These large models commonly have glider wingspans at more than 25 feet. “They look very elegant in the air,” Nelson said.

“Glider flight times of an hour are not unusual.

We’ve had glider pilots land because they got thirsty or tired during a long flight,” Nelson said. Pilots from across the Eastern United States attend, with one regular travelling from Chicago every year.

The next Aerotow event is planned tentatively for October 2-5, 2014.

Other club officers are vice president Patrick Johnson, secretary Archie Phillips, and treasurer Bob Stewart. Longtime members Ernie Duffey and Tim Batt are active contributors.

NARCA meets monthly at the airfield on third Thursdays from May through September at 6:30 p.m. On other months, they meet at International House of Pancakes, 8622 U.S. 72 W. in Madison. For more information, visit flynarca.com.

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Controllers that NARCA pilots use are sophisticated pieces of electronics. A NARCA pilot prepares his plane for takeoff. This sky-blue model plane has contrasting yellow pin stripes.

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HEALTH

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s a teenager, David Norris, 18, will confess his classmates have their foibles when it comes to fitness, exercise and motivation. “Everybody has up days and down days,” he said. “Teenagers have their pessimistic attitudes and they get all angsty.” It was beating those handicaps, along with a broad and balanced fitness regimen, that Norris credits for his athletic success that has turned into a full football scholarship at the University of Alabama Birmingham this fall. Since his freshman year at Bob Jones High school, Norris turned to trainer Andy McCloy and his Madison’s Body Creations Inc. (BCI) for his training. “I believe his success has a lot to do with how Andy has worked with WRITTEN BY CHARLES MOLINEAUX us,” said Norris’ mother Barb. “He’s been going for four years and it had done incredible things for him.”

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO Located on Madison Boulevard near Huntsville International Airport, BCI has built a dedicated following among professional athletes, aspiring athletes and athletes struggling back from injuries. “My passion is working with athletes and helping people change

better “fit?”

Body Creations aims for more natural, but no less intense, health and fitness

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their lives through fitness,” said McCloy, declaring “fitness,” in a broad and versatile sense, his mission.

“Our process is ‘all of the above,’” he said. “We believe in a movement based philosophy first and foremost.”

In McCloy’s definition, “movement” means “less machinery” and BCI aspires to a less mechanical look, feel and style, without the ranks of treadmills or jungle gyms of lifting machinery of the health spa chains.

“Human beings don’t walk on conveyor belts,” McCloy said, “and human beings don’t lift things in pathways directed by machines. They lift odd implements, in various different directions.”

McCloy seeks to foster that level of varied activity with more natural movement, that goes beyond simple objectives like simply raising heart rate. “The average person, having them walk on a treadmill is a complete

waste of time,” he exclaimed. “You could walk on a treadmill and get your heartbeat up to 120. I could give you a kettle bell and have you get up and down from a chair and your heart doesn’t know the diference.”

In an age when the bar for fitness seems regularly reset to “harder, heavier, more intense,” McCloy said he sees, and helps athletes fight back from, the consequences of overdoing it. “There are more sports related and training related injuries than ever,” he warned. “A — Andy McCloy lot of issues come down to poor training and overly intense training. I want athletes to train hard but first and foremost to train smart.”

With the particulars of recovery and rehabilitation, McCloy professed to be ruefully familiar after two serious car accidents in his teens and early twenties, one of which left him with a broken back. “I guess going

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Athletes warming up. MD Jennings (Chicago BearsNFL) performing one arm dumbbell rows. BCI owner Andy McCloy in front of facility.

“I want athletes to train hard

but first and foremost to train smart.”

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through that process myself. It forced me to change the way I train,” he recalled. “It resulted in an awareness that you can’t just bang with heavy weights for your whole life. I started seeking the best professionals in strength and rehabilitation.”

That quest played into a philosophy McCloy said has picked up currency in the fitness community.

“The strength and conditioning world and the physical therapy world are in some ways merging,” he explained. “We work with the medical community,” he said. “The type of training we do is preventive. We call it ‘prehab.’”

The approach has gained followers among professional athletes, as well as buzz beyond the pros, McCloy said, “Our name started ringing bells and people started searching us out more.”

Today, Body Creations works with up and coming athletes such as David Norris, but also with elementary school students as young as 8 in a specialized development program, as well as non-athlete adults like Norris’ mother Barb Norris, now a believer in the program. “It costs more than the ‘Y,’” she said. “But you get more out of it and if you’re serious about it, it’s less days off of work because you’re healthier.”

ABOVE: Mason Busch plays a game which improves athleticism and quickness, part of the development program for 8-11 year old youth.

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Charles Molineaux is an anchor and investigative reporter with WAFF 48 News.

YMCA: Embrace the benefits of play WRITTEN BY MARY ANNE SWANSTROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY CONTRIBUTED

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n our goal-oriented society, the notion of play can seem a frivolous pursuit for those past primary school age. Physical activity is often perceived as athletics, exercise or “working out.” But, experts agree, play can and should be embraced by family members of all ages.

Studies suggest playing boosts self-esteem, builds healthy relationships and contributes to physical health and well-being.

Families can develop stronger bonds when they share common experiences, said Bev Snellgrove, District Executive, Hogan Family YMCA. “The Y is a place where families can stay connected while engaging in healthy, fun activities together, Snellgrove said.

Families at the Hogan Y can enjoy playing in the new outdoor splash park and pool or indoors, enjoy the water slide pool or shoot

hoops. To encourage more family play, the Hogan Y will host two Family Fun Nights this summer after hours from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

Y members may attend for free and may bring one guest family for free. Others may pay $10 per family to attend. July 12 will feature a poolside Luau theme with family games and movie. August 2 is a Back-to-School Bash featuring family games, pool play and a clothing swap. Bring gently-used children’s clothes to the Y by July 19 and receive one ticket per item. Trade tickets at the Bash for new-to-you clothes.

Grown-ups must embrace the health and well-being benefits of play, which include increased energy levels; improved sleep patterns; better concentration at work or school; family connectedness; improved selfesteem, and stronger, healthier bodies.

“Play is like fruits and vegetables, an everyday necessity, not a candy or ice cream treat for every once in a while,” Snellgrove

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ABOVE: Tiffany Bridges, mother, Kennedy Bridges, age 2, and Tim Bridges, grandfather to Kennedy

said. “Families who recognize the power of play will improve in all of those other areas of achievement.”

How can busy families put more play in their days? Spend at least 20 minutes doing something physically active as a family such as a bike ride to the library. Put play on the weekly schedule, even if it’s playing hopscotch in the driveway. Create a play jar allowing family members to recommend their favorite fun activities.

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chool visits are just not the make our schools safer, more efficient, same in summer. I miss the and a better learning environment. kids and school staff who Our director of operations, Patrick add life to our campuses.

Conner, is currently managing But don’t let the near-empty parking a maintenance list with over 80 lots mislead you. Summer is when we projects that touch every school. do a lot of painting, repairs and other Fresh paint dominates this summer’s Dr. Dee improvements. It’s what I call a time to-do list. Other work ranges from Fowler of retooling and refurbishment. We’re bleacher repairs at Discovery and also busy staff planning and training Liberty middle schools (as well as at this time. to Madison City Stadium along with turf Two projects you by now have heard work), to playground and intercom system about: the renovation/modernization of Bob work at some sites, to relocating smart Jones High School and turning a former boards and projector units from the BJHS child care facility into a stand-alone Pre-K renovation to schools that request them. school.

At Madison Elementary, work has Our Board of Education is wise to invest in begun on a major HVAC system overhaul our infrastructure as well as our instructional to help ensure proper temperature and resources. Last year, we focused largely on dehumidification control. That $1 million new security along with the laundry list of job will transcend into next year and include other capital projects at our schools. a parking lot repaving when the city helps This year, we’re focusing on work that will resolve a drainage issue.

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The Bob Jones renovation will also spill into next year. But workers plan to complete the new main entrance and administrative offices by the Aug. 5 school start. Remaining work includes ceiling-to-tile classroom refurbishments with lots of new technology and more efficient LED lighting, major gym and track improvements, extensive flooring and paint, a new HVAC system and auditorium enhancements. Workers will also construct a connector between the cafeteria and media center. This will improve pedestrian flow and provide more collaborative areas where students can take their lunch or congregate in a Barnes and Nobles type atmosphere.

It’s a busy time with a shorter summer break to complete these projects. I hope you like what you see when you return.

Dr. Dee Fowler is Superintendent of Education for Madison City Schools.

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Memorial Day in Madison Citizens honor those who gave all.

1. Honor guard provided by the JROTC program at James Clemens High School (from left) Lily Rise, Marcos Gonzalez, Brett McCracken, Sgt. Maj Samuel Mccrary, Clint Rise and Dominic Zamora 2. Jean Bateman (left), with Sara Ann Schaffer, Canaan Duvall and Joe Hall with the Madison Community Band provided percussion 3. Ricky and Phyllis Spears 4. Craig and Christy Starr

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5. James Clemens High School JROTC cadet Dominic Zamora (left) with Sgt. Maj. Samuel McCray 6. Emily,Mark and Meredith Darwin 7. Nancy Burch and Jim Haugen

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1. Larry and Terry Frakes at Madison City Memorial Day observances 2. Ginger Butler and Bob Butler 3. James Clemens ROTC cadet Brett McCracken with wreath at Madison’s Wall of Heroes 4. State Senator Bill Holtzclaw (left), with Judy Darwin and Madison Mayor Troy Trulock

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5. Madison City Councilman Mike Potter (right) with his grandson Logan Tarr 6. Robert and Dottie Jeffery 7. Col. Courtney Taylor 8. John Silvernail with dad David Silvernail 9. Madison State Representative Mike Ball (left) with Representative Mac McCutcheon

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1. Alex Suco (left) flies the flag with his mom Jennifer Suckow 2. Stacy and Matthew Roop (both in rear) with Bekah and Elisabeth Roop (in front) 3. Denis Vaughn and Chris Welborn 4. Connor Pletcher (left) came with his father, veteran Brian Pletcher 5. Norman and Harriet Folts 6. As a freight train thunders by, James Clemens High School ROTC honor guard (starting from rear at left) Dominic Zamora, Marcos Gonzalez, Brett McCracken, Clint Rise and Lily Rise (at front) march in Madison Memorial Day observances

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Madison City Schools Spring Fine Arts Gala was held at Bob Jones High School on May 1.

1. Discovery Middle School art teacher Raquel Spiegel visits with former students Jessie Hall, from left, Olivia Goldston and Amelia Goldston 2. The Bob Jones Winter Guard prepares to perform their award-winning “Queen’s Quarrel” 3. The drumline shadow figures get into their frightful personas for the show

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10. Bob Jones senior Olivia Skillern poses with her self-portrait 11. Sydney Taylor’s collection 12. Rows with hundreds of pieces of ‘clothespen art’ from Madison elementary students 13. The sky’s the limit for Rashann Denton and his “Girl in Flight”

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Madison City Schools Spring Fine Arts Gala Madison City Schools Spring Fine Arts Gala was held at Bob Jones High School on May 1.

1. One wall of Zompa Auditorium has devoted to students’ self-portraits 2. Paintings created by students in Madison’s elementary schools 3. Paige Koesters 4. Payton Byrd 5. Troy Koler

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