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HOME RELAXING RETREAT LET’S EAT LIVEN UP LUNCHTIME EDUCATION

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LEADING THE PACK

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FIRST YEAR REFLECTIONS

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PRESERVING THE PAST

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ART & CULTURE FAMILY FRIENDLY

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ARTISTIC FLAIR HEALTH

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COMMIT TO BE FIT

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HOSPITAL FLOURISHES IN MADISON

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HOME

Relaxing retreat

Morris home beckons a peaceful visit WRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKER PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO 4 Madison Living

RIGHT FROM TOP: Sandy and Karen Morris built their house 25 years ago and chose a plan with two staircases.

With stacked stone invoking a grotto atmosphere, the Morris’ pool has a custom slide and cascading waterfall.

The Morris’ backyard retreat has a screen porch, outdoor kitchen, fireplace, pool and hot-tub area.

Sandy and Karen Morris enjoy entertaining guests at the bar in their screened-in porch.

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ADISON – Warm-weather months are especially conducive for Sandy and Karen Morris to entertain.

Their home’s outdoor amenities can attract any age group.

They built their house 25 years ago and chose a plan with two staircases. With two energetic sons, they wanted a back staircase. “The game room right above the garage gives easy access from outside,” Karen said.

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A large lot provided space for their sons’ outdoor playtime. “The backyard has evolved from forts, zip lines, slip-and-slides and trampoline to outdoor entertaining areas, pool with custom slide, waterfall and hot tub,” Karen said.

The Morrises have completed several updates to their house of 3,000 square feet. The traditional, redbrick home with four bedrooms has all living areas downstairs.

“Our favorite room is the dining room. Years ago, we replaced our rectangular table with a round table that can host eight to 12 people,” Karen said. “We enjoy hosting our family and many friends. A round table allows for you to speak with all people at the table.”

Fashioned into an additional room, their screened-in porch naturally attracts everyone to relax. “This room is where we gather around the bar and enjoy a lazy night with guests,” she said.

For decor, the Morrises decided on “a casual, welcoming feel. The furnishings ask you to come in and make this your home. We use our screenedin porch as an additional room, so we can host large gatherings,” Karen said.

The home’s predominant color scheme applies warm tones with olive, burnt orange and brown leather. Karen decorated the home herself and chose a traditional style. “A dear friend once told me, ‘To decorate, you must surround yourself with things you love,” she said.

Gardening is a wel— Karen Morris come chore. Karen’s favorite shrubs are camellias and gardenias.

Several varieties of hydrangeas furnish lush bouquets of flowers for the interior.

Most often, the Morrises entertain outdoors.

“We have a wonderful outdoor kitchen, fireplace, pool and hot-tub area. Sandy enjoys grilling and

“We have a wonderful

outdoor kitchen, fireplace, pool and hot-tub area.

Sandy enjoys grilling and smoking dinner or lunch for family and friends.”

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ABOVE: Sandy and Karen Morris said the dining room is their favorite space.

BELOW FROM LEFT: The kitchen has seating in the breakfast nook and at the island.

An abundance of cabinets solves storage in the kitchen.

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smoking dinner or lunch for family and friends,” Karen said. “His favorite pastime is grilling for Rilyn our granddaughter and her friends as they swim and play.”

In civic involvement, Karen has participated actively in Rotary Club of Madison for ten years and has volunteered with Huntsville Symphony Guild and Women’s Economic Development Group’s leadership team.

The Morrises are founding members of The Table, a new Methodist church started by Rev. John Ryberg.

“The new concept is that we meet in homes and share a meal each Sunday,” Karen said. “This church is growing and is a blessing to many in the Madison area.”

Sandy also serves on the leadership team.

Sandy works as regional director of business development for VT Miltope, an international company that supplies hardware solutions to the military and industries. Karen and her daughter-inlaw are “The Morris Team” with Keller Williams Huntsville. “We’re never too busy for your real estate needs,” Karen said.

Sandy is a Huntsville native, while Karen hails from Paducah, Kentucky. Madison has been home for 29 years.

Their son Douglas and wife Audra live in New Hope. Son Nicholas and wife Megan are stationed with the military in Fairbanks, Alaska.

“We’ve been blessed with two amazing boys, two wonderful daughters-in-law, one beautiful granddaughter and one granddaughter due in the fall,” Karen said. “We cannot think of a better place than Madison, Alabama to raise a family and enjoy life when we retire.”

ABOVE: The home’s predominant color scheme applies warm tones with olive, burnt orange and brown leather.

LEFT: Fashioned into an additional room, their screened-in porch naturally attracts everyone to relax.

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LET’S EAT

Melissa and Mike Friday own Woodland Homes of Huntsville in Madison, and they invite you to tune in to their television show Dream Home Cooking every Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. on WAAY 31.

Liven up lunchtime a F s r i d s ay i l e M

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delectable ideas for midday meals STORY BY MELISSA FRIDAY PHOTOGRAPHS BY MELISSA FRIDAY

I tire easily of a plain ole sandwich for lunch, so I like to think “outside� of the lunch box. Here are some great lunch recipes that are delicious and easy to pack in a lunch box.

HAND-BREADED CHICKEN NUGGETS 2 packs or 2lbs. chicken tenders (raw chicken tenders) 3 eggs 2 cups buttermilk Salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder

2 cups self-rising flour 2 cups breadcrumbs 2 cups panko Peanut oil for frying

You will need to set out three medium size bowls or pans.

In the first bowl, mix the flour and one tablespoon each of the seasonings. In the second bowl, mix the eggs and buttermilk well. In the third bowl, mix the breadcrumbs and panko together.

Next, cut the chicken tenders up into bite-size pieces and sprinkle them with the above seasonings. Heat peanut oil in a large skillet. Dip each piece of chicken into the flour, then egg mixture, and then the breadcrumb mixture. Cook two to three minutes on each side or until golden brown.

Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and place the nuggets on a rack to cool. This will also keep them from becoming soggy. I like to get them all breaded at once then start frying them. They are delicious cold!

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HOMEMADE HONEY MUSTARD 1 cup mayo 4 tablespoons yellow mustard 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 4 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ teaspoon pepper Mix well and store in the refrigerator.

BLACK BEAN AND CORN PASTA SALAD 1 (16-ounce) box rotini tri-colored pasta, cooked 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained well 1 small bag frozen corn, thawed 1 can Rotel 4 green onions, chopped ½ cup bell pepper, chopped ½ cup white onion, chopped 2-3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped ¾ of a large bottle of Zesty Italian dressing Mix all together and refrigerate at least two hours.

HAM & CREAM CHEESE SLIDERS 1 package Hawaiian Rolls 1 lb. black forest ham, sliced thin 1 (8-ounce) container garden vegetable cream cheese spread Romaine lettuce Take the rolls out of the package and lay on a cutting board. Place a hand over the rolls, then carefully take a bread knife and cut the rolls down the middle.

It will open up like a book. Spread the cream cheese mixture on the bottoms then place the ham and lettuce over the cream cheese mixture. Place to tops on the rolls and cut into individual servings.

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HOMEMADE GRANOLA BARS ¼ cup butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed 2 tablespoons honey 2 cups old-fashioned oats 1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup dried cranberries or dried cherries 2 tablespoons roasted pumpkin seeds or chopped almonds (optional)

In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar for about one minute. Add the egg, flaxseed, vanilla and honey and mix well.

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EDUCATION

Leading

the pack Nelson Brown guides Liberty Lions WRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKER PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO

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Nelson Brown serves as principal of Liberty Middle School.

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“I

very much enjoy what I do,” Principal Nelson Brown said about his work at Liberty Middle School.

“Students, faculty and community are fantastic. It’s very easy to get up and go to work every day.”

His primary challenge is “making sure we don’t ever get complacent. We can always get better.”

Since his internship, Brown has worked with Madison City Schools. He taught sixth-graders and then served as assistant principal at Heritage Elementary School. Next, he was principal at

ABOVE: Brown believes in consistently speaking with and connecting with students to learn what they need to reach their potential.

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ABOVE: Nelson and Suzie Brown have three sons: Nelson Jr., 19, Kobe, 18, and Branden, 15.

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Columbia Elementary School before accepting the Liberty principal position.

Liberty’s community involves “a great team of teachers, staff, administration, parents and, of course, students,” Brown said. “Together, we have started some things that we feel are good for the students of Liberty.”

Among those innovations, he cited campus and grounds improvements, creation of a new student schedule, the “Summer @ the Den” program of study and recreation, along with an outdoor classroom. These enhancements resulted from “collaborative input at the school and district levels,” Brown said.

“I very much

enjoy what I do.”

— Nelson Brown

Opened in spring 2016, the outdoor classroom at Liberty is named the “LMS Living Laboratory.”

This project “exemplifies collaborative efforts of our faculty, students and community partners. Our assistant principal, Dr. Kari Roberts, coordinated the project, along with Alabama Wildlife Federation,” Brown said.

In the “lab,” student and teacher groups adopted an area to cultivate and maintain for vegetation. Students are engaging in hands-on learning at learning stations, like a weather station, bird sanctuary, tree identification, vegetable gardens and walking trails, among others.

“Our teachers are bringing students out into these areas to help teach various creative lessons related to

ABOVE: Brown wants Liberty to have “an educational environment for our students to use their thinking skills to create and problem solve.”

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ABOVE: Nelson Brown’s father and mother also were educators. “I always appreciated seeing how hard they worked for students.”

their standards. We’re looking for this learning area youth was a good example for me to follow,” to continue to expand,” Brown said.

Brown said.

From a statewide perspective on schools, “We have At Athens State University, Brown earned a to create an educational environment for our students bachelor’s degree in education. He then earned a to use their thinking master’s degree in educaskills to create and tional leadership from the problem solve,” he said.

University of West Alabama.

“We also have to conWith Walden University, he sistently speak with obtained educational speand connect with what cialist credentials in instrucour students need in tional leadership. order for them to reach His wife Suzie and he their potential.” grew up in Miami, Florida.

In 2016 Liberty was They moved to Alabama to selected as a Model enroll at Oakwood Univer— Nelson Brown School by the Intersity, where they started datnational Center for ing and eventually married.

Leadership in EducaThey both were pleased with tion. Brown and a facthe North Alabama area and ulty group presented some of Liberty’s practices at the started a family. Suzie teaches at Academy for SciModel Schools conference in Orlando, Florida. The ences and Foreign Languages.

Liberty delegates had an entertaining experience while The Browns have three sons: Nelson Jr., 19, networking and learning from other schools.

Kobe, 18, and Branden, 15.

The Brown family enjoys travel, hiking and both Brown’s father and mother also were educators. playing and watching sports. The family’s church “I always appreciated seeing how hard they worked home is Oakwood University Church. for students. Observing their passion for helping

“Together, we have

started some things that we feel are good for the students of Liberty.”

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First year ref lections

EDUCATION

Parker looks back on tenure as assistant superintendent

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ne year ago this August, on the first day of school, I was not directly responsible for a group of students or teaching a class in more than 25 years. It was one of the saddest days of my life.

I had recently moved to the Madison City Schools central office as the assistant superintendent. Instead of having 2,000 kids at Bob Jones High School, I now had 10,000 kids throughout the city. Whereas all of them were now mine, none of them were really mine.

I started the first school day at one of our elementary schools.

I had never seen saying this, but I believe parents crying as the hardest job in educathey dropped their tion is being an elemenchildren off on the tary school teacher, and I first day (they were can say that because I was always celebrating a high school teacher for when they dropped 12 years. them off at Discov- Robby Parker Almost daily, I also visitAssistant ery/Liberty or Bob ed one of our four secondJones). I expected to Superintendent, ary schools. Going into see sad little faces in Madison City classrooms on the secondSchools the halls, but the sad ary level was my place of faces in the parkcomfort. The instruction ing lot were but a show for the delivered by our teachers is outgrieving parents. Once in the standing. I know I’m biased, and halls, they were joyous. It truly I admit that, but I would put our made my day going to elemen- teachers and principal up against tary schools almost every day any staff in the state or, for that this year. I’ll get in trouble for matter, in America!

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As the year continued and even today, I’m sad that I don’t have the day-to-day relationships with kids that I had for 27 years. My position and responsibilities today are much like they were at Bob Jones and Discovery, I just don’t have 2,000 kids with me all day. I don’t know if the longing to be in a school will ever go away, but I believe the Lord led me here, and I love seeing all 10,000 of my kids each day.

I’m getting awful lonesome here at the central office, and I’ll be glad when Aug. 3 arrives so I can get back in the schools.

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Preserving the past Madison Station Historical Preservation Society holds onto the past for future generations WRITTEN BY GREGG L. PARKER PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEN FOUTS-DETULLEO AND CONTRIBUTED

Debbie Overcash is president of Madison Station Historical Preservation Society (MSHPS).

PAGE 23: Historical society officers for 2016 are treasurer Cindy Sensenberger, front from left, secretary Beverly True Young, and vice president Doug Smith, back from left, and president Debbie Overcash.

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ADISON – As past and current president of arts groups, Debbie Overcash realizes these organizations can thrive with mutually beneficial relationships, ultimately helping the community.

“Madison has a long history steeped in volunteerism ... from our churches, school system, civic organizations, garden clubs, greenways, Scouting and sports programs,” Overcash said. Currently, Overcash is president of Madison Station Historical Preservation Society.

“As a past president of both Madison Arts Council and Madison Street Festival, I can easily see how these groups, along with other outstanding organizations who support efforts all over Madison, can come together collaboratively to lend their support to one another,” Overcash said. “(This collaboration) makes our hometown an even more wonderful place to live and raise a family … It takes a village. Our village is Madison!”

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ABOVE: Marsha Willis served as chairperson of the 2015 Madison Tour of Historic Homes, which Madison Station Historical Society sponsors in oddnumbered years.

PAGE 25: Debbie Overcash realizes that the historical society, Madison Street Festival and Madison Arts Council can nurture mutually beneficial relationships, ultimately helping the community.

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rich history. The late Percy Keel and current historian “MSHPS is proud to have purchased the Village John Rankin have documented the layout and inter- Clock on the corner of Main and Wise streets,” ments of area cemeteries. Ron Johnson has led a team Overcash said. to restore headstones in Old Madison Cemetery on In odd-numbered years, the society sponsors Mill Road’s south side. and hosts Madison Tour of “These dedicated volunHistoric Homes. Marsha Wilteers have restored 11 headlis chaired the 2015 tour with stones, straightened about many beautiful homes, church12 obelisks and headstones es and porches on tour. Strolland organize clean-up days,” ing minstrels sang in period Overcash said. “MSHPS costume. “Victoria” magazine actively supports cemetery publicized the event. strolls.”

Overcash said Madison Street MSHPS members are Festival is generous to MSHPS. especially interested in arMSF “has always been welcom— Debbie Overcash chitecturally and historiing and allowed spaces directly cally significant buildings in front of the Roundhouse to and sites within Madison. go unpopulated. Visitors thus MSHPS members also will pave the Roundhouse’s can see and visit Madison’s only museum,” Oversidewalks with engraved bricks, which individuals cash said. can purchase in honor or in memory of relatives or During MSF in 2016, Rankin will autograph his friends. The Roundhouse serves as “headquarters” for books about Madison and give tours of the Roundthe historical society. house, its photographs and artifacts. The Quilters’

“MSHPS is proud to have purchased the Village Clock on the corner of Main and Wise streets.”

Association will exhibit their handmade quilts to the Roundhouse, also.

In June and July 2016, MAC and MSHPS joined forces during Madison Gazebo Concerts. For the first concert, MSHPS treated everyone to cookies and lemonade. One hour before concerts, society members offered Roundhouse tours.

Currently, MAC and MSHPS “are exploring ways that the historic society can support MAC’s Christmas Card Lane,” Overcash said.

Other officers are vice president Doug Smith, treasurer Cindy Sensenberger and webmaster Ron Johnson. Currently, MSHPS has about 50 active members; the group welcomes new members.

MSHPS meets monthly on fourth Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Roundhouse, except in June for their annual picnic and in December for their Christmas party. During inclement weather, MSHPS gathers at Main Street Cafe.

Madison Station Historical Preservation Society’s mailing address is P.O. Box 2114, Madison, AL 35758. For more information, call 256-7720307 or visit historicmadisonstation.com.

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Madison Street Festival benefits MAC and historical society

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n the first Saturday in October, all eyes and hearts are focused to downtown’s byways for Madison Street Festival, the community’s largest annual gathering.

MSF originated in 1976 as part of the National Bicentennial Celebration. Charter chairman was Joyce Griffin. “We’re are now celebrating our 36th

year – the festival wasn’t celebrated a few years,” 2016 MSF President Sharon Holcombe said.

MSF’s volunteer committee starts planning the festival in February.

MSF’s mission “is to provide a completely FREE day of family entertainment that unites the community as they enjoy arts and culture, inter-

ABOVE: Madison Street Festival organizers work with Madison Arts Council to have the Student Art Tent at the festival.

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Sharon Holcombe is serving as President of the 2016 Madison Street Festival.

active exhibits and entertainment,” Holcombe said.

Proceeds are reinvested in the community by awarding grants to nonprofit groups that provide helpful services to Madison residents for these goals: • • •

Educational opportunities.

Literary promotion efforts.

Community improvement projects.

In 2015 MSF turned profits into 19 grants totaling $5,985.36. In addition, the committee established a $1,000 scholarship for a senior at both James Clemens and Bob Jones high schools. An iconic reminder of MSF’s outreach is the Madison Gazebo, which MSF volunteers built on Front Street.

“Because Madison Street Festival is held in historic downtown Madison, we try to be good neighbors and include Madison Station Historical Preservation Society as part of the celebration,” Holcombe said. In 2016 historical society members will sell commemorative bricks as a fundraiser for the organization.

In another fine arts connections, numerous MSF members also belong to Madison Arts Council or, at minimum, volunteer with MAC projects. “We also work with MAC to provide the Student Art Tent at MSF each year,” Holcombe said about scores of top-quality drawings, paintings and sketches by Madison students.

“Tina Clark with MAC, Debbie Overcash with the historical society and I representing MSF have met to brainstorm ways we can work together to accomplish goals in the community,” Holcombe said.

MSF’s steering committee has grown to 40 members. “However, we rely on many more volunteers to fill numerous positions on festival day,” Holcombe said.

“We love to add new members to our committee each year. For 2016, we have added about ten (people).”

In a pleasing trend in recent years, numerous 20- and 30-something millennials are joining the MSF committee. “We are extremely proud of all the young people that have come on board. Most of them say they remember attending as a child and want to make sure the MSF tradition continues,” Holcombe said. “We have one committee member, Brenda Parker, that has served on the committee for about 18 years. Even Brenda cannot remember a time when MSF wasn’t part of her life. She was MSF president in 2002.”

Other officers are president-elect Kyle Mumaw; secretary and chair Gayle Milam; treasurer and cochair Christy Hall; and directors Brian Mayfield and Beth Mumaw.

MSF monthly meetings on second Tuesdays are held at Madison City Hall. For more information, email info@madisonstreetfestival.org or visit madisonstreetfestival.org or Facebook/Madison Street Festival.

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A firefighter with Madison Fire & Rescue Department shows a boy how to extinguish a fire at the 2015 Madison Street Festival.

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BELOW: Madison Arts Council conducts lantern workshops for children to prepare for a parade to open the Christmas season downtown.

ABOVE: MAC volunteers lead youth on an arts adventure with the SPACES Artventure Sculpture Trail.

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n 2010, Tina Clark joined Madison Arts Council to get involved in her community and to benefit her entire family.

“I’m not an artist at all, but my husband, Gerald Clark, is a wonderful artist. My children, Phillip and William, also have a great appreciation for different forms of art,” she said. “There’s special peace in all forms of art and what it brings to life.”

Now as MAC president, Tina Clark said volunteering “is truly a fun activity – not work at all.”

Arts-minded Madison residents founded MAC in June 2001 “to enrich the quality of life for Madison through various forms of dance, music, theatre and visual art,” Clark said. In spring 2002, MAC received not-for-profit 501(c)3 status.

MAC’s outreach covers Arts-in-Education Teacher grants, Art 4 Paws, free Madison Gazebo Concerts in summer and SPACES Artventure Sculpture Trail. For Christmas, MAC volunteers present the Kris Kringle Market, Christmas Card Lane and lantern workshops with a parade to open the Yule season downtown.

At Madison Street Festival, MAC coordinates the Student Art Tent, sponsored by Redstone Federal Credit Union. “Each year, the art tent showcases the artwork of students from Madison’s public and private schools,” Clark said.

“The work of these brilliant young artists is exhibited in the Student Art Tent. With our sponsors’ help, we give back to the community in the form of Education-in-Art Teacher Grants,” she said.

In the past, Madison Street Festival and MAC have worked together “to support each of our groups by collaboration on events, as well as connecting with sponsors,” Clark said. “Members of Madison Street Festival are members of Madison Arts Council and volunteer to help at MAC events.”

At Madison Gazebo Concerts, MAC endorses the historical society. Historical society members manned booths at Art 4 Paws to promote sales of commemorative bricks for the Roundhouse.

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“There’s special peace in all forms of

art and what it brings to life.”

— Tina Clark

Tina Clark is president of Madison Arts Council.

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In addition, MAC’s Facebook page shares event updates for the street festival. “I am grateful for the volunteer help that Madison Arts Council receives from Madison Street Festival,” Clark said.

For December 2016, “our plan is to work with the historical society to bring a new twist to the kick-off of Christmas Card Lane ... or as MAC calls it, ‘Christmas Magic in Downtown Madison.’

We will host a meet-and-greet session with the artists of our Christmas cards. Our plan is to give the event a historical theme,” Clark said.

Prospective members can join MAC by completing a simple form online. Currently, MAC has 50-plus members, who are arts supporters, artists, musicians, photographers and authors, along with theater organizations. MAC’s levels of membership are Artist, $15; Art Supporter, $25; and Art Enthusiast and board member, $50.

Other officers are vice president Haley Prescott and treasurer Beth Ridgeway.

MAC’s monthly meetings on third Thursdays are at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at Madison City Hall.

MAC’s mailing address is Madison Arts Council, P.O. Box 1929, Madison, AL 35758. For more information, email info@artsmadison.org or tinalclark1971@gmail.com or visit artsmadison.org, Facebook/Madison Arts Council or Twitter/MACouncil.

Madison Arts Council gives visual artists a local venue during community events.

Commit to be fit

HEALTH

YMCA promotes Build a Better U

STORY AND PHOTO BY HEART OF THE VALLEY YMCA

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ellness goes old-school and takes on a college theme in September at the Hogan Family YMCA during Build a Better U. It’s free, and new members can join the Y without paying a join fee. At Build a Better U, the YMCA offers a free wellness orientation providing a workout plan. BABU participants will enjoy positive reinforcement by showing off their school colors on workout days and sharing healthy foods and recipes at tailgate potlucks.

The fall is a perfect time to commit to be fit, particularly for

women with children heading back to school. With the temptation to eat unhealthy fast food in order to make it to sports practice and music lessons and a perceived shortage of time to work out, many women pack on pounds in the last quarter of the year – that is, if they don’t have a plan to combat weight gain and stress.

Everyone can enjoy better health for life by incorporating physical activity into their days.

But women in particular are at great risk for chronic health problems like heart disease and diabetes based on U.S. statistics: 13 percent of women are

in poor health, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and 38 percent are obese. Consistent exercise over time produces longterm, disease-fighting health benefits, but it takes determination and a plan.

Women should get at least two hours and 30 minutes of aerobic exercise per week and strengthen muscles two days per week.

For membership information, call the YMCA, 256-705-9622.

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Madison Chamber of Commerce NewsletterCity

Madison Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

STORY & PHOTOS BY MADISON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Madison Chamber of Commerce has been on the move celebrating Grand Openings and Ribbon Cuttings, as well as hosting our Taste the Spirit of Madison and Bites & Brews events. Thanks to all of our ambassadors, board members and volunteers who support the Chamber and our member businesses every month. For more information on chamber events, membership or sponsorship opportunities, visit madisonALchamber.com or call 256-325-8317. Visit the chamber on Facebook at Madison Chamber of Commerce (MCC) or on Twitter, @MadisonALcc.

Thanks to everyone who attended our second annual Bites & Brews event! Our local restaurants and breweries provided amazing samples of their cuisine and brews for everyone in attendance.

Huge thanks to Insanity Complex for helping us put on a great event with Bites & Brews.

MCC member Publix was a fabulous presenting sponsor for Taste the Spirit of Madison, providing attendees with tasty treats during the day and evening events.

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MADISON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Daniel Kasambira of the YMCA gets dunked by MCC Executive Director Pam Honeycutt for charity at our Taste the Spirit event.

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Alexander’s Martial Arts performs at our Taste the Spirit of Madison event.

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Supporters with iHeart Media’s Dan and Josie at Trains on Main press conference.

MCC Ambassadors at Trains on Main press conference.

MCC and Huntsville/Madison County CVB at Trains on Main press conference.

Ribbon Cutting at Trains on Main celebration.

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting celebration for new MCC Member Payless Convenience Store.

Mayor Trulock shows his support for new MCC Member Payless Convenience Store.

Ribbon Cutting for new MCC Member Sunbelt Rentals.

Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for new MCC Member Legacy Chapel.

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Upward hosted flag football games at Palmer Park.

1. Tim and Carson Austin 2. Victor and Chris Ahmed 3. Jay, Holden and Bayard Ruff 4. Emery and Misty DeRamus 5. Wayne and Gabriel Pierce 6. Max and Zac McGee 7. Sam and Kris Goodwin 8. Bella and John Krzyminski 9. Corey Bellefant and Kevin and Wyatt Foxworthy 10. Cindy, Joel and Anna Grady

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Each of us has a responsibility to work together on initiatives that will ensure the future for our children and grandchildren.

Mary Lynne Wright, President of Madison Hospital

Like any community, governmental body or business, your Madison Hospital also has strategic plans and initiatives to help our community be the place we are all proud to say is home. As a result of our quality and customer service, we have seen record numbers of admissions and visits. Recently, we expanded clinical areas and grew our medical staff with more specialists for our patients. Looking ahead in our plan, we are developing our next phase of services and planning for the hospital’s 5th anniversary celebration for our employees and the community.

Madison Hospital is thriving, too. Thank you for entrusting your healthcare needs with us.

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Enjoy a free afternoon of family fun designed to promote a healthy lifestyle to the youth in our community.

Thursday, Sept. 22 (rain date: Sept. 29)

Jaycee’s Building 2180 Airport Road

For kids preschool through 8th grade Registration available online at huntsvillehospital.org/funrun