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Tammy Barron explores the concept of heroism in America and our role in finding a superhero. Band together and fight against our nemeses: disease, addiction, and poverty, and rise the hero you were searching for all along.

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Bursting with convenience and character, this spacious ranch-style Hardy Home is ready to welcome its next family.

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Billy Newby and Shannon Newby- Kennedy eagerly await the opening of The Tasting Room on Broad Street, at which they will feature nine of their own wines as well as others from the region.

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What was once a parking lot and a field of green is now home to Rome City Schools College and Career Academy, and the starting line for students poised for success.

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Four musicians with four different styles come together to create The Barbaric Yawps, a morethan-just-bluegrass band local to Rome. Find out how they create and how they adapted to music in pandemic times.

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Father-son duo Buddy and Jayson Fredrick answer questions about Southern Cove and taking Cartersville by storm. They deliver drinks, laughs, and quality merchandise in their gift and apparel boutique.

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With 2020 in our dust, Nina Lovel discusses how to figure out What Comes Next in our lives.

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Nearly 100 percent of residents at Rome’s Renaissance Marquis retirement village have already received their COVID-19 vaccines. Read about how the staff have supported and protected their residents through the pandemic.

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Randy Davis reflects on his lifetime radio career and his role as Rome's biggest cheerleader in bringing minor league baseball to the town.

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Publisher's Note My name is Ian…and I have a YouTube problem. It’s not that I watch a lot of YouTube; it’s my 5-year-old son that enjoys the mindless banter of people unboxing toys, playing video games, taking on ridiculous challenges (which at times can be somewhat entertaining), or acting out some kind of scripted garbage designed around bad product placement.

Before enduring his O W N E R & C E O Ian Griffin obsession with these programs, I found YouTube to be a handy tool for do-it-yourself tutorials, full-length concerts and some really solid comedy like Bad Lip Readings. We had a good relationship. But while those things are still available and enjoyable, the poison I endure on the regular has caused things to sour for me and the powerhouse streaming service.

Most parents are guilty of letting the television babysit from time to time, and I am certainly guilty of that, but this is the first child I’ve had that doesn’t want to watch Wild Kratts, Mickey Mouse, Ben 10 or some cartoon that at least has a plot. Instead it’s FGTEEV, Kindly Keyin, Ryan’s World or worse.

I felt like I was a pretty good monitor of what he was watching, and many of these popular streamers are wholesome, but last summer he requested that I download a game called Roblox on my tablet. I was familiar with it because I had friends who talked about how their little kids loved to play it. I looked it up, and its presentation was absolutely geared towards children (though it did get rated everyone 10+) so I downloaded and installed it.

He was only four at the time so I was going to have to help him learn the gameplay and through that it took me minutes to delete it completely due to the horror-based content of the majority of the games.

Titles such as Piggy, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Baldi, Granny and Hello Neighbor were all eerie hide-and-seek based games where one of the aforementioned characters would essentially murder your character upon finding you. Personally, I don’t think that is appropriate for children above the age of 10, but the marketing of these games is comparable to Camel cigarettes’ old Joe Camel ads, and they pay popular YouTube personalities to push the games on their channels.

Many of these people are “family YouTubers,” so after investigating some of the videos you would see fathers with their kids well under the age of 10 playing these games and incorporating theses scary characters into their other videos in order to make a buck.

I don’t get on my high horse too often, and I’m all for people making money, but I don’t see how YouTube allows this to continue. I used parental controls from the start and this garbage found its way through. I tightened the restrictions and it still would pop up from time to time. I blocked certain channels and their side channels (run by one of the other family members) would start to appear. I came to the conclusion that the algorithm wins every time.

So more outside time, more board games and children’s shows that have a plot to follow are the menu I’m pushing. Parenthood is tough, and I don’t judge anyone who throws on the tube to get dinner on the table, but if your kid is watching YouTube, beware of the bad content wrapped in a kid-friendly package.

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A year ago, the world fell apart and the tears in our daily lives ripped open wide.

THIS RENDERED US VULNERABLE AND EXPOSED, Lady Liberty the classic damsel in distress, and America seeking urgently for a knight in shining armor. The concept of the hero is enduring; it spans across time, cultures, and age. Just as the archetypal characters in comic books, our modern-day heroes exhibit characteristics such as bravery, courage, moral integrity, selflessness, and determination— with no cape or alter ego required. In turbulent times, we naturally turn to our civic and religious leaders to save us, yet often recoil at their mortal/ moral shortcomings. However, heroes live among us battling pervasive foes of paramount strength; they grapple for guidance to vanquish the evil of illness, 10

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addiction, and poverty every day. They are ordinary people who often don’t realize the magnitude of their impact. How can we recognize and cultivate the hero within ourselves for ourselves and each other?

Culturally, we tend to gravitate toward images and notions that reflect our ideology and self-image. This is a primary factor for the boom in influencer marketing, which is on track to be worth up to $15 billion by 2022. Some of the biggest Instagram influencers drive substantial impacts in the marketplace by establishing credibility and “authenticity” in personal brands that resonate and reflect regular everyday consumers. The top influencers aim to represent you and me as they leverage their content in lifestyle, fashion, travel, and technology tips and reviews, amounting to tens of thousands of posts, and hundreds of millions of followers. This culminates in a lot of time spent listening to personal brand messaging. Stories of the attractive, rich, and famous become our stories, and the marketplace banks this will continue to drive consumerism through the roof. Where do bravery,

moral integrity, and conviction exist in this looking glass? How do these Instagram stars reflect the hero within us that we so desperately need?

I often wonder if it will be these influencers that my children will strive to emulate, sloughing off such causes as equality and civil rights—move aside Susan B. Anthony and Martin Luther King Jr.—the new call to action is to purchase the latest gaming system or plumping lipstick. Certainly this is not how we see ourselves, is it?

I was so happy to celebrate Kamala Harris’ election as Vice President. Political views aside, to have a woman’s face reflected in the White House— the first in 245 years, since the inception of our country—is a powerful thing. I can recognize that a glass ceiling has shattered for our daughters and theirs to come, because they can see themselves and their potential substantially mirrored in the world around them. This gives me greater hope for our future than does the latest attention economy trend on Instagram. However, I recognize our saving grace is closer to home.

In a World of Ordinary Mortals opened doors

By Tammy Barron

The fight against hunger and poverty is noble.

Many dedicate their lives to the cause and find there is never enough to give. For generations, we have tied ourselves up in knots trying to decipher convoluted causes and solutions to poverty. A government’s path of reparations can quickly slip into socialist ideals with no clear line in the sand; for an individual, the endeavor is much too broad and the effort is futile. If we want to erase the ravages of poverty in our communities, we must engage in relationships with and create sustainable opportunities for selfsufficiency for those families who struggle each day to survive. In his article “The Banality of Heroism,” American psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo writes, “By conceiving of heroism as a universal attribute of human nature, not as a rare feature of the few “heroic elect,” heroism becomes something that seems in the range of possibilities for every person, perhaps inspiring more of us to answer that call” (2006).

Communities that build and develop a network of support, are heroic. Alone, we don’t stand a chance.

I see a hero in the young father who faces his addiction head-on, risking his job and social standing to seek treatment to heal himself, for himself and his family. Recovery is a humble path wrought with physical and emotional challenges, and often it is the fear of backlash, judgment, and ultimate failure that keep many from attempting the journey. It takes integrity and strength to be honest with oneself, and I am reminded that there is so much to be gained when we approach our challenges with humility rather than self-righteousness.

There is a hero in the mother who, despite a devastating diagnosis, chooses to embrace every day as a gift with her young children. She rises to the challenge of cancer treatment with courage and determination for more time with her family. There is inspiration to be found in those who join the fight versus those who cower in the face of adversity. My friend’s zeal for life and infallible faith shine like a beacon, heralding hope to everyone fighting illness and disease. She is a hero in my eyes.

This year has brought many of us to our knees.

Isolated, desperate, and sick, we have forged ahead only to discover that the strength and values of humanity can only be realized in connection with one another. Well-check calls, meal trains, GoFundMe donations, servitude… we may be surprised to discover a superhero within each of us. There is no bold, chivalrous knight to slay all that threatens us; America’s salvation is in our hands.

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recognizable home to most locals by its striking Cape Cod-like exterior, this exquisite 4.19-acre estate just minutes from the heart of Downtown Rome lines the leisurely flowing Coosa River and overlooks the historic Coosa Country Club. From the moment you drive onto the circular driveway, you are greeted by the outspread ranch and overtaken by its elegant charm.

As you enter through the covered porch and continue through the foyer, the horizon opens to an endless amount of entertaining space, a delightful chef’s kitchen, and stunning views of the outdoor living space overlooking the backyard that gently meets the river’s edge. The recently remodeled kitchen features marble countertops, double ovens, an induction stove, built-in refrigerator and a walk-in pantry. A second butler’s kitchen down the hall makes hosting cocktail parties, fundraisers and holidays a breeze.

It’s no secret that space is abundant in this alluring abode, but the manner in which the space is allocated highlights the home’s 1940s design. From the family room, sightlines are open from the breakfast area to the kitchen, to the custom built-in bar, to the sitting room and formal dining, all maintaining breathtaking views of the outdoors.

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Escape to the outdoors for a dip in the custom-designed pool with diving rock, and enjoy grilling in the outdoor living space with the outdoor TV perfectly hung above the wood burning fireplace. As the sun sets, it’s a dream to watch the last light bounce off of the river from the one-of-a-kind private dock perched above the Coosa River.

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Text: Tammy Barron | Photos: Andy Calvert & provided by Newby Farm and Vineyard

A hobby that has its roots in a teenager’s disastrous attempt to make wine in a butter churn has decades later resurfaced as a sophisticated vineyard. Follow the journey of Newby Farm and Vineyard as they prime to open Rome’s first Tasting Room.

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THE HANDMADE DETAILS OF THE MOODY INTERIOR intriguingly play with the imagination—from the rich ambrosia maple wood tabletops to the repurposed industrial dollys-turned-coffee tables, the Newby Wine Tasting room is a feast for the senses. Similar to the flight offered on their list, the journey from vineyard to winery is full of subtlety and complexity and its story is told by the glass or bottle. Come enjoy Broad Street’s new hotspot: a place to enjoy good conversation and great wine.

The flight includes nine wines, all unique and meticulously crafted on the Newby Farm and Vineyard in Rome, GA. The Blanc du Bois, the original vine planted on their farm in 2015, is clean and refreshing with aromatic notes of honeysuckle and hints of lychee and fresh wild pear. It tops the list of an incredible selection of full-bodied lenoirs, fruit-forward layers of rosés, and the liquid rubies of a delightful chambourcin. Each of their wines tells a story of vision, dedication, and community.

“In the beginning, we had all this space and nothing growing, just a large lawn to mow,” Shannon Newby-Kennedy remembers of the farm in its earliest stages. Wanting to take advantage of the natural spoils of the property, Billy aimed to move the wild blackberries. “We dug up a couple hundred wild blackberry bushes and trellised them in straight rows so we could keep it mowed and not be eaten by chiggers,” he explains. “Unfortunately, they have to be picked every day. They’re thorny and just a pain, really.”

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grew way too many vegetables than anyone could ever eat. I spent one whole summer making over 450 jars of jam. Entire days dedicated to canning relish.

It wasn’t quite enough for a farmers market, and I’m not sure that was ever something that we thought of doing.”

Billy then began to wonder whether their land could support grapes. “We had all this wild muscadine growing throughout the property, so why not?”

Shannon explains. “Billy started paying attention to the infrastructure and processes of the wineries we often visited. He started piecing together, ‘how do they do that?’.” The couple has visited well over thirty different wineries in north Georgia alone, seeking out the small operations where they could sit down and talk to the owner about their methods. How is the trellis made? How do you design effective irrigation? It was at these small operations that the Newbys, began to piece together a plan, only to have it shattered the year of their first planting.

In the early spring of 2015, they planted 300 blanc du bois vines. Tediously, they collected all the information they could from local vineyards, as well as gathering buckets of rocks from the fields to prep the soil. Nothing could have prepared them for the disappointment of having 80 percent completely decimated by deer. It was a crushing blow, but not one to deter Billy from his vision. He began visiting

Georgia Wine Growers’ Association seminars and symposiums, where his introduction to Fritz Westover, a viticulturalist out of Houston, Texas, would give the Newbys an idea—a crazy idea. In 2017, Westover convinced Billy to dedicate more than 2500 vines to the soil, and a vineyard was born.

“We called up everyone we knew to come help us plant. Billy grew up here and has worked in Rome and Atlanta all his life. We called old friends, fraternity brothers, neighbors. Everyone was eager to see what Billy was getting into now. They brought their families, and for two weekends we planted 2500 vines. We had lunch for everyone, and coolers of drinks. It became a pretty social event. There were kids running around and helping play in the dirt. The fun translated into the harvest time as well,” Shannon says. “This past harvest, we saw a lot of interest from the community and we had a food truck and t-shirts made. It was a shared experience of accomplishment and participation.”

Billy’s parents, Dennis and Jackie Newby, are a huge part of the operation.

Shannon elaborates, “In the beginning, it was just the four of us. They have a house on the farm. Jackie would watch the kids when they were younger and we had to work the fields. Now the kids are old enough to join us, Jackie and Dennis are out with us, working the vineyard together cutting the grapes and trimming the vines.

This has been an unexpected journey for Shannon. “I’m from Michigan, and come from a family that would barely cut their own grass,” she says. “So when Billy convinced me we would move to Rome, initially, it was a bit of a shock. I absolutely love it here. He keeps convincing me to grow things, and it keeps working: I like the grapes a lot more than I liked picking berries. Growing up, I was not tied to any place. What really changed for me was when we planted the 2500 grape vines. That was the moment I realized I am not going anywhere. This was about the same time I got involved in Junior Service League, and I began to really lean into my relationships here. I began cultivating stronger friendships, and engaged more fully with the people in my life. I realized the vines were mirroring my metaphoric growing roots. I have always trusted Billy.

Although I never considered myself a farmer, I have always trusted Billy, and here we are.”

Their operation made a dramatic shift in 2019, when the Newbys had over 21 tons of grapes to sell.

The usual buyers negotiated a price that simply didn’t justify the work.

Billy made the decision then and there: “We are going to process our own harvest instead of relying on other outfits. Three weeks later, he finished the construction of a cold storage facility on the back of our shop, and we invested in our crusher and de-stemmer, and all the things we needed to start making juice from our grapes,” Shannon recalls.

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“Until we met Westover, a lot of the operation had been trial by error,” Billy notes. To adapt their vineyard into a full-blown winery, they leaned toward winemaker Bill Cox, out of Adairsville.

Billy explains, “Wine making is equal parts art and science. There is a lot of high-level chemistry in addition to the intangible factor that comes from us and the creativity of the wine maker.

There are many elements that go beyond the fruit to make the flavor of the wine. We started by sharing a collection of our favorite wines with Bill to introduce him to our preferences, and in turn we started to learn a lot about our palate.”

When customers come to the Tasting Room and experience the flight, they will discover it is an excellent reflection of the Newbys’ aesthetics and overall approach to winemaking. “It is a meaningful craft, full of blood, sweat, and tears.

We want to bring something unique to Rome, however, as wine makers we have been enveloped into a much broader community of Georgian vineyards and wineries. Free from competition, we often sell and make wines for each other,” says Shannon. “As with any community, when someone prospers, we all prosper.”

The interview wraps at the arrival of Don Humphries from Paulk Vineyards, as if on cue, to reiterate the camaraderie and supportive network of this newly actualized hobby gone awry, Newby Farm and Vineyard Tasting Room.

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What does a public school system that is plugged into the latest employment trends do for their students, you may ask?

WELL, IF YOU ARE AN ADMINISTRATOR, school board member or educator with Rome City Schools (RCS), you build a 165,000-square-foot facility filled with the latest technology and houses industrystandard equipment aimed at teaching next wave Wolves to be workforce ready.

Rome City Schools opened the doors to their new College and Career Academy (CCA) in January of 2021. Students who are enrolled in one of the 25-

plus career pathways offered at Rome High School started the spring semester getting to know the lay of the land and are excited about the opportunities available to them long after the ink is dry on their high school diplomas.

RCS Board members and system administrators now see the finished product in all its glory.

Funded by monies collected from an ESPLOST vote passed in 2017, Rome City’s CCA has attracted the attention of other school systems in the state.

When coupled with an established work-study program, RCS educators now have the tools they need to help students learn about career paths long before they must craft a résumé.

All students will graduate from Rome High School prepared for college or for work is the mission of Rome City Schools. Since combining East and

West Rome’s student body in 1992, RCS has almost perfected the formula for getting those students who have ambitions of higher education well on the way to their goal. However, educators realize that all students do not want to attend college, and to be ready for the workplace after graduation, they had to give their students hands-on opportunities and classroom space was a challenge.

“This has been a five-year-long process that started out small but has expanded over time.

However, this is what our students need to have the best opportunities before they graduate,” Superintendent Louis Byars says. “We are excited about finally opening the doors of the CCA to our students and to our community. A lot of people have put in a lot of hard work, and we are just excited to finally let our community experience new ways we

are working to enhance the education of Rome City Schools students.”

Byars goes on to say that because of the heavy focus RCS has placed on career-based curriculum, the system needed more room for programs. By building additional classroom space, Rome High School can also accommodate their growing student body. And since numbers never lie, a rundown of their student population involved in career pathways will most certainly provide clarity for those people interested in the vision behind the CCA. Currently, there 2,422 college and career academy courses enrolled at Rome High School. Wolves in the dual enrollment program, a program offered by RHS that allows students to receive college credit before graduation by taking classes at local colleges, is 285. Their programs have seen 374 pathway completers; 46 students eligible for certified nursing assistant certification in 2019-2020; 30 college level courses offered on RHS campus; 210 earned industry credentials from 2018 through 2020; 210 students earned CPR/BLS certifications in 2019-2020; and 1,222 college credits have been earned from 2018 to 2020.

“It is a beautiful building, and it is massive. I knew how large it was going to be, but to walk through it really shakes you awake to all of the opportunities it holds for students.”

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Career and technical student organizations include: DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America); Future Business Leaders of America; Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; Future Farmers of America; First Robotics, Health Occupations Students of America; Skills USA and more.

So, the need for growth has long been apparent to RCS administrators.

To provide the quality of programs needed to serve their students, Rome City Schools had to move beyond the walls of current facilities and into the future of education.

Many of the current career pathways at RHS have found a new home in the CCA. From animation and digital media to disciplines rooted in healthcare, pathways that were once located in the high school are taught in rooms with the same equipment professionals use in the workplace.

For example, the legal services and applications of law pathway has classroom space for instruction, but the instructor can also teach from the bench. A mock courtroom, complete with a robe and gavel, is a great visual representation of the discipline. A first-class commercial kitchen will be used to teach students to sauté and sear a steak, and the automotive classroom is outfitted with vehicle lifts and all the tools needed to tune an engine.

A full veterinary office, an Air Force JROTC space that would make any member of the military member salivate, engineering and technology toys for those students who love to tinker, and an early childhood education classroom are just a few of the bells and whistles that make the new building an exciting place to learn.

“We took a look at all of the growing industries when selecting classes to offer in our CCA,” says Byars. “We even have a room for cybersecurity, which according to our research is in extremely high demand right now and will be in the future. Our goal is to offer something for any passion our students may have and help them to build a career around what things interest them most.”

In addition to the hybrid work-study classrooms, the CCA also houses stateof-the-art athletic facilities. Located near the rear of the building is a weight room outfitted with everything needed to get stronger; a 50-yard indoor practice field with batting cages that drop from the ceiling; an athletic training room that will not only keep athletes healthy but offer healthcare students the chance to learn sports medicine; and an equipment room that holds gear for the Wolves. Each area in the athletic department has an integrated Bose system allowing Rome’s coaches to pipe music into practice situations. Getting pumped up for practice is a lot easier with the help of upbeat tunes.

A school store, a food pantry and clothes closet, a student support center and an onsite medical clinic staffed by RCS community partner Floyd Medical Center add a community element to the Rome City Schools CCA. The goal for educators was to offer a hub for their students; they wanted a place where student support was not a second thought, it was a priority second only to education.

“When we started talking about putting this building together,” says head coach and athletic director for Rome City Schools, John Reid. “I was pretty basic in the things I thought our students should have. From that plan came much of our thought process about what we could offer outside of that spectrum.

With my experience, I knew we needed things like the auto shop and many of the other facilities came together with that design. With the classrooms in the front and our labs in the back, we offer a learning environment that is versatile.

What they have done with our culinary classroom is absolutely amazing. The design of the building lends itself to us doing other things with the space. For example, we can offer training in the front of the classrooms and never disturb students working in the labs.”

Reid worked closely with the architects, Southern A&E, in planning the layout and construction of the CCA. After moving in, representatives of the firm have created a video to highlight this accomplishment; they have told Reid and others in the system that Rome City Schools’ building is one of the most impressive in the country for high school programs.

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“This project will help us to make sure our kids are prepared for college or work. My goal is to make sure that every student, regardless of their socioeconomic background, takes advantage of this wonderful opportunity.”

-Elaina Beeman, RCS Board Member they never show up for open houses scheduled for facilities they build. They are usually on to the next drawing,” Reid recalls. “They said that our building was unique in its design and in its purpose, and they wanted to see the finished result. They were so impressed with their design and as they walked through, just like everyone else, they were wowed.

“The athletic section of the building is a culmination of 30 years of fighting and struggling for space. All high school programs have this issue,” Reid continues.

“Learning about challenges I faced helped us to create a facility that allows all of our programs to better serve our kids, including our training room where Floyd Medical Center can help us with the health of our athletes.”

Reid says there is much more than taping ankles that happens in the training room. From ice baths to mobility exercises, there is room to accurately assess the physical condition of students involved in sports.

“What was astonishing to me, was the architects were able to create the space using the exact dimensions we drew up on paper,” Reid said as he reflects on the planning and construction process. “The indoor space was exactly what we planned, and the weight room is designed so there is space for strength coaches to walk in and out of the stations and clean them properly.”

Reid says there is such an ebb and flow in career emphasis in our country that creating a place that would foster skilled labor in the workforce was a challenge. The Rome City Schools system starts at the elementary level in exposing students to work-ready programs, so that they can meet their goal of graduating 100 percent of their students with career ready training.

“It is our goal that every Rome City Schools student will leave our high school as a pathway completer. Right now, we are at around an 80 percent completion rate for earning pathways. With this new facility, there is something here for all students. Because of the many opportunities we should have no problem reaching our 100 percent completion goal,” says Misty Tucker, associate principal whose office is inside the CCA. “I am so happy that we can meet the educational needs of all of our students and give them the tools necessary for success after graduation.”

Dr. Eric Holland, principal at RHS, echoes Tucker and speaks about the feedback he has received from not only the students, but also from their parents.

“Everyone is wearing masks, but you can see the excitement in their eyes,” Dr. Holland says. “I tell our parents that kids do not know their opportunities until they have been introduced to opportunities. So, I am excited about the conversations I have had with all the families who have visited our new CCA. The energy is positive, and the feeling is just absolutely amazing. We want to introduce the opportunities that will create that spark for a student.”

“I am excited to be able to show our incredible Rome City Schools College and Career Academy,” Byars says with a satisfied smile. “To finally be able to give our kids an opportunity to have something that will help them as they prepare for the future is what it is all about. In Rome City Schools, we all work to provide the absolute best opportunities for our kids.”

For more information about the Rome City Schools College and Career Academy, please visit rcs.rome.ga.us or keep up with what is happening in the system by liking the Rome City Schools Facebook page. For additional information about the school system, call the Central Office at 706-236-5050.

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MARCH IS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH — but what does

that mean? Colorectal cancer is cancer that develops in the colon, the rectum, or both, and it is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in America for men and women combined.

Cancer in these areas of the body often develops as polyps, which are growths that could become cancerous without proper removal.

Raising awareness of such a common form of cancer is incredibly important, but it is especially important because colorectal cancer is both preventable and treatable if caught early. This is where the gastroenterology team at Harbin Dr. H. Whitney Jennings Clinic comes in. Gastroenterology includes all aspects of the body’s digestive system, which includes the colon and the rectum. At down the road. The basis of colonoscopy is identification and Harbin Clinic, gastroenterology physicians use state-of-the-art, removal of polyps for colon cancer prevention."

Colon cancer screenings are important for everyone, high-definition endoscopic equipment and minimally invasive techniques to examine and treat a broad range of digestive regardless of risk level or symptoms. As you age, your risk for health disorders, including colorectal cancer and colon polyps. colon cancer begins to increase. “The biggest risk for colon cancer that I tell my patients is having birthdays,” Jennings “With GI, we get a great opportunity to prevent a very common cancer, so that’s very rewarding,” Harbin gastroenterologist says. “Most patients at this time are recommended to start colon cancer screening at age 50; African Americans are Dr. H. Whitney Jennings says. When it comes to preventing colorectal cancer, Jennings says it’s all about regular screenings. recommended to start screening at age 45. Unfortunately, we are seeing a trend of colon cancer and advanced colon polyps “Colon cancer is the most preventable cancer because of our screening measures, which are focused around colonoscopy,” starting at an earlier age, therefore some of our guidelines are recommending to start screening at age 45 in all patients. I Jennings, one of four gastroenterology physicians at Harbin want my patients to continue enjoying birthdays, and keeping Clinic Gastroenterology in Rome, explains. “Colonoscopy as colon cancer screening up to date helps make that possible." a screening tool is very effective. I always tell my patients, ‘I Colonoscopies are especially important because colorectal don’t want to do a colonoscopy and find cancer. If anything, I would prefer to find a polyp that can be removed during the cancer often does not present any symptoms. “Many patients will not have any symptoms at all in the setting of early cancer procedure, so it does not have the potential to turn into cancer

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or advanced polyps,” Jennings says. “Some patients may notice some blood in the stool, they may have a change of bowel habits with some constipation or maybe a decrease in stool caliber, but many patients will not have any symptoms at all.

That’s why it’s so important to keep up colonoscopies based on the recommendation that’s right for that patient.”

Certain patients may be at a higher risk for developing polyps or colorectal cancer. “If patients have a family history of colon cancer, those patients will be at high risk,” Jennings explains. “Certain inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis will also put patients at higher risk for colon cancer.”

Jennings says that it is common for patients to be nervous about their first colonoscopy, but that the benefits of the procedure should outweigh any concerns. “I always tell my patients that you don’t want the anxiety about a good preventative test to prevent you from going forward with it," he says. "We go through a lot of steps to make sure the patient

has a comfortable experience. We have a great anesthesia team and a great nursing staff to take care of the patient. During the procedure itself, the patient is asleep, comfortable, and hopefully dreaming of a nice vacation spot."

Along with the recommended screenings, Jennings says, certain behaviors can help prevent polyps and colorectal cancer. Obesity and smoking can put patients at a higher risk, so avoiding smoking and maintaining an active lifestyle and healthy diet are great steps toward prevention. Regardless of risk level, patients can always turn to Harbin Clinic. “We have a great team at Harbin Clinic,” Jennings says. "We are happy to be available to navigate our patients through colon cancer screening, or any other GI needs they may have."

For more information, please visit www.harbinclinic.com/gastroenterology

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RISE TO THE OCCASION: ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN’S NEWEST PROGRAM FILLS A GREAT NEED Advocates for Children’s independent youth housing program is expanding in 2021. The RISE program will be able to meet increased needs for housing and provide more extensive case management for clients. Supplementary financial support received through the CARES Act provided Advocates with the opportunity to hire additional case managers, increasing the program’s client capacity.

RISE is a rapid re-housing program that serves youth ages 18-24 living in homelessness. In addition to placing youth and their families into permanent housing, RISE also provides rental, transportation, and childcare financial assistance. Finally, RISE clients receive independent living skills and job readiness training. RISE, which stands for Resilience, Independence, Success, and Empowerment, was developed so that Advocates could continue to serve abused and neglected youth even after they “age out” of child welfare programs. RISE provides the support and care that many youths need to become empowered adults.

“We are so excited to grow as a program and to serve more people in need,” says Rhonda Hall, Director of Residential Services. When asked about what resources the program still needs, Ms. Hall listed a variety of household items, including cleaning tools, dishware, cookware, small appliances—particularly microwaves, bedding, air mattresses, and more. “There are so many things that we take for granted and view as necessities that our clients just don’t have when they come to us. Something as simple as a broom and dustpan is instrumental to keeping a hygienic home, but it falls lower on the priority list when you don’t have a bed to sleep in or anything to cook with.”

When asked about how community members could contribute to the RISE program, Renee Shields, Director of Development, stated that item donations could be dropped off directly at the Administrative Building or purchased on Amazon via Advocates for Children’s RISE Wishlist. Alternatively, people can sign up for the organization’s monthly giving program, Advocates 360. “We know that times have been tough for many, which is why Advocates 360 is an excellent alternative,” says Shields. “When you sign up for the program, you agree to give $30 a month, which adds up to $360 in a 12-month period. While it may not feel like a lot in the moment, monthly giving is so important—especially to our families. $360 buys a family exiting homelessness a basic necessities welcome home package.”

You can sign up for Advocates 360 at advochild.org/advocates360/

Advocates for Children is a non-profit organization that is committed to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Founded as a children’s shelter in 1983, Advocates for Children has since expanded and now includes eight different programs across eleven counties. The mission of the organization is “To strengthen our community of families by offering safety, comfort and hope to children and preventing child abuse in all its forms.” If you would like to learn more about Advocates for Children or how to get involved in these upcoming events, contact Renee Shields, Development Director, at renee@advochild.org.

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L-R: Joel Keene, Thomas Ryan, Jeremy Guider, Jim Watkins

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Not Your Average Bluegrass Band Text: Cassie LaJeunesse | Photos: Andy Calvert

Though the Barbaric Yawps are often characterized as a bluegrass band, they would never say that they are just a bluegrass band.

Jim Watkins (guitar, mandolin), Thomas Ryan (banjo), Jeremy Guider (guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro), and Joel Keene (bass) comprise the band, each bringing a distinct musical background and songwriting style. Combined, their diverse influences create the Yawps’ unique sound.

Not Just Bluegrass “WE’RE NOT EXACTLY A BLUEGRASS BAND,” Ryan says. “We try anything, cover-wise or songs that any of us have written. We may try it in five different styles before we ever figure out if we like playing it a certain way. We don’t come at everything from a bluegrass angle. We kind of like to say that we’re just a string band with heavy bluegrass influences.” Keene adds, “I’ve always kind of thought of us as being bluegrass music for people who don’t necessarily like bluegrass or know that they like bluegrass.”

Ryan, Keene, and Guider are all graduates of Berry College, where Watkins is an English professor. Though they share this connection, they were all involved in a variety of other music before coming together as the Yawps. Ryan has a music education degree and a background in euphonium, and Watkins and Keene once played together in a local world music band. Over the course of about 10 years, the line-up of the Barbaric Yawps has fluctuated, with Guider being the last to join the current group after playing with the others at a few local shows.

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“We wanted something that spoke to our musical kinship with both tradition and unconformity. In Whitman’s classic poem, the speaker is looking up at a hawk circling above the city and telling it not to condescend to him for being human, that he too feels a kinship with wildness that is an essential part of his humanity.”

No Leader of the Band

“I never really played bluegrass or anything before I started playing with them; I’ve always played in rock bands and jazz bands and stuff like that,” Guider says.

Nevertheless, they meshed well, and the four have been playing together since 2015. “What is, I think, the most unique thing about this band is the way we’ve synthesized so many different kinds of musical interests and styles into a fairly consistent mix of bluegrass, country, and blues,” Watkins says.

The Yawps cover songs by a wide range of artists, including bluegrass greats Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers, country legends Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, and even rock bands such as the Beatles and Pink Floyd. In addition, the band has over 30 original songs in a variety of styles.

This synthesis of styles is also echoed in the band’s name, which comes from a line in Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself 52: “I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.” Of the name, Watkins says

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With four musicians bringing their diverse musical backgrounds together into a band, it only makes sense that their approach to repertoire is equally collective. “It’s a very democratic band because each of us writes, sings lead, sings harmony when someone else is singing lead—there is no leader of the band,” Watkins explains. “What I love the most about working with these guys is the lack of ego in how we do the music. One of us will bring a song that we’ve written in and then we’ll collaborate on it and suggest ways to improve it, but essentially whoever’s song it is will have the main say in how that works out.”

We kind of like to say that we’re just a string band with heavy bluegrass influences All four members write songs, and each goes about the process in a different way. “I never sang before I started playing bluegrass, and I never wrote a song,” Ryan says. Now, he has written three of the five songs on their recent EP. “Any time I have a huge influx of stimuli, visual or emotional, it tends to inspire me,” he says. Ryan takes an emotional approach to songwriting, which can be seen in his song ‘Tequila for Breakfast,’ the title track of the EP. “One morning I woke up and I had the house to myself,” he explains. “I put some tequila in my orange juice; I was celebrating the house to myself in the morning. In some length of time, I was just like ‘This is kind of depressing; I’m sitting alone drinking on a Saturday morning.’ I kind of took it further to that sad state. You write something and it doesn’t always mean that you went there mentally, but maybe just enough to relate.”

Keene tends toward storytelling in his songwriting. For ‘Eglon and Ehud,’ he took his inspiration from a Bible story, adding music to one of his favorite tales. Guider, who wrote the EP track

‘Blue and Lonesome,’ tries to keep it classic and simple. “A lot of the time with bluegrass stuff, part of the beauty of it is the simplicity,” he says.

When someone brings a song to the group, Watkins says that they’ll often experiment with it for a while before deciding how to play it. “We try to work with songs in different key signatures to try to pair the vocals differently, we try to work with songs in different tempos, sometimes with different instrumentations,” he says. “There’s a way of getting to know your songs that you’ve written by doing them in all those different formats; it helps you see the form of the song and feel it and appreciate the form of the song better by trying to experiment with it.”

The Barbaric Yawps have built up quite a catalogue of repertoire, and they perform throughout Rome and the surrounding area. In town, they frequent Dark Side, The Moon Roof, The Foundry, and River Dog. They also travel to gigs, playing in

a variety of venues in Atlanta and other Georgia cities, as well as in Chattanooga and other parts of Tennessee.

From Performance to Pandemic Going into 2020, the band was prepared for another year of weekly rehearsals and weekends filled with gigs. “January of 2020, I remember I had a schedule written out,” Ryan says. “It was shaping up to be the best if not just as good as any year that we’ve ever had gig-wise.” However, as concern about the coronavirus grew, they saw gig after gig wiped from their schedule.

As the band members discussed how to proceed, it became clear that they might not be performing for a while. “We agreed as a band that we didn’t want to perform in bars while this was going on,” Watkins says. “We were already booked with many places.

These are our friends and business owners, and we like to support their businesses, but every one of us felt like it was unethical for us to be singing in a bar.”

For five years, the band has rehearsed together for at least two hours every Tuesday evening, so not being able to make music together proved challenging. “There were some times [before the pandemic] we’d have three gigs in a week,” Ryan recalls. “We were together all the time. It’s just completely different right now than it’s ever been.”

Abstaining from gigs also meant missing out on much of the community aspect of their music, a loss that the band felt deeply. “In bluegrass, it’s more about being with people, being with community,” Keene explains. “[At festivals,] there’s all kinds of people that you’re going to meet, and they’re all there just to have fun and make music.”

Looking for perspective, though, they all agree that they have been fortunate. “We almost feel guilty that we’re not being affected as much as our friends here in Rome who are full-time musicians, and also our friends who own the places where we play regularly. It’s extremely humbling,” Watkins says.

“We are part of a vibrant musical community, a social music community, in this city and friends with a lot of musicians who play different styles of music,” Watkins says. “We hope to be making music with those people again soon.”

Stay at Home, Play at Home In response to the loss of live performance opportunities, the band soon found another way to get their music out there. In September of 2020, they released a five-track EP called “Tequila for Breakfast,” which is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and more. Four of the tracks on the EP were from a recording project they did with local music producer Austen Earp a few years ago; the tracks were already mixed, so Guider went back and put on the finishing touches.

During the early months of the pandemic, Guider

created a recording set-up in his home. With this equipment, the band was able to record another track for the EP. This was a new experience for them, as they are used to recording live with all of the band members playing in the same take. “The fifth track, Thomas and I recorded it on my phone sitting in my living room,” Guider says. “I just took the mono track into the program I used and mixed it a little bit so hopefully it would sound kind of like the other four tracks. We wanted to put out something newer.”

The band is looking forward to recording at Guider’s house more in the future. “We’ve got a pretty much professional set-up now; we can record our own stuff going forward, and I’m excited about that,” Guider says. However, they look forward to the day that they can play for a live audience again.

“I think our greatest joy is connecting with people in the audience with our music,” Watkins says. “We love it when we touch people through our music, and that’s what we’re really doing it for.”

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Expect the Unexpected & Belly Up Text: Tammy Barron | Photos: Andy Calvert

A barstool beckons at the Ship Faced Pub, a defining detail to the eclectic gift shop on Public Square that locals know warmly as Southern Cove. Father and son business partners create a personality-packed store with local goods that cater to people of all ages.

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items didn’t display well, and we looked a bit like a flea market at our first location. A year into the business, we decided to rebrand and relocate. We looked to specify our product lines and that was really the beginning of Southern Cove.

What was your inspiration for the new image?

Buddy: Growing up in California, I had a friend whose dad ran a bar called Pirate’s Cove. I always thought it was the coolest place and coolest name. So I really wanted to incorporate it somehow into our name. We sell a lot of merchandise that is Georgia or southern-centric, so it was really fitting to have our brand Southern Cove. Everything, from the details of our Ship Faced Pub here in the store to the lighthouse logo, was carefully thought out and executed to represent our family and the quality of merchandise we now sell at the shop.

Looking around, there really is a wide range of products here. How would you describe your approach to product selection?

Jayson: We wanted to have control of where our apparel comes from, what it looks like, how it feels, and the way it is made. This is really what motivated us to launch our own apparel line. We didn’t want to simply flip through a product catalog, we wanted to be selective and have a say in the items that bear our name. So while we do carry popular brands such as Simply Southern, Vera Bradley, and Duke Cannon, many of our products are made in house or for us specifically. Take our candles for example, we make them here in the shop. We specially designed them with the highest quality soy candle wax with wooden wicks. Why? Because as the wick burns it crackles; it’s a little detail that creates a higher-end product.

Aesthetically, they’re really cool to watch burn.

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How did Southern Cove get started; did you always see yourself doing retail?

Jayson: In 2018, I decided to quit my corporate retail job and he (Buddy) quit his IT job. We figured we would to do something together that wasn’t working for somebody else. So we began buying pallets of Amazon returns and would piece the items out and sell on them on Facebook Marketplace under the page Whata Deal. That’s really how it began. What we soon discovered was that these

Buddy: We first started with t-shirts, then soon moved to designing a winter line. From there it quickly evolved to what you see now. You will see a lot of our branded merchandise will bear the bar name Ship Faced Pub. We make sure when people put on our apparel they don’t want to take it off.

We didn’t want to put anything out there that is mediocre. In the beginning, we noticed it kind of felt like a ladies store. The women would walk right in and the men would just kind of stop at the front mat. We had to change that. Our store is half and half, we cater to everyone. In fact, we are one of the nation’s top retailers of Duke Cannon, a men’s

grooming line. We have candy, toys, and even serve a Marietta-made root beer for the kids at the pub.

These are the details that set us apart.

Cartersville is a conservative town, and many of the humorous gifts seem to push the envelope a bit.

Where does this cheeky personality for the store come from, and how has it been met by members of the community?

Jayson: laughing. It’s absolutely my personality, but the humor definitely comes from both of us.

When I look at a product that has something on it

that doesn’t belong I am entertained. So, if I see an oven mitt that says “I love my a--hole kids.” That really should not be on an oven mitt. It’s great. That’s really funny, and I can do something with that.

When we put in the pub, once again, we wanted to deliver something unique. “Come in and have a beer or glass of wine while you shop.” At first there were a few community leaders that hesitated in their support, saying they wouldn’t let their teenagers in our shop because we have alcohol on the premises.

My response was: grocery stores and restaurants also have alcohol, do your teens ever go to Kroger or out to dinner with the family? They came around.

But most of our support and loyalty is generated by our commitment to local sources and businesses.

We don’t order any products that will be shipped over on a boat or container. I personally am not outsourcing outside of the country. My store is here,

and I want to keep money here, as local as possible.

For example, our Southern Cove leather wallets made with top-grade leather are hand-stitched by a father and son operation right here in Cartersville.

Relationships and community seem to be a big motivator for your business model; what inspires you to give back to the community?

Jayson: It’s the right thing to do, you know?

We try to support companies that support others.

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LipScHITZ lip balm company employs people with disabilities. So a lot of the things we choose to sell in our shop are designed to give back. Locally, we are big supporters for Advocates for Children and the Good Neighbor homeless shelter. When we are blessed, we try to pass it on. It wasn’t too long ago, when COVID-19 hit in March, that no one was out shopping, and our business was going down.

We were doing everything we could think of to stay afloat, but needless to say I found myself with a lot of time on my hands. So we decided to design a T-shirt, offer preorders to the public, and give one hundred percent of the proceeds to local businesses who were struggling. We created the design Georgia Strong, they sold for twenty dollars, and we had hundreds of orders coming in. In the end, we were able to donate thousands of dollars to help keep eight local businesses going. It gave us something

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to do other than sit around and worry about going broke. Here we were raising thousands of dollars for other businesses and we had sixteen dollars in our bank account.

How is business shaping up in 2021?

Buddy: We have been very fortunate, and I am amazed to think that less than a year ago we were unsure if we were going to make it. I look around and see how far we’ve come, and I know that we have so many people to thank for it. Customer experience is extremely important to us. Jayson or myself will always greet the customers at the door, we want them to know how much we appreciate them.

Jayson: That goes to our employees as well.

In fact, I’ve always had the opinion that of the top three important elements of retail: customers, store presentation, and employees; employees are number one. The reason being when you put your employees first, they will in turn put your customers first. You create a culture of treating people well. Our staff is non-expendable. Their input is important to us, we want to empower them to contribute and make decisions that benefit the customer. We are always striving to deliver something unique, and we have an exciting addition coming to the store this spring that is guaranteed to be a big hit for all our customers young and old alike. Expect to find the unexpected.

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Mr. Baseball Radio legend Randy Davis reflects on a lifetime career behind the microphone, and gives insight into what it takes to become the Voice of Sports

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NINA LOVEL

What comes next?

Here and Now with Nina Lovel

Do you ever play the “This Time Last Year” (TTLY) game with yourself?

IT’S WHERE YOU LOOK AT THE CALENDAR AND REMEMBER what you were doing a year ago on that day. I’ve played it every day since January 28 of 2020, when I grabbed a screenshot of the new (at the time) Johns Hopkins World Coronavirus Map. The epidemiology-nerd in me sensed that something big was at hand, but the reality-nerd in me will never get over how big it actually got.

February brought stories of worldly contagion from which I felt safe right here in Rome, Georgia, until suddenly I did not. As the virus crept through neighboring counties and into our own, life became a surreal blur of “this can’t really be happening”, and I stumbled into March with one eye on the news and the other on everything around me. I began doing things for the last time not realizing that they would actually BE the last time (remember that “two weeks to flatten the curve” thing?), and these are now the memories that pop up in that TTLY game. Visions of my last in-person worship (03/08/2020), last jazz night (03/12/2020), last day at work on campus (03/13/2020), appear, only to fade into the year-long fog of working from the dining room table and missing my kids, my grands and my friends.

It’s not healthy to dwell on these memories. They’ve made me cry and they’ve made me stop taking things for granted, but most of all they’ve made me realize that there’s not room for them in my mind. They’ve taken up space that I need for more practical things, like where did I put the keys to my bike rack?

Quelled, they must be.

Not wanting to lose them altogether though, I looked for a positive spin and managed to work that out.

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Now when I played TTLY I would think, “I’m so glad that I…” • Went to church on March 8, • Went to jazz night on March 12, • Understood the virus well enough to accept the shutdown on March 13, • Took time off for my granddaughter Maddie to come visit (it was the first time she wanted to come by herself ), • Prayed every day for healing in the world and comfort for the heartbreak, and • Stayed in and did what it took to stay well.

And “I wish that I had…”

• Stayed more active because I stopped running and sat still for too long and now I have catching up to do, • Worked more on the cookbook (it’s still not ready), and done more yard work, but oh well.

Next thing you know, a funny thing happened; my playful mind created another game called “This Time TEN Years Ago” (TTTYA). In contrast to TTLY, the memories in TTTYA rolled in happy and soul-nourishing. I didn’t have to spin them. Even back in the cold wet winter of 2011, the sun shone on days filled with good health, lifetime adventures and personal victories.

That was the year I trained up and conquered the New York City Triathlon. My kids and my friends cheered me across the finish line, and the things I did that year redefined the trajectory, the quality and, I am convinced, the length of my life.

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TTTYA I learned to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Highs in the 40s? No problem; the Berry Cage Center pool was indoors. Out of breath while running? Inhalers and more attention to pacing saved the day. Time management? I kept up my full-time work schedule plus adjunct teaching and jazz nights and did my swimming, biking and running in the margins. Looking back I realize it was so easy to do this because I was so much younger, but the self-knowledge and core health brought by the journey will last for whatever decades will come.

My TTTYA (2011) reflections go like this:

• I’m so glad that in 2011...

• I took a chance and signed up for the triathlon • I did all that swimming, biking and running that strengthened my body and mind in ways that are still with me today • I learned it can be fun to step outside my comfort zone • I learned to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, because uncomfortable is going to happen and I might as well be ready.

Okay, I see you glancing at the top of the page and wondering why I keep talking about the past when the title is “What Comes Next?” Your wait is over; here we go!

See what I did above? I looked back for one year and then for ten years, and listed the things I’m glad I did and some I wish I’d done. Easy, right? Do this for yourself; the lists do not have to be long, but they do have to be about you. What are you glad you did in 2020? What are you glad you did ten years ago? Simple is fine; you may add your “why’s” if you wish but not required.

Now pivot and go into your future. Go forward a year, to March of 2022. Imagine you’re sitting right where you are, but it’s now 2022 instead of 2021. What are you glad that you did this past year? What do you wish you had done? Use the template below and again, simple is best.

You see this coming… next you’re ten years from now, in March of 2031. (How ludicrous does that sound?) If you have a valid reason that you don’t expect to see that year, pick one that you do, but realistically, most of us will still be kicking in ten years.

My term life insurance won’t still be around, but I plan to be.

There’s a name for this process; it’s called backcasting. It’s like forecasting, only you predict your life by looking back from the future. It’s much healthier than living in the past, and once you get your head around the concept you’ll find it positive, productive, hopeful and fun, not to mention it makes a great “to-do” list!

Author’s note: I picked March 13th because (a) 2020 shutdown date, (b) 1993 blizzard date, and (c) when it lands on a Friday, all bets are off.

Nina’s One Year Backcast, from March 13, 2022

• I’m glad I got my vaccine in 2021; it gave me confidence to ease back into the world, even if we still wore masks most of the year. Confidence is a great mood-enhancer.

• Even though it was hard because I had sat still for a year, I’m

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glad I got back on my road bike and also started running again.

Exercise is a great mood-enhancer and adds life to my years.

• I’m glad I refinanced and reorganized to make retirement easier whenever I decide it’s something I want to do.

• I’m really-really glad I finally finished our family cookbook because the kids love it and it’s even on some bookstore shelves!

Nina’s Ten Year Backcast, from March 13, 2031

• It was a good decision to switch from running to walking in 2023; I feel just as good and it’s easier on my joints.

• I’m glad I started taking Calcium, Vitamin D and Prolia twelve years ago, because I’m still keeping osteoporosis at bay.

• I’m glad I made time to hang out with baby Winn, because we have such a special bond.

• I’m glad that Maddie and I have fostered our long-distance bond; she gives me such hope for the future.

• I’m glad I updated my term life insurance when I was ten years younger, to help me have a good send-off and leave a little sumpin’ extra for the kids.

Enough about me; it’s your turn now! Grab a pen and make these your own!

Your One Year Backcast, from March 13, 2022:

I’m glad I _________________________ in 2021 because _______________________.

Even though it was hard because ___________________, I’m glad I __________________ in 2021.

I’m glad we rescheduled _____________ that we had to cancel in 2020 because __________________________.

If I had not ___________________ in 2021, I would not be ____________ right now.

Since it opened back up I have not missed a _______________________________ and I will never take it for granted again.

Your Ten Year Backcast, from March 13, 2031:

I’m glad I decided to _______________________ ten years ago, because it’s given me __________________.

I have gained such pleasure from ___________________over the last ten years.

I’m glad I made time to __________________________ since 2021 because ____________________.

It was a good decision to __________________ in 2024 because ___________________.

I’m glad that I redesigned _____________________ in 2025 because ____________________.

The question: What Comes Next?

The answer: (See your list, above.)

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RENAISSANCE MARQUIS

A Power Shot Where The Heart Is with Renaissance Marquis

RECENT RELEASES OF COVID-19 VACCINES have seemed like a light at the end of a tunnel for so many people whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic in the past year. Among those able to receive their vaccinations in the earliest phases are residents of Renaissance Marquis, a retirement village in Rome.

With questions about the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects circulating worldwide, the team at Renaissance Marquis had to face the challenge of educating the residents and staff about the vaccine and getting everyone excited to receive it. Through in-house marketing, they made sure that information about the vaccine was readily available. “Obviously we can’t make anyone 50

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take the vaccine, but we were advertising it in-house, kind of hyping it up and making it seem like the big deal that it is and really got people excited about it,” says Sales and Marketing Director Austin Post. “Any time that we had somebody come around asking questions about it, we had all of our staff just be very energetic about it. We didn’t ever push any of our personal beliefs or any personal opinions on anybody, but just let them know some of the benefits of it. There were a lot of one-on-one conversations that went into talking through the benefits, pros and cons, things like that to try to ease peoples’ concerns and give people confidence in taking the vaccine.”

the pandemic for the past year has presented a myriad of challenges at Renaissance Marquis, but they have done everything in their power to keep residents safe and healthy. When the pandemic began last year, the Georgia National Guard offered sanitation services to nursing homes and senior living facilities around the state. Renaissance Marquis took them up on this offer several times to ensure that their facilities stayed as clean as possible.

Renaissance Marquis also provided residents with free Juice Plus+, a dietary supplement fortified with vitamins. “They were very excited,” Carnes says. “That just gave them that extra boost of immunity to help them through this crisis. That and many other things that were done really contributes to why I believe our residents stayed safe.”

Outside the Box

A Big Hit Making residents aware of the vaccine was just the beginning, though. To really emphasize the celebratory feelings that many people were having about getting vaccinated, the staff at Renaissance Marquis decided to turn vaccination days into celebrations. “The first time, we did a snack bar, we had music going and we were just very energetic and made it feel like a fun, pleasurable experience. I know getting a shot is never something that somebody really wants to do, but the day of we just made it a super awesome experience for them. We had people taking pictures and playing games and things like that,” Post explains.

“The second dose, we made kind of a theme out of it that was ‘Knock Out COVID-19.’ We set up a boxing ring. I actually was in a lot of pictures with residents; after they’d get their shot I’d be lying on the ground with boxing gloves on and they would be acting like they knocked me out. It was a big hit.”

Renaissance Marquis contracted their vaccines through CVS Pharmacy, which sent staff to administer the first dose in early January. Over 90 percent of the residents and 50 percent of the staff received their first dose in January, and the numbers rose with the second round of shots in early February. Almost 100 percent of residents have had at least one dose now, as well as about 70 percent of staff members. A third round of vaccines will take place in March for those who received their first dose in February or those who haven’t gotten their first dose yet.

While the staff had to rethink policies and procedures for safety reasons, they also did everything they could to keep the residents’ spirits up during the period of isolation. This involved socially distant games, holiday celebrations, outdoor activities and more. Residents played bingo from their doorways, played croquet and cornhole at a distance on the lawn, and participated in weekly puzzles and games. “When they got their menus for the week, they had puzzles and bingo and they were given numbers, so while in their rooms they were looking forward to seeing those menus so they could get their numbers and play their games because we had treats and rewards for the winners,” Carnes explains. “We thought outside the box. We didn’t forego any of our events, we just came up with different ways to do it to make it fun and still be safe.”

Despite all of the challenges, the staff at Renaissance Marquis continues to uphold their commitment to their residents. “We’re in the business of serving our elderly generation,” Carnes says.

“When you’re in that business, you make a commitment to do whatever you can to serve them. Our residents are our family, so we wanted to make sure that we were doing everything possible to make sure that they were COVID-free.”

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Hope for the Future These vaccinations mark the “beginning of an end” according to Senior Executive Director Renita Carnes. “It gave everyone hope—for the future of being able to get out of this isolation, be able to see our families and our loved ones,” she says. Dealing with

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See With Your Ears Text DeMarcus Daniel | Photos Andy Calvert

Randy “Mr. Baseball” Davis is a lifelong resident of the Rome, Georgia, area. Even if you’ve never seen his face, you’ve likely heard his voice at some point in your life.

DAVIS HAS OWNED THREE RADIO STATIONS in the northwest Georgia area, one in Rome and two in Summerville (including 95.7 The Ridge, which he sold in 2019), and played an instrumental role in bringing the minor league baseball to Rome, acting as the selfproclaimed “biggest cheerleader”.

Davis hosts a daily morning talk show from 9–10am Monday through Friday. The show, Later This Morning, airs on WLAQ and features local guests such as Monica Sheppard and Severo Avila, among others. In the fall he also hosts a high school football scoreboard show on Friday.

Davis began his career in radio working at local station WLAQ, and purchased the station from Tom Lloyd on April 1, 1987 after 17 years of working together. “I’ve literally worked there through high school and all of my life,” Davis says proudly. “I just enjoy radio, period. The fact that I own it was a matter of buying it or getting a job. I so happened to like the job, so I bought the station.

I still do [like the job],” he says with laughter.

Most widely known as the Voice of sports in Rome, Davis has broadcasted hundreds of high school and college football, basketball, and baseball games. “There were some great teams and great moments; some of my fondest come from the West Rome High School Dynasty winning the state championship 4 consecutive years in football in the early to mid-80s and East Rome High School winning back-to-back basketball state championships in the late 80’s.”

In 1997, Davis was inducted into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame. “I learned from one of the best, Lee Mowry, who is also in the Sports Hall of Fame,” Davis says.

In addition, Davis spent 43 years broadcasting The Rome News-Tribune Christmas Tournament, a longstanding city tradition. Upon his retirement, he became the first and only individual to receive a gold ball trophy from the tournament committee, in thanks for his many years of dedication.

Another of his favorite sportscasting moments, broadcasting the Rome Braves winning the South Atlantic League Championship in their inaugural season, takes us to the origins of another one of the life accomplishments of Randy Davis: minor league baseball in Rome, Georgia.

“I always thought Rome was the perfect spot for minor league baseball,” Davis says. “I mean, it was

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all laid out. Plus, we’ve always had baseball in Rome. I was in Washington D.C. on a trip and found brochures in a sporting goods store saying, ‘let’s bring baseball back to Washington.’ In the brochure, they were selling season tickets for a team that didn’t exist (yet). I found that to be an interesting concept, so when I got back home, I went to the Chamber of Commerce and pitched to them how Rome would be a great place for minor league baseball. They agreed and got behind me and the project, and we decided the idea that they were using in Washington would be a great model to follow. We could sell season tickets for a team we didn’t have yet. Then we would go to a league and pitch our story to them. After research, the South Atlantic League was a fit for us as far as size and cities.

We told people that if they bought the tickets and we didn’t get a team, we’d hold their money in escrow, drawing interest, and if we didn’t get the team in a certain time frame, we’d give it back, which we ended up doing.

We had teams that were interested in relocating to Rome, but we couldn’t develop a plan to get a stadium. We couldn’t conjure up a financial mechanism. We finally figured out that it was gonna take a lot of money to get a stadium. The project then kind of faded out for a little while.

A group of us got together and decided the only viable way to get a stadium was to go to the public and have a SPLOST vote for

a stadium. The proposition failed miserably. The St. Louis Cardinals were the team that was coming here because of their interest in the Budweiser plant being so close.

We also had a shot at the Braves then (10 years before we got them), but that was also the same stadium issue. Later, a proposition for a vote went through, and in that first SPLOST vote for a stadium, in which we had asked for a million and a half dollars, it failed.

We decided we’d try again. And the Atlanta Braves got behind us, with public promotions and such. The community also got behind the project. So, then came the second vote, 10 years later.

We made our minds up that this time, since we were gonna ask the public to pay for a stadium, that we’d ask for a good one.

And if we were gonna fail, we were going down swinging, so we asked for 14 million dollars for a sure enough first-class stadium,” Davis explains.

The SPLOST passed by 143 votes.

“My role in all of that,” Davis says, “I was the biggest cheerleader, the Pied Piper if you will. I got a lot of people behind the project.

There were tons of people who worked on it to make it happen.

Some of the people that worked really hard were City Commissioner Wendy Davis, she was a strategist and figured out every way for us to talk to voters. Then Bill Byington, he worked with me from Day 1. We went to ballparks. We went to national meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, and this dates back to the years the SPLOST failed. None of us ever turned our back on the project and it just kept coming up.”

The Macon Braves moved to Rome after having been unsuccessful in securing a new stadium in the south Georgia city.

There was fear that their new home wouldn’t be built fast enough.

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Early in the construction of Rome’s State Mutual Stadium, it rained for 43 consecutive days, delaying the project. “People thought it wouldn’t be built in time,” Davis recalls.

“But it was, and it was beautiful and still is.”

“The Rome Braves being here provides the city an avenue for national publicity.

To be the home of one of 143 minor league baseball teams in the country at that time,” Davis says. “Having them also helps the quality of life in Rome because that’s an industrial developer. If you have a good quality of life, industries want to come to your town because it gives their employees something to do. Then look at how it employs many people, including senior citizens and young people. It was very difficult, but it came to pass, and we are better for it.”

The next time you are able to attend a local sporting event or flip to a station on the radio, think of Randy Davis. When you hear the crack of a baseball meeting a bat, the squeak of shoes on a basketball court, the cheer of a crowd as another point is scored, or an interesting conversation with members of our community, be sure to also listen for the lifelong DJ who has become the Voice of Rome, Georgia.

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