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July 2010 - Happy Birthday, America |
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Released July 1, 2010
Happy Birthday, America
Doesn’t this bring back good memories? I don’t think we ever get too old to enjoy a good old messy ice cream cone. This is especially true for Emerson, granddaughter of our own Carole Lee.
Everybody has a favorite flavor or brand of ice cream, and we all express our opinion about whose ice cream is the best. Each manufacturer develops its own special recipes, but the actual ice cream production is basically the same everywhere.
According to the International Dairy Association, based on ice cream consumption figures the top five individual flavors in the United States are vanilla, chocolate, cookie n’ cream, strawberry, and chocolate chip mint. They also state that ice cream and related frozen desserts are consumed by more than 90% of the households in the United States. That’s a lot of ice cream!
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June 2010 - The Music Man- at the Cumming Playhouse |
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Released June 1, 2010
The Music Man- at the Cumming Playhouse
The Cumming Playhouse is
very pleased with the new
season contract with Next Stage
Theatre Company. We have high
expectations for the success of the
musicals planned through February
2011; they include Gypsy the
Musical, It’s Beginning to Look a
Lot Like Christmas (the musical
version of Miracle on 34th Street),
and Evita in the spring.
Summer 2010 will bring The
Music Man, sure to be a favorite
with families and students on
summer vacation, and visitors to
our town. The musical’s smalltown
setting is well suited to
Cumming and the surrounding
communities. Jerry Harlow and
Rob Hardie of Next Stage Theatre
Company have some exciting and
creative ideas planned for the show,
which include bringing the show
as near to the audience as possible.
The grand finale alone will be
worth the price of the ticket, so do
make your plans to see The Music
Man. If “Seventy-Six Trombones”
is not already engraved in your
memory from having seen this
show in the past, this joyous grand
finale by Next Stage Theatre
Company is certain to secure a
place in your heart for quite some
time.
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May 2010 - The Many Faces of a Mother |
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Released May 1, 2010
The Many Faces of a Mother
The weather forecast threatened rain on
Saturday, April 17, and we had made plans
to shoot this cover. Of course, it didn’t rain, it
was bright and sunny and a perfect day for a
photo. Vanessa McBrayer had arranged for all
the ladies to meet at the Peach Brandy Cottage
in Dawsonville. Vanessa even entertained the
kids while their moms were posing for the
pictures.
Thanks to the folks at Peach Brandy for
letting us use their beautiful facility. Everything
was clean and manicured. Even the swans on
the lake were in rare form. If you are planning
an event, you will want to check their web site
(www.PeachBrandyCottage.com) and see all
the things they have to offer.
Also thanks to all the mothers who gave
up their Saturday morning to take part in this
issue. They are (front row) Teresa Conowal,
Amy Roberts, Linda Merritt, Sharon Keating,
Candace Neighbours; (back row) Katie Owen,
Janice Darnell, Wendy Sundgren, Dana Jones, Jessica Beck, and Lisa Bennett. Mary Otway was unable
to attend the photo shoot. Thanks to Beth Snider for all the effort she put into making this a great cover.
You will see all of these special ladies’ stories in this issue. I wish we could have put all our mothers on
the cover; but know that we love and appreciate each one of you and wish you a Happy Mother’s Day.
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March 2010 - Hooray for History |
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Released March 1, 2010
Hooray for History
The town of Dahlonega is well known for its
gold-rush history, and what better place to
document it than the gold museum located
in the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse, the
oldest courthouse in Georgia. Housed in this
beautiful building is the story of the thousands
of prospectors who came to North Georgia,
and the beginning of the first gold rush. In this
historic structure in the center of the town square,
you can view artifacts of the period, including
gold nuggets, gold coins, and gold-panning
equipment. There’s an educational film as
well, and a gift shop. Visitors can also explore
the features of the courthouse itself, including
beautiful wooden chapel seats from 1889, and
the judge’s chambers. Some exhibits are on the
second floor and are not wheelchair accessible.
Guidelines from the National Register of Historic
Places prevent the addition of an elevator to this building.
Hours of operation are Monday-Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm; Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Take time to read all the wonderful stories of the past we’ve included in this issue; you’ll hear
about the first telephones—and about a time when there was no McDonald’s in town! In April our
regular columns will be back to inform and entertain you.
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April 2010 - Spring Festivals & The Arts |
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Released April 1, 2010
Spring Festivals & The Arts
We thank John Hutchinson, Organist
and Director of Music, Worship & Arts
at the Cumming First United Methodist
Church, for supplying the beautiful
painting that graces our cover this month.
This is a sample of what you will find
at the Festival of Arts being held April
18-25 at the church, located at 770
Canton Highway. The Festival of Arts
was established in 2008 with the goal of
presenting professional and student visual
artists in gallery displays. The professional
visual artists are juried, and cash awards
are given. See more about this event on
page 16.
The work on the cover is by Connie
Lynn Reilly of Buford, GA. She is an
Atlanta native, a true southern belle.
Connie has studied with various artists
over the years: Irving Lawhon, Morgan
Weistling, George Carlson, Nelson
Shanks, Richard Whitney, and Tony Couch, to name a few.
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