2012 noble street festival

Cheaha Challenge Committee

Curtis CuppKeith Ford

Randall Landers Lori Martin

Anna Nicholls Dr. Barry Nicholls

Harold RhodesBobby WhiteJulia White

Noble Street Festival Committee

Lorena Amaral Ann AngelBetsy BeanCurtis CuppSteven Folks

Eric KeyLori Martin

Jessica McCauleyMaggie Owens

Mercy PilkingtonElaine StephensBrandy Turner

Glenn WilliamsJennifer Williams

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The Northeast Alabama Bicycle Association (NEABA) is pleased to again bring you the Noble Street Festival and Cheaha Challenge, April 21 and 22. We are an IMBA/SORBA club comprised of individuals and families who are passionate about active lifestyles and promoting cycling and the outdoors. We not only produce this weekend’s events, but we also are working to bring mountain bike trails to Coldwater Mountain. Visit us at www.neaba.net for more information and to join our organization. Your membership supports our efforts!

We not only welcome locals to the events, but we welcome several thousand out of town guests, as well.More than 500 competitors from across the U.S. and several foreign countries will race in the Sunny King Criterium on Saturday April 21. Sunday, April 22 will feature the Cheaha Challenge presented by Wells Fargo Advisors—a ride that begins in Piedmont and traverses

Cheaha Mountain, showcasing our area’s natural beauty. It is for recreational cyclists of all ages and abilities and attracts more than 600 participants from over 25 states.Sunday will also feature the 3nd Annual Foothills Classic Road Race, a competitive long distance race staged in Piedmont that will attract an additional 350 cyclists from across the country. Most all of these cyclists bring other travelers with them to our community, thereby boosting tourism and providing us the opportunity to show our Southern hospitality! The Anniston Orthopedics YMCA 5K will kick things off early Saturday morning, hosting a run for kids and adults on a course that will take participants on a tour of downtown Anniston.

In addition to the bike and running races, don’t miss the great food in the Red Diamond Restaurant Tour. Serving from tents and dining tables in the street, twelve restaurants will

offer lunch and dinner from 11am to 8pm. The Scion KidZone is larger this year than in any of the previous 9 years and this year includes an amazing “two-wheeled stunt show” that Wig’s Wheels is bringing you throughout the day. Check out the schedule for attractions, like Alien Laser Tag, Copter Twirl, Star Wars characters and more. By popular demand.....Oscar the Robot is back this year thanks to the Anniston Waterworks and Sewer Board! Andthe “just for fun” bike race for kids will be a major hit again this year.

The Hot Blast Music Café provides a diverse mix of music from various artists all day, and the Mellow Mushroom Mad Dash provides kids a chance to run one lap around the .7-mile bike race course. Add art vendors, Relay for Life booths, and sponsor booths for a full day of fun on Saturday!

Sunday’s Cheaha Challenge presented by Wells Fargo Advisors

in Piedmont will offer route options from 26 miles (with very few hills), to 102 miles and a climb over Cheaha Mountain—twice! We hope you will cheer for these cyclists as they travel Hwy 9 and the Scenic Drive, but we especially hope you will be courteous and safe as you encounter them on the roadways.

These events are made possible by our sponsors and the tireless efforts of hundreds of volunteers. The Noble Street Festival benefits CalhounCounty Relay for Life. More than $70,000 has been donated since 2005, and the 2012 goal is $10,000. The Cheaha Challenge benefitsthe Chief Ladiga Trail. More than $23,000 has been donated to this community project.

Mike Poe - ChairmanNoble Street Festival Committee

10th Annual Noble Street Festival and 20th Annual Cheaha Challenge presented by Wells Fargo Advisors

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Classic on NobleTeriyaki Glazed Chicken Kabob on a Roll with a Bag of Chips: 8 TicketsRib-eye Sandwich with a Bag of Chips: 10 TicketsFresh Veggie Salad: 5 TicketsPop Corn: 2 TicketsChips: 1 Tickets

Casualfinedininglocatedinhis-toric downtown Anniston. A warm inviting atmosphere to include the Green Olive upstairs overlooking Noble Street. www.classiconnoble.com.

Cooter Brown’s Rib ShackBBQ Sandwich: 3 Dining Tickets1/4 Slab of ribs: 5 Dining Tickets1/2 Slab of Ribs: 9 Dining TicketsBBQ Pork Plate: 6 Dining TicketsRib Plate: 8 Dining Tickets

Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack is a lo-cally owned and operated full ser-

vice restaurant specializing in BBQ Ribs. Cooter Brown’s Ribs were list-ed as “100 Dishes to eat in Alabama Before you Die” bu the Alabama Board of Tourism. Cooter Brown’s Ribs have won many other awards throughout Calhoun County and is located at 8464 Alabama Hwy 204 in Jacksonville. Check us out at www.cooterbrownsribs.com.

Garfrericks CafeChicken Salad on a tomato Basil wrapCuban SandwichPasta SaladOur restaurant is upscale Southern Cuisine with a twist. We use a wood burning grill and make homemade bread.

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Jasmine is a newly established Chinese and Thai restaurant in An-niston/Oxford. We specialize in Cantonese style cooking with em-phasisonpreservingthenaturalfla-vor of the ingredients. Conveniently located on Snow Street next to Papa Johns Pizza. The Asian inspired at-mosphere is perfect for couples on a date, family or business lunch or dinner. Bring your appetite to Jas-mine, where food is our passion.

Mata’s Greek PizzaPizza: 2 Dining Tickets per sliceBaklava 1 Dining Ticket

Mata’s is a family owned and op-erated restaurant that has been in operation since 1980. Our pizza is homemade and made fresh several times daily.

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Mellow Mushroom established in Oxford in 2005. Gourmet pizza preparation and presentation tossed to perfection by talented pizza bak-ers. Full service bar with over 100 craft beers.

Red Diamond, Inc.Bottle of Red Diamond’s famous tea: 1 Dining TicketBottle of Red Diamond Bottled Water: 1 Dining TicketBegun in 1906 by William Fitz Don-ovan, Red Diamond, Inc. has been continuously operated for over 100 years by members of the same family. Today it serves its customers with over 6,000 beverage and food service products. The company is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q1/2 slab Ribs: 6 Dining TicketsPulled pork sandwich: 5 Dining Tickets5 Dry Rub Wings: 3 Dining TicketsHot Dog: 2 Dining TicketsBBQ beans: 2 Dining TicketsMac: 2 Dining TicketsSlaw: 2 Dining TicketsDry Rub: 5 Dining TicketsPint Sauce: 5 Dining Tickets1/2 gallon sauce: 10 dining tickets

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cookin’ up slow cooked Bar-B-Q Pork, Chicken & Ribs since 1968. Other specialties include Bar-B-Q Beef Brisket, award winning Chick-en Wings, and our award winning Bar-B-Q Beans. Sonny’s offers dine-in, take-out and drive thru service. And don’t forget Sonny’s Catering - Any Time, Any Place, Any Crowd! We’reflexible,affordableandreadywhen you are.

Sonnys made our home in Oxford in Colonial Drive in 2002, and for the last ten years we’ve been cook-ing it slow and serving it up fast and friendly.

Sneaky Pete’s Hot DogsSneaky Pete Kraut dog, chili dog, slaw dog 2 Dining Tickets eachChips: 1 Dining TicketCookies: 1 Dining Ticket

Sneaky Pete’s is located on Green-brier Road in Golden Springs. Proudly serving this area since 1988, serving full breakfast and lunch. Hours 5:30am - 3:00 pm

Historically, the fight to feed thehungryandneedycouldmainlybefoundinpoor,developingcountries.The need to feed the hungry andmalnourished in destitute areas isstillgreatbut, sadlyenough,Amer-ica’s seniors are facing the sameproblemsatalarmingrates.

Even though the United States isconsideredoneof theworld’s rich-est nations, more than fivemillionAmericanseniorshaveexperiencedsomeformoffoodshortage.Ofthatsamenumber,2.5millionareatriskof hunger and 750,000 experiencehunger.TheMealsonWheelsAsso-ciationofAmericaFoundationcom-missioned a study that found 11.4percentofthose65andolderwereplaguedbymalnutritionandhunger.

Hunger and malnutrition is agreater problem for America’s se-niorsthanmanymayrealize,anditis due to awide variety of causes,

notjustfinancialconstraints.Manyfactors contribute to senior hunger.Seniors living on a limited incomeoftenhavetochoosebetweenpay-ingforexpensivemedicationsand buying groceries.Other factors that af-fect senior nutritioninclude debilitatingconditionsthatlimitseniors’ ability togetouttoshopandpreparemeals.Dif-ficulty chewingand swallowing asa result of diseasessuch as Parkinson’s,dry mouth causedbysomemedications,dental conditions andpoorly fitting denturesalso sometimes preventseniors from getting thenutritiontheyneed.

As seniors in the United States

outpace the population growth ofother age groups, a growing num-ber of people will find themselves

atriskforhungeratatimein their liveswhen theyarephysicallyandeco-nomically vulnerable.However, one of thebiggest issues facinghunger in seniors is alack of awareness thatthereisaproblem.

MealsonWheels,apro-gram of InterfaithMinis-tries, has been operat-ing in Calhoun Countyfor over 30 years. Lastyear, the program de-livered over 18,000meals to seniors or thehomebound. We re-ceive phone calls daily

from individuals that areunabletoprepareamealforthem-selves. Often relatives are working

andunabletomakesuretheirlovedonehassomethingsufficienttoeat.Manyof our clients are facedwiththe reality that they are just at a pointintheirliveswheretheyhavetorelyonothersforcare.

ThestateofAlabamaisrankedsev-enthinthenationforhavinghighse-niorhungerissues.Staticsshowthatstateswithseniorsatriskofhungerhave: high concentrations of Afri-canAmericansorHispanics,higherconcentrations of seniors living inpovertyornearpoverty,highercon-centrationsofseniorsunderage70,higher concentrations of disabledorunemployedseniors,highercon-centrations of seniors with 12 orfeweryearsofschooling,andhigherconcentrationsofseniorslivingwithgrandchildren.Thelargenumbersofcategoriesofseniorswithhighratesofhungermakesitdifficulttotargetassistancetothosemostinneed.

With the economy struggling torevive itself, agencies like MealsonWheels are finding it difficultto provide free or even low-costmeals to seniors and the home-bound.Currently30percentofcli-entsenrolledonInterfaith’sMealsonWheelsprogrameitherreceivetheir meals at a reduced cost oratnocost.Itiswiththehelpofasmall army of volunteers that themealsaredistributeddaily.Fundscomefromavarietyofsourcestoprovideahotnutritiousmealtoapopulationthatisunderservedandsometimesforgotten.

On average, it costs $120 for anindividual to receive amealMon-day through Friday for onemonththrough Meals on Wheels. Themeals are prepared at StringfellowHospitalinitsFoodServiceDepart-ment. Each meal is diet specificbased on the individuals personaldietaryneeds.MealsonWheelsac-ceptsdonationsyearroundandtheprogramisalwaysinneedofvolun-teers.Formoreinformation,pleasecall256-237-4538.

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As part of the entire week-end of events at the Noble Street Festival, the Sunny King Criterium, sponsored by the Sunny King Automo-tive Group, is definitely ahighlight for sports fans of any ilk. The criterium draws an international field ofathletes, from junior racers all the way up to elite pros. For the past several years, the criterium—along with several other key philan-thropic events around the area—has been made pos-sible through this crucial sponsorship.

“This must go back to my late husband Sunny and to his father. It’s a tradition that they’ve passed on. Our helping in the community is part of our history,” says Patty King of the decision to sponsor this event. “Mike Poe came to visit me several years ago about helping with the event, and it just sounded like something that could be great for both Sunny King and for downtown Anniston. It’s been successful be-yond my wildest expectations. It goes back to the in-

credible leadership and vision of the event, and of course, the volun-teers. It’s long-term suc-cess will be something that we’ll keep building on for this community.”

This year’s event holds a special place for the Sunny King Automotive Group as a family, as April 22, 2012 marks the 90th anniversary of the en-tire company.

“We’ve been here forever. We’re celebrating our 90th anniversary literally during the Festival down-town. The longevity in the community shows we’re a good brand in Calhoun County. We love being good citizens in this community. We employ about 140 people and we all live here. We’re involved in dif-ferent facets in the surrounding area and the great people in our dealerships want to be great citizens to this community.”

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11:00 am - T.A.D. of JazzKicking off the HBMC and appearing for the first time at the Noble Street Festival is Northeast Alabama’s own T.A.D. of Jazz. Bringing the smooth sounds of jazz/neo-soul and R&B and comprised of some of the finest musi-

cians in the Anniston/Gadsden area, they consistently provide stellar per-formances second to none. For more info visit: http://www.tadofjazz.com

12:00 am - Double Wide SoulAppearing for the first time at the HBMC, Chris, Matthew and Jeff draw heavily from past musical ventures, both together and separate. All cur-rently residing in Northeast Alabama and having strong ties to traditional and non-traditional blues jams; they have come together to put their spin on the tried and true craft of blues mu-sic. They are currently working on a full length CD but the first few Noble Street fans may be able to obtain one of their free EP’s! Learn more and check out their music at: www.doublewide-soul.com.

1:00 pm – Lindsey HinkleLindsey is back in the HBMC for the second year in a row bringing her unique song styling’s and voice. She is a Calhoun County native who has opened up for Sugarland and Train.

Lindsey is on Facebook and plays each Thursday at the Lone Star Steakhouse. She also has an EP called ‘Enough’ which will be available at her perfor-mance.

2:00 pm - Abby Parkswww.abbyparks.com - Abby is origi-nally from Durham, North Carolina and influenced by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and Emmy-Lou Harris. She attended Jacksonville State University (JSU) and, in 2005 recorded and released her debut CD “Moving On”. Abby is also a private guitar teacher at the Donoho School. She is a member of both the Folk Alli-ance and the Roots Music Association, and over the years, she has also learned to play bass, mandolin and banjo. Her sophomore effort “The Homeplace”, was recorded at Huntsville’s Sound Cell Recordings with Doug Jansen Smith.

3:00 pm – Stephen HartsfieldAnniston native and singer/song writ-er Stephen Hartsfield will bring the new/alt country sounds to the Hot Blast Music Cafe this year. Stephen graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Wildlife Science. Ste-phen now hails from Jacksonville, but has performed in several other states including Colorado Springs, Co. Sev-eral of his songs have been covered by Colorado Springs blue grass perform-ers Grass It Up!

4:00 pm – The Gypsy BegoniasThe Begonias, Katy Cairo and Kevin Hagie merge blues, folk and blue grass into a sound all of their own. Katy

plays guitar and mandolin and is ac-companied by Kevin on guitar. The Be-gonias have played around the area for a year or two, but are appearing in the Hot Blast Music Cafe for the first time. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Gypsy-Begonias/202269516954 orhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Cairo/212225175468724

5:00 pm - 2 PenniesThe 2 Pennies are a contemporary gos-pel sextet from Calhoun and Etowah counties. They have been together for about 2 years but also have a couple of new members. The pennies refer to themselves as a ‘worship team’ and are currently working on a demo CD.

6:00 pm – Strange Heirs Closing up the HBMC this year is a lively alt rock /jazz band Strange Heirs. This threesome from Atlanta, Annis-ton and Talladega bring varied back-grounds to the group. Nathaniel Mc-Whorter is the vocalist/guitarist and singer/songwriter born in Mobile and delivers a blend of old and new schools of rock sounds. Josh (Yaya) Erwin was born in Anniston, and is also the bass player for Sonic Stew. Ashton Dain, born in Talledega, AL, has played with many bands including Wolfcreek and Chaotic Theory. Ashton is a sound rock drummer with an eclectic style. Strange Heirs will be playing at a venue near you this summer 2012.

Hot Blast Music Cafe • Saturday, April 21, 2012

11:00 am – T.A.D. of Jazz12:00 pm – Double Wide Soul 1:00 pm – Lindsey Hinkle 2:00 pm - Abby Parks3:00 pm – Stephen Harts�eld4:00 pm – The Gypsy Begonias5:00 pm - 2 Pennies 6:00 pm – Strange Heirs

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A. Chick-Fil-A (Oxford) B. Matas Greek Pizza C. Classic on Noble D. Cooter Brown’s Rib Shack E. J’s Wings & Fish F. Garfrerick’sG. Mellow Mushroom H. Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q I. Jasmine ChineseJ. Sneaky Pete’sK. Bonnie-Ray’s Bake ShoppeL. Anthony’s Mexican

The Noble Street Festival & Cheaha Challenge are produced by the Northeast Alabama Bicycle Association

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ANNISTON’S FIRST BAPTIST AT McCLELLAN851 Morton Road, Anniston(256) 847-0230W.P. (Buddy) Nelson, PastorServices @ 10:30 AM & 6:00 PM Sunday6:00 PM Wednesday Prayerwww.annistonfbc.com

ANNISTON FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1400 Noble Street, Anniston(256) 236-5605Pete Hawker & Minnie Stovall, PastorsServices @ 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM SundaySunday School @ 9:30 AM Sundaywww.annistonfirst.org

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH3827 George Street, Anniston(256) 237-1990Chris Thomas, PastorServices @ 10:00 AM & 6:00 PM SundaySunday School @ 9:00 AM Sundaywww.fhnbc.org

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH1701 Henry Road, Anniston(256) 237-5458Reverend David Rice, PastorSunday Services @ 10:00 AMNurturing Your Spirit @ 11:15 AM SundaySunday School @ 9:00 AMWednesday Night Supper/Program @ 5:30 PMwww.fpcanniston.org

GOLDEN SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH3 Robertson Road, Anniston(256) 236-1325Dr. Roland Brown, PastorServices @ 9:15 AM, 10:30 AM & 5:00 PM SundaySunday School @ 9:15 AM & 10:30 AM SundayDinner @ 4:45 PM, Prayer @ 6:00 PM, Student LIFE @ 6:00 PM Wednesdaywww.goldensprings.org

HAVEN FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH114 West 17th Street, Anniston(256) 237-0943Sunday School - 9:30 AMWorship Service - 11:00 AM

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF OXFORD216 Snow Street, Oxford(256) 831-3221Chuck Worley, PastorServices @ 10:30 AM SundaySunday School @ 9:15 AM SundayFellowship Supper/Program @ 5:30 PM Wednesdaywww.oxfumc.org

SACRED HEART OF JESUS CATHOLIC CHURCH1301 Golden Springs Road, Anniston(256) 237-3011Father Bryan Lowe, PastorMass @ 5:00 PM Saturday9:00 & 11:00 AM Sunday1:00 PM Sunday (Spanish)www.sacredheartanniston.org

TEMPLE BETH EL301 East 13th Street, Anniston(P.O. Box 1364, Anniston 36202-1364)(256) 236-9249Rabbi David BaylinsonRabbi Irving Bloom

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Before there was a Noble Street Festival, before there was a Red Diamond Restaurant Tour or a Kid-zone, there was a small-town event that was working hard to make a name for itself in the world of cy-cling by pairing the existing Cheaha Challenge Century Ride with some criterium racing in downtown An-niston.

Luckily, Sherman Pitts, Chief Fi-nancial Officer of Red DiamondCo, is an avid cyclist who decided to make the trek in 2005 from Bir-mingham to the area for the Chal-

lenge and decided to have dinner at what was then referred to as the Taste of Noble. This buffet-style meal was intended to bring more people downtown to watch the cri-terium races as well as offer a pre-ride meal for the century.

“We were gearing up for Red Diamond’s 100th anniversary,” says Pitts, “and we were trying to plan community events to celebrate it, so I contacted Mike Poe. The res-taurant tour was right down our al-ley because we have restaurants as customers. We started in 2006 and have been doing it every year since. It just seems to get smoother every

year.”

This year, the Red Diamond Res-taurant Tour has been chosen as a Top 10 event in Alabama, as this year’s statewide theme will focus on food.

“We’re thrilled to see that it’s a top 10 event, but that’s not why we do it. People appreciate us being in-volved in the community and that’s really all that matters to us. And besides, I just enjoy it. It’s a lot of fun for me and the company likes to support events like that. We get a lot of satisfaction out of that.”

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Adding to the excitement of competitive racing for bi-cycle enthusiasts and theatrics and games for the kids, those who like to shopwillfindanarray of interesting crafts and local retailers to choose from at this year’s Noble Street Fes-tival.

The 1000 block of Noble will be lined with booths sporting up-cycled jewelry from used t-shirts to ornately designed gourds. A wealth of other interesting gift and sou-venir items also will be on display, including; Handmade wooden objects such as bowls, vases, pins, boxes, birdhouses, rolling pins, etc. Unique pat-ented cloth dolls made from recycled fabric, Children’s clothes and baby items, Strik-ing wreaths and jewelry

Noble Street Gallery art-ist and recent JSU graduate

Lee Lawwill be raffling off aunique piece of his art to raise money for BackEuro, which he describes as “An artist adven-ture documentary” that will follow his every move, inter-action and encounter while he backpacks through 22 Eu-ropean countries in 30 days this summer. Lee will be taking photographs and developing concepts for a one-of-a-kind exhibition in downtown An-niston when he returns.

In addition, the following shops will be open on the day of the race: Still Mid-Town Ce-ramics; Wig’s Wheels; Le Chic Boutique; Griffin’s Jewelers;Couch’s Jewelers; The Rab-bit Hutch; Nunnally’s Custom Framing & Noble Gallery; Fur-niture Outlet; Western Auto, GEM Shoes, Think Toys, Kille-brew Furniture.

On the Edge 2-Wheel Action Show Gymnastics on two wheels!

A high-energy action show is sure to wow the crowds at the Noble Street Festival onSaturday. Birmingham-based “Over The Edge Action” bi-cyclists will be exploding up, over, and off an insane ob-stacle course set up right in the middle of Noble Street in front of Wig’s Wheels at 1229 Noble St.

“These guys will make your jaw drop,” says Patrick Wig-ley, shop owner. “You can see some up close action. These guys do some incredible stunts while somehow managing complete balance. It’s a sight to see.”

Festival Day Merchant GiveawayDowntown merchants have amassed over $1,000 worth ofgreatgiftstoraffleoffattheNoble Street Festival. The huge display will be showcased in Griffin’sstorewindowat1028

NobleStreetfilledwithevery-thing from four Tower tickets for the Talladega Superspeedway races to a Radio Flyer wagon from Western Auto. Register at the stores with the big Starburst on Saturday, April 21, only!

Interesting craft vendors and local retailers provide a fun shopping experience at NSF

Jewelry made from old t-shirts.

Patriotic wreaths for sale in Crafters Row at Noble St. Festival

JSU graduate and artist Lee Law with his abstract prints. Lee will be rafflingoffanentirelydifferentpieceof “shadow” art at his booth at the Festival. He’s hoping to raise money for BackEuro, “An Artist Adventure Documentary.”


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