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Established 2007 • Volume 3 No. 5

PUBLISHERKeith Barlow

MANAGING EDITORNatalie Davis

ADVERTISING DIRECTORErin Simmons

CIRCULATION DIRECTORMichael Evans

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Jessica LutonVaishali Patel

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER2010CONTENTS

FEATURES

14 HolidayShopping Guide

16 On a Missionto Serve

22 Satisfying theSweet Tooth

30 Sights and Sounds

30 All lit up

ON THE COVERThe city of Milledgevillehad just finished decoratingdowntown when we finished this issue. JessicaLuton was able to grab thisperfect shot just in time!

From the Editor 6A little bit about what’s inside from our

very own Natalie Davis

Scene and Heard 10Arts and Culture and news of note

Dining Directory 38Where to find exactly what you’re craving

Sightings 48Scenes from events throughout town

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We only blinked for a second but before we knew it, the holiday season was uponus. This year brought its share of challenges to many, if not most of us, as the worldand our way of life changed, but more than anything the course the year has takenbrought back into focus the substantive elements that matter most. They are the bitsand pieces that when viewed in part may seem so small, but when looked upon as awhole are truly more meaningful than anything on sale on Black Friday.

As we press on at a dizzying pace and prepare for the parties, the presents and allthe merriment this time of year brings, let’s not lose sight of those things that bringwarmth to our hearts.

Inside this edition of Milledgeville Scene, staff writer Jessica Luton shares insightfrom local residents who spend a portion of their lives year-round giving back andreaching out to others, and we’ve included a list of ways you can give a little too. Onthe lighter side of things, staff writers Jonathan Jackson and Vaishali Patel take a lookat how some locals take a light-hearted approach to the season all in the name of hol-iday spirit. Our dining feature serves up a few delights we’ll all be working off comeJanuary — so enjoy them now — and we’ve also included a list of local events sureto get us all in the spirit of this time of year.

And while we all try to keep up with the hectic pace of things, let’s all not forgetto take a moment and focus inward on the people and things that truly matter thisseason, extend ourselves just a little more in what we do for others and relish in thejoy and laughter this time of year can bring when we take a moment to recognize it.

Don’t forget to e-mail us your story ideas, and feel free to give us your feedback onthis issue. Send us your thoughts at [email protected].

As we close out this chapter and prepare to start anew with 2011, here’s hoping wedon’t get so caught up in the seasonal experience that we forget our purpose and allthe little things that truly matter in our lives. See you in 2011. Enjoy.

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a look at the arts & culture of Milledgeville and Baldwin County

As part of its season-long series, “A Southern Celebration:Welcome Home,” the Georgia College Theatre Department will pres-ent “Milledgeville Memoirs,” spring 2011 at the Campus Black BoxTheatre. The concept for the original play originated two years agowhen Georgia College Theatre Department chair Karen Berman askedhistory masters program student Debra Brown if she would enjoyinterviewing Milledgeville residents about their experiences as localnatives. Her main task was to ask the question: What obstacles haveyou overcome? Using the narratives she compiled from local residents,professor David Muschell of the Georgia College Creative WritingDepartment began crafting a play to celebrate Milledgeville. The play-

within-a-play includes projections of interviews from local residents and Georgia College actors portraying real stories of how this Antebellum town hasgrown up in the 21st century, featuring music, dance and personal stories. It features original music composed by Milledgeville native Victoria LeeAverett, and dance choreographed by Georgia native Julie Mulvihill.

The interviews from which the play originates will be archived in Special Collections at the Georgia College library. On March 24-26, 2011, theplay will make its off-Broadway debut, bringing the stories of the former Antebellum Capital to New York in the American Theatre of Actors, rightaround the corner from the David Letterman Show set.

“It is a thrill to celebrate community and history using real peoples words,” said Berman. “This play honors our mission to bring outstanding the-ater to life through collaboration with professionals artists, educational outreach and an integration of critical and creative inquiry.”

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The historic downtown Campus Theatre adorns this year’s MilledgevilleConvention and Visitors Bureau Christmas ornament. The historic building, whichearlier this year was re-unveiled following extensive renovations, opened in 1935. Itoperated as a movie theater until the early 1980s. Georgia College purchased the

property in early 2008 and transformed it into a bookstore, coffee house and the-ater.

The annual ornaments are always popular during the Christmas holidaysand some ornaments commissioned over the past 21 years are still availablefor purchase both at the CVB office and at J.C. Grant Co. in downtownMilledgeville.

Each year, the CVB Christmas ornament highlights some ofMilledgeville history as it features a historic local structure. The 2009ornament featured another Milledgeville landmark, the Antebellum Inn.

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It all started with a prayer: A prayer to find a life mission and tohelp others.

In late 2009, Church Central member Anne Bowen sought tohelp feed the poor, an issue she felt strongly about, and a year later,the newly-established Café Central soup kitchen has moved to itsown building, adjacent to Church Central, and prepares nearly 300plates of free food every Tuesday for those who are in need of a fullbelly or just some friendly conversation.

“Church Central's mission statement is to help people discovertheir life mission by bringing them to Christ,” Bowen said. “[Ourpastor] truly believes that everybody has a reason for being here.”

In searching for her own life mission, Bowen found herself in themidst of the soup kitchen project helping others with a kind face, awarm smile and a genuine interest in helping those who need a help-ing hand.

“I'd always wondered what mine was,” she said. “But this is whereI am supposed to be.”

Along the way, Bowen found some enthusiastic volunteers to helpher with the mission to feed those in need, and many of those indi-viduals found themselves and their own life missions as a result.

“A lot of these people have volunteered before, but I think they'vereally found themselves in the soup kitchen,” she said.

The volunteer group comes from all walks of life. A local musi-cian, a retired school teacher, a realtor, a retired detective, local col-lege students, and even an unemployed man who had been homeless,all join forces each week to help their fellow residents try to regaintheir footing and stay above water in particularly trying times.

Rickie Carver, who has been with Café Central since its begin-ning, is the life of the dining room, offering up hugs to everyonewho comes through the doors.

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“We interact with them and we try to touch their lives,” saidBowen. “Some of these people are lonesome and ill. On Tuesdays,one of the most fulfilling things for people here is to meet RickieCarver and get a hug.”

Carver heard about the effort through her Bible study class, shesaid.

“I called Anne and she told me to show up the following Tuesdayat 9 a.m. and the rest is history,” she said. “It was a true calling fromGod. He sent me here.”

“We're doing a service, but we're doing what God told us we haveto do,” she added.

Her caring, loving nature has made her a crowd favorite amongattendees at the soup kitchen each week.

“Not everyone who comes here is in need of food,” she said, “buteverybody who comes through those doors needs something.”

Café Central, which since its inception has striven to create a lov-

ing, welcoming and respectful atmosphere for those who attend, hascome a long way since the beginning. At first, attendees didn't knowwhat to think when they were thanked for coming, served as thoughthey were at a restaurant and welcomed in with loving, open arms.But now, they've come to expect it, she said.

“It doesn't matter what denomination you are. Love, that's whatmatters,” she said. “Love without question. We're not here tojudge.”

Donna Gautier, another loyal volunteer who's been lending ahelping hand since the beginning of the effort, decided to join forceswith Bowen after reading an article in the paper.

“I called Anne and told her that I wanted to be a part of it. Thereason I wanted to be a part of it so badly was that I, myself, hadbegun to be concerned about the number of people who were goinghungry,” said Gautier, adding that she had looked into starting asoup kitchen of her own before she knew of Bowen's efforts.

Anne Bowen, Cafe Central Volunteer



“In February, I read an article in thenewspaper,” she said. “I called her and I'vebeen involved ever since.”

Since the beginning, the group has want-ed to serve the meal on nice, china place set-tings, with real silverware and flowers onevery table. But without a commercial-sizeddishwasher, that effort has not yet come tofruition. Gautier, however, was able to get adonation from a dinnerware company execu-tive after she wrote a letter requesting theirhelp. The company doesn't make charitydonations — she was told in a response let-ter — however, the executive was so movedby her letter that he made a personal dona-tion of 100 place settings of real dishes forthe organization to use when they're able toget a dishwasher.

Gautier has her hopes set high on gettingother area churches involved, just as manymembers of her own church have gotteninvolved, because it's just the right thing todo, she said.

“I would love to see more of the churchesget involved,” she said. “There are manyinvolved here, but many are not. I talk topeople who don't know we exist, who don'tknow we have a need,” she said.

“It's just the right thing,” she added. “Inmy church, we feel that we're called to min-istries. I listened for a call and this was it.”

Despite the need for other volunteers,Gautier said she's happy with the eager vol-unteers who are already on board.

“We have some very faithful volunteerswho have lots of energy and enthusiasm,”she said. “We hope the Thanksgiving dinnerwill raise awareness. … People who don'tfeel the value of this [as a volunteer], well,those are the people who just don't comeback. And those that can and want to do,they come back. But most who start volun-teering continue here.”

For musician Scott Little, the opportunityto help out with the cause was an easy deci-sion.

“When Anne first started doing it, it wasjust a no-brainer. Anne has such a big heart,and I just wanted to be a part of it,” he said.

The opportunity, he said, has really givenhim some perspective on the problems he'sfaced in his own life.

“Down here we're surrounded by strug-gle. It's never really that tough [for me]. Mylife is never really that tough in comparison.This will change your perspective,” he said.

“Ninety-five percent of the people walk-ing out of the door are grateful.”

What you get in return from volunteer-ing, he said, is more than what you couldever expect.

“I couldn't operate without doing itnow,” said Little, who also spends timeteaching music classes at a school in anotherGeorgia county, free of charge, and at otherprograms. “There's not enough money tomatch what you get out of this. It's just theright thing to do and that feels good.”

For longtime Baldwin County resident,Elsie Clark, the opportunity to volunteereach week has afforded her great rewards-including the opportunity to cook, as she isbest known for her 'world famous bananapudding.'

“I read about it in the paper first,” shesaid, adding that then several members ofher church, Hopewell United MethodistChurch, got involved and now five to sixmembers volunteer there each week. “It's avery worthwhile thing, I think, and I'm gladit's in Milledgeville.”

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teering opportunity has givenher new life.

“I'm an empty nester. Myhusband is in Iraq. My childrenare grown. And now I'm hereevery week,” she said. “It makesme feel so good inside.”

She has gotten her closefriends, family members andeven acquaintances involved,requesting donations of anykind, she said.

“We all believe in it. I hopewe can do it five days a week,”she said with an enthusiasm andenergy that was palpable after ahard day's work serving andpreparing food. “I'm doing itfor other people, but I do it formyself because it makes me feelso good.”

For Robert Reaves, anotherloyal volunteer, the kindness hereceived as a visitor at CaféCentral, homeless and in des-perate times, sparked an interestin helping out, he said.

“I came down here to eat andI was treated so well that I hadto meet them and see what theywere all about,” said Reaves,who is unemployed, living inthe Milledgeville Manor andstill shows up every Tuesday tohelp serve meals to those whoare less fortunate.

If he doesn't show up, othervolunteers worry and his pres-ence is missed.

“It's important. We're ateam. And if I miss a Tuesday, Ifeel like I let them down,” hesaid.

For Reaves, the opportunityhas offered more than givingback to the needy, but a familyof sorts to count on.

“We do more than eat here.We come here for fellowship.It's a place that we've grown toexpect each other's honesty,” hesaid. “We're like family now.”

For Bowen, her mission hasbrought her a long way, withoutvery little before her to pave theway, but there's still plenty ofdistance to go. “We have renthere, plus the electricity and gas

bill. We're not event meetingour fundamental bills rightnow,” she said.

The goal, eventually, is tohave enough resources, mone-tary food donation commit-ments to keep the soup kitchenopen more than one day a week,she said. But to do that, thosewho are more fortunate in theMilledgeville and BaldwinCounty community must comeforward and come together tohelp with the effort.

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Their fresh, created-in-the-kitchen sandwiches and melt-in-your-mouth desserts hearken back to a simpler time when asking Momwhat was for dinner was the biggest worry of the afternoon.

Cal Johnson, owner of The Goodie Gallery since March of thisyear, purchased the establishment from Ken and Jennifer Griffin andexpounded upon their already booming business.

“My grandparents owned the Dairy Queen in Milledgeville, and Ispent many happy school years earning extra money there. After Igraduated I went to Putnam County to make a living and realizedthat I truly missed the restaurant business,” Johnson said.

When Johnson stumbled upon The Goodie Gallery inMilledgeville and realized it was for sale, he knew that the businesswas destined to be his.

“It took about four months, but I was able to buy the businessfrom them and get the job done. I put in a new cooler and freezer,as well as redecorated with a flat screen television and re-worked the

dining room with new tiled floors and art,” Johnson said proudly. Once inside The Goodie Gallery, the tasty aroma of Southern fare

coupled with friendly faces greet customers. The menu is extensive,offering everything from creamy chicken, tuna and crab salad sand-wiches, to fresh sub sandwiches, to sinfully decadent cheesecakes.

The most ordered menu treasure?“The chicken salad without a doubt,” Johnson said laughing. “It ismade fresh here every day. It is just so good. Mary Ward (whomakes many of the restaurant’s staples) has her own recipe for thechicken salad and she guards it with her life.”

Customers never have to wonder if the food will taste differently,as every recipe is followed directly and tried and true in the tastedepartment. The future of The Goodie Gallery includes an expan-sion of the menu to include more popular food items.

“We’ll be getting into doing toasted sub sandwiches, grilled sand-wiches and we’re buying a fryer to make homemade chips. We’ll alsobe adding a full line of pastry items to the menu,” Johnson said.

Local stomachs can hardly wait. The Goodie Gallery’s currentmenu features an expansive line of sandwiches including turkey,ham, pastrami, roast beef and corn beef. Deliciously meaty, they’reonly $2.95 each.


The ever-popular chicken salad sandwich,tuna salad and crab salad are $3.69. Subsandwiches are offered with six-inch subs at$4 and 12-inch subs at $7.

“Our salads are also incredibly popularand they include any side item. We do achef ’s salad, and you can add in turkey orham. The prices for the salad lunch is any-where between six and seven dollars. It is agreat deal,” Johnson said.

Besides the chicken salad, anotherrequested favorite is the cheesecake.

“Without a doubt, the cheesecake is themost requested dessert item thatwe sell. You can buy it by theslice or take an entire piehome that day,”Johnson said.

Thedessertmenualsofea-tures

French-style eclairs, a full line of cookies,cakes and pies. The Goodie Gallery alsooffers homemade cheese straws and sausageballs.

“The college students love the eclairs andduring the winter months, our sausage ballsare very popular,” Johnson said.

During the winter months, The GoodieGallery also serves fresh and hot soups towarm customers from the inside out. Forbreakfast, the establishment offers dough-nuts, biscuits, country ham and link

sausages, as well as a breakfast sub. The holidays are quickly

approaching, and withtheir arrival come

the stress ofentertaining

and thesmellsof bakedgoods.

For those who are not Betty Crocker, orEmeril Lagasse, The Goodie Gallery willgladly handle the baking for you, leavingyour kitchen worry-free and your guestsincredibly impressed.

“We’re bringing back apple bread for theseason, and you can go ahead and placeyour orders for the holidays to avoid anylast-minute hassles. We can also do customplatters for events and parties and can bevery flexible on the price. Just call us todayto let us know what you need and we’llwork something out,” Johnson said.

“You’ll get a lot of food for the price. Theprices are right and the portions are hearty.We run specials every day, so you never haveto worry about going out to eat being tooexpensive.”

The Goodie Gallery is open from 6:30a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday,Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., andSundays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. To callin orders, or arrange for a holiday treat or

platter, call (478) 452-8080. TheGoodie Gallery is located on NorthColumbia Street, just past the inter-section of Martin Luther King andafter the railroad tracks.


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activities for families who want to embraceand enjoy the season.

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CHILDREN’S VICTORIAN CHRISTMASGeorgia’s Old Capital Museum will hold itsannual Children’s Victorian Christmas House atthe Brown-Stetson-Sanford House Dec. 2through 5.The museum will take entries for its GingerbreadHouse Contest on Monday, Nov. 29. OnTuesday, Nov. 30, the museum will hold a pre-view party and silent auction. The party and auc-tion will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. following amuseum members-only Sneak Peek from 4 to 5p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 2 and 3, thehouse will be open for school tours from 8 a.m.until 2 p.m. From 2 until 4 p.m., the house willbe open to the public. The house will be open tothe public for tours Saturday, Dec. 4 and SundayDec. 5.Call Georgia’s Old Capital Museum for tickets orfor more information. Access the museum website at www.oldcapitalmuseum.org.

MILLEDGEVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADEThe 2010 Milledgeville Christmas Parade will bepresented by the Exchange Club of MilledgevilleSunday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. The parade routestretches through downtown Milledgeville.Interested entrants can contact coordinator RocPatel by calling (478) 452-2335.

GEORGIA COLLEGE’S CHRISTMAS INTHE MANSIONGeorgia College will celebrate Christmas in theMansion with holiday tours throughout the sea-son Old Governor’s Mansion.Holiday tours will be offered December 4through 23. Special candlelight tours will be heldDec. 11, 14 and 18 at 6 and 7 p.m. The holidaywill be presented in candlelight and local per-forming groups will perform during the tours.Refreshments will be available.For more information about the tours, includingdetails and pricing information, contact theMansion office by calling (478) 445-4545.

GEORGIA COLLEGE HOLIDAYCONCERTThe Georgia College Holiday Concert will beheld at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3. This is afundraising concert featuring the choral andinstrumental ensembles. The concert will be heldat Russell Auditorium. Tickets are $10 per per-son. For more information call (478) 445-8289.

GEORGIA COLLEGE HANGING OF THE GREENSGeorgia College will celebrate the Hanging ofthe Greens the first Thursday of December.The lighting of the buildings facing the front

lawn of the college campus is a special event thatincludes a formal ceremony where dignitariessymbolically light each building. Students offerinformation at booths and tables regarding dif-ferent holiday traditions including Kwanzaa,Christmas, Hanukkah and Winter Solstice.

LOCKERLY CANDLELIGHT TOURSLockerly Arboretum will offer candlelight toursof Lockerly Hall decorated with period decora-tions. Tours will be led by docents in perioddress. The tours will feature Santa Claus’ toyworkshop plus holiday music by local artists. Thegrounds of Lockerly Arboretum will be decorat-ed with lights. The tours will take place Saturday,Dec. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10 from 6to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For moreinformation, call Lockerly Arboretum at (478)452-2112 or visit their website atwww.lockerly.org.

TOUR OF HOMESHomes for the Holidays: Milledgeville HolidayTour of Homes will be held Saturday, Dec. 11from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will featureantebellum mansions and private homes and willfeature period decorations and costumes. Thetour will also feature the Mistletoe Market and

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Santa’s Workshop.Tours are self-guided and tickets are available atthe Convention and Visitors Bureau. Ticketsand maps will be available at the CVB office theday of the tour. For more information, pleasecall (478) 452-4687.

GEORGIA COLLEGE PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKERWhat is Christmas without The Nutcracker?With 230 dancers, ages three and up, plusaward-winning Georgia College cheerleaders asthe Russians, tiny mice, beautiful snowflakesand gorgeous Arabians.The Georgia College Community Dance pro-gram presents the 2010 performance of TheNutcracker, directed by Amelia Pelton, at thehistoric Russell Auditorium. Performances willbe held Friday, Saturday Dec. 10 and 11 and amatinee on Sunday Dec. 12. For tickets andmore information, contact the Georgia CollegeDepartment of Continuing Education by call-ing (478) 445-5266.

LIVE NATIVITYNorthridge Christian Church will present its58th annual Live Nativity at the church’s LogCabin Road location Friday and Saturday, Dec.

17 and 18. The drive-by or walking tour willfeature a cast of 50 performers and live animals,including camels as the birth of Christ is recre-ated. Refreshments will follow. The event is free.For more information call the church at (478)452-1125.

“THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TOSCROOGE”Lakeside Baptist Church, 1023 MilledgevilleHighway, will present “The Gospel Accordingto Scrooge” Dec. 3 through 5 at 7:30 p.m., plusa matinee presentation Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. Theevent is free, but tickets must be obtained fromthe church. Cookies and refreshments followthe event. For more information or to obtaintickets, call the church office at (706) 485-0835.

ROOM FOR A BABY CHRISTMASCONCERTCovenant Presbyterian Church will present theseventh annual Room for a Baby ChristmasConcert. The event will feature concert musicfrom local musicians including several fromGeorgia College. The event will be held Friday,Dec. 7. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and musicwill begin at 7:30. Refreshments will follow. Formore information, contact the church office at

(478) 453-9628.

GEORGIA COLLEGE KWANZAACELEBRATIONThe Georgia College Kwanzaa Celebration willbe held Sunday, Dec. 5 at the MagnoliaBallroom beginning at 7:30 p.m. Kwanzaa hasbeen observed at Georgia College since 1987and is a time of fellowship where members ofthe community and the campus come togetherto learn more about the principles and customsof the holiday. For more information, contactthe office of Institutional Equity and Diversityat (478) 445-4233.

PILOT CLUB TREE LIGHTINGCEREMONYThe Pilot Club of Milledgeville will again cele-brate the beginning of the Christmas seasonwith the annual tree lighting ceremony. The cer-emony will be held Friday, Nov. 26 in down-town Milledgeville in front of the old BaldwinCounty Courthouse beginning at 6 p.m. Theevent will feature Christmas music, the lightingof the tree, face painting, refreshments, and ofcourse, the arrival of Santa Claus.

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SANTA’S ARRIVAL AT THE MILLEDGEVILLE MALLSanta will arrive at the Milledgeville Mall Saturday, Nov. 27. A small paradewill begin at Lowe’s Home Improvement at 11:45 a.m. to usher Santa to themall. Santa is expected to arrive around noon.

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‘It’s beginning to look a lot like

Christmas’

For two local families, decking out theirhomes for the holidays is a labor of love

By VAISHALI PATEL


s the holiday season rollsaround, many families arepreparing to dress up theirhomes and yards with lights,garlands, Christmas trees andSanta Claus, but not many go

to the extent as the Johnson and Phillipsfamilies who are extreme holiday afi-cionados.

Booker and Marvie Johnson of 143Robinson Johnson Road Milledgevillehave been illuminating their home andyard with store-bought and handmadeChristmas themed decorations for morethan 20 years to bring seasonal cheer tochildren and adults alike.

“We just started real small and it justgot larger and larger every year,” Bookersaid while at their home in late October.“We mostly started out with just store-bought lights. A lot of the stuff … ourdaughter Debra [Johnson] and I make.”

Last summer, Marvie and Debra visitedBronner’s Christmas Wonderland inFrankenmuth, Mich., the world’s largestChristmas store, to purchase almost$2,200 worth of holiday decor, includingtwo large fiberglass doves, angels, snow-men and a plastic light-up Santa, whichfinally arrived at their home Tuesday,Oct. 26.

“This was my second time at Bronner’s,and it meant a lot to me to be there inthe middle of a great summer and greatfall,” Debra said. “I went there in 2007and bought some stuff back then.”

With 90 percent of their decorationsbeing homemade, Debra and her fatherenjoy bonding with one another through-out the year as they create new ideas,build and paint them to life and bringsmiles to visitors just in time for the holi-days. A motorized see-saw, Santa’s heli-copter with flashing lights and a rotatingFerris wheel are among a few of hand-crafted pieces that will be featured againthis year to delight children.

“We have a great shop with saws and

equipment [in the shed], and Debra lovesbuilding and making stuff and she’s in theprocess of learning how to weld. She hasmade a Santa and his sleigh, a peacesign with an angel, a bear, a moose, acamel, a skunk, cow, donkey and Santa’stoy shop,” Booker said, while making hisway to the 20-foot tall Ferris wheel nearhis driveway.

“The Ferris wheel is about six yearsold. It has eight seats, but two can ride ineach seat. It’s just something I came upwith. I started engineering parts and thenone thing led to another and it came outperfect.

We intended to build a new piece thisyear, but we’re not going to be able todo it this year — a motorized gazebothat revolves slowly in which grown-upkids can ride. It’s definitely one of myplans in the future though.”

Debra has already started tracing pat-terns, cutting plywood into figures andpainting them for the project.

“I plan to add a few Christmas trees,new scenes, some pets and lots of lights.I’m working on some soldiers and have acouple of scenes with Mr. and Mrs. Clausin the old world style, smaller nativityscenes and a snowman family,” she said.“First I find what looks nice to me andwhat I think will appeal to others. OnceI’ve established what I like, I start order-ing patterns from the Internet orChristmas catalogs and cut the patternsout of plywood. The painting depends onif it’s a three-dimensional or flat piece.After the season is over, I start to getsome stuff on sale and I go to Gatlinburg,Tenn. to get a few items. I start shoppingin July and start cutting out in March, andI usually have pieces left over that I don’tget to finish from the past Christmas, so Ifinish those pieces up in the fall.”

The Johnsons begin embellishing theirhome each year the week beforeThanksgiving and hope to open theirland of lights to holiday enthusiasts no

later than Dec. 15 before packing andstoring decorations back into a nearbylarge shed and old trailer home after theNew Year begins.

“We have people from Macon comingto see us. Some people from the nursinghomes come and bless the home, differ-ent churches and Sunday School classescome, and we’ve had several busescome and visit us,” Booker said. “We justget enjoyment from seeing other folks see-ing it and seeing little kids enjoy what’sout there.”

Compared to last year’s purchasestotaling roughly $4,000, Booker plans tocontinue filling every inch of his yardwith Christmas items regardless of hisuncertain budget in the tough economy.

“I got some things in mind, but I don’tknow how the economy is going to bebecause money is tight,” he said.

To reach the Johnson’s Christmas dis-play, take Highway 49 toward Macon,then turn right onto Robinson JohnsonRoad. Their home is one mile down onthe right.

“I love everything about Christmas andthe spirit of Christmas so I hope to cap-ture that through [our decorations],”Debra said. “It’s expensive to buy giftsfor everybody, so this is my way to showmy appreciation to family and friends.I’m looking forward to the festivities andbringing families together.”

Across town down by Lake Sinclair,Richard and Sandra Phillips have beentaking pleasure in lighting up numerousfaces from across the globe since becom-ing heavily involved with their ReindeerFlight School in 2007.

“We originally started decorating forChristmas because it gave us somethingto do in the fall where we usually doyard work in the summer and spring. Westarted off with just a few reindeer andtrees and then it just blew up from there.My husband was diagnosed with an illness in 2003 and we needed some-

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thing to keep him busy and occupied. The last three years havebeen the years we have really advertised with posters and invit-ed people,” Sandra said. “We just enjoy the children and howtheir faces light up. People have driven many miles to get here.We’ve had people from Michigan, England, Germany, Koreaand some from Atlanta. We had one lady last year who saidshe went to every display in the county and surrounding countiesand not a lot matched ours because there’s a difference betweena lot of lights and a display.”

As retired crafters, the couple keeps visitors surprised byadding new handcrafted items to the school each year. Thedescendants of Santa’s original reindeer were introduced justlast year.

“Last year, our surprise was full-scale reindeer that we built outof wood. We made four in different positions. The one lyingdown is Star, the one with its head up like he’s sniffing around isThunder, the one with a lot of white is Snowflake and Blaze isthe other one,” Sandra said. “There are different grades in theflight school and each reindeer has to earn its colors — yellow,green, blue, red and purple. You can tell the freshman from thegraduates.”

“This year, our surprise is 18-feet tall with 2,000 or 3,000lights and it’s red and white. Can you guess what it is,” Richard

added.The front and side yards of the Phillipses home will feature a

customized white winter wonderland filled with 20 plus snowyChristmas trees and an array of white-wired framed Christmasadornment. The Reindeer Flight School will showcase variousherds of reindeer learning to fly, from a running start on theground and into the winter sky.

“We have about six to nine reindeer put on a sleigh and indi-viduals ones that fly around in a circle in the Oak tree. We try toput everything in the air, at least 30 to 50 feet in the air,”Richard said. “We will have a group of snowmen, candy canes,angels, really large snowflakes, a carriage, stuffed bears andwagons. Everything is kid-friendly.”

Sandra added that many of the items have been donated byneighbors and members of the community, though the holidayelements are always altered into unique pieces.

“We have a lot of items that have been donated, but every-thing has been amended. We spend probably between $100and $120 on lights ... because so many times the bulbs go outand we simply have to replace them,” she said. “We put about3,000 to 4,000 lights on one of [the reindeer]. [Santa] is atleast five and a half feet tall and his beard has probably about500 lights alone and a couple of thousand lights give him


dimension. We have a big star, which has at least 1,200 lights,but it originally had about 200 lights on it.”

Thanks to a lot of generous local and out-of-town visitors, thePhillipses are capable of expanding and enhancing their homeeach Christmas.

“The electricity bill would totally be out of sight, but we hadpeople in the past insist on giving us money even though we’venever asked for any,” Sandra said. “We have a donation mail-box painted like a candy cane and the sign on top says ‘electricfunds.’ All of the money will be used for the electric bill.”

This holiday season, guests will be allowed to take photoswith Santa and Pampah, the semi-retired elf, from 6:30 to 8:30p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Friday through Sunday into the New Year. A newly-built woodensleigh and fawn will comfortably hold babies for photos as well.

“We will start decorating the Sunday before Thanksgiving andhave everything lit up by the Friday after Thanksgiving,” Sandrasaid. “Santa is here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this year,even though lights will be on all week long, and Santa will behere the week before Christmas up until Christmas Eve.”

To visit the Phillipses residence at 101 Sportsman Circle NE,take U.S. Highway 441 North and take a right on SportsmanClub Road by Serenity Wellness Spa, then turn right onto the

third street off of the right.“When people turn off 441, they just have to follow the glow

in the sky,” Sandra said. “Photos with Santa are free and avail-able by us via e-mail only.”

“People should come appropriately dressed for the weatherand photos with Santa,” Richard added. “Park on the other sideof the street and please be considerate of our neighbors.”

As one of three winners in WMAZ’s 2008 Festive YardsContest, the duo hopes to produce a few new ideas into realityfor future holiday seasons, including the creation of a motorizedtrain and a wooden fire truck.

“When children come to our house, the main thing we go foris imagination. If you need Christmas spirit and the joy of theseason, come out,” Sandra said. “We’d like to thank the commu-nity that has visited us in the past. We have enjoyed them com-ing and hope they will come back and bring others. It’s some-thing we enjoy doing and as my husband says, even the olderpeople turn 3 or 4 when they come down our driveway.”

For more information about the Reindeer Flight School, [email protected].


dining directory

119 Chops30 W. Main St.Milledgeville

AJ’s Hotwings & More2601 North Columbia STSuite 4Milledgeville(478) 804-0101

Amici Italian Cafe101 W Hancock St.Milledgeville

(478) 452-5003

Applebee’s106 NW Roberson Mill Rd. Milledgeville(478) 453-8355

Asian Bistro & Grill124 W. Hancock St.Milledgeville(478-452-2886

Aubri Lane’s114 S Wayne St.Milledgeville(478) 454-4181

Barberito’s Restaurant148 W Hancock StMilledgeville(478) 451-4717

Blackbird Coffee114 W Hancock St.Milledgeville(478) 454-2473

Bo Jo’s Cafe3021 N. Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 453-3234

The Brick136 W Hancock St.Milledgeville(478) 452-0089

Bruster’s Ice Cream1801 North Columbia StMilledgeville(478) 453-1303

Burger King2478 N Columbia St.Milledgeville

(478) 453-3706

Captain D’s Seafood2590 N. Columbia St,Milledgeville(478) 452-3542

Chick-Fil-A1730 N. Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 451-4830W. Hancock St.,Milledgeville(478) 452-0585

Chili’s Bar & Grill2596 N. Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 452-1900

China Garden1948 N. Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 454-3449

China Wings 31071 S. Wayne St.,Milledgeville(478) 453-3655

Choby’s at Little River3065 N. Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 453-9744

Church’s Chicken620 N Jefferson St.,Milledgeville(478) 414-1808

Country Buffet1465 SE Jefferson St.,Milledgeville(478) 453-0434

Crooked Creek, Bone IslandGrill208 Crooked Creek Dr.,Eatonton(706) 485-9693

Dairy Queen1105 S Wayne St.,Milledgeville(478) 452-9620

Domino’s Pizza1909-B N Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 453-9455

Down South Seafood972 Sparta HwyMilledgeville(478) 452-2100

Dukes Dawghouse162 Sinclair Marina Road, Milledgeville(478) 453-8440

El Amigo MexicanRestaurant2465 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 453-0027

El Tequila1830 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 414-1702

Golden Corral1913 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 414-1344

Goodie Gallery812 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville

(478) 452-8080

Great Wall Chinese Restaurant1304 N Columbia St.Milledgeville

(478) 452-5200

Grits132 Hardwick St. Milledgeville(478) 453-2520

Harold’s BBQ411 Pea Ridge Rd. Eatonton706-485-5376

Haynes Snack Bar113 SW Davis Dr.Milledgeville(478) 453-4155

Huddle House300 E. Hancock St. Milledgeville(478) 452-2680206 NW Roberson Mill Rd.,Milledgeville(478) 452-3222

IHOP2598 N Columbia St. Milledgeville(478) 452-0332

James Fish and Chicken905 S Wayne St.Milledgeville(478) 453-8696

Judy’s Country kitchen1720 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville(478) 414.1436

Kai Thai2600 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville478-454-1237

Kentucky Fried Chicken2337 N Columbia St. Milledgeville(478) 453-2456

Kuroshima Japan140 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville(478) 451-0245

Lieu’s Peking Restaurant2485 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 804-0083

Little Tokyo Steak House2601 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 452-8886

Margarita’s Mexican Grill2400 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 453-9547

McDonald’s2490 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville

(478) 452-1312611 S Wayne St.,Milledgeville(478) 452-9611

McDonald’sWal-Mart, Milledgeville(478) 453-9499


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Mellow Mushroom2588 N. Columbia St., Milledgeville478-457-0144

Metropolis Cafe138 N. Wayne St., Milledgeville478-452-0247

Mida Sweet201 S. Wayne StMilledgeville(478) 453-8634

Octagon CafeMilledgeville Mall(478) 452-0588

Old Clinton Barbecue2645 N. Columbia St.,Milledgeville(478) 454-0080

Old Tyme Dogs451 W. Montgomery St.Milledgeville

Original Crockett’s FamilyCafeteria and Catering1850 N. Columbia St. Suite 10Milledgeville(478)804-0009

Paradise Country BBQ111 Old Montgomery HwyMilledgeville (corner Hwy 441 N. & Log Cabin Rd)(478) 452-8008

Papa John’s Pizza1306 N Columbia Street,Milledgeville (478) 453-8686

Papa and Nana’s WangHouse174 Gordon Hwy SW Milledgeville (478) 414-1630

Pickle Barrel Cafe & Sports Pub1892 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville (478) 452-1960

Pig in a Pit Barbecue116 West Hancock St.,Milledgeville(478) 414-1744

Pizza Hut650 W Wayne St., Milledgeville(478) 453-37032511 N Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 452-7440

PJ’s Steak House3052 Highway 441,Milledgeville(478) 453-0060

Puebla’s MexicanRestaurant112 W Hancock St,Milledgeville(478) 452-1173

Quizno’s Subs1827 N Columbia St, Milledgeville(478) 451-0790

Ruby Tuesday’s2440 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville

(478) 452-5050

Shrimp Boat911 S Elbert St.Milledgeville

(478) 452-0559

Sonic Drive In1651 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 451-0374

Sonny’s Brew’N Que120 N. Greene St.,Milledgeville(478) 452-0004

Soul Master Barbecue & Lounge451 N Glynn St.Milledgeville (478) 453-2790

Subway 1692 N Columbia St., Milledgeville(478) 453-2604

Subway2600 N Columbia St. Milledgeville

(478) 804-9976

Super China Buffet1811 N. Columbia St.,Milledgeville

(478) 451-2888

Sylvia’s Grille2600 N Columbia St.Milledgeville(478) 452-4444

Taco Bell2495 N ColumbiaSt.,Milledgeville (478) 452-2405

Velvet Elvis118 W Hancock St.,Milledgeville(478) 453-8226

Vinson Diner2136 SE Vinson Hwy, Milledgeville(478) 453-1171

Waffle House1683 N Columbia StMilledgeville(478) 452-95073059 N ColumbiaSt.,Milledgeville(478) 451-2914

Wendy’s2341 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville(478) 453-9216

Zaxby’s1700 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville(478) 452-1027

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a loving placeAfter a long journey, Victory Baptist Churchparishioners are grateful to celebrate theseason in their new sanctuary

Photos by Jessica Luton

By SARAH BETH ARIEMMA



The Rev. Kenneth Walker has been pastorof Victory Baptist since June 1991, and hislove of the church, and Christ, runs verydeep.

“It has been a long and difficult road, andthe process was very lengthy. We startedlooking for plans about ten years ago, andwe purchased the 18-acre property ourchurch now stands on in 2001. We startedto actively pursue church plans in 2003, andhired a contractor in 2006. We moved in the

fall of 2010, and we couldn’t feel moreblessed,” Walker said.

The labor of love couldn’t be any lovelier,and the facility boasts a beautiful baptismalpool, full commercial kitchen and commu-nity space, classrooms, and a full nurseryspace equipped to handle children of allages.

The church is similar to SouthsideChristian Church in Warner Robins.

“We loved the beauty and practicality of

their facility. Their church has a balcony,and we wanted to make sure that we hadbalcony capability as well. We loved theworship space and the children’s area,”Walker said.

The children’s area is separate to giveyoungsters a free rein to learn and play allwhile under adult supervision. The plans forthe chapel fit the church property well.

Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30a.m. each week, and the worship servicebegins at 10:45. Victory Baptist hosts disci-pleship training at 5 p.m. on Sundays. Youthclasses, the adult choir and the children’schoir, Rainbows, also meet during disciple-ship training. During the Sunday morningservice, a children’s church for children ages3 to 8 takes place. “King’s Kids” is a specialmessage delivered by Walker to the children,explaining the message in a kid-friendly wayfor every child to understand.

“We’ve even had a one-month-old infantbrought to the front of the church by his

{{Victory Baptist Church has had

a long road to haul, but theterrain gave way to a beautiful

new church on Meriweather Road.

“People who are lonely come

and find family. People, who

need help, come and find our

arms. People who are looking

for Christ will find Him here.”


mother to hear the King’s Kids message,” Walker said. Wednesday night services are held at 6 p.m. and include an adult

Bible study and prayer meeting, as well as youth classes, MissionFriends, Girls in Action and Royal Ambassadors.

“Royal Ambassadors teaches our children Biblical values, and Girlsin Action impresses upon our young ladies the importance ofChristian values and learning our faith. Mission Friends teaches chil-dren the incredible power of missions and how to serve in every waythey can,” Walker said.

Each class holds a party once a semester, and beginning in 2011,Victory Baptist will conduct “Sundays are fun days,” which will focuson individual groups of members every Sunday out of the month.Children will be the first Sunday of every month, and a special partywith prizes, Biblically-dressed characters from the Bible will be inattendance, and children can enjoy fun movies to help them under-stand the message of the Bible.

The second Sunday of the month will be completely devoted tofamily enrichment, which will include marriage enrichment as well asBiblical money management. The third Sunday of the month will befocused on single members of the community, to help them find adeeper relationship with Christ as they go forward to meet the specialperson God has intended for them. The fourth week is for youth,and the fifth Sunday has been designated for senior citizens. All themessages throughout the Sunday school for each week will be tailoredtoward these groups in order to better serve Victory Baptist’s parish-ioners.

The Senior Adult Ministry is a treat for all who attend, as theyoften play old hymns and feature a drama team.

“They meet often, and it is so great to see that in this time of theirlives, they are all still so in love with the Lord. They do so much forthis church and are such an inspiration,” Walker said.

Walker and his wife also teach a Newlywed and Nearly Wed classfor couples who are on their way to the altar, or are just returningfrom it. The classes are meant to strengthen couples in their faith ineach other and their faith in God.

The worship style of Victory Baptist is a blend of both traditionaland contemporary.

“I’m playing the guitar in the praise band and I’m really loving it,”Walker said. “We have a praise team and an adult and children’schoir. It is fabulous to see the music ministry growing byleaps and bounds.”

Walker hopes that God will send a music direc-tor to Victory, along with those who love toplay and sing for the Lord.

“We welcome anyone who is ready toshare their God-given musical talents withus and with our church.”

Since the church opened its new doors tothe Milledgeville community, 13 new mem-bers have been baptized.

“This has been so incredible. We now have343 members and we would love to welcomemore into this home. God is sending us newfamilies and we’re so blessed to havethem in our midst,” Walkersaid.

Missions are very importantto the church, and the churchadamantly supports theCrossroads Pregnancy Center

and is involved in the Southern Baptist Cooperative Mission.Operation: Christmas Child is another mission supported by VBC inwhich members of the church fill shoeboxes with toys and othergoodies to ship to another country where a child might not have oth-erwise received a Christmas present. In times of great need, VBC isavailable to feed sick parishioners or members of the community andbring support to those who are grieving.

During the Christmas season, Victory Baptist’s season adornmentwill take place the first Sunday in December. The church will be litfrom steeple to step in greenery, lightsand a reminder of the reason for the sea-son. On Dec. 19, at 10:45 a.m., aChristmas musical presentation entitled“Behold, Emmanuel” will be performedat the church. Christmas music anddrama will set the mood for the tidingsof great joy. On Christmas Eve, at 6p.m., the Christmas candlelight servicewill commence and offer everyone themessage of Christmas.

“I want everyone to know that welove them in the name of the Lord.We want to be the loving place. Wewant people to feel the love, and tobe a warm, welcoming body ofbelievers. We want people to leaveunderstanding the preaching ofthe Lord, and the love ofJesus Christ.”

“People who are lonelycome and find family. People,who need help, come andfind our arms. People whoare looking for Christ willfind Him here.”

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Antioch Primitive Baptist Church512 NW Monticello Rd.478-968-0011

Baldwin Church of Christ57 Marshall Rd. 478-452-5440

Bible Rivival Church 101 Deerwood Dr. 478-452-4347

Black Springs BaptistChurch673 Sparta Hwy NE 478-453-9431

Body of ChristDeliverance Church140 SW Effingham Rd.478-453-4459

Central Church of Christ 359 NE Sparta Hwy 478-451-0322

Church of God385 Log Cabin Rd.478-452-2052

Church of Jesus Christ1700 N Jefferson St. 478-452-9588

Community Life Baptist Church1340 Orchard Hill Rd.478-414-1650

Community BaptistChurch 143 NE Log Cabin Rd.478-453-2380

Countyline Baptist Church1012 Hwy 49W478-932-8105

Countyline PrimitiveBaptist Church120 NW Neriah Rd. 478-986-7333

Covenant PresbyterianChurch440 N. Columbia St. 478-453-9628

Discipleship ChristianCenter Church113 SE Thomas St. 478-452-7755

Elbethel Baptist Church251 N. Irwin St. 478-452-8003

Emmanuel Baptist Church384 Gordon Hwy 478-453-4225

Faith Point Church of Nazarene700 Dunlap Rd. 478-451-5365

First Baptist Church330 S. Liberty St. 478-452-0502

First Christian Church 555 N. Columbia St. 478-452-2620

First Presbyterian Church210 S. Wayne St. 478-452-9394

First United Methodist Church366 Log Cabin Rd. 478-452-4597

Flagg Chapel BaptistChurch400 W. Franklin St. 478-452-7287

Flipper Chapel AME400 W. Franklin St. 478-453-7777

Freedom Church, Inc.500 Underwood Rd. 478-452-7694

Freewill FellowshipWorship Center115 Cook St.478-414-2063

Friendship Baptist Church685 E Hwy 24 478-452-0507

Friendship Baptist Chapel635 Twin Bridges Rd.478-968-7201

Grace Baptist Church112 Alexander Dr. 478-453-9713

Greater Mount ZionBaptist Church171 Harrisburg Rd. 478-452-9115

Green Pasture BaptistChurch150 N. Warren St. 478-453-8713

Gumhill Baptist Church1125 Hwy 24 478-452-3052

Hardwick Baptist Church124 Thomas St. 478-452-1612

Hardwick UnitedMethodist Church195 Hardwick St. 478-452-1513

Hope Lutheran Church214 Hwy 40 W. 478-452-3696

Hopewell UnitedMethodist Church188 Hopewell Church Rd.478-453-9047

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses2701 Irwinton Rd. 478-452-7854

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses110 NW O’Conner Dr.478-452-8887

Lakeshore CommunityChurch882 Twin Bridges Rd.478-986-7331

Life and Peace Christian Center116 SW Frank Bone Rd.478-453-3607

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Living Word Church ofGod151 W. Charlton St. 478-452-7151

Milledgeville ChristianCenterThe Sheep Shed120 Ivey Dr. 478-453-7710

Miracle Healing Temple133 Central Ave. 478-452-1369

Missionaries of Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints141 Frank Bone Rd. 478-452-5775

Montpelier UnitedMethodist Church449 Sparta Hwy 478-453-0040

Mosleyville Baptist Church106 SE Oak Dr. 478-452-1723

Mount Nebo BaptistChurch338 Prosser Rd. 478-452-4288

Mount Pleasant BaptistChurch 265 SW Mt PleasantChurch Rd. 478-452-7978

Milledgeville Study Group140 Chase Ct. 478-414-1517

New Beginning Church of Christ 325 Hwy 49 478-454-5489

New CovenantCommunity Outreach Ministries321 E. Hancock St. 478-453-3709

New Hope Baptist Church345 E. Camden St. 478-452-0431

New Life FellowshipChurch123 Ennis Rd. 478-414-7654

New Life FoursquareChurch112 Jacqueline Terrace478-452-1721

New Life Ministries1835 Vinson HWY SE

New Vision Church ofGod in Christ941 NE Dunlap Rd. 478-414-1123

Northridge ChristianChurch321 Log Cabin Rd. 478-452-1125

Northside Baptist Church1001 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-6648

Oak Grove Baptist ChurchNo. 1508 Hwy 49 478-453-3326

Oak GroveIndependent Methodist

Church121 Lingold Dr. 478-453-9564

Old Bethel HolinessChurch866 SE Stembridge Rd.478-451-2845

Pathfinder ChristianChurch120 N. Earnest Byner St.478-453-8730

Pine Ridge Baptist Church657 Old Monticello Rd.478-986-5055

Rock of Ages Baptist Church601 W. Montgomery St478-453-8693

Rock Mill Baptist Church2770 N. Columbia St.478-451-5084

Sacred Heart CatholicChurch110 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-2421

Salvation Army Corps Community Center478-452-6940

Second Macedonia BaptistChurch2914 SE Vinson Hwy478-452-3733

Seventh Day Adventist509 N. Liberty St. 478-453-3839

Seventh Day AdventistChurch of Milledgeville156 Pettigrew Rd. 478-453-8016

Shiloh Baptist Church204 Harrisburg Rd. 478-453-2157

Sinclair Baptist Church102 Airport Rd. 478-452-4242

Spring Hill Baptist Church396 Lake Laurel Rd. 478-453-7090

Saint Mary MissionaryBaptist Church994 Sparta Hwy 478-451-5429

Saint Mary Baptist ChurchHwy 212 478-986-5228

Saint Paul Baptist Church485 Meriweather Rd. 478-986-5855

Saint Stephen’s EpiscopalChurch220 S. Wayne St. 478-452-2710

Tabernacle of Praise 304 Hwy 49 W. 478-451-0906

Torrance Chapel BaptistChurch274 Pancras Rd. 478-453-8542

Trinity ChristianMethodist Church321 N. Wilkinon St.478-457-0091

Union Baptist Church720 N. Clark St. 478-452-8626

Union Missionary Baptist Church135 Prosser Rd. 478-453-3517

Vaughn Chapel BaptistChurch1980 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-9140

Victory Baptist Church640 Meriweather Road478-452-2285

Wesley Chapel AMEChurch1462 SE Elbert St 478-452-5083

Wesley Chapel Foundation House211 S Clark St. 478-452-9112

Westview Baptist Church273 W Hwy 49 478-452-9140

Zion Church of God in Christ271 E. Camden 478-453-7144

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NOVEMBERNovember 26Christmas Open House/Pilot Club TreeLighting. Downtown Milledgeville. Call (478)445-1928 for more information.

November 30Silent Auction. Brown-Stetson-Sanford House,601 W. Hancock St. 5 to 7 p.m. $25. (478) 453-1803.

DECEMBERDecember 3Children’s Victorian Christmas. Brown-Stetson-Sanford House, 601 W. Hancock St.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 per person admission.(478) 453-1803.

December 4-23Antebellum Christmas at the Old Governor’sMansion. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10 per person, $7for seniors. (478) 445-4545.

December 10-12“The Nutcracker.” Georgia College TheatreDepartment. 7 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday matinee.Russell Auditorium. Visitwww.gcsutickets.com for ticket information.

December 11“Homes for the Holidays.” Historic holidaytours of Milledgeville. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Milledgeville Convention & Visitors Bureau.$12 (children 10 and under free). Call (478)452-4687 for more information.

December 11Chair Bottoming Workshop. MilledgevilleAllied Arts. Workshop featuring masterweavers Floyd and Melissa Anderson. Noexperience necessary, for ages 12 and up. 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Allen’s Market, 102 W.McIntosh St. $55 Registration fee. Call (478)452-3950 or visit www.milledgevilleal-liedarts.com for more information.

December 11, 14, 18Old Governor’s Mansion Candlelight Tours. 6to 8 p.m. (478) 445-4545.

ONGOINGThrough December 15“Work from the Permanent Collection.”GCSU Department of Art. By appointment. 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Museum ofFine Arts. (478) 445-4572.

Milledgeville Marketplace, 222 E. HancockSt. (City lot between the Golden Pantry andthe Huddle House across from SunTrustBank). Downtown farmer’s market spon-sored by Milledgeville MainStreet featuring

produce, plants, baked goods, arts andcrafts. Open Tuesdays, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.through November. Public parking avail-able. Visitwww.milledgevillemarketplace.com. Call(478) 414-4413 for more information.

“Labor Behind the Veil.” Old Governor’sMansion. Tours by appointment only. A his-torically documented tour that providesmansion visitors a glimpse of the workinglives of men and women who lived andworked on the mansion grounds. Call (478)445-4545.

“The Collections Tour.” Old Governor’sMansion. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday(by appointment only). $15 for adults; $8 forseniors; $10 for groups; $4 for students. Hearan in-depth discussion on the Mansion’s var-ied material and textile collections, theprocess of building the collection, recentrestoration, and culminating in the method-ologies employed in locating both originaland period appropriate pieces and materi-als for display within the museum. Call (478)445-4545.

ATTRACTIONS

AndalusiaFlannery O’Connor’s Farm, North ColumbiaStreet, (478) 454-4029,www.andalusiafarm.org. Open to the publicMonday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bartram ForestIn 1794, Native Americans inhabited theBartram Forest. Today, educational hikingtrails allow visitors to see centuries of abun-dant wildlife, natural wetlands, and an ero-sion ravine with soil that is a remnant of theancient shallow seas that covered Georgia50 to 100 million years ago. Three loopingtrails cover this natural wonder. 2892Highway 441 South. (478) 445-2119.

Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery111 South Clarke St., (478) 445-4572,www.gcsu.edu/art, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. This art gallery exhibitsregional, national and internationally recog-nized contemporary artists. It also presentsGCSU senior art major exhibitions at the endof each semester.

Brown-Stetson-Sanford House601 West Hancock St. (478) 453-1803. Openby appointment and on the Historic TrolleyTour. An architectural gem built by JohnMarlor in the “Milledgeville Federal” stylewith its characteristic columned double

porch. It served the state capital as theBeecher-Brown Hotel and then the State’sRights Hotel for the many visiting legislatorswho came to the area.

Central State Hospital MuseumThe Central State Hospital Museum, locatedon Broad Street in an 1891 Victorian traindepot, contains memorabilia that spans thehistory of CSH. From annual reports to med-ical equipment, to client’s personal effects,the museum’s contents tell the story of thehistory of mental health treatment in theUnited States and the unique story of thehospital once renowned as the largest“insane asylum” in the world. Central StateHospital Museum tours are available byappointment only. For information call TereaJacobs at (478) 445-4128. www.centralstate-hospital.org.

Flannery O’Connor RoomDillard Russell Library, GCSU campus,University session. On display are manuscriptsfrom O’Connor’s personal collection of morethan 700 books and journals. The room is fur-nished in the Victorian style of the 1870s.Most of these items were brought fromAndalusia, the farm where O’Connor livedand wrote the major portion of her fiction.For information (478) 445-0988.

GCSU Natural History MuseumHerty Hall, Room 143, Wilkinson Street (478)445-0809 for hours; also open by appoint-ment. Visit the Paleozoic, Mesozioc andCenozoic eras and see fossils from Georgiaand across the world. The museum offers anexplanation of the history of life throughgeological time.

Georgia’s Old Capital Museum201 East Greene St., Old Capital Buildingground floor, (478) 453-1803,www.oldcapitalmuseum.org,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Experience realCivil War history in the building whereGeorgia legislators voted to secede fromthe Union and learn about NativeAmericans who lived in the area beforeEuropean settlement. The Old CapitalBuilding was the first public buildingdesigned in the Gothic Revival style.

Georgia War Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery2617 Carl Vinson Highway, (478) 445-3363.

John Marlor Art Center201 North Wayne St., (478) 452-3950,www.milledgevillealliedarts.com. This facilityis one of three historic buildings that make

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up the Allied Arts Center. This area was once known as “The Strip,”which was the heart of the African-American district until the 1980s. Itis a beautiful Milledgeville-Federal/Early Greek Revival. Originally two-over-two clapboard with shed rooms and an open dogtrot porch. Itnow houses arts offices and the Marlor Art Gallery. The Allen’s MarketBuilding, across from the John Marlor Art Center, is a 1911 building thathas been adapted into theatre, meeting and studio space. Visitorsare given guided tours of current exhibitions. Allied Arts is openMonday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends by appoint-ment. For more information (478) 452-3950.

Lockerly Hall1534 Irwinton Road, (478) 452-2112, www.lockerlyarboretum.org.Lockerly Hall, a Greek Revival home circa 1839, is the centerpiece ofthe Lockerly Arboretum, and presides over its surroundings with ele-gance and grace. The mansion is a significant example of the finestplantation architecture of the area as well as the entire cotton belt ofthe Old South. Lockerly Hall is open for tours on the Monday andWednesday Trolley Tour through the Convention & Visitors Bureau.(478) 452-4687 or (800) 653-1804.

Milledgeville Convention & Visitors BureauThe CVB offers guided trolley tours Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. andSaturdays at 2 p.m. Group tickets available by request, as well asstep-on guides at the CVB, 200 W. Hancock St. Office hours: Mondaythrough Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Closed holidays. For additional information call (478) 452-4687 or 1-800-653-1804 or visit www.milledgevillecvb.com

Museum & Archives of Georgia EducationA two-story clapboard with Corinthian columns and a Palladian win-dow are highlights of this former private residence, which now pro-vides space for the historical records, artifacts and memorabilia doc-umenting the development of education in Georgia. The museum isopen from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, during regularGCSU sessions. For information call (478) 445-4391.

TOURSMilledgeville’s Trolley Tour A drive through the landmark Historic District includes rotating visits tothe Old Governor’s Mansion, c. 1838, Old State Capitol, c. 1807, SaintStephen’s Episcopal Church, c. 1841, Lockerly Hall, c. 1839 and theStetson-Sanford House, c. 1825. Tours are available at 10 a.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Adults $10; children ages 6 to 16$5. Tours begin at Convention & Visitors Bureau, 200 West Hancock St.(800) 653-1804 or (478) 452-4687.

The Old Governor’s MansionThe Old Governor’s Mansion, located at 120 S. Clarke St., was thehome of 10 Georgia governors. Built in 1838, it is a superb example ofGreek Revival architecture and was restored in 1967. Open for toursTuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. to 4p.m. with tours at the top of each hour. Closed on Monday,Thanksgiving, and the week after Christmas until New Year’s.Admission charged. For information (478) 445-4545.

Georgia’s Antebellum Capitol MuseumLocated at 201 E. Greene St., the Antebellum Capitol Museum ishoused in the Old Capitol Building, and tours are available Tuesdaythrough Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday noon to 4 p.m.For more information call (478) 453-1803.

Olive Forge Herb GardenLocated at 161 Brown’s Crossing Road in Haddock, the garden isopen every Thursday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Still Roomis always stocked with herbal goodies to eat, smell or wear. Callahead during the summer months. Workshops available for groups of7 to 15 participants and must be scheduled at least three weeks inadvance and prepaid. For more information (478) 932-5737. [email protected]

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SightingsDEEP ROOTS

�� Idol performers Patrick Kelsey (left), Hayley Steele (right) and JohnPeeler (far right) pose with Idol co-producer Phillip Joiner during thefestival.

��Local artist Janet Wyndham-Quin does pottery duringthe arts and crafts festivites.��Jon Scott Band performs.


DEEP ROOTS

��The band Saint Francis performs on the Music Mainstage at the 2010 Deep Roots Festival.

��Georgia College Salsa Club members dance during the after-noon arts and crafts events at Deep Roots.

��Milledgeville Idol contestant Deontray Clark performs.


��Will Kennedy enjoys the First UnitedMethodist Church Pumpkin Patch.

��Visitors to the John Marlor House dine onrefreshments during the book signing event for‘Bless You Sister, I’ll be Prayin’ For You’ duringBreast Cancer Awareness Month.

SightingsFALL HAPPPENINGS


��Volunteers and Georgia Power employees wait in line for lunchto be served during the annual fall lake cleanup on Lake Sinclair.

��Volunteers Guerry Brooks (right) and Mark Williams (below) takea break from the morning’s cleanup proceedings.

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