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10 | NEWNAN COWETA MAGAZINE

On Our Cover

Newnan photographer and animal lover Anne Berry usesher work to benefit wildlife conservation efforts.

Photo by Bob Fraley

MAGAZINEEstablished 1995

A publication of The Times-Herald

President William W. Thomasson

Vice President Marianne C. Thomasson

Publisher Sam Jones

Editor Angela McRae

Art Director Deberah Williams

Contributing Writers Amelia Adams, Kimberly Campbell,

Nichole Golden, Holly Jones,

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DEPARTMENTS58 COWETA COOKS

A recent food-trends forecast predicts meatloaf willreplace recent favorite meatballs on the list of foodfashions, and Amelia Adams shares a favorite familyrecipe for meatloaf.

62 LOCAL HERITAGEA local expert on historical clothing shares highlights ofwhat Coweta women have worn over the years.

FEATURES16 NEWNAN-COWETA MAGAZINE

2012 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

28 CONSIDER THE ANIMALSAnimal lover Anne Berry of Newnan hasphotographed animals across the world andnow uses her work to promote wildlifeconservation.

36 PORTRAIT OF A PHOTOGRAPHERMichigan transplant Sara Anthony has a heartfor youth and tries to capture their spirit in herphotography.

44 THE DUCT TAPE ARTISTMike Bradley is a Newnan artist whose mediumis not oil, acrylic or watercolor but duct tape!

52 THE HOG FATHERRev. Nathaniel Long, pastor of Senoias FirstUnited Methodist Church, is a man with amission, a motorcycle and a meal for the hungry.

68 LOCATING LIFES LEFTOVERSIt started as a simple effort to share doughnutsat Sunday School, but today Jeff Perry and wifeYolanda are busy sharing lifes leftovers withthose who need them.

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74 FASHION, FLOWERS AND FUNOn March 24, Senoias Jennifer Hopkins will teach aboutthe lost art of the language of flowers at the NewnanCarnegie Library Foundation Fashion Luncheon.

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ing one when a not-very-good photo slippedout from between two pages. At first I didnt

see anything except blue sky and a smidgen of aroof line at the bottom of the photo. Upon closerinspection, the focal point of the image was appar-ently a small cross that nearly disappeared againstthe pale blue of the sky.

Now who took that photo? I wondered. Howdid it end up in the book I was reading?

Who even knows how many hands that oldbook passed through before it arrived at my house,and yet I wonder if the photo was missed by theone who originally took it.

Photographs are such personal things, and inthis issue we once again are featuring the winnersof our annual Photo Contest. I love it when theentries start rolling in to the office each year. Itsfun to choose my favorites and see if the judgeschoices mirror mine.

I hope its not just my imagination, but it doesseem that along with cameras and digital photog-raphy getting better and easier to use, our every-day photos are improving immensely. TheChristmas cards I received last year featured fami-ly photography that once would have required astudio visit to achieve. Unlike ordinary cards, theones featuring photography get saved from year to

year because Im so impressedwith the photos on them.

The judges of this years photocontest were impressed withCowetans wide-ranging entries.Our judges were Bob Fraley, anaward-winning Newnan Times-Herald/Newnan-Coweta Magazinephotographer; Staff Writer JohnWinters, whose resume includes work as aWashington, D.C. bureau chief, publisher of anewspaper in Alaska, general manager of a news-paper in Nebraska, and finally director of a nation-al news service; and Susan West, who has wonnumerous awards in Times-Herald photo contestsover the years.

Bob Fraley noted, We had many wonderfulentries this year. It was terribly difficult to judgethis year's contest. If you didn't place this year,don't give up! Try again next year!

Thats good advice for photographyand forlife.

Warmly,

Angela McRae, [email protected]

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2012 Newnan-Coweta Magazine

Photo Contest Winners

First PlaceRed Sky at Night, Sailors Delightby Pam BrownNewnan, Georgia


At the judging for this years PhotoContest are, from left, Staff Writer JohnWinters, Times-Herald Photographer BobFraley, 2011 Times-Herald ChristmasPhoto Contest Winner Susan West, andNewnan-Coweta Magazine Art DirectorDeberah Williams, who prepared theimages for the judges viewing.

JUDGES COMMENTS: Great photo! The composition is near perfect andthe ship in the background is the icing on the cake. The colors are outstand-ing. Makes me want to be there. This photo would definitely hang on a wallin my house. Great color and contrast. The tall sailing vessel in the back-ground was an excellent capture to go along with the water spouting up.This picture was just breathtaking. I wanted to be able to walk right into theimage and be on this beach.

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Second PlaceMorning at Line Creekby David Sodko Sharpsburg, Georgia

Third PlaceAll Eyes on Youby Whitney Kirkpatrick Newnan, Georgia

JUDGES COMMENTS: Excellent color and a very tranquilcomposition. Very calming and peaceful. The colors in this image are amazing! Wonderful shot! Great composition and beautiful subject.Being there at the perfect time of day to capture the rays of themorning sun and the fall colors is quite challenging and youpulled it off!

JUDGES COMMENTS: Impressed with the details in this image.The facial expression alone was worth it. Exactly what ishe/she/it looking at? Terrific shot of a not-so-pretty subject! Mother nature's crea-tures are fascinating and hard to photograph, and this one defi-nitely has its eyes on the photographer.


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Honorable MentionFishermans Dreamscapeby Richard Luscher Newnan, Georgia

Honorable MentionMoonlit Nightby Kara Purdy Newnan, Georgia


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HonorableMentionReflectionby DannaVerhalen Newnan, Georgia


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Honorable MentionTime Forgottenby Reid Pickett Newnan, Georgia


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HonorableMentionWhat HeavenMight Be Likeby Lisa Redmon Newnan, Georgia

HonorableMentionSeagullSpreadingWings OverPuget Soundby RichardHarris Sharpsburg,Georgia


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HonorableMentionGoneFishinby Kay C.Shaw Sharpsburg,Georgia


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chimpanzee peers through a porthole. A macaque lookswistfully out at the viewer. A hippopotamus seems full of

mischief, if a hippo can be mischievous. And is thathyena really wanting belly rubs?

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This is the world of Anne Berry,whose beautiful painterly photographsin black and white captivate theviewer and make him wonder whatthe animals are thinking. She is basedin Newnan but travels the worldseeking out small zoos andphotographing their inhabitants. Herheart is truly with her subjects, and itshows in her work.

Growing up in Atlanta, Anneand her mother would visit the zoofrequently, and it was during thistime that she came to love andunderstand the animals and theirkeepers. After college she taughtEnglish Literature but finally found acamera in her hands. She has a fineart background, but her photographyis largely self-taught. She finds oldlenses and has them retrofitted towork with modern digital cameras.This combination gives her work agothic beauty that stays with theviewer after hes turned away.

She chose to photograph animalsto get the viewer to really beginthinking about them. Anne wantsthose who see her work to considerthe animals needs, wants andthoughts. Wildlife conservation is

She is basedin Newnanbut travels the worldseeking outsmall zoos andphotographingtheirinhabitants.

The elephants above are from Anne Berrys Menagerie series. Thebaboon below and Madu Daydreaming, opposite, are from herBehind Glass series.


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dear to her heart, and she oftendonates pieces to sanctuaries for themto use for promotion. She would loveto do a coffee table book forsanctuaries to use as a donation gift.

Anne wishes for all wildlife to beout in the wild but admits that inmany situations, there is no safehabitat for them to live in that meetsall their needs. Zoos have greatlyimproved in recent years. So hasunderstanding of the social andphysical needs of the animals. Shecurrently seeks out smaller zoos, asthe animals are more likely to interactwith visitors and be more accustomedto the presence of humans.

Shes observed the differencesbetween big modern zoos like ZooAtlanta and the smaller zoos overseas.A zoo in Mumbai, for example, isvery small. This zoo has a very low

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Anne Berry says shewants her photos to getthe viewer to reallybegin thinking about theanimals and to considertheir needs, wants andthoughts. Clockwisefrom top are a hippo,macaque and somedonkeys.

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wall separating the visitors from thehippos. While she was there one ofthe hippos came over to the wall, puthis front feet on the top and lookedaround for his lunch. Anne said shecould have just reached out andtouched him. Just then a keeper witha wheelbarrow full of greens cameover and fed the hippo over the wall,petting him and talking to him as ifhe were a horse. She went to the nextenclosure where rhesus monkeys wererunning in and out of their cage.

They surrounded her and beganfussing. The keeper shooed themaway and then took her on a tourand introduced her to his charges.

Anne also recalls a zoo in Russiawhere she photographed a manhelping his child stand on the wall tosee the lions, which were looking atthe child rather hopefully. There wasa sign nearby. She later asked a friendwhat the sign said and was told thegist of it was, If you fall in, youllprobably die.

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described as wistful. Amacaque with a wild hairdoholds his hand up over a signthat says, Stop. Anotherrather serious looking fellowpeers out from under somebamboo leaves. One fuzzy littlemonkey looks like he couldstart speaking at any moment.

She has other collections aswell, including one calledMenagerie that has images ofother wildlife and another calledEOH (Equine), which includesdomestic and wild horses anddonkeys. She often travels toOssabaw Island off the Georgiacoast, and many of their feraldonkeys appear in this collection.

Anne said she wants her workto transcend the image, and it does.Beautifully.

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Her travels have led her toSouth Africa, Russia, Europeand India. She has collectedsome interesting stories. Amongthem were a zoo in Delhi wherevisitors could put a hand in theleopard enclosure and a bearsanctuary in the Netherlandswhere they rescued performingbears and allowed them to live abetter life in the forest.

One of the newest of Annesportfolios is titled Behind Glass.This collection of images ofmonkeys and apes looking out ofwindows was inspired by a trip tothe Menagerie in Paris. She got acouple of very strong pictures fromthe monkey house, and that led herto seek more. These are some of herbest work. The monkeys and apesfaces are so expressive that it is easyto imagine what theyre thinking.There is a baboon that could only be

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Ava and JaxtonAnthony ofNewnan ham itup before thecamera.

ara Anthony is the quintessential artist. She justdoes it behind the lens of a camera. Many of herphotographs have a touch of whimsy and portraya strong sense of the person being photographed.Sometimes her clients are asked to pose in

unique places or with quirky items. Maybe evenwith a hula-hoop, just to get that perfect, memorableshot of a lifetime. And you surely wont find her saying,

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One of my favorite sessions, still to this day, isof a senior (Cody Bowers of Newnan) thatwanted to wear his tux from his senior formalsuntucked, bowtie untied, in downtown Newnan.The end result was perfection in my eyes.

Sara Anthony

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Say cheese! Sara wants tocapture authenticmoments. Hence, theslogan for her boutiquephotography studio: Yourlife is our art.

Yet, Sara didnt start outas a photographer. She hadplanned to be an elementaryschoolteacher. Sitting in hermodern and colorful studioin downtown Newnan, shesmiles and says, I didntswitch careers right away,actually. Around the sametime my husband received hisfirst full time job as a youthminister, I found out I waspregnant. So I took time offfrom teaching, stayed at homewith my daughter, and assistedmy husband working withteens. Photography didntreally come into the picture

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sister who was the impetus fordiscovering her photographyniche. It came about from ahealthy competition that mysister and I have, she said. Mysister received a nice film SLRcamera as a gift from herhusband. I was jealous of all theawesome images she wascapturing with it, so sometimesI would borrow her camera.Within time, I had to have myown camera. Gradually itturned into a business. Nowshe calls photography herartistic outlet.

Having grown up inMichigan, she is still trying toperfect her southern accent.Up until six years ago, I lived

Downtown Newnan is anamazing, eclectic collection oflocations. Sara Anthony

Corbin, Shea, Brandi and Sienna Dittrich of Peachtree City share a laugh in this portrait by Sara Anthony.

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She and her husband Drew havefour children (Ellexa, 14, Jalen, 12,Jaxton, 8, and Ava, 6) and live inSummerGrove. Sara is always strivingto achieve work-life balance. As mybusiness has grown, and I was able tomove my studio out of my home, Isoon felt the need to separate mywork and home life. It was too easyto quickly run upstairs to the studiospace to check an e-mail and threehours later Id find myself stillworking! My family comes first.Because Sara wanted to grow herbusiness but wasnt willing to take onmore work each week, she brought inTeresa Collins as an associate

photographer.While her first real studio was

in Serenbe, Sara says, Having mystudio in Newnan is like cominghome after being away on anextended vacation. It just feels right.Although my space here is thesmallest studio space Ive been in, Ivefound that I actually dont need a lotof inside space. Most of my work isdone outside. Thats where I love toshooton location. DowntownNewnan is an amazing, eclecticcollection of locations. Within blocksof the square I have uncovered thebest little spots to capture images.There are fields, railroad tracks, oldbuildings you name it. Just thebest backdrops.

Sara occasionally offers trainingclasses for rookie photographers whowant to improve their skills. She

remembers having a hard time whenshe was first learning to shoot.

Teaching these sessions is just asmall way for me to give back to thecommunity, she says. She and herbusiness partner also volunteer forCoweta Pregnancy Services indowntown Newnan for thosemommies who want to use theirMommy Bucks for photographyservices.

Sara seems to feel right at homedown south.

This northern girl has fallen inlove with Newnan, she said. Itsbeen a great place to raise a familyand grow a small business. Thatbeing said, You guys is just as goodas Yall when youre addressing agroup of friends.

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The DuctTape Artist

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ome artistic careers are born in a blaze of divineinspiration. Newnans Mike Bradley found hismuse in a fortuitous collision of low tech and

high fashion.Instead of oil, acrylic or watercolor,

Bradleys medium is duct tape. In his hands, thesticky substance that has been used to repair

everything from space shuttles to toilet tanks istransformed into something so absolutely cool and

unique that total strangers take one look and say,

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Wow! I want one.Bradley never dreamed

that the product he hastinkered with since hewas a tot would makehim a master of whatcould be called Hardware Art.

People dont believehow this got started, hesays, but Im surehaving fun.

Bradley grewup in GwinnettCounty and afterearning a

business degree from Georgia State,married his sweetheart, Cynthia. Forover two decades Bradley enjoyed asuccessful career as a high-tech andsoftware business consultant for

clients that included Coca-Cola,Delta, Home Depot andGeorgia Pacific.

Early in the marriage,a pair of daughters,

Laura and Amy,joined the family.

Bradley had

When she was a seniorin high school, LauraBradley Pratesi worea prom dress madeby her father, MikeBradley, from ducttape. She was atheater buff, andsister Amy BradleyHamilton wasdevoted to dance,

so their dad gotlots of experiencecreating props andfigures from duct tape.


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always been an avid hunter,fisherman and sports fan, and whenthe girls were growing up he lookedfor ways to connect with theater buffLaura, and Amy, who is totallydevoted to dance.

Since he was spending so muchtime at theaters and dance halls,Bradley volunteered to build sets. Hewas decent with a hammer and saw,but an absolute whiz at makingrepairs and creating props and figuresfrom duct tape.

When I was growing up, therewas always plenty of duct tapearound, Bradley says. I guess I gotpretty handy with it.

When the economic downturnput the high tech consulting businesson the skids, Bradley soughtsomething more stable. He is nowclimbing the corporate ladder withPublix Supermarkets, but a few yearsago, while searching for a new career,Bradley was also facing collegetuition for two girls.

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Mike Bradley paid a duct tape tribute to Dolly Parton, whowas in Coweta County last year to film Joyful Noise.Other works include, above right, his Jimi Hendrix designand below, duct tape flowers.


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Laura, the oldest, wasdetermined to attend Auburn andduring her senior year at GwinnettsBrookwood High School, Bradleyasked her to research availablescholarships. He was stunned atwhat she found.

I saw that the Duck Tapecompany sponsored a contest calledStuck at Prom, says Laura. Youmade a prom dress from Duck Tape,sent in pictures and people voted fortheir favorite. The winner gotseveral thousand dollars. It lookedlike a good deal and I said, Dad,can you help with this?

Bradley had dropped big buckson a prom dress the previous yearand figured he had nothing to lose.

I thought if nothing else, ithad to be cheaper, he says.

Not everyone shared Bradleysenthusiasm.

My mom thought we wereboth crazy, Laura says.

After I got into it, I thoughtmaybe she was right, Bradley says.It took almost three months tomake the dress. But we had anabsolute ball.

Since the family lived inGeorgia Bradley decided the gownshould pay homage to the statesmost famous fashionista, ScarlettOHara. In Gone With the Wind,Scarlett made a dress from draperies.The Duck Tape version was equallyeye-catching. And while it didntwin the contest, it was an absoluteprom night smash.

My friends loved it, Laurasays. Everybody wanted theirpicture made with it. It was themost fun I ever had.

When Laura went to collegeBradley thought his fling withduct tape fame was over. Thenone day Laura called and asked ifhe could make an AuburnUniversity logo from duct tape.

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Bradley thought Why not? andgave it a shot.

Laura was delighted. Shewasnt alone and soon askedBradley to make another one for afriend. He obliged. When sixmore orders followed, Bradleydecided to start charging for hiswork and a new art career wasborn. Bradley was quickly floodedwith requests to create logos,mascot images and other items fora host of colleges and professionalteams.

He was surprised that a guywith no art training did so well.

My wife said I had a gift, hesays. Maybe I do. I seem to beable to look at something andduplicate it pretty well.

When Duck Tape came out witha tie-dyed design, Bradley knew it

was perfect for a 60s-style musicposter featuring rock legend JimiHendrix. Other music stars havesince been immortalized by Bradley.

Bradley also creates spectacularsand castles, but doesnt confine histalent to secular pursuits. Heproudly reports that while helpingsupervise an overnight lock-in ofteenagers at Newnan First UnitedMethodist Church, he and a fellowparishioner duct-taped seven teens tothe church wall. No charges werefiled.

They loved it, Bradley says.Bradley does most of his work at

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He has one project in mind hebelieves would cement his artisticreputation forever. Its a portrait. Butnot exactly Mona Lisa.

I can just imagine JeffFoxworthy coming out on stage andsaying, If youve ever paid big bucksto have a family portrait done induct tape you might be aRedneck.

For now, Bradley ponders hisnext project and his creative future.

Its fun and its something Ienjoy doing, he says. When peoplelook at my work and say they cantbelieve its duct tape, I know I got itright.

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By Cathy Lee Phillips | Photos courtesy of Nathaniel Long

Rev. Nathaniel Long ofSenoia United MethodistChurch rides his Harley nearBuffalo Bill Park in Colorado.

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he CircuitRiding Preacher was afamiliar figure in the

days of early America.He zigzagged prairies,

rivers and mountains topreach and teach, bury and marry,and share the Gospel with folksacross our young country. A faithfulhorse was his only companion andmeans of transportation.

Fast forward to 2012 and SenoiaUnited Methodist Church. Rev.Nathaniel Long is a modern-daycircuit rider with a twist. Instead of afaithful horse, he rides a HOG!

He zigzags town and country on his2009 Harley-Davidson Ultra ClassicMotorcycle. Reactions vary fromsmiles to stares to gasps and disbelief.Whatever the response, this preachernicknamed The Hog Father keeps onriding.

While serving Pine Log UnitedMethodist Church in Rydal, Georgia,Nathaniel pondered ways to raisemoney for Missions to Mexico. Whatabout a motorcycle rally? He visitedthe local Harley dealershipto ask their help.He

entered seeking assistance and left asa bike owner. His wife, Meridy, wasnot thrilled with the idea buteventually realized that riding hisbike lowered Nathaniels stress leveland fed his soul.

Four other men in his churchquickly became bike owners as welland, in 2008, they planned a ride tothe Capital One Bowl in Orlando,Florida. Nathaniel traded his bike for

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The 4 for 40 pastors included, from left, DavidBlackwood, John Mattox, Dan Dixon and NathanielLong.

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Al Marks and Nathaniel Long visit the Summit ofPikes Peak in Colorado.

Rev. Nathaniel Long leads the 2011 Easter SunriseService sponsored by Senoia United Methodist Church.

Nathaniel Long and wife Meridy,above, visit Deals Gap MotorcycleResort in the Smoky Mountains. Atright is Long at the Gateway Arch inSt. Louis, Missouri.

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a larger model the night beforethe trip, putting 75 miles on thebike that night. In hisexcitement to meet his fellowriders the next morning, his foothit a patch of mud and he wipedoutin front of his own churchmemberson his first officialouting with a new Harley.

What is the old saying? Ifyou fall off a HOG, you shouldget right back into the saddle.

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Perhaps his greatest passion thesedays is Stop Hunger Now.Introduced to this program throughThe United Methodist Church,Nathaniel has become a strongadvocate for this internationalorganization that goes whereverhunger is present in the world.Obviously unable to deliver freshmeats and vegetables globally, StopHunger Now has developed a uniqueblend of rice, soy protein, vitaminsand dehydrated vegetables. High innutritional value, this mixture isplaced into packets distributedwherever hunger existsdevelopingcountries, orphanages, schools oremergency situations. NathanielsHarley-Davidson displays StopHunger Now logos to help raise

awareness. Nathaniel asked to taste apacket for lunch one day. Thoughnot approved for use in the UnitedStates, he ate a meal and it wasnttoo bad. Though not exactly a juicyrib eye, it was tasty enough to garnerthe support of three other ministers(Dan Dixon, John Mattox and DavidBlackwood) who, along withNathaniel, lived completely on theStop Hunger Now recipe during Lent2011. Through their program 4 for40 (4 clergy for the 40 days ofLent), they raised awareness ofhunger around the world and invitedother churches to support theorganization.

According to Nathaniel, Thisexperience strengthened mydiscipline. Our 4 for 40 helpedother churches realize that millionsare dying of hunger. The logos on myHarley prompted folks to ask

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During the 40 days, Nathanielhappily lost 43 pounds. He remainedon the program for all but three days,taking a break only when his in-lawstook the family to Disney World!

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raised in our North Madison Avenue garden orthat of my Thomas grandparents in PleasantValley. In fall, my Pa Jim and his neighbors

gathered for a hog killin. Homemade lard,rendered from its excess fat, traveled to our cabinets tomake biscuits and cornbread; cracklings, such fine dregs,were my favorite residue.

Additionally, free range Rhode Island Reds gave eggsfor cakes; my grandmother churned buttermilk andpoured yellow globules into molds for homemade butter.Beulah, the cow, was a grand possession, as mygrandfather loved her fresh buttermilk poured overcornbread. Table scraps made their way to the

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Look for foods that say warmth.

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aforementioned pigs, while hamsfrom a departed ancestor rested in asalt box or hung in the smokehouse.

Such living, decidedly defined asthat of country folk 60 years ago,rings fashionable in highest circlestoday. Local now vies with JuliaChilds haute cuisine in noteworthyrestaurants. If you source stoneground meal, heritage pigs, or collectvintage seed for the spring garden,you visit the farm of my youthfulpast.

If one travels to Spain, possiblythe most coveted reservation belongs

to restaurants that feature items thatlook like art. Most of them areproduced by molecular engineering,which requires expensive equipmentfor cooking sous vide, or preparingdishes to resemble pearls and foamwith liquid nitrogen. With the priceof dinner at $250 per person, minuswine, most of us will settle forcurrent darlings grits, sauted collardsor pork belly stateside.

While many of the dishes evokememories of the old South before thefat patrol and carbohydrate policezoomed in, the current set of well-

trained, passionate chefs put a twiston familiar ingredients. Goat cheesemight be paired with heirloomtomatoes; walnuts might grace apuree of beets, or Thai basil mightfigure into a free-range chicken roast.

Saveur magazine editor JamesOseland recently discussed hisforetelling of trends in food. Lookfor foods that say, warmth, herevealed. Namely, meatloaf, replacingmeatballs, last years star.

Whereas Oseland namesvariables in meatloaf, dried fruit,curry, or lamb, I guess Im just happy

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with a loaf that reflects my mothers deliciousconcoction. Ive made a few changes, namely usingchuck rather than ground beef, adding pork, vealor turkey as components. I count this dish, greathot or cold, among my food favorites.

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1/2 cup bread crumbs1/4 cup whole milk, cream or buttermilk1 medium onion2 large celery stalks1/2 red or yellow bell pepper1 large egg1 teaspoon each salt and pepper2 tablespoons ketchup1 tablespoon vinegar1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce1/2 teaspoon hot sauce1 pound ground chuck1/4 pound ground pork1/4 pound ground veal or turkey (cooked, acceptable)

Place the bread crumbs in a large bowl andsoak in the milk for a half hour. Place the onion,celery and bell pepper, cut into chunks, in aprocessor and chop to a small dice. Blend in theegg, salt and pepper, ketchup, vinegar,Worcestershire and hot sauce to the bread crumbsand blend very well. Add the diced vegetables tothe bread crumb mix and stir until well combined.

Add the meats and mix carefully so as not tomake dense. Mold onto parchment paper and placein a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes, untilmeat thermometer reads 160 degrees. You maywish to cover the meatloaf during the last 10minutes of cooking with ketchup or tomato sauceto add color and richness. Mama did not; we had iton the side.

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oweta ladies of the 1800swore a lot more clothesthan their modern-day

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historical clothing trends. Occasionally she dresses in

mourning at a Newnan-Coweta

Historical Society event, and last yearshe staged a fantastic fashion showdetailing changes from 1860-1960.

She was kind enough to sit downwith me and look at photographs ofCoweta women from the 19th andearly 20th centuries and of a U.S.first lady with Coweta kin.

In the 1800s in Coweta County,

women gradually got clothes that hadmore and more fabric until the CivilWar, then somewhat less afterward.They tended to stay pretty muchcoveredeven when wearing theinnovative swimsuitfrom neck totoe.

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Coweta womens early fashions were influenced by those wornby, above from left, Sarah Bernhardt, Lily Langtry, and Princess

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actually have a life in, Carol said.In the affluence just before the

war, womens clothes were heavy.There often were eight to ten layersof undergarments, and the firsthoops were of steel. Corsets couldnot be washed, which meant womenwore underclothes over and underthem.

The advent of the crinoline in1856 and the invention of thesewing machine made it possiblefor women in the mid-1800s to haveclothes with literally pounds offabric, Carol said, and to quicklymake clothes with elaborate trimand designs.

While their mothers had wornmore delicate colors, women of the1860s had access to fabric withvibrant colors made from anilinedyes. These colors are often garish tomodern eyes. The psychedelic huespopular a century later had nothingon this group, Carol said.

After the war, dress styles weresimilar but simpler. Tea dressesessentially elaborate robesbecame popular for wearing aroundthe house. They were loose andflowing, very attractive, Carol said.

An economic boom in the1880s led to more elegant styles. Thebustle sent the voluminous fabriconce part of the hoop skirt into thebustle. Those fashions were modeledon the female celebrities of the day.

Those celebritiesQueenAlexandra of England, actressesSarah Bernhardt and Lily Langtrywere middle-aged women, and thefashions paid homage to the midlifefigure of womanhood. This trendcontinued into the next century.

Carol described a dress worn byClevie Bryant in a photo made inNewnan around 1906 as a pigeonbreast style that imitated themiddle-aged figure even foryounger women.

Clevie Bryant

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Julia Dent Grant, U.S. first ladyfrom 1869-1877, was a distant cousin ofNewnans Dent brothers, who built homesthat still stand on College Street andTemple Avenue. Mrs. Grants dress atnear left is, in fact, piecesa skirt andblouse with detachable sleeves and collar.Collars often buttoned. Sleeves generallywere held in place with elastic orsometimes ties, both of which tended tocut off circulation. The elaborate bun thatis part of Mrs. Grants hairdo may well bea hairpiece, perhaps fashioned from herown hair saved from brushing.

Laura Meadows Evans appears in a photo as a youngwoman in the 1870s. Her dress is probably of a natural fibercotton or wool. Even in summer, Carol said, women wore alot of wool. The fitted bodice is typical, and she is corseted.

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Jane Carmichael, Fannies daughter-in-law, iswearing an elegant gown, probably of silk, withdetachable sleeves and collar. Women who couldafford it liked to wear silk because it moved well.

Sallie and AnnieThompson, photographedwith their brother in 1908,are attired in shirtwaistblouses and jackets andskirts. Sallies dress is clearlyabout ankle length. Womensclothing became morebusiness-like, more formal,and less cumbersome,because many of them weregoing to work.

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Throughout that half century, womenwho were poorer still tried to mimic thepopular styles. We all want to befashionable, Carol noted. Brooches werean expected accent, and women in allincome ranges wore them. A poor womansbrooch might be tin, sometimes gilded orpainted, with a glass jewel.

Servant women were the exception,wearing practical outfits that usuallyconsisted of a skirt and blouse or a dresswith a single undergarment. Carol notedthe servants were, ironically, probably alot more comfortable than the wealthierwomen for whom they worked.

With a little help from Carol Healy,I discovered a swath of Cowetashistoryvividly illustrated in fabric andthread. NCM

Nancy Hindsman Trammell, in a tintype from the1870s, wears a Zouave jacket, inspired by Civil Warmilitary uniforms. The striping at the cuffs imitates militarytrim, and some jackets even had epaulettes.

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eff Perry wanteddoughnuts.

Each Sunday morning he watchedmembers of Macedonia BaptistChurch scurry between two worshipservices and Sunday School. Thechurch was growing! But Jeff craved afew calm moments to visit withfriends, members and visitors. Wouldthe sweet aroma of doughnuts andcoffee bring folks together? Jeff visiteda bakery the following Saturday andwalked away with several boxes oftreatsdonated and Macedonia-bound! Each week Jeff broughtdonated day-old doughnuts tochurch, and a Sunday fellowshiptradition was born.

End of story? Not even close!

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Jeff and Yolanda Perry makeone of their regular pickups

of grocery store bakedgoods that will be

redistributed to the needy.

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The bakery contributed moreand more, eventually too much foreven a group of hungry Baptists.Wanting to share the bounty, Jeff didsome research. He learned CowetaCounty is rich in resources forfamilies facing emergencies, batteredwomen seeking a new start, children

with special needs and residentsneeding food. The economicdownturn increased the number ofpeople needing help due to losthouses, jobs and financial security.

As a child, Jeff knew hunger andthat memory fueled his passion tohelp others. He made a list of local

agencies and first contacted LindaKirkpatrick of Community WelcomeHouse, a safe house for batteredwomen. Women leaving abusivehomes move quickly, seeking safetyfor themselves and their children.There is no time to pack, and theirneeds are many: food, of course,

Jeff Perry originally had the idea to share donated, day-old doughnuts during the Sunday School hour at church. Soonhe realized there were plenty of food donations that needed to be matched up with needy individuals and families.Above and opposite, he and wife Yolanda load up the Perry Bread Truck with donations.

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along with clothes, shoes, andpersonal articles for them and theirchildren. Jeff supports WelcomeHouse and other agencies, includingthe Coweta Community Food Pantry,Angels House and thrift stores whohelp fund such local organizations.He also helps individuals and familiesin need.

As Jeff s efforts grew, a friendasked, Have you checked with localgrocery stores? Publix agreed todonate items from their own bakeryincluding breads, cakes, pies, muffinsand cookies. Jeff gathers items fromPublix at least twice weekly,inventories the goods and distributesthem to the most appropriate agency.Others learned of Jeff s quiet ministryand began supporting his efforts. Hehas distributed ace bandages, toys,vitamins, dishes, birthday cakes and

party supplies. Seasonal decorations(displays for Easter, Thanksgiving,Christmas, etc.) are donated afterbeing used, and Jeff stores them untilthe following year. Anything sold in astore is a possible donation. Afterliving andworking in thecounty for morethan a decade,Perry knows thework of eachagency andmatches thedonations to theirspecific needs.That is why arecent donation ofbreast pumps wentto a pregnancycenter instead of achildrens home!

Several timeseach week, hisPerry Bread Truckrolls down citystreets andcountry roads,completely packedwhen he leavesand completelyempty when he

returns home.I just want to help, Jeff states.

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Jeff Perry

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with you. Others would disagree,too.

I havent exactly been a modelcitizen, Jeff smiles. He was a smallkid with a quick temper that gavehim plenty of bruises and black eyes.As he grew, he worked out and beganwinning his fights. He will fight younow, but only if you are hurtingsomeone he loves. His historyincludes drugs, alcohol, some prettywild times, and a night or two in jail.A few bad marriages and a bullet stilllodged in his shoulder bear witness toproblems in his younger days.

So what changed thistemperamental troublemaker?

I grew up, Jeff reflects. Ineeded to change, wanted to bebetter, and I found God. Since Iveneeded help myself, I want to helpothers.

The most amazing change inJeff s life occurred when he

reconnected on Facebook withYolanda Dooley, a classmate fromthe Newnan High School class of74. After graduation, Yolandamarried and moved to Louisiana.She was in an abusive marriage untilshe escaped with a few clothes and acar that barely made it back toGeorgia. She lived with familymembers until she and Jeff fell inlove and married in 2011. Now twopassengers occupy the Perry BreadTruck as it roams around thecounty.

Yolanda and Jeff remaindedicated to serving others eventhough both have lost jobs due todownsizing amid the uncertaineconomy. Many days they barelyhave money to buy gas for the breadtruck. Somehow the money appearsand they distribute their goods.Decorations and non-perishableitems that are not delivered are stored

in a spare bedroom at their home.Smiling, Yolanda states, I didnt

know I was moving into awarehouse!

She is as dedicated to their workas her husband. Though both areseeking fulltime employment, it ishard to imagine how they could findthe time. They have spent countlesshours locating lifes leftovers andmatching them to those whodesperately need them, withoutfanfare or fireworks, for a decade. Jeffand Yolanda Perry have facedandcontinue to facelifes challenges.But their needs will not stop thequiet ministry of the Perry BreadTruck.

We could all use a lesson fromtwo unlikely heroes.

Grow up. Make peace withyour past. Give thanks for yourblessings. And keep on paying itforward! NCM

Betty Bearden and Charlie Jean Wood of One Roof sort some of the food donations collected by the Perrys.

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