Yard of the Month — Greg and Dana Bibbee —Page 9 This is an Independently published publication, NOT an Approved nor Official publication of the Fairfield Plantation POA Find us at www.fpnav.com or Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/fairfieldplantationnewsandviews?fref=ts OCTOBER 19, 2013 NEWS AND VIEWS Yt|Üy|xÄw cÄtÇàtà|ÉÇ PRSRT STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID EDDM Retail ********ECRWSS*** RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER VILLA RICA, GA 30180 On September 28 at 11:41am via mobile , The following Face- book post: Trisha Crawford “Election results: David Hightower, Darrell Haley, Billy Priest” The Auditorium of the Midway Mace- donia Baptist Church light up with cheers, smiles and congratulatory offers to 3 newly elected POA Board Members. There was a full house of property owners attending and many also came, voted and left. From the numbers that were given to us by the POA office. There were a total of 614 votes cast Out of those votes, each candidate received the following results: David Hightower - 531 Billy Priest - 466 Darrell Haley - 338 Robbie Robinson - 330 Marc Latanzio - 324 Paul Soudi - 76 The total number of votes are a little confusing because, if you total each can- didates votes , you get 2065. You then, divide 2065 by 3, you get 688.33. If you factor in that some may not have voted for 3 candidates, you get closer to 700 total votes cast. Irregardless of this perceived discrep- ancy , this is one of the largest turnouts ever for an Annual Meeting and POA Board Election. As one of the three winning can- didates, I will have to admit that I had difficulty writing this arti- cle. My difficulty is due to the following: After the initial thrill of victory, excitement and all of the con- gratulatory offers, I had one of the Oh $#!* moments. You know the one,….”Dear God, what have I done!”. Even though I can’t divulge anything from our first meeting, I will tell you that I left that meeting feeling physically ill. It has gotten a bit better since then but, I will have to say, that if you take away all of the animosity, personal agendas, per- sonal conflicts and etc…, the job of a POA Board Member is a VERY BIG TASK. The responsibility and time commitment is almost overwhelming. There is still much to be done and we cannot just stand on this single accomplishment. Continued on Page 6 YOUR VOTE COUNTED!!! VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR!!! family made the difficult decision to settle-down in one place, they chose Fairfield. They moved here 3 years ago and have entrenched themselves into our community. They view Fairfield as a commu- nity where their children will have many well-rounded experiences and grow-up with a variety of fun memo- ries. Whether it be going to the beach and making sand castles or hunting for Easter Eggs or dressing up as Zom- bies on the Haunted Trail. He and his family has decided to focus their ef- forts on making Fairfield a place that we all can be proud of and our chil- dren are happy to call home. Continued on Page 7 During the Annual Meeting, the very coveted Percy London Volunteer of The Year was announced. In the opinion of the writer, this is the most Prestigious honor that this community gives out. Mrs. Lori London Pictured below holding the Award named for her beloved husband Percy. Our Volunteer of the Year is a former Army brat who grew up moving from one base to another throughout the United State and Germany. After graduat- ing High School, he joined the United States Army, where he proudly served his country in the 82 nd Airborne before becom- ing a Ranger, a Green Beret and a Ranger Instructor. After many years of service to our country and almost as many injuries later, he chose to leave the Army to focus on his family. As a disabled veteran, he realized his patience far outweighed that of his wife’s and together they made the decision for him to become a stay-at-home dad. These are the things that he considers to be the greatest accomplishments of his life to date. Raising his 3 year old son and 10 year old daughter has allowed him to use the millions of dollars of covert and tactical training our government has instilled him. After years, of moving around, when this INSIDE THIS ISSUE: A New Era for the Newspaper PG. 2 2nd Annual Holiday Bizarre, I Am Truly Humbled PG. 5 Your Vote Counted—Continued, Shepherd’s Arms PG 6 Casa Sol Don Rich Ford PG. 16 Yard of The Month PG. 9 Kiwanis Club, Women’s Club PG. 10 MGA, Planters Club PG. 11 Fairfield Family, A girl Has to Eat PG. 8 Top foods to Help protect your Vision PG. 12 Willy’s Fitness Corner, Girl Scouts PG. 13 Market Place PG. 14 Classifieds, Tovey’s World, PG. 15 Volunteer of The Year—Continued PG 7 Women, Wealth and Legacy Plan- ning PG. 4 Commissioner's Corner PG. 4
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On September 28 at
11:41am via mobile, The following Face-
book post:
Trisha Crawford
“Election results: David Hightower,
Darrell Haley, Billy Priest”
The Auditorium of the Midway Mace-
donia Baptist Church light up with cheers,
smiles and congratulatory offers to 3
newly elected POA Board Members.
There was a full house of property
owners attending and many also came,
voted and left. From the numbers that
were given to us by the POA office. There
were a total of 614 votes cast
Out of those votes, each candidate
received the following results:
David Hightower - 531
Billy Priest - 466
Darrell Haley - 338
Robbie Robinson - 330
Marc Latanzio - 324
Paul Soudi - 76
The total number of votes are a little
confusing because, if you total each can-
didates votes , you get 2065. You then,
divide 2065 by 3, you get 688.33. If you
factor in that some may not have voted
for 3 candidates, you get closer to 700
total votes cast.
Irregardless of this perceived discrep-
ancy , this is one of the largest turnouts
ever for an Annual Meeting and POA
Board Election.
As one of the three winning can-
didates, I will have to admit that
I had difficulty writing this arti-
cle. My difficulty is due to the
following:
After the initial thrill of victory,
excitement and all of the con-
gratulatory offers, I had one of
the Oh $#!* moments. You
know the one,….”Dear God, what have I
done!”.
Even though I can’t divulge anything from our first meeting, I will tell you that I left that meeting feeling physically ill. It has gotten a bit better since then but, I will have to say, that if you take away all of the animosity, personal agendas, per-sonal conflicts and etc…, the job of a POA Board Member is a VERY BIG TASK. The responsibility and time commitment is almost overwhelming. There is still much to be done and we cannot just stand on
this single accomplishment.
Continued on Page 6
Y O U R V O T E C O U N T E D ! ! !
V O L U N T E E R O F T H E Y E A R ! ! ! family made the difficult decision to
settle-down in one place, they chose
Fairfield. They moved here 3 years
ago and have entrenched themselves
into our community.
They view Fairfield as a commu-
nity where their children will have
many well-rounded experiences and
grow-up with a variety of fun memo-
ries. Whether it be going to the beach
and making sand castles or hunting
for Easter Eggs or dressing up as Zom-
bies on the Haunted Trail. He and his
family has decided to focus their ef-
forts on making Fairfield a place that
we all can be proud of and our chil-
dren are happy to call home.
Continued on Page 7
During the Annual Meeting, the very coveted Percy London Volunteer of The Year was announced. In the opinion of the writer, this is the most Prestigious honor that this
community gives out. Mrs. Lori London Pictured below holding the Award named for her beloved
husband Percy.
Our Volunteer
of the Year is a
former Army
brat who grew
up moving
from one base
to another
throughout the
United State and Germany. After graduat-
ing High School, he joined the United
States Army, where he proudly served his
country in the 82nd Airborne before becom-
ing a Ranger, a Green Beret and a Ranger
Instructor. After many years of service to
our country and almost as many injuries
later, he chose to leave the Army to focus
on his family.
As a disabled veteran, he realized his
patience far outweighed that of his wife’s
and together they made the decision for
him to become a stay-at-home dad. These
are the things that he considers to be the
greatest accomplishments of his life to
date. Raising his 3 year old son and 10
year old daughter has allowed him to use
the millions of dollars of covert and tactical
training our government has instilled him.
After years, of moving around, when this
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
A New Era for the Newspaper
PG. 2
2nd Annual Holiday Bizarre,
I Am Truly Humbled PG. 5
Your Vote Counted—Continued,
Shepherd’s Arms
PG 6
Casa Sol
Don Rich Ford PG. 16
Yard of The Month PG. 9
Kiwanis Club, Women’s Club
PG. 10
MGA, Planters Club PG. 11
Fairfield Family, A girl Has to Eat
PG. 8
Top foods to Help protect your
Vision PG. 12
Willy’s Fitness Corner, Girl Scouts
PG. 13
Market Place PG. 14
Classifieds, Tovey’s World,
PG. 15
Volunteer of The Year—Continued
PG 7
Women, Wealth and Legacy Plan-
ning PG. 4
Commissioner's Corner PG. 4
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Plans are yet to be finalized but I have spoke to a couple of very good candidates that are very inter-ested in continuing this Newspaper for the very
same reasons I started it.
I believe that either one of these individuals will not only continue this Newspaper but very likely, will improve upon it’s reporting and content. They are far more qualified for this type of endeavor than I have ever been and I am very encouraged not only about the potential continuation of the Newspaper but the continued improvement of our community through better communications. After all, the main objective of this project was and is the tag line: A
Better Community Through Better Communications.
I do not currently have the complete details to pass along and most certainly will as soon as they are available. I wanted to let our supporters know that there are plans to continue this project and ask that you continue to support this Newspaper and I feel it important to the community and has busi-
ness left to do
Billy Priest
To our Dear Readers, Advertisers and Contribu-
tors
I wanted to take a moment and thank each of you for the support over the last two years. I could not and would not have been able to be successful with this Newspaper if not for each and everyone of
you.
As many of you may know, I have been recently elected to the POA Board of Directors. This is a new endeavor for me and will certainly be very time con-
suming.
For that reason and others, I am currently look-ing at options of someone taking over for me as the Owner and Editor of this Newspaper. I will have a very small role in the newspaper, that is still to be determined but, I think it is important for the News-
paper to remain independent of the POA Board.
It is also important for this Newspaper to con-tinue to be objective in it’s reporting of News and
Events around the community.
K N O W Y O U R C O M M U N I T Y
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Commissioner’s Corner
October, 2013
If you think that time does not pass by quickly, then you will not believe that Thanksgiving is next month. And, Christmas and Hanukkah are the month after that. We wish our lives away start-ing with the dreaded Monday, looking for “Mike” on Wednesday (hump day!), and finally
reach Friday. We do that every week. And now look at us; it’s Halloween and we just celebrated New
Years!
November is time for the municipal elections. There is a special election county wide to renew the SPLOST, special purpose local option sales tax. This is a 1 cent sales tax that we have been paying for several years. SPLOST dollars paid for the new judicial center. SPLOST dollars are used for capital expenditures. They cannot be used for operational expenses. The county has made it through these tough times with the help of SPLOST. I hope when you go to the polls in November, you will vote “Yes”
to renew the 1cent tax.
Getting back to municipal elections, this is the time each city elects or re-elects its council members, mayors, or board of education members. You have to live inside the city limits in order to vote. There are seven municipalities in Carroll County. If you live in Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Carrollton, Whitesburg, Roopville, or Mt. Zion, you most likely have people running for mayor, city council, etc. Please go out and vote. The polls will be open at all precincts for this election, but only the SPLOST vote
is on the county ballot.
The commission has been rather quiet lately. Some of that has to do with no money to spend! July, August, and September are the lowest income months of the year due to very little tax coming in. Tax bills have gone out for the year, so we begin to see our general fund balance rise. Large expendi-tures requiring SPLOST dollars will have to wait un-til another day. Roads are currently being paved and repaired with SPLOST dollars. The general fund cannot support road repairs and paving due to the size of the budget. That is one of the many rea-
sons SPLOST is so important to the county.
If you have not been to a recent commission meet-ing, they are now held in the historic court house. Come see us when you can. The commissioner’s office, finance, and human resources have moved their offices to the historic court house. This has allowed the tag office and tax assessor’s office some breathing room. A new county administration
building is badly needed. It does not need to be anything fancy, but you can only carry on the business of a growing county in an old school house
for so long.
One thing the county has been doing is re-viewing tax abate-ments for new compa-nies coming to our area. New businesses are coming to Carroll County. The county agrees to abate the taxes for a new com-pany, based on their promises for jobs and revenue. The abate-ment is done on a 10 year schedule. If the new company fails to meet their upfront
goals, then they are required to repay the abated
taxes.
One company announced they were coming to Car-roll County this past week, Yachiyo, an automotive part manufacturer. They will build a 130,000 square foot facilty and employee 200 people by the end of 2016. They manufacture plastic fuel tanks and sun roofs for automobiles. There is another company scheduled to come to the Carrollton area, bringing close to another 200 jobs. Another com-pany is getting ready to announce in Villa Rica and Southwire is purchasing the Sony manufacturing
plant.
The county needs jobs desperately! Small busi-nesses are having a difficult time staying in busi-ness, when you and I cannot go and spend money with them regularly. We need to just hang on a little longer. Times are going to remain tough, I
believe, for the next several months.
We are getting ready for the busiest shopping time of the year. If folks do not have money to spend during the holidays, the time when most small busi-nesses make a large portion of their income, those small businesses will not be in business next year. I know some are just hanging on by their fingernails right now. Please shop local! You see fewer inven-tories everywhere you go and the quality of food is not always as good as it used to be. But, they too are trying to hang on. We just need to be patient and help each other through these most difficult
times.
There is a brighter future in store for Carroll County. There will be a continued focus on quality of life development. West Georgia Technical College is a God-send to our area. They will help us train you to provide the workforce needed for these new indus-tries. The wine industry is blooming and you will begin to see wineries and tasting rooms pop up throughout Carroll County. You can now ride a train through a Gold Mine! You have launched the begin-ning of a fabulous Quilt Museum. You are going to have a first-rate Marriott Courtyard and convention
center.
Business will come to the area that best fits their needs and the needs of their employees. That in-cludes housing, quality of life, and schools. What-ever impact you can have to improve these areas, will positively impact the future of Carroll County. Run for an office! Bring new ideas to the table! Support your local schools, whatever it takes. And, take a Stay-cation. Go and visit all these venues in
your back yard you did not know existed!
Vicki Anderson
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is $45 total, to be shared between all Vendors!!!
This is a great deal and a way to get your product out!! It is an exclusive event, allowing only one of each company to participate. Vendor registration is due by November 1; applications will be accepted
on a "first come, first served" basis.
Vendors so far are: Tastefully Simple; Paparazzi;
Tupperware; Thirty-One; Avon; and Thrive.
Do you have a club looking to raise money? Contact
me to discuss opportunities such as a bake sale.
Would love to have you! Would like to put an article in both papers for next month's issues so please
Looking for Vendors for the 2nd Annual Fair-field Holiday Bazaar being held at the Rec-reation Center on: Sun-day, November 17th from 1pm until 5pm. Set up and take
down will occur 1 hour prior and 1 hour after.
Vendor tables and chairs will be provided. The cost
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I cannot finds words to express and I am humbled. Jo and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts
for your friendship. We love living in Fairfield Plan-tation and sharing our life with so many wonderful
and caring friends. God Bless you all.
Clair
I AM TRULY HUMBLED!
I would be remiss if I did not take time to express my heart felt thanks to so many fami-lies and friends for your prayers, food and financial gifts during my heart surgery and recovery. You all have touched my soul in a way that
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we can to help - Mandi and her family love Fairfield - like
so many others - Please let us know how we can help. It's
wonderful to see people willing to step up and make the
difficult decision that need to be made. GOOD LUCK !!!
Ginny Edwards: By lunch today, feeling so relieved.
Relieved for us on so many levels. Future looks bright.....
Michael Darien Carruth :Best thing that's happened
to FFP in a very long time! Congratulations to our newest
board members.
Steven Smith: I don’t normally swear but outfreaking-
standing.
Lori London : Great job everyone that voted and/or
attended our Annual Meeting. Now keep up the momen-
tum and attend the monthly POA meetings, join a Com-
mittee, volunteer, support our amenities, complete the
survey, etc.
Michelle Reynolds Nyberg: SO elated- congrats Billy,
David and Darrell : ))). And way to go Phil O'Brien on vol-
unteer of the year!! All very deserved!!! Great day for Fair-
field Plantation : )))
Steve Barden: Let's enjoy the victory, but then
there's a lot of work ahead for them and all of us. Let's
support these new board members as they help focus the
board on eliminating the waste. I a very hopeful that the
board will now see a clear mandate and will come up with
some creative ways of solving our deficit problems.
Frank Satterfield: A NEW DAY IN FAIRFIELD!
Highker Pat: Strength in numbers! Congratulation!
Now the really hard work begins for Billy Priest, Darrell
Haley and David Hightower.
Jamie Sporich Davis: Congrats to all 3 of y'all, I'm
filled with hope for the future of FF.
Jennifer Barnett: Congrats Billy!!! I am tickled pink
about you gettin on the board. I know you will do a great
job.
Wanda Mac: Thank you, Billy, Darrell and David, for
giving us hope!
Nancy S. Mellin: Congrats & thank you, thank you for
giving me a change of heart about FF's future.....can't
express my joy...you may have heard me on the I-20
when I heard the wonderful news...
Julie Hamrick Hursey: I can vouch for Nancy S. Mel-
lin. I was in the car with her and read her the results. We
went up to Midway and voted for y'all early, prior to the
annual meeting. You'd have thought she won the lottery!
Jeffrey A Thomas: Please don't forget that Rome
wasn't built in a day. This is the first step in a process that
will take time to complete. If we work together, in what-
ever capacity, we will have a community we can be really
proud of.
Celia French: It is so nice to wake up and to realize
that we the people stood together in our voting for our
new board members, I hope now that we will be able to
be heard and not just pushed aside. I know it will take
time but I am confident that there will be a great change
in our community.
Jessica Merrell-Yoshimura We got 2 votes in for you Billy
Priest, one on our rental property and one on our primary
residence. Glad that it turned out how we wanted. Now to
dig in...
Angie Hagen Rasmussen: Glad we voted. We are new and
didn't have a lot of knowledge but could recognize
change was needed. Congrats to all!
Shirley Bush: Glad to know my vote finally counted.
In this one case, I know that I can speak for all three
candidates/New POA Board Members. We do
deeply appreciate all of the kind words and ex-
pressed confidence. We will absolutely do our best
but ask you the property owners, please do not for-
get this moment and ready yourselves for another.
Billy Priest
That being said, this article is about the celebra-tion and how very proud that I am of this community for standing up and being counted. If you ever had the question, “can my one vote make a difference”, you should now know. Every vote counted and abso-lutely the only way these three individuals got
elected.
Rather than me trying to explain the excitement of the day/days following, I decided to share some post found on Facebook just after the election. You should also know that we three also got many
phone calls that resembled these post.
Reading some of these today still gets me a
little choked up with pride and appreciation.
Terry Kirby: It is a great day at Fairfield Plantation
this morning!!! I can see great things are going to happen
on the horizon for this wonderful subdivision!!! Miracles
don't happen overnight, they take time. Everyone please
remember that!!
Congratulations to Darrell, Billy and David!!!
Michele Richards Messner: So now we have three
BODs that will listen to their community first...maybe the
rest will see that they are replaceable and will choose to
do the same! Congrats to Billy Priest, Darrell Haley,
and David Hightower!
Jim Hannon: Congratulations to you, Darrell Ha-
ley and David. A worthy campaign run above board and
open. Lessons more could learn from. Now the work be-
gins.
Lori London: Just what I was going to say Jim.. The
three of them made a great effort to have their views
known and get the word out and to encourage many in
our community to vote that have never been part of the
process before! I am confident they will do their best in a
very difficult situation and that is all we can ask.. It takes
a Village as someone once said.
Lawanna Tsoulos :Once again congratulations - as
y'all know D. and I are absentee owners. We will do what
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focused on his family and our community. He will
not stop until he is satisfied that everything is done
just perfectly for all of us to enjoy. If you have not
figured it out yet, our Volunteer of the Year is Philip
O’Brien.
Phil is pictured right, with Lori London and Tammy
Priest receiving this most prestigious honor and
award.
Congratulations Philip O’Brien and thank you for
what you do for this community. You and others like
you are what makes this community so wonderful
and such an amazing place to call Home.
He is involved with the Fairfield Girl Scout Troup
(making snacks, carpooling to events, and anything
they need). You will frequently see him driving his
children to softball practice or doctor’s appoint-
ments. His dedication to his family is reinforced by
his dedication to Fairfield. He started and coordi-
nates our Annual Red Cross Blood Drive and has
taken Halloween to the next level with the Haunted
Trail.
You will find him at almost every event in Fair-
field working as hard as he can to make sure we all
are experiencing the greatness our community has
to offer.
He has recently been named the Chairperson of
the Recreation Committee. His goals continue to be
V O L U N T E E R O F T H E Y E A R ! ! !
S H E P H E R D ’ S A R M S
just been released from prison or has had a trau-matic crisis (such as a house fire or a burglary), we can provide furniture, clothes or household items without cost. If a person has needs but no money, we give her an opportunity to work at the store in exchange for store vouchers that she can use to buy
what she needs for her household.
We have a wonderful and fun place - chock full of clothes, furniture, electronics, toys, household items, jewelry and antiques. In this season we have Halloween costumes and lots of Christmas items. We always have specials going on - right now we are offering all clothes (except formal wear, coats, jack-ets and costumes) for just 25 cents each. That's
right - you read this correctly - just 25 cents!
Come visit us - you will want to tell all your fam-ily and friends about us! This will be an experi-ence you will love - we're betting you will add Shepherd's Arms Thrift Store to your list of favorites. Hours are 10 - 6 Monday - Friday. Our phone number is (770) 384-7354. See
you soon!
SHEPHERD'S ARMS
Shepherd's Arms is a unique thrift store located at 1633 Bankhead Highway, Suite B, in Carrollton. This store is behind Napa Auto Parts and across
Highway 61 from Raceway
and QT.
It is a non-profit outfit which helps to sponsor such commu-nity events such as the annual Teach a Kid to Fish outings. We also offer job training to-gether with GED classes and an opportunity for community service hours. If a person has
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assist – the bleeding has stopped and it needed to
be bubbled with peroxide and bandaged. I called
another neighbor to see what is in her first aid kit
and we drove over there to finish up (note to self:
restock first aid kit and start wearing cuter clothes
to paint).
When we were sitting around after the excitement,
my friend said she was so embarrassed to have
called. Really though, why do we feel that way?
Many of us are transplants with no family close by,
and the neighborhood serves as a surrogate family.
A dysfunctional surrogate family, but still a family.
Last year when the coyotes were bad in the ‘hood I
thought one had a hold of Boo. I had let him out
around 11pm for his last business trip of the eve-
ning, and in the dark yard I heard scuffling and
wrestling and Boo started yelping. I started scream-
ing at top notch and a neighbor came running up to
our back fence prepared to handle the situation. He
was clearly ready for bed, but he was coming to the
aid of a neighbor. Turns out Boo was scrapping with
a raccoon and I may have panicked, but the story
illustrates what I mean about being able to depend
on one another.
So back to our dysfunctional surrogate family – if
you see me driving around with no turn signals,
chasing neighbor cats with a broom, or coordinating
the dogs outfits to mine, just know that I am here to
fill the crazy auntie role for you if you need me.
Christina Henggeler
One of the things I love
about our neighborhood is
that we can depend on one
another. I don’t mean that
we are all best friends, or
that we call one another
every day, but that we can
depend on one another in
the way that counts.
Yesterday evening I was finishing up painting the
bathroom when my phone rang. When I answered, it
was one of the gang saying “I need you to come
over.” Her cat had sunk a claw into the big vein on
the top of her hand and it was gushing like Old
Faithful. I ran over in my paint splattered jeans to
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addition to dinner I like to prepare things to snack
on all day.
Some of my favorites are homemade meatballs in the crockpot with fresh cranberry sauce and sau-erkraut (a fall spin on the traditional grape jelly and
chili sauce) and pumpkin and sage sausage soup.
The thing I am most proud of on my table (and the thing that is the easiest to make) is the home-made cranberry sauce. There is none of that bur-gundy cylinder with the indentations of the metal can to be found. For edible cranberry sauce all you have to do is boil fresh cranberries in OJ with sugar and cin-namon for about 5-10 minutes until most of the berries pop. Another reason I love Thanksgiving so much is because it is stress free in comparison to my 2nd favorite holiday-
Christmas.
The only thing to worry about is pop-ping a button off of
your pants (easily solved with drawstring/elastic), if there is enough turkey leftover for tons of turkey sandwiches over the following days, and how many
people
I’m going to have to elbow to get those deals on Black Friday. Other than that, it is all good and so delish! Wishes of tasty eats and quality time spent
for you and your family.
Michelle Nyberg
A Girl Has to Eat
Dining out, cooking in, and
everything delish in between
Fall being here means my most favorite week of the year is around the corner- Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is everything I love all wrapped up into
one enjoyable, delicious celebration.
I get to grocery shop and buy everything in the store, spend time with my loved ones, cook all day everyday for multiple days, be off work and eat- A
LOT.
Our Thanksgiving celebration consists of our local family, in addition to several family members that travel to spend the week with us, so it ends up being around 30 people that gather around the din-ner table. We generally have turkey two ways- 1 of them being smoked for at least 8 hours after spend-ing a couple days in a fall friendly brine and the
other we either fry or traditionally roast.
We have all of your standard sides- green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and giblet gravy, corn casserole, rolls, dressing, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin and pecan pie. I also like to throw in some non-traditional sides, my eating partner in crime has agreed to this as long as I don’t mess with the sta-ples. I’ve done fresh salads, roasted pears with cranberries, walnuts and bleu cheese, brussel sprouts seared with ba-con, oyster stuffing and a decadent almond cake. Some of these have be-come staples and others, well let’s just say it was good there was plenty of
more food to choose from.
I haven’t completed my menu for this year yet but I have several pages marked in my Thanksgiv-ing food magazines. I’m thinking I want to do something with some good ol’ root veggies like turnips or rutabagas. In
Kiwanis Club of
Fairfield Plantation HoneyBaked Gift Cards Fund Raiser
In support of The Eliminate Project
Give them as gifts or treat yourself!
Available in any denomination with no expiration date
($10, $25, $50)
Gift Cards can be used at any HONEYBAKED store, catalog or website
A few ideas for how HoneyBaked Gift Cards might be enjoyed:
$10 - HoneyBaked Boxed Lunch
or
Pecan or Apple Carmel Walnut Pie
$25 - Traditional Roasted or Gently Smoked Turkey Breast
or
Assorted Cookies & Brownie Platter (serves 16)
$35 - Turkey Breast plus Pecan or Apple Pie
or
HoneyBaked Mini Ham or Boneless Ham
$50 - HoneyBaked Mini Ham plus Carrot Cake
or
Signature Meat Platter for 10
Etc.
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Y A R D O F T H E M O N T H
YARD OF THE MONTH
Driving around Fairfield, Connie Shelton and I noticed how many beautiful homes and yards we
have here.
So, we have a lot of great options to pick from. For this month we chose the pretty home of Greg and Dana Bibbee. Dana was surprised when
we came knocking on her highly decorated door. She is an attrac-tive young mom with 2 children. Alexis is a 14 year old freshman honor student and a CHS color guard who practices 6 hours a day. Brock is 11 and is a catcher for the Clippers traveling baseball team. He also plays quarterback on the
football team where his dad is the head coach.
The Bib-bee's have lived in their dream home since 2004. Greg is from Charleston, West Vir-ginia . He is employed by Prime
Source Printing and a job transfer brought them here to Fairfield. Dana is from Bowden and her job is to chauffer the kids back and forth to prac-
tices.
The Bibbee family takes full advan-tage of our community enjoying activi-ties such as golfing, boating, tubing and sun bathing. Their yard is also a
favorite past-time.
They have spotted the famous bald eagle and watched a doe and her
twins laying in her gorgeous back yard. Oh yes, Gizmo, the yorkee Dana was holding is a very loving
part of their family life, too.
Dana really wanted her home cho-
sen because it has been on her "bucket list". She definitely was thrilled and excited that Connie and I stopped by her home to give her the news. She made our job so
much fun
and we made a new
friend so happy!
That is what the gar-
den club is all about.
Linda Propp
Jeff Watson - Owner
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W O M E N ’ S C L U B
The Plantation Women’s Club
The Plantation Women’s Club met on Octo-ber 5th and we went over some great fundraising news, then played bingo! We were excited to wel-come 4 new members, making a total of 105 mem-bers. We have started our craft meetings again, with our first meet on October 20th. Please keep your eye out for meeting dates and I hope to see many of
you great ladies. Everything for the projects will be at the meeting, we do ask if you have scissors or wire cutters and things of that nature to please bring them with you! We nor-mally have a lite snack and always good fellowship, hope to see you there.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
November 2nd, Pre sale of craft items for members only at our meeting December 14th, Breakfast with Santa and annual bake and craft sale The next Plantation Women’s Club meeting will be held on November 2nd at 11:00am at the Country Club. This will be another fun meeting as we will be making wine bottle crafts for our craft sale in December. The service project for the month will be canned goods for the local Soup Kitchen. A
reminder we will be having our $10 min. gift ex-change at our December meeting. Ladies are asked to bring a gift worth at least $10 to be in this fun pass the gift exchange. We are proud to announce that we’ve reached our membership goal of 100 members, with a total of 105 members. Next year we will be celebrating 40 years of service to our community and the surrounding area and plan to cele-brate each month in honor our anniversary. Ladies are encouraged to bring a friend and to all new residents this is a great group for meet-ing your new neighbors. New mem-bers are always wel-come and the fee is only $15 for the year. The Plantation Women’s Club meet-ings are held the first Saturday of the month at the Fairfield Planta-tion Country Club. So-cial time is from 11:00-11:30am, with lunch and a business meet-
ing following. For more information call Pat John-son, President (770- 363-7654) or contact her via e-mail. We ask that you reserve your lunch for the meeting by e-mailing Pat Johnson at [email protected] or giving her a call. Hope to see you there!
Jamie Davis, Publicity
Photo right is from Fairfield Kiwanis meeting of September 17th when Carroll County Chairman, Marty Smith addressed the club on the subject “ What Carroll County Has to Offer”, and how we com-pare to other counties in Georgia. Photo shows President Mike Larson thanking him for a very
enlightening presentation.
The next photo from Fairfield Kiwanis meeting of October 1st showing Club President Brad Robin-son thanking Misty Parham (Patron Service Man-ager) from Townsend Center for the Perform-ing Arts, University of West Georgia' for her very interesting and informative presentation on the “Role of the Townsend Center” and the upcoming entertainment schedule through the Spring of
2014.
Please consider joining
the Kiwanis Club.
Changing the World, one Child at Time by, Serving the
Children of the World.
K I W A N I S C L U B
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On Oct. 9 the Plantation Plant-ers Garden Club had a wonderful fall trip to At-
lanta.
As the ladies boarded the bus they were served "blood and bones" - cran-berry juice and champagne with
ghost cookies!
We first enjoyed a guided tour of Oakland Cemetery - a beautiful Victorian garden cemetery established in 1850. After our tour we had a delicious meal at Mary Mac's Tea Room - the squash casserole and peach cobbler were to die for! Then we headed to Centen-nial Park where we were treated to an aerial view of Atlanta on the Sky View Ferris wheel! What a de-
lightful way to spend a beautiful fall day!
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 11:00 at the Country Club. Our program will be a presentation on Native
Plants by a Master Gardener.
On Dec. 4 we are taking an-other to trip to Atlanta - this time to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens' "Garden Lights - Holiday Nights" show. We will meet at the Coun-try Club at 4:00 pm and the bus will depart at 4:30 pm. The cost is $45.00 (make checks payable to Plantation Planters Garden Club). This trip is reserved for members only. Membership dues are $15.00 and can be paid to
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Top Foods to Help Protect Your Vision
By
Dr. Habiba N. Shaw
When it comes to protecting your vision, what you eat may affect what you see. Certain vitamins and minerals found in food may play a role in preventing two common causes of vision problems: cataracts—cloudy areas in the lens of the eye—and age- related macular de-generation (AMD)—a condition that causes vision loss in the macula, the part of the eye that controls central vision. "While there is no definite proof, some studies suggest that eating a diet rich in certain nutrients may help," says Dr. Ivana Kim, associate professor of oph-
thalmology at Harvard Medical School.
N U T R I E N T S T O C O N S I D E R
Some evidence shows that dietary antioxidant vitamins and minerals (A, C, and E, and the mineral zinc) may help prevent the progression of macular degen-eration. "The retina, especially the macula, is thought to be in an environment of high oxidative stress, meaning that there is an abundance of free radicals—molecules that damage proteins and DNA within cells. Antioxidants fight free radicals and are thought to help protect the retina from this damage," explains Dr.
Kim.
Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids found in the retina, and dietary intake of these compounds has been shown to have antioxidant properties and to im-prove pigment density in the macula. This pigment protects the cells in the macular area by absorbing excess blue and ultraviolet light and neutralizing free radi-
cals. Lutein and zeaxanthin are usually found together in food.
Dietary intake of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) may be important to retinal health. "DHA is present in high concentrations in the outer segments of retinal photoreceptors," says Dr. Kim. "Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties, and there is evidence to suggest
that inflammation plays a role in AMD."
F I N D I N G T H E N U T R I E N T S
You'll find lutein and zeaxanthin in most fruits and vegetables, especially yellow and orange varieties and leafy greens. Egg yolks are an even richer source of these nutrients. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in coldwater fish, flaxseed, and walnuts. Good sources of zinc include red meat and shellfish. You'll find vitamins
A, C, and E in many vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds.
Research hasn't proved how much of these nutrients we need in order to help prevent eye problems, but Dr. Kim suggests following a heart-healthy diet with
fish at least twice a week and at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
Zinc Chickpeas, oysters, pork chops, red meat, yogurt
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on your Dr’s recommendations.
YOU CHRONICALLY GET TOO LITTLE SLEEP; If you have not slept well for a few nights, are jet-lagged or adjusting to a new schedule, get some sleep before hitting the gym for that 5:30am Spin class. There is a difference between 1 or 2 nights of little sleep & chronic deprivation. Chronic lack of sleep means you probably need to consult a Dr who
specializes in sleep disorders.
SICK; General rule; if illness is above the neck, you are safe to workout. Below the neck ( stom-ach, lungs, fever, full body-aches)
don’t workout till you are better!
JUST COMPLETED MAJOR ATHLETIC EVENT; Did you just compete in a Mudder, marathon, ½ marathon? Give yourself a few days to walk & stretch to alleviate
soreness & recovery.
TOO BUSY?!; Sometimes life does get in the way-give yourself a break. BUT –if this is always the case, you need to make a plan to build activity into your schedule. Re-member-exercise is a stress reliever & fulfills much
needed “me” time.
Willy Barry
WILLY’S FITNESS CORNER
7 LEGITIMATE REASONS TO SKIP A WORKOUT
By Wilhelmina Barry, IFTA Certified Personal
Trainer
JUST HAD A BABY; Typical recommendation by Doctors is to wait 6 weeks for a normal delivery, longer for a C-section. Exercising too soon can cause post-partum bleeding. Heed your Dr’s advice
and wait til your body feels ready.
YOU ARE INJURED; Injuries need time to recu-perate. Check with your Dr. or Physical Therapist as to what activities you can do. It may be possible to modify your routine depending on the injury. For example, if you have a stress fracture in your foot, you can bike or row. Knee injury, concentrate on
core & upper body work. Back injury, swim.
SURGERY; Your body needs time to recover & heal after any surgery. Longer the more invasive the surgery is. Ask your Dr. when it is safe to go back to exercise & see what restrictions they may put on you. If you are not sure what to do, ask for a referral to Physical Therapy. If you cannot do that, schedule an appointment with a qualified Personal Trainer who can modify your exercise plans based
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