It has been a long, hot summer, and I know that our department is looking forward to a respite from the humidity that has plagued us for the past few months. We were very busy with a number of special events this summer, including the 4th of July Celebration and Fireworks, Shoot for the Horizon and, of course, Covering the Bases. We were grateful that our community came … [Read more...]

Halloween is one big candy-fest. We know it, our kids know it, yet the food rules usually fly out the window on Oct. 31. We might not like a whole evening of unbridled candy acquisition and consumption, but there actually is something we can do about it.Pace yourself. No wait, that should be make the kids pace themselves. Wink, wink.The key to avoid eating too much … [Read more...]

Congratulations to each of you who entered the Cobb Photographic Society competition. The topic for the July contest was "General.” The judge was Eric Bowles. The Cobb Photographic Society is a photography club open to photographers of all skill levels. The club meets the first and third Monday of each month. For information, please go to www.cobbphotosociety.com. Black & … [Read more...]

As college football kicks off across the nation this month, one of our very own has played a role in the renovations of the University of Georgia's almost 90-year-old Sanford Stadium.This $63 million project is the most significant cosmetic improvement for the University of Georgia’s football program in a quarter of a century. Some of the ideas were hatched during the … [Read more...]

 Bold strokes with sharp edges, delivered with a knife instead of a brush, transform color into shape. A flick of the wrist exposes light from shadow.For some, the recent weekend workshop on impressionistic oil painting at the Art House in Acworth was way out of their comfort zone. “I’ve been a realistic watercolorist for 40-plus years,” said Cathy Green, the … [Read more...]