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A l A b A m A R u R A l E l E c t R i c A s s o c i A t i o nFred braswell, AREA President • Darryl Gates, Editor • mark stephenson, Creative Director • michael cornelison, Art DirectorJay clayton, Director, Marketing & Advertising • mary tyler spivey, Recipe Editor • Ronnie Fitzgerald, Production Assistant

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next monthFind out how a visit to the gift shop at the Alabama State House can make your holiday shopping easier.

Grid lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Utilities prepare to repave America’s electric highway

A state Divided . . . . . . . . . . . . 12The nation’s greatest in-state football game was sidelined for 41 years. Find out why.

Harbor Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Foley welcomes its sister cities back home Nov. 5-7

Co-op News . . . . . . . . . 4Local information you can use

Around Alabama . . . . . . 9Salute to Veterans Car Show

Destinations . . . . . . . . 18Red Door Theatre

Alabama Gardens . . . . . 20Holiday gifts for gardeners

Alabama Outdoors . . . . 22Deer hunting tips

Fish & Game Forecast . . 23

Safe @ Home . . . . . . 24Electric blanket safety

Cook of the Month . . . . 26Sweet Potato Dumplings

Recipes . . . . . . . . . . 34Holiday Traditions

Alabama Snapshots . . . . 38Enjoying Football

on the coverTop: The University of Alabama’s first football team, circa 1892.Bottom: Auburn University’s second football team, circa 1893.

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Medications exist to make us feel better. But when taken incorrectly, they carry serious consequences.

Incorrectly using medications increases the chance of severe medical complications or even death. There’s a price tag with it, too—more than $177 billion an-nually in added prescriptions, hospital admissions, doctor calls, emergency room visits, and nursing home admissions, according to the American Pharmacists Association.

Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs pose as much risk as prescription medications. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, too much acetaminophen – the active ingredient in Tylenol—can cause liver dam-age; overuse of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, can lead to stomach bleeding and kidney disease, Of course, the ability for drugs to negatively interact with each other increases with the amount of medications taken.

The following tips, compiled by the American Phar-macists Association and the Consumer Health Product Association’s education arm, OTCSafety.org, can help you better manage your medications.

Be informed. Talk to your pharmacist and doctor. Ask when and how to take your medication; what to do if you miss a dose; potential side effects; and how your medications might interact with other drugs

you’re taking.Know the facts. Read the label and look at the

medicine as soon as you pick up your prescription. Question any unexplained changes in the medication size, color, markings, amounts, or doses.

Read the label. On OTC medications, always read and follow the Drug Facts label. The active ingredients section of the label is especially important if you’re taking more than one medicine—to make sure you’re not taking too much of the same active ingredient. Never take more than one medicine with the same ac-tive ingredient unless told to do so by a doctor.

Share information. Create a list of all the medica-tions you’re taking—including vitamins and natural supplements—and share it with all of your health-care professionals. This helps to prevent drug interactions.

Treat your symptoms. When taking OTC medica-tions, choose those that treat only the symptoms you have, so you take only the active ingredients you need.

Sources: American Pharmacists Association, Insti-tute for Safe Medicine Practices, Consumer Health Product Association Educational Foundation, U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Learn about Medications to Ensure SafetyBy Magen Howard

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If you need new windows, roofing, insulation or an air conditioner, consider replacing your old ones by Dec. 31.

That’s when the federal tax credit for energy-efficient home improvements expires.

For qualifying products that you have installed by the end of the year, you can take a tax credit of up to $1,500 on your 2010 taxes. You can claim the credit on 30 percent of the cost of the following products:

• Windows, doors and skylights • Metal or asphalt roofs (other kinds don’t qualify) • Insulation • Electric heat-pump water heaters; gas, oil or propane

water heaters • Air conditioning and heating systems • Biomass stoves

You can claim the credit on 30 percent of the cost of

the following products — with no limit at all — until the end of 2016:

• Geothermal heat pumps • Solar panels • Solar water heaters • Small wind energy systems • Fuel cells

The catch: The requirements for each product are super-specific. Not every product is eligible for the tax credit; not even every energy-efficient or Energy Star product is eligible.

So don’t assume that you’ll qualify for the tax credit just because you’re buying an energy-efficient device in one of these categories. Double-check before you buy by visiting the federal government’s Energy Star page at www.energystar.gov

Tax credits to expire in December


Most people believe a “green” home is energy efficient — and it is. But that’s just one part of a three-prong “green” strategy that also involves water conservation and indoor air quality.

Still, energy efficiency is a good place to start if you want to make your home more environmentally friendly, healthier and cheaper to operate.

Here are some tips for addressing your home’s energy and water use and its air quality.

1. Energy efficiency. Hire an energy specialist to “audit” your home for leaks — in air conditioning ducts, windows, walls and the attic. The tech might advise you to have your ducts sealed and to caulk the windows, repair attic insulation and make other improvements. Seal your home’s “leaks” before you invest in expensive new products like super-efficient windows, solar panels or a new air conditioning system. Even the most efficient

products won’t make you more comfortable or cut your energy bills if you install them in a house that’s leaking heated (or cool) air.

2. Water conservation. Invest in plumbing fixtures that make water savings automatic. If your toilets are the ancient models that swallow five gallons of water with every flush, buy low-water versions that use 1.6 gallons or less. The Environmental Protection Agency has a new WaterSense designation for faucets, showerheads and even lawn-watering fixtures that use less and waste less.

3. Air quality. Properly ventilating bathrooms and kitchens can help your whole family breathe easier. And choosing less-toxic versions of paints, carpets and other materials can go a long way to improving your home’s indoor air quality.

What does ‘green’ really mean?


Before your home fills with visiting family members and the smells of holiday cooking, install carbon monoxide detectors near every bedroom. If you heat your home with a gas furnace, burn wood or gas in the fireplace, or use other gas appliances at home, you need these life-saving detectors. You can’t see or smell carbon monoxide, which is a potential byproduct of burning fossil fuels. Your home should have at least one carbon monoxide detector to alert you of the presence of gas. Follow these safety guidelines:

• If you install only one carbon monoxide detector, put it on the same floor as the bedrooms so it can alert your family to wake up in case levels of the gas reach an unhealthy level. Better: Place a detector on every floor of the house.

• Keep your detectors at least 15 feet away from a gas stove or oven, which may emit a small amount of carbon monoxide on startup.

• Detectors don’t operate properly in humid areas

like the bathroom.

• Replace the batteries in your alarms twice a year.

• Properly maintain your gas appliances, including the furnace and stove. Same goes for devices that use gasoline.

• Know the warning signs of too much carbon monoxide in the house: stuffy, stale air; condensation on windows; yellow burner flames on the stove; and fluttering or extinguishing pilot lights.

• If you see those signs or if your alarm sounds, turn off suspect appliances, open doors and windows, get out of the house, and then call your gas utility to inspect the equipment.

• If your garage is connected to your house, avoid idling your car. Car exhaust is a source of carbon monoxide.

Install carbon monoxide detectors near bedrooms


Those little cracks in your home’s walls, doors and floors might not be as harmless as they look.

Not every crack is a problem beyond an eyesore. In fact, as a home ages, it’s a given that cracks will form in overused areas, like around doors and windows. Temperature fluctuations can cause building materials to expand and contract — and crack.

But a crack could be the only visible symptom of a hidden and potentially serious problem with your home — one that will be harder to fix and more expensive to deal with later if you don’t figure out what’s causing that crack now.

A tip: Arm yourself with a magnifying glass and a pencil and inspect your home, inside and out, for cracks. Use the magnifying glass to find the tiniest cracks in indoor and outdoor walls. If a crack is just big enough to let the point of the pencil through, you probably don’t have to worry about it. But if the eraser end fits into the crack, it’s time to do some serious repair work.

Here are four places to stop a crack before it starts trouble:

1. Your wood front door. Unless you clean, sand and refinish your door regularly, it’s bound to dry out and warp or crack. Apply a protective urethane-based finish every couple of years. Another option: Replace the wood door with a wood lookalike fiberglass door.

2. Any hole, gap, crack or opening on the outside of your house. Culprits: cracks around exterior light fixtures, outdoor taps; exhaust vents and fans; electrical outlets. Hot outdoor air can find its way inside your house through those openings, and your expensive air-conditioned air can leak out through the same gaps. Seal the gaps with caulk.

3. Tile floors. Chances are, a cracked tile floor is covering up a cracked concrete floor underneath. To solve the problem, remove all of the cracked tiles and repair the cracked concrete underneath before replacing the tiles.

4. Bricks and mortar. Simple cracks that follow the pattern of the block underneath are normal, but cracks that cut straight through the blocks can signal a serious issue. Same goes for deep crevices in your stucco, or for substantial, diagonal cracks in interior or exterior walls at the corners of doors and windows. Large cracks like these can reveal that your home’s foundation is “settling” or “heaving” because the soil underneath has gotten wet. Consult with a foundation expert to learn how bad the problem is.

Cracks in house could mean trouble

Moulton – November 5 & 6Farm and Toy ShowLawrence County ColiseumFri. 6 -9 p.m. and Sat. 8 a.m.-2 p.m.Admission: ChargedContact: Dwight Vanderford at 256-974-6960

Wetumpka – November 63rd Annual Chris Davis Memorial Car/Truck/Bike/Tractor ShowWetumpka High SchoolRegistration 8-11 a.m.Admission: registration fee. Proceeds benefit Faith Baptist ChurchContact: Jack Davis at 334-202-3027

Lookout Mountain – November 6Canyon Fest: A Celebration of Arts and NatureLittle River Canyon Center, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.Admission: Free, donations welcomeContact: 256-782-5697

Beatrice – November 6Rikard’s Mill (1845 Grist Mill)Rikard’s Mill Historical Park Admission: ChargedContact: the Museum at 251-575-7433www.tokillamockingbird.com

Lineville – November 69th Annual Heritage DaySponsored by Lineville Merchants AssociationDowntown Lineville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Admission: FreeContact: 256-396-6143

Andalusia - November 11-13Sweetgum Stitchers present “Visions of Thread and Fabric” Quilt ShowSponsored by Covington County Quilters GuildJohnson Park GymThur. Noon - 5 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Admission: FreeContact: Sharon at 334-427-8458 or [email protected]

Andalusia – November 11-14Absolutely Andalusia HomecomingContact: www.cityofandalusia.com

Moulton – November 12Gospel SingingHigh School Auditorium, 7 p.m.Admission: Charged, discounted advanced tickets, under 12 freeContact: Leon Patterson at 256-974-8277

Monroeville - November 12 & 13Fruitcake FestivalOld Courthouse MuseumContact: the Museum at 251-575-7433 or www.tokillamockingbird.com

Wetumpka – November 12 & 13Charis Crafters 12th Annual Craft ShowWetumpka Civic CenterAdmission: ChargedContact: Patricia McCullers at [email protected]

Greenville – November 13Fort Dale Youth HuntFriday check-in at Ft. Dale Academy from 6 - 8 p.m.All day hunt for ages 6-15Admission: Registration charged (includes a parent/guardian)Contact: Chris Dunkin at 334-382-1919 - [email protected]

Ft. Payne – November 13 & 14Wills Creek Pow WowVFW Agri. Fairgrounds BuildingSaturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Public invited. A rain or shine event.

Belk – November 13Fiddlefest and Fish FryBelk Community Center, 7941 Highway 962 p.m. Charlie Stripling Tribute Program6 p.m. Fish FryAdmission: Free, charge for fish fryContact: Joyce Cauthen 205-822-0505 or www.alabamafolklife.org

Elba – November 13“A Small Town Celebration”Historic Square in downtown Elba10 a.m.-4 p.m.Contact: Elba Chamber of Com-merce at 334-897-3125 orwww.elbaalabama.net

Lookout Mountain – November 13Collinsville Historic Turkey TrotSponsored in part by the Collinsville Historic Association9 a.m.-3 p.m.Antique car and tractor show, turkey shoot, cake walk and historic “turkey toss” from the roof of a building.Contact: 256-524-2788

Bullock County – November 18Bullock County Wild Hog Field DaySponsored by the Bullock Co. Forest Planning CommitteeFrank Moorer farm, 8:30 a.m. registrationRSVP by Nov. 12.Contact: Extension office at 334-738-2580

Cullman – November 19 & 20Vinemont Band Boosters Arts and Crafts FairCullman Civic CenterFri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Contact: Brandi Brown at 256-736-4579 or [email protected]

Dothan – November 19 & 20Faithful Fingers Bizarre BazaarFamily Life Center, Covenant UMCEarly shoppers provided a chili supper for Friday’s preview sale from 5-7 p.m.Admission: charged on Fri., free on Sat.Contact: Carole Lee at 792-6240 [email protected]

Pell City – November 19-21Sanders Family ChristmasPell City CenterAdmission: chargedContact: Box Office at 205-338-1974 or www.pellcitycenter.com

Loxley – November 19City Rhythm Big BandLoxley Civic CenterSeason opening dance and concert. Contact: Joey at Loxley Civic Center 251-964-7733

Dothan – November 20American Indian History Month FestivalDothan Civic CenterDoors open at 4 p.m.Admission: charged, dancers and children under 5 are freeContact: Box Office at 334-615-3175 orwww.aifestival.net

Five Points – November 202nd Annual Fredonia Heritage DayOld Historic Schoolhouse at the crossroads of Chambers County roads 267 and 2229 a.m.-5 p.m.Admission: FreeContact: www.savefredonia.com

Point Clear – November 20Fall FestivalSt. Francis Traditional Episcopal Church 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Pine Apple – November 2715th Annual Hunter Appreciation Fes-tival and Great Alabama HomecomingDowntown Pine Apple - 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Admission: Free, registration fee for Big Buck Contest Contact: www.pineapplealabama.com

Arab – November 27Christmas in the Park 5K & Fun RunRegistration at 8 a.m., race begins at 9 a.m.Contact: Milia Jones at 256-586-6074 – [email protected]

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Each submission must include a contact name and phone number. Deadline is two months prior to issue date. We regret that we cannot publish every event due to space limitations.

Around Alabama

The Tri County Mustang Club invites you to the Salute to Veterans Car, Truck & Bike show. Proceeds will go to local charities and the Blue Star Salute Foundation of Alabama. Events begin at 8 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. at Stivers Ford 4000 Eastern Blvd.

We will be honoring Veterans and the 214 fallen hero’s from Alabama that have paid the ultimate sacrifice since 9/11/2001 in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

The Blue Star Salute organization will be on hand to honor those lost along with representatives from all branches of service.

Many Military type vehicles will be on hand to view and recruiters will be available to talk with about military options.

We will have custom Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles to view and plenty of opportunities for pictures.

Salute to Veterans Open Car, Truck and Bike Show

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There’s a national push to improve this setup – re-

pave the electric highway, so to speak – to allow for two-way traffic of information. This would be accomplished by two steps: upgrading the physical network of poles and wires to bolster reliability and security, and deploying digital “smart grid” technologies that allow utility staff and equipment on power lines and substations to talk to each other. The ulti-mate goal: allow electric systems to operate at top efficiency and

help consumers make better energy choices to keep bills affordable. “Modernizing America’s electric

system is a substantial undertaking,” stated the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in its report, Grid 2030. “The nation’s aging electro-mechanical electric grid cannot keep pace with innovations in the digital informa-tion and telecommunications network. America needs an electric super-highway to support our information superhighway.”

Earth’s LargestInterconnected Machine

A challenge lies before utilities: how to transform a largely mechanical pow-er network into a digital smart grid.

North America’s electric grid may be the largest interconnected machine on earth, consisting of power plants, high-voltage transmission lines, small-er transmission lines, substations, and distribution facilities. But it wasn’t built with a master plan in mind. It was created as needed, one section as a time. As the nation’s electric needs grew, so did the grid.

Today, the electric grid is split into three parts: the Western Interconnec-tion, which reaches from the Pacific to the Rockies; the Eastern Interconnec-tion, which continues to the Atlantic; and the Texas Interconnection, which covers most of the Lone Star State. Plans are under way in Clovis, N.M., to connect all three segments, but today they remain fairly isolated.

The grid includes approximately 3,000 utilities and other entities oper-ating 10,000 power plants, according to DOE. More than 1million mega-watts of energy courses over 300,000 miles of transmission lines nationally. Most of this vast network was de-signed at least 50 years ago – thus the need for a major upgrade.

Grid of the Future What will tomorrow’s grid look

like? Paving a new, smarter grid calls for unprecedented cooperation and communication, since everyone has

By Megan McKoy-Noe

Imagine a major highway with vehicles all going one way.It’s rush hour – rows of impatient cars try to merge, pushing toreachafinaldestination.Exitsforcitiesappear,andasteadystreamofcarsspreadsintothecountryside.Electricitytodaytravelsacrossthenationinmuchthesameway–movingfrompowerplantsalongmajortransmissionarteriesuntiloff-rampsdeliverittoalocalelectriccooperativeand,finally,yourhome.

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a different idea of what our future power network should be. Electric cooperatives believe there should be three main goals behind grid improvements: affordability, effi-ciency and reliability.

To keep electric bills affordable, a smarter grid will provide tools to help members manage their electric use, while automation devices and tools help reduce operational costs. And since electric cooperatives are not-for-profit, any money saved on day-to-day operations will ultimate-ly be returned to members.

Technology focused on boosting efficiency could shrink a commu-nity’s carbon footprint by letting members reduce their electric use during demand peaks and lower-ing line losses. Finally, a smarter grid should be more secure and can help electric co-ops restore service following an outage much faster and safer than before. While it’ll still take the same amount of time to remove a tree that’s fallen

onto distribu-tion lines, a utility would be able to pinpoint the location re-motely rather than having to walk a line to find the problem.

As with all construc-tion projects, these im-provements will require study to make sure consumer benefits out-weigh costs.

Electric cooperatives, as consum-er-owned and -governed utilities, take a sensible approach to technol-ogy investments. This means the co-op business model, combined with DOE research funds, make cooperatives an excellent test for

exploring the value of smart grid for members, and how these new technologies might be able to help keep bills affordable.

To learn more visit www.smart-grid.gov. For updates on how elec-tric co-ops are leading the way with smart grid innovations, visit www.ECT.coop.d

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After the War Between the States and post-Reconstruc-tion years, the nation looked

expectantly toward the dignity and propriety of a new century with its “Gilded Age.” In the Heart of Dixie, however, an in-state college football rivalry had begun burning so hot that everyone – from coaches and players to college presidents and the state Legislature – had to wait four decades for it to cool. Well, that’s what some say…

A dapper-dressed crowd arrived by horse and buggy at Birmingham’s Lakeview Park for that very first con-test between two Alabama colleges on Feb. 22, 1893. It was the result of hard work by scholars at each school to launch football programs. Despite having relatively small attendance and intensity, that game was won by a team from Auburn against a team from Tuscaloosa by a score of 32-22.

It steadily grew to become a clash of talent and pride until a tough game in 1907 ended in a tie. Long after the end zone mud had settled that year, school officials weren’t grappling with controversies on the field. Instead, they were squaring off over players’ expense money and the choice of game officials. Ul-timately, both schools walked away in a decision that sidelined the game for 41 years.

So, the Tigers from Auburn and the Crimson Tide from Tuscaloosa

put off playing each other until after two world wars and the Great De-pression – the types of earth-shatter-ing events, some surmise, that had to happen before Alabamians would tackle their own pressing pigskin problem.

These days, each year’s Iron Bowl pits players from both schools who hate losing to former high school teammates. Families put aside their avowed affections as game day “mixed-marriages” divide hearts, liv-ing rooms, church pews, bar rooms and river sand bars, as the nation’s greatest in-state college football game is played.

But through those silent no-play years, whether a display of our histo-ry-proven strength of character, or stubborn Scot-Irish heritage, neither school gave up one inch of political turf in negotiations. Providence man-aged to shine through the gloom, however. Administrations at Alabama and Auburn (then called Alabama Polytechnic Institute, or API) finally chose to allow the history-making kickoff whistle to blow again in 1948 as the Iron Bowl returned to its roots of rivalry. In 1989 the game was moved from its “neutral” location at Legion Field in Birming-ham to a yearly rotation of Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn and Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

A look back at those years of dogged determination not to play the game is revealing.

‘It was stupid’David Housel, long-time athletics

director and Sports Information di-rector at Auburn University, says the history of the impasse was telling. “By today’s standards, it was stupid.”

In 1908, the University of Alabama received a game contract proposal from Alabama Polytechnic Insti-tute calling for a two-night player expense pay for 22 men per team at $3.50 a day, for a total of $154. Alabama countered with a proposal for 20 players at $3 per day, a differ-ence of two men and $34, accord-ing to David Rosenblatt, recently retired director of the Jonathon Bell Lovelace Museum at Auburn Univer-sity. “And Auburn would not agree to any change.” The Tigers’ athletic commissioners also wanted game officials to be chosen from outside of the state, while Alabama wanted the opposite. But while most folks thought the controversy was being settled amicably, they were proved wrong. “On Oct. 30, 1908, the series went into limbo and not to be re-opened until 1948,” Rosenblatt says.

While the two schools nearly compromised in 1908, they could not agree on an actual date of play. The process stopped cold. Efforts again in 1911 and 1923 also were unsuccessful.

The history of this disagree-ment unearths the collegiate char-

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acter of the times, as both school faculties agreed the game’s fervor was disrupting students’ focus on their higher education. After all, football seasons then were short, and this game was not meant to be a “big thing.” At one point, the Auburn athletic commission decided it should not be resumed, but Ala-bama attempted to bring it back – only to be stymied by Auburn again, according to Rosenblatt.

The issue was passed to the Alabama Capitol, and the Leg-islature approved a unanimous non-binding resolution on Aug. 15, 1947, calling for the schools to play. The joint resolution, (HJR 77 - Stone) passed the Alabama House, and then gained Senate ap-proval with the added stipulation that the schools play no later than May 1949. (See resolution.)

After that, University of Alabama President John M. Gallalee and Ala-bama Polytechnic Institute Presi-dent Ralph Brown Draughon were meeting in April 1948 at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham when Galla-lee asked,” Why don’t we just play?” And Draughon replied, “Let’s do it,” Rosenblatt says.

The Crimson Tide won that return football match 55-0 in Birmingham on Dec. 4, 1948. But the folks putting on the event doubled the price of a ticket and made it a souvenir item, says Kenny Howard, assistant

trainer with the API team in 1948, and later assistant Auburn Univer-sity athletics director until 1980. “It was a highly sought after ticket,” Howard remembers. “Mostly, it was just to say ‘I was there when.’ But it was not a big deal for the rivalry because there was not a rivalry then,” he adds.

Both sides were stirred upBut people were definitely stirred

up – on both sides. Tickets sold out to Legion Field’s stadium seating, he says. “They had ladders trying to get over the wall at Legion Field. One guy got him a ladder and jumped off to get in, and broke his leg.” And many guys at the main gate “had buddies to get in,” Howard says, es-timating the crowd at about 40,000-plus. “It was more than an overflow

crowd,” because of people sneaking in wherever they could.

Contrary to the last wet and muddy meeting in 1907, it was a nice winter’s day, Howard says, as he re-ferred occasionally to Housel’s well-known book, “The Auburn University Football Vault.” According to How-ard: “The kids were anxious to play. The stadium was filled up an hour before the ball game, and there was lots of yelling there. Alabama jumped out ahead and got ahead of us, and beat the hell out of us early, 55 to 0.”

Clem Gryska, former assistant coach at Alabama and recent retiree from the Paul W. Bryant Museum staff, recalled the fervor of that 1948

game, and the night before. In the game, he was a blocking back in the Crimson Tide backfield.

“We stayed at the big hotel in town that night. We woke up for the pre-game and I looked out of the window. There were people everywhere. There was a big parade. They had flags and were honking horns. It was a beautiful sunny day, the weather was mild and a pretty good crowd,” recalls Gryska, who recently turned 83. He notes that Alabama had a well-known program and was awfully

good. “We really didn’t like them or want to play them,” he quips about the Tigers.

“But the next year, Alabama fans chanted ‘56... ’56’ meaning they wanted to win 56-0. But Auburn beat the hell out of them 14-13,” Howard says. Alabama Polytech-nic Institute players showered, got dressed and came back out, as none of the API fans had left the field. But Legion Field would never be the same again, Howard says. Many of

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the feather-filled stadium seat cushions were split open and tossed in the air. “They went out of business that day... the stands and field were covered with feathers (in celebration).”

Howard surprisingly also was connected, by relation, to the series’ precursor game in 1907, where the aunt of his late wife, Jeanne, had a buggy seat in inclement weather. “It was a nasty, terrible day. Aunt Mim Barnhart sat in a buggy with her boyfriend and watched them play. She didn’t remember any controversy that come up at the ball game,” Howard says.

That game, known for its muddy field, was pivotal in the naming of the Crimson Tide, ac-cording to the Alabama Crimson Tide, University of Alabama official athletic website. It lists the “Crim-son White” as the first team name used, and the first nickname of “Thin Red Line” used until 1906.

According to the website: “The name ‘Crimson Tide’ is supposed to have been used by Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of the Birming-ham Age-Herald. He used ‘Crimson Tide’ in describing an Alabama-Auburn game played in Birmingham in 1907... The game was played in a sea of mud and Auburn was a heavy favorite to win. But, evidently, the ‘Thin Red Line’ played a great game in the red mud and held Auburn to a 6-6 tie, thus gaining the name ‘Crimson Tide.’ Zipp Newman, former sports editor of the Birmingham News, probably popularized the name more than any other writer.”

Game site rotates nowFrom 1948 to 1988, the games were played at Legion

Field in Birmingham. After that, the game site rotated between each school’s campus, with Auburn hosting the first game on Dec. 2, 1989. API changed its name to Auburn University in 1960.

Those 41 no-play years for the Orange and Blue and the Crimson and White brought both schools back on a collision course with school rivalry, and on track with national trends, says Tom Land, institution records ana-lyst/archivist with University of Alabama Archives. He re-fers to “Braggin’ Rights,” an acclaimed book about those years by Bill Cromartie. During that time, Alabama won several national titles and was known as a powerhouse.

“During the years they had not played, Alabama started getting better,” Land says. “Auburn was basically average. Alabama saw that as nothing to gain – and it could only help Auburn, not us. Then came Auburn in the 1950s, and they started getting good, while Alabama had started slowly dropping back.”

Different coaches at the universities added to team reputations, coaches like as Auburn’s Ralph “Shug” Jor-dan and Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant.

Post-war lifestyle changes spiked attendance and team loyalty for both sides. Residents of the state had more time for leisure and a rivalry geared more and more for the fans.

“Realize that World War II came along and there were a lot of folks that went into the military, and they came back,” Land says. “There was more interest in people going to college with the GI bill. There was more leisure time, to get away from the tough times of the war ration-ing. So, you get these boom years after the war, and it

changes things – America’s percep-tion. That goes for the South, too.”

So the game became an annual mainstay of Alabamians’ leisure plans, and became an outlet for their tensions. That translated, and still translates, into the Iron Bowl, Land says.

Historians like Dr. Ed Bridges, director of the Alabama Depart-ment of Archives and History, focus on the significance of two men who developed these football programs.

“The football program at Auburn was started by the great historian George Petrie,” Bridges says. “And Eugene Allen Smith, for whom Smith Hall is named, is also one of the great figures of Alabama history.”

Petrie, the first Alabamian to earn a Ph.D, was an American scholar and educator who is considered the founder of Auburn’s history department and graduate school, as well as the school’s athletic program. Smith was state geologist from 1873 to 1913 and president of the American Geological Society in 1913. He is remem-bered for helping to develop the state’s mineral wealth.

“Smith was a heroic figure in Alabama,” Bridges says. “It’s hard to overstate how important he was to the state. He was one of the great men of Alabama. Smith Hall, where the Alabama Museum of Natural History is, is named for him,” Bridges says.

“And Petrie was a giant of a man. They said he was one of the greatest teachers they had heard speak. People from town would come to hear him. For those two remarkable men, who were such scholastic lead-ers, to have been instrumental in establishing a football program is noteworthy.”

These roots of rivalry will soon rekindle and resound with cries of “Roll, Tide, Roll!” and “War Eagle!” at this year’s Iron Bowl, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 26 in Tus-caloosa. More than 100,000 stadium seats will be filled in a colorful and screaming display of fan loyalty far re-moved from the first meeting in 1893. But the game will be played and cheered with the same collegiate pride.

And this year, no one’s talking expense money for players, or worrying about officials. Next year they’ll play in Auburn. Guaranteed.d

Resolution HJR 77Aug. 15, 1947

Whereas,formanyyearstherehasbeenalapsein athletic relations between the University ofAlabamaandAlabamaPolytechnicInstitute;andWhereas, intheopinionofthemajorityofthemembersoftheAlabamaLegislatureitistothebestinterestofthetwoschoolsandofthepeopleofAlabamathatsuchathleticrelationsberesumed.NowTherefore, be it resolved by the HouseofRepresentatives, the Senate concurring, thatthe respective Boards ofTrustees of the Uni-versity of Alabama and Alabama PolytechnicInstitute are hereby respectfully requested tomake possible the inauguration of a full ath-letic program between the two schools, andBeItFurtherResolvedthatsuchactionbetakenby the said Boards ofTrustees at the earliestpracticabledate.AndnotlaterthanMay1949.d

Source: Alabama State House, Legislative Reference

The city of Foley in south Alabama is perhaps best known for discount shopping and its close proximity to the sparkling waters and soft, white

sands of the Gulf. Today, the many visitors drawn by these two factors have made tourism Foley’s largest industry.

But there is more to this town than bargains and the beach, and every year since 2001, Foley has celebrated – and shared via a unique partnership – everything that makes it appealing, including its agricultural and fish-ing heritage, at its Heritage Harbor Days festival.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary of Heritage Harbor Days, which takes place Nov. 5-7. Attendees

will find the requisite festival favorites: food, music and other forms of entertainment and activities.

Yet this event goes so much further – all over the United States, as a matter of fact. Heritage Harbor Days is actually an annual cultural exchange between Foley and a city in another state. Each year since it began, Foley takes a 28-foot shrimp boat, the Miss Foley, and a small slice of its culture to another U.S. city. Alabama shares its boat builders, net makers, fried green toma-toes, seafood, country music and a gospel choir. Then, the city welcomes the people and items representing the culture of that year’s “sister city” down to Foley to share a bit about themselves and their home at the Heritage

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Harbor Days festival. Approximately 55,000-60,000 people enjoyed the three-day event last year.

“It is a wonderful exchange of cul-ture and heritage,” says David Hor-ton, the 2010 chairman of the event. “Many friends have been made along the way, and it is just a great opportunity to share with others around our country.”

Foley citizens have long been proud of their home-town. So when an event to honor the area’s lifestyle and culture was still on the draw-ing board in 2000, a bright idea illuminated a way to make the festival truly stand out. The Foley Convention and Visitor Bureau finalized a plan that put that strong “Foley Pride” on national display.

For the inaugural event in 2001, the city partnered with Guymon, Okla.

“Guymon brought us Na-tive American dancers (who) through their movements, told the story of their people,” Hor-ton says. “They also brought a Will Rodgers character. He was so entertaining; if you saw him you would have sworn that was Will Rodgers on stage.”

Other cities that have teamed up with Foley through the years include Grapevine, Texas (they brought elements of their internationally known wine making), Winchester, Tenn. (they brought the legendary Davey Crockett to town), and Maggie Valley, N.C. “It’s fasci-nating what we can learn from these sister cities,” Horton says.

With its own rich history, Foley gives as much as it gets. Founded in 1905 by John Bur-ton Foley, a gentleman from Chica-go, and incorporated in 1915, Foley has been tied to the land since it was started. “Mr. Foley came to the area and bought up 40,000 acres,” Bonnie Donaldson at the Foley Rail-road Museum says. “He then went back to Chicago and formed a land company to sell parcels to others

who wanted to come down here and make a life for themselves.”

Foley brought the railroad to the town to transport and distribute the varied harvests the land was offer-ing. “Turpentine was big industry

in beginning, then after most of the land was cleared, agriculture became the big industry,” Donald-son says.

Crops like corn, potatoes, cucum-bers and gladiolus flowers were plentiful, and cotton was grown in and around Foley too.

Foley is equally proud of its

shrimping and fishing heritage. “We love sharing what shrimping, fishing, net-making, boats and the many ways we depend on our wa-terways mean to us,” Horton says. “It’s pretty neat to take Miss Foley

to a school and show kids in Oklahoma how we catch shrimp; many of these kids have never seen anything like that before.”

“Our connection to the land and water is still very important to the community,” Donaldson says. “Many shrimpers and char-ter boat operators live here.”

Heritage Harbor Days’ inno-vative nature, along with a long list of fun, family activities, has earned the event the impressive distinction of being named “A Top 20 Event” by the Southeast-ern Tourism Society.

For its 10th year, Foley has invited all its sister cities to come back to educate and en-tertain festival patrons. “There will be so many great things this year, a sampling of all the years past,” Horton says. “An old grape-crushing machine from Grapevine; and Davey Crockett is coming back, as is a Cajun zydeco band. There will be plenty of food, a lot more live music, including local acts. There’s really something for everyone.”

It’s obvious that through-out the year, and especially in November, Foley has much to offer visitors, but behind all the event excitement, Foley is remembered by its guests and loved by its citizens for one reason: the people.

“I was born and raised in Foley, but I moved to Hous-

ton to teach,” Donaldson says. “I came back in 1996. The old saying, ‘You can’t go home again’ is not true. When I got back, I felt like I’d never left. The people are so welcoming and open. Even though Foley has grown tremendously, none of us here have ever forgotten our small-town roots.”d


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Union Springs’s Red Door Theatre, established in 2002 in a vacant Episcopal church on the main street of the town, has quickly developed an outstanding reputation as a quality regional theater. It offers audiences the opportunity to experience entertaining productions in an intimate 160-seat setting in a charming Alabama town. Performances are always sold out so the theater’s patrons have learned to purchase tickets far in advance. Season subscriptions are also available, offering reserved seating as well as other amenities.

The theatre’s 2010 season titled Simply Southern has been a celebration of the region’s heritage, culture, and future. Each of the four plays produced this year has a cherished connection to the South and her citizens. “Wise Women,” the theatre’s last production of the season with performances Dec. 2-4, easily plucks the holiday heart strings with its Christmas setting and serenading by Frank Sinatra and other 1940s music. In Ron Osborne’s play, two girls who have traveled from afar to work at a munitions factory in Knoxville move in with a single mom and her 17-year-old daughter. All three women have secrets hidden in their histories, and amid this crew of grin and bearers, Mom attempts to keep her daughter out of boy-trouble.

A festive buffet reception held in a nearby location accompanies each performance. To make theatre patrons’ stay complete, overnight accommodations with breakfast for two are available at local hunting lodges.

Next year’s Red Door Theatre season, All Southern All the Time, continues the tradition of celebrating the South’s heritage, culture and future. It consists of four productions including well-known favorite “Driving Miss Daisy” to be presented April 28, 29, 30 and May 5, 6 and 7.

Three other Southern plays will be offered in 2011. “Country Songs,” the first production of next year, is scheduled Feb. 17-19, and is a rollicking comedy with a happy ending. What could be more Southern than a play about a beauty shop, country music, and being jilted by an ex-husband? After the spring production of “Driving Miss Daisy,” “The Exact Center of the Universe” follows Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Described by The New Yorker as “an amiable comedy about a classic Southern dragon-lady mother, sharply written and flawlessly elegant that poignantly evokes the passing years.” The last play of 2011, “Christmas Letters,” will be performed Dec. 1, 2 and 3. This heart-warming play carries audiences through three generations of Christmas letter-writers.d

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Gift-giving season is fast approaching, which means it’s time for us gardeners to create our wish lists. After all, helping guide our friends and family to the perfect gift is the polite thing to do, right?

There are a few things that we may simply want whether we need them or not. Among those is a gardening “hod.” A hod is a curved wire mesh basket with, usually, a wooden handle and ends. Hods are quite attractive and can be used as decorative or picnic baskets, but what makes them especially appealing for the working gardener is that wire mesh. Fill them with freshly harvested vegetables or garden hand tools, then hose down the entire basket to clean off dirt.

A fun item that may appeal to gardeners’ “tacky” sides – or can be a great gag gift – is the Gnome and Garden, a kitschy kit containing a gnome statue complete with a miniature lawn and plastic flowers and The Garden Gnome Book, which offers details on gnome lore.

The Matchstick Garden, seed tapes and houseplant compost tea bags are great stocking stuffers. The Matchstick Garden is a pocket-sized booklet containing “matches” embedded with herb seeds. Seed tapes are biodegradable strips

implanted with the tiny seeds of onions, radishes, carrots, beets and leafy greens that can be laid in a furrow for easier planting. The compost tea bags are filled with natural organic fertilizer that

can be steeped in water to brew up a natural fertilizer for houseplants.

For the kid in you, think about windowsill garden kits or the Garden Game board game. Though I may be

a little too old to be seen in public wearing these, Wellies – those colorful, plastic waterproof boots that seem to be all the rage among coeds here on campus – look very appealing for children or adults to use during the cold and rainy days of gardening. (They can be found in more muted colors for the less-flashy or more masculine gardener.).

Tool belts and buckets are great gifts, as are kneelers and knee pads. Kitchen counter compost pails or a load of compost or manure also may be just the thing for the gardener in your life.d

FOR THE GARDENERIN YOUR LIFEGiveahod,gnomeorloadofcomposttobrightenanygardener’sholiday

ByKatieJackson

3Nowthroughmid-Novemberisagreattimetoplantwildflowers.3Plantawindowsillherbgardenforwinterkitchenflavors.3Makewreathsandotherholidaydecorationsfromvines,seedpods,twigs,driedherbsandflowers.3Preparelawnmowersandotherpowertoolsforwinterstoragebycleaningthemandflushingoutremaininggasoline.3Removedeadplantsanddebrisfromflowerandvegetablebeds.3Storeunusedpesticidesinsealedcontainersandplacetheminfreeze-protectedlocations.3Turnthecompostpile.Testyoursoilandbeginaddingneededamendmentsoncetheresultsarein.3Plantleafygreenssuchaslettuce,arugulaandspinach,aswellasgarlic.d

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If you are a deer hunter, you’ve probably looked forward to this month for quite a while now. Per-

haps you’ve done some pre-season scouting and located a nice buck’s living area and already set up a place to hunt on opening day of gun season. You may have spent the last few months planting food plots, cut-ting shooting lanes and placing game cameras in different areas in order to improve your chances of success this season.

You may have already been hunt-ing with a bow and have located a big buck that did not get close enough to allow a clean bow kill. Or you may be like many hunters and are just planning on dusting off Ole Betsy and going to a deer stand to see what happens.

Those hunters who have put in some time working and scouting before opening day will increase their chances of seeing better deer. And, with all the work behind you, now’s the time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. We all look forward to a cool, crisp Alabama morning or afternoon in the woods. And when the moment comes and that chance-of-a-lifetime buck appears, you need to be prepared.

Comfort countsDepending on the weather, it’s

best to be prepared in Alabama for anything. You can enter the woods at daylight when it’s 40 degrees. By 9:30 a.m., it can rise into the mid

80s. Dress in layers so you can shed clothing as the temperature heats up.

Don’t forget to take water with you if you’re going to be hunting for a few hours at a time. Being thirsty can be agonizing and may even cause you to cut your hunt short.

Take a cushion. If you are going to be hunting in a shooting house with a wooden bench seat, you’re going to get uncomfortable, which causes you to move around more. If you want to be still and quiet, consider carrying along a cushion to sit on.

Brush up your shooting skillsBe patient. Don’t rush the shot.

Let the deer settle down if he’s com-ing in to a food plot. Let him put his head down to eat a few times until his head remains down for more than 10 seconds before you begin to aim your rifle.

Wait for the right position. Let the deer move until he is broadside to you or slightly quartering away. This not only offers you a larger target, but offers you a much better chance of a clean kill shot.

Pick a spot. You want the bullet to travel through the vitals of the deer. The lungs and heart region is located just behind the front shoul-der and between the bottom and midway point of the deer’s body vertically. Aim for a spot on the deer’s vitals region; don’t just aim at the whole region.

Squeeze, don’t pull. After your sight has settled in to the spot you want to shoot, squeeze the trigger without moving the gun. Don’t get too anxious to see the deer fall. If you look up immediately when you squeeze the trigger, you’ll pull the gun and miss your mark.

Reload now! Don’t wait. Keep

your gun sighted on the downed animal until all movement stops. You’ll want to be ready as soon as possible in case the deer gets up again. Many deer are wounded and lost because the hunter “assumes” that the deer is dead.

After the killIf you prefer to take your deer

to a deer processor, take it as soon as possible. If you prefer to handle the meat processing yourself, try to get to the cleaning process as soon as possible. The quality of meat on the dinner table can be adversely af-fected if you wait too long, especially in warm weather. Try to keep the deer out of the direct heat of the sun. Hang the deer, skin and remove the entrails, then wash the carcass with cool water inside and out. After quar-tering the carcass and thoroughly washing the meat, place the meat in a cooler and cover with ice to cool it down. Once the meat has cooled you can process the meat for freezing or cooking.d

November Wildlife Management Tips

Applyatopdressingofammoniumnitratetoyourfoodplots.Itwillboosttheproductionoftheplant.Healthy,activelygrowingplantsattractmorewildlife.Plannowforareastoplantwildlife-

attractingtreeslater.Goodplacestoplanttreesforwildlifeincluderoadintersections,roadsidemanagementareas,andinandalongtheedgeoffoodplots.Createorrechargeminerallicksfor

deer.Agoodruleofthumbistoplaceonelickforevery200acres.Deerwillusethesethroughoutthespringandsummergrowingseasonifthenaturalhabitatlacksthemineralstheyneed.d

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Tables indicate peak fish and game feeding and migration times. Major periods can bracket the peak by an hour before and an hour after. Minor peaks, half-hour before and after. Adjusted for daylight savings time.

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In winter space heaters and electric blankets may provide needed comfort, but they can also be deadly if they are not used with care. Last year a Centreville, Va., man died from smoke inhalation and thermal burns because of a fire, which inspectors blamed on an electric heater and an electric blanket that were too close to combustible materials.

Authorities express concern about blankets that are more than 10 years old, since their wiring can be damaged by creasing, flexing, fraying and ordinary wear and tear. They suggest replacing any electric blanket that is worn or torn, where the electric cord is frayed, or where the temperature control is damaged. They also advise to turn your electric blanket off when not in use. Many older models have no internal temperature control to shut the blanket off when it gets too hot; if your blanket has no such internal control, consider replacing it with a newer model.

Refrain from using more than one electric blanket (or heating pad) at a time. Do not use electric blankets and heating pads together. The heat generated by the combined appliances can cause serious burns. And do not plug your electric blanket into an outlet that is controlled by a light switch; the blanket could be switched on accidentally.

Although it cannot be seen, the heating element in an electric blanket is fragile, yet can work very hard. Do not pile toys, pillows, blankets or other materials on top of an electric blanket or tuck electric blankets underneath mattresses or other items; excessive heat may build up to the point where the blanket could ignite. Do not sit or lay on top of an electric blanket; this may damage the blanket’s internal coils and expose the heating element to combustible fabric. And finally, never ball up an electric blanket and leave it on; excessive heat may allow the blanket to ignite.

Never wash an electric blanket. The twisting, tugging and turning action of the washing machine will damage the internal coils. Do not dry clean electric blankets; the chemicals used in the cleaning process may damage the heating insulation and increase the risk of fire. Never use an electric blanket that is wet; do not turn an electric blanket on to dry it out. Refrain from using electric blankets and hot water bottles together.

After using the blanket, it should be stored flat. If that is not possible, roll it up or fold it with as few creases as possible; be careful when folding the blanket to protect the internal coils. Replace any blanket where the embedded heating wires have been displaced or damaged.d

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Debbie Neal, Southern Pine ECBrown Sugar Pot Roast 1potroast(3-4pounds) 3 cupsbrownsugar 3 cupsflour 1onion,sliced 1 largecanmushrooms,

slicedanddrained

Salt,totasteGarlicpowder,totasteOnionpowder,totaste ½cupcookingoil 1½cupswater

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Takea fork and poke the roast severaltimesonbothsides.Coverallsidesoftheroastinbrownsugarandthencover inflour.Heatoil in cast ironpot.Brownroastonbothsides.Addslicedonionsandmushroomstothepot.Addwaterandcover;cookuntilroastisdone,approximately2hours.The roast will make its own gravy.Servewithmashedpotatoesorrice.

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Cook of the Month Holiday Traditions

Harriet Frantz, Marshall-DeKalb EC

Sweet Potato Dumplings

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1packagesweetpotatopatties,cutinhalf

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1½sticksmargarine 5 cupssugar 1 tablespooncornstarch 1 teaspoonvanilla

flavoring

Rolleachpotatopattyhalfinacrescenttriangle.Placeinabakingdish.Heatwater,sugar,margarine,cornstarchandvanilla.Pourover dumplings. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or untilcrescentrollsarebrown.Sprinklewithcinnamonwhendone.

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MT’s Sausage Balls (So Easy!)

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Dad’s Famous Candy Bar Cookie

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Finding Martha’s Place: My Journey Through Sin, Salvation, and Lots of Soul FoodAuthor: Martha Hawkins with Marcus BrothertonPublisher: Touchstone, $21.99

Martha Hawkins knew when she was just a small child she wanted to own a restaurant some day.

“I was sitting at the table eating that salty and smooth pork chop casserole with my mama and my daddy and all my brothers and sisters, and I dreamed of opening a restaurant someday that felt just like that,” Hawkins says.

In her autobiographical book, “Finding Martha’s Place: My Journey Through Sin, Salvation, and Lots of Soul Food,” Hawkins candidly tells readers her life’s story. Hers is an eye-opening, heart-wrenching story about poverty, teenage pregnancy and depression. It’s also a heart-warming story about family bonds, divine guidance and hope. Dreams come true for Hawkins, who encourages others to make their dreams come true, too.

An African American, Hawkins grew up poor in a family of 12 children in Montgomery, Ala., during the 1950s and ’60s. Even though money was scarce, Hawkins’ mother always had a good meal ready for her large family. Hawkins followed her mother’s example by providing her four boys with tasty, home-cooked food and plenty of love.

The obstacles Hawkins overcame seemed insurmountable. Hardworking and courageous, she was a single mother who lived in public housing projects. She was violently attacked, had multiple physical illnesses, and overcame depression before opening her successful restaurant and becoming an inspirational speaker. Hawkins has been featured in many publications including The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, Southern Living, Essence and Guideposts.

In 1988 Hawkins opened Martha’s Place restaurant in downtown Montgomery. She has served southern-style cuisine in a homey atmosphere for over two decades. “Finding Martha’s Place,” includes several recipes from the restaurant and is available in bookstores and online.

Book ReviewBy Martha Rouse Gates

MaRTHa’s PlaCe ReCiPes

Fried Green Tomatoes

4 largegreentomatoes ½cupflour 1 cupyellowcornmeal

1 cupcookingoilSaltandpepper,totaste

Cutthetomatoesinto½-inchslices.Combinethecornmeal,flour,saltandpepperinabowl.Coatbothsidesofthetomatosliceswithmixture.Heat half theoil in a large skilletovermediumheat.Brownthetomatoslicesonbothsides.You’llneedtodothisinbatches;thetomatoesshouldnotoverlap.Drainonpapertowels.

Sallie Hawkins’ Cornbread

1½cupsself-risingcornmeal

¼cupsugar ½cupself-risingflour 2eggs

2 tablespoonsmayonnaise

1 cupbuttermilk 4 tablespoonsshortening,

melted ½cupwater

Preheattheovento425degrees.Combinealltheingredientsin amediummixingbowl. Stirwith awooden spoonuntilthoroughly blended. Pour the mixture into a well-greasedskilletandbake35minutesuntilgoldenbrown.

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Breakfast Cheesecake 2packagescrescentrolls 28-ouncepackagescream

cheese,softened 1egg,separated

1 cupsugar 1 teaspoonvanilla ¾cuppecans(optional),

chopped

Press1packageofrollsonbottomofgreased9x13-inchbakingpan. Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk; beat untilsmooth.Spreadontopofbottomcrust.Pressoutsecondcanofrollsandplaceontopofcheesefilling.Beateggwhiteuntilfoamyand spread over top crust. Scatter pecans on top, if desired.Bakeat350degreesfor25-30minutes.Coolcompletelybeforecuttingintobars.Storeinrefrigerator.

Alice Smith, Sand Mountain EC

Hot Chocolate

116-ounceboxofnonfatdrymilk

1 cupsugar

¾cupcocoapowderMinimarshmallows

Siftallingredientstogetherthreetimes.Storethismixtureinatightlysealedcontainerinacoolplace.Whenreadytouse,addacoupleofheapingtablespoonstohotwater.Sprinkleminiaturemarshmallowsontop.

Jackie Harbin, Arab EC

Best Holiday Pumpkin Pie

1deepdishpieshell 2 eggs,slightlybeaten 116-ouncecanpumpkin ½cupsugar ¼cupconfectioner’ssugar ½ teaspoonsalt 1⁄8 teaspoonallspice

1 teaspoongroundcinnamon

¼ teaspoongroundcloves 112-ouncecan

evaporatedmilkCoolWhip,fortopping

Preheatovento375degrees.Combineeggs,pumpkin, sugars, salt, allspice, cinnamon,cloves and milk. Pour filling into pie shell.Bake near center of oven for 70minutes.Coolonwirerack.ServewithCoolWhip.

Tammy C. Stewart, Wiregrass EC

Christmas Potatoes

3poundsred-skinnedpotatoes

2 largeonions ½ teaspoonsalt ¼cupbutter 3 tablespoonsall-purpose

flour

2 cupsevaporatedmilk ¾ teaspoonsalt ¼ teaspoonpepper ½cupparsley 1-2ouncespimentos

Peel and cut potatoes. Combine potatoes, onions and salt.Bringtoaboil,cover,reduceheat;cook5minutes.Drain;setaside. Melt butter and add flour, stir until smooth. Cook 1minute.Slowlyaddmilk,stirringconstantly.Cookovermediumheatuntilthick.Addsalt,pepper,parsleyandpimento.Arrangepotatoandonionincasseroledish,poursauceovertop.Bakeat350degreesfor45minutes.

Beverly Brooks, Central Alabama EC Apple Cheese Dish

¾cupsugar ½cupself-risingflour ¼stickbutter

1 cupshreddedcheese 6-7 tartapples,thinlysliced

Combinesugarandflour,cutinbutteruntilcrumbs.Addcheese,setaside.Peelandthinlyslicetheapples;placeinbakingdish.Addcheesemixtureontopandpatdown.Bakeat350degreesfor40-45minutes,untilbrown.

Betty Gilbert, Black Warrior EMC

Semi-Homemade Caramel Apple Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls

5 countPillsburyGrandcinnamonrolls(withcreamcheeseicing),slicedinhalfhorizontally

½bagKraftcaramelminibits

1 canapplepiefilling

Preheatovenasdirected.Sprayeachmuffincupwithnon-stickcooking spray. Combine pie filling and caramel bits in smallbowl,setaside.Lightlypressindividualcinnamonrollsinmuffincups.Top with heaping tablespoon of apple/caramel mixture.Bakeasdirected.Topwithcreamcheeseicing.Maygarnishwithadditionalcaramelbits, ifdesired.Cook’snote: Ifmaking largeamounts,considerthefoilbakinglinersinsteadofmuffinpan.

Sonji Breeding Dunn, Joe Wheeler EMC

Who Pudding

1packageinstantvanillapudding

1 cupmilk 1 cupEggNog(noalcohol)

Mixallingredients.Chillfor10minutes.Serve. Teresa Frank, Baldwin EMC

Christmas 24 Hour Salad

1quartwhippingcream 2 cupscrushedpineapple,

drained 2 jarschoppedcherries,

redorgreen

1 largebagcoconut 1 cuppecans,chopped 1 largebagsmall

marshmallows

Stirallingredientstogether.Placeinrefrigeratorfor24hours.

Mary E. Jenkins, Southern Pine EC


What is it? • A competition for cooperative

handworkers to make squares for the sixth AREA cooperative quilt

• Winners will be given statewide recognition.

PARTICIPATION IS FREE!For information and guidelines,please complete the form below

and mail or fax it to:

Linda PartinAlabama Rural Electric Association

P.O. Box 244014Montgomery, AL 36124

Fax: 334-215-2733Or e-mail [email protected]

CALLING ALL QUILTERS

The theme for this quilt is‘Small Town Alabama’

I would like toparticipate in AREA’s

Quilt Competition.Please send guidelines and information to:

Name _________________________________

Address _______________________________

City ___________________________________

State ________ Zip ____________________

Phone _________________________________

E-mail _________________________________

Cooperative ____________________________ (Cooperative name is on cover of magazine)

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Simply put, low electricity prices are “good business,” and TVA is committed to providing customers with reliable electric power at the lowest feasible cost. In fact, keeping “prices as low as are feasible” is part of TVA’s original mission.

Power bills in the TVA region are lower than the national average. To keep them that way, TVA continues to listen to customers, stimulate economic development, promote energy efficiency and reduce peak power demand.

While low prices are a part of TVA’s core mission, TVA will provide more options for customers to manage their energy costs in the future. TVA’s focus will be on the total bill that customers pay for electricity.

Competitive prices = more jobs in the TVA service regionTVA knows competitive prices are key to attracting businesses to the region and creating jobs. Site Selection magazine recently chose TVA as one of the top 10 North American utilities for achievements in economic development.

Being recognized by Site

Selection magazine for the fifth consecutive year is definitely a win for all of our economic-development partners.

New pricing structure = greater flexibility and savings for customers Under the new wholesale pricing structure, customers will be able to better manage their energy costs. The TVA Board of Directors recently approved two new wholesale rates that vary depending on the seasons of the year and time of day. The rates become effective in April 2011.

Distributors will have the flexibility to decide when and how to implement this new pricing structure for their retail customers depending on what they feel best serves their customers’ needs.

Distributors will be able to offer time-of-use rates and seasonal demand and energy rates to some large commercial and industrial customers.

Time-of-use pricing has been available to some commercial and industrial customers for several years. These customers have saved up to 30 percent, and TVA has reduced peak power demand by more than 200 megawatts (enough power to sustain a small distributorship).

TVA is implementing this wholesale rate structure in April 2011 to encourage energy

efficiency and peak-demand reduction, giving customers who are willing to alter when and how they use electricity the opportunity to lower their bills.d

NEWRATE OPTIONSIn April 2011, TVA will offer wholesale customers a new pricing structure

Waymon Pace is general manager, customer service of the Tennessee Valley Authority in Alabama.

To keep power bills low,

TVA continues to listen to

customers, stimulate economic

development, promote energy

efficiency and reduce peak

power demand

Our Sources Say


Those of you that follow my articles are familiar with my opinions concerning climate change, greenhouse gases (GHG) and the effects of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. While I don’t know for certain the danger (or lack thereof) of GHG emissions in the atmosphere, I think it is ill-advised to ruin the country’s economy by dramatically increasing energy costs to reduce GHG emissions. I am absolutely convinced we’ll ruin our economy and lose manufacturing jobs to other countries due to an increase in the cost of goods and services as a result of artificially elevating energy prices to reduce GHG emissions.

However, if we want to provide for our energy needs, including electricity, with less carbon dioxide emissions, nuclear power is our best option. It is carbon free, or at least we think of it as a GHG-emission-free source of generation. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – or at least EPA Region IV – says that is not so.

In comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Draft

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Virgil Summer Nuclear Station in South Carolina, the EPA filed comments that cast doubt on the Obama administration’s apparent support of nuclear power and questions the NRC’s determination that the carbon profile of nuclear projects is a “small fraction” of fossil fuel plants. In its comments, EPA Region IV takes issue with the NRC’s statement that nuclear power results in significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions than coal or natural gas-fired electric generation. EPA states that NRC’s evaluation does not convey an accurate picture of the full lifecycle of carbon dioxide emissions of the nuclear generation process.

EPA concludes that the carbon footprint of uranium enrichment is comparable to the carbon footprint of two coal-fired generation plants in South Carolina. Finally, EPA Region IV assigns an EC2 rating for the Summer Nuclear Project, meaning it has identified environmental impacts that should be avoided.

How absurd is the EPA’s conclusion that the lifecycle carbon dioxide footprint of nuclear generation is comparable to the carbon dioxide emissions of coal-fired generation? That unique position exhibits the true agenda of EPA and other environmentalists, which is to dramatically change

your lifestyle.If you decided to change the

energy usage in your lifestyle, what would you change? Would you choose to heat your house less when it is cold? How about less air conditioning when it is hot? Can you watch less high definition television? Are you willing to use your computers less? What about letting your cell phone batteries go down? Less video games for the kids? Hang your clothes out to dry instead of running the dryer? What about generation to power the electric automobiles everyone talks about?

If the EPA objects to the construction of coal and natural gas-fired generation because of carbon dioxide emissions and also objects to nuclear generation, where will new electric generation come from to meet your load growth? The answer is, “there is nothing” that meets that challenge. Not wind and certainly not solar. The only solution is to change your lifestyle and use less electricity.

We can use electricity more wisely in some instances, but to significantly reduce electric usage – even with smart grids and smart appliances – is highly unlikely. What would you do to reduce your electric usage, especially if the price doubles or triples? With this administration, it might be good to start thinking about it.d

WHATNOW?The latest EPA comments could meana change in American energy lifestyles

Gary Smith is President and CEO of PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

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