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After finishing up a great book, the next logical step for readers is to run and tell everyone all of the reasons why they should read it too. If you’re a reader, you know the scenario I am referring to. We do this because we want others to share in the experience so that we can discuss all the details together.

Now, imagine if you could do this with your whole town. That’s the beautiful idea behind One Book Thomas County. This community wide reading event takes place in October and will explore the New York Times Best Selling book The Happiness Project. The book follows author Gretchen Rubin through a yearlong pursuit of happiness. Through her words, the project hopes to bring unity, growth and happiness to Thomasville.

Taking on its third year, One Book, initiated by the Thomas County Public Library, is South Georgia’s first one book festival. The project encourages the community and surrounding areas to collectively read through a selected book. Throughout the month, activities take place to promote not only discussion of the book, but also to celebrate literacy as a whole. In doing so, its readers are intertwined with non-profit organizations, community partners and other book-loving Townies.

This year’s activities range from casual to formal, fun to educational. The project will conclude Tuesday,

October 27 with The Happiness Project Author Lecture at the Thomasville Center for the Arts at 7:00p. Readers will hear the story of happiness straight from the author’s mouth.

Our very own local bookstore The Bookshelf is a proud sponsor of this one book festival. Co-owner Annie Jones, who, when she isn’t busy running the best little bookshop in town or contributing to the Townie, plays a pivotal role in facilitating literary growth with locals and weekend visitors alike. The project holds a special place in Annie’s heart. “It is the first community event in which I felt fully invested and involved," she says. "It helped me get to know other book lovers, people who are as passionate about the written word as I am. The program is high quality, and the fact that we bring New York Times bestselling writers to our area is good news for our entire region.”

For more information, head over to www.onebookthomascounty.org . There you can learn more about the project, reflect on previous projects, donate or explore the events lineup. You can also follow them on social media @onebookthomasco. Don’t forget to grab your copy of The Happiness Project before October!

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Here is a great opportunity for all you music lovers out there. We all know Thomasville has a lot of great things going on but we aren’t big enough to offer regular entertainment options of all types. Sometimes we have a to travel a few miles to get our fix. On Saturday, August 22 you can kill two birds with one stone at the Purple Willie Jam. You can get your supporting-a-good-cause fix and your music fix all at once.

Event organizer David Wheeler participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the first time last year. This year he decided to not only lead a team for the walk happening on September 19 but also to organize an entirely new event that he plans to become an annual event.

The Purple Willie Jam will be held at Krewe de Gras in Tallahassee and will feature music from local favorites Hal Shows and the Catbirds. Other musical performers include Fried Turkeys and Travelin’ Light. Proceeds from the event will go to support the Alzheimer’s Association, “the world’s largest Alzheimer related organization in the world,” as described by David.

The name Purple Willie Jam is derived from the awareness color for Alzheimer’s {purple} and the lifelong nickname of David’s father {Willie} who passed

away with Alzheimer’s. David said this night of music is just the kind of thing his father would love to do. “My dad was a real fun guy. He loved social gatherings. He was the person you wanted to sit next to at a dinner party,” David recalls.

It is, unfortunately, hard to meet someone these days that has not been affected by Alzheimer’s in some way. David described the horror of Alzheimer’s perfectly when he said, “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone I love and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.” When reaching out to bands and venues David said all he had to do was mention the cause in most cases and the response was “We’re in!” The support for his event has been impressive in every way. When the original venue was suddenly unable to host the event they found a replacement for David. Krewe de Gras graciously offered their space at the last minute and will be donating 15% of the bar receipts at the event.

Doors open at 5p at 1304 North Monroe Street. Music starts at 7p. Crepes, sushi and pizza are just a few of the nearby offerings that you are welcome to bring into the event. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 800-272-3151 for tickets.

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Harris is the son of Martha and Ben English of Thomasville, a UGA graduate who was named to the SEC academic honor roll all four years. Prior to college Harris attended Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN where he led the school to four state titles and won one individual state title in high school.

At 26 years old, Harris English has already become a household name in the world of golf, and he has worked hard for the recognition.

TT: Harris, I noticed from your PGA profile that your favorite food is rutabaga? Is rutabaga the food of life and the secret to your athletic and academic success?

HE: Rutabaga may not be my absolute favorite food, but it is close, along with other soul food like greens, sweet potatoes and anything else cooked by my mother and my aunt. When I’m on the road I miss southern home cooking. So, maybe that is part of the secret.

TT: Seriously, to what do you attribute your success?

HE: I knew I liked golf a lot by the time I was 10 years old, and I had aspirations from that age to play on the PGA Tour. My parents gave me every opportunity to get to the next step.

TT: You moved to Chattanooga, TN to attend high school at Baylor. What prompted that decision?

HE: I wanted to be around golfers who were better than me and where I would be pushed to improve, and we pushed each other. I needed that to pursue golf in college. I watched Tiger Woods, Davis Love III and Fred Couples when I was growing up, and I wanted to be a successful golfer too.

TT: When did you first realize you had “it”…that thing it would take to make it?

HE: It’s hard to know for sure, but I can say that winning the Georgia State Amateur when I was 17 was pretty amazing. That was an important tournament, and I was playing with older high school guys, so that gave me a good boost of confidence.

TT: What advice would you offer to young golfers who may dream of making it to the PGA Tour?

HE: In golf, just like in life, you’re going to have ups and downs. Don’t let the downs get you down and never give up! Be persistent. I’ve been working toward this since I was 10 years old.

TT: I read that Gary Player was the oldest professional golfer to make the cut at the Masters at age 62 in 1998. He and Sam Snead,

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Heather WaldropHeather is a Townie if ever you’ve met one. She was born and raised here and like all good Thomasville natives her only condition for marrying her husband was that they move back to Thomasville. Heather and her husband, Mike, own South Georgia Spine and Joint, a multidisciplinary clinic that offers chiropractics, pain management, and physical therapy services.

Tell us about your family. Mike and I have two boys. Rodge is 9 and Roland is 6. My two sisters, my brother, and my parents live in Thomasville. My siblings and I all left and came back and now we have our families here. I am so lucky that my whole family is still here and we can get together all the time.

Where did you meet your husband, Mike? We met in Chiropractic college. We both started at Life and finished at Texas Chiropractic College. It was in God’s plan because the program in Texas was medical based which is what we are doing now.

What do you guys do for fun on the weekends? Mike grew up going to the Auscilla River for mullet fishing and it’s something all four of us love. We do lots fishing tournaments all the time. The boys hunt. I can’t say I hunt. That is when I get to come downtown!

Name a Thomasville tradition that your family loves. We love everything from Victorian Christmas to the Demolition Derby!

Give me a tip for healthy living.Keep your body in homeostasis through nutrition, exercise, sleep, and eliminating stress. Listen to your body and take care of it. If it’s in pain, find out the root cause and get rid of it.

- Emily M.

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Trill in the ‘VilleBeauty Broad

Why are we such creatures of habit?! Sometimes it doesn’t even occur to me to approach my daily “to do” list and routines differently. Does that happen to you? There seems to be so much to cram into a few hours that the tasks become overwhelming thus defeating the positive benefits.

After recently discovering that prioritizing and simplifying my basic needs routines, interestingly I noticed that it allowed space for everything else to fall into place. All became streamlined and actually created a feeling of more available time in my day.

Movement. One of the most important habits you can create for yourself is to add more movement every day. This does not mean if you can’t go to your gym for an hour then all is lost. This means taking 10 minutes to stretch. Or if you have to sit for long periods of time, stand up and walk around your desk or do 5 squats every hour. These small changes will filter over into other areas of your life. You will start to crave the feeling of movement in your body. It will be less about a “have to” and more of a natural tendency. You may choose a walk after dinner over watching television…simple changes and better choices. You will begin to feel better in your skin.

Food prep. Most of us are aware of the life changing benefits of choosing whole food over processed food. However, when we are busy and hungry, we go into survival mode and do what we can to get through the day. The answer to this is food prep. I have started a habit of prepping everything I can the night before. Water bottle, fruit in baggies, lunch portioned out, and anything else I might need while I am at work. This has eliminated most if not all of my stress in the morning.

Entertainment. Let go of the need to always have the television on, especially if it’s background noise. Make a conscious choice to sit down for that hour or two and really watch a movie or show. It makes it so much more enjoyable. Create a ritual if there is something you watch each week. Add your favorite cup of hot tea, curl up, and enjoy the show.

Sleep. Sleep deprivation is one of the worst things that can happen to your body. There is no way you can function properly on less than 6 hours of sleep a night. That is a minimum. More is better. Take the time to figure out how you can get enough and make it happen. Everything else has a better chance of falling into place if you get the rest you need. Sweet dreams!

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I saw a meme the other day that said something to the effect of “My friends are all having babies, and I’m just sitting here drinking wine.” It’s true, though. My friends ARE all having babies, and I am just sitting here drinking wine. Well, not at this very moment. At this very moment, all of my friends are having babies, and I’m just here writing my column. Literally two of my best friends had babies within two weeks of each other and all within the last two months. It’s gotten to the point that my Facebook timeline is filled with babies, toddlers or adolescents all geared up for their first day of school.

My friends all have their lives together, and they have not rubbed off on me. I mean, hello, how else could they coordinate that giant bow on the baby’s head with their little socks and onesie? I’ve never been more impressed with someone’s gift registry for anything than I have been with my friends’ baby registries. I’ve never been put together as half of my friends’ infants. Don’t even get me started on the adolescents. I am pretty sure that I have 19 stains on my shirt right now, and I’m well past my days of carrying a Hello Kitty backpack.

I thought I was at the cusp of getting it together when I bought my first house. I couldn’t have been more excited about my adult-like stability. I was at the pinnacle of “having it together” when I signed my life away on those

mortgage papers. I couldn’t leave well enough alone, so I put all of that behind me and sold the house. I tried getting another house, but that fell apart much like all of my credibility as a half-decent adult. You may recall my last column about my so-so homelessness, and my boyfriend’s questionable décor. {Update: Our friends Osceola and Renegade have gone to live at Don’s office.}

So where am I now? I’m not exactly homeless because due to some fortuitous timing, I am subleasing a friend’s apartment. {Thank you, Victoria.} Although I don’t have a house with a fancy mortgage, I will at least have somewhere to put all of my stuff so I don’t have to pay $100 a month for storage. I still can’t fathom how so much of my life’s hard work can fit into a 150-square foot storage unit. That may be the ultimate sign that I don’t have my life together.

I don’t have a cute baby with a matching ensemble or one of those jogging strollers. I don’t have one of those super cool mortgages or a mailbox with my name on it. I don’t have 100 back to school pictures of my kid or even a handy address label. I have a P.O. Box, and I have two tiny dogs. All my friends are having babies, and I’m just here posting 100 pictures of my dachshund.

- Denise P.

who was the oldest at 67 to make a tour cut, seem to be ageless in the game of golf. I imagine you look forward to many more years of golf.

HE: Yes, it’s one of only a few sports you can play to any age, and that makes it a cool sport.

TT: So, what about the LPGA? Do you get to hang out with any cute golf chicks?

HE: I played recently with Lexie Thompson. I’d never met her, and she’s a nice girl. I know Brooke Pancake from high school, and I know Dori Carter. We rarely see the LPGA since we’re all headed in different directions.

TT: Tell us a little about the Harris English Foundation to benefit St. Jude Hospital.

HE: I’ve always loved kids, spending time with them and helping them. When I won the St. Jude Fed Ex tournament last year, I talked with my parents

ENGLISH, FROM Page 1and management team, and we decided helping St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was a good fit for me. I donate dollars for every birdie leading up to a tournament, and it’s good to know I’m helping kids with cancer and their families.

TT: Sometime when you’re home for a visit, we would love to host a Townie event with you…maybe something that would help local kids learn more about golf. Are you game?

HE: I’d love to do that. We’ll work on some ideas.

TT: Thank you, Harris. We wish you continued success, traveling mercies, and rutabagas and collard greens whenever you get a craving.

This writer can add that Harris English is also the nicest guy in the world. Good job, Martha and Ben!

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The stylish houseThe Old School, Part Two

With ‘I told you so/No one ever listens to me’ passing through my mind and putting aside the vicious idea of letting it happen, I immediately called the husband. {Not to be sexist but he writes the checks}. I sent him a picture and was rendered deaf for several minutes by the screams from the incoming call.

“WHAT! WE CANNOT HAVE A PURPLE PORCH!” “Well, as I tried to explain……” “Just do it the same color as the original, please.” Click. Excuse me?

Okay, so I could be a hero or a zero. I’m thinking hero. I calmly go to the Sherwin Williams paint store to have it darkened. Easy enough, right?

Let’s pause here to say, I dislike Sherwin Williams paint. In fact I loathe them. But, I let my new Atlanta painter talk me into using them. I am and always have been a Benjamin Moore guy but more about that later.

Big mistake.

The newly appointed, post-college adolescent manager was all too eager to help. ‘Bob’ he was called. Attractive and rather dim-witted but eager... until he is actually presented with a real life problem.

“Well, Bob, I appreciate your eagerness to help me but this is what I would like for you to do. Take these four gallons and combine them into a five gallon bucket. Then start with 1.0% of Lamp Black and we will keep doubling it until we get it right. It will just be a custom color with no match or formula.”

Fixed blank stare.

“Umm..let me check with the computer. I need to see about doing it by the gallon first.”

“No, no, let’s not waste time on that. This is much faster.”

Silently and furiously typing I can only imagine what.

I asked some more questions and after saying the word ‘computer’ several more times I caused a scene I am not proud of.

“Look, Bob, please do as I ask. It will take less than fifteen minutes flat.”

“I can’t do this, it’s against corporate policy and ….” Blah, blah, blah.

I asked him to kindly put my paint back into my vehicle and said I would be back in thirty minutes with the job done before he could call ‘corporate.’ I exited the store as if on a barge to Alexandria.

Broad Street Clothing hosted a mega-sale on summer clothes last week and invited 'VIP' customers for a fun cocktail party with even more sales on Thursday, August 13th. The event, with classical music echoing above, showcased their beautiful, relaxed styles and gave customers a chance to add more to their closets before the approaching fall season. - Catharine F.

Quoted in the VilleThe 'Also-Rans'

The Question: Debates have begun, cometh the political season. The topic is ALSO-RANS. Please share a ‘fave’ candidate or memorable experience relating to someone who did not win.

For me, it was 1972 at thirteen campaigning for ’Smokin’ George McGovern: debating issues, learning views, being shooed from yards, being invited in, meeting new people. The cookies and cakes were fabulous! Richard Nixon won in an historic landslide.

- Benjamin G.

How’s about you?

The year was 1988, and I was three years old. Ronald Reagan was president and could not run for a third term. When I discovered George H. W. Bush would be our new president, I cried because I only wanted President Reagan in the White House.

- Kathryn S.

We used to be active in politics, but we did not watch the debates.

- Don L.

In 1976 I changed my party affiliation to 'independent' so I could vote in my first primary election casting my vote for John Anderson. He came to my college to campaign and I was sold. Unfortunately, not too many other people were as convinced as me :-)

- Angela T.

Political views are a private issue for me.

- Diane N.

It was the first election I was eligible to vote. I stayed up late waiting for the “official” election returns, finally throwing in the towel. I woke up and checked results on my computer, still no winner. The 2000 election is memorable because of the controversy, and because it ran contrary to the expectations I had regarding how elections worked.

- Bridgett K.

I was in training at Bethesda Naval Hospital in the early 80’s. I got to assist in surgery on George H. W. Bush, who was the mere Vice President at that time under Ronald Reagan. Of course, I had to vote for Bush so I could say I did surgery on the President. [George Bush, Sr. was president one term, losing his reelection bid in 1992 to Bill Clinton.]

- Dan M.

All I remember is that the man or woman I usually want to win – doesn’t! Our only hope is the mercy of the Lord! Blessings!

- Diane W.

“You won’t get anyone in Atlanta to touch another vendor’s product. All you are going to be able to do is buy more.” He calls after me as I pray my car starts.” I have been mixing paint for over three years.”

So what, I’m thinking, I was painting walls and doing construction when you were in Pampers. Spare me.

Remember when I said I would talk more about Benjamin Moore later? This is the later segment.

I drove to my local Benjamin Moore store and explained my dilemma to the old curmudgeon behind the counter. This is your classic ‘old school’ paint store. He has clearly seen it all and not liked much of it. But, he had a kind, somewhat amused face.

“I don’t see what yer problem is. These young guys don’t know squat. Give me a few minutes. This isn’t our paint so I’ma gonna have to charge ya a little.” This said between hacks.

I let him go to it while I cruised around the store examining the vintage paint signs, overflowing ashtrays and vending machines last refilled during the Carter administration.

Sure enough about thirty minutes and several shades later I hear.

“Mr. David, yer paints done.”

It was done. It was more than done. It was perfect. This ‘old school’ gentleman went out of his way to get the business of a potential new customer by helping solve a problem. No computer, no corporate call. Just a vendor looking to gain business the ‘old school’ way. He certainly won mine. And, most importantly, by being the hero, he made me a hero in the eyes of the customers.

Not only is Benjamin Moore the best paint, but by going to a local, old school paint store, I got what I needed in a crisis in less than forty-five hilarious minutes.

What have we learned here? When you need paint, go to a paint store. Not a big box store. A paint store. I recommend Ben Moore. And, when something breaks, see about a repair or seek an alternate solution. Or ask an ‘old schoolers’ advice. You might learn something.

Sometimes being stylish means going old school but asking our elders for advice is always in style

John David Bray, Jr. is a Project Manger/Designer at Landford Thompson Interiors.

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Dance CardAugust 22

Thomas University’s “Toast for Scholarships the Hemingway” Event

Thomas University’s West Campus, 1550 Magnolia St., 6 p, $35

The event will feature a four-course French dinner {High Roller Dinner, 6:00p} followed by full casino gaming,

8:00p and DJ spinning dance favorites. All proceeds from the event will go toward scholarships at Thomas University. Visit www.thomasu.edu for more

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August 23Letter Writing Club

The Bookshelf, 126 South Broad Street, 10-11a The Bookshelf provides stationery, pens, and stamps --

all you need to bring is your address book! For more information, contact Annie Jones at 228-7767.

Shelf Talk + Signing with Joshua HoodThe Bookshelf, 126 South Broad Street, 1-3p

A signing with Joshua Hood, the author of Clear By Fire, will give a Shelf Talk and sign

books. For more information, contact Annie Jones at 228-7767.

August 29Caterpillar Fundraiser Benefitting the United Way

Country Oaks Golf Course, 6481 GA Hwy 122 N., Thomasville, GA

8:30a-2p, $240 per team or $60 pp Caterpillar {4} Person Scramble

benefiting the United Way of Thomas County. Sponsorships are available. Registration begins at 7:30am,

with a shotgun start at 8:30am, lunch at 12:30pm, and awards and prizes given at 1:00pm. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams, as well as longest drive, closest to

the pin, and accurate drive contests. Please call the pro-shop

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September 1Thomasville Beer Club

Liam's of Thomasville, 113 East Jackson Street, 6:30p, $5

Meet people with the same interest: craft beer, brewing, beer education and tasting.

The Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at Liam’s of Thomasville. Follow them on Facebook: www.

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COMING UP AT THE ‘SHELF I’m just going to say it: August is my least favorite month. The summer season pretty much goes downhill after July 4, at least here in the South. The heat is suffocating, and the fun summertime celebrations – the ones involving hot dogs and swimming pools and fireworks – are over, leaving

August without a whole lot to look forward to. And sure, school shopping (even when you’re adult) can be enjoyable, but I don’t really think any kid should be going back to school until after Labor Day, when we can all breathe sans 100 percent humidity again. Thus, my main complaint about August: There’s just not much going on, and no wonder. The humidity has sucked away all of our energy.

August is also a fairly slow time in the shop. Our event calendar quiets a bit, giving everyone time to settle back into regular routines and Friday night football games. We’ve got a couple of signings and such scheduled for the remainder of the month, but mostly? We’re focused on getting the store ready for autumn. We’re filling up the new shelves and catching up on last minute summertime reading. We’re sneaking in final vacations and re-alphabetizing forgotten titles. We’re adding travel books and reference works and graphic novels and crossword puzzles. We’re re-arranging Herschel bags and decorating windows.

Stop by and see what we’ve been up to. Maybe join us for our upcoming signing or film society meeting. And get your calendars ready, because August is almost over, and fall is on its way.

SIGNING WITH JOSHUA HOOD: CLEAR BY FIRE. Clear by Fire is a newly-released military thriller about an American hero who, in order to clear his name, must take down a highly classified band of soldiers that has gone murderously rogue. It’s fictional material, but the novel is based on the experiences familiar to debut novelist Joshua Hood, who spent five years in the 82nd Airborne Division and was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. The book is perfect for suspense-loving readers, particularly those familiar with military history and conflict. Joshua will be at The Bookshelf on Saturday, August 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., for a signing of Clear by Fire. Come chat with Joshua about his military experience, and snag a copy {or two!} for gifts for your more reluctant readers.

FILM SOCIETY: BLADE RUNNER. It’s time for our quarterly film society meeting! The Bookshelf is made up of “read the book before you see the movie” kind of people, and now, once every few months, we gather with other folks who tend to agree. We’ve watched "To Kill a Mockingbird," "True Grit," "Jane Eyre," and "All Quiet on the Western Front," and now we’re switching genres just a bit. On Tuesday, August 25, join us at 6:30 for the 80s sci-fi classic, "Blade Runner," starring Harrison Ford (insert heart-eyes here). The movie is based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, out on our shelves now. Thomas University film professor Lisa Mitchell will lead a discussion following the movie, and we’ll be able to compare and contrast book to film. I hope you’ll join us; we always have a great time!

READER MEET WRITER. The Bookshelf partners with the Thomas County Public Library each September for Reader Meet Writer, an authors’ fair for South Georgia and North Florida. The event is always such a great success, featuring writers from Tallahassee, Thomasville, Valdosta, Bainbridge, Monticello, and other surrounding areas; this year, Reader Meet Writer is set for Saturday, September 19, but here’s where we need your help: We’re still looking for writers to fill our 20 author spots. If you or someone you know is self-published writer with a book released in the past year or so, send them our way! We’d love to put them on the roster for this year’s event. Interested authors can email me at [email protected] or Kathryn Arwood at [email protected]

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august 21 - september 3 VOLUME 4

august 21 - september 3 VOLUME 4

Townie #14, 2015

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