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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2006
What big eyes you have
Does anyone else who
was born in the mid
60s remember the
very popular prints of chil
dren, puppies or kitties with
large, over-sized, sad looking
eyes?
I was surprised to find
a story on those haunting
prints featured in one of the
antiques trade papers a few
weeks back. I never real
ly cared for those pictures
because I thought they were
kind of scary looking!
Amazingly enough though,
original paintings from one
of the most popular paint
ers of the “big eyes” style,
Margaret Keane can bring
as much as SIO,OOO at auc
tion!
There is an incredible
story behind the history of
these sad eyed waifs that
now makes a lot of sense
when you hear it.
You see, Life magazine did
a feature story on her works
in 1965 that gave credit
to her husband Walter as
being the artist. For years,
BIRTHS
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Tyler Jackson Ball
Stephen and Sara Dolliver
Ball of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
son, Tyler Jackson Ball at
Houston Medical Center on
Aug. 8. Grandparents of the
baby are EJ Ball, and Ann
Ball of Slidell, LA, Leone
Dolliver of Reynoldsville,
New York, and Charles
Dolliver of Tipp City, Ohio.
Ronald Laron Glover
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Heather Evi
Schimmelpfeng and Ronald
Glover Jr., of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Ronald Laron Glover, 111,
at Houston Medical Center
on Aug. 9. Grandparents
of the baby are Tricia
Palmer, Duane Palmer of
Macon, Veronica Fernandez
and Albert Fernandez of
Bonaire.
Sadie Camille Knight
Jonathan and Tammi
Martin Knight of Reynolds
announce the birth of a
daughter, Sadie Camille
Knight at Houston
Medical Center on Aug. 8.
Grandparents of the baby
are Lena Smith of Americus,
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Martin of
Bartow, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Knight of Reynolds and
Mary and Ricky Amerson of
Dublin.
COUPLE
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“The transmission paid for
those tables,” Dean said as
he walked about the restau
rant. “The engine paid for
the counter.”
Dean makes a strange
sight, standing over six feet
tall, wearing a baseball cap
turned backwards, with his
long hair tied in a pony tail
behind his back.
But he isn’t the reason peo
ple flock to Sumthin Diffrent
for lunch. Piotrowski’s cook
ing has developed a fan base
that stretches from her 17
years at the Shipwreck.
She had been on hiatus
from the kitchen until she
saw the sorry state of the
menu at Macon Cycle.
“I felt sorry for them,”
Josie said, “because all they
ate was TV dinners. They
weren’t feeling well.
“I told them it was no
wonder with the stuff they
ate.”
Cooking was a family affair
for Piotrowski. Her mother
Fran worked and her father
Art served on active duty in
the Air Force.
“If you wanted to eat,
you better learn to cook,”
Piotrowski said.
She still laughs about one
of her early attempts in the
kitchen.
“When the recipe said a
cup of bouillon, I filled the
cup with bouillon cubes,”
she said laughing. “I don’t
know what it tasted like, but
Dad ate it anyway.”
Piotrowski looks out at
the world through startling
blue eyes.
Margaret painted her heart
out and Walter basked in
all the glory and attention
of the media up until 1970
when Margaret couldn’t
bear the charade any longer.
Margaret filed for divorce
and moved to Hawaii.
Margaret and the subjects
of her
paintings
became
much hap
pier look
ing.
Keane
had to
fight
Walter all
the way
to fed
eral court
where a
yri
Jillinda Falen
Antiques
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judge demanded a “paint
off” to reveal who the real
artist was. Walter claimed
he couldn’t because he had a
sore shoulder but Margaret
quickly created a beauti
ful painting and she finally
won the rights to her own
artwork in 1986! Believe
Johnny Saymour
Gunnels
Johnny and Jaimee Settle
Gunnels of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Johnny Saymour Gunnels at
Houston Medical Center on
Aug. 9. Grandparents of the
baby are Jenna and Chris
Franz of Warner Robins,
Johnny and Becky Mathis of
Twiggs County, James Settle
of Morehead City, N.C., and
Pamela Gunnels of Macon.
Julian Henry Lee
Parker
Latosha Jones and Horace
Parker of Perry announce the
birth of a son, Julian Henry
Lee Parker at Houston
Medical Center on Aug. 8.
Grandparents of the baby
are Horace Sr. and Sheila
Parker, and Janet Allen and
John Bass of Perry.
Jeremiah David Rich
Frank and Karli
Husarenko Rich of Dallas,
Texas, announce the birth of
a son, Jeremiah David Rich
at Houston Medical Center
on Aug. 4. Grandparents of
the baby are Vicki Milam of
Mesquite, TX, Vickie Smith
and Chad Smith of Quinlan,
Texas, and Moe Campbell of
Mesquite, Texas.
Jesse Richard
Lawhom
Roy and Helen Mullis
Lawhorn of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Jesse Richard Lawhorn at
Houston Medical Center on
She’s cooked from one end
of the country to another,
including a stint in Los
Angeles where she got her
training.
She attended a chefs
school while living in Los
Angeles.
“Cooking is like paint
ing,” she said. “It’s a talent.
Cooking school is a formal
ity.”
But when it came to open
ing her own restaurant,
the effort became a family
affair.
To those who visit Sumthin
Diffrent, they see that Dean
has become part of the
Piotrowski family.
His mother and father had
passed on, but the restau
rant brought him into con
tact with an extended brood
that has helped him make
the restaurant a success.
“I never saw myself as a
restaurateur,” he said. “I’m
the owner, but (Josie’s) the
boss.”
With her came her father
Art, a retired Air Force senior
master sergeant, and her
mother Fran who was the
cateress to the Robins AFB
NCO Club for 20 years.
Josie’s sister Betty
Anderson works at the res
taurant along with Betty’s
daughter Diana Garcia.
Betty made the curtains,
Fran added the feminine
touch to the dinning area
and Art performed various
maintenance chores neces
sary to get the place ready
to open.
During the cold February
nights as the Dean and Fran
were getting the place ready
to open, Fran, Josie and
Betty would work all night
it or not, there are some
Hollywood folks talking to
her about making her story
into a movie.
Now in her 80s, Margaret
continues to paint at her
home and gallery in San
Francisco.
There are actually several
other “knock-off” artists
that copied the “big eye”
style that Meade popular
ized during the 60s. They
were usually printed on
cardboard and sold at fur
niture stores. You can still
find “big eyed” pictures rela
tively cheap on eßay from
sls-S6O, or cheaper at flea
markets and yard sales.
Happy collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques
and has been buying and
selling antiques for over 22
years. She is also an expe
rienced estate liquidation
specialist. You may contact
her via the Houston Home
Journal, carrielynns@alltel.
net or www.antiquesingeor
gia.com.
Aug. 8. Grandparents of
the baby are Richard and
Linda Lawhorn of Fort
Valley and Norma Mullis of
Hawkinsville.
Arianna Tiahy
Crutcher
Latressia Howard Thomas
and Terrance Crutcher of
Centerville announce the
birth of a daughter, Arianna
Tiahy Crutcher at Houston
Medical Center on Aug. 7.
Grandparents of the baby are
Phyllis and Albert Howard
of Perry, Bobby and Sharron
Robinson of Hattiesburg,
MS, and Andrew Crutcher
of Nashville, Tenn.
Daniel Alexander
Ashcraft
David and Amy Vincent
Ashcraft of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a son,
Daniel Alexander Ashcraft
at Houston Medical Center
on Aug. 9. Grandparents
of the baby are Vince and
Beverly Vincent of Center
Point, Texas, Dr. David
Ashcraft, Marietta, Ohio.
Grace Jillian Lusty
Jimmy and Lisa Smith
Lusty of Warner Robins
announce the birth of a
daughter, Grace Jillian Lusty
at Houston Medical Center
on Aug. 8. Grandparents of
the baby are Jim Lusty and
Georgia Lusty of Conway,
Ark., Milton Smith and Mary
Smith of Benton, Ark.
without heat.
“It was fun,” Fran said.
After the restaurant
opened, family members
were often drafted for addi
tional duties.
“Betty’s husband David
comes in for lunch and ends
up being put to work,” Josie
said. “Sometimes we so busy,
I call my mother to come
in.”
For Josie cooking is a labor
of love.
“I like good food,” she said.
“If something doesn’t taste
right to me, I’m not going to
cook it.”
Still, she’s loyal to the sign
on the door. Dean and Josie
named the place Sumthin
Diffrent because they want
ed a menu that offered cus
tomers something different.
Josie hates liver but serves
a popular liver and onions
meal.
“A guy comes in and gets
two orders of liver and
onions for him and his cat,”
she said.
She’s especially proud of
her hamburgers.
“I like my hamburger to
fit the bun and I use large
buns,” she said. “I want a
hamburger that you have to
use both hands to hold it.”
Hank Dean is very happy
with his new business.
“A good business man
knows when to let the expe
rienced people take over,” he
said. “She knows how to run
a restaurant.”
Her knowledge is the cus
tomers’ gain.
Sumthin Diffrent is open
Monday through Wednesday
II a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday
and Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
and Saturday 4 to 9 p.m.
LIFESTYLE
Quilting, biking
and volunteering
Barbara Antczak has
been an avid quilter
for many years, and
has completed many breath
taking quilts showcasing a
variety of techniques.
Her one disappointment
upon moving to Houston
Springs was the absence of
other quilters, so she decid
ed to grow her own quilting
community.
The Piece-N-Quiet Quilt
Club’s original four mem
bers have grown to seven
with room for more.
Their first project was a
simple table runner, but
they quickly advanced
to more complex projects.
Every Monday for the past
22 weeks, they met at their
village clubhouse in Fair
way Ridge and worked on
a sampler quilt, making a
block a week.
The sampler quilts are
finished and have been sent
off for machine quilting.
They are now making holi
day table runners and have
four special classes sched
uled in September when
they will make profession
al customized totes to carry
all their quilting supplies.
The ladies are also staying
busy working on quilts for
the Linus Project.
The Linus Project is an
organization with local
chapters, which gives quilts
and blankets to children
from newborn to 18 years
of age who are ill or trau
matized.
They have a great time
at their weekly meetings,
where they not only share
RICH
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all come about since dad
dy’s death several years
ago. Before that, no one had
to volunteer. Grace was all
daddy’s for the saying and
what a beautiful way he
had of saying it. He always
ended with, “Bless this
food to the nourishment
of our bodies and our bod
ies to thy service. In Jesus’
name, we pray. Amen.”
Perhaps out of this tradi
tion, a very Southern say
ing sprung up. One I never
completely understood but
I use nevertheless.
“I’ve got more to do
that I can say grace over,”
apparently means it’s a lot
WINSTON
From page iC
something in common
with every other new stu
dent.
I will share with you
next week details of The
Glass Castle, why the
book is required reading
as MSU, and why I am
having my English classes
at FVSU read the book.
Till next week: “Don’t
cry because it is over.
Smile because it hap
pened.” Dr. Seuss
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talk of fabrics, tech
niques and patterns, but
they also connect as mem
bers of Houston Springs’
community family.
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The buyer/manager for
the Pink Ladies Bowtique
Gift Shop located in the
Periy Hospital is one of our
Houston Springs homeown
ers; Mrs. Kay Fraley. She
thoroughly enjoys buying
special items for the shop,
which she has been doing
since May.
The gift shop carries an
Melanie Lewis
Columnist
Houston Springs
and see
what they have to offer Mon
day through Friday from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and asks
that you mark your calen
dars for their huge jewelry
sale in October!
All the proceeds from
the gift shop benefit the
hospital. Fraley is also a
Pink Lady. Other Houston
Springs Pink Ladies
include, Josh Lovejoy, Mary
Seagraves, Carol Newhart,
June Potts and Pansy
Gordon. Pansy also han
dles all the scheduling for
the Pink Ladies.
The emotional bene-
more than can be set on a
dining room table.
I enjoy seeing the amaz
ing scenes of folks who say
grace in soda shops, coun
try clubs and restaurants.
How sweet it is. Now and
forever.
Ronda Rich is the best
selling author of What
Southern Women Know
(That Every Woman Should)
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fit they receive from volun
teering is far more reward
ing than money.
Their hearts are
touched when they see the
smiles on the faces of pa
tients and family mem
bers and they know they
have accomplished their
goal of helping people in
need.
■
Several of our residents
enjoy riding motorcycles.
Mike and Peggy Tedesco
moved to Houston Springs
from Florida.
They have taken road trips
to Plains, Andersonville,
Warm Springs and Pine
Mountain, which have been
some of the best back road
riding conditions they have
ever experienced.
Sometimes they just get
on their bike and ride with
no particular destination in
mind, just to see where the
road takes them.
Last year they headed
out on a bike and wound
up spending several days in
Cherokee, NC.
They love the carefree life
style at Houston Springs,
which allows them to leave
home at a moment’s notice
with no worries about lawn
care or security.
When they are not riding
their bike, they are hang
ing out by the pool, playing
cards, horseshoes or going
to dinner with friends and
neighbors. Peggy said “Life
does not get any better than
this.”
Perry is a great place to
live and call home.
and The Town That Came
A-Courtin’.
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