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The Upson Beacon
Thursday,
October 14,2021
Page12A
Lots of things that couldn't be done have been done.-Charles Auston Bates
Recipes By
Mary Ann
'Good Morning, Mr. President’
FDR Impersonator James Fowler Fulfills
His Dreams While Continuing Roosevelt’s Legacy
James Fowler as President FDR
Mary Arm McCrary
While we did have some bad
weather here last Wednesday, it
looks like Forsyth had a bad storm
that took out the power and inter
net. Ashley picked up Michael at
daycare in Bolenbroke and drove
home, and the garage door remote
control did not work. Her spare key
would not open the front door, and
the new keys she had made were on
the kitchen counter. I met her half
way at Pippins farm and gave her
my key. When she finally got in the
house, she saw that lightning had
blown the garage door opener con
trol off of the wall. The lightning
also hit the gas meter, central heat
ing system, TV, router, dishwasher,
and washing machine, and blew a
hole in the back of the utility build
ing. Mac and Jason got started
early this Monday morning in an
effort to fix all of the appliances
rather than turn them in on insur
ance. I told them at least it did not
take out all of the computers on two
vehicles like it did us.
Since this is the perfect time for
cooking with apples, I would like to
share a few recipes that I think you
will enjoy. These recipes are easy,
and you get the true taste of the ap
ples because I don’t like for spices
to overpower the flavor of the ap
ples. I like to use a crisp apple such
as Pink Lady, Gala, or Fuji, but
when I make an apple pie, I always
use the Granny Smith.
APPLE CRUMBLE
Luke Haney
Lifestyles Editor
lhaney@upsonbeacon.com
Spending years impersonat
ing the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt at Warm Springs and
throughout the state, it seemed
suiting that James Fowler would
be asked to play the president in
“A President in Our Midst,” a
documentary of FDR’s time in
Georgia, which was released on
Georgia Public Broadcasting last
month.
With a love for history and a
dream of being on the “big
screen,” Fowler says “all his trou
bles disappear” whenever he has
the chance to present the history
of the late president while per
fecting his impersonations of
FDR.
After obtaining a degree in
history and beginning to teach,
Fowler and his now wife visited
Warm Springs in May of 1982
and fell in love with the place. On
a whim, Fowler, a lover of his
tory, sent a letter to the district
office for natural resources and
offered his services as a tour
guide. On the same day that a
new employee sent word that she
would not begin employment, his
letter arrived, and Fowler was
called to work as a tour guide for
a few years.
Fowler, a Pike County res
ident, decided to follow his
dream of acting and began work
ing as an extra in Georgia film
productions, working around the
region during the late 1980s and
‘90s, while teaching history for
East Coweta County Schools and
Gordon State College (including
night classes on the remote cam
pus of Upson High).
Over the years, Fowler states
that he always kept up with
Warm Springs.
In 2008, he visited Warm
Springs and found out there was
a need for an FDR actor, to which
Fowler replied, “Let me try.”
Fowler’s first production as
FDR was a D-Day program in
June of 2009, when he reenacted
FDR’s prayer to the nation. In
preparation, he colored his hair
gray, suited up, and spent many
nights listening to FDR’s prayer,
in an effort to perfectly imitate
the infliction of the president’s
voice. Afterward, invitations
“poured in,” said Fowler, and he
was asked to return many times.
“Public speaking is my forte,”
commented Fowler. “It is so grat
ifying and rewarding to share his
tory and inspire children... When
I hear ‘Good morning, Mr. Pres
ident,’ all my troubles disappear.
I’m treated like a president.”
In addition to performances
at Warm Springs, Fowler has per
formed reenactments of many
FDR speeches across the region,
including at many electrical co
ops, due to FRD’s instrumental
work in bringing electricity to
rural America.
In preparation for the re
cently released FDR documen
Luke Haney/Upson Beacon
tary, “A President in our Midst,”
an hour-long documentary about
Roosevelt’s life in Georgia,
Fowler was called by one of the
executive producers, local Dan
White, to play the president in
the documentary and record
narrations.
While the nation is going
through “tough times with
COVID,” comments Fowler, “I’m
reminded of the hard times that
FDR and the nation have gone
through, like his fight with polio,
The Great Depression, and the
Spanish flu pandemic. I want
young people to know that our
current problems are virtually
identical to those of 100 years
ago.”
Happy Anniversary
4 to 5 cooking apples—peeled,
cored, and sliced
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
V2 cup flour
V2 cup quick-cooking dry oats
V2 teaspoon cinnamon
V2 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of allspice
1/3 cup butter, softened
Place apple slices in slow
cooker. Combine brown sugar,
flour, oats, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Cut in butter. Sprinkle over apples.
Cover cooker and cook on low for 5
to 6 hours.
Terry and Teresa Renfroe celebrate
their 45th anniversary Oct. 18.
Bob and Pam O'Rourke celebrate
their 42nd anniversary Oct. 20.
Scott and Jinger Roberts celebrate
their 28th anniversary Oet. 16.
EASY APPLE CRISP
4 to 5 cooking apples—peeled,
cored, and sliced
1 Duncan Hines spice cake mix
1 V2 sticks margarine
V2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Place apple slices in a baking
dish, I used a Pyrex pan which
measured slightly smaller than a 9
x 13 pan. Cover with dry cake mix,
dot with the margarine, and sprin
kle pecans on top. Bake at 350 de
grees for about 30 minutes. We eat
ours with a little fresh whipped
cream.
APPLE COBBLER
V4 cup sugar
5 cups sliced and peeled fresh ap
ples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
V2 cup melted butter
BATTER:
3 /4 cup all-purpose flour
V2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 /4 cup milk
In a large bowl, combine the
sugar, apples, and lemon juice; set
aside. Pour the butter into an un
greased 11 x 7-inch pan. In a small
bowl, combine the flour, baking
powder, and salt. Stir in the milk.
Pour this mixture over the butter,
do not stir. Spoon apple mixture
over the top. Bake at 350 degrees
f° r 55-6o minutes or until very
golden brown. Cool for 20 minutes
before serving.
Enjoy, Mary Ann McCrary
Ronnie and SherreU. Jordan
celebrate their 23th
anniversary Oct. ig.
Steve and Jan Duke
Grant and Shirley King
celebrate their 16th
anniversary Oct. 13.
Brian and Ashley Evans
celebrated their 16th
anniversary Oct. 8.
celebrate their 16th
anniversary Oct. 20.
Lance and Katie Ellington
celebrate their 15th
anniversary Oct. 20.
Josh and Brantley Standard
celebrate their ninth
anniversary Oct. 20.
Sean and Jessica Harris
celebrate their 13th
anniversary Oct. 20.
Bob and Christy Bullock
celebrate their eighth
anniversary Oct. 17.
Walker and Amanda Searcy
celebrate their 10th
anniversary Oct. 13.
Shane and Chasity Foster
celebrate their eighth
anniversary Oct. ig.
Johnny and Deirdre Cochran
celebrate their ninth
anniversary Oct. 20.
Tommy and Jana Mimbs
celebrate their fifth
anniversary Oct. 13.