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Forsythlife
Sunday, January 29,2012
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ADLEN ROBINSON
Columnist
Cure for
gloomy
winter
1 don’t know about
you, but my Seasonal
Affective Disorder, also
known as SAD, is in full
bloom.
My husband says 1 am
exaggerating, but this
time of year definitely
affects my mood and
often gets me feeling
down.
Over the years, I have
discovered many tips
and strategies that work
to combat the winter
blues.
First and foremost, 1
remember how lucky we
are to have relatively
mild and brief winters
and how spring will be
here before 1 know- it. In
addition, our winters are
always sprinkled with
intermittent bouts of
warm weather. Just this
past Christmas we expe¬
rienced extremely mild
temperatures.
Another thing that
helps me is to plan my
garden. 1 don’t have a
big plot, so I have to be
strategic when it comes
to choosing what to
plant for maximum pro¬
duction in a tight space.
I also love to spend
time researching what
shrubs and flowering
plants will work in our
yard, taking into
account extremely
shady areas as well as
those that get sun.
Nothing says springtime
like those first few days
when we are all outside
playing in the dirt and
basking in the sun.
Plan a vacation for
spring or summer. Even
if you are only planning
a camping trip, or a
quick getaway to the
mountains, spend some
time deciding when and
where you will go and
what activities you will
do while you are there.
If you’re planning a
trip to the north Georgia
mountains, reserve your
cabin and then look for
festivals and other hap¬
penings in various
towns surrounding your
vacation destination.
While you are planning,
go ahead and make a
few' lists of things you
need to purchase and/or
don’t want to forget to
bring.
Release those feel¬
good endorphins by
upping your exercise
routine. If you don’t
have a gym member¬
ship, bundle up and
head out to one of our
beautiful parks. We are
so blessed to live in a
community that has so
many beautiful places to
walk.
If the weather is par¬
ticularly nasty outside,
take a stroll inside the
gym at Central Park, or
sign up for one of the
reasonably priced exer¬
cise classes at one of our
parks and recreation
centers.
My parents used to
head to one of the big
malls and walk there. I
am planning on visiting
our amazing aquatic
center as well no
need to worry about sun¬
screen.
Purchase a few house
plants. I admit that I am
a year-round houseplant
See WINTER 13C
Editor Kevin Atwill can be reached at editor@forsythnews.com or (770) 887-3126.
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efforts of
ministry
By Crystal Ledford
cledtord@forsythnews.com
Part of a local men’s ministry has a
new home.
The No Longer Bound Thrift Store
recently moved from its previous
location in south Forsyth to a
7,200-square-foot facility just north
of Cumming.
No Longer Bound is a residential
Christian ministry that helps men
who are struggling with alcohol and
drug problems, while building job
skills. The men, who are all at least
18, commit to living at the facility for
10 months.
The thrift store, along with a few
other work opportunities, has been
part of the program for several years.
“The thrift store was once located
on property at our home building,”
said Shawn Brown, director of the
store. “Then we built a 6,000-square
foot building three years ago.”
That site, he said, “wasn’t getting
the traffic” leaders would have liked,
so they decided to move to a more
visible location.
Jon Howard, No Longer Bound’s
accounting director, said the ministry
purchased the site at 315 Dahlonega
Hwy. in September.
“Since then, Shawn and several
others have been working around the
clock to get it ready,” Howard said.
“We wanted to make sure we did it
right.”
See THRIFTY 13C
Young patriot draws praise, support
Leads donation effort for troops
By Jennifer Sami
jsami@forsythnews.com
Remington Youngblood
describes himself as a patriot.
While he’s never fought in a
war, the 10-year-old south
Forsyth resident has been work¬
ing to assist those who do.
Youngblood started Change 4
Georgia, a program designed to
collect necessities for U.S.
troops serving overseas.
“I thought, for all these sol¬
diers do for us, that we should
repay them in a way,” he said.
“Even if it’s not a big way, at
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least they’re getting comforts of
home. Because they’re out there
fighting and sacrificing them¬
selves, because a soldier’s life
isn’t without sacrifice and free¬
dom is not free, because they
have to fight for it.
“So 1 just thought that if we
could help them in any way,
that would be wonderful.”
Youngblood recently visited
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
9143 and coordinated the proj¬
ect with the Cumming group,
said his mother, Rebecca.
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Photos by Autumn Vetter Forsyth County News
Jamie Dickerson shops Thursday
at the No Longer Bound thrift
store on Dahlonega Hwy. The
store recently moved from south
Forsyth to increase its visibility.
'We wanted to build
an atmosphere that
people would like to
come to.'
Shawn Brown
No Longer Bound
thrift store director
Online
For more information on
No Longer Bound, visit
www.nolongerbound.com
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Ten-year-old Remington Youngblood, who created Change 4
Georgia to help troops overseas, recently met with Craig Villani,
left, andTommy Hutchenson, members ofVFW Post 9143.