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CODE OF ETHICS: Seek Truth <5*? Report It - Minimise Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable. Where the press is free and every man able to read,, all is safe. Thomas Jefferson 4 THE GEORGIA POST Opinions expressed by writers on this page are their own alone. What a great week it was t HU*"' JJ p. Z i: , ^ OF THIS & THAT Trenesia Stubbs There were great doings in Roberta this past week! The celebration of Christmas in Roberta was one of the experiences that reminds me why we left Miami. The Christmas parade was splendid again this year. Our Peaceful Warriors thoroughly enjoyed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from the back of our decorated pickups. I saw faces watching the parade I hadn’t seen in a while or not often enough. That in itself is a huge contrast to the overcrowding, rudeness, traffic, and danger such an event would pose in Miami. No, in our little slice of heaven, yes, I find our lives here heaven sent. Our community came together to celebrate our Lord’s birth and saving grace. If you missed it you missed something wondrous and uplifting. There were a great many floats that obviously had been decorated with care. There were joyous voices of our local choirs lifted up in song and reminding us why we got together in the first place. We heard the story of Jesus’ birth, a fantastic Nativity, a reading of The Christmas Story (no not the movie, the real story based upon scripture), as well as a reading of The Night Before Christmas and a visit from Santa. I was tempted to see Santa myself with a message I saw on a tee shirt recently, “Santa, I can explain.” I was particularly moved by the lighting of our com munity Christmas tree. Oh! And let’s not forget the great hot chocolate provided by the Crawford County Roberta Chamber of Commerce. Boy did that hit the spot on our somewhat blistery day. I enjoyed the sense of community more than anything. Saturday was a momentous day for our martial arts school. The Korean Martial Arts Academy congratu lates Cameron Thiessen and Jayden Stone who suc cessfully passed their belt test. They are now black belt candidates—the first black belt candidates in Roberta. The next step for them is to have the patience and dedi cation required to prove that they are truly a black belt. The upcoming year will encompass the next level of their martial arts training; which does not solely deal with proficiency in forms, board breaking, and spar ring. A martial artist at the black belt level must also possess leadership skills, exhibit good judgment, work diligently toward excellence in school, acquire the ability to teach and assist in the development of lower ranks. And, of course, perform their responsibilities at home (without being reminded!). Apropos of nothing, I have to share with you a televi sion event I found particularly exciting. I watched the very last episode of The Fugitive television show. I’ve often wondered whether the show left us all hanging or wrapped things up. Then, I wondered if things were wrapped up whether the producers did a good job of it. The reason I stopped folding laundry and sat down to watch was because I saw in passing a scene that appeared to have Lt. Philip Gerard acting like he was working with Dr. Kimble to prove his innocence. If I’d been wearing rubber soled shoes on pavement the squeal of my stopping in my tracks would have been audible. The Fugitive was concluded to my full satis faction and delight. I just had to share that with you because it gave me such a happy. Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela—your contribution to the world while you walked the Earth goes beyond your successful efforts to heal South Africa of the sickness of apartheid. Your humanitarian and diplomatic successes brought many disparate people together for one cause. Thank you, Mr. Mandela. The world is a bit drearier at the loss of your light. TRENESIA STUBBS is a contributing columnist. Contact her at trenesia@pstel.net Cameron Thiessen and Jayden Stone with instructor James Stubbs. What a great weekend it was here What a wonderful time in Roberta on Saturday! The parade was great, the tree lighting, nativity play and Santa greeting the children. Hats off to the RCCCOC and their folks for the great job they did. In fact, my weekend was pretty amazing in itself. But after being out in the weather on Saturday, I was feeling under the weather on Sunday and did very little except try not to become sick. My birthday was Friday but as you know, if you work, you have to work, birthday or not and that’s okay with me. My hubby had surgery last week and therefore was not up to par, so there would be no cele brating anyway. What I did do was have dinner at a friend’s home so I could interview Laura Chapin, aka ’’Kitten” from Father Knows Best fame. I will be doing a feature story in the next week or so and you can read about what she’s been up to lately. I found her to be genuine, down to earth and very personable. Such a sweet lady. She is involved in a ministry of which my friend Dan Gatlyn is the president and was in town for their annual Christmas get-together. Dan wanted me to come Saturday to the get-together but it was just not possible with everything else going on that I had to cover so he invited me to eat with them Friday night. The food and fellowship were all good. They even sang happy birthday to me so I can say a celebrity has sang happy birthday to me! Saturday was a go here and there all day long beginning with last minute things for a luncheon that my sisters I attended high school with, do the first Saturday of December every year. This was the fourth year and we had a good crowd. Of course, I don’t get to mingle as much as possible since it is such a short time and I am busy taking photos to post for everyone. That is something I do enjoy though. We had a few of the ladies who had not attended before and that is always nice. We reminisce and catch up to what’s going on in our lives now for the two hours we are together. There is also a gift exchange as well as door prizes. This year I was in charge of a mem ory tree for those who are no longer with us. That number was 12 this year and that saddens me. We had a large graduating class but one loss is too many. It is interesting that many of the ladies are just the same as they were in high school. Some even look almost the same. Most of us keep in contact on Facebook, which is a redeeming factor for social media to me. But not all have joined social media. Thank you Lynn Pollard Defore for keeping our lun cheon going. Because I was at the lun cheon I did not make the Byron Christmas parade but hurried to Roberta afterward for the festivities here and to grab a cup of hot chocolate to keep warm. I was in such a hurry I forgot my jacket and Patti was gracious enough to let me borrow hers until it was time to leave. Thanks Patti. Eveiyone was enjoying them selves in spite of the weather. I have upped my vitamin C and began taking ecchinacea which I hope will keep me from really getting sick. I stand by the old remedies and take my cinnamon and honey daily. Haven’t had a really bad cold in a while (thank you Lord), but have felt sick in other ways or like now, that I might get sick. Hopefully not though as I am one of those who does not have time to be sick. Seriously. We don’t have the staff to cover if I get sick so it is something I try hard not to do. I was hoping to get the Christmas tree up this past weekend but with the weather was not able to do it. We always go cut down a tree but this year I have seriously thought about an arti- fical one. Maybe when they go on sale after Christmas I will see if I can find one that looks close to real. I am promising myself I am not going to stress over it though, or that I have not decorated anything yet. With David out of commission, I don’t have any help so it is going to take a lot longer than usual but that’s going to be okay. Shooting to get it done by this weekend. It’s about time for our annual Christ mas edition so if you haven’t reserved your spot do so soon. Last year this edition won first place through the Georgia Press Association and we want it to be spectacular this year too. If you have a Christmas photo you would like included, get it to us by December 15th. We have already been receiving letters to Santa from the school which are always wonderful to read. Wishing you a blessed week and weekend. VICTORIA SIMMONS is publisher of The Georgia Post. Contact her at vsimmons54@ gmail.com DAY AT A TIME Victoria Simmons I am one of those who does not have time to be sick. w factor A local question column Question: What is the to tal number of employees of the Crawford County School System which actually live in Crawford County? Come on, can Mr. Douglas please answer this for our readers? Question: Who can name all football coaches in the history of Crawford County? Question: Who could or would introduce an ordi nance for the county and/ or the county to require yard markers in the yard by the road. There are several long drive ways that are not marked and this delays emergency services getting to you. Question: When and why is the middle school being annexed into the city? Question: What are the hours for Superintendent of Schools. Since Mr. Douglas makes $108,000 per year per his contract, shouldn’t he be in his office Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.? Question: What hap pened to the 21st Century Partnership in Crawford County headed by Carmen Wilson? Questions are submitted by readers to get answers from powers that be. THURSDAY DECEMBER 12, 2013 Holiday calorie furnace Most of us have probably successfully stored more calories then we would have liked to over Thanksgiving and going into the holidays, but then most of us probably didn’t intend to under eat at these events either :). There are two things that usually seem to happen during the holidays, 1. an increase of calorie intake and 2. a decrease in intense physical activity. When we have a decrease in physical activity but an increase in caloric intake over an extended time period, it simply tells our body to store this energy until later “in our fat cells and fatty deposit areas.” MUSCLE IS OUR BODY’S CALORIE FUR NACE!! ! The more you have of it and the more toned and conditioned it is, “the hotter your ther mogenic (fat burning) fire will be!” We too often relate a decrease in metabolism to aging, but it’s not nearly so much the aging factor as it is a decrease in quality muscle mass. And the two primary causes of this is our decrease in physical activity and our diet! These two factors coincidently are the two main contributing factors in the aging process as well. Boosting metabolism and slowing the aging process are some really good reasons to add extra muscle and strength to your life, especially when combined with better joint health, mobility, and a better looking shape! When we build muscle there are three stages that increase the pace that our body burns calories, 1. During exercise (working mus cles need fuel) 2. Recovery (our body has to move nutri ents to broken down areas for the recovery process and in building stron ger muscle) 3. The added muscle burns extra calories at the pace of about 13-16 calories a day per pound. Keep in mind that the first two months of a good exercise program and diet increases a lot of muscle weight, while decreasing the fat weight “so oft times we do not see a lot of scale change until after the 2nd month. It’s usually by the 2nd month, muscle we already have, has toned up, so it’s not unusual for a person to gain 8-12 pounds of muscle while losing 12-15 pounds of fat in the first two months. This means that some will only see a 3 pound de crease on the scale for all this effort. “The reward is in the increased muscle strength, increased metabo lism and a better shape!” Building muscle while losing fat, “keeps us from having the shrunken ballon syndrome and appear ance.” When we let some air out of a balloon, with nothing to replace it, the ballon gets a saggy and older looking appearance. This is also why a person may look better and healthier at a larger size. “If you want to increase your body’s natural capa bility to burn off fat and extra calories, the answer is in toning and building muscle and not in expensive fat burners that boost a fake metabolism.” Age is not an excuse, you can tone and build muscle at any When we build muscle there are three stages that increase the pace that our body burns calories... age! WADE YODER is a Master Trainer & Fitness/Nutrition Spe- cialist.Contact him at Vclub@comsouth.net Something on your mind? Write A HCIje (Georgia jposrt is published every week by Crawford Publishing, LLC. Floyd Buford - President Victoria ’’Vicky” Simmons - GM/Publisher vsimmons54@gmail.com or byronbuzz@pstel.net Renee Goggins - Layout/Graphic Design Robbie Robertson - Distribution Carey Lee - Sports Photography Denisia Stallings, Student Assistant Contributing Columnists: Trenesia Y. 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