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Home on Lake WedoweeHome on Lake Wedowee
June 2013 Vol. 6 No. 4
Table of
Contents Special Features 14. Home on the Lake Embracing the Lake Life 18. Home on the Lake A Family Tradition 14. Home on the Lake Embracing the Lake Life 23. Home on the Lake Secluded Paradise 28. Home on the Lake Designer Lake Living 32. Home on the Lake Repurposed History 36 News to Know Appreciate Your Green Re-sources
In This Issue 8. Letter from the Editor 10. At a Glance 12. Hooked on Lake Wedowee 38. Creative Crafting 40. Not Too Shabby 42. Chamber Chatter 44. Where in the World is Lake Wedowee Life? 46. What’s Cooking 52. Lake Wedowee on Instagram
Contributors Lynn Amason Tracy Carpenter David Corson & Lee Kelly Bonny & Wendell Huddleston Brian Morris Dorothy Tidwell
Home on the LakeHome on the LakeHome on the LakeHome on the Lake
On the Cover This issue is dedicated to Home on the Lake and Brian and Mary Weaver’s
home on the lake is featured on page 28.
Lake Wedowee Life
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General Manager LEISEL CALDWELL
Editor KELLY CALDWELL
Writer/Photographer AMANDA CAUSEY
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With the exception of football season, I have to say summer is my favorite season. Lake Wedowee comes alive with activity and people this time of year. There are parties, events and just the lazy day playing on the lake with friends.
I love every minute of it! The month of May was jam packed with events every weekend and June is just as busy for those looking for something to do.
I am particularly excited about the Homemade Ice Cream Contest on June 16. I will have my spoon at the ready and can’t wait to dive into the fabulous fla-vors we are bound to have. Homemade ice cream is probably one of the best things about summer on the lake and is definitely my guiltiest of guilty pleas-ures… One time when I was a sports editor, I used my column to persuade people running a concession stand to start making homemade peach ice cream! I am sure there are some fantastic recipes our readers use and I would love to sample them on June 16! (It also happens to be Father’s Day so what better way to celebrate dad than with some Homemade Ice Cream. Check our website for more details.)
Coming next month of course is Independence Day. Celebrating the Fourth of July on Lake We-dowee is special for everyone and this year will be no exception. You can start the celebration by watching or participating in the boat parade (You can register at Lakeside Marina, Wedowee Marine or Lake We-dowee Life) and then enjoy the fireworks at Chimney Cove that night sponsored in part by Meadowcraft and Wedowee Marine. Or you can go to Lineville and kick off Summer Sizzle with Kevin Moon and friends.
The fun continues as the weekend begins with the 10th Annual Randolph County Sheriff’s Rodeo. Con-certs conclude each night with Lard Bucket perform-ing Friday and Kevin Moon entertaining the crowd on Saturday.
So mark your calendars for these fun events and for more information visit, our website at www.LakeWedoweeLife.com!
Kelly Caldwell Enjoy Life!
Fun Times with Friends & Family
To get more information about upcoming events visit LakeWedoweeLife.Mobi and click on ‘Events’
June 1st Summer on Main
Downtown Roanoke
June 3rd-7th STAR Camp for Kids Ashland Theatre
June 8th Art on the Median
Downtown Wedowee
LWPOA Annual Picnic Rice Pavilion
June 9th Wave Runner Charity Ride
Wedowee Marine
June 10th-14th Teen STAR Camp Ashland Theatre
SUSCC Kid’s College Southern Union Wadley
June 16th Lake Wedowee Life Ice Cream Contest Wings & Things
June 26th-28th Fame JR
Ashland Theatre
July 4th Boat Parade
The Pines at Lakeside
Fireworks Chimney Cove
Fireworks San Harbor
Summer Sizzle Thursdays in July Lineville Park
July 5th & 6th RCSD Rodeo Wedowee
June fishing this year I predict will be good due to cooler temperatures and water flow of our lake.
The fish are scattered right now but they will pile up on your favor-ite spot before long. Here is what I recommend doing in June for bass. Look for long points that have pockets close to them (just like in my May report) fish are still there! Throw a C-rig, something with green pumpkin, a creature bait or a finesse worm. The bass this year for some reason want something slow moving like a crank bait or a
spinner bait. But I have been catch-ing a few on top water using a pop R or a walking bait like a spook on steep banks early in morning. Crappie fishing has been good all year. Keep a good eye on your elec-tronics as they are hovering over and around standing timber and where the standing timber use to be, suspended in 8 to 12 ft of water. You can catch them trolling using a
1/16 or 1/32 oz red jig head sup-porting a white chartreuse.
2 inch curly tail jig or a black/blue has been working well also. Cover water your electronics will be your best friend. God bless and good fishing.
Lake Wedowee Fishing Advice
By Brian Morris, Fishing Guide
upcoming events
I was reflecting on the past the other day and couldn't help but smile. Wedowee and I have changed over the years. I re-member my first fishing trip. My un-cle Steve picked me up, I think I was twelve years old. We went to this pond way out in the woods. When we pulled up to the bank of the pond, my uncle pulled the flat bottom boat out of the truck and slid it down to the water, he mounted the trolling motor on the back then pulled the battery out of the truck to run the trolling motor. Even at twelve years old I remember thinking I sure hope we don't run the battery down. I still have my first tackle box that my un-cle gave me for my birthday. It had a form inside that you filled out and mailed in to have a name plate made for it.
Today I fish out of a bass boat with three batteries in it and my truck battery stays in the truck. Bonny has given me fishing tackle for birthdays, Christmas, etc. that I'm ashamed to tell you what they cost.
But you know all of this would be for nothing if Wedowee hadn't changed also. Sure I could go fishing other places, but I love Wedowee. Of course I realize I'm prejudice mainly because as a high school senior in 1980 at Randolph County High School I remember looking down at the old Highway 48 bridge and thinking... I don't think they are go-ing to have enough water to cover that up...not to mention make it 60 to
70 feet under water. The new 431 wasn't there yet. My par-ents live in the north end of the county and we had to drive to Wedowee on what now is old 431. Now the lake is here and attracting all kinds of people and businesses. In 1980 I couldn't have imag-ined the impact the lake was going to have. I know the economy has been
tough here lately, but without the lake I'm sure it would be much worse. I love Lake Wedowee, it is good for all of us. I've heard people say between memorial day and labor day you don't recognize any one in the grocery store, now that’s got to be good for the economy. Without the lake Im not sure what we would have, but odds are we wouldn't have a boat dealership, or even have a Lake Wedowee Life magazine.
Even if you don't have a boat, fish, ski, or swim at Flat Rock Park you have to say thank you to Lake Wedowee. Enjoy the lake, I know I will. Bonny gave me a lifetime fish-ing license and I plan on wearing them out. See you on the lake.
Reflections of Lake Wedowee
Hooked on
Lake Wedowee by Wendell & Bonny Huddleston
Before Joe and Joy Jones bought their lake house in October 2009, they considered themselves beach people. "We would go to the beach four
or five times a year at least," Joe said. "But now, we may go once a year." The Joneses second home is in
Bent River subdivision and they didn't intend to purchase a home as large as their primary home in Bremen. "We really were looking for a
small cabin, but we couldn't find it," Joy said. "But we have made this house our home at the lake." On our tour of their home the
Joneses were especially proud of their brick walkway that leads down to their dock. "We did it ourselves and it
changed a lot over the course of the project," Joy laughed. "It started as just a landing and then continued to evolve over time. "We actually worked on it so
long that we had to get two per-mits from Alabama Power Shore-line Permitting," Joe added. The pathway utilizes repur-
posed brick from around the area. "It's amazing what people will
give away if you are willing to haul it off and ask nicely," Joe said. The couple have embraced the
Lake Wedowee lifestyle and par-ticipate in local events like the Fourth of July Boat Parade. "Our first year we definitely
were the boat to remember," Joy said. "We didn't win, but people still talk about us." The group had a Miss America
theme complete with pageant gowns. Their crew was promi-nently featured in the Au-gust/September 2010 issue of Lake
Embracing the Lake Life
Joy and Joe Jones enjoy their Lake Wedowee home as much as possi-ble. The couple also participates in community events such as the Lake Wedowee Fourth of July Boat Parade.
Home on the Lake Story by Kelly Caldwell
Photos by Amanda Causey
Wedowee Life. "It was so hot that we had several of our pageant
girls jump in dress and all while we waited for re-sults," Joy said.
The Joneses have fallen in love with Lake We-dowee and enjoy their home year round.
"The community really is really special," Joy said. "We love the small town charm that we have here and because we are so close to our first home, we enjoy it all year long."
To view more photos of the Jones’ home, visit
www.lakewedoweelife.com
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Fred Amason began construction on his Lake Wedowee cabin before the RL Harris dam was finished. All of his children have lived in the cabin after leaving home.
There are not many homes on Lake Wedowee like the Amason Cabin on Fox Creek. First, most of the materials for the cabin were gathered on the family's land and second, it took the owners 30 years to spend the night for the first time.
"My dad had people interested in buying this land before the lake was backed up," Fred Amason said. "But I knew this was a spe-cial place and I wanted to build here.
"We began building the cabin in the 1970s," he said. "I had a friend that had a saw mill and I
would take trees cut from our land to him... And we gathered rocks for the foundation from around here as well."
The main level of the home fea-tures wood walls and floors con-sisting of a variety of wood col-lected from the family land.
Once the foundation was in place and the walls were up, Fred
took a break from construction and actually went to work down at the dam.
"We did some different things in here and it was more out of ne-cessity than anything else," Fred said.
The fireplace and chimney are made of rock collected from the land, but that didn't happen over-night either.
"When I started the fireplace I was able to get black mortar, but this was really like putting a puz-zle together finding the right pieces to fit and by the time I was ready to finish the fireplace I
A Family Tradition
Home on the Lake Story by Kelly Caldwell Photos by Zach Amason
couldn't get the black mortar any-more," he said.
For years, the cabin remained very primitive and was enjoyed by the Fred and Janice's sons as a camp house.
"We never intended for the cabin to be more than a rustic camp house," he said. "It didn't have indoor plumbing, air condi-tioning or even electricity.
But that all changed when Carlton Amason and his new bride Lynn decided they wanted their first home to be the camp house.
"It just had a subfloor at that time," Lynn said. "And there was-n't stairs to the upstairs... Just a ladder."
Bathrooms were constructed and stairs were added for the newlyweds.
"When we lived here it didn't have air conditioning," Lynn said. "We just
had the attic fan, but we made it work."
Carlton and Lynn lived there for a few years before building elsewhere on the family's land. But, "The Cabin"
didn't stay empty for long. "My sister got married and moved
into the cabin and then Brian my brother and his bride did later," Carlton said. In fact all four Amason children
lived in "The Cabin" as newlyweds. "We nicknamed it the "Weaning
House" because all of our children moved out of our home into the cabin," Janice said. However, in 2010 Fred and Janice
were renovating their main home and became the last of the Ama-sons to live in the house full time. "We were the ones to build it and
we were the last ones to live in it," Fred laughed. "I guess you could say we were slow builders." The Cabin is now used for family
get-togethers at the lake and last spring was the site of Fred and Janice's 50th Anniversary celebra-tion.
Fred and Janice Amason with their children and grandchil-dren at their 50th Anniversary celebration in 2012
Robin and Doug Bruton have always been "lake people" but their home lake hasn't always been Lake Wedowee.
"We always went to Lake Altoona with my parents," Robin said. "But, after we lost them it was too much for me to go back there."
The Brutons' had other family on Lake Wedowee and one Fourth of July holiday the pair came over for a visit.
"We were familiar with the lake, but that trip sparked out interest in buying out here," Doug said.
Their first purchase was a home in the Swag Cove area of the lake but it didn't fit their needs and on a whim, the pair started exploring.
"When we found this house we really weren't thinking of buying because we already had a house," Doug said. "But we fell in love with the location and the house."
The Brutons' bought their home on Creek Run in 2006, but it didn't exactly fit their needs. "Doug's wheels are always turning and he likes pro-jects," Robin said. "The basement wasn't finished and we really wanted more room. So we got to work." Enlisting the design ser-vices of Max Fulbright, the Brutons' not only re-vamped the interior of the home by relocating the kitchen and adding a screened porch with out-door fireplace, they also built a three story de-
tached garage with an apartment on the third floor.
"We have family in Arizona and when it gets to hot out there in the summer, they come here," Robin said. "So we wanted to have room for everyone."
The couple also wanted the feel of the mountains at the lake and
Home on the
Lake Story by Kelly Caldwell Photos by Amanda Causey
Secluded Paradise
different elements of their home are reminiscent of a lodge in the mountains.
"The screened porch is my fa-vorite room in the house," Robin said. "It's cozy with the fireplace and then you have all the sounds of
nature to go with it." In landscaping the outside of the
home, the Brutons' also added a feature that's quite unique. The home features a fountain in front of the home that travels down a wa-terfall into a collecting pool at base-
ment level. "It's something different that we
love," Robin said. "This is our for-ever home and it's a place we want our children and grandchildren to enjoy."
A work in progress is how Brian Weaver describes his home known as "Take It Easy" on Lake We-dowee.
"When you do it yourself, you are never really finished," Brian laughed.
Brian and his wife Mary along with his in-laws originally bought their lake lot in Hunter Bend in 2006 but just recently completed the home last year.
"My in laws decided they were more beach people so we bought them out, but we were not in a hurry to build because we wanted everything to be just right," he said.
The Weavers along with their three children Grant, Stella and Lloyd would come over and camp for the day in tents in the begin-ning and then in a camper.
"That was tough packing up for our adventures on Lake Wedowee, but we have been using our place for a long time."
In fact their youngest child Lloyd, now 6, was the first to jump off the upper level of the dock four years ago.
"He is the wild one... We actu-ally made the railing on the second floor higher so he couldn't climb it and jump," Weaver said.
As a prior profession, Brian
worked as a stone mason and the attention to detail in the home is evident.
"We hope this is our forever home and we wanted it to be right and reflect us," Weaver said.
The four bedroom home fea-tures a mix of stone, brick, wood, metal and concrete.
"A lot of our subcontractors looked at us funny with some of our ideas," he said. "But, it all came together and we love it."
Mary was instrumental in not only picking out tile colors but also designing the patterns in the bath-rooms.
"One of the guys told her she couldn't tile the sink top, so she stayed up one night and did it her-self," Brian said. "You don't tell her she can't have what she wants.
Home on the Lake
Story by Kelly Caldwell Photos by Amanda Causey
Designer Lake Living
"We have a lot of stories about the process and we worked with some awesome people."
Weaver utilized local craftsman on things they couldn't do themselves including finish-ing the hardwood floors that were reclaimed heart pine.
"Charley Norton and Norton's Flooring did a great job on the floors," he said. "It was a process because we wanted them so dark, but the end result is terrific."
To see more of the Weaver’s home, visit
www.lakewedoweelife.com
www.lakewedoweelife.com
When Lonnie and Cookie Smith built their home on Lake We-dowee, they knew one thing... They didn't want it to look new.
In 2008, the couple dismantled Cookie's parents house in South Carolina taking great care to pre-serve as much of the home as pos-sible.
"If my mother could see this house, she would be amazed," Cookie said. "Their home was very basic and simple."
The old home place was a two-bedroom, 1,000 square foot farm-house.
"We were able to reclaim a great deal of the materials," Lonnie said. "And, the Brian Stephens (our builder) made the most of it." The main level features a great
deal of materials from the old home including cypress cabinets in the kitchen as well as oversized doors made from the rafters and floor joists.
"Underneath the asbestos siding was cypress board and batten, we were able to use that for the cabi-nets in the kitchen," Lonnie said.
"Her dad built the old house and was probably close to 100 years old when we began the proc-ess," Cookie said. "We spent 27 days (not all at once) dismantling the old house."
Being able to reclaim the materi-als, gave the Smiths new home an aged feel but the couple also wanted modern conveniences.
"We have geothermal heat
Repurposed History
News to Know Story by Kelly Caldwell Photos by Amanda Causey
pumps and spray foam insulation in the home," Lonnie said.
The floors on the main level are tongue and groove heart pine while the log posts in the entryway were from a friend that had leftover material from his mountain home.
"We lost some of the material to theft and weather but we used what we had," Cookie said.
The Smiths discovered Lake Wedowee by browsing the classifieds of their local newspaper.
"We saw an ad that said 'we make new houses look old,'" Lonnie said. "That intrigued me and when we met them, they started talking about Lake Wedowee.
"They bought the lot in 2005 before Hunter Bend Phase 4 had been released to the public.
" The streets weren't paved here yet when we bought," Lonnie said. "We selected this lot because there are two islands out there and we have big water views in both directions. We really liked the view potential on this lot."
The Smiths continue with finishing touches on their property with landscaping.
"Ann Hammond did our stone walkway leading to the water," Lonnie said. "It's a work in progress but we love
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If you own property in Randolph County, there's a good chance you also own a few trees. We at Corson Tree Service appreci-ate that trees are both a pleasure and a nuisance; an asset and a liability. When they're not framing a beauti-ful sunset over the lake or providing much needed shade from the summer sun, they're dropping trash or threatening to fall on the ga-rage. While trees can in-crease the value of a prop-erty, they also demand regu-lar maintenance. The trick is knowing how to best maxi-mize the benefits and mini-mize the risks. Here are a few tips to help manage your natural bounty.
Trees compete for nutri-ents and sunlight, and con-gestion often results in costly problems down the line. Congested trees grow taller and lop-sided as they reach for patches of sunlight in the canopy, and they also tend to be structurally weaker and more suscepti-ble to disease. Though we're reluctant to remove any liv-ing tree, it's good to be in-
tentional about what trees you want to keep and why. While buildings depreciate with time, trees and other green resources can
appreciate, and easing con-gestion is an effective way of helping your favorite trees help themselves. A common practice to allevi-ate risk and control the growth of troublesome trees is to considerably cut back the crown. Topping, though unsightly, is often thought to be the most effective way to reduce immediate danger. However, it's also consid-ered an inappropriate prac-tice by the International So-ciety of Arboriculture. Top-ping frequently kills, and even trees that survive are at high risk of structural failure in the following years. Most importantly, a proper crown reduction, where limbs are systematically pruned to re-duce size and weight, can achieve the intended result while preserving the natural health and beauty of the tree. David Corson is the owner of Corson Tree Service. Check out his ad in Lake Wedowee Life!
Appreciate Your Green Resources News to Know by David Corson & Lee Kelly
Deep South Vinyl
Creative Crafting
By: Amanda Causey
Up-cycled Solar Lights For those of you who know me personally (or if you have read my bio on our website) you probably already know I have a pickle addiction. I could eat a pickle at every meal! Lavoy (aka PaPa) also likes to eat pickles and we both love the same brand! What is super cool about this particular brand is when you are done eating your pickles, you have a nice canning jar. Since it only takes us a few days to knock a jar out, we have an abundance of empty pickle jars. I started to think about how I can recycle them into an awesome craft . Here is what I came up with.
After thinking of several different ideas, it hit me when I was shopping one day and saw some simple solar lights. This project cost a total of $6 and that was for the solar lights , no additional purchases were needed. Other tools I used were a hammer, a Phillips head screwdriver, and
wire cutters. Use a pencil or eyeball the space needed on the jar lid to slide up the length of the solar light base. Use screwdriver and hammer to cut your opening. Clip excess metal from the jar with the wire cutters to make it smooth. Slide the lid on the base and screw the jar on top! It’s that simple. Change things up by coloring your jars, adding colored tissue paper inside, or tying a ribbon around the lid. Additional step by step photos of this craft are available on our website! If you make something similar send us an email so we can share!
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Lake Wedowee Marquee It’s Lake Wedowee LIVE! No...seriously though light up your porch, entertaining area, or bedroom with this Lake Wedowee Marquee sign. Vintage looking marquee signs are very popular right now and can be found fairly easy….for a price! I have found websites that offer marquee letters for $189 minimum per letter. Being the thrifty/crafty person that I am (which are other words for cheap) I knew I would be able to find a more economical way to make this happen.
Detailed instructions are available on our website, but here is a quick step by step so you can get an ideas of how to make your own. This project took about 3 hours to complete start to finish and a total of $30. The ma-terials I used were an overhead projector, 1/8 inch foam board, poster board, razor knife, pencil, hot glue gun, spray paint, power drill and string lights. (Sounds like a lot but not all of these items are required for the
project.)
I picked out a font I liked and printed onto a transparency sheet, placed on overhead projector and traced my letters onto foam board. You can do this free hand if you do not have a projector. After cutting them out with the razor knife, I drilled holes for my string lights with a power drill. This step can be done with the razor knife.. Using the hot glue gun, I then attached 2 inch strips of poster board to the edges. Spray paint with your favorite color and allow it to dry well. Carefully insert your bulbs and tuck the extra cord behind the let-ters when you hang them. I would love to see photos of your project if you decide to make them! Send them to us at [email protected]
Our family shares a little place on Lake Wedowee known as “The Cabin” with my husband’s parents and siblings. It started out very primitive in the late 1970s and had a kitchen and baths added in the late 1980s.
The cabinets in it were some that we salvaged about 24 years ago…so they were long overdue for an up-date.
The quickest and most budget friendly solution was to paint them. I know you might say that’s a lot of work! It did take a few days labor but the end results made a huge dif-ference in the total look of the kitchen.
I decided to go with a light color
to brighten the corner kitchen area. I started with just an old fashion cleaning. Then the fun began….I really like to paint. Maybe it’s a gift or a sickness, I haven’t decided yet!
Two coats later they were looking better. After letting them dry over-night I distressed the edges lightly with some sandpaper, just enough to let the dark show through to give some dimension and depth. That is really up to your own personal taste some people like a little and some like it look really worn and old. But
that’s the best part you can make it look however you want!
The final step is wiping them down good to get rid of any of the sanding residue. A coat of water-based poly is my preferred choice for this project since it will be a high traffic area.
Now the kitchen in “The Cabin” is ready for a summer full of family get togethers, cook outs, ice cream making, watermelon cutting and no telling what else!
So if you have something that is looking tired and sad, just give it a little love with some paint!
To see more photos of Lynn’s project, visit www.lakewedoweelife.com
Not Too Shabby by Lynn Amason
Kitchen Cabinet Redo
Lynn Amason decided to give her outdated kitchen cabinets a makeover with a fresh coat of paint.
How livable is your commu-nity? How livable is the East Ala-bama region? What can be done to help create more economically competitive and prosperous com-munities? These questions, and many more, are currently being posed throughout the region through an innovative, citizen-based, process called CLEAR Plan 2030 (Community Livability for the East Alabama Region). The East Alabama Partnership
for Livable Communities in asso-ciation with various economic de-velopment organizations including the Randolph Chamber of Com-merce and the Randolph County Economic Development Authority have been working on the HUD (Housing and Urban Development) funded planning project since mid-2012.
In the spring of 2013, Phase One of a three part series of County Conversations were held through-out the East Alabama Region (Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega and Talla-poosa counties). At these Conver-
sations, residents provided ideas on what makes Randolph County livable and on areas they would like to see improved. Throughout the summer months a second round of county conversations will take place. These conversations will consist of scenario planning sessions which will be based on information from the phase one county conversations, and the 5,000
plus livability survey responses the Partnership received. In conclusion, CLEAR Plan 2030
is a long-range, citizen-based plan-ning project, designed to improve the lives of all current and future east Alabamians. The project fo-cuses on economic competitive-ness, community engagement, edu-cation, health, housing and trans-portation. Making our communi-ties stronger is good for business because it brings growth and pros-perity. We are all neighbors and will have greater success today and in the future if we work together for the betterment of our neighbor-hoods and our communities. It is a process that takes all of us thinking big and looking forward! We need you and your ideas. Join the con-versation at www.clearplan2030.org.
Join in the Conversation for CLEAR Plan 2030
Chamber Chatter by Dorothy Tidwell
(Clockwise from Top) Lance and Cherry Ward of Wedowee took along a copy of Lake Wedowee Life to Belize at the Chan Chich Lodge; Scott Teal enjoyed a winter vacation with his family in Breckenridge, Colorado; Pat Norred and Susan Jacks carried Lake Wedowee Life to Mall of America in Minnesota with them; Dwayne and Tracy Wil-son and Vicki and Tim Cowart of Lake Wedowee and Car-rollton, Ga. visited The Grand Canyon with Lake We-dowee Life at Guano Point; Jason Hendrix of Oxford recently celebrated his birthday in the Smoky Mountains with Lake Wedowee Life.
If you travel, be sure to take Lake Wedowee Life along with you. Take a picture at a landmark and send it back to us at [email protected]. Please be sure to tell us where you are and who is with you!!
Thanks and Happy Travels!
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Fresh Summer Peach Preserves
4 cups fresh peaches, peeled and chopped ¼ cup lemon juice
1 package powdered pectin 5 cups sugar
4-6 half-pint canning jars
Combine peaches, lemon juice, and pectin in large pot. Bring mixture to a boil over high heat until bub-bles form over surface, stirring constantly. Add sugar and boil for an additional minute, constantly stirring. Remove from heat and skim foam from sur-face. Divide into sterilized jars.
Canning Instructions
Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Using tongs, transfer lids, rings, and jars to water and boil for 5 minutes. Remove, using tongs, and let drain on towel. Fill sterilized jars with hot preserves, leaving ½” headspace. Place lids on jars. Wipe sides of jars clean and place in boiling water for 5 minutes. Once jars have cooled, secure lids and store in cool, dark place for up to a year.
It’s no mistake to use the expression “just peachy” to describe complete satisfaction here in the south. In fact, we can think of nothing more satisfying than fresh summer peaches. Peach preserves are an easy way to preserve summer’s fresh flavors and enjoy year round. Here’s a quick recipe you'll be glad you took the time to make, when you spread them over
a warm biscuit in the morning.
By Tracy Carpenter
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Index of Advertisers 4th of July Boat Parade 47 A & E Metal 19 Affordable Tire & Repair 13 Alabama 100.7 2 Alabama Power 52 Bama Homes and Land 36 Bank of Wedowee 43 Barnes Construction 33 Benefield Funeral Home 12 Boondocks 7 Brian Morris 13 Chad Lee, Attorney At Law 25 Charles Thompson Construction 17 Corson Tree Service 41 D&S Marine 45 Deep South Vinyl 37 Docks Plus More 38 Dr. Michael D. Edwards 42 Dr. Joel Stewart 13 First State Bank 21
GLL Marine 11 H& M Drugs 37 Halls Propane 41 Joel Godfrey 15 Lake Wedowee Construction 15 Lake Wedowee Summer Jam 4 Lakeside Market & Grill 3 Lakeview Auto Service 45 Farmer’s Insurance 45 Mac McKinney Properties 31 Main Street Animal Hospital 37 Norton's Floor Covering 31 Perryland Foods 19 Pineywoods Restaurant 15 RE/MAX Lakefront Grady & Linda Stone 19 Regional Medical Center 9 Reliance Real Estate 31 Sheppard's Jewelry 41 SmallTown Bank 6
Southern Restoration 49 Southern Union 8 State Farm Insurance 21 Steele Chiropractic 39 Summit Storage 16 Superior Gas 45 Tallapoosa River Electric Coop 37 Tower Construction 25 W & M Grocery 51 Waste Solutions 19 Wedowee Building Supplies 21 Wedowee Hospital 13 Wedowee Lake and Lands 25 Wedowee Lake and Lands Gene and Ramonda Crouch 33 Wedowee Lake and Lands Josephine McGuire 15 Wedowee Marine 26-27 Williamsburg Manor 42 Wings and Things 41
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