Lifestyle

In honor of the late artist Marty Zewick, more than 100 of her friends and patrons contributed $10,000 to assist a visual artist who has demonstrated consistent creative ability and is serious about a professional art career. The winner may be one who is just starting their career or that is more established but held back from the pandemic this past year or other challenges and needs a helping hand to get back on track.

Ricky Draper was the guest speaker this week at Atlanta Lions Club. He is the Assistant Fire Chief in Atlanta. He talked about the capabilities of the fire department and jobs they do for the community. Pictured L to R: Richard Wade, Ricky Draper, and Billy Hensley.

America has a long history of affection for mutts. Two of cinema’s most famous dogs – Spike from “Old Yeller” and Higgins from “Benji” - were mutts adopted from shelters. Heroic mutts such as Balto, the sled dog who brought lifesaving diphtheria medication to remote corners of Alaska, are immortalized in bronze statue form. Even the currently fashionable “doodles” selling for thousands of dollars are a mix of two dogs (which is really just a mutt).