**** SOUTHERN DAY TRIPPERS ****: October 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

TEARING DOWN THE WALLS --- OCT 27 2011

The night of October 27th will be a special night for rememberance....

A time for teachers, (past and present) alumni, students

OPEN HOUSE

5 pm-6:45 PM.

The main building will be replaced in the next 6-8 months with a new building and a group of alumni have gathered together to get this organized so that everyone who wants to walk the halls of the old building can do so before it is gone.....

Join us as we gather on this night to see our friends and remember good times of the past.

I think this is AWESOME!!!

Bring a MEMORY, Bring a FRIEND, Bring a CAMERA...

REMEMBER OLD TIMES!!!

This is the home of the Hatton Hornets -

MY ALMA MATER.

Hatton High School

Home of the Hatton Hornets

6909 Alabama Highway 101

Town Creek AL 35672

I traveled to this place at this time to make some pictures of my alma mater because before long the old building that I once walked will be torn down and replaced by a new building.

I understand that progress has to be made and this is the way of life.

It will not be easy to say goodbye to this old building that holds many years of laughter, and tears.

We built friendships here, and bonds that have held fast over the years.

GO HATTON HORNETS!!!!

This is a familiar place on the school campus. Me and a group of friends used to sit here during break.

This is me and my oldest son, Nicklas. He started to school at Hatton Elementary School. Nicklas spent his life with his family in Athens, AL and finished up his school life in Athens, AL.
He graduated from Athens High School. He still considers himself a Hatton Hornet.

**ONCE A HORNET ALWAYS A HORNET**

Check out the article in the TIMES DAILY regarding the tearing down of the building. Another article is supposed to be coming up regarding the OPEN HOUSE soon.

http://www.timesdaily.com/stories/Oldest-section-of-school-being-replaced,183064

Check out the group page for any alumni wanting to know about the OPEN HOUSE.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/271169226243018/

COME ON HORNETS LETS TEAR UP EAST LAWRENCE THURSDAY NIGHT!!!!!
(hehe sorry couldnt help myself)

Sunday, October 23, 2011

WHISTLE HOLLOW FARMS - ARDMORE, TN

I learned about a cool place to visit on a day trip from a new friend named Mari Ann. She is a sweet young lady who I meant while getting my hair done by Tammy Webster last weekend.

She told me about a farm in Tennessee that sounded fascinating....soooooooooo

This past Saturday my son, Matthew, my Dad, my brother, John and I took a trip north to the great state of Tennessee...the state of his grandmother, Edithel Fanning Randolph's, birth.

FOLLOW THE ARROWS TO THE FARM

We got on 1-65 and headed North towards TN, and took the exit to Ardmore.

We got into the downtown Ardmore and went west under the train overpass and took the first road to the right. It is only three miles from this main road in downtown Ardmore.

Turn left into the WHISTLE HOLLOW FARM

You take a road to the right 3 miles down the road (THERE IS A SIGN THERE) You go down this road and take a left and it will take you right there.

WHISTLE HOLLOW FARMS

The day started out with us arriving at Whistle Hollow Farms. It was a beautiful day and the farm was really cool. If you want a place to go that you can spend time with your family -- THIS IS THE PLACE.

Come out here and enjoy the beautiful outdoors and enjoy a picnic with your family or friends. Visit their wonderful country store where they have jams and jellies and wonderful items from both neighboring states.

Matthew at Whistle Hollow

COUNTRY STORE

WONDERFUL FOOD

Chicken Salad, Broccoli Salad, and Strawberry Pretzel Salad

Hamburger and Fries

GOOD TIMES TO SPEND WITH THE FAMILY AND PET THE ANIMALS

CHECK OUT THE ANIMALS THAT YOU CAN PET AND FEED !!!!!

It is peaceful and there are farm animals to pet and feed. They even have a country store with a lot of great stuff to buy.

John Randolph and one of the goats at the farm

Thank you coming out and visiting...

As you can see there there are many happy faces out at Whistle Hollow Farms and they have cool places to make pictures of your loved ones. Check out this young man whose name is Mason who was ready for the fall season.

MASON

MATTHEW

You will not be dissapointed when you visit Whistle Hollow Farms....

They are located only 80 miles south of Nashville, 100 north of Birmingham, and only 20 miles from Huntsville, Alabama.

Come on and visit.....they only ask that you leave your worries at the gate!!

YALL COME BACK NOW..YA HEAR???

COME OUT AND VISIT THEM AT WHISTLE HOLLOW...

701 Lofton Hall Road
Ardmore, TN 38449
931-468-9437

HOURS

Closed Monday and Tuesday-except for ‘SPECIAL” events.

Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Thursday-Friday 10:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday 7 a.m. -8 p.m.

Sunday- 11:30 until 3 p.m.

Check out their website

http://whistlehollow.com/

TELL EM SOUTHERN DAY TRIPPERS SENT YA...

Monday, October 10, 2011

OKTOBERFEST- CULLMAN ALABAMA

On October 1, we took a trip down south to Cullman to go to Oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest is an annual event -- YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT NEXT YEAR!!!

This is the first time I had ever been to Oktoberfest and I was curious to see what they have going on....This event goes on all during the week, day and night. We went down on Saturday during the day.