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Feb '09 Contents

Feb '09 Cover
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Articles

For Better, For Worse
'Til Death do us Part
By Gert Slabach

The Perfect House
By Tammy Tillotson

The Play's The Thing!
Michael Ray Tries Out for a Halifax Little Theatre Play
By Michael Ray

-Special Section-
Southside Bride

Planning Your Wedding
Advice from Wedding Professionals

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The Perfect Wine for the Perfect Day
Wine & Champagne for Weddings
By Robin Caldwell

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Wedding Marketplace
Advertiser Listings

Columns

South Winds
(Contemplating a Bath Mat) By FCOIT

Southside Gardener
(February Tips for the Gardener)
By William H. McCaleb

Ask Bubba - Advice
(Parody)
Bubba the Wedding Planner

Departments

Editor's Page
(Love is in the Air)

V & B Comics
(Verrnack & Blupirk - Love in space)

Press Release
(Opportunities for Greenhouse Owners in Southside Virginia)

Past Issues

Past Issues are available from June 2008 through the current issue.
Select the desired issue from the drop-down box below.

Planning your Wedding

  Whether you call them Planners, Coordinators or Consultants, these professionals are here to make sure your wedding day is memorable and enjoyable.
  DSS met with two different Wedding Professionals to get their suggestions on how to make your Wedding Day as stress free as possible. Read what they had to say. >>>

The Perfect Wine For The Perfect Day.

  With a little advice, you don't have to be an expert to select the right wine, without blowing your budget.
  Certified Wine Specialist Robin Caldwell takes some of the mystery out of Selecting Wine and Champagne for Your Wedding >>>

Wedding Products & Services Marketplace

  Looking for a product or service for your Wedding or Reception? Here is a listing by category in Southside's Wedding Marketplace >>>

"For Better, For Worse"

  Your Wedding day is only the beginning of the journey.

  This is the touching story of Fred and Bessie, who celebrated 66 years of marriage last October.
  With the help of Pamela Carrington Brown, Gert Slabach shares their celebration of a lifetime of love and commitment in "For Better, For Worse" >>>

Other Feature Articles

"The Play's The Thing!"

Trying out for a part in a Halifax County Little Theatre Production can be an experience to remember. Read Michael Ray Tries out for a Play >>>
By Michael Ray

The Perfect House

The definition of "Perfect" may depend on your needs or your feathers. You decide. >>>

By Tammy Tillotson

Regular Columns

  Southside Gardener

  By William H. McCaleb

  Even in the cold of February, there are things to do around your yard and gardens.
Here is the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Southside Master Gardeners' February Gardening To-Do List. >>>

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  South Winds

  When is a bath mat not a bath mat? When half-measures become something else all together in  this month's Southwinds. >>>
By FCOIT

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  Ask Bubba

  With all the talk about weddings, Bubba says he is going to get in the act. Check out Bubba The Wedding Planner >>>

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  V & B Comics

  Love is in the air even in space in this month's  Adventures of Verrnack & Blupirk. >>>