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I almost feel like a proud momma when I talk about The Lovell Sisters from Calhoun. Not only are they Georgia-bred, beautiful young women, they’re well-trained musicians—“Rising stars” as we call them in our cover story, page 17. I especially like the writer’s description: “The Lovell Sisters are charmingly animated and bright as fireflies on a summer night in Dixie.” We wish them well in their future pursuits.

This issue, we also focus on “Surviving well” as we feature the nonprofit Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation and its ongoing efforts to help young burn survivors overcome the challenges they face. The organization’s Camp Oo-U-La, at Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, offers kids ages 7-17 a supportive environment to work through some of the emotional and psychological factors associated with what they’ve experienced.

In 2009, 80 kids attended the camp, which is funded primarily through the firefighters’ “Give Burns the Boot” fund-raising campaign. Read more on page 22 about this outstanding organization and how Rebecca Gibbs, Miss Georgia and a Miss America pageant contestant, made this her platform.

Travel with us this month, too, as we visit Macon's 2010 cherry blossom festival, set for March 19-28. See "Pretty in pink" for a sampling of this year's festivities.

Enjoy!

Ann Orowski

Editor

ON THE COVER:

Rebecca Lovell, the youngest of The Lovell Sisters, obviously loves playing and singing the group's original music. This photo was taken at the July 2009 Acoustic Music San Diego concert. (Photo by Studio 55's Richard Dowdy.)