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(Above) Hostesses at the Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga., prepare for the restaurants Sunday brunch on March 25, 2007. The restaurant opened in October and began serving Sunday brunch just a few weeks ago.

(Left) Drew Henderson, 18, calculates the necessary number of ingredients necessary based on a recipe from foodnetwork.com.

(Below) Steven Santos, left, Tony Rice, middle, and Drew Henderson work diligently to make sure everything is ready for when Twisted Oak opens at 11:00 am.

The contents of a large pot at the Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga., during preparation for Sunday Brunch on March 25, 2007.

(Above) Eric Beavers, 16, places a strainer back in it’s place after cleaning it Sunday morning in the kitchen of Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga. on March 25, 2007.

(Left) Steven Santos, 24, whisks roasted red peppers into a batter mixture in the kitchen of the Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga. Preparation for the brunch begins hours before the restaurant opens at 11:00 am.

(Below) Steven Santos, 24, slices a bologna in preparation for Sunday brunch at the Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga. on March 25, 2007. The restaurant offers a large variety of items to choose from on Sundays.

Steven Santos, concentrates on cutting slices of meat as Tony Rice works on preparing appetizers for Sunday’s brunch.

Molly Blair, 22, discusses her desire to stay in a small city after she graduates college to Jennifer Wells, left, and Judy Burns, right, her first customers, on March 25, 2007 at the Twisted Oak Grill in Monroe, Ga.

(Above) Three fire fighters with the Monroe Fire Department work to quell the fire at Carol Head’s home in Monroe, GA on March 24, 2007 that claimed her garage and kitchen. The blaze is believed to have begun after her SUV exploded early Saturday morning while sitting in her garage.

(Left) Monroe Fire Fighter Mark Harrison covers some small patches of fire with dirt while Carol Head’s home burns March 24, 2007. Fire fighters worked dilligently to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading.

(Above) Equipment of the Monroe Fire Department is spread out after the fire at Carol Head’s home was extinquished on March 24, 2007, in the Kingsridge Neighborhood in Monroe, GA. Air tanks, respirators, gloves and helmets were all needed to fight the blaze.

(Left) A fire fighter of the Monroe Fire Department adjusts his mask and respirator after temporarily stepping away from the blaze at Carol Head’s home in Monroe, GA on March 24, 2007.

Carol Head talks to Peyton Pettus of State Farm insurance before she enters her Monroe home for the first time since a fire destroyed part of it March 24, 2007. Head had to wait for the insurance representative to arrive before she was able to return to recover items necessary for her health.

Carol Head’s automobile after it is suspected to have exploded in her garage early Saturday, March 24, 2007 and caused a fire which destroyed part of her home in Monroe, GA. It is unknown as to what caused the car to explode, but preliminary investigations by the Monroe Fire Department indicated the car was most likely the cause of the fire.

Carol Head (left) holds up a blouse that was in her closet so her sister, Cathy Conner (middle) can determine if there was smoke damage to items in Head’s closet while Harriet Biggers looks on March 24, 2007 in Head’s Monroe Home. The garage of the house caught fire early in the morning forcing Head to leave all of her posessions behind as she watched her home burn.

Carol Head (left) and Harriet Biggers (right) go through Head’s medicine cabinet after a fire destroyed part of her home earlier in the day on March 24, 2007. Head requires a lot of medicaitons and was relieved to find her medicine untouched by the fire.

Various items belonging to Monroe home owner Carol Head that were undisturbed by the fire that broke out in her home March 24, 2007. Although her bedroom wasn’t touched by the flames, there was extensive smoke damage to most of the home.

(Above) Carol Head reflects on the whirlwind morning she experienced after her Monroe home caught fire on March 24, 2007.

(Left) Carol Head stares off into space after walking through her Monroe home for the first time since a fire destroyed part of it the morning of March 24, 2007.

(Below) Carol Head (right) and Harriet Biggers (left) walk away from Head’s damaged home in Monroe, GA on March 24, 2007. As she walks away with her friend and sister by her side, Head smiles for the first time since the fire.

(Above) Everyday after school Social Circle kids congregate at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park . The park will be replaced next March with a new park.

(Left) Bo Day, 17, jumps from a ramp at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park in Social Circle, GA.

(Below) Zac Wisnewski, 15, smokes a cigarette at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park in Social Circle, GA. He wears a latex glove because his mother smells his fingers to ensure he doesn’t smoke.

(Above) Kids from Social Circle, GA gather at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park behind City Hall. The park is a popular place to hang out after school.

(Left) Bo Day, 17, jumps from a quarter pipe at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park in Social Circle, GA. Many of the regulars at the park consider Day the best skater in the city.

(Below) Caleb Hayes, 16, Bo Day, 17, and Tyler Rowe, 12, talk skating while the three break between tricks. The Skaters call each other family.

(Left) A skater at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park in Social Circle, GA grabs his arm after he fails to land a jump. Although the injury would ultimately require stitches, he was fortunate because the fire department was located just across the street.

(Below) Tyler Rowe, 12, watches as Bo Day, 17, skates on the half pipe at the Robbie Baldoni Skate Park in Social Circle, GA. Rowe has been skating for three years and has aspirations to play running back on the University of Georgia football team.