LIFE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 , 2016 | www.herald-review.com | SECTION D THE BUZZ Dec. 4 birthdays Game show host Wink Martindale, 83; pop singer Freddy Cannon, 80; actor-producer Max Baer Jr., 79; actress Gemma Jones, 74; rock musi- cian Bob Mosley (Moby Grape), 74; singer- musician Chris Hillman, 72; musician Terry Woods (The Pogues), 69; rock singer South- side Johnny Lyon, 68; Bridges actor Jeff Bridges, 67; rock musician Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd; the Rossing- ton Collins Band), 65; actress Patricia Wettig, 65; actor Tony Todd, 62; jazz singer Cassandra Banks Wilson, 61; country musician Brian Prout (Diamond Rio), 61; rock musician Bob Griffin (The BoDeans), 57; rock singer Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), 54; actress Marisa Tomei, 52; actress Chelsea Noble, 52; actor-comedian Fred Armisen, 50; rapper Jay-Z, 47; actor Kevin Sussman, 46; actress- model Tyra Banks, 43; country singer Lila McCann, 35; actress Lindsay Fel- ton, 32; actor Orlando Brown, 29. Today in history In 1816, James Monroe of Virginia Young supporters peek in the huddle as Eisenhower High School boys basketball team chaplain the Rev. Courtney Carson says a pregame prayer before the team was elected the fifth president of the faces crosstown rival, MacArthur, in the final game of the regular season at Eisenhower High School in February. Carson, who was expelled from Eisenhower as a United States. student 18 years ago, said he was thankful to head coach Rodney Walker, pictured right, for asking him and the school for allowing him to be the team’s chaplain. Lambert to headline Superfest Some of the biggest names in country music will headline the 2017 A calling to live Bayou Country Superfest, which moves from Louisiana's capital to the Superdome in New Orleans for its eighth year. AN INSPIRED LIFE Organizers on Thurs- day unveiled the lineup, A strong Christian faith and the support of friends helped Courtney Carson escape his troubled past which features Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Images and text by JIM BOWLING | H&R Chief Photographer Lambert Dunn, Rascal Flatts and Brett Eldredge on As a youth, Courtney Carson's young Carson attributes his Christian faith the greatest struggles of his life, he Saturday, May 27, and Blake Shelton, life of drug dealing and gang activity and a few supporters, who never has felt a compelling conviction to help might have easily set him on the path stopped believing in him, as the rea- others see that they can overcome Thomas Rhett, Hank Williams Jr. and to becoming a career criminal. sons he experienced the transforma- theirs. Old Dominion on Sunday, May 28. But the path of destruction was not tion from a gangster/drug dealer to a The following photo page and corre- to be for Carson, who was able to minister/mentor. sponding online photo gallery is a look break the stronghold of the streets and Ever since Carson experienced the over the past two years into Carson's 150 years of history find a new direction for his life. breakthrough that he could overcome passionate mission. Remember when you won the coun- ty spelling bee, or when Grandma won that blue ribbon for pickles at the county fair, but you can't lay your hands on the actual article? Help has arrived. Type your name, or Grand- ma's name, into the Herald & Review's new archive system and the actual page will appear on your com- puter screen. So relive those special events, read about significant events in history, or explore how your family has made news over the years. It's all there at your fingertips. The Herald & Review archive stretches back to 1853. Buy your ticket to local history at: herald-review.com/archives Call us today at 1-800-453-2472 to find out how to take advantage of this special offer. Carson plays with his son Christian, 4, during Carson leads participants in civil rights chants during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom March Jan. 19, his 33rd birthday celebration with family at his 2015. in-laws’ house May 21, 2015. Y not another? By DICK ZAKER, H&R Senior Copy Editor 1. The common determinant of maleness in mammals. 2. He's "smarter than the average bear" 3. Blamed (harshly?) for breaking ABOVE: Carson has up The Beatles. students repeat a 4. 1980s foreign car that some con- chant while leading a sider the worst ever Springfield Urban 5. Online app for reviews of restau- League Decatur Office rants class in April 4, 2014. 6. 1992 Olympic gold medal figure AT RIGHT: Carson skater, founder of Always Dream removes a chair while Foundation challenging students 7. Family dice game that dates during a team building back to 1956 exercise during a 20 Men mentoring meet- ANSWERS: 1. Y chromosome 2. Yogi ing at Eisenhower Carson receives a congratulatory hug after his ordination 3. Yoko Ono 4. Yugo 5. Yelp High School as an associate minister at Antioch Missionary Baptist Nov. 5, 2015. 6. Kristi Yamaguchi 7. Yahtzee Church Nov. 22, 2015..