10 16 20 Just what the doctor ordered web exclusive web exclusive Canine-assisted therapy provides comfort, connection and healing. By Pamela A. Keene Ringing the bell for a reason The Salvation Army's Red Kettle bell-ringers raise funds for worldwide good. By H.M. Cauley There's MORE online! web exclusive LESLIE MOSES 5 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 20 24 'Nobody could dream of what River Street is today' Savannah's remodeled front porch turns 40. By Leslie Moses Click on the December 2017 link at georgiamagazine.org COURTESY HAPPY TAILS PET THERAPY 29 MY GEORGIA 30 AROUND GEORGIA Welcome 2018 at Georgia's versions of Times Square 34 GEORGIA GARDENS web exclusive web exclusive Caring for holiday plants 38 GEORGIA COOKS web exclusive web exclusive Cookbooks we love 42 SNAPSHOT Family gatherings 18A A tale of Happy Tails 4 14 CURRENTS A Christmas secret revealed with a bang web exclusive 18A 24 D E PA R T M E N T S COURTESY SALVATION ARMY 34 December 2017 * Vol. 73, No. 12 UGA EXTENSION / CAES NEWS WIRE BRITT ELSE C O N T E N T S 36A Plant of the month; trivia contest 40A Second helping: More of our favorite cookbooks 40B Georgia Grown spotlight recipe New Year's Eve celebratio ns around the state, page 30 December 2017 Creature comfort: The healing power of dogs page 16 Red kettle bell-ringers page 20 www.georgiamagazine. org Savannah's front porch page 24 More online at www.georgiamagazine.org ON THE COVER: Alida Knobloch, 8, and her service dog, Mr. Gibbs, have been a team for four years. Alida requires supplemental oxygen because of a rare lung disease, and Mr. Gibbs carries her oxygen tanks. (Photo by Louis Tonsmeire.) GEORGIA MAGAZINEhttp://www.georgiamagazine.org http://www.georgiamagazine.org