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From the Publisher Imagine filling a hole and every shovel full of dirt that is

thrown in only makes the hole bigger. Now, imagine you are in that hole trying to figure out how to escape but the hole keeps getting deeper. And those who are outside of the hole keep shoveling dirt on top of you. The hole is now a pit and it starts to rain. Water pours in from the sides and you are knee-deep in the mud. Panic becomes overwhelming. It’s hard to breathe. And finally, there is nothing but darkness. You feel helpless. When you are in the pit it becomes easy to blame others. Spread rumors and gossip to try and bring others into the pit with you. We’ve all felt like that at one point or another. For some of us, we learn early in life that no matter how deep the pit, or how hard it’s raining, that eventually a ray of sunshine will break through the clouds and show us a little hope and way back to the surface. What are you going to do about it? If you’re on the surface, extend your hand to someone who might need a little help or encouragment to get there, too. The true sign of character is how you handle adversity, both yours and others. No matter how bad things might seem, they can always get better. Rumors and gossip touch more people’s lives in a negative way than just about anything else. It’s important not to mistake rumors and gossip for word of mouth. Word of mouth is the antidote to rumors and gossip. Word of mouth can change lives in a good way. So, band with me and let’s start spreading the word that the sun has risen. The mud is drying. People have carved steps into the walls of their pits and are climbing out. Everywhere you look, dried mud covered heads with dirt filled mouths are popping out of the ground like meerkats. People are accepting responsibility for their own failures and are banding together to rebuild our communities. Life is just a little bit better than it was yesterday. It’s worth a try. Andrew Scott Brooks, Publisher

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Features

COVER STORY

Water Therapy

One family shares their prescription for a relaxing and carefree escape at Smith Mountain Lake.

12 The Best Little Library in Virginia

The Bassett Historical Center preserves our history.

28 Going Green When Green Wasn’t Cool

Nurseryman burns waste oil to save the environment and him a few dollars.

40 A Very Special Homecoming

Former DCC alumni are returning for a special event to celebrate the past, present and future at DCC.

Contents 8

HEALTH Dr. Cuebas discusses Epilepsy

FAMILY Plant a Summer Garden

Also Inside... 15 He Said She Said

17 Can You Spot the Difference? 36 Leisurely Media Overload 42 Area EVENTS Guide 45 Bookmark It! 46 Fun and Games 47 PAWS for the Cause 47 Our Favorite Things

TASTE Blueberry Muffins and Veggie Lasagna

48 Mystified

MY WORDS Taking a Bite Out of the Vampire

49 Puzzle Solutions

SPOTLIGHT ON SPONSORS Hughes Marine

LIFESTYLE Mothers

RIVER CITY LIFE What is Relay for Life?

49 Tip Strip

Each month, we hide a picture within the magazine. This month’s picture is a flower! This first reader to contact us at info@showcasemagazine.com with the location of the hidden picture wins a $10 gift certificate from Medo’s II! The winner will be notified via email. Let us know where you picked up your copy of Showcase Magazine—the region’s most exciting publication. On the Cover: Under the watchful eyes of mom and dad, Andy and Mary Yeaman of Hughes Marine Service, six year old Drew is showing the rest of us how easy it is to learn the sport of knee boarding at Smith Mountain Lake.

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All About You | HEALTH

BY JUAN E. CUEBAS, M.D.

Epilepsy ~ Understanding the facts Dr. Cuebas is Board Certified in Neurology and in Sleep Medicine.

“At the very last conscious moment before the fit began, he had time to say to himself clearly and consciously, ‘Yes, for this moment one might give one’s whole life!’ ” So wrote Fyodor Dostoevsky, a famous 19th century Russian writer, in his novel The Idiot about his epilepsy. He used to think that those brief moments in which he was aware of having an epileptic fit were “the highest form of existence, the acme of harmony and beauty.” For people who suffer from epilepsy, it may be difficult to view it in such a glamorous way, but this view points out the fact that epilepsy is a state of brain over activity. For some throughout history, like Dostoevsky and perhaps Vincent Van Gogh, the famous Dutch painter who is speculated to have cut his ear during an epileptic fit, this over activity may have been the engine of their genius. For many, epilepsy is a condition that creates quite a bit of suffering. People afflicted with epilepsy have varying degrees of disability and a diminished quality of life. Centuries ago, people with epilepsy were seen as having some sort of demonic possession and were greatly marginalized from society. This marginalization from society is still present today, which is unfortunate since about 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. Epilepsy is a brain condition characterized by excessive and typically

synchronized firing of neurons. Epilepsy occurs more commonly in young children or people over 65, but can occur at any time. An epileptic attack is also known as a seizure. Most think of a seizure as someone losing consciousness and shaking all over, foaming at the mouth uncontrollably, but it can present in many different forms of odd behaviors, visual experiences, staring, language dysfunction, etc, depending on the location and extent of the abnormal neuronal activity. All these forms still share the presence of abnormal neuronal activity. The evaluation starts with a clinical history and examination. Descriptions from the afflicted and, very importantly, from a witness are crucial to a diagnosis. Tests that supplement the diagnosis include MRI and CT to look at causes such as stroke, tumor, trauma, or developmental abnormalities, and electroencephalography, a test used to detect electrical abnormalities seen in epilepsy. Alcohol abuse, sleep deprivation, and some medications are also known to provoke seizures on usually predisposed individuals. There are many medications used for treatment. All of them have potential side effects that differ between them. Choice depends on factors such as age, type of epilepsy, and other conditions or medications. Surgical treatment is also considered in cases where the person fails medications, which may be up to 30% of epileptics, particularly when localized to a discrete area of the brain.

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Despite the difficulties facing people with epilepsy, many go on to have very productive and quite normal lives. It is important for them to work closely with their treating physician to ensure that epilepsy does not control their lives, but rather that they are in control of their epilepsy and their own destiny. “He remembered that he always had one minute just before the epileptic fit when suddenly in the midst of sadness, spiritual darkness and oppression, there seemed at moments a flash of light in his brain, and with extraordinary impetus all his vital forces suddenly began working at their highest tension.The sense of life, the consciousness of self, were multiplied ten times at these moments which passed like a flash of lightning. His mind and heart were flooded with extraordinary light... But these moments, these flashes, were only the prelude of that final second in which the fit began.” Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) The Idiot

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All About You | FAMILY

Written & illustrated by deborah c. johnson

Plant a Summer Garden May is the perfect month to plant a summer garden. You probably already know how much fun a garden can be…and how much work, too. With a little help from your family, you can create a spot that will be filled with beautiful colors, fragrances, delicate butterflies, whimsical hummingbirds, and buzzing bees. Let’s get started! Things you’ll need: • Gardening tools – small garden rake and shovel • Gardening gloves for all helping hands • Watering can or bucket filled with water • Fertilizer • Potted flowers, flower seeds, or both • Place where your garden will be planted • A nice day, of course

Make sure the spot where your garden will be planted gets sun, drains well, and is away from other yard activities. Try to put your garden in a place that can be easily seen and enjoyed by all.

Take a trip to the local nursery and pick out flowers for your garden. It’s wonderful to watch plants grow from seeds to planting size but that takes awhile. To see quicker results, choose plants from your local nursery that are hearty, provide color, and are easy to grow. Flowers such as marigolds, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, vincas, and petunias grow fast and keep young ones interested.

3. When the garden area is free of grass, weeds, and other debris, organize all of your gardening tools and supplies. Although you may want to wear gloves, small children might like to plant using their bare hands. (Mud pies are so much fun but that’s later!) Decide where you want to place your flowers. To help visualize what it will look like, put the flowers in their places before actually planting them. 4. Then the next-to-the-best part comes… Planting! Dig the holes for the plants. Remove each plant from its container and place it in the hole. Secure the plants with surrounding soil and finally, water them. For kids, it’s much easier and fun to water flowers with a watering can or a spray nozzle on the garden hose. You might want to be prepared to get sprayed though! 5. The best part is watching your garden grow! Consider keeping a daily or weekly journal with photos and notes about the different insects and birds that visit your garden. Birds and insects get thirsty too, so you might want to add a birdbath. An inexpensive way to do this is to take a 16” clay pot; turn it upside down and place a 16” clay saucer on top. Fill it with water and you have a birdbath or feeder. For more information about gardening, visit a local nursery and ask questions. They are filled with ideas and are always ready to help.SM

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FRANNIE’SKITCHEN BY FRANNIE WRENN

Blueberry Muffins • 1 cup whole wheat flour • ½ cup steel cut oats • ½ cup Splenda • 2 tbs flaxseed • 2 tsp salt • ½ tsp baking soda • ½ tsp baking powder • 1 6oz container blueberry yogurt • 1 cup fresh blueberries • ¼ cup egg substitute • ¼ cup applesauce • ¼ cup apple juice

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl and mix well. Combine all remaining ingredients in a separate bowl then add to dry ingredients. Mix well and spoon into well greased muffin tins. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown. Makes 12 muffins.

Veggie Lasagna • 2 medium zucchini roughly chopped • 2 medium yellow squash roughly chopped • 1 small onion chopped • 2 cloves garlic minced • 1 tbs olive oil • 1 small jar sliced mushrooms • 1 medium jar favorite spaghetti sauce • 2 cups fresh spinach • 1 box Lasagna noodles uncooked • 1 small container ricotta cheese • 1 egg • 3 cups shredded mozzarella • Salt to taste

In a large frying pan over medium/high heat sauté garlic, onion, mushrooms, zucchini and squash in olive oil until soft adding salt to taste. Combine ricotta and 1 cup of mozzarella and egg in a small bowl and set aside. In a well oiled 11x13 pan: layer sauce, vegetable mixture, uncooked noodles, ricotta and top with fresh spinach. Repeat until all has been used and top with the remaining two cups of mozzarella. The order of the layers is not important. Bake 350 for 30 min to an hour.

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Feature | The Best Little Library in Virginia

by thomas D. perry

The Best Little Library

in Virginia

rom the Doomsday Book of William the Conqueror written in 1085 England to the latest research on the Goblintown Grist Mill in Patrick County, there is only one regional resource that holds both and that is the Bassett Historical Center of the Blue Ridge Regional Library. For years, the historical center was located in the back room of the regular library in the present building, but in 1998, the library moved across the Fairy Stone Highway, Virginia Highway 57, to a new facility leaving the entire building on the banks of the Smith River to history and genealogy. Today, the back room overlooking the river contains military and Native American materials. If you want to find your ancestor in the Civil War, there is no better room to begin that search. All of the Virginia and North Carolina regimental series along with the entire index of Confederate Soldiers are present with many books and supplementary publications. You can work with large screen computers as George Stoneman and Jubal Early peer down on you from pictures above. If you sit in the right place you can look upon Sauratown Woman or glance at the shelves to my favorite item, a brick from the place I preserved, J. E. B. Stuart’s birthplace.

People make a visit to the library worthwhile. The staff of the Blue Ridge Regional Library’s Bassett Historical Center will come through for you, too. Over the years in researching J. E. B. Stuart, I have traveled from West Point to Kansas to many libraries. Many years ago while reading The Hairstons, An American Family in Black and White, I came across a section on finding obscure material at the library. Intrigued I began to visit the library and I never cease to return to the banks of the Smith River even though it is a drive over fifty miles because it is my library home. In March, this author released Images of America: Henry County Virginia, through Arcadia Publishing of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. All royalties from the book go to the expansion of the Bassett Historical Center. This is the second of three books released through this publisher. The other two photo books deal with Patrick County. Recognized as an authority on Civil War General James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart, I worked on seven other books and published them on Patrick County, Virginia and regional history concentrating on Stuart and the Civil War using the Bassett Historical Center as my home base. My website www.freestateofpatrick.com produces a monthly email newsletter available to anyone by sending an email to freestateofpatrick@yahoo.com. The new Henry County book reflects this history. The two hundred images presented are half from the collection of the Bassett Historical Center. Most of the images in this work came from people who brought their photos to the library for this author to scan and those who shared drive the scope of the book. While many people and events will not make two hundred images presented, it is more important to this author to preserve the history of those willing to share and the library that will preserve it for future generations. This book is my way of giving back to the library and the staff, as proceeds will go towards the expansion of the library. I encourage anyone with photos to share their images for future pub-

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lication to help the library. Anne Copeland summed up what any historical library should do, “The amount of material we are able to share with the public only came about because so many people were willing to share with us.” The book begins with a quote from local African-American historian Beverly Millner, “Many of the children born today really have no reference point.You really don’t know yourself until you know something of your history. For the most part, we are concerned about our future generations. If a child knows about where he came from and how important he is, that is going to do a lot for his values, his destiny in life. It will give him the vision he needs to make it through all the various obstacles in life today.” The Bassett Historical Center continues to preserve history and genealogy through an $800,000 fund raising project, of which, over half has been raised. In 2009, the Harvest Foundation has given an opportunity for a $200,000 matching grant. These funds will go to expanding the library to double the size of the “Best Little Library in Virginia.” Visit the website of the library at www.bassetthistoricalcenter.com.SM

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BY LARRY OLDHAM AND DENA HILL

He Said She Said

What Men Don’t Know

He Said... Here is the deal. During a recent discussion about family dynamics {thank God it wasn’t our family this time}, I was trying to make a point with you about what men know and don’t know when it comes to getting inside the female brain.You shared with me a story about one of our friends who is suddenly devastated by the fact that her husband does not help around the house after years of NOT helping around the house. Your statement to me was that since he is retirement age, he could just stay home and be a house husband. He could cook, clean, do laundry and have dinner ready when she gets home. They could fire the maid and gardener and everyone would be happy. Here is where I start losing the point. Is she upset because they can afford these things? Is she upset because he does not want to make an effort? I gingerly added, (I know I’m treading on uncharted territory at this point) HAS SHE EVER TOLD HIM HER DESIRES? Here comes the communication breakdown. We as men are expected to read your minds, know what you are thinking, and then react appropriately to it. So if I come home, sit down, read the paper, and wait for dinner, it’s because I have been doing this for years or let’s just say you have let me get away with it for years. Then one day you decide I should be painting the house, or mowing the grass, or peeling the potatoes. I’m still in the old mindset and for whatever reason, you’ve had an epiphany and have done a 180 degree turn.You’ve been stewing because I didn’t bring in the garbage cans, get the mail in, or any other small trivial job that I didn’t do. I guess the old proverbial “job jar” should be resurrected just to keep you happy. At least it will not tax my brain trying to read your mind.

She Said... You read my mind? Yeah right.Your mind is so far removed from what goes on in the house and around the house, that many days I'm surprised that you even found the house.You are right about one point. In my desire to bring you up right, I didn't start soon enough giving you your list of weekly chores. I just brought the garbage cans around after they were empty, instead of waiting a week to bring them around before the next pickup. How foolish of me to expect you could think on your own to bring them around quickly. My point about our friends was that after all these years of marriage; he should want to help around the house, out of love or out of commitment or just to make her load lighter. It had nothing to do with reading minds, making job jars, or writing a note on his forehead. I only suggested that she was frustrated that day because he came in, sat down, read the paper, and asked her what time dinner would be served. All of this occurred after she had worked the same 8 or 9 hours that he had worked. No, if you could read my mind, some days you would probably run for the hills, especially after a long day at work, coming home with a headache and instead of you saying “Hello, how was your day?”, you ask me “ What's for dinner tonight?” I am telling you I don't think you're ready for what is inside my head at that very moment. As far as you peeling potatoes, I would pay a hundred dollars to see that, two hundred to see you paint the house, and I don't have to worry about you starting the lawn mower because you might get a hernia.

Be sure to read She Said He Said in EVINCE the Voice for Women. Send comments to: Larry@ShowcaseMagazine.com | Visit the He Said She Said Blog at www.oldhamhill.blogspot.com

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My Words | A Journey into the Randomness of My Mind

Taking a Bite Out of the Vampire by Paul Seiple

Recently, I succumbed to the bite of this Twilight craze. Sadly, the bite was closer to an annoying mosquito than the bite of a bloodcurdling vampire. Seriously, I’ve been more terrified by Count Chocula in the cereal aisle of the grocery store. Hollywood is giving vampires a bad name. Now I admit, I haven’t read Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series and I doubt I ever will, thanks to the movie. I don’t really consider myself a vampire aficionado, but I do know a thing or two about vampires. I know that sunlight is a vampire’s mortal enemy. Did I miss the memo that changed this? Since when does sunlight masquerade as “The Bedazzler” and cause a vampire’s skin to turn into sequined flesh? It’s a fashion statement that

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would make Liberace proud but it does not sit well with this horror fan. Another thing that bugs me about this movie is the vampires “attack mode” appearance. I get that vampires need to be somewhat attractive to seduce their prey, but they should not look as if they stepped out of an Abercrombie & Fitch ad when they are on the attack. For instance, 30 Days of Night, the vampires in that movie were creepy. The vampires in Twilight look as though they are auditioning for the Disney Channel. And another thing…since when did vampires take up America’s favorite pastime? Vampires do not play baseball. But if vampires did play baseball, they would be the Washington Nationals. We all know they suck. I blame Hollywood for glamorizing the vampire. If the current trend continues, vampires will be on the endangered species list. Soon, no one will fear vampires and that will be a travesty. You don’t see zombies running around sporting pompadours and pouty lips. And you know what… even if they did, zombies would still be scary because zombies will never look like rejects of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Take note Hollywood, zombies are as popular as ever. Seth GrahamSmith’s Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a mash-up of the Jane Austen classic is a New York Times Best Seller. Zombies continue to infect pop culture without having to surrender to the latest fads. I miss the vampire and Hollywood I will never forgive you for turning this horror icon into someone that looks like they may listen to the Jonas Brothers. Now if you will excuse me, I’m going to adorn my necklace of garlic, equip myself with a wooden stake, watch Nosferatu , and cry, while I reminiscence about the good old days.

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HUGHES MARINE From our family to yours… Family time may have changed over the past 40 years, but Hughes Marine’s commitment to strengthen your family has not. Hughes Marine Service is a family-owned and operated boat dealership located in Danville,Virginia on Highway 29 North. This year, we are celebrating 44 years of Outstanding Customer Service. Our goal to our customers is “Service Beyond Expectation.” Hughes Marine’s history began in 1965 when Gaither Hughes started his marine dealership before Smith Mountain Lake had even finished filling up. The Yeaman family worked for the Hughes’ and later bought the dealership in 1989. Hughes Marine Service is definitely a “family affair” with two generations and four family members involved in everything from Sales to Finance to Repair. We believe this is our competitive advantage because we can insure our customers are taken care of on EVERY level of the dealership. We realize how important good service is to our customers before, during, and after the sale. Our commitment begins when you first contact us. We know you need good infor-

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mation in a timely manner in order to make the best decisions. We understand your need for a boat that remains in good running condition for years to come. That’s why we offer service at your dock on what we sell. We strive to make boating hassle-free. Hughes Marine Service is a nationally-recognized Industry leader in retailing boats, motors, and accessories. In fact in 2008, Hughes Marine won a coveted TOP 25 award from Godfrey Marine for National Sales Excellence. Yamaha Marine has also showered the dealership with Sales Awards. Those awards came with fantastic trips to locales such as Greece, Italy, and Japan. Come on!! We’d love a chance to earn your business. Visit our website at www.hughesmarineservices.com for a complete list of services and contact information.

Cover Story

Water Therapy A Relaxing Form of Escape BY Mary Swanson Yeaman of Hughes Marine Service

Marissa Yeaman, daughter of Andy and Mary Yeaman, of Hughes Marine, is all smiles as she skis around the cove.

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Cover Story | Water Therapy

BY Mary Swanson Yeaman

Can you feel it? Can you see it? Do you even realize it? Life is passing you by. Sure, you are busier than ever. But, are you living, bonding with those you love? Are you laughing? Are you RELAXING?

Technology is great; or is it? You are so connected. You

never have to miss a call. Emails can reach you wherever you go. You are obligated to respond as quickly as possible. That’s what your customers, family, and friends expect, right? And, I didn’t even mention the television. Tell me Susie isn’t in the other room watching the Disney Channel while you are watching the big game. Soccer, dance, and baseball keep your family from ever eating dinner together. We try so hard to allow our kids to stretch their wings with new talents that we spare little time to build the strength of our relationships. In short, we’re just too busy! Let’s fast forward to this summer. How will it be different? Sure everyone looks forward to that magical week of vacation. I’m confident that you unwind then, but it’s over in a flash. Holding on to that “life is good,” refreshed, connected, NON-HARRIED feeling would be great, wouldn’t it? I’d like to share with you a perfect summer weekend. In this weekend, I left everything behind. I turned off my Blackberry (gasp!) and I lived to tell the tale. In fact, I really LIVED… My perfect summer weekend was spent on Smith Mountain Lake. For those of you who aren’t aware, Smith Mountain Lake is only about 45 minutes or so north of Danville. We spent the weekend at a relative’s house. I woke up early and boy was I glad!

Maggie MacLeish, Laurie MacLeish, Mary Yeaman, and Jill Milam are “all smiles” for the picture while being pulled on a tube. The agony of defeat! The ladies just couldn’t hold on!!!

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The water of Smith Mountain Lake is so peaceful and still in the morning. With reverence, I enjoyed a cup of coffee as I took in the peaceful view of the mountains. The occasional fisherman passing kept me company. Eventually, my family began to stir. My kids opened their eyes with demands to hit the water. I was able to hold them off long enough to shove Coco Puffs in their general direction. While a big breakfast is my idea of enjoying the day, food doesn’t rank high with my kids. It’s all about the water. The kids were excited because we were having “ski school” that day with another family. I use that term loosely because we are in no way professionals. We just have a passion for the lake and enjoying the outdoors. Learning to ski is hard work for us and for the kids, but it’s totally worth it. My ten year old, Marissa, is a “graduate” of our school and can ski pretty well. She and her friend, Mary Kate, were planning to ski doubles (with two ski ropes at the same time) in the afternoon. On this day, we decided to teach Drew to ski. He just turned six and he’s a determined little boy. Drew has “littlest kid” syndrome. You’ve met these kids before. They are the youngest and they have been around older kids all their lives. They are convinced they can keep up with the older kids. It’s really not their fault; it’s just the way it is. Anyway, Drew was going to learn to ski because all the other kids could ski (There are five kids between the two families.). If they could do it then so could he – he reasoned. We put the trainer skis on Drew (they have a special bar that holds the two skis together) while we were still on the dock then dropped him into the lake (It’s easier than fighting them for the first time in the water!). When you are teaching kids to ski, it really requires an adult to get in the water with them. Thankfully, I had to video tape this momentous occasion and my husband had the honors. James Milam was our very patient boat driver. You have to remember. New skiers don’t just pop up on the first try and ski happily ever after. It takes a lot of “one more times” before your new skier gets the thrill of “I DID IT!”

Mary Kate Milam, Marissa Yeaman, Patrick MacLeish, and Drew Yeaman share a laugh before they take off on the “hotdog” towable on Smith Mountain Lake. Patience really did pay off that day. Drew was able to get up and ski for a little while before he fell. I wish I could describe the sunshine of his smile or the confidence that he built in himself. Most importantly, I wish I could adequately convey the connection that was made that day between Drew and his dad. Andy didn’t mind missing a call that day… We bribed the kids with other activities that were a little easier sprinkled in. The absolute favorite activity on the lake is riding the tube. We have a triple tube and it is way more than three times the fun of a single tube. The kids have to hang on “for dear life” when their dad is behind the wheel! I’d like to say that the tube is all for the kids, but I’d be lying. That afternoon, the moms got on the tube. I’m still not sure what old score between my husband (the driver of the boat) and myself needed settling; but as the saying goes… It was on! Andy took it as a personal mission with a zeal I’ve not seen since, to throw us off that tube. These were grown women. The mother of their children, etc., etc. By contrast, the girls declared “Bring it on!” All I could say, is we were too old for that!!! One moment, everything was great. The next, Ken had a photograph of nothing but feet as we were ceremoniously dumped into the lake. I could debate how it happened, but I won’t. I will say this, though… Just wait till this year! We are so blessed to live where we live. Danville is centrally located to Smith Mountain, Leesville, Philpott, Hyco, and Buggs Island Lakes. There are scores of opportunities to rent houses or condos as well as boats and jet skis. There is a State Park on Smith Mountain Lake where you can rent a cabin or just hang out for the day. These retreats are close by. You don’t need an entire week. You can easily escape for the day or weekend. I know we are always refreshed when we do. There is something magical about time spent on the water with your family and friends. SM

Points to remember when teaching kids to ski: 1. Get in the water with them. When they are little, you need to help steady them. The hardest part of skiing is keeping straight in the water until the boat takes off. 2. Keep the ski tips up. Dig in your heels. The ski tips need to point to the sky. Most often, when kids fall getting up, it’s because the boat pulled them over. 3. Keep your arms straight and lean back a little. Often when the skier’s arms are bent, the boat will pull them over. 4. Don’t try to stand up too quickly. Let the boat pull you up. 5. Bend your knees. The skier needs to keep their knees bent. Their knees act like shocks as they go over waves. 6. Be safe! Always use Coast Guard approved life jackets. If your kids argue about this, fine—they don’t get to play! 7. Have fun!!! You or your kids probably won’t get up and ski on the first try. Keep at it! There is such satisfaction watching them struggle then figure it out. Give them a chance to be proud of themselves! 8. Be patient! It takes a lot of “one more times” before your new skier gets the thrill of “I DID IT!”

Andy Yeaman, owner of Hughes Marine Service, teaches his six year son, Drew, to water ski on Smith Mountain Lake.

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Cover Story| GOING GREEN Feature | Going Green When Green Wasn’t Cool

Story & Photos by Rocky Womack

Going Green

When Green Wasn’t Cool Nurseryman burns waste oil to save the environment and him a few dollars Going green is extremely popular today with renewed interest in saving our planet and weaning Americans off foreign oil. For many, going green means adopting new practices, such as changing light bulbs to more efficient ones, recycling plastic containers or installing solar panels to heat a home. Local nurseryman, Tim Belcher with Rolling Meadows Farm in Martinsville,Va., smiles when someone asks him about going green or hears others talk about how people should improve their efficiency and use products better for the environment. For him, going green is nothing new. “To my knowledge, I was one of the first to do some of this stuff that I’m doing,” he says. “We were green before it was cool to be green.” For about 20 years, Belcher has used wood furnaces, and for about 15 years he has used waste oil heaters to heat his greenhouses. He is especially fond of his waste oil heaters. His nine waste oil heaters in each greenhouse burn used motor oil and/or kitchen grease. Most of the cooking oil Belcher uses comes from various restaurants in the city of Roanoke. The majority of the used motor oil comes from neighbors, farmers, construction and trucking companies, and independent auto repair garages. He sometimes must use duel heating systems for his greenhouses. When the temperature dips to about nine degrees or when snow falls and starts to accumulate on the greenhouse roofs, Belcher will heat the greenhouse with waste oil and wood waste. Belcher says waste oil heaters help save the environment, because they burn used motor oil and cooking oil that would otherwise end up dumped in a landfill somewhere. In addition, some waste oil placed in containers is normally recycled, but he says a certain amount of the

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Tim Belcher of Rolling Meadows Farm in Martinsville, Va., says stainless steel tubes for his waste oil heaters have improved the efficiency of his greenhouse heating systems and increased its BTU capacity. motor oil will still be left in the container and can be possibly disposed of improperly. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the general public improperly disposes of 200 million gallons of used oil each year. Additionally, the EPA reports when a person changes his oil and improperly disposes of it, the used oil can contaminate 1 million gallons of freshwater. The good news, according to the EPA, is that 380 million gallons of used oil is recycled each year.

Economics The smart move not only helps the environment but offers some economical benefits as well. “It’s really given me a competitive edge against my competitors, because they’re buying either propane, natural gas, or they’re burning a fuel oil,” Belcher says. “With me basically eliminating my heating costs, it’s given me a better edge to keep my prices low and to stay more competitive with all the growers that are out there. I’m confident that I’m saving at least $20,000 a year.” Belcher puts those savings back into his business. For instance for some of his greenhouses, he has purchased a few Ebb and Flow tables from Midwest Growmaster in Saint Charles, Ill. These tables

allow the plants to grow without using excess water, meaning the water and any chemicals do not runoff which helps the environment. The tables also reduce or eliminate the need for fungicide and insecticide applications because the excess water is not sitting around. Besides environmental benefits, these computerized tables offer labor and time savings. While the plants are absorbing the water nutrients under computer commands, Belcher says he can do other tasks such as cleaning, planting other plants, watering another table of plants, or whatever he needs to do. As a safety precaution, he does take time to occasionally walk by and check to see if the table system is working properly. Two of the Ebb and Flow sections he purWelders Robert Thacker (left) and Bryan Bailey with Prillaman & Pace chased were 24-foot and 28-foot long. Belcher Inc. of Martinsville, Va., just delivered a stainless steel tubing system estimates he spent roughly between $2,500 and for one of Tim Belcher's Reznor waste oil heaters. $2,800 for each section. In the future, he plans to add more of the Belcher says the typical waste oil heater from most any tables to improve his efficiency and cut down on company ranges in price between $5,500 and $8,000. To help water and pesticide use. with the purchase, he says grants are available from the U.S. When buying a waste oil heater, another important benefit Department of Agriculture, and federal and state governis available. “When you buy a waste oil furnace, you get a tax ments. He says some give as much as a 50-percent tax credit credit for burning waste oil,” says Cliff Spangler, a service techor 25 percent of the unit cost. nician with Cleaning Equipment and Services in Roanoke,Va. Before rushing out to buy a waste oil heater, put the “The benefits are not only in the write off, but how ever long brakes on. Belcher warns to do your homework first. “I it takes to pay them off.You’ve got depreciation in them.” caution anybody before they consider doing it to make sure Spangler sold Belcher his latest Reznor heaters. Accordthat they have all their paperwork in order with the agening to Thomas & Betts Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer cies, because if you purchase it and then try to go back and of the commercial and industrial Reznor heaters, it has the do it, most of it won’t qualify,” he says. “You have to have largest distribution network for waste oil heaters and the your paperwork in place and be approved before you do company was founded in 1888. any purchasing.” As a user of a waste oil system, Belcher could purchase the used oil from processors, who sell it at about one third to one half of what fuel oil prices currently are. However, to be eligible for a grant and/or tax credit, he has to receive the oil at no charge, which means he is not allowed to purchase from the processors. For anybody thinking of purchasing and using one, Belcher recommends investigating the various waste oil heater products on the market to see what best fits your needs. Before purchasing a waste oil heater, make sure you have an ample supply of used motor oil, because he says if the supply isn’t there then the benefit isn’t either. Several waste oil heater brands are available on the market. Belcher prefers the Reznor brand for its built in safety features and its ability to burn cleanly. The models also operate without hooking up a separate air compressor Nurseryman Tim Belcher has owned this Reznor waste oil to them. heater for about 15 years. He has similar systems in his Continued... other eight greenhouses. www.showcasemagazine.com | MAY 2009 | SHOWCASE Magazine

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Cliff Spangler, a service technician with Cleaning Equipment and Services in Roanoke, Va., looks over one of Tim Belcher's Reznor waste oil heaters. Spangler sold Belcher his last three Reznor units.

Burning and Heating Capacity One of his Reznor units which he has owned for 15 years burns 1.7 gallons of waste oil per hour and heats a 96-foot by 30-foot greenhouse. Typically within a 24-hour period, if the temperature drops to 20 degrees outside of the greenhouse, this unit will probably run about eight to 10 hours a day, he says. Being conservative, Belcher estimates the unit burns 300 to 400 gallons a month. The unit turns on and off in cycles like a typical furnace, but when the weather turns cold, he says the unit doesn’t just sit there and run constantly. He bought most of his waste oil heaters over a fouryear period. “When we first started we heated with the waste wood burners,” he says. “As we started getting bigger, we were looking for something as an alternative but on the same scheme of things.” The last three waste oil heaters that he purchased were used units. The oldest Reznor unit originally operated at 250,000 BTUs, but Belcher has made some modifications. Prillaman & Pace Inc. of Martinsville,Va., rebuilds the units and replaces the old black iron heating units with stainless steel burn tubes. Robert Thacker, a welder with Prillaman & Pace, says the stainless steel tubes will definitely last longer than carbon heat units. Belcher believes he now gets more out of his system. He estimates each unit that has been modified with stainless steel tubing has increased the BTU rating by an additional 25,000 to 50,000. The stainless steel works best in a greenhouse. “The stainless steel tubes won’t rust and corrode like the other tubing,” Belcher explains. “The real moist conditions that are in a

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greenhouse just heat those thin burner tubes up. They will rust them out over a period of time. When the unit is sitting in the greenhouse year round, it’s only being used about three or four months out of the year, so it doesn’t get the opportunity to heat up and keep itself dry. “I noticed the units will quit firing,” Belcher continues, “and the fan is running three or four minutes longer than it was running before to cool the tubes down. So it’s holding that heat. While this doesn’t sound like a whole lot, in a greenhouse every burn time it kicks on it’s cutting down an hour or two a day in running time.” About once a month, Belcher cleans the furnaces in each greenhouse. He grabs a shop vac which sucks the ash out of the tubes. He also changes the filters, all four of them. They include a pre-heater filter, an initial pick-up filter, a cartridge filter, and a pump filter. How often he changes the filters depends on the grade of waste oil and how clean it is when it comes from the donor. “If it’s a lot of contaminants in it, then I may change it once a week,” he says. “I have had to change them every three or four days if I’ve got a really bad batch of oil. I may have to run it like that for a week or something, change two or three filters, then it finally calms down.” He says filters cost about $7 each. “Considering you’re getting your oil free, that’s nothing,” Belcher says. His reward for burning waste oil heat: faster growing and healthier plants that he sells wholesale and retail. Wholesale plants are sold to other nurseries, and seed and feed dealers. He sells retail at his Martinsville farm and at the Farmer’s Market in Roanoke. Belcher says the system does not emit any toxic fumes. If it did, plants would crinkle up.

From the savings Tim Belcher receives by burning waste oil, he purchased Ebb and Flow tables to grow his greenhouse plants. The tables use less water and help to save the environment because it reduces water and pesticide runoff.

He adds that a gas heater leak will cause a similar effect. If the gas burn chamber should leak or burn tubes burn out, the gas will poison the plants, and the leaves will crinkle up. “They will look like they’ve almost been frost bit from the burn that they get,” he says.

Looking for the “Silver Lining?”

Searching for waste oil Belcher says waste motor oil is harder to find. “When fuel kind of spiked, it turns everybody into looking for something as an alternative to heat with, or try to run the waste grease and turn it into biofuel to run in their diesel vehicles,” he says. “It got a little tighter, and over the years a lot of the garages have since bought waste oil heaters to use their own waste oil to cut down on their heating.” When an insufficient amount of waste oil is available, Belcher burns wood logs and scrap wood that he gets from the furniture industry. The wood heats the water, then the water is pumped into the greenhouse to keep it warm. During the summer, Belcher fills the waste oil furnaces. By the end of April, that supply of oil is depleted. Belcher says he can burn more waste oil than he collects. If anybody has waste motor oil or kitchen grease they want to get rid of, he says he will gladly accept it. He will even pick it up. “If you have larger quantities, we can physically go pump it out of your tank and bring it in. If it’s anybody who produces enough, we can supply tanks or barrels for them to collect the oil in, and we, in turn, can pick it up.” To contact Tim Belcher at Rolling Meadows Farm in Martinsville,Va., call 276-252-5519. Cleaning Equipment and Services in Roanoke,Va., can be reached at 540-9925959. To contact Prillaman & Pace Inc., in Martinsville,Va., call 276-632-6308.SM

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Lifestyle

By Larry Oldham

Mothers

Mother's Day is this month, and although we know about a mother's love, sometimes we take it for granted. Mothers live for their children. Mothers sacrifice for their children , and mothers have an undying love for their children. My mother read the bible to me and my sister nightly. Mothers who read to their children not only love their children but want to teach their children to love. On Mother’s Day, we usually bring a gift to our mother. No gift can match the gift she has given to us...life itself. We never forget our mother. It would be impossible to live life, either good or bad, without acknowledging the love of our mother. You are always sure of your mother's love. The challenge that mothers face is to love their children, while helping their children to grow away from her and to become fully independent. Today, what challenge do we face that is harder than this challenge of our mother? Someone once said “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, and his mother the longest.” A mother's love is in your heart forever. We are a product of our mother’s nurturing. A child is just a child to a mother, no matter the child’s age. When my mother felt cold, I wore a coat. Even as an adult she still asks, “Where is your coat, you will freeze to death.” A mother's hopes and dreams for her children are never forgotten. If you don't reach the top and you don't reach her dreams or your dreams, you are still a mother's child, and you can take comfort in knowing that she still loves you with all her heart. You can always be sure of your mother's love and your mother's arms are always open when you need a hug. Reach out and hug your mother today. To the world, you might be one person, but to your mother you are her whole world and love is a free gift.

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RIver City Life | Relay for Life

By RoN Ruis

What is Relay for Life? This year cancer will strike millions of Americans and take many lives. Relay is an overnight event that unites our community in a common effort to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The society works every day to do this by supporting groundbreaking research, as well as educating people on how to prevent or detect cancer early. It brings together more than 3.5 million people to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, to remember lost loved ones, and to empower individuals and communities to fight back against the disease. The common theme of Relay for Life is to have members of teams continuously walking, running, even rolling around the track. We need teams in the Danville/Pittsylvania County Event. Teams are made up of groups of 8-15 people. The teams can be comprised of families, schools, companies, hospitals, and any other community group. You can help in many ways: Register a team, volunteer to help with the event, make a donation, buy a luminaria, become a corporate sponsor, walk the Survivor Lap, just come and support a cancer survivor.

Some things that are part of a Relay for Life • • • • • •

An event of 12 or more hours, including an overnight stay. Continuous circling of the track. Congratulations and honors for our community cancer survivors. Luminaria Ceremony to honor survivors and those who have succumbed to cancer. Information on cancer and the help that is available. Contest, raffles, yard sale, LOTS of entertainment, food and FUN.

If you would like to be a part of Relay for Life please contact: Robert Stowe American Cancer Staff 434.429.1438 Or log on to www.RelayForLife.org

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The Luminaria celebration is to honor and remember those who fight and have fought cancer.

Relay For Life 2009 Come join us for a BIG birthday celebration! Danville/Pittsylvania County American Cancer Society Celebrate Relay for Life’s 25th birthday Date: May 29-30, 2009 Location: Carrington Pavilion, Danville,VA. We will have, food, fun music, contests, a yard sale, lighting of Luminaria candles, and most of all track walking to raise money for cancer research. Information on how you can help please call: Robert Stowe American Cancer Staff 866.638.8944

Party in the Park Backstreet, Danville’s “Mainstay” band has been entertaining Danville for 25 years playing modern rock-n-roll, classic hits, and beach favorites. Join Phil Boyd and the gang at the Festival Mainstage Friday, May 15 for a “Party in the Park” from 5:30-8:30 pm. Adult beverages available.

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Saturday, May 16

11:00 – 11:30 • Westwood Middle School Chorus 11:30 – 12:00 • Westwood Middle School Jazz Band 12:00 – 12:30 • Rising stars talent contest winners WAKG & WBTM 12:30 – 1:00 • Junior Broadway 1:30 – 3:00 • Bluegrass Young At Heart 3:30 – 4:00 • Tommy Edwards 4:00 - 5:30 • Little Stuey & the Stranges

6:00 – Dusk Daryle Singletary Sunday May 17

1:00 – 2:30 • The Magniﬁcents 3:00 – 3:30 • Sammy Terry & the Spiritual Highlights 3:30 – 4:00 • The Silver Stars from Blanch NC

4:30 – 6:00 The Canton Spirituals

Daryle Singletary “Rockin’ in the Country” at Festival in the Park. ‘Billboard’ magazine quotes; “Daryle Singletary is arguably, the best country singer of his generation.” He wows his audiences as a great singer, and equally ﬁne entertainer while remaining true to himself, and his traditional roots. Hear Daryle sing your favorites like “I Let Her Lie”, “Amen Kind of Love”, and “Too Much Fun” along with new cuts from his latest album “Rockin’ in the Country.”

The Canton Spirituals

Appearing in the park on Sunday, May 17th will be one of the most popular and acclaimed contemporary gospel quartets in the United States. The Canton Spirituals with their smooth but powerful harmonies will surely have the crowd on their feet! The quartet is known for their urban sound that mixes R&B style with traditional gospel. Along with several Grammy Award Nominations, the Canton Spirituals have also earned Stellar, Dove, Soul Train, GMWA Excellence and Urban Network Awards.

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Must Hear

musiC MAY 5

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For the Lions>Hatebreed Sinatra at the Meadowlands> Frank Sinatra

The Silversun Pickups make no effort to hide their influences on their new record Swoon. From the opening riff of “There’s No Secrets This Year,” the Silversun Pickups are channeling the Siamese Dream era of The Smashing Pumpkins.

Fantasy Ride>Ciara

Swoon is a beautiful mix of distorted guitars and soft vocals. Songs like “The Royal We” travel from quiet to loud at near breakneck speed. On the standout track “Sort Of,” Brian Aubert’s voice compliments the fuzzy guitar distortion to perfection. If you are a fan of songs that start delicately walking through the china shop just to end up destroying everything in their path by the end of the song, Swoon is the record for you.

Knives>Aiden

Silvesun Pickups

It’s still early in the year, but at this point, Swoon is my pick for album of the year.

MAY 12

Fast Life>Paul Wall Townes>Steve Earle Hook Me Up>Veronicas

MAY 19

Rebirth>Lil Wayne Relapse>Eminem Just Go>Lionel Richie Abnormally Attracted to Sin> Tori Amos

MAY 26

Authorized Bootleg-Nashville Municipal Auditorium 1998>KISS Greatest Hits>Wallflowers

Must Read The CompleTe 101 ColleCTion- What Every Leader Needs to Know. Written by John C. Maxwell Reviewed by Larry Oldham Attitude, Relationships, Equipping, Leadership, Mentoring, and Success...this book is a leadership course in one volume from the World’s Top Leadership Guru. John C. Maxwell has sold over 16 million books worldwide. If you are looking for personal growth, I highly recommend this book. This collection is a combination of his six previous books on leadership. These concentrated versions will help you on your way to significant growth in specific areas of your life. This is a very easy format to read and if you want to grow and become the best person you can be, you need to read this leadership collection. For comments contact me at larry@showcasemagazine.com

BooKs MAY 5 Dead and Gone> Charlaine Harris Brooklyn>Colm Toibin Dark Places>Gillian Flynn The Legend of Siqurd and Gudrun>J.R.R. Tolkien Pygmy>Chuck Palahniuk

MAY 12 Finger Licking Fifteen> Janet Evanovich Cemetery Dance> Douglas Preston Road Dogs>Elmore Leonard Wicked Prey>John Sanford

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Box Office Report Will Ferrell Will Ferrell introduced audiences to his unique brand of physical comedy and keen impressions in 1995, when he debuted on Saturday Night Live. Over the course of the next seven years, Ferrell amassed a large group of fans due to his spot-on renditions of some of the most recognizable figures in pop culture including Neil Diamond and Alex Trebek. During his successful tenure on Saturday Night Live, Ferrell began to bring his roles on Saturday Night Live to the big screen. In 1998, Ferrell starred opposite Chris Kattan in the sidesplitting comedy A Night at the Roxbury. Ferrell followed that success with roles in two more Saturday Night Liveinspired comedies, Superstar and The Ladies Man. In 2002, Ferrell left Saturday Night Live to concentrate on his budding movie career. Ferrell achieved box office supremacy in 2003 with the Christmas classic Elf. This was just the beginning of Ferrell’s rise to comedic box office heavyweight. In June, Ferrell tackles the role of Dr. Rick Marshall in the feature film adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft’s Land of the Lost. Body of Work Total Films (21) Lifetime Gross: $1,129,653,887 Opening Gross Average: $19,068,157 Top five GrossinG films Elf $173,398,518 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby $148,213,377 Blades of Glory $118,594,548 Step Brothers $100,468,793 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy $85,288,303

Must See Land of the Lost Sid and Marty Krofft’s classic television series Land of the Lost is about to get the big screen treatment. Will Ferrell, starring as paleontologist Dr. Rick Marshall, travels back to a time of carnivorous dinosaurs and pesky reptilian Sleestaks in Brad Silberling’s Land of the Lost. Joining Marshall on the “out of this world” journey is wisecracking research assistant Holly Cantrell (Anna Friel) and cocky tour guide, Will Stanton (Danny McBride). Armed with no weapons and questionable survival skills, the trio gingerly traverses the prehistoric terrain, dodging a hungry T. Rex, and narrowly avoiding capture at the cold hands of the Sleestaks. Along the way, the lost travelers make an ally out of Chaka, a prehistoric primate that helps Marshall and his cohorts navigate through the treacherous landscape in search of a way home. Can Marshall, Will, and Holley find a way to escape from this “routine” expedition? Or will they be forever stuck in the “Land of the Lost”? Find out on June 5 when Land of the Lost hits theaters.

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The Scarecrow> Michael Connelly

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XMEN Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition>XBOX 360, PS3, Wii XMEN Origins: Wolverine>PSP, DS

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Battle for Terra Ghost of Girlfriends Past

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Actors: Hugh Jackman

MAY 8

Next Day Air

Actors: Donald Faison, Mos Def

Star Trek

Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto

MAY 15

Angels & Demons Actors: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor

Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat>Wii Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian>XBOX 360, Wii, DS Velvet Assassin>XBOX 360 Mytran Wars>PSP Papaton 2>PSP

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Sacred 2: Fallen Angel>XBOX 360, PS3 Battle Stations Pacific>XBOX 360 Fuel>XBOX 360, PS3

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Punch-Out!!>Wii Bionic Commando>XBOX 360, PS3 UFC 2009: Unleashed>XBOX 360, PS3 Terminator Salvation>XBOX 360, PS3

UfC 2009 UndispUTed In recent years, mixed martial arts has taken the sports world by storm. With aid from the Ultimate Fighting Championship franchise, publisher THQ looks to capitalize on the sport’s popularity with the release of UFC 2009 Undisputed. UFC 2009 Undisputed is said to be a realistic mixed martial arts simulator. The game will represent the five weight classes and feature over 100 UFC favorites, including Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chuck Liddell. Also making appearances will be broadcasters Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan as well as fight announcer Michael Buffer. So, start training now. Will you go the distance or tap out? Find out May 19 when UFC 2009 Undisputed makes its octagon debut.

MAY 26

The Brothers Bloom

Actors: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody

Management

Damnation>XBOX 360, PS3 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising>XBOX 360, PS3 Up>XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS

Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson

Video

MAY 22

Dance Flick

Actors: Marlon Wayans, Amy Sedaris

Night at the Museum II: Escape From the Smithsonian Actors: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams

Terminator Salvation

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Boston Legal-Season 5

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Actors: Christian Bale

Passengers Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

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Must Rent friday niGhT liGhTsThe Third season Nearing the season finale of Friday Night Lights, fans of the Dillon Panthers sat anxiously holding their breath, waiting to see if Coach Taylor could bring home a second state title in three years. For those that have not seen it, I will leave the question of did Dillon win unanswered. With the approaching season finale, fans of the show also sat anxiously waiting to see if Friday Night Lights would return for a fourth season. (By the way, you can breathe easy, Friday Night Lights has been renewed.) Friday Night Lights-The Third Season comes to DVD on May 19. The third season sees the seniors preparing to leave the comfort of Dillon to embark on their college journey. The season brings questions on whether love can last with miles of separation. But most importantly, with the help of excellent writing, the season gives us a candid look at how families deal with obstacles that are tossed their way. If you’ve never seen the show, Friday Night Lights is much more than a show centered around football. It’s the proverbial needle in the haystack when you are channel surfing for good television.

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Feature | A Very Special Homecoming

By Marie R. Harris

A Very Special Homecoming

Alumni from Danville Technical Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute-Danville, and Danville Community College will be returning to the DCC campus for the Alumni Homecoming May 9 from 4-6 p.m. “We look forward to seeing many people on campus who have not seen the facilities up close in a number of years; they will find many interesting, hopefully exciting changes,” said Connie Wann, secretary for the DCC Alumni Council. “Our labs and instructional facilities show how rapidly technology has become an integral component in training in various areas, whether technical or liberal arts. They’ll really get a close up look at the fields that will serve the public for the next 20 to 30 years as they tour the buildings.” Entrance to the festivities will be near the newest campus building, Foundation Hall, the medical training facility located at the corner of Kemper Road and South Main Street. Foundation Hall is slated for final inspection in late May or early June with instruction in the building beginning fall semester. Alumni will be able to see the architectural rendering of the internal layout of the new facility, if the building has not been opened to the public. “Construction means change for the Danville Community College campus—change that signifies what will be offered in the future for all incoming students and also represents the rich commitment to the campus that all alumni can be proud of,” explained Shannon Hair, treasurer for the DCC Alumni Council. They will also see construction underway for the new student center adjacent to the Charles Hawkins Engineering and Technology Building entrance which is located across the lawn from the Whittington W. Clement Learning Resources Center. Architectural drawings of the external and internal layouts will

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be available, giving alumni information on how the third new building will appear upon completion. Outdoor dinner festivities begin near the Hill Building internal campus area. Barbecue dinner for $5 per alumni and each family member will be served; at the same time, campus tours will be underway. “We are very excited about our first alumni homecoming at DCC. We hope that it will renew old friendships, establish new ones, and promote a sense of pride and unity in our graduates. DCC is an amazing institution that deserves recognition and our alumni deserve the same as well,” commented Debra Carlson, DCC Alumni Council president, concerning the day’s activities. Tours will not only encompass the campus but will include the Whittington W. Clement Learning Resources Center, and the Hill and Hawkins facilities. Instructional buildings on the tour are home to labs and classrooms in air conditioning and refrigeration, industrial electrical principles, auto body mechanics, automotive analysis and repair, electrical/electronic equipment servicing, electrical/electronics technology, precision machining technology, welding, building trades, and graphic imaging technology. Shannon Hair, further said, “During the last few months of planning for this event, many venues in and around our community for having the celebration were discussed, but it was important to showcase the campus and highlight the history of the longevity of DCC to all the proud alumni by providing the tours on campus.”

During this first homecoming, Dr. Carlyle Ramsey, DCC president, will welcome alumni as well as highlight some of DCC’s history encompassing 43 years as a community college and 73 years as three colleges on the campus site. Announcement of the four Outstanding Alumni honorees for 2009, chosen by the Recognition and Scholarship Committee operating under the Alumni Council, the governing body of the DCC Alumni Association, will occur midway during the festivities. Throughout the event, alumni will be able to tour the rapidly expanding campus, meet friends and former faculty members, discuss the future offerings of the alumni association, participate in drawings for DCC memorabilia, and make purchases in the DCC bookstore where shirts, hats, mugs, book bags, all with DCC logos, and the DCC History, published in 2006 can be purchased. Graduates who wish to find others returning from their classes will be able to register by decades and be directed to areas to meet with classmates throughout the event. Alumni from the three institutions comprising Danville Community College number 69,000 to 75,000 individuals who live in regions throughout the U.S. as well as in many foreign countries. Because DCC was created in 1966 by act of the Virginia General Assembly from two campus institutions operating from 1937 onward, alumni numbers exceed other community colleges in the state. Community college alumni are considered individuals who have successfully completed degree or certifi-

cate programs as well as those who have passed at least one credit class. Sixty percent of residents in the Danville, Pittsylvania County, Halifax County region have taken classes at DCC. Commenting on this fact, Shannon Hair continued, “Throughout the previous decades of our region’s economic downturn, a loss to both textile and tobacco, DCC has been the beacon of hope for all adult ages interested in furthering their education and in re-crafting their workmanship for better placement or re-entry into our community. This campus has touched so many people.” Those single- or multiple-class alumni are just as interested in their college as diploma track graduates, because they were involved in upgrading of skills, retraining, or engaging in new pursuits while on campus. For the region, more than a majority of residents are DCC alumni. Tickets for dinner may be purchased daily in the Foundation Office, Room 213, Wyatt Building, South Main Street, or may be purchased by mail with checks made out to the “DCC Foundation.” Tickets purchased by mail will be available for pickup at the event entrance. Mail checks to Styphenia Reliford, DCC Foundation Office, Wyatt Building, 1008 South Main Street, Danville,Virginia, 24541. Tickets will not be available after May 6. For further information call 434-797-8437, leave a message at 434-797-8499 or e-mail alumni@dcc.vccs.edu. Parking for the event is available at Wyatt Building, Hill Building, and Hawkins EIT, all accessible off Kemper Road.SM

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our city. On Saturday, May 16th, area residents will have the opportunity to register at their booth for the chance to win one of four trees to be given away each hour from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.. TAKE NOTE: Their booth will be located near the Park Avenue Entrance. These trees are “Utility The Danville City Beautiful Committee is participating in the Festival in the Park with Friendly Trees” that will grow well in our a “Tree Giveaway”. The City Beautiful Com- area and elimate the necessity of utility mittee’s theme for this year is, “Beautify your pruning. Neighborhood”, and they believe this “Tree NORTH CAROLINA Giveaway” will be the beginning of a lasting 23 – Bluegrass Concert: Mayo beautification for many neighborhoods in Lake Park, Roxboro: 7-10 pm: $5/$1: 336.597.7806: www.visitroxboronc.com. 15,16,17 - Festival in the Park: Ballou Park: Times Vary: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com.

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Danville Arts/Exhibits Thru May 3 – Danville Museum Exhibits: Impending Presence-Recent Works of Ron Clark, Averett Alumni/Student Exhibit & Gretha “Mike” Blake-Sculptor: 434.793.5644: www. danvillemuseum.org. Thru May 25 – Amazing Butterflies Exhibit: Danville Science Center: Free/$6/$5: M-S 9:30am–5pm: Sun 1–5pm: 434.791.5160: www. dsc.smv.org. 2 – Art on the Lawn: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 10am-4pm: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 2 – Bob Ross Painting Class: Ballou Park Annex Building: 10:30am-3:30pm: $60: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 10-June7 – Danville/Pittsylvania County Public Schools Student Art Competition Exhibit: Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History: 434.793.5644: www.danvillemuseum.org. 13-June18 – Oil Masterpiece w/Flo: Ballou Park Annex: 6-9pm or 9:30am-12:30pm: Wed or Thurs: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov.

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Entertainment

1 – Art Extravaganza: Stonewall Youth Center: 5-7pm: 434.773.8242: www.danville-va.gov. 2 – Clothes & Fashion Show: Stonewall Youth Center: 1pm: 434.773.8242: www. danville-va.gov. 6,20 – Fetch! Lab: Danville Science Center: Ages 8–12: 3:45–4:45pm: $3/$6: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 6,13,20,27 – Guitar for Youth & Teens Class: City Auditorim: Wed 5pm: $20: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 9 - Butterfly Fun: Danville Science Center: Ages 5-8: 10am-12pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc. smv.org. 12,26 – Polliwogs: Danville Science Center: 1–2pm: $3/$6: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 13-June 17 – Crafty Creations Class: Glenwood Community Center: Ages 5-12: 6-7pm: 434.799.6469: www.danville-va.gov. 23 – Kid's Yard Sale: Glenwood Community Center: 3-5pm: 434.799.6469: www.danville-va. gov. 30 – A Bugs Life: Glenwood Community Center: Ages 3-5: 10:30-11:30am: $5/$3: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov.

1 - Fridays at the Crossing: Crossing at the Dan: 6pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com. 2 - Running of the Danville Downs: Danville Golf Club: 3-7pm: 434.792.6965: www. danvilleartsandhumanities.org. 3 – Authors on Campus Series: Averett University, Student Center: 4pm: 434.791.4993: www.averett.edu. 15,16,17 - Festival in the Park: Ballou Park: Times Vary: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville. com. 16 - Pigs in the Park: Ballou Park: 11:30am2pm: 434.793.4636: www.visitdanville.com. 16 – Spring Pops Concert: Danville Symphony Orchestra: GWHS Auditorium: 434.797.2666: www.danvillesymphony.net. 21 - Enchanted Evenings In the Park: Ballou Park: 5:30-8pm: 434.799.5216: www. danville-va.gov. 22 – The Marriage-Go-Round: Gretna Little Theatre, Gretna Hampton Inn: 7:30pm: $7.50: 434.228.1778. 30 - Beach Party by the Dan: Danville Science Center: 5-8pm: 434.791.5160: www. dsc.smv.org.

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Lifestyle/Lectures 2 - Dan River Spring Clean Up: Danville Science Center: 10am-1pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 5,14,19 – How to Improve Your Financial Health: Ballou Park Annex: Times Vary 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 6,13,20,27 – Toastmasters: National College of Business and Technology: 1 pm: 434.793.6822. 7 - Exotic Pests: Danville Science Center: 7pm: 434.791.5160: www.dsc.smv.org. 8 – Bike to Work Day: 434.799.5215: www. danville-va.gov. 9 – Amphibian/Reptile BioBlitz: Angler's Park: 9am-3pm: 434.799.5215: www.danvilleva.gov. 11 – Chamber's Annual Award Dinner: Stratford Courtyard Conference Center: 6pm: 434.836.6990: www.dpchamber.org. 15 – Alzheimer's Presentation: Ask the Neurologist: 12–1pm: Melanie Vaughan – 434.792.3700 x30. 17 – Alzheimer's Presentation: Maintain Your Brain: 12–1pm: Melanie Vaughan – 434.792.3700 x30. 21 – Woodlawn Academy Golf Tournament: Tuscarora Golf Club: 1pm: 434.432.9244. 27 – Alzheimer's Presentation: What is Hospice and Palliative Care?: 12–1pm: Melanie Vaughan – 434.792.3700 x30. 28 – Greek Food Fest X: Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: 11am-2pm & 4-8pm: $13: 434.792.3626.

Hobbies/Sports 2 – Trash to Treasures Yard Sale: Coates Rec Center: 7am-12pm: 434.799.6564: www. danville-va.gov. 2 - Main Street Cruise-In: Downtown Danville: 6-9pm: 434.791.6813: www.visitdanville.com. 2 - Quilt Festival: Booker Building, Altavista: 9am-7pm: 434.369.6665: www.AltavistaQuiltFestival.com. 5,19 – Tuesday Teasers: Ballou Park Disc Golf Course: 6-8pm: $10: 434.799.5215: www. danville-va.gov. 6 – Senior Bowling Tournament: Riverside Lanes: 10am–12pm: $5: 434.791.2695: www.danville-va.gov. 7,14,21,28 – Guitar Basics Class: City Auditorium: 5pm: $10: 434.797.8848: www. danville-va.gov. 9 - Gretna 5K Race: Gretna Elementary School: 9am: www.gretna5k.com. 8 – Scrapbooking: Glenwood Community Center: 6-8pm: Free: 434.799.6469: www. danville-va.gov.

9,10 – SCCA SARRC/MARRS Challenge: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www.virclub.com. 12 – Photography Club: Ballou Park Annex: 6:30-7:45pm: Free: 434.797.8848: www. danville-va.gov. 14,21,28 – Canoe &Kayak Adventures: Locations Vary: 6-8pm: 434.799.5215: www. danville-va.gov. 16 – Nestle 5K Race: Ballou Park: 9am: 434.792.2215: www.visitdanville.com. 21 – Sky Watchers: Danville Science Center: Free: Nightfall: 434.791.5160: www.dsc. smv.org. 23 – Instant Piano For Hopelessly Busy People: Ballou Park Annex: 9am-12pm: $40: 434.797.8848: www.danville-va.gov. 26 – Stock Car Open Test Day: VIRginia International Raceway: 434.822.7700: www. virclub.com. 30 – Spring Skate Off: Philip Wyatt Memorial Skate Park: 11am-2pm: $5: 434.799.5215: www.danville-va.gov.

Lynchburg Arts/Exhbits Thru May 15 – Fall of the Berlin Wall & Student Art Show Exhibit: Lynchburg College, Daura Gallery: 434.544.8380: www.lynchburg. edu. 2,9 – Intro to Kiln Fired Glass: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 1-4:30pm: $95: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 5,6 – Pottery Workshops-Handbuilding: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 10am-3pm: $145/$95/$75: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com.

Kids/Family 4-26 – Kids Clayworks-More Seuss!: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: Ages 6-9: 4-5:15pm: $60: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 6,13,20 – KidzKooking Class: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: Ages 7-12: 5-6:30pm: $60: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com. 25 – Honor America's Patriots: Amazement Square, Imagination Studio: 2-3:30pm: www. amazementsquare.org.

Entertainment 1 – Senior Instrumental Recital: Lynchburg College, Sydnor Performance Hall: 4pm: www. lynchburg.edu. 1,2 – The Music Man: Liberty University, Fine Arts Building: 7:30pm/2pm: www.liberty.edu.

1,2,3 – LC Dance Works Ensemble: Lynchburg College, Dillard Fine Arts Center: 7:30pm/2pm: www.lynchburg.edu. 1-29 – Live Music:Various Artist/Dates: Inklings Bookshop & The White Hart: 7:30pm: 434.455.1659: www.inklingswhitehart.com. 3 – Twilight At Old Elkton Farm: Couples & Kids Fundraiser: 4-8pm: 434.316.9339: www. couplesandkids.com. 3 – Inspirational Concert: Cattle Annie's: 6pm: 434.258.5647: www.cattleannies.com. 8 – Senior Voice Recital: Lynchburg College, Sydnor Performance Hall: 4pm: www.lynchburg.edu. 9 – Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers: The Ellington: 8:30pm: $25/$20: 434.845.2162: www. theellington.org. 22 – Friday Cheers-The Worx '09 Kickoff Party: Lynchburg Community Market: 5:309:30pm: $5: 434.528.3950: www.FridayCheers. org. 25 – Old-Time Session: Inklings Bookshop & The White Hart: 7:30pm: 434.455.1659: www. inklingswhitehart.com. 29 – Pop Evil Concert: Cattle Annie's: 8pm: 434.846.3206: www.cattleannies.com. 30 – Shrimp Festival: James River Conference Center: 5-9pm: $35/$45: 434.845.5966: www. lynchburgchamber.org.

Lifestyle/Lecture 1 – First Fridays Art Walk: Downtown Lynchburg: 5-8pm: www.downtownlynchburg.com. 2 – Conversations with Thomas Jefferson: Poplar Forest: 11:15am: 434.525.1806: www. poplarforest.org. 9 – Garden Day Showcase: Lynchburg Community Market: 7am-2pm: www.downtownlynchburg.com. 9 – Antique Rose Festival: Old City Cemetary: 9am-2pm: www.gravegarden.org. 17 – Wine & Food Tasting: Historic Miller Claytor House: 4-7pm: $30/$40: www.lynchburghistoricalfoundation.org. 25 – Memorial Day Bird Walk & Count: Old City Cemetary: 8:30-9:30am: www.gravegarden.org. 30 – Curtilage Fence Public Day: Poplar Forest: 434.534.8120: www.poplarforest.org.

Hobbies/Sports 1,2 – Canoeing Trip: Lynchburg College: 434.544.8224: www.lynchburg.edu. 1 – Equestrian In-House Horse Show: Randolph College Riding Center: 4pm: www. lynchburg.edu. 16,23 – Movement & Choreography: Academy of Fine Arts Studio: 9-10:30am: $30: 434.528.3256: www.academyfinearts.com.

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Martinsville Arts/Exhbits Thru June 8 – Piedmont Arts Exhbit: Seeing The Moment: Piedmont Arts: 276.632.3221: www. piedmontarts.org. 2 – Glass Art for Mother’s Day: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 9am-1pm: $10: 276.632.0066: www.southernvi giniaartisancenter.org. 5,19 – Figure/Life Drawing Class: Little River Bed & Breakfast, Floyd: 11am–2pm: $10: 540.745.4848: www.artunderthesun.org. 7 – Wearable Art-Jacket or Vest: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 9am-12pm: $99: 276.632.0066: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 8-June 27 – Piedmont Arts Exhbit: Expressions 2009: Opening Reception & Gallery Talk 5/8, 6:30pm: Piedmont Arts: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts. org. 9 – Treasure Within-Clay: Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd: 10am-3pm: $50/$70: www.jacksonvillecenter.org. 30,31 – Pen & Ink Drawing: Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd: 9am-12pm: $70/$90: www.jacksonvillecenter.org.

Kids/Family 2-3,9-10 – VMNH Expedition: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 16 – Special Saturday - Bug Out: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 10am-12pm: $5: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 20 – Doodle Bugs! - Slimy Science: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 10am & 3pm: Ages 3-5: $4: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 30 – Bug Daze Family Festival: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 10am-4pm: 276.634.4185: www. vmnh.net.

Entertainment

1,8,15,22,29 – Friday Night Jamboree: Floyd Country Store: 6:30pm: $3: 540.745.4563: www. floydcountrystore.com. 1,2,3 – Southern Hospitality: Historic Star Theatre, Stuart: 7:30pm/2:30pm: $10/$7: 276.694.7064: www.historicstartheatre.com. 2 – VMNH Foundation Gala: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net. 2 – Open Projector Day: Historic Rives Theatre, Martinsville: 2pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown.com. 9 – Tasty Saturdays: Farmers' Market Martinsville: 8am-12pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown. com. 9 – Razamatazz!: Historic Star Theatre, Stuart: 7pm: $10: 276.694.7064: www.historicstartheatre. com. 15 – Evening of Music: Binding Time Cafe: Free:

5:30pm: 276.656.3800: www.binding-time.com. 15 – Coasters, Platters & Marvelettes: Martinsville HS Auditorium: 7:30pm: $10/$15/$18: 276.632.3221: www.piedmontarts.org. 16 – Old Time Country Dance: Floyd Country Store: 7:30pm: 540.745.4563: www. floydcountrystore.com. 29 – TGIF Concert: Martinsville Uptown: 7pm: 276.632.5688: www.martinsvilleuptown. com.

Lifestyle/Lectures 1 – Book Signing with Neva Bryan: Binding Time Cafe: Free: 4:30pm: 276.656.3800: www.binding-time.com. 2 – Recycled Art Event: Southern Virginia Artisan Center: 9am-5pm: 276.632.0066: www.southernvirginiaartisancenter.org. 16 – Winemaking 101: Chateau Morrisette: 11am-4pm: $50: 540.593.2865: www.chateaumorrisette.com. 23 – Cinema Morrisette - His Girl Friday: Chateau Morrisette: 8:30pm: $5: 540.593.2865: www.chateaumorrisette.com. 27,28,29 – Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting: Virginia Museum of Natural History: 276.634.4185: www.vmnh.net.

Hobbies/Sports 2,3 – PHCC Patriots Baseball: Hooker Field: 2pm: www.ph.vccs.edu. 9 – The Art of Cookie Decoration: Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd: 9-4:30pm: $75/$95: www.jacksonvillecenter.org. 28,29 – Martinsville Mustangs Baseball: Hooker Field: 7:20pm: www.martinsvillemustangs.com.

Roanoke/Salem Arts/Exhibits 1 – Black & White Digital Photography: Brambleton Center: 10am-12pm: www.roanokecountyparks.com. 7 – Art By Night: Downtown Roanoke Art Walk: 5-9pm: Free: www.roanokeartbynight. com. 7,14 – Apocalypse Now...and Then! Art History Series: Taubman Museum of Art: 7:309:30pm: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

Entertainment 1 – Strawberry Festival: Hollins University Theatre, Moody Plaza: 10:30am-1:30pm: 540.362.6517: www.hollins.edu. 1 – May Day: Taubman Museum of Art: 540.204.4108: www.taubmanmuseum.org.

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8 – Gordon Lightfoot Concert: Roanoke Civic Center: 8pm: 540.853.2384: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 9 – Noises 10 with My Radio: Kirk Avenue Music Hall: 8pm: 540.589.0546: www.kirkavenuemusic.com. 16– Patti Sturgill Dance: Jefferson Center: 540.345.2550: www.jeffcenter.org. 20 – The Infamous Stringdusters: Kirk Avenue Music Hall: 7 & 9pm: 540.589.0546: www. kirkavenuemusic.com. 21 – Last Train Home: Kirk Avenue Music Hall: 7:30pm: 540.589.0546: www.kirkavenuemusic.com.

Hobbies/Sports 2 – Monster Flea Market: Roanoke Civic Center: 7am-3pm: 540.853.2384: www.roanokeciviccenter.com. 10 – Mother's Day Kayaking Trip: Kessler Mill: 8:45am-6pm: www.roanokecountyparks. com. 16 – Rock Climbing: Kessler Mill: 9am6pm: www.roanokecountyparks.com.

Smith Mtn. Lake Entertainment 2 - Tiny Miss Greater Franklin County Pageant: Franklin County HS Auditorium: 2-7pm: 540.483.2876: www.rockymountva. org. 2 – Derby Day: Historic Avenel, Bedford: 5-8pm: 540.875.9180: www.visitbedford.com. 9,10 – Mother's Day Celebration: Hickory Hill Vineyards & Winery: 11am-5pm: 540.296.1393: www.hickoryhillvineyards.com. 16 – Spring Fiber Festival: Sedalia Center: 10am: $5: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter. org. 20 - Teada in Concert: Bedford Public Library: 7:30pm: $10: 540.586.8911: www. friendsofbedfordlibrary.org. 23 – Moonlight Serenade: National D-Day Memorial: 7-10pm: 540.586.3700: 540.586.3329: www.dday.org. 23,24,25 – Memorial Day Weekend: Peaks of Otter Winery: 540.586.3707: www. peaksofotterwinery.com. 30 – BBQ @ Sedalia: Sedalia Center: 12pm: $12/$15: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter. org.

Lifestyle/Lectures 1 – Sunset Wine Tasting: West Manor Bed & Breakfast, Forest: $50: 540.562.0992: www. westmanorbb.com.

Area EVENTS Guide 1,2 – Writers Conference: Sedalia Center: 9am: $20/$25: 434.299.5080: www.sedaliacenter.org. 2 – Bedford Garden Day: Central Virginia Community College: 9am-1pm: 540.586.7675: www.ext.vt.edu. 12 – Less Stress, Please Lecture: Waterfront Country Club: 6:30-8pm: 540.721.0215: www.visitsmithmountainlake.com. 25 – Remembering Their Sacrifice: National D-Day Memorial: 11am-12pm: 540.586.3329: www.dday.org.

1,8,15,22,29 – DownHome Place: Jefferson Penn Masonic Lodge, Reidsville: 7–10pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 1,15,29 – Open Jam Night: Jefferson Penn Masonic Lodge, Reidsville: 7–10pm: www. downtownreidsvillenc.com. 5,12,19,26 – Bluegrass Jamboree: Downtown Reidsville Exhibit Center: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 7,14,21,28 – Wine Concert Series: Chinqua Penn Plantation: 6–9pm: www.chinquapenn. com. 8 – Downtown Cruise-In: Downtown Reidsville: 6–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 16 – Timberlake Memorial Festival & Parade: Roxboro: 9am: www.visitroxboronc.com. 16 – Evening Movie: Mayo Lake Park, Roxboro: 8:30pm: $2: 336.597.7806: www. visitroxboronc.com. 23 – Bluegrass Concert: Mayo Lake Park, Roxboro: 7-10pm: $5/$1: 336.597.7806: www. visitroxboronc.com. 24 – Live Music: Backstreet Buzz Coffee House: 7–9pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc. com.

Sports/Hobbies 2 – Appalachian Power SML Triathlon: SML State Park: 9am: 540.343.0987: www. visitsmithmountainlake.com. 9 – Moonlight Trail Ride: Reba Farm Inn: 7-11pm: 540.587.6061: www.visitbedford.com. 9,16,30 – James River Rambler Train Ride: 8:30am: $89: www.co.bedford.va.us. 23 – Photo Contest & Show: Trinity Ecumenical Parish: 10am: www.smithmountainartscouncil.com.

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North Carolina Arts/Exhibits 1-29 – Watercolor Class: Garden of Eden Senior Center, Eden: 9:30am: 336.627.4711: www. ci.eden.nc.us. 9 – Block-a-Month Quilting: Everyday Art Gallery, Reidsville: 9:30-11:30am: $25: 336.347.7015: www.everydayartgallery.com.

Kids & Family 5 - Thumbelina: Caswell County Civic Center, Yanceyville: 10am & 12:30pm: 336.694.4591: www.ccfta.org. 21 – Kids Arts & Crafts Class: Everyday Art Gallery, Reidsville: 12:30-1:30pm or 3-4pm: $12: 336.347.7015: www.everydayartgallery.com.

Entertainment 1-29 – Veronica Jones Music: Cafe 99: Reidsville: Wed & Fri, 12:15–1:15pm & 7-10pm: www. downtownreidsvillenc.com.

1-30 – All U Can Bowl Cosmic Special: Thunder Lanes Bowling Center, Roxboro: $16.95/ person: Fri & Sat 9pm–12am: 336.598.5050 X118: www.palacepointe.com. 2 – Nature Hike: Mayo Park, Roxboro: 9am: 336.597.7806: www.visitroxboronc.com. 3,10,17,24,31 – 25¢ Bowling: Thunder Lanes Bowling Center, Roxboro: $6 cover: 6–9pm: 336.598.5050 X118: www.palacepointe.com. 4,11,18,25 – Line Dance Class: Garden of Eden Senior Center, Eden: 10am: 336.627.4711: www.ci.eden.nc.us. 5 – DRBA First Saturday Outing: Smith River Paddle, Henry County: www.danriver.org. 5,12,19,26 – Open Crafting Class: Garden of Eden Senior Center, Eden: 10am: 336.627.4711: www.ci.eden.nc.us. 7,14,21,28 – Downtown Crusies Bicycle Ride: Downtown Reidsville: 7–8pm: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com. 8 – Memory Lane Cruisers Cruz-In: Roxboro Commons: 6:30pm: 336.364.2760: www. visitroxboronc.com. 23 – Car Show: Chinqua Penn Plantation: 8am-3pm: www.chinquapenn.com.

South Boston Kids/Family 2-31 – Family Fun Day: World of Sports: Sat–11am-6pm, Sun–1-6pm & Wed–11am-7pm: $39: 434.572.2695: www.worldofsportsfun. com. 1,8,15,22,24 – Teen Time Bowling: World of Sports: Fri/Sat 6pm–12am: $12 Unlimited: 434.572.2695: www.worldofsportsfun.com.

Entertainment 1,2,3 – Halifax County Heritage & Antique Machinery Festival: Halifax County Fairgrounds: Times Vary: 434.572.6879: www. halifaxcountyheritagefestival.org. 1,2,3 – Forever Plaid: The Prizery: Halifax County Little Theatre: 8 or 3pm: 434.572.8339: www.prizery.com. 9 – Noland Country Day Fair: Noland Village: 10am: 434.454.6962: www.halifax.com. 9 – Tinkers Car Club Cruz-in: Southern Va. Higher Education Center: 4pm: 434.572.7499: tinkerscarclub.tripod.com. 16 – Ducks On The Dan Duck Race: Constitution Square: 12pm: 434.575.6246: www. ducksonthedan.com. 16 – An Evening with Groucho: The Prizery: 7:30pm: $34/$28/$18: 434.572.8339: www. prizery.com. 21 – Richmond Symphony: The Prizery: 7:30pm: $34/$28/$18: 434.572.8339: www. prizery.com. 23 – Virgilina Summerfest: 11am-9pm: 434.585.2657: www.gohalifaxva.com. 30 – Faith Fest '09: Constitution Square: 127:30pm: 434.222.7366: www.sobofaithfest.com.

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3,10,17,24,31 – Buck Night Bowling: World of Sports: 6–10pm: $1/Game: 434.572.2695: www.worldofsportsfun.com. 7,14,21,28 – "Quartermania" Bowling: World of Sports: $4 Cover Charge, 25¢/ game:shoe rental: 8pm–Close: 434.572.2695: www.worldofsportsfun.com. 9,23,30 – Auto Racing: South Boston Speedway: 434.572.2695: www.southbostonspeedway.com

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I have had my share of disappointment. But I think we can all say that about ourselves. Everyone has had a run-in with disappointment at least a thousand times in their life! Disappointment: failure to have your expectations fulfilled. Simple enough definition. Too bad it's not so simple when it's happening. Wow. How often during one day might disappointment be felt? When you catch all the red lights on the way to work? When you break a nail? (No wait, that just hurts your feelings.) When it rains on your clean car? When your spam filter lets that nasty little email through? Eww. When your child gets his first F? When you wake up one day and find your marriage crumbling around you and you didn't even see it coming? Or did you? Disappointment is never felt as a lone emotion.You can't just feel disappointed and nothing else. It's always coupled with anger, hurt, jealousy, disrespect, or some other unpleasant feeling. Disappointment can be a gateway emotion to a living nightmare. If it gets out of hand, a feeling of angst can come over you. The angst can consume you as if it’s a hungry child and you are a blueberry bagel. (Since I wrote that it made me want one. I was disappointed to learn that Spencer ate the last one for breakfast.) One day in late March I ended a three year disappointment streak of my own. It

was the beginning of spring, and sort of a new beginning for me as well. I was tired of church hunting and church giving-up so I went to church. I belonged to a great church in South Boston. During the eight years I lived there, I only missed a handful of Sundays, and those were due to sick children. I didn't go to church much as a child, so it was a really big deal for me as an adult. When I moved back to Danville three years ago I thought I would find the perfect church for me on my very first Sunday back. That wasn't the case. I visited several different churches, several different times. While those churches were great, they weren’t my church and I missed that. I was on an emotional roller coaster and needed church more than ever. My kids needed church. But the disappointment I felt about the previous events in my life was stronger than my desire for anything else. And when I did go to church, I didn't feel like I belonged there. Nothing was the same. Soon, I just stopped trying to belong, stopped trying to fit in, and stopped going altogether. Then…I’d had enough. It was time to break the overwhelming cycle that was disappointment. At that point, I had probably lost sight of exactly what it was that disappointed me in the first place. Recently I began telling the kids (again), “we are going to church on Sunday.” I don't think they listened to me. But, I kept saying it out loud so I would hear myself say it! And to prove it, I took them to church on a Wednesday night to say HA-HA, see!

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The following Sunday we went to church. We were all very excited. The kids and I walked in, to be eagerly greeted by an abundance of smiling faces and kind handshakes. (There were smiles at the other churches too, but I wasn't able to see them.) The children were escorted to their classes and I was on my way to my seat. I felt like I was surrounded by friends and had been attending there for years. I heard familiar songs and I saw familiar faces across the room. I belonged there. When I sat down and opened the bulletin, I was surprised to see the message that day was about “Disappointment.” How interesting. I learned a lot about myself that day. I learned that maybe I associated church with some things of my past that I had a hard time letting go. Although I'm long over those hardships I faced in previous years, they are still a part of me and I became unaware of the association I had developed. It's hard to break a pattern of what has started and begin to feel normal. I have learned to stop feeling disappointed in myself for the things I cannot control. It feels good to get over yourself and move on! I miss my church family at South Boston Church of God. Thank you for your prayers and for believing in me. I love you all. As for the warm-welcomes I met at Westover Baptist Church; I look forward to building many relationships with you and becoming a part of your family.

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