Evince Magazine August 2015

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Von Wellington

Food for Thought Page 12

Talking with the Man Behind the Camera Page 3

August 2015

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography

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Editor’s Note

If you don’t recognize the man on the cover, that’s because Von Wellington’s face is usually hidden behind a camera. He loves preserving memories-inthe-making during community events. Learn more about this inspiring young professional on page 3. Memories didn’t come easy to Kelly Darmofal after a traumatic brain injury more than a decade ago. Fortunately, her story on page 15 has a happy ending.

Annelle Williams has special recollections of sharing food with loved ones Around the Table and makes a startling discovery while writing her story on page 29.

The aroma of brewing coffee rekindles memories for Peggy Scantlebury. Read the advice she received over many cups of coffee on page 20.

Isn’t it funny how two people can experience the same event and have different memories of it? Read She Said He Said on page 4. For a humorous true story about a most embarrassing moment (and a favorite vacation memory), read Reflecting Forward on page 28.

Linda Lemery tells all. Sarah Latham writes about an exhibit of photographs taken in Danville during the 1950s. They might bring back memories for you.

See page 22 for details.

Be sure to read 10 Ways to Love Your Brain on page 7. After all, you want a healthy storage place for your collection of important summer memories.

August Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Von Wellington / Talking with the Man Behind the Camera

by Joyce Wilburn

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She Said He Said / Sweet Memories

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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The Voice of Readers

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10 Ways to Love Your Brain by Ellen Phipps

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

by Alice Roberts

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Second Thoughts / Breakfast of Champions

by Kim Clifton

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Editor Joyce Wilburn (434.799.3160) joycewilburn@gmail.com Associate Editors Larry G. Aaron (434.792.8695) larry.aaron@gmail.com Jeanette Taylor Contributing Writers

12 Food for Thought by Stephanie Ferrugia 13 Cycling on Danville’s Art Trail by Liz Sater 15 Kelly Darmofal / Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury

by Larry Aaron 16 Calendar Clips

Larry Aaron, Diane Adkins, Sharon Celsor-Hughes, Kim Clifton, Ina Dixon, Stephanie Ferrugia, Adam Goebel, Dena Hill, Sarah Latham, Telisha Moore Leigg, Linda Lemery, Larry Oldham, Ellen Phipps, Alice Roberts, Liz Sater, Peggy Coleman Scantlebury, Dave Slayton, Melanie Vaughan, Dianne Whittle, Joyce Wilburn, Larry Wilburn, Annelle Williams, Mack Williams

Business Manager Paul Seiple(1.877.638.8685) paul@evincemagazine.com

18 Calendar 20 Making Memories Over a Cup of Coffee

by Peggy Coleman Scantlebury

Marketing Consultants Kim Demont (434.792.0612) demontdesign@verizon.net

22 Danville Daily / 1950s Through the Lens of John Tate

by Sarah Latham

Lee Vogler (434.548.5335) lee@showcasemagazine.com

23 What’s Happening in the PCP Libraries 24 Book Clubbing / The Road to Character a review by Diane Adkins

Art & Production Director Demont Design (Kim Demont)

25 Wine Spot / Solving the Mystery of Wine Labels

by Dave Slayton

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26 It Was the Best of Times It Was the Wurst of Times

by Mack Williams

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28 Reflecting Forward / May the Road Rise to Meet Us

by Linda Lemery 29 Around the Table Making Food Memories

by Annelle Williams 30 Photo Finish

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Photo of Von Wellington by Von Wellington Photography Photo of Mimma Brooks

by Stephanie Ferrugia

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10 Spells / Fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg

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Evince Magazine Page 3 in the area, Von comments, “Danville is re-imagining what it can be. At the same time, I embrace the opportunity I’ve been given to re-imagine my life and have my career dreams come true.” Acknowledging that every community has negative chapters in its past, Von says, “I know that in order to be a part of the community, I need to learn its history and I have.

History can’t be changed, but as a community, we can change the future. We have a lot of stories that need to be told and I’m a filmmaker who can preserve them. I’m here to uplift the community and make its history my own.”

Von instructs a student on proper technique.

Photo by Von Wellington Photography.

Von Wellington

Talking with the Man Behind the Camera

by Joyce Wilburn

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f there is a sentence that sums up the essence of Von Wellington, it’s one that comes from him and is verbalized in photographer’s jargon: “I’m focused and passionate about what I do.” In other words, if Von has a camera in his hands, don’t engage him in lengthy conversation or offer him food.

The owner of Wellington Film Group, who grew up in New York City’s Manhattan borough and spent the summers in Wilmington, North Carolina, admits that he’d rather be listening, observing, and documenting what’s happening at the events he covers for the Chamber of Commerce, the Danville Regional Foundation and others. “I’m always learning from their speakers; people sometimes go to these events and don’t pay attention.

Me? I’m there to learn and take good photos. I’m feeding my brain!” laughs the man who is a Liberty University student pursuing a doctorate in divine ministry.

The soft-spoken, award-winning

photographer always chooses filming an event or taking pictures over socializing and enjoying the refreshments that might be offered. That attitude is evident even in his River District condo/studio because there’s no food in the kitchen cabinets! The cupboards aren’t bare, however, they are filled with cameras, equipment, files, and other work-related paraphernalia. The adjoining living space doubles as a studio for portrait photography, but usually Von is on location in the community, capturing significant moments in time, preserving them for generations to come.

“Thinking about the future is great, but it’s also important to respect life now,” says the man who loves living in Danville.

Elaborating on that comment, he adds, “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world. We have what other places have and a rich history.” With his mother and younger brother living in New York City and other relatives residing in Charleston, South Carolina, Von had several options of where to settle after

graduating in 2013 from Piedmont Community College with an associate’s degree in digital film and video technology. “I like the South because it’s laid-back, but I also learned discipline and hard work here,” he explains, referring to 1993 when he was studying at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount and 2004-05 when he earned a certificate in web design and computer engineering at Durham Tech. While working with Raleigh’s The News & Observer, the daily paper recommended him for a business scholarship at St. Augustine’s University in 20082009, but he politely declined.

“I turned it down because I wanted to focus on film not business,” he explains. A transfer to Piedmont Community College in Yanceyville, North Carolina, later that year brought him closer to his future home and his current position.

He explains, “I applied to be a summer intern with Danville Regional Foundation in 2012, but was overqualified because of the video competitions I’d won.

Instead, I did contract work for them.”

Reflecting on the last three years

Reaching that goal means giving time and effort to making the area better. “Community service means doing your part. It’s more than giving money. True leaders and helpers have to do the work.

My attitude is if there’s work to be done, let’s do it.” Combine that mindset with a strong focus and undying passion and you will know a little about the man behind the lens. He’d love to talk to you about it, but please, wait until he puts down the camera.

• As part of Von’s community service, he is the President of Well Works Visual Arts of Danville (WWVA). This nonprofit organization provided 48 students with educational opportunities in the visual arts during the 2014-2015 academic year. It was funded by the Danville Regional Foundation and administrated through Dillard Educational and Economic Development Services.

• In 2012 and 2013, Von Wellington Photography produced first place National Health Center Week exercise videos for Caswell Family Medical Center and Get Fit Dan River Region. The awards were given by the National Association of Community Health Centers.

• Von produced films for Elizabeth City State University and competed against students from 15 other colleges to win academic digital/film video awards in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

• For more information about Wellington Film Group, visit www.wellingtonfilmgroup.com and Facebook, email at wellin gtonfilmgroup@gmail.com or call 434.770.3553 .

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SHE SAID

though, because I seem to have two left hands!

Sweet Memories

HE SAID

by Dena Hill

Ah, sweet memories. I was thinking way back to my childhood and how things have changed since then.

I could roam the neighborhood with my friends until 9:00 p.m. and because I didn’t have a watch or even care to have one, my mother would blow her trusty whistle twice, announcing time to come home. If I didn’t return home immediately, there were consequences.

One of my favorite nighttime activities was to walk to my friends’ houses. Then, we would all go to a baseball game--not that we cared about the game, but it was a fun place to hang out.

by Larry Oldham All those memories and not one word of it pertains to me. If we are going to write a column about you and me and you continue to write She Said all about you, I am going to run an ad for another She Said person.

If I went back to all of my childhood memories, this page would be filled with nothing but memories about how you dodged me in school, turned me down when I asked you for a date, and as far as I know, you might have been the President of Let’s Pick on We didn’t the Smallest have air Kid in Class conditioning, Club. I flirted but we had a with you, fan, I think. The offered to house doors carry your were rarely books, and locked so there even asked was no need you if I could for a key. I pick you Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography. remember our up or take first television you home was black-andafter school. white and Dad got to choose what Just because I drove a school bus we watched. I roller skated on an was no reason to be rude and not adjustable metal platform with four accept a ride home no matter how wheels and used a key to tighten embarrassed you might have been. them onto my shoes so they wouldn’t When I got thrown out of English fall off. I learned to ride a bicycle on class twice, you were sitting beside my brother’s bike; the crossbar was me. Not once did you defend me so high that I couldn’t get on it so I or ask the teacher to forgive me stuck my leg through the opening for my transgression or maybe and rode it sideways. (What a visual!) transgressions. You passed up hours of being my close friend or helping If we wanted to go swimming, we me with my homework so that caught the city bus, transferred to you could have those other sweet another bus downtown and walked memories. to the pool. The same was true to go to a movie because most families I know you think it was a coincidence had only one car and Dad drove it to that we ran into each other 13 work. years after graduating from high school. But guess what, dear, it It was a simple life and I didn’t have was no accident. I planned that everything that a lot of others had, meeting so that you and I would but it was okay. I think maybe a have sweet memories. Your payback slower pace was good back then for never making memories with me because I’ve tried to work doubly and leaving me out of your book hard as an adult just to be sure I of memoirs is that you have to be accomplish most of my goals. The married to me for the rest of your only two things left on my bucket list life. Payback is rough isn’t it? are to learn to play the piano and to knit. Both are going to be hard He Said / She Said can be found in Showcase Magazine.

She said He Said

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The Voice of Readers

To the editor: I’ve always loved the written word, and that makes Kim Clifton’s Second Thoughts column a favorite for me (July, page 9 and this issue on page 9). She is a true wordsmith. Her columns are relevant, insightful, and best of all, witty! She speaks for us all, so eloquently!

Pat Hufford

To the Editor: Mr. Von Wellington’s photograph of the old Norfolk and Western No. 611 in the July Evince article “A Beautiful Carbon Footprint” (page 26) was a work of art. His editing to make it appear as a painting gave it the look of a work by Norman Rockwell, highly appropriate for such a subject of Americana.

Sincerely, Mack Williams That’s exactly what I thought on seeing it. Read more about Von Wellington and his work on page 3.

To the editor: Danville by Choice’s rescheduled potluck on July 11th went so well. We met new Danvillians as well as some who have lived here all their lives and are renewing their commitment to

I agree. Kim always finds a humorous way to say what a lot of us are thinking.

To the Editor:

loving this area. The picnic could not have gone as well as it did without the wonderful piece you wrote in June’s Evince (page 3).

Thank you for your help getting the word out about Danville by Choice and encouraging others to join this growing social group that’s excited to be in Danville!

We hope you enjoy the attached photographs, which document the community potluck. Thank you again, for promoting us in Evince.

Ina Dixon & Carrie Petrick Thanks for writing and keeping us informed about future events.

Learn more on page 16 Calendar Clips and join the conversation on Facebook

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Email your comments to joycewilburn@gmail.com or send mail to Evince Editor, 753 Main Sreet, Suite 3, Danville, VA 24541.

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The Danville Braves offers a “Field of Dreams” opportunity (See Photo Finish, page 30). For a reasonable fee they give a little league team 18 tickets for players and coaches.

Before the game, they let the players and coaches into the dugout area to meet and mingle with the players and coaches from the Danville Braves. Then they sent our players out with theirs

by position to the field for the singing of the national anthem.

When that is over, our players leave the dugout and stay to watch the game.

I want to take this opportunity to praise the Danville Braves organization. They really go out of their way to make the players feel welcome from Kirsten Markow who schedules and organizes this to the players and coaches who take time to talk to, hang out with, and sign autographs for the kids. As a coach/manager/ father, I greatly appreciate seeing the smiles and love for baseball that hopefully will keep our boys playing for years to come. What a way to end our season!

Joey Van Pelt It was great seeing the excitement on their faces and I’m so pleased Von was there with his camera to capture it. See page 30 for a glimpse into what happened that night.

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10 Ways to

Love Your Brain

by Ellen Phipps, VP Programs & Services Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia

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egardless of age, we all want our brains to be sharp.

Here are some tips to make that happen: 1. Break a sweat. Engage in regular cardiovascular exercise that elevates your heart rate and increases blood flow to the brain and body.

Several studies have found an association between physical activity and reduced risk of cognitive decline.

2. Hit the books. Formal education in any stage of life will help reduce your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. For example, take a class at a local college, community center or online.

3. Butt out. Evidence shows that smoking increases risk of cognitive decline. Quitting smoking can reduce that risk to levels comparable to those who have not smoked.

4. Follow your heart. Evidence shows that risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke – obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes – negatively impact your cognitive health. Take care of your heart and your brain might follow.

5. Heads up! Brain injury can raise your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Wear a seat belt, use a helmet when playing contact sports or riding a bike, and take steps to prevent falls.

6. Fuel up right. Eat a healthy and balanced diet that is lower in fat and higher in vegetables

and fruit to help reduce the risk of cognitive decline. Although research on diet and cognitive function is limited, certain diets, including Mediterranean and Mediterranean-DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), may contribute to risk reduction.

7. Catch some Zzzs. Not getting enough sleep due to conditions like insomnia or sleep apnea may result in problems with memory and thinking.

8. Take care of your mental health. Some studies link a history of depression with increased risk of dementia, so seek medical treatment if you have symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental health concerns. Also, try to manage stress.

9. Buddy up. Staying socially engaged may support brain health. Pursue social activities that are meaningful to you.

Find ways to be part of your local community – if you love animals, consider volunteering at a local shelter. If you enjoy singing, join a local choir or help at an afterschool program or just share activities with friends and family.

10.Stump yourself. Challenge and activate your mind. Build a piece of furniture. Complete a jigsaw puzzle. Do something artistic. Play games, such as bridge, that make you think strategically. Challenging your mind may have short-and -long-term benefits for your brain.

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service Evince and the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce want to encourage and recognize exception customer service. When someone gives you exceptional service, please let us know. In 300 words or less, tell us what happened. Email your story to joycewilburn@gmail.com or chamber@dpchamber.org. It’s a nice way to show appreciation for a job well done. We look forward to hearing from you.

by Alice Roberts

I would like to nominate Danielle Pritchett, Genealogy Information Specialist at the Danville Public Library, 511 Patton Street, for the Spotting Exceptional Customer Service Award.

I recently took a class she offered: Introduction to FindAGrave.com. Much to my surprise, I was able to locate my baby brother’s death record as well as my great–grandparents’ death records whose names had been forgotten. Oh what a joy that was for me!

These records that I had not been able to find before now will help me put my family history together in an accurate manner. Although she is new at teaching this class, she is very good and has gone out of her way to help us do research.

Thanks to Danielle, I feel confident in sharing this family history with my family at our next gathering. Also, these records have encouraged me to share with others who are searching their family histories. Thank you, Danielle, for all your help and encouragement. What a joy to work with you in family history.

See you in the next class!

Evince Magazine Page 9 both my batter and my wheels.

There’s also a toaster that doesn’t.

Even on their highest settings, these things won’t melt ice cream much less butter. You can always spot a novice in the room...the one repeatedly pushing down the lever trying to brown a bagel. It’s the seasoned traveler who knows better than to fool with it at all.

Tanning toast is easier than nailing Jello to a tree.

Expensive hotels don’t bother to compete with cheaper ones.

You’re lucky if you find a coffee pot with more than one filter pack.

They’re so stingy that staying in them forces me into a life of crime.

No telling how many times I’ve been recorded by surveillance cameras while I pilfered cream and sugar packets from unattended housekeeping carts.

Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2015

Breakfast of Champions At least jail gives you three hots and a cot. I’ve been traveling a lot lately and have noticed one thing. Not every hotel offers a bed and a breakfast. Although it is the most important meal of the day, you can only count on a complimentary one in chains that have the word Inn in the name. Even so, those come with a price. The meal may be free for all, but it’s more like a freefor-all to get it.

It starts with the seating. Here’s the rule of thumb when it comes to finding a table: don’t even try. They’re always going to be filled with children who’ve not mastered the art of Styrofoam dining. This means more than standing room only. It means listening to a lot of crying over spilt milk. Then there’s the food. Forget trying to get any.

You’ll have a slightly better chance of eating than you do sitting. There are more mobs at the counter than Black Friday at Wal-Mart. Your best hope of grabbing something quick and

hot is the yogurt that’s been out too long.

There will be eggs, both cool and warm. The cold ones are boiled and stuffed in a glass cookie jar.

The warm ones are splattered in the microwave, having exploded during failed attempts at reheating. Some places offer meat to accompany the eggs, although I’ve never been brave enough to sample. Anything that perfectly round and gray should only be found in a Brillo box.

Not everything is pre-made. There are appliances if you don’t mind waiting in very long lines to use them. The holdup is because familiar kitchen machines have been redesigned to be foreign or faulty. The strangest is the rotating waffle iron that sports colored lights and a twisting handle.

Cooking with it feels more like playing foosball than preparing a meal. I can never get those gadgets to do right. One side may get done but the other is always dough, leaving me just spinning

Some hotels are so far removed from offering these free amenities that they don’t charge just to eat their food. They charge to look at it. Twice in Las Vegas we stayed in hotel rooms stocked with decorative tins of peanuts, pretzels and chocolates. Each treat was placed atop a sensor that signaled

the front desk when the container was lifted. That’s entrapment in my book. I found out the hard way that it wasn’t only the casino’s one-armed bandits who sat ready to rob me. That’s just the snacks at these lodges. I haven’t mentioned the drinks. It’s no wonder the Lord offers a blessing to anyone who gives a cold cup of water in His name; the Marriott charges $4.00 to unscrew the top off a bottle of Evian.

I’ve finally found a solution to break my fasts when I’m vacationing. I’m content to dispense Cheerios from what looks like a bubble gum machine although I’m pretty sloppy when I do. I’m sure the guests in flip flops behind me don’t enjoy feeling my oats especially between their toes. At least my plan to eat after I sleep doesn’t require that I fight crowds, steal from the maids or be locked up in the big house. Unless of course, that is, they hold me accountable for all of the crushed flakes I leave laying on the floor. I’d hate to pull time for being a cereal killer.

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here’s a spell cast between grief and the going, why we hush the dying and their caught-tongue-speak of both dawn and sorrow.

Me and Mean Keisha come back from the grocery store before dusk, when she stops cold like some ghost trampled her grave. I almost bump her. “Witch!” Mean Keisha says skirting around an old woman in the doorway, “Don’t be giving my baby the eye.” Old Woman Peters just keeps grinning and then for pure devilment reaches out a hand to almost touch baby Kwon who is delighted. Mean Keisha screeches and hurries inside the shelter. Me, I ain’t scared.

I step over Old Woman Peters in the shelter doorway. After three months, she’s back again, sweating in a top layer of black sweater and long green pleather skirt in August ‘cause she wears most all of her clothing most all the time. She’s skinny, old, gnarled, and always laughing/talking to herself. She makes Mean Keisha nervous. I won’t tell Mrs. Crandle, the shelter’s director, because she would be mad, but I see Old Woman Peters’ cart off in the bushes by the shelter side entrance. Mrs. Crandle will ask Old Woman Peters to bring her cart in, but she won’t. She will just say, “In a spell, in a spell.” Now, Old

Spells fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg Woman Peters looks up at me as I put one leg across her and the shelter threshold, and she grins gums and winks crinkled sharp-black eyes at me. I try to hold the screen door for her, but she just waves me in.

We aren’t supposed to, but there is always a bed for Old Woman Peters, a cot by the back stairs. And she’s supposed to sign in if she’s staying here, but she never does. No one ever makes her. She’s shuffling in

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now. I see her teetering from one thick swollen ankle to another as she comes down the hall toward her temporary bed. She comes when the seasons change and she won’t stay many days. It’s how she is. Mean Keisha, coming around the corner, moves flat against the wall and almost hisses as Old Woman Peters passes by.

“Why ya’ll let her in here? Jesus, she stink.” She does. We all go to bed.

I pull the covers up by Mama, her cough, her pain prescriptions, that dry cracked-lip smile; she comforts me. “Fallon,” she says tired, and strokes my cheek. I stay until she finally sleeps; then I roam the halls before her angel-medicine-worrymumbling begins. It’s the old mothers who warn their daughters of the danger in such talk, who will shoo those young girls away from soft strained confessions.

“Come here, gal,” Old Woman Peters, says, and she pulls back her covers. I get in the cot with her. We barely fit. She is still wearing all her clothes. She still smells. And she probably isn’t talking to me but to her daughter long dead. And that’s all right, ‘cause I know Old Woman Peters is not always right in the head, but I also know she is always right there when something is about to change: good or bad, don’t matter.

Most folks would worry about that, but at 14, homeless, my mother dying, I’m already tasting the face of things and the rotten bitter rind.

So I’m not afraid of being around Old Woman Peters. The old mothers whisper to those going and close the doors to knowing. They know. They know, that sure there is magic, but girl-child, you will earn every spell.

Old Woman Peters stays three days, and she is humming then singing some old bluegrass ditty. “What you going to do when the well run dry, honey?” until everyone, Mrs. Crandle, Mandy Blue Eyes, all the women, feel

like each note is peeling paint. She sings it in the morning as others are getting dressed. Old Woman Peters sings it as laundry and small gardening is done, wandering from the thresholds of rooms to the hallways of quiet corridors humming, leaning on the drywall and singing some more. We are glad when Old Woman Peters eats, slurping and choking as she pushes down her food. Anything to stop the notes mourning and moaning from her frame. She sings it at night to me and I let her. And she talks of how to make soap (like she uses it), how to skin a rabbit and how to make its tail a toy for a child. Her eyes are rheumy now and wise, like all she has are instructions, all pouring out of her, about the worldwrongs, her dead girl-child and her eyes. But, anytime I try to ask a question, she stops. Then she hums and sings, mostly she sings that song which I now remember was on an episode of an old Andy Griffith Show rerun. I remember it as a happy song then. It’s not now. Old Woman Peters tells me more, but either I can’t remember or it didn’t make sense, or it’s best not to tell.

One thing. After three days, I know I will remember the song forever, whether I want to or not, and the other women are thinking that it will be nice when she goes, even though we all feel something is going to be poured on us. I’m just a girl, but I know that I know there is something here to learn whether I want to or not. For three days Old Woman Peters she crashed here, cart upturned, seeking something soft in a world of angles. And each night, I sat with her in the bed and let her hold me smelling of sweatfunk and her own fears. It’s a small thing to sit for a spell. On the fourth morning, Old Woman Peters woke at about 5 or 6, said a body gotta pee, got up from the cot, and never came back.

They know, they know, you will trade something sane for every conjure. They know. Girl-child, they know there is only one true question. Can you bear the sacrifice?

Three days later, Mean Keisha comes running in with oatmeal running down Kwon’s chin. She out of breath. “They thinkin’ ‘bout closing this place, I (breath) heard (breath)...” Mrs. Crandle, the director, comes in the room and doesn’t contradict her, her hands and eyes still. Mean Keisha, hair half braided and sticking up, 18 just turned 19, angry and scared, yelling and running from room to room with Kwon on her hip, “Where she at? That old woman? Where she at?” And when she can’t find her, Mean Keisha slides down the wall around us all. “Where we gone be now?” And no one says anything.

And strangely, me? I’m not afraid.

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Get Fit Dan River Region wants you to think about whether what you eat when you dine out is healthy or not. Each month, Stephanie is going to report on local menu selections that are delicious and good for you.

ingredients in our delizioso dish --Mimma took extra care to ensure that I understood exactly what went into her Grilled Salmon over Warm Farro entrée. Let’s relive this culinary experience and take it from the top!

“I do have a big family!” Mimma Brooks recently served up this reply when a fellow shopper at the Danville Farmers’ Market commented that she must have a lot of mouths to feed based upon the mass amount of fresh, local produce she was purchasing. While Mimma’s biological family is not that large, she considers all of us -- her customers -- family. And Mimma serves her loved ones only the best, including locally grown fruits and vegetables.

The omega-3 and protein packed salmon was pan seared (medium) to a crispy delight on the outside but perfectly tender inside. The middle layer consisted of extra-virginolive-oil-roasted eggplant, summer squash, red peppers, onion and asparagus. As if this Mediterranean style dish did not already flaunt enough vitamins and minerals, Mimma stayed true to her Italian roots by laying a foundation of healthy grains known as farro. While it is considered an ancient style of wheat, farro is fairly new to the health scene, and rivals quinoa in its nutritional lineup. Full of fiber, and an extra helping of calcium and B vitamins, farro brings additional whole grain protein to the table. Its delicious nutty flavor perfectly complemented Mimma’s filling dish, complete with a side of white balsamic basil sauce.

The gracious owner of the legendary Joe and Mimma’s Italian Restaurant recently sat down with me to discuss her wide array of Lighter Options on the menu. Mimma’s warm welcome set the tone that I was about to enjoy more than a nutritional dish at her table; I was going to be schooled in Sicilian hospitality and dining at its finest. From hearing stories about the original restaurant location on Piney Forest Road to imparting a lesson on how to properly pronounce, farro -- one of the authentic grain

Mango sorbet

Mimma Brooks holds the bowl of fresh vegetables that will be used in the healthy choice entrée.

Photography by Stephanie Ferrugia

Food for Thought

by Stephanie Ferrugia Program Director, Get Fit Dan River Region

Grilled salmon oveer warm farro with vegetables

The dish was so satisfying, I reduced the size of the $13.95 entree and split it with a friend (or you could take the other half home) in order to save room for dessert: Mimma’s homemade mango sorbet ($4.95). It was the grand finale to a meal lovingly and thoughtfully prepared by a chef and her staff who consider all of us family.

• The Mediterranean Diet health benefits are touted by medical experts even at the worldrenowned Mayo Clinic. The basic premise encourages eating a plant-based diet, with a heavy concentration on fruits and vegetables, nuts and whole grains, and flavoring food with olive oil and herbs.

It’s good for the body and these types of dishes prepared at Joe and Mimma’s are also downright good for the soul.

• For more information, visit Joe & Mimma’s Italian Restaurant, 3336 Riverside Drive, call 434.799.5763 or email joemimmas@gmail.com.

To donate call 434.799.5200

DanvilleArtTrail.com

Rick Barker, Cara Burton, Clark Casteel, Karen Cross, Ken Larking, Fred Motley, Bill Sgrinia, Bruce Wilson, Joe Zappacosta

Art Trail Advisory Board

Rick Barker Cara Burton Fred Motley Bill Sgrinia Bruce Wilson

Cycling on Danville’s Art Trail

Amy Moorefield is the Deputy Director of Exhibitions at the Taubman Museum of Art. She is responsible for the creative leadership of the exhibition program of the Museum. Moorefield was the Director and Chief Curator of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University for nineteen years. She has directed and curated internationally recognized exhibitions and publication projects. She has served as a juror, lecturer, and independent curator for several exhibitions, conferences and arts festivals in the U.S. and abroad. She is the Chair for the City of Roanoke Arts Commission and serves as a board member for Virginians for the Arts.

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Sunburst

Union Street Dam Overlook

Union Street Dam Overlook/ Riverwalk

• Negative ions are odorless, tasteless, and invisible molecules that we inhale in abundance in certain environments. Think mountains, waterfalls and beaches. Once they reach the bloodstream, negative ions are believed to produce biochemical reactions that increase levels of the mood chemical serotonin, helping to alleviate depression, relieve stress, and boost daytime energy.

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There was so much more to see, but as the summer sun grew warmer and my energy flagged, I turned toward home. My tour took a little over an hour to complete and it brought back fond memories of being young, riding my bicycle, and enjoying the views.

(Bike ride to be continued)

Jim Hirschfield

Art Trail

Feeling younger by the minute,

but one sprocket and seven gears (and an ancient operator), so I knew it would be a challenge to make it up Main Street, however, I was determined. So I pedaled to the intersection at Union Street and came off the bike, breathing heavily. There stood He Always Carried It Wherever He Went with whom I could commiserate. Just past the sculpture I also noticed four benches, each with an informative brass history plaque. A right turn onto Union Street then took me to the Transportation Mural. I continued up Spring Street and turned left onto Floyd to view the terracotta bison head sculpture on Danville House.

Now pushing the bike, I continued

Jim Hirschfield teaches sculpture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is Chair of the Department of Art. He has received a number of major grants and fellowships including awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Graham Foundation, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Art Matters, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He has exhibited nationally in locations such as New York and San Francisco and has a long interest and history in public art, collaborating on variety of projects. He also coauthored several Art Master Plans including Artwork/ Network. Jim has over 40 public art commissions in the US and Canada.

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I traveled to the pedestrian bridge where I crossed the river, arriving at the Farmers’ Market on Craghead Street. Foot traffic was heavy, even very early, as folks took advantage of nature’s bounty, but I easily found Ker-plunk just at the end of the trestle, and Ender’s Enigma between the Danville Science Center and the train station. From there, I reentered the Riverwalk on the south side and proceeded to Main Street Plaza. The JTI Fountain provides another dose of those great ions, the Old 97 Mural looks down, and Sharing a Story, my favorite sculpture on the Art Trail, is displayed.

Amy Moorefield

by Liz Sater

Several decades later, I was inspired once again to take a bike ride after reading Photo Finish in the July issue of Evince. The photos of the Art Trail taken by Von Wellington are superb, but there is something about viewing the artwork in situ that improves the experience. I started out early one Saturday morning on the Riverwalk Trail just behind Biscuitville on Riverside Drive. The first stop was at the Union Street Dam where Sunburst is displayed.

It is said that waterfalls create negative ions that counteract the free radicals that race through our bodies causing all kinds of damage on a cellular level.* So I took some time to breathe in those ions, admire the sculpture and the scenery and read the plaques with information about the Dam and the Old 97 train wreck.

back to Main and cut through Opera Alley between New Image Hair Designs and the historic Ferrell Building, making my way to the Danville Public Library. Little Girl Reading is displayed near the upper entrance and An Autumn’s Path graces the main entrance.

Local Jurors

I remember as a child, putting on my most pitiful face and telling Mama, “There’s nothing fun to do!” She guided me to the back door and suggested, “Go ride your bike.”

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Sharing a Story 111 Main Street Plaza/ Riverwalk

He Always Carried It Wherever He Went

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Ker-Plunk

The Crossing/Riverwalk 677 Craghead Street Fountain Main St. Plaza

Bison Head

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Attaining her educational goals was difficult and Kelly contends that the educational system unintentionally failed her because the TBI classification was very new. Administrators and teachers tried to help but didn’t know how, which led her to write Lost in My Mind, Recovering from TBI, now receiving highly regarded reviews on Amazon.com. She wants to use her journey to combat this “black hole” in American education, because “TBI is the leading cause of child death and disability in our nation.”

Even though Kelly never became a trial lawyer, she has become an advocate for TBI, presenting her case and the evidence in her book. It contains excerpts from her mother’s journal, Kelly’s own story, plus reference materials and is a good resource for educators, caregivers and families who need hope. Her message is that traumatic brain injury doesn’t have to mean the end. There can be a new beginning.

Kelly poses with her mother, Carolyn Bouldin, and her aunt, Clara Fountain.

Kelly Darmofal

Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury

by Larry Aaron

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n late October 1992, fifteenyear-old Kelly Bouldin sat in a wheelchair at a rehabilitation center near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, struggling to write. Finally, she slowly scrawled across the paper: I am lost in my mind. This was her first written sentence since the tragic accident, but it would not be her last. Eventually her memoir of that fateful day---a day that robbed her of a normal teenage life--- would become a book of hope to enlighten others about recovery from TBI or traumatic brain injury.

On September 17, 1992, an auto accident left Kelly’s brain damaged and bleeding inside her skull. Her mother Carolyn, a Danville native, then an English teacher, recalls the horror, “I was taken to ICU to say goodbye to my child.” Carolyn’s sister, Clara Fountain, a Danville writer and historian, whom Kelly always refers to as her other mother, remembers, “Seeing

Kelly in ICU on a slab with tubes coming out of her everywhere, I broke down and sobbed.”

Miraculously, Kelly awoke and later was sent to Brenner Children’s Hospital and then to a rehab facility. Conversation, memory, walking, hand-and-eye co-ordination all would be hard to come by in the months and years ahead. Messages of hopelessness pervaded the situation. Kelly’s desire to be a trial lawyer like her grandfather, Earl Garrett, Jr., and uncle, Earle III, of Danville, now seemed out of the question, but Kelly’s mother Carolyn would not let Kelly give up.

Writing that first sentence was just the beginning of Kelly’s long road to recovery. Carolyn’s experience teaching children with disabilities came into play as Kelly’s tutor in high school and college, but frustration with administrators and teachers who knew little or nothing about TBI clouded the efforts for Kelly to regain her lost skills. Carolyn

even looked to her brother, Earle Garrett III, for legal advice. In high school Kelly’s difficulty remembering where her classes were, her halting gait that other students mocked and her difficulty with speech and social skills, left their marks as well. “Many times I wanted to die. Whenever my former friends turned away from me or avoided me, I would plunge into depression,” she recalls.

But with Carolyn’s tutoring and Kelly spending weekends doing research for class assignments at Averett University with her aunt, AU Librarian Clara Fountain, Kelly

• Kelly Bouldin Darmofal, now married and a mother, holds a master’s degree in special education (2006) from Salem College in North Carolina and will be teaching a course this fall: “TBI: An Overview for Educators.”

• Lost In My Mind, Recovering from TBI is available at Karen’s Hallmark Shop in the Danville Mall upper level, 325 Piedmont Drive.

• For more information, visit www.ImLostInMyMind.com or email lostinmymindtbi@gmail. com.

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Calendar Clips Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 18.

Monday, August 10

Danville by Choice Quizzo

DBC encourages folks who love living in Danville to take part in this trivia night at 2 Witches Brewery, 209 Trade Street, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Quizzo is a part of Meet-Up Mondays, sponsored by the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce. There is no cost to attend (cash bar); reservations are requested and can be made by calling 434.836.6990 or emailing chamber@dpchamber.org. (submitted by Ina Dixon)

Mondays August 10 & August 31

Step by Step through Life Club

The Get Fit Dan River Region team, Stephanie Ferrugia and Ciji Moore, are partnering with the Cancer Research & Resource Center to provide information related to being proactive about preventing cancer or the recurrence of cancer.

Healthy lifestyle information, demonstrations pertaining to fitness and nutrition and stressrelieving techniques will be shared. The remaining time will be spent walking on the trail of the Stratford campus or light exercising inside. This is appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. The gatherings are from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00p.m. at Kennedy Hall, 103 South Main Street, (lower level). From Rison Street enter the Stratford House parking area and follow the signs.

For more information contact dwhittle@vcu.edu or call 434.421.3060. (submitted by Dianne Whittle)

Tuesday, August 11

How Healthy Is Your Home or Business?

Is your home’s water quality good?

Do you drink well water? Do you know about radon? lead-based paint? pesticides? asbestos? There might be toxins in your home or at work that can lead to illness and disease, including cancer. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Ballou Recreation Center, lower level, listen to a free panel presentation by experts on the toxins common in this area and how to eliminate them. Speakers include Barry Dunkley, (top photo) Director of Water and Wastewater City of Danville; Dan Richardson, Environmental Health Manager, Pittsylvania/Danville and Southside Health Districts; Susan Mathena, (bottom photo) Director of Patient Navigation, DRMC. This is part of the free Keeping Well in Mind, Body & Spirit series for those concerned with cancer prevention and survivorship. Bring a lunch. Drinks and dessert are provided. Boxed lunches can be ordered in advance for $6.50. Call the Cancer Research & Resource Center for reservations 434.421.3060 or email cllitzenberg@vcu.edu. (submitted by Melanie Vaughan)

Saturday, August 15

History United South Boston Tour

From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., this tour is part of the Hometown Tours program, a collaborative effort between Danville Parks and Recreation and History United that explores local historical and cultural sites. Tickets are $8 per person and may be purchased in advance at 434.799.5216 or hibbakm@danvilleva.gov. The remaining tour schedule for 2015 is: September 12 Yanceyville, North Carolina; October 24 Martinsville, Virginia; November 7 Gretna, Virginia; December 5 Milton, North Carolina. (submitted by Ina Dixon)

Tuesday, August 18

Danville Memory Café

This event provides social opportunities for persons with early-to-middle stage memory loss to engage with others experiencing similar lifestyle changes. The café is also for care partners/ family members. It meets at Ballou Park Senior Center, 760 West Main Street, on the third Tuesday of each month from 11:00 a.m. until noon. For more information, contact Sharon Celsor-Hughes 434.973.6122 ext. 123 or shughes@alz.org or visit www.alz.org. The Danville Memory Café is an Alzheimer’s Association Arts Fusion Program. Funding for the program is supported

by The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region. (submitted by Sharon Celsor-Hughes)

Saturday, August 29 Margaritaville

This annual fundraiser for the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History will be held at the Community Market, 629 Craghead Street, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Bon Appétit will be serving Caribbean food. DJ Jay Rojas will provide music for dancing. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door and include dinner, one margarita, music, dancing, and a free admission to the DMFAH. For more information and tickets, call 434.793.5644 or visit www.danvillemuseum.org. (submitted by Larry Wilburn)

Upcoming

Saturday, September 5

Opening of Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West

Experience the danger and beauty of the unknown West as it unfolded before the eyes of explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, in this National Geographic production narrated by Jeff Bridges at the Danville Science Center Digital Dome Theater, 677 Craghead Street. It was the dawn of a nation-- a time before the American West became known as the frontier and little was known about the land beyond St. Louis, Missouri. Two captains, courageous in spirit and unyielding in their dedication to their mission, led 31 people to the Pacific Ocean and back. For more information and show times, call 434.791.5160 visit www.dsc.smv.org or www.facebook.com/DanvilleScienceCenter. (submitted by Adam Goebel)

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August Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row & Holbrook Street. $8; free for children 12 & younger. www.danvillehistory.org.

434.770.1974. See ad page 26.

Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History (DMFAH) self-guided audio-visual tours.

Estlow’s Trains Exhibit - John “Jack” Estlow, Jr. originally constructed this “N” Scale Train layout which was donated by his daughters and grandson so visitors can enjoy trains running in the train station.

DSC. 434.791.5160.

Bingo – Bring a gift to exchange and have blood pressure and body index checked. Location/times vary. 434.799.5216.

Pittsylvania County Public Library Events. See page 23.

Tai-Chi Day Classes - Increase strength, balance, flexibility and progress at your own pace.

M 11:15am-12:15pm; W 3:304:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Let’s Dance – Learn new dances, make new friends and have loads of fun. Veteran dance instructor, Donna Robbins, teaches a variety of dances in a fun atmosphere.

A partner is not necessary.Adults 18+. Tues. 7-8:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Art with Judie – Learn how to paint with acrylic, oil or watercolor.

M/TU - Times vary. Ballou Annex.

434.799.5216.

Ladies, It’s Time to Work It Out. MW 8:30-10am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Kuumba African Dance – Providing a great workout and cultural awareness with live drumming and energetic dancing.

Kids M 6-6:30pm; Adults M 67:30pm. Stonewall Youth Center.

434.797.8848.

Prime Time Fitness - Low-impact aerobics workout with a mix of various fun dance steps. Tu/Th 9:30-11am or 5:30-7pm. Coates Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

Get Moving with Chair Exercises – Low-impact class ideal for adults 50+. Tu/Th 11:30am12:30pm. Coates Rec. Center.

434.797.8848.

Zumba Classes - Hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves create a one-of-a-kind interval training fitness program with fun routines that tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. W 5:15-6pm/TH 5:30-6:30pm Pepsi Building. TH 7-8pm. Coates Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

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August 10 & 31

August 1 (thru 31)

August 6

August 11

August 2

Worship Night at the Carrington - Union Church is excited to join with the community of Danville in a night of exciting and engaging Christian worship music.6-8pm. Carrington Pavilion.

434.791.3065.

August 3

Deco Mesh Wreath Making.

5pm, 6-8pm. Ballou Recreation Center. 434.799.5216.

August 4 & 18

Danville Toastmasters Improve communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.

6-7:15 pm. National University T. 434.793.1431.

August 4 (thru 10)

Danville Farmers’ Market - Get the best selection of fresh, local produce, baked goods, meats, arts and crafts, and more. (W) 3-6pm, (SAT) 7:30am-12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.797.8961.

Martinsville Farmer’s Market - W and SAT. 7am-12pm.

Martinsville, VA.

Job Corps Information Session - Job Corps helps young adults learn a career, earn a high school diploma, and gain the real world skills needed to succeed. 10:30am-12:30pm.

Workforce Development Center.

434.455.2521.

August 1

Fridays at the Crossing - Music

by The Fantastic Shakers. 6-11pm.

Carrington Pavilion. 434.793.4636.

Art Receptions - Vintage Movie Theaters and Enhance Realism.

6-8pm. Kirby Theater. Roxboro.

336.597.1709.

Vehicle Run Day - A variety of wheeled and tracked vehicles from the museum collection will be run. 10am-4pm. Tank Museum.

434.836.5323.

Artfelt Expressions of Bob Ross - Ed Gowen, certified Bob Ross instructor, will help you complete a beautiful painting in one day. Bring a roll of paper towels and a 16x20 canvas. All other supplies are included. Adults 18+.10:30am-3:30pm. Ballou Annex Building. 434.799.5216.

Boating Demo Day - Watch on-water demonstrations by experienced staff or pay $5 to take a canoe, kayak or stand-up paddle board out on the water.

August 7

August 7, 8 & 9

Champ Truck World Series and Optima Batteries ChumpCar World Series - We’re talking six-wheel drifts and lots of gearjammin’ action! ChampTruck is open and available to anyone – racing pros and those without

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any prior racing experience! VIR. www.virnow.com.

Ages 8+. Children under 12 must be supervised by an adult. 2-5pm.

Abreu-Grogan Park. 434.799.5215 Tour de Scholar Charity Bike Ride - Registration is at 7am, Ride starts at 8:15am. Smith River Sports Complex. Axton.

276.632.6401.

Junior Little Theater - Shrek, The Musical - 3pm. Kirby Theater.

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Art with Flo – Wet on wet technique of oil painting. Ages 18+. W 9:30-11:30am, Glenwood Community Center; 6-8pm, Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

African Cardio Blast - A unique workout that includes dance movements from various regions of the African continent. W 6-7pm.

City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

African Rhythms by Nguzo Saba – Learn West African dance to live drumming. W 6-7pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Cardio Step Class – Uptempo, high energy class. Tu/Th 8:30-9:30am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Baby Boomer Style Work Out – Walking, cardio activity & weight training designed for older adults.

Tu/Th 9-10:30am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Ballou Jammers - Acoustic musical jamboree. Bring a stringed instrument or just listen.

TH 3-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Ballou Book Swap - Take a book or two to read and leave a book or two to share. Fri. 9am-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Friday Night Fun and Dance – Enjoy a night of dancing with live music by City Limits Band or Country Pride Band. Ages 50+. F 7:30-10:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

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Movies in the Park. Presented

by DRMC. Enjoy watching family movies underneath the trees on the big screen in Ballou Park. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Movies are suitable for all ages. 8/7-Up, 8/21Annie, 9-11pm. 434.799.5215.

August 8

Welcome to Medicare - This seminar explains Medicare and the coverage options available including: supplements, Advantage Plans and Part D Prescription Drug Coverage.12-1:30pm. Ballou Recreation Center. 434.799.5216.

Science Saturdays - Archaeology with Dr. Elizabeth Moore, Curator of Archaeology. 10am-3pm. VMNH. Martinsville. 276.634.4141.

2015 Mayo Lake Catfish Crawl - 5K obstacle course with over 10 obstacles and 3.10 miles of muddy fun. Proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of North Carolina. 8am.

Mayo Lake Park. 336.597.7806.

August 10

Danville by Choice Quizzo - Open to all who love living in Danville. See page 16.

Step by Step through Life Club.

See page 16.

Keeping Well in Mind, Body & Spirit. See page 16.

August 13

Archery – Beginner - Learn proper techniques and how to shoot a bow while building muscle strength through exercises designed to improve your overall performance.

Ages 12+. Register by August 3.

6:30-8:30pm. 434.799.5215.

Book Discussion - Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks.

3:30pm. The Spencer-Penn Centre.

Spencer.276.957.5757.

August 14

Bugs, Beer & BBQ - Enjoy a variety of beer choices, amazing barbecue from Mtn Jax Restaurant & Pub, and live music by Tenured Soul. Register for the Cornhole Tournament and compete for museum prizes. 5-9pm. VMNH. Martinsville. 276.634.4141.

If you’d like to submit an item for the Evince calendar, visit www.showcasemagazine.com. The deadline for the August issue is Saturday, August 15, at 5:00 p.m. Please send just the basic information following the format on these pages.

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DMFA&H Exhibit – Danville Daily: 1950s Through the Lens of John Tate. See page 22.

August 14 & 15

Danville Braves - vs Burlington.

See ad page 10.

August 15

History United South Boston Tour. See page 16.

Zip Line - Ride solo or tandem for a more thrilling experience.

Ages 8+. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.34:30pm. Skate Park at Dan Daniel Memorial Park. 434.799.5215.

Martinsville Cruise-In - See cars that have been restored as well as other classy and unique vehicles.

Stroll the streets while shopping at various locally owned boutiques and shops.4-8pm. East Church Street. Martinsville. 276.632.5688.

August 17 & 18

Hunter Safety Education - Get prepared for the fall hunting season. This class covers safe hunting and gun handling practices and meets requirements for a concealed weapons permit.

Register by August 7 with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 1-888-516-0844 or at www.dgif.virginia.gov. Ages 12+ 6-9:30pm. 434.799.5215.

August 18

Danville Memory Café - See page 16. This cafe is a place

for relaxed conversation and interaction for persons who are diagnosed with early stage symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or another related memory disorder.

Care partners/family are invited to this social opportunity, too. 11am12pm. Ballou Recreation Center.

434.799.5216.

August 20

Music on Main Concert Series.

Presented by DRMC - Bring a chair, blanket and picnic basket for a relaxing evening. In the event of rain, concerts will be held indoors at the Community Market.

Music provided by Emily Minor.

6:30-8:30pm. Main Street Plaza.

434.793.4636.

Kayaking - Lazy River - Paddle your kayak down a four-mile section of the serene Dan River while enjoying the sights and sounds along the way. Ages 12+ 6-8:30pm. Abreu-Grogan Park.

434.799.5215.

Gardening Basics –Year-round landscaping questions and answers with Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent, Stuart Sutphin.

12-1:30pm. Pepsi Building.

434.797.8848.

August 20 (thru 25)

Danville Braves - vs Greenville (8/20-22). vs Johnson City (8/2325). See ad page 10.

August 21, 22 & 23

The Tudor United SportsCar

Championship - The Oak Tree Grand Prix will take place on VIR’s historic full course, which is 3.27 miles with 17 turns and 130 feet of elevation changes. The race is a culmination of three days of racing events at VIR. 8am-8pm.

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Drive. Reservations 434.7709139 or info@getfitdanriver.org.

Suggested donation $5

August 21

2015 Healing Race Weekend - Learn about the best techniques to take care of others and to take care of yourself...and have fun while you’re learning. Participate in a caregiver awards breakfast, a community dialogue on caregiving, a fun walk/run, a health expo featuring experts on a wide range of topics, and a soothing musical concert under the stars.8am-9pm.

Beacon Ridge Retreat Center.

Chatham. 919.449.6397.

Painting with Pepper - In this 3-hour acrylic painting class, you will create a piece of art to take home. All materials are included.

1-4pm. Ballou Annex Building.

434.799.5216 TGIF Concert Series - The Rogues. 6-10pm. Broad Street parking lot. Uptown Martinsville.

Third Friday Art Walk - Tour the exhibits Fired Up! and Unbreakable. 5-7pm. Piedmont Arts. Martinsville. 276.632.3221.

August 22

Deals 4 U Sale - See major brands at affordable prices, Craftsman, Fisher Price, Disney, Michael Kors and so much more. 8am-3pm. Tank Museum.

434.836.5323.

Danville Farmer’s Market Summer Bazaar - crafts, jewelry, gifts and more. Craghead Street 7:30-12pm

August 27

Danville By Choice + Get Fit Dan River Region – canoeing and kayaking on the Dan River 6-8 pm Abreu-Grogan Park-2020 Memorial

August 27, 28 & 29

Danville Braves - vs Bluefield.

See ad page 10.

August 28 & 29

August 29

Margaritaville fundraiser for the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History See page 16.

Biscuitville 125 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East - regional stock car racing series. VIR. www.virnow. com Halifax County Youth Wrestling.

5pm. C.H. Friend Elementary School. Halifax.434.572.2543.

Upcoming September 5

Opening of Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West. See page 16.

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August 2015 There is no telling how many cups of coffee will be enjoyed over a lifetime and how many major decisions are made while sipping one. Often we take these coffee breaks with friends and loved ones for granted, not realizing that there will come a point when a simple cup of coffee will be no more.

I am reminded of the many cups I shared with loved ones. When I was young, Saturday and Sunday mornings could not start without my grandmother, mother and aunts drinking an entire pot.

I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to join them. My uncle didn’t want Grandma to give us children coffee, saying it was not good for us. Grandma would dip a piece of bread in her coffee and sneak it to us anyway.

As a young woman, before I embarked on a new life as a military wife, I shared a lot of time with my aunts in preparation for this adventure. I especially remember Aunt Hattie’s advice on being a good wife: Don’t tell my husband everything. Don’t trust any man, especially my husband.

Always keep a stash of money on hand in case of an emergency.

Always keep a clean house. Keep my husband in clean clothes and well-fed. Keep God first in my life.

Always pray. She said if I did all these things I would have a long, happy marriage.

My talks with Aunt Jane on her farm were endless. One of the talks over a cup of coffee stands out above all others. The coffee seemed to never end as she instilled in me the importance of obeying and honoring my mother.

Anyone who knew my Aunt Frances would say she was Madea, long before the fictional character created and portrayed by Tyler Perry came into being. I recall a time when she and I ate an entire bean pie with our coffee. Another time, we had fried fish with our coffee at six in the morning while others slept. On a different occasion, Aunt Frances told me about the men in her life--some things I really did not want to hear. Boy, did we laugh! Little did I know that would be the last cup of coffee we would ever share.

And then there is my Aunt Mae, who in reality was my biological mother. Her older sister, Tensey,

Making Memories Over a Cup of Coffee

by Peggy Coleman Scantlebury raised me and I called her Mother.

Many of the cups of coffee Aunt Mae and I shared were through tears as well as laughter. It really touched my heart when she came to help me with my adopted mother.

Tensey suffered several strokes and needed to enter rehabilitation.

For the first time in my life, Aunt Mae and I had the much needed quality time to talk while Mother recuperated. It was over a cup of coffee that Aunt Mae shared how sorry she was for not doing more for me as a child. She explained how young she was and not ready to be a mother. She asked for my forgiveness. I explained to her that she was there for me when I needed her the most--when she showed me the love and support I needed to care for her sister. Being there for me during that difficult time in my life made up for all the other times she was not there for me as a child. Aunt Mae would come to my rescue many times as my mother’s health failed. I didn’t know then that Aunt Mae would pass away long before my mother.

Finally, there is Mother. I think my

mother loved coffee more than any of her sisters. As her health failed, she spent many days in the hospital and rehab. Through it all, when she asked for a cup of coffee, I knew she was on the road to recovery. I don’t care how feverish she was, she still wanted hot coffee. As you can imagine, we had many conversations over coffee--one in particular saddened me. I was in trouble for following the crowd in high school. I watched my mother cry when she was asked to come to school for a conference. That morning, as tears fell into her coffee, I decided she would never have to go through anything like that again.

I made up my mind to never be a follower but rather a leader. I promised her I would always try to be the daughter who would make her proud.

These precious memories will forever be embedded in my mind, along with the lingering aroma of coffee brewing. Please, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea or a drink of your choice with the ones you love and sip on it as long as you can.

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xtra! Extra! See (and read) all about it in the Danville Daily!

This major photographic exhibit presented by the Danville Historical Society at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History explores life in the Danville area during the 1950s from the view of the late, local news photographer John Tate. This important decade is often seen as a kinder, simpler age. In many respects, it was. Children roamed freely around their neighborhoods and towns.

Families sat together watching popular TV programs such as I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, The Ed Sullivan Show, and Leave It to Beaver. Movie theaters were palaces with huge screens and red velvet drapes. Uniformed gas station attendants filled car tanks, washed windshields and checked oil tanks for free.

The decade also had its ugly side. There were criminals, dread diseases, and antiCommunist hysteria that ruined lives. There were Jim Crow laws that, in numerous states, kept African-Americans from equal opportunities in education, careers, justice, and even something as simple as seats at the soda fountain.

John Tate captured it all. He spent his career working for The Danville Register and The Bee newspapers, starting as a delivery boy. Over the years he learned photography and typesetting on the job. His photographic duties for the papers might take him from a beauty pageant to a ribbon cutting to a fatal traffic accident in a single day. Because Tate also functioned as the police department photographer, he visually recorded evidence of criminal activity and horrific tragedies. Each day was different and unpredictable.

Danville Daily 1950s Through the Lens of John Tate

by Sarah Latham

Top center: Aerial view of Main Street. Inset: John Tate. Bottom: Daily delivery of the Danville Register and The Bee.

In 1975, John Tate donated his photographic work spanning the years 1947-1967 to the Danville Historical Society.

The thousands of images capture day-to-day life in a way that only news photographers could because of their special access. The exhibit will encourage guests to participate by identifying people and places and writing captions for some interesting shots. It is also a great multigenerational exhibit encouraging folks to share memories and explain some of the strange realities of that bygone era (party lines and rotary dial phones anyone?).

• Danville Daily: 1950s Through the Lens of John Tate will be on display at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, 975 Main Street, from Friday, August 14, through Sunday, October 11, in the Jennings Gallery. The J.T. - Minnie Maud Foundation is a primary sponsor.

• For more information, visit www.danvillemuseum.org, www.danvillehistory.org, or call 434.793.5644.

Evince Magazine Page 23 Art & Craft Programs:

• Knitting & Amigurumi Crochet Groups: Mondays, August 3 and 17, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Hermon. All skill levels are welcome.

• Re-Use It Tuesday Craft Night: August 4, 5:00 p.m., Gretna.

Tapestry Wall Hanging. Bring your own yarn. Registration required.

• Second Saturday Quilt Club: August 8, 10:00 a.m. until noon, History Research Center and Library, Chatham.

Game Programs & Activities:

What’s Happening in the Pittsylvania County Public Libraries Tales Told Out of School:

Sweet Tea and Talk: Wednesday, August 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 6:008:00 p.m. An informal roundtable discussion in Chatham. Share your stories, memories, and anything you have collected over the years pertaining to Pittsylvania County’s public high schools, especially those that have closed since 1950. We’ll have old pictures to share, sweet tea and snacks. Attend one session or all three.

Our Civil Rights: A Local and National Story film and discussion series:

Tuesday, August 25, 6:45-8:30 p.m., History Research Center and Library meeting room, Chatham. This month’s focus will be on a StoryCorps interview with Bishop Lawrence G. Campbell, one of the leaders of the 1963 civil rights protests in Danville. Now pastor of Bible Way Cathedral in Danville and a community leader, he is interviewed by his son, L. G. “Larry” Campbell, Jr., a member of the Danville City Council and assistant pastor of Bible Way. The discussion of the recorded interview will be led by Dr. Andrew Canady, Averett University Assistant Professor of History, and others. The series is made possible by a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and is presented in partnership with History United, an initiative of the Danville Regional Foundation. Refreshments provided by Chatham First.

• Would You Rather? All month, Chatham. Stop by for a game piece and enter the drawing for a prize.

• Senior Game Day: Mondays, August 3, 17, 24, and 31, 2:00 p.m., Gretna. Board games and cards.

• Board Game Day: Saturday, August 8, Chatham.

• LEGO Fun Day: Saturday, August 8, 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., Mt. Hermon.

• Book Bingo: Tuesday, August 25, 5:00 p.m., Gretna.

Family fun and prizes.

• LEGO Play: Thursday, August 27, 4:00-4:45 p.m., Chatham.

Movies:

• Classic Movie Matinee Monday: August 10, 2:00 p.m., Gretna.

Arsenic and Old Lace.

• Afternoon Toons: Fridays, August 7, 14, 21, and 28, 4:00 p.m., Mt. Hermon.

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are free. For more information, contact Gretna Library, 207 A Coffey Street, 434.656.2579; Mt. Hermon Library, 2725 Franklin Turnpike, 434.835.0326; History Research Center and Library, 340 Whitehead Street, Chatham; 434.432.8931; PCP Main Library, 24 Military Drive, Chatham, 434.432.3271; Brosville Library, 11948 Martinsville Highway 434.685.1285 or visit www.pcplib.org.

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Reading/Learning Programs:

• Wednesdays for Wees: August 19 and 26, 10:00 a.m. Chatham, Mt. Hermon. Children ages newborn to 5. Presented in partnership with Smart Beginnings Danville Pittsylvania County.

• STEM Saturday: August 1, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Chatham. Ages 8-15. Create a tiny spinning figure atop a hand-built homopole motor. Batteries, copper wire, rare earth magnets, ingenuity and creativity are the tools as we sculpt a tiny spinning superhero.

Discussions:

• Senior Social Hour and Discussion Group: Thursdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 2:00 p.m., Gretna. Join in the lively discussion on the topic of the day. Some subjects we will explore: Do You Remember? Books You Read in High School, Armchair Travel.

• Second Thursday Discussion Group: August 13, 4:00-5:45 pm., Chatham. Open to adults. The Color of Water by James McBride.

• Teen Book Club: Thursday, August 20, 6:00-7:00 p.m., Chatham.

• Writers Group: Thursday, August 13, 6-7 p.m., Chatham.

• Second Tuesday Recipe Club: August 11, 5:00 p.m., Gretna. From the Garden. Call for information and to register, 434.656.2579.

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Book Clubbing A review by Diane Adkins

The Road to Character

by David Brooks

Saturday, August 29, 2015 5:00 - 9:00 pm Danville Community Market 629 Craghead St., Danville, Va

Save! $30 discounted advance tickets at: Danville Museum, Gingerbread House, Rippe’s, Vintages by the Dan $35 at the event

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DJ Jay Rojas Line dancing Silent Auction Caterer: Averett’s Bon Appetit Cash bar includes homemade margaritas, wine & beer

Support* YOUR museum by being a sponsor! $150 sponsorship includes 2 tickets.

Call the Danville Museum at (434) 793-5644 www.danvillemuseum.org * Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible.

What gives life meaning and purpose? Author, New York Times columnist and media commentator, David Brooks, draws on the work of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and contrasts résumé virtues with eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues have to do with building, creating, discovering. They show what we have accomplished in our lives. On the other hand, there are those things people say about us when we are gone from the world that have more to do with our relationships, our interconnectedness with others, the ways we have tried to make the world a better place. Those are the eulogy virtues. The world today seems more concerned with our résumé than our relationships.

Brooks is disarming in his initial chapter. He states that he is the chief of sinners, a paid “narcissistic blowhard” and someone whose natural tendency is to be shallow. Despite that, he has what he calls a vague desire to be something more. Illustrating the qualities he admires, Brooks employs biographical sketches of a wide range of both well-known and somewhat less-known historical figures—George C. Marshall, Dorothy Day, Frances Perkins, St. Augustine, for example. He talks about the challenges they had in life, the way they overcame them and how they exemplified humility and self-effacement. He contrasts those virtues with the way our culture elevates The Big Me. We are, after all, the people who invented that most self-referential of objects, the selfie stick. We put ourselves at the center of the universe, and now, quite literally, in the middle of every picture.

Decades ago, Peggy Lee had a hit song with the refrain, “Is that all there is?” Brooks asks us to think about that question, or perhaps to rephrase it as, “Are we all there is?” In the people he highlights, Brooks demonstrates that they relied on something outside themselves, some grace freely given from another source to shape a life of deeper purpose. They were people who believed there was more to life than making money and using other people.

The strength to do that kind of reconstruction of the self does not, according to Brooks, come from within us.

Brooks’ book is ultimately countercultural and perhaps not what we might expect from one of our well-known media talking heads.

He employs a moral language seldom heard in our public square.

But in the end, he helps us see that a call from something outside ourselves to a deeper engagement with the world just might be what makes our hearts restless for more.

Diane S. Adkins is the Director of the Pittsylvania County Public Library System with branches in Chatham, Gretna, Brosville/Cascade, and Mt. Hermon; the History Research Center and Library located in Chatham and a bookmobile that serves the entire county.

Send information about what you or your book club is reading to joycewilburn@gmail.com.

Do wine labels sometimes confuse you because they are written in a language other than English?

Labels can be mysterious, but like a good mystery, they can be fun to solve.

For example, look at this wine label from Domaine du Cayron. A domaine is a vineyard especially in Burgundy that makes and bottles wine from its own grapes.

In this case, it’s the Cayron vineyard. This 40-acre estate is owned by the Michel Faraud family, thus the logo in the center and the words Michel Faraud et Filles near the bottom. Et Filles means and daughters because today the three daughters of Michel Faraud run the estate.

2012 is the vintage or year in which the grapes were harvested for the wine.

Remember that many, if not most, European wine labels list their place of origin rather than the grape variety. Most newworld (North and South American, Australian, etc.) wine labels list the grape varietal* prominently on the label, like Chardonnay (white grape), instead of Chablis (a wine-growing area). Having some familiarity with the European wine

The Wine Spot Solving the Mystery of Wine Labels

by Dave Slayton

Evince Magazine Page 25 growing regions will help solve a good bit of the mystery.

On the label, the bold red Gigondas (pronounced zhigon-dahs) refers to the wine’s originating location as designated

by French regulations, hence the words directly underneath reading, Appellation Gigondas Controlee.

By French law, this wine must be a maximum 80% Grenache (red grape), a minimum 15% Syrah (black grape) and/or Mourvedre (red grape), and a maximum 10% from the other Rhône area varietals. Gigondas is a village in the southern Rhône wine region of Southeastern France.

The next line, Red Gigondas Wine, is for English speakers.

The following line, Mis en bouteille a la propriete par Michel Faraud proprietaire-recoltant translates as bottled on the property by Michel Faraud owner-grower.

Now, wasn’t that fun? So let’s enjoy the best part of this experience, tasting the wine!

• Wine word: Varietal describes wine made entirely or principally from a single variety of grape.

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waitresses were always prompt and friendly. On the menu, we found one of the best chicken club sandwiches around and we frequently ordered it. I don’t recall ever requesting anything of a sausage sort, in keeping with the restaurant’s namesake.

he play-on-words works especially well as a title for this article’s subject, The Wurst Place on Wooding Avenue in Danville, and so would Requiem for a Restaurant Building. Several restaurants have met their demise at this site, long before the building was put out of its fire-scorched misery by means of a bulldozer.

The Wurst Place had evolved from its sandwich beginnings in 1976 to the home of a series of cuisines, including Mexican, Greek, and finally ending in Italian several years ago.

I went there a few times during its later years, but mostly frequented it, along with my late wife, Diane, and young daughter Rachel, when it was at its earliest and Wurst. Following Sunday services at Danville’s First Presbyterian Church, we often headed straight to The Wurst Place. There was a table in the back near the wall where we usually sat. The

It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Wurst of Times

by Mack Williams

I often ride by now on my way to Food Lion in the Ballou Park Center and with each pass I feel sad. Only the ground level asphalt with a little square of concrete remains. The old building has much less left of it than that afforded to that poor historic, trunkless Ozymandias statue. When my little family was there, that spot where we sat was pleasant, nicely lit, climate controlled, and waited upon by the staff. Driving past now, at night, the only light shining is from a street lamp. The space where we sat is lonely, unattended, and not waited upon anymore

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Reflecting Forward May the Road Rise to Meet Us

by Linda Lemery

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ome of my most persistent memories involve personal, self-induced disasters. Here’s one from my top-ten list.

We were living in Arizona when my husband, Steve, and I hiked down into the Grand Canyon for our first summer weekend desert camping trip. It’s two miles down the switchbacks to the Canyon floor, another six miles to the Indian village Supai, then another 1.5 miles beyond that to Havasu Falls where the campground is located. Hikers leave their cars at the top in a dusty gravel parking lot and hike down. Hiking boots had better fit. Travelers more affluent than we were could ride mules on a guided tour.

Steve is not an early riser so we started hiking when the sun was already blazing. We carried bedrolls, a tent, camping gear, the cooking stove and food on our backs and each of us had several gallons of water strapped

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to our belts. The gravel on the switchbacks was loose and it was slow-going. Evening falls quickly in the Canyon and soon we were struggling to see the path in the moonlight. We saw our first nightblooming flower, however, possibly a Cereus.

There’s a cosmic protection for idiots who hike an unfamiliar trail at night. Somehow we made it safely to Supai and then the two miles beyond that to the campground below Havasu Falls where we put up our tent by touch in the pitch-black and then collapsed.

At Havasu Falls, the intensely cold water flows over a 100-foot drop and then over travertines, which are shallow ledges formed by high calcium carbonate deposits that make the water look an incredible aqua blue. We slept near one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

The trip back up the Canyon was unforgettable too but for a different reason. We left early Sunday morning for our long hike back to the top because I had to work Monday morning and we still had a long drive home. The sun was already scorching as we staggered up the hill, passed the Falls, and arrived at Supai. The reservation store was open and we crawled inside. In a haze of fatigue and leg pain, I just didn’t think and I bought several small cans of the

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worst possible beverage I could have chosen: prune juice.

We plodded along miles of trail and eventually began the trek up the switchbacks. Partway up I cracked open my first can of juice and guzzled it. It tasted mighty good out there in the dry blistering heat and I knocked back another one and kept on trudging on a threefoot wide gravel path with nothing but rocky cliff on one side and a sheer drop-off on the other. There was not a stick of shrubbery or cover to be found.

The first sign of the coming purge was a rumbling in my stomach.

“Steve,” I said, “did lunch bother your stomach at all?” “No,” the answer floated back. The next time I spoke was in a yell that I had to stop, as it had finally dawned on me what was happening. What goes in must come out. When one ingests prune juice, that process is accelerated. Having described the surroundings and the lack of bathroom facilities, I’ll leave the act to your imagination. It gets

worse. Imagine being in the middle of the act and hearing clippety-clop, clippety-clop coming from the switchbacks somewhere above you; realizing that a team of mules is coming, bearing a group of tourists with cameras at the ready; wondering whether the act will be finished before the mule train comes into view; listening to the clippetyclop getting louder and louder; initiating a one-sided bargaining conversation with one’s deity; watching Steve, the only obstacle to the full view, his back to me, just shaking his head. With that kind of history, it’s a miracle we’re still married. I can still remember my exhaustion, relief, and yes, purged emptiness, as we finally crawled up over the lip of the parking lot.

Events like these make such interesting memories. I don’t know if I ever told this story to our children, but it’s now documented for our family history. I’ll close with this adapted line for the adventurous: May the road rise to meet us ... but let’s leave the prune juice behind.

About the Author: Linda Lemery llemery@averett.edu is Circulation Manager at Mary B. Blount Library at Averett University’s Danville Campus.

She welcomes your comments.

Evince Magazine Page 29 joint because he washed his down his sandwich with something from a frosty bottle!) What I wouldn’t give to enjoy one of those sandwiches today with Daddy. A lot of my best memories are connected to food and the people with whom it was shared. Daddy always said it wasn’t what was on the table, but who was around the table that was most important. I agree, but it never hurts to be serving some really good food at the same time.

Making Food Memories

by Annelle Williams

Make some good memories today with good food and people you love!

I grew up in Galax, Virginia, the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s such a beautiful place, but I’m sure I never noticed that as a child. I took it for granted, thinking everyone was surrounded by gentle mountains and clouds that were sometimes close enough to touch, with the best people in the world living nearby. One of my favorite memories is going with Daddy to a little restaurant near the Parkway for country ham sandwiches. I always stayed in the car, so I don’t even know what the place looked like on the inside. (Now that I think about it, it might have been a beer joint.)

Daddy would go in and return in a few minutes with two sandwiches wrapped in paper—toasted white bread, mustard, big pieces of tender country ham, a large slice of tomato with iceberg lettuce. They were so good. I still crave that sandwich, in fact, the whole experience: sitting in the big land-shark green Cadillac with fins while Daddy and I ate those sandwiches, a little tomato juice mixed with mustard dripping down my chin, toast crumbs falling to my lap. (Thinking back, it had to be a beer

Grilled BLT Pork Chops (adapted from Better Homes and Gardens recipe archives) • (4 servings) 4 bone-in pork chops about 1” thick Bacon Jam* 1 large firm tomato, cut into 3/4 inch slices; seasoned with salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 garlic clove, chopped

1 shallot, thinly sliced 6 cups baby or chopped kale (or spinach) 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Spread both sides of each pork chop thinly with Bacon Jam. Grill over medium heat with grill top closed for 7 minutes; turn and grill another 7-10 minutes, until desired doneness. Add tomato slices to grill during last 3-4 minutes and cook, turning once.

Add olive oil to large sauté pan over medium heat. When oil is hot, add garlic and shallot and cook 1-2 minutes; add kale, water, vinegar and salt. With tongs, turn kale in pan until it is wilted. Remove kale to serving platter. Top with grilled chops and tomatoes and serve with more Bacon Jam.

*Bacon Jam 6 slices thick, meaty bacon 1 sweet onion, diced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup orange juice 3 Tablespoons catsup 1 teaspoon hot sauce (I use Frank’s Buffalo Wing Sauce.)

1/2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes

In large skillet, cook bacon until brown and crispy. Remove bacon from pan and set aside. Leave 2 tablespoons bacon drippings in pan and discard the rest. Over medium heat, add garlic and onions and cook until tender. Add brown sugar, vinegar, orange juice, catsup, hot sauce and pepper flakes.

Reduce heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until mixture reduces to a thick syrup. Remove from heat. Chop reserved bacon and fold into syrup.

Questions or comments?

Email me: AnnelleWilliams@comcast.net I look forward to hearing from you!

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Rob, Bobbi, and Jennifer Combs drove from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to collect their John Smoltz bobble heads and enjoy the game.

We know how to have fun at Evince and Von Wellington is usually with us to capture those moments in time. On July 17, we attended the Danville Braves vs. Elizabethton Twins game at the American Legion Post 325 Field at Dan Daniel Memorial Park, 302 River Park Drive.

Look at these pictures and you’ll see the energizing air we felt in the crowd. It propelled the Braves to win! For a game schedule and more information, visit www.dbraves.com, call 434.797.3792, or see the ad on page 10.

Danville Little League players attended in uniform for the Field of Dreams event. Back row: Manager Joey Van Pelt, Coach Brandon Talbott, Coach Robert Dunn. Middle row: Troy Hancock, Neal Talbott, Caleb Hamlett, Elijah Dunn and Trey Hodnett. Front row: Alex Van Pelt, Ricky Edwards and Michael Elliott.

Long lines formed before the gates opened.

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Jordon McClendon shakes hands with Tyler Bishop, Danville Braves Sales & Operations Manager, while Bryant Cook watches.

Usher Chris Buckner points the way to the stands for Shirley Campbell.

Josh Mathews from Richmond receives an autograph from Danville Braves outfielder Jose Morel.

Mitchell Shields and Kristen Bousman stand guard as kids romp inside the inflatables.

Javion Carter, Jala Mays, and Denise Mays look calm before the excitement of the game begins.

Fanetta Edwards (orange shirt) holds boxes of bobble heads and poses with Danville Braves mascot, Blooper, before the game begins.

Evince Magazine Page 31 Danville Braves pitcher Patrick Weigel signs a ball for Elijah Dunn before the game starts.

Neal Talbott and Ricky Edwards wait their turns.

Jennifer Bowden, Assistant Manager at Comfort Inn & Suites, practices her pitch for throwing the ďŹ rst ball.

Kirsten Markow tells young visitors what to expect in the dugout: Neal Talbott, Alex Van Pelt, Michael Elliott, Ricky Edwards and Caleb Hamlett.

Dedicated fan Ed Shealy leads the crowd in singing the national anthem.

Danville Braves General Manager David Cross shares a laugh with server Taylor Jones.

Blooper joins the Danville Braves in singing the national anthem.

The 2015 Danville Braves team: Front Row: Luke Dykstra, Taylor Lewis, Leudys Baez, Trey Keegan, Ray Didder, Carlos Martinez, Yeudi Grullon, Carlos Castro, Sean McLaughlin.

Middle Row: Dakota Dill, Stephen Moore, Jacob Lanning, Kurt Hoekstra, Ian Hagenmiller, Jose Morel, Luis Gamez, Grayson Jones, Ryan Lawlor, Kelvin Estevez, Josh Graham.

Back Row: Dave Comeau (Athletic Trainer), Bill Setliff (Clubhouse Manager), Rick Nadell (Strength Coach), Barbaro Garbey (Assistant Coach), Ivan Cruz (Hitting Coach), Willie Martinez (Pitching Coach), Patrick Weigel, Ryan Clark, Chase Johnson-Mullins, Alejandro Flores, Matt Custred, Matt Withrow, Jeff Campbell, Ian Stifer, Dylan Manwaring, Trevor Belicek, Marty Wheeler, Rocket Wheeler (Manager). Photo courtesy of Danville Braves.

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